Salem State University has initiated 154 students (sophomore – graduate) into the national first-generation honor society, Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha).
Founded in 2018 at Moravian University in Pennsylvania, Tri-Alpha currently hosts over 175 chapters across the country, recognizing the academic achievements of college students who are among the first in their family to attend college. College students are considered first-generation if neither parent has achieved a four-year bachelor’s degree in the United States. During the ceremony, initiates were presented with a membership pin, certificate, and cords to wear at commencement.
The Epsilon Rho chapter of Tri-Alpha was established at Salem State University in 2022 to draw attention to, and honor, the remarkable success of first-generation undergraduate and graduate students who have achieved distinction in their academic efforts. President John Keenan spoke at the ceremonies, highlighting the university’s pride in all the students have accomplished. He touched upon how we are stronger as a community, with hundreds of first-generation students, faculty, and staff on the campus, when we come together, share our experiences, support one another, and celebrate our successes.
In addition, co-advisor Professor Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello (Interdisciplinary Studies) welcomed faculty, staff, and librarians into the society who were first-generation at the time they received their undergraduate degrees: Christopher Collins (Social Work), Christopher Macdonald-Dennis (Inclusive Excellence), and Rosa Di Virgilio Taormina (Small Business Development Center).
While being initiated, members pledged to “accept the responsibility of helping others as you have been helped, or as you perhaps wish you had been helped, to serve as mentors and guides for the next group of students to set foot on a college campus, as the first in their family or circle of friends.”
To learn more on how you can get involved with Tri-Alpha, email firstgen@salemstate.edu.
2024 Initiates
Saheed Adewunmi, Psychology-BS
Isabella Alcaraz, Business Administration, Sport & Movement Science
Anna-Marie Alukonis, Healthcare Studies
Nicholas Alves, Education
Mary Antwiwaah, Nursing
Lamar J. Auguste, Biology-BS
Jennifer Aziabah, Nursing
Christine Bairos, Nursing
Paola L Bakwatwena, Healthcare Studies
Tara C. Barlett, Business Administration
Jary Melisa Barrios, Social Work
Fatoumata Barrow, Computer Science
Nicole Ann Bassett, Social Work
Veronica Bento, Nursing
Kami Boland, Geography
Joseph Fournier Bolcome, History
Lauren Elizabeth Bongiovanni, Biology-BS
Breyanna Bragan, Psychology-BS
Richard Brito, Criminal Justice
Patrick T. Broschk, Art
Rebecca Rose Callahan, Nursing
Denis Campbell, Combined BS Psych-MS Behavior Analysis
Jerelys Canales, Nursing
Caroline Canty, Art
Joseph Cautela III, Higher Educ Student Affairs
Molly Ann Chipman, Early Childhood Ed (M.Ed.)
Luis Alessandro Clara Vargas, Healthcare Studies
Robyn Collins, Social Work
Hannah Marie Connelly, Nursing
Brandalyn Leigh Copeland, Healthcare Studies
Stephanie Anne Creamer, Social Work
Tatiana Cubias, Criminal Justice
Erin Curristin, Business Administration
Daniella Dankwa, Nursing
Lara Dantas, Psychology-BS
Christopher DaSilva, Criminal Justice
Charity Davis, Nursing
Theresa D'Entremont, English (MAT)
Mackenzie DeSantis, Political Science-BS
Peter DiPlacido, Business Administration
Samantha Lee Doyle-Day, Psychology-BS
Lucknisha Dupervil, Criminal Justice
Amya M. Enlow, Political Science-BS
Alison Marie Famico, Counseling (MS)
Samuel Feliciano, Psychology-BS
Maria Christina Fernandez, Social Work
Rosemary Fiori, Social Work
Jon Freeth, Business Administration
Valerie J. Galvao, Social Work
Elizabeth Galvin , Nursing
Sofija Gavrilova, Business Administration
Ana Gjoni, Business Admin
Larissa Goncalves, Media & Communication
Alisea Gonzalez, Business Administration
Yaneidy Gonzalez, Biology-BS
Sabrina L. Gosse, Education
Ally Gracia, Criminal Justice
Elaine M. Gray, Early Childhood Ed (M.Ed.)
Kaycie Mullane Groom, Counseling (MS)
Abby Gudzunas, Criminal Justice, Geological Sciences
Alicia Silva Guimaraes, Healthcare Studies and Spanish
Kendra M. Hart, Social Work
Haley E. Hastings, Counseling (MS)
Juan Carlos Holguin Canela, Psychology-BS
Kaia Hollingsworth, Biology-BS
Ellianna Krisoula Hoxha, Psychology-BS
Elden Hubisz, Cartography & Geo Info Systems
Audrey Rose Hussey, Psychology-BS
Kassandra Jackson, Early Childhood Ed (M.Ed.)
Jonathan Jalbert, Business Administration
Stephanie Jean, Business Administration
Amanda N. Juma, Psychology-BS
Alina Jurgajtis, Criminal Justice
Grace Larrabee, Art
Angel Lawrence, Psychology-BS
Alexandria Lim, Nursing
Nicole Marie Lincoln, Education
Jenna Lindinger, Psychology-BS
Enrique Adan Lopez Lopez, Computer Science
Abrianna Marie Madden, Music-BA
Tabasum Mahboub, Social Work
Niyauna Martin, Counseling (MS)
Cristina A. Martinez, Social Work
Abigail Matherson, Business Administration
Kylie Michala Mazza, Early Childhood Ed (M.Ed.)
Ijeoma McAnthony, Social Work
Ashley McGonagle, Nursing
Kaley McLean, Business Administration
Gabriella Meehan, Social Work
Isabella Mellone, Education - Elem Combined
Jessinia Lee Molinari, English
Danaira Moradel, Business Administration
Thomas Mosychuk, Jr., Information Technology
Marissa DeSisto , Special Education (M. Ed)
Julia Murray, Criminal Justice
Florence N. Muthini, Business Admin
Susan N. Nganga, Nursing
Christine Nguyen, Media & Communication
Diane N. Nkere, Nursing
Moriah Grace Norris, Psychology-BS
Amanda Rodrigues Nunes, Criminal Justice
Sintia Nuñez, Nursing
Arianna Nuvoli, Media & Communication
Christina O'Brien, Counseling (MS)
Melannie Orellana, Counseling (MS)
Amanda Ovalles, Nursing
Pathmavigi Pathmanathan, Business Admin
Alondra Pena, Nursing
Kimcheng Peng, Business Administration
Lexy Penney, Social Work
Anaisa Kayla Pennick Velez, Psychology-BA, Sociology-BS
Jessica L. Pepe, History
Kali Picariello, Social Work
Felicia Altagracia Pichardo, Social Work
Holly Pinkham, Psychology-BS
Jean Max Plaisir, Criminal Justice
Noelle M. Proia, Social Work
Sophia Ramos, Criminal Justice, World Languages and Cultures
RJ Riley-Jalbert, Chemistry-BS, Geological Sciences
Patricia Habigail Rivas Portillo, Nursing
Giomaris Isueth Rivera, Education
Nadmi Rivera, Social Work
Jose Alfredo Rodriguez, Media & Communication
Karissa Rogato, Education
Alessandra Giuseppina Sabella, Nursing
Leonairys Santana, World Languages and Cultures
Kamilla Santos, Edu Early Child Combined BS-MED
Chrisell J. Sarit, Counseling (MS)
Samantha Renee Saunders, Counseling (MS)
Hannah Schmider, Edu Early Chid Combined BS-MED
Kyle Scibetta, Sport & Movement Science, Teacher Education
Melissa Sierra-Gomez, Nursing
Sukhdev Singh, Criminal Justice
Erik Oliveira Sobrinho, World Languages and Cultures
Aline Correia Souza, Social Work
Julia Marie Sparkes, Nursing
Justin Robert Stanley, Business Administration
Piseth Sun, Information Technology
Jennifer Ashley Talbot, Elementary Education (M. Ed)
Brigid Waithira Thome, Biology-BS
Kenneth Scott Thornton, Nursing
Rebecca L. Thorpe, Education
Jeimy Torres Alvarado, Nursing
Catherine Tunney, English (MA)
Edson Uvalle, Healthcare Studies and Spanish
Sabrina Marie Vieira, Social Work
Jessica Vittorini, Healthcare Studies
Ajhana Dianna Walls, Business Administration
Daniel Westhaver, Business Administration
Pamela Whynot , Social Work
Kendra M. Wight, Psychology-BS
Ermeline Winner, Nursing
Josefine Wolf, Business Administration
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