Salve Regina University Commencement 2025 (via Salve Regina University

Nearly fifty students from across Newport County proudly walked the stage as Salve Regina University celebrated its 75th Commencement recently.

President Dr. Kelli J. Armstrong conferred a total of 743 degrees upon the Class of 2025, with a significant representation from Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, and Tiverton earning their hard-earned diplomas.

The following local students were awarded degrees:

Kyla Barnhart of Tiverton was awarded a BA in Psychology degree.

Christine Bottari of Portsmouth was awarded a BS in Accounting degree.

Natalie Conover of Jamestown was awarded a BA in Criminal Justice & Criminology degree.

Julie Elwell of Portsmouth was awarded a BS in Marketing degree.

Elizabeth Erwin of Newport was awarded a BA in Criminal Justice & Criminology degree.

Roona Farahi of Newport was awarded a BA in Criminal Justice & Criminology degree.

Jamie Ferris of Portsmouth was awarded a BS Nursing degree.

Matthew Gibbs of Jamestown was awarded a BA in Cultural & Historic Preservation degree.

Amanda Grier of Portsmouth was awarded a BS in Nursing degree.

Carter Grimm of Middletown was awarded a BS in Business Administration degree.

Aqila Haidari of Newport was awarded a BS in Finance degree.

John Harding of Portsmouth was awarded a BA in Studio Art-Painting degree.

Sydnee Head of Middletown was awarded a BA in Chemistry for Pre-Engineering degree.

Roan-William Iribarren of Newport was awarded a BA in Political Science degree.

Michael Keating of Tiverton was awarded a BA in Environmental Studies degree.

Connor Leighton of Newport was awarded a BS in Financial Management degree.

Maura McKinnon of L Compton was awarded a BS in Nursing degree.

Sarah Mikolay of Jamestown was awarded a BA in Cultural & Historic Preservation degree.

Nawid Mohmand of Newport was awarded a BS in Finance degree.

Casey Motta of Portsmouth was awarded a BS in Elementary & Special Education degree.

Leonard Pina of Middletown was awarded a BS in Business Administration degree.

Kaitlyn Ramos of Newport was awarded a BS in Nursing degree.

Brayden Schuster of Middletown was awarded a BA in Political Science degree.

Madeline Walent of Newport was awarded a BA in Studio Art-Illustration degree.

Joseph Walewski of Newport was awarded a BS in Business Administration degree.

Faisal Alamro of Newport was awarded a MS Innovation and Strategic Management degree.

Haitham Alkathiri of Newport was awarded a MS Innovation and Strategic Management degree.

Theresa Bottari of Portsmouth was awarded a MS in Healthcare Administration degree.

Rose Bottari of Portsmouth was awarded a MBA degree.

Skylar Brodtman of Newport was awarded a MS in Behavior Analysis degree.

Federico Cavada of Portsmouth was awarded a MA in International Relations degree.

Kyle Cavallaro of Middletown was awarded a MS Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Intelligence Concentration degree.

Liam Cooney of Portsmouth was awarded a MA in International Relations degree.

Nicholas Diamond of Newport was awarded a MS in Criminal Justice & Cybersecurity degree.

Mara Fay of Middletown was awarded a MS in Healthcare Administration degree.

Chloe Fernandes of Tiverton was awarded a MBA degree.

Julia Govoni of Newport was awarded a MBA degree.

Shelby Hibbert of Tiverton was awarded a MS in Criminal Justice & Cybersecurity degree.

Christian Homa of Newport was awarded a MBA degree.

Eunkyong Kwon of Newport was awarded a MS in Nursing degree.

Darren McClurg of Middletown was awarded a PhD in Humanities degree.

Logan Menard of Middletown was awarded a MS in Healthcare Administration degree.

Marco Mujica Caballero of Newport was awarded a MS Innovation and Strategic Management degree.

Amy Sanborn of Newport was awarded a MA in Clinical Counseling degree.

Nina Varao of Tiverton was awarded a MS in Nursing degree.

Matthew Wunsch of Tiverton was awarded a MFA Creative Writing degree.

Eden Zaleski of Newport was awarded a MS in Behavior Analysis degree.

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