OSWEGO, NY(readMedia) - Several local residents are scheduled to complete their baccalaureate studies in December at SUNY Oswego.

The following local residents (with their academic major in parentheses) are eligible to participate in the graduation ceremonies:

Kristine Bishal of State Route 5 in Little Falls (public justice).

Cynthia L. Cooper of PO Box 156 in Copenhagen (business administration, summa cum laude).

Janelle B. Halko of Van Amber Road in Castorland (zoology).

Brianne R. Frizzell of Lewis Street in Watertown (business administration).

Kelly D. Rutter of PO Box 61 in Mannsville (business administration, cum laude).

Sierra M. Sidmore of PO Box 94 in Belleville (public justice).

David M. Rosenberg of Johnson Avenue in Herkimer (trade subjects education).

Amber L. Gressler of Park Avenue in Watertown (elementary education).

Haylee Bennett of County Highway 22 in West Winfield (secondary education).

Ethen E. Ericksen of Greene Street in Ogdensburg (communication).

Kaci D. Joels of East Church Street in Adams (elementary education).

Shawna R. Harvey of Devendorf Street in Mohawk (biology, cum laude).

Jonathan M. Gambier of Burch Street in Little Falls (business administration).

Jada E. Runner of Ball Road in Black River (psychology).

Alyssia B. Hullender of Odell Road in Copenhagen (human development).

Rebecca L. Kaban of Griffith Road in Lowville (secondary education).

Gretchen K. Kirch of Mill Street in Watertown (psychology).

Vanessa C. Docteur of North Harbor Road in Adams Center (psychology).

Jayme S. Taylor of County Route 63 in Watertown (elementary education, cum laude).

Connor P. Kelly of Mount Pisgah Lane in Saranac Lake (technology education).

Stephen M. Peck of Cannan Road in Lowville (history).

Whitney M. Roberts of Institute Street in Adams (elementary education, cum laude).

Christopher H. Ball of Harrison Avenue in Ilion (economics).

Emily A. Croneiser of Hollywood Road in Old Forge (public justice).

Eric P. McCauliffe of State Route 22 in Willsboro (secondary education).

Regina L. Cuevas of Cline Street in Dolgeville (geology).

Erin E. Santerre of Facteau Avenue in Tupper Lake (management accounting, magna cum laude).

Melanie A. Hogaboom of Prospect Street in Adams (English).

Katherine A. Bonner of PO Box 22 in Herkimer (art).

Kady L. Boynton of East Avenue in Watertown (wellness management, magna cum laude).

Patrick T. Mullen of Wall Street in West Winfield (business administration).

Cija M. Tanner of Ansted Road in Evans Mills (psychology, cum laude).

Jason T. Ramspott of Thompson Boulevard in Watertown (history).

Jennifer E. Potter of PO Box 62 in Lorraine (public justice).

Students who graduate with honors are indicated by the traditional Latin phrases summa cum laude, with highest honor (grade averages of 3.8 to 4.0); magna cum laude, with great honor (grade averages of 3.6 to 3.79); and cum laude, with honor (grade averages of 3.30 to 3.59).

Admission to SUNY Oswego is competitive. U.S. News rated it a "Top Up-And-Coming School" in "America's Best Colleges," and the Princeton Review included Oswego in its college guidebook "The Best Northeastern Colleges." A 148-year-old comprehensive college in the State University of New York system, Oswego enrolls over 8,200 students in its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; School of Business; School of Communication, Media and the Arts; and School of Education.