Karen Peck , Daughter of Lawrence and Jean Peck of Garden City was named to the Dean’s List at Ithaca College’s School of Business for the fall 2009 semester with a GPA of 3.5.

To qualify for this academic honor, students must attain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 and complete a minimum of 15 credit hours, of which at least 12 are graded. A grade of D or F or an incomplete in a course automatically disqualifies a student from the dean’s list, regardless of the overall GPA attained that semester.

Katherine Gardner fourth year at the College of the Holy Cross, has been named to the Dean’s List for the first semester of the 2009-2010 academic year.

She is the daughter of Sharon and Bud Gardner of Hampton Road Garden City. She majors in Sociology.

Bentley University’s Vice President of Academic Affairs, Michael J. Page, and Dean of arts and Science, Marilyn B. Durkin, recently announced the names of local residents who were named to the Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement in the Fall 2009 semester.

To be named to the Dean’s List, a full-time student must have a grade point average of 3.3 or higher with no course grade below 2.0 during the term.

The following residents from your readership area were named to the Dean’s List:

• Kristie Maurice of Garden City, SO majoring in Accountancy.

• Daniel Murphy of Garden City, SO majoring in Undecided Business.

John Cordio of Garden City was named to the Fall Semester 2009 Dean’s List. The Dean’s List is comprised of students who attained a GPA of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale.

“Reaching the Dean’s List at Georgetown is a distinct accomplishment, and I congratulate these students for this honor” said Georgetown University President John J. Degioia.

Northeastern University is pleased to recognize those students who distinguish themselves academically during the course of the school year. Garden City (11530) resident Alexa Gutierrez, a Northeastern University student majoring in Business Administration, was recently named to the University’s dean’s list for the spring semester, which ended in December 2009.

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.

In addition to achieving distinction through the dean’s list, Alexa Gutierrez is an honors student, part of aburgeoning program at Northeastern, which offers high caliber students the chance to further hone their studies and interests, live in special interest on-campus housing, and participate in one or two honors courses each term. Invitation into the honors program is highly competitive and students must maintain a certain GPA and strong commitment to campus leadership to remain a part. Currently, Gutierrez is among some 1,400 students involved in Northeastern’s honors program.

Michael J. Abatemarco, a graduating senior at Garden City High School, has been named one of more than 3,000 candidates in the 2010 Presidential Scholar Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.3 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2010.

Inclusion in the Presidential Scholars Program, now in the 46th year, is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in community and school activities.

The 3,000 candidates were selected for their exceptional performance on either the College Board SAT or the ACT Assessment. Further consideration is based on students’ essays, self-assessments, descriptions of activities, school recommendations, and school transcripts. A distinguished panel of educators will review those submissions and select 500 semifinalists in early April.

The Commission on Presidential Scholars, a group of some 32 eminent citizens appointed by the President, will make final selection of the Scholars. They will select one young man and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. students living abroad; 15 students at-large, and up to 20 students from the creative and performing arts. The U.S. Department of Education will announce the Scholars in May.

Scholars will be invited to Washington, DC, for several days in June to receive the Presidental Scholars medallion at a recognition ceremony and to participate in events and activities with their elected representatives, educators, and other leading individuals in public life.