SARAH WRIGHT has graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hope College in Holland, Mich. Students must achieve a minimum 3.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale to receive the honor. She is the daughter of Dave and Beth Wright of Delphi.

Area students who graduated from Ball State University in the spring of 2009 include: ALYSSA BRAUN, Monticello, Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude; AMANDA BARRETT, Rossville, Bachelor of Science degree; and KELSEY DAUBENMIER, Rossville, Bachelor of Science degree.

The spring 2009 dean's list at Ball State University included the following area students: VALERIE ALLBAUGH, Bringhurst; CAITLIN PRITCHETT and BRITTANY TYNER, both of Delphi; KYLENE MILLER, Flora; and AMANDA BARRETT, Rossville.