Samantha Hangsleben named to Western New England University’s Spring 2026 President’s List

By Tribune Staff • Western New England University (WNE) is proud to recognize Samantha Hangsleben of Glen Carbon, IL as one of nearly 600 students who have earned a place on the Spring 2026 President’s List, one of the University’s highest academic honors.

This year, the President’s List celebrates 597 students who have achieved exceptional academic success through their dedication, discipline, and pursuit of excellence by earning a GPA of 3.80 or higher, while the Dean’s List honors students who earned a semester GPA of 3.30 or higher. Their accomplishments reflect a strong commitment to learning and exemplify the high standards of achievement that define the Western New England University community.

WNE congratulates these outstanding students on their remarkable academic performance and applauds their continued pursuit of excellence.

Western New England University (WNE) is a private, nationally ranked, comprehensive institution with a focus on preparing work-ready and world-ready graduates. Founded in 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts as a division of Northeastern College, WNE’s 215-acre suburban campus serves more than 3,500 students, including over 2,500 full-time undergraduates. More than 50,000 alumni have earned degrees through its 90+ undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs at Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and School of Law. Students come from 26 U.S. states and territories and countries. Of 45,104 living alumni, 30% remain within the region, residing in the four Western Massachusetts counties and northern Connecticut.

WNE is classified among nationally ranked universities in US News and World Report, and among the Top 100 Undergraduate Engineering programs, and in the Doctoral/Professional Universities category in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.