Andover nurse receives college's first doctorate of nursing practice
Luanne Nugent of Andover received a doctorate in nursing practice at the commencement at Regis College in Weston. Nugent, was one of 10 to receive the degree, the first conferred by Regis.
For Nugent, the degree represents a career-long goal achieved after raising four children and tending to ill parents, according to a release. She went on leave from teaching a masters program to complete the DNP.
The Regis College Board of Trustees approved the DNP program just two years ago. Such a program had never before been implemented in New England.
"The program clearly supports the college's interest in preparing nurse executives and practitioners for leadership roles in an increasingly complex health care delivery system. We're addressing that through the intersection of clinical practice, scholarship, and practice-based research," said Regis College President Mary Jane England.
Doctorate and a presidential handshake
Richard "Richie" Meyers, a 1993 graduate of Andover High School, reported that he recently shook President Barack Obama's hand after graduating with his doctorate from Arizona State University this past May. His degree is in cultural anthropology with an emphasis upon sociolinguistics and cognitive anthropology.
Meyers attended Amherst College for his undergraduate degree, finishing in 1997, "at which time I went back to my reservation in South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Reservation to teach. I returned to graduate school and pursued two [masters] degrees - one from Middlebury College and one from Arizona State University, both completed in 2004," he wrote in an e-mail.
Meyers works as a writer/editor for the Department of the Interior in the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Office. He is also an adjunct professor teaching at American University for the summer. He is the son of Tom Meyers, teachers union president.
Locals on their deans' lists
Nathan Joseph Hass of Andover, who is seeking a bachelor of fine arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga. was named to the dean's list for the 2008 winter semester. Full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or above receive recognition on the dean's list.
Sarah Cutts was named to the fall 2008 William Smith College dean's list, an honor given to students whose outstanding academic performance resulted in a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. She was also a member of the William Smith women's tennis team. She is the daughter of Jeff and Becky Cutts.
The University of Connecticut has announced its students who attained the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester. Students from Andover who made the list are: Tomas P. Condon, Catherine A. Creme, Maxwell H. Finnance, Samuel B. Keener, Ryan C. Powers, Matthew E. Schlitt, Sarah K. Scranton and Keith R. Woodward.
Alexander G. Campbell of Andover, a student in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, was named to the dean's list for the winter quarter of the 2008-09 academic year. Students on the dean's list have attained a grade-point average of at least 3.7 to 4.0. Alex is a 2006 graduate of Phillips Academy.
Springfield College has named the following Andover students to the dean's list for the winter/spring semester:
Kerry Haugh, a fourth-year student majoring in criminal justice.
Jeffrey Farmer, a fourth-year student majoring in sports management.
The following students from Andover were named to Northeasternn University's dean's list for the 2009 spring semester, which ended in May. In addition to achieving distinction through the dean's list, these students are honors students, listed with their majors:
Arti D. Tewari, liberal arts-science
Christoph Kapp, business administration
Rebecca A. Ginsburg, business administration
Justin M. Malins, business admin.
Ryan J. Kemp, business admin.
Brittany Moriarty, communication studies
James G. Muller, communication studies
Victoria A. Reilly, criminal justice
Aileen Malloy, English.
Vasilis Katsikis, finance and insurance
Michael Shafik, finance and insurance
Nele Groosman, international affairs
Matthew R. Frykenberg, liberal arts-science
Yu-chien Li, marketing
Joseph Reynolds, marketing
Raymond J. Puntoni, marketing.
Jason A. Berman, marketing.
Connie Cheng, pharmacy.
Aaron H. Carty, political science.
Michael D. Reed, psychology.
To achieve the dean's list distinction, students must carry a full program of at least four courses, have a quality-point average of 3.25 or greater out of a possible 4.0 and carry no single grade lower than a C during the course of their college career.
Graduating from West Piont
Cadet Leslie Joanna Willey, daughter of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Lloyd Willey of Campton, N.H., formerly of¬ Andover, has graduated from the U.S. Military Academy. While at West Point, she concentrated her studies in sociology and placed in the top 20 percent of her graduating class.
Willey was one of 970 cadets including 144 women graduating. She was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the Engineers Branch.
During her senior year, Willey was captain of the women's West Point crew team, competed in the Sandhurst competition¬ and was Company Commander of Company H, 2nd Regiment. Her company was awarded best¬ company in¬ the 2nd Regiment at the Superintendent's Awards Parade.
Andover residents Michael M. Alouane, Mark A. Flanagan, Jun Lu and Sunil Singh were named to the spring dean's list at Middlesex Community College.
All students carrying 12 credit hours or more, who earn a 3.20 grade-point average or higher in any semester, without D, F, I or IP grades, shall be acknowledged by inclusion on the Middlesex Community College dean's list which is posted each semester.
Spring 2009 graduates
Amanda Marie Chomicz, of Andover, was one of 418 members of the class of 2009 to earn degrees from Wheaton College in Norton, on May 16, during the college's 174th Commencement ceremony. Chomicz graduated with a bachelor's degree in English.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick spoke at the ceremony and told the graduates that they are the hope for which the world is waiting. "The world needs pragmatic idealists today, in spite of the crisis around us, and perhaps because of it. With your training and credentials you could, if you wanted to, spend your whole lives averting your eyes from the daily calamity of less fortunate souls and circumstances," Patrick said. "Or, you could look clearly at what's wrong, as pragmatic idealists, and set yourselves to make it right."
Christopher John Cole of Andover, graduated from Gettysburg College with a bachelor's degree on May 17. Cole majored in environmental studies.
With a student body of approximately 2,600, Gettysburg College is a four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences located on a 200-acre campus adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park. The college was founded in 1832.
The following is a list of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 2009 graduates from Andover: Lauren Elizabeth Barber, Bachelor of Science in marketing, cum laude; Stephen J. Danforth, Bachelor of Arts in psychology, cum laude; Lawrence Masse, Bachelor of Science in marketing.
