The University of West Georgia named 1,563 students to the fall semester dean’s list, according to Dr. Thomas J. Hynes, vice president for academic affairs.

Named to the dean’s list from Rincon was Jason Soucy.

Students who achieve a grade point average of 3.5 on a minimum of 12 semester hours of college level courses in which grades A-F are given are placed on the dean’s list for that semester.

A coeducational, residential, liberal arts institution, the University of West Georgia is a charter member of the University System of Georgia. The institution, which grew from a district agricultural and mechanical school established in 1906, became West Georgia (Junior) College in 1933, was named a four-year college in 1957 and became a state university in 1996. The University of West Georgia offers 109 programs of study, including 60 at the bachelor’s level, 45 at the master’s and specialist levels, two at the doctoral level and two at the post-master’s certificate level.