Providence, R.I. The following local students have been named to the dean’s list for the 2006 fall term. To receive Dean’s List commendation, students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.40 or above: Paul Whitaker of Sparta, who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Culinary Arts from the College of Culinary Arts at the Providence Campus. Paul Landowski of Sussex, who is pursuing an associate’s degree in Marketing from the College of Business at the Providence Campus. All Johnson & Wales University programs - academic, work experience and career management - are focused on assisting students in achieving Best-Fit Employment. Best-Fit Employment is the student with the right skills prepared for the right job, with the right employer, in the right field. Johnson & Wales was founded in 1914. It is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business, food service, education, hospitality and technology. A benchmark of the University has been its 29 consecutive year employment record - within 60 days of graduation, 98 percent of its students from the 50 states have jobs in their chosen career field.