Standout Scholars: Stone Mountain Natives Excel From Clearwater to Missouri

Several Stone Mountain natives recently received degrees and honors from colleges and universities, listed alphabetically:

Clearwater Christian College

• Jessica R. Pisani received a President's Recognition for scholastic achievement during the 2011 fall semester. In order to be recognized for this award, honorees must have been enrolled full-time and earn a minimum grade point average of 3.90 on a 4.00 scale.

• Joanna L. Pisani received the Dean's List Award for scholastic achievement during the 2011 fall semester. In order to be recognized for this award, honorees are required to earn a GPA between 3.50 and 3.90 on a 4.00 scale.

Clemson University

• Christopher Kenneth Epps graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in PRTM (Community Recreation, Sport and Camp Management) on Dec. 22.

Georgia Institute of Technology

The following students earned Faculty Honors for Fall 2011:

• Gande Li
• Lucy Pettitt-Schieber
• Ryan Simmons
• Ruhee Ukani
• Silvia Vaca

The following students made the Dean's List for fall semester 2011.

• Eric Elder
• Ikenna Omekam
• Adam Kahin

Georgia Southwestern State University

• Toni McKenley made the Fall 2011 President's List and was among 550 students recognized for scholastic achievement. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must earn a semester GPA of 4.0 and take a minimum of 15 credit hours.
• Ralph Wulah of Stone Mountain graduated from during the Fall 2011 commencement ceremony held on Dec. 10 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management. He was one of 373 graduates.

Missouri Valley College

• Devon Wade was named to the Fall 2011 Dean's List. The requirements for the Dean's List are a 3.3 or higher grade point average; at least 12 graded hours for the semester; and no "D," "F," or "Incomplete" grades for the semester.

This list was compiled from readMedia Newswire.