COLLEGIANS

Two Wallkill residents — Amanda Hewitt and Mackenzie Lindeman — graduated from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, with bachelor of science degrees.

Hewitt majored in exercise science. Lindeman majored in athletic training.

••• Sonya Peters of Saugerties graduated May 6from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va., with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. ••• Two Red Hook residents attending Union College in Schenectady — Abadie Ludlam and Elizabeth Ricci — were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic honor society.

Ludlam and Ricci are both members of the Class of 2018.

••• Three students at the State University of New York at New Paltz — Mairead Briggs of Kingston, Shannon Cowgill of Ulster Park and Maria Uribe of New Paltz — were inducted into Chi Alpha Epsilon during a ceremony May 4 in Lecture Center 100.

Chi Alpha Epsilon recognizes the academic achieve-

ments of students admitted to colleges and the universities through non-traditional criteria, including the Educational Opportunity Program at SUNY New Paltz. Its purposes are to promote continued high academic standards, to foster increased communication among its members and to honor academic excellence achieved by those students admitted to college via developmental programs.

••• Carrie Thomas of Clintondale, a student at Becker College in Worcester, Mass., was inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta honor science.

Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society that honors

academic excellence during a student’s first year in college. Members of the organization will have the opportunity to build positive relationships with peers and faculty, give back to the community through volunteerism and service, and have access to numerous scholarship opportunities.

Thomas is pursuing a degree in veterinary science.

••• Lisa Palmer of Wallkill, a student at San Jose State University in California, was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest all-discipline collegiate honor society.

She was among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated annually into Phi Kappa Phi. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and

7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

••• Four area residents attending The College of Saint Rose in Albany — Cassidy O’Connor of Kingston, Krystin Roberts of West Hurley, Alyssa DeFini of Highland and Jennifer Harp of Pine Bush — received awards at the annual Honors Convocation on March 24.

O’Connor received the Outstanding Graduate Student in Literacy, Birth D Grade 6 Award. The award is given based on criteria specified by the department in which the graduate student studies. Roberts received the Outstanding Senior in Psychology/Behavioral Neuroscience Award. The award recognizes

graduating seniors who have at least a 3.5 grade point average and who meet other criteria specified by the department in which they study.

DeFini received the Outstanding Senior in Teacher Education/Early Childhood Education Award. The award recognizes graduating seniors who have at least a 3.5 grade point average and who meet other criteria specified by the departments in which they study. Harp received the Joyce Coon Memorial Award. This award is presented to a graduate student in the Communication Science and Disorders program who has demonstrated excellence in the area of adult neurogenic communication disorders and swallowing. The recipient must have a minimum 3.5 grade point average and must demonstrate compassion, caring and collaboration with others. The recipient is selected by department faculty.