Brooks Biles, of Lincolnton was named to the merit list at Brenau University for fall semester 2006.

Merit list students must maintain a 3.5 grade point average while carrying 12 to 14 semester hours of course work.

Brenau University is a quality driven, student-centered private university offering more than 30 baccalaureate and graduate programs with liberal arts foundations. Brenau University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, master's and the specialist in education degrees.