Academic Honors for Braintree Students – Roger Williams, UNH, New England

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

University of New England

Erin McGeggen Class of 2016 University of New England
Biddeford Maine
Deans list Fall 2012
BHS graduate 2012

Drew University

Drew University student Melissa Imbruglia of Braintree (02184) has been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2012 semester. In order to qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or above.

Founded in 1867, Drew is a selective, independent, coeducational university with a total enrollment of more than 2,300 students in its College of Liberal Arts, Caspersen School of Graduate Studies and Theological School. Widely recognized for academic excellence, Drew is routinely listed among the nation's top colleges by The Princeton Review.

Having won Rhodes, Fulbright, Truman, Marshall and National Science Foundation scholarships, Drew students are among the best in the nation. The university is one of three in New Jersey with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's most prestigious academic honor society.

Roger Williams University

The following local residents are among those to be named to the Roger Williams University Dean's List for the Fall 2012 semester:

• Braintree, MA resident Matthew O'Reilly, majoring in Engineering

• Braintree, MA resident Catherine Baer, majoring in Marketing

• Braintree, MA resident Kathleen Kiely, majoring in Media Communication

• Braintree, MA resident Caley MacDonald, majoring in Media Communication

• Braintree, MA resident Megan Penny, majoring in Media Communication

• Braintree, MA resident Shay Cusack, majoring in Undecided/Liberal Arts

Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean's List that semester.

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 2012-2013 academic year.

Nathaniel Bradley of Braintree earned High Honors

Molly Cullen of Braintree earned Highest Honors

Siena McHugh of Braintree earned High Honors

Andrew Ruiz of Braintree earned High Honors

Margaret Saliba of Braintree earned High Honors

Ryan Ward of Braintree earned Honors

Jasmine Yang 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 3.85 or better out of a possible 4.0. Students with a 3.65 to 3.84 average are awarded high honors and students whose grade point average is 3.5 through 3.64 are awarded honors.

–Info from readMedia Newswire and UMass