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(CITY/TOWN) RESIDENT (STUDENT NAME) IS NAMED TO WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY’S DEAN’S LIST.


WESTFIELD, Mass., (date) - (full name of student), (son/daughter) of (names of parents/guardians) of
(name of city/town, and state), received academic honors at Westfield State University by making the
University’s Dean’s List for the (Spring/Fall) semester (cite appropriate year).

A (freshman/sophomore/etc.) at Westfield State University, (student’s last name) is majoring in
(major(s) may also include minor(s) at the University. (Optional: He/She earned a x.xx grade point
average.)

Westfield State University’s Dean’s List recognizes the achievement of undergraduates semester by
semester. To receive Dean’s List status, a student must complete a 12-hour semester with a GPA of at
least 3.3 (B+), have no grade below a 2.0 (C), and have no incomplete grades. View the official Westfield
State University Dean's List at www.westfield.ma.edu/deanslist.

Founded in 1838 by Horace Mann, Westfield State University is an education leader committed to
providing every generation of students with a learning experience built on its founding principle as the
first co-educational college in America to offer an education without barrier to race, creed or economic
status. This spirit of innovative thinking and social responsibility is forged in a curriculum of liberal arts
and professional studies that creates a vital community of engaged learners who become confident,
capable individuals prepared for leadership and service to society.




Horace Mann Center     (413) 572-5300 (p)
333 Western Avenue     www.wsc.ma.edu
P.O. Box 1630
Westfield, MA
01086-1630

                               AN EDUCATION LEADER AND INNOVATOR SINCE 1838