{"id":33260,"date":"2011-04-20T08:22:39","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T12:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=33260"},"modified":"2012-03-30T12:11:24","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T16:11:24","slug":"outstanding-students-in-the-class-of-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/04\/outstanding-students-in-the-class-of-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding Students in the Class of 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the University counts down to Commencement, UConn Today is featuring some of this year’s outstanding graduating students, nominated by their academic school or college or another University program in which they participated. For their stories, click on the links below, and keep checking back as more articles are added daily through Commencement.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"<p>Maya<\/a><\/td>\nMaya Moore<\/span><\/a>, CLAS \u201911
\nMaya Moore’s competitive nature has driven her to success in class as well as on the basketball court.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Dental<\/a><\/td>\nJoseph Blondin<\/span><\/a>, Joseph Blondin, DENT (DMD) \u201911
\nJoseph Blondin is looking forward to being ‘the dentist.’<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Medical<\/a><\/td>\nDavid Austin Schirmer<\/span><\/a>, MED (MD) \u201911
\nMedical student David Austin Schirmer discovered ob\/gyn as his calling through a required rotation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Rachel<\/a><\/td>\nRachel McAnallen<\/span><\/a>, ED (Ph.D.) \u201911
\nA UConn Ph.D. student is changing the culture of math \u2013 one teacher at a time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Scott<\/a><\/td>\nScott Meshnick<\/span><\/a>, CLAS \u201911
\nJudaic studies major Scott Meshnick was able to match academic courses with leadership opportunities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Sheena<\/a><\/td>\nSheena Boyle<\/span><\/a>, ED \u201911
\nInspired by her teacher’s passion for the kids she taught, Sheena Boyle hopes to become a teacher herself.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Allison<\/a><\/td>\nAllison Footit <\/span><\/a>, SFA \u201911
\nAllison Footit combines art and activism, using art as a touchstone for understanding the world.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Lucas<\/a><\/td>\nLucas Meyer<\/a>, LAW (JD) \u201911
\nWith a degree from the Law School, Lucas Meyer hopes to make an impact as an environmental lawyer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Keary<\/a><\/td>\nKeary Salls<\/a>, CLAS \u201911
\nServing in Iraq led to Middle East study for Keary Salls.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Amy<\/a><\/td>\nAmy Kioko<\/a>, SSW (MSW) \u201911
\nAmy Kioko says a master’s of social work is a versatile degree that opens many doors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Craig<\/a><\/td>\nCraig Folcik<\/a>, NUR \u201911
\nNursing major Craig Folcik values the academic and extracurricular opportunities he’s had at UConn.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Yarelys<\/a><\/td>\nYarelys Tifa<\/a>, CANR \u201911
\nA degree in resource economics has prepared Yarelys Tifa for a career in business.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Lindsy<\/a><\/td>\nLindsy Murphy<\/a>, PHR (Pharm.D.)\/BUS (MBA) \u201911
\nLindsy Murphy is the first graduate of a new dual degree program in pharmacy and business.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Isabella<\/a><\/td>\nIsabella Pilato<\/a>, CLAS \u201911
\nIsabella Pilato is an eloquent advocate of a liberal arts education.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Gustavo<\/a><\/td>\nGustavo K. Contreras<\/a>, ENG \u201911
\nEngineering double major Gustavo K. Contreras hopes to specialize in hardware security.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"<p>Alexandra<\/a><\/td>\nAlexandra Kuehnle<\/a>, CLAS \u201911
\nWhether choosing a major or planning her career, Alexandra Kuehnle seeks to serve her country.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the University counts down to Commencement, UConn Today is featuring some of this year’s outstanding graduating students, nominated by their academic school or college or another University program in which they participated. For their stories, click on the links below, and keep checking back as more articles are added daily through Commencement. Maya Moore, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[40],"class_list":["post-33260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 17:56:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33260"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33704,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33260\/revisions\/33704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33260"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=33260"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=33260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}