Stephanie Beck from La Canada Flintridge, Class of 2018, was named to the dean’s list at Bucknell University during the spring semester of the 2016-17 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition.
Brandon Newquist, also from La Cañada Flintridge, graduated from Bucknell University on May 21.
Located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Bucknell University is a highly selective private liberal arts university that offers majors in the arts, engineering, humanities, management, and social and natural sciences, along with broad opportunities outside of class, to its 3,600 undergraduates.
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Baylor University conferred degrees on more than 2,500 graduates during spring commencement exercises May 12 and 13 in the Ferrell Center on the Baylor campus.
Among the recipients from Glendale were Rachel Conover Arnall who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, university scholar and Brett Vincent Feehan, who earned a Bachelor of Business Admin., management information systems; from La Crescenta, Elena Gabrielle León earned a Bachelor of Science in education, special education all level, magna cum laude.
Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked research institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for more than 16,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship.
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Anne Hale of La Cañada Flintridge graduated from Colorado College with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Hale was one of 503 undergraduates receiving a BA at the May 22 ceremony, in which New York Times best-selling author Hampton Sides, Colorado College’s journalist-in-residence, delivered the commencement address.
Hale is a graduate of Mamaroneck High School.
Colorado College is a nationally prominent, four-year liberal arts college that was founded in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1874.
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The following local students graduated from the University of San Diego on May 28.
Emma Angold of La Cañada earned a bachelor’s degree in visual arts. Angold graduated cum laude.
Kevin Ernst of La Crescenta earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Margaret Guinnip of Tujunga earned a bachelor’s degree in biology. Guinnip graduated cum laude.
Sienna Hill of La Cañada Flintridge (earned a bachelor’s degree in international business.
Kathryn Moser of Glendale earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Moser graduated summa cum laude. Moser participated in the university’s honors program designed to provide smart, passionate and engaged students with challenges and opportunities to allow them to achieve their intellectual goals. The program emphasizes teaching excellence, small seminar-style classes, and a core curriculum of innovative courses.
Kasey Okazaki of La Cañada earned a bachelor’s degree in biology. Okazaki completed the requirements for graduation in January of this year.
Kaylan Rothrock of La Crescenta earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations. Rothrock graduated magna cum laude.
The University of San Diego sets the standard for an engaged, contemporary Catholic university where innovative changemakers confront humanity’s urgent challenges. With more than 8,000 students from 75 countries and 44 states, USD is the youngest independent institution on the U.S. News & World Report list of top 100 universities in the United States.
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Michael Peters from La Cañada participated in Gonzaga University graduation exercises during the commencement ceremony held on Sunday, May 7 in Spokane’s Veterans’ Memorial Arena.
Peters either completed his undergraduate degree or are expected to complete his degree requirements this year.
 Liam Cascelli earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for spring semester 2017. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed.
Gonzaga University is a private Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic university providing education to more than 7,800 students. Situated along the Spokane River near downtown Spokane, Washington, Gonzaga is routinely recognized among the West’s best comprehensive regional universities.
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More than 3,700 Baylor University students were named to the dean’s academic honor roll for the 2017 spring semester including Gabriella S Lopez, Hankamer School of Business, and McKenna Rose Middleton, College of Arts and Sciences both from Glendale; Sophie Grace Schnee, School of Education, from La Cañada; Elena Gabrielle Leon, Louise Herrington School of Music, from La Crescenta.
To be named to the dean’s list, a student must be an undergraduate with a minimum grade-point average of 3.7, while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours. Baylor University, located in Waco, Texas, is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked research institution.
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Mackenzie Knight of La Crescenta, an art and design student studying for her Bachelor of Arts degree, was among the more than 8,700 Iowa State University students recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the spring semester 2017 dean’s list.
Students named to the dean’s list must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.
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Viviana Sandoval-Walsh of Montrose was named to the dean’s list at Quinnipiac University for the spring 2017 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with at least 12 credits that have been graded on a letter grade basis to be eligible. Part-time students must complete at least six credits during a semester.
       Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston.
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Rebecca Kahn of La Cañada was named to the University of Hartford dean’s list.
The University of Hartford, centrally located in Connecticut, provides a distinctive educational experience across seven schools and colleges for one of the most diverse student bodies in New England.
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Jane Lee of La Crescenta was among the 355 graduates of Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa who received diplomas at the 2017 commencement ceremony on May 5. Lee graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and health and human performance with an emphasis in exercise science.
Dordt College offers a comprehensive Christian education rooted in the Reformed tradition.
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Symeon Stefan from La Cañada was named to the Miami University spring 2017 president’s list. Stefan is earning a Bachelor of Arts majoring in biology, premedical studies.
Miami University students who are ranked in the top 3% of undergraduate students within each division for second semester 2015-16 have been named to the president’s list recognizing academic excellence.
Considered one of eight original “Public Ivies” in the country, Miami University is located in Oxford, Ohio.