{"id":16351,"date":"2016-04-08T08:30:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T14:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=16351"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:57:18","slug":"deans-list-certificate-templates-wording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/deans-list-certificate-templates-wording\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean&#8217;s List Certificate Wording &amp; Templates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16352\" src=\"\/blog\/media\/PaperDirect-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"Dean's List Certs\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PaperDirect-Blog.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PaperDirect-Blog-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PaperDirect-Blog-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While most folks wouldn\u2019t want to brag about being on a hit list or blacklist, making the dean\u2019s list is a stellar achievement indeed. Bragging rights are definitely included with the honor, which means universities need to provide certificates that are worthy of being shown, hung and, perhaps most importantly, posted on Facebook or Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A brag-worthy dean\u2019s list certificate consists of two key components:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Schools\/Standard-Certificates\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certificate on high-quality<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> paper stock featuring a handsome design<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dean\u2019s list certificate wording that sounds honorable, official and, in some cases, even poetic<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your dean\u2019s list certificate wording can get as long and lofty as you like, although most follow a general template that includes the basic info.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Dean\u2019s List Certificate Templates<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information for a dean\u2019s list certificate template typically includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name of college or university<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name of certificate or award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reason certificate is being awarded<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name of recipient<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Semester and year the certificate is being awarded<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official school seal and dean\u2019s signature<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><i>Template Example 1:<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name of University across the top of the certificate<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Dean\u2019s List Certificate is hereby awarded to <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Name of recipient)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for outstanding scholastic achievement in the (fall\/spring) semester of (year).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bottom of the certificate generally includes an official stamp of the school\u2019s seal on the lower left and dean\u2019s signature and title on the lower right. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><i>Template Example 2:<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name of University across the top<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dean\u2019s List Certificate\/Dean\u2019s List Award directly below name of university<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This award certifies that<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Name of recipient)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has achieved the honor of placement on the Dean\u2019s List due to outstanding scholastic performance during the (fall\/spring) semester (year).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School seal in lower left corner; dean\u2019s signature and title in bottom right corner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dean\u2019s List Certificate Wording<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have the general template down, you can play around a bit with the wording to create an overall message that best reflects the personality of your school. Items to consider include:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Name of Document<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dean\u2019s List Certificate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dean\u2019s List Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dean\u2019s List Honor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dean\u2019s List Recognition<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Reason for Receiving Document<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This (Name of document) is being awarded to (Name of recipient) due to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Superior scholarly performance worthy of note and inclusion on the Dean\u2019s List<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Academic excellence as evidenced by achieving a GPA of 3.5 or above<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding scholastic performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding scholarly achievement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scholastic excellence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scholarly dedication and greatness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Superior scholarly achievement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notable scholastic performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remarkable academic performance<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dean\u2019s list certificate wording is typically pretty straightforward, although you can certainly add fanfare with the certificate\u2019s coloring, border and other details. The overall vibe is to instill pride and recognition for a job well done \u2013 and a certificate well deserved.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While most folks wouldn\u2019t want to brag about being on a hit list or blacklist, making the dean\u2019s list is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-recognition"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16351"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20499,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16351\/revisions\/20499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}