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Georgia State recognizes students for fall 2022 academic achievements

ATLANTA — Georgia State University has announced its honors for the fall 2022 semester.

To be eligible for the President’s List at Georgia State University, degree- seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 4.0 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State during the fall or spring term with no incompletes for the semester. Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all classes taken at Georgia State.

Local students who earned President’s List recognition are:

• Iesha Dillard of Riceboro • Essence Hill of Ludowici • Bhaviben Patel of Hinesville

• Taylor Price of Hinesville • Malia Roberson of Ludowici

• Patrick Underwood of Allenhurst To be eligible for the Dean’s List, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State during the fall or spring term with no incompletes for the semester. Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all classes taken at Georgia State.

Local students on the fall 2022 Dean’s List include: • David Black of Midway • Ja’Bree Johnson of Allenhurst • Laderia Mobley of Hinesville

• David Ni of Hinesville

• Mackenzie Pattison of Ludowici

• Kellen Steyer of Hinesville • Orlando Tellez-Baltazar of Glennville

Kennesaw State announces fall 2022 honors

Kennesaw State University has named 5,503 students to the President's List in recognition of their academic excellence for the Fall 2022 semester. To achieve this honor, each undergraduate student must have completed at least nine semester hours with a term grade point average of 4.0. Local students earning President's List honors are:

• Ansley McDaniel of Hinesville, majoring in Sport Management

• Janell Brown of Midway, majoring in Nursing

• Hannah Stanfield of Glennville, majoring in Digital Animation

• Lilliana Avant of Midway, majoring in Theatre & Performance Studies

• Alexandria White of Midway, majoring in Psychology Kennesaw State University congratulates the more than 7,600 Owls named to the university's Dean's List, which recognizes students for their academic achievement during the Fall 2022 semester. Undergraduate students enrolled in at least nine credit hours and with a grade point average of at least 3.5 were named to the list.

Local students earning Dean's List honors are:

• Karinaben Patel of Hinesville, majoring in Finance- Interest

• Jordan Walton of Hinesville, majoring in Marketing

• Jalen Bynum of Hinesville, majoring in Sport Management

• Cleveland Dargan of Hinesville, majoring in Exercise Science

• Ta'Tianna Foster of Hinesville, majoring in Nursing-Interest

• Andrea Lopez of Allenhurst, majoring in Nursing-Interest

• Tejada Smith of Hinesville, majoring in Nursing-Interest

• Enitan Ogunbekun of Hinesville, majoring in Biology

• Vernesha Brown of Midway, majoring in Public Relations

• KeShona Brewton of Hinesville, majoring in International Affairs

• Caliyah Rice of Hinesville, majoring in Criminal Justice

Area students graduate from Valdosta State

VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University is proud to announce the members of its graduating class of Fall 2022. This includes the following area residents:

• Brooke Blakeney of Hinesville has earned the Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

• Erica Dukes of Hinesville has earned the Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

• Tiffany Majette of Riceboro has earned the Bachelor of Science in Health Science.

• Allison Shirley of Hinesville has earned the Bachelor of Arts in Art.

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