Local students named to Dean's List at Washington University in St. Louis

The following students were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester at Washington University in St. Louis.

• Jacob Silverman Kayen of Hewlett, NY (11557), was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Kayen is a graduate of Lynbrook Senior High School in Lynbrook, NY, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.

• Traci Krasne of Woodsburgh, NY (11598), was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Krasne is a graduate of George W Hewlett High School in Hewlett, NY, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.

• Jessica Lauren Rosen of Hewlett, NY (11557), was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Rosen is a graduate of Lynbrook Senior High School in Lynbrook, NY, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.

• Arielle Samantha Rothstein of Hewlett Harbor, NY (11557), was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Rothstein is a graduate of Lynbrook Senior High School in Lynbrook, NY, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.

• Chloe Dylan Steindam of Valley Stream, NY (11581), was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester. Steindam is a graduate of Valley Stream South High School in Valley Stream, NY, and is enrolled in the university's College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 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 110 nations. The total student body is nearly 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.