Two natives of Coffee County have been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester at Maryville College, located in Maryville – 20 minutes south of Knoxville.

Rising seniors Katie Cotten of Manchester and Kendra Young of Tullahoma were among more than 300 Scots named to the academic honor roll. The Dean’s List recognizes full-time students whose academic performance was distinguished in the previous semester. To qualify, a student must have earned a term grade-point average of at least 3.60 for the previous semester’s coursework, with no grade below “C.”

Cotten — a member of the Maryville College Women’s Soccer team — and Young are two Dean’s List honorees who strive to “do good on the largest possible scale,” a call to action woven into the fabric of the College since its founding in 1819 by the Rev. Isaac Anderson.

It remains central to both the Maryville College mission and the liberal arts education each student receives. For generations, Scots have carried that spirit into careers and communities spanning industry, business, ministry, education, the arts and public service, and the undergraduates working toward degrees at MC are poised to do the same.

Maryville College is a nationally ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years, we’ve educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders, to study everything, so that they are prepared for anything — to address any problem, engage with any audience and launch successful careers right away. Located in Maryville between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville, Maryville College offers nearly 1,200 students from around the world both the beauty of a rural setting and the advantages of an urban center, as well as more than 60 majors, seven pre-professional programs and career preparation from their first day on campus to their last. Today, our 10,000 alumni are living life strong of mind and brave of heart and are prepared, in the words of our Presbyterian founder, to “do good on the largest possible scale.”