Academic Achievements Of Herndon College Students Recognized: Report

HERNDON, VA — To shine a light on the academic achievements of college students from the Herndon area, Patch shares information provided by the students' families and Merit News.

Jessica Saylor, a Herndon High School Class of 2020 graduate and a mass communications major with a concentration in public relations, was named to the dean’s list at Virginia Commonwealth University for the fall 2023 semester. The Herndon resident is a senior at VCU, who earned the honor by posting a 3.8 semester grade point average. To be eligible for the dean’s list at VCU, students must earn a 3.5 or higher grade point average for that semester with no grade below a C.

Hannah Mordin of Oak Hill was recently named to the Western Carolina University Fall 2023 Chancellor's List. Mordin was among more than 1,600 students to achieve this honor. To qualify for the Chancellor's List, students must earn a GPA of 3.8 or higher while completing a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Eight students from Herndon were recently named to the Fall 2023 President's List at Southern New Hampshire University. 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. To be considered as a full-time student at SNHU, a student must complete 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms.

• Robert Hartman of Herndon
• Bethany Yingst of Herndon
• Kiley Stiles of Herndon
• Jemila Ibrahim of Herndon
• Richard Nordberg of Herndon
• Dylan Hardin of Herndon
• Farah Bahri of Herndon
• Nia Dyson of Herndon

Emory & Henry College student Jackson Ward of Herndon was named to the fall 2023 Dean's List. To earn such an honor, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn at least a 3.6 GPA for the semester.

Don't see your award-winning scholar among those appearing in this academic honors list? Send the details to Patch editor Michael O'Connell at michael.occonnell@patch.com and Patch will include them in a future post.