School news

SETON HALL

Seton Hall University has announced that Carolina Barba of Fort Smith qualified for the Spring 2020 Dean’s List.

After the close of every semester, undergraduate students completing all courses with a GPA of 3.4, with no grades lower than “C,” qualify for the Dean’s List.

As one of the nation’s leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall, in South Orange, N.J., is home to more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offers more than 90 majors.

ARKANSAS STATE

Students on the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for summer 2020 at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro have been announced. The lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade point averages while enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours of study.

The Chancellor’s List, designated as CL, includes students who earned a grade point average of 3.80 to 4.0 for summer classes. The Dean’s List, DL, includes students with a grade point average of 3.6 to 3.79. Benton County Larry England, CL, Bentonville; Blake Bowers, DL, Lowell; Julie Kelly, CL, Siloam Springs.

Boone County Shelby Turner, CL, Harrison.

Sebastian County

Lisa Gregory, CL, and Amber Gryder, CL, both of Fort Smith. Washington County Kendall Christian, CL, Katherine Walker, CL, and Allison Williams, CL, Fayetteville; Abigail Caldera, DL, Springdale; Jessica Owen, DL, Summers.

LASELL UNIVERSITY

Lasell University in Newton, Mass., began its fall semester in early September by welcoming more than 370 new students to its campus and virtual communities. Among them were Madison Pillstrom of Fort Smith, who will study communication, and Aiyana Anderson of Fayetteville, who will study cybersecurity.

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

Gravette resident Adreanna Megan Pendergraft graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Studies as a part of the summer 2020 class, which included 395 students from throughout Oklahoma, the country and world.

Founded in 1890, Central connects its nearly 15,000 students to 118 undergraduate areas of study and 77 graduate majors from its main campus in Edmond and facilities throughout the Oklahoma City metro area.

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

Margaret G. Joyce of Bentonville was named to The University of Alabama President’s List for summer 2020.

A total of 506 students enrolled during the 2020 summer term 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 As).

Also, the University of Alabama awarded some 1,345 degrees during its summer commencement, including Carson McCullough of Rogers, Master of Business Administration; and Mary Reed of Rogers, Master of Science in Human Environmental Sciences.

The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa is the state’s oldest and largest public institution of higher education.

UALR

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced its summer 2020 Chancellor’s List, recognizing students with superior academic performance.

To be eligible for the Chancellor’s List, students must earn at least nine credit hours with a 3.9 GPA or higher.

Local students named to the summer Chancellor’s List include Bessie Alexander of Centerton; Susannah Baxter of Rogers; Alicia Henry of Bentonville; Parker Lehnen of Van Buren; and Ashley Reynolds of Springdale.

With about 10,000 students and 100 programs, UA Little Rock offers learning, research, service, social and career opportunities in Arkansas’ capital city. Send school news to ourtown@nwadg.com.