Local college students honored for academic achievements

Mississippi College

CLINTON, Miss. — Elizabeth Compere of Portageville, Missouri, was named to the fall 2020 Dean’s List at Mississippi College.

The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the dean’s list after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average, based on a 4.0 system. The student must take a full course load of at least 12 semester hours of undergraduate credit with all academic courses impacting their grade point average.

Central Methodist University

FAYETTE, Mo. — Central Methodist University provost Dr. Rita Gulstad recently announced the students included on the Fall 2020 Dean’s List.

More than 1,000 students across all CMU campuses met the requirements for placement, including a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the semester.

The following local students were among those receiving recognition:

Chase Dembowski of Advance, Missouri; Chloe McAlister of Scott City, Missouri; Rita Meeker of Morley, Missouri; Carlie Milz of Chaffee, Missouri; Alexander Riddle of Portageville, Missouri; and Katelyn Streeter of Oran, Missouri.

Since its founding in 1854, CMU has evolved into a university that confers master’s, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees through programming on its main campus in Fayette, Mo., and through extension sites and online.

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) Vice President and Dean Matt Lyon has announced Jordan Allen, of New Madrid, Missouri, earned Dean’s List recognition for the fall 2020 semester at the Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law).

Allen was one of 98 LMU Law students honored for achieving a grade point average of 3.25 or above while carrying at least a nine-credit-hour course load.

The Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law is located in Knoxville’s Historic Old City Hall Building. LMU Law is an integral part of LMU’s values-based learning community, and is dedicated to preparing the next generation of lawyers to provide sound legal service in the often underserved region of Appalachia and beyond.