Mendon and Upton Students Earn Academic Honors

Benedictine College

Melody Wiklund of Upton, MA (01568), was recently named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester, which ended in May.

Full time students with 12 hours and a grade point average of 3.5 are named to the Dean’s List.

Belmont University 

Nathan Zaslow of Upton, MA (01568), qualified for the spring 2016 Dean’s List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.

Lasell College

Lasell College as released the Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the Spring semester of the 2015-16 academic year. The following students earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

• Sarah Boczanowski of Mendon, MA, a member of the Class of 2016 with a major in Communication
• Tarah Poirier of Upton, MA, a member of the Class of 2016 with a major in Fashion and Retail Merchandising
• Grace Thompson of Upton, MA, a member of the Class of 2017 with a major in Hospitality Management
• Stephanie Halsing of Mendon, MA, a member of the Class of 2019 with a major in Management

Coastal Carolina University 

Jason Colwell, a freshman majoring in management, from Mendon, MA, (01756) was among approximately 1,940 students at Coastal Carolina University who made the Spring 2016 Dean’s List.  To qualify for the Dean’s List, freshmen must earn a 3.25 grade point average, and upperclassmen must earn a 3.5 grade point average.

Lyndon State College 

Brandon White, of Upton, MA, has been named to Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 semester at Lyndon State College. To qualify for Dean’s List, a student must achieve a semester grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 while enrolled in 12 or more credits per semester.

Assumption College

To earn a spot on the Dean’s List, Assumption students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a five-class, 15-credit semester.

“The Dean’s List is a recognition of students who have attained significant academic achievements,” said Assumption College President Francesco Cesareo, Ph.D. “The College is proud to formally recognize its top scholars whose dedication, hard work and commitment to their studies, are forming them to become effective leaders whom others will seek to emulate.

Local students named to the Dean’s List were:

Demi Antinarelli of Upton, MA, a member of the Class of 2016

Thomas Paine of Upton, MA, a member of the Class of 2016

Abigail Griswold of Upton, MA, a member of the Class of 2018

University of Vermont

To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school. The following local students have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester:

Nicole Pierce of Upton (01568). Pierce is a(n) Psychological Science major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Zachary Pilla of Upton (01568). Pilla is a(n) Anthropology major in the College of Arts and Sciences.