The Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut (CFSECT) serving New London and 10 other towns merged with the Community Foundation of the Tri-County Area (CFTCA), which served Norwich, Windham, and 29 other towns in Northeast CT. The merged community foundation, keeping the name of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut, with a Tri-County division, now covers the largest physical area of any of the state’s 18 community foundations. It serves 42, or more than one-fourth, of the state’s 169 cities and towns.

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Grade 12 – Honors with Distinction
Catherine Brown
Brandon Dexter
Katherine Ericson
Hannah Grant
Summer Grant
Faith Hoffman
Emily Minton
Susanna Pilny
Ashley Walenta
Tyler Wild

Grade 12 – First Honors
Kaylie Bissonette
James Camperchioli
David Carter
Jessica Farley
Jillian Kowalski
Madeline Mador
Alexandra Milan
Alexander Moore
Ryan Ordille
John Sedensky
Jerry Theiler
Lucero Truszkowski

Grade 12 – Second Honors
Juliana Bassett
Kevin Boyd
Elvis Crespo
Jaclyn Cronin
Perry Frink
Gabriella Garofano
Will Gazlay
Sarah Glas
Alexa Gospodinoff
Stefan Nagy
Brendan Peters
Daniel Petersen
Stephanie Plasse
Robert Wollschlager

Grade 11 – Honors with Distinction
Erin Amarello
Ronald Mazurkiewicz
Brandon St. Jean

Grade 11 - First Honors
Hannah Benoit
Kelsey Claspell
Hillary Gannon
Jared Mangano
Zachary O’Friel
Justin Perkins Ollila
Mary Reagan
Catharine Satti
David Scott
Brandon Smith
Paul Steinhagen
Mario Strafaci

Grade 11 – Second Honors
Scott Aument
Julia Evola
Thomas Engel
Ryan Gazlay
Emily Glavan
Rubson Guimaraes
Timothy Neilan
Maura Pitluck
Chelsea Shirshac
Trevor Turgeon
Angela Zmyslinski

 Grade 10 – Honors with Distinction
Olivia Arruda

Grade 10 – First Honors
Kaitlin Baillargeon
Ryan Cronin
Abram Doubleday-Bush
Alexander Johnson
Tara Kowalski
Jonathan Malchiodi
Jeffrey Merlo
Emma Northridge
Justin Perkins Ollila
Mary Sedensky
Emma Theiler

Grade 10 – Second Honors
Daniel Arundel
Rebecca Baldasty
Mary Kate Bassett
Jordan Buscetto
Jacqueline Csisar
Robert Daly
Mackenzie Gagne
Daniel Gehan
Andrew Hamel
Daniel Jezierski
Susan Kusmierski
Allison Londregan
Ellen Mador
Frankie Ann Marcille
Gabrielle Nieves
Nora Sternlof
Kyle Vallieres

Grade 9 – Honors with Distinction
Zachary Belisle
Justin Cavitt
Joseph Ferraro
Elizabeth Gaccione
Grace Kirkpatrick
Alexander Kuvalanka
Samuel Nave
Kevin Peters
Julia Scott
Alexandria Severino
Benjamin Whewell

Grade 9 – First Honors
Brianna Beebe
Eric Brown
Philomena Buscetto
Lydia Crawford
Julia Engel
Shannon Griffin
Joseph Granatosky
John Kennedy
Kevin Kersey
Emily Patten
Michelle See
Brittany Spurgas
Coretta Swift

Grade 9 – Second Honors
John Amarello
Kaitlin Bosetti
Victor Calle
Katherine Chambers
Jennifer Ericson
Anne Foley
Christian Gospodinoff
Dylan Julian
Cassandra Keefe
Isabelle McKeon

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Becker College
Kristal D. Cholewa, Griswold
Elizabeth A.Lowden, Griswold
Sussudio Marie York, Groton
Kelly M. Hatfield, New London
Ryan Mercado, New London
Bianca Johnson, Norwich
Brittany Marie De Wolf, Waterford
Ryan R. Grillo, Waterford

Salve Regina University
Andrew Olry de Labry, GLP
Andria H. Benjamin, Waterford
Clairlyn E. Davis, Norwich
Joyce M. Elias,  N. Stonington
Chelsea Hayes Finn, Old Lyme
Thomas F.X. Hoar, Mystic
Sasha Maria Johnson, New London
Tyler Clark Lipp, Old Lyme
Patrick M. Romani, GLP

York College
Kelsey McShane, Quaker Hill

Keene State College
Alexander S. Belknap,  Stonington
Kyle Lindley Candelet, Mystic
Kristen E. Hummel, Uncasville
Nicholas Kasprzak, East Lyme
Emily Nelle Lloyd, East Lyme
Katherine V. Marshall, Niantic
Zachary Robert O’Neill, Mystic
Jessica L. Doucette, Niantic
Samantha Erin Morse, East Lyme
Melissa Rose White, Colchester

University of Maine at Farmington
Casey Morey, East Hampton
Theresa Kopplin, Gales Ferry
Jessica Pinter, Higganum
Hannah Stonely, Pawcatuck

Saint Michael’s College
Rebecca Ann Liebal, Oakdale
Carolyn Jeanne Smith, Norwich

Bryant University
Michael Morgan, New London

Providence College
Viggo Fish, Old Lyme
Kimberly Goodwin, Mystic
Taylor Havrda, Niantic
Caitlin Kennedy, Groton
Kaitlyn McBride, Norwich
Eileen Meyer, GLP
Benjamin Perry, Uncasville
Andraya Pulaski, Norwich
Lauren Riley, Mystic
Amanda Ritchie, Waterford
Cara Tramontozzi, Norwich
Amanda Vargas, Stonington

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Carolyn Smith, daughter of Timothy and Teresa Smith of Norwich, was one of 15 Saint Michael’s College students who did extensive research this past semester on the Underground Teen Center in Winooski Vermont’s Obrien Community Center. Carolyn, and classmates, provided a range of commentary and insights to the  Winooski City Council.

Doing the research also enabled the participants to develop strong mentoring relationships with many of the 80+ teens who attend the center on a regular basis. Carolyn, a senior journalism and mass communication major, graduated from Norwich Free Academy before coming to Saint Michael’s. Carolyn was in the Community Based Research Seminar taught by Dr. Patricia Delaney of Huntington, VT, Saint Michael’s associate professor of anthropology.

Collectively, the students completed over 300 hours of service at the center, where they worked closely with the diverse group of teens there. They completed surveys, focus groups, and life history interviews with many teens, and assessed needs of the center.

The Saint Michael’s students presented the results of their semester-long study to the Winooski City Council, where they earned wide praise for their involvement with the center and for their recommendations for improvements to the center.  All their recommendations were based on data collected from the teens themselves.

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The Connecticut Art Education Association (CAEA) awarded its Scott Schuler Distinguished Art Advocate Award for 2010 to Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. The award, which recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations that work to support and improve art education, recognizes the College for significant contributions to the field of art education.

Debra Petke, President, Lyme Academy College, accepted the award on behalf of the College at an awards ceremony in South Windsor.

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