Education

Gwyneth Powell of Tullahoma, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Middle Tennessee State University.

The System’s community colleges awarded 16,240 associate degrees and technical certificates to graduates in the 2025-26 academic year, the highest number ever conferred. These numbers indicate a nine percent increase over the previous year and 19 percent growth over a decade ago.

St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School has announced the appointment of Dr. Karla Vargas-Kennedy to be the fourth head of school for St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, effective July1, 2027.

Middle Tennessee State University has released the final graduate list and congratulates the students who received their degrees at its summer 2026 commencement ceremony. MTSU’s summer commencement saluted members of the second Class of 2026 during a single ceremony in Murphy Center to confer their degrees.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program and a Tullahoma student is among the number.

Students named to the Deans’ List at Mississippi State must have achieved a GPA between 3.5 and 3.79, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework.

Columbia State Community College is pleased to announce that 658 students were named to the dean’s list for earning academic honors during the Spring 2026 semester.

Belmont University released the Dean’s List for the spring 2026 semester, with approximately 49% of the University’s 6,724 undergraduate students earning the academic recognition.