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BANGOR, Maine – Husson Athletics' very own Nicole Tapparo was recognized for the prestigious award of Valedictorian when she graduated in May of 2020, with a perfect 4.0 grade point average (GPA). Tapparo graduated with not one, but two degrees, including a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician/Community (MHRT/C) Certification. She accomplished all of this while competing for the Husson women's basketball team for the past three years after transferring from Salve Regina University.
Her head coach, Kissy Walker, was always incredibly impressed with Tapparo's athletic and academic drive. Coach Walker adds on, "it is just amazing that Nicole maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA throughout her career while playing basketball at the same time. We are all very proud of her and we know she will go on to do great things!"
Tapparo was one of three Husson students to be named Valedictorian for the Class of 2020, as they all achieved a 4.0, but the only student-athlete in several years to complete this feat and the only women's basketball player who has earned this honor under Coach Walker in the past 29 years. The Topsfield, Mass. native was also spotlighted at the end of her senior season as the 2020 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Tapparo has been recognized by each department's honor society, named to the....
