Brooke Leann Freeman Named to Mars Hill

University Fall Dean’s List

Brooke Leann Freeman of Newport is one of 482 Mars Hill University students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the fall 2024 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 on a minimum of 12 semester hours, and carry no grade below a C.

Mars Hill University is a premier private, liberal arts institution offering over 30 baccalaureate degrees, as well as master’s degrees in criminal justice, elementary education, teaching, and management. Founded in 1856 by Baptist families of the region, the campus is located just 20 minutes north of Asheville in the mountains of western North Carolina.

Local students named to Roane State Dean’s List

Roane State Community College has announced its Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. The Dean’s List recognizes full-time students (those completing 12 or more semester hours of college-level courses) who attain a quality point average of 3.50-3.99.

The following local students were named to the Dean’s List:

Tasha Huggins of Blaine

Spencer Curington of Andersonville

Quinn Mathewson of Cumberland Gap

Kaitlyn Meredith of Andersonville

Carolina Olivares Torres of Andersonville

Mason Pyatt of Andersonville

Hannah Trent of Morristown

Abby Goodall of White Pine

Mary Cooper of Andersonville

April Hall of Talbott

Dean Humphrey of Andersonville

Joshua Moody of Andersonville

Faith Sandifer of Andersonville

Lily Swenson of Morristown

Elizabeth Troyna of Andersonville

Local students

named to Roane State President’s List

Roane State Community College has announced its President’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. To be eligible, a student must attain a 4.0 grade-point average while attempting 12 or more semester hours of college-level courses.

The following local students were named to the President’s List:

Tasha Huggins of Blaine

Spencer Curington of Andersonville

Mason Pyatt of Andersonville

Abby Goodall of White Pine

Mary Cooper of Andersonville

Dean Humphrey of Andersonville

Lily Swenson of Morristown

Elizabeth Troyna of Andersonville

Roane State is a two-year college providing transfer programs, career-preparation programs and continuing education. Founded in 1971, the college has locations in Roane, Campbell, Cumberland, Fentress, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, and Scott counties as well as a branch campus in Oak Ridge.

College of Charleston

Announces President’s List and Dean’s List for Fall 2024

College of Charleston congratulates over 3,750 students named to the President’s List and the Dean’s List for Winter 2024.

The following are local students:

Kylee Bales of Morristown (37816) was named to the Dean’s List . Bales is majoring in Exercise Science .

Isabella Grimaldi of Morristown (37816) was named to the Dean’s List . Grimaldi is majoring in Business Administration

Nicholas Grimaldi of Morristown (37816) was named to the President’s List . Grimaldi is majoring in Exercise Science .

Located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina, the College of Charleston is a nationally recognized, public liberal arts and sciences university. Founded in 1770, the College is among the nation’s top universities for quality education, student life and affordability. Its beautiful and historic campus, combined with contemporary facilities, cutting-edge programs and accessible faculty, attracts students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Austin Peay State

University congratulates scholarship awardees

Austin Peay State University congratulates students on being offered a scholarship for Fall of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Their hard work and commitment to academic excellence has paid off, and APSU is excited to award them a scholarship!

Angelina Gonzalez of Newport

Joshua Diaz of Jefferson Cty

Kylie Jarnigan of Mooresburg

Ashlynn Anderson of Tazewell

Kenley Jones of Newport

Ireland Strange of Newport

Hailey James of White Pine

Kinley Mullins of New Tazewell

Kylee Sprouse of Newport

Abigail Snider of Morristown

Alexandria Vanbremen of Sneedville

Jacob Taylor of New Tazewell

Reagan Webb of Newport

Tessa Burdett of Parrottsville

Logan Long of Morristown

Chloe Hart of Morristown

Gracee Jones of Sneedville

Kenya Kyle of Russellville

Kalli Reed of Morristown

Maddilynn Ayers of New Tazewell

Tran earns faculty

honors at Georgia Tech for fall 2024 semester

Katherine Tran of Morristown, earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Fall 2024 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 4.0 academic average for the semester.

Read about other accomplished scholars on Gold Letters: A Spotlight on Student Achievement and learn about Georgia Tech’s goal to attract, retain, and inspire more students by visiting Transforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech.

The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is one of the top public research universities in the U.S., developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.

The Institute offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences degrees, as well as professional development and K-12 programs for fostering success at every stage of life. Its more than 53,000 undergraduate and graduate students represent 54 U.S. states and territories and more than 143 countries. They study at the main campus in Atlanta, at instructional sites around the world, and through distance and online learning.

As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.