Johnston residents graduate from URI

At the University of Rhode Island’s 128th Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, about 3,000 undergraduate and 680 graduate students became the University’s newest alumni.

Students who received the honor summa cum laude graduated with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.7; students who received the honor of magna cum laude graduated with a GPA of at least 3.50; and students who received the honor of cum laude graduated with a GPA of at least 3.3.

The following students from Johnston graduated from URI:

Andrew Dimitri, bachelor of arts, political science

Benedicta Olagundoye, bachelor of arts, psychology

Dionna Przybylowicz, bachelor of arts, English, Cum Laude

Dillon Vota, bachelor of arts, economics

Kathryn Fuoco, bachelor of arts, communication studies, Cum Laude

Mario Farone, bachelor of arts, writing and rhetoric

Melissa Larkin, bachelor of arts, psychology

Mitchell Philogene, bachelor of arts, French

Samantha Baffoni, bachelor of arts, English

Tyrone Gaye, bachelor of arts, sociology

Yamin Alkhiamy, bachelor of arts, marine affairs

Alyson Panzarella, bachelor of science, human development and family studies

Angela Phengsavatdy, bachelor of science, cell and molecular biology

Brianna Forte, bachelor of science, biological sciences

Katherine Montilla, bachelor of science, communicative disorders

Kayla Gilmore, bachelor of science, kinesiology

Rachel Mancini, bachelor of science, human development and family studies

Elizabeth Swiader, bachelor of science, animal science and technology

Stephanie Buckley, bachelor of science, kinesiology

Ioanna Rawlinson, bachelor of science, medical laboratory science

Amy Zinno, bachelor of science, business administration, general business administration

Zachary Gordon, bachelor of science, business administration, accounting

Kaitlyn Manion, bachelor of science, business administration, supply chain management, Magna Cum Laude

Robert Giudici, bachelor of science, business administration, accounting, Summa Cum Laude

Slawomir Kwasnicki, bachelor of science, business administration, general business administration

Vincent Brown, bachelor of science, business administration, global business management

Diandre Nixon, bachelor of science, mechanical engineering

Deborah Walton, bachelor of science, nursing

Julia Jacavone, bachelor of science, nursing

Katie Murray, bachelor of science, nursing

Kerrin Conceicao, bachelor of science, nursing

Lisa Mallette, bachelor of science, nursing

Marianne Ryan, bachelor of science, nursing

Susan Campopiano, bachelor of science, nursing

Tracy Tahyor, bachelor of science, nursing

Caitlyn Hurley, doctor of pharmacy, Pharm D, Summa Cum Laude

Haiging Wu, doctor of pharmacy, Pharm D, Cum Laude

Andrew Boyer, bachelor of arts, psychology, minor, history

Dionna Przybylowicz, bachelor of arts, elementary education, Cum Laude

Haley Moniz, bachelor of arts, biology, bachelor of science, wildlife conservation biology, Cum Laude

Heather Moran, bachelor of science, sociology, minor, writing

Shawna Coutu, bachelor of arts, biology, bachelor of science, medical laboratory science

Taylor Zodda, bachelor of arts, communication studies, minor, writing, Summa Cum Laude