Five students from Bainbridge Island have won academic distinction at Seattle Pacific University.

The outstanding scholars — Alexis Jo Krueger, Caitlin Elizabeth Maguire, Alyssa Corinne Merritt, Talbot Nicholas Miller and Nicholas J. Ryder — have been named to the Seattle Pacific University 2017 Winter Quarter Dean’s List.

Students on the dean’s list have completed at least 12 credits and attained a 3.50 or higher grade point average.

Founded in 1891, Seattle Pacific University is a leading Christian university that equips people to engage the culture and change the world. Its comprehensive academic program serves more than 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students. SPU is also the only private university in the Pacific Northwest to make the 2017 U.S. News & World Report’s Best National Universities list.