Wooster High School alumni make Baldwin Wallace dean’s list

Four Wooster residents earned fall semester honors at Baldwin Wallace University by achieving a GPA of 3.8 or higher.

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Published January 15, 2026 - 5:46 a.m.

Wooster residents Eily Badertscher, Claudia Fead, Beverly Morgan and Jacob Russell have been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Baldwin Wallace University.

The dean's list recognizes students who earn a GPA of 3.8 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more graded hours during the semester.

Badertscher is majoring in finance and accounting. Fead is majoring in management and innovation. Morgan is majoring in biology. Russell is majoring in psychology.

All are Wooster High School graduates.

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