Milestones: June 13, 2023

Alyssa McGinnis of Henrico was named to the spring 2023 dean’s list at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. To be named to the dean’s list, students must be ranked in the top 20 percent of undergraduate students within their division. McGinnis is pursuing a BA in Psychology.

Rachel Becker and Luke Smith of Glen Allen were named to the spring 2023 dean’s list at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a 3.5 grade point average for the semester.

Gavin Jones of Henrico was named to the spring 2023 dean’s list at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or higher. Jones, a graduate of Douglas S. Freeman High School, is majoring in Accounting and Business Administration.

The following local students graduated with honors (cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude) in May from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.: Sabrina DeFilippo, Dana Sutfin, Alden Geipel, Alexander Sedley, Alicia Rexrode, Anastasia Waldenmaier, Elise Weisenberger, Joselyne Tran, Jesslyn Katz, Kristen Stevens, Dylan McFarlane, Grace Johnson, Hanna Cinella, Lauren Kern, Anjali Suresh, Hisae Cole, Kelly Wyman, Jared McBride and Madeleine Roberts, of Glen Allen; Clara Swartz, Gabrielle Gauldin, Louis Killius, John Rowe, Jacob Gottschalk, Allie Luxton, Brandon Goldstone, Grace Gore, Semon Mason, Aidan Fleming, Sophie Willis, Rachel Holtz, Devin Esleck, Emily Keeler, Sarina Meltzer, Jamison Panko, Jerrin Norton, Amanda Strong, Danilo Lemaic, Delilah Orazi, Molly Burnett, Tinsley Ratliff, Bruce Tuttle, Tiffany Padmore, Erica Wirth, Michael Buncher, Holden Winoker, Riley Harper, Corinne Martin, Sarah Eggleston and Elizabeth Payne, of Henrico; and Amanda Taylor, of Sandston.

The following local students were named to the spring 2023 president’s list at James Madison University: Colson Bade, Sydney Bohn, Alexandra Brandenberger, Alyssa Charnichart, Taylor Cochrane, Hisae Cole, Benjamin Duerson, James Ellis, Molly Hughes, Jesslyn Katz, Lauren Kern, Maxwell Langsam, Jared McBride, Kendall McCurrach, Julia Penik, Tucker Roberts, Isabelle Scotti, Campbell Smith, Kristen Stevens, Rachael Stevens, Marko Stjepanovic, Anjali Suresh, Rachel Tan and Ashton Taylor, of Glen Allen; Anna Aguirre, Katherine Bridges, Molly Burnett, Charles Calhoun, Grace Compton, Elizabeth Craig, Sarah Eggleston, Hezekiah Emmanuel, Megan Fair, Caitlin Fair, Mary Frank, Gabrielle Gauldin, Elizabeth Golightly, Jill Gomes, Grace Gore, Jacob Gottschalk, Benjamin Graves, Christopher Hall, Nicholas Hargrove, Mason Jett, Emily Keeler, Louis Killius, Jordan Knowles, Danilo Lemaic, Allie Luxton, MaryKate Mandeville, Ashley Matousek, Callen McFadden, Una Mizic, Thomas Moore, Zachary Morse, Jerrin Norton, Elizabeth Oberle, Delilah Orazi, Rachel Patterson, Elizabeth Payne, Julia Plashal, Anna Prinz, Tinsley Ratliff, Matthew Rowe, Landon Rutledge, Halie Sanford, Sophia Sladic, Margaret Slone, Alexis Snead, Michaela Stawarz, Amanda Strong, Anna Hensley Sylvia, Sara Townley, Elizabeth Vinson, Hannah Weippert, Owen Wilcox, Jack Williams, Sophie Willis, Erica Wirth and Eliot Zedd, of Henrico; and Amanda Taylor, of Sandston. To qualify for the president’s list, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.900 or above.

The following local students were named to the spring 2023 dean’s list at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa.: Collin Murphy, of Glen Allen; and Ben Davis, Sophia Goldin and Sam Sweetser, of Henrico. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Kevin Connelly of Henrico was named to the spring 2023 dean’s list at McDaniel College in Westminster, Md. Connelly earned High Honors, which are awarded to students who earn a grade point average of 3.70-3.89 for the semester.

Brianna Sue King of Henrico recently graduated with an associate’s degree from Community College of Vermont.

Clare Murphy and Connor Phipps of Henrico were named to the spring 2023 dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Mary Biastock, Amanda Fodor and Kundai Manyara of Henrico graduated May 21 from Hollins University in Roanoke, Va.

Lucas Bauer of Glen Allen has been awarded funding for summer research at Bridgewater College in Virginia. Under the mentorship of a faculty member, Bauer will explore “Effects of water immersion on skeletal muscle activation, fatigue and whole-body gas exchange.” Funding was provided by The Research Experience @ Bridgewater (TREB), a donor-funded initiative providing support for teams of Bridgewater faculty and undergraduate students to spend the summer in collaborative research and creative, scholarly work in any discipline. The award also enables students to travel to professional state and national conferences in their discipline to present their research. Bauer is a sophomore majoring in Health and Exercise Science.