AMERICUS, GEORGIA — Simone Gillispie, a resident of Salem, made the Summer 2026 Dean’s List at Georgia Southwestern State University and was among 613 students recognized for scholastic achievement.

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE — The following local students were named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Summer 2026 Dean’s List:

Tashika Echols of Opelika

Kaira Baker of Auburn

Jasmine Carter of Phenix City

Kemiah Harris of Opelika

Raekwan Jones of Auburn

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE — The following local students were named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Summer 2026 President’s List:

Amber Bonner of Phenix City 

Karleshia Graves of Opelika  

Amber Harris of Auburn 

Ernest Johnson of Opelika  

Lori McVay of Phenix City  

Christina Whittlesey of Opelika

Tyler Aderhold of Smiths Station

David Brewer of Opelika

Markia Felton of Auburn

Billy Palmer of Phenix City

Frank Conway of Phenix City

William Bennett of Auburn

Angel Osornio of Auburn

Jennifer Cotton of Opelika

Erin Hightower of Auburn

Takiya Briggs of Phenix City

Justin Renfroe of Phenix City 

William Exum of Opelika

Mikaela Knapp of Auburn

Shakejah Ford of Opelika 

Michael Martinez of Opelika

Samantha Batchelor of Phenix City

TUSCALOOSA — A total of 494 students enrolled in UA Early College during the Summer Semester 2026 at The University of Alabama were named to the director’s list with an academic record of 3.6 or higher.

Local students include:

Oscar Beaver of Opelika High School

Amy Lane of Lee-Scott Academy

Khloe Mccardle of Smiths Station High School

Anderson Melnick of Opelika High School

Luis Samuel Oliveira Laboy of Brookstone School

Albatool Rawwas of Auburn High School

Michaela Sanford of Auburn High School

TUSCALOOSA —  A total of 624 students enrolled during Summer Semester 2026 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).

Local students include:

Dean’s List

Jessie Bush of Auburn

Tamara Aikens of Opelika

Gracie Binns of Phenix City 

Prescott Lane of Auburn

President’s List

Traynia Wilson of Auburn

Stephanie Swindall of Phenix City

Meagan Burkes of Salem

ADELPHI, MARYLAND — More than 12,900 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the Dean’s List for the summer 2026 term: 

Nautica Elder of Phenix City

Marcus Moran-Terry of Phenix City

Ramses Morera-Bolanos of Phenix City

Gabina Rios of Phenix City

TOPEKA, KANSAS — Washburn University is pleased to announce the students in its summer 2026 graduating class:

Jada Ware from Opelika graduated with a degree in radiation therapy,