Campus news

Area student named to dean’s list

Novelty resident and Azusa Pacific University student Zachary Luciano made the academic Deans’ List at APU. A Communication Studies Major, Luciano is honored for a spring semester 2017 academic standing of a 3.5 or better grade-point average.

Area resident earns degree

Spencer Pajk graduated from Grinnell College on May 22 as one of 390 members of the class of 2017.

Pajk earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Chemistry.

Pajk was also the recipient of the ACS Inorganic Chemistry Award, Luther Erickson Summer Research Fellowship Award.

Pajk is the child of Natalie R. Pajk of Mentor-on-The-Lake.

Area graduating seniors earn awards

John Carroll University recently announced the names of graduating seniors selected for achievement awards at the end of the academic year.

Each department in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Boler School of Business selects a graduating senior for special recognition.

The following students were highlighted as part of the 2017 Commencement activities at John Carroll:

• Patrick Drockton of Chesterland, Excellence in Biology Award - Biology Department

• Teddy Nemunaitis of Chardon, Excellence in Biology Award - Biology Department

• August Runyon of Concord, Excellence in Biology Award - Biology Department

• Arnold Paskay of Cleveland Hts. Lucien A. Aube Award for Outstanding Achievement in French - Classical & Modern Languages & Cultures/French Department

• Tionna Smith of Lyndhurst, Francis Ted Huck Award for Excellence in Education - Early Childhood - Education and School Psychology Department

• Grace DeLauro of Mayfield Heights, David LaGuardia Fiction Award - English Department

• Sara Verdi of Concord, Joseph Cotter Poetry Award - English Department

• Hana Ibrahim of Mentor, Richard W. Clancey Outstanding Senior English Major Award - English Department

• Kennan Messaoudene of Willoughby, Eugene R. Mittinger Mathematics Award - Mathematics & Computer Science Department

• Jason Mancuso of Cleveland Heights, Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award - Mathematics & Computer Science Department

Painesville student named to dean’s list

Otterbein University is proud to recognize the following students who have been named to the Dean’s List at Otterbein University for the 2017 Spring Semester.

Maribeth Anne Korst of Willoughby and David Alan Shupp of Painesville.

Area residents named to dean’s list

Loyola University Maryland announced the members of its spring 2017 Dean’s List. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List at Loyola, a student must achieve a minimum QPA of at least 3.500 for the term, provided that, in the term they have successfully completed courses totaling a minimum of 15 credits.

The following local students have achieved this honor and indicated that Loyola can release their directory information:

• Ashley Buzzanca, class of 2018 from Mentor

• Hallie Stacho, class of 2017 from Chardon

• Lauren Youngblood, class of 2017 from Euclid

Area residents named to dean’s list

The dean’s list for the spring 2017 semester at the University of Findlay has been announced. To earn this achievement, a student must attain a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Local students include: • Flavio Ajdinaj of Willoughby

• Nicole Babiak of Novelty

• Mackenzie Barnwell of Chagrin Falls

• Chrysta Blechschmid of Aurora

• Kayla Braun of Chagrin Falls

• Lydia Cassidy of Madison

• Anthony Federico of Willoughby Hills

• Shawn Hodge of Conneaut

• Meghan Keeley of Mentor

• Charles Manocchio of Chagrin Falls

• Shelby McCartney of Conneaut

• Gina Moschella of Newbury

• Emily Mosser of Chesterland

• Jacob Myers of Shaker Heights

• Elizabeth Naylor of Novelty

• Emily Naylor of Novelty

• Jacqueline Nobora of Eastlake

• Catherine Richards of Willowick

• Sarah Schwartz of Lyndhurst

• Sara Tomko of Painesville

• Nicole Vallarelli of Chardon

• Victoria Wallace of Eastlake

• Jeffrey Whitman of Mentor

• Shannon Zajec of Highland Heights.

Local residents graduate from RIT

Some 3,500 students graduated during Rochester Institute of Technology’s 132nd commencement celebration, held in May, including:

• Nicholas Jakse of Lyndhurst who graduated with a BS in electrical engineering.

• Thomas Jordan of Madison who graduated with a BS in applied networking and systems administration.

• Eric Knapik of Newbury who graduated with a BS in computer science.

• Ben Mashmoor of Pepper Pike who graduated with a BS in criminal justice.

• Nathaniel Mucha of Cleveland Heights who graduated with a BS in computer engineering technology.

• Meghan Olexa of Concord who graduated with a BFA in graphic design.

• Tania Saliba of Pepper Pike who graduated with a BFA in industrial design.

• Samuel Shiffman of Beachwood who graduated with a BS in software engineering.

• Ezra Weinstein of Cleveland who graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering.

• Anthony Zalar of Concord Township who graduated with a BS and MS in game design and development.