The following students recently were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester at University of Mary Washington: Tawany C. Almeida, Jack K. Anderson, Mary K. Hubbard, Christopher A. Moore and Nathalie I. Rieder, of Glen Allen; LeeAnne R. Brooks, of Sandston; John L. White, of Henrico; and Nathan J. Bemis, Hallie E. Gibson, Lara R. Pugh and Amy M. Purello, of Richmond. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.5.

Elyse V. Clark, of Glen Allen, recently was named to the president’s list for the fall 2011 semester at University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. To be eligible for the president’s list, students must earn a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

Alexandria T. Kunz, of Henrico, recently graduated from Boston University in Boston, Mass. Kunz received a master’s degree in criminal justice.

Parth P. Shah, of Glen Allen, recently was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester at Boston University in Boston, Mass.

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell recently appointed the following local residents to state boards and commissions: Virginia Retirement System Board of Trustees – Diana F. Cantor, of Glen Allen, partner with Alternative Investment Management, LLC; and Virginia Wine Board – Mitzi L. Batterson, of Glen Allen, general manager of James River Cellars.

The Henricus Foundation with Chesterfield and Henrico Counties recently named Charles Lewis Grant the executive director of Henricus Historical Park. Grant served as acting executive director since July 2010 and throughout the site’s 400th commemoration. He previously served as operations manager of the living history museum for two years. Prior to Henricus Historical Park, Grant served as president of Custom Collectibles, Ltd. and senior project manager at The American Historical Foundation. Grant has undergraduate and master’s degrees in history from Radford University and Virginia Tech, respectively.

Alan Meekins, of Richmond, recently graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. Meekins received a bachelor of science degree in computer science from RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.