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stroudsburg

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A total of 1,409 students have been named to the dean’s list at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) for the fall 2015 semester of the 2015-2016 academic year, according to Joanne Bruno, J.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs. Students eligible for the dean’s list are those who have attained a 3.5 quality point average or better and are enrolled full time. The letter grade B earns 3 quality points per credit, and the grade A earns 4 quality points per credit.

Bath: Ian Diehl, exercise science senior; Hayley Jackson, speech-language pathology sophomore; Ryan Kelly, business management junior; Rachel Krautsack, speech-language pathology senior; Marissa Kvacky, biology senior

Catasauqua: Anthony Brinkley, special education/early childhood junior; Jordan Dardas psychology senior; Luke Garner, history junior; Maggie Mauser, athletic training senior

Coplay: Quincy Boulware, psychology sophomore; Taya Lindenmuth, athletic training freshman; Alix Olesak, speech-language pathology senior

Northampton: Katelyn Clancy, speech-language pathology senior; Madison Gogal, business management sophomore; Rebecca Henderson, nursing senior; Mallory Johnson, speech-language pathology sophomore; Kyla Kutz, speech-language pathology senior; Makenna Marhefka, speech-language pathology freshman; Emily Najpauer, criminal justice senior

Walnutport: Kaitlyn Fehnel, nursing sophomore; Rudolf Geosits, computer science senior; Katelyn Hugo, early childhood education freshman; Alec Lederer, environmental studies junior; Hannah Marth, special education/early childhood education freshman; Rebecca Owens, early childhood education sophomore; Lee Wolbach, exercise science junior; Allyson Zelienka, mathematics freshman

Whitehall: Douglas Barriner, physical education senior; Kathryn Cavaiuolo special education/early childhood education senior; Yadira Dejesus, early childhood education senior; Alyssa Fitzgerald, speech-language pathology sophomore; Mark McLaine biology junior; Samantha Mehalshick, special education/early childhood sophomore; Xena Mei, exercise science senior; Rachel Nappo, communication studies sophomore; Joshua Rizzo, computer science junior; Rebecca Snyder, exercise science senior

Wilkes

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Cara Basile, of Whitehall, was inducted into Wilkes University’s Colonels Elite, a group recognizing students who have demonstrated both athletic and academic excellence. Basile, a senior majoring in communications studies, participates in basketball for the university. To be a member of Colonels Elite, a student-athlete must have 60 credits and a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Transfer student-athletes must have 60 college credits total and 30 credits from Wilkes University. The student-athlete must be in good moral character as determined by the athletic department and the student-athlete must currently be on a Wilkes University roster.

Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs. Founded in 1933, the university is on a mission to create one of the great small universities, offering all of the programs, activities and opportunities of a large, research university in the intimate, caring and mentoring environment of a small, liberal arts college, at a cost that is increasingly competitive with public universities. In addition to 41 undergraduate majors, Wilkes offers the doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education and doctor of pharmacy degrees and more than a dozen master’s degree programs, including the master of business administration and master of fine arts in creative writing. Learn more at wilkes.edu.

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Allison Huber, of Whitehall, was inducted into Delta Delta Epsilon Forensic Science Honor Society at Cedar Crest College. Student membership requires a current minimum overall GPA of 3.3 for undergraduate students after 75 credits earned and 3.5 for graduate students after 20 credits earned. Delta Delta Epsilon, which was formed in 2010, is the only international honor society exclusively for forensic science, and Cedar Crest College was one of the first institutions to join. Delta Delta Epsilon, meaning “justice through science” in the Greek alphabet, is dedicated to recognizing and encouraging excellence in scholarship in forensic science with the mission to function as an honor and professional society for forensic science students.

Located in Allentown, Cedar Crest College was selected as a Top Regional College and Best Value in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges rankings from 2012-2016 and Best College for Veterans in 2015 and 2016. In addition, the college is the fourth best online college in Pennsylvania ranked by Best in State Online Colleges in 2016, and the School of Adult and Graduate Education was ranked a Top 50 school for adult education by Best College Reviews in 2015. Founded in 1867, Cedar Crest currently enrolls approximately 1,500 full- and part-time and graduate students in more than 30 fields of study.