Local Resident Named to Macalester College Dean's List

St. Paul, Minn.  — Laura Humes, the daughter of Lisa and Todd Humes of Shoreline, Washington has been named to the dean's list of Macalester College for academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2013-2014 school year.

A graduate of Shorewood High School, Humes was a sophomore at Macalester last spring.

The Dean’s List at Macalester College is published at the end of each semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List a student must have been registered as a full-time, degree-seeking student and may not have been on a study away program. Furthermore, a student must have achieved a semester grade point average of at least 3.75, twelve or more credits on a regular grading option, no grades below C-, and no withdrawal or incomplete grades for the semester. Grades for activity, practicum, and technique courses in dance, music, and physical education are not factored into eligibility for the Dean's List.

Macalester College, founded in 1874, is a national liberal arts college with a full-time enrollment of 2,011 students. Macalester is nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment to academic excellence, internationalism, multiculturalism, and civic engagement.