Grand Strand residents receive academic honors

Area Students Named to Coker College Dean’s List

The following area students were named to Coker College Dean’s List for fall 2015: Shelly Duncan of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Austin Kelly of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Kelli Smallwood of Nichols, S.C., and Sarah Elliott of Pawleys Island, S.C.,

The students were named to the 2015 Dean’s List at Coker College for earning a 3.75 or higher grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

Newberry College names Conway resident to Dean’s List

Samuel Hall of Conway SC was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2015 semester at Newberry College in Newberry, S.C. The Dean’s List is an academic honor awarded to students who achieved a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Taylor Carter named to the Fall 2015 Dean’s List at the University of South Carolina Sumter

Taylor Carter of Andrews, S.C. has been named to the Fall 2015 Dean’s List at USC Sumter. To be named to the Dean’s Honor List, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.50 or higher (3.25 or higher for freshmen) earned on a minimum of 12 credited semester hours at the end of the previous semester.

HGTC criminal justice student named to Phi Theta Kappa All-State Team

Eric Kalkbrenner, a second year criminal justice major at Horry Georgetown Technical College, has been named to the Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team through the State Technical College System. He will compete later this spring for an opportunity to represent S.C. in national competition.

Twenty students will ultimately be selected to the All-USA Community College Academic Team sponsored by Follett Higher Education Group and presented by USA Today, the American Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa, the honorary academic society for community colleges.

“I chose to study criminal justice because I was passionate about this field, and my father was a police officer,” Kalkbrenner said. “Seeing him help people in the community motivated me to do the same.”

In addition to completing his associate degree, Kalkbrenner plays hockey and devotes himself to fitness. He works part-time in the student gym at HGTC.

Local Myrtle Beach H S Student Named to Bucknell University Dean’s List

David Truluck of Myrtle Beach, was named to the dean’s list at Bucknell University during the fall semester of the 2015-16 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition. Truluck is in the Class of 2019.

This story was originally published February 22, 2016 at 2:30 PM with the headline "Grand Strand residents receive academic honors."