Samuel Frazier, of Alexandria, has been named to Curry College’s dean's list.

Christine Dua, of Alexandria, was named to the dean's list at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, for the fall 2013 term. She is studying communication.

Jacqueline Bouffard, Freddie Perez, and Jerome Mitchell have been named to the dean's list at The University of Hartford.

Michael Thomas Johnson graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Johnson earned a master of science degree in engineering management .

Julia A Eckardt was named to the dean’s list at Baylor University.

Kyle Travers has been named to the Champlain College dean's list. Travers is majoring in secondary education-English.

Stephen T. Kuhn completed his graduate studies at SUNY Oswego in literacy education with a master of science in education degree.

The following Marymount University students are recognized in the 2014 Edition Of “Who's Who among Students”: Ana Funes-Hernandez, with a major in biology; Chelsea Hendrix, with a major in interior design; Sarah Rayl, with a major in fashion design; and Cassie Tabar, with a major in health sciences.

The following students graduated with honors from James Madison University on Dec. 14: Rebecca Keegan graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and Julia Pei graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology.

Shane Criqui earned semester honors at Kansas State University for the fall semester.

Sarah Knenlein, a member of the class of 2016 at Washington and Lee University,

has earned honor roll status for the recently ended winter term 2013.

Sarah Sapirstein has been named to the dean's list at the University of Vermont. Sapirstein is a sophomore political science major in the College of Arts & Sciences.

The following Washington and Lee students have earned dean's list status for the recently ended winter term 2013: Catherine Fonvielle, a member of the class of 2017; Alexandria Garcia, class of 2015; Sarah Knenlein, class of 2016; Timothy Lindsay, class of 2017; Caleb Russell, class of 2014; Nicholas Smith, class of 2014; and Arthur Stier, class of 2015.

The following local residents have been named to the president's list at Clemson University for the fall 2013 semester: Stephanie Cameron of Alexandria, whose major is economics; Lydia Ciavarella, whose major is elementary education; Shannon Frydenlund, whose major is elementary education; Franklin Hyre, whose major is political science; and Emily Smoot, whose major is marketing.

Twenty-five residents of Alexandria have been named to the fall semester dean’s list at Radford University. They are Kestra Noel Aardema, sophomore art major; Kennise J. Baker, sophomore social work major; Matthew Glen Collins, junior music major; Julie Gosline, senior interdisciplinary studies major; Jonathan Lee Krashevski, senior management major; Kelsey Jean Lawhead, senior interdisciplinary studies major; Evan Kwon-Lee Scott, senior exercise, sport and health education major; Anne Marie Warren, senior interdisciplinary studies major; Sylvia Kwandzewa Addison, senior psychology major; Derek M. Barrera, junior political science major; Ayda Mamuye Bekele, senior nursing major; Destiny Boyd, freshman political science major; Burt Griffin Brown-Glazner, senior geospatial science major; Charles Edward Crawford, senior exercise, sport and health education major; Castro Basoa Frimpong, senior exercise, sport and health education major; Alyssa P. Klinksiek, sophomore music major; Jasmin Dominique Lawrence, senior communication major; Linnea Christine Markson, junior interdisciplinary studies major; Richard Osei, junior art major; Jessica Painter, freshman exercise, sport and health education major; Lauren Painter, freshman exercise, sport and health education major; Natasha Perez, freshman political science major; Sarah Brynne Rainey, freshman biology major; Ariam Goitom Tedia, freshman pre-nursing major; Joshua Patrick Wagner, sophomore management major; and Chelsea Lorraine Willis, junior pre-business major.

Rui Bai from Alexandria was named to the fall 2013 dean's list at Wake Forest University.

The following area students made the dean's list at James Madison University for the fall 2013 semester: Lindsey Boggess, a junior; Matthew Bowman, a senior; Morgan Carter, a senior; Matthew Clasen, a senior; Matthew Harper, a senior; Julie Hirschhorn, a junior; Bryan Jacobs, a senior; Rebecca Keegan, a senior; Samantha Kempter, a senior; Olivia Kimble, a freshman; Malcolm Lenore, a sophomore; Christine Macey, a sophomore; Erin McNamara, a junior; Laura Mertins, a sophomore; Yaw Owusu, a junior Anna Peck, a sophomore; Andrew Reese, a senior; Thomas Skelly, a senior; Briana Smith, a sophomore; Eliana Sutton, a freshman; Kristine Sweezey, a junior; Orion Taylor, a freshman; Jeffrey Toth, a senior; Amanda Trenchard, a freshman; Hope Vandever, a senior; Richelle Villa, a junior; Cheryl Welch, a senior; Madeline White, a sophomore; and Cara Yaworske, a senior.

David W. Heller of Alexandria was named to the president’s list at the University of Mary Washington. Heller is a senior.

Wheaton College student Theodora Beschel was named to the dean's list for the fall 2013 semester.

The following students were named to the dean's list at The University of Mary Washington: Kyle M. Daehnke, a sophomore; Lauren A. Floyd, a senior; Campbell A. Parker, a sophomore; Jonathan C. Polson, a junior; and Eva M. Turcios Corea, a freshman.

Emma Hasting was nominated for the American Voices Award by the Scholastic Writing Awards. Emma’s short story "Westward Leading, Still Proceeding" was among the five works selected from nearly 800 submissions to represent the best teen writing from the DC metro region. The five nominees will go on to be read on the national level, where one piece will be selected to represent the region.

William Donahoe, Natalie Felice, Isabelle Marie Marquez and Stephanie Restifo have been named to the University of Delaware's dean's list for the 2013 fall semester.

Hailee Reeder, a freshman studio art major, has been named to the fall 2013 dean's list at McMurry University.

Shuaib Kamara, a student at Davis & Elkins College, was named to the fall 2013 dean's list. Kamara is the son of Rashida Kamara of Alexandria.

Timothy Bryan Long graduated with a master of business administration degree through Averett University's Graduate and Professional Studies Program.

Christopher Fry, who studies electrical engineering, and Jocelyn Griser, who studies mathematics, were named to the dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Shannon Frydenlund was named to the president’s list at Clemson University. Shannon, a graduate of West Potomac High School, is majoring in elementary education.

Leah Griser, Sophia Naide and Phoenix Wilson have been named to the honors list at Mary Baldwin College.

Anna Dixon, who majors in nursing, and Carolyn G. Lucas, who majors in theatre, were both named to the dean’s list at DeSales University.

Victoria Polchinski received academic honors from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University by making the university's dean's list for the fall 2013 semester.

Matthew Heller, a fourth-year student in the ASL-English interpretation program in RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, made the dean's list for the fall 2013 semester.

Kathleen Wyskoczka was named to the deans' list/honor roll at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Wyskoczka is a junior pre-mild/moderate disabilities K-6 major in the

College of Education and Human Sciences.

Michael Patrick Flynn was named to the dean’s list at Texas Lutheran University.

Gregory Lambert, of Alexandria, graduated in December from Saint Joseph's College of Maine with a bachelor of science degree in business administration - management.

Emily Rose Jayne graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor of science degree in special education.

The following local residents graduated from Radford University: Earning bachelor of science degrees were Stephen Andrew McFarland, psychology; Tewodros Degefu Desta, biology; Kristin Ashley Kayes, political science; Charlotte Patricia Warrington, communication; Emily Sohyoung Besse, media studies; and Megan Marie Maple, interdisciplinary studies. Earning a bachelor of art degree was Andrew Spencer Williams, art. Earning a bachelor of administration degree was Andrea Michelle Laplace, history. Earning bachelor of business administration degrees were Stephanie Carolyn Cockayne, finance; and Emily Sohyoung Besse, marketing.

The following students were named to the dean’s list at Colgate University: Cristina Chilstrom, a graduate of West Potomac High School, is a member of the Colgate Class of 2016 and Aidan Mosley, a graduate of West Potomac High School, is a member of the Colgate Class of 2014.