Milestones: Jan. 20, 2026
Elizabeth Zehmer of Glen Allen was named to the fall 2025 chancellor’s list at Troy University in Alabama. To be eligible for this honor, students enrolled in at least 12 credit hours must earn a 4.0 grade point average for the semester.
Eletta Michaux and Analiese Edds of Henrico were named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Samford University in Alabama. To qualify for his honor, students enrolled in at least 12 credit hours must earn a 3.5 or higher grade point average for the semester.
John-Sebastian Moore of Henrico was named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Crookston. To be eligible for this honor, students enrolled in at least 12 letter-graded credit hours must earn a 3.66 grade point average for the semester. Moore is majoring in English.
The following local students were named to the fall 2025 president’s list at James Madison University in Virginia: Audrey Clement, Anna Smith, Maryam Chowdhury, Matthew Gavin, Cameron Golden, Alec Orsi, William Edwards, Davis Voelzke, Sara Townley, Grace Compton, Caitlin Crawford, Megan Gustavson, Madison Stevens, Madyson McRay, William Campbell, Zachary Morse, Bethany Earman, Adam Childs, Anna Barrow, Madison Julian, Carter Kelly, Caroline Swynford, Haley Calhoun, Aiden Ward, Samuel Hubard, Vivian Upchurch, Tyler Paulin, Austin Waxenfelter, Riley Flohre, Allison Hazlegrove, Braden Lesher, Molly Rolfe, Davi Leonardi, Frances Sanderson, Owen Wilcox, Preston Davis, Ashley Compton, Ashley Delgado, Virginia Harmon, Kendra Higginbottom, Kaitlynn Morgan, Sierra Stockman, Summer Kantanen, Baylor Dudley, Summer Johnson, Jack Crawford and Molly Stein, of Henrico; Natalie Parker, Jordan Tan, Elise Crowder, Lauren Zimmerman, Abigail Hepler, Isabel Lewis, Charles Van der Ven, Nicolas Ratliff, Romeo Nomikos, Grace Erasmi, Jamie Han, Andrew Christensen, Andrew Klimek, Rafael Dietsch, Tucker Roberts, Michael Karjavine, Kyla Witte, Connor Marshall, Austin Purcell, Isabella Citino, Jackson Rike and Emily Wilks, of Glen Allen; and Nicholas Drake, of Highland Springs.
Ava Johnson of Glen Allen was named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Le Moyne College in New York. To qualify for this honor, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Johnson is a freshman majoring in Business.
The following local students were named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania: Bennett Long, Kellen Welch and Ella Shields, of Henrico; and Leah Carlson, of Glen Allen. To be eligible for this honor, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
The following local students were named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Radford University in Virginia: Elisha Beckwith, Anya Bednar, Jaiden Braxton-Smith, Matthew Burnside, Chelsea Clarke, Katherine Clarke, To’Nay Cobb, Jacob Crewell, Emily Dunford, Charlotte Hall, Benjamin Hess, Berkeley Hines, Kaye-Marie Kerr, Michael Luck, Peyton Manoley, Cassidy Moogalian, Timothy Newcomb, Rohkim Smith, Chanelle Songui, Sarah Sydnor, Jake Weiss, Nyima Williams, Kayla Winston and Ian Wolverton, of Henrico; and Benjamin Tucker, Parker Noonan, Caitlin Shaw, Peyton Simmons, Bridget Bickford, Reilly Boren, Jack Braun, Megan Cash, Britni Jackson, Ryan Marshall, Eva Meyers and Meredith Lawson, of Glen Allen. To qualify for this honor, students enrolled in at least 12 letter-graded credit hours must earn a minimum 3.4 grade point average for the semester.
Before leaving office, former Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed the following local residents to his Administration: Commission on Youth – Jenni Booker Baker of Henrico, vice president of development and communications at ChildSavers; Board of Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts – Brook Trible of Glen Allen, assistant secretary of the commonwealth; and Advisory Council on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome – Erin Reid of Henrico, community advocate.
