Donna Haskell Honored at Western New England College

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(L-R) Director of the Ph.D. Program in Behavioral Analysis and Associate Professor Greg Hanley, Donna Haskell, and School of Arts and Sciences Dean Saeed Ghahramani

SPRINGFIELD, MA (06/20/2011)(readMedia)-- Donna C. Haskell of East Longmeadow received the Honor Graduate in Psychology Award, the Maria Leonard Book Award, and the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence during Baccalaureate ceremonies at Western New England College. At Commencement, Haskell also received the Alumni Award, presented to the top student in the graduating class.

Haskell graduated summa cum laude as a member of the Honors Program with a Bachelor of Science. In addition to being named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Haskell is a member of the Psi Chi, Mortar Board, and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies. Her honors thesis, involving a methodological analysis yielding practical and objective measures of nighttime behavior and sleep in children's homes, will soon be published. School of Arts and Sciences Dean Saeed Ghahramani praised Haskell as being "one of the most brilliant students Arts and Sciences has had over the years."

Western New England College is a private, independent, coeducational institution founded in 1919. Located on an attractive 215-acre suburban campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, Western New England serves 3,700 students, including 2,500 full-time undergraduate students. Undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs are offered through Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Law, and Pharmacy.