FAIRFIELD — Taylor Ferguson of Sidney was presented with the Girl Scout Silver Award at a special ceremony held recently at Kennebec Valley Community College.

For her Silver Award project, Ferguson completely reorganized the music library at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Augusta. The newly catalogued library makes it easier for choir members to keep track of the church’s large music collection, according to a news release.

Ferguson is the daughter of Sarah and Louis Ferguson. She has been a Girl Scout for more than 10 years and is a student at Messalonskee High School.

Connor becomes

NSHSS member

WINTHROP — Collette E. Connor of Winthrop has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars.

Connor will begin her junior year at Winthrop High School in the fall. She is the daughter of Marc and Laura Connor.

Colan attending

ALA Girls Nation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Caroline Colan of Readfield, Maine, is attending the 66th American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation in Washington, July 20-28.

She will attend a Wounded Warrior Barbecue at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and participate in mock senate sessions, among other activities.

Farrell named to

school honor roll

KENT, Conn. — Mariah Farrell, a, 11th-grade student at Kent School in Kent, was named to the honor roll for the spring term.

Farrell is the child of Michael Farrell of Vassalboro, Maine, and Michelle Kingsbury of Oakland, Maine.

Local student

receives master’s

WORCESTER, Mass. — Peter J. Lewis of Gardiner graduated with a master of public administration from Clark University in Worcester.

Clark University

awards degree

WORCESTER, Mass. — Daniel C. Gilbert of Augusta graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in music and history from Clark University in Worcester. Gilbert is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Gryphon and Pleiades honor societies.

Newton graduates,

receives degree

GRANVILLE, Ohio — Maxwell Frary Newton of Readfield, Maine, received a bachelor’s degree from Denison University.

Newton graduated with a major in psychology and a minor in chemistry with a concentration in neuroscience. He was active with the Senior Class Gift Committee and was a volunteer firefighter/emergency medical technician for the Granville Township Fire Department.

Richmond resident

receives degree

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Daniel Ouellette of Richmond, Maine, graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences.

Boccia named to

spring dean’s list

NORTON, Mass. — Emily Boccia has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Wheaton College in Norton.

Boccia is a recent nominee for a Watson scholarship for 2013. She is a 2009 graduate of Hall-Dale High School.

Augusta residents

receive dean’s honors

BRISTOL, R.I. — Three students from Augusta, Maine, have been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Roger Williams University.

They are Nathan Cloutier, a computer information systems major; Rebecca Sargent, an architecture major; and Mia Sargent, an elementary education major.

University lists

dean’s students

MACHIAS — The following local students have been named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of Maine at Machias: Kelly Hayes and Tracy Jackson, both of Farmingdale; Toby Woodard of Gardiner; Jacqueline Byron of Manchester; Melissa Burgess of Monmouth; Nathaniel Kuhns of Mount Vernon; Acadia Tripp of Sidney; Emily Blanchard of Winthrop; and Laurie Carver, Karyn Dickey and Billie-Jo Griffin, all of Richmond.

Goggin graduates,

receives degree

ATLANTA — Jeffrey Goggin of Manchester, Maine, received a bachelor’s degree from Emory College of Emory University.

Neff, of Augusta,

makes dean’s list

BOSTON — Augusta, Maine, resident Nicole J. Neff, a Northeastern University student majoring in business administration, has been named to the spring semester dean’s list.

University names

Rau to dean’s list

MADISON, N.J. — Hannah Rau of Hallowell, Maine, has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Drew University.

Eckerd graduates

local student

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nicholas Ochtman of Winthrop, Maine, received a bachelor’s degree in communication from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg.

SNHU announces

dean’s students

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester has announced Maine students named to the president’s list for the spring semester.

Students and their areas of study are: Hillarie Nuzzo of Litchfield, elementary education; Sean Ball of Litchfield, accounting with a specialty in forensic accounting/fraud exam; Alyssa Morin of North Monmouth, psychology/child and adolescent development; and Jason Grotton of South China, sport management.

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