These students are likely just a handful of the many accomplished scholars from Braintree working their way through college. If you know of any other students worthy of praise, email joseph.markman@patch.com or comment below!

Champlain College

The following area residents have been named to the Fall 2011 Dean's List at Champlain College, a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion.

The honored students are:

• Michael Varraso of Braintree, MA is majoring in Professional Writing

• Patrick Weldon of Braintree, MA is majoring in Communication

Tufts University

Tufts University recently announced the Dean's List for the Fall 2011 semester.

Among these students are:

Sean Fernald of Braintree, MA, class of 2015

Thomas Snarsky of Braintree, MA, class of 2015

Dean's List honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.

University of New Hampshire

The following students have been named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire for the fall semester of the 2011-2012 academic year.

Nathaniel Bradley of Braintree earned Highest Honors

Molly Cullen of Braintree earned High Honors

Michelle Flaherty of Braintree earned Honors

Elizabeth O'Hare of Braintree earned Honors

Brooke Osgood of Braintree earned Highest Honors

Margaret Saliba of Braintree earned Highest Honors

Tracy Vallatini of Braintree earned High Honors

Alyssa Wessel of Braintree earned High Honors

Students named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance. Highest Honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.7 or better out of a possible 4.0. Students with a 3.5 to 3.69 average are awarded high honors and students whose grade point average is 3.2 through 3.49 are awarded honors.

Clemson University

The following local residents have been named to the Dean's List at Clemson University for the fall 2011 semester:

Hayley Nicole McConnell of Braintree, who is majoring in Undeclared.

Kayla Ann Walbridge of Braintree, who is majoring in Communication Studies.

To be named to the Dean's List, a student must achieve a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Thomas Reid of Braintree, MA, a senior majoring in Civil & Environmental Engineering, was named to the university's Dean's List for academic excellence for the fall 2011 semester.

A total of 1,151 undergraduate students achieved the criteria required for WPI's fall 2011 Dean's List. The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differ from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.

"WPI's academic programs are remarkably rigorous, so being named to the Dean's List is a testament to hard work, a sharp mind, and a commitment to excellence," said Provost Eric Overström. "Some of this nation's best and brightest students come to WPI to learn subjects ranging from engineering to science to business and the humanities, and through our innovative project-based curriculum they conduct professional-level research and solve important problems all over the world. Those named to the Dean's List have excelled at facing such demanding challenges, and we are exceptionally proud of these outstanding students."

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