Area students recognized by colleges, universities

Valdosta State University — Dean’s List

VALDOSTA — More than 2,000 students were named to Valdosta State University’s spring 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. The list of distinguished and accomplished students who are exemplifying excellence in the attainment of their educational goals includes the following area residents:

Robert Fletcher of Pelham

Gregory Williams of Sylvester

Demetria Wright of Albany

Takiyah Timmons of Sylvester

Kayla Moore of Sale City

Justin Loudermilk of Leesburg

Zaria Profit of Baconton

Staisha Howard of Sumner

Edward Orellana Rios of Pelham

MaKaila Jones of Sylvester

Rori Simmons of Albany

Jacqueline Rohan of Albany

Jasmine Robinson of Albany

Shiv Patel of Sylvester

Ravielle Green of Camilla

Hannah Hudson of Camilla

Kelsey Willis of Leesburg

Tiffany Lockhart of Pelham

Kathryn Leader of Albany

Tiffany McQueen of Ty Ty

Sydney Humphries of Pelham

Latoya Parker of Leesburg

Matthew Cooper of Leesburg

Austin Price of Leesburg

Lindsey Melton of Leesburg

Zaria Davenport of Albany

Hayley Acevedo of Camilla

Zoe Sherrod of Pelham

Jordan White of Pelham

Jessica Scott of Leesburg

Samuel James of Albany

Mikayla Simmons of Leesburg

Edrian Mallory of Albany

Jena Milledge of Albany

Madison Beckwith of Pelham

Zachary Cason of Poulan

Kadance Flowers of Leesburg

Isabella Stokes of Pelham

Angeline Hardison of Leesburg

Rileigh James of Leesburg

Madison Jacques of Sylvester

Shanice Jones of Albany

Anita Collins of Albany

Emerson Montgomery of Sylvester

Zora Cooks of Leesburg

Stacey Comerford of Albany

Natalie Porter of Leesburg

Cashyra Bell of Albany

Jaylen Harden of Albany

Isabelle Jager of Sylvester

University of Maryland Global Campus — Dean’s List

ADELPHI, Md. — Nearly 18,000 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2025 term. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earn a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC. The following students from the area were recognized:

Kristina Akins, Leesburg

Caleb Averbeck, Albany

Kaleatrice Ford, Albany

Kelnard Green, Albany

Tiffany Joiner, Leesburg

Javier Lagunas, Albany

John Miller, Leesburg

Mason Mims, Albany

Antonio Montgomery, Albany

Christopher Washington, Albany

Kennesaw State University — President’s, Dean’s List

KENNESAW — Kennesaw State University has named more than 6,100 students to the President’s List in recognition of their academic excellence for the spring 2025 semester. To achieve this honor, each undergraduate student must have completed at least nine credit hours with a term grade point average of 4.0. Students from your area earning President’s List honors are:

Chassidy Brown of Dawson, majoring in Nursing

Janiya Yarbrough of Dawson, majoring in Nursing

Students named to the Dean’s List included Jana Ingram of Dawson. Majoring in Integrated Health Science, Ingram is among more than 8,500 students named to the Dean’s List. To qualify, students must earn a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while completing a minimum of nine credit hours.