Nicholas Covert from Forestville, and assigned to Bravo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, received a promotion Feb. 19 to the rank of private first class. … Matthew Callentine from Cassadaga, and assigned to Charlie Company, NY Recruiting and Retention Battalion, received a promotion March 27, 2026 to the rank of private first class. … Brendon Butcher, Aerospace Engineering major and senior from Forestville was named to the Missouri University of Science and Technology dean’s list for the Fall 2025 semester. … Danny Callentine from Cassadaga, and assigned to Charlie Company, NY Recruiting and Retention Battalion, received a promotion March 27, to the rank of private first class. … Owen Ward of South Dayton earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Wilkes University. … Southern New Hampshire University reports the following students on being named to the Spring 2026 President’s List. The spring terms run from January to May. They include: Stephanie Caron of Ripley, Marisa Lopez of Gowanda, Emily Horton of Fredonia, Kaleb Cangiarella of Dunkirk, Lexus Harris of Dunkirk, Emily Baumgartner of Dunkirk, Libbey Youngberg of Dunkirk and Theresa Hochstine of Dunkirk. Alyssa Sanchez of Gowanda and Anna Dalrymple of Dunkirk earned dean’s list. … SUNY Potsdam honors students who have either earned their degree or are eligible to graduate during that calendar year. This year’s local candidates include: Rick Corsi of Dunkirk, who is set to graduate with a Master of Science in Teaching degree in Childhood Education; Henry Mueller of Dunkirk, who is set to graduate cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Archaeological Studies. … Rowan Mentley-Peters, of Gowanda, was among more than 150 SUNY Oneonta students who participated in the 2026 Student Research and Creative Activity (SRCA) showcase on April 22 in the Hunt Union Ballroom. The annual showcase gives students the chance to share their scholarly and creative work with the campus community through academic conference-style presentation sessions. This year’s single-day event featured 112 projects, making it one of the largest showcases of Student Research and Creative Activity ever presented at SUNY Oneonta. Students presented research for completed and ongoing projects on topics representing a wide variety of academic disciplines such as science, history and art. Mentley-Peters presented “Evaluating Genetic Divergence of Elliptio complanata in New York State Watersheds.” … Travis Brennan of Silver Creek has been named to the Spring 2026 Dean’s List at Western Carolina University. To qualify for this honor, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher. …