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Education

February 28, 2013

On Campus

Items for the “On Campus” feature come from schools, families and the students themselves. They can be sent to the Townsman via an email to townsman@andovertownsman.com. Please put “On Campus” in the subject line of the email.

Katie Kucharski of Random Lane has been named to the president’s list for the fall 2012 semester at the University of Alabama, described by the school as the academic elite at Alabama. The president’s list recognizes students who earn a 4.0 grade point average while earning at least 12 credit hours of work.

Elizabeth Cranney of Andover has earned dean’s list status for the fall 2012 semester at Lasell College. A member of the Class of 2014, Cranney is majoring in fashion communication and promotion.

Endicott College has announced that two students from Andover made the school’s dean’s list for the fall 2012 semester. To qualify for Endicott’s dean’s list, a student must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.5, receive no grade below a C, and be enrolled in at least 12 credits. Earning dean’s list honors at the Beverly, Mass. college were: Olivia Deary Evans, daughter of John and Jennifer Evans, who is a senior majoriing in psychology; and Taggart Sterling Muggia, son of Robert and Melanie Muggia, a junior majoring in English.

Kathryn Sullivan, a member of the class of 2016 at Connecticut College, was named to the dean’s high honors list for the 2012 fall semester. At Connecticut College, dean’s high honors is a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.78.

Shannon Conway, a psychology and special education major and member of the Class of 2015, was named to the Marist College dean’s list for the fall 2012 semester.

Allison Lindsey Hyde was named to the fall semester dean’s list at Radford University. Hyde, daughter of Kenneth R. Hyde and Linda Look, is a senior design major. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have taken 15 or more credit hours and have a grade point average of 3.4 or above with no grade below a C.

Tyler Hinton, a junior College of Business student at Creighton University, was named to the fall dean’s list for the 2012-2013 academic year. Full-time students who earn a 3.5 grade point average or better are eligible for the dean’s honor roll.

Timothy Duffy, a senior majoring in accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business, was named to the Virginia Tech dean’s list for the fall 2012 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must attempt at least 12 credit hours graded on the “A” through “F” option and earn a 3.4 grade point average during the semester.

The following students from Andover were named to the University of Massachusetts Amherst dean’s list for the fall 2012 semester: Ryan Beaumont, Tara Benson, Sarah Brown, Thomas Kim, Sarah Oteri, Shannon Quinlan, Sanjay Singh and Shannon Watts. In order to qualify, an undergraduate student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or better on a four-point scale.

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