Lakeway Students make Presidents Lists for Spring 2026 at ‘Bama

TUSCALOOSA, AL — A total of 14,306 students enrolled during Spring Semester 2026 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).

Two Lakeway Area students made the President’s List. These students include: Dominick Hylton, of Bean Station; and Sheala Miller of Jefferson City.

The University of Alabama, part of The University of Alabama System, is the state’s flagship university. UA shapes a better world through its teaching, research and service. With a global reputation for excellence, UA provides a forward-thinking environment and over 200 degree programs on a beautiful, student-centered campus. A leader in cutting-edge research, UA advances discovery, creative inquiry and knowledge through more than 30 research centers. As the state’s largest higher education institution, UA drives economic growth in Alabama and beyond.

Lakeway Area Well-Represented on end-of-year Maryville College accolades

On Saturday, May 9, more than 200 Maryville College seniors crossed the Commencement stage and joined the ranks of thousands of MC alumni around the world who have gone on to “do good on the largest possible scale.”

That enduring call to action — woven into the fabric of the College since its founding in 1819 by the Rev. Isaac Anderson — remains central to both the Maryville College mission and the liberal arts education each student receives.

For generations, Scots have carried that spirit into careers and communities spanning industry, business, ministry, education, the arts and public service, and the Class of 2026 is poised to do the same.

Many graduated with academic honors reflected not only in their degrees, dean’s list recognition and membership in honor societies, but also in ambitious post-graduate plans aimed at making meaningful contributions to the world around them. Here are the Scots from the Lakeway Area of East Tennessee who ended the 2025-26 academic year with distinction.

Maryville College Commencement sees three Lakeway Scots receive diplomas

Azure skies and the Great Smoky Mountains on the horizon made for a postcard-perfect backdrop to May 9’s Commencement ceremony, which took place on Humphreys Court, the campus quad between Anderson and Fayerweather halls.

Nine students from Blount County were awarded degrees during Commencement exercises, including several with academic distinctions: cum laude, for a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 to 3.74; magna cum laude for a GPA of 3.75 to 3.94; and summa cum laude for a GPA of 3.95 to 4.0. Several Scots also created Senior Studies — an integral part of the MC experience in which students conduct faculty-guided research in their major fields of study — that were awarded the distinction of Exemplary; those studies and their titles are also noted.

Jefferson City: Mistica Bautista Herrera, Bachelor of Arts, Finance/Accounting.

Russellville Olivia Harris, Bachelor of Arts, Health and Wellness Promotion, magna cum laude Jessica Harris: Bachelor of Arts, Health and Wellness Promotion, magna cum laude For more than 200 years, Maryville College has educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders and to study everything, so that they are prepared for anything.

Spring 2026 semester Dean’s List at MC Features five from Lakeway

Five students from the Lakeway Area made the Dean’s List for the spring 2026 semester at Maryville College.

Lakeway Area students include: From Dandridge, Emma Mulligan; from Morristown, Valeria Gracia; from Russellville, Jessica Harris and Olivia Harris; and from Strawberry Plains, Lee Hobbs.

The Dean’s List recognizes full-time students whose academic performance was distinguished in the previous semester. To qualify, a student must have earned a term grade-point average of at least 3.60 for the previous semester’s coursework, with no grade below “C.”

Maryville College honor societies welcome new Members to cap 2025-26 academic year

Maryville College continues its longstanding tradition of academic excellence with the recognition of students inducted into the College’s honor societies for the 2025–26 academic year, celebrating a cohort whose achievements reflect both intellectual rigor and a deep commitment to scholarship across disciplines.

Representing some of the institution’s highest academic honors, these societies highlight not only individual accomplishment but also the strength of a learning community rooted in inquiry, discipline and purpose.

“Maryville College’s honor societies recognize many of our outstanding students for their academic achievement,” said Dr. Liz Perry-Sizemore, vice president and dean of the College. “These societies speak to the value we place on intellectual inquiry and to the ability of our students to meet high expectations. We are proud of these students and confident that their achievements provide a meaningful foundation for their future success.”

Lakeway Area honor society inductees for 2025-26 include: Psi Chi, the international honor society of psychology that requires members to hold a cumulative GPA that ranks them in the top 35% of their class: Junior Emma Mulligan ’27, a Sociology major from Dandridge.

Maryville College is a nationally ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years, MC has educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders, to study everything, so that they are prepared for anything — to address any problem, engage with any audience and launch successful careers right away. Located in Maryville, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Knoxville, Maryville College offers nearly 1,200 students from around the world both the beauty of a rural setting and the advantages of an urban center, as well as more than 60 majors, seven preprofessional programs and career preparation from their first day on campus to their last.

Today, MC’s 10,000 alumni are living life strong of mind and brave of heart and are prepared, in the words of their Presbyterian founder, to “do good on the largest possible scale.”