Sarah Jane Glass of Jemison was named to the fall 2015 Dean’s List at Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law.

To qualify for the honor, a student must have earned a minimum 3.0 grade point average out of a possible 4.0 while attempting at least 10 credit hours of coursework.

Samford University is Alabama’s top-ranked private university and provides nationally-recognized academic programs rooted in its historic Christian mission. U.S. News & World Report ranks Samford third among regional universities in the South, and the university is widely acknowledged as a leader in liberal arts and professional school education.

Founded in 1841 and located in suburban Birmingham, Samford enrolls 4,933 students from 44 states and 25 countries in 10 academic units: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health.

Samford also fields 17 NCAA Division 1 teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference.