STUDENT NEWS for the week of 8/26/16

Dorothy Long of Cranbury has earned highest honors for the spring semester of the 2015-2016 academic year at the University of New Hampshire.
Students named to the dean’s list have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance. Highest honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.85 or better out of a possible 4.0. Students with a 3.65 to 3.84 average are awarded high honors and students whose grade point average is 3.5 through 3.64 are awarded honors. 
Samuel Nathanson of East Windsor earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in May, 2016.
Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is America’s oldest technological research university. For nearly two centuries, the Institute has been a driving force behind breakthroughs in engineering and science in virtually every arena-from transportation and infrastructure to business, medicine, outer space, and cyberspace. 
Ivy Williams of Hightstown graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Binghamton University, New York, during the 2015-2016 academic year. 
Isabella Masucci of Hightstown and Ivy Williams of Hightstown were named to the dean’s list at Binghamton University, New York, for the Spring 2016 semester. The honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. 
Vanessa Gonzalez of Cranbury was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. 
At the University of Rhode Island’s 130th Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22, about 3,300 undergraduate and 700 graduate degrees were awarded. Among the graduates are:
Tiffany A Gagliardo of Cranbury received a bachelor of science in nursing, thanatology and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Amy Rose Spina of Cranbury received a bachelor of arts in elementary education and a bachelor of science in human development and family studies.