FEURA BUSH — “Donja Ryan’s last week was mostly peaceful,” her family wrote in a tribute, “but she willed her middle finger to communicate for her a final time, defiantly directing it at the cancer she faced for 20 years (though it might have actually been meant for a relative — jury’s still out on that one).

These local students have recently earned diplomas at College of Saint Rose:
 

— Mubarak Abdella of Guilderland, earned a master of science in computer information systems;

— Gabrielle Andrea of Altamont, earned a master of science in childhood education;

These local students were named to the fall 2021 dean’s list at Fairfield University with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:

— Molly C. Lamendola of Delmar;

— Kiersten C. Murray of Delmar;

— Nina E. Panto of Delmar;

— Elizabeth Kabalian of Latham;

— Caroline E. Burns of Slingerlands;

These local students were named to the dean’s list or received a similar honor from their college or university for the spring 2022 semester:
 

These local students were named to the Dean’s List: 

— William Vivian of Slingerlands, at Connecticut College with a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher; 

These local students were named to the spring 2022 dean’s list at Ithaca College, with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:
 

— Kaitlyn Coffey of Delmar;

— Jaeda Curtis of Altamont;

— Allison Lasch of Delmar; 

— Ryan Maercklein of Schenectady; 

— Julia O'Keeffe of Delmar; 

These local students were named to the dean’s list at RIT for the Spring 2022 semester, each with a grade-point average of 3.4 or higher:

— Steven Hulbert of Guilderland, majoring in software engineering;

— Brendan Mahoney of Voorheesville,  majoring in mechanical engineering; 

These local students were named to the Spring 2022 semester Dean’s List at Siena College with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:
 

— Jenna Arbeeny of Schenectady;

— Arnold Bova of Schenectady;

— Andrew Brockley of Delmar;

— Cheyenne Brooks of Altamont;

— Morgan Campbell of Delmar;

These local students have recently earned diplomas at State University of New York Cortland:
 

— Dylan Bartlett of Schenectady;

— Joseph Forster of Slingerlands;

— Danielle Kamm of Schenectady;

— Jayden Kelley of East Berne;

— Treasa Kozakiewicz of Schenectady;

These local students were named to the dean’s list from State University of New York Delhi for the spring 2022 semester with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher:
 

— Caleb Hitt of Voorheesville;

— Tyler Park of Schenectady;

— Chasity Winchell of Schenectady;

— Ashley Petrocca of Delmar;

These local students were named to the spring 2022 dean’s list at  SUNY New Paltz, with a grade-point average of 3.3 or higher:

— Benjamin Bryant of Delmar;

— Samantha Buczeksmith of Delmar;

— Jacqueline Conley of Slingerlands;

— Isabella Cremo of Delmar;

— Eliana Cromling of Delmar;