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Local students earn recognition on WVU President’s List and Dean’s List

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Several Upshur County students have earned spots on the West Virginia University President’s List and Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester.

President’s List

  • Nathaniel Beer of Buckhannon, Communication Studies
  • Leigh Bennett of Buckhannon, Dental Hygiene
  • Autumn Cutright of Crawford, Engineering Track 2
  • Lexie Dalton of Buckhannon, Chinese Studies
  • Carlos Dodero Fernandez of Buckhannon, Industrial Engineering
  • Autumn Fitzsimmons of Rock Cave, English
  • Audrey Gaudet of Buckhannon, Advertising & Public Relations
  • Kennedi Lewellyn of Buckhannon, STEM Pathway
  • Austin Light of Buckhannon, Business
  • Patrick Nanners of Buckhannon, Business
  • Dalton Tenney of Buckhannon, Social Work
  • Iris Tenney of Buckhannon, Neuroscience
  • Evan Trent of Buckhannon, Exercise Physiology
  • Kristin Young of French Creek, Social Work

Dean’s List

  • Daniel Bryan of Rock Cave, Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
  • Cory Hamner of French Creek, Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Sarah Hollen of Buckhannon, Psychology
  • Jessica Lane of Buckhannon, Communication Studies
  • Drake Lemansky of Buckhannon, Management Information Systems
  • Austin Mccartney of French Creek, Energy Land Management
  • Steven Nanners of Buckhannon, Finance
  • Hannah Parsons of Buckhannon, Accounting, Management Information Systems
  • Kelsey Rhodes of Buckhannon, Management Information Systems
  • Jacob Riggleman of Buckhannon, Horticulture
  • Ivy Ward of Volga, Agricultural and Extension Education

Outstanding undergraduate academic achievement is recognized by awarding President’s List and Dean’s List status to students who obtain a 4.0 GPA or 3.5 GPA, respectively in a semester. Only the highest honor is awarded, and it will be noted on the transcript. Students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours or more of graded courses to be eligible for such recognition with no grades of I (incomplete), NR (not reported), or W (withdrawal).

To see other students who earned honors from your area, you can visit http://lists.wvu.edu.

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