3 local students make Dean’s List at prestigious Washington University

Three local students are among those named to the Dean’s List at one of the most prestigious colleges in the national, let alone the Midwest.

Washington University in St. Louis announced this week that Anna Bernard and John Walker of Prairie Village and Alexandra Keane of Leawood had made the Dean’s List in their respective majors.

Bernard and Keane are both enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the Dean’s List in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.

Walker is in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. To qualify for the Dean’s List in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 12 graded units.

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Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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