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Schools Notebook: Hopkinton collegians recognized

by | Aug 7, 2025 | Education

The University of Massachusetts Amherst announced its dean’s list for the spring semester. Hopkinton residents recognized were Jessica Applebaum, Jahan Bahri, Ailene Barry, Virendra Bhawsar, Julian Bianchi, Elise Blackstock, Caleb Burke, Ethan Champlin, Shivali Chandrasekar, Charlotte Cheverie, Gabriella Ciri, Zoe Coelho, Aiden Colleary, Sabine Collinson, Jasmine Crook, Ciara Cross, Ryan Darbhanga, Peter DeMichele, Anish Doki, Brody Feldmann, Nathan Foster, Camryn Franks, Eva Franks, Jessica Franks, Elias Ghodrati, Katherine Graham, Yusra Habib, Kamron Haghighi, Elizabeth Herlihy, Samuel Holly, Ellora Hoyt, Olivia Hyman, Devansh Kumar Jain, Drishti Jaiswal, Aditya Jhalavat, Grace Joseph, Megan Joyce, Catherine Kelleigh, Liam Keohane, Shanzay Khan, Rithika Kilari, Shritan Kondaveti, Colby Lavelanet, Rachel Leeret, Yan Lok Lo, Julia Markey, Aniketh Mikkilineni, Emily Miller, Keira Murphy, Vidya Narendra Ramakrishna, Rachael Nordling, Allison Palacios, Mirabella Paolucci, Ava Pappalardo, Shanze Raza, Isabella Resteghini, Vienna Rivard, Aaditya Rohitashkumar Saini, Ana Scalora, April Scannevin, Benjamin Scott, Sripriya Srinivas, Lauren Strechay, Li Sutherland, Parth Tare, Sean Thapa, Evan Theodorou, Eric Touzjian, Madeline Ullman, Nithi Vankineni, Sophie Weeden, Callie Weston, Lillian York, Grace Young, Demyana Youssif and Sophia Zhong. …

At Clark University, Mia Gwendolyn Kelley-Lanser, Sean Cahill and Afnaan Syed were named to the dean’s list, first honors. …

Nick Brown and Colby Michaud earned their degrees from Bates College.

Editor’s note: Information for college honors is provided by the schools. Those interested in being included in this section should forward the official notification or request for the school to email it to editor@hopkintonindependent.com.

Local students earn scholarships

UMass Memorial Health-Milford Regional Medical Center recently awarded scholarships totaling $4,500 to student volunteers planning to pursue careers in the health care field. Two students received scholarships from the Auxiliary of Milford Regional and five students received scholarships from the Perry Memorial Volunteer Scholarship program.

Shaurya Patni of Hopkinton was one of the recipients of $1,000 from the Auxiliary. Patni aspires to become a physician.

“My volunteer experience at Milford Regional taught me that being a physician means caring for the whole person, and it solidified my desire to lead with empathy in every aspect of care,” Patni said via a press release.

Hopkinton residents Parima Sharma and Piyusha Majgaunkar received $500 from the Perry Memorial Volunteer Scholarship program. Both are planning careers as physicians.

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