Cricket Vander Ploeg was named to the Champlain College President’s List 

MORRIS PLAINS — Cricket Vander Ploeg was named to the Champlain College President’s List Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025 semesters. As well as the Champlain College Trustees’ list for the Spring 2024, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025 semesters. Students on the President’s List have achieved a grade point average of 4.0 or higher during the semester. Students on the Trustees’ List have achieved a grade point average of 4.0 or higher for at least two consecutive semesters. She graduated from Morristown High School, Class of 2023.

Vander Ploeg is majoring in Psychology. She hopes to find a career in clinical Psychology working with children, families, or those struggling with addiction.

Making the President’s List and Dean’s List is a tremendous achievement. Many high achievers balance their career-focused classes with jobs, internships, clubs, and volunteering. We congratulate her on this great accomplishment and honor.
Founded in 1878, Champlain College is a small, not-for-profit, private college in Burlington, Vermont, with additional campuses in Montreal, Canada, and Dublin, Ireland. Champlain offers a residential undergraduate experience from its beautiful campus overlooking Lake Champlain.

Additionally, Champlain College Online provides an expansive portfolio of online degrees and certificates, reaching students across all 50 states and U.S. territories, while fostering strategic partnerships with forward-thinking workforce organizations.

The College is known for its distinctive and innovative approach to career-focused education and its Upside-Down Curriculum, which helps students prepare for work, life, and making a difference.

Champlain is ranked as one of the “Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report for 2025, and was named one of the “Best 390 Colleges” by The Princeton Review for 2025, including among its “Best Northeastern colleges.” For more information, click here.