Merrick Residents Excelling in College

Colleges and universities announced the names of Merrick residents who are performing well on the college level.

The College at Brockport

• The College at Brockport recently honored students who excelled academically by naming them to the Dean's List for the fall 2012 semester. Ciarrai Donnelly of Merrick was named to the Dean's List. Students who earn a GPA of 3.70–3.99 are named to the Dean's List with Honors, while students who achieve a 3.40–3.69 are named to the Dean's List.

• The following local residents were named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the fall 2012 semester:
• Alisa Popple, a resident of Merrick and a freshman Legal Studies major, was named to the Dean's List in Ithaca College's School of Business.
• Sean Cotty, a resident of Merrick and a senior Performance/Music Education major, was named to the Dean's List in Ithaca College's School of Music.

• Rebecca M. Rood Goldman of Merrick has been named to second honors on the Clark University Dean's List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2012 semester.To be eligible for second honors, students must have a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.79, of a maximum of 4.3.

• Dario A. Cortes, PhD, Berkeley College President, has announced that students from Nassau County, NY, have been named to the President’s and Dean’s Lists at Berkeley College for the Fall 2012 Quarter, including Joseph Capuano of Merrick.
  

• The following local residents were named to the Dean's List at the State University of New York at New Paltz for the Fall 2012 semester:
  
• Arielle Bloom, of Merrick. Bloom's major is Journalism.
• Taylor Cassidy, of Merrick. Cassidy's major is Undeclared.
• Tyler Citrin, of Merrick. Citrin's major is Undeclared.
• Shaun Cohen, of Merrick. Cohen's major is Undeclared.
• Anne Concepcion, of Merrick. Concepcion's major is Psychology.
• Kenneth D'Auria, of Merrick. D'Auria's major is Undeclared: Pre-Comm Disorders.
• Michael Eiger, of Merrick. Eiger's major is Communication Disorders.
• Eric Feldman, of Merrick. Feldman's major is Accounting.
• Michael Geller, of Merrick. Geller's major is Adolescence Ed: Social Studies.
• Alyssa Klein, of Merrick. Klein's major is Communication Media.
• Lauren Levin, of Merrick. Levin's major is Sociology.
• Stephanie Lucke, of Merrick. Lucke's major is Undeclared.
• Maxwell Margulies, of Merrick. Margulies's major is Undeclared: Pre-Finance.
• Gabrielle Purick, of Merrick. Purick's major is Visual Arts Education.
• Jesse Solotoff, of Merrick. Solotoff's major is Management.

• Zachary Feit, of Merrick, made the Dean's List for the second semester in a row.