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Rebecca Anne Friedland, a member of the Class of 2013 at Colgate University, is among 26 rising seniors to be selected for membership in the university's Konosioni Senior Honor Society. Friedland is a resident of Potomac and the daughter of Dr. Robert B. Friedland and Dr. Melissa B. Friedland.
The following local residents were named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the fall 2011 semester.
Matthew Greenblatt, son of Lonnie and Helene Greenblatt of North Potomac, a freshman Athletic Training major, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.
Stephanie Faigen of Potomac, a senior Sociology major, has been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester in the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences at Rider University.
Berklee College of Music announces that various students have earned placement on the Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2011 academic year. The following students earned placement on the 2011 Fall Dean's list:
Rachel Hubshman of Potomac;
Elizabeth Scher of Potomac.
Christine Tran of Potomac has graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. Tran earned a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology. Tran was one of more than 450 undergraduate and graduate students who received their diplomas Dec. 18, 2011, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Julianna Bond, a resident of North Potomac and a first year at Southern Methodist University, was named to the honor roll with distinction, which includes students in the top 10 percentile.
Michelle Marriott, a resident of Potomac and a first year at Southern Methodist University, was named to the honor roll with high distinction, which includes students in the top 5 percentile.
Kathryn A. Glowinski of Potomac has been selected for inclusion on the Dean's List for academic achievement during the fall 2011 semester at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. Glowinski, a member of the class of 2012, graduated from Walt Whitman High School.
Miami University students who achieved a 3.5 or better grade point average for second semester 2011-2012 have been named to the dean's list recognizing academic performance.
Darlington Taylor Hicks of Potomac.
Heather Lauren Allentuck of North Potomac.
The following Washington and Lee students have earned honor roll status for the recently ended fall term.
James Pickle, of Potomac, a member of the class of 2012.
Brian Roberts, of Potomac, a member of the class of 2012.
Colleen Meghan O'Donnell of Potomac was named to the Miami University president's list.
Erika Burns of Potomac was named to the dean's list at Loyola University Maryland for the fall 2011.
The following students were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester at Washington University in St. Louis.
Matthew Brent Bisgyer of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Bisgyer is a graduate of Georgetown Day School in Washington, DC, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.
Molly Dobbins Gott of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Gott is a graduate of Saint Andrew's Episcopal School in Potomac, MD, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.
Michael Antal Kovacs of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Kovacs is a graduate of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.
William Chase Kovacs of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Kovacs is a graduate of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.
Maia Leah Lamdany of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Lamdany is a graduate of Charles E Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.
Seth Michael Margolis of North Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Margolis is a graduate of Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School in Rockville, MD, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.
Brett Grant Mead of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Mead is a graduate of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.
Justin Christian Muste of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Muste is a graduate of Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School in Rockville, MD, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.
Christopher Nicholas Pinckert of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Pinckert is a graduate of Bullis School in Potomac, MD, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.
Alexander Niles Schneider of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Schneider is a graduate of Maret School in Washington, DC, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.
Sarah Mae Ettinger of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Ettinger is a graduate of Holton Arms School in Bethesda, MD, and is enrolled in the university's College of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
Andy Lu Lee of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Lee is a graduate of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD, and is enrolled in the university's College of Architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
Garrett Mason Bourg of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Bourg is a graduate of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD, and is enrolled in the university's School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Victor Z. Irony of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Irony is a graduate of Charles E Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD, and is enrolled in the university's School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Vincent Mark Abad-Santos of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Abad-Santos is a graduate of Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, MD, and is enrolled in the university's Olin Business School.
Jesse Delan of Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Delan is a graduate of Maret School in Washington, DC, and is enrolled in the university's Olin Business School.
- Lijia Yu of North Potomac was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Yu is a graduate of The Woodlands College Park High School in Conroe, TX, and is enrolled in the university's Olin Business School.
Alyssa C. Kogan, a resident of Potomac, was named to the second honors on the Clark University Dean's List for the Fall 2011 semester.
Jared Krichevsky of Potomac graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering technology from RIT's College of Applied Science and Technology in fall 2011.
Francis X. Gormley, Jr. of Potomac is the new "Director of Operations Men's Lacrosse" at the University of Maryland. He also recently received the "Peter Worstell 2011 Comeback Player of the Year" for lacrosse.
Megan Weis of Potomac was named to the Dean's List at Fairfield University for the fall 2011 semester.
Alysha M. Howar of Potomac was named to the Dean's List at the University of Mary Washington for the fall 2011 semester.