Marblehead Students Earn Honors At Assumption, Bucknell, Curry

MARBLEHEAD, MA —Tianna Nolasco, of Marblehead, Class of 2024, has been named to the Assumption University's Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester.

Students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a five-class, 15-credit semester to be included on the prestigious list, which is announced at the completion of the fall and spring semesters. Due to the pandemic, this fall semester was divided into two accelerated seven-week terms.

"This semester, our students faced unprecedented challenges due to the global pandemic," said Francesco C. Cesareo, president of Assumption College. "Following a rapid transition to remote learning, students adapted to the new form of education delivery amid difficult circumstances. The Assumption community is proud of these students who, despite the distractions of the COVID-19 situation, were able to remain focused and maintain a commitment to their academic programs."

Bucknell University has released the Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2020-21 academic year, which includes five Marblehead students. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean's list recognition. The following students have achieved dean's list status:

Junior Meagan Hathaway, freshman Lydia Hybels, freshman Grace O'Meara, sophomore Chloe Rieckelman and sophomore Amanda Schillinger earned the honor.

Jared Neuss, of Marblehead, was named to the University of Utah's Fall 2020 Dean's List. Neuss' major is listed as Finance BS.

Neuss was among more than 9,700 students named to the Fall 2020 Dean's List at Utah. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher in at least 12 graded credit hours during any one term.

The Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies congratulates students, including two from Marblehead, who were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester.

Students with a term GPA of 3.50 or higher were recognized for this academic achievement.

Sarah Krell and Hannah Verdun earned the honor.

Curry College announced Jenna McCarriston of Marblehead was named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester.

McCarriston majoring in criminal justice is among the roughly 1,000 students that have received the distinction, a marker of academic excellence and high achievement.

To earn a place on the list, full-time undergraduate students — those who carry 12 or more graded credits per semester — must earn a 3.3 grade-point average or higher.

Isabelle Tinti-Kane, of Marblehead, was named to the 2020 fall semester Dean's List at Ohio Wesleyan University.

To earn Dean's List recognition, Ohio Wesleyan students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale in all applicable classes.

(Patch is looking to recognize Marblehead students who have gone on to success athletically and academically at colleges or universities. Let us know their stories at scott.souza@patch.com.)