School Briefs

Green named to

President’s List

Kannon Green of Oak Ridge was named to the College of Charleston Spring 2024 President’s List.

Green is majoring in early childhood education.

To qualify for the President’s List, students must earn a GPA of 3.8 or higher and complete a minimum of 12 semester hours.

The College of Charleston is a public liberal arts and sciences university located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina.



Baldwin graduates

summa cum laude

Victoria Baldwin of Oak Ridge has been named to the President’s List at Freed-Hardeman University for the spring 2024 semester.

Baldwin graduated graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science in interdisciplinary studies, with a concentration in middle school.

To be on the President’s List, a student must be full-time and have a 4.0 grade-point average.

Freed-Hardeman University has locations in Henderson and Memphis.

Adam Blanchard named to WPI spring Dean’s List

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has announced that Adam Blanchard of Oak Ridge, a member of the class of 2026 majoring in robotics engineering, was named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the spring 2024 semester.

The criteria for the WPI Dean’s List differs from those of most other universities, as the school does not compute grade-point averages.

Instead, WPI defines the Dean’s List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.



Lily Vandagriff named to Wofford College Dean’s List

Lily Vandagriff of Clinton has been named to Wofford College spring 2024 Dean’s List.

Wofford College, established in 1854, is a four-year, residential liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, South Carolina.



Lasley named to

spring 2024 Dean’s List

South Dakota State University announces Ceara Lasley of Clinton has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2024 semester.

Lasley is a student in SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

To earn Dean’s List distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.



Local students named

to TTU Spring Dean’s List

Tennessee Tech University announces that the following Anderson County students have been named to the spring 2024 Dean’s List:

Andersonville: Audrey Lankford, Brendan Wilson, Iain Heuer, Ian Campbell, Michael Mercer, Morgan McMurray, Phillip Hamner, Skyla Curington, Summer Morris and Sydney Campbell.

Clinton: Aaliyah Robu, Blake Crass, Caleb Walker, Claire Pietrzak, Clara Thomas, Daeci King, Elijah Beatty, Elisabeth Shaw, Emily Hembree, Grace Schrider, Harleigh Bunker, Helen Wagner, Jacob Hileman, Joshua Davenport, Kayla Lemanski, Kimberlin Mann, Lauren Risden, Lillia Shultz, Michelle Belcher, Parker Hannah, Robert Swanner and Zoe Zody.

Heiskell: Kayla Humphrey, Synergy Dougherty and Tamara Heath.

Rocky Top: Sara Malicoat, Tyler Berlin.

Oak Ridge: Adam Grice, Andrew Frost, Anna Younger, Christopher Hudak, Colton Arnold, Emily Clark, Jacob Crumb, Joel Watson, Jonathan Bonamarte, Joshua Griffith, Kenneth Adams, Mateo Cacheiro, Megan Pratt, Natalie Ingle, Nicolas Zetans, Reina Coffee, Shelby Rosenberger, Thomas Laffoon, Victoria Scott and Vidya Barnes.

Norris: Faith Minarik.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must attend the university full-time and achieve a grade-point average of at least 3.1 on a 4.0 scale.