College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. This week we highlight the following:

Liam O'Neal Named to University of Bridgeport's Spring 2023 Dean's List 

BRIDGEPORT, CT (07/11/2023) — Liam O'Neal, of Tenants Hbr, was named to University of Bridgeport's Spring 2023 Dean's List.

O'Neal was among more than 300 students named to the Spring 2023 Dean's List.

To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have a term grade point average of between 3.2-3.69.

University of Bridgeport offers career-oriented undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and programs for people seeking personal and professional growth. The University promotes academic excellence, personal responsibility, and commitment to service. Distinctive curricula in an international, culturally diverse, and supportive learning environment prepare graduates for life and leadership in an increasingly interconnected world. The University is independent and non-sectarian. www.bridgeport.edu

Local Students Graduate from the University of Vermont

BURLINGTON, VT (07/14/2023) — UVM President Suresh Garimella conferred degrees on an estimated 3,383 graduates at the university's 222nd Commencement ceremony. Speaking on the spirit of excellence, the Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the U.S. National Science Foundation, delivered the keynote address.

The following local students earned bachelor's degrees from UVM:

Ryan Hart of Camden graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor's in Environmental Sciences.

John Nathan of Camden graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering.

Angela Ploysangngam of Hope graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor's in Biological Science.

Matthew Nickerson of Lincolnville graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor's in Biology.

Connor Davis of Rockport graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor's in Music.

William Karod of Rockport graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor's in Biochemistry.

Alexander Vokey of Rockport graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor's in Forestry.

Tara Odonovan of Belfast graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor's in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies and Latin.

This year's commencement was marked by a spirit of resilience and triumph. The world was a much different place when the Class of 2023 entered UVM in the fall of 2019, and with the advent of a pandemic in the spring of their first year, they learned to adjust to unique challenges and contribute to UVM's successful response to the crisis.

The ceremony was especially meaningful for UVM President Suresh Garimella, who began his tenure at UVM in 2019 as the class of 2023 was beginning their first year. Garimella invoked words of writer Vladamir Nabokov to encourage graduates forward: "The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible," he read. He urged students to follow the same spirit. "Go forth and write your next chapter in bold strokes. Go dauntlessly wherever your stories take you."

About UVM

Since 1791, the University of Vermont has worked to move humankind forward. Committed to both research and teaching, UVM professors-world-class researchers, scholars, and artists-bring their discoveries into the classroom and their students into the field. Located in Burlington, Vermont, one of the nation's most vibrant small cities and top college towns, UVM is a top 100 national research university educating over 14,000 undergraduate students, graduate students, certificate and non-degree students, and M.D. students in the Larner College of Medicine.

Visit uvm.edu.