Slippery Rock University

Hale, Huymaier earn dean’s list

Slippery Rock University has announced Makenzie Hale and Andrew Huymaier, both of Northampton, have earned dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester. The dean’s list consists of SRU undergraduate students who earned an adjusted semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher, based on a schedule of at least 12 newly attempted and earned credits.

Slippery Rock University is a four-year, public, coeducational, regional comprehensive university that offers a broad array of undergraduate and select graduate programs to more than 8,000 students. SRU is one of 10 institutions and 14 campuses that make up Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. SRU is fully accredited by the Middle State Commission on Higher Learning.

Founded in 1889, SRU is shaped by its teaching (normal) school heritage. For more than 130 years, the university has embraced the same hard-working, tenacious personality espoused by the people of western Pennsylvania. With a steadfast yet adaptable commitment to intellectual development, leadership and civic responsibility, SRU provides students with a comprehensive learning experience that helps them become engaged citizens and succeed in their lives and professional careers.

Lehigh University

Students named to dean’s list

Students at Lehigh University attained dean’s list in spring 2024. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses.

Bath: Nick Caiazzo, Owen Laury, Vito Russo

Catasauqua: Peyton Taniser, Katie Verenna

Coplay: Emily Wegrzyn, Joe Algard, Metri Zughbi

Northampton: Caitlyn Kratzer

Walnutport: Jess Costenbader, Gavin Kocher, Francesco Nota

Whitehall: Andy Chung, Marshall Guiher, Morgan Guiher, Gaby Haik, Tom Lin, Aj Tabarani, Connor Zappe

For more than 150 years, Lehigh University (lehigh.edu) has combined outstanding academic and learning opportunities with leadership in fostering innovative research. The institution is among the nation’s most selective, highly ranked private research universities. Lehigh’s five colleges in the arts and sciences, business, education, health and the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science provide opportunities to 7,000-plus students to discover and grow in an academically rigorous environment along with a supportive, engaged campus community.

Lebanon Valley College

Dean’s list is announced

Lebanon Valley College congratulates the more than 800 students named to the dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester. Dean’s list students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 out of 4.0.

Bath: Cody Schucker, a graduate of Northampton Area High School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in exercise science.

Coplay: Syenna Young, a graduate of Whitehall High School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in English; Andrew Rowland, a graduate of Parkland High School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in exercise science.

Northampton: Payton Huff, a graduate of Northampton Area High School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in actuarial science; Tyler Kauffman, a graduate of Northampton Area High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in exercise science.

Whitehall: Megan Kelly, a graduate of Whitehall High School, is pursuing a Master of Science in speech-language pathology

Lebanon Valley College, founded in 1866, offers 50 majors in the health professions, sciences, business and digital media, arts and humanities and education. Hands-on learning, internships and research are emphasized. LVC offers five direct-entry (bachelor’s to master’s) programs in accounting/MBA 3+1, athletic training 3+2, clinical mental health counseling 3+2, engineering 3+2 and speech-language pathology 3+2 and a nationally recognized six-year doctor of physical therapy program. There are more than a dozen graduate degrees, including an MBA and master’s in clinical mental health counseling, education, exercise science and intelligence and security studies.

Close faculty-student relationships and mentoring are hallmarks of the LVC experience on its 370-acre campus. The college encourages student participation in athletics, with 40% competing as NCAA Division III student-athletes in the Middle Atlantic Conference, and student leadership and involvement in more than 90 clubs and organizations, many of which are community-service focused. LVC offers generous financial aid and guaranteed merit scholarships that exceeded $52 million in 2023-24. Career success is integrated into the curriculum through the Edward and Lynn Breen Center for Career and Professional Development starting during the first year on campus.

Located 8 miles from Hershey, this college of 1,600 undergraduate and 400-plus graduate students produces alumni who attend prestigious graduate and professional schools and are employed by top companies and school districts.

James Madison University

Schmeckenbecher graduates

Graydon Schmeckenbecher, of Whitehall, graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from James Madison University during commencement exercises in May 2024. Schmeckenbecher was among more than 4,482 students who received undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Founded in 1908, James Madison University is a public university located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. JMU is one of the nation’s leading lights in higher education, where students enjoy engaging relationships with world-class faculty who drive education innovation and support advanced research. With state-of-the art amenities and facilities, students have access to NCAA Division 1 athletics. JMU also has the highest post-graduation job levels of all Virginia colleges.

James Madison University

Morrow, Schmeckenbecher named to dean’s list

Northampton resident Angelina Morrow and Whitehall resident Graydon Schmeckenbecher have been named to the dean’s list at James Madison University for the spring 2024 semester. Students who earn dean’s list honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA between 3.5 and 3.899.

Morrow is majoring in health sciences, and Schmeckenbecher earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science.

Founded in 1908, James Madison University is a public university located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. JMU is one of the nation’s leading lights in higher education, where students enjoy engaging relationships with world-class faculty who drive education innovation and support advanced research. With state-of-the art amenities and facilities, students have access to NCAA Division 1 athletics. JMU also has the highest post-graduation job levels of all Virginia colleges.

Kutztown University

Dean’s list is announced

In the spring 2024 semester, 1,987 students have been named to the dean’s list at Kutztown University. To be eligible for this honor, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum GPA of 3.6.

Bath: Tyler J. Bell, Paige A. Mathur, Andre Allen Paz, Gillian J. Rogerson, Katelyn Stuhldreher, Caitlyn C. Tomaro

Catasauqua: Valerie Davidheiser, Julia Dolon, Parker Grace Dungan, Stella Geneva Jones, Emily Miller, Tyler James Monahan, Abdiel Omar Montalvo Santiago, Chloe P. Moyer, Matthew Alexander Ritter, Ashley Turi Ritter, Juliza Nicor Rodriguez, Cole T. Schiffer, Mason John Schlofer, Jake Edward Velez, Kaitlyn Weiss, Wyatt Mathew Younes

Coplay: Sara Autumn Johnson, Ollie Stroup

Danielsville: Rebekkah Galicki, Haley M. Morales

Northampton: Emilymary B. Baab, Tanner C. Benckini, Corinne M. Benner, Cassidy Cassidy Bordonaro, Jill Rose Borger, Bailey M. Brossman, Hannah Mae Crenko, Aurora Valencia Fantozzi, Caitlyn A. Fenstermaker, Samarjit S. Gill, Conner R. Grabfelder, Kay R. Hacker, Dezarae Marie Kirk, Patrick Perrin, Jillian B. Scheel, Maria Thamara Shehab, Sierra R. Strittmatter, Joseph Robert Tiwold

Walnutport: Kendyl Fichter, Sierra Franco, Wesley Hoyle, Natalie Grace Keller, Brooke Marie Peters, Emma Schmoyer, Michael William Seidick, Cody L. Storm

Whitehall: Destiny S. Abreu, Rieanna Jennifer Atiyeh, Angela Christine Bruneio, Britney Burro, Matthew Eskander, Marquett Angel Ferrell, Allison L. Gerancher, Sydney Catherine Holderman, Logan Kester, Thomas M. Kloss, Juno Krafchek, Makaela M. Letayf, Landon Abbas Mahmoud, Calvin N. Mendoza, Joelle Elizabeth Perelli, Rosetta Angela Teutonico, Kadisha Vallejo, Sophie Zahradnik

Founded in 1866, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a proud member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, located on 289 acres nestled in the beautiful East Penn Valley in Berks County. As the region’s center for excellence in academics, culture and public engagement, KU’s programs and reputation for quality offer students the opportunity to discover lifelong avenues of learning and discovery. KU students select from more than 130 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 22 varsity sports joins the more than 160 student clubs and organizations providing students with a variety of activities for learning and discovery.

GROVE CITY COLLEGE

Diem named to dean’s list

Evan Diem, of Coplay, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester at Grove City College.

Diem is a chemistry major.

He is a 2023 homeschool graduate and the son of Dr. and Mrs. Conrad Diem (Lucinda).

Students eligible for the dean’s list have a GPA of 3.4 to 3.59.

Grove City College is a highly distinctive, nationally ranked comprehensive Christian liberal arts college that equips students to pursue their unique callings through a Christ-centered, academically excellent and affordable learning and living experience. The college is grounded in permanent ideas and conservative values, committed to the foundations of free society, and develops leaders of the highest proficiency, purpose and principles to advance the common good.

Established in 1876, Grove City College is a pioneer in independent private education and accepts no federal funds. It offers students degrees in more than 60 majors on a 180-acre campus north of Pittsburgh. Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the college is routinely ranked as one of the country’s top colleges by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and others based on academic quality and superior outcomes.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS

Dean’s list is announced

Justin Fry, of Northampton, and Kyle Dougherty, of Whitehall, have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2024 term at University of Maryland Global Campus.

To be eligible for the honor, a student must have completed at least six credits during the term, earned a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the term and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.

University of Maryland Global Campus was founded more than 75 years ago to serve the higher education needs of working adults and military service members. Today, UMGC is the largest provider of postsecondary education in Maryland and continues its global tradition with online and hybrid courses, more than 175 classroom and service locations worldwide and more than 135 degrees and certificates backed by the reputation of a state university and the University System of Maryland.

Paul Smith’s College

McDonald earns degree, honors

Paul Smith’s College is pleased to announce Alexis Grace McDonald, of Walnutport, graduated in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in environmental sciences.

McDonald was also named to the Adirondack Scholars and dean’s list honors for spring 2024.

At Paul Smith’s College, it’s about the experience. As the only four-year institution of higher education located in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York, Paul Smith’s provides real-world, hands-on learning in fields such as business and hospitality, culinary management, forestry, environmental sciences and natural resources.