Academic Achievement

Central Methodist University

FAYETTE, MO — Lincoln Ergenbright of Newton, was named to Central Methodist University’s fall 2022 dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must obtain a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the semester.

Mercy College of Health Sciences

DES MOINES — The following students have received academic honors for the Fall 2022 term at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines: Alixandra Anderson of Newton, dean’s list; Kristlyn Johnson of Newton, president’s list; Clistia Ryther of Newton, president’s list; Emily Sell of Newton, dean’s list; Rhiannon Nichol of Prairie City, president’s list.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must attain a grade point average (GPA) between 3.50 and 3.749 for a minimum of six semester credit hours or four quarter credit hours in their most recent academic term. To qualify for the President’s List, Mercy College students must attain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 for a minimum of six semester credit hours or four quarter credit hours in their most recent term.

Buena Vista University

STORM LAKE — Buena Vista University congratulates more than 140 students who graduated in the fall of 2022. Local students who graduated include: Kendall Miller of Newton, graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in accounting and business; Danielle Ohm of Newton, graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and human services.

Des Moines Area Community College

Des Moines Area Community College released the names of students eligible for the fall semester president’s list. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 4.0 grade point average for that semester. Those recognized from the local area include: Emma Anderson of Baxter; Allison Colyn of Baxter, Andrew Esqueda of Baxter, Adam Shelley of Baxter, Cassandra Stowe of Baxter, Brandon Morton of Colfax, Margaret Schroeder of Colfax, Wyatt Smith of Colfax, Emily Taylor of Mingo, DaisyMei Castro of Newton, Conrad Cruthirds of Newton, McKenzie Eslinger of Newton, Maggie Garrett of Newton, Nickolas Geerlings of Newton, Sergio Guerra of Newton, Timothy Mcfarland of Newton, Kenneth Murrell of Newton, Kathleen Niles of Newton, Emma Olipas of Newton, Kevin Roney of Newton, David Schaeffer of Newton, Cade Smith of Newton, Rachel Swersie of Newton.

DMACC students eligible for the fall semester dean’s list include: Kaily Derry of Baxter, Hannah Ford of Baxter, Sadie Meyer of Baxter, Allyson Padget of Baxter, Alyssa Christensen of Colfax, Craig Davis of Colfax, Kristen Duchene of Colfax, Timothy Dykes of Colfax, Craig Johnson of Colfax, Matthew Rivers of Colfax, Gracie Rorabaugh of Colfax, Hannah VanSkike of Colfax, Jesse Allen of Mingo, Zoey Klehm of Mingo, Morgan Van Dyke of Mingo, Rylie Walker of Mingo, Emre Bayram of Newton, Evan Benac of Newton, Chelsea Bird of Newton, Dillin Bruner of Newton, Ethan Cosby of Newton, Alexandria Doland of Newton, Morgan Dunn of Newton, Landon Gearhart of Newton, Colton Gifford of Newton, Jason Gronstal of Newton, Nicholas Guthrie of Newton, Andrew Hall of Newton, Edwin Horn of Newton, Jaden Hunter of Newton, Megan James of Newton,Hannah Kingery of Newton, Caleb Lawson of Newton, Sierra Livengood of Newton, Samantha Madole of Newton, Shanise McCallister of Newton, Madison Price of Newton, Annabelle Prime of Newton, Kristina Ramirez Moreno of Newton, Julianna Richardson of Newton, Juan Rico of Newton, Zachary Rogahn of Newton, Kassidy Roney of Newton, Taylor Ryan of Newton, Brandon Schakel of Newton, Ethan Spray of Newton, Jack Suttek of Newton, Sylvia Townsend of Newton, Kurt Troyer of Newton, Bauston VanSickle of Newton, Rebekah Vasseau of Newton, Blake Walz of Newton, Xin Wei of Newton, Amanda West of Newton, Camden Winther of Newton, Katelyn Yeakey of Newton. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average for that semester.

Students graduating from Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC’s) Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West Campuses include: Gracie Bethards, Liberal Arts, Baxter; Adam Shelley, Liberal Arts, Baxter; Timothy Dykes, Diesel Technology, Colfax; Chelsea Russell, Associate Degree Nursing, Colfax; Olivia Barnes, Associate Degree Nursing, Kellogg; Melissa Hobbs, Accounting & Bookkeeping and Associate General Studies, Kellogg; Alexis Timmins, Associate Degree Nursing, Mingo; Jacki Buss, Practical Nursing, Newton; Morgan Dunn, Associate Degree Nursing, Newton; Lindsay Dykstra, Associate Degree Nursing, Newton; Connor Gosselink, Liberal Arts, Newton; Jessica Hudson, Associate Degree Nursing, Newton; Shanise McCallister, Associate Degree Nursing, Newton; Kenneth Murrell, Computer Information Sytems, Computer Languages and Java App Developer, Newton; Kathleen Niles, Emergency Medical Technology, Newton; Krystal Pendroy, Associate Degree Nursing, Newton; Kristina Ramirez Moreno, Liberal Arts, Newton; Zachary Rogahn, Welding, Newton; Kassidy Roney, Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding and Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Newton; Gracie Rorabaugh, Associate Degree Nursing, Newton; Tabitha Sudbrock, Welding, Newton; Jack Suttek, Liberal Arts, Newton; Sylvia Townsend, Liberal Arts, Newton; Rebekah Vasseau, Elementary Education Transfer, Newton; Katheryn Vestal, Biology Transfer, Newton.

DMACC President Rob Denson recently released the names of the Career Advantage High School students eligible for the fall semester president’s list. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 4.0 grade point average for that semester. Students named to the list include: Bailey Littell of Baxter, Brian Lust of Baxter, Regan Russell of Baxter, Charlotte Donahue of Colfax, Maxwell VanDusseldorp of Colfax, Ethan Rainsbarger of Kellogg, Drew Thompson of Kellogg, Kyle Squires of Killduff, Isaac Alexander of Newton, Roxanna Almazan of Newton, Dalton Anderson of Newton, Brody Bauer of Newton, Nathan Blair of Newton, Anna Devries of Newton, Bryce Dunwell of Newton, Lily Earl of Newton, Rylee Gallaher of Newton, Lauryn Garrett of Newton, Alexandra Garvis of Newton, Taime Hansen of Newton, Aryssa Hinderberger of Newton, Claire Hunt of Newton, Anna Johnson of Newton, Nathanael Lamb of Newton, Tyler Machin of Newton, Denea Main of Newton, Caleb Mattes of Newton, Jesus Murillo of Newton, Serenity Murphy of Newton, Eva Pak of Newton, Marin Pettigrew of Newton, Peyton Ray of Newton, Haylie Ryan of Newton, Garrett Snook of Newton, Kacey Sommars of Newton, Elizabeth Templeman of Newton, Alexander Thomason of Newton, Gabrielle Vasseau of Newton, Adam Wickett-Schultz of newton, Isabelle Wilson of Newton, Delaney Woollums of Newton, Jiayi Zhang of Newton.

Career Advantage High School students eligible for the fall semester dean’s list at DMACC include: Trenton Colyn of Baxter, Morgan Hansen of Baxter, Jack Irwin of Baxter, Logan Jones of Baxter, Cole Smith of Baxter, Carly Thompson of Baxte , Caylee Cunningham of Colfax, Logan Exley of Colfax, Carter Gibson of Colfax, Addison Kochheiser of Colfax, Merritt McConeghey of Colfax, Brooke Pease of Colfax, McKenna Pleima of Colfax, Khryssa Anderson of Kellogg, Kaylynn Housley of Kellogg, Conner Maston of Killduff, Ashton Byal of Mingo, Reyna Heer of Mingo, Morgan Ratliff of Mingo, Cassidy Smith of Mingo, Tierney Adams of Newton, Tyler Anderson of Newton, Dylan Cotreau of Newton, Colin Cummins of Newton, Alexis Dirksen of Newton, Drew Doran of Newton, Rahaf Farah of Newton, Sally Farah of Newton, Natalee Freese of Newton, Kaytlynn Gannaway of Newton, Kinzie Hardin of Newton, Bryen Hernandez of Newton, Devin Hicks of Newton, Jessie Hutchinson of Newton, Landon Klosterboer of Newton, Harlee Lester of Newton, William Lewis of Newton, Kassydee Liebhart of Newton, Ami Nkutsia of Newton, Avery Omann of Newton, Claire Peery of Newton, Michael Prine of Newton, Madison Rinehart of Newton, Carson Satterfield of Newton, Mackenzie Schippers of Newton, Carson Slusser of Newton, Ella Swarts of Newton, Kylie Thomas of Newton, Noah Tibben of Newton, Trent Vander Schel of Newton, Tade Vanderlaan of Newton, Rebekah Weithers of Newton, Jocelyn Wells of Newton, Harley Weter of Newton, Isaac Wickliff of Newton. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average for that semester.