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February 6, 2012

Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Mon Feb 06, 2012, 02:28 AM EST

Megan A. Briddell, a Plattsburgh State master's degree candidate majoring in special education — birth to grade 6, has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2011 term with a 3.87 GPA. She will be a member of Plattsburgh State's class of 2012 and is also a 2010 graduate of Plattsburgh State with a bachelor's degree in early/childhood education birth to grade 6 and a 2006 graduate of Saranac High School.

Briddell, a full-time substitute teacher at Saranac Middle School, is the daughter of Kathleen Garrant Dupraw and Charles E. Briddell and granddaughter of Donald and Mary Garrant.

The following area residents have been named to the deans' list for the fall semester at SUNY Oswego: Alysson P. Bubbins of Plattsburgh, Molly K. Martindale of Plattsburgh, Caitlin M. Langr of Champlain, Cory J. Trombley of Mooers Forks, Hannah M. Charland of Saranac, Matthew B. Craig of West Chazy, Kevin J. Evens of Essex, David A. Nye of Keene, Alyssa R. Estus of Peru, Mark H. Potter of Saint Regis Falls and Ryan C. Farmer of Lake Clear.

These local residents who were named to the fall 2011 dean's list at Saint Michael's College, Burlington, Vt.: Megan Scuderi, daughter of Daniel and Renee Scuderi of Ticonderoga; Kerry Cannon, daughter of Noelle and Brian Cannon of Plattsburgh; Kelsey Conroy, daughter of Debra and Jack Conroy of Plattsburgh; Reinhart Meisenheimer, son of Earl and Sally Meisenheimer of Plattsburgh; Jonna Peryer, daughter of Jon Peryer of Plattsburgh; Devin Latremore, daughter of Amanda and Christopher Latremore of Chazy; Marlee Brown, daughter of Deborah and LeRoy Brown of Morrisonville; Cara Chapman, daughter of Jeffrey and Stacie Chapman of Schuyler Falls; Kelcey Briggs, daughter of Edward and Wendy Briggs of Peru; Jonna Peryer, daughter of Sandra Esposito of Peru; and Marci Wood, daughter of Brenda Whalen-Wood and William Wood of Chateaugay.

The following students were named presidential scholars for the fall 2011 semester at Clarkson University, Potsdam: Sara A. Artus of St. Regis Falls, Jessica L. Beach of Constable, Jessica D. Burl of Burke, Dylan J.W. Dawson of Lake Clear, Derek J. Dustin of Fort Covington, Norman P. Gates of Plattsburgh, Lance J. Lee of Elizabethtown, Blake A. Mosher of Brushton, Louis Racette of Saranac, Evan M. Tomkiewicz of Morrisonville, Danny L. Tremblay of Constable, Shauni M. Trombly of West Chazy, and Nicholas P. Van Der Munnik of Rouses Point.

Named to the dean's list for the fall 2011 semester at Clarkson University were: Steven M. Barnes of Plattsburgh, Christopher M. Briddell of Plattsburgh, Chloe E. Mazzone of Plattsburgh, Steven K. Schmidt of Plattsburgh, Christopher G. Roberts of Champlain, Zachary J. Denton of Elizabethtown, Shannon M. Hanson of Elizabethtown, James D. Donnelly of Lake Placid, Jennifer A. Jubin of Lake Placid, Lakiesha R. Bertrand of Mooers Forks, Dylan G. Sample of Mooers Forks, Brandon Fleming of Moriah, Tyler J. Mulcahy of Peru, Sean J. Fudger of Bloomingdale, Melissa L. Parent of Burke, Andrew R. Boyea of Chateaugay, and Samantha L. Williams of Saranac Lake.

The following area students graduated from Paul Smith's College in December 2011: William Bicknell of Bloomingdale, with a bachelor of professional studies degree in culinary arts and service management; Karen Cooper of Lake Placid, with an associate of applied science degree in baking and pastry arts; Tucker Culpepper of Lake Placid, with a bachelor of science degree in forestry; Vincent Monty of Plattsburgh, with an associate of applied science degree in surveying technology; and Sarah Vella of Rainbow Lake, with a bachelor of science degree in biology.