Kathy Deng, daughter of Hongbing Deng and Dr Yanmin Yu of Sandy Hook, received her doctor of medicine degree from New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y., during a commencement ceremony on May 26. Dr Deng also earned the Citation of Service, Cor et Manus, award from the medical college. 

Jennifer L. Spanedda, daughter of Debra and Peter Spanedda of Sandy Hook, was named on the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Endicott College, Beverly, Mass. To be named on the dean’s list at the college, students must obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.5, receive no grade below a C, and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits for the semester.

Alex Hennessey, a music theory and composition major, was awarded Departmental Honors and Outstanding Student Award from the music department at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. To earn departmental honors students must have a 3.7 or higher grade point average. To be recognized with the Outstanding Student Award, a student’s artistic/scholarly contribution as determined by the department or program. Alex was also named on the spring 2010 semester’s dean’s list at the college with Highly Distinguished Honors. Alex is also enrolled in the pre-med program at the college, and earned the William Aiken Fellows Summer Enrichment Grant to conduct epigenetic research at the Yale School of Medicine in the ob/gyn department.

Alanna M. Gilbert of Sandy Hook has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at the University of Vermont, Burlington. Alanna is a first-year English major in the College of Arts & Sciences. To be named to the dean’s list at the university 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.

Allen Hubbard, son of Nancie and Allen Hubbard, was awarded a grant from Saint Michael’s College for a study in identification of transporters used in rice germination. Allen is a junior biology major , at the Burlington, Vt., Catholic college.

Christina Erocle and Lauren Sippin were named on the Dean’s List for the spring 2010 semester at Fairfield University.

Also at Fairfield University 1,247 diplomas were awarded to students at its commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 23. The following local residents were among those awarded: Anthony R Magliocco of Sandy Hook, bachelor of science in accounting; Marisa D Muraskiewicz, bachelor of arts in psychology; Casey H Frobey of Sandy Hook, bachelor of science in marketing; Carolina R Castellano, bachelor of science in nursing; Christine R Fontana, bachelor of science in nursing; Leslie Trudell, master of arts in school counseling; Hilary A McDevitt, master of arts in elementary education; Joseph M DeFeo, master of business administration-accounting; Kristin M. Tuite of Sandy Hook, bachelor of science in nursing; Cheri E Ross of Sandy Hook, bachelor of science in professional studies-liberal studies; and Terese M Kowalski, master of business administration-international business.

Drew University, Madison, N.H., student Jennifer K. Nikola was named to the university’s dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester. Students must earn a grade point average of 3.4 or above to qualify for the dean’s list.

Alexandra S. Caracciolo and Ethan S. Reed were named on the Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., spring 2010 semester dean’s list. To qualify, students must attempt at least 12 credit hours graded on the A-F option and earn a 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester.

On May 29, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, held  its commencement exercises for the 2010 graduates. Among this year’s graduates were William Raleigh Jacob, an economics and English major who was Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude,  and Megan Byrd Rawson, a biology major.

The following Newtown residents were named to Western Connecticut State University’s dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester: Kimberly Andrews, Richard Andrews, Jesse Birden, Brett Burroughs, Christopher Cardelle, Rebecca Davila, William Dornburgh, Chelsea Fowler, Anthony Gadoci, Courtney Gesualdi, Sarah Hall, Erica Helsel, Matthew Kocet, Fatbardha Kodzodziku, Michael Mark, Jacqueline Melycher, Daniel Mortensen, Thomas Mortensen, Adam Nanavaty, Lauren Pade, Sarah Paschall, Constance Ricciardi, Elissa Robertson, Diana Siebert, Zachariah Silver, James Tanner, Karen Whippie, and Nancy Wilder. The following Sandy Hook residents were also named on Western Connecticut State University’s spring semester 2010 dean’s list: Kialynn Bird, Kristin Boyle, Scott Buchta, Adam Calderone, Dennis Conti, Melissa Fracker, Andrew Friedman, Zachary Gaberel, Lindsey Jones, Kayla Koschel, Emily Lockhart, Willliam McMullan, Melissa Metzger, Abigail Radzimirski, Steven Schmidt, Dana Taylor, and Kate Veccharelli.

Megan Kristen Rogers of Sandy Hook, daughter of Linda and Robert Rogers, was named to the dean’s list for the 2010 spring semester at Juniata College, Huntingdon, Penn.

Michael Charles Miller received a bachelor of arts degree from Drew University, Madison, N.J., on Saturday, May 15, at the university’s 142nd commencement ceremony.

Nicole Bounty was been named on the spring semester 2010 dean’s list at Salve Regina University, Newport, R.I. Nicole is a freshman at the university. To qualify for the dean’s list at the university, full-time undergraduate students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.6 with no grade below a B during the semester.

Stephen Dworkin and Rasul Hafizov of Sandy Hook were named on the dean’s honors list at Connecticut College, New London, for the spring semester 2010. Elizabeth Maret of Sandy Hook was named to the dean’s high honors list at the college. The dean’s honors list recognizes students who earned a grade point average of at least 3.3, and the dean’s high honors list recognizes students who earned a grade point average of at least 3.7 during the semester.

The following students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, for the spring semester of the 2009-2010 academic year: Thomas Dolzall, who earned high honors; Marleigh Sullivan, who earned highest honors, Jillian Tanner, who earned highest honors; Emily Goldman of Sandy Hook, who earned high honors; and Dana Happel of Sandy Hook, who earned highest honors. Highest honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.7 or better out of a possible 4.0, and students with a 3.5 to 3.69 average are awarded high honors.