Today in Columbia: Academic Achievers at University of Delaware

The Weather:

"Periods of rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 1 p.m. High near 45. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 7 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 8 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible." — The National Weather Service

Kudos:

The following Columbia residents have been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for the fall semester, according to a news release from readMedia Newswire:

Brittany Berger, senior, arts and sciences

Amy Nellis, sophomore, engineering

Grace Oldfield, senior, arts and sciences

Katherine Bailey, freshman, arts and sciences

Abigail Kramer, freshman, arts and sciences

Laura Powell, senior, arts and sciences

Sarah Thorne, senior, agriculture and natural resources

Camille Turner, senior, arts and sciences

Morris Zolet, senior, health sciences

Tarin Gentile, sophomore, health sciences

Sarah Macdonald, senior, education and human development

Kathryn Patchan, freshman, arts and sciences

To achieve Dean's List status, students must be enrolled full-time and earn a grade-point average of 3.33 or above for the semester.

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