Area College Students Making the Grade

Anna Jones of Bala Cynwyd

Anna Jones, Bala Cynwyd resident and a student at the prestigious Pratt Institute, was among more than 1,100 students who made the Dean's List in the Fall 2013 semester.

About Pratt Institute: Founded in 1887, Pratt Institute is a global leader in higher education dedicated to preparing its 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students for successful careers in art, design, architecture, information and library science, and liberal arts and sciences. Located in the cultural hub of New York City with historic campuses in Brooklyn and Manhattan, Pratt is a living lab of craft and creativity with esteemed professors and scholars who challenge their talented students to transform their passion into meaningful expression.

Noah Levick of Narberth

Noah Levick, the son of Dr. Stephen E. and Dr. Judith S. Levick of Narberth, Pa., and a 2013 graduate of Lower Merion High School, was named to the dean's list at Bates College during the first semester of the 2013-2014 academic year -- a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher.

 "Because we are an intellectually rigorous college that values our students' commitment to hard work, we are deeply proud of our dean's list honorees," said Matthew R. Auer, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Bates. "They have earned distinction by excelling in critical thinking, clear reasoning and articulate writing -- proficiencies at the heart of a Bates education."

About Bates College: Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Learn more at bates.edu.

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