Et cetera : Area Students Named to Buena Vista University Dean's List for Fall 2014

The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2014 semester at Buena Vista University:

Kelsey Kankelfitz from Atkins.

Jamie Rich from Belle Plaine.

Garrett Woodson from Dysart.

Seth Woodson from Dysart.

Students on the list must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the semester based on a 4.0 grade point system and must have taken at least 12 hours of coursework.

Founded in 1891, Buena Vista University offers 43 majors and 15 pre-professional programs that blend liberal arts with real-world applications, preparing students for lifelong success. Its quality academic programs, faculty, facilities, and technology result in 97 percent of BVU's recent graduates being employed or enrolled in graduate/professional schools within six months of graduation, based on a 98 percent survey response rate. Generous merit and need-based financial aid programs, and support for academic travel, research, and internships, make BVU an affordable option for all students and, combined with its academic programs, has led U.S. News & World Report to rank BVU as the third best value school among Midwest Regional Colleges and to an A stable rating from Standard & Poor's.