SPRINGFIELD — Committed to academic excellence, Wittenberg University regularly recognizes students who maintain high educational standards.

Local students who maintained a 3.5 or higher grade point average for the 2016 fall semester and earned a place on the dean’s list were Hayley Blanford, of Sidney, Kyle Dieringer, of Versailles, and Katherine Robinson, of Sidney.

Repeatedly recognized by the Princeton Review for its professor accessibility, superior classroom experience and longstanding commitment to sustainability, Wittenberg is a nationally ranked university for the liberal arts and sciences affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.