Lauren Michelle Shilling of La Cañada was named to the University of Alabama’s dean’s list for fall 2017. A total of 12,594 students enrolled during the 2017 fall semester at UA were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s). The UA dean’s and president’s lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.
The University of Alabama is the state’s oldest and largest public institution of higher education and is a student-centered research university and academic community committed to providing a premier undergraduate and graduate education.
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Lyla Iannaccone, an arts administration major from Glendale, has been named to the dean’s list at Butler University in Indianapolis for the fall 2017 semester.
Any degree-seeking undergraduate student earning at least 12 academic hours of grade credit in a given semester may be placed on the dean’s list of the college of enrollment if the semester grade point average is in the top 20% of all eligible students in that college. Courses taken under the pass/fail option do not count toward 12 academic hours of grade credit.
In the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, it is the top 20% of COPHS students in each curricular year who are named to the dean’s list.
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Viviana Sandoval-Walshwere of Montrose was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2017 semester at Quinnipiac University.
To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower can C. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with at least 12 credits that have been graded on a letter grade basis to be eligible. Part-time students must complete at least six credits during a semester.
Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 7,000 full-time undergraduate and 3,000 graduate and part-time students in 110 degree programs through its schools of business, communications, education, engineering, health sciences, law, medicine, nursing and college of arts and sciences.
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Several local residents made the academic deans’ list at Azusa Pacific University. These students are honored for a fall 2017 grade point average of 3.5 or better. They are joined by 1,988 students receiving the same honor.
From Tujunga, Robert Bieti, a computer science major, Kelly Fish and Jun Kim, nursing majors, and Abigail Rickett, a sociology major. From La Cañada Flintridge, Yujin Chu, a biblical studies major, Timothy Gee, an allied health major, Katherine Lu, a business: marketing major and Shannon Settles, a kinesiology major. From Sunland, Natalie Garcia, a commercial music major and Gabriella Gettings, a nursing major. From Montrose, Marie Gonzalez, a nursing major. From La Crescenta, Matthew Manalo, a business management major, Madison Newbro, a pre-teacher certification major, Kristen Pinchbeck, a sociology major, Sarah Rubin, a youth and family ministries major and Hannah Sy, an allied health major. From Glendale (91208), Gloria Namkung, a nursing- pre-admitted major and Adnan Tayyib, a psychology major.
Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical Christian university committed to God first and excellence in higher education. The university offers its more than 10,000 students a quality education on campus, online, and at seven regional campuses throughout Southern California.
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Wheaton College student Erika Johnson was named to the 2018 women’s track and field roster.
Wheaton College in Illinois sponsors 21 varsity sports, and Thunder teams compete at the NCAA Division III level. The Thunder Athletics program has won five NCAA Division III Championships since 1984, and Wheaton student-athletes have won 31 Division III individual National Championships all-time. For more information, visit athletics.wheaton.edu.
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Jason Rowton of La Cañada was named to Fort Lewis College’s dean’s list for the fall 2017 semester. Rowton’s major is not declared.
To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.6 or better in no fewer than 15 credit hours of graded college level work and have completed all work for which they are registered by the end of the semester.
Located on a mesa above historic Durango, Colorado, Fort Lewis College inspires an active and friendly community with a spirit of engagement, exploration, and intellectual curiosity.
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More than 2,000 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the winter commencement ceremony on Dec. 16. About 1,150 graduates took part. Among these were Tucker Heaton of La Cañada who graduated from College of Letters and Science with a Bachelor of Arts in history and Christopher Anderson of La Crescenta who graduated from College of Letters and Science, doctor of Philosophy, Physics.
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Erika Johnson of Glendale, Christine Kim and Joshua Kim of Montrose earned dean’s list honors at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illionois. Dean’s honors are earned by undergraduate students who carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.
Wheaton College is a coeducational Christian liberal arts college noted for its rigorous academics, integration of faith and learning, and consistent ranking among the top liberal arts colleges in the country. For more information, visit wheaton.edu.
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Army and Navy Academy recognizes those students who have exhibited academic excellence during the third grading period of the 2017-18 school year. Those who have achieved a grade point average of 3.80 or higher have been named to the dean’s list and include Garrett Beagle of La Cañada and Dojun Kim of La Crescenta.
Founded in 1910, the Army and Navy Academy is a private not-for-profit institution that provides an academically robust, character-based education for young men, grades seven through 12. It is the only private boarding school in San Diego County and the only private military academy for high school-age students in California and surrounding states.
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Olga Mastrodemos of La Cañada was named to the 2017 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Mastrodemos is a senior in the College of Liberal Arts.
To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average.
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Army and Navy Academy announced that Ryan McWhorter of La Cañada has been named to the honor roll for the third grading period of the 2017-18 school year. McWhorter is from the Class of 2018.
Students with a grade point average of 3.50 or higher are named to the honor roll.
Founded in 1910, the Army and Navy Academy is a private not-for-profit institution that provides an academically robust, character-based education for young men, grades seven through 12. Learn more about the Army and Navy Academy: armyandnavyacademy.org
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Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania announced that Aidan Phillips of La Cañada Flintridge, Class of 2021, has been placed on the Gettysburg College dean’s honor list for outstanding academic achievement in the fall 2017 semester.
Students with a quality point average of 3.60 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for a semester’s work are placed on the college’s dean’s honor list.