July 06, 2025

Academic Achievement

Des Moines Area Community College

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 completed a minimum of six credits and earned 4.0 grade point average for that semester.

Those recognized from the local area include: Andrew Esqueda of Baxter, Craig Davis of Colfax, Alex Osborne of Colfax, Matthew Rivers of Colfax, Wyatt Smith of Colfax, Austin Brady of Kellogg, Melissa Hobbs of Kellogg, Kenzi Lanser of Killduff, Rylie Walker of Mingo, Tiffany Annee of Newton, Jason Gronstal of Newton, Chad Jochems of Newton, Sierra Livengood of Newton, Breonda Love of Newton, Timothy Mcfarland of Newton, Emma Olipas of Newton, Benjamin Rae of Newton, Sabrina Reed of Newton, Kevin Roney of Newton, Rachel Swersie of Newton, Clayton Van Wyk of Newton, Camden Winther of Newton.

Following are area students recently named to the spring semester dean’s list at DMACC. 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. Local students recognized include: Allison Colyn of Baxter, Kaily Derry of Baxter, Hannah Ford of Baxter, oe Oglesby of Baxter, Allyson Padget of Baxter, Brie Hodges Miller of Colfax, Brooke Lust of Colfax, Betsy McClellan of Colfax, Brandon Morton of Colfax, Margaret Schroeder of Colfax, Noah Strohmeyer of Colfax, Hannah VanSkike of Colfax, Kaitlyn Jones of Ira, Alexandria Vasseau of Kellogg, Zoey Klehm of Mingo, Kristen Aebischer of Newton, Bonnie Barton of Newton, Emre Bayram of Newton, Evan Benac of Newton, Chelsea Bird of Newton, Brittney Blom of Newton, Bruce Braggs of Newton, DaisyMei Castro of Newton, Ethan Cosby of Newton, Alexandria Doland of Newton, Landon Gearhart of Newton, Colton Gifford of Newton, Nicholas Guthrie of Newton, Edwin Horn of Newton, Tracy Howell of Newton, Megan James of Newton, Hannah Kingery of Newton, Kimberley Kruse of Newton, Taylor Layton of Newton, Samantha Madole of Newton, Monica Rae of Newton, Jennette Resch of Newton, Julianna Richardson of Newton, Juan Rico of Newton, Tylor Rooney of Newton, Taylor Ryan of Newton, Cade Smith of Newton, Ethan Spray of Newton, Samuel Swersie of Newton, Kurt Troyer of Newton, Bauston VanSickle of Newton, Blake Walz of Newton, Derek Weber of Newton, Xin Wei of Newton, Amanda West of Newton, Mitchell Wilson of Newton.

Nearly 1,800 students graduated from the spring semester from Des Moines Area Community College. Those recognized from this area include: Allison Colyn, Liberal Arts, Baxter; Hannah Ford, Agribusiness, Baxter; Craig Davis, Liberal Arts, Colfax; Brie Hodges Miller, Liberal Arts, Colfax; Kaitlyn Jones, Photography Basic, Ira; Abigail Hobbs, Agribusiness, Kellogg; Abby Wickliff, Associate General Studies, Kellogg; Kenzi Lanser, Realtime Court Reporting, Killduff; Jesse Allen, Robotics & Control Systems Engineering, Mingo; Zoey Klehm, Computer Information Systems, Mingo; Jeani Bowers, Agribusiness, Newton; Brody Cazett, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology, Newton; Connor Dale, Gas Metal Arc Welding and SMAW Advanced AWS Welding, Newton; McKenzie Eslinger, Liberal Arts, Newton; Landon Gearhart, Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding and Production MIG Welding, Newton; Colton Gifford, Associate General Studies, Newton; Tracy Howell, Computer Languages, Newton; Ashlynn Kramer, Culinary Arts, Newton; Taylor Layton, C# Developer, Newton, Sierra Livengood, Liberal Arts, Newton; Breonda Love, Liberal Arts, Newton; Samantha Madole, Liberal Arts, Newton; Caden Menninga, Gas Metal Arc Welding and SMAW Advanced AWS Welding, Newton; Annabelle Prime, Fashion Styling, Newton; Sabrina Reed, English Transfer, Newton; Amillia Robinson, Early Childhood Education, Newton; Kevin Roney, Associate General Studies, Computer Languages, Computer Information Systems, C# Developer, Java App Developer, Python Application Developer and SQL Application Developer, Newton; Taylor Ryan, Dental Hygiene, Newton; Bailee Shipley, Culinary Arts, Newton; Bauston VanSickle, Video Production, Newton; Camden Winther, Secondary Education Transfer, Newton.

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 completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 4.0 grade point average for that semester. Those recognized the local area include: Bailey Littell of Baxter, Regan Russell of Baxter, Emma Ziesman of Baxter, Charlotte Donahue of Colfax, Logan Exley of Colfax, Mickayla Lind of Colfax, Maxwell VanDusseldorp of Colfax, Kaylynn Housley of Kellogg, Ethan Rainsbarger of Kellogg, Reyna Heer of Mingo, Morgan Ratliff of Mingo, Landon Sparks of Mingo, Madelyn Adkison of Newton, Estella Allen of Newton, Roxanna Almazan of Newton, Kiara Butler of Newton, Delaney Cobler of Newton, Rahaf Farah of Newton, Sally Farah of Newton, Rylee Gallaher of Newton, Lauryn Garrett of Newton, Taime Hansen of Newton, Aryssa Hinderberger of Newton, Anna Johnson of Newton, Austin Kennedy of Newton, Sebastian King of Newton, Brooklyn Linahon of Newton, Denea Main of Newton, Caleb Mattes of Newton, Katherine Muckler of Newton, Marin Pettigrew of Newton, Avery Potter of Newton, Audrey Rausch of Newton, Nathan Richmond of Newton, Peyton Rozendaal of Newton, Haylie Ryan of Newton, William Walker of Newton, Rebekah Weithers of Newton, Derek Wermager of Newton, Addison White of Newton, Adam Wickett-Schultz of Newton.

Career Advantage High School students eligible for the spring semester dean’s list at Des Moines Area Community College include: Trenton Colyn of Baxter, Cody Damman of Baxter, Paige Ewing of Baxter, Morgan Hansen of Baxter, Kolton Hill of Baxter, Jack Irwin of Baxter, Elizabeth Audas of Colfax, Joslyn Chadwick of Colfax, Cale Duffy of Colfax, Holland Robinette of Colfax, Dalton Shanks of Colfax, Ramona Smith of Colfax, Felicity Woods of Colfax, Logan Hunter of Kellogg, Conner Maston of Killduff, Ashton Byal of Mingo, Kelcie Shedd of Mingo, Cassidy Smith of Mingo, Rachael Uecker of Mingo, Tierney Adams of Newton, Brianna Aebischer of Newton, Kadance Ahn of Newton, Patricia Baker of Newton, Alyssa Bestell of Newton, Andrew Boothe of Newton, Jadin Brooks of Newton, Brady Comer of Newton, Olivia Crum of Newton, Connor Dale of Newton, Bryce Dunwell of Newton, Peyton Durr of Newton, Ryan Essen of Newton, Delaney Fifer of Newton, Kaytlynn Gannaway of Newton, Devin Hicks of Newton, Jacob Ingle of Newton, Taelyn Lathrop of Newton, Harlee Lester of Newton, Ami Nkutsia of Newton, Michael Prine of Newton, Kinley Rutter of Newton, Kacey Sommars of Newton, Hailey Sumpter of Newton, Brooke Watson of Newton, Samirah White 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.

Coe College

CEDAR RAPIDS — Coe College is recognizing its highest-performing students as members of the dean’s list, including Kincaid Foster of Gilman, who is currently among this elite group.