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Columbus State Community College

COLUMBUS -- Michelle Hetherington of Mingo Junction graduated from Columbus State Community College following the spring semester.

She also was named to the spring semester dean's list. To be named to the dean's list, a student must achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled for six or more credit hours.

Ohio Northern University

ADA -- The following Jefferson County resident was eligible to participate in Ohio Northern University's spring 2021 commencement ceremonies: Lindy Holmes of Mount Pleasant.

Ohio State University

COLUMBUS -- A semester that concluded with Ohio State University's first in-person commencement since late 2019 also saw more than 23,000 students excel in the classroom.

The university's spring 2021 dean's list names 23,941 students who have achieved top grades for their work. This includes 18,151 Ohio students, 4,225 non-resident and 1,565 international students.

Criteria for the dean's list varies by college. It is usually based on the GPA for that specific term and the number of credit hours taken. Many colleges require a minimum of 12 graded credit hours with a 3.5 GPA or higher.

Ohio State also is issuing the list of students who earned degrees at commencement on May 9, 2020. The university awarded 12,015 degrees at the ceremony, including 433 doctoral, 629 professional, 1,842 master's, 8,373 bachelor's, 551 associate degrees and 187 certificates.

Both the dean's and graduate lists include Ohio, nonresident and international students. Students are listed by county and then by zip code, city and last name. The files are searchable using the search or find function on a device.

Students may choose not to have their names released under the provisions of the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Their names have been excluded from the lists.

Degrees conferred data as of June 9 for Ohio includes local students:

Travis Phillip Scio; Taylor Carothers, Dillonvale; Elizabeth Gibbons, Rayland; Matthew Randolph, Richmond; Holly Winfield, Wintersville; Eve Scarpone, Tiltonsville; Megan Anderson, Toronto; Rachael Cline, Toronto; Desiree Meadows, Toronto; and Miranda Robinson, Toronto.

Harrison County residents named to OSU's dean's list were:

Andrew Clelland, Cadiz; Kya DeMeter, Cadiz; Abby Dowdle, Cadiz; Eric Leech, Cadiz; McKenna Mizer, Cadiz; Mary Foster, Freeport; Coleman Dodds, Hopedale; and Travis Rutledge, Scio.

Jefferson County residents named to OSU's dean's list were:

Alyssa Campbell, Bloomingdale; Rachel Ewing, Bloomingdale; Bonnie Thibault, Bloomingdale; Trevor Clark, Brilliant; Rachel Romestan, Brilliant; Taylor Carothers, Dillonvale; Andrew Finefrock, Mingo Junction; Robert Vance, Mingo Junction; Ember Carpenter, Rayland; Megan Kirkpatrick, Rayland; Abby Nightingale, Rayland; Matthew Randolph, Richmond; Alex Barnhouse, Steubenville; Scotty Mitchell, Steubenville; Nicole Gluzman, Steubenville; and Kelly Kovach, Steubenville.

Youngstown State University

YOUNGSTOWN -- More than 1,400 students were awarded undergraduate and advanced degrees and certificates at Youngstown State University's spring commencement, including the following local students:

Joseph LaSalle of Brilliant; Drew Sevek of Hammondsville; Brittney Michael of Irondale; Jensine Foley of Steubenville; Jazmin Pendergrast of Steubenville; Erin Heaton of Toronto; Braden Haught of Toronto; and Zachary Arbogast of Jewett.

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