College notes

Graduations Katelyn McQuade of Tuxedo Park has graduated from Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J., with a Bachelor of science in business administration degree in marketing. Jessica du Pont of Tuxedo Park has graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, with bachelor’s degree of business administration in finance. Dean’s list Kathryn McGovern (Monroe-Woodbury Class of 2009) and Erin McGovern (M-W Class of 2010) have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 semester at Manhattan College in Riverdale. To qualify, a student must earn a GPA of 3.4 or better for the semester. Kathryn is majoring in biology and Erin is majoring in engineering. The young women are the daughters of Michael and Lynn McGovern of Monroe. The following students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 semester at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I.: Lauren Clare of Tuxedo Park, a senior studying business administration. Kristy Doherty of Monroe, a senior studying accounting. The following students have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 semester at SUNY Oneonta: Matthew Hodges, a resident of Highland Mills. Davis Meiley of Highland Mills. Zachary Roth of Highland Mills. Marykate Kalotschke of Tuxedo. Katharine Capozzi of Tuxedo Park. Kristen Kasak of Tuxedo Park. Danica Bermudez-McLaud of Monroe. Amado Bermudez-McLaud of Monroe. Danielle Bertone of Monroe. Erik Braghirol of Monroe. Kelly Formoso of Monroe. Brittany Gutierrez of Monroe. Deirdra Luedke of Monroe. Jonathan Morales of Monroe. John O’Brien of Monroe. Shannon Riordan of Monroe. Samantha Townsend of Monroe. Melissa Wall of Monroe. To qualify, undergraduate students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load of 12 semester hours or more. Awards, honors, scholarships Katharine Marie Capozzi of Tuxedo, a freshman at State University of New York at Oneonta, was the recipient of the Provost’s Award for Academic Excellence. She achieved a 4.0 grade point average in the spring 2011 semester and is an officer is both the Marketing Club and the Music Industry Club. Katharine is a music industry major, and a 2007 graduate of the Academy of the Holy Angels in Demarest, N.J. She is the daughter of Vincent Capozzi and Noreen Fennell of Tuxedo. Amanda Katherine Olsen of Monroe, a student at the New York State University at Binghamton, has been inducted into the college’s chapter of Tau Sigma, a non-profit organization that recognizes the significant role transfer students play at more than 60 universities across the country. To be eligible, a student must transfer to a four-year institution of higher learning from another academic institution with at least one full year’s academic credits and registered full-time in a course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree. Membership is based upon superior academic achievement by students during their first term in the institution to which they transfer (only credit hours that count toward a bachelor’s degree can be used to determine Tau Sigma eligibility). The minimum academic average required for membership is either a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Members become active at their universities, participating in such activities as on-campus recruiting events for prospective transfer students, transfer student orientation, community service projects, assisting the admissions office with the recruitment of prospective transfers at junior colleges, and participating in intramural sports and socials that allow them opportunities to fellowship with one another and make new friends. Private school graduations Aileen Eisenberg, a resident of Monroe, was among 84 students from Emma Willard who graduated during the school’s 197th Commencement Ceremony held on Sunday, May 29, in Troy. U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, a 1984 graduate of Emma Willard School, delivered the keynote address.