Every year, students with established outstanding academic records are honored by the dean of each college at Villanova University. To qualify for the Dean's List in the Villanova School of Business, one must be a matriculated full-time student and earn a semester grade point average of 3.5, with no missing or non-passing grades.

The following local residents are on the Dean's List in the School of Business for the 2009 spring semester:

Lyndsay Boelsen; Garden City, Villanova University's School of Business

Pete Cento; Garden City, Villanova University's School of Business

James Lindsay; Garden City, Villanova University's School of Business

Caroline Long; Garden City, Villanova University's School of Business

Anthony Salierno; Garden City, Villanova University's School of Business

Erin Shea; Garden City, Villanova University's School of Business

John Sprotte; Garden City, Villanova University's School of Business

More than 1,500 students graduated from Villanova University (Villanova, Pa.) during a commencement ceremony held on Sunday, May 17, in Villanova Stadium.

The following local residents were among the students from Villanova University who received undergraduate degrees during the University's 166th Commencement:

John E. Beisner, Garden City, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Marketing)

Jacqueline Adele Bendert, Garden City, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Cum Laude

Alyssa Marie Bieler, Garden City, Bachelor of Arts in English Cum Laude

Evan E. Fell, Garden City, Bachelor of Arts in French and Francophone Studies

Michael Anthony Hennelly, Garden City, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance and International Business)

Brian Christopher Holman, Garden City, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance) Cum Laude

Peter Harold Kern, Jr., Garden City, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance and International Business)

Justine Marie McAleese, Garden City, Bachelor of Science! in Mathematics

Kaitlin O'Gara McQuade, Garden City, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Marketing and Finance)

Sean Mitchell, Garden City, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance)

Katelyn Laura Stone, Garden City, Bachelor of Arts in Communication

Amanda Nicole Zanetti, Garden City, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Management and Marketing)