A total of five students from Galloway and three from Absecon were named to the Dean's List at St. Joseph's University, the University of Hartford and Fairleigh Dickinson University this fall, according to the readmedia newswire.

The following students made the Dean's List at St. Joe's, where students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above, a B or greater in all their classes, and complete at least 15 credits to earn Dean's List status for a semester:

Christopher Young, of Absecon, majoring in English; Jennifer Costabile, of Absecon, majoring in Marketing; Kayla Turro, of Galloway, majoring in Biology; Michelle Allen, of Galloway, majoring in Marketing; and Danielle Baumann, of Galloway, majoring in Business Administration.

Sean Duffy, of Absecon, and Courtney Rada, of Galloway, were named to the Dean's List at Hartford.

Galloway resident Deyanira Sandoval was named to the Dean's List at Fairleigh Dickinson, where a student must carry a 3.2 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses) to earn Dean's List status.