Nicholas P. Cento, a 2012 graduate of Garden City High School, received academic honors from the Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton University by making the University's Dean's List for the Spring 2015 semester. In order to qualify for the Dean's List, a student must maintain a 3.5 GPA or higher.

The following Garden City students received a bachelor of arts degree from the College of the Holy Cross at its 169th commencement on May 22.

* Marc Joseph Abruzzo received a bachelor of arts degree.

* Andrew Jacob McAward received a bachelor of arts degree.

* John Conrad Spencer received a bachelor of arts degree.

* Robert Stephen Wallace Jr., received a bachelor of arts degree.

* Sean Francis Callahan received a bachelor of arts degree.

* Edward Joseph Schwendemann received a bachelor of arts degree.

* Ryan Joseph Buser received a bachelor of arts degree.

Tulane University awarded degrees to more than 2,800 graduates on May 16, 2015 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Among them were:

* Dakota Doukas, of Garden City, who graduated from the A. B. Freeman School of Business with a Bachelor Science Management degree.

* Dylan Safyer, of Garden City, graduated from the School of Liberal Arts with a Bachelor of Science degree.

The following Garden City residents graduated from Marist College the weekend of May 22.

Brenden Bishop received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.

Elizabeth Lisoski received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology/Special Education.

Danielle Muscarella received a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Merchandising.

Brenda O'Donnell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication.

Conor Proce received a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology.

Anne Marie Riffle received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology/Special Education.

Kristin Vecchiarelli received a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Merchandising.

Jack Young received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Adriana Cella received a Master of Arts degree in Educational Psychology/Childhood Studies.

James Madison University is pleased to announce that the following Garden City students made the dean's list at for the spring 2015 semester.

Dana Condulis, a senior majoring in Interdisc Liberal Studies - BS.

Deirdre McGuinness, a sophomore majoring in Interdisc Liberal Studies - BS.

Meghan Raphael, a sophomore majoring in Writing Rhet Tech Comm - BS.

Christina Whitney, a junior majoring in Accounting - BBA.

The following Garden City residents were among more than 800 students from Providence College who received undergraduate degrees during the College's Ninety-Seventh Commencement Exercises held on Sunday, May 17, 2015.

Bridget Beatty received a bachelor's degree ;

Michael Escribano received a bachelor's degree ;

Peter Lohrer received a bachelor's degree ;

Justin Maloney received a bachelor's degree Summa Cum Laude;

Katherine McCarthy received a bachelor's degree Cum Laude;

Elizabeth McDougal received a bachelor's degree ;

Bryn Roeder received a bachelor's degree Cum Laude;

Kimberly Combatti of Garden City, a graduate of Garden City H S, is now a member of Mortar Board Honor Society at Bucknell University.

Sara Mikulas of Garden City was inducted into Rochester Institute of Technology's Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society on May 18. Mikulas is an environmental sustainability, health and safety major in RIT's College of Applied Science and Technology.