SALEM, VA– The following local students were named to the dean’s list of distinguished students for the spring 2010 semester at Roanoke College:

From Bent Mountain:

Alea Nicole Bier, daughter of Richard and Rebecca Bier and a graduate of Cave Spring High School;

Laura Jean Pope, daughter of Lynn Pope and a graduate of Cave Spring High School.

From Roanoke:

Zachary Reese Barrett, son of Ralph and Robin Barrett and a graduate of Hidden Valley High School;

Jared Andrew Branin, graduate of Cave Spring High School;

Rachal Michelle Crum, daughter of Timothy and Katherine Crum and a graduate of Cave Spring High School;

Michael Vincent Kluge, son of Keith and Jacqueline Kluge and a graduate of Cave Spring High School;

Marko Krkeljas, son of Zeljko and Ruzica Krkeljas and a graduate of Hidden Valley High School;

Kelsey Leeann Largen, daughter of James and Judy Largen and a graduate of Cave Spring High School;

Maria Alexandra Levitov, daughter of Irina A. Levitov and Alexandar B. Levitov and a graduate of Hidden Valley High School;

David Pierce Mason, graduate of Cave Spring High School;

Colleen Blynn McCarthy, graduate of Cave Spring High School;

Keith Thomas McHugh, son of Patrick and Lynn McHugh and a graduate of Hidden Valley High School;

Evelina Dimitrova Pranarova, daughter of Dimitre and Dtoyka Pranarova and a graduate of Patrick Henry High School;

Amory Jason Ronquillo, graduate of Cave Spring High School;

Jonathan Edward Thumas, son of Linda B. Thumas and a graduate of Hidden Valley High School;

Jessica Nicole Welfare, daughter of Lavonia Welfare and a graduate of Hidden Valley High School.

Amy Lauren Woodson, daughter of Andrew and Priscilla Woodson and a graduate of Hidden Valley High School.

Roanoke College, an independent, co-educational, four-year liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia, combines firsthand learning with valuable personal connections in a classic, undergraduate setting. Roanoke prepares students for their futures through its commitment to providing a true classic college experience. Roanoke is one of just 280 colleges nationwide with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. The Princeton Review names Roanoke as one of the “best in the Southeast.”