This list of achievements by Osceola County college students from institutions out of the area also includes a National Guard honor, as reported by Merit Pages News.
Richard Tavarez from St. Cloud assigned to the New York Army National Guard Company B, 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, received a promotion to the rank of Sergeant 1st Class. Army National Guard promotions are based on a Soldier’s overall performance, demonstrated leadership abilities, professionalism and future development potential.
In academic news:
Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, Tenn.) recognized Abneliz Pagan Mendez from St. Cloud to the Dean’s List for Fall 2024.
Hannah Curcio and Paris Gaines of St. Cloud and Riley McNulty of Davenport have been recognized for excellence in academics on the Fall 2024 Dean’s List at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
Gianna Stathakis, a Lasell University (Newton, Mass.) student from Davenport, was named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List.
James Novak of Kissimmee was named to Samford University’s (Birmingham, Ala.) Dean’s List for Fall 2024.
Accomplished volleyball player Alexandra Baez Rentas of Davenport was named to the Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College for Fall 2024. Another past volleyball athlete in the county, Jeila Fullerton of Kissimmee named to the Dean’s List at at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Ark.). Also at UALR, David Holland of St. Cloud has been named to the Fall 2024 Chancellor’s List (3.9 GPA).
Hannah Kline of St. Cloud was named to the Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, N.C.) Fall 2024 Chancellor’s List.
Julio Del Jesus and Peyton Fischetti of Kissimmee were named to Wofford College’s (Spartanburg, S.C.) 2024 fall Dean’s List.
Diego Morales Torres from Kissimmee was named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List at Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Sierra Elliott of Harmony has been named to South Dakota State University’s dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester.
Jaxon Junnila of St. Cloud appeared on the dean’s list at Middle Tennessee State University for the fall 2024 semester.
Meghan Behrens of Kissimmee has been named to Hofstra University’s (Hempsted, N.Y.) dean’s list.
Southern New Hampshire University, which offers nearly 200 undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs online and on its Manchester, N.H. campus, announced its honor lists.
Dean’s List: ST. CLOUD: Jack Rosas, Mariangel Camacho Sanchez; Kissimmee: Viergina Pannelli, Chris Serrano-Ortega, Ashley Dayson, Tacoma Leon, Braden Wilson, Madison Delbello, Jacqueline Clifford, Kiara Davison, Kasandra Rodriguez, Juan Ceballos Medina, David Droege, Sylvia Rexach, Joseph Felton Ankerberg, Brent Johnson, Iris Valencia, Natalie Cales, Krizia Cruz; CELEBRATION: Brian Fichtner; Davenport: Lalini Jodhan, Miranda Barreiro, Aubrey Deakle, Erika Pedersen, Jordan Andros, Berenise Olivo, Safiya House, Austin Spencer, Yalier Morales Castro. President’s List: KISSIMMEE: Rafael Quinones, Malik Robinson, Alexander Almeida, Craig Miller, Lorane Martinez , Randi Barber, Yancarlo Guzman, Hector Garcia Gonzalez, Demetre Page, Ramwanttie Ganesh, Raysa Garcia Arroyo, Juliana Khan, Jordan Monosa, Kalani Anderson, Sophia Gaztambide, James Whitley, Chase Knoblock, Reinaldo Rivero, Craig Parker, Mahala Marshall, James O’Connor, Emily DuFrirsz, Jose Mejia Jimenez, Ke’Anna Daniels-Green, Mariane Ossa, Arvi Mandoja, Christopher Brugnoli, Yeidi Alvarado, Amanda Silva Melo, Latonya Esskuchen, Caitie Ihrig, Karim Baina, Jamal Calmont, Jasmin Cruz, Monica Fernandez, Isabella Nauss, Juan Pombo, Elisa Toneto Barbosa, Angel Crespo, Sophia Leon, Demetrius Anderson, Ian Brown, Elizabeth Valle, Vilmarys Aviles Sanchez, Melissa Dwyer, Jorge Diaz, Skyler Entenmann, Danielle Gordon, Natalie Wellons, Floyd Grant, Alexander Rea; ST. CLOUD: Alisa Dalton, Michael Velsor, Christian Damm, Devon Remick, Brian Norman, Nicholas Beasley, Dana Rodriguez Carrero, Shelby Little, Pedro Torres, Dionel Rodriguez, Jeanilee Velazquez, Christopher Henderson, Nicholas Seepersad; DAVENPORT: Jessica Crawford, Taylour Nesbitt, Cimone Soondar, Jerry Baez, Maya Pabon Navarro, Crystal Atwell, Eleni Smock, Gilbert Munoz, Elle Rush, William Bowns, Douglas Rowland, Jacquelyn Owen, Michael Gardiner, Kate Robinson, Katie Taylor, Brayden Gerdes, David Durham, Maria Figueroa Soltero, Omar Travieso Sozzi, Miranda Thrasher, Luis Santiago Garcia, Andrew Hayes, Paola Gonzalez, Samantha Haase, Alexandria Beasley, Bobbi Le Collins, Merissa Plain, Samuel Glass; CELEBRATION: Grace Rennick, Abigail Henry, Jordan Burslem, Braden Snyder, Kaylee Lemieux; POINCIANA: Cedrick Randolph, Tina Mallard, Christina Nunez, Markel Andrews, Heather Smith.
