Laura McGavin of Jim Thorpe has been placed on the dean's list for the fall semester at the University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, Kentucky. She is a senior majoring in psychology, with a minor in art.

A graduate of the Carbon County VoTech, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Len McGavin and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Poe, all of Jim Thorpe.