dean's list
noun
: a list of students receiving special recognition from the dean of a college because of superior scholarship
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Abita Springs resident Jonathan Hansen was named to the dean's list at Cedarville (Ohio) University for maintaining a minimum 3.75 GPA.
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Staff Report, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
Covington resident Taylor Lemaire was named to the dean's list at Georgia State University for maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.5.
—Staff Report, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
Coastal Carolina University has named Pearl River resident Lyra-Grace Schwartz, a theater arts major, to the dean's list.
—Staff Report, NOLA.com, 1 Feb. 2021
Meyer, 22, of Newbury Park, California, was on the dean's list at Stanford University, majoring in international relations.
—NBC News, 5 Mar. 2022
Anna Boggs, a Sophomore Business Administration major from Slidell, was among approximately 900 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall 2020 dean's list for earning a 3-3.74 GPA during the semester.
—Staff Report, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021
Alex Lasry graduated cum laude from UPenn, Tate noted, and was on the dean's list twice.
—Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2021
Mary Elliott, also of Covington, was named to the dean's list for maintaining very good grades.
—Staff Report, NOLA.com, 1 Feb. 2021
Bush resident Bayli Mohr was named to the dean's list at Wheaten College (Illinois) for a GPA of at least 3.5.
—Staff Report, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
Staff Report, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
Covington resident Taylor Lemaire was named to the dean's list at Georgia State University for maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.5.
—Staff Report, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
Coastal Carolina University has named Pearl River resident Lyra-Grace Schwartz, a theater arts major, to the dean's list.
—Staff Report, NOLA.com, 1 Feb. 2021
Meyer, 22, of Newbury Park, California, was on the dean's list at Stanford University, majoring in international relations.
—NBC News, 5 Mar. 2022
Anna Boggs, a Sophomore Business Administration major from Slidell, was among approximately 900 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall 2020 dean's list for earning a 3-3.74 GPA during the semester.
—Staff Report, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021
Alex Lasry graduated cum laude from UPenn, Tate noted, and was on the dean's list twice.
—Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2021
Mary Elliott, also of Covington, was named to the dean's list for maintaining very good grades.
—Staff Report, NOLA.com, 1 Feb. 2021
Bush resident Bayli Mohr was named to the dean's list at Wheaten College (Illinois) for a GPA of at least 3.5.
—Staff Report, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
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