Penn State
Norm Spotts III, Lake Wynonah, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester, having earned a 4.0 GPA in the Eberly Science College at Penn State University, University Park campus.
Norm is a son of Norman Spotts Jr. and Deborah Spotts and a grandson of Norman Spotts Sr. and Betty Spotts, Pottsville, and Robert Piacine, Palo Alto, and a 2011 graduate of Blue Mountain High School.
Kristen Kufro, a senior communications major at Penn State University, Capitol Campus, Harrisburg, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester.
A 2010 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School, she is a daughter of Gary and Karen Kufro, Shenandoah Heights, and a granddaughter of Raymond and Dorothy Karpovich, Shenandoah.
Samantha Burkey, an undeclared freshman, was named to the dean's list at Penn State Schuylkill campus with a 3.54 GPA for the fall semester.
She is a 2013 graduate of Tri-Valley High School and a daughter of Lori and Jim Sulouff, Hegins, and Thomas Burkey, Valley View.
Rutgers
Nicholas Spotts, Lake Wynonah, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester in the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, N.J.
Nick is a son of Norman Spotts Jr. and Deborah Spotts and a grandson of Norman Spotts Sr. and Betty Spotts, Pottsville, and Robert Piacine, Palo Alto. He is a 2012 graduate of Blue Mountain High School.
Millersville
Max Shirey, a senior majoring in multi-disciplinary studies in education, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Millersville University.
Max is a son of Thomas and Tina Shirey, Pottsville.
Clarion
Danielle Savitsky, Frackville, was named to the dean's list with a 3.60 GPA at Clarion University for the fall semester. She is a sophomore in the Clarion University Honors Program working toward a master's degree in speech language pathology.
A 2012 graduate of Nativity BVM High School, she is a daughter of Robert and Asseneth Savitsky, Frackville.
Lebanon Valley
Eric J. Leymeister, Pottsville, was named to the dean's list at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, for academic achievement during the fall semester with a 3.94 GPA. He is pursuing a bachelor's degree in early childhood education and special education.
He is a graduate of Pottsville Area High School.
Widener
Cassandra E. Miller, Pottsville, a freshman majoring in bio-medical engineering at Widener University, Chester, made dean's list with a 3.8 GPA for the fall semester.
She is a daughter of Adrian Miller and Steve and Maureen Moyer, all of Pottsville.
Luzerne
Ian Mistishen, a culinary arts major at Luzerne County Community College at the Joseph A. Paglianite Culinary Institute, Nanticoke, has attained a 4.0 average for the fall semester.
A 2011 graduate of Mahanoy Area High School, he is a son of Michael and Anne Ma-rie Mistishen, Barnesville.
Alvernia
Kyrsten Runkle, a freshman majoring in occupational therapy with a minor in Spanish, received academic honors at Alvernia University, Reading, by making the dean's list for the fall semester.
She is a daughter of Scott and Melissa Runkle, Ashland.
Towson
Lynn Davies was named to the dean's list with a 4.0 GPA for the fall semester at Towson University, Towson, Md. She is in her last year of a five-year master's program in occupational therapy.
A 2009 graduate of Tamaqua Area High School, she is a daughter of Jon and Debbie Davies, Tuscarora, and a granddaughter of Betty Davies and Gwen Evans, Tamaqua.
Shippensburg
Samantha Kemmerling, Pine Grove, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Shippensburg University. She is majoring in middle level education with concentrations in science and language arts.
A daughter of Michael and Kori Kemmerling, Samantha is a 2010 graduate of Pine Grove Area High School.
Pittsburgh
Joseph W. Dietrich, a physical therapy major at the University of Pittsburgh, made the dean's list for the fall semester.
A Tri-Valley High School graduate, he is a son of Mark and Diane Dietrich, Hegins.
West Chester
Elliot Beadle, Pottsville, a nutrition major at West Chester University, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester with a 4.0 GPA.
He is a son of Patti Beadle and the late Jack Beadle, and grandson of Pat Trabosh.
Alyssa C. Starr, a sophomore nursing major at West Chester University, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester with a 3.8 GPA.
A 2012 graduate of Blue Mountain High School, she is a daughter of Allen and Colleen Starr, Orwigsburg, and a granddaughter of Florence Starr, Cressona, and Eileen Neifert, New Philadelphia.
Elizabethtown
Holly A. Sofka, a first-year student majoring in biochemistry at Elizabethtown College, made the dean's list for the fall semester with a 4.0 GPA.
Holly is a daughter of Joseph and Michele Sofka, Barnesville, and a 2013 graduate of Mahanoy Area High School.
Bloomsburg
Corrine Reichert, a sen-ior majoring in speech path-ology major, made the dean's list for the fall semester with a 4.0 GPA at Bloomsburg University.
She is a daughter of Trevor and Brenda Reichert, Pine Grove, and a 2010 graduate of Pine Grove Area High School.
John Szczyglak III, a sophomore criminal justice major at Bloomsburg University, made the dean's list with a 3.9 GPA for the fall semester.
A 2012 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School, he is a son of John and Barbara Szczyglak, Shenandoah, and a grandson of Rose Szczyglak and Joanne Lesko, both of Shendandoah.
Misericordia
The following students at Misericordia University, Dallas, Luzerne County, qualified for the dean's list with a 3.55 grade-point average or higher for the fall semester:
Nicole Bechtel and Molly Betz, both of Tamaqua; Julia Callavini, McAdoo; Nora Chan, Auburn; Alana Clarke, Ringtown; Peter Conforti, Andreas; Jennifer Divirgilio, Zion Grove; Courtney Gregas, Girardville; Nicholas Hair, Pottsville; Kayla Hope, Tamaqua; Tina Hutchison, McAdoo; Brittany Lohr, Hegins; Alyssa Machey, Amanda Machey and Alison Machey, all of McAdoo; Lauren Malick, Ringtown; Allison McIntyre, Ashland; Jacqueline McMullen, Tamaqua; Shauna Quirk, Frackville; Shelly Rex, Andreas; Marybeth Rissinger, Pottsville; Alexandra Schuller, Friedensburg; Steven Spancake, Pine Grove; Jenna Strubhar, Tremont; Alexandra Wagner, Tamaqua; Joseph Winter, Pottsville; Erica Yenchick, Nuremberg; Alexa Yoder, Orwigsburg; Erin Zeigler, New Ringgold; Kendall Cooper, Nicole Rhody, and Yvonne Staller, all of Schuylkill Haven.