Virginia Tech has announced its Dean’s List for the spring 2012 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must attempt at least 12 credit hours graded on the A-F option and earn a 3.4 grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester.

Read on for a list of Salem and Catawba students who made the dean’s list. Students are from Salem unless otherwise noted:

• Jonathan W. Alabran is a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering.
• Kelsey E. Atkins is a senior majoring in business information technology in the Pamplin College of Business.
• Kristin M. Banks is a junior majoring in psychology in the College of Science.
• Brandon L. Beckner is a senior majoring in finance in the Pamplin College of Business.
• Colin E. Bittner is a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering in the College of Engineering.
• Savanna M. Bowling is a junior majoring in management in the Pamplin College of Business.
• John J. Bradley is a junior majoring in life sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
• Benjamin S. Chester is a senior majoring in civil engineering in the College of Engineering.
• Ashley F. Cordero is a senior majoring in sociology in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• Alison L. Dalton is a junior majoring in human development in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• Caroline R. Doss is a sophomore majoring in fine arts in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.
• Jennifer L. Feller is a sophomore majoring in finance in the Pamplin College of Business.
• Kelly M. Ferguson is a senior majoring in biological systems engineering in the College of Engineering.
• George D. George is a senior majoring in finance in the Pamplin College of Business.
• Kelsey N. Ginn is a senior majoring in communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• Mary T. Greene is a senior majoring in industrial design in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.
• Rachel R. Gresham is a senior majoring in architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.
• Anna S. Griffith is a senior majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
• Anna L. Gustafson is a senior majoring in animal and poultry sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
• Britton C. Hager is a senior majoring in computer engineering in the College of Engineering.
• Timothy P. Howard is a sophomore majoring in university studies at Virginia Tech.
• Nicholas H. Kidd is a sophomore majoring in biochemistry in the College of Science.
• Benjamin Q. Kolb is a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering in the College of Engineering.
• Andrew S. Lester is a senior majoring in theatre arts in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• Benjamin S. Long is a senior majoring in chemical engineering in the College of Engineering.
• John A. McElmurray is a senior majoring in computer science in the College of Engineering.
• Cory C. Mitchell of Catawba is a freshman majoring in political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• Ashley C. Montgomery is a senior majoring in human development in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• Matthew S. Montgomery is a sophomore majoring in business in the Pamplin College of Business.
• Jaimin H. Patel is a junior majoring in biological sciences in the College of Science.
• Robert B. Powell is a senior majoring in management in the Pamplin College of Business.
• Morgan L. Puruczky is a senior majoring in sociology in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• Ryan L. Rotanz is a senior majoring in human development in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• William C. Rowland is a senior majoring in materials science and engineering in the College of Engineering.
• Amanda N. Schlichting is a junior majoring in architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.
• Margaret M. Selby is a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• Nikhil N. Shah is a senior majoring in biological sciences in the College of Science.
• Taylor R. Sharpe is a senior majoring in human development in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• Elizabeth A. Trinchere is a senior majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
• Lauren N. Tuell is a senior majoring in English in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• Jenna L. Whisler is a junior majoring in accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business.
• Kelsey L. Wilkinson is a senior majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
• Steven C. Williams is a senior majoring in aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering.
• Brian A. Winslow is a sophomore majoring in accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business.
• Benjamin S. Wolley is a junior majoring in international studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.