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Davis & Elkins College students recognized for high academic honors for Spring 2025 semester

Davis & Elkins College has announced the Spring 2025 president’s list, for students earning 4.0 GPAs, and dean’s list, for those earning 3.6 to 3.99, honoring academic excellence campus-wide.
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Davis & Elkins College has released the president’s and dean’s list for the Spring 2025 semester. The president’s list includes all full-time students who earned a 4.0 grade point average for the semester, while those named to the dean’s list include all full-time students with a semester grade point average of 3.6 to less than 4.0.

Those earning the distinction of president’s list: Sidney Apanowicz, Fairmont, West Virginia; Christyna Armijo, Glendale, Arizona; Alena Armstrong, Belle, West Virginia; Lauryn Baker, Morgantown, West Virginia; Bella Beaver, Elkview, West Virginia; Jaden Bender, Philippi, West Virginia; Addison Berdine, Elkins, West Virginia; Caden Blizzard, Moorefield, West Virginia; Logan Bradish, Latrobe, Pennsylvania; Filippo Buffo, Legnago, Italy; Samy Burd, Boca Raton, Florida; Brenda Castro, Manvel, Texas; Mohamed Chaabane, La Soukra, Tunisia; Hillary Channell, Huttonsville, West Virginia; Kristin Coleman, Parsons, West Virginia; Callee Collins, Belington, West Virginia; Jennifer Cook, Elkins, West Virginia; Olivia Cook, Foster, West Virginia; Eric Cooke, Frankford, West Virginia; Sydney Cooper, Elkins, West Virginia; Duarte Correia, Almada, Portugal; Richard Davis, Dundalk, Maryland; Erin Dettinger, Elkins, West Virginia; Alexander Dickinson, Elkins, West Virginia; Jacob Dowdy, Cool Ridge, West Virginia; Tanner Eaves, Beverly, West Virginia; Garrett Eddy, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania; Madeline Edicola, Sandston, Virginia; Lydia Falkenstein, Tallmansville, West Virginia; Greydon Fischer, Washington, D.C.; Trinity Fleming, Temecula, California; Erin Fogg, Bridgeport, West Virginia; Savannah Foley, Lake Stevens, Washington; Deylana Forrest, Groveland, Florida; Peyton Friel, Marlinton, West Virginia; Roger Gabbert, Elkins, West Virginia; Shamus Gallo, Canada; Maria Garcia, Brazil; Alayna Garst, Williamstown, West Virginia; Leona Gemmel, Bonn, Germany; Abril Gerenschtein, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cooper Gibson, Ona, West Virginia; Jackson Gibson, Ona, West Virginia; Victoria Gill, Moundsville, West Virginia; Emiliana Golac, Bolivia; Makenzie Gregory, Jane Lew, West Virginia; Jillian Griffin, Wheeling, West Virginia; Julie Gutierrez, Perris, California; Jacob Hamrick, Norton, West Virginia; Yiftah Harari, Srigim-Li On, Israel; Savannah Hardman, Martinsburg, West Virginia; Axel Hedreux, Rennes, France; Lisa Hinchman, Buckhannon, West Virginia; Julianne Hobson, Trenton, Ohio; Brook Jacobs, Fort Ashby, West Virginia; Luka Kalinic, Vrsac, Serbia; Kristia Kouppi, Cyprus; Erin Laubscher, Durbanville, South Africa; Rafaela Leao Cota Moreira, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Maybellene Ledesma, Anaheim, California; Roberto Leonardi, Zola Predosa, Italy; Aiden Lloyd, Beverly, West Virginia; Lauren Lockwood, Barboursville, West Virginia; Addison London, Lawrence, Kansas; Francisco Lopez Kreik, Funes, Argentina; Courtney Luikart, Liberty, West Virginia; Mackenzie Lyons, Davis, West Virginia; Zoe Mackey, Saint Albans, West Virginia; Johan Magana, Fellsmere, Florida; Kelsey Mahanes, Beverly, West Virginia; Anthony Martins, Bras, France; Haylie Marumoto, Honolulu, Hawaii; Alisha McCauley, Elkins, West Virginia; Rebecca McClenahan, Edgewater, Maryland; Madisyn McDaniel, Elkins, West Virginia; Carter McKenna, Culloden, West Virginia; Sidney Megna, Fairmont, West Virginia; Or Megnazi, Portland, Oregon; Gracie Metheny, Elkins, West Virginia; Aidan Miller, Elkins, West Virginia; Alyson Miller, Elkview, West Virginia; Payton Miller, Union, West Virginia; Jacob Milligan, Elkins, West Virginia; Tomas Miyagi, Argentina; Cassie Monk, Elkins, West Virginia; Alyssa Moss, Belington, West Virginia; Marshall Mounts, Washington, Pennsylvania; Victoria Noonan, Albright, West Virginia; Liebe Oosthuizen, Oudtshoorn, South Africa; Santiago Ordonez, Jamundi, Colombia; Christopher Osborn, Upperville, Virginia; Melisa Ozsar, Turkey; Lucio Pavicich, Rosario, Argentina; Simone Perin, Lainate, Italy; Hannah Phillips, Coalton, West Virginia; Hattie Pilcher, Huntington, West Virginia; Autumn Plauger, Elkins, West Virginia; Ariona Plumley, Parsons, West Virginia; Lillyan Plumley, Parsons, West Virginia; Jaden Pratt, Elkins, West Virginia; Jake Rallo, Middle River, Maryland; Jocelyn Ramos-Chears, Columbus, Ohio; Ryan Rasco, Hagerstown, Maryland; Varshith Reddy Marreddy, India; Jaela Reid, Jessup, Maryland; Keira Robinson, Snellville, Georgia; Rebecca Rodrigues, Winter Garden, Florida; Lelia Rolandi, Parissinos, Cyprus; Gracjana Rozanska, Swinoujsce, Poland; Lorena Ruiz-Rubio, Long Beach, California; Ricardo Salas, Elkhart, Indiana; Catalina Salas Ortega, Curridabat, Costa Rica; Thomas Salvan, Verona, Italy; Kerem Sariaslan, Ankara, Turkey; Karen Saucedo, Saltillo, Mexico; Jennifer Scheuvront, Philippi, West Virginia; Nicole Schumacher, Clarksburg, West Virginia; Lincoln Scott, Elkins, West Virginia; Brycen Sechler, Meyersdale, Pennsylvania; Nicolas Serrano, Zaragoza, Spain; Bethany Settle, Charleston, West Virginia; Tanisha Seymour, Nassau, Bahamas; Rohan Shah, Bangkok, Thailand; Aleah Sharp, Mill Creek, West Virginia; Thomas Shaver, Morgantown, West Virginia; Hunter Shields, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Emily Smith, Varney, West Virginia; Ruby Smith, Masontown, West Virginia; Jacob Stairs, Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Shelley Steff, Elkins, West Virginia; Charla Stemple, Parsons, West Virginia; Lillian Stephens, Marlinton, West Virginia; Wesley Strawderman, Parsons, West Virginia; Victoria Sturm, Clarksburg, West Virginia; Macaden Taylor, Marlinton, West Virginia; Jan Thewes, Schmelz, Germany; Chloe Travelstead, Fairmont, West Virginia; Ana Ubalde, Elkins, West Virginia; Alina Vallentgoed, Assendelft, Netherlands; Julia Vasconcelos Vieira, Brazil; Bailey Verkouteren, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia; Madeline Veser, Germany; Wouter Vondeling, Friesland, Netherlands; Cassidy Wallace, Loganville, Georgia; Jarrett Walters, Morgantown, West Virginia; Lydia Wamsley, Valley Bend, West Virginia; Rebekah Warren, Hambleton, West Virginia; Lilly Wentzler, Pfaffenhofen, Germany; Josephine Whorton, Moundsville, West Virginia; Bailey Wildman, Mill Creek, West Virginia; Spencer Wiley, Pocatello, Idaho; Christopher Wirahadipoernomo, Indonesia; Grey Wolford, Capon Bridge, West Virginia; Ian Wood, Evans, West Virginia; Tom Zimerman, Israel.

Those earning the distinction of dean’s list: Linzey Allard, San Jose, California; Avelyn Anderson, Saint Paul, Minnesota; Emma Andrews, Altavista, Virginia; Wesley Athey, Bedford, Pennsylvania; David Bailey, Elkins, West Virginia; Kyle Ball, Oviedo, Florida; Eli Ballantyne, Elkins, West Virginia; Brendan Barnett, Elkins, West Virginia; Nicholas Barrickman, Beverly, West Virginia; April Belcher, Warrenton, Virginia; Rosanna Bell, Elkins, West Virginia; Talia Berardo, Poughquag, New York; Edoardo Berini, Oakdale, Connecticut; James Besten, Bridgeport, West Virginia; Wyatt Betler, Parsons, West Virginia; Jule Beuck, Hamburg, Germany; Tristan Blatt, Barboursville, West Virginia; Angelina Bochard, Montevideo, Uruguay; Britney Bond, Selbyville, West Virginia; Nicole Bramble, Elkins, West Virginia; Grace Bronkella, Greenwood, Indiana; Brittany Broschart, Coalton, West Virginia; Jocelyn Burnside, Hambleton, West Virginia; Shelby Calain, Elkins, West Virginia; Zachary Calef-Boring, Buckhannon, West Virginia; Jasper Clark, Beverly, West Virginia; Lindsay Clendenen, Buckeye, West Virginia; Zak Collins, Cork, Ireland; Taylor Cooper, Bruceton Mills, West Virginia; Kelsey Corcoran, Wentzville, Missouri; Matthew Crookes, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa; Allison Cuellar, Stafford, Virginia; Reanne DeBose, Shawnee, Kansas; Alyssa Deleonibus, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; TraBi Diakite, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Angela Dimitro, Elkins, West Virginia; Cortney Dobbs, Pataskala, Ohio; Malia Galan, Hamilton, Canada; Bradden Galassi, Waretown, New Jersey; Emma Gioia, Vacaville, California; Lucy Gonzalez, Wallback, West Virginia; Carson Gorby, Paden City, West Virginia; Jorge Gordillo Ramirez, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Jacob Greene, Elkins, West Virginia; Liam Greenlief, Parsons, West Virginia; Roberta Grey, Elkins, West Virginia; Mattia Gulli, Sirtori, Italy; Heather Hayes, Buckhannon, West Virginia; Alyssa Haynes, Pataskala, Ohio; Hodge’nay Henderson, Buckhannon, West Virginia; Meg Henkle, Rockford, Ohio; Ariana Hinton, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Jacklyn Howell, Coalton, West Virginia; Eloise Hutton, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France; Elias Jarn, Habo, Sweden; Nicholas Jerome, Elkins, West Virginia; MacKenzie Jones, Washington, D.C.; Roy Kegley, Quinton, Virginia; Vivian Kerr, Dundee, United Kingdom; Amber Kesling, Buckhannon, West Virginia; Timothy Kovacs, Sarasota, Florida; Charles Kretchman, Fargo, North Dakota; Fabienne Lahn, Blies Ebersing, France; Hannah Lennon, West Fargo, North Dakota; Avery Linthicum, Frederick, Maryland; Sean Maphosa, Sweden; Isabella Martinelli, Chicago, Illinois; Stephen Matlack, Hacksneck, Virginia; Daphne McCann, Stockton, California; Tyler McCune, Richwood, West Virginia; Gadea Melgarejo, Spain; Dylan Miller, Knoxville, Maryland; Aunah Morales, Elkins, West Virginia; Frederique Morin, Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap, Canada; Taylor Mudd, Sheridan, Wyoming; Brooke Nicklaus, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Emmanuel Oladeru, London, United Kingdom; Marcos Pacheco Padilla, Spain; Andrea Pannell, Wytheville, Virginia; Kaitlin Pappas, Elkins, West Virginia; Rashaun Parker, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Morgan Perry, Modesto, California; Justus Petersilie, Ratingen, Germany; Kelvin Probst, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania; Samuel Rached, Cividad de Panama, Panama; Gabriel Ray, Elkins, West Virginia; Ariana Rectenwald, Saint Albans, West Virginia; Corbin Reilly, Bethesda, Maryland; Charlie Ressler, Weston, West Virginia; Walter Ridgley, Dewittville, New York; Marina Saviceva-Noti, Odessa, Florida; Bracie Sheets, Marlinton, West Virginia; Mark Shelley, Dundalk, Maryland; Ava Sherman, Jessup, Pennsylvania; Alyssa Shine, Maidsville, West Virginia; Nicolas Silva, Ocoee, Florida; Manuella Silva Cogliatti, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Taha Sleiman, Lebanon; Madison Smith, Brea, California; Rachel Snedden, Hundred, West Virginia; Chiebuka Soribe, Silver Spring, Maryland; Andrea Stanziola, Panama; Tristan Starks, Grand Prairie, Texas; Kasey Stemple, Parsons, West Virginia; Ke’ya Stevens, Irving, New York; Damian Stevenson, Athens, West Virginia; Ethan Streeter, Axbridge, United Kingdom; Maximillia Sutherland, Garland, Texas; Charles Taylor, Alexandria, Virginia; Christian Tejeda, Hialeah, Florida; Rebecca Tellez, Hagerstown, Maryland; Giacomo Tomasina, Milano, Italy; Sophia Toscano, Bradenton, Florida; Sasha Tristram, St Neots, United Kingdom; Lauren Twyman, Vinton, Ohio; Sophia Van Nederveen, Springfield, Virginia; Sierra Walesheck, Forest Lake, Minnesota; Taytum Walls, Tempe, Arizona; Haden Wamsley, Hambleton, West Virginia; Mallikye Ware, Davis, West Virginia; Mercedes Wegman, Mill Creek, West Virginia; Abigail Wilfong, Parsons, West Virginia; Kimberly Winoker, Crystal Lake, Illinois; Clayton Wooten, Elkins, West Virginia; Viktor Yanev, Sofia, Bulgaria.

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