Celebrate Academic Excellence

Honors Awarded


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Join us in celebrating the exceptional accomplishments of our students whose commitment to excellence serves as an inspiration to us all. 

Their success attests to the power of curiosity and the rewards of diligence. Each name listed on the President's List and Dean's List represents a story of personal growth, intellectual enlightenment and the triumph of hard work.

President’s List

In recognition of highest academic achievement, the President’s List is announced each semester. The President’s List is composed of students with a grade point average of 3.90 or better, provided no grade is below a ”C” and provided the student carried at least 12 hours of letter-graded courses. Students with incomplete grade(s) at the end of the semester are not eligible for the President’s List.

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Dean’s List

In recognition of high academic achievement, a Dean’s List is announced each semester. The Dean’s List is composed of students with a grade point average of 3.50 to 3.89, provided no grade is below a ”C” and the student carried at least 12 hours of letter-graded courses. Students with incomplete grade(s) at the end of the semester are not eligible for the Dean’s List.

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Nikolai Patterson

LR believed in me and gave me the confidence to excel in my field by not only saying, “you can do it,” but backing me all the way up to this very moment.

Nikolai Patterson '21, Management

News & Events

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LR graduates look forward to a bright future. 98% of the class of 2024 is currently engaged in full-time work or graduate school.

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Processional of graduates in robes pause to touch the model of the Charge as they enter Moretz stadium for commencement

On the Hickory campus, 505 students received their degrees, along with 50 in Columbia and 72 in Asheville, during the 2025 Commencement ceremonies.

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