Many from Nanuet Make Dean's List, Earn Degrees

Nanuet pumps out some pretty amazing kids. Here's an update on the achievements of some of them. Did we miss your student or someone you know? give them a shout out in the comments section.

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Jonathan Hames Hoisl, of Nanuet is graduating with a Bachelor of Science from University of Connecticut during its commencement weekend May 5 and 6. 

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The following local students performed in the Marist College Dance Ensemble's spring semester showcase, "Dance Your Story."

• Jaclyn Navarro, of Bardonia
• Kerry Young, of Nanuet

All students are members of the Marist College Dance Ensemble (MCDE). With more than 250 members, the student-run organization is one of the College's largest and most active groups. The performance consisted of 27 pieces, choreographed completely by students, in a variety of dance genres. This showcase celebrated the 15th anniversary of MCDE.

Marist is an independent comprehensive liberal arts college with an enrollment of 4,200 full-time undergraduate students. Founded in 1929, the College offers 43 major fields of undergraduate study and 12 graduate degree programs. Marist is included in the Princeton Review's 2012 guide to the top colleges and universities in the U.S., The Best 376 Colleges.

Marist is also ranked 13th out of 183 colleges and universities in the northern United States in U.S. News & World Report's 2012 "Best Colleges" guide and is listed by Kiplinger's Personal Finance as one of the best values in private colleges and universities. For more information visit www.marist.edu.

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Villanova University named the following students to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester.

• Amanda Mathew, from Nanuet, is enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Aaron Palmquist, from Nanuet, is enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Villanova University Dean's List recipients are honored by their college's respective dean. To qualify, one must be a matriculated full-time student and earn a semester grade point average of at least 3.5.

Since 1842, Villanova University's Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University's five colleges – the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Villanova School of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Nursing and the Villanova University School of Law. Visitwww.villanova.edu for more information.

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Faculty members at the State University of New York at Geneseo have elected a local student to the college's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most widely known academic honor society.

Samantha Maurer, a Senior from Bardonia was among 80 selected for membership this spring from Geneseo's junior and senior classes.

About 10 percent of the nation's institutions of higher learning have a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Geneseo is the only undergraduate SUNY college with a chapter, which was created in 2004.

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The following students received academic honors from the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at Binghamton University:

• Dorothy Manevich of Nanuet
• Corinne M Fallon of Nanuet
• Allison R Kleinberger of Nanuet
• Melissa B Leifer of Nanuet
• Jacob B Gelman of Bardonia
• Rebecca A Chandler of Nanuet
• Nathaniel l Dixon of Nanuet

Binghamton University is one of the four university centers of the State University of New York. Known for the excellence of its students, faculty, staff and programs, Binghamton enrolls close to 15,000 students in programs leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. It's flourishing NCAA Division I athletics program is a vital part of the campus community, strengthening school spirit and inspiring loyalty and pride.

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Kristin Cappiello, of Nanuet, NY, is a member of the Class of 2013 and is majoring in Psychology/Special Education.

Marist is an independent comprehensive liberal arts college with an enrollment of 4,200 full-time undergraduate students. Founded in 1929, Marist offers 43 major fields of undergraduate study and 12 graduate degree programs. Marist is included in the Princeton Review's 2012 guide to the top colleges and universities in the U.S., The Best 376 Colleges. Only about 15 percent of America's four-year colleges are profiled in the book.

Marist is also ranked 13th out of 183 colleges and universities in the northern United States in U.S. News & World Report's 2012 "Best Colleges" guide and is listed by Kiplinger's Personal Finance as one of the best values in private colleges and universities.

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Nathaniel l Dixon from Nanuet, NY, was recently awarded a BA degree in Math Actuarial from the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at Binghamton University.

Binghamton University is one of the four university centers of the State University of New York. Known for the excellence of its students, faculty, staff and programs, Binghamton enrolls close to 15,000 students in programs leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Its curriculum, founded in the liberal arts, has expanded to include selected professional and graduate programs.