Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn., has named the following area residents to the dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester: from Colts Neck – Tessa Fieramosca and Colt Luzzi; from Englishtown – Julia Cafaro and Kaitlyn Nicastro; from Freehold – Stephanie Appow, Anthony Celestre, Andrew DePass, Kimberly Herbert, Amanda Hunt, Camryn Hurley, Kristen MacFarlane, Christina McCool, Nicole Mella, Skylar Nowicki, Michael Reilly, Sara Weiss and Rachel White; from Manalapan – Kathryn Deluca, Jamie Larkin, John Larkin, Francesca Marchiano, Alexandria Persico, Bianca Pisani and Sabrina Scorsese; from Marlboro – Sarah Daghestani, Macie Ditillo, Shaun Fishman, Skylar Levy, Kayla Marcano, Bari Moslowitz, Julia Stracquadanio and Gabriella Vaysman; and from Morganville – Paul Cappuzzo, Madeline Chiapperino, Kristen Giustiniani, Rosalia Imperato, Danielle Kladerman, Gabrielle Licht, Matthew Lipton, Victoria Vitale and Jack Zemlanicky.
Berkeley College has awarded diplomas to the following area residents: Nadine Eltalkhawi of Marlboro, Associate in Applied Science in Interior Design; Midchail Escalera of Freehold, Associate in Applied Science in Justice Studies – Criminal Justice; Anna Giglio of Colts Neck, Associate in Applied Science in Business Administration – Management; Lesley Meiner of Morganville, Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration – Management; Bria Robinson of Freehold, Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration – Management; and Jorge Robles of Marlboro, Associate in Applied Science in Business Administration – Management. The college has campuses in Newark, Paramus, Woodbridge and Woodland Park, and in Manhattan and White Plains, N.Y.
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., announced that the following students were named to the dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester: Cassidy Boylan of Colts Neck, Alexandra Fish of Manalapan, Victoria Carollo of Manalapan, Amy Musselman of Freehold, Shannon Thompson of Freehold, Alyssa Barba of Freehold, Jennifer Weinstock of Freehold, Payton Mahoney of Marlboro, Lauren Dorval of Morganville and James Guilbert of Morganville.
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., announced that the following students were named to the president’s list (minimum 3.9 GPA) for the 2020 spring semester: Gianna Kiste of Freehold, Sydney Hall of Freehold and Ashley D’Angelo of Colts Neck.
Christopher Manginelli of Morganville has been named to the Spring 2020 dean’s list at American International College, Springfield, Mass.
Nicolas Salkinder of Colts Neck has been named to the spring 2020 dean’s list at Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y.
Jake Needleman of Morganville, a member of the class of 2021 majoring in management engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass., was a member of a student team that recently completed a research project titled “Guidelines for Promoting a Fifth Grade Stormwater Curriculum for Central Massachusetts Schools.” At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to address an important societal need or issue.
Evan Samuel Hymanson of Morganville has been named to the dean’s list at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb., for the spring semester of the 2019-20 academic year. Evan, a senior mechanical engineering major, was named to the dean’s list for the College of Engineering.
Shannon Lewis, the daughter of Jim and Jeannie Lewis of Manalapan, has been named to the dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester at West Chester University, West Chester, Pa.
High Point University, High Point, N.C., announced that Colts Neck residents Alec Molloy, Brad Schmitt and Michael Weinberg have been named to the dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester.
Samantha Hands of Freehold participated as a member of the Alvernia University, Reading, Pa., Active Minds Club while studying occupational yherapy during the 2019-20 school year. Active Minds is a nonprofit organization that empowers students to speak openly about mental health to educate others and encourage help-seeking. The club is changing the culture on campuses and in the community by providing information, leadership opportunities and advocacy training to the next generation.
Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pa., announced that Morgan Dwyer of Morganville and Amanda Meinster of Freehold have been named to the dean’s honor list for the 2020 spring semester.
Alvernia University, Reading, Pa., announced that local student-athletes were named to the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll: Teresa Marsh of Morganville, a graduate of Colts Neck High School, earned the honor as a member of the basketball team while studying communication; and Spencer Matthews of Freehold, a graduate of Colts Neck High School, earned the honor as a member of the volleyball team while studying communication.
Hannah Fread of Manalapan has been named to the Spring 2020 University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., College of Arts & Sciences dean’s list. Hannah is majoring in psychology.
Michael DiPede, the son of Anne and Michael DiPede of Morganville, has been named to the dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester as a criminal justice major at Saint Peter’s University, Jersey City.