KINGSTON, RI — The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that 4,042 undergraduates have qualified for the Spring 2012 Dean’s List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and nations.

To be included on the Dean’s List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 quality point average.

The following local students have been named to URI’s Spring 2012 Dean’s List:

Kristin M Eremita of Bangor, ME

Samantha Bedore of Glenburn, ME

Benjamin R Bell of Linneus, ME

Katelyn M Rattray of Presque Isle, ME

Matthew Talbot of Presque Isle, ME

The University of Rhode Island is known regionally and worldwide for its innovative, big ideas, adaptive intelligence and breakthrough solutions to today’s puzzling problems. URI’s pioneering research extends the University’s influence well beyond its coastal borders, while its unique interdisciplinary courses provide its 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students with global opportunities in an intimate environment.