NORTHAMPTON, Mass.— Jennifer Rioux, daughter of Bruce and Colleen Rioux of Auburn, received a bachelor’s degree from Smith College on Sunday, May 17. She was one of 666 seniors who graduated during the college’s 137th commencement exercises.

Rioux, a 2011 graduate of Edward Little High School, majored in environmental science & policy and minored in landscape studies.

During her time at Smith, she was a player on the club hockey team and served as its treasurer. She also served as treasurer of Smith College Community Gardens.

Rioux has moved to a suburb of Chicago and has been hired as an assistant horticulturalist at the Chicago Botanic Gardens.

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