— Xena Pulliam, a recent graduate of Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Tech Valley High School, at William Smith College. She is the daughter of Brett and Amy Pulliam of Knox and served as an Altamont Enterprise intern during her senior year of high school;

— Zachary Cohen of Slingerlands, at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, where he is a member of the Class of 2016 and is majoring in psychology;

— John DiBella of Schenectady, at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, where he is a member of the Class of 2015 and is majoring in economics;

— Katherine Keegan of Schenectady, at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, where she is a member of the Class of 2013 and is majoring in business administration — finance concentration;

— Erin Dikeman, of Altamont, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she is a senior majoring in chemical engineering;

— Ambre McNeal, of Slingerlands, at Bowie State University, where she is a junior majoring in biology; and

— Ryan Kenyon from Schenectady, at St. Bonaventure University where he is majoring in business.

Dean’s list

These local students have been named to the dean’s list or received a similar honor from their college or university for the Fall 2012 semester:

— Andrew Tice from Schenectady, on the vice president’s list at Mohawk Valley Community College, located in Utica and Rome;

— Zachary Cohen, from Slingerlands, member of the Class of 2016 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie where he is majoring in psychology;

— John DiBella, from Schenectady, member of the Class of 2015 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie where he is majoring in economics;

— Katherine Keegan, from Schenectady, member of the Class of 2013 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie where she is majoring in business administration — finance concentration;

— Alicia Smolenski of Slingerlands, who graduated from Guilderland High School in 2009 at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass.;

— Nicole Smolenski, of Slingerlands, who graduated from Guilderland High School in 2011, at Syracuse University School of Architecture;

— Emily Blow, of Altamont, a member of the class of 2016 at Loyola University Maryland;

— Kaitlin Kramer, of Slingerlands, a member of the class of 2015 at Loyola University Maryland;

— Kyra Malamood, from Guilderland, is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, at Villanova University;

— Megan Malamood, from Guilderland is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, at Villanova University;

— Patrick Vivian, from Slingerlands, studying biology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, at Villanova University;

— Laura Lovely, from Schenectady, studying Spanish in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, at Villanova University;

— Jacqueline Saddlemire, of Berne, at the State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville;

— Tyler Moore, of Voorheesville, at the State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville;

— Kevin Singh, of Schenectady, at the State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville;

— Kathleen Quick, the daughter of Thomas and Christine Quick of Slingerlands, at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind.;

— Kelly Glath the daughter of Betsy and Gary Glath of Voorheesville, at Le Moyne College in Syracuse. Glath, a member of the class of 2013, graduated from Clayton A. Bouton High School. She is majoring in business and marketing;

— Sujin Lapinski-Barker, of Schenectady, at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s College at Florham, located in Madison, N.J.;

— Belen E. Betancourt of Altamont, at Clark University in Massachusetts;

— Christopher White of Altamont, at Springfield College in Massachusetts where he is studying mathematics;

— Brandon Quinn of Berne, a senior in geological engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Mo.;

— Quinn N. Treadgold of Altamont, a sophomore majoring in engineering in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Vermont;

— Rosamaria M. Cirelli of Schenectady, a first-year student majoring in neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont;

— Jessica R. Cohen of Slingerlands, a sophomore majoring in elementary education in the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont;

— Jennifer A. Madsen of Slingerlands, a senior majoring in statistics in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Vermont;

— Connie Kung of Slingerlands, at the State University of New York College at Brockport;

— Mark Trova of Schenectady, at the State University of New York College at Brockport;

— Alexandra Cronin of Slingerlands, at the State University of New York College at Brockport;

— Chelsea McCann of Guilderland, at the State University of New York College at Brockport;

— Megan Usher of Altamont was named to the dean’s list with honors at the State University of New York College at Brockport; and

— Elizabeth Childs, of Voorheesville, at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania.