Three Salem residents have been recognized for academic excellence during the fall 2016 semester at New River Community College.

Tanner Smart has been named to the President’s List, and Coraleigh Jones and Maura Walters have been named to the Dean’s List.

To be placed on the President’s List, a student must have taken 12 college-level semester hours or more, attained a grade point average of 3.5 for any one semester, and earned a minimum of 20 semester hours at New River Community College.

A Dean’s List student is one who has taken 12 college-level semester hours of credit or more and attained a grade point average of 3.2 for any one semester.

New River Community College is located in Dublin, Virginia and is one of the Commonwealth’s 23 community colleges.

– Submitted by Kelly Kaiser