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Baylor University Dean’s Academic Honor List recognizes undergraduates for their outstanding academic work WACO, Texas (March 7, 2022) – More than 5,000 Baylor University students have been named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List for the Summer and Fall 2021 semesters, including the following from the greater Cottage Grove area.

Hastings, MN

Logan Dalmas, Hankamer School of Business, Fall Dean’s List Hailey Feikema, College of Arts & Sciences, Fall Dean’s List

Saint Paul, MN

Oscar Burns, Hankamer School of Business, Fall Dean’s List Owen Kuckler, Hankamer School of Business, Fall Dean’s List Daniel Musil, Hankamer School of Business, Fall Dean’s List Woodbury, MN

Joey Bucsko, Hankamer School of Business, Fall Dean’s List Henry Burns, College of Arts & Sciences, Summer Dean’s List Grace Killeen, College of Arts & Sciences, Fall Dean’s List Nicole Virgin, College of Arts & Sciences, Fall Dean’s List Students honored on the Dean’s List earned a minimum semester gradepoint average of 3.70 with no grade lower than a “C” while enrolled in at least 12 graded semester hours.

As the preeminent Christian research university, Baylor’s mission is to educate students for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. Baylor provides numerous academic and research opportunities across various disciplines through 126 baccalaureate programs in fields as varied as business, engineering, nursing, pre-medicine, music and computer science, along with 80 master’s programs, 47 doctoral programs (including the J.D.), the Education Specialist program and Master of Laws program.

Through Baylor’s Illuminate strategic plan that builds on the University’s historic strengths and strategically invests in new areas of research and service, Baylor University is only the second private Research 1 university in the state of Texas, along with Rice, and among an elite list of 39 private universities designated as R1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Through top-tier research, scholarship and external funding support, R1 universities bring their voice to bear in addressing the world’s most significant challenges, with Baylor as a Christian research university infusing the quest for solutions, at the highest levels, with the University’s distinct Christian voice and mission.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Baylor students interact with outstanding full-time faculty from their first days on campus through graduation. The University’s vibrant campus life also includes more than 300 clubs and organizations and varsity athletics competing in the Big 12 Conference. For more information about Baylor University, visit www.baylor.edu.

About Baylor University

Baylor University is a private Christian university and a Research 1 institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for more than 20,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 90 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions.

Area student ranks among top 2 percent at Iowa State University AMES, Iowa (March 11, 2022) – The following area students are ranked among the top 2 percent of students in their college at Iowa State University.

Cottage Grove, MN

Spencer Haugen, senior, College of Human Sciences Hastings, MN Hannah Schultz, sophomore, College of Human Sciences Saint Paul, MN

Victoria Roy, freshman, College of Human Sciences Woodbury, MN Natalie Bohn, senior, College of Engineering Nathan Rongitsch, freshman, Ivy College of Business Jayden Sailer, freshman, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences