June 29, 2024

Academic Achievement: June 24, 2024

University of Northern Iowa

CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa has announced its graduation and dean’s lists. Individuals may visit the website below and follow the instructions for retrieving the names of students who are Spring 2024 graduates and those named to the Spring 2024 dean’s list.

Students named to the dean’s list include Morgan Kielly of Baxter, Caylee Cunningham of Colfax, Alistair Gibson of Colfax, Maxwell Van Dusseldorp of Colfax, Sierra Veverka of Grinnell, Anna Bebout of Kellogg, Kayli Greer of Kellogg, Aliya James of Lynnville, Hudson Geer of Monroe, Zoe Meyer of Monroe, Samantha Adams of Newton, Bonnie Barton of Newton, Gatlin Chambers of Newton, Olivia Crum of Newton, Ashley Loehr of Newton, Devon McAnally of Newton, Jordan Nelson of Newton, Allison Norvell of Newton, Bailey Van Sickle of Newton, Evelyn Burkett of Prairie City, Laura Dowdy of Prairie City, Taylor Eilander of Prairie City, Skylar Fraker of Prairie City, Lily Ladehoff of Prairie City, Gabriel McDonald of Prairie City, Sidney Shaver of Prairie City, Jaysea Miller of Reasnor, John Scroggins of Rhodes, Greenlee Smock of Sully, Rebecca Van Manen of Sully. To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must have earned a grade point average of no less than 3.50.

Area graduates from the Spring semester at UNI include: Gatlin Chambers of Newton, Bachelor of Arts, Marketing: Advertising and Digital Media; Alison Norvell of Newton, Bachelor of Arts, Early Childhood Education; Anna Vander Beek, Prairie City, Bachelor of Applied Science, Honors, Managing Business and Organizations; Jaysea Miller of Reasnor, Bachelor of Arts, Social Science Teaching - Plan B, All Social Science Teaching; Hadley Tice of Sully, Bachelor of Arts, Individual Studies: Health Sciences.

University of Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, AL – Sadie Clark of Melbourne, has received the following degree from the University of Alabama: Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration.

Hamline University

SAINT PAUL, MN – Anna Johnson of Newton, was named to the Hamline University School of Business Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 term. Johnson was among 100 students to make the Dean’s List in Spring 2024. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

University of Iowa

IOWA CITY – In May more than 6,500 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students received their degrees, including area students: Nykole Hernandez of Newton, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Speech and Hearing Science, Bachelor of Arts; Tes Schuster of Newton, College of Education, Elementary Education, Bachelor of Arts; Eli Steenhoek of Iowa City, College of Public Health, Public Health, Bachelor of Arts; Sloan Hjortshoj of Monroe, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Sociology, Bachelor of Arts; Parker Volkman of Kellogg, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Bachelor of Arts; Madelyn Northway of Runnells, Tippie College of Business, Marketing, Bachelor of Business Administration; Madilynn Amos of Newton, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Human Physiology, Bachelor of Science; Christn Brandt of Baxter, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Science; Korie Campbell of Kellogg, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biology, Bachelor of Science; Logan Ingersoll of Searsboro, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Microbiology, Bachelor of Science; Abigail McConeghey of Colfax, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Bachelor of Science; Gabrielle Pearson of Newton, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science; Luke Zaabel of Kellogg, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science; Chase Dittmer of Runnells, College of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Luke Maharry of Iowa City, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Abigail Shepley of Baxter, College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Meredith Evans of Monroe, College of Nursing, Nursing-RN, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Savannah Reicks of Newton, College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy; Andrea Van Wyk of Newton, Graduate College, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy; Kendall Earles of Colfax, Graduate College, Library and Information Science, Master of Arts; Griffin Engel of Newton, Graduate College, Library and Information Science, Master of Arts; Jacob Murphy of Newton, Graduate College, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Master of Science; Jonah Lilienthal of Newton, Graduate College, Social Work, Master of Social Work; Jayci Vos of Monroe, Graduate College, Social Work, Master of Social Work.

More than 550 students who earned two degrees were among the more than 6,500 students at the University of Iowa who graduated from the UI at the end of the 2024 spring semester in May. Those students included: Ayrton Breckenridge of Monroe, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Majors — Journalism and Mass Communication, and Cinema; William Cheng of Newton, Tippie College of Business, Majors — Accounting and Finance; Tylar Meister of Mitchellville, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Majors — Music and Mathematics.

Central College

PELLA – More than 390 students were named to the Central College dean’s list for Spring 2024. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale, including Amelia Brown of Prairie City, Jillian Fairbanks of Otley, Alexander Ver Heul of Monroe, Christopher Ver Heul of Monroe.