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NORMAN, Okla. – Thirty-eight students eligible to graduate from the University of Oklahoma in December maintained perfect 4.0 grade-point averages throughout their undergraduate careers at OU. Of the total, more than half are from Oklahoma.
To commemorate their achievement, the students were honored by OU Senior Vice President and Provost André-Denis Wright in a ceremony held Dec. 11 on the Norman campus. Each student who earned an overall 4.0 GPA received a bronze medallion on a crimson ribbon, which may be worn during graduation ceremonies.
Students from Oklahoma being recognized include:
BARTLESVILLE: Emma Sanderson, chemical biosciences
BIXBY: Lily Battles, letters
EDMOND: Emma Bradley, chemical biosciences; Carson Freeman, psychology; Zainab Sajid, biology
MIAMI: Goldie Snow, drama
MOORE: Kaley Wilson, accounting
NORMAN: Lily Campbell, music education; Antonio Chappell, mechanical engineering; Gracie Farley, biology; Rylee Vogel, management
OKLAHOMA CITY: Carson Hennessee, biology; Tinh Tristen Pham, computer science
PRAGUE: Alexander Griffith, electrical engineering
PRYOR: Abigail Simmons, international studies
PURCELL: Lindsay Resendiz, management
TULSA: Zoe Barkett, psychology; Brooke Green, chemical biosciences
WARNER: Caden Patterson, creative media production
Also being recognized are:
MOUND, MINNESOTA: Blake Lee, computer science
OMAHA, NEBRASKA: Sanika Navalkar, biology; Anne Rogers, biochemistry
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA: Ava Catanzarite, advertising
BURLESON, TEXAS: Trinity Grabeal, health and exercise science
COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS: Grace Ryan, public relations
CYPRESS, TEXAS: Rory Lynch, English
DALLAS, TEXAS: Sarah Zeko, computer engineering
DOUBLE OAK, TEXAS: Kaitlyn Williams, biomedical engineering
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS: Madeline Hoffmann, journalism
FRISCO, TEXAS: Cameron Lee, finance
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Dylan Hohenberger, political science
LITTLE ELM, TEXAS: Presley Mayer, management information systems
MANSFIELD, TEXAS: Allison McGrath, sports business
MCKINNEY, TEXAS: Megan Benner, healthcare business
About the University of Oklahoma
Founded in 1890, the University of Oklahoma is a public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. As the state’s flagship university, OU serves the educational, cultural, economic and health care needs of the state, region and nation. For more information about the university, visit www.ou.edu.
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