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Timothy J McCahill, son of William McCahill of Arlington, Virginia and Judith Powers of Acton, Mass., has been named a college scholar for academic excellence during the 2002 spring term at Middlebury College in Vermont. To be selected, students must carry a full course load of four or more classes during the semester, achieve a grade point average of 3.6 or higher and earn no grade lower than a "B-."

Jonathan R Wilson, son of Robert Jr. and Reina Macariola Wilson of Arlington, received a B.A. in American literature from Middlebury College in Vermont at the 2002 commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 26. Wilson graduated with the following honors: college scholar, two terms and dean's list for two terms.

John Metcalfe of Arlington has been named to the dean's list at Loyola University New Orleans for the spring 2002 semester. He achieved this honor with a 3.5 grade point average or higher.

The following Arlington residents were named to the dean's list at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va., for the spring semester of the 2001-02 academic year. To be selected, students must be full-time students who attain a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 out of a possible 4.0: Laurel K. Trueworthy, a senior; Maren P. De Groot, senior; Jonathan D. Fuhrken, a sophomore; Kathryn L. Garner, a junior; Stacy A. Kennedy, a sophomore; Danylo A. Kosovych, a sophomore; Katrina N Miodek a senior; Kathy Vi, a sophomore; Jessica L. Milner, a junior; and Carolyn I. Sweterlitsch, a sophomore.

The following Arlington residents have graduated from Georgetown University:

Sung Jae Roh

Shaara G. Roman

Alison Rourke

Anna Ryzhikov

Shuji Sakamoto

Kristine M. Schmidt

Laura L Sharkey

Brett Michael Slattery

Rex Preston Stoner

Chadwick W. Storlie

Allyn Frederick Sullivan

Mary-Denise Tabar

Mikio Teranishi

Juan F. Toro

Laura Amelia Trueba

Thor Tryggvason

Theodoros Georgios Tsakiris

Harrison Rebecca Tyree

Shashaank Vattikuti

Andres Villamizar

Yulia Y. Vtyurina

William H. White

Carrie Anne Whitlock

John Whyte

Heather Lynn Wiencko

Leslie Wiggins

Yvette Kimberly Wild

Bor-Weei Yang

Amlesom Teklai, a kinesiology major, has been named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Stephen F. Austin State University. To be selected for this honor, a student must be enrolled in 12 or more semester hours and maintain an excellent grade point average.

Eric Wolff, a student from Yorktown High School, has been selected and has chosen to attend this summer's Governor's School for Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Richmond, Virginia. Hosted by the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies, the Governor's School for Visual and Performing Arts will be held from June 30 to July 27, and is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and participating schools. To be selected to participate in Governor's School, students must first be nominated by their local high school and then participate in a statewide auditions, in addition to a statewide application selection process where they compete with students across the Commonwealth..

Tufts University of Massachusetts announced the graduates of the Class of 2002 on July 12. Students from Arlington include Amy Sue Arenstein, Brigid Ann Brannigan, Sarah Emlen Swain, and Lila Margarita Vega. The graduation ceremony was joined by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, humorist Roy Blount, and a host of accomplished Tufts graduates to mark the University's 150th anniversary.

Evan Rogers, a music major and Arlington Resident, has been named to the dean's list at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. To achieve this distinction, students must carry a full program, have a quality grade point average of 3.25 or higher, and carry no grade lower than a C.

Residents of Arlington County including Amy Sue Arenstein, Sarah Emlen Swain, and Claire F. Zietz have been named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Tufts University in Somerville, Mass. To receive this academic honor, students must achieve a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.

Yindy Vatanavan, an Arlington resident, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Arts and Science at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. The ceremony, which marked the University's 100th commencement, took place on Saturday June 15 at the Fleet Center in Boston.

Residents of Arlington including Charlotte Anne Hutton, Paul-Martin Foss, and Tobias Michael Walter have all been named to the dean's list at the University of the South, popularly known as Sewanee, in Nashville, Tennessee. To receive this honor, students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.625 on a 4.0 scale.

The following students have been named to the dean's list (3.33 GPA) for the University of Delaware spring 2002 semester: Elizabeth Maureen Olivere of Arlington is a junior majoring in Elementary Teacher Education; Leigh Irene Snyder of Arlington is a junior majoring in Geography; and Tracey Renee Messina of Arlington is a sophomore at the College of Arts and Science.