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January 10, 2013

Student news

-- Cooperstown Crier The Cooperstown Crier Thu Jan 10, 2013, 08:00 AM EST

ROCHESTER

The following local residents were named to the dean’s list for fall quarter at the Rochester Institute of Technology:

Connor Adsit of Cooperstown, a fourth-year student in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

Maya Anichini of Cherry Valley, a second-year student in RIT’s College of Applied Science and Technology.

Aidan Sawyer of Cooperstown, a first-year student in RIT’s College of Science.

UTICA

Stephanie Loucks of Cherry Valley, majoring in accounting, has been named to the Honors List for the fall semester at SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome. A semester grade point average of 3.20 to 3.59 qualifies full-time, matriculated students for inclusion on the Honors List.

CAZENOVIA

Cazenovia College recently released names of students honored for academic achievement during the fall semester. Among the students on Cazenovia College’s dean’s list are:

Rebekka L. Croft of Hartwick, a junior majoring in human services, specializing as a generalist, and a graduate of Cooperstown Central School.

Anna J. Vanderkrake of Cherry Valley, a senior majoring in environmental studies, specializing in environmental biology, and a graduate of Colegio San Vicente de Paul, Santurce, Puerto Rico.