• Katherine Blaisdell graduated May 26 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., with a master’s degree in public administration and a master’s in divinity. Blaisdell is a 2005 graduate of Hilo High
• Katherine Blaisdell graduated May 26 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., with a master’s degree in public administration and a master’s in divinity. Blaisdell is a 2005 graduate of Hilo High School.
• Hannah Trainer of Hilo graduated from Buffalo State University in New York with a bachelor’s degree in fashion and textile technology.
• Remely C. Kight of Pahala graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in forensic science and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, general criminal justice.
• Maia Tarnas of Waimea was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester at Tufts University in Medford, Mass.
• Several Big Island residents made the academic dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester at Azusa Pacific University in California.
The students and their majors are:
May Chang of Hilo, allied health.
Caitlyn Kuntemeyer of Hilo, nursing.
Richard Kuntemeyer of Hilo, applied exercise science.
Brandt Mabuni of Kailua-Kona, international business.
Tiara Martino of Hilo, communication studies.
Lindsey Yamane of Hilo, commercial music.
• Jenna Murayama of Hilo was named to the honors list for the spring 2016 semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus in Madison, N.J.
• Pilar Mendoza of Kurtistown was named to the dean’s list for the 2016 spring semester at the University of New England in Maine.