Students from Cumming Earn Academic Achievements

Robert Michael Gagliano of Cumming earns his way into the fall 2011 Dean's List at Clemson University. Gagliano, who is majoring in Psychology, had to achieve a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale to be named to the Dean's List.

Ranked No. 25 among national public universities, Clemson University is a major, land-grant, science- and engineering-oriented research university that maintains a strong commitment to teaching and student success.

Aaron B. Carr, Brittany R. Gordon and Rachel I. Munn of Cumming have been named to the 2011 fall semester Dean's List at Stamford College.

To qualify for the honor, students must have earned a minimum 3.5 grade point average out of a possible 4.0 while attempting at least 12 credit hours of coursework. The Dean's List is the highest academic recognition given by the school at the end of each semester.

Samford University is consistently ranked in the top tier of its peer group by U.S. News & World Report. Founded in 1841, it is the largest private university in Alabama with more than 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled annually.

Joseph Matthew Van Dyke of Cumming has been named to the fall 2011 Commandant's Distinguished Service List at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

Van Dyke, a Criminal Justice major, was recommended by India Company for the Commandant's List.

Citadel cadets named to the Commandant's List are recognized for having made the most positive contributions to their platoon, company, battalion, or staff, the South Carolina Corps of Cadets and The Citadel.

The Citadel, founded in 1842, is a public, coeducational military college in Charleston, S.C., that offers a classic military education for young men and women seeking a college experience that is intense, meaningful and academically strong.