Georgia Southern University recently recognized about 1,500 students for excellence in academics on the fall 2017 president's list.

To be eligible for the president's list, a student must have at least a 4.0 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.

Black Creek: Christopher Carswell

Ellabell: Lindsay Bacon and Taylor Roop

Pembroke: Laine Christian, Courtney Cook, Christian Gibbs, Megan Hairald, Joseph Ham, Shamiria Key, Joyce Mitchem, Mathew Mizell, Laura Myers and Ashley Williams

Richmond Hill: Victoria Barrett, Katie Braid, Alecia Breen, Ashley Callahan, Sarah Cannington, Megan Carter, Elizabeth Dobson, Jared Durrance, Caitlin Elkins, Carl Fleischer, Darrell Fullmer, Nicholas Hadley, Arneshia Henderson, Daakem Hodge, Emily Hollowell, Sarah Inglesby, Sadie Ingram, Jacob Jones, Christina McKinley, Rebecca Nagy, Savana Oetjen, Chelsea Riley, Christina Ryan, Savannah Schell and Dana Vanderheyden