Student Profiles

Class of 2026

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Rowan Akerlind - English secondary education graduate sets the stage
Alayna Ballavia - Pharmacy graduate combines passion for care with business acumen to provide total patient support
Margaret Bernish - Oceanography student learns about outsized impact through phytoplankton research
Mary Brantley - Marine biology and marine affairs major excited to dive into new shark research
Jasmyn Gates - Trained in kinesiology, grounded in compassion
Michaella Junge - For URI undergraduate, International Engineering Program epitomized ‘German precision’
David LeClair - Love for art, nature guided art and environmental education grad's URI journey
Adam Melnick - Business grad is running from Mackal Field House to the stage at the Ryan Center
Kelsey Rysz - Nursing grad makes immediate impact on campus and in community
Jaypee Samson - URI program brings aquatic career into focus for graduate student