Ridgefield residents earn Dean's Awards at Colgate University

Fall 2017 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence and Dean's Award with Distinction at Colgate University

Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses during the fall 2017 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction. Congratulations to Ridgefield residents and RHS grads, Megan Johnson and Alexander Fish, for earning this coveted award.

Johnson's current major is psychology and Fish's current major is political science.

Ridgefield High School Graduate Lucy Briody Earns Dean's Award for Academic Excellence at  Lucy Briody, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2021, has earned the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence. Briody is a graduate of Ridgefield High School, from Ridgefield, CT (06877). Briody's current major is environmental studies.

Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses earn the fall 2017 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.

Colgate University is a highly selective residential liberal arts institution distinguished by its commitment to global engagement, student-faculty research, off-campus study, sustainable practices, and utilizing technology to enhance the teaching and learning experience.

Colgate offers 55 majors to a diverse student body of approximately 2,900 undergraduate students, and supports 25 Division I athletic teams. Since 1819, the university's campus in rural central New York has been renowned for its beauty and for the important role it plays in the student experience.