Fairfield Students Named to James Madison University President's List

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The following James Madison University students have been named to the president's list for the fall 2012 semester:

Nicholas Thornberg of Fairfield, CT. Thornberg is a senior whose major is communication studies.

Erica Marraffa of Fairfield, CT. Marraffa is a senior whose major is interdisciplinary liberal studies.

Students who receive president's list honors must carry a semester course load of at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.9 or above.

James Madison University is a comprehensive university that is part of the statewide system of public higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is the only university in America named for President James Madison. Established March 14, 1908, the university offers programs on the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels with its primary emphasis on the undergraduate student. JMU provides a total education to students - one that has a broad range of the liberal arts as its foundation and encompasses an extensive variety of professional and pre-professional programs, augmented by a multitude of learning experiences outside the classroom.