Academics

Baldwin Wallace BEREA -- Nelia Holley of Lorain served as the assistant director for Baldwin Wallace University's production of Mary Zimmerman's "The Secret in the Wings" under the direction of assistant professor Keira McDonald during the spring 2023 semester. She also was part of the cast and crew that produced Stephen Schwartz's "Pippin." BEREA -- Students from our area were appointed student ambassadors by the Baldwin Wallace University Center for Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement. BW Student Ambassadors is a student organization that fosters relationships between BW alumni and the University. Ambassadors undergo a competitive selection process with finalists invited to the home of BW President Bob and Linda Helmer for a group interview. The following local students were among the appointees: Avon Lake: Julia Hurd. Columbia Station: Zach Hritz. Grafton: Sarah Griffin. BEREA -- Students from our area were among 10 students named as Brain Fellows by Baldwin Wallace University's David and Frances Brain Center for Community Engagement. They are: Avon: Layan Jaber. Grafton: Sarah Griffin. BEREA -- Students from our area were part of the cast and crew in the Baldwin Wallace University and Playhouse Square collaborative production of "Ordinary Days" during the spring 2024 semester. The following students were in the production: Ryan Casselberry of North Ridgeville served as a followspot operator and Jess Hartley of Elyria served as production assistant. BEREA -- Students from our area were inducted into the Baldwin Wallace University Honors Program during the spring 2024 semester. The following local students were inducted: Avon: Ethan Jones; Jeremy Planisek; Haley Snevel. Avon Lake: Olivia Koutouras; Abby Schuerger; Hadi Seffo. Columbia Station: Ariel Hutchinson. Elyria: Aniya Qualls. North Ridgeville: Annemarie Falencki; Alyssa O'Leary; Kali Pedley. BEREA -- McKenna Pfeiffer of Lorain was part of the presentation "fyoo zh en '24: Spatial Proximity." The annual "fyoo zh en" dance concert combines choreography with faculty research. Clark University WORCESTER, Massachussetts -- Avery F. Hanna, of Avon, was named to first honors on the Clark University Dean's List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2023 semester. Coastal Carolina University CONWAY, South Carolina -- More than 1,300 students earned a spot on the President's List for the Fall 2023 semester at Coastal Carolina University. Students who made the President's List have achieved a 4.0 grade point average during the semester. Locals on the list are: Elyria: Riley Zana. Vermilion: Rachael Lapka. CONWAY, South Carolina -- More than 3,000 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2023 semester. Students who make the Dean's List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher (3.25 for freshmen) for the semester. Locals on the list are: Avon Lake: Lauren Kaye; Hope Ptacek. North Ridgeville: Nina Baker. Sheffield Lake: Iris Urbina Arredondo. CONWAY, South Carolina -- Coastal Carolina University recognized more than 500 students during its Fall 2023 commencement ceremonies, held Dec. 15, and Nina Baker of North Ridgeville was on of the graduates. College of William and Mary WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia - Taylor Stockard of Avon Lake was named to the Dean's List at the College of William & Mary for the fall 2023 semester. Columbus State Community College COLUMBUS,- The following students have been named to the 2023 Autumn Semester Dean's List at Columbus State Community College. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled for six or more credit hours. Avon: Jessica Smith. Elyria: Netasha Booher. Sheffield Lake: Luke Rako. Des Moines Area Community College Rebecca Wojtko of LaGrange was one of more than 1,000 students graduated from the Fall Semester from Des Moines Area Community College's Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West campuses. Georgia Tech ATLANTA, Georgia -- Jacob Shalkhauser of Amherst has earned a master of science in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Hiram College HIRAM -- Julianna Tucker of North Ridgeville was recently honored alongside seven other sophomore Bachelor of Science in nursing students at the annual Hiram College Nursing Uniform Convocation. Iowa State University AMES, Iowa – Adham Abushukur of Sheffield Lake was ranked among the Top 2 percent of students in their college at Iowa State University. John Carroll University UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS -- The following John Carroll University students have been named to the Fall 2023 Boler College of Business Dean's List: Avon: Jack Gerborg; Noah Lindon; Thomas Niederst. Grafton: Bridget Moran. North Ridgeville: Dain Bartlebaugh; Marco Ciccariello; Samuel Forristal; Logan Keller. UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS -- The following John Carroll University students have been named to the Fall 2023 College of Arts and Sciences Dean's List: Amherst: Preston Goebel; Liam Noss; Alissa Van Dress. Avon: Logan Brown; Meredith Coloian; Ty Daugherty; Robert Eberly; Ella Fisher; Quincy Heinzmann; Brooke Laub; Maeve Mullen; Nicholas Rodriguez; Audrey Sadd; Jett Wieber. Avon Lake: Sameer Sharbek; Emma West. Columbia Station: Shannon Hassel. Elyria: Isabella Congelio; Mallory Dunlap; Jaden McCall; Grace Sherban. Grafton: Delaney Eakins. LaGrange: Elaina Magel. Lorain: Paige St. Peter. North Ridgeville: Natalie Byrne; Xiomara Iparraguirre; Emmett Moher; Madyson Rosado; Emma Shupp; Taylor Wohleber.Sheffield Village: Lauren Smith; Omar Zayed. Vermilion: Laura Rutger. Lorain County Jount Vocational School OBERLIN -- Lorain County JVS announced the 3rd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2023/24 school year. The Lorain County JVS Honor Roll recognizes students who have achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the third 9-week term. The 339 students who achieved this honor are listed by their associate school below. Amherst: Nicholas Aponte; Jericho Bailey; Maya Blanden; Chase Baker; Heavenly Bargar; Antonio Castro; James Ensminger; Carter Foss; Shakiah George; Dexter Gomez; Jeffrey Keiffer; Mason Krause; Samuel Ksenich; Rylie Michael; Joshua Otero; Michael Parish; Gabriella Perez; Javier Ramos; Izabelle Ratcliff; Emilly Reed; Madison Rivera; Caleb Schenko; Jacob Sprinkle; Ryan Sterna; Valyn Survance; Danielle Teele; Joshua Thomas; Mathew Vidovich; Noah Von Kaenel; Ryan Watkins; Kyan Woods. AvonJose Alvelo; Corbin Darroch; Aaron Davis; Ryan Dzuban; Noah Forbis; Andi Kehl, Thomas Keller; Reis Leder; Ryan Lodge; Yeliel Martinez; Elizabeth McKenna; Isaac Rink; McCormick Rofe; Anthony Wolf. Avon Lake Colin Aslaksen; Austin Athey; Deandre Bradley; Emma Brown; Blake Diamond; Brady Holub; Grace Jagels; Jason Kopf; Nathan Rafn-Cantrell; Jordan Rendeiro; Zander Skiles; Andre Steffen; Ian Sweigart; Alexandra Wagoner. BrooksideTyler Blodgett; Drake Cantu; Mason Clapp; Brennen Gainer; Ethan Greco; Devin Harding; Carynne Hickerson; Makaylee Jason; Alexis Nieves; Estela Ortiz; Rylee Quickle; Braxston Rieger; Hannah Rithamel; Timothy Rowe; Mycah Simmons; Logan Spurlock; Jessica White. ClearviewDakota Bryant; Austin Burns; Lincoln Calhoun; Jonah Davis; Ava Dotson; Jacob Galvan; Christopher Jones; Noah Joseph; Emanuel Luciano; Malachi Malone; James Mccall; Jayden Mendez; Leah Moore; Amelia Noble; Gregory O'Hern; Kristhine Ortiz Santiago; Dezmin Payne; Kamara Pilson; Joshua Rivera; Emma Roach; Evangely Rosado Gonzalez; Ryan Seaburn; Siddalee Tindale; Nathaniel Velazquez. ColumbiaGeorge Borling; Carrera Cordero; Colton Cusano; Delaney Friscone; Kirby Herrera; Calder Jessen; Angeleana Josefczyk; Zoe Napier; Evan Toth; Peyton Vangilder; Franklyn Weber. ElyriaAyden Amato; Christan Betz; Jennessa Buckey; Mandolin Buckles; Charlize Cannon; Amador Cotto; Hailey Crum; Isaiah Delarwelle; Jeremiah Donovan; Adrian Dotson; Waya Dute; Anthony Edwards; Desaray Ewing; Mya Galindo; Zylaya Glover; Shane Goetz; Alexander Grabowski; Douglas Grimes; Trent Jones; Briana Keith; Stephen Keith; LaShea Lowry; Nikolas Majors; Taylor Martin; Francisco Mazariegos; Nikolas Maze; MiKayla McAuliff; Owen McGuire; Morgan Metcalf; Makenna Milas; Jaclyn Myers; Xaiden Natal; Alexis Neely; Mercedes Nieves; Cecilia Pandy; Tatum Porter; Hannah Pressnell; Jackson Rice; Mitchell Rice; Jonathan Roberts; Madison Rogers; Mikayla Rutz; Vincent Sabbah; Zoe Scheithauer; Jada Sciulli; Logan Sheldon; Aryonna Stewart; Chrystiana Thomas; Anthony Tolento; Jace Walters; Sebastian Whitehair; Tatyana Woodrum; Ty Zigon; Christian Zirkle. FirelandsLogan Adkins; Dylan Anderson; Sophia Aslanidis; Lucas Brushaber; Kelsey Carroll; Brain Diaz; Tyler Ebert; Lyla Fontaine; Curtis Gilles; Alicia Golden; Tyler Henderson; Marissa King; Michael Landin; Wyatt Miller; Forest Minney; Chloe Parsons; Landin Pooley; Elijah Simmons; Brennen Szilagyi; Colton Vaughn; Dakota Vaughn; Kylie Walters; Devon Yurglic. KeystoneAubrey Adkins; Matthew Asbury; Alexandra Aslanidis; Eva Bergensteing; Camryn Broad; Jameson Bryant; Serenity Deditch; Erin Friel; Cooper Graham; Eric Guzman; Grant Harrison; Joseph Hawkinberry; Emily Jirousek; Kyle Naylor; Olivia Rounds; Joseph Scheiman; Myranda Sickels; Izabella Stanley; Lea Stumphauzer; Elle Walker; Domonik Warner; Morgan Wittlinger; Michelle Zheng. MidviewEmily Adkins; Hannah Brady; Thomas Buettner; Giovanni Cross; Logan Dallas; Christine Delfosse; Ryan Delfosse; Colt Duke; Austin Dye; Gavin Hechko; Samuel Hornik; Yelixza Ives; Olivia Konsesky; Jordan Lottman; Michael Lukcso; Chloe Miller; Arianna Radel; Chase Ruoff; Beau Rybicki; Madison Schade; Ethan Short; Zachary Smith; Aidan Snyder; Hayden Strauss; Alexis Turner; Ty Wilson. North RidgevilleSukaina Abidi; Malachi Ables; Mahdy Ali; Ashton Ambler; Teach Arnold; Reece Bacon; Ella Barley; Lilly Barley; Lorenzo Blackmon; Brain Bowman; Madison Bradley; Jacob Burns; Brendan Corrigan; Peter Craig; Mason Creek; Addison Crout; Samantha DeCara; Cheyenne Deese; Kendel Durst; Cody Fitch; Caleb Gill; Elijah Gould; Delayne Grimes; Cody Hart; Jax Hayes; Olivia Heiman; Logan Herling; Luna Iparraguirre; Tyler Jaworski; Alexandra Jones; Ivy Kandiko; Charlie Ma; Olivia Medina; Madisen Mihelich; Dale Millar; William Millar; Shyanne Montes; Lillian Moore; Nickolaus Moore; Grant Olsavsky; Aleah Ouellette; Sophie Pawul; Evan Perez; Erin Pfeuffer; Katherine Pfeuffer; Dakota Piwinski; Leonardo Porter; Lilly Price; Tyler Schlueter; Damion Schupp; Lawrence Schuster; Lilian Sharp; Joel Shupp; Alexander Stano; Mateja Stjepic; Jacob Svoboda; Lillian Teitelbaum; Cameron Toth; George Tsantes; Zoey Verbickey; Mitchell Weiss; Elijah Williams; Jasmine Wright; Morgan Yaksic. OberlinRebecca Boardman; James Bohac; Leonidas Boulware; Seth Freas; Grace Hohman; Airiana Holt; Thomas Wallace; Nicholas Webb; Alyssa Zimmerman. WellingtonBrandon Beat; Tyson Boley; Wyatt Broud; Elizabeth Buckingham; Matthew Buga; Noah Clark; Austin DeRodes; Devan Diedrick; Veronica Dininger; Trevor Gasper; Nathan Glavich; Jackson Harris; Abbie Hunter; Autumne Jones; Grant Kehl; John Kinter; Kassie Kroll; Aylah Leiby; Adam Michalak; William Mohler; Jasper Parr; Lukas Porter; Maxwell Schatz; Corwin Scyoc; Alisia Simko; Shiloh Smith; Baron Turner; Addyson Watson; Spencer Werner; Landon Wright. Marietta College MARIETTA -- Kylee Strader of Lorain was part of a Marietta College group that attended the Musical Theatre Intensive in Pittsburgh in late January. MARIETTA -- Kylee Strader of Lorain was a Dramaturg and Assistant Shop Manager during the Theatre at Marietta College's performance of ``Medea.'' Mercy College The following students were awarded honors for the Fall 2023 semester at Mercy College of Ohio: Amherst: Rebeccah Branim, BS Nursing (RN-BSN Completion), Honors List. Elyria: Ashley Elizabeth Futrall, Computed Tomography, Honors List; Heather Wohlever, BS Medical Imaging, Dean's List. Wellington: Jody Barco, BS Nursing (RN-BSN Completion), Honors List; Valerie Watters, BS Nursing (RN-BSN Completion), Dean's List. Ohio University ATHENS — Multiple Ohio University students have been recognized within the 2023 Fall Dean's List. OHIO's Dean's List recognizes undergraduate students who complete a particular semester with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.999 with a minimum of 12 hours attempted for letter grades that are used to calculate GPA. Locals on the list were: Amherst: Alex Angle; Nick Butkowski; Gwyn Conibear; Isaac Davis; Cooper Guilliams; Braden Hunker; Maggie Lacey; Emilia Lewis; Caden Miller; Joselyn Moquete; Catie Perez-Strohmeyer; Hailey Toledo; Ava Toyoda; Collin Turley. Avon: Ashley Alspach; Anthony Banks; Lydia Baranski; James Brassell; Sydney Bennett; Josephine Boesger; Morgan Dargai; Julia Darroch ; Tori Deluca; Emma Farney; Nick Fouts; Mollie Geiger ; Taylor Golas; Aly Gothier; Lucas Griffiths; Ellia Guerrieri; Connor Hamm; Kevin Hamm; Nathan Hergenroeder; Ava Horwedel; Kaitlyn Huff; Lauren Joyce; Carter Kallach; Lauren Kast; Mitchell Klein; Amy Klimkowski; Julia Krauth; Ty Kruszka; Anna Kwasniewski; Issy Martin-Dye; Lucy Mcmanamon; Owen Miller; Andrew Morahan; Lea Morris; Claire Mossbruger; Melanie Nose; Lauren Patton; Josh Pomfrey; Jane Rini; Veronica Savage; Timothy Shmelter; Claire Schwartz; James Spear; Avery Suhay; Casey Traine; Michaela Van Dyke; Sofia Vidalon. Avon Lake: Alaina Borra; Martin Bradesca; Nicholas Brun; Katharine Congelli; Molli Duff; Liam Gannon; Abby Golden; Emily Good; Dan Gordillo; Ginger Gray; Evelyn Hartsel; Nicklas Haven; Samuel Hetman; Jenna Kennedy; Maddie Kennedy; Emma Krawiec; Makayla Long; Marley Long; Nate McClelland; Isaiah McIntyre; Madison Mengle; Ella North; Lindsey Oberg; Alaina Okuma; Kaila Polk; Matthew Quinn; Cullen Reutter; Cassidy Rudy; Dana Sacco; Nathan Seman; Oscar Seman; Audrey Schustrich; Anabel Sfiligoj; Matthew Stuewe; Sophie Taggart; Sebastian Temple; Mitch Wargo; Catie Wegas; Maria Zuk. Elyria: Alex Brown; Cara Finnegan; Karolanne Foisy; Julia Havas; Annalise Hulec; Rheanna Maziarz; Sydney Nowak; Alyce Williams. Grafton: Bryan Benedict; Josh Blaine; Athena Campagna; Acadia Hansen. LaGrange: Molly Ebosh; Jack Sherlock; Hailey Turk. Lorain: Aliyanna Cardona; Nathan Fabian; Jordan Hawkins; Mo Jeffries; Parker Kopronica; Ashley Lawlis; Cullen O'Leary; Lauren Parker; Alexis Renaud; Courtney Schneider; Maddie Smith; Aidan Timko; Melissa Wright. North Ridgeville: Elise Artino; Megan Bauer; Katie Gawlik; Anna Hinkle; Paul Joynt; Claire Kelch; Kalyn Mcmillan; Mckenna Murphy; Emily Osborne; Jacob Parhamovich; Addie Sandru; Elizabeth Schiffbauer; Aidan Skinner; David Starkey; Julia Wilm; Michael Zarefoss. Oberlin: Bailey Sharp; Ollie Viskocil. Sheffield: Ella Nieberding. Sheffield Lake: Kassandra Brooks; Lily Sciulli. Sheffield Village: Jacob Raab; Abigail Urbaczewski; Donald Vangilder. Vermilion: Morgan Ellis; Zach Jones; Andrew Hendershot; Lesia Leskovska; Kailey Logue; Gage Myers; Grace Payne; Jadeyn Ramsey; Tyler Ravis; Olivia Stacklin; Darcie Zudell. Wellington: Lauren Shibley. ATHENS -- Multiple Ohio University students have been recognized within the 2023 Provost's List. The Provost's List recognition is shared with high-achieving, part-time undergraduate students who exemplify academic success. Qualifying students must possess a 3.5 or greater GPA and between 6 and 11.99 credit hours attempted for letter grades that are used to calculate GPA. Amherst: Melani Crawford; Kaitlyn Moore; Nicole Zabrecky. Avon: Amanda Costello; Jennifer Inkrott; Eve Kobak; Cecelia Keogh; Rachael Polito; Kelly Strichek; Kelsey Wearsch. Avon Lake: Stephanie Bates; Bridget McCoy; Rene Toncar. Columbia Station: Hailey Delzeith. Elyria: Amanda Badillo; Tamia Henry; Liz Snider; Cassie Snyder. LaGrange: Brittany Smith. Lorain: Veronica Sweeney; Danielle Weglicki. North Ridgeville: Caitlin Bayus; Laura Boroway; Rachal Hrobat; Lindsey Martinak; Tyler Pileski; Charles Plas; Jenifer Sen. Oberlin: Chase Calvert; Lauren Lamoda; Darla Lish. Sheffield Lake: Amber Maldonado; Alyssa Spooner. Sheffield Village: Madison Van Dine. Vermilion: Madelyn Lewis. Wellington: Courtney Kroll; Luke Saponari ATHENS -- The following local students were named to the Ohio University's President's List: Amherst: Isabelle Davis; Trevor Gillam; Cooper Guilliams; Chase Hetrick; Camilla Isaacs; Alex Moore. Avon: Steven Boling; Mason Fitch; Julia Krauth; Kate Krawiec; Lucy Martin-Dye; Jessica Novak Libby Regas; Isabel Stitchick; Rachel Turco; Miya Wotsch; Sarah Zapior Avon Lake: Logan Allemeier; Hala Haddadeen; Yashvita Kanuganti; Max Rauch; Delaney Roth; Jordyn Wheeler. Columbia Station: Ava Hamilton.Elyria: Alex Brown; Ben Dawson; Gabriella Passerrello; Sydney Thomas. Grafton: Lindsay Eakins, Lauren Marquard; Bree Wilkins. LaGrange: Braden Cuson; Karlie Kistler. Lorain: Jonathon Dvorscak; Kelsi Saunders; Sam Spinale; Sophia Spinale; Donald Theisen; Carly Traut. North Ridgeville: Brooke Boynar; Duncan Clark; Olivia Johns; Adrien Legarth; Evan Typpo. Sheffield Village: Jacob Walther. Vermilion: Kristin Dewitt. Palmer College of Chiropractic DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Emily Holcomb, of Wakeman, has been named to the 2023 fall trimester Dean's List. Penn State Behrend ERIE, Pennsylvania -- Cameron Schmidt of North Ridgeville was named to the dean's list for the fall 2023 semester at Penn State Behrend. Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, New York -- The following students were named to the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year: Avon Lake:Zane Brown; Ryan Keller. Amherst: Sam McQuate. St. Francis University LORETTO, Pennsylvania -- Bridget Kurtzweil of Avon was named to the Saint Francis University Fall 2023 Dean's List. SUNY Morrisville MORRISVILLE, New York -- SUNY Morrisville announced that Joshua Lawniczak, of Avon Lake, was named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2023 semester. MORRISVILLE, New York -- SUNY Morrisville announced that Kada Tillman, of Avon Lake, was named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2023 semester. The University of Maryland BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Jacob Carlson, of Elyria, was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. The University of Tampa TAMPA, Florida -- Blake Berkowitz, of Columbia Station, graduated from The University of Tampa on Friday, Dec. 15. Berkowitz received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology BA. The University of Toledo BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Local initiated were: Lorain: Nikole Goncalves. Vermilion: Shannon Murray. Tufts University MEDFORD, Massachussetts -- Mimi Zhang of Avon was named to the Tufts University dean's list for the Fall 2023 semester. University of Minnesota Twin Cities MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Joseph Carson of Avon Lake was named to the 2023 fall semester Dean's List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. University of Mississippi UNIVERSITY, Mississippi -- Two local students were named to the University of Mississippi's Fall 2023 Chancellor's Honor Roll. They are: Avon Lake: Julia Scheatzle. North Ridgeville: Jake Daley. Witchita State University WICHITA, Kansas - Baya Gregorovic of Amherst was named to the Wichita State University Dean's Honor Roll for fall 2023. Youngstown State University YOUNGSTOWN -- Youngstown State University students earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average have been named to the President's List for Fall Semester 2023. Local students are: Amherst: Cory Adkins; Andrew Cvetkovic. Avon: Abigail Liber; Justin Sherrill; Katie Thomson. Avon Lake: David Kos; Kathleen Semmens. Elyria: Donae Collins; Anthony Lusher; Lydia Tinney. Lorain: Gracie Figueroa; Olivia Hargreaves. North Ridgeville: Autumn Behlke; Hadley Gilles. Grafton: Celeste Kapalin. YOUNGSTOWN -- Local Youngstown State University students named to the Dean's List for Fall Semester 2023 are: Sullivan: Mary Dilley. Amherst: Cory Adkins; Andrew Cvetkovic; Kennedy Rauch. Avon: Mara Jaracz; Abigail Liber; Molly Radcliffe; Justin Sherrill; Katie Thomson. Avon Lake: David Kos; Emma Schum; Kathleen Semmens. Columbia Station: Kieran Clark. Elyria: Donae Collins; Jaden Gilbert; Anthony Lusher; Lydia Tinney. Grafton: Celeste Kapalin. Lorain: Gracie Figueroa; Olivia Hargreaves; Antonio Rojas North Ridgeville: Autumn Behlke; Hadley Gilles. Sheffield Lake: Steven Biltz. Sheffield Village: Lauren Sheehan; Samantha Schuster. Vermilion: Konnor Clark; Brandon Hones.