Local students graduate, receive honors

Local residents have done well recently graduating from colleges and universities, being accepted to colleges and universities, receiving scholarships and being named to the president’s list at their respective schools among various accomplishments, including:

Berea College graduate

Corbin’s Hayley Campbell received a Bachelor of Arts from Berea College conferred on May 15. Berea College celebrated 186 graduates on May 5 at the 2024 commencement ceremony. These graduates represent 33 states and 20 countries.

The celebration was the first end-of-year graduation for President Cheryl Nixon, who joined Berea College in July 2023.

Berea College, the first interracial and coeducational college in the South, focuses on learning, labor and service. It only admits academically promising students with limited financial resources, primarily from Kentucky and Appalachia, although students come from 45 states and 70 countries.

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville University’s academic honors President’s List for the Spring 2024 semester has been announced with Williamsburg’s Ashley Hayes and Keavy’s Aleisha Hollin making the list.

The academic honors list recognizes students who achieve a grade point average of 3.50 or above for the semester with a course load of at least 12 hours. The Spring 2024 academic honors list includes a total of 839 students, with 375 named to the President’s List for achieving a 4.0 grade point average and 464 named to the Dean’s List for achieving a 3.5 to 3.99 GPA.

Campbellsville University is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university that offers over 100 programs, including doctoral, master, bachelor, associate and certificate programs.