Saint Mary’s College
NOTRE DAME, Ind.-The following women, from Niles,  are 2009 graduates of Saint Mary’s College.
Mariam Eskander
Brittany Harrington
Amanda McCracken

Ivy Tech-North Central
SOUTH BEND –  Ivy Tech Community College-North Central has named the following students to the Dean’s List for the spring 2009 semester.

Berrien Springs
Dorothy L. Engelhardt

Buchanan
Jacob A. Fouts
Donald R. Watson

Cassopolis
Thomas Hartline
Danielle Keller

Edwardsburg
Richard W. Bayley
Stephanie M. Maenhout
Andrew R. Moubray
Colleen A. Pegura
Aubrey E. Pridgeon

Niles
Justin E. Bowker
Leigh A. Bozung
Darci J. Bullock
Korey J. Camp
Nancy K. Davis
Michael Fields
Alan D. Furner
Dan E. Gillis
Peter E. Greaves
Josh D. Hagen
Michael H. Holt
Mark A. Horvath
David R. Jackson
Aaron A. Joyner
Ashley N. Lemere
Sandra J. Mitchell
Anthony W. Plaza
Andrew Proctor
Shawn A. Richard
Jeff Schoff
Christopher M. Simpson
Andrew J. Watkins
Jamie S. Wiese
Jacob D. Wolfe
Robert Young

Union
Derrick M. Eubanks

Vandalia
Donna S. Manning
Ronald R. Whiteman

The following students received associate degrees or technical certificates at Ivy Tech Community College-North Central’s commencement exercises on May 8.

Buchanan:
Associate Degree
Vicky L. Dixon
Patricia Lynn Tenace

Edwardsburg
Associate Degree
Diane M. Gregory

Niles
Associate Degree
Alan D. Furner
David Parker
Kevin Martin Peterson
Billy Travis Villa
Andrew J. Watkins
Matthew J. Weldy

Vandalia
Associate Degree
Jill Ann Morris

Michigan
Technological University
HOUGHTON – Michigan Technological University’s dean’s list for the spring 2009 semester, recognizing students who achieve grade point averages of 3.5 or higher. Those earning straight A averages of 4.0 are indicated by asterisks.
Among the honorees are the following from the local area:

Edwardsburg
Ryan C Morrell-Peters senior, mechanical engineering
Niles
Jonathan D Poole senior,  environmental engineering

Goshen College
GOSHEN, Ind. — Goshen College recently recognized 243 students,   including a Niles student, for excellence in academics, on the 2008-09   spring semester Dean’s List.
Lorie Bounds, of Niles, is studying in the RN to BSN completion program in the Division of Adult and External Studies (DAES) at Goshen   College. She is a graduate of Hackleburg (Ala.) High School.

Mars Hill College
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -Mars Hill College students were named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the Spring, 2009 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 on a minimum of 12 semester hours, and carry no grade below a C.
Included was:
Evie-Noel   Tafunai,  Edwardsburg