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.
The Pell Medal was established by the Pell family and 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 recipients of the 2024 Herbert and Claiborne Pell Medal for excellence in the study of U.S. History are:
Barrington High School: Cameron Kelley
Beacon Charter High School for the Arts: Mason Jacobs
Bishop Hendricken High School: Alexander Arnold
Blackstone Academy Charter School: Joshua Silva
Brown University: Emma Gardner
Bryant University: Evan O’Neill
Burrillville High School: Connor Marengo
Central Falls High School: Darwin Nunez Nieto
Central High School: Jessiret Pena Gomez
Chariho High School: William Ellis
Charles E. Shea High School: Lorena Fonseca
Classical High School: Kylie Tiemeyer
Community College of Rhode Island: Carissah Bizzle
Coventry High School: Aidan Simao
Cranston High School East: Madeline Flinn
Cranston High School West: Isabella Perrotta
Cumberland High School: Nathan Bessette
East Greenwich High School: Finán Gammell
East Providence High School: William Laroche
Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Arts: John Chamblee
Johnston Senior High School: Logan Brennan
La Salle Academy: Kali Hauser
Lincoln High School: Olivia Riley
Lincoln School: Sofie DeForbes
Middletown High School: McKay Gleason
Mount Saint Charles Academy: Benjamin Sousa
Mt. Hope High School: Lucienne O’Brien
Mt. Pleasant Early College and Career Academy: Max Vasquez
Narragansett High School: Madeleine O’Neill
North Kingstown High School: Alice Dunning
North Providence High School: Kai Capitumini
North Smithfield High School: Carter Deslauriers
Paul Cuffee Upper School: Darius Lenus
Pilgrim High School: Keaney Bayha
Ponaganset High School: Riley McCormick
Portsmouth Abbey School: Aralyn Bradshaw
Portsmouth High School: Kaelyn Mahoney
Providence College: Holly Carew
Providence Country Day School: Lana Kooloian
Rhode Island College: Dylan Kelly
Rhode Island School of Design: Michael Gunn
Roger Williams University: Debra Mulligan, Amanda Leung
Rogers High School: Julia Connelly
Salve Regina University: Alicia Shook
School One: Ava Pollard
Scituate High School: Austin Simas
South Kingstown High School: Abigail Babigian
St. Andrew’s School: Aislinn Sidloski
St. Mary Academy Bay View: Lauren Kenol
The Greene School: John Sargent
The Prout School: Skyelyn Bozzi
The Wheeler School: Phoebe Porter
Tiverton High School: Ethan Goetz
Toll Gate High School: Katelyn Watson
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts: N’vey Brown
University of Rhode Island: Violet Johnson
West Warwick High School: Madison Walsh
Westerly High School: Andrew Plumpton
William E Tolman High School: Britnnie Minaya
William M. Davies, Jr. Career & Technical High School: Ezequiel Barrera
Woonsocket High School: Matthew Cusson