Central College
PELLA — Central College celebrated the 216 students who graduated during Commencement May 14 including: Sabrina Tallman of Otley, degree in Art and minor in Mathematics; and Madison Johnson of Sully, degree in Communication Studies and minor in Not-for-Profit Management and Sociology; Vanessa Baccam of Collins, bachelors degree in Exercise Science; Alexandra Doepp of Newton, bachelors degree in Music Education-Instrumental; Chloe Hildreth of Mitchellville, bachelors degree in Elementary Education; Cutler Owens of Runnells, bachelors degree in Business Management; Collin Reynolds of Newton, bachelors degree in Biology; Channing Rucks of Searsboro, bachelors degree in Religion; Timothy Stammeyer of Newton, bachelors degree in Elementary Education; Skyler Young of Sully, bachelors degree in Elementary Education.
Area students named to Central College dean’s list for spring 2022 include: Amelia Brown of Prairie City, Tess Brunsmann of Newton, Carson Fisk of Searsboro, Abigail Gruver of Sully, Dylann Huyser of Sully, Baylee Jansen of Sully, Laci Keen of Sully, Gage Linahon of Newton, Carter Nelsen of Rhodes, Braedynn Rawlins of Colfax, Collin Reynolds of Newton, Channing Rucks of Searsboro, Evan Squires of Killduff, Logan Sunvold of Monroe and Delaney Underwood of Mitchellville. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.
Mercy College of Health Sciences
DES MOINES — The following students have been named to the president’s list for the spring 2022 semester at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines: Andrew Boender of Colfax and Anna Shaver of Prairie City. To qualify for the president’s list, students must attain a grade point average of at least 3.75, in their most recent semester, for a minimum of six credit hours.
Degrees were conferred on the following students by Mercy College of Health Sciences April 29: Savannah Erdman of Newton, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Kelsey Fiorentin of Prairie City, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Mercy College of Health Sciences
DES MOINES — The following students have been named to the honors list for the spring 2022 semester at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines: Andrew Boender of Colfax, president’s list; Breeanna Olmstead of Newton, dean’s list; Clistia Ryther of Newton, president’s list; Emily Sell of Newton, president’s list; Anna Shaver of Prairie City, president’s list; and Nicole Richardson of Sully, president’s list.
To qualify for the dean’s list, students must attain a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.749, in their most recent semester, for a minimum of six credit hours. To qualify for the president’s list, students must attain a grade point average of at least 3.75, in their most recent semester, for a minimum of six credit hours.
MidAmerica Nazarene University
OLATHE, KAN — MidAmerica Nazarene University recently announced Rilee Slycord of Newton, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester.
Buena Vista University
STORM LAKE — Area students named to Buena Vista University’s dean for the spring semester include: Serenity Bookout of Newton, Kristina Cimaglia of Monroe, Joshua Dunsbergen of Lynnville, Bailey Ensminger of Colfax, Cassi Fitzgerald of Newton, Kimberlee Gallaher of Newton, Danielle Ohm of Newton and Nevaeh Stier-Braaksma of Newton.