COLLEGE NEWS

Nicholas Debono of Hamburg was named to the dean's list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the spring 2016 semester.
The dean's list recognizes full-time students who maintain grade-point averages of a minimum of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 and have no grades below "C."
Katelyn Currenti of Oak Ridge earned a degree in equine studies from Delaware University in May.
DelVal is an independent, comprehensive university with more than 1,000 acres in Bucks and Montgomery counties. Founded in 1896, DelVal emphasizes experiential and interdisciplinary learning and provides small class sizes where students learn on a first-name basis.
Alicia Grotyohann of Lafayette, Peter Taylor of Stockholm, Amanda Spence of Lafayette, Kelsey Corsaro of Oak Ridge, Nicole Sullivan of Lafayette, Daryl Rogers of Oak Ridge, Rebecca Schulman of Franklin, Kimberly Allen of Franklin and Jacqueline Purisima of Hamburg recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson on May 17.
The school conferred more than 3,000 degrees at MetLife Stadium.
Grotyohann, Robert Santiago of Hamburg, Samantha Holleritter of Oak Ridge and Lindsay Brown of Oak Ridge were named to the honor's list. Santiago also has been named to the Phi Omega Epsilon honor society.
To qualify for the honor's list, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).
Diana Kanaa of Oak Ridge, Danielle Boyle of Stockholm and Taylor Rivera of Oak Ridge were named to the dean's list.
To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must carry a 3.2 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).
Jimmy Michel of Hardyston was named to the honor's list at the Teaneck campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University.
To qualify for the honor's list, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).
Peter Taylor of Stockholm was named to the dean's list.
To qualify for the dean's list, a student must carry a 3.2 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).
Melissa Dellacato graduated from Ithaca College's School of Communications with a degree in integrated marketing communications.
The degree was awarded in May 2016.
Colleen Deyoung of Hamburg earned a bachelor of applied health from The University of Minnesota Crookston.
Dan Grinthal of Lafayette, Kristen Swerzenski of Oak Ridge, Michael Tanis of Oak Ridge and Justin Thomas of Oak Ridge were named to the dean's list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring 2016 semester.
Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for dean's list if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete", "D" or "F"; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.
Tanis also graduated with a BS in biomedical sciences.
Michael Astor of Ogdensburg and Dallis Guillemin of Stockholm were named to the dean's list at Lafayette College.
Each student achieved at least a 3.60 semester grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Jennifer Wendt of Oak Ridge was recently inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta honor society at Susquehanna University.
Phi Alpha Theta is a professional society promoting the study of history through the encouragement of research, publication, and exchange of learning and thought among students. The society also seeks to bring students and teachers together intellectually and socially. Susquehanna's chapter was chartered in 1966.
Erin Gleason and Kelsee Tironi, both of Frankin were named to the dean's list at Cabrini College for the spring 2016 semester.
Mary Ilardi of Oak Ridge was named to the dean's list at Le Moyne College for the spring 2016 semester.
To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above.
Emily Hollenbach of Hamburg was named to the dean's list for the spring 2016 semester at Marist College.
She is a member of the class of 2018 and is majoring in English.
Marissa DeCaro of Sussex earned high honors on the dean's list at University of New Hampshire for the spring 2016 semester. Students with a 3.65 to 3.84 average are awarded high honors.
Emma Kattermann of Sussex earned highest honors. Highest honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.85 or better out of a possible 4.0.
Brooke Pasake was named to the dean's list at the University of New Hampshire for the spring 2016 semester.
Scott Ruppel of Hamburg earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and biophysics from Rnsselaer Polytechnic Institute in May.
Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is America's oldest technological research university.