MOUNT VERNON — Melissa Johnson has been named to the dean’s list for the 2012 fall semester at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. The dean’s list includes all students who carried a minimum of 12 credit hours and have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the semester.

Johnson, a freshman Nursing major, has attained the dean’s list for the first time. A 2012 graduate of Meigs High School, she is the daughter of Thomas and Jill Johnson of Pomeroy, Ohio.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students and working adults. With a 400-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and several convenient Graduate and Professional Studies sites throughout the state, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education to more than 2,500 students from 32 states and six countries/U.S. territories.