Central Penn

Students named to dean's list

The following students were named to the dean's list for either the summer, fall 2013 and/or winter 2014 term at Central Penn College, Harrisburg.

Allentown: Cassandra Culhane, majoring in criminal justice administration, Francisco Pereira, majoring in business administration;

Breinigsville: Natalie Murray, majoring in corporate communications, and Thomas Murray, majoring in business administration.

To qualify for the dean's list students must carry six or more credits and earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or better for the term.

Connecticut

Allentown man

on honors list

Samuel Gevirtz, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College, and a resident of Allentown, was named to the dean's honors list for the 2014 spring semester.

Dean's honors is a recognition for students who have earned a grade-point average of at least 3.65, and dean's high honors is a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.77.

ARIZONA STATE

LOCAL STUDENT

EARNS DEAN'S LIST

ALEXANDRA COPE OF ALLENTOWN RECEIVED ACADEMIC HONORS FROM THE SCHOOL OF LETTERS AND SCIENCES AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY BY BEING NAMED TO THE DEAN'S LIST FOR THE FALL 2013 SEMESTER.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO EARN 12 OR MORE GRADED SEMESTER HOURS DURING A SEMESTER WITH A GPA OF 3.50 OR HIGHER ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE DEAN'S LIST.

MCDANIEL

VALLEY STUDENT

RECEIVES HONORS

ADRIENNE NICHOLS OF ALLENTOWN WAS NAMED TO THE MCDANIEL COLLEGE FALL 2013 DEAN'S LIST WITH HONORS.

HIGHEST HONORS ARE EARNED FOR A SEMESTER GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.90 OR HIGHER, HIGH HONORS FOR A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.70-3.89, AND HONORS FOR A 3.50-3.69 AVERAGE.

U. of Albany

Schnecksville

student honored

Carly Fuhrman of Schnecksville was named to the 2014 spring semester distinguished dean's list at the University of Albany.

Bucknell Univ.

Le conducting research

Chau Bao Le of Breinigsville is conducting an undergraduate research project this summer at Bucknell University.

The project, evaluating the crystal structure and its effect on biodegradability of polylactic acid using twin-screw extrusion, solid-state shear pulverization and solid-state melt extrusion, is being conducted with Professor Kat Wakabayashi of the chemical engineering department.

Le, the daughter of Anh Truong and Minh Le, is a graduate of Parkland High School.

She is majoring in chemical engineering.

Miami Univ.

Valley student

on dean's list

Tori Seto of Allentown was named to the Miami University spring 2014 dean's list.

Miami University students who ranked in the top 20 percent of undergraduate students within each division for first semester 2013-14 were named to the dean's list recognizing academic performance.

U. of Delaware

Student takes

part in charity

Elad Schor joined hundreds of Blue Hens from the University of Delaware in lending a helping hand to communities in need in various U.S. cities this spring break.

The University of Delaware's alternative spring break program sent approximately 200 students to participate in alternative spring break projects in New Orleans, Florida, New Jersey, West Virginia, Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Saint Vincent

Schnecksville student honored

Abigail Geisel of Schnecksville, a senior at Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, majoring in communication, was named to the 2013 fall semester dean's list.