Local Students Earn Dean's List at Gettysburg, Villanova, Loyola

The following is a list of local students who have earned dean’s list honors from their respective colleges and universities in the fall semester. All names and specific details were provided to Patch by the readMedia Newswire Service, which collects data from schools. It does not represent a complete list of all Broadneck-area honorees.

Gettysburg College named the following students to the dean's list for the fall semester:

• Jessica Bates, of Arnold
• Alexandra Ward, of Severna Park

Villanova University named the following students to the dean's list for the fall semester:

• Nicolette Sortisio, of Arnold, pursuing a bachelor's degree in the Villanova School of Business
• Matthew Thorp, of Arnold, pursuing a bachelor's degree in the College of Engineering
• Shannon Lane, of Annapolis, studying Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Taylor Berrang, of Annapolis, studying Mathematics and Statistics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Loyola University named the following students to the dean's list of fall 2012:

• Jacob Dykstra, from Annapolis
• Meredith Gentzel, from Arnold
• Jamie Mullady, from Annapolis
• Jennifer Thornton, from Arnold
• Katherine Williams, from Annapolis