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Education

May 31, 2012

On campus

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Morocco to enter Babson MBA program in entrepreneurship

Jaime Morocco, daughter of Daniel Morocco and Toby Lazerson, has been accepted into the Babson MBA program in entrepreneurship.

Morocco graduated from Andover High School in 2005 and was accepted into the business school, entrepreneur program at Suffolk University. While at Suffolk, she won numerous awards and scholarships for outstanding academic performance. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in 2009.

After working at the Bostonian Hotel for a year, she became a personal trainer and eventually a lead trainer at a fitness studio on Newbury Street in Boston for almost two years. Prior to applying to graduate school she was employed at Nordstrum at the Natick Mall.

Morocco applied to the MBA programs at Suffolk, Bentley and Babson. She was accepted into all three programs and decided that the Babson program best suited her goals, according to the family. She will enter Babson's one-year MBA program in entrepreneurship at the end of this month.

Phi Beta Kappa for Cabaret-Salameh

Zoe Cabaret-Salameh, daughter of Pascale Cabaret-Salameh and Franck Salameh of Andover, will be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on May 11.

Phi Beta Kappa honors recent graduates and current juniors and seniors who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement in the humanities and fine arts, natural sciences and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences.

Founded in 1776, it is the a prestigious national honor society recognizing excellence at the undergraduate level. The chapter at the university was founded in 1963.

Cabaret-Salameh is a member of the Class of 2012 and is a psychology and French & Francophone studies major. She graduated from Andover High School in 2008.

BU grad Moccia to study dentistry

Alexa Moccia graduated magna cum laude from Boston University with a bachelor of science degree. She has been accepted to Boston University's Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine's four year Doctor of Dental Medicine program. Moccia, a four-year dean's list recipient, is the daughter of Gary and Theo Moccia.

Phi Beta Kappa for Terranova

Joseph Terranova, son of Madeline and Ignazio Terranova, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Phi Beta Kappa honors recent graduates and current juniors and seniors who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement in the humanities and fine arts, natural sciences and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences.

Founded in 1776, it is the most prestigious national honor society recognizing excellence at the undergraduate level.

Terranova is a member of the Class of 2012 and is majoring in psychology. He is also a member of Psi Chi and Nu Rho Psi honor societies, as well as a recipient of an Honors Research Grant. He graduated from Andover High School in 2008.

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