Academic collegiate milestones

Evan Hall, of Clarkston, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at the University of Michigan.
Hall is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership.
Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines.
Today, the society has chapters on more than 325 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its mission is “to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”
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Nickolas Thomas Favazza, of Clarkston, was among 3,512 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during commencement exercises May 7-8.
Favazza earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the College of Business.
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After attending Oakland University for just three years, during which he was an Undergraduate Research Program Award recipient excelling in math and sciences, Vincent Casetti, of Clarkston, has received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry.
He also received the 2021 ACS (American Chemical Society) undergraduate award in Physical Chemistry for Oakland University, and has been accepted into the University’s fall PhD program for biomedical sciences/health and environmental chemistry.
Vincent is the son of Martino and Diana Casetti, of Clarkston.
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Grace Mersino, of Clarkston, qualified for the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Belmont University.
Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality GPA of 3.5 with no grade below a C.
Belmont is located in Nashville, Tenn.
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Alex Mazzone, of Clarkston, graduated from the University of Tampa on May 8.
Mazzone graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.
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Austin Villeneuve, of Clarkston, graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Finance and Integrated Supply Chain Management.
He has accepted a job at Advanced Flow Solutions in Oklahoma. 

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