Seven Plymouth Residents Make Worcester Polytechnic Dean's List
The following local residents were among 1,337 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) named to the university's Dean's List for academic excellence for the fall 2012 semester.
Shane Glavin of Plymouth, Mass., is a senior majoring in biology and biotechnology. Amy Barry of Plymouth, Mass., is a junior majoring in biomedical engineering. Allan Burgess of Plymouth, Mass., is a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering. Nicholas Tosi of Plymouth, Mass., is a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering. William Manning of Plymouth, Mass., is a freshman majoring in computer science. Christina Noyes of Plymouth, Mass., is a freshman majoring in biochemistry. Lauren Richard of Plymouth, Mass., is a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering. The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average. Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of …