College News
McCoy named to Bob Jones dean’s list
Grace McCoy of Oak Ridge has been named to the Dean’s List at Bob Jones University for the spring 2026 semester. To earn the honor, students must achieve a semester GPA between 3.0 and 3.74. Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, South Carolina.
Golden, Hicks
and Kubas named to SNHU dean’s list
Brandon Golden of Clinton, Lance Kubas of Andersonville and Courtney Hicks of Oak Ridge were named to Southern New Hampshire University’s dean’s list for the spring 2026 semester.
Full-time undergraduate students who earn a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the dean’s list. Southern New Hampshire University is located in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Beard, Bright, Cain, Davis and others named to MTSU dean’s list
Will Beard, Rishon Bright, Sean Cain, Freddy De la Torre, Camille Elliott, Jonathan Jennings, Tara Pickel, Caleb Relford and William Watson of Clinton and Jayden Davis, Ashley Gaetz, Jonah Hano, John Harris, Janashia Henderson, Sol Miller, Darren Osborne, Spencer Shults and Cedric White of Oak Ridge were named to the dean’s list at Middle Tennessee State University for the spring 2026 semester.
To qualify for the dean’s list, undergraduate students must earn a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while completing at least 12 semester hours. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Allfrey, Ball, Butler, Johnson and
Morrissey named to SNHU president’s list
Alyssa Allfrey, Christopher Ball and Andrew Butler of Clinton and Courtney Johnson and Kourtney Morrissey of Oak Ridge were named to Southern New Hampshire University’s president’s list for the spring 2026 semester.
Full-time undergraduate students who earn a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 or higher for the reporting term are named to the president’s list. Southern New Hampshire University is located in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Colwell, McElroy and Raker named to Lee dean’s list
Layla Colwell and Mason Raker of Clinton and Maggie-Ann McElroy of Oak Ridge were named to the dean’s list at Lee University for the spring 2026 semester.
To earn dean’s list honors, full-time undergraduate students must achieve a semester grade-point average between 3.7 and 4.0. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Byrd, Laprad and Paul named to WCU chancellor’s list
Robert Byrd, Elle Laprad and Olivia Paul, all of Oak Ridge, were named to the chancellor’s list at Western Carolina University for the spring 2026 semester.
To earn chancellor’s list honors, students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.8 or higher. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Kirstenpfad,
Metz, Smith and Stansberry named to Belmont dean’s list
Katie Kirstenpfad of Clinton, Ashlynn Stansberry of Norris and Sophie Metz and Caden Smith of Oak Ridge were named to the dean’s list at Belmont University for the spring 2026 semester.
To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must complete at least 12 credit hours with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher and no grade below a C. Belmont University is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
Shea elected to Phi Kappa Phi honor society
Beatrice Shea of Oak Ridge has been elected to membership in The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Membership in Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation only and is limited to students who rank among the top academic performers at their institution.
The Air Force Academy is in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Koentop and Mishler named to Missouri State dean’s list
Gavin Koentop and Max Mishler, both of Oak Ridge, were named to the dean’s list at Missouri State University for the spring 2026 semester.
To qualify for the dean’s list, undergraduate students must complete at least 12 credit hours and earn a grade-point average of at least 3.5. Missouri State University is in Springfield.
Biewer named to Rhodes honor roll
Jack Biewer of Oak Ridge was named to the Rhodes College Honor Roll for the spring 2026 semester.
To qualify for the honor roll, students must complete at least 16 academic credit hours and earn a semester grade-point average of 3.85 or higher. Rhodes College is located in Memphis, Tennessee.
Scott graduates
from Georgia State University
William Scott of Oak Ridge graduated from Georgia State University during the spring 2026 semester, earning a Master of Education degree in school counseling.
Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lloyd named to
Slippery Rock
dean’s list
Jack Lloyd of Oak Ridge was named to the dean’s list at Slippery Rock University for the spring 2026 semester.
To qualify for the dean’s list, undergraduate students must earn a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while completing at least 12 attempted and earned credit hours. Slippery Rock University is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.
