Rocky Hill Residents Will Graduate From UConn This Weekend

The University of Connecticut will award approximately 7,000 undergraduate and graduate diplomas during 12 separate commencement exercises taking place on the Storrs campus during the weekend of May 11-12, 2013.  

Separate ceremonies will be held on May 13 for the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, and on May 19 for the School of Law. 

HONORARY DEGREES The university is awarding eight honorary degrees to individuals who have shown leadership in their chosen fields. They are: Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Corp. who will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters  degree and who will deliver the graduate ceremony commencement address; Wally Lamb, author, who will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and  who will deliver the commencement address at the Neag School of Education; Dr. Ferid Murad, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, who will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree and who will speak during the Health Center commencement,  and Jerry Adler, actor and director who will receive an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree and who will deliver the commencement address at the School of Fine Arts. 

Also, Charles Zwick, philanthropist and former director of the Federal Office of Management and Budget who will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and who will serve as keynote speaker at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources commencement, and Elizabeth Shanahan, executive director and CEO for the Society of Women Engineers who will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the School of Engineering where she will deliver the commencement address. Gary Bailey, internationally recognized leader in the field of social work, andLyudmila Harutyunyan, known as the ‘mother of Armenian social work’ will each receive  honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees during a special ceremony sponsored by the School of Social Work on May 11.

Rocky Hill: Aushin Abraham, Bachelor of Science; Michael Allegue, Bachelor of Science; Alessandro Amenta, Bachelor of Arts; Rijoy Augustine, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Jennifer Beaty, Bachelor of Arts; Alana Benito, Bachelor of Science; Connor Burns, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Amanda Crowl, Bachelor of Arts; Harsida Desai, Bachelor of Science; Katelyn Fleming, Bachelor of Science; Erica Goldstein, Bachelor of Science; Joyce Grodovich, Bachelor of Arts; Laura Guerrera, Bachelor of Arts; Laura Guerrera, Bachelor of Science; Karen Hursty, Bachelor of Science; Mark Krosky, Bachelor of Arts; Andrew Le, Bachelor of Arts; Adam Milhomens, Bachelor of Science; Lesa Moemeka, Bachelor of Science; Nelson Moreira, Bachelor of General Studies; Conor O’Brien, Bachelor of Arts; Karin Ouellette, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Arti Patel, Bachelor of Science; Stefany Raulukaitis, Bachelor of Arts; Carlos Restrepo, Bachelor of Arts; Amanda Rush, Bachelor of Arts; Ilona Salamucha, Bachelor of Science; Stephen Schmidt, Bachelor of Arts; Stephen Schmidt, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Jacob Skrzypiec, Bachelor of Arts; Jacob Skrzypiec, Bachelor of Science; Jordan Szczygiel, Bachelor of Arts; David Theroux, Bachelor of Science; Victoria Thomas, Bachelor of Science; John Wenceslao, Bachelor of Science; Marla White, Bachelor of Science.