Names & Notables
Jun. 13—SMSU
Ethan Kirchberg, of New Ulm, is among seven Southwest Minnesota State University-Marshall students recently awarded LeAnn C. Tolk scholarships.
LeAnn C. Tolk Scholarships of $5,000 recognize outstanding students who combine academic achievement, participation in campus and community activities and who possess a strong work ethic.
Carthage College
The fall dean's list has been announced for Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Dean's list honors are accorded to Carthage students who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 14 credit hours during a semester.
Emily Eckheart, of Madison Lake; Olivia Young, of St. Peter; and Jay Lewer, of Waseca, were named to the list.
Bethel University
Area residents were named to the fall dean's list for academic excellence for Bethel University in St. Paul.
The list honors students who achieve an outstanding scholastic record during a semester with a grade point average of 3.6 or greater.
The local students are:
Le Sueur — Kindre Radloff.
Mankato — Haley Scruggs, Kolin Baier, Maggie Enright, Paige Malwitz.
Montgomery — Britta Roth.
New Richland — Elizabeth Nelson, Grace Nelson.
St. James — Sandin Skow.
St. Peter — Bethany Bresnahan.
Waseca — Alli Johnson.
UW-Madison
Maren Malakowsky, of St. James, was among the students who received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison during a virtual commencement ceremony Dec. 13.
Malakowsky graduated from the College of Letters and Science with a master of arts in library and information studies.
SCC
South Central College released its president's list and dean's list of students with exceptional academic performance in the fall semester, which ran from August-December.
The President's List includes students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher and have completed at least 24 cumulative credits at SCC. The Dean's List includes students who have achieved a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher and completed at least 12 credits that semester. Because of the different criteria, students may be named to both lists in the same semester. Students from the following communities were named to the 2020 Fall Semester President's and Dean's Lists.
President's List:
Belle Plaine — Daniel Kreeger, Samantha Romleski.
Eagle Lake — Oscar Boit.
Henderson — Colton Harens.
Janesville — Timothy Bangs, Thomas Marzinske, Cory Tauer, Danielle Ziemke.
Lake Crystal — Anthony Queener.
Le Center — Laura Kriewall.
Le Sueur — Garrett Anfinson, Lauren Hackett.
Madelia — Timothy Anderson, Laura Neagle.
Madison Lake — Brett Klassen.
Mankato — Mohamed Abdalla, Sathi Amarinda, Jacob Bristol, Simeon Carlson, Steven Kamm, Sarah Kloster, Heather Kratochvil, James Mettler, Trinh Nguyen, Elita Olson, Evania Soehartono, Sonia Toppin.
Mapleton — Dustin Baynes, Mark Strand
Montgomery — Derrick Horejsi, Dustin Horejsi, Joshua Pichotta, Isaac Rynda.
New Ulm — Grace Henke-Raatz, Joseph Ibberson, Courtney Jakes, Katelyn Sarkar.
North Mankato — Alexis Aslesen, Jacob Bung, Nicholas Kuss, Shelby May, Faith Milton, Regina Peck, Si Pham.
Sleepy Eye — Trista Fulton.
Springfield — Sarah Groebner.
St. James — Alexis Moore, Erica Schreiber.
St. Peter — Cole Pankratz.
Vernon Center — Lynn Demuth.
Waseca — Bailey Schumacher, Jesses Thill.
Waterville — Caleb Hankins, Sydney Mitchell.
Dean's List:
Amboy — Olivia Johnson.
Andover — Carter Thorstenson.
Arlington — Audrey Ziegler.
Belle Plaine — Alexis Davis, Rebecca Gentry, Mitchell Koepp, Daniel Kreeger, Gloria Lemke, Samantha Romleski, Gabrielle VonBank.
Blue Earth — Natalie Huse
Butterfield — Noah Wolle.
Cleveland — Mason Conroy.
Conger — Alexis Bakker.
Courtland — Hope Sieh.
Delavan — Megan Morrison.
Eagle Lake — Oscar Boit, Sumia Sabrie, Nathan Strain.
Hanska — Cody Hackens, August Reihs.
Henderson — Colton Harens.
Janesville — Zacary Aasen, Timothy Bangs, Thomas Marzinske, Abby Tarrant, Cory Tauer, Danielle Ziemke.
Kasota — Megan Sinarath.
Kilkenny — Justin James, Colton Rozeboom.
Lafayette — Joleigh Hoffmann.
Lake Crystal — Telma Balderas, Anthony Queener, Joshua Vallee.
Le Center — Alyssa Block, Tanner Desmond, Laura Kriewall, Gabriel Ruiz Sanchez.
Le Sueur — Veronica Alvarez, Garrett Anfinson, Alberto Balcazar-Mendez, Daisy Castillo, Lauren Hackett, Lizbet Hernandez, Daniel Pfarr, Theodore Wulff.
Madelia — Timothy Anderson, Jessica Diaz, Kristen Grunig, Ryleigh Haynes, Ethan Kuznia, Brianna Mueller, Laura Neagle.
Madison Lake — Brett Klassen.
Mankato — Mohamed Abdalla, Great Adigwe, Sathi Amarinda, Maisey Auringer, Peter Barth, Cody Blakert, Nathan Bode, Jacob Bristol, Troy Brua, Joshua Cabasal, Simeon Carlson, Megan Cherney, Medrine Cherotich, Isaiah Evans, Jena Faue, Andrew Flowers, Benjamin Friedrichs, Jesse Haak, Jay Hiniker, Ryan Hoffman, Emma Hopp, Sagal Igalle, Dylan Johnson, Steven Kamm, Travis Kauffmann, Sarah Kloster, Heather Kratochvil, Riley Kroc, Emma Langemo, Lucas Larson, Lindsey Lawton, Amanda McGuire, James Mettler, Reanna Milbrett, Maria Miller, Yussuf Mohamed, Zahra Mohamed, Trinh Nguyen, Rabia Nur, Boaz Okoth, Elita Olson, Amal Osman, Jordan Peda, Jackson Pegram, Devon Perales, Zachary Peterson, Haley Pollard, Mallory Porter, Taylor Rademacher, Analise Rogich-Stahnke, Galo Ruiz Buccio, Nelia Sanchez, Alec Scherer, Noah Schruin, Ryan Seys, Samuel Shockey, Joshua Sime, Evania Soehartono, Kayla Southard, Mariah Steinbach, Amber Thomas, Sonia Toppin, Donovan Wells, Lisa White, Haley Willaert, Blake Wold.
Mapleton — Ryan Albrecht, Dustin Baynes, Mark Strand.
Minnesota Lake — Michael Kutz.
Montgomery — Lucas Hardel, Derrick Horejsi, Dustin Horejsi, Wyatt Hurd, Kaitlyn Lindblom, Joshua Pichotta, Isaac Rynda, Andrew Trnka.
Mountain Lake — Janessa Johnson, Timothy Sellers.
New Richland — James Bently.
New Ulm — Hannah Benson, Michael Bovee, Aubrey Fischer, Trent Fluegge, Lauryn Franta, Ana Garcia, Nathan Gartner, Kaleb Helget, Grace Henke-Raatz, Jaydan Hotovec, Joseph Ibberson, Courtney Jakes, Megan Kelley, Crystal Kessler, Spencer Marth, Jorge Olea, Brian Ranweiler, Cole Rueckert, Katelyn Sarkar, Dakota Savoy, Trenton Wyczawski, Braden Zimmerman.
Nicollet — Brady Hopp, James Simonson.
North Mankato — Alexis Aslesen, Tyler Aust, Jacob Bung, Alec Cazier, Samuel Crockett, Alyssa Dostert, Noah Finnesgard, Breanna Hawker, Gavin Honken, Allan Kibet, Shantelle Krueger, Nicholas Kuss, Olivia Madson, Austin Maher, Levi May, Shelby May, Ellen Mickelson, Grace Mickelson, Alexis Miller, Faith Milton, Safa Mohamed, Ayan Mohamud, Jackson Murphy, Regina Peck, Si Pham, Channa Puhrmann, James Pulis, Abraham Tinajero, Samuel White, Isabel Zwaschka.
Sleepy Eye — Trista Fulton, Madesen Roberts, Idalia Salazar.
Springfied — Leah Larson, Sarah Groebner, Tarrah Vikter.
St. Clair — Andrew Carlson.
St. James — Adrian Fisch, Alexis Moore, Erica Schreiber.
St. Peter — Aidan Anderson, Nur Daud, Thomas Keltgen, Halima Khalif, Cole McCarthy, Dallas Mears, Andrew Moen, Cole Pankratz, Mitchell Pettis, Aria Seitzer, Beau Swenson, Mirella Torres.
Truman — Justin Hendricksen.
Vernon Center — Lynn Demuth.
Waldorf — Anna Groskreutz.
Waseca — Katlyn Hyatt, Cayla Mingo, Grace Roeker, Hunter Russell, Bailey Schumacher, Liberty Sparks, Jesses Thill, Shelby Thompson, Dakota Williamson, Suzanne Wilson.
Waterville — Cody Conroy, Grace Fessel, Karla Gleason, Caleb Hankins, Sydney Mitchell, Elizabeth Peterson, Phyllip Pope
Wells — Jacob Gottberg.
Winnebago — Marisa Rhey.