These local students have been named to the dean’s list or received a similar honor from their college or university for the spring 2014 semester:

— Makayla-Courtney McGeeney of Altamont at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, Massachusetts;

— William Matthews of Schenectady, who is majoring in fisheries and wildlife sciences at Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks;

— Hannah Motschmann of Berne, who is majoring in hotel, resort and tourism management at Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks;

— Jacob Polfleit of Altamont, who is majoring in environmental sciences at Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks;

— Tyler Fortuin, the son of Rob and Kim Fortuin and a 2013 graduate of Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School, at Schenectady County Community College where he is majoring in liberal arts;

— Joshua Helm of Slingerlands, at Marist College;

— Taylor Mead of Schenectady, at Marist College;

— Sean Molloy of Slingerlands, at Marist College;

— Turi Julian Scilipoti, a sophomore majoring in applied music (flute) at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester. Scilipoti, a resident of Berne, is the child of Paul Scilipoti and Carly Wright;

— Margaret Carswell of Delmar at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana;

— Megan Carswell of Delmar at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana;

— Anna M. Barfield of Delmar, a photography major at Mohawk Valley Community College;

— Timothy J. Stewart of Altamont, a welding technology major at Mohawk Valley Community College;

— Andrew Tice of Schenectady, a telecommunications technology major at Mohawk Valley Community College;

— Matthew G. Zelezniak of Schenectady, a civil engineering technology major at Mohawk Valley Community College;

— Anya Therese Joynt, a sophomore majoring in molecular genetics at the University of Rochester is a resident of Schenectady, the child of Theresa Joynt and Patrick Joynt, and a graduate of Guilderland High School;