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Awards and Achievements/Local College Students
Phi Beta Kappa Inducts University at Albany Students
ALBANY, NY (05/25/2016)-- Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest academic honor society, founded in 1776. It celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America's leading colleges and universities. The Alpha Alpha Chapter of New York at the University at Albany invites seniors who have a high GPA and who have taken courses across the arts and sciences to become members of this prestigious honor society.
Adam Opitz-Leewe of Clifton Park (12065)has earned the honor of being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa based upon the breadth of courses taken and the quality of the work done in those course.
Alexandra Payne of Schaghticoke (12154)has earned the honor of being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa based upon the breadth of courses taken and the quality of the work done in those course.
Hudson Valley Community College Foundation Awards Scholarships to Local Students
TROY, NY (05/25/2016)-- Nearly 200 of Hudson Valley Community College's top students were honored with a variety of academic scholarships recently. The scholarships celebrate the depth of student excellence across the college's more than 80 academic programs.
Those receiving scholarships include:
Lauren Brodeur of Clifton Park, who was given the Otto V. Guenther Scholarship. Brodeur is studying in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography academic program.
Brianna Castracani of Waterford, who was given the Second Chance Scholarship. Castracani is studying in the Individual Studies academic program.
Victoria Filkins of Waterford, who was given the Aimee Lynn Pyskadlo Memorial Scholarship. Filkins is studying in the Nursing academic program.
Victoria Filkins of Waterford, who was given the The Women's Fund of the Capital Region Scholarship. Filkins is studying in the Nursing academic program.
Jamie Raucci of Halfmoon, who was given the The Women's Fund of the Capital Region Scholarship. Raucci is studying in the Human Services academic program.
Sarswoti Shrestha of Clifton Park, who was given the Second Chance Scholarship. Shrestha is studying in the Individual Studies academic program.
William Stevenson of Clifton Park, who was given the HonorScholar Scholarship. Stevenson is studying in the Business Administation academic program.
Stephen Urban of Clifton Park, who was given the New York Propane Gas Association Scholarship. Urban is studying in the Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Technical Services academic program.
Gabrielle Vincent of Clifton Park, who was given the Michael J. Torello and Janet Atwater Scholarship. Vincent is studying in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography academic program.
Gabrielle Vincent of Clifton Park, who was given the Tri-County Council of Vietnam Era Veterans and Gold Star Mothers Scholarship. Vincent is studying in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography academic program.
Demonstrating Academic Excellence, Local Students Named to Assumption College Dean's List
WORCESTER, MA (05/25/2016)-- Assumption College has announced that 561 students were named to the College's undergraduate Dean's List for the spring 2016 semester.
To earn a spot on the Dean's List, Assumption students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a five-class, 15-credit semester. The Dean's List is announced twice every academic year, once at the completion of the fall semester, and again at the completion of the spring semester.
"The Dean's List is a recognition of students who have attained significant academic achievements," said Assumption College President Francesco Cesareo, Ph.D. "The College is proud to formally recognize its top scholars whose dedication, hard work and commitment to their studies, are forming them to become effective leaders whom others will seek to emulate.
Local students named to the Dean's List were:
Gabriella Beamish of Melrose, NY, a member of the Class of 2019
Erin Dougherty of Waterford, NY, a member of the Class of 2017
Local Students Graduate from Clarkson University
POTSDAM, NY (05/25/2016)-- The following students graduated from Clarkson University on May 7:
Ryan Arthur Mcherron of Clifton Park, N.Y., received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics .
Aaron Tong of Clifton Park, N.Y., received a bachelor of science degree in biology .
Curtis Benson Taylor of Johnsonville, N.Y., received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering .
Joseph M. Rooney of Melrose, N.Y., received a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering .
Evan M. Murray of Schaghticoke, N.Y., received a bachelor of science degree with distinction in chemical engineering .
Zachary Ryan Willard of Stillwater, N.Y., received a bachelor of science degree with distinction in computer engineering, with a software engineering minor .
Logan James King of Stillwater, N.Y., received a bachelor of science degree with distinction in mechanical engineering, with a mathematics minor .
Students named to Dean's List at Grove City College
GROVE CITY, PA (05/25/2016)-- The following students were named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2016 semester at Grove City College.
Kaitlin Bartlett, a senior Biology major at Grove City College, has been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2016 semester. Kaitlin is a 2012 graduate of Shenendehowa High School East and is the daughter of Ms. Annette Bartlett from Clifton Park, NY..
Kristin Bartlett, a senior Biology major at Grove City College, has been named to the Dean's List with High Distinction for the Spring 2016 semester. Kristin is a 2012 graduate of Shenendehowa High School East and is the daughter of Ms. Annette Bartlett from Clifton Park, NY..
Julie Fijal, a junior Exercise Science major at Grove City College, has been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2016 semester. Julie is a 2013 graduate of Loudonville Christian School and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Fijal (Elizabeth) from Clifton Park, NY..
Local residents graduate from Grove City College
GROVE CITY, PA (05/25/2016)-- The following local residents were among the 595 students who received degrees during Commencement exercises at Grove City College on May 14, 2016. Delivering this year's Commencement address was Dr. Ben Carson, renowned pediatric neurosurgeon and former 2016 Republican presidential candidate. The Class of 2016 was the second largest class in Grove City College history, coming in just shy of the 596-member Class of 2010. In recent years, the Grove City College's four-year graduation rate has climbed to 78 percent, while its six-year graduation rate has reached 85 percent. The average graduation rate in the U.S. is 59 percent.
Kaitlin Bartlett earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Psychology-BS. Kaitlin is a 2012 graduate of Shenendehowa High School East and is the daughter of Ms. Annette Bartlett from Clifton Park, NY. .
Kristin Bartlett earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Kristin is a 2012 graduate of Shenendehowa High School East and is the daughter of Ms. Annette Bartlett from Clifton Park, NY. .
Awards and Achievements/Local College Students
Alyssa Bonesteel presents at national undergraduate research conference
SCHENECTADY, NY (04/15/2016)-- Alyssa Bonesteel, of Melrose, NY, presented at the 30th annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research at the University of North Carolina, Asheville.
Bonesteel is a member of the Union College Class of 2018 majoring in Political Science and Russian and East Europeam Studies.
139 Students Receive the Susan Sutton Smith Award
ONEONTA, NY (04/19/2016)-- A total of 139 students received the SUNY Oneonta 2015-2016 Susan Sutton Smith Award for academic excellence. To be eligible for the award, a student must be a freshman, sophomore or junior with a grade-point average of 3.9 or higher.
Student award winners received a certificate, a gift card to the campus bookstore, and an invitation to attend the annual Susan Sutton Smith Lecture and reception. Dr. Susan Bernardin, professor of English at SUNY Oneonta, delivered this year's lecture on Tuesday, April 12, in the Craven Lounge of the college's Morris Conference Center. Bernardin is the 22nd recipient of the Susan Sutton Smith Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence, created to recognize faculty achievement outside the classroom and named in memory of the late SUNY Oneonta professor of English.
The following area students received the Susan Sutton Smith Award:
Connor Chapman of Clifton Park, NY, a junior majoring in Meteorology;
Emma Cohen of Stillwater, NY, a sophomore majoring in Political Science;
Connor Killane of Clifton Park, NY, a sophomore majoring in Business Economics;
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Awards and Achievements/Local College Students
Five Students Named as Recipients of SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence
TROY, NY (04/05/2016)-- Five Hudson Valley Community College students were recently recognized with one of the highest honors bestowed on a student in the State University of New York system.
Local recipients of the prestigious honor included:
Taylar Delisle of Mechanicville. Delisle, who is studying in the Liberal Arts and Science: Humanities and Social Science program, is president and captain of the Cheerleading and Pep Squad Club and has actively worked to promote student involvement in campus events. She has twice been named to the President's List, which notes students who have a term grade point average above 3.5. Outside of campus, she is an assistant coach for Watervliet Pop Warner and has volunteered for several charities, including Avery's Angels, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, a sexual violence awareness campaign.
Erica Shudt of Melrose.
Founded in 1953, Hudson Valley Community College offers 80 degree and certificate programs in four schools: Business; Engineering and Industrial Technologies; Health Science; and Liberal Arts and Sciences; and an Educational Opportunity Center for academic and career training. One of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York system, it has an enrollment of nearly 12,000 students, and is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives and workforce training. Hudson Valley has more than 75,000 alumni.
Kimberlee Kocienski of Schaghticoke, N.Y., Hands in All-New England and/or All-ECAC Indoor Track & Field Performance
WORCESTER, MA (04/05/2016)-- Kimberlee Kocienski finished in the top eight in at least one of the three regional indoor track and field championships to earn All-New England and/or All-ECAC honors this past winter.
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