KENT — Kent State recognizes more than 8,200 undergraduate students who have been named to the Dean’s List for fall 2015. Undergraduate students who obtain a 3.400 GPA or higher while maintaining 12 or more credit hours during the fall qualify to receive this honor.

The following local students were named to the Fall 2015 Dean’s List:

Katherine Nuss, of Sidney; Allison Jutte, of Minster; Quinn Searcy, of West Liberty; Rachel Otte, of Maria Stein; Zoe Smalley, of Lakeview; Victoria Whitten, of Piqua; Ashley Buersmeyer, of Zanesfield; Abby Blair, of West Liberty; Douglas Ranly, of St. Henry; Abigail Kramer, of Greenville; Amanda Michael, of New Madison; Kalin Harper, of Huntsville; Katie Elking, of Maria Stein; Blythe Alspaugh, of Covington; Trenton Rees, of Zanesfield.

Kent State University is Northeast Ohio’s leading public research university with more than 41,000 students. The university’s eight-campus system is among the largest regional systems in the country. Today, Kent State has become an engine for economic, cultural and workforce development locally and internationally as one of the premier Ohio universities. The university is ranked among the nation’s 74 public high-research universities and among the top 76 in community engagement by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. For more information about Kent State, visit www.kent.edu.