Away from Home Announcements December

Erica Johns, a Marmora native, received academic honors from Arizona State University by making the University’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2014 semester. Undergraduate students who earn 12 or more graded semester hours during a semester in residence at ASU with a GPA of 3.50 or higher are eligible for the Dean’s List.
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Casey Cattie, of Ocean City, qualified for the Fall 2014 Dean’s List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.
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Carly Taylor of Marmora, was among the 699 Lebanon Valley College students named to the Dean’s List for high academic marks in the fall semester. Dean’s list students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 out of 4.0.
Taylor, a graduate of Ocean City High School, made the list while pursuing a bachelor of science in early childhood education and special education.
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More than 300 students graduated from York College of Pennsylvania on Dec. 17. Kevin Collins of Ocean City, earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. Austin Johnson of Avalon, earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing.
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Fifteen of Widener Law’s newest alumni from the school’s Wilmington, Del. campus took their oaths and were inducted into the Pennsylvania Bar Association recently at a ceremony for Widener Law graduates.
Four alumni judges presided over the Dec. 4 event, officially named the Widener University School of Law Hon. Charles P. Mirarchi Jr. Pennsylvania Bar Induction Ceremony.
Judge Paul P. Panepinto ’76 of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Civil Trial Division, gave the keynote, while other remarks came from Judge George W. Overton, ’86, of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Civil Trial Division, Administrative Judge Margaret T. Murphy, ’77, of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Family Division and Judge Joel S. Johnson, ’91, of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Family Division. Alumnus William P. Fedullo, ’76, chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, moved for the graduates’ admissions.
The inductees were all May 2014 graduates of the Delaware campus. They included:
Craig Burke, of Wildwood Crest, N.J. 08260. He is married to Heather Burke and is the son of Jack and Kathleen Burke of Wildwood Crest.
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A total of 455 students marched in Coastal Carolina University’s fall commencement ceremony Dec. 13, the largest group to participate in December graduation exercises at CCU. Approximately 590 total candidates were eligible to receive degrees.
Commencement speaker Edgar L. Dyer, longtime CCU professor and administrator, spoke about the importance of universal public education in the advancement of free and civil societies.
Kayla Iannace of Marmora, NJ, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sport Science.
Brandon Naperstek of Woodbine, NJ, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design.
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La Salle University senior Matthew Accardi is interning this semester with the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) of Philadelphia.
An economics and finance double major, Accardi is working with the FRB’s Business Outlook Survey.
“It surveys regional manufacturing firms and asks basic economic questions,” said Accardi in a release, who is from Stone Harbor and a graduate of Wildwood Catholic High School. “This survey is widely read and moves markets when it is released. I get to work in every step of the survey’s development and processing.”
Accardi began La Salle undecided on a major, but, after taking introductory courses on economics he decided to concentrate in the field.
“I enjoy the intuitive approach necessary in studying and succeeding in the field of economics,” stated Accardi. “Economics is constantly evolving and new, exciting opportunities seem to be constantly arising.”
Mike E. Trebing, senior economic analyst at FRB, said Accardi is, “very organized. A good listener. He takes good notes and utilizes them to remember tasks performed up to six months ago. This is very important in developing effective research skills and in the learning process.”
“He also said he had very little, if any, programming experience, but picked up on that as well,” Trebing added. “Most importantly, I think he took the sage advice of Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser, who, during the welcoming of our interns, said that they should add value and make good recommendations to improve the way we do things.”
According to the FRB, more than 3,500 students applied for 35 intern spots this semester.
Recently, Accardi was inducted into La Salle’s Alpha Epsilon Honor Society, which recognized high scholarship and community service. He volunteers at Cristo Rey High School in Philadelphia and at the Crest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Court House.