BARBOURVILLE — Leigh-Ella Michelle Williams, of Langley, a student at Union College, recently earned the distinction of being named to the fall 2012 list of presidential laureates at Union College.

To make the list of presidential laureates at Union College, a student must achieve a 3.75 grade point average for two successive semesters, with at least 15 hours of graded work and without grades of C or below in either semester.

Williams was one of only 19 students at Union to earn this distinction for the fall 2012 semester.

Williams was also named to the school’s dean’s list.The dean’s list at Union is composed of undergraduates who have completed at least 15 hours of graded work with a 3.33 grade point average, no grades of incomplete for the semester and no grades of C or below for the semester.

Williams was one of 97 students who made the dean’s list at Union for the fall 2012 semester.

Union College is a four-year liberal arts college related to the United Methodist Church.