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Williams Graduates 13 Local Students
11:07PM / Sunday, June 03, 2012
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College President Adam F. Falk on Sunday conferred bachelor of arts degrees on 13 local graduates at the college's 223rd Commencement held on West College Lawn.

Clarksburg

Zachary Donat Remillard,
son of Scott and Denise Remillard Majored with honors in chemistry. Was elected to the scientific honorary society Sigma Xi and was a Class of 1960 Scholar in chemistry. He won the Frank C. Goodrich, Class of 1945, Award for excellence in chemistry research and gave the top oral presentation at the 2012 American Chemical Society Connecticut Valley Section Undergraduate Symposium. He also was a member of the club volleyball team and participated in Science for Kids.
Dalton

Evan James Persson, son of Peter and Susan Persson
Majored in religion and French.


Lanesborough

Dylan James Schultz, son of Jim and Annie Schultz
Majored in art and was a captain of the football team and member of the lacrosse team.




 
 North Adams

Niralee K. Shah, daughter of Kamlesh and Priti Shah
Graduated magna cum laude and majored in mathematics and Arabic studies. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and won the Sam Goldberg Colloquium Prize in Mathematics. She also performed with Ritmo Latino and the Contemporary Dance Ensemble and was a math and writing workshop tutor.




 


 Pittsfield

Timothy Gerald Goggins, son of Tom and Ginny Goggins
Majored in history. He was captain of the lacrosse team and was a junior adviser and a member of the honorary Gargoyle Society and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. He also worked as a sports information assistant.

Tyisha Ja'naa Turner, granddaughter of Albert and the late Lois Turner
Majored in theater. She was active in theater productions, both onstage and behind the scenes.


Windsor

Holly Elizabeth Crane
Graduated magna cum laude and majored with highest honors in comparative literature.



















 
Williamstown

Matiullah Amin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amin
Majored in economics and political science. He was co-chairman of the Muslim Student Union and a member of the Honor and Discipline Committee and the Political Science Department Liaison Committee. He was awarded the Shirin Shakir Prize in Political Science and won a Project for Peace Award from the Davis United World College Scholars Program. He also founded and is president of the Afghan Youth Initiative.


Leila Adams Crawford
, daughter of Darra Goldstein and Dean Crawford
Majored with honors in English.

Nicholas Jon Fogel, son of Steven Fogel and Joan Lister
Majored in political economy. He was co-president of College Council and a junior adviser. He also was a member of the cross country team and a radio sports announcer.

Amy Elise Nolan, daughter of Jim and Cathy Nolan
Graduated cum laude and majored with honors in English. She won the Horace F. Clark, Class of 1833, Graduate Fellowship.
 Bennington, Vt.

Ashley Larwood Amos, daughter of Becky and Larry Amos
Majored in history. She was named New England Small College Athletic Conference All-Academic 2011 and National Invitational Rowing Championships Stewards' All-Academic 2011. She participated on the crew teams that won the following championships: NCAA National Division III 2011 and 2012, Head of the Charles Collegiate Eight 2011, New England 2009-12, Eastern College Athletic Conference 2010-12.

Julia Reynolds Seyferth, daughter of Dr. Eric Seyferth and Dr. Sara Reynolds
Majored in art and history. She was a junior adviser and member of the J.A. Advisory Board. She also was a member of the Nordic ski team and junior varsity soccer team. She won a Robert G. Wilmers Jr. Memorial Travel Fellowship.


















 


















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