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Marian University
Shari’ Thomas of Steubenville graduated May 9 from Marian University in Indianapolis, Ind., with a master’s in teaching degree.
Thomas, the daughter of Darlene Gory and stepdaughter of Mark Cole of Steubenville, graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing and communications.
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College of Wooster
Emily Baird of Steubenville was named to the spring dean’s list at the College of Wooster.
Davis & Elkins College
Travis Brown of Wellsburg was named to the spring dean’s list at Davis & Elkins College.
Grove City College
Anna Giesmann of Bethany was named to the spring dean’s list at Grove City College.
Kent State University
The following area students graduated from Kent State University:
Krysten Abel, Kara Chiurco, Chase Cooper, Heather Hamilton, Maria Kobus, Kayla Lucas, Maggie Michel, Amanda Noble, Brooke Parsons, Tyler Roush, Joshua Stevens and Robert Wilson, Carrollton; Nicholas Andrews, Jessica Barach, Anthony Bell, James Wonner, Dylan Grimm and Elizabeth Kuntz, Toronto; Christa Balder, Alexander Birtcher, Eian Birtcher and Michayla Whiteman, Scio; Matthew Bertz, Donovan Kasarda, Alyssa Randolph, Cadiz; Kayla Bodnar, Kylie Hunker and Ashley Vrotsos, Yorkville; Travis Curry and Kaylee Horn, Jewett; Shayna Fillipovich, Adena; Anthony Grant, Mark Highfield, Brittany Porter, Rachel Zink, Steubenville; Kaylin Parks, Ryan Patterson, Ngan Pham, Wintersville; Joseph Pease, Bloomingdale; Kenneth Sempkowski, Ryan Wilson, Rayland; Brittany Sterling, Mingo Junction; Kimberly Swisher, Irondale; Gregory Wickham, Richmond; Eric Wilson, Hopedale; Kathy Brown, Chelsey Permar and Carson Tate, Weirton; Madison Capito, New Cumberland; Janet Weston, New Manchester; Helena Wiley, Wellsburg.
The following area students were named to the spring president’s list at Kent State University:
Madeline Williamson, Bloomingdale; and Tabatha Taylor and Rachel Zink, Steubenville.
The following area students were named to the university’s spring dean’s list:
Shayna Fillipovich, Adena; McCall Sims and Joseph Pease, Bloomingdale; Brett Brandon, Irondale; Breanna Hoover, Mingo Junction; Ryan Wilson and Kenneth Sempkowski, Rayland; Katie Boyd, Emily Cavanaugh, Dylan Jones, James Marsh, Shane Pendleton, Christopher Starliper and Brooke Sutherland, Richmond; Shauna Contumelio, Amy Cunningham, Alyssa Fisher, Dominique Freeman, Edward Grogg, Charles Keenan, Alexandra Miliewsky, Alexander Nagy, Dominique Wilson, Mark Highfield, Joseph Bowers, Erika Kirkpatrick, Nicole Leluika, Anthony Pham, Emily Tevis, Nicholas VanKirk, Monica Werkin and Alexandra Zimish, Steubenville; Elizabeth Kennedy and Mariah Marcino, Stratton; Anthony Bell, Matthew Dillon, Elizabeth Kuntz, Elizabeth Marshall, Brad Melville, Mykenna Risler, Zoe Westfall, Kathleen Compton and Terry Dear, Toronto; and Morgan Fedorko and Kylie Hunker, Yorkville.
Westminster College
Jaye Taylor of Steubenville was named to the spring dean’s list at Westminster College.
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Bethany College
The following area students were named to the spring president’s list at Bethany College:
Allison Cipoletti, Wellsburg; Anne Taylor, Bethany; and Shelva Burns, Weirton.
The following area students were named to the spring dean’s list at the college:
Ethan Barnes, Taneka Carayol and Alex Hannah, Weirton; Megan Beebe, Toronto; Kristen Black, Follansbee; Whitney Martin, Wintersville; Derek Miller, Rayland; Megan Nally, New Cumberland; John Vucich, Bethany; and Cassandra Weiss, Avella.
Clarion University
Michael Callas, Alexander Demczak and Monica Munsch, all of Burgettstown, were named to the spring dean’s list at Clarion University.
Columbus State Community College
Carissa Williams of Chester and Matthew Camm of Steubenville were named to the spring dean’s list at Columbus State Community College.
Edinboro University
Shelby Kirk of Weirton and Sarah Yocum of Chester were named to the spring dean’s list at Edinboro University. Yocum also graduated from the university.
Penn State University
Matthew Guiddy of New Cumberland and Jessica Schell of Carrollton were named to the spring dean’s list at Penn State University.
Guiddy and Loretta Sanchez of Wellsburg graduated from the university.
Southern Indiana University
Leigh Anne Vecchione Costlow, formerly of Steubenville, graduated magna cum laude from Southern Indiana University on May 2 with a bachelor’s degree.
West Liberty University
The following area students were named to the spring dean’s list at West Liberty University:
West Virginia – Jeffrey Elliott, Beech Bottom; Joshua Benfield, Jonathan Kidd and Jerid Withers, Bethany; Justin Icard, Caitlyn Moore, Kaitlyn Smith, Caura Speece, Sandi Stafford and Jeffrey Tice, Chester; Desiree Boley, Breanna Hawkins, Brian Lancaster, Alyssa Mitchem, Codey Perrone, Morgan Wagner and Cindy Wells, Colliers; Taylor Aitken, Gabrielle Bennett, Breona Brown, William Drake, Toriano Fuscardo, Chelsea Howe, Brent Kimball, Micah Knisley, Russell Kocher, Kodey Liller, Dylan Maderia, Joshua Marosi, Raleigh Mason, Michael Morris, Breanna Pawlowski, Alexandra Perrone, Tyler Revels, Kylie Sellman, Travis Strader, Noah Teaff, Morgan Thomas and Kayla Waite, Follansbee; Danielle Bartley, Megan Beatty, Tyler Brown, Ethan Delekta, Jennifer Ferguson, Evan Greco, Rachael Hartley, Judith Johnston, Gabrielle Lemley, Kristen Malinowski, Daniel Morgan, Ashley Pryor, Alexis Virtue, Joshua Weltner, Deanna Williams and Ceirra Zeigler, New Cumberland; John Briscoe, New Manchester; Claire Gardill, Newell; Brittany Adams Ashley Babinchok, Sayde Beagle, Chelsea Camerlengo, Hannah Carnes, James Cassiadoro, Cole Coates, Lucas Dankovchik, Erika De La Cruz, Ryan Duke, Joshua Groves, Kayla Hinchee, Kendall Hukill, Alexis Irvin, Molly Kopa, Amy Marosz, Kaitlin McGaughey, Jarrett Moore, Megan Paris, Natalie Rees, Ian Rice, Robert Rowe, Kristen Saggio, Jessica Smalley, Brenna Smith, Catherine Tate, Sherri Tomblin, Michael Valentine, Christopher Veltri, Cody Wells, Carly Wilson, Noah Woods and Chloe Woods, Weirton; Olivia Best, Megan Cook, Alexis Cutshall, Haiden Fischer, Carla Fluharty, Amyelia Gaudio, Rosalie Haizlett, Robert Hicks, James Horner, Abbey Jackson, Jennifer Johnston, Megan Johnston, William Jones, Elizabeth Kyanko, Laken Lambert, Amanda Loughrie, Leanne Mazzella, Ryan Mozingo, Tieghlor Richard, Ethan Sole, Nina Sparks, Thresea Taylor, Echo Taylor, Eric Tennant, Sarah Wagstaff, Sarah Wallbrown and Destiny Walsh, Wellsburg
Ohio – Carrie George, Adena; Jasmyn Falasca, Amsterdam; Kenna Taylor, Mark Smyth and Sarah Millick, Bloomingdale; Alexandra Fuller, Carrollton; Rachel Stupak, Josiah Hannen and Rebecca Deaton, Dillonvale; Kaitlyn Long, East Springfield; Nickolas Wilson, Hammondsville; Frank Kamarec, Hopedale; Anthony Sterling and Leigha Pasco, Mingo Junction; Jessica Bethel, Mount Pleasant; Jessica Zeigler, Summer Stevens, Devin Sindeldecker, Matthew Shreve, Leah Sempkowski, Lauren Hersey and Ramsay Core, Rayland; Patrick Spiess, Callista Russell, Kaitlyn Nese, Kevin Childers, Kayla Collier, Taylor Hawthorne, Shannon Foley, Melanie DiCarlo, Geena Diomedi and Toni DiPietro, Steubenville; George Shreve, Shelby Poludniak and Liza Jones, Tiltonsville; Shane O’Brien, Hayley Mumaw, Hillary Jones and Megan Henry, Toronto; Emily Todoroff, Melody Petras and Matthew Cowser, Wintersville;
Pennsylvania – Amanda Strope and Alayne Orison, Burgettstown.
West Virginia University
The following area students graduated from West Virginia University:
Brooke County – David Alward, Sarah Conaway, Ryan Cook, Ryan Foose, Shayna Goode, Taylor Potts, Matthew Ramsey, Lauryn Urso and Richard Weekley, Wellsburg; Robert Bottorf, Molly Cline, Emily Richmond, Brittany Sabo and Sarah Whalen, Colliers; Melissa DeAngleis, Kaylea Dulaney, Kristi Hardesty, Melissa Hood, Matthew Kirchner, Allison Owens, Christopher Rocini, Amy Rogers, Nicole Snyder, Kelley Stevens, Zachary Teaff and Ryan Trimmer, Follansbee; Desiree Dennis, Breann Jones, and Natalie Liounis, Weirton.
Hancock County – Dimitrios Akis, Gabriella Antoniou, Joshua Childers, Abbie Felton; Maria Greco, Raymond Hinerman, Corey Hirkala, Joshua Hixson, Tarin Kovalik, Sarah Kuhns, Julie Larch, Jenna Littleton, Taylor Mannella, Cody Mullens, Michael Palma, Cassandra Patterson, Ryan Petrovich, Anthony Peitranton, Elizabeth Pietranton, Emma Platt, Dominic Pucci, Jessica Sikora and John Ward, Weirton; Tyler Cline and Siera Hardy, Charles Laughlin, Alyssa Liberatore, Brttany Loveland, Kathryn Neely, Haley Powell and Tyler Stovall, New Cumberland; Matthew Elder, Newell; Alexandra Hauser and Alexis LaNeve, Chester; Elizabeth Snyder, New Manchester;
Ohio – Joshua Becker, Wintersville; Jacob Duska, Mingo Junction; Eric Moore, Cadiz; Zachary Romestan, Brilliant; Jeffrey Stevens, Bergholz; and Luke Walters, Carrollton.
The following area students were namd to the spring president’s list:
Brooke County – Devon Ansell, Alexis Haught and Kelsey Welsh, Follansbee; Cassidy Bland, Jackson Boyce, Sarah Conaway, Judith Gooch, Katelyn McGowan, Kathleen O’Connell and Richard Weekley, Wellsburg; Lindsay Chiodi-Santos, Colliers; Amy Davis and Jake Westling, Weirton;
Hancock County – Gabriella Antoniou, Rachel Bainbridge, Taylor Brancazio, Mark Colantonio, Julia Cupini, Rachel Gaughenbaugh, Morgan Goff, Maria Greco, Ella Jennings, Kaitlin Licause, Jenna Littleton, Stephanie Magnone, Anna Makricostas, Kristen Mastrantoni, Sarah Mills, Cody Mullens, Katherine Padden, Dominic Pucci, Alexa Rusinovich and Emily Tomer, Weirton; Jesse Beilhart, Chester; Tyler Cline, Katie Foltz, Siera Hardy, Brittany Loveland and Jaimee Szymanski, New Cumberland;
Ohio – Samantha Craig and Andrea Trice, Jewett; Dalton Rutter, Cadiz; Jeffrey Stevens, Bergholz; Oliver Sutherin, Toronto.
The following area students were named to the spring dean’s list:
Brooke County – Alan Alimario, Joshua Baker, Brice Hickey, Samantha McCartney, Ryan Mezan, Justin Taflan and Alexandra Yazbek, Weirton; Maxwell Allemond, David Alward, Christa Bland, Adam Chivers, Emiley Czesztyicki, Garrett Fischer, Andrew Higgins and Austin Isinghood, Wellsburg; Casondra Camiletti, David Hardisty, Joshua Harrick, Kevin Kidd, Brianna Kowalsky, Nicole Snyder, Alexandria Sperlazza, Zachary Teaff, Chelsea Thomas, John Thompson, Ryan Trimmer and Alexander Wilson, Follansbee; Hannah Cebula, Colliers; Zachery McKitrick, Windsor Heights.
Hancock County – Gianna Anile, Jennifer Apesos, Kristyn Campbell, Madeline Carey, Sarah Cline, Alex Creel, Makenna Dziatkowicz, Abbie Felton, Tess Ferrari, Jessica Fowler, Deanna French, Azia Haynes, Maxsim Hill, Tarin Kovalik, Milena Maragos, Elizabeth McFadden, Haley McLaughlin, Lauren Mills, Daniel Mohoroski, Mariah Mott, Brianne Nichols, Thomas Padden, Michael Palma, Lisa Parkins, Nicole Pellegrino, Ashley Savior, Joshua Sayre, Gabrielle Selitti, Nicolette Selitti, Lydia Taylor, Lindsay Thorp, Kristen Tuell and Emily Zatezalo, Weirton; Garrett Brown, Nathan Guio, Emily Martin and Kathryn Neely, New Cumberland; Matthew Elder and Austin Tice, Newell; Madison Hill, Alexis LaNeve, Jennifer Mangano, Cory Martin, James McDonald, Rachel Smalley, Marisa Stoffel and Taylor Swartzmiller, Chester.
Ohio – Devin Campbell, Yorkville; Clayton Coffman and Jonah Moore, Cadiz; Casey Gentile and Kristen Kakascik, Steubenville; Darren Gribble and Hannah Webb, Wintersville.


