Local students selected to University of Minnesota Twin Cities Dean’s List Students honored for academic success during the 2021 fall semester The following students have been named to the 2021 fall semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced today.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average.

Cottage Grove, MN

Madison Allie, Junior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Alfonso Luis Amores, Sophomore, School of Nursing; Andro Armanious, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Monica Bain, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Maombi Bigabwa, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Michael Cauthorn, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Elena Cherry, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; James Cho, Sophomore, College of Biological Sciences; Alyssa Christensen, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Chloe Cruz, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Oliver Cuzzourt, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Justin Draheim, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Samantha Duran, Senior, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; Faith Fairbairn, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Emily Fan, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Brooke Gross, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Kayla Haynes, Sophomore, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; Natalia Hill, Freshman, Col of Educ/Human Development; Emily Hoge, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Louis Janicek, Sophomore, College of Biological Sciences; Marshall Janicek, Sophomore, College of Biological Sciences; Ashley Jensen, Senior, School of Nursing; Madison Johnson, Junior, Carlson School of Management; Erin Junker, Senior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Abdul Khan, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Taylor Knickel, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Emma Lassen, Sophomore, School of Nursing; Jonathan Lassen, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Jack Lawson, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Sarah Le, Sophomore, College of Biological Sciences; Isabelle Lee, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Haley Lewis, Freshman, Col of Educ/Human Development; Jada Lilleboe, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Elena Mai, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Tina Mai, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Beah Mariano, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Maya Mehra, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Paige Miller, Sophomore, College of Biological Sciences; Zachary Nichols, Senior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Branden Palacio, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Ella Pederson, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Mia Peterson, Junior, College of Design; Molly Peterson, Junior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Tyler Pham, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Kevin Phan, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Allison Pnewski, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Breanne Pundsack, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Julia Quinn, Senior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Aubrey Rekstad, Freshman, College of Design; Dominic Sassor, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Matthew Schank, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Ellie Schwartz, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Yesima Seghen, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Elden Serrato, Junior, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Kayleigh Skeer, Sophomore, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; Alexander Vanasse, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Evan Villas, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Clara Waibel, Senior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Laurel Watters, Freshman, School of Nursing; Madeline Watters, Freshman, School of Nursing; Mara Weston, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Alayna Williams, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Katelyn Wollschlager, Senior, School of Nursing; May Xiong, Freshman, School of Nursing

Hastings, MN

Daniel Beaver, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Austin DeBoom, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Ellie DeWitt, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Nathan Duclos, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Danielle Hedman, Senior, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Jack Hyland, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Adam Iverson, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Brooke Jackson, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Makenzi Jorgensen, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Autumn Keller, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Shannon Mccullough, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Joseph McNamara, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Syed Naqvi, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Andrew O’Brien, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Shannon O’Connor, Senior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Haley Paben, Junior, College of Design; Lauren Pace, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Daniel Peters, Freshman, Carlson School of Management; Abigail Peterson, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Samantha Seebeck, Senior, College of Design; Jayce Warner, Junior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Caeden Windschitl, Junior, College of Biological Sciences

Woodbury, MN

Grace Aasness, Senior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Omar Abdelal, Sophomore, Col of Educ/Human Development; Sean Addington, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Rogers Akembom, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Anthony Almeida, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Morgan Anderson, Junior, School of Nursing; Stephanie Bai, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Jeffrey Barrera, Junior, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; William Bents, Freshman, College of Biological Sciences; Zachary Bierwerth, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Valentina Borrero, Junior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Joshua Bugel, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Julia Burns, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Mike Cao, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Mya Ceglar, Junior, College of Design; Tseyon Chaka, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Brandon Chen, Senior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Joanna Chen, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Yang Chen, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Sophia Chmiel, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Camille Coquyt, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Anne Dao, Junior, College of Biological Sciences; Elayra Francesca Dizon, Freshman, College of Sci and Engineering; Tyler Douvier, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Michael Duthie, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Sam Edwards, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Hasnaa Elaraby, Junior, College of Design; Keagan Eng, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Marie-Claire Fayose, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Brennan Featherstone, Junior, Carlson School of Management; Kira Florczak, Senior, College of Biological Sciences; Shelby Fox, Senior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Antonio Garcia, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Emma Garrity, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Kenani Gemechu, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Alex Glaeser, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Benjamin Goff, Freshman, College of Biological Sciences; Adrianna Gregory, Sophomore, Carlson School of Management; Noah Hagelberger, Junior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Amanda Hagen, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Abdou-Aljalil Hammida, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Savanna Hatzenbuhler, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Leah Hawley, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Nicholas Hemauer, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Zeinab Hersi, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Xander Hill, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Ayan Khan, Junior, College of Biological Sciences; Natalie Kiconco, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Sungchae Kim, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Ethan Ko, Junior, College of Biological Sciences; Sanketh Kodimala, Freshman, College of Sci and Engineering; Kashie Kong, Senior, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; William Krisko, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Theodore Kroells, Sophomore, Carlson School of Management; John Kueppers, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Erin Larson, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Gavin Lee, Sophomore, Col of Educ/Human Development; Jung Ah Lee, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Mark Leinberger, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Elle Lennartson, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Larissa Lennartson, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Christina Li, Senior, College of Biological Sciences; Emma Lilly, Sophomore, College of Biological Sciences; Bela Litvinov, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Logan Longworth, Freshman, Carlson School of Management; Abigail Lozano, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Andrian Lu, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Brooke Madden, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Alec Mahan, Sophomore, College of Design; Maxwell Malacko, Senior, College of Biological Sciences; Lauren Mallak, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Ajay Manicka, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Adam Markowicz, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Hannah Marshall, Sophomore, Col of Educ/Human Development; Peri Mazza, Senior, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; Anvitha Miryala, Sophomore, Carlson School of Management; Alexane Moguet, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Evan Molin, Junior, Carlson School of Management; Madison Mulligan, Junior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Allison Musser, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Catherine Nguyen, Senior, College of Design; Vivianne Nguyen, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Caitlin Nicol, Sophomore, Col of Educ/ Human Development; Jack O’connell, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Atinuke Oduloye, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Samantha Ogle, Freshman, Col of Educ/Human Development; Cooper Olson, Sophomore, College of Design; Michelle Orellana, Senior, College of Biological Sciences; Brian Orza, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Elham Osman, Freshman, College of Biological Sciences; Chisom Ozioko, Senior, College of Biological Sciences; Siddharth Pandya, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Ansh Patel, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Samir Patel, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Lauren Patterson, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Paige Pedersen, Freshman, Col of Educ/Human Development; Bindhu Podaralla, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Katherine Poor, Junior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Johnny Rajan, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; William Ratsamy, Senior, College of Design; Olivia Reeves, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Antonio Rizzo, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Hannah Roberts, Senior, School of Nursing; Mitchel Roettger, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Erin Rogers, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Madison Schaufler, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Katherine Schullo, Junior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Kshama Shah, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Margaret Shenouda, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Marina Shenouda, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Joshua Shippee, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Peyton Sitz, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Tina Son, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Caleb Spielman, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Elizabeth Steffens, Sophomore, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; Margaret Stephenson, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Elisabeth Storm, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Marta Struve, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Julia Stuart, Senior, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Blair Tanski, Freshman, School of Nursing; Nicole Tanski, Senior, School of Nursing; Ojaswini Thodupunoori, Sophomore, College of Biological Sciences; Evan Thornton, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Mikayla Thuringer, Freshman, School of Nursing; Samuel Tollison, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Khoa Tonthat, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Justin Topp, Sophomore, Carlson School of Management; Jackie Tran, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Richard Wang, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Lindsey Warzala, Junior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Ellie Weinmeyer, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Alec Wittman, Junior, Carlson School of Management; Grant Woodward, Senior, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Solomon Wurm, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Jasmine Yee, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Rachel Yurik, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Owen Zeller, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Katherine Zeman, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Stephanie Zhang, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Licheng Zhu, Senior, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci

Saint Paul, MN

Khalid Abdalla, Senior, College of Biological Sciences; Shahd Abouhekel, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Meghana Acharya, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Abigail Bierwerth, Sophomore, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; George Budzius, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Zoe Bushard, Freshman, Col of Educ/Human Development; J’ianna Cager, Sophomore, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; Noah Campbell, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Jason Chang, Sophomore, College of Biological Sciences; Rebekah Chicone, Senior, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; William Cho, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Benjamin Cooper, Freshman, Carlson School of Management; Ellie Dellenbach, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Karishma Devgun, Sophomore, College of Biological Sciences; Khanh-Vy Do, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Chloe Doud, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Precious Echenwunne, Senior, School of Nursing; Olin Edwards, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Micaela Engebretsen, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Manha Fathima, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Swetha Ganeshkumar, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Leah Hallett, Junior, College of Biological Sciences; Jordan Holmquist, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Lukas Hruby, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Hannah Huang, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Nikhil Jain, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Dana Junaidi, Junior, College of Biological Sciences; Anthony Kamel, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Shameela Khan, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Annie Kollitz, Senior, School of Nursing; Anderson Kuhn, Freshman, Carlson School of Management; Anne Larsen, Junior, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Jay Lee, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Minkai Li, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Hughdan Liu, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Ben Lu, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Allison Lukes, Freshman, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; Stephen Ma, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Amit Manicka, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Matthew Mccollor, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Jacqueline Merten, Senior, School of Nursing; Zoe Meyers, Freshman, School of Nursing; Emma Mockenhaupt, Senior, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; Anja Mundahl, Sophomore, School of Nursing; Ava Najafi, Sophomore, Carlson School of Management; Benjamin Newcomb, Senior, Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci; Kyle Newkirk, Senior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Trina Nguyen, Freshman, College of Biological Sciences; Olivia O’Connor, Senior, School of Nursing; Olajide Oduloye, Sophomore, College of Liberal Arts; Jordyn Ojeda, Senior, College of Sci and Engineering; Kaele Ojeda, Sophomore, College of Biological Sciences; Jon Osorio, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Nicholas Pape, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Sydney Pedersen, Senior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Hillary Pham, Freshman, Carlson School of Management; Marcus Rana, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Austin Retterath, Freshman, College of Sci and Engineering; Kaitlyn Reutter, Freshman, Carlson School of Management; Ryan Roche, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; Maxwell Rode, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Patrick Roisum, Sophomore, College of Biological Sciences; Jack Seipel, Junior, College of Liberal Arts; Avinash Sivaraman, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering; David Smith, Junior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Ryan Smith, Senior, School of Nursing; Sophia Stone, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Dylan Strenger, Sophomore, Carlson School of Management; Connor Thornton, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Jeffrey Trinh, Sophomore, Carlson School of Management; Joshua Upson, Senior, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies; Margaret Vanags, Senior, College of Design; Annaliese Voss, Senior, Carlson School of Management; Hannah Walker, Junior, Col of Educ/Human Development; Abby Witte, Senior, College of Biological Sciences; Franklin Xiao, Freshman, College of Design; Jonathan Yang, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; Matthew Zhang, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering; Bodie Ziertman, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering

UW-La Crosse announces December 2021 graduates

The following area students completed degree requirements at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in December. The 57th Annual Winter Commencement was held at the La Crosse Center Sunday, Dec. 19. Students earning degrees in December include: Cottage Grove, MN

Elena Draheim, Bachelor of Science, Exercise and Sport Science Major: Exercise Science – Pre-professional Track, Highest Honors; Brandon Petrie, Bachelor of Science, Finance Major: Risk, Insurance and Financial Planning Concentration, Honors; Paige Witt, Bachelor of Science, Finance Major: Risk, Insurance and Financial Planning Concentration; Statistics Major: Actuarial Science Concentration, Honors Woodbury, MN

Isabelle Plautz, Bachelor of Science, Marketing Major, Honors

About UW-La Crosse

UW-La Crosse, founded in 1909, is one of the 13 fouryear institutions in the University of Wisconsin System. UWL has more than 10,400 full and part-time students enrolled in 101 undergraduate, 28 graduate and two doctoral academic programs. Find out more at www.uwlax.edu.