James Joseph Schmittgens of Saint Peters named to Dean's List at Washington University in St. Louis

2010 Jul 22

James Joseph Schmittgens of Saint Peters, MO (63376), was named to the Dean's List for the spring 2010 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Schmittgens is a graduate of Francis Howell Central in St. Charles, MO, and is enrolled in the university's Olin Business School.

To qualify for the Dean's List in the Olin Business School, a student must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or higher, and be enrolled in at least 12 hours of graded course work.

Washington University is counted among the world's leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 125 countries. The total student body is more than 13,500 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 3,290 faculty teach in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law, School of Medicine and George Warren Brown School of Social Work. Twenty-two Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, with nine doing the major portion of their pioneering research here.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.

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