Here’s a list, achievements by Osceola County students at outof- area colleges and universities, as reported by Merit Pages News: Jalen Amari Gummer of St. Cloud, earned a place on Furman University’s (Greenville, S.C.) Dean’s List, as did Kissimmee’s Jerilyn Frias at the State University of New York-Delhi.
A graduate of NeoCity Academy, Marcelina Palmer of St. Cloud has been named to the Muhlenberg College (Allentown, Pa.) spring 2025 Dean’s List Sophia Maruska of Kissimmee has earned Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Dakota.
Alexandra M. Baez Rentas of Davenport was named to the Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College for the Spring 2025 semester. She recently completed a stellar four-year NCAA volleyball career at the school, and was named to the Delta Epsilon Sigma (National Catholic Honor Society) and Sigma Beta Delta (business, management and administration) national honor societies.
Maria Narciso of Kissimmee has been awarded the Theodore K. Steele Memorial Scholarship at New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, N.Y.). More than 220 students have been awarded the honor.
Ashanty Valentin of Kissimmee earned an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts—Communication and is on the Dean’s List at MassBay Community College (Wellesley Hills, Mass.).
Wallace State Community College (Hanceville, Ala.) announced Valerie Rodriguez of Kissimmee earned a place on the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) Commmissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
Riley Stamper of Davenport, a graduate of Harrison Center for Visual and Performing Arts, graduated summa cum laude from Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio.
Tara Grant of St. Cloud is among approximately 3,500 graduates from Mississippi State University in spring 2025.
Carlos Cartagena from Kissimmee graduated with a degree in Health Services Administration Medical Imaging from Washburn University (Topeka, Kan.).
Gabriel Gonzalez of Kissmmee and Hannah Curcio of St. Cloud were named to the Georgia Southern (Statesboro, Ga.) Spring 2025 Dean’s List.
Katherine LaCroix and Trista Miller of Davenport and Kassidy Cabot of Saint Cloud were named to Valdosta State’s
(Ga.) Fall 2025 Dean’s List. LaCroix, Jean Paul Quezada-Vargas of St. Cloud and Yamilet Ramirez Santiago and Emma Sweet of Kissimmee earned Bachelor’s degrees this spring.
Connor Howes, of St. Cloud was named to the University of Mississippi’s Spring 2025 Dean’s Honor Roll.
The University of Maryland Global Campus (www.umgc.edu), the largest provider of postsecondary education in Maryland and continues its global tradition with online and hybrid courses, announced its Dean’s List for the spring 2025 term including: St. Cloud’s Kristina Bailes and Joseph Hocking; Harmony ’s Malgorzata Villanueva, and Kissimmee’s Homesh Budhram, Sebastian Cadevilla, Mimoune Tahri, Abraham Urena and Donald Wholey.
Southern New Hampshire University, which offers approximately 200 undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, N.H., announced its Spring 2025 Dean’s and President’s Lists, which include: Dean’s List: St. Cloud: Samantha Fisher, Genesis Pereira; Kissimmee: Yanc arlo Guzman, Hannah Ojha, Tanganika Callahan, Ashley Dayson, Braden Wilson, Kita Holland, Nickelle Nix, Brooke Andrews, Jamal Calmont, Alexis Northrop, David Droege, Yeidi Alvarado, Jorge Ortiz, Carolina Rivera Casiano, Brent Johnson, Sophia Leon, Elisa Toneto Barbosa; Celebration: Ethan Cook; President’s List: Celebration: Braden Snyder; ChampionsGate: Ally Barteet, Pedro Pagan Alicea; Davenpor t : Miranda Barreiro, Jessica Crawford, William Bowns, Douglas Rowland, Abigail Henry, Jacquelyn Owen, Michael Gardiner, Kristopher Bryant, Katie Taylor, Samantha Szydloski, Maria Figueroa Soltero, Miranda Thrasher, Luis Santiago Garcia, Andrew Hayes, Bobbi Le Collins, Merissa Plain, Merissa Plain, Alyshia Bergmann, Daniela Cardona Escobar, Jose Dinguis, Kaitlyn Fahrenkopf, Lelani Mendez; Kissimmee: Iris Valencia, Malik Robinson, Alexander Almeida, Maryn McConnell, Craig Miller, Jonathan Grullon Diaz, Jonathan Grullon Diaz, Ramez Mansour, Steven Gonzalez, Carla Meyer, Armando Laguardia Rocha, Madison Delbello, Randi Barber, Autumn Gagliardo, Hector Garcia Gonzalez, Demetre Page, Ramwanttie Ganesh, Warly Jimenez, Raysa Garcia Arroyo, Juliana Khan, James Whitley, Linda Felbinger, Sydney Fischer, Reinaldo Rivero, Craig Parker, Mahala Marshall, James O’Connor, Jacqueline Clifford, Jose Mejia Jimenez, Mariane Ossa, Arvi Mandoja, Asa Lake, Paola Gonzalez, Christopher Brugnoli, Maverick Hebert, Johan Tovar, Ashley Richardson, Latonya Esskuchen, Jasmin Cruz, Juan Pombo, Kasandra Rodriguez, Bryan Olivera, Brady Overstreet, Sheila Rivera, Adriana Salazar, Amiyah Kenon, Jonathan Maldonado-Figueroa, Markis Diaz, Stephanie Febus, Cindy Filardo, Julia Mason, Steffon Radcliff ; Poinciana: Tina Mallard, Christina Nunez, Markel Andrews, Betty-Ann De La Torre, Vilmarys Aviles Sanchez, Viergina Pannelli, Lorna Robinson; St. Cloud: Michael Velsor, Justin Charles, Frances Boyer, Andrew Brechka, Yokasta Garcia, Pedro Torres, Jeanilee Velazquez, Christopher Henderson Danielle Gordon, Floyd Grant, Alexander Rea, Korinne Barahona, Molis Velez, Gabriela Huff .
