Will Robert Belfry graduates from Paul Smith’s College
Will Robert Belfry of Toano graduated form Paul Smith’s College in May 2025. Belfry earned a B.S. in Parks & Conservation Management from Paul Smith’s College, located in the Adirondacks in Northern New York.
Will Belfry Earns Spring 2025 Dean’s List or Adirondack Scholar honor at Paul Smith’s College
Paul Smith’s College also announced that Belfry has been named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List or Adirondack Scholars.
Learn more at paulsmiths.edu
Robert Sortor has been named to Upper Iowa University’s Spring 2025 Dean’s List
Upper Iowa University announced the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA and be enrolled as a full-time student.
Among those named to the Dean’s List was Robert Sortor, a Public Administration major from Williamsburg.
Founded in 1857 and located in Fayette, Iowa, Upper Iowa University is a private, nonprofit institution dedicated to offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs to approximately 5,700 students, both nationally and internationally. For more information, visit uiu.edu.
Marissa Campbell of Williamsburg Awarded Degree from UA
Marissa Campbell of Williamsburg has received a Master of Science degree from The University of Alabama. UA awarded over 6,000 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies.
Dean’s, President’s Lists Students Named for UA Spring 2025 Term
A total of 14,289 students enrolled during spring semester 2025 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).
Local students include:
- Cassidy Lee of Toano was named to the President’s List.
- Justin Lee of Toano was named to the Dean’s List.
- Madeline Sedor of Williamsburg was named to the Dean’s List.
- Ryan Priest of Williamsburg was named to the Dean’s List.
- Vivian Lappas of Williamsburg was named to the Dean’s List.
- Ava Michel of Yorktown was named to the Dean’s List.
- Kimora Branch of Yorktown was named to the Dean’s List.
The University of Alabama, part of The University of Alabama System, is the state’s flagship university located in Tuscaloosa.
Williamsburg’s Canova Named to Spring 2025 Dean’s List at Mount Union
The University of Mount Union announced that Clarke Canova of Williamsburg has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester.
Canova was one of 748 students named to the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must have completed at least 12 credit hours of traditionally graded coursework while achieving a grade point average of 3.550 or better with no letter grade below a B.
Learn more about academics at Mount Union by visiting mountunion.edu/academics.
The University of Mount Union, founded in 1846 in Alliance, Ohio, is a four-year, private institution. For more information, visit mountunion.edu.
Shenandoah University Celebrates Over 460 President’s List Students For Spring 2025
Shenandoah University had 469 students earn a spot on the President’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.
Those who achieved that recognition include:
- Megan Killian of Yorktown
- Brian Morillo of Williamsburg
To qualify for this academic recognition, students must be enrolled full-time in baccalaureate degree programs and attain a semester GPA of 3.90 or higher. All President’s List honorees are also recognized on the university’s Dean’s List, which includes students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher.
Shenandoah University Announces Over 1,050 Dean’s List Students For Spring 2025
Shenandoah University had 1,053 students who earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.
These students include:
- James Anderson of Williamsburg
- Ben Figgs of Williamsburg
- Anna Frodsham of Tabb
- Corey Kidwell of Yorktown
- Megan Killian of Yorktown
- Brian Morillo of Williamsburg
- Peter Overton of Toano
- Samuel Tighe of Williamsburg
- Carley Westmoreland of Seaford
To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must be enrolled full-time in baccalaureate degree programs and earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher. Dean’s List students who achieve a semester GPA of 3.90 or higher also qualify for the university’s President’s List.
Shenandoah University is a private, nationally recognized university established in 1875 and is headquartered at the top of Virginia, in Winchester, with additional educational sites in Clarke and Loudoun counties, and online offerings. For more information, visit su.edu.
Local students named to Bridgewater College’s Spring 2025 Dean’s List
Approximately 600 students at Bridgewater College were named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List. Students on the Dean’s List have attained a 3.4 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0.
These students include:
- Briana Carlsen, a history major from Williamsburg
- Rachel Ellard, a strategic communications major from Yorktown
- Matthew Green, a political science and international security and diplomacy major from Yorktown
- Maddy Miller, a computer science major from Yorktown
- Ashley Nau, a health and exercise science major from Yorktown
Students on the Dean’s List have attained a 3.4 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0.
Coeducational since its founding in 1880, Bridgewater College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in the Central Shenandoah Valley.
MTSU applauds Brooke Kelley among 5,986 undergrad scholars on spring 2025 dean’s list
Middle Tennessee State University congratulated 5,986 students who appear on the dean’s list for the Spring 2025 semester, including Brooke Kelley of Williamsburg.
To qualify for this distinction, an undergraduate student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours.
Located in Murfreesboro and founded in 1911 as one of three state normal schools for teacher training, Middle Tennessee State University is one of the oldest and largest undergraduate universities in the state of Tennessee. For more information, call 615-898-2300, visit mtsu.edu or mtsunews.com.
