Several area students were given academic honors at their perspective colleges recently. Read about their accomplishments below: 

Taylor Pierce, of South Barrington, has been named to Beloit College's Dean's List for the 2012 fall semester. Pierce is a junior.

Hailey Rowe, of North Barrington, earned a spot on the Loyola Marymount University Dean's List for the Fall 2012 semester.

 Sarah Potter of Deer Park has been named to Drake University's President's List for the Fall 2012 semester. Students must have a grade-point average of 4.0 to be receive this honor.

If you know of a student deserving recognition for their collegiate academic accomplishments, send a brief description of the news to morgan@patch.com.