The following seniors at Malone University have recently been named to Who’s Who Among Students.

Nominees are submitted by faculty members with the following criteria as consideration: grade point average, participation and leadership within school organization or extra curricular activities, community involvement, and future leadership ability and/or potential. Malone University students named to Who’s Who for 2011 include:

• Victoria Chavez, a Spanish major from Southington
• Daniel Dorsch, a history major from Westerville
• Nathaniel Downing-Hinzman, a political science major from Sharon, Pennsylvania
• Rachael Hyde, a social work major from Twinsburg
• Dustin Jenkins, a communication arts-media communication major from Dublin
• Joshua McDonald, a biology pre-professional major from Uniontown
• Jessica Rodden, a nursing major from Springdale, Pennsylvania
• Joseph Squire, a nursing major from Enon Valley, Pennsylvania
• Monica Small, a communication arts – public relations major from Boardman
• Amanda Theis, an intervention specialist and early childhood education major from Republic
• Danyella Tonelli, a communication arts – media communications major from Hunting Valley

The students will be honored at a senior banquet held in the spring.

Each year, a select group of students is called forward to accept one of the most prestigious awards the academic community can bestow -- selection to Who's Who Among Students. This exclusive honor is conferred by more than 1,900 schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is symbolized by the presentation of an award certificate.

Through the years of serving higher education, Who's Who Among Students has become one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs in the nation, having earned the overwhelming respect of college faculties and administrations. And for the students – the outstanding campus leaders of the year – national recognition by the Who's Who program marks a pinnacle of scholastic achievement.

Who's Who Among Students honors students from universities and colleges, as well as junior colleges and is not affiliated with any other Who's Who publication. This includes high school, middle school, elementary, teachers, dean's list, and Marquis & Co.