Christine Poisson, a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Christopher Theobalt a first year student at the College of the Holy Cross, has been named to the Dean’s List for the first semester of the 2009-10 academic year.

He is the son of Rory and Fred Theobalt of Garden City. He majors in Political Science.

The following students have been named to Dean’s List at Western New England College for the fall semester of 2009. Students are named to the Dean’s List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or higher.

Matthew Diller of Garden City, a freshman majoring in Exploratory Business.

Elizabeth F. Goldschein of Garden City, a sophomore majoring in Management.

Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Conn., has announced the Dean’s List for the fall semester. To receive this honor, a student must achieve a 3.6 grade average, based on a 4.0 scale. The following students from your area made the fall 2009 Dean’s List:

Lauren Meberg

of Stewart Manor

Kate Dushaj

of Garden City

Nicholas Haynes

of Garden City

Catherine Sagevick

of Garden City

The following University at Albany students were named to the fall 2009 Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement:

Thomas Buonincontri

of Garden City

Michael Cirenza

of Garden City

Tina Graziosi

of Garden City

Matthew Lynch

of Garden City

Kevin Mah of Garden City

Jonathan Zarkin

of Garden City

The University of Scranton has announced its Dean’s List, which recognizes students for academic excellence during the 2009 fall semester. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours to make the Dean’s List. The list includes students from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Kania School of Management, the Panuska College of Professional Studies and the College of Graduate and Continuing Education. More than 1,300 students were named to the Jesuit university’s Dean’s List, including the following area residents:

Catherine M. Appell of Garden City, who is a freshman studying in the univeristy’s College of Arts and Sciences

Aubrey L. Dailey of Garden City, who is a sophomore studying Counseling and Human Services

Kevin E. Downey of Garden City, who is a sophomore studying Counseling and Human Services

Karen E. Eschmann of Garden City, who is a junior studying Secondary Ed - Cit/History

Kristen A. Follo of Garden City, who is a junior studying Accounting

John F. McGill of Garden City, who is a sophomore studying Political Science

Alexandra F. Minicone of Garden City, who is a junior studying Elem Ed/Special Ed

Cristin J. Priolo of Garden City, who is a senior studying Elem Ed/Special Ed

The University of Scranton is a Jesuit university located in northeastern Pennsylvania.

The following students were named to the Marist College Dean’s List for the fall 2009

semester.

Robert Bicocchi of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2012 and is majoring in Business Administration.

Elizabeth M. Boudart of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2011 and is majoring in Communications/Advertising.

Vincent J. Chiodo of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2013 and is majoring in Business Administration/Emphasis: International.

Christopher P. Diamond of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2011 and is majoring in Business Administration/Emphasis: Finance.

Lorelyn M. Fitzgerald of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2013 and is majoring in Psychology Special Education.

James A. Fuchs of Garden City South, is a member of the Class of 2012 and is majoring in Business Administration.

Timothy C. Garger of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2012 and is majoring in Psychology.

Jaclyn D. Greiner of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2013 and is majoring in Psychology Special Education.

Kerry McGrath of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2010 and is majoring in Psychology Special Education.

Lauren Meringolo of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2013 and is majoring in Psychology Special Education.

Jill S. Sapanski of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2011 and is majoring in Psychology Special Education.

Kevin M. Scott of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2013 and is majoring in Business Administration/Emphasis: Finance.

Matthew F. Steinhauer of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2011 and is majoring in Psychology - 5 year BA/MA.

Danielle E. Sullivan of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2011 and is majoring in Communications/Public Relations.

Kelly N. Tranfaglia of Garden City, is a member of the Class of 2013 and is majoring in Business Administration.

Brigid Fee, a senior Health Education Certification major from Garden City, was named to the President’s List at SUNY Cortland for the Fall 2009 semester.

Honorees must earn a grade point average of 3.7 or higher (A-) on a 4.0 scale in each of their classes. They must have completed 12 or more credit hours of classes during the semester with at least eight of the credits for a standard letter grade and no incomplete grades received for the semester.

Kyle Blanco of Garden City New York, has been named to the dean’s list in the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business for outstanding scholarship during the Fall 2009 semester.

Students who achieve dean’s honors art Notre Dame represent the top 30 percent of students in their college.

Kyle, a 2008 graduate of Chaminade High School is the son of Kathleen and Bruce Blanco.

The names of 762 Lafayette College students who have been named to the Dean;s List were recently announced by Hannah Stewart-Gambino, dean of the college. Each of the students has archived at least a 3.60 semester grade point average out of a possible 4.0.

The following local student was among those named to the Dean’s list:

Emily Simone of Garden City, who is a member of the class of 2013.

The following local students have achieved Dean’s Honors, a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.3, or Dean’s High Honors, a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.7, for the 2009 fall semester at Connecticut College.

• Peter Crisafulli, class of 2010 at Connecticut College and a resident of Garden City, has been named to the Dean’s Honors for the 2009 fall semester.

• Stephen Dachille, class of 2010 at Connecticut College and a resident of Garden City, has been named to the Dean’s Honors for the 2009 fall semester.

Fairfield University has announced that the following local residents have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2009 semester:

Stephanie Mangels, a resident of Garden City, a senior studying in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business.

Kimberly McEntee, a resident of Garden City, a senior studying in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business.

Fairfield University, a comprehensive Jesuit university in Fairfield, Conn., challenges its students to lead inspired lives of leadership and service. To be selected for the Dean’s List, a student must attain a grade point average of at least 3.5, of a possible 4.0.

Gettysburg College students with a quality point average of 3.33 or higher for a semester’s work are placed on the Deans’ Commendation List. The following students from your area have been placed on the Fall 2009 list:

MaryKate Breslin, a Sophomore, from Garden City

Clare Hartigan, a Senior, from Garden City

The following local residents were among 1,357 students from the State University of New York College at Oneonta who earned Dean’s List honors for the Fall 2009 semester.

Edward Orenchuk, a resident of Garden City

Catherine Reynolds, a resident of Garden City

To qualify for the Dean’s List, undergraduate students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load of 12 semester hours or more.

Melissa Stepanian of Garden City graduated with a Master of business administration in Curriculum Development & Instructional Technology (MS) from the University at Albany.

During its Winter Commencement on Dec. 6, the University awarded 536 bachelor’s degrees and 553 graduate degrees, including 364 master’s and 120 doctoral degrees. Psychology and history were the top majors for undergraduate degree candidates. The graduating class became part of the global network of more than 147,000 living alumni.

Farmingdale State College is pleased to announce that for the Fall 2009 semester, Ralph Terysen, of Garden City has achieved a grade point average over 3.30 earning inclusion on the Deans’ List.

Northeastern University is pleased to recognize those students who distinguish themselves academically during the course of the school year. The following local Northeastern University students were recently named to the University’s dean’s list for the fall semester 2009, which ended on December 2009.

Allison Kleshefsky, of Garden City, who is majoring in Music.

Leann Maurice, of Garden City, who is majoring in International Business Concentration.

Ryan Cornacchia, of Garden City who is majoring in Business Administration.

Taylor Corrado, of Garden City, who is majoring in Communication Studies.

Kathryn Flood, of Stewart Manor, who is majoring in Physical Therapy.

To Achieve the dean’s list distinction, students must carry a full program of at least four courses, have a quality point average of 3.25 or greater out of a possible 4.0 and carry no single grade lower than a C during the course of their college career. Each student receives a letter of commendation and congratulation from their college dean.

Kyle Blanco of Garden City, has been named to the dean’s list in the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business for outstanding scholarship during the Fall 2009.

Students who achieve dean’s honors to Notre Dame represent the top 30 percent of students in their college.

Kyle, a 2008 graduate of Chaminade High School, is the son of Kathleen and Bruce Blanco.

The following local residents have been named to the Fall Semester;s Dean;s list at Hofstra University.

Meredith Boonshaft of Garden City who is currently studying Music Education.

Kyle Connors of Garden City who is currently studying Finance.

James Docherty of Garden City who is currently studying Biology.

Caitlin Donohue of Garden City who is currently Studying Music.

John Grymes of Garden City who is currently studying business.

David Gwo of Garden City who is currently studying Psychology.

Alexander Harper of Garden City who is currently studying Audio/Radio.

Meghan Kennedy of Garden City who is currently studying History.

Anne Mari Macaluso of Garden City who is currently studying Sociology.

Sean Mullooly of Garden City who is currently studying Business.

Evan Ng of Garden City who is currently studying Computer Science.

Christina Oliviero of Garden City who is currently studying Accounting.

Christina Pallai of Garden City who is currently studying Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences.

Taylor Papa of Garden City who is currently studying Fine Arts.

Lawrence Schena of Garden City who is currently studying Business.

Peter Viscardi of Garden City who is currently studying Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies.

Theodore Vouyiouklakis of Garden City who is currently studying Journalism.

Andrew Hoering of Garden City who is currently studing Accounting.

Ulises Amaya of Garden City South who is currently studying Music Education.