Cottage Grove college news

Local Students Named to University of Northern Colorado Dean’s List of Academic Distinction Over 2,100 students have been named to the 2020-21 Dean’s List at the University of Northern Colorado.

The following students from Cottage Grove have been named to the Dean’s List of Academic Distinction.

Cottage Grove, MN Melody Armstrong To earn this honor, students were required to earn a combined GPA of 3.75 or higher during at least two academic semesters and completed a minimum of 24 semester hours. For more on the University of Northern Colorado, visit www.unco. edu.

• WITC recognizes spring 2021 graduates Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College would like to congratulate the Class of 2021 spring graduates. The College awarded 590 associate degrees and one- and two-year technical diplomas. Modified commencement ceremonies were held on campuses in May. Graduates received the opportunity to have their name called and receive their diploma from a college official, and they could bring a limited number of guests. WITC wishes the Class of 2021 all the best in their future endeavors. The following residents from Cottage Grove were awarded degrees.

Cottage Grove, MN Andrew Bous, Automated Packaging Systems Technician WITC will become Northwood Technical College in August 2021. For more, visit www.witc.edu.

• Area students named to Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The following individuals from the Woodbury area have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the Spring 2021 semester. UWM is the second largest university in the State of Wisconsin, with more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Woodbury, MN Emily Chan, Letters & Science Undergrad Bradley Manor, Business Undergraduate Connor Thissen, School of the Arts-Undergrad For more on UW-Milwaukee, readers may go to https://uwm.edu.

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Local students earn academic honors Spring 2021 St. Cloud Technical & Community College congratulates the following students for their academic achievement Spring 2021. They have earned recognition on the President’s List for a grade point average of 4.0.

Cottage Grove, MN Justin Meyer, President’s List Denise Schultz, President’s List Hastings, MN Kalli Rohloff, President’s List Woodbury, MN Tyler Wenshau, President’s List For more information on potentially choosing St. Cloud State, readers may go to www.stcloudstate.edu.

• Students honored on the Dean’s Academic Honor List at Baylor University Baylor University students from the local area have been named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List for the Spring 2021 semester, listed below: Hastings, MN Leah Deyoung, Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences Alexis N Van Vossen, Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences Saint Paul, MN Henry Michael Joseph Burns, College of Arts & Sciences Daniel J Musil, Hankamer School of Business Woodbury, MN Grace A Killeen, College of Arts & Sciences Nicole R Virgin, College of Arts & Sciences The Dean’s Academic Honor List recognizes Baylor undergraduates for their outstanding academic work during each semester. Students honored on the Dean’s List earned a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.70 with no grade lower than a “C” while enrolled in at least 12 graded semester hours.

For more information about Baylor University, visit www.baylor.edu.

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NIU Spring 2021 Graduation List

Over 2400 students received their degrees from Northern Illinois University in June. Included among the graduates were the following students from South Washington County: Woodbury, MN Madelyn Strong, Master of Science, Applied Human Development & Family Sciences: Marriage and Family Therapy

For more information, visit www.niu.edu.

• Local students named to Dean’s List at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Congratulations to the following undergraduate students who were named to the second semester 2021 Dean’s List at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The list includes 438 undergraduate students who earned a grade point average of 3.60 or better on a 4.0 scale, including the following: Cottage Grove, Minn.

Anna Dale, daughter of Coby and Lynn Dale Isabelle Lindahl, daughter of Duane and Jill Lindahl Deborah Shefa, daughter of Rahel Haile and Shefa Seid Hastings, Minn.

Kathleen Blissenbach, daughter of Peter and Renee Blissenbach Sarah Hardy, daughter of Rick and Kathleen Hardy Saint Paul, Minn.

Shamat Abraha, daughter of Amanuel Teklemariam and Wikyanos Affa Learn more at smumn.edu.

• Local students graduate from Marquette University

This past spring, local students graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as follows: Woodbury, MN Bo Zachman, Bachelors, Nursing Saint Paul, MN Jasmine Ough, Doctoral – Professional, Physical Therapy Megan Smikla, Bachelors, Advertising Find out more about Marquette at marquette.edu.

• Local students named to President’s and Deans’ Lists at Drake University The following local students have been named to the Deans’ and President’s Lists at Drake University.

Cottage Grove, MN Faviana M Torres Laboy, President’s List Gabi Townsend, President’s List Hastings, MN Alex Doughty, Dean’s List Tyler Goebel, Dean’s List Isabella Heisler, Dean’s List Grant Hollar, Dean’s List Erik Iverson, Dean’s List Daniel Krey, Dean’s List Brian Nielsen, President’s List Woodbury, MN Justin Brutger, Dean’s List Ben Cederstrom, Dean’s List Ryan Christensen, Dean’s List Evan Clemens, Dean’s List Sean Cusick, Dean’s List Joe Frommelt, Dean’s List Delaney Goertzen, President’s List Delaney Lardy, Dean’s List Jack Schwartz, President’s List To be eligible for the Deans’ list students must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the Spring 2021 semester at Drake.

To be eligible for the President’s list students must have earned a perfect 4.0 GPA during the Spring 2021 semester at Drake.

• St. Norbert’s College Semester Dean’s List The following student(s) have been named to the 2021 spring semester dean’s list at St. Norbert College. A minimum 3.5 grade point average is required for academic eligibility.

Cottage Grove, MN Jordan Strand Founded in 1898, St. Norbert College is a private, Catholic, liberal arts college located in De Pere, Wisconsin, just outside of Green Bay. Recent years have seen record enrollments and unprecedented investments in the St. Norbert College campus. The academic excellence and character-building qualities of the college are nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Princeton Review and others. St. Norbert College is host to the 13-time NFL Champion Green Bay Packers training camp each year and is home to the Medical College of Wisconsin- Green Bay.

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Baylor University Celebrates 2020-2021 Graduates Baylor University celebrated more than 7,500 graduates of the Classes of 2020 and 2021 during six in-person commencement ceremonies May 6-8 at McLane Stadium on the banks of the Brazos River.

President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., presided over the outdoor ceremonies that honored nearly 2,800 spring 2021 Baylor graduates, as well as more than 4,700 May, August and December 2020 graduates, whose ceremonies were canceled or held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following were among Hastings area graduates: Cottage Grove, MN Justin Michael Hannasch, Bachelor of Arts, Communication, , College of Arts & Sciences, May 2021 Hastings, MN Leah Renee DeYoung, Bachelor of Arts, Communication Sciences and Disorders, , Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences, May 2021 Megan Marie Feikema, Bachelor of Arts, Medical Humanities, , College of Arts & Sciences, May 2021 Alexis N. Van Vossen, Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences, Child and Family Studies; Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude, Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences, May 2021 Woodbury, MN Natalie Marie Robinson, BBA, Supply Chain Management, , Hankamer School of Business, May 202

For more information about Baylor University, visit www.baylor.edu.

• Students honored on the Dean’s Academic Honor List at Baylor University More than 4,700 Baylor University students have been named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List for the Spring 2021 semester.

The Dean’s Academic Honor List recognizes Baylor undergraduates for their outstanding academic work during each semester. Students honored on the Dean’s List earned a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.70 with no grade lower than a “C” while enrolled in at least 12 graded semester hours. The following graduates from the Cottage Grove area made the Dean’s List: Hastings, MN Leah Deyoung, Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences Alexis N Van Vossen, Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences Saint Paul, MN Henry Michael Joseph Burns, College of Arts & Sciences Daniel J Musil, Hankamer School of Business Woodbury, MN Grace A Killeen, College of Arts & Sciences Nicole R Virgin, College of Arts & Sciences Congratulations to those who made the Dean’s List! For more information about Baylor University, visit www.baylor.edu.

• Clara Grismer of Woodbury earns degree at Benedictine College Clara Grismer of Woodbury, MN, has graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in English at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan.

The college graduated 309 students at the end of the academic year, including 38 with graduate degrees. The graduates heard from Bishop Andrew Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and a Benedictine alumnus from the class of 1991, who delivered an inspiring Commencement Address.