Claire Hofius, the daughter of Betsy and Douglas Hofius of Clinton, has been named to Macalester College’s dean’s list for academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2013-2014 school year.

Hofius is a graduate of South Whidbey High School and was a sophomore at Macalester last fall.

To be eligible for the dean’s list a student must have been registered as a full-time, degree-seeking student and may not have been on a study away program. A student must also achieve a semester grade-point average of at least 3.75, 12 or more credits on a regular grading option, no grades below C-, and no withdrawal or incomplete grades for the semester.

Macalester College is a national liberal arts college with a full-time enrollment of 2,011 students in St. Paul, Minn. Founded in 1874, Macalester is nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment to academic excellence, internationalism, multiculturalism and civic engagement.