Forty-four students from Brooke County earned academic honors at West Virginia University during the spring term.
The 19 local students and their majors who were named among the 2,783 on the president’s list with perfect 4.0 averages were:
Vanessa Alatis of Weirton, aerospace engineering; Andrea Alimario of Weirton, biochemistry; Matthew Amaismeri of Colliers, nursing; Kamryn Bable of Follansbee, elementary education; Melyn Bachinski of Follansbee, communication sciences and disorders; Alexandra Backel of Weirton, multidisciplinary studies; Joshua Caswell of Wellsburg, aerospace engineering; Alexis Cipoletti of Wellsburg, exercise physiology; Madison Ely of Follansbee, journalism; John Francis of Wellsburg, global supply chain management.
Emma Landis of Weirton, art and design; Brayden Lawton of Weirton, political science; Mia Marino of Wellsburg, nursing; Emma Martino of Follansbee, nursing; Riley McAllister of Wellsburg, computer engineering; Angelia Spickard of Weirton, nursing; Krista Velegol of Weirton, health and well-bring; Justin Welch of Wellsburg, landscape architecture; and Mia Zopp of Follansbee, exercise physiology.
Twenty-five local students were among the 3,490 named to the dean’s list for 3.5-3.99 averages.
They were:
Sabrina Alatis of Weirton, management information systems; Adelena Backel of Weirton, interactive design for media; Annalese Backel of Weirton, business; William Barney of Follansbee, civil engineering; Tesd Barnhart of Follansbee, interactive design for media; Camden Bates of Follansbee, management; John Bober of Wellsburg, management and accounting; Chrissy Byers of Weirton, political science;​ Vincenzo Conforti of Weirton, marketing.
Paige DiGiovanni of Wellsburg, communication sciences and disorders; Emily Donley of Wellsburg, biochemistry; Jacob Donley of Wellsburg, engineering; Nadia Edwards of Wellsburg, business; Jonah Eggert of Weirton, music composition; Nicholas Elias of Weirton, mechanical engineering; Conor Garvey of Wellsburg, mechanical engineering; Shaylee Groves of Weirton, multidisciplinary studies.
Luka Haught of Weirton, computer science; Marlee Johns of Wellsburg, neuroscience; Gage Keener of Wellsburg, chemical engineering; Haley Martin of Weirton, health and well-being; Brody McAlister of Wellsburg, computer science; Mark Pietranton of Weirton, exploratory pathway; Adam Roberts of Follansbee, engineering; and Evita Young of Follansbee, immunology and medical microbiology.