Academic Achievement

Simpson College

INDIANOLA — Simpson College announced that 209 students made the dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester. Students named to the dean’s list achieved a grade point average between 3.70 and 3.99. Area students include: Zach Steenhoek of Colfax and Kenzie Van Haaften of Otley.

Simpson College announced that 165 students made the president’s list for the fall 2023 semester. Local students named to the president’s list achieved a 4.00 grade point average include: Holly Bailey of Colfax, Joseph Butcher of Collins, Adria Fullerton of Maxwell and Elie Tuhn of Baxter.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

LINCOLN, NE — Eli Owens of Runnells, has been named to the deans’ list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year.

Mount Mercy University

CEDAR RAPIDS — Janelle Rozendaal of Lynnville, was named to Mount Mercy University’s fall 2023 dean’s list. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better.

University of Mississippi

UNIVERSITY, MS — Maren Egging of Reasnor, was named to the University of Mississippi’s fall 2023 honor roll lists. Egging, majoring in finance, was named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00.

University of Dubuque

DUBUQUE — The University of Dubuque congratulates Catherine Humpal of Monroe, on being appointed to the fall semester 2023 academic dean’s list. Full-time students in good academic standing who earn a term grade point average of 3.5 or above.

University of Northern Iowa

CEDAR FALLS — Area students named to the University of Northern Iowa’s fall semester dean’s list include: Alistair Gibson of Colfax, Aliya James of Lynnville, Allison Norvell of Newton, Anna Bebout of Kellogg, Ashley Loehr of Newton, Ashley Van Dusseldorp of Newton, Bailey Van Sickle of Newton, Betsy McClellan of Colfax, Carissa Van Walbeek of Monroe, Cynthia Layman of Prairie City, Devon McAnally of Newton, Hudson Geer of Monroe, Jaysea Miller of Reasnor, Jocelyn Wells of Newton, John Scroggins of Rhodes, Kayli Greer of Kellogg, Laura Dowdy of Prairie City, Lily Ladehoff of Prairie City, Maxwell Van Dusseldorp of Colfax, Morgan Kielly of Baxter, Olivia Crum of Newton, Rebecca Van Manen of Sully, Samantha Adams of Newton, Sidney Shaver of Prairie City, Skylar Fraker of Prairie City and Taylor Eilander of Prairie City.

Local students graduating from the University of Northern Iowa include: Carissa Van Walbeek of Monroe, Bachelor of Social Work, with honors, Social Work; Sylvia Townsend of Newton, Bachelor of Arts, Individual Studies: Human Services; Ashley Van Dusseldorp of Newton, Bachelor of Arts, with honors, Elementary Education, Middle Level Education Dual Major; Cynthia Layman of Prairie City, Bachelor of Arts, Communication Disorders

Central College

PELLA — Central College recognized 408 students who were named to the fall 2023 dean’s list. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester. Area students include: Noelia Aguilera of Gilman, Grace Benson of Newton, Amelia Brown of Prairie City, Tess Brunsmann of Newton, Riley Davidson of Newton, Jillian Fairbanks of Otley, Abigail Gruver of Sully, Dylann Huyser of Lynnville, Brock Jackson of Runnells, Laci Keen of Sully, Adrian Kifer of Kellogg, Sophie Kruger of Newton, Parker Lawrence of Maxwell, Gage Linahon of Newton, Kyle Maschmeier of Kellogg, Chance Palm of Otley, Morgan Peterson of Newton, Alexander Thomason of Newton, Carley Underwood of Mitchellville, Rylie Van Wyk of Mitchellville, Alexander Ver Heul of Monroe, Christopher Ver Heul of Monroe, Dylann Huyser of Lynnville, Brielle Reed of Altoona

Marshalltown Community College

MARSHALLTOWN — Marshalltown Community College has released the names of students named to its 2023 fall semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester and have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average and include Kayla Freeman of Kellogg, Tommy Thompson of Kellogg and Carrie Campbell of Newton.

DRAKE UNIVERSITY

DES MOINES — The following local students have been named to the Deans’ and President’s Lists at Drake University: Megan Deal of Colfax, Dean’s List; Morgan Regier of Mingo, President’s List; Riley DeVore of Monroe, President’s List; Kinzi Van Wyk of Monroe, Dean’s List; Matthew Forck of Newton, Dean’s List; Rylee Heryford of Newton; Dean’s List; Emily Valtman of Newton, Dean’s List.

To be eligible for the deans’ list, students must have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the fall 2023 semester at Drake. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the Fall 2023 semester at Drake.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville awarded diplomas to nearly 500 students for the fall of 2023, including Jordan Collins of Mingo, Construction Management.

Des Moines Area Community College

DES MOINES — Students named to the fall semester dean’s list at Des Moines Area Community College include: Those recognized from your area include: Savanna Epps of Baxter, Mikayla Schroyer of Baxter, Autmn Toney of Baxter, Emily Exley-Berry of Colfax, Beila Flickinger of Colfax, Katelyn Hewitt-Thomas of Colfax, Brandon Morton of Colfax, Matthew Rivers of Colfax, Margaret Schroeder of Colfax, Wyatt Smith of Colfax, Elizabeth Collins of Mingo, Landon Sparks of Mingo, Bonnie Barton of Newton, Lori Beeman of Newton, Evan Benac of Newton, DaisyMei Castro of Newton, Olivia Doonan of Newton, Morgann Eide of Newton, Rahaf Farah of Newton, Landon Ferguson of Newton, Anselm Frietsch of Newton, Jesus Fuentes of Newton, Kaytlynn Gannaway of Newton, Jolissa Gibbs of Newton, Serenity Kerr of Newton, LeeAnne Lamaak of Newton, Taylor Layton of Newton, Riley Lester of Newton, Sydney Murray of Newton, Jimmy Northcutt of Newton, Julianna Richardson of Newton, Addison Ross of Newton, Jessica Seaman of Newton, Gabriel Sherwood of Newton, Samuel Swersie of Newton, Brandon Thomas of Newton, Blake Vandersluis of Newton, Gabrielle Vasseau of Newton, William Walker of Newton, Blake Walz of Newton, Rebekah Weithers of Newton, Isaac Wickliff 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.

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. Those recognized from the local area include: Adison Bonney of Baxter, Luci Kucera of Baxter, Cade Robinson of Baxter, Regan Russell of Baxter, Perrin Sulzle of Baxter, Emersen Tuhn of Baxter, Avery Wonders of Baxter, Charlotte Donahue of Colfax, Olivia Hotchkin of Kellogg, Garrett Jansen of Kellogg, Logan Rainsbarger of Kellogg, Nicholas Pfantz of Mingo, Cassidy Smith of Mingo, Koltt Ahn of Newton, Aeris Archer of Newton, Alyssa Beerends of Newton, Paige Benson of Newton, Nikelle Birech of Newton, Harrison Formaro of Newton, Natalee Freese of Newton, Alexandra Garvis of Newton, Grace Guy of Newton, Cody Klein of Newton, Emma Landgrebe of Newton, Brooklyn Linahon of Newton, Jacy Linahon of Newton, Tyler Machin of Newton, Veronica Mark of Newton, Caleb Mattes of Newton, Melany Murillo of Newton, Lydia Ness of Newton, Madison Rinehart of Newton, Haylie Ryan of Newton, Garrett Snook of Newton, Mylie Soppe of Newton, Jarret Sweeney of Newton, Lauren Van Manen of Newton, Brooke Watson of Newton.