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College News: Feb. 19, 2020
College News

Northern Illinois University

DEKALB, Illinois — Over 1,300 students received their degrees from Northern Illinois University in December. Included among the graduates was Kailee Kamps, Belmont, who earned a Master of Science in Education in Orientation and Mobility.


University of Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa — More than 6,100 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2019 fall semester.

Belleville: Leah Blask

Monroe: Luz Daniela Larraga Martinez

New Glarus: Christian Arnett, John Chenoweth

Stockton: Ellen Fox


UW-La Crosse

LA CROSSE — The following area students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the fall semester of the 2019-20 academic year, ending December 2019.

 Qualification for the Dean’s List is limited to students who have attained outstanding academic achievement. To be eligible, students must have earned not less than a 3.5 semester grade point average and carried a minimum of 12 credits.

Local students include:

Albany: Kassi Heins

Argyle: Dorissa DeNure

Belleville: Vanessa Erb, Emily Flick, Taylor Halvensleben, Caden O’Rourke, Maya Severson, Jaydon Winkers

Benton: Emma Lawrence, Nolan Strang

Blanchardville: Samantha Erickson, Brooke Johnson, Olivia Woodmansee

Brodhead: Jack Speckman, Zoe Tresemer, Payton Wright

Darlington: Julia Hardt, Kimberly Sniff, Jesse Sturtz, Blake Whalen

Juda: Riley Adkins, Almanzo Friedly, Mariah Riese

Monroe: Skye Allen, Mackenzie Hesgard, Benjamin Latimer,  Jordan Montgomery, Adam Ninmer, Abby Oudinot, Carter Sawdey, Elise Smith, Jenna Smith, Mercedes Szabelski

Monticello: Lilly Blum, Veronica Blumer

New Glarus: Brian McKeon

South Wayne:  Ilse Mendez


UW-Stout

MENOMONIE — The following students from the area have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Stout Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester.

The award, formerly known as the Chancellor’s Award, is presented to students who have a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

Local students include:

Belleville: Lauren Christen

Brodhead: Kaity Conway, Logan Wilson

Darlington: Elizabeth Wiegel 

Monroe: Vinny Wheat

New Glarus:  Patrick Craker


Ripon College

RIPON — Jillian Heidenreich, Monroe, was named to the Ripon College Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester, recognizing academic excellence. To qualify for the Dean’s List at Ripon College, students must achieve a 3.40 grade point average or higher on a 4.00 scale and complete at least 12 credits of regular letter-graded work.


Northern Illinois University

DEKALB, Illinois — Rachel Markhardt, Belleville, was named to the Northern Illinois University fall 2019 Dean’s List. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology or a minimum of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale in the colleges of Business, Education, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts.