MACON, Ga. — Mercer University recently announced the president’s list and dean’s list for the spring 2017 semester. Inclusion on these lists requires students to meet rigorous grade-point-average standards specific to the college or school within the university.

Vinisha Kalra, a senior from Thomasville in the College of Liberal Arts, and Sara O’Neal, a junior in the College of Liberal Arts, were named to the dean’s list.

Jason Lanier, a senior from Pelham in the Penfield College, was named to the dean’s list, and Riya Patel, a junior from Camilla in the College of Liberal Arts, was named to the dean’s list.

Founded in 1833, Mercer University is a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. The University enrolls more than 8,600 students in 12 schools and colleges — liberal arts, law, pharmacy, medicine, business, engineering, education, theology, music, nursing, health professions, and Penfield College of Mercer University — on campuses in Macon, Atlanta and Savannah — and three regional academic centers in the Atlanta metro area.