There are paper-pushing internships. Amazing career-boosting internships. And then there are White House internships. Sarah Bleiberg of Wynnewood is going to find out the difference this summer, as will Jeffrey Gordon of Haverford. Bleiberg is a student at Tufts University and Gordon is a student at Yale. The White House announced their participation in the 2012 White House internship program this week. Interns work in one of several White House departments, from the Office of Chief of Staff to the Office of the White House Counsel. Additional information about the White House Internship …

Brothers Sean and Eric O'Brien, of Wynnewood, have both recently received distinctions in their higher education career. Sean O'Brien of Wynnewood, a 2009 graduate of Friends' Central School, has been named to the Dean's list for Spring 2012 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester Massachusetts. Sean is a dual major in computer science and music. Eric O'Brien of Wynnewood, also a 2009 Friends' Central School graduate, won first place in a computer hackathon hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in January. At the hackathon, students had to create a computer program from scratch in …

Editor's note: The following information has been provided by Friends' Central School. WYNNEWOOD, Pa. – On Friday, May 18, Friends’ Central School held its annual Upper School Academic Awards Assembly, in which students were recognized for their outstanding efforts in academics, arts, athletics, service, and citizenship. Highlighting the assembly was the induction of 19 members of the Class of 2012 into the Cum Laude Society. The Cum Laude Society recognizes the distinguished academic record of the following students during their Friends’ Central career: Leah Adelson, Andie Belkoff, Samuel …

Lisa M. Feeley of Ardmore, graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. degree in psychology from the University of Mary Washington.A total of 1,193 students graduated during the university's 101st commencement in a graduate ceremony on Friday, May 11 and in an undergraduate ceremony on Saturday, May 12, on the university's Fredericksburg campus. Neil Howe, historian and best-selling author, gave the undergraduate commencement address.The university awarded 463 bachelor of arts degrees, 41 bachelor of liberal studies degrees, 80 bachelor of professional studies degrees and 379 bachelor of science …

Danielle Szulanski of Wynnewood, has been named to the Nazareth College’s dean's list for the Spring 2012 semester.Szulanski has earned dean’s list recognition each semester for the past three years.A student's grade point average must be at least 3.5 or above, and they must complete 12 credit hours of graded work that semester in order to be included on the dean's list at Nazareth.

Seven Ardmore residents and one Wynnewood resident were named to the Dean's List at Villanova University for the fall 2011 semester. Laura Mitchell, of Ardmore Elizabeth Hathaway, of Ardmore Jeffrey Hall, of Ardmore Estime Frader, of Ardmore Kathleen Bullock, of Ardmore Joseph Breidenstein, of Ardmore Madeline Reynolds, of Ardmore Grazia Castagna, of Wynnewood Villanova University Dean's List recipients are honored by their college's respective dean. Each of the students are enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. To qualify for Dean's List, one must be a matriculated full-time …

  Saint Joseph's University's Beta Gamma Sigma chapter inducted Wynnewood resident Jian Xi into its honor society during a ceremony on April 20. Saint Joseph's University's student chapter has also been recognized with the society's 2012 Gold Chapter Award, competing against 504 chapters from around the globe. Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) is an international honor society for business students. Qualifying for membership is the highest scholastic honor a student in business can attain. To be eligible, students must rank in the upper 10 percent of their junior class, the upper 10 percent of their …

Sixty-five students from Delaware County Community College (DCCC) were recently named in the 2011-12 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges, two of whom hail from our Patch. Chance Ferris of Ardmore and Sarah Edelstein of Wynnewood were among those named to this year's Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges. These students were selected as national outstanding campus leaders and will be recognized for their contributions to the college, according to a press release from DCCC. According to DCCC, a campus nominating committee comprised of faculty, …

Cornell University's Esther Hoffman, of Wynnewood; Matthew Clauson, also of Wynnewood; and Connor Archard, of Ardmore, have been placed on the Dean's List of the College of Arts and Sciences for Excellence in Scholarship for the Fall 2011 semester. The College of Arts and Sciences is Cornell University's largest undergraduate college. It provides a high-quality liberal arts education to its own students, and its courses are also accessible to all other students at Cornell. The college's faculty includes national and international leaders in their respective disciplines.

  Marlee Madora of Wynnewood, daughter of Cheryl Diamond of Wynnewood,  and David Madora of Lower Merion, was named to the Dean's List of Emory College, the undergraduate, liberal arts college of Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., for the 2011 fall semester. Also named to Emory's fall Dean's List was Yuncen He of King of Prussia, son of Kai-Fen Wang of Wynnewood, and Kuang-Lin He of Wynnewood. Students must be in the top 20 percent of Emory College or have approximately a 3.81 grade point average or higher to be named to the Dean's List.

  Nolan Grady, a resident of Wynnewood has earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean's List for fall semester 2011. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.69 grade-point average to be listed. Grady earned a spot on the Gonzaga University President's List for spring semester 2011. Students must earn a 3.70 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed.

  Anneke Kat of Wynnewood, has been named to second honors on the Clark University Dean's List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2011 semester. Kat also earned second honors in the spring 2011 semester. To be eligible for second honors, students must have a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.79, of a maximum of 4.3.

  Washington University in St. Louis has released its Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Among those being honored are: Rebecca Lauren Horowitz, of Wynnewood: Horowitz is a graduate of Friends' Central School in Wynnewood, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences. Sophia Madeleine Hirsch, of Wynnewood: Hirsch is a graduate of Lower Merion High School in Ardmore and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences. Catherine Smith Page, of Wynnewood: Page is a graduate of Lower Merion High School in Ardmore and is enrolled in the university's School of …

Yehuda Kerbel, of Wynnewood, a sophomore pre-med student at La Salle University, has been named to the Dean's List for the fall semester. La Salle University, dedicated in the traditions of the Christian Brothers to excellence in teaching and to concern for both ultimate values and for the individual values of its students, is a private Roman Catholic University located committed to providing a liberal education of both general and specialized studies.

  Mike Brown, a college senior from Wynnewood, has been named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the fall semester. Brown plays baseball at Saint Joseph’s University.He is one of 86 student-athletes at St. Joseph’s to be honored. Students must achieve at 3.5 GPA or higher to be included in the honor roll. Congratulations to Mike and his family.

Newtown Square-based Episcopal Academy announced that Merion resident Kira Nakahara has been named a National Merit Finalist. Standing as a finalist is due to academic performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and by meeting published program entry/participation requirements. Congratulations to Kira and her family.

Ithaca College Dannah Axelrod of Merion Station, a senior Cinema & Photography major was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the fall 2011 semester. Located in New York's Finger Lakes region, Ithaca College offers more than 100 degree programs in its schools of Business, Communications, Humanities and Sciences, Health Science and Human Performance, and Music. Berklee College Of Music Berklee College of Music in Boston announced that Hannah Spiegel of Wynnewood has earned placement on the Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2011 academic year. To be eligible for this honor, a …

Clarion University Sharyl Overhiser of Wynnewood received an MSLS degree in Library Science during commencement ceremonies Dec. 17 at Clarion University.  Rosemont College Two local residents were named to the fall 2011 undergraduate Dean's List at Rosemont College. They are:  Terence Salmon of Ardmore, a junior English literature major Carprice Williams of Ardmore, a senior elementary education major  Founded in 1921 by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Rosemont College is a private, coeducational Catholic institution. 

University of Hartford The University of Hartford announced that two local students have been named to the school's dean's list for the Fall 2011 term. They are: Greta Moorhead of Ardmore Deborah Riehl-Williams of Ardmore Chartered in 1957, the University of Hartford offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs in the arts, the humanities, business, engineering and technology, education, and the health professions. Chestnut Hill College Kyrsten Wilson of Wynnewood, an early childhood and elementary education major from , Pa. was named to the dean's list at Chestnut Hill College …

Excelsior College Gabriel Singer of Merion Station has earned a bachelor of science from Excelsior College in Albany, N.Y. * Chatham University Robin Schweitzer of Wynnewood, a third-year student at Chatham, has been named to the university's dean's list for the 2011 fall term. To be eligible for dean's list at Chatham, students must carry a GPA of at least 3.5 and complete a minimum of 12 credits for a letter grade. Saint Michael's College Amanda Mulligan of Ardmore was named to the dean's List for the fall 2011 semester at Saint Michael's College. Mulligan is a senior journalism and mass …