Rhode Island Students Awarded 2019 Pell Medal for Excellence in U.S. History
Newport, R.I. — Fifty-nine 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 study of history is essential to understanding and protecting our republic,” said Pell Center Executive Director, Dr. Jim Ludes. “The Pell Center at Salve Regina University is proud to continue honoring Rhode Island’s best students of American 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.”
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 2019 Herbert and Claiborne Pell Medal for excellence in the study of U.S. History are:
Barrington
Daniel Sheinberg, Barrington High School
Paige Buckett, St. Andrew’s School
Bristol
Ella Hanley, Mt. Hope High School
Carolyn Westgate, Roger Williams University
Central Falls
Jacqueline Jimenez, Central Falls High School
Coventry
Zoe Adams, Coventry High School
Cranston
Eden Fisher, Cranston East High School
Cumberland
Julie Andrade, Cumberland High School
East Greenwich
Nicholas Sanzi, East Greenwich High School
East Providence
Gabrielle Patrone, East Providence High School
Laura McCarty, Providence Country Day School
Harrisville
Noel Teter, Burrillville High School
Johnston
Sophia DaCosta, Johnston Senior High School
Kingston
Cosette Boucher, University of Rhode Island
Lincoln
Nicholas Gaitanis, Lincoln High School
Patrick Kelly, William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School
Middletown
Daniel Sullivan, Middletown High School
Narragansett
Owen McCadden, Narragansett High School
Newport
Samantha Farnsworth, Salve Regina University
Noah Manuel, Rogers High School
North Kingstown
Samuel Williams, North Kingstown High School
North Providence
Tina Chen, North Providence High School
Mel Ea, Moses Brown School
North Scituate
Jordan McGuire, Ponaganset High School
North Smithfield
Emma Grant, North Smithfield High School
Pawtucket
Norman Colindrez Rodrigues, Blackstone Academy Charter School
Ryan Deschene, Saint Raphael Academy
Evelina Do Rosario-De Barros, Shea High School
Jordan Klemanchuck, William E. Tolman High School
Portsmouth
Rebecca
Downs-Honey, Portsmouth High School
Providence
Richard Aitchison, Rhode Island College
Anabeth O. Bostrup, Rhode Island School of Design
Tyler Gillette, La Salle Academy
Sophie Kupetz, Brown University
Haley Long, Classical High School
Amiya Mandapati, Lincoln School
Christian Martinez, Central High School
Laisha Mendez, Hope High School
Nicholas Moran, Providence College
Mikayla Ogni, School One
Gideon Parker, The Wheeler School
Joharianis Rodriguez, Paul Cuffee Upper School
Riverside
Shannon Dilorio, St. Mary Academy Bay View
Scituate
Conal Wilkie, Scituate High School
Smithfield
Victoria Richard, Smithfield High School
South Kingstown
Caroline Parente, South Kingstown High School
Tiverton
Sarah Downey, Tiverton High School
Wakefield
Benjamin Silvia, The Prout School
Warwick
Joseph D’Alfonso, Bishop Hendricken High School
Jamee Salisbury, Pilgrim High School
Rebecca Carcieri, Toll Gate High School
West Greenwich
Timothy Culton, The Greene School
West Warwick
Megan O’Kelly, West Warwick High School
Michelina Smith, Exeter-West Greenwich High School
Westerly
Adrianna Turano, Westerly High School
Wood River Junction
Sara Nunes, Chariho High School
Woonsocket
Alicia Bergeron, Mount Saint Charles Academy
Bridget Damon, Woonsocket High School
Emma Morris-Mensah, Beacon Charter High School for the Arts