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Daniel Moltenbrey Named to President’s List at Western New England University
SPRINGFIELD – Daniel J. Moltenbrey of East Otis, MA, has been named to the President’s List at Western New England for the fall semester of 2013. Moltenbrey is majoring in Finance. Students are named to the President’s List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher.

Local Residents Named to Dean’s List at Salve Regina University
NEWPORT, RI – The following hometown residents were named to the Dean’s List during the fall 2013 semester at Salve Regina University:
Ariana Fantakis of Westfield, a freshman majoring in Biology .
Brigid Sawyer of Westfield, a junior majoring in Political Science-American Gov .
To qualify for the dean’s list, full-time undergraduate students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.6 with no grade below a “B” in that semester.

Mass Maritime Academy names students
BUZZARDS BAY – Massachusetts Maritime Academy has recently named local students, Cadet Nicholas Laroche of 38 Deborah Lane, Westfield,  Cadet Lauren Salem of 452 Falley Dr, Westfield, to the Dean’s List during the Fall 2013 semester and local student, Cadet Tanner Dasso of, 77 Whitaker Rd, Westfield, to the President’s List during the Fall 2013 semester.  The Dean’s List is a high academic achievement that a cadet can earn at the Academy. To be named to the list, a cadet must maintain a grade-point average of between 3.3 and 3.5 during the semester. The President’s List is the highest academic achievement that a cadet can earn at the Academy. To be named to the list, a cadet must maintain a grade-point average of over 3.5 during the semester.

Area Residents Named to Dean’s List at Quinnipiac University
HAMDEN, CT – The following area residents were named to the the dean’s list at Quinnipiac University for the Fall 2013 semester:
Alyssa Desmarais of Westfield
Natalie Wolanski of Southwick
To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with at least 12 credits that have been graded on a letter grade basis to be eligible. Part-time students must complete at least six credits during a semester.

Local Students Named to University of Hartford Dean’s List

WEST HARTFORD, CT – The University of Hartford is pleased to announce the following local students have been named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2013.
Domenic DeLuca of Southwick
Michael Dei Dolori of Southwick
Stephanie Hebert of Southwick
Erik Stinehart of Southwick
Arif Alston of Westfield
Rebecca Cameron of Westfield
Stephanie Leahy of Westfield
Megan O’Grady of Westfield
Sean Tanguay of Westfield

Area Students Named to Champlain College Dean’s List
BURLINGTON, VT- The following area residents have been named to the Fall 2013 Dean’s List at Champlain College, a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion. The honored students are:
Diane Chabot of Southwick
Alisha Seney of Huntington
Spencer Martin of Blandford

Kevin Campbell of Westfield Named to Clarkson University Dean’s List

POTSDAM, NY – Kevin William Campbell of Westfield, a freshman majoring in electrical engineering, was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Clarkson University. Dean’s List students must achieve a minimum 3.25 grade-point average and also carry at least 14 credit hours.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Fall 2013 Deans List
WORCESTER – The following local residents were among 1,303 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the fall 2013 semester.
Natalie Diltz of Westfield, is a freshman majoring in engineering.
Michael Enko of Westfield, is a junior majoring in civil engineering and environmental and sustainability studies.
Thomas Hoctor of Westfield, is a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering.
Robert LaFlamme of Westfield, is a freshman majoring in engineering.
Benjamin Parent of Westfield, is a freshman majoring in biomedical engineering.
Brittany Rhodes of Westfield, is a junior majoring in biomedical engineering.
Melanie Wiater of Southwick, is a senior majoring in biomedical engineering.
A total of 1,303 undergraduate students achieved the criteria required for WPI’s fall 2013 Dean’s List. The criteria for the WPI Dean’s List differ from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean’s List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.

Area Students Named to Assumption College Dean’s List
WORCESTER – The following students have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Assumption College. To make the Dean’s List, Assumption students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Megan Beliveau of Westfield, class of 2014
Lauren Carrington of Westfield, class of 2014
James Lentini of Westfield, class of 2015

STCC Announces Dean’s List for Fall 2013
SPRINGFIELD – The following area residents were named to Springfield Technical Community College’s Fall 2013 Dean’s List. The Dean’s List is published each semester to recognize academic excellence. In order to be considered, students must carry a full-time course-load of 12 or more semester hours of college-level courses and achieve a 3.3 or above grade point average.
Westfield: Afia Asare Bediako, Jonathan Baczek, Julia Baranyuk, Ashlee Bard, Shauna Bennett, Patrick Bowler, Keenan Carver, Aliona Crasnova, Peter Csekovsky, Shelley Daly, Charlie Diaz, Steven Dionne, Emma Dubovaya, Brittany Egerton, Jennifer Gallagher, Abdel Kader Geraldo, Ousman Geraldo, Diana Iurco, Mirela Janik, William Keyes, Arsalaan Khawaja, Tara Konieczny, Yelena Kontsemal, Jessica Kozaczka, Alvina Lozko, Melissa Madamas, Yaroslav Mayboroda, Nelya Misiruk, Andrey Mosijchuk, Lilia Mosijchuk, Anton Nakhabenko, Terrence Pulley, Charity Roberts, Christina Rodriguez, Carla Rosati, Iliia Volkov, William Womeldorf, and Ann Yurovskih.

Southwick Resident Courtney Birchall Named to Stonehill College’s Fall 2013 Dean’s List
EASTON – Stonehill College recently named Southwick resident Courtney L. Birchall, a member of the Class of 2014, to its Dean’s List for the Fall 2013 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List at Stonehill, students must have a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and must have completed successfully all courses for which they were registered.

Mary Calabrese Receives Dean’s List Recognition at Paul Smith’s College
PAUL SMITHS, NY – Mary Calabrese of Westfield has been named to the dean’s list at Paul Smith’s College for the fall 2013 semester. Calabrese, who majors in baking and pastry arts, earned a semester average of 3.3 or higher to receive this distinction. Calabrese was also named an Adirondack Scholar, having achieved a cumulative average of at least 3.8.

Local Students Named to the University of Vermont Dean’s List
BURLINGTON, VT – The following students have been named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2013 semester at the University of Vermont.
Sylvia Lane of Southwick, a Biology major in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Bryant O’Connor of Westfield, a Geology major in the College of Arts & Sciences.
To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

Local Students Achieve Dean’s List Status for Fall 2013
NORTH ANDOVER – Merrimack College has announced the names of students who have achieved Dean’s List Status for Fall 2013. To achieve Deans’ List status, a student must earn a 3.25 gpa out of 4.0.
Conner McMahon of Westfield
Michael Reed of Westfield

University of Rhode Island names about 4,300 students to the Fall 2013 Dean’s List
KINGSTON, RI – The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that about 4,300 undergraduates have qualified for the Fall 2013 Dean’s List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York, New Jersey, and many other states and nations.
To be included on the Dean’s List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 quality point average.
The following students from your area were named to the Fall 2013 Dean’s List:
Alyssa Walker of Southwick
Krystle Schultz of Westfield

Nazareth College Announces Students on Dean’s List for Fall 2013
ROCHESTER, NY – Nazareth College announces its Dean’s List for the Fall of 2013 semester.
Nicole Charette of Westfield is a sophomore with a major in Sociology and Inclusive Education .
Brittany Hughes of Westfield is a senior with a major in Communication Science & Disorders and a minor in Psychology.
A student’s grade point average must be at least 3.5 or above, and they must complete 12 credit hours of graded work that semester in order to be included on the dean’s list at Nazareth.

Local Hamilton College Student Appearing in Choir Musical Candide

CLINTON – Shannon C. Boley, daughter of Kathleen Shea of Westfield and Christopher Boley of Woodstock, is appearing in the college’s choir musical production of Candide, Feb. 7-9, at Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts.
The musical Candide (National Theatre Version) features music by Leonard Bernstein, with book adapted from Voltaire by Hugh Wheeler in a New Version by John Caird. The fully staged musical is directed by G. Roberts Kolb with choreography by Nancy Long and set and lighting design by William DiPaolo.
Based on Voltaire’s novella of the same name, Candide opens in the mythical Westphalia, at Schloss Thunder-ten-Tronck, the ancestral home of the Baron. The Baron’s children, Cunegonde and Maximilian, along with their illegitimate cousin, Candide, and the maid, Paquette, are instructed by their tutor, Dr. Pangloss, that “all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.”
Boley, a first-year student, is a graduate of Westfield High School.
Hamilton College is a highly selective residential college offering a rigorous liberal arts curriculum. Students are challenged to think, write and speak critically, creatively and analytically, so that upon graduation they may distinguish themselves in both their professions and their communities.

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