College notes

Graduations Benedict Catanzaro of Warwick graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, earning a bachelor of science degree in building construction from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.

Dean’s list Senior Carly Ramos of Warwick, as been named to the dean’s list for the spring 1012 semester at Hartwick College in Oneonta.

Inclusion on Hartwick’s dean list is an indication of excellent academic work, including the completion of a full course load with at least a 3.5 grade point average based on a 4.0 scale.

Carly, the daughter of Anne and Wilbert Ramos, is majoring in nursing.

Karl J. Schnabl of Warwick received academic honors from the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University by making the university’s dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester.

The following students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at the College of Saint Rose in Albany:

David Paul of Florida. Alexa Savaglio of Warwick.

Full-time students who complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and achieve a semester grade-point average of at least 3.5 with no grades of D, F, Incomplete or Pass/Fail are eligible for inclusion on the dean’s list.

Awards, programs, certifications

Tracy Lee Baumann of Warwick recently passed the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) exam to become a Certified Medical Assistant. Baumann is a graduate of the Medical Assistant program at the Clifton, N.J., campus of Dover Business College.

The certified medical assistant (CMA) designation is a national credential awarded by the AAMA, indicating that the medical assistant meets certain standards of competence. In addition to taking vital signs and preparing patients for, and assisting doctors with, patient examinations, the medical assistant can collect and prepare laboratory specimens and perform basic laboratory tests on the premises. He or she understands medical office administration as well as medical terminology and coding, and also may perform clinical procedures such as electrocardiography.

In the State of New Jersey, medical assistants who hold the CMA credential are permitted to administer injections.

College Acceptance Several local residents have reserved places as freshmen at SUNY Oswego. Fall classes will begin Aug. 27. Set to attend Oswego, with their high school in parentheses, are:

Sarah Balseiro of Warwick (Warwick Valley High School).

Connor DeHaan of Warwick (Warwick Valley High School).

Alyssa Gardiner of Warwick (Warwick Valley High School).

Alec Irace of Warwick (Warwick Valley High School).

Garret Sibilla of Warwick (Warwick Valley High School).

Samantha Wacha of Warwick (Warwick Valley High School).