Tarleton State University has announced three local students, Jess Seward -Exercise and Spots Studies, of Horseshoe Bay, Denae Henderson- PreVeterinary Medicine, of Llano, and Danni Kuder - Human Science, of Llano, have made the Distinguished Students list.

Distinguished Students include freshman and sophomore students who have a minimum 3.25 GPR and no grade lower than a C, and juniors and seniors who have a minimum 3.5 GPR with no grade lower than a C. All must be in good standing with the university.

A member of The Texas A&M University System since 1917, Tarleton is on of Texas fastest growing academic institutions, with fall enrollment exceeding more than 9,000 students.

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, which is 60 miles southwest of Fort Worth. With a population of 16,500, Stephenville is known as one of the country’s most desirable places to live, and is included in Norman Crampton’s “The 100 Best Small Towns in America,” published by Prentice Hall.