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College News: July 14, 2025
College News

UW-Madison 

MADISON — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2024-2025 academic year:

Albany- Kelsey Deegan, School of Nursing, Dean’s Honor List, Kaiya Zurfluh, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List

Argyle- Dorissa DeNure, School of Pharmacy, Honor Roll, Mitch Hartwig, School of Pharmacy, Honor Roll, Bryce Wagner, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List

Belleville- Ella Blask, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Aiden Campbell, Col of Agricultural & Life Sci, Dean’s List, Lily Gissal, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Isamara Gomez, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List,Collin Gould, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List,Kate Grotsky, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Ryan Hagen, School of Human Ecology, Dean’s Honor List, Josey Latorre, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Madeline Miller, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Ava Patrow, School of Business, Dean’s List, Alora Spiegel, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Jeffry Wenger, School of Education, Dean’s List

Belmont- Brianna Miesen, School of Pharmacy, Honor Roll

Benton- Ella Paquette, School of Business, Dean’s List, Zoe Stluka, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List

Blanchardville- Tessa Angle, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Makenzie Mathys, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Brooke Roach, School of Nursing, Dean’s Honor List

Brodhead- Sage Eckard-Lee, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Haley Elmer, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Skylar Gretebeck, School of Education, Dean’s List, Emma Nelson, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List

Brooklyn- Myla Brunner, Col of Agricultural & Life Sci, Dean’s List, Meghan Detra, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List, Ariel Foesch, School of Education, Dean’s List, Chloe Jacobson, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List, Micah Mitchell, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List, Avery Simpson, School of Education, Dean’s List

Browntown- Imogen Christen, School of Human Ecology, Dean’s Honor List, Skye Dickson, Col of Agricultural & Life Sci, Dean’s List

Darlington- Jaidyn Evenstad, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List, Gracey McDermott, School of Human Ecology, Dean’s Honor List, Colin Montanye, School of Business, Dean’s List, Amy Quijano, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List

Gratiot- Raquel Reuter, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List

Juda- Susan Farias, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List

Monroe- Xiaolin Liu, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List, Ryan Mathiason, School of Business, Dean’s List, Sarah Prien, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Brevin Rach, School of Business, Dean’s List, Emma Stietz, School of Education, Dean’s List, John Vetterli, School of Pharmacy, Honor Roll

Monticello- Lindsey Davis, School of Business, Dean’s List, Delenn Gillaspie, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List, Dayna Karls, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Natalie Wahl, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Rudy Wicker, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List, Alejandro Zevallos Ferrer, Col of Agricultural & Life Sci, Dean’s List

New Glarus- Sophie Atwell, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Bella Brenkman, School of Nursing, Dean’s Honor List, Edan Doll, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Melanie Fink, School of Business, Dean’s List, Dylan Fritz, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Isabella Mancusi, School of Business, Dean’s List, Alice Neton, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Sydney O’Flanagan, Col of Agricultural & Life Sci, Dean’s List, Jack Parkinson, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List, Devin Raven, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List, Bryce Stampfli, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List, Cade Thayer, School of Business, Dean’s List, Brooke Warrell, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Kendra Wenger, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List, Annika Ziperski, School of Education, Dean’s List

Shullsburg- Niko Karavergos, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List, Chandler Kelly, School of Education, Dean’s List


Highland Community College

FREEPORT — Highland Community College announces the 2025 spring graduates. Graduates were awarded associate degrees, associate of applied science degrees, or certificates.

Browntown- Emma Stricker, Associate of Arts

Monroe- Elaina Jordan, Associate of Arts

South Wayne- Raylin Peterson, Bus Admin Entrepreneurship Emp, Entrepreneurship/Sm Bus Cert


Iowa State University

AMES, Iowa — More than 11,300 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2025 spring semester 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.

Belleville- Erin Ann Przybyl, Animal Science, B.S.

Brooklyn- Owen S. Mitchell, Architecture, B. Arch

Monroe- Allison S Wunschel, Architecture, B. Arch.


Loras College

DUBUQUE — Loras College has announced the names of students who earned a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in 2025.

Blanchardville- Kelly Peterson


UW-Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE — The following individuals from your area have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the Spring 2025 semester.

Belleville- Kirsten Krantz, Biomed Sci & HCA Undergraduate

Brooklyn- Seth Batker, Business Undergraduate, Leah Mauldin, Business Undergraduate

Darlington- Josie Meister, Business Undergraduate

Monroe- Alyssa Denure, Letters & Science Undergrad, Avery Sheaffer, Business Undergraduate, Santos Tinoco Lobato, Letters & Science Undergrad

New Glarus- Morgan Erstad, Education Undergraduate, Emma Martinson, Nursing Undergraduate, Cassidy Toms, Nursing Undergraduate

South Wayne- Lane Marty, Eng & Comp Sci Undergrad


Drake University 

DES MOINES, Iowa — The following local students have been named to the Deans’ and President’s Lists at Drake University.

Monroe- Christian Carpenter, Arts & Sciences, Dean’s List


UW-River Falls

RIVER FALLS — The following local residents were among the nearly 650 students receiving degrees from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls during spring commencement in May 2025. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 546 undergraduates, while 84 students received graduate degrees. Area students are listed below by name, hometown, degree, major and honors.  

Argyle- Samantha Marquette, BS, Biomedical and Health Science, Cum Laude

Browntown- Courtney Montgomery, BS, Psychology, Senior Merit

Darlington- Haile Johnson, AS, Associate of Science

The spring semester Dean’s List:

Browntown- Courtney Montgomery, Psychology

Monticello- Anthony Fuchs, Food Science & Technology