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DEAN’S LIST AND MORE: ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT
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PRESS SALUTES the Pascack Valleyʼs highachieving alumni of our area high schools. Hereʼs what theyʼve been up to lately, according to their schools and families… ASCACK
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• At the graduate commencement ceremony at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the University of Scranton conferred post-baccalaureate degrees to more than 500 graduates who had completed their academic degree requirements in August and December 2021, as well as January and May 2022. Calvin M. Ralph of Hills-
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dale received the Outstanding Student Award for Secondary Education and earned a M.S. in secondary education. Erin R. Bartel of LUSTIG E m e r s o n earned an MBA in accounting. • Daniel Lustig of Park Ridge is a winner of the Terumo Americas Holding Inc. Scholarship Program sponsored by Terumo Americas Holding Inc. Lustig, the child of Michael Lustig, is majoring in business marketing at James Madison
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University. Heʼs active in DECA, Interact Club, National Honor Society, lacrosse, and football. The Terumo Americas Holding ROCK Inc. Scholarship Program provides scholarships to sons and daughters of Terumo Medical Corporation associates who are enrolled or planning to enroll full-time in a college, university, or technical school program. The recipients are chosen competitively on the basis of their academic record and personal achievements. • Dr. Melissa Rock of Emerson, daughter of Darrell and Rosemarie Rock, also of Emerson, received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree and a masterʼs of health science degree in clinical research administration from the Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Florham Park. The 2015 Emerson Jr./Sr. High School valedictorian earned a bachelorʼs degree in biochemistry from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2019. She received the 2021–2022 Lead Award from the FDU School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and was initiated into The Rho Chi Pharmaceutical
Honor Society. Rock is pursuing a career in clinical pharmacy and has been accepted into the PGY-1 pharmacy residency at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. • James Madison University is pleased to announce the following local students graduated during the May 2022 commencement exercises: Michael Walsh of Montvale, bachelorʼs degree in general psychology; Gianna Lucido of Montvale, bachelorʼs degree in health sciences; Erik Zeltner of Township of Washington, bachelorʼs degree in accounting; Annaliese Gandet, Westwood, magna cum laude, bachelorʼs degree in general psychology; Shaina Woodward, Westwood, magna cum laude, bachelorʼs degree in kinesiology; Mia Taveroni, Township of Washington, magna cum laude, bachelorʼs degree in health sciences; and Andrew Sklavounos, Township of Washington, summa cum laude, bachelorʼs degree in engineering. Founded in 1908, James Madison University is a public university in Virginiaʼs Shenandoah Valley. • Students at Lehigh University attaining Deanʼs List in spring 2022 include Kathleen Gifford of Hillsdale, Matias Mancheno of Park Ridge, Sofia Ricco of River Vale, Oren Roznitsky of Hillsdale, Jacob
Saks of Woodcliff Lake, and Ryan Saks of Woodcliff Lake. • The College of Charleston awarded undergraduate and graduate degrees during Spring 2022 Commencement ceremonies. Olivia Tavani, Township of Washington, cum laude, B.S. in marketing. Lindsay Rohde, Hillsdale, B.S., marketing. Lisa Heytink, Hillsdale, Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages. Emma Simmons, Township of Washington, cum laude, B.A., theatre. Located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina, the College of Charleston is a nationally recognized public liberal arts and sciences university. • This yearʼs commencement at the University of Vermont marked a return to a traditional celebration outdoors on the University Green after two years of re-imagined ceremonies due to pandemic restrictions. Kaitlin Fass, Woodcliff Lake, B.A. and B.S. in Chinese and business administration. Rebecca Winokur, Montvale, B.S. in health sciences. Samantha Latteri, River Vale, M.S., communication sciences and disorders. • Jeff Roberts of River Vale is one of 111 University of CONTINUED ON PAGE 30
