here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCollege of Arts and Sciences<\/strong>
Africana Studies<\/em>:\u00a0Brandon Feliz of Central Falls<\/strong>
Anthropology<\/em>:\u00a0Chloe Roper of Cumberland<\/strong>
Art<\/em>: Betzy Cordon of Cranston<\/strong>
Chemistry, French<\/em>:\u00a0Alex Tsang of Coventry<\/strong>
Chinese<\/em>:\u00a0Adam Cioe of Cranston<\/strong>
Communication Studies<\/em>:\u00a0Grace Fennessey of Port Jefferson Station, New York<\/strong>
Computer Science and Statistics<\/em>:\u00a0Shan Zhong of Lincoln<\/strong>
Criminology and Criminal Justice<\/em>:\u00a0Justin Cournoyer of Cumberland<\/strong>
Data Science<\/em>:\u00a0Haven Hardie of North Kingstown<\/strong>
Economics<\/em>:\u00a0Ethan Jedson of West Greenwich<\/strong>
English<\/em>:\u00a0Kyle Gunning of Holden, Massachusetts<\/strong>
Film\/Media Program<\/em>:\u00a0Athena Stamatopoulos of Enfield, Connecticut<\/strong>
Gender and Women\u2019s Studies<\/em>:\u00a0Sanah Feroz of Warwick<\/strong>
German<\/em>:\u00a0Patrick Raczkowski of Attleboro, Massachusetts
<\/strong>Global Languages and Area Studies<\/em>:\u00a0Korali Kouadio of Riverside<\/strong>
History<\/em>:\u00a0Timothy Iorio-Dodge of Fitchburg, Massachusetts<\/strong>
International Studies and Diplomacy, Italian<\/em>:\u00a0Isabella Pizzo of Coventry<\/strong>
Journalism<\/em>:\u00a0Lauren Drapeau of North Smithfield<\/strong>
Mathematics<\/em>:\u00a0Abigail Orlando of Woonsocket<\/strong>
Military Science and Leadership<\/em>: Carissa Johnson of Coventry<\/strong>
Music<\/em>:\u00a0Sarah Lisa Nguyen of Wakefield<\/strong>
Philosophy<\/em>:\u00a0Ben Thomas of Bethesda, Maryland<\/strong>
Physics<\/em>:\u00a0Ivan Abreu Paniagua of Cranston<\/strong>
Political Science<\/em>:\u00a0Zahra Khan of North Kingstown<\/strong>
Professional and Public Writing<\/em>: Alora McCarroll of East Haven, Connecticut<\/strong>
Public Relations<\/em>:\u00a0Ben Culina of Orono, Maine<\/strong>
Sociology<\/em>:\u00a0Jordan Simpson of Cranston<\/strong>
Spanish<\/em>:\u00a0Emily Ariza of Lincoln<\/strong>
Sports Media and Communication<\/em>:\u00a0Nathan Robillard of Middletown, Connecticut<\/strong>
Theatre<\/em>:\u00a0Hannah Bagshaw of Cranston<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCollege of Business<\/strong>
Accounting<\/em>:\u00a0Gianna Chicarella of North Providence<\/strong>
Finance<\/em>:\u00a0Klara Nelander of Skanor, Sweden<\/strong>
General Business Administration<\/em>:\u00a0Grace DeLuca of Providence<\/strong>
Global Business Management<\/em>: Michael Phelps of Newport<\/strong>
Innovation and Entrepreneurship<\/em>:\u00a0Emma Foppema of Cumberland<\/strong>
Management<\/em>:\u00a0Ian Fisher of Cranston<\/strong>
Marketing<\/em>:\u00a0Julia Rubbo of Guilford, Connecticut<\/strong>
Supply Chain Management<\/em>:\u00a0Owen Surette of Wilmington, Massachusetts<\/strong>
Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design<\/em>:\u00a0Samantha Fugere of Hope Valley<\/strong>
Textile Marketing<\/em>:\u00a0Ava Aymie of Northborough, Massachusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies<\/strong>
Early Childhood Education<\/em>:\u00a0Madi Lefebvre of Cumberland<\/strong>
Elementary Education<\/em>:\u00a0Kayla Loureiro of Gilford, New Hampshire<\/strong>
Health and Physical Education<\/em>:\u00a0Carly Graves of Portland, Connecticut<\/strong>
Secondary Education<\/em>:\u00a0Abigail LaRose of Cumberland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCollege of Engineering<\/strong>
Biomedical Engineering<\/em>:\u00a0Arianne Parvaresh-Rizi, Lincoln<\/strong>
Chemical Engineering<\/em>:\u00a0Charles Jouaneh of Wakefield<\/strong>
Civil Engineering<\/em>:\u00a0Katie Hampston of Voorheesville, New York<\/strong>
Computer Engineering<\/em>: Jake Nicynski of Smithfield<\/strong>
Electrical Engineering<\/em>: Mason Jacob of Exeter<\/strong>
Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/em>:\u00a0Carson Plaus of Longmeadow, Massachusetts<\/strong>
Mechanical Engineering<\/em>: Casey Egan of Jamestown<\/strong>
Ocean Engineering<\/em>:\u00a0Amanda Missing of Medford, New York<\/strong>
College of the Environment and Life Sciences<\/strong>
Animal Science and Technology<\/em>:\u00a0Hazelynn Rios of North Providence<\/strong>
Aquaculture and Fisheries Science<\/em>:\u00a0Owen Fleischer of Durham, New Hampshire<\/strong>
Biological Sciences<\/em>:\u00a0Charlotte Frost of Warwick<\/strong>
Biology<\/em>:\u00a0Joceline Rodrigues of Norwich, Connecticut<\/strong>
Biotechnology<\/em>:\u00a0Elise VanLuinen of Warwick<\/strong>
Cell and Molecular Biology<\/em>:\u00a0Abby Wilson of West Abington Township, Pennsylvania<\/strong>
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics<\/em>:\u00a0Jordan Galluzzo of Newbury, New Hampshire<\/strong>
Environmental Science and Management<\/em>:\u00a0Kelsey Tichenor of Danielson, Connecticut<\/strong>
Geology and Geological Oceanography<\/em>:\u00a0Lara Thaner of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/strong>
Landscape Architecture<\/em>:\u00a0Stephanie Nordhoff of Barrington<\/strong>
Marine Affairs<\/em>:\u00a0Alyssa Green of Honey Brook, Pennsylvania<\/strong>
Marine Biology<\/em>:\u00a0Sofia Piccone of West Chester, Pennsylvania<\/strong>
Medical Laboratory Science:\u00a0Olivia Brown of West Kingston<\/strong>
Molecular Neuroscience, Donald H. DeHayes Provost Emeritus Honors Excellence Award<\/em>: Bhavya Chatragadda of Lincoln<\/strong>
Plant Sciences<\/em>:\u00a0Eve Nadeau of Chepachet<\/strong>
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems<\/em>:\u00a0Kaylie Hanisak of Phillipsburg, New Jersey<\/strong>
Wildlife and Conservation Biology<\/em>:\u00a0Hannah Peters of Pepperell, Massachusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCollege of Health Sciences<\/strong>
Clinical Neuroscience<\/em>: Will Osborn of Denver, Colorado<\/strong>
Communicative Disorders<\/em>:\u00a0Katelyn Royael of Hazlet Township, New Jersey<\/strong>
Dietetics<\/em>: Ethan Dumas of Reading, Massachusetts<\/strong>
Human Development and Family Science<\/em>:\u00a0Sarah Bacci of Reading, Massachusetts<\/strong>
Kinesiology<\/em>:\u00a0Cayla Cajilig of Pickering, Ontario<\/strong>
Nutrition<\/em>:\u00a0James Madden of Wakefield<\/strong>
Psychology<\/em>: Olivia Abrams of Garnerville, New York<\/strong>
Public Health<\/em>: Payton Wozny of Fairfax, Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCollege of Nursing
<\/strong>Nursing<\/em>: Darcy Costa of Attleboro, Massachusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCollege of Pharmacy<\/strong>
Doctor of Pharmacy<\/em>: Emma Van Reysen of Woonsocket<\/strong>
Neuropharmacology<\/em>, Pharmaceutical Sciences<\/em>: Danielle Burge of Hudson, New Hampshire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFinish What You Started<\/strong>
Finish What You Started<\/em>:\u00a0Briana Aucoin of North Kingstown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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