BATON ROUGE, La. — Kaylee VanWhy of Coudersport, Pa., was recently elected to membership in The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania.

VanWhy is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.

Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership.

JAMESTOWN, N.Y.

– Janell Dinch from Smethport, Pa., was honored with the Elaine Johnson Memorial Award by SUNY Jamestown Community College during an academic award ceremony at the Jamestown Campus in May.

OLEAN, N.Y. The following SUNY Jamestown Community College students received academic awards from the Cattaraugus County Campus in May: From Bradford, Pa., Nicole Bennett received the Thomas J. Burke Memorial Soldiers Love Nurses Award; Zander Lekas received the Daniel W. Ebersole Memorial Award; and Jill Martin received the Phyllis Kraemer Memorial Nursing Award From Shinglehouse, Pa., Alexandria Bechelli received the Dr. Robert G. Ney Memorial Scholarship, Holmberg Transfer Scholarship, and Phi Theta Kappa All New York Academic Team.

MANCHESTER, N.H.

— Several area students were among those named to the president’s list for the spring 2025 semester at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU).

Local students named to the list were Kristen Moore and Victoria Pire of Bradford, Devin Burdick of Ulysses, Harleigh Hughes of Galeton, Chloe Blauvelt of Shinglehouse, Victor Bandish of Port Allegany, Christine Zwald of St.

Marys, Vincent Azzato of Kersey and Mackenzie Druzak of Brockport.

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum gradepoint average of 3.7 and better for the reporting term are eligible.

PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY — Penn West recognized many local students among nearly 3,000 who were named to the spring 2025 dean’s list.

To be eligible, fulltime students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.4 or better.

BRADFORD Lori Sisler, Penn West Online; Cambria Race, Edinboro; Hannah Schleicher, California; Audrey Kemick, Edinboro; Olivia Angell, Edinboro; Elizabeth Flores, Clarion; Meadow Pulver, Edinboro; and Emma Swanson, Edinboro.

LEWIS RUN Erin Stevens, Clarion. REW Darian Wineberg, Edinboro. ELDRED Hannah Bennett, Clarion; Hannah Garthwaite, Penn West Online; Heidi Gordon, Edinboro; and Katrina Cousins, Clarion.

GIFFORD Serena Smyntek, Clarion. RIXFORD Anna Schuessler, California.

SMETHPORT Kaylee Swanson, Penn West Online; Reilly Walker, Clarion; Emma Hill, Edinboro; Kelsey Denting, Edinboro; and August Cox, California.

MOUNT JEWETT Emma Danielson, Edinboro. PORT ALLEGANY Rylie Simpson, Clarion; Drew Evens, Clarion; Ty Guilds, Clarion; Madeline Smith, Clarion; and Sierra Wiley, Clarion.

KANE Lilly Hultman, Clarion; Ricky Zampogna, Edinboro; Natalia Chittester, Clarion; Grace Tigani, Clarion; Breanna Johnson, Penn West Online; Madeline McDermot, Clarion; Cora Jekielek, Edinboro; and Jillian Watts, Edinboro.

LUDLOW Rylee Haight, Edinboro. COUDERSPORT Ella Brewer, Edinboro. SHINGLEHOUSE Hailey Learn, Penn West Online. GALETON Mikayla Schott, Clarion. EMPORIUM Mallory McKimm, Edinboro.

ST. MARYS Emma Sidelinger, Clarion; Sarah Reedy, Clarion; Tyler Luckenbill, Clarion; Shay Bauer, Penn West Online; Jessica Schloder, Clarion; Brooke Dilley, Clarion; Rachael Floravit, Edinboro; Ethan Gausman, Clarion; Katlyn Stauffer, Edinboro; Karly Park, Clarion; Amarah Fullam, Edinboro; Ari Vanatta, Clarion; Dylan Aiello, Clarion; Holly Buttery, Clarion; Mia Kline, Edinboro; Natalie Lenze, Edinboro; Davan Lion, Clarion; and Alex Luckenbill, Clarion.

KERSEY Nevaeh Wildnauer, Clarion; Jess Decker, Edinboro; Jacob Kline, Clarion; Alexa Schneider, Clarion; Tami Geci, Edinboro; Sam Bowes, California; Sophia Gerg, Clarion; and Alexis Mahoney, Edinboro.

JOHNSONBURG Nathan Klink, Clarion; Raegan Weaver, Clarion; Alaina Sherry, Clarion; Autumn Sorg, Clarion; Abby Haight, Edinboro; Logan Krug, Clarion; Gary Larner, Clarion; and Aaron Myers, Edinboro.

RIDGWAY Sage Strotman, Clarion; Cadence Baker, Clarion; Alexa Steis, Edinboro; Jacqueline Aiello, Edinboro; and Autumn Edgar, Edinboro.

WEEDVILLE Allie Senior, Clarion; and Andrea Gradi, Clarion.

WILCOX Sarah Love, Clarion; and Kailyn Blake, Edinboro.

BROCKPORT Levi Wilcox, Clarion.