The Academy of Culinary Arts has released its Dean's Recognition List for Academic Excellence for the Spring 2012 semester. Students are named to the list when they achieve a GPA of 3.25 or higher.

The academy, located in Punxsutawney, is one of only 112 programs in the United States fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation, the maximum accreditation possible for culinary programs in the United States.

Programs with ACF accreditation have met or exceeded published industry standards and are distinguished from hundreds of other postsecondary culinary programs in the nation.

Following is the recognition list. Pennsylvania students are listed first, organized by county of residence, followed by non-Pennsylvania students.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY:

Bethel Park

Samantha Sbei

Carnegie

Alexandra Cleis (baking and pastry arts)

Corapolis

Michael Conti

Gibsonia

Lindsay Steen

Glenshaw

Jessica Hatheway (baking and pastry arts)

Pittsburgh

Lindsey Van Horn (baking and pastry arts)

Valencia

Daisy Flynn

Wexford

Nikki Sardon

ARMSTRONG COUNTY:

Ford City

Shelby Lukehart

Kittanning

Jesse Helm

Templeton

Joseph Strejcek

BEAVER COUNTY:

Midland

Hannah Sparks

BERKS COUNTY:

Birdsboro

Ryan Peters

BUTLER COUNTY:

Butler

Brooke Cunningham
Heather Oesterling (baking and pastry arts)

Cabot

Graci Schaffer

Cranberry Township

Kayla Smith

Evans City

Robert Gottschalk (baking and pastry arts)

Harmony

Brittany Perry

Karns City

Clifford McClure

Portersville

Ryan Marshall

CAMBRIA COUNTY:

Johnstown

Rose Anderson
Helen Groves (baking and pastry arts)
Joseph Orosz

Portage

Keri Goldyn (baking and pastry arts)

CHESTER COUNTY:

Exton

Sarah Riley (baking and pastry arts)

West Grove

Andrew Conant

CLARION COUNTY:

Fairmont

Zackery Blose

Fryburg

Kareena Eisenman

Strattanville

Brent Merry

CLEARFIELD COUNTY:

DuBois

Rachel Hicks

Curwensville

Alisha Sloppy

CRAWFORD COUNTY:

Meadville

Caroline Miller (baking and pastry arts)

Saegertown

Tyler Perry

Titusville

Gianina Gionti

CUMBERLAND COUNTY:

Carlisle

Megan Raines

DELAWARE COUNTY:

Glen Mills

Kyle Woods

ELK COUNTY:

St. Mary's

Elizabeth Lane

ERIE COUNTY:

Erie

Amanda Miller (baking and pastry arts)
Anthony Walach (baking and pastry arts)

Girard

Elizabeth Himes (baking and pastry arts)

North East

Samantha Sprague

Wattsburg

Megan Shreve

FOREST COUNTY:

Tionesta

Kristina Taylor

FRANKLIN COUNTY:

Chambersburg

Aaron Barrick
Michael Barry
Sarahjane Lopez

Greencastle

Rebecca Florentine (baking and pastry arts)
Isaac Seidel

Waynesboro

Robert Fehle
Matthew Wilhide

HUNTINGDON COUNTY:

Alexandria

Allison Bousum

Petersburg

Benjamin Rojik

INDIANA COUNTY:

Indiana

James Ellermeyer
Courtney Wood

Rochester Mills

Jenna Wright (baking and pastry arts)

JEFFERSON COUNTY:

Punxsutawney

Randy Bowser

Summerville

Megan Campbell (baking and pastry arts)

Sykesville

Justin Taylor

LAWRENCE COUNTY:

Ellwood City

Audrey Ritter (baking and pastry arts)

LEHIGH COUNTY:

Allentown

Katelyn Santo

LYCOMING COUNTY:

Hughesville

Chase Platt

MERCER COUNTY:

Greenville

Michael Bluto

Jamestown

Rachael Harthan (baking and pastry arts)

Sandy Lake

Cassandra Partridge (baking and pastry arts)

Grove City

Kelly McCarl

MONTGOMERY COUNTY:

Phoenixville

Takafumi Mitsuzuka

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY:

Bethlehem

Rebecca Jarrell

POTTER COUNTY:

Coudersport

Joe Ayers

TIOGA COUNTY:

Knoxville

Brett Ream

Sabinsville

Audrey Hoppe

WARREN COUNTY:

Pittsfield

Rebecca Lindstrom

Youngsville

Kelly Cindrich
Aaron Niemeyer

WASHINGTON COUNTY:

Finleyville

David Guentner

WESTMORELAND COUNTY:

Greensburg

Matthew Schropp

YORK COUNTY:

York

Arielle Zambito

OUTSIDE OF PENNSYLVANIA (UNITED STATES):

MAINE - CUMBERLAND COUNTY:

Lewistown

George Foster

MARYLAND - HOWARD COUNTY:

Marriotsville

Jacob Millison

OHIO - TRUMBULL COUNTY:

Girard

Anthony Thomas

VIRGINIA - WARREN COUNTY:

Front Royal

Daniel Williams