Academic Achievement

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on June 17, 2015

• Ashlie Pilotti, a junior majoring in biology, from Chadds Ford, was among approximately 1,800 students at Coastal Carolina University who made the Spring 2015 Dean's List. To qualify for the Dean's List, freshmen must earn a 3.25 grade point average, and upperclassmen must earn a 3.5 grade point average.

• Natalie Kaplan, the daughter of David Kaplan of Honesdale, Pennsylvania and Elizabeth Kaplan of Chadds Ford, has been named to the dean's list of Macalester College for academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2014-15 school year. A graduate of Westtown School, Kaplan was a sophomore at Macalester last spring.

•Taylor Powell of Chadds Ford, has earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

• Alexandra Dougherty of Chadds Ford, excelled during the Spring 2015 semester, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean's List at Hofstra University.

• Julianne Besznyak, Lisa Johnson, and Kris Urdaneta, each of Chadds Ford, earned degrees from Widener University. Besznyak earned a Bachelor of Science degree in paralegal studies, Johnson received her doctorate in nursing and Urdaneta earned a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies.