Area Students Top Lafayette's Dean's List

The names of 734 Lafayette College students recognized for academic honor on the 2012 fall semester Dean's List have been announced. Each of the students has achieved at least a 3.60 semester grade point average out of a possible 4.0.

Area students named to the 2012 fall semester Dean's List at Lafayette College include:

Lily Yengle of Chester, a graduate of West Morris Mendham High School;

Elizabeth Kirby of Mendham, a graduate of Gill St. Bernard's School;

John Pellecchia of Mendham, a graduate of West Morris Mendham High School;

Lafayette is a top liberal arts college with 2,400 students and 215 full-time faculty that offers a wide variety of undergraduate degree programs including engineering.

With close proximity to New York City and Philadelphia, Lafayette has one of the highest endowment-per-student rates in the nation. This means ample resources to fuel student research, and provide opportunities for study abroad, internships and field work. It means outstanding facilities, Division I sports, and funding for 250 student groups on one of the most beautiful campuses in the country.