Christine Watkins of Thousand Oaks recently graduated from Simmons College School of Library and Information Science with a master's degree.

Larissa Benedek of Thousand Oaks was named to the dean's list at Simmons College for the spring 2006 semester. Benedek is a senior majoring in arts administration and Spanish. Dean's list status is awarded to students who maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Simmons College is a small, private university in Boston with undergraduate programs for women and graduate programs for women and men.