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Six students from Watertown made the dean’s list at three colleges: Washington University in St. Louis, Emmanuel College, and Regis College. The following information was provided by the colleges. Washington University
Ella Meshoulam of Watertown, Massachusetts (02472), was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2026 semester at Washington University in St. Louis.
Local students made the dean’s list at Georgia Tech, Northern Essex Community College, and Salve Regina. See the information provided by the universities. Georgia Tech
Flynn Coyne of Watertown, MA, made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 3.0 or higher academic average for the semester. Northern Essex Community College
Congratulations Catherine Elliott, of Watertown on earning a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring ’26 semester!
Watertown students earned honors at Dean College, URI, WPI, Saint Anselm, Plymouth State, and Maryland Global Campus; and graduated from Georgia Tech, Framingham State, and Hartford. The following information came from the colleges and universities. Honors
Dean College
Isabella Nitschke of Watertown has earned a place on the President’s List for the Spring 2026 semester. Students named to the President’s List have demonstrated a serious commitment to their studies while at Dean College. The President’s List recognizes full-time students who have earned a perfect semester grade point average (GPA) of 4.0.
Seven students from Watertown made the dean’s list Quinnipiac, Springfield College and Regis College, plus a local student completed an intensive research project. See the announcement from the colleges below:
Quinnipiac
The following area students were named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2025 semester at Quinnipiac University:
Dante Cosco Marina Garcia-Rangel
To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with at least 12 credits that have been graded on a letter grade basis to be eligible. Part-time students must complete at least six credits during a semester. Names followed by an asterisk denotes with honors. Springfield College
Springfield College has named Nathan Master from Watertown, MA to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the 2025 fall semester.
Watertown students attending college at Saint Anselm, James Madison, the University of Wisconsin, Northern Essex Community College, Hofstra, Assumption, SNHU, and Lasell made the dean’s list during the fall of 2025, and a student at Emmanuel College presented his research project. See details in the announcements provided by the colleges and universities. Saint Anselm
Saint Anselm College has released the Dean’s List of high academic achievers for the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year. To be eligible for this honor, a student must have achieved a grade point average of 3.4 or better in the semester with at least 12 credits of study which award a letter grade. This semester there were a total of 702 students from 25 states, the District of Colombia, and 3 countries.
Watertown students at MCPHS, Hamilton College, Holy Cross, SNHU, Rhode Island, and Muhlenberg College have received honors, graduated or had other achievements. Honors List
MCPHS University
Ayushi Saxena of Watertown, Massachusetts, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) University. Saxena is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership.
The following announcement was provided by Emerson College:
Emerson College student Nel Blinman of Watertown earned a Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies Award in spring 2025 at the end of the academic year, recognizing students for their achievements during a ceremony. Blinman, who is majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies and is a member of the Class of 2027, earned the Robert E. Engel Award. The award, established in 2011 in honor of Bob Engel, a Marlboro faculty member for 36 years, is awarded to a student who demonstrates Bob’s passion for the natural world and his keen powers of observation and inquiry as a natural historian. The Marlboro Institute puts the “I” at the center of Emerson students’ education-one that is Individualized, Interdisciplinary, Inquiry-based, and Integrative in approach with respect to the different liberal arts disciplines on offer and their connectivity to the arts and communication strengths of Emerson College. About Emerson College
Emerson College is uniquely dedicated to the arts and communication, educating and inspiring storytellers and artists to impact and advance creative industries and media throughout the world.
Dozens of Watertown students earned honors at their colleges or universities during the spring semester of 2025. See the announcements sent by their institutions below. SNHU
It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Spring 2025 President’s List. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List.