Local students earn kudos

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

• Mia Bricker of Norton Shores, at Michigan State University.
• Tyler Zimmerman of Norton Shores, at Grand Valley State University.

They are among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

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The following students were named to the 2023 fall trimester Dean's List at Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa.

• Brandon Aki Jackson of Norton Shores
• Nicole Beckmann of Muskegon

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In fall semester 2023, approximately 1,800 of Ohio University's part-time undergraduate students qualified for the Provost's List.  Qualifying students must possess a 3.5 or greater GPA and between 6 and 11.99 credit hours attempted for letter grades that are used to calculate GPA.

• Kristen Foupht of Muskegon
• Emma Simonelli of Norton Shores

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• Chloe Bossman of Norton Shores has been named to the Chancellor's List at Troy University for Term 3 of the 2023-2024 academic year. The Chancellor's List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who earn a grade point average of 4.0.

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• Saray Figueroa of Muskegon was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Figueroa was initiated at Grand Valley State University.