Local Residents Earn Academic Honors at Dominican College Honors Convocation

NOTE TO EDITORS: This is a revised version of a release sent on 11/30

ORANGEBURG, NY (12/01/2010)(readMedia)-- On November 22, Dominican College students were recognized for academic achievement at the College's Honors Convocation.

During the Honors Convocation Ceremony, students who were named to the Dean's List for one or more complete years were awarded a symbol appropriate to academic excellence, the tassel that graduates wear during commencement. These distinctively colored tassels signify the sustained quality of their academic work at Dominican. White tassels were awarded for superior achievement for one complete academic year. Red tassels were awarded for exceptional accomplishment in College studies for two complete academic years. Gold tassels were awarded to those students who have maintained outstanding academic records for three complete academic years.

Honors Convocation also includes induction of students into Alpha Chi, the national honor society. These students have pledged themselves to both scholarship and service. Membership is limited to the top 10 percent of an institution's juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

Denny Haily of Spring Valley received a gold tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Christine Arfield of Stony Point received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Kristen Donnelly of Sloatsburg received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Sarah Dugandzic of Suffern received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Laura Gorzka of Nanuet received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Danielle Maiello of New City received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College and was inducted into Alpha Chi

Elizabeth Nick of Tappan received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Joshua Pilgrim of Hillcrest received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Colleen Sabo of Stony Point received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College and was inducted into Alpha Chi

Demy Sebastian of New City received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Maria Torres of W. Haverstraw received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Tara West of Suffern received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Ashleigh Zugibe of Garnerville received a red tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Gladys Anne Alonzo of Nanuet received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Mercy Asamoah of Armonk received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Phyllip Augustin of Pomona received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Cara Bailey-Ludwig of Haverstraw received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Abby Berjansky of Sparkill received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Kerry Brechbiel of Garnerville received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Joseph Carlo of Garnerville received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Marguerite Carmody of Pearl River received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College and was inducted into Alpha Chi

Mark Correa of New City received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Stacie Diamond of Valley Cottage received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Erika Dunn of West Nyack received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Jennifer Eisenberg of Congers received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Megan Farrell of Ossining received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Sean Hobbs of New City received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College and was inducted into Alpha Chi

Matthew Kassel of Nanuet received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Chaya Lapp of Spring Valley received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Michael Lemon of Stony Point received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Brandelle Lunger of Monsey received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Eric Lusby of Pomona received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Geethika Madhusudhanan of Spring Valley received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Thomas McCarthy of Dobbs Ferry received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Kennard Medina of Valley Cottage received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Kevin Medina of Valley Cottage received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Anat Moday of Thiells received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Randi Pantale of Suffern received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Kareen Phillips of Spring Valley received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Ashley Pizarro of Valley Cottage received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Pasquale Pugliese of Thiells received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College and was inducted into Alpha Chi

Amanda Rivera of Dobbs Ferry received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College and was inducted into Alpha Chi

Michele Rodriguez of Spring Valley received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Shina Santos of Stony Point received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Vanessa Scaringi-Melendez of Nanuet received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Matthew Sheehy of Bardonia received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Katherine Shinners of Bardonia received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College and was inducted into Alpha Chi

Rachel Sicat of Congers received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Dana Silberzahn of Nanuet received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Mairead Tracey of Blauvelt received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Jennifer Woolley of Stony Point received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Jenna Zbonack of New City received a white tassel from Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P., President of Dominican College

Christine Jauntig of New City was inducted into Alpha Chi

Judith Joseph of New City was inducted into Alpha Chi

Danielle Maiello of New City was inducted into Alpha Chi

Kathleen McCarthy of Nanuet was inducted into Alpha Chi

Paul Meehan of Nanuet was inducted into Alpha Chi

Danielle Peluso of Stony Point was inducted into Alpha Chi

Alanna Rooney of New City was inducted into Alpha Chi

Colleen Sabo of Stony Point was inducted into Alpha Chi

Alpha Chi student leadership at Dominican College and their faculty advisors have created two annual awards - one for the new member of the honor society who has most notably shown commitments to both scholarship and service, and the other for a student who, after his or her first year, has shown promise of such commitments. This year the Dr. John Lounibos Award for outstanding commitments to the Dominican College Chapter of Alpha Chi was awarded to Ryann Larke of Salisbury Mills, NY. The Sr. Miriam Catherine Nevins Award for outstanding promise was awarded to Michael Marinelli of Chester, NY.

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