POTSDAM, N.Y. — The following students have been named Presidential Scholars for the fall 2018 semester at Clarkson University.

• Emily Fitzgerald of Springvale, a financial information and analysis major

• Sadie M. Humiston of Kittery, a biology/psychology major

• Ryan Slater Kyle of Saco, an aeronautical engineering major

Clarkson University educates the leaders of the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as an owner, CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company.

With its main campus located in Potsdam, New York, and additional graduate program and research facilities in the Capital Region and Beacon, New York, Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university with signature areas of academic excellence and research directed toward the world’s pressing issues.

Through more than 95 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, education, science, and the health professions, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations, and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo and connect discovery and innovation with enterprise.