KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Helen Ryan of Kelseyville has been named to the California State University, Chico Dean's Honor List for her academic achievements in the spring 2014 semester.

She achieved a 4.0 grade point average this past spring.

“This is a high mark of distinction and one for which you can be justifiably proud,” College of Humanities and Fine Arts Dean Robert Knight said in a letter to Ryan dated July 29.

Ryan also was on the Dean's Honor List for the fall 2013 semester.

A 2013 graduate of Kelseyville High School, Ryan was an academic standout who was a member of the school's winning academic decathlon team.

At Chico State, Ryan will begin her sophomore year in August.

Ryan is in the Honors Program, majoring in history and planning for certificates in cultural resources management, rural and town planning and public history.

She is the daughter of Sarah Ryan of Kelseyville and David Ryan of Clearlake.