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Georgia College and State University

MILLEDGEVILLE - The following students made the dean’s list at Georgia College and State University: Wigleniel Rosa-Hernandez of Allenhurst was named to the fall 2025 Dean’s List for the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology Dylan Orchard of Midway was named to the fall 2025 Dean’s List for the College of Arts & Sciences To earn distinction on the dean’s list, undergraduate students must achieve a minimum 3.5 semester GPA while completing at least 12 hours of coursework.

Valdosta State University

VALDOSTA - More than 2,300 students were named to Valdosta State University’s Fall 2025 Dean’s List.

To qualify for Dean’s List at VSU, students must achieve a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on nine or more semester hours with an institutional grade point average of 3.00 or higher. Please note that developmental studies, transient, and graduate students are not eligible for Dean’s List status.

Dayshana Mitchell of Hinesville Brandon Mallory of Hinesville Mildany Rodriguez of Ludowici Xavier Harrison of Ludowici Aurielle Kittles of Ludowici Xavier Anderson of Hinesville Salma Casas of Ludowici Octavia Ricks of Glennville Kennedy Merchant of Ludowici Linda Becerra of Glennville Savanna Cullins of Ludowici Josi Mcgowan of Ludowici Chloe Stanfield of Glennville Rachel Strickland of Ludowici Ashado Grinder of Hinesville Chezney Cassell of Ludowici Laniyah Lloyd of Midway Katja Vickers of Hinesville Makiya Floyd of Hinesville Alena Torres of Ludowici Bailey Lairamore of Hinesville Mallory Hall of Hinesville Carmen Rete-Holton of Midway Zynasia Anderson of Glennville Kelvin Harris of Ludowici Kara Gill of Hinesville

Southern New Hampshire University

MANCHESTER, NH Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2025 President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December.

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/ spring, and summer.

William Moogan of Midway Rebecca Anderson of Midway Harley Keefer of Midway Keyon Dunston of Midway Janneka Haney of Midway Desiree Huston of Midway Tierra Hall of Midway Latanya Ray of Ludowici Veronica McBride of Ludowici Tina Long of Ludowici Krista Payne of Ludowici Allison McDaniel of Ludowici Jennifer Santana-barbee of Ludowici Steven Hurley of Ludowici Hilliard Clark of Ludowici Kiara Ray of Ludowici Florence Foriest of Ludowici Kaylin Hooper of Fort Stewart Jose Padilla of Fort Stewart Rinthia Paul of Fort Stewart Nelson Chee of Fort Stewart Desiree Palmer of Hinesville Darius Jackson of Hinesville Chantel Monroe of Hinesville Dayenera Johnson of Hinesville Carlos Luna of Hinesville Kaitlyn Farnsworth of Hinesville Shaniece Bulli Brown of Hinesville Leonardo Marulanda of Hinesville Jessica Garcia of Hinesville Tasha Anderson of Hinesville Jonathan Brown of Hinesville Keiara Watkins of Hinesville Sofia Hastings of Hinesville Beatriz Rodriguez of Hinesville Emily McCauley of Hinesville Kennese Madria of Hinesville Stephanie Bourgeois of Hinesville Claranita Villegas of Hinesville Logan Dale of Hinesville McKenzie Moos of Hinesville Jennifer White Keene of Hinesville Alexis Putnam of Hinesville Brandon White of Allenhurst Amberlynn Mullins of Allenhurst

Mercer University

MACON - Mercer University recently announced the President’s List and Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester. Inclusion on these lists requires students to meet rigorous GPA standards specific to the college or school within the University.

The following area students earned a place on the lists: Allenhurst Maddison Chambers, freshman, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dean’s List Hinesville Miles Aikens, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dean’s List Desiree Banks, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dean’s List Natalia Chery, sophomore, College of Professional Advancement, Dean’s List Timothy Christensen, senior, College of Education, President’s List Aijie Fu, junior, School of Business, President’s List Kai Gordon, freshman, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dean’s List Emanuele Henderson, freshman, College of Health Professions, Dean’s List Domonique King, senior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, President’s List Midway Macy Fennell, senior, College of Health Professions, Dean’s List Gunner Kesner, junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, President’s List

College of Coastal Georgia

The College of Coastal Georgia has announced the students who have earned their place on the President’s List and Dean’s List by their high academic performance during the Fall 2025 semester.

To qualify for the President’s List, a student must earn 12 or more credit hours (or six or more credit hours in summer) in courses at the 1000 level or above and achieve a term grade-point average (GPA) of 4.0. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must earn 12 or more credit hours (or six or more credit hours in summer) in courses at the 1000 level or above and achieve a term GPA of 3.50 to 3.99.

The following students from Liberty and Long counties have been named to the College of Coastal Georgia Fall 2025 President’s List: Liberty County Brittany Brown (Riceboro) Samantha Chambers (Hinesville) Ja’angela Wynn (Hinesville) Long County Soriena Coward (Ludowici) Erica O’Neal (Ludowici) Dillon Troedsson (Ludowici) The following students from Liberty and Long counties have been named to the College of Coastal Georgia Dean’s List for Fall 2025: Liberty County Matthew Collazo (Hinesville) Abbie Mason (Fleming) Sarah Mehaffey (Hinesville) Bruce Proman III (Fleming) William Richardson (Midway) Marilyn Sanders (Hinesville) Lauren Smith (Hinesville) Ivan Tovar-Torres (Hinesville) Long County Sydney Alegria (Ludowici) Kayla Fillmore (Ludowici) Madison Harmon (Ludowici) Karen Heetland (Ludowici) Tiffany Mosby (Ludowici) Landon Runyon (Ludowici)

Southwestern College

WINFIELD, Kan. - Top scholars at Southwestern College in Winfield and at Southwestern College Professional Studies have been announced with the release of the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall 2025 semester. Full-time students who earned grade point averages of at least 3.70 (4.0 equals an A) were eligible for the honor.

Local students earning that distinction were: Tyron Spears, Hinesville

Missouri State University

SPRINGFIELD, MO Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean’s list.

For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the fall semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Fernando Rodriguez Lopez from Fort Stewart made the list. Rodriguez Lopez was among more than 5,400 students named to the fall 2025 dean’s list.

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