Local college students excelling nationwide

A number of college students with ties to the La Mesa Courier and Mission Times Courier circulation areas garnered academic and athletic highlights recently.

They include:

* George Reinig and Jack Reinig of San Diego were named to the Presidents List at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

* Leah Kundle of La Mesa was named to the University of Alabama Presidents List for the spring semester.

* Jake Molinar of La Mesa was named to the Abilene Christian University (Texas) spring 2024 Dean’s Honor Roll. He is a sophomore majoring in finance.

* Harmony Serban of San Diego was named to the spring 2024 Dean’s List at Fort Lewis College (Colorado).

* Several local students made the University of Maryland Global Campus Dean’s List for the spring semester. They are Samuel Anderson, Denisse Gonzalez and Erin Salcedo.

* Patrick Henry High School graduate Gracye Miller, a member of the Linfield University (Oregon) lacrosse team, was named to the 2024 Womens Lacrosse All-Northwest Conference Team, honorable mention.

* Several students from this area were named to the Southern New Hampshire University Presidents List for the winter term. They are Iyahna Vance, Jorge Getz-Garcia, Michelle Drake, Brianne Lightbody and Gregory Allsup.

* The following local students were named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year: Joe Holenstein of La Mesa, who is in the mechanical engineering program; Meakalia Gilman of La Mesa, who is in the new media interactive development program.

* James Mcdaid of San Diego graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS in computer engineering.

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