Eric Matthew Suarez of Tujunga, a graduate of Saint Francis High School, will attend Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. as a member of the class of 2017. Suarez, who will be majoring in chemical engineering, will begin studying at Clarkson in the fall.

High school students can schedule a personalized visit to Clarkson, which includes a campus tour tailored to their interests, the opportunity to sit in on a class, a visit with an admissions counselor, and a one-on-one meeting with a professor. Contact the Admissions Office at (800) 527-6577 or admission@clarkson.edu.

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Maria D. Leon of La Crescenta who attends Baylor University School of Education was one of 3200 students named to the dean’s academic honor list for the 2013 spring semester. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must be an undergraduate with a minimum grade-point average of 3.7, while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours.

John Courtney Duncan of La Cañada was one of 2,200 graduates at spring commencement exercises May 17-18 at Baylor University in Texas. Duncan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in geology.

Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked liberal arts institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a research university with “high research activity.”

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William Chung, from Montrose graduated from Villanova University in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering during a spring commencement ceremony held on May 19.

Since 1842, Villanova University’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others.

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Megan Victoria Wiechmann has been named to the dean’s list at James Madison University for the spring 2013 semester. Students who earn dean’s list honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of between 3.5 and 3.899. Wiechmann is a senior whose major is health sciences – BS.

James Madison University is a comprehensive university that is part of the statewide system of public higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is the only university in America named for President James Madison.