Kimberly Singer , daughter of Wesley & Carolyn Singer, received her bachelor of science degree from the University of Alabama, Summa Cum Laude, with a 4.0 average.

As a swimmer for University of Alabama, Kim was honored with Academic All SEC, all four years. She was captain of the swim team in her senior year. Kim has received a graduate assistant position at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. She has been accepted in the business school and will pursue her masters in public administration. Kimberly is a 2004 graduate of Garden City High School.

The following students from Garden City graduated with bachelor's degrees from Georgetown University's College of Arts and Sciences: Daniel Dooley and Christina Timmins.

These local students were among 1,716 undergraduate students in Georgetown's Class of 2008.

Lauren Follo a student at Boston University School of Management has been placed on the Dean's List for spring 2008.

Lauren will be a senior this fall.

Fairfield University, a comprehensive Jesuit University in Fairfield Connecticut that challenges its students to lead inspired lives of leadership and service, has announced the names of the students from this area who qualified for the dean's list for the spring 2008 semester. To be selected, a student must attain a grade point average of at least 3.5, of a possible 4.0.

Alyssa Wyremski , a resident of Garden City, N.Y. and daughter of Stan and Eileen Wyremski was named to the dean's list.

Alyssa is majoring in Accounting at Fairfield University.

John T. Kasnicki , son of Ted and Leslie Kasnicki, of Garden City, graduated Thursday, June 5th from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

John, who majored in economics with a minor in government, entered Harvard after graduating from Garden City High School in 2004. He graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree. He was one of 1,678 seniors who received their degrees at Harvard's 2008 commencement exercises.

Nikhil A. Kothari , Union College Class of 2010, has been named to the 2007-08 Dean's List.

Kothari, a resident of Garden City, is a 2006 graduate of Garden City Senior High School.

In order to be named to the dean's list at Union College, a student must have attended classes for the entire academic year and completed three courses during each of the three terms with no fewer than eight courses in the index. He or she must have maintained an overall index of 3.5 or

Peter Tomao, a resident of Garden City has accepted an offer of admission to be a first year student at American University. The fall semester begins Monday, August 25. Tomao is a graduate of Garden City High School.

American University's entering Class of 2012 is the largest in university history, with approximately 1,550 first-year students projected to enroll in fall 2008. As a class, theses academically talented students average a 3.8 high school GPA and an SAT median range of 1210-1360.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced he names of the more than 2,000 students who were awarded undergraduate degrees at its 202 nd Commencement on Saturday, May 17. They represented the next generation of leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs, patent holders and innovators, in fields ranging from engineering to architecture, from fine arts to science, and from business to the military. during the Institute's 202 nd commencement ceremony. Rensselaer awarded 662 master's degrees, 157 doctoral degree and 1,145 bachelor's degrees.

From your local area were

Garden City:

Gino Paul Pelicano received a BS degree and majored in Elect Media, Arts & Comm. He received Magna Cum Laude honors.

Megan Marie Guy received a BS degree and majored in Management. She received Cum Laude honors.

David R. Jendras received a BS degree and majored in Mechanical Engineering. He received Cum Laude honors.

Stewart Manor:

Michael Vincent Battista received a BS degree and majored in Computer & Systems Engineering.

Dean's List

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced the names of students from Garden City who made the Institute's dean's list for the spring 2008 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".

Matthew D. Bacon Sophomore majoring in Electronic Arts

Meagan M. Guy Senior majoring in Management

David R. Jendras Senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering

Gino P. Pellicano Senior majoring in Elect Media, Arts, & Comm

James M. Scouras Junior majoring in Computer & Systems Engineering, Computer Science

Erik G. Stumpf Junior majoring Undeclared Engineering

Katelin Foley and Eileen Redmond from Garden City earned dean's list honors at Saint Joseph's University for the spring 2008 semester. Students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above, a B or greater in all their classes, and complete at least 15 credits to earn dean's list status for a semester.

Garden City resident Jane Burke was named to the dean's list for the spring 2008 semester at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development.