Colleges and universities across the country have started to announce honors and degrees earned by students from the Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch area over the summer.
Connor James McGarvey of the Rancho Bernardo area was among 569 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during its Aug. 17 commencement ceremony. McGarvey earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the College of Business.
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Several local students earned academic honors from Southern New Hampshire University. Kevin Bristow of Poway, Tyler Connell of ZIP code 92128, Peerless Johnson of ZIP code 92127, Ossie King of ZIP code 92128 and Gordon McCloskey of Poway were named to the Summer 2024 Presidents List. They are full-time undergraduate students who earned a minimum GPA of 3.7 and above for the reporting term.
Tyler Cressey of Poway was named to the Summer 2024 Deans List. It is for full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.500 to 3.699 during the reporting term.
The summer term at the Manchester, New Hampshire, campus runs from May to August. To be honored, students had to earn 12 credits over a 16-week term or paired 8-week term grouped in fall, winter/spring and summer.
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Hicham Aitlafquih of ZIP code 92128, Ryan Courter of ZIP code 92128, Aldwin Salazar of Poway and Ali Mahin Torabi of ZIP code 92128 were named to the Deans List for the Summer 2024 term at the University of Maryland Global Campus.
To be eligible, students had to complete at least six credits during the term, earn a GPA of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC. The campus is based in Adelphi, Maryland.
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Tyler Sanderlin of ZIP code 92127 and a 2024 graduate of Del Norte High School received an $18,000 Dean’s Scholarship from Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio.
Sanderlin is majoring in musical theater. He earned the scholarship based on his outstanding academic achievements in high school according to university officials. The university’s merit scholarships are awarded to full-time students and are renewable for up to four years with good academic and social standing.
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Sachitt Arora and Ryan Snyder, both of ZIP code 92127, were among the 1,720 undergraduate and graduate students to earn their degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology at the conclusion of the Summer 2024 semester. The campus is in Atlanta.