Students from the Tri-Cities area have been named to the dean's list at the University of Washington for spring quarter.
To qualify, a student must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (out of 4). Students are notified that they have achieved this distinction when they receive their grades for the quarter.
Benton City -- Zachary A. J. Habner, senior
Kennewick -- Emily J. Ashjian, senior; Kevin A. Atkinson, senior; Saptarshi Bhattacharya, sophomore; Kendra M. Cherry, senior; Corrin E. Cole, senior; Kaytlin E. Hopkins, junior; Jasmine R. Ines, junior; Natalia M. Ivanenko, junior; Kelsey A. Lockard, sophomore; Kendyl L. Pele, sophomore; Dominic J. Pontarolo, junior; Ryan D. Sours, junior; Camden R. Swita, senior; Andrew T. Teimouri, sophomore; Kelly C. Walsh, senior.
Pasco -- Michael A. Angulo, sophomore; Robert G. Everson III, sophomore; Timothy C. Pigulski, freshman; Gustavo Ramos, junior; Jaakob S. Ritari, senior; Angela J. Zhang, senior.
Prosser -- Ashley S. Plata, senior.
Richland -- Farah Abdul, senior; Heather R. Barth, senior; Robert J. Baxter, junior; Christine S. Bian, senior; David J. Billetdeaux, senior; Kali M. Brandt, junior; Ryan S. Butner, senior; Steven L. Ceto, sophomore; Jin-Heok J. Choi, senior; Jordan T. Crawford, sophomore; Geoffrey P. Dann, junior; Gregory C. Dann, sophomore; Kendra L. Dautel, freshman; Andrew N. Dunford, senior; Paige L. Elegy, senior; Daniel Ha, sophomore; Jaime L. Haight, senior; Craig E. Hofferber, senior; Michelle E. Hollingsworth, senior; Juhi Jain, sophomore; Ann D. Kelly, senior; Anisa J. Khaleel, sophomore; Stephanie M. Kinion, senior; Corey M. Krzan, sophomore; Kirsten C. Laulainen, senior; Allison E. Lombardo, senior; Rachel T. Lowy, senior; Sen Lu, sophomore; Gregory L. Lucas, senior; Jonathan Pin Luo, senior; Sathi Maiti, senior; Kristen C. Olson, senior; Deric J. Orr, senior; Alaina M. Pearson, sophomore; Sarah E. Person, senior; Maarika E. Rang, senior; George W. Reddick IV, junior; Jason W. Reinhardt, senior; Timothy L. Richard, sophomore; Molly E. A. Rosbach, sophomore; Anton Sinkov, senior; Jeffrey S. Smith, junior; David N. Solis, senior; Casey L. Stamper, junior; Berlin J. Sudduth, sophomore; Trent J. Tyler, sophomore; Rhea T. Whitney, sophomore; Rebecca R. Wilson, sophomore; Xiaohai Zhang, senior.
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