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The following Upper Valley residents were selected as semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program in New Hampshire:
Hanover High School: Ellenora M. Cary; Alexander Cheyney; Lik Jin Christopher Chor; Benjamin Hourdequin; Charlotte Jellison; Olivia Liu; Safir Mehra; Alexander Riley; Rachel Wilson; and Sofia Ye.
Lebanon High School: Eden Ames; and Henry Swan.
The following Upper Valley residents were selected as semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program in Vermont:
Thetford Academy: Daniel Mann; and Elijah Renner.
Homeschool/online school: Sophia Bouton, of White River Junction.
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The following Upper Valley residents earned bachelor’s degrees from Emerson College in Boston this spring: Elizabeth Gilbert, West Lebanon, marketing communication; and Kayla Wimer, New London, media arts production.
Anna Tregubov, of White River Junction, earned a degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography from Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., this summer.
Daniel Collins, of Windsor, VT, made Champlain College Online president’s list for the summer 2025 semester.
The following Upper Valley residents made the president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University for the summer 2025 semester: Taryn Bellimer, Windsor; Brooke Higgins, Sharon; Camden Luca, Quechee; Samantha Goodwin, Bethel; Kristian Marchevka, Bethel; Chelsea Boardman, Bethel; Jacqueline Carter, White River Junction; Jacqueline Carter, West Lebanon; Melanie McDonough, West Lebanon; Ezra Gilbert, West Lebanon; Alice Elliott, Lebanon; Savannah Meech, Sunapee; Kelsey Carmichael, Newport; Richard Trujillo, Newport; Rachelle McGinnis, Newport; Joshua Smith, Newport; Melanie McDonough, Lebanon; Lauren Harville, Lebanon; Dylan Tucker, Lebanon; Kassidy Lemieux, Lebanon; Andrew Powell, Hanover; Jeffrey Withington, Grantham; Breyna Carey, Grantham; Kyle Henderson, Enfield; Nicolas Putnam, Cornish; Alison Campbell-Lahaye, Cornish; Greta Barber, Cornish; Lita Gratacos, Claremont; Taryn Bellimer, Claremont; Justin Humphreys, Claremont; Cameron Travis, Claremont; Kathryn Reed, Claremont; Tatiana Whiting, Claremont; Joshua Smith, Claremont; Travis Griswold, Canaan; Kelley Stark, Canaan; Alisha St. George, Canaan; Elizabeth Knowlton, Canaan; Sydney McAllister, Charlestown; Kyle Gray, Charlestown; Elizabeth Martin, Charlestown; Robert Malinowski, Charlestown; Sarah Martin, New London; and Jacob Tarner, Grafton.
The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Southern New Hampshire University for the summer 2025 semester: Wolf Marian Herrmann, South Royalton; Jacob Welch, Quechee; Emma Welch, Quechee; Savanna Webb, Newport; Mianca Kieu, Newport; Samuel Poisson, Hanover; Alisha Brayboy, Enfield; Reginah Gathumbi, Claremont; Shelby Berry, Claremont; and Kaitlin Glidewell, New London.
The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., for the spring 2025 semester: Elizabeth Angus, New London; Ava Bucci, Norwich; and Claire Thibodeau, Lebanon.
Students in grades 9 through 12 can submit works of poetry, fiction and nonfiction to Bennington College’s annual writing contest by Nov. 1. Cash prizes of up to $2,000 will be awarded to those who finish in first, second and third place. Students who win and decide to enroll at Bennington College will also be eligible for scholarships. For more information, visit bennington.edu/events/young-writers-awards. Winners will be announced in spring 2026.
Professor and biology program coordinator James Jukosky and professor and Master of Social Work program director Kate Turcotte are Colby-Sawyer College’s new Sonja C. and William H. Davidow Endowed Chairs. The Davidow chairs are named in honor of Bill and Sonja Davidow, who donated $10 million to Colby-Sawyer.
“The professor who holds an endowed chairship accepts the responsibility to continue to serve as a model for teaching effectiveness as well as leadership, mentorship and care for the intellectual life of the college,” Colby-Sawyer College President Dean McCurdy said in a news release.
Jukosky earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of New Hampshire and a a doctorate in molecular, cellular and systems physiology from Dartmouth College, according to the release. He studies how pollutants effect wildlife reproduction, how arsenic in drinking water effects the immune system and Canada warbler genetics, among other topics.
Turcotte, earned a master’s degree and doctorate in sociology from the University of New Hampshire and a master’s degree in social work from Fordham University, according to the release. She is a licensed clinical social worker and studies, poverty in the United States, prenatal mental health, cognitive behavioral therapy and domestic violence, among other topics.
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