COLLEGE NEWS

Jessica Mills of Vernon graduated from McKendree University with an MBA degree in business administration.
The university held its 177th commencement on May 13.
Kristen Dettloff of Vernon was recently honored at the WPI Athletics annual banquet.
The WPI athletic department recently honored all of its 20 varsity teams which encompasses over 600 student-athletes at its annual awards banquet. During the festivities, 11 student-athletes were presented with major awards. These accolades highlight some of the best varsity student-athletes at WPI who excel both in the classroom and in their respective sports.
She was a member of the women's track and field team.
Stefanie J. Clark of Wantage Township graduated with a bachelors of Science degree Cum Laude from Ball State University on May 6, 2017.
Stefanie plans to attend the University of Washington State to obtain her Master’s Degree in Library Science.
Kimberly Kelmelis of Vernon was named to the dean's list at Emerson College for the spring 2017 semester.
The requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher.
Nicholas O'Connor of Wantage graduated from the University of North Carolina Wilmington at the May 5 commencement, earning a Master of Arts teaching degree.
He will begin his career in Beaufort, S.C., in August.
Nicole Lacherza recently graduated from the College of Saint Elizabeth with her doctorate in psychology.
Nikki was one of 13 students who graduated in the college's first cohort of the Doctor of Psychology in Counseling Psychology Program this past May.
After becoming a Licensed Psychologists in New Jersey, Nikki hopes to work with adolescents and young adults struggling with sexual orientation and gender concerns. Nikki's career interests sparked her dissertation topic, which focused on variations among sexual orientations, specifically, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stigma, shame, and disclosure.
Nikki also received her MA in Counseling Psychology and BA in Psychology from the College of Saint Elizabeth.
Connor J. Fitzsimmons has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2016 and spring 2017 semester at Sussex County Community College.
He has also been chosen as a Student Ambassador and has been elected President of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Sussex County Community College.
Alexa Stokes of Sussex graduated with a bachelor of arts at Susquehanna in psychology.
The school had its 159th commencement on May 17.
Stokes is a 2013 graduate of Vernon Township High School.
Martin Phelan of of Sussex was awarded a master of science degree in mechanical engineering.
The school awarded nearly 800 degrees.
Taylor Langer of Sussex was inducted into the women's business honor society.
Induction is open to students who major or minor in business, have at least sophomore academic standing, and have a grade point average of 3.25 or higher.
Madison Langer of Sussex has been named to the dean's list for the spring 2017 semester at Nazareth college. She is a nursing major.
A student's grade point average must be at least 3.5 or above, and they must complete 12 credit hours of graded work that semester in order to be included on the dean's list at Nazareth.
Jessica Pittelko of Glenwood graduated from Moutn Saint Marry College in May.
She was awarded a bachelor of science degree.
Michael Galgano of Highland Lakes and Marissa deCaro graduated from the University of New Hampshire on May 20.
Galgano graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology and DeCaro graduated with a degree in communication science and disorders.
Timothy Linder of Sussex, Leanny Tallamy of Wantage and Amanda Treiber of Sussex all graduated from Wilkes University.
Kayla Vantassel of Wantage was named to the dean's list for the spring semester.
Dean's list students must maitnain a GPA of at least 3.4 out of 4.0.
Kelly Schneider of Highland Lakes was recently named to the Northeastern University dean's list for the spring 2017 semester.
To achieve the dean's list distinction, students must carry a full program of at least four courses, have a quality point average of 3.5 or greater out of a possible 4.0 and carry no single grade lower than a C- during the course of their college career. Each student receives a letter of commendation and congratulation from their college dean.