Samantha Scott, Ulysses, Named To Spring Deans' Commendation List At University Of Nebraska

LINCOLN, NE (06/15/2026)-- Samantha Rose Scott of Ulysses has been named to the Deans' Commendation List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2025-26 academic year.

Scott, a junior majoring in advertising and public relations, and sports media and communication, was named to the Dean's Commendation List for the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Nearly 500 students at Nebraska were named to the Commendation List for the spring semester.

The Commendation List recognizes students in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Human Sciences, College of Engineering and/or College of Journalism and Mass Communications who met or exceeded a specified grade-point average and carried six to 11 graded semester hours.

Qualification for the Commendation List varies. Listed below are the minimum requirements for each college and the name of its respective dean. All qualifying grade-point averages are based on a four-point scale. Students can be on the Commendation List for more than one college.

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, 3.75; Interim Dean Thomas Burkey.

College of Arts and Sciences, 3.7; Interim Dean Patrick Dussault.

College of Education and Human Sciences, 3.75; Dean Jeff Reese.

College of Engineering, 3.7; Dean Lance C. Perez.

College of Journalism and Mass Communications, 3.7; Interim Dean Adam Wagler.

For the full Deans' Commendation List, visit https://go.unl.edu/commendation-spring26.