Nearly 1,800 students from Saginaw Valley State University earned a spot on the winter 2024 semester Deans’ List, including one student from Galesburg and one student from Athens.

To be eligible for the Deans’ List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or better.

Among those students who earned this academic distinction were:

• Payton James of Athens
• Aubree Sedore of Galesburg

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