COLLEGE NEWS

Nicole Dufour of Hamburg graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in professional writing from York College of Pennsylvania.
More than 760 students received degrees on May 14.
She also was named to the dean's list for the spring 2016 semester.
To be eligible for this honor, a student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher.
Aileen Koch received a bachelor of science in music education and a bachelor of arts in music from Lebanon Valley College.
Taylor Hannan of Franklin and Brianna Periu of Stockholm were named to the dean's list at Mansfield University for the spring 2016 semester.
To be named to the dean's list, a student must attend the university full-time and earn at least a 3.5 GPA.
Kelly Noelle Egan of Ogdensburg graduated on May 7 from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She graduated summa cum laude with honors from Alpha Mu Gamma, National Foreign Language Honor Society.
Kelly received a Bachelor of Arts in Russian with a concentration in Arabic and a minor in Linguistics. She will continue her education at the European University at St. Petersburg in Russia where she will pursue a Master's Degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies.
Vincent Cannarozzi and Ryan Sylvester of Oak Ridge were named to the dean's list at Coastal Carolina University for the spring 2016 semester.
To qualify for the dean's list, freshmen must earn a 3.25 grade point average, and upperclassmen must earn a 3.5 grade point average.
Vivianna Samite of Oak Ridge has won the Alumnae Prize at Cedar Crest College.
The award is given by the Alumnae Association to the senior who, throughout her college life has shown outstanding qualities of cooperation and responsibility and has contributed unselfish service to the College.
Courtney Krasnomowitz of Hamburg received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Wilkes University.
The school awarded 715 degrees at commencement.
Lucas Ian Staccioli of Oak Ridge graduated from Clemson University on May 7 with a bachelor of science degree in bioengineering.
Staccioli was among 3,200 students who received degrees in the graduation ceremony at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.
Corrie Penraat of Lafayette, a sophomore International Business major at Grove City College, has been named to the dean's list with distinction for the spring 2016 semester.
Students eligible for the dean's list with distinction a GPA of 3.60 to 3.84.
Victoria King of Oak Ridge was named to the dean's list for the spring 2016 semester from the University of Vermont. She is a psychological science major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
To be named to the dean's list, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.
Owen George Law of Hamburg has been named to the dean's list at Kutztown University for the spring 2016 semester.
To be eligible for dean's list, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60.