Student News

<strong>Upper Iowa University Announces 2016 Fall Dean’s List</strong>
Upper Iowa University announces the Dean’s List for the 2016 Fall semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average for the semester and be enrolled as a full-time student. The honored students included: <strong>Courtney Darrow</strong>, Human Services major, New Glarus, and<strong> Lynn Egan</strong>, Financial Management major, Monticello.

<strong>Mahlkuch Named to 2016 Fall Semester Dean’s List at Luther College</strong>
<strong>Kyle Mahlkuch</strong>, Belleville, a senior at Luther College, has been named to the 2016 fall semester Dean’s List. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale, and must complete at least 12 credit hours with 10 hours of conventional grades (A, B, C, D).

<strong>UW-Stevens Point Undergraduates Honored for Scholastic Achievement</strong>
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored more than 2,480 undergraduate students for attaining high grade point averages during the fall semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. Full-time undergraduates who earned grade points of 3.90 to 4.0 (4.0 equals straight A) are given the highest honors designation. High honor citations go to those with grade point averages from 3.75 to 3.89 and honor recognition is accorded to those with grade point averages from 3.50 to 3.74.
Students who received honors include: <strong> Jordan R. Stefanik</strong>, Highest Honors, Albany; <strong>Kyle A. Woyak</strong>, Honors, Albany; <strong>Will Fenner</strong>, Honors, Monticello;<strong> Vanessa M. Gassman</strong>, Highest Honors, New Glarus; <strong>Logan R. Zimmerman</strong>, Honors, New Glarus.
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Area Students Named to Dean’s List for Fall Semester at UW-Eau Claire</strong>
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has named 2452 undergraduate students to its Dean’s List for the 2016 fall semester. The Dean’s list eligibility criteria can be found online at www.uwec.edu/Registrar/student/faq.htm#CP_JUMP_1043392.
Students from our area who were named to the Dean’s List are:  <strong>Kevin Zimmerman</strong>, Arts and Sciences, Belleville; <strong>Matthew Hembel</strong>, Business, New Glarus;<strong> Karina Moen</strong>, Business, New Glarus; <strong>Cally O’Leary</strong>, Education and Human Sciences, New Glarus.

<strong>Graduates of Edgewood College Announced</strong>
Edgewood College Commencement ceremonies were held December 18, 2016, in Madison. <strong>Tana Smith</strong>, Belleville, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. <strong>Katie Gierhart</strong>, Monticello, earned a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood: Special and Regular Education. <strong>Jon Sheridan</strong>, New Glarus, earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. <strong>Casey Woerpel</strong>, New Glarus, earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics.