Christian J. Nasto, the son of Kenneth Nasto of Morganville, has graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. Christian received a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He is a 2015 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft.
Emerson College, Boston, Mass., has named the following students to the dean’s list for the 2019 spring semester: Michael DePalma of Morganville, Danielle Finelli of Colts Neck, Samantha Golub of Marlboro, Gabriela Portugal of Marlboro, Michael Simon of Marlboro and Alexandra Thompson of Freehold.
Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has awarded degrees to the following area residents: Daniel Mashel of Manalapan, Bachelor of Business Administration in sports management, and Lee Vodofsky of Freehold, Master of Science in education.
Samantha Leitner of Freehold has been named to the dean’s list at Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pa., for the 2019 spring semester.
Mark Rinder of Morganville has graduated from the Huntsman Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., with a Bachelor of Arts in international studies from the School of Arts and Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School. Mark was recently awarded the Fulbright-Garcia Robles Binational Internship. He was the 2015 valedictorian at Freehold Township High School and is the son of Nancy and Robert Rinder.
The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., has named the following area residents to the dean’s list for the 2019 spring semester: Madison Bellows of Freehold and Arielle Diner of Marlboro.
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., has recognized the following students who studied abroad in spring 2019: Danielle Burg, Class of 2020, from Colts Neck, studied in Ireland; Meray Faragalla, Class of 2020, from Marlboro, studied in Switzerland; and Eden Keinan, Class of 2020, from Marlboro, studied in Israel.
Jacob Parish of Marlboro was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest all-discipline collegiate honor society. Jacob is pursuing degrees in physics and Spanish at the University of Delaware, Newark, Del.
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., presented degrees to the following area residents at commencement exercises on May 19, 2019: Bryan Ferreira Da Silva of Freehold earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science, Amanda Hunt of Marlboro earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and Manya Saaraswat of Morganville earned a Bachelor of Science in biology.
Nick Maglione of Manalapan was among 70 University of Scranton, Pa., students inducted into Upsilon Phi Delta, the national honor society for graduate and undergraduate students in healthcare administration programs. Maglione is a graduate student pursing a health administration major at the Jesuit university.
Clemson University, Clemson, S.C, awarded degrees to the following area residents at spring 2019 commencement ceremonies: Andrew Hunter Ciccone of Morganville, Bachelor of Science in agribusiness; Megan Catherine McGrory of Freehold, Bachelor of Science in graphic communications; and Melanie Lynn Rabinowitz of Morganville, Bachelor of Science in psychology.
James Bradley Feingold of Freehold has earned a Bachelor of Science in residential construction technology and management: building construction technology concentration from Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pa., a special mission affiliate of Penn State University.
Carly Beckstrom of Colts Neck has been named to the dean’s list at Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, N.Y., for the spring 2019 semester.
Christopher Mikulewicz of Manalapan graduated from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., in May 2019. He earned a degree in environmental science: ecosystems.
Sixty-seven Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., student-athletes were recognized for their performance in the classroom and on the field, court, track and course with their selection to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for the spring 2019 season. Lindsay Press of Colts Neck was one of the students named to the spring Academic Honor Roll. Lindsay competes on the track and field team.
Nadia Sariahmed-Belhadj, a Marlboro native, has been named one of 23 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows for 2019 by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The Newcombe Fellowship is the nation’s largest award for doctoral candidates in the humanities and social sciences addressing questions of ethical and religious values. Each Fellow will receive a 12-month award of $25,000 to support their final year of dissertation work. Nadia is a doctoral candidate in Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies at Columbia University, New York City. Nadia’s dissertation, “The Battles of Algiers: Popular Politics of the Algerian Revolution,” examines the political goals, practices and norms of the popular struggle for national liberation in Algiers, from the perspective of Algerians who participated in it.
Isabella Schaffer, a nursing major from Manalapan, has been named to the dean’s list at Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio, for the 2019 spring semester.
Trevor Covey of Freehold has been named to the dean’s list for the 2019 spring semester at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa. Trevor is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in business administration. He is a graduate of Point Pleasant Beach High School.
Savanna Roberts of Colts Neck has graduated from Trine University, Angola, Ind. Savanna majored in criminal justice.
Matthew Turley of Marlboro was one of 60 University of Scranton, Pa., students who studied abroad during the 2019 spring semester. Matthew, who is an international business major, studied at St. Louis University Madrid in Madrid, Spain.
The University of Scranton, Pa., announced that the following area residents have graduated: Thomas Ventrone of Colts Neck, Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience; Sara A. Codispoti of Freehold, Bachelor of Science degree in occupational therapy; Megan C. Farrell of Colts Neck, Bachelor of Science degree in occupational therapy; Kathleen H. Veneziano of Manalapan, Bachelor of Science degree in occupational therapy; Isabel R. Mullooly of Colts Neck, Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in nursing; Emily E. Simon of Freehold, Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in nursing; Christina Caruso of Freehold, Bachelor of Science degree in international business; Sydney R. Garofolo of Freehold, Bachelor of Science degree in operational management; and Gavin Ross of Colts Neck, Bachelor of Science degree in finance and economics-business.
William Sasso of Freehold graduated Magna Cum Laude from York College of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering.
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., has named the following area residents to the dean’s list for the 2019 spring semester: Daniel Appierto of Manalapan, Brandon Buscarnera of Morganville, John Carroll of Freehold, Carly Friend of Colts Neck, Sharon Getsis of Manalapan, Mikayla Hymanson of Morganville, Conor Leahy of Colts Neck, Jared Man of Marlboro, Alexander Megerle of Colts Neck, Julia Pardee of Freehold and Sonya Priven-Grinblat of Marlboro.
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, S.C., has named the following area residents to the dean’s list for the 2019 spring semester: Kyle J. Cannon of Freehold, Skylar B. Demartinis of Marlboro, Jennifer Gregg of Morganville, Brendan W. Hunt of Freehold, Robert Schandall of Freehold and Jason Skibinski of Freehold.
