College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. This week we highlight the following:

Local Students Make the Dean's Honor List at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

TROY, NY (06/13/2023) — The following students have made the Dean's Honor List for the Spring 2023 semester at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York:

Annika Bragg of Winterport is studying Mechanical Engineering

Lillian Nelson of Camden is studying Architecture

Acer Van Dis of Union is studying Architecture

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Dean's Honor List is compiled at the end of each semester to recognize undergraduate students who have completed 12 or more credit hours with a 3.5 grade point average or better for that term. During the course of almost two centuries, Rensselaer has built a reputation for providing an education of undisputed intellectual rigor based on educational innovation in the laboratory, classroom, and studio.

The Troy, New York university offers degrees from five schools: Engineering; Science; Architecture; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; and the Lally School of Management; as well as an interdisciplinary degree in Information Technology and Web Science. Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals around the world.

Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is America's first technological research university. Rensselaer encompasses five schools, over 30 research centers, more than 140 academic programs including 25 new programs, and a dynamic community made up of over 6,800 students and 110,000 living alumni. Rensselaer faculty and alumni include upwards of 155 National Academy members, six members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, six National Medal of Technology winners, five National Medal of Science winners, and a Nobel Prize winner in Physics. With nearly 200 years of experience advancing scientific and technological knowledge, Rensselaer remains focused on addressing global challenges with a spirit of ingenuity and collaboration. To learn more, please visit www.rpi.edu.

Elaine Landry of Thomaston Named to Muhlenberg College Spring 2023 Dean's List

ALLENTOWN, PA (06/13/2023) — Congratulations to Elaine Landry of Thomaston (04861) for being named to the Muhlenberg College Dean's List for the Spring 2023 semester.

Muhlenberg College students and Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies students with a term GPA of 3.50 or higher were recognized for this academic achievement.

Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is a highly selective, private, four-year residential, liberal arts college offering baccalaureate and graduate programs. With an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students, Muhlenberg College is dedicated to shaping creative, compassionate, collaborative leaders through rigorous academic programs in the arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences; selected preprofessional programs, including accounting, business, education and public health; and progressive workforce-focused post-baccalaureate certificates and master's degrees. Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, approximately 90 miles west of New York City, Muhlenberg is a member of the Centennial Conference, competing in 23 varsity sports. Muhlenberg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Claire Lerner of Camden 04843 was named to the Dean's List at Lehigh University in the Spring 2023 semester

BETHLEHEM, PA (06/14/2023) — Dean's List status, which is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses, has been granted to Claire Lerner in the Spring 2023 semester.

For more than 150 years, Lehigh University (lehigh.edu) has combined outstanding academic and learning opportunities with leadership in fostering innovative research. The institution is among the nation's most selective, highly ranked private research universities. Lehigh's five colleges - College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Health, and the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science - provides opportunities to 7,000+ students to discover and grow in an academically rigorous environment along with a supportive, engaged campus community.

Efstathia Bixhaku of Rockland is Awarded Degree from American International College

SPRINGFIELD, MA (06/15/2023) — Efstathia Bixhaku, of Rockland ME, has been awarded a Master of Science from American International College (AIC) in Springfield, MA. Efstathia joins all of AIC's 2023 graduates in receiving well-deserved congratulations for their achievements.

Founded in 1885, American International College (AIC) is a private, co-educational, doctoral granting institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts, comprising the School of Business, Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, and the School of Health Sciences. AIC supports and advances education, diversity, and opportunity for its students and the community.

Belfast's Amy Gaiero among the 6,500 students to graduate this spring from the University of Iowa

IOWA CITY, IA (06/15/2023) — In May more than 6,500 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students received degrees. These Hawkeyes have engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their goals.

Amy Gaiero, of Belfast, Maine was among the students conferred their degrees. Gaiero was a student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences whose program of study was Sustainability Science. The degree awarded was a Bachelor of Science.

Similar to Gaiero, take, for example, McKenna Warnock. She helped lead the Hawkeye women's basketball team to the national championship game and plans to continue her studies after graduation to become a dentist.

Or Tyler Humphreys, who followed in his grandfather's and uncle's footsteps and enrolled at Iowa. He's earning a JD and heading back home to Texas to join the Dallas County District Attorney's Office.

Or Daniel McGregor-Huyer. He completed Iowa's REACH program in 2020 but then decided to apply as a traditional student. He'll be getting a BA in cinematic arts and a certificate in disability studies and plans to travel to Ghana with the REACH program.

Or Mara Frieden. She's graduating with a double major in marketing and management and a minor in communication studies and has a job waiting for her on the product launch team at John Deere.

Year after year, students like these and like Gaiero have pushed to achieve more and to come together for the greater good-that's the Hawkeye Way. As this cohort of new graduates enters the next stage of their lives, they leave campus full of potential and promise.

To learn more about the 2023 spring graduates, click HERE.

To review a collection of images from commencement weekend, click HERE.

As a top global university, Iowa is the ideal destination for learning, discovery, and innovation. We bring art and science together to create a truly unique interdisciplinary education. With over 200 areas of study to choose from, students are encouraged to mix and match majors, minors, and certificates to earn a degree that reflects their unique interests.

From inside our world-class medical center to the most prestigious creative writing program in the U.S., students have access to quality academic support and are equipped with the tools they need to stand out in a competitive workforce. Our 15:1 student-to-faculty ratio allows students to work directly with experts in their field while earning valuable, practical skills.

Our campus seamlessly blends into the heart of downtown Iowa City, making it easy to access academic resources and belong to a larger, welcoming community. With over 500 student organizations, clubs, and communities on campus, and countless in-town events scheduled throughout the year, Iowa makes it easy to build a network of friendships and connections that last a lifetime.

To learn more about the University of Iowa, click HERE.

Belfast's Amy Gaiero named to University of Iowa dean's list for 2023 spring semester

IOWA CITY, IA (06/16/2023) — Amy Gaiero of Belfast, Maine was among the more than 7,100 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the dean's list for the 2023 spring semester.

Gaiero is a undergraduate - fourth year student in Iowa's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and is majoring in Sustainability Science.

Dean's list status was earned by 968 first-year undergraduates during the 2023 spring semester at Iowa, only 1,604 second-year students, only 1,922 third-year students, and only 2,630 fourth-year students.

Guidelines for inclusion on the list are:

Degree seeking undergraduate students in the Carver College of Medicine, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Engineering, the College of Public Health, the Tippie College of Business, and University College who achieve a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.50 or higher on 12 semester hours or more of UI graded coursework during a given semester or summer session and who have no semester hours of "I" (incomplete) or "O" (no grade reported) during the same semester are recognized by inclusion on the dean's list for that semester

Undergraduate students in the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine may qualify for the dean's list with fewer than 12 semester hours of graded credit, if deemed appropriate by the college

College of Nursing students participating in clinical courses who have a total of 12 semester hours of earned credit, with eight semester hours of graded credit with a GPA of 3.50 or higher

Please note that courses offered on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) or pass/fail (P/F) basis do not count toward graded credit for inclusion on the dean's list.

Bryce Tyler, of Camden, Earns Spot on SUNY Potsdam Dean's List

POTSDAM, NY (06/14/2023) — The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named Bryce Tyler of Camden, Maine to the SUNY Potsdam Dean's List.

Tyler, whose major is Speech Communication, was among 188 students who were honored for academic excellence in the Spring 2023 semester.

To achieve the honor of being on the Dean's List, each student must have satisfactorily completed 12 numerically-graded semester hours, with a grade point average of between 3.25 and 3.49 in the given semester.

Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges -- and the oldest institution within SUNY. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. The College currently enrolls approximately 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its challenging liberal arts and sciences core, distinction in teacher training and culture of creativity. To learn more, visit www.potsdam.edu.

SUNY Potsdam athlete Bryce Tyler named to SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for 2022-23 season

POTSDAM, N.Y. (06/16/2023) — Bryce Tyler, a resident of Camden, Maine was one of 123 SUNY Potsdam student-athletes to earn a spot on the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for the 2022-23 school year, the conference announced this morning.

Tyler is a senior member of the SUNY Potsdam Men's Lacrosse team and a Business Administration major. Athletes named to the academic honor roll had a minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA for the year.