Graduations

—Christopher Koppa of Austin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in biology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in December 2014.

 

RCTC

Local students graduated from Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) during its 2014 fall semester.

Austin

—Amy Christian, AAS, health information technology

Grand Meadow

—Camille O’Connell, AA, liberal arts and sciences

—Kristina Stier, AS, law enforcement

LeRoy

—Karissa Eastvold, AS, business administration

—Amy Ferguson, AA, liberal arts and sciences, high honors

—Alana Roe, AA, liberal arts and sciences

—Ryan Sloan, AAS, CAD technology

Racine

—Sandra Laganiere, DIP, equine science riding/training, high honors

Rose Creek

—Renae Mullenbach, AS, nursing, high honors

 

Dean’s Lists

—Megan Hockens from Le Roy with a BS retail merchandising and management received the University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor’s Award for the fall 2014 semester.

—Sarah Nelson from Rose Creek with a BS retail merchandising and management received the University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor’s Award for the fall 2014 semester.

—Marie Ljosenvoor of Austin, a fourth-year student, made the Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions dean’s list for fall 2014.

—Natalie Swan of Austin, a first-year student, made the Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions dean’s list for fall 2014.

—Melissa Marks of Austin named to fall semester 2014 dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Crookston.

—Lauren Kittridge of Austin made the 2014 fall semester dean’s list at Hawkeye Community College.

 

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The following local students have been named to the 2014 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities:

From Austin:

—Jaclyn Bird, junior, Col of Educ/Human Development

—Gabriel Franta, senior, College of Biological Sciences

—Katherine Johnson, senior, School of Nursing

—Ryan Larson, junior, College of Liberal Arts

—Mark Mizrachi, sophomore, College of Biological Sciences

—Alyssa Ofstedahl, senior, Col of Educ/Human Development

—Taylor Sharp, sophomore, College of Liberal Arts

—Alexander Thorson, sophomore, Carlson School of Management

—Shiyi Zhang, sophomore, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci

From Grand Meadow:

—Stephanie Bussan, sophomore, Col of Educ/Human Development

—Taylor Severson, junior, College of Design

From Racine:

—Lindsay Blahnik, senior, College of Liberal Arts

 

Minnesota State University, Moorhead

The following local students were named to the fall 2014 semester dean’s list at Minnesota State University, Moorhead:

—Mathew Breitbarth of Dexter, majoring in accounting.

—Brittany Folk of Austin, majoring in elementary inclusive education.

—Beatrice Franke of Hayfield, majoring in anthropology.

—Brooke Johnson of Dexter, majoring in communication arts and literature ed.

—Kelsey Williams of Austin, majoring in art education.

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato

The following local students made the academic high honor and honor lists (dean’s lists) for the 2014 fall semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato:

From Adams:

—Lindsey Bottema, junior, high honor List

From Austin:

—Hannah Bergstrom, sophomore, high honor list

—Miranda Finke, senior, honor list

—Ashley Flaherty, junior, high honor list

—Samantha Halverson, senior, honor list

—Beth Hamilton, senior, honor list

—Stephanie Holtorf, junior, honor list

—Bradley Kosel, junior, high honor list

—Autumn Laury, sophomore, honor list

—Brooklyn Maiers, senior, honor list

—Krista Peters, junior, honor list

—Alyssa Schroeder, senior, high honor list

—Alexander Sheldon, senior, high honor List

—Esperanza Torres Garcia, senior, high honor list

—Meghan Yerhot, senior, honor list

From Brownsdale:

—Katelyn Pike, freshman, high honor list

From Dexter:

—Sydney Tapp, freshman, high honor list

From Elkton:

—Kristina Hanson, senior, honor list

From LeRoy:

—Angela Wheeler, senior, honor list

From Rose Creek:

—Travis Bruggeman, junior, honor list