Colgate University
The following students received the fall 2018 Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence: Emily Kraus of Port Washington; DongSheng Liu of Great Neck; Riona Park and Yoosol Jung of Roslyn; and Chelsea Taylor, Madeline Barcia and Garrity Kuester of Manhasset.
New York National Guard
Major General Raymond Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announced recent awards and individual recognitions for members of the New York Guard state defense force for their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of New York state’s military forces.
2nd Lt. Andrew McNulty from Manhasset, who is currently serving with the 88th Area Command, received the NY Guard Achievement medal.
The New York Guard is a force of 500 uniformed volunteers, organized as a military unit, who augment the New York National Guard during state emergencies. They provide administrative and logistics support to the National Guard. Members of the New York Guard have been involved in flood control efforts along the Lake Ontario shoreline this summer.
New York Institute of Technology
The New York Institute of Technology wishes to congratulate the following local graduates during the fall 2018 semester: Vijay Bhakri of New Hyde Park and Manider Kaur of Roslyn received MBAs in management; Salvatore Carollo of Manhasset received an MA in communication arts; Kristin Cantele of Sands Point received a DO in medicine; and Kimberly Cahill of Great Neck received an Advanced Diploma in School Leadership and Technology.
Several local students were among the 139 New York Institute of Technology student-athletes named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2018 semester, achieving a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
These students included: Andrew Pereira of Mineola; Martin Sundell, Ivana Andric and Antonella Lopez Alcerro of Old Westbury; and Anisha Singla and Brian Hoerter of New Hyde Park.
New York Institute of Technology welcomed the Girl Scouts of Nassau County to its Long Island campus recently to celebrate Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. Old Westbury resident Sara Zulfiqar, representing the Girl Up club, was one of more than 20 NYIT students who volunteered at this event.
Western New England University
Mallory Donelan of Mineola was named to the President’s List for the fall 2018 semester. Donelan is working toward a BSBA in accounting.
Le Moyne College
Thomas McCune, a sophomore accounting major from Mineola, was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2018 semester. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above.
Seton Hall University
The following students were named to the Dean’s list for the fall 2018 semester: Kevin Johnson and Sarah Rudolph of Mineola; and Amrita Abraham of New Hyde Park.
University of the Sciences
Riya Varma and Christian Hong of New Hyde Park were named to the fall 2018 Dean’s List.
