62 Rhode Island Students Awarded Pell Medal For Excellence In U.S. History
Newport, R.I. — Sixty-two students from across Rhode Island have earned the Herbert and Claiborne Pell Medal for U.S. History this year. Originally presented by Senator Claiborne Pell and his wife Nuala Pell, the award recognizes college and high school students in the state who have excelled in U.S. 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 medal, which features a pelican on the left side and an anchor on the right, symbolizes the Pell family and the state of Rhode Island. The Pell Center at Salve Regina University is proud to honor outstanding students of American history in Rhode Island.
The winners of the 2022 Herbert and Claiborne Pell Medal for excellence in the study of U.S. History are:
Barrington
Jakub Ozarek, St. Andrew’s School
Yael Goldstein, Barrington High School
Bristol
Addison Boisvert, Roger Williams University
Noelle Craveiro, Roger Williams University
Chase Jackson, Mt. Hope High School
Central Falls
Darisel Velez, Central Falls High School
Coventry
Owen Morelli, Coventry High School
Cranston
Anika Poshkus, Cranston High School East
Cumberland
Megan Taylor, Cumberland High School
East Greenwich
Cyrus Davoudi, East Greenwich High School
East Providence
Finley Stock-Guild, Providence Country Day School
Grant Wosencroft, East Providence High School
Harrisville
Bridgette Golden, Burrillville High School
Johnston
Ava Palma, Johnston Senior High School
Kingston
Madison Warwick, University of Rhode Island
Lincoln
Brady Mellen, Lincoln High School
Gabriella Wiggins, William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School
Middletown
Isabelle Huntoon, Middletown High School
Narragansett
Gary Jennison, Narragansett High School
Newport
Eleanor Coen, Rogers High School
Cecilia Sanders, Salve Regina University
North Kingstown
Tanner Mitchell, North Kingstown High School
North Providence
Emily Barrow, North Providence High School
Pawtucket
Isabella Lapriore, William E Tolman High School
Benjamin Leiva, Blackstone Academy Charter School
Oluwatosin Okele, Saint Raphael Academy
Luis Andrade, Shea High School
Portsmouth
Cheonjung Kim, Portsmouth Abbey School
Amory Kirwin, Portsmouth High School
Providence
Omofolarin Baloguin, Classical High School
Ryan Childs, Rhode Island College
Kate Dario, Brown University
William Kopans, The Wheeler School
Abby Lee, Moses Brown School
Rachel F. Lee, Rhode Island School of Design
Rey A. Londres, Rhode Island School of Design
Lauren Richard, La Salle Academy
Gretchen Richardson, Providence College
Martha Savage, Lincoln School
Deren Sozer, School One
Johany Duran, Central High School
Ashley Herrera Mantanico, Paul Cuffee School
Riverside
Grace Bourassa, St. Mary Academy Bay View
Smithfield
Julia Robichaud, North Smithfield High School
Scituate
Maya Hanna, Ponaganset High School
Julienne Racine, Scituate High School
Alexa Barrows, Bryant University
Tiverton
Paige Klos, Tiverton High School
West Greenwich
Frederick Minda, The Greene School
Kaia Bennet, Exeter-West Greenwich High School
Wakefield
Aubrey Costello, South Kingstown High School
Jesse Fitzelle-Jones, The Prout School
Warwick
Emily Goldman, Pilgrim High School
Alexander Morin, Bishop Hendricken High School
Abigail Saccone, West Warwick High School
Thomas Torres, Toll Gate High School
Jennifer Viera, Community College of Rhode Island
Westerly
Chiara Andrews, Westerly High School
Wood River Junction
Maisie Datson, Chariho High School
Woonsocket
Emily Dulak, Woonsocket High School
Emily Jalette, Beacon Charter High School
Marykate Maguire, Mount Saint Charles Academy