July 26, 2025

Academic Achievement: July 22, 2025

Des Moines Area Community College

DMACC students eligible for the Spring Semester Dean’s List. 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. Those recognized from your area include Samantha Irwin of Baxter, Mikayla Schroyer of Baxter, Cade Amundsen of Colfax, Cael Bracewell of Colfax, Joslyn Chadwick of Colfax, Blessing Holton of Colfax, Brandon Morton of Colfax, Blake Owens of Colfax, Chloe Rorabaugh of Colfax, Lexis Vanderkamp of Colfax, Austin Brady of Kellogg, Amber Akers of Kellogg, Tristin Alderman of Newton, Isabelle Brandes of Newton, Kohl Fisher of Newton, Ethan Hasley of Newton, Michelle Heaberlin of Newton, Bryen Hernandez of Newton, Bradley Lipiec of Newton, Chenay Millar-Last of Newton, Benjamin Rae of Newton, Kristina Ramirez Moreno of Newton, Arial Reiss of Newton, Tatum Roorda of Newton, Addison Ross of Newton, Juan Sales Barriga of Newton, Matthew Schoneman of Newton, Justin Stickrod of Newton, Haley Stol of Newton, Jessica Storey of Newton, DaVeena Surber of Newton, Jacob Sweeney of Newton, Kurt Troyer of Newton, Gabrielle Vasseau of Newton, Kimberly White of Newton, Emily Williams of Newton.

More than 2,000 students graduated from the spring semester from Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC’s) Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West Campuses. Those recognized from the area include: Alexander Dille of Baxter, Production MIG Welding and Thermal Cuting Welding; Joe Oglesby of Baxter, Waste Water Apprenticeship; Mikayla Schroyer of Baxter, Dental Hygiene; Tate Carlson of Colfax, Production MIG Welding and Thermal Cuting Welding; Devan Chadwick of Colfax, Production MIG Welding and Thermal Cuting Welding; Joslyn Chadwick of Colfax, Liberal Arts; Alyssa Clements of Colfax, Liberal Arts; Chloe Clements of Colfax, Liberal Arts; Blessing Holton of Colfax, Associate Degree Nursing; Aiden Lewis of Colfax, Production MIG Welding and Thermal Cuting Welding; Brooke Lust of Colfax, Associate Degree Nursing; Miranda McGill of Colfax, Associate Degree Nursing; Trinity Smith of Colfax, Nurse Aide and Advanced Nurse Aide; Evan Bebout of Kellogg, Production MIG Welding and Thermal Cuting Welding; Colton Brady of Kellogg, Production MIG Welding and Thermal Cuting Welding; Garrett Quick of Kellogg, Production MIG Welding and Thermal Cuting Welding; Colton Harder of Mingo, Gas Metal Arc Welding; Andrew Hunter of Mingo, Biology Transfer; Lori Beeman of Newton, Culinary Arts; Haley Behun of Newton, Early Childhood Education; Amanda Bower of Newton, Practical Nursing; Sloan Brodersen of Newton, Nurse Aide and Advanced Nurse Aidel; Abigail Chance of Newton, Nurse Aide and Advanced Nurse Aide; Sierra Cheppenko of Newton of Keegan Christy, Nurse Aide and Advanced Nurse Aide; Shauna DeVries of Newton, Psychology Transfer; Alexis Dirksen of Newton, Liberal Arts; Anselm Frietsch of Newton, Construction Management; John Frietsch of Newton, Emergency Medical Technology; Jesus Fuentes of Newton, Video Production; Kaylee Hansen of Newton, Nurse Aide and Advanced Nurse Aide; Jeanie Huffstetler of Newton, Advanced Nurse Aide; Gavin Kampman of Newton, Production MIG Welding and Thermal Cuting Welding; Lillian Korkie of Newton, Liberal Arts; LeeAnne Lamaak, Early Childhood Education; Taelyn Lathrop of Newton, Diesel Technology; Alexander Leon, Welding; Landen Long of Newton, Gas Metal Arc Welding; Taylor Lust of Newton, Practical Nursing; Brynn McCalester of Newton, Realtime Court Reporting; Riley Mouchka of Newton, Emergency Medical Technology; Julian Nelson of Newton, Associate General Studies of Mathematics Transfer and Physics Transfer; Dailynn Phinney of Newton, Liberal Arts; Arial Reiss of Newton, Human Services; Zachary Richards of Newton, Nurse Aide; Addison Ross of Newton, Agribusiness, Agribusiness-Farm Management and Agribusiness-Sales/Service; Kinley Rutter of Newton, Liberal Arts; Haylie Ryan of Newton, InDesign; Carson Slusser of Newton, Accounting Specialist and Accounting & Bookkeeping; Gavin Smead of Newton, Gas Metal Arc Welding; Justin Stallman of Newton, Athletic Coaching; Parker Stockstell of Newton, Production MIG Welding and Thermal Cuting Welding; Jessica Storey of Newton, Dental Hygiene; Brandon Thomas of Newton, Liberal Arts; Brenna Thomson of Newton, Veterinary Technology; Carol Tompkins of Newton, Culinary Arts; Ashlyn Van Manen of Newton, Nurse Aide and Advanced Nurse Aide; Gabrielle Vasseau of Newton, Practical Nursing; John Wells of Newton, Nurse Aide; Isaac Wickliff of Newton, Auto Chassis & Power Train; Luke Wittrock of Newton, Liberal Arts.

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 from the area include: Callie Cross of Baxter, Eli Dee of Baxter, Austin England of Baxter, Abigail Meyer of Baxter, Colton Moffit of Baxter, Camryn Russell of Baxter, Perrin Sulzle of Baxter, Gwen Tichy of Baxter, Cody Travis of Baxter, Emersen Tuhn of Baxter, Rylee Van Beek of Baxter, Callie VanBeek of Baxter, Avery Wonders of Baxter, Emmalyn Buchman of Colfax, Regina Garcia Fuentes of Colfax, Logan Rainsbarger of Kellogg, Rilyn Titus of Kellogg, Kaylee Collins of Kellogg, Natalie Shedd of Mingo, Ian Alexander of Newton, Aeris Archer of Newton, Paige Benson of Newton, Kalleigh Berndt of Newton, Landon Bozarth of Newton, Sloan Brodersen of Newton, Johana Cerna of Newton, Jeffrey Cope of Newton, Boston Cupples of Newton, Anna Devries of Newton, Jesse Grams of Newton, Macy Lampe of Newton, Sophia Maharry of Newton, Sarah Malow of Newton, Melany Murillo of Newton, Peyton Ray of Newton, Lola Rivera of Newton, Sean Tillery of Newton, Addison VanMaanen of Newton, Caleb Volk of Newton, Derek Wermager of Newton, Delaney Woollums of Newton.

DMACC Career Advantage High School students named to the Spring Semester Dean’s List include: Hudson Bethards of Baxter, Kash Brummel of Baxter, Kendall Brummel of Baxter, Hannah Huffaker of Baxter, Luci Kucera of Baxter, Madelyn Reimers of Baxter, Matthew Richardson of Baxter, Cade Robinson of Baxter, Kaitlyn Ware of Baxter, Lexie Aller of Colfax, Owen Ament of Colfax, Sean Craven of Colfax, Savannah Lamb of Colfax, Harrison Rhone of Colfax, Trinity Smith of Colfax, Ava Van Maaren of Colfax, Shae Wilkins of Colfax, Ethan Pageler of Kellogg, Carson Maston of Kilduff, Lorelai Castano of Killduff, Gage Byal of Mingo, Karlee Koehler of Mingo, Henry Allen of Newton, Creighton Andrew of Newton, Kyleigh Bennett of Newton, Alyvia Burdess of Newton, Denise Castro of Newton, Briana Clarke of Newton, Alexis Dirksen of Newton, Christian Ergenbright of Newton, Gracie Ergenbright of Newton, John Frietsch of Newton, Addison Hook of Newton, Israel Lane of Newton, Oscar Leon of Newton, Finnegan Martin of Newton, Logan Nunnikhoven of Newton, Adaline Ratcliff of Newton, Joseph Rechtfertig of Newton, Peyton Rozendaal of Newton, Merissa Schiebel of Newton, Tallyn Seitz of Newton, Brooklyn Sterling of Newton, Emma Stonehocker of Newton, Nevaeha Stueland of Newton, Jarret Sweeney of Newton, Brady Swihart of Newton, Connor Swihart of Newton, Isabella Winther 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

University of North Dakota

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Zachary Roorda of Monroe, was among 1,600 University of North Dakota students recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2025 spring semester President’s Roll of Honor. To qualify for the UND President’s Roll of Honor, a student must have an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or higher.