College Notes

Mollie Allen receives degree from UW-River Falls

River Falls, Wis.— 676 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls following fall commencement in Dec. 2023. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 603 undergraduates, while 73 students received graduate degrees.

Area students are listed below by name, hometown, degree, major and honors (if any).

Kasson:

Mollie Allen, Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Education, Senior Merit

Ashley Tamzin graduates from Emporia State University

Ashley Rae Tamzin of Mantorvillewas one of over 550 students who graduated from Emporia State University in May 2024.

Tamzin graduated with a Master of Science in Art Therapy Counseling and a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

Mantorville residentgraduates from University of Minnesota Morris

The following area residents graduated from the University of Minnesota Morris:

Emma Giere, Mantorville, elementary education.

University of Iowa students receive degrees after 2024 spring semester

In May more than 6,500 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students received their degrees. These Hawkeyes have engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their goals.

2024 spring semester graduates have engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their academic goals.

Patrick Kennedy of West Concord — [College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Major: Sport and Recreation Management; Degree: Bachelor of Science]

Jacob Bulger of Kasson — [College: College of Pharmacy; Major: Pharmacy; Degree: Doctor of Pharmacy].

Freed-Hardeman University announces Spring 2024 President’s, Dean’s Lists

Freed-Hardeman University has released the names of students who made the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the Fall 2023 semester. To be on the President’s List, a student must be full-time and have a 4.0 grade point average. Students on the Dean’s List have earned a minimum 3.4 grade point average for the semester.

Colton Barnacle, of Kasson, was named to the Dean’s List. Barnacle is earning a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity.

UW-Eau Claire spring dean’s list announced

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire extends congratulations to the students named to the spring 2024 dean’s list. Their academic performance has been outstanding, and we recognize these students with pride.

Dean’s list eligibility requirements:

To be eligible, a student must:

— Be in good academic standing.

— Have a minimum semester GPA of 3.70.

— Have completed at least 12 credits during the semester, with no incompletes, no courses below the 100 level, no repeats and no Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory registrations (except in degree credit-bearing courses that are offered only on the S/U grading system in which a grade of S has been earned).

Students named to the Dean’s List include

Kasson:

Abby Claffy, College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Makinna Laumb, College of Education & Human Sciences

Taylor Ludvigsen, College of Education & Human Sciences

Moriah Mastin, College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Evan Snow, College of Arts and Sciences

Mantorville:

Rachel Tuma, College of Arts and Sciences

West Concord:

Braxton Osterhaus, College of Education & Human Sciences

Hamline University College of Liberal Arts Dean’s List for Spring 2024

To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher and complete a minimum of 16 credit hours.

Area students include:

Alydia Frericks of Byron

Lynsey Knudson of Hayfield

Byron’s Aaron Anderson Named to Bradley University Spring 2024 Dean’s List

Aaron Anderson of Byron was among more than 1,700 students named to Bradley’s Dean’s List for Spring 2024. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a full-time student must achieve a minimum 3.5 grade point average for the semester on a 4.0 scale.

Bradley University is a top-ranked, private university in Peoria, Illinois, offering nearly 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students opportunities, choices, and resources to build their futures. Innovation, action, and collaboration drive Bradley students to generate ideas and create solutions that remake the world around them.

UW-La Crosse announces spring 2024 Dean’s List

The following area students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the spring semester of the 2023-24 academic year, ending in May.

Qualification for the Dean’s List is limited to students who have attained outstanding academic achievement. To be eligible, students must have earned at least a 3.5 semester grade point average and carried a minimum of 12 credits.

Students on the Dean’s List from this area include:

Hayfield:

McKenna O’Connor, Psychology Major

Kasson:

Grace Gruska, Nuclear Medicine Technology Major

Brody Hegge, Biology Major: Biomedical Science Concentration

Tyler Wohlfiel, Exercise and Sport Science Major: Exercise Science — Fitness Track

Mantorville:

Liberty Maxson, Political Science Major

West Concord:

Kailey Ellingson, Psychology Major

Minnesota State College Southeast announces Spring 2024 President’s List

Minnesota State College Southeast in Red Wing and Winona, is proud to announce the President’s List for Spring Semester 2024.

A total of 260 students were named to the Spring 2024 President’s List. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must complete a minimum of 12 letter-graded credits during an academic term and achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above.

Local students include:

Dodge Center:

Zachary Radke

Kasson:

Matthew Gruszynski

University of Iowa 2024 spring semester dean’s list honorees announced

More than 7,650 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the dean’s list for the 2024 spring semester.

Jace Jahrausof Byron, [College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Major: Psychology; Year: third-year]

Elizabeth Kinneyof Mantorville, [College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Major: Communication Studies; Year: first-year].

Luke Dudycha named to Upper Iowa University’s Spring 2024 Dean’s List

Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA and be enrolled as a full-time student.

Among those named to the Dean’s List was Luke Dudycha, a Marketing major from Hayfield.

Iowa State University announces spring 2024 Dean’s List

More than 10,600 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the spring semester 2024 Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List must earn a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.

The Dean’s List includes:

Hayfield:

Jason Todd Zahnle, 4, Mechanical Engineering

Mantorville:

Dane W. Holmes, 4, Civil Engineering

Adam Jennissen, 4, Software Engineering

Aubrey Peterson named to Dean’s List at UW-Superior

The University of Wisconsin-Superior has named Aubrey Peterson of Kasson to the Dean’s List for academic achievement during the Spring 2024 semester.

To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have completed 12 degree-seeking semester credits and achieved at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

Founded in 1893 as a teacher’s college, UW-Superior has more than 50 program offerings, select online and graduate programs, competitive Division III athletics programs, continuing education, research and scholarship programs that support the community and region.

South Dakota State announces spring 2024 Dean’s List

More than 3,300 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the Spring 2024 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean’s list.

Local students on the Dean’s List include:

Annika Johnson of Byron, a student in SDSU’s College of Nursing.

Halle Determan of Kasson, a student in SDSU’s College of Natural Sciences.

Brock Swanson of Kasson, a student in SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Bennett Berge of Mantorville, a student in SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Emma Brookman of Mantorville, a student in SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Jordan Klepel of Mantorville, a student in SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Karlee Wynia of Mantorville, a student in SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Isabella Steffen of West Concord, a student in SDSU’s College of Nursing.

Local student named to Marquette University’s Spring 2024 Dean’s List

The following student has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2024 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee:

Kendyl Cunningham, Mantorville, Bachelor of Science, Marketing.

Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university that draws over 7,600 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate and professional students from nearly all states and more than 60 countries. In addition to its nationally recognized academic programs, Marquette is known for its service learning programs and internships as students are challenged to use what they learn to make a difference in the world. Find out more about Marquette at marquette.edu.