LEWISTON, Maine — Two Western New York students have been named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2016.

  • Keenan Shields, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Shields of Rochester is a 2014 graduate of Pittsford Mendon High School. He is majoring in anthropology at Bates.
  • Sarah Fink, daughter of Dr. Jeffrey A. Fink and Mrs. Deborah J. Zornow-Fink of Pittsford is a 2015 graduate of Harley School. She is majoring in English at Bates.

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community.

With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world.