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Troy Sheets
  • a Communications and Rhetoric Studies
  • Marietta, GA

Marietta Resident Troy Sheets Named to Oglethorpe University's Dean's List

2012 Feb 29

Marietta's Troy Sheets was named to Oglethorpe University's Dean's List for the Fall 2011 semester. Sheets, a Communications and Rhetoric Studies major, was one of approximately 260 students to earn this distinction, which requires students to achieve at least a 3.5 grade point average while maintaining a full-time class schedule during the semester.

Oglethorpe University was founded in 1835 and enrolls 1,100 students representing 34 states and 28 countries. Oglethorpe is a member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of America's most selective liberal arts institutions. For five consecutive years, Oglethorpe has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for commitment to and achievement in community service. In 2010, Oglethorpe was named among U.S. News & World Report's Best Liberal Arts Colleges and Forbes' America's Best Colleges. Princeton Review named Oglethorpe a Best Southeastern College, ranking it in four national top-20 lists (Professors Get High Marks, Classroom Discussion Encouraged, Lots of Race/Class Interaction and Best College Theatre). Georgia Shakespeare is the professional theater-in-residence at Oglethorpe. OU competes in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Website: www.oglethorpe.edu