Academic Achievement: Feb. 17, 2025

Northwestern College

ORANGE CITY — Local Northwestern College students Presley Arnold of Newton, Lauryn Garrett of Newton, Mikayla McKnight of Baxter and Kallie Van Kley of Newton, have earned a spot on the academic dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester. The dean’s list is comprised of students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.50 or above while carrying a minimum of 12 graded hours.

Upper Iowa University

FAYETTE — Upper Iowa University has announced the dean’s list for the 2024 fall semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average and be enrolled as a full-time student. Area students include Kylie Doty of Mingo, Avery Fried of Mingo, Lilliana Hasbrouck of Maxwell,Kaiden Martin of Maxwell, Lacey Mccaffery of Prairie City, Danyelle Myers of Prairie City and August Stock of Monroe.

CEDAR FALLS — The University of Northern Iowa recognizes the academic accomplishments of students each semester by announcing the graduation and dean’s lists. These lists highlight the hard work and dedication of students who have excelled in their studies.

Dean’s list students include: Allison Colyn of Baxter, Morgan Kielly of Baxter, Caylee Cunningham of Colfax, Alistair Gibson of Colfax, Sierra Veverka of Grinnell, Gracelyn Walker-Mefferd of Grinnell, Kayli Greer of Kellogg, Aliya James of Lynnville, Veronica Conejo of Monroe, Faith Defenbaugh of Monroe, Hudson Geer of Monroe, Zoe Meyer of Monroe, Wyatt Schutte of Monroe, Bonnie Barton of Newton, Olivia Crum of Newton, Brooklyn Linahon of Newton, River Meyer of Newton, Brooke Mouchka of Newton, Jordan Nelson of Newton, Bailey Van Sickle of Newton, Jocelyn Wells of Newton, Miranda Bellinghausen of Prairie City, Evelyn Burkett of Prairie City, Laura Dowdy of Prairie City, Taylor Eilander of Prairie City, Skylar Fraker of Prairie City, Ella Schendel of Prairie City, Sidney Shaver of Prairie City, Durant Van Dyke of Prairie City, Joshua Wing of Prairie City, John Scroggins of Rhodes, Elise Alberts of Sully, Greenlee Smock of Sully and Rebecca Van Manen of Sully. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher while completing at least 12 semester hours, with at least one semester hour of graded credit.

Fall 2024 graduates of University of Northern Iowa include: Kayli Greer of Kellogg, Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education, Middle Level Education Dual Major; Amanda Jackson of Kellogg, Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Bachelor of Liberal Studies; James Bamber of Newton, Master of Business Admin, Business Administration; Olivia Robeson of Newton, Bachelor of Arts, Management: Business Administration; Bailey Van Sickle of Newton, Bachelor of Arts***, Elementary Education; Baylor Van Sickle of Newton, Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, Marketing: Advertising and Digital Media; Taylor Eilander of Prairie City, Bachelor of Arts, Art Education-Teaching; Gabriel McDonald of Prairie City, Bachelor of Arts, Management: Business Administration, Supply Chain Management; Rebecca Van Manen of Sully, Bachelor of Social Work, Social Work.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

LINCOLN, NE — Nick Pfantz of Mingo, has been named to the deans’ list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester of the 2024-25 academic year.

Marshalltown Community College

MARSHALLTOWN — Two hundred and sixty-four students were named to the fall 2024 dean’s list at Marshalltown Community College. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average. Area students include: Grace Glass of Kellogg, with a 4.0 grade point average, Nathan Blair of Newton, with a 4.0 grade point average, Carrie Campbell of Newton and Jaden Norman of Newton.

Ellsworth Community College

IOWA FALLS — Aryssa Hinderberger of Newton, was named to the Fall 2024 (August to December) Dean’s List at Ellsworth Community College. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must have earned a minimum of 12 credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and had at least a 3.5 grade point average for the Fall 2024 semester.

Kirkwood Community College

CEDAR RAPIDS — Kirkwood Community College has released its dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college. Kirkwood students from the area earning this distinction are Jared Andrews of Kellogg, Glenesha Smith of Newton and Colton Vos of Sully.

University of Iowa

IOWA CITY — More than 8,700 students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2024 fall semester including area students: Emma Bogaard of Otley, Abigail Burchland of Gilman, Abbigale Clark of Mitchellville, Elizabeth Collins of Mingo, Brady Comer of Newton, Brooklyn Cupples of Newton, Maria Dahm of Otley, Jack Eighmey of Prairie City, Ryan Essen of Newton, Ava Francois of Mitchellville, Dakota Gooden of Newton, Harlie Harwood of Runnells, Emma Houser of Monroe, Claudia Jacobson of Gilman, Olivia Kinnamon of Monroe, Lauren Klein of Runnells, Jacy Linahon of Newton, Morgan Linahon of Newton, Bailey Littell of Baxter, Ellsie Lovan of Mitchellville, Scarlet Martin of Newton, Jayden McClelland of Kellogg, Cade McCombs of Prairie City, Camryn McLeod of Newton, Jack Moore of Newton, Cainan Murra of Mitchellville, Emma Nelson of Newton, Lucas Ness of Maxwell, Gracelyn Nickelson of Monroe, David Olivier of Sully, Willow Oswalt of Newton, Caitlyn Rasmussen of Mitchellville, Jacquelyn Roberts of Runnells, Matthew Rosonke of Prairie City, Regan Russell of Baxter, Bailey Savage of Runnells, Arianna Sitzmann of Prairie City, Peyton Smith of Melbourne, Tyler Sterling of Newton, Parker Strawn of Mitchellville, Penelope Swersie of Newton, Olivia Van Fosson-Roelfs of Newton, Jordan Vander Werf of Monroe, Carter White of Rhodes, Gemma Wolfe of Maxwell, Adelynn Wijaya of Semarang, Caden Bouwkamp of Prairie City, Isabelle Hudnut of Prairie City, Payton Konek of Monroe, Marin Pettigrew of Newton, Ella Price of Newton, Mandee Selover of Baxter, Claire Stephenson of Monroe, Emma Bogaard of Otley, Maria Dahm of Otley, Jack Eighmey of Prairie City, Emma Houser of Monroe, Olivia Kinnamon of Monroe, Cade McCombs of Prairie City, Gracelyn Nickelson of Monroe, Matthew Rosonke of Prairie City, Arianna Sitzmann of Prairie City, Jordan Vander Werf of Monroe and Kyler Van Brogen of Newton.

More than 1,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president’s list for the 2024 fall semester. Local students achieving the recognition include: Caden Bouwkamp of Prairie City, Isabelle Hudnut of Prairie City, Payton Konek of Monroe, Marin Pettigrew of Newton, Ella Price of Newton, Mandee Selover of Baxter, Claire Stephenson of Monroe, Kyler Van Brogen of Newton and Adelynn Wijaya of Semarang. University of Iowa undergraduates who achieve a grade point average of 4.0 in 12 semester hours or more of UI graded coursework and who have no “I” marks (incompletes) or “O” marks (no grade reported) on their records for two consecutive semesters (excluding summer session) are recognized by inclusion on the president’s list.