WORCESTER, Mass. — The following local residents were among 1,474 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute have been named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the spring 2018 semester.

• Madison Perry of Biddeford, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2021 majoring in chemical engineering.

• Benjamin Steeves of Hollis Center, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2021 majoring in mechanical engineering.

• Abigail Doyle of Kennebunk, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2019 majoring in biomedical engineering.

• Nolan Bell of Kennebunk, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2019 majoring in mechanical engineering.

• Nathan Gere of Kennebunkport, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2021 majoring in robotics engineering.

• Remington Gaetjens of Limerick, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2019 majoring in environmental engineering.

• Noah Goren of Saco, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2021 majoring in mechanical engineering.

Jacob Wilson of Wells, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2019 majoring in aerospace engineering.

James Maxwell of Buxton, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2020 majoring in mechanical engineering.

• Gracie Lodge-McIntire of Eliot, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2021 majoring in aerospace engineering.

• Olivia Martin of South Berwick, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2020 majoring in biomedical engineering.

• Ethan Martin of South Berwick, Maine, is a member of the Class of 2021 majoring in electrical and computer engineering.

The criteria for the WPI Dean’s List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean’s List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.

“WPI’s academic programs are rigorous and require a level of independence beyond what is required in traditional courses. WPI students go beyond the classroom to work on open-ended problems in and for communities around the world. The problems are important and the impact is real” said dean of undergraduate studies Arthur C. Heinricher. “Some of this nation’s best and brightest students come to WPI to study engineering and science and business and the humanities. Those named to the Dean’s List have excelled in all of their work, and we are exceptionally proud of these outstanding students.”