Washington University in St. Louis Names Three Mercer Islanders to Dean's List

The following students were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2012 semester at Washington University in St. Louis.

Samuel Michael Chase of Mercer Island, was named to the Dean's List. Chase is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.

Nils Martin Kjos of Mercer Island, was named to the Dean's List. Kjos is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences.

Max Gabriel Franklin of Mercer Island, was named to the Dean's List. Franklin is enrolled in the university's John M. Olin School of Business.

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.

To qualify for the Dean's List in the Olin Business School, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.

Washington University is counted among the world's leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 120 nations. The total student body is more than 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 3,400 faculty teach in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Brown School, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law and School of Medicine. Twenty-three Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, with nine doing the major portion of their pioneering research there.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.

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