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September 6, 2010

Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Mon Sep 06, 2010, 03:28 AM EDT

Tyler Sample, son of Todd and Elizabeth Sample of Mooers Forks, has been named to the School of Engineering dean's list for the spring 2010 semester at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. He graduated from Northeastern Clinton Central School in 2008. He's a junior this year at RPI and majors in chemical engineering.

Grandparents are George and Denise Sample of Mooers Forks and Real and Carol Pinsonneault of Champlain.

Colleen M. Lacombe, a resident of Peru, graduated from the University of Rochester on May 16 at the 160th commencement with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology.

Lacombe is the daughter of Suzanne and Christopher Lacombe and a graduate of Seton Catholic Central in Plattsburgh.

The following local residents were among those receiving either a master's or bachelor's degree during the State University of New York at Geneseo's 144th Commencement May 15: Karyn Christiansen of Plattsburgh, a bachelor of arts degree; Lauren Recny of Keeseville, a bachelor of arts degree, magna cum laude; and Daly McCormick of Westport, a bachelor of arts degree.

The following students from this area earned a place on Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences' dean's list for the spring 2010 semester: Amanda Bradley of Plattsburgh, Kelly Mari of Plattsburgh, Benjamin Kimmel of Cadyville, Tiffani Lacey of Morrisonville, Whitney LaPier of Chazy, Rosanna LaPier of Plattsburgh, Rahne Minckler of Ellenburg Depot, Rebecca Nashett of Saranac Lake, Brett Ouimet of Chateaugay, Amanda Rabideau of Mooers Forks, Kimberly Siskavich of Lyon Mountain, Yu Zheng Wang of Port Henry, Jennifer Bechard of Champlain, Emily Napper of Saranac, Anthony Changelo of Rouses Point and Joshua Marlow of Plattsburgh.