Brett Andrew Mauro was named to the Dean’s List for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, for the spring 2011 semester.

Marisa Kadar was inducted into the Western New England University, Springfield, Mass., chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta on August 26 during the University’s Convocation ceremony. Marisa is majoring in psychology. Founded in 1924, Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society for first-year students that encourages and recognizes superior academic achievement. Alpha Lambda Delta seeks to promote intelligent living, a continued high standard of learning, and encourages students to recognize and develop meaningful goals for their roles in society. Members pledge to use their education for the benefit to the community, the college, the nation, and the world.

The following local residents are among those to be named to the Roger Williams University, Bristol, R.I., Dean’s List, for the spring 2011 semester: Samantha L. Ciaccia and Shannon M. Seaman of Newtown, and Alyssa K. Buda, Rachel A. Fatse, and Amanda R. Norling of Sandy Hook. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean’s List that semester at the university.