Higher Education Honors
Hinesburg college students are praised for academic achievements at a variety of schools.
Fall 2025 Semester:
Nicole-Richie Asiimwe of Hinesburg was named to the fall 2025 Dean’s List at the Community College of Vermont (CCV). This honor recognizes full-time students with a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99.
Sophia Currier and Melissa George, both of Hinesburg, were named to the fall 2025 Student Honors List at the Community College of Vermont (CCV). This honor recognizes part-time students with a 4.0 grade point average.
Sachi Depot and Lily Mincar, both of Hinesburg, have been named to the College of Charleston (SC) fall 2025 President’s List. To qualify for the President’s List, students must earn a GPA of 3.800 or higher. Depot is majoring in marketing, and Mincar is majoring in psychology.
Ann Marie Dufault of Hinesburg, a sophomore majoring in healthcare, was named a Presidential Scholar for the Fall 2025 semester at Clarkson University. Presidential Scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average.
Skylar Avery Francis of Hinesburg, a junior majoring in biology, was named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester at Clarkson University (NY). Dean’s List students must achieve a minimum 3.25 grade-point average.
Thomas Garavelli, Cassandra Guillemette, Corinna Hobbs, Addison Maurer, and MacKenna Riggs, all of Hinesburg, have been named to the University of New England’s (ME) Dean’s List for the fall semester 2025. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester.
Jacqueline Goldsmith of Hinesburg has earned a place on Furman University’s (SC) dean’s list for the 2025 fall semester. Furman’s dean’s list is composed of full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher on a four-point system. Goldsmith’s parents and/or guardians are James Goldsmith and Catherine Goldsmith.
Phebe Hardy of Hinesburg was named to the College of Charleston (SC) Fall 2025 Dean’s List. Hardy is majoring in arts management. To qualify for the Dean’s List (Distinguished), students must earn a GPA of 3.500 or higher.
Gavin Hay of Hinesburg has been named to Southern New Hampshire University‘s (SNHU) fall 2025 President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December. 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.
Emaleigh Hunter and Ronald Spivack, both of Hinesburg, have been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in the Fall 2025 semester.
Madison Kittell of Hinesburg has earned a place on the President’s List for Fall 2025 at the Vermont State University. This highest academic distinction honors fulltime students who achieved a 4.0 semester grade point average.
Nara McDonald and Nicholas Zimicki-Bowditch, both of Hinesburg, have been named to the Champlain College Online President’s List for achieving a grade point average of 4.0 or higher in the Fall 2025 semester. Both McDonald and Zimicki-Bowditch have also been named to the Champlain College Online Trustees’ List for the Fall 2025 semester. Students on the Trustees’ List have achieved a 4.0 grade point average for two or more consecutive semesters.
Gabriela Moreno of Hinesburg has been named to Texas State University’s President’s List for Fall 2025. Moreno is majoring in photography. The President’s List is made up of of students who earned a grade point average of 4.0 while enrolled in 12 or more GPA hours at Texas State University in the semester.
Amelia Novak of Hinesburg received the Blessing of the Hands-on February 6 at Emmanuel College (MA). This ceremony is a long-standing tradition for second-year nursing students as they prepare to begin their first clinical. The Blessing of the Hands recognizes nursing students’ hands as instruments of care, comfort, and respect. The ceremony affirms nursing as a commitment to skilled practice, compassion, and respect for the dignity of every person as students enter clinical practice. Novak has also been named to the Fall 2025 Emmanuel College Dean’s List. To earn a spot on the Dean’s List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher
Max Opton of Hinesburg graduated with honors from Montana State University in December 2025 with a B.S. in environmental science and a minor in business.
Ruby Opton of Hinesburg, a sophomore majoring in marine biology, was named to the Chancellor’s list for the fall 2025 semester at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Sage Peterson and Hannah Wager, both of Hinesburg, were named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2025 semester at Quinnipiac University (CT). To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C.
Madeline Rugg, a member of the Class of 2028 from Hinesburg, has been named to the Fall 2025 Dean’s List at Stonehill College (MA). To qualify for this honor, undergraduate students must have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher.
Kali Turner of Hinesburg has been named to Ohio University’s Fall 2025 Dean’s List. The Dean’s List recognizes undergraduate students who complete a particular semester with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.999
Anna Ulager of Hinesburg has been named to the Saint Mary’s College (IN) Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. To earn this academic honor at Saint Mary’s, a student must achieve a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.6 on a 4.0 scale, have a minimum of 12 graded credit hours, no incompletes, and no grades lower than a C.
Norah Van Vranken of Hinesburg has been named to The University of Rhode Island’s Fall 2025 Dean’s List. To be included on the Dean’s List, students must have achieved at least a 3.30 quality point average.
Annalise Wood of Hinesburg was named to the Dean’s List at Bates College (ME) for the Fall semester ending in December 2025. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point average is 3.92 or higher.