PROVIDENCE, R.I. – July 7, 2020 – Johnson & Wales University (JWU) student, Jessica Rugar of Clinton Corners, a Baking & Pastry Arts major in the College of Culinary Arts, has been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2020 term. To receive dean’s list commendation, students must achieve a term grade point average (GPA) of 3.40 or above while also earning a minimum of 12 or more credit hours. Rugar, a sophomore, is the daughter of Philip and Susan Rugar and a 2018 graduate of Millbrook High School.
Nearly 1,200 students were named to the Johnson & Wales University Providence Campus dean’s list for the spring 2020 term. Full-time, undergraduate students who demonstrate academic excellence by achieving a term grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.40 while also earning a minimum of 12 or more credit hours, receive commendation.
Founded in 1914, Johnson & Wales University is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with approximately 12,000 graduate, undergraduate and online students at its four campuses in Providence, Rhode Island; North Miami, Florida; Denver, Colorado; and Charlotte, North Carolina. The university offers degree programs in arts and sciences, business, culinary arts, design and engineering, education, health and wellness, hospitality, nutrition, and physician assistant studies. Its model integrates arts and sciences and industry-focused education with work experience and leadership opportunities, inspiring students to achieve professional success and lifelong personal and intellectual growth. The university’s impact is global, with alumni from 125 countries pursuing careers worldwide.
