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Georgia Southern University

STATESBORO — Georgia Southern University recently recognized approximately 4,400 students for excellence in academics on the Fall 2025 Dean’s List. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.

Local students making the dean’s list were: Lindsay Marine of Hinesville Brian Ayres of Ludowici Imani West of Hinesville Brittany Floyd of Hinesville Payton Hughes of Midway Summer Engler of Ludowici Shanice Patterson of Hinesville Ayden Holmes of Midway Diamond Wilkerson of Hinesville Courtney Higginbotham of Hinesville Kya Clay of Midway Zachary Rodrigues of Ludowici Kelly Grubb of Hinesville Molly Ennis of Punta Gorda Kellen Steyer of Hinesville Chyara Sweeper of Ludowici Minh Le of Hinesville Mikyelle Lee-Anderson of Ludowici Yathzure Otero Abreu of Glennville Holly Webb of Savannah Nichole Christian of Hinesville Saoirse Frisbie of Ludowici Emily Hause of Hinesville Crystal Lunceford of Allenhurst Jocelyn Gutierrez of Hinesville Aiden Woolard of Glennville Noelle Waters of Glennville Lila West of Ludowici Alexis Schearback of Midway Kirsten Linson of Hinesville Ma’Chiah Powell of Hinesville Brianna Long of Hinesville Juan Marquez of Ludowici Deenia Geimah of Statesboro Emerson Mitchell of Midway Akeem Harris of Hinesville Jasmin Barella of Fort Stewart Antony Bell of Ludowici Wysenerlie Tucker of Hinesville Mirlyne Lindor of Hinesville Parker Scott of Glennville Wesley Soto of Hinesville Gloria Corniel of Hinesville Lori Harden of Midway Chloe Harrison of Glennville Caralea Quick of Glennville Dylan Burkhalter of Glennville William Cheek of Glennville Mary Deloach of Glennville Kaye-Ann Ferguson of Hinesville Naomi Hendrix of Allenhurst Caiden Kirby of Glennville Jacob Mccartney of Midway Gabriela Mendoza of Fort Stewart Melody Phillips of Fort Stewart Ulyses Ponce of Hinesville Jalyn Smith of Statesboro Brinson White of Glennville Leonard Russell of Hinesville Anthony Rios of Hinesville Ashton Thompson of Fleming Desmond Antwi Boaisiako of Hinesville Lydia Schuler of Glennville Jena Hales of Glennville Ayao Togbe of Hinesville Cynthia Adams of Hinesville Monther Alhariri of Ludowici Lavey Austin of Midway Katen Bailey of Allenhurst Monica Balli of Hinesville Danielle Brown of Hinesville Sy’neria Bruton of Hinesville Tajohn Burgess of Fort Stewart Gemma Cabrera Gutierrez of Hinesville Kiara Carreras of Hinesville Rachel Carter of Midway Hannah Causey of Ludowici Katherine Coath of Allenhurst Joshua Davila of Hinesville Cooper Deal of Glennville Luke Deloach of Glennville Macayla Duckett of Hinesville Benton Edwards of Glennville De’azjah Foster of Ludowici Karinna Guzman Arocho of Midway Zoey Hambrick of Midway Nathaniel Hendrickson of Ludowici Lian Hernandez of Glennville Kai Holdernesse of Hinesville Amanuel Jefferson of Hinesville Jackson Johnson of Glennville Stephen Jordan of Glennville Skyla Lawrence of Glennville Rochelle Leger of Allenhurst Sarah Lent of Glennville Edeleen Lozada of Hinesville Ellie McDole of Midway Autumn Mclean of Hinesville Salomon Medina of Glennville Kelly Mesa of Midway Lily Miles of Hinesville Nielyn Miller of Hinesville Jawell Mobley of Hinesville Jordan Morgan of Midway Nena Nguyen of Hinesville Suette Ninete of Ludowici Maya Otchere of Hinesville Bianca Pendleton of Ludowici Victor Perez-Segura of Fleming Rachel Perkey of Midway Angel Peyton of Ludowici Leslie Pina-Sotelo of Glennville Thurston Porter of Allenhurst Alaina Probst of Hinesville Payton Proman of Fleming Sonya Quarterman of Hinesville Allison Randash of Hinesville Jason Renfro of Ludowici Ebony Riley of Hinesville Sarah Robinson of Hinesville Jayvier Rodriguez of Midway Dylan Sasser of Ludowici Makailah Sharp of Ludowici Matthew Shaw of Ludowici Alayna Smith of Ludowici Terry Summers of Ludowici Joseph Sumoski of Glennville Rodrigo Tepetate-Nopal of Glennville Janel Thorpe of Hinesville E’moni Tisdale of Midway Chelsea Urbanowski of Hinesville Jayden-Malik Walcott of Hinesville Brooklyn Walters of Ludowici Addison Waters of Glennville Raven Weaver of Hinesville Samuel Wesseh of Hinesville Kayla White of Ludowici Jordan Whitlow of Glennville Gillian Williamson of Allenhurst Ava Woolard of Glennville Noah York of Hinesville Kyle Young of Ludowici

Georgia College and State University

MILLEDGEVILLE — Brianna Phillips, of Guyton, was named to the fall 2025 President’s List for the John H. Lounsbury College of Education at Georgia College and State University.

To earn distinction on the President’s List, undergraduate students must earn a 4.0 semester GPA while completing at least 12 hours of coursework.

University of Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Arriyana Hayes of Hinesville has been recognized on The University of Alabama’s Fall 2025 REAL List, which honors student engagement and learning beyond the classroom. Hayes was recognized among the Top 25 Most Engaged in Community Engagement in REAL Tide and Top 100 Most Engaged in REAL Tide (Overall).

To honor students who are engaging with REAL Tide (UA’s Record of Engagement and Learning), the Division of Student Life publishes the REAL List after each fall and spring semester. Fall 2025 is the inaugural REAL List, and it includes the Top 100 Overall engaged students and the Top 25 for each engagement wave.

REAL List rankings are based on those tagged and reported in the REAL Tide engagement record by the last day of classes for the semester.

REAL Tide (Record of Engagement and Learning) is a comprehensive reflection of a student’s transformative engagement and learning experiences at The University of Alabama.

Troy University

TROY, AL — Haley Fitts of Hinesville has been named to the Provost’s List at Troy University for the Fall Semester/Term 2 of the 2025-26 academic year.

The Provost’s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point average of at least 3.65.