SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: Allan Guiney, a graduating senior at Hamilton College, was among 16 classmates recognized as student-athletes by the New England Small College Athletic Conference. Each honoree is a varsity letter winner with a GPA of at least 3.35. His mother is Kathy Lloyd, Toddsville.

CORTLAND HONOREES: Local students on the SUNY Cortland Dean’s List for the spring semester included: senior James Aborn, sophomore John Aborn, sophomore Jesse Elliott and junior Colin Havener, all of Milford; junior Lindsey Potrikus and senior Shirley Tyler, both of Cooperstown.

REGULATION EXPERT: Jillian Harrington, Binghamton, has joined Bassett Healthcare as director of compliance and regulatory affairs, ensuring Bassett meets all areas of regulatory compliance, and also as HIPAA privacy officer.

HONORING THERING: The Town of Otsego is planning a retirement party for Ferd Thering at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, at town hall in Fly Creek. Thering, who is 81, is retiring from the town assessor’s office after 26 years, according to Town Councilperson Meg Kiernan. Ferd, who has served on the Hartwick town Planning Board for decades, mostly as chair and co-chair, is being reappointed there as an alternate.

HONOR, AWARD: Andrianna Lyons, daughter of David and Janette Lyons, Fly Creek, has received a $2,000 scholarship from the American Red Cross for her efforts organizing blood drives at SUNY Cobleskill. Both Andrianna and her brother, Shawn – he attends SUNY Oswego – have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester.

BATTLE JOINED, WON: Two CCS teams bested Fort Plain in the first High School Battle of the Books Tuesday, May 20, to bring home the “House Cup” for Cooperstown. The high school team consisted of Virginia Ofer, Emily Snell, Amy Bishop and Erin Henrici; the middle school team, Tom Franck, Maya Bergamasco, Erik Mebust and Jack Siegel. The high school teams read 16 books; the middle school team, 20. Questions during the “battle” were based on the reading matter.

CUM LAUDE: Evan Jagels received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Wagner College in New York City, where he majored in English. A member of Sigma Tau Delta honor society, he was selected for both the English Literature Prize and the Instrumental Music Award. He is the son of Rick and Kathy Jagels, Cooperstown.

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