David Schwartz of Glendale, who majored in electrical and computer engineering, was bestowed a bachelor’s degree at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s 153rd commencement. Nearly 1,200 undergraduate degrees were awarded during the ceremony. This undergraduate ceremony marked the first time the entire class and their family and friends were able to gather together for an in-person ceremony since 2019.

WPI is a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems. WPI offers more than 70 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs across 17 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences and the humanities and arts. www.wpi.edu

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Ethan Bennett of Tujunga qualified for the spring 2022 dean’s list at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.

Approximately 45% of Belmont’s 6,792 undergraduate students qualified for the spring 2022 dean’s list.

Located two miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Belmont University consists of nearly 8,800 students who come from every state and 33 countries. Belmont brings together the best of liberal arts and professional education in a Christ-centered and student-focused community of learning and service. Belmont offers more than 115 areas of undergraduate study, 41 master’s programs and five doctoral degrees. For more information, visit www.belmont.edu.

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Gabrielle Xena Stanton of Sunland, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering, was named a presidential scholar for the spring 2022 semester at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York.

Presidential scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours.

As a private, national research university, Clarkson is a leader in technological education and sustainable economic development through teaching, scholarship, research and innovation. With its main campus located in Potsdam, and additional graduate program and research facilities in the New York Capital Region, Beacon, New York, and New York City, Clarkson educates 4,300 students across 95 programs of study in engineering, business, the arts, education, sciences and health professions.