College Corner: Locals graduate university, earn academic honors

Jacksonville Daily Progress, Texas
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Jan. 7—Colleges and universities have announced those graduating and those named to their respective academic lists. Below is a list of recently submitted notifications regarding students from Jacksonville and the surrounding area.

Angelo State University

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, conferred 625 undergraduate and graduate degrees on 620 graduates during the 2023 fall commencement exercises on Dec. 16 at the ASU Junell Center/Stephens Arena.

Locals among the graduates include:

—Britton Jones, of Troup, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, magna cum laude

—and Hunter Townsend, of Alto, Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance.

A full list of the graduates is available on the ASU website at angelo.edu/commencement/graduates.

ASU also released the names of those on the Fall 2023 Dean's List.

To be eligible for the ASU Dean's List, full-time undergraduate students must maintain a 3.25 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Britton Jones, of Troup and Mason Wallace, of New Summerfield, were named to the Dean's List.

For the complete fall 2023 Dean's List, visit angelo.edu/commencement/graduates.

Angelo State University, founded in 1928, is a four-year public school in Texas. A member of the Texas Tech University System with campuses across the state, Angelo State has been designated a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education and ranked as one of The Princeton Review's "Best Colleges" in the nation since 2010. ASU is also a College of Distinction, a "Military Friendly School" and a First-gen Forward Institution. For more information, log on to angelo.edu.

Southern New Hampshire University

Southern New Hampshire University announced the names of students making the Fall 2023 President's List and Dean's List.

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List. Those who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean's List.

Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.

Gabrielle Freestone, of Jacksonville, and Cynthia Kinsman, of Alto were named to SNHU's President's List.

Emily Silveira, of Jacksonville, was named to the fall 2023 Dean's List.

Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit institution with a 91-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, NH. SNHU is recognized as one of the "Most Innovative" regional universities by U.S. News & World Report and one of the fastest-growing universities in the country. Learn more at www.snhu.edu.