Santa Rosa students recognized

MILTON — Here are highlights involving area students: 

• A total of 11,101 students enrolled during the 2017 spring semester 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 named to the list include:

Kaytlyn Elizabeth Carlson of Gulf Breeze — Dean's List

Erin M. Copeland of Gulf Breeze — President's List

Matthew Ryan Cutler of Gulf Breeze — President's List

Andrew W. Dobry Jr. of Gulf Breeze — President's List

Joshua D. Gordon of Gulf Breeze — Dean's List

Christina Frances Harpole of Gulf Breeze — Dean's List

Madeline G. Holifield of Gulf Breeze — President's List

Alexander Grey Kagan of Gulf Breeze — Dean's List

Priscilla N. McCorkle of Gulf Breeze — Dean's List

Ashley L. McComber of Gulf Breeze — Dean's List

Allison E. Neyman of Gulf Breeze — Dean's List

Savannah Marie Nixon of Gulf Breeze — Dean's List

Anne H. Ostrander of Gulf Breeze — Dean's List

Megan Dawn Pewitt of Gulf Breeze — Dean's List

Annemarie C. Schultz of Gulf Breeze — President's List

Christopher P. Noble of Jay — Dean's List

Delaney N. Dunn of Milton — Dean's List

Christine S. Gomez of Milton — President's List

Emory G. Price of Milton — Dean's List

Lisa Marie Tucker-Williams of Milton — Dean's List

Cody E. Henson of Navarre — President's List

Troy Alan Henson II of Navarre — President's List

Blake A. Mobley of Navarre — Dean's List

Frances Madison Worsnop of Navarre — President's List

William E. Coe of Pace — Dean's List

Kendall J. Jordan of Pace — President's List

Claire Elizabeth Pierson of Pace — President's List

The UA Dean's and President's Lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.

• William Carey University has announced the President’s and Dean’s List Scholars for the spring trimester. Area students earning recognition are:

Emily Grace Edwards and Kayla Danielle Rycroft of Gulf Breeze, Dean's List

Julie Elizabeth Jackson of Milton, President's List

President’s List Scholars have a perfect 4.0 grade point average and Dean’s List Scholars must have at least a 3.5 grade point average.

• Johanna Papa, of Pace, is among the 607 students who earned dean's list honors for the spring 2017 semester at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Johanna, the daughter of Christine Perez and Ricardo Papa, is eligible for this honor by maintaining a 3.4 or higher grade point average.

• Michayla Mueller, a senior majoring in Spanish Education, participated in the first-ever Language Halls program at Bob Jones University during the 2016-2017 academic year.

The Milton resident joined one of the Chinese-, French- and Spanish-only discipleship groups in the BJU residence halls. Mueller signed a language commitment in a ceremony last August, committing to maintain the language integrity of the group for the entire academic year.

"If done right, immersion is an excellent method for improving language proficiency," says Dr. Jeremy Patterson, chair of the Division of Modern Language and Literature at BJU. "Adding this option for our students both increases the value of a BJU education, which already offers courses in four modern languages as well as community and study abroad opportunities, and also contributes to making BJU a leader in Christian higher education."

BJU's Student Life and Discipleship placed groups of students in residence hall discipleship groups according to the language they are studying. Group leaders and strategically placed native speakers help maintain a no-English zone in the language-specific halls. 

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Santa Rosa students recognized