Greater Pittston residents named to deans list
WILKES-BARRE — Dr. Joseph Evan, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at King’s College, recently announced the Greater Pittston students who have qualified for the dean’s list for the 2016 fall semester.
Ali Brady, Avoca; Tara Johnson, Avoca; Dana Maurizi, Avoca; Jonathan Nocket, Avoca; Miranda Romanofski, Avoca; Erin Schmidt, Avoca; Brian Stonikinis, Dupont; Joshua Kramer, Duryea; Angelina Reed, Duryea; Marcyssa Brown, Exeter; Andrew Coco, Exeter; Nickarena Gilpin, Exeter; Nikolas Gushka, Exeter; Megan Milunic, Exeter; Carissa Smith, Exeter; Kelsey Kasisky, Falls; Benjamin Siegel, Falls; Victoria Brown, Harding; Joshua Guilford, Harding; Corey Owen, Harding; Emma Ramage, Harding; Anneliese Romani, Harding; Ashley Strazdus, Harding; Carmen Lobrutto, Hughestown; Juan Martinez, Hughestown; Robert Bamrick, Inkerman; David Dragon, Inkerman; Deanna Giannelli, Inkerman; Michael Mocion, Laflin; Corey Palma, Old Forge; Mark Voyack, Old Forge; Brianna Zawacki, Old Forge; Victoria Zawacki, Old Forge; Rebecca Battista, Pittston; Shane Borisuck, Pittston; Abigail Bradigan, Pittston; Megan Bresnahan, Pittston; George Casey, Pittston; Aimee Kizer, Pittston; Allison Kizer, Pittston; Jacob Kozak, Pittston; John Kozak, Pittston; Jennifer Loughney, Pittston; Marissa Morreale, Pittston; Callie Odonovan, Pittston; Haley Stackhouse, Pittston; Cory Tobin, Pittston; Mitchell Tomaszewski, Pittston; Shelby Hess, Pittston Township; Katelyn Pugliese, Pittston Township; Kayla Vogue, Pittston Township; Kathryn Wynn, Pittston Township; Jacob Vaxmonsky, Port Griffith; Myranda Burgess, West Pittston; Abigail Gibbs, West Pittston; Alexandra Holtz, West Pittston; Hannah Johnston, West Pittston; Zachary Lagrue, West Pittston; Nicole Turner, West Pittston; Nico Vasquez, West Pittston; Brian Wisowaty, West Pittston; Michael Cipriani, West Wyoming; Joshua Frankevich, Wyoming; Madison Hindmarsh, Wyoming; Elizabeth Kutza, Wyoming; Katherine Pugh, Wyoming; Rachael Stark, Wyoming; Francesca Trottini, Wyoming; Madison Ziemba, Wyoming.
Homa named to dean’s list
ANNVILLE — Tanner Homa, Exeter, was recently named to the dean’s list at Lebanon Valley College for the 2016 fall semester.
Homa, a graduate of Wyoming Area High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in music education at The Valley.
Greater Pittston students named to honor roll
FORTY FORT — Dr. Kathleen Hanlon, Dean of Wyoming Seminary Lower School, has announced the following Greater Pittston area students named to the Academic High Honor Roll and Academic Honor Roll for the fall trimester of the 2016-2017 academic year.
High Honor Roll students were Andrew Mauriello, Duryea, sixth grade; Samantha Quinn, Duryea, seventh grade; Jacob Ruderman, West Pittston, seventh grade.
Honor Roll students were Thomas Figura, West Wyoming, sixth grade; Eric Gardner, Harding, sixth grade; Philip Gelso, Duryea, eighth grade.
Pursnani named to dean’s list
BETHLEHEM — Suraj Pursnani, Pittston, was recently named to the Lehigh University dean’s list for 2016 fall semester.
Greater Pittston residents make dean’s list
KINGSTON, RI — Wyoming residents Austin M. Shission and Chaslyn Facciponti were both recently named to the University of Rhode Island dean’s list for the 2016 fall semester.
Shission is majoring in Cell and Moledular Biology while Facciponti is majoring in Political Science.
Happy birthday wishes
Bonnie Edwards, West Pittston, celebrated a birthday on Saturday, Jan. 14.
Mary Lynn Kutzer Murray, Carbondale, formerly of West Pittston, will celebrate a birthday Monday, Jan. 16.



