LEWISTON , ME (05/27/2014)(readMedia)– Adrian Melendez-Cooper, of Waterford, was named to the dean’s list at Bates for the winter 2014 semester — a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher.

“Dean’s list students at Bates are exemplary high academic achievers. They model the good things that come from being goal-oriented, hard-working and persistent,” said Matthew R. Auer, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Bates. “Dean’s list students make everyone proud at Bates. Congratulations to our honorees.”

Melendez-Cooper, the son of Mr. Alejandro Melendez-Cooper and Dr. Maria Amparo Cruz-Saco of Waterford, is a 2013 graduate of Waterford High School. Melendez-Cooper is majoring in economics at Bates.

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Learn more at bates.edu.

CONWAY 28528, SC (05/23/2014)(readMedia)– Bailey M. Frankewicz, a senior majoring in Psychology from Waterford, was among more than 1,600 students at Coastal Carolina University who made the Spring 2014 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. To qualify for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average. All students must be enrolled full time.

Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. CCU offers baccalaureate programs in 66 major fields of study, including acclaimed programs in marine science, resort tourism and professional golf management. Seven graduate programs include an MBA as well as master’s degrees in education, writing and coastal marine and wetland studies.

More than 9,400 CCU students from across the country and the world interact with a world-class faculty, and enjoy a nationally competitive NCAA I athletic program, an inspiring cultural calendar, and a tradition of community interaction fueled by more than 120 student clubs and organizations. The University’s many international partnerships make it possible for students to study in places such as Australia, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, Greece, France, Germany, Japan and Spain.

Coastal Carolina University was founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College and became an independent state university in 1993.

Learn more: http://www.coastal.edu/

ELMIRA, NY (05/23/2014)(readMedia)– Krista Peltier ’15 of Waterford is currently studying Sociology and Anthropology and Childhood Education at Elmira College.

Elmira College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college founded in 1855, located in Elmira, New York. The College has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 1,200 full-time students, of which twelve percent are valedictorians or salutatorians of their high schools or preparatory schools. Currently, there are 184 part-time undergraduate students and 136 graduate students at the College. Students come from 35 states and more than 20 countries.

OMAHA, NE (05/22/2014)(readMedia)– Robert Wollschlager of Mystic, was awarded a Bachelor of Science from the College of Arts and Sciences during Creighton University‘s commencement ceremony on May 17, 2014, at the CenturyLink Center Omaha. University President Timothy R. Lannon, S.J., presided. Lannon, a 1973 graduate of the University, is the first alum to serve as president of Creighton. About 1,600 degrees were conferred during Creighton University’s spring commencement.

Creighton University in Omaha, NE, enrolls 4,000 undergraduates and 4,000 graduate and professional students among nine schools and colleges. No other university its size offers students such a comprehensive academic environment with personal attention from faculty-mentors. Jesuit and Catholic, it affords incomparable interprofessional education, bridging health professions programs with law, business and arts and sciences- all on one walkable campus. Creighton has been top-ranked by U.S. News & World Report for 20 years.

CLEMSON, SC (05/22/2014)(readMedia)– Clemson University has announced the names of local students who are on the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester.

Lydia Rose Krause of Colchester, who is majoring in Biological Sciences

Shannon Michelle Sullivan of East Lyme, who is majoring in General Engineering Undeclared

Matthew Dray Adams of Niantic, who is majoring in Marketing

Stefanie Marie Duda of Niantic, who is majoring in Animal and Veterinary Science

Danielle Krystina Jacobs of Pawcatuck, who is majoring in General Engineering Undeclared

Dylan Ross Rapoport of Pawcatuck, who is majoring in Marketing

To be named to the Dean’s List, a student achieved a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.

Ranked No. 21 among national public universities, Clemson University is a major, land-grant, science- and engineering-oriented research university that maintains a strong commitment to teaching and student success. Clemson is an inclusive, student-centered community characterized by high academic standards, a culture of collaboration, school spirit, and a competitive drive to excel.

BROOKLYN, NY (05/22/2014)(readMedia)– Pratt Institute congratulates 1,337 new alumni who were awarded degrees at its 125th Annual Commencement ceremony, held at iconic New York City venue Radio City Music Hall on May 16, 2014.

Bianca Abreu of Waterford

Krista LaBella of Colchester

New York Times architecture critic, author, and acclaimed pianist Michael Kimmelman delivered the commencement address. Kimmelman, Brooklyn Museum Director Arnold Lehman, multi-media artist Yoko Ono, and designer Karim Rashid received honorary degrees at the ceremony. Associate Professor of Humanities and Media Studies Ellery Washington received the Pratt Institute Distinguished Teacher Award.

Founded in 1887, Pratt Institute is a global leader in higher education dedicated to preparing its 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students for successful careers in art, design, architecture, information and library science, and liberal arts and sciences. Located in a cultural hub with historic campuses in Brooklyn and Manhattan, Pratt is a living lab of craft and creativity with an esteemed faculty of accomplished professionals and scholars who challenge their talented students to transform their passion into meaningful expression.

Under the leadership of President Thomas F. Schutte, the curricula and reputations of Pratt’s four professional schools, which include 22 undergraduate and 25 graduate degree-granting programs, are recognized internationally and perennially listed among the best in top-tier rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Princeton Review, DesignIntelligence, and others.

GROTON (May 22, 2014) – Thirty-seven officers, “Class 14030”, graduated from the Submarine Officer Basic Course Thursday, 22 May

Captain Dale Green, USN, Shipyard Representative, Submarine Group Two, was the guest speaker.

Ensign Austin Anderson received the L. Y. Spear Award and a gold watch in recognition of his overall superior academic performance as the Basic Course Honor Graduate.

Ensign Andrew Moore was recipient of the Admiral Andrew I. McKee Award, given to the graduate who displays excellence in the submarine systems and diving trainer portions of the course and who demonstrates superior performance in the areas of submarine design and safety.

Lieutenant Daniel Cary was awarded the Naval Submarine League Tactical Excellence Award for achieving the greatest understanding of Target Motion Analysis (TMA) as measured by demonstrated proficiency in plotting mechanics and fire control system operation.

The Submarine Officer Basic Course is ten weeks in length and teaches officers the theory, instruction and operation of nuclear powered submarines. In preparation for their first submarine assignment, officers receive intensive instruction in areas to include shipboard organization, damage control, submarine safety and escape procedures, submarine weapons, fire control and sonar systems in order to be a fully contributing member of a ship’s wardroom from the day they report aboard.

BRUNSWICK, ME (05/20/2014)(readMedia)– Lucy Walker, of Lyme, a member of the Bowdoin College Class of 2014, was awarded the Richard P. Martel Jr. Memorial Prize at Bowdoin’s annual Honors Day ceremony, held May 7, 2014.

Walker is majoring in English and Visual Arts .

About Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College is a highly selective liberal arts college located in Brunswick, Maine, about 25 miles north of Portland. One of the oldest colleges in the nation, it received its charter in 1794. Bowdoin enrolls approximately 1,750 students from across the country and around the world.

Notable alumni include 14th U.S. President Franklin Pierce (class of 1824), writers Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (both 1825), African-American newspaper editor John Brown Russwurm (1826), Civil War hero Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1852), Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary (1877), former Senate Majority Leader and architect of the Ireland peace accord George J. Mitchell (1954), former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen (1962), and Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson (1979).

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (05/20/2014)(readMedia)– The largest class in Skidmore College history–the 712 members of the Class of 2014–was recognized at the college’s 103rd Commencement May 17 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Kirsten Brink of Old Lyme received a BA degree Cum Laude

Megan Hennessey of Colchester  received a BA degree Cum Laude

Two distinguished individuals–evolutionary biologist and author Neil Shubin, host of this spring’s PBS miniseries Your Inner Fish, and Skidmore alumna Janet Lucas Whitman, a trustee emerita of the college–received honorary degrees at the ceremony. Each delivered brief remarks to the class.

Shubin is the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish: A Journey Through the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Pantheon), which was the summer reading for Skidmore’s Class of 2014 and the foundation for the PBS series. His Commencement appearance marked something of a reunion for Shubin, who addressed the class early in their first year on campus. On Saturday he told them, “I hope that your time at Skidmore has opened up new ways of seeing for you. I hope it has cultivated your ability to see what is important to you, given you the tools to understand the hidden meaning of what you see, and, before you get too comfortable, to reveal to you how much you must continually jostle and challenge your established ways of seeing.”

Whitman, a member of Skidmore’s Class of 1959, was elected to the college’s board of trustees in 1994 and was board chair from 2008 until she retired in 2012. Whitman served two four-year terms as mayor of her hometown of Summit, N.J., where she was instrumental in raising funds for a new city hall and for renovations to the public library.

Her extensive volunteer experience informed her advice to the graduates. She urged them, “Say yes when asked to serve…It is the most satisfying privilege you can imagine, and volunteer service is what makes this country great.” Whitman added, “Continue to explore, engage in lifelong learning. Attack each challenge with a sense of purpose and a sense of humor.”

Following Skidmore tradition, a faculty member selected by the graduates delivered the commencement address. Peter McCarthy, field coordinator of the College’s Social Work Program and a member of the social work faculty, addressed the graduates, as did Linda Toohey, chair of the board of trustees, Xavier Hatten, president of the Class of 2014, and Skidmore President Philip A. Glotzbach.

YORK, PA (05/20/2014)(readMedia)– Kathryn Pochal of Mystic graduated Summa Cum Laude from York College of Pennsylvania on May 17. Pochal earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.

Located in southcentral Pennsylvania, York College offers more than 50 baccalaureate majors in professional programs, the sciences and humanities to its 4,600 undergraduate students. The College also offers master’s programs in business, education and nursing, and a doctorate in nursing practice. A center of affordable academic excellence, York is dedicated to the intellectual, professional and social growth of its students. The College helps them develop a concrete plan to attain academic growth and career success; encourages them to try in the “real world” what they learn in the classroom; and prepares them to be professionals in whatever career they pursue.