MURFREESBORO, TENN. (06/16/2023)-- More than 5,430-plus students made the spring 2023 dean's list at Middle Tennessee State University.

Local students who made the list include:

Luke Alexander of Liberty, - Agribusiness, Emilie Brough of Liberty, - Nursing, James Copeland of Smithville, - Aerospace, Cedric Cruz of Dowelltown, - Science, Levi Driver of Dowelltown, - Computer Science, Andy Finch of Dowelltown, - Psychology, Aaron Fleser of Smithville, - History, Kailey Harvey of Alexandria, - Speech/Language Path & Audio, Matthew Keaton of Smithville, - Political Science, Dulce Maciel-Ortega of Smithville, - Media & Entertainment, Kelsie Merriman of Smithville, - Psychology, Caitlin Milligan of Smithville, - Theatre, Kyle Olver of Dowelltown, - Accounting, Ann Pursell of Liberty, - Social Work, Rachel Rhody of Smithville, - Non Degree Seeking, Malia Stanley of Dowelltown, - Sociology, Joie Trout of Smithville, - Early Childhood Education, and Justin Washer of Smithville, - Biology.

To qualify for this distinction, an undergraduate student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours.

Founded in 1911 as one of three state normal schools for teacher training, Middle Tennessee State University is one of the oldest and largest undergraduate universities in the state of Tennessee. With a fall enrollment averaging more than 21,000 students for the past several years, MTSU remains committed to providing individualized service in an exciting and nurturing atmosphere where student success is the top priority. For more information, call 615-898-2300, visit https://mtsu.edu/ or https://mtsunews.com. Follow MTSU on Twitter @MTSUNews and like us on Facebook.