61 Students Awarded Pell Medal for Excellence in U.S. History
Newport, R.I. — 61 students from across Rhode Island earned the Herbert and Claiborne Pell Medal for U.S. History this year. The medal, originally presented by Senator Claiborne Pell and his wife, Mrs. Nuala Pell, recognizes college and high school students in the state who have excelled in U.S. History.
“The students in Rhode Island continue to earn well-deserved recognition for their exceptional dedication to U.S. history,” said Clay Pell. “It has long been a goal of my family to learn from the past and prepare for the future.”
“Studying our past and truly understanding it fosters well-rounded citizens and future leaders,” said Pell Center Executive Director, Dr. Jim Ludes. “The Pell Center is proud to continue honoring those Rhode Island students who have excelled in the study of American history.”
Established by the Pell family, the Pell Medal is named for Representative Herbert C. Pell and his son, Senator Claiborne Pell. Herbert Pell served as a member of Congress and American Minister to Portugal and Hungary, while Claiborne Pell, who is responsible for the creation of the Pell Grants and the National Endowment for the Humanities, served in the Senate for 36 years and worked to strengthen American foreign policy.
The winners of the 2018 Herbert and Claiborne Pell Medal for excellence in the study of U.S. History are:
Barrington
Madison Palmieri, Barrington High School
Hong Tao Zhu, St. Andrew’s School
Bristol
Ryder Ferris, Mt. Hope High School
Daniel Pittore, Roger Williams University
Central Falls
Manuel Gomez, Central Falls High School
Coventry
Audrey Buffi, Coventry High School
Cranston
Emma Boucher, Cranston High School East
Cumberland
Caroline Squizzero, Cumberland High School
East Greenwich
Benjamin Weinstein, East Greenwich High School
Esteban Wu, Rocky Hill School
East Providence
Alexander Costa, East Providence High School
Henry Schaefer, Providence Country Day School
Harrisville
Elliot Lafond, Burrillville High School
Johnston
Abigail Agnew, Johnston Senior High School
Kingston
Autumn Elizabeth Guillotte, University of Rhode Island
Lincoln
Bethany Reeve, Lincoln High School
Lillian Rida, William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School
Middletown
Natalie Huntoon, Middletown High School
Narragansett
Anna Pratt, Narragansett High School
Newport
Jack Garforth, Rogers High School
Allison Graves, Salve Regina University
North Kingstown
Nora Ong, North Kingstown High School
North Providence
Stephen Grivers, North Providence High School
North Scituate
Jacob Harwood, Ponaganset High School
North Smithfield
Katarina Dulude, North Smithfield High School
Pawtucket
Melanie Gomes, Charles E. Shea Senior High School
Bryce Gillis, St. Raphael Academy
Sinavath Minea, William E. Tolman High School
America Ordoñez Pineda, Blackstone Academy Charter School
Portsmouth
Daniel Pantini, Portsmouth High School
Providence
Ernest Andreoli III, Providence College
Marisa Calise, Rhode Island College
Ceili Florence Conway, Rhode Island School of Design
Olivia Cooley, Moses Brown School
Morgan DeLaCruz, The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center
Kerrick Edwards, Brown University
Moises Lozano, Hope High School
Peyton Luiz, La Salle Academy
Sophia Papandonatou, The Wheeler School
Elianny Ramirez, Central High School
Noah Salvatore, School One
Ruby Schlaker, Classical High School
Faye Thompson, Lincoln School
Riverside
Sydney Ellis, St. Mary Academy Bay View
Scituate
Justin Andreozzi, Scituate High School
Smithfield
Timothy Ferron, Smithfield High School
Zeynap Kazmaz, Bryant University
Tiverton
Samantha Bond, Tiverton High School
Wakefield
Lillian Hogan – South Kingstown High School
Gregory Violet, The Prout School
Warwick
Helen He, Pilgrim High School
Chana Odom, Community College of Rhode Island
Nicholas Petrone, Toll Gate High School
Joseph Quijioc, Bishop Hendricken High School
West Greenwich
Tessa Lyman, Exeter West Greenwich High School
West Warwick
Marissa Carlone, West Warwick High School
Westerly
John Mancini, Westerly High School
Wood River Junction
Elizabeth Coppes, Chariho Regional High School
Woonsocket
Rachel Breitenbach, Mount Saint Charles Academy
Dominique DiSpirito, Woonsocket High School
Michael Rannacher, Beacon Charter High School for the Arts