Alicia Woolf of Sandy Hook made the Dean’s List at the University of Maryland for the spring 2008 semester. She is a member of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the university.

 Wendy Borst, daughter of Laurie and Jim Borst of Sandy Hook, has made the Dean’s List for the spring 2008 semester at Temple University in Philadelphia. She is a photo-journalism major, who had to earn over a 3.5 GPA to get recognized for the Dean’s List. She also spent the last semester abroad in Rome, Italy.

Sarah Elizabeth Hartlett, daughter of Ibel and Ted Hartlett of Newtown, was honored at the spring 2008 Honors Convocation at Gordon College in Wenham, Mass., for making the Dean’s List. To qualify for the Dean’s List at Gordon, a student must carry at least 12 credits for the term and have a grade-point average of 3.50 to 3.74, with no grade below a C.   

Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Penn., also announced its Dean’s List for the spring 2008 semester and Jenna Van Waalwijk of Newtown, who will graduate in 2010 and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard C. Waalwijk, made the list. She is a business administration psychology major.

Sarah Jean Champagne of Newtown graduated  from Colby-Sawyer College, New London, N.H., with a bachelor of science degree Saturday, May 10. She majored in community and environmental sciences.

Shane Blomberg of Newtown, an industrial design major, and Heather Tracey of Newtown, a interior design major, both made the Dean’s List at Savannah (Ga.) College of Art and Design for the spring 2008 quarter. Students who make the Dean’s List must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher to make the list.

Alexander E. Rote, a Sandy Hook resident, earned recognition on the Dean’s List for the spring 2008 semester at  Curry College, Milton, Mass.

Boston University awarded academic degrees to 5,760 students in May, and three local residents were among the graduates. Sean E. Rawsome received a bachelor of arts in mathematics and was recognized as Cum Laude. Timothy D. Murtha earned a bachelor of arts in biology and was recognized as Cum Laude. Nicole J. Mangarella received a master of arts in editorial studies.

In recognition of outstanding academic achievement Southern New Hampshire University has named Kyle Palo, son of Richard and Beverly Palo on, on the Dean’s List for the spring 2008 semester. He is a finance information technology major, and he will be entering his junior year at the school this fall.

Matthew Smarrella, son of Cathy and James Smarrella of Newtown, graduated from the Marines on June 20. He will be going to combat training next in North Carolina, and after he will be going to transportation school in Missouri.

Kelley E. Fitzgerald of Newtown graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in communications from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. Alexa A. Vacaro of Newtown also graduated from the University of Scranton, and she received a bachelor of science degree in elementary education.

Central Connecticut State University announced this week that six local residents made Dean’s List for the spring 2008 semester. Bridget Coughlin, Ryan Kelly, and Sonja Taylor of Newtown and Gregory Kraushaar, Rory Morrissey, and Matthew Pellicone of Sandy Hook all made the list. In order to make Dean’s List at Central Connecticut State University students must have at least 12 academic credits for the semester and earn a 3.50 GPA out of a possible 4.0 point system.

Eastern Connecticut State University also released its Dean’s List for the spring 2008 semester this week, and five local residents made the list. Matthew Myslewski, Melissa Russell, and Bethany Weber of Newtown, and Brian Duffy and Meghan O’Day of Sandy Hook made the list. Both full and part-time students can make Dean’s List at Eastern Connecticut State University, and the students are just some of the roughly 5,000 students attending the university.

Local residents attending Western Connecticut State University also made the Dean’s List there. The students from Newtown who made the Dean’s List are Edmunt P. Breitling, Tamra L. Brennan, Rebecca L. Davila, Rebekah A. Foote, Samantha J. Harrison, Erica L. Helsel, Adam A. King, Nicole M. Labrozzi, Lauren J. Mattegat, Jacqueline T. Melycher, Zachary E. Miller, Suzanne D. Monroe, Daniel S. Mortensen, Carol L. Ogdan, Kimberly A. Parrilla, Sarah M. Paschall, Christian J. Power, Alyssa R. Scalora, Nicole M. Siebert, Zachariah Silver, Eric M. Socci, Corinne K. Speidel, Lauren A. Staple, Caitlin G. Sullivan, Sean M. Tracey, Karren E. Whippie, Crystal R. Wilder, and Katelyn M. Wise. The students from Sandy Hook who made Dean’s List at WestConn are Adam J. Berlingeri, Alexander P. Caruso, Sarah E. DeVillis, Joshua E. Fintz, Kathryn A. Fullman, Sarah M. Hemingway, Scott R. Jackson, Kayla E. Koschel, Melissa C. Metzger, John D. Miller, Laura A. Nadriczny, Lisandra Santana, Dana L. Taylor, Kate M. Veccharelli and Paula J. Wickman. 

Local residents who are attending Southern Connecticut State University also made the Dean’s List for this last semester. Stephen D. Chuddy, Ross Andrew Janutolo, Jaclyn Lee Lockwood, and Rebecca M. Mason of Newtown, and Carola Wipprecht Aldrich, Ian Armitage, Eliza Lockhart Hallabeck, Amanda Elyse Shevlin, Benjamin Max Striano, and Henry Wilson Washburn of Sandy Hook all made the top ten percent of their graduating class in their major.

The Gunnery, a preparatory school for 300 students in grades nine through 12 in Washington, had three local students make the Dean’s List this past semester. Amanda J. Kloth, Jared C. Kloth and Shelby Q. Sisco all made the Dean’s List.

Francesca Piscitelli, a Newtown resident, is a member of Lycoming College’s is a member of Gamma Sigma Alpha, a national Greek academic honor society. She is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in psychology and business administration with a specialization in management.