Union College releases Fall 2022 Presidential Laureates and Dean's List

Maisie Nelson • December 19, 2022

Union College is pleased to acknowledge students for their academic achievement throughout the fall 2022 semester. A total of 81 students were named Presidential Laureates while 259 students were honored with recognition among the Dean’s List.


Presidential Laureates are undergraduate students who achieve at least a 3.75 GPA for two successive semesters, with at least twelve hours, no incompletes, no grades of “C” or below, and no unsatisfactory grades in either semester.


The Dean’s List is comprised of undergraduate students who have completed at least twelve hours, with a 3.33 GPA, no incompletes for the semester, no grades of “C” or below, and no unsatisfactory grades for the semester.


Union College’s Presidential Laureates and Dean’s List students are recognized each academic year at the close of the fall and spring semesters.

  • Fall 2022 Presidential Laureates

    Hannah Baker - Corbin, KY

    Megan Baker - Woodbine, KY

    Stephen Baker - Fourmile, KY

    Taylor Booth - Louisville, KY

    Madison Brooks - Pineville, KY

    Stephen Brooks - Pineville, KY

    Skylar Carnes - Walker, KY

    Sidney Chrisman - McKee, KY

    Ashley Coffing - Crawfordsville, IN

    McKenzie Couch - Bear Branch, KY

    Titus Craig - Barbourville, KY

    Joshua Crawford - Cannon, KY

    Ariel Dailey - Versailles, KY

    Ally Daniels - Barbourville, KY

    Michael Dixon - West Islip, NY

    Shelby Easton - Lexington, KY

    Bonnie Edwards - Barbourville, KY

    Rachel Engle - Bimble, KY

    Charles Eversole - Barbourville, KY

    Alex Farler - Somerset, KY

    Billy Fields - Totz, KY

    Whitney Frasure - Cannon, KY

    Tina Fugate - Chavies, KY

    Jenna Grayson - Inez, KY

    Matthew Gross - Bledsoe, KY

    Kristen Hamilton - Barbourville, KY

    Madelyn Haynes - Baxter, KY

    Laura Head - Barbourville, KY

    Madison Hebert - Vine Grove, KY

    Jillian Helton - Corbin, KY

    Mackenzie Herman - Bedford, KY

    Mckenzi Himes - Mount Vernon, KY

    Jennifer Hoggan - Coronado, CA

    Madison Jennings - Shelbyville, KY

    Sydnee Jessee - Gate City, VA

    Savannah Jones - Largo, FL

    Tabitha Jordan - Williamstown, KY

    Teodora Jovic - Gorokan, Australia

    Baylee Kitts - Baurborville, KY

    Kassidy Koogler - Hyden, KY

    Lucas Ledington - Corbin, KY

    Owen Lewis - Barbourville, KY

    Morgan Love - Decatur, AL

    Kayla Matlock - Corbin, KY

    Briana Maynes - Corbin, KY

    Josie McHargue - Barbourville, KY

    Hope Mckeehan - Barbourville, KY

    Kandace Messer - Barbourville, KY

    Whitney Messer - Barbourville, KY

    Curtis Miracle - Barbourville, KY

    Olivia Miracle - Louisville, KY

    Reagan Nantz - Rockholds, KY

    Laurel Nolan - Pineville, KY

    Rafaela Oliveira da Silva - Marana, AZ

    Summer Partin - Pineville, KY

    Lyndsay Patrick - Hazard, KY

    Rita Pereira - Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal

    Pedro Pussieldi - Florestal, Brazil

    Kayla Richardson - West Chicago, IL

    David Saylor - Coldiron, KY

    John Schneider - Corbin, KY

    Jalyn Sharp - Gray, KY

    Breanna Shepherd - Yeaddiss, KY

    Abbagail Smith - Barbourville, KY

    Austin Smith - Heidrick, KY

    Lindsey Smith - Cannon, KY

    Lydia Smith - Barbourville, KY

    Griffin Snider - Findlay, OH

    Annie Souther - Dalton, GA

    Cynthia Stewart - Frankfort, KY

    Tiffany Sumner - Grethel, KY

    Natasha Templin - Jamestown, KY

    Amber Thomason - Jacksonville, FL

    Andre Viegas - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Nicole Viljoen - Johannesburg, South Africa

    William Webb - Irmo, SC

    Alexandria Williams - Bargersville, IN

    Adreanna Wilson - Fourmile, KY

    Rachel Withers - Eden Prairie, MN

    Macy Yother - Rockholds, KY

    Yaniv Zion - Barbourville, KY

  • Fall 2022 Dean's List

    Aleeza Ahmad - Middlesboro, KY

    Josh Allen - Bimble, KY

    Kevin Anchors - Wellington, FL

    Abel Ang - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Robert Aquino Laurencio - Kissimmee, FL

    Maria Arteaga - Cartagena, Columbia 

    Junean Asher - Barbourville, KY

    Hannah Baker - Corbin, KY

    Hunter Baker - Corbin, KY

    Megan Baker - Woodbine, KY

    Stephen Baker - Fourmile, KY

    Tiffany Barker - Viper, KY

    Kason Bennett - Harker Heights, TX

    Monica Bingham - Gray, KY

    Jordan Blalock - Raleigh, NC

    Jazmine Blevins - Barbourville, KY

    Taylor Booth - Louisville, KY

    Roy'ce Brittentime - Louisville, KY

    Madison Brooks - Pineville, KY

    Stephen Brooks - Pineville, KY

    Logan Callihan - Girdler, KY

    Noah Canady - Kettle Island, KY

    Tanner Carlson - Goodyear, AZ

    Daniel Carlton - Plattsburg, MO

    Skylar Carnes - Walker, KY

    Jonathan Chaney - Saraland, AL

    Taylor Chapman - Barbourville, KY

    Trey Chesnut - Gray, KY

    Niccolò Chiriatti - Faloppio, Italy

    Sidney Chrisman - McKee, KY

    Tia Cobb - Corbin, KY

    Ashley Coffing - Crawfordsville, IN

    Cooper Collins - Barbourville, KY

    Luke Cottrell - Harlan, KY

    McKenzie Couch - Bear Branch, KY

    Terran Cox - Alcoa, TN

    Tyrin Cox - Jackson, TN

    Titus Craig - Barbourville, KY

    Joshua Crawford - Cannon, KY

    Dylan Crook - Asheville, NC

    Kayla Curry - Corbin, KY

    Marcos da Silva - São Paulo, Brazil

    Ariel Dailey - Versailles, KY

    Ally Daniels - Barbourville, KY

    João Lucas de Sá - Salvador, Brazil

    Jordan Delph - East Bernstadt, KY

    Cheikh Diop - Charenton le Pont, France

    Michael Dixon - West Islip, NY

    Liliana Drukerova - Prague, Czech Republic

    Khalil Dunn - Conyers, GA

    Shelby Easton - Lexington, KY

    Henning Ebersohn - Thabazimbi, South Africa

    Bonnie Edwards - Barbourville, KY

    Payton Ellison - Bronston, KY

    Rachel Engle - Bimble, KY

    Charles Eversole - Barbourville, KY

    Ruben Fahiya - Barry, Wales

    Alex Farler - Somerset, KY

    Billy Fields - Totz, KY

    Carter Finlay - Maryville, TN

    Emma Fisher - Flat Lick, KY

    Whitney Frasure - Cannon, KY

    Tina Fugate - Chavies, KY

    Gregory Garrison - Lake Worth, FL

    Angelica Gonzalez - Murrieta, CA

    Leslie Goodin - Corbin, KY

    Kacper Górecki - Pobiedziska, Poland

    Trevor Gould - Fort Myers, FL

    Kendall Gray - Artemus, KY

    Jenna Grayson - Inez, KY

    Matthew Gross - Bledsoe, KY

    Ronni Gross - Irvine, KY

    Dylan Groves - Farmington, NM

    Taylor Gwynette - Auburn, KY

    Chelsea Haigh - Berea, KY

    Kristen Hamilton - Barbourville, KY

    Hayley Hammons - Barbourville, KY

    Garomme Hanna - NASSAU, Bahamas

    Ashley Hardy - Liverpool, NY

    Jude Daniel Haser - Graceville, FL

    Drew Hawkins - Harrisburg, IL

    Gavin Hayes - Bellevue, KY

    Madelyn Haynes - Baxter, KY

    Laura Head - Barbourville, KY

    Madison Hebert - Vine Grove, KY

    Ethan Heck - Pineville, KY

    Justin Hedges - Eminence, KY

    Jillian Helton - Corbin, KY

    Justin Hensley - Proctorville, OH

    William Hensley - Bimble, KY

    Mackenzie Herman - Bedford, KY

    Danny Hibbard - Barbourville, KY

    Mckenzi Himes - Mount Vernon, KY

    Jennifer Hoggan - Coronado, CA

    Jackson Holcombe - Atlanta, GA

    Lauren Horn - Inez, KY

    Nora Howard - Salyersville, KY

    Nicholas Howell - Ivel, KY

    Riley Huddleston - Baxter, TN

    Dylan Hughes - Somerset, KY

    Jeffrey Hurst - Flat Lick, KY

    Aamish Ibrahim - Essex, England

    Rin Igarashi - Seki City, Japan

    Jacob Jacquart - Elk Grove Village, IL

    Madison Jennings - Shelbyville, KY

    Sydnee Jessee - Gate City, VA

    Alberto Johnson - San Diego, CA

    Hannah Johnson - Cumberland, KY

    Matthew Jones - Bimble, KY

    Savannah Jones - Largo, FL

    Tabitha Jordan - Williamstown, KY

    Teodora Jovic - Gorokan, Australia

    Kendall Kassinger - Frankfort, KY

    Shepherd Kemp - Williamsburg, VA

    Raigan King - Pineville, KY

    Dennis Kipkorir - Barbourville, KY

    Baylee Kitts - Baurborville, KY

    Kassidy Koogler - Hyden, KY

    Dalton Kottmer - Colona, IL

    Rezhis Koxhaj - Bruxelles, Belgium

    Jeremi Kwiatkowski - Brussels, Belgium

    Wiktor Kwiatkowski - Bruxelles, Belgium

    Erin Lacey - Louisville, KY

    Tehya Laws - Elizabethton, TN

    Lucas Ledington - Corbin, KY

    Quin Lenders - Venlo, Netherlands

    Kien Leong - Waipahu, HI

    Aijah Lewis - Pembroke Pine, FL

    Hannah Lewis - Hyden, KY

    Owen Lewis - Barbourville, KY

    Shaylin Lewis - Lexington, KY

    Victor Lopes - Noumea, New Caledonia

    Christopher Louie - Calgary, Canada

    Morgan Love - Decatur, AL

    Michael Lowe - Lexington, KY

    Sarah Lowe - Cumming, GA

    Ruthie Masengale - Enoree, SC

    Andrew Mathis - Barbourville, KY

    Kayla Matlock - Corbin, KY

    Briana Maynes - Corbin, KY

    Morgan Mays - Barbourville, KY

    Taylor Mays - Barbourville, KY

    Maddyson McGaughey - Chattanooga, TN

    Megan McGinley - Greer, SC

    Josie McHargue - Barbourville, KY

    Hope Mckeehan - Barbourville, KY

    James Mckenzie - Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Ryleigh McLeskey - Simpsonville, SC

    Jacob Medders - Dacula, GA

    Kandace Messer - Barbourville, KY

    Whitney Messer - Barbourville, KY

    Kaitlyn Mestemaker - Decherd, TN

    Evan Miller - Columbia, MO

    JoEmily Miller - Corbin, KY

    Cara Mills - Gray, KY

    Jamie Mills - Barbourville, KY

    Johnathon Mills - Barbourville, KY

    Jaquavion Mimms - Guthrie, KY

    Curtis Miracle - Barbourville, KY

    Olivia Miracle - Louisville, KY

    Keiju Miyake - Minoh city, Japan

    Zachary Moore - St Louis, MO

    Brittany Morris - Glasgow, KY

    Makenna Morris - Fayetteville, TN

    Anton Mozga - Hemet, CA

    Reagan Nantz - Rockholds, KY

    Tyler Napier - Heidrick, KY

    Zachary Nepogoda - Canton, GA

    Adrian Nery - South Barrington, IL

    Jacob Newby - Lawrenceburg, KY

    Sydney Newsome - Teaberry, KY

    Tyler Noble - Bonnyman, KY

    Laurel Nolan - Pineville, KY

    Rafaela Oliveira da Silva - Marana, AZ

    Mark Page - Barbourville, KY

    David Painter - Greeneville, TN

    Summer Partin - Pineville, KY

    Lyndsay Patrick - Hazard, KY

    Luke Pell - Joliet, IL

    Austin Penman - Lexington, KY

    Rita Pereira - Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal

    Mikayla Phillips - Soddy Daisy, TN

    Mckenna Pickett - Chattanooga, TN

    Mark Prewitt - Corbin, KY

    Pedro Pussieldi - Florestal, Brazil

    Mihailo Radosavljevic - Belgrade, Serbia

    Jordan Ramirez - Highlands Ranch, CO

    Jessie Rapier - Gray, KY

    Carson Ray - Prestonsburg, KY

    Kathryn Redmon - Frankfort, KY

    Sean Reece - Lexington, KY

    Kayla Richardson - West Chicago, IL

    Timothy Robbins - Knoxville, TN

    Logan Romasanta - Elgin, IL

    Hunter Rossi - Newton, NJ

    Ben Rowlands - Wigan, England

    Aidan Rush - Princeton, KY

    Joseph Ruwe - Hebron, KY

    Carlos Sainz Barroso - Madrid, Spain

    Simon Salsi - Branscourt, France

    David Saylor - Coldiron, KY

    Jonathan Saylor - Middlesboro, KY

    Rylee Saylor - Stoney Fork, KY

    John Schneider - Corbin, KY

    Nicholas Seelman - Calgary, Canada

    Shubh Sethia - Barbourville, KY

    Bailey Shackleford - Corbin, KY

    Jalyn Sharp - Gray, KY

    Olivia Shearer - Thompsons Station, TN

    Zoie Shepard - Morristown, TN

    Breanna Shepherd - Yeaddiss, KY

    Sidney Shoemake - Cookeville, TN

    Abbagail Smith - Barbourville, KY

    Austin Smith - Heidrick, KY

    Lindsey Smith - Cannon, KY

    Lydia Smith - Barbourville, KY

    Peyton Smith - Barbourville, KY

    Griffin Snider - Findlay, OH

    Theron Sons - Decherd, TN

    Carlos Soto - Manchester, CT

    Annie Souther - Dalton, GA

    Colton Stegman - Saint Cloud, FL

    Cynthia Stewart - Frankfort, KY

    Lori Stogsdill - Somerset, KY

    Adriann Strouth - Middlesboro, KY

    Kaylee Stuckey - Alcoa, TN

    Tiffany Sumner - Grethel, KY

    Ryleigh Swafford - Barbourville, KY

    Natasha Templin - Jamestown, KY

    Amber Thomason - Jacksonville, FL

    Savannah Tillett - Danville, KY

    Nicholas Trees - Indianapolis, IN

    Nathaniel Turner - Louisville, KY

    Mykah Turpin - Stanford, KY

    Owen Tyers - Hillier, 

    Haden Uhrig - Fourmile, KY

    Ciara Uphoff - Lenoir City, TN

    Noemi Vargas - Amarillo, TX

    Andre Viegas - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Nicole Viljoen - Johannesburg, South Africa

    Wade Walker - Glasgow, KY

    Abby Wall - Dayton, TN

    Morgan Warren - Gray, KY

    Marcus Watson - Nashville, TN

    Timothy Watson - Wisner, LA

    William Webb - Irmo, SC

    Taylor Wesley - Waynesburg, KY

    Kacie West - Barvourville, KY

    Taylor Whisonant - Sumiton, AL

    Nicholas Whitaker - Hazard, KY

    Alexandria Williams - Bargersville, IN

    Adreanna Wilson - Fourmile, KY

    Emilyann Wilson - Gray, KY

    Rachel Withers - Eden Prairie, MN

    Avery Worde - Alcoa, TN

    Macy Yother - Rockholds, KY

    Christopher Zerbee - Annville, KY

    Yaniv Zion - Barbourville, KY

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