Honors earned by local students.
• Framingham State University students who graduated on May 18 with bachelor degrees included: Jacob Fogg, of Agawam; Deborah Bushey, of Agawam; Alexander Thomas, of Agawam; and Elisa Wolski, of Westfield.
• Area students named to the spring dean’s list at Quinnipiac University included: Natalie Wolanski, of Southwick; Brendan Collins, Hannah Lefebvre, Taylar Trohon and Matthew Zaskey, all of West Springfield; and Alyssa Desmarais and Matthew Jalbert, both of Westfield.
• Area students named to the spring dean’s list at Bridgewater State University included Cortney B. Puza, of Southwick, and Westfield residents Sydney M. Ezold, Colin E. Fontaine, Anne F. Fratini and Rebecca M. Rouse.
• Lauren Barrett, of West Springfield, was recently honored by Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, N.Y. for making the spring dean’s list.
• Kimberly Bolduc, of Chester, a chemistry and English major and a 2013 graduate of Gateway Regional High School, and Samantha Frye, of West Springfield, a biochemistry and a 2013 graduate of Williston Northampton School, were named to the spring dean’s list at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.
• Kevin Griffin, of West Springfield, was among the members of the Class of 2014 who graduated from Worcester Academy.
• David Franco, of Agawam, and Victor DeCaro, of Southwick, were among area students awarded degrees by the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
• Mary Calabrese, of Westfield, was named to the spring dean’s list at Paul Smith’s College. She is majoring in baking and pastry arts. Calabrese was also named an Adirondack Scholar, having achieved a cumulative average of at least 3.8.
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