Academic Achievement

Des Moines Area Community College

DES MOINES — Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the spring semester president’s list. To be eligible, a student must have earned a 4.0 grade point average for that semester. Those recognized from the local area include: Rachel Andersen of Monroe, Nathan Crane of Monroe, Brady North of Monroe, Jacki Vos of Monroe, Tara Catron of Prairie City, Austin Godwin of Prairie City, Clover McHargue of Prairie City.

Students named to the spring semester dean’s list at Des Moines Area Community College include: Andrew Esqueda of Baxter, Hannah Ford of Baxter, Mikayla Mcknight of Baxter, Autmn Toney of Baxter, Alyssa Christensen of Colfax, Gracie Rorabaugh of Colfax, Noah Strohmeyer of Colfax, Andrea Wamsher of Colfax, Emma Williams of Colfax , Jesse Allen of Mingo, Jake Thomas of Mingo, Alexis Timmins of Mingo, David Anderson of Newton, Stephanie Annee of Newton, Riley Ballantyne of Newton, Emre Bayram of Newton, Auburn Blair of Newton, Brody Cazett of Newton, Conrad Cruthirds of Newton, Lindsay Dykstra of Newton, McKenzie Eslinger of Newton, Siobhan Foster of Newton, Colton Gifford of Newton, Devonn Hansen of Newton, Justin Horn of Newton, Kimberley Kruse of Newton, Devon McAnally of Newton, Jennette Resch of Newton, Conner Robertson of Newton, Olivia Robeson of Newton, Kassidy Roney of Newton, David Schaeffer of Newton, Brandon Schakel of Newton, Cade Smith of Newton, Tabitha Sudbrock of Newton, Jack Suttek of Newton, Sylvia Townsend of Newton, Baylor VanSickle of Newton, Rebekah Vasseau of Newton, Vivian White of Newton, Nathaniel Bradbury of Monroe, Bridget Burn of Monroe, Landon Fenton of Monroe, Maya Hegwood of Monroe, Noah Henkenius of Monroe, Riley Hjortshoj of Monroe, Christopher Marshall of Monroe, Ariel Pendroy of Monroe, Abby Van Ryswyk of Monroe, Sarah Wadle of Monroe, Allison Burkett of Prairie City, Skylar Fraker of Prairie City, Jay Meinders of Prairie City, Caitlin Peterson of Prairie City, Madeline Samson of Prairie City. To be eligible, a student must have earned a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average for that semester.

Nearly 1,800 students graduated from the spring semester from Des Moines Area Community College. Those recognized from the local area include: Mikayla McKnight, Liberal Arts, Baxter; Syrenthea McMullen, Associate General Studies, Baxter; Jordan Atwood, Criminal Justice Transfer, Colfax; Kelcie Steenhoek, Agribusiness, Colfax; Blake Summy, Associate Degree Nursing, Colfax; Hailey Edwards, Nurse Aide & Advanced Nurse Aide, Mingo; Mimi Amouzou, Nurse Aide, Newton; Cutter Benac, Graphic Design, Newton; Jacob DeHoedt, Architectural Technologies, Newton; Trenton Eilander, Agribusiness, Agribusiness-Farm Management & Agribusiness-Sales & Service and Agribusiness-Sales & Service, Newton; Nyankir Kooni, Liberal Arts, Newton; Johnathan Sexton, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Newton; Parker Sherwood, Liberal Arts, Newton; Abigail Simon, Human Services, Newton; Emily Stinnett, Liberal Arts, Newton; Jacey Thomas, Liberal Arts, Newton; Vivian White, Liberal Arts, Newton; Alyssa Winchell, Liberal Arts & Secondary Education Transfer, Newton; Trenton Winchell, Business Administration, Newton; Kristen Yoakum, Medical Laboratory Technology, Ira; Cameron Rozendaal, Graphic Design, Monroe; Benjamin Ulrey, Criminal Justice, Monroe; Austin Godwin, Fitness-Exercise Managemnt, Prairie City.

DMACC President Rob Denson recently released the names of the Career Advantage High School students eligible for the spring semester president’s list. To be eligible, a student must have earned a 4.0 grade point average for that semester: Kinley Bethards of Baxter, Allison Colyn of Baxter, Paige Ewing of Baxter, Bailey Littell of Baxter, Cael Shepley of Baxter, Elie Tuhn of Baxter, Caylee Cunningham of Colfax, Charlotte Donahue of Colfax, Blake Baumgartner of Kellogg, Lauren Zaabel of Kellogg, Kyle Squires of Killduff, Benjamin Klehm of Mingo, Rachael Uecker of Mingo, Cody Barney of Newton, Alyssa Beerends of Newton, Grace Benson of Newton, Nathan Blair of Newton, Kenneth Chartier of Newton, Delaney Cobler of Newton, Olivia Crum of Newton, Lauren Dunsbergen of Newton, Leo Friedman of Newton, Maggie Garrett of Newton, Treycen Garton of Newton, Kelsie Harroun of Newton, Aryssa Hinderberger of Newton, Cadence Horn of Newton, Anna Johnson of Newton, Harlee Lester of Newton, Jacy Linahon of Newton, Katherine Muckler of Newton, Emma Nelson of Newton, Sydney Nunnikhoven of Newton, Morgan Peterson of Newton, Marin Pettigrew of Newton, Ella Price of Newton, Carson Satterfield of Newton, Elizabeth Templeman of Newton, Kallie Van Kley of Newton, Lauren Van Manen of Newton, Adam Wickett-Schultz of Newton, Isabelle Wilson of Newton, Jiayi Zhang of Newton, Rhiannon Nichol of Prairie City, Hanna Townley of Prairie City, Janae Vande Noord of Prairie City, Karl Miller of Reasnor.

DMACC’s Career Advantage High School students eligible for the spring semester dean’s list include: Kaitlynn Allan of Baxter, Joslyn Chadwick of Colfax, Kirsten Frier of Colfax, Addison Kochheiser of Colfax, Colton Lind of Colfax, Mallory Long-Stevens of Colfax, Justin Myers, Business Administration, Colfax, Brooke Pease of Colfax, Matthew Rivers of Colfax, Holland Robinette of Colfax, Dalton Shanks of Colfax, Maxwell VanDusseldorp of Colfax, Owen Norrish of Kellogg, Conner Maston of Killduff, Tierney Adams of Newton, Roxanna Almazan of Newton, Lance Banwell of Newton, Kaitlyn Bloom of Newton, Brynn Cazett of Newton, Kelsey Church of Newton, Liberty Cook of Newton, Brooklyn Cupples of Newton, Connor Dale of Newton, Nathan Davies of Newton, Dawson Doland of Newton, Madison Doran of Newton, Lauryn Garrett of Newton, Kaitlyn Gifford of Newton, Tanner Guy of Newton, Rylee Heryford of Newton, Jessie Hutchinson of Newton, Blake Illingworth of Newton, Mackayla Johnson of Newton, Teagan Kruse of Newton, Jayden Lukefahr of Newton, Tyler Machin of Newton, Samantha Madole of Newton, Kealey Manning of Newton, Jimmy Northcutt of Newton, Madison Price of Newton, Lillie Ray of Newton, Bryce Richards of Newton, Breyton Schwenker of Newton, Hannah Schwickerath of Newton, Haley Sevenbergen of Newton, Tucker Snook of Newton, Morgan Stalzer of Newton, Kael Swarts of Newton, John Valtman of Newton, Ella White of Newton, Madalyn Brouwer of Prairie City, Riley Johannes of Prairie City, Kyle Sanders of Prairie City, Benjamin Van Gorp of Prairie City, Carson VandeLune of Prairie City, Alayna Van Kooten of Reasnor. To be eligible, a student must have earned a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average for that semester.

Northwestern College

ORANGE CITY — Ellie Natelborg of Prairie City, earned a spot on the academic dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester at Northwestern College. The dean’s list is comprised of students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.50 or above.

Upper Iowa University

FAYETTE — Chloe Barkema of Monroe, has been named to Upper Iowa University dean’s list for the 2022 spring semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average or above.

Simpson College

INDIANOLA — Simpson College announced 165 students made the dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. The students qualified for the academic honor by earning a grade point average between 3.70 and 3.99 during the semester and include: Carson Clark of Prairie City, Caleb Geer of Monroe, Hailey Schutte of Monroe, Chloe Van Vliet of Otley, Camryn Wignall of Monroe and Reed Worth of Monroe.