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Lasell College
Michael Holihan, of Northampton, recently was named to the dean’s list at Lasell College, Newton, Mass., for the fall semester of 2016.
Holihan, whose major is communication, is a member of the class of 2018 and was among 722 students honored in the fall 2016 semester.
To achieve the dean’s list, each student must be full time carrying 12 or more graded credits for the semester with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
An innovative educational institution for more than 160 years, Lasell is an independent coeducational college emphasizing the integration of professional and liberal arts programs leading to bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The campus is situated on a 53-acre campus eight miles from downtown Boston.
York College
More than 1,400 students were named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at York College of Pennsylvania. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Coplay: Sarah Schaffer, a sophomore early elementary/special education major
Whitehall: Elliot Mortimer, a senior sport management major; Emily Turek, a senior early elementary education major
A private college located in south-central Pennsylvania, York College offers more than 50 baccalaureate majors in professional programs, the sciences and humanities to its 4,600 undergraduate students. The college also offers master’s programs in business, education and nursing and a doctorate in nursing practice.
Kutztown University
More than 1,650 students have been named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at Kutztown University. To be eligible for dean’s list, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum GPA of 3.6.
Catasauqua: Quinn Bachman, Brittney Ann Bilheimer, Tabitha Blake Martinez
Coplay: Dana Marie Bachman, Christopher John Schweikert
Whitehall: Cassandra Lee Bartos, Ashley Marie Brazier, Jessica Marie Brokenshire, Zachary Daniel Delp, Samantha Jill Donohue, Brett T. Girardi, Logan L. Helfrich, Anthony Thien Huynh, Kayla Anne Kohler, Justin D. Miller, Cynthia Margarita Salcedo, Cassandra Leigh Schmidt, Angelica Monee Vincent, Claudia Walakovits, Kaitlyn Marie Weber
Founded in 1866, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (KU), a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is located on 289 acres nestled in the East Penn Valley in Berks County, between Reading and Allentown. KU students select from more than 100 areas of study within four colleges in a diverse liberal arts academic environment. To complement their studies, KU’s NCAA Division II athletics program with 21 varsity sports joins the more than 160 student clubs and organizations providing students with a variety of activities for learning and discovery. For more information, visit kutztown.edu.
Lebanon Valley College
Zac Edwards, of Catasauqua, is one of more than 650 Lebanon Valley College (LVC) students named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of 2016.
Edwards, a graduate of Catasauqua High School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and business administration at LVC.
Dean’s list students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4.
Lebanon Valley College, Annville, is a private, coeducational college founded in 1866 and dedicated to the liberal arts. The college offers 40 undergraduate majors plus self-designed majors and a range of minors, concentrations and pre-professional options, as well as graduate degree programs in athletic training, business administration, music education, physical therapy, science in STEM education and speech-language pathology. The college has 1,608 full-time undergraduate students and 108 full-time faculty.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
Michael D. Saccani, of Whitehall, has been named to the dean’s list at West Virginia University for the fall 2016 semester.
Saccani is a freshman majoring in global supply chain management.
Students must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher to qualify for this honor.