Locals recognized by schools

Daniel Killam of Flomaton was among the nearly 400 students who were awarded degrees in Summer 2019 at Jacksonville State University. Killam received a MSE in Instructional Leadership.

The University of Alabama awarded some 1,450 degrees during its summer commencement Aug. 3. Among those awarded were: from Brewton, Brande Parker Brazile, a Master of Social Work; Duncan Laine Brittain, a Bachelor of Science; and Chanese Nicole Micheala Thomas, a Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Sciences; and from Flomaton, Tristan Hunter Portwood, a Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Sciences.

A total of 477 students enrolled during the 2019 summer term at UA, including Matthew Grant Megginson of Brewton, were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's).

The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or to undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.