Cumberlands Announces President’s List for Spring 2023

In recognition of academic performance, the Office of Academic Affairs at University of the Cumberlands has announced the students named to the President’s List for the fall 2022 semester.

To be eligible for the President’s List, students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours (a full course load), maintain a minimum term GPA of 4.0, receive an “A” grade in UC Engage, and be in good academic standing. (Note: All students who are named to the President’s List automatically make the Dean’s List, since the Dean’s List requires a minimum term GPA of 3.5; however, Cumberlands only lists students on either the Dean’s List or the President’s List, to avoid overlap.)

The following students from your local area were named to the President’s List at Cumberlands for Spring 2023:

Taylor Carmack of Cumberland Gap

Marlana Couch of Bean Station

Jessica Meredith of Andersonville

Jena Sparks of New Tazewell

University of the Cumberlands is one of the largest and most affordable private universities in Kentucky. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, Cumberlands is an institution of regional distinction offering quality undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and online degree programs. Learn more at ucumberlands.edu.

Rudy Roblero Graduates From Berea College

Rudy Roblero of Morristown, TN received a Bachelor of Arts from Berea College conferred on May 15, 2023.

Berea College’s 2023 Commencement Ceremony was held Sunday, May 7 at 2:00 p.m. in Seabury Arena.

Tom Espinoza, a prominent architect of Latino community and business development policy and programs, spoke to graduates on Love and Sacrifice by asking them to “reflect on that one person in your life that loved you and sacrificed for you to reach this day”, illustrating the importance of support systems from his own career experiences and the examples of other great leaders for social change.

Espinoza began his career more than 45 years ago in his hometown of Phoenix, where he organized youth groups in Phoenix’s low-income neighborhoods to help Latinos escape poverty and crime through educational programs.

He continued his mission at the Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) by working with Latino families to help them gain access to affordable housing. Because of Espinoza, CLPC has become one of the country’s most dynamic forces for Latino empowerment and economic well-being. During his tenure at CPLC, he was selected by the White House to advise President Jimmy Carter as a member of the Mexican American Advisory Council.

In 2005, the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations recognized Espinoza for his distinguished work serving the Mexican community in the United States. In 2014 the United States House of Representatives awarded him a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition.

Grace Harrison Named to Wofford College’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List

Grace Harrison has been named to the spring 2023 Dean’s List. Harrison is from Morristown, Tennessee.

To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled for at least 12 semester hours of graded courses and attain a semester grade point average of 3.6 or higher.

Wofford College, established in 1854, is a four-year, residential liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It offers 27 major fields of study to a student body of 1,800 undergraduates. Nationally known for the strength of its academic program, outstanding faculty, experiential learning opportunities and successful graduates, Wofford is recognized consistently as a “best value” and for its commitment to student success and accessibility for low- and middle-income students. The college community has 12 sororities and fraternities as well as 20 NCAA Division I athletics teams.

Mollie Anne Wheeler Graduates from Lee University

Mollie Anne Wheeler of Andersonville, TN, graduated with the Bachelor of Science in Biological Science, Pre-Physician Assistant from Lee University during the 187th commencement exercises on May 6, 2023.

Wheeler was among more than 560 students who received undergraduate and graduate diplomas.

Congratulations on this academic milestone!

Lee University is a private, Christ-centered university located in Cleveland, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

The university’s reputation as a quality institution is seen in the high caliber of faculty, students, and friends who are drawn to campus.

Over the past three decades, Lee has experienced remarkable transformations including significant growth in academic programs, athletics, institutional facilities, student enrollment, and faculty expertise and diversity.

Sara Koonce Makes Dean’s List At Maryville College

Sara Koonce, an undergraduate Marketing and Business Analytics major at Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee, has made the Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester.

Koonce is a native of Fayetteville and a graduate of Lincoln County HS. Consideration for the Dean’s List is open to full-time students who have a grade point average of at least 3.6 in all work undertaken, no grade below a “C” and no incompletes for the semester

A private liberal arts college located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, Maryville College has educated students for more than 200 years to be giving citizens and gifted leaders and to study everything, so that they are prepared for anything.

Maryville College is a nationally-ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years, we’ve 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, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of 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 pre-professional programs and career preparation from their first day on campus to their last. Today, our 10,000 alumni are living life strong of mind and brave of heart and are prepared, in the words of our Presbyterian founder, to “do good on the largest possible scale.”

Milligan University Announces Spring 2023 Dean’s List

More than 350 students at Milligan University were named to the academic dean’s list in recognition of their academic excellence for the Spring 2023 semester. The dean’s list recognizes undergraduate students with 12 semester credits or more who earn a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the academic term. They are listed as follows:

Haley Brannan, Greeneville, TN

Landon Brown, Chuckey, TN

Alexis Brown, Talbott, TN

Maxwell Brown, Chuckey, TN

Megan Christian, Church Hill, TN

Katie Cronin, Greeneville, TN

Elijah Dixon, Church Hill, TN

Erin Forgety, Rogersville, TN

Logan Hullette, Church Hill, TN

Jamison Hunt, Parrottsville, TN

Gracie Johns, Morristown, TN

Grace Jones, Rogersville , TN

Megan Miles, Talbott, TN

Alexis Neal, Mount Carmel, TN

Sophia Richardson, Chuckey, TN

Carter Rigsby, Jefferson City, TN

Justin Rigsby, Jefferson City, TN

Braden Spano, Greeneville, TN

Stephanie Steele, White Pine, TN

Haley Vigil, Rogersville, TN

Katelyn Warf, Morristown, TN

Kacey Webb, Talbott, TN

Local Students Graduate From Milligan University

Many local students were among the 246 graduates at Milligan’s April 28 commencement ceremony. They include:

Chuckey

Landon Brown, Bachelor of Science in chemistry

Church Hill

Elijah Dixon, Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering and computer science

Logan Hullette, Bachelor of Science in business administration

Greeneville

Katie Cronin, Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Hanna Taylor, Bachelor of Science in exercise science

Rogersville

Erin Forgety, Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and computer science

Grace Jones, Bachelor of Science in exercise science and psychology

Local Student Earns Place On Furman University’s Dean’s List

Ella Harrison of Morristown, Tennessee, earned a place on Furman University’s dean’s list for the 2023 spring semester. Furman’s dean’s list is composed of full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher on a four-point system. Harrison’s parents and/or guardians are Thomas Harrison and Kimberly Harrison.

Furman is a private, undergraduate liberal arts and sciences university of 2,500 students in Greenville, South Carolina. The university is noted for its rigorous academic program and strong faculty. Its 750-acre campus is widely recognized as one of the most beautiful in the nation.