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College News: Jan. 17, 2026
College News

Highland College

FREEPORT — Highland Community College announced the dean’s list for the Spring 2025 semester.

Browntown- Emma Stricker

Monroe- Elaina Jordan


UW-Whitewater

WHITEWATER — Tori Marian, a English Literature and Language Arts Education major from Evansville, was among 13 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater who earned 2025 University Writing Awards for writing in an academic course.


UW-Whitewater

WHITEWATER — A total of 84 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are serving as Peer Mentors during the 2024-25 academic year, assisting as resources to students who are new to the university.

Monroe- Delany Aleman-Silva, whose major at UW-Whitewater is Legal Studies.

Evansville- Hailey Connors, whose major at UW-Whitewater is Social Work.

Darlington- Madyson King, whose major at UW-Whitewater is Social Work.

Monticello- Ian Schwartzlow, whose major at UW-Whitewater is Finance.


State University of New York

ONEONTA, N.Y. — Layla Driscoll-Webster, of Shullsburg was one of 139 SUNY Oneonta students who participated in the 2025 Student Research and Creative Activity (SRCA) showcase on April 16 in the Hunt Union Ballroom.


Knox College

GALESBURG, Ill. — AnMarie Armstrong, of Brooklyn has been named to the Knox College Dean’s List of distinguished students for the 2025 Winter Term.


Columbia College

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Columbia College recently announced its dean’s list for the Spring 2025 Semester (January-April 2025).

Browntown- Evan Bartelt


UW-Green Bay

GREEN BAY — Students who earn a 4.0 grade point average, which represents all A grades, receive highest honors. High honors go to students earning 3.99 to 3.75 grade point averages. Honors are given to students earning 3.74 to 3.50 grade point averages. All were full-time students in the fall/winter term, earning 12 or more credits of graded coursework.

Albany- Allison Rhyner, Semester Honors

Belleville- Carter Scholey, Semester Highest Honors

Brodhead- Kirsten Fish, Semester High Honors, Jersey Medenwaldt, Semester Highest Honors,Victoria Urness, Semester High Honors

Browntown-Payton Troemel, Semester Honors

Juda- Kiarra Moe, Semester High Honors

Monroe- Anna Gebhart, Semester Highest Honors, Brooke Hanson, Semester Honors, Kennedy Taylor, Semester Honors

South Wayne-Bailey Butler, Semester Highest Honors


UW-Platteville

PLATTEVILLE — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville awarded diplomas to more than 700 undergraduate students for the spring of 2025. 

Albany- Jada Flannery, Construction Management, Caden Maire, Sustainability and Renewable Energy Systems

Belleville- Samantha Myrant, Forensic Investigation Logan Niesen, Construction Management

Blanchardville- Lily Busser, Animal Science, Shealyn Klosterman-Havens, Agricultural Business

Browntown- Daniel Sniff, Music

Darlington-Jonathan Callaway, Music,Carter Lancaster, Engineering Technology Management, Victorria Meylor, Agricultural Business, Margaret Nordquist, Computer Science, Laura Sturtz, Professional Studies, Carter Wiegel, Social Studies Education

Juda-Luke Skoumal, Health and Human Performance

Monroe- Scott Foley, Civil Engineering, Angela Hartman, Supply Chain Management, Kaiden Klitzke, Cybersecurity, Makenzie Wuebben, Elementary Education

Monticello- Cade Femrite, Civil Engineering, Alyssa Holcomb, Elementary Education

South Wayne- Kit Hagen, Biology, Macie Stauffacher, Elementary Education