61 Students Awarded Pell Medal for Excellence in U.S. History
Newport, R.I.— 61 Rhode Island students 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.”
“Understanding our history is critical to the health of our republic,” 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 2016 Herbert and Claiborne Pell Medal for excellence in the study of U.S. History are:
Barrington
Dagoberto Nunez, St. Andrew’s School
Morgan Brown, Barrington High School
Bristol
Caroline Roohr, Roger Williams University
Sarah Ricks, Mt. Hope High School
Central Falls
Christopher Fontes, Central Falls High School
Coventry
Hannah Sheldon, Coventry High School
Cranston
Miya Lohmeier, Cranston High School East
Cumberland
Sean Bradley, Cumberland High School
East Greenwich
Anessa Petteruti, Rocky Hill School
Eitan Vilker, East Greenwich High School
East Providence
Nicholas Guarino, East Providence High School
Lucy Ehrlich, Providence Country Day School
Esmond
Liam Garvey, Smithfield High School
Harrisville
Antonio Rua, Burrillville High School
Johnston
Davina Phouthakoun, Johnston Senior High School
Kingston
Jacob Marrocco, University of Rhode Island
Lincoln
Michael J. Matkowski, Lincoln High School
Leonidez Lorenzo, William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School
Middletown
Carlos Vasquez, Middletown High School
Eva Killenberg, St. George’s School
Narragansett
Marissa McPhillips, Narragansett High School
Jonathan Lehourites, Middlebridge School
Newport
Brooke Warner, Paul W. Crowley East Bay MET School
Abby Wasylean, Rogers High School
North Kingstown
Jacob Maguire, North Kingstown High School
North Providence
Hannah Grivers, North Providence High School
North Scituate
Kyle Corry, Ponaganset High School
North Smithfield
Eric Ethier, North Smithfield High School
Pawtucket
Patience Adegboyega, Charles E. Shea Senior High School
Zachary Wyllie, William E. Tolman High School
Jeidy Par, Blackstone Academy Charter School
Portsmouth
Madeline Hobbs, Portsmouth High School
Johanna Appleton, Portsmouth Abbey
Providence
Emily Fisher, Rhode Island College
Margareth Cruz, Central High School
Tyler Stein, Providence College
Heather McLeod, Rhode Island School of Design
Michelle Johnson, Brown University
Allison Paul, La Salle Academy
Samuel Martinez, Classical High School
Seth Antoch, School One
Jessica March, Lincoln School
Ping Promrat, The Wheeler School
Edwin Lantigua, Paul Cuffee Upper School
Riverside
Jamie Tebeau, St. Mary Academy Bay View
Scituate
Nicolas Pezzullo, Scituate High School
Smithfield
Kurt Deion, Bryant University
Wakefield
Matthew Marasco, The Prout School
Rosalind Lucier, South Kingstown High School
Warwick
Max Hempe, Bishop Hendricken High School
Brandon Lawton, Pilgrim High School
Thao Pham, Warwick Veterans Memorial High School
Lindsay Russell, Toll Gate High School
John Cuthbertson, Community College of Rhode Island
West Greenwich
Hillary Gallagher, Exeter West Greenwich High School
West Warwick
Alec Charon, West Warwick High School
Westerly
Joseph Brodeur, Westerly High School
Wood River Junction
Marissa Alfiero, Chariho Regional High School
Woonsocket
John Montani, Mount Saint Charles Academy
Katyanna Colburn, Beacon Charter High School for the Arts
Lilia Merbouche, Woonsocket High School