Lucas Michael Drenth of Augusta, earned a Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude/President’s List in History from University of Maryland Global Campus in spring 2025. To qualify for the President’s List at UMGC, students must have graduated with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 4.0.

Drenth was one of 6,770 students worldwide who earned degrees from UMGC in the spring 2025 term.

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