College notes

Graduations The following students earned bachelor’s degrees from The University of Scranton:

Nora A. Bompensiero of Highland Mills majored in nursing in the university’s Panuska College of Professional Studies.

Kaitlyn A. Neenan of Highland Mills majored in elementary education/special education in the university’s Panuska College of Professional Studies.

Thomas P. Lapolla of Monroe majored in finance in the university’s Kania School of Management.

Sean T. O’Sullivan of Monroe majored in finance in the university’s Kania School of Management.

Kristan M. Paladino of Monroe majored in marketing in the university’s Kania School of Management.

The following students were among the 531 graduates who were awarded a combined 547 degrees and certificates during comment ceremonies at SUNY Orange in May:

Central Valley Brittany Jean Hascoat and Jalpa Vinubhai Patel.

Chester Alexander Matthew Benedict, Ivan Martin Bonet, Linda Buccafuri, Kayla Deanne Cabacungan, Anthony Michael Danielewski, Kimberly T. Ellis, Mona Ericksen, Patrick Joseph Foran Jr., Brendan Thomas Gould, Aaron William Lefkowitz, Dagmar Luciano, Daniel James Matteo, Murray F. McKernan, Rita Elizabeth Nelson, Ingrid D. Nichols, Samantha R. Stanaway, Jacqueline M. Vreeland, Christopher Roy Wells, Kelly A. Young, Dana Marie Zicchino and Barry A. Zielinski Jr.

Cornwall Jesse A. Cavalari, Brandon David Hicks and Andrea Mignini.

Greenwood Lake Kristyn Ann Donnelly, Rommel Paul Lasso, Donna A. McCullough and Claudia E. Van Oordt.

Harriman Anthony Frenna, Caitlin T. Higgins, Monika Laskowska and Dominick Jack Pascullo.

Highland Mills Mollie Ryan Canzona, Lisa Marie DeFelice, Danielle Anette Pilato, Patricia Tannachion and Matthew William Wichlinski.

Monroe Amberle Bernadette Bernardo, Joshua Benjamin Brooks, Dina Crean, Samantha A. Estevez, Miriana M. Figueroa, Christina Mary Frey, Amanda Christine Hetherington, John Joseph Ingigneri, Kevin M. Kelly, Amanda Y. Ko, Matthew Gerald Kosits, Elfi J. Locher, Denise D. Lupano, Jennifer Alexis Nazaroff, Mimoza Previzi, Christina Quinones, Stephen Thomas Sochulak, Kelly R. Sullivan and Amanda J. VanRiper.

Dean’s list Laura Bakst, a rising sophomore at Cornell University, made the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester with a 4.0 GPA. The resident of Highland Mills is majoring in industrial and labor relations.

Jessica Gregory of Monroe was named to the dean’s list for the winter quarter of 2012 at DePaul University in Chicago. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List at DePaul, students must earn above a 3.0 grade point average on a four point scale.

Richard Siegler III, the son of Rosemary and Richard of Monroe, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at The Honors College at William Paterson University. Rich is a senior and will be applying early to Florida State University’s History and Institute of Napoleonic Studies Graduate Program.

Justin A. Meshulam, the son of Eliot and Shari Meshulam of Highland Mills and a 2011 graduate of Monroe-Woodbury High School, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa.

A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition.

The following students were named to the president’s list for the spring 2012 semester at the State University of New York at Geneseo:

Deirdre Croke from Monroe. Kayla Molaro from Monroe.

Hannah Wagner from Monroe. To qualify, a student must have achieved an A in all coursework (4.0 grade point average) while taking at least 12 credit hours.

The following students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at the State University of New York at Geneseo:

William Jefferson Alvarez from Highland Mills.

Alyssa DePhillips from Monroe. Katherine Weber from Monroe.

To qualify, a student must have achieved a 3.5 grade point average while taking at least 12 credit hours.

The following students were named to the president’s list for the spring 2012 semester at SUNY Oswego:

Joseph Cook of Central Valley, a senior (psychology).

Connor Emmert of Central Valley, a sophomore (biology).

Victoria Scurti of Highland Mills, a junior (psychology).

Nicola Milone of Monroe, a senior (childhood education).

Danielle Punim of Monroe, a senior (childhood education).

Nicholas Staiano of Monroe, a senior (accounting).

The president’s list represents the top 7.3 percent of Oswego students. To qualify, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.80 and above on the 4.0 scale.

The following students were name to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at SUNY Oswego:

Demi Siskind of Harriman, a sophomore (psychology).

Meghan Booth of Highland Mills, a sophomore (business administration).

Nicole Hoss of Highland Mills, a freshman (business administration).

Adrianne Lunau of Highland Mills, a sophomore (psychology).

Brian Zambrzycki of Highland Mills, a senior (psychology).

Angela Esposito of Monroe, a sophomore (childhood education).

Marti Flicker-Podberesky of Monroe, a sophomore (undeclared undergraduate).

Catherine Hagadorn of Monroe, a senior (sociology).

Andriy Krasiy of Monroe, a sophomore (biology).

Jillian Phipps of Monroe, a junior (journalism).

Christine Somers of in Monroe, a sophomore (broadcasting and mass communication).

To be included on the deans’ list, students must have a semester grade average of 3.30 to 3.79.