Benjamin Hood from Escalon has been named to the 2017-2018 Winter Term President’s List at Oregon Institute of Technology. Hood is studying Communication Studies. Inclusion on the list requires a 3.70 grade-point average and above. Only full-time undergraduate students (12 credit hours or more at Oregon Tech) are eligible for academic honors.

Founded in Klamath Falls in 1947, Oregon Institute of Technology is the premier public polytechnic institution in the Pacific Northwest. Oregon Tech provides bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in engineering, health technologies, business, technology, communication, and applied sciences that prepare students to be effective participants in their professional, public, and international communities through applied, relevant learning and professional practice. Oregon Tech has a full-service, residential campus in Klamath Falls; an urban, industry-focused campus in Wilsonville; an online campus; and offers degrees at Boeing Seattle and at other sites.