The Academy of Culinary Arts has released its Dean's Recognition List for Academic Excellence for the Spring 2012 semester. Students are named to the list when they achieve a GPA of 3.25 or higher.
The academy, located in Punxsutawney, is one of only 112 programs in the United States fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation, the maximum accreditation possible for culinary programs in the United States.
Programs with ACF accreditation have met or exceeded published industry standards and are distinguished from hundreds of other postsecondary culinary programs in the nation.
Following is the recognition list. Pennsylvania students are listed first, organized by county of residence, followed by non-Pennsylvania students.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
Bethel Park
Samantha Sbei
Carnegie
Alexandra Cleis (baking and pastry arts)
Corapolis
Michael Conti
Gibsonia
Lindsay Steen
Glenshaw
Jessica Hatheway (baking and pastry arts)
Pittsburgh
Lindsey Van Horn (baking and pastry arts)
Valencia
Daisy Flynn
Wexford
Nikki Sardon
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
Ford City
Shelby Lukehart
Kittanning
Jesse Helm
Templeton
Joseph Strejcek
BEAVER COUNTY:
Midland
Hannah Sparks
BERKS COUNTY:
Birdsboro
Ryan Peters
BUTLER COUNTY:
Butler
Brooke Cunningham
Heather Oesterling (baking and pastry arts)
Cabot
Graci Schaffer
Cranberry Township
Kayla Smith
Evans City
Robert Gottschalk (baking and pastry arts)
Harmony
Brittany Perry
Karns City
Clifford McClure
Portersville
Ryan Marshall
CAMBRIA COUNTY:
Johnstown
Rose Anderson
Helen Groves (baking and pastry arts)
Joseph Orosz
Portage
Keri Goldyn (baking and pastry arts)
CHESTER COUNTY:
Exton
Sarah Riley (baking and pastry arts)
West Grove
Andrew Conant
CLARION COUNTY:
Fairmont
Zackery Blose
Fryburg
Kareena Eisenman
Strattanville
Brent Merry
CLEARFIELD COUNTY:
DuBois
Rachel Hicks
Curwensville
Alisha Sloppy
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
Meadville
Caroline Miller (baking and pastry arts)
Saegertown
Tyler Perry
Titusville
Gianina Gionti
CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
Carlisle
Megan Raines
DELAWARE COUNTY:
Glen Mills
Kyle Woods
ELK COUNTY:
St. Mary's
Elizabeth Lane
ERIE COUNTY:
Erie
Amanda Miller (baking and pastry arts)
Anthony Walach (baking and pastry arts)
Girard
Elizabeth Himes (baking and pastry arts)
North East
Samantha Sprague
Wattsburg
Megan Shreve
FOREST COUNTY:
Tionesta
Kristina Taylor
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
Chambersburg
Aaron Barrick
Michael Barry
Sarahjane Lopez
Greencastle
Rebecca Florentine (baking and pastry arts)
Isaac Seidel
Waynesboro
Robert Fehle
Matthew Wilhide
HUNTINGDON COUNTY:
Alexandria
Allison Bousum
Petersburg
Benjamin Rojik
INDIANA COUNTY:
Indiana
James Ellermeyer
Courtney Wood
Rochester Mills
Jenna Wright (baking and pastry arts)
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
Punxsutawney
Randy Bowser
Summerville
Megan Campbell (baking and pastry arts)
Sykesville
Justin Taylor
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
Ellwood City
Audrey Ritter (baking and pastry arts)
LEHIGH COUNTY:
Allentown
Katelyn Santo
LYCOMING COUNTY:
Hughesville
Chase Platt
MERCER COUNTY:
Greenville
Michael Bluto
Jamestown
Rachael Harthan (baking and pastry arts)
Sandy Lake
Cassandra Partridge (baking and pastry arts)
Grove City
Kelly McCarl
MONTGOMERY COUNTY:
Phoenixville
Takafumi Mitsuzuka
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY:
Bethlehem
Rebecca Jarrell
POTTER COUNTY:
Coudersport
Joe Ayers
TIOGA COUNTY:
Knoxville
Brett Ream
Sabinsville
Audrey Hoppe
WARREN COUNTY:
Pittsfield
Rebecca Lindstrom
Youngsville
Kelly Cindrich
Aaron Niemeyer
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
Finleyville
David Guentner
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
Greensburg
Matthew Schropp
YORK COUNTY:
York
Arielle Zambito
OUTSIDE OF PENNSYLVANIA (UNITED STATES):
MAINE - CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
Lewistown
George Foster
MARYLAND - HOWARD COUNTY:
Marriotsville
Jacob Millison
OHIO - TRUMBULL COUNTY:
Girard
Anthony Thomas
VIRGINIA - WARREN COUNTY:
Front Royal
Daniel Williams