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STUDENT ATHLETE SUCCESS: Avery Leonard of Maryland was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll at Alvernia University on Thursday, July 6. Leonard is one of 202 Alvernia student-athletes who maintained a grade point average greater than 3.20 for the entire academic year. Alvernia University is a Catholic liberal arts university with more than 3,000 students in Reading, Pottsville and Philadelphia.

HVCC STANDOUTS: Hudson Valley Community College announced academic honors for the spring 2023 semester on Wednesday, July 5. The Dean’s List recognizes students enrolled in at least six credits and who maintain a GPA between 3.00 and 3.50. Jessica Turek, a paramedic student from Mount Vision, and Leah Goins, a respiratory care student from Worcester, were named to the Dean’s List. The president’s list honors students with a GPA between 3.50 and 4.00. Three Otsego County students earned President’s List Honors: Daeltun Lamb, of Cooperstown; Kyle France, an overhead electric line worker student from Cherry Valley; and William Moody, a mechatronics student from Oneonta. Hudson Valley Community College was founded in 1953 and offers more than 80 degree and certificate programs. It is one of 30 community colleges in the SUNY system and has an enrollment of nearly 8,500 students.