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St. Lawrence County
Class held:The first and second St. Lawrence Masonic Districts combined Jan. 16, to present the Masonic Development Course at St. Lawrence Lodge 111, Canton. The course is an educational class for Masonic members, and consisted of 20 brothers from nine lodges from both districts, who ranged in membership from two months to more than 35 years.
Honored
Watertown
Honored: Everett G. "Rett" Foster,Watertown, recently received the 2010 Dick McFarland Volunteer of the Year Award from the Northeast Region of RBC Wealth Management.
Mr. Foster, financial consultant for RBC Dain Rauscher, is chairman of the board of trustees at Clarkson University, Potsdam, and former Northern New York Community Foundation president.
The Dick McFarland Award is given annually to an employee of RBC Dain Rauscher who best exemplifies the company's philosophy of giving back to the community. The award is named for former chairman, president and CEO, Dick McFarland.
Notable donations
Cape Vincent
Food donations:On Dec. 18, several classes fromCape Vincent Central Schooldonated food they purchased with money each class raised to the Cape Vincent Food Pantry, United Methodist Church Memorial Hall. Cape Vincent's second grade class raised $100 and used the money to purchase items such as cheese puffs, toothpaste, laundry detergent, muffin mix and fruit drinks.
Colleges
Dean's list
The following north country residents recently were named to the dean's list at their colleges or universities:
SUNY Binghamton
To receive dean's list honors at Decker School of Nursing, SUNY Binghamton, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
Ogdensburg
Jessica Akins
SUNY Brockport
To receive dean's list with honors recognition at SUNY Brockport for the fall semester, full-time students must receive a grade point average of between 3.7 and 3.99 with a minimum of 12 credit hours.
Watertown
Kelly L. Hunt, 19535 Jericho Road, is the daughter of Bill and Mary Hunt, a 2007 graduate of Springville Griffith Institute High School, Springville. Miss Hunt was recently inducted into the Rho Phi Lamba and Alpha Chi honor societies and was accepted into the Semester at Sea program through the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. She is studying aboard the MV Explorer, a floating college, and visiting 10 countries on four continents in 109 days.
SUNY Cortland
To receive dean's list honors at SUNY Cortland for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.3 or higher, while completing 12 or more credit hours of classes.
Adams
Haley Hudson, junior, English as a second language
Justin LaLone, junior, French
Boonville
Nicole Case, junior, geographic information systems
Burke
Mark Duheme, senior, health science
Canton
Eric Greenwood, junior, sport management
Brandy Lawrence, senior, psychology
Cape Vincent
Timothy Aubertine, senior, physical education
Carthage
Michelle Forester, freshman, criminology
Kristen Gunderson, senior, physical education
Hannah O'Brien, junior, childhood education
Theresa Staab, junior, physical education certification
Castorland
Wade Widrick, senior, business economics
Chateaugay
Tricia Lang, senior, chemistry
Chaumont
Kelsey Sherman, senior, childhood education
Clayton
Andrew Bretsch, senior, physical education
Ashley DeVito, senior, childhood education
Copenhagen
Haily Dunn, senior, childhood education
Zachary Shambo, junior, physical education
Croghan
Zachary Lehman, senior, physical education
DeKalb Junction
Melissa Gardner, senior, speech and hearing science
Dexter
Katie Hubbard, senior, childhood education
Carissa Marshall, junior, adolescence education: mathematics
Ashlea Youngs, senior, kinesiology
Fort Drum
Tiffany Holdren, junior, kinesiology
Hammond
Ian Storie, senior, sport management
Hannawa Falls
Kathryn Leuthauser, senior, adolescence education: earth science
Hogansburg
Stacey Mitchell, Akwesasne, junior, new media design
Lake Placid
Megan Bagg, junior, communication studies
Lowville
Katherine Freeman, senior, art
Hollie Petrus, junior, kinesiology
Madrid
Jennifer Curley, junior, sociology
Massena
Courtney Blanchard, senior, childhood education
Jennifer Gall, senior, physical education
Norfolk
Emily Hasenauer, junior, athletic training
Norwood
Gino Bisceglia, junior, physical education
Suzanne Gibson, junior, childhood education
Ogdensburg
Brittany Smith, junior, athletic training
Potsdam
Brandi Kelley, senior, psychology
Mallorie Maguire, junior, kinesiology
Kodie Martin, freshman, sport management
Grant Sharlow, freshman, physical education certification
Pulaski
Lindsey Catanzarite, senior, adolescence education: social studies
Aubrey Phillips, senior, early childhood education
Sackets Harbor
Lisa Morgan, senior, childhood education
Tupper Lake
Miles Levesque, junior, physical education certification
Waddington
Lauren Lenney, senior, kinesiology
Watertown
Julie Park, senior, physical education
Ashley Quartulli, senior, health science
Charles Rhode, junior, recreation management
Williams College,
Williamstown, Mass.
To receive dean's list honors at Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., students must receive a grade point average of 3.50 or higher in a program of four or more courses.
Watertown
Gregory W. Kaskan, sophomore, English.
Honored
Lake Placid
Earns honors: Casey Fish,Lake Placid, has earned highest honors at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, for the fall semester. To receive highest honors, students must receive a quality point ratio of 3.670 or more from a possible 4.0. Miss Fish, a sophomore, is the daughter of Peter and Diane Fish, Lake Placid.
President's list
The following north country residents recently were named to the president's list at their colleges or universities:
Clemson (S.C) University,
To receive president's list honors at Clemson (S.C.) University for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 4.0 with a minimum of 12 credit hours.
Clayton
Mark Bowman, junior, mechanical engineering. Mr. Bowman is the son of David and Mary Bowman, Clayton.
SUNY Cortland
To receive president's list honors at SUNY Cortland for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.7 or higher and complete 12 or more credit hours with at least eight for a standard letter grade with no incomplete grades.
Burke
Mark Duheme, senior, health science
Canton
Eric Greenwood, sophomore, sports management
Carthage
Theresa Staab, junior, physical education certification
Norfolk
Emily Hasenauer, sophomore, athletic training
Norwood
Suzanne Gibson, sophomore, childhood education
Ogdensburg
Brittany Smith, sophomore, athletic training
Richland
Adrienne H. Teachout, junior, adolescent education: math and physics. She is a graduate of Sandy Creek Central School and Jefferson Community College, Watertown.
Watertown
Charles Rhode, junior, recreation management
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