OUR FOLKS: IUPUC, Ball State University honors

IUPUC’s dean’s list

COLUMBUS — Local students were recently named to the fall 2021 dean’s list at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus:

Morgantown: Paxton A. Henderson and Kurstin M. Thompson

Nashville: Aidan M. Burt, Evan T. Fleischman, Brittany N. Gholston, Charleton M. Jackson, Hannah Kaeleigh

Nineveh: Darion N. Buckner

To qualify for the honor, students must attain a grade-point average of at least 3.70 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Ball State dean’s list

MUNCIE — The following local students were recently named to the fall 2021 dean’s list at Ball State University:

Morgantown: Alisha Griffith

Nashville: Grace Baughman, Olivia Baughman, Abigail Hollander, Aubrey Hollander, Francesca Mata, Katianna Richardson, Kami Thalls

Nineveh: Elijah Deweerdt, Jordan Watson

Students must earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average for 12 or more credits of graded course work during a semester to earn a spot on the dean’s list.

Kami Thalls

MUNCIE — Nashville resident Kami Thalls was named to Ball State University’s Top 100 Students list for the 2021 fall semester. The award recognizes 100 outstanding junior and senior undergraduates who represent the spirit of “Beneficence,” Ball State’s institutional statue and icon that symbolizes the generosity of the five Ball brothers who donated the land that the university rests on.