Schools
Scholarship awards
These Bangor area students have received National Merit Scholarship awards:
• Jesse Amar of Orono, Orono High School.
• Madeleine Coffey of Bangor, Bangor High School.
• Leif Grosswiler of Bangor, Bangor High School.
• Matthew Spear of Holden, John Bapst Memorial High School.
Colleges
New England School of Communications
BANGOR — These area students graduated May 10 from New England School of Communications:
Bangor: Troy Blair, Seth Majka, Ryan McCluskey, Stewart Shuster.
Brewer: Brandon Doyen, Jamie Gagnon, Tara MacLeod.
Bucksport: Brandon Blair.
Clifton: Lucas McDonald.
Corinth: Joseph Adams.
Levant: Eric Bronson, Kaitlyn Furge.
Old Town: Nicole Powers.
Orono: Ellen Morrison.
Orrington: Ryan Asselin.
Ohio Wesleyan
HOLDEN — Zachary Smith of Holden graduated May 11 with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
Salve Regina University
ORONO — Carolyn Artesani of Orono was named to the dean’s list at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island.
University of Southern Maine
These area students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Southern Maine in Portland:
Bucksport: George Watkins.
Hermon: Jill Armstrong.
Veazie: Catherine Drummond.
Wells College
These are students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Wells College in Aurora, New York:
• Molly Baillargeon of Bangor.
• Alissa Toner of Bangor.
Westminster College
BANGOR — Samuel Askins of Bangor graduated May 31 from Westminster College in Salt Lake City. He also was named to the dean’s list for the fall and spring semesters. A graduate of Bangor High School, Askins is the son of Greg and Joanna Askins of Bangor.