Category: Edison Socials
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On Campus: Local students at FDU Make Dean’s and Honors Lists
Students at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, and the Florham Campus in Madison, have been named to the Dean’s and Honors Lists for the Spring 2017 semester. They include: Alexander Garcia, Edison, Andrea Suriel of Fords, Edward Ladym of Fords, Ashley Taneja, Edison, Sarah Cole, Edison, Marialaina Nissenbaum of Fords, Sonia Giyanani, Edison, Sonia…
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On Campus
Andrew Gochuico of Edison was named to the University of Dallas Dean’s List for the spring 2017 semester for earning a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. Gochuico is majoring in Business at the college in Irving, Texas.
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Terra Nova Garden Club donates wheelchair to Veteran
Three members of The Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison met the recipient of their club’s donation of a specially designed high-back wheelchair on July 23. Robert Wherle, a resident of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, is a veteran and survivor of numerous battles that took place during World War II.…
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On Campus
Kayla Jackson of Metuchen was named to the dean‘s list at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, for the fall semester ending in April 2017. This is a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher. Jackson, the daughter of Thais Jackson of Metuchen, and James Jackson of Scituate, Mass., is a…
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In the Service
U.S. Air Force Airman Destini J. Preisler graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness,and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an…
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Woodbridge Academy graduate wins award
Wamia Siddiqui, of Edison and a Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences High School graduate, was awarded a National Merit Guardian Life Scholarship. The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America provides Merit Scholarship awards to the children of employees as part of its commitment to higher education. Wamia is seeking a career…
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Local Student Graduates from University of Rochester
Joshua Aaron Anes, a resident of Edison, graduated from the University of Rochester in New York on May 21, at the 167th commencement with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Anes is the child of Ronald Anes and Deborah Anes, and a graduate of John P. Stevens High School in Edison.
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The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards names finalist
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism, named the following New Jersey student a Distinguished Finalist for 2017: Sharwani Kota, 17, of Edison, a senior at John P. Stevens High School, has helped to raise $75,000 to support children with autism through “Hope4Spandana,” the nonprofit…
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On Campus
Heather Bianco, of Metuchen, has been named to the dean’s list at University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, for the 2016 fall semester. Heather is majoring in Exercise Science and pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. She is a graduate of Metuchen High School.
