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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Youngest son Grayson Chrisley, 19, made the dean's list after his first semester at the University of Alabama.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Trumbull resident on dean's list Amy Bochicchio of Trumbull has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's summer dean's list.
—Amanda Cuda, Connecticut Post, 3 Oct. 2024
Meyer, 22, of Newbury Park, California, was on the dean's list at Stanford University, majoring in international relations.
—NBC News, 5 Mar. 2022
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
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Trumbull resident on dean's list Amy Bochicchio of Trumbull has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's summer dean's list.
—Amanda Cuda, Connecticut Post, 3 Oct. 2024
Meyer, 22, of Newbury Park, California, was on the dean's list at Stanford University, majoring in international relations.
—NBC News, 5 Mar. 2022
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
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“Dean's list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dean%27s%20list. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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