Away from Home Announcements for July

Colgate University Class of 2017 member Ryan Hildebrandt, a Japanese major from Court House, has earned the spring Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence.
The Dean’s Award at Colgate is awarded to students with a 3.30 or higher term average.
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Justin Tomlin of Cape May has been named to the Spring 2016 Dean’s List at Florida Institute of Technology. 
To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 or more graded credits in a semester with a semester grade point average of at least 3.4.
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The following local students earned academic honors from Cabrini College, now Cabrini University, for the spring semester: 
Alexis Douglass of Cape May was named to the Dean’s List. 
Alexa Piro of Cape May was named to the President’s List. 
Taylor Franchville of Court House was named to the Dean’s List. 
Kristina Startare of Court House was named to the Dean’s List. 
Kevin Laffey of Wildwood was named to the Dean’s List. 
Helene Shapley of Wildwood was named to the Dean’s List. 
Salvatore Zampirri of Wildwood was named to the Dean’s List. 
Dean’s List students have achieved a GPA of 3.5-3.89 for coursework completed at Cabrini with a minimum of 15 credits. President’s List students have achieved a GPA of 3.9 or higher for coursework completed at Cabrini with a minimum of 15 credits.
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Rochester Institute of Technology celebrated its 131st Academic Convocation in May. Diplomas were distributed to graduates following the event at separate ceremonies held by each of RIT’s nine colleges and two academic centers. Local residents who graduated include:
James Curtis of Court House received a BS/MS in computer science from RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.
Haley Robinson of Marmora who received a BS in ASL-English interpretation from RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
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Lafayette College students were named to the Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the spring 2016 semester. Each student achieved at least a 3.60 semester grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Ryan Burke of Court House. Burke is a graduate of Middle Township High School.
Emma Leeds of Marmora. Leeds is a graduate of Ocean City High School.
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Haley Robinson of Marmora made the Dean’s List at the Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring 2016 semester. Robinson is studying ASL-English interpretation.
Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” or “F”; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.
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The following students earned dean’s list honors for the Spring 2016 semester at Saint Joseph’s University:
Fiona Devine of Woodbine – Interdisciplinary Health Services
Samantha DiTroia of Marmora – Psychology 
Neve Marino of Wildwood – Elementary Ed. Pre K-4th 
Kylie Raab of Ocean City – Elementary Ed. Pre K-4th 
Andrew Ziccardi of Wildwood – Economics 
Ashley Conrad of Ocean View – Food Marketing 
Tara McBride of Wildwood – International Business 
Marjorie Schoultz of Marmora – Food Marketing Co-Op 
Mia Tomkins of Marmora – Food Marketing 
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Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its spring 2016 Dean’s List. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List at Loyola, a student must achieve a minimum GPA of at least 3.500 for the term, provided that, in the term they have successfully completed courses totaling a minimum of 15 credits.
The following local students have achieved this honor and indicated that Loyola can release their directory information:
Madeline Crowell, a member of the class of 2019, from Petersburg
Devon Terwilliger, a member of the class of 2019, from Woodbine
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Moravian College announces that the following local residents earned Dean’s Honor List standing for the Spring Semester of the 2015-2016 academic year at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 
Hade Smith, class of 2017, from Court House. 
Chris Mayer, class of 2016, from Erma. 
Students who carry three or more course units during a fall or spring term and attain a GPA for the term of 3.50 or higher are placed on the Dean’s Honor List.
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Stevenson University women’s swim team member Krista McGowen, of Wildwood Crest, is honored alongside her team as a Scholar All-American by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA). The Mustangs are one of the 658 teams chosen as a Scholar All-America Team across the nation, and one of only nine teams recognized in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC).
In order to be recognized to this honor, the entire team must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. The Mustangs achieved a combined GPA of 3.44 during the spring semester.
McGowen is also one of the 54 student-athletes to be named to the 2016 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Winter Academic Honor Roll. Athletes were chosen from both men’s and women’s basketball, swimming, and indoor track and field teams.
In order to be recognized as part of the academic honor roll, a student-athlete must play a varsity sport while maintaining a semester GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
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Angela Guido, of Ocean City, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, has been named to the Honors List for the Spring 2016 semester.
To qualify for the Honor’s List, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).
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In Commencement exercises May 17, Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) conferred more than 3,000 degrees, ranging from associates to doctorates, on graduates, at MetLife Stadium.
Cindy Cassidy, of Ocean View, has earned a BA in individualized studies at FDU’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck.
Amy Blose, of Ocean View, has earned an MA in industrial/organizational psychology at FDU’s Florham Campus in Madison.
David Catanoso, of Seaville, has earned an MS in computer science at FDU’s Florham Campus in Madison.
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Ocean City resident, Angela Guido, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s (FDU) Florham in Madison, has been inducted into FDU’s Phi Zeta Kappa honor society for the Spring 2016 semester.
Eligibility for membership in the University’s junior honor society is established by completing at least the first 60 credits toward an undergraduate degree. Of these, 44 must have been earned at Fairleigh Dickinson and a CGPR of 3.20 must have been maintained for all of them. All the preceding requirements must have been fulfilled prior to the accumulation of 80 credits toward the undergraduate degree.
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Stevenson University freshman Lauren Novsak, from Court House, was recognized as the recipient of the 2015-2016 Emerging Leader Award during the clubs and organizations banquet.
The Emerging Leader award recognizes a first year student that has demonstrated exemplary leadership and commitment to the values of Stevenson during his or her first year of college.
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Widener University Delaware Law School Dean Rodney A. Smolla announced dean’s list students for the Spring 2016 semester. Students named to the list earned a grade point average in the top 20 percent of their class and division for the semester. They included:
Zachary Gorecke of Avalon
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Dr. Bashar Hanna, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Delaware Valley University, announced that Olivia Gardner of Clermont, earned a degree (B.S., Animal Science) from Delaware Valley University in May 2016.
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The following local residents participated in the 2016 Commencement Ceremony at The College of New Jersey May 19 and May 20:
Megan Devlin, of Marmora, Bachelor of Science, Health and Exercise Science
Jessica McGlynn, of Marmora, Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies
Martin Murray, of Marmora, Bachelor of Arts, International Studies
Kelly Williamson, of Petersburg, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing
Delanie Libro, of Woodbine, Bachelor of Science, Health and Exercise Science
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Cody A. McLaughlin of Court House received a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Norwich University at the May 14 commencement ceremony held in NU’s Shapiro Field House.