The University of Massachusetts Lowell recently announced the names of students who achieved academic distinction for the spring 2012 semester.

For their achievement in the classroom, these students were named to the Dean’s List. To qualify, students must have completed at least 12 graded credits for the semester, have at least a 3.25 grade point average with no grade lower than C and may not have any incompletes.

The following local students were named to the spring 2012 dean’s list:

• Patrick Jeffrey Gogan
• Kevin Tianmeng Liu
• Gabriella Maria Mastrogiuseppe
• Stephen M Vander Els

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