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Honors List Spring 2023

• Alexandria Technical & Community College: Tanner Kasel, LeRoy

• Bemidji State University: Jennifer Knutson, Spring Valley

• College of St. Scholastica: Brittainy Johnson, Lanesboro; Aubrey Norby, Mabel

• Hamline University: Elizabeth Liew, Harmony

• Iowa State University: Abby Ashbacher, Caledonia; Brynn Howerton, Lanesboro; Carson Ruen, Lanesboro; Benjamin Snyder, Lanesboro; Emily Snyder, Lanesboro; Natalie Murray, Mabel; Aaron Prinsen, Rushford; Elena Myrah, Spring Grove

• Marquette University: Morgan Tuohy, Chatfield

• Minnesota State College Southeast: Jack Babinski, Caledonia; Alysha Heaney, Caledonia; Elenore Milde, Caledonia; Jared Sawle, Caledonia; Mason Howard, Fountain; Greg Johnson, Grand Meadow; Genna Johnson, Houston; Hannah Johnson, Houston; Ashtyn Meyer, Houston; Kelly Swenson, Houston; Bonnie Brink, Mabel; Ashley Gordon, Mabel; Sophia Musselman, Mabel; Joshua Bissen, Preston; Riley Serfling, Preston; Beatty Darr, Rushford;

• Minnesota State University, Mankato: Mick Bullerman, Caledonia; Anna Mauss, Caledonia; Drew Sime, Caledonia; William Hoeltzle, Canton; Benjamin Brogan, Chatfield; Jade Demorest, Chatfield; Rebecca Fox, Chatfield; Kennedy Olson, Chatfield; Ella Cambern, Fountain; Zachery Haugerud, Harmony; Ariel Scanlan, High Honors, Houston; Kaylee Peterson, Lanesboro; Jaymeson Tollefsrud, Mabel; Jada Mandelko, Preston; Andrew Hoiness, High Honors, Rushford; Abbylyn Malone, High Honors, Rushford; Mariah Edgington, High Honors, Spring Grove; Brianna Johnson, High Honors, Spring Grove; Scott Boelman, High Honors, Spring Valley; Nicholas Fetterly, Spring Valley; Makenna Theobald, Spring Valley; Kendall Drury-DeBoer, Wykoff

• Minnesota State University Moorhead: Mai Gjere, Lanesboro; Rafael da Silva, Chatfield

• North Dakota State University: Morgan Chandler, Caledonia

• Riverland Community College: Lukas Twite, Caledonia; Zachary Hoffman, Grand Meadow; Delores Payne, Grand Meadow; Nolan Skifter, Grand Meadow; Sydney Taylor, President’s List, Lanesboro

• St. Cloud State University: Brooke Kolden, Spring Valley;

• South Dakota State University: Connor Ruen, Lanesboro; Trevor Ruen, Lanesboro; Annie Wendt, Preston

• University of Dubuque: Jenna Benzing, Caledonia

• University of Minnesota-Duluth: Vanessa Hawkins, Caledonia; Paul Griffin, Chatfield; Luke Ihrke, Chatfield; Tyler Waadevig, Chatfield; Shelby Ganske, Houston; Olivia Thompson, Peterson

• University of Minnesota-Rochester: Chloe Bunke, Rushford; Madison Hindt, Spring Valley

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: Stephanie Bradt, Chatfield; Katelyn Dornack, Chatfield; Abbi Gillespie, Chatfield; Lauren Zoellner, Fountain; Devang Patel, Grand Meadow; Kelsey Biel, Harmony; Adeline Peters, Harmony; Calley Colsch, Houston; Hannah Linder, Rushford, Breena Pehler, Rushford; Maria Myrah, Spring Grove; Ava Olerud, Spring Grove; Kendra Waldenberger, Spring Grove; Kaycie Bellrichard, Spring Valley; Dyllon Lohmann, Spring Valley

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Austin Koenigs, Chatfield

• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: Grace Denstad, Caledonia; Isabelle Berg, Chatfield; Beatrice Martin, Chatfield; Jaiden Zimmerman, Chatfield; Tessa Peterson, Houston; Moriah Weiss, LeRoy; Megan Oian, Rushford; Merredith Farlinger, Spring Valley, Greyson Higbe-Harrah, Whalan

• University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: Brady Augedahl, Caledonia; Blake Morrow, Caledonia; Jack Strub, Caledonia; Jenna Wiebke, Caledonia; Maddie Clemens, Chatfield; Brady Dutton, Harmony, Carson Kiehne, Harmony, Addison Schoepski, Harmony, Hannah Storlie, Harmony, Elli Johnson, Houston; Ryan Lisota, Houston; Ben Eversole, Lanesboro; Payton Danielson, Mabel; Madison Ehler, Mabel; Cora Bauer, Rushford; Ricky Buchanan, Rushford; Tadoka Boyd, Spring Grove; Madeline Moore, Spring Valley

• Upper Iowa State University: Gavin Sweeney, LeRoy

• University of Wisconsin-Madison: Jack Tuohy, Chatfield; Stephen Gilles, Houston

• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: Brock Schuttemeier, Spring Grove

• University of Wisconsin-Platteville: Jake Gathje, Lanesboro; Ahna Hatz, Spring Valley

• University of Wisconsin-River Falls: Alexis Novotny, Chatfield; Evan Oehlke, Grand Meadow; Lexi Durocher, Houston; Carter Johnson, Le Roy; Kaylor Soiney, Mabel; Avalon Jacobson, Peterson;

• University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: Grace Meyer, Highest Honors, Caledonia; Shysie Vreeman, Highest Honors, Ostrander, Peyton Hoiness, Highest Honors, Rushford; Audrey Webster, Highest Honors, Spring Valley

• University of Wisconsin-Stout: Brianna Wallin, Caledonia; Joey Lange, Harmony, Jeremy O’Connor, Preston

• University of Wisconsin-Superior: Andrew Kunelius, Caledonia; Josef Fahrenholtz, Chatfield

• Western Technical College: Angela Halverson, Spring Grove; Alison Jahnke, Spring Grove; Danielle Lesser, Rushford; Tanya Rye, Rushford; Landon Skalet, Rushford

• Winona Sate University: Ryleigh Alery, Lanesboro; Ethan Atkinson, Peterson; Thomas Bacino, Rushford; Ellie Buchholtz, Spring Valley; Dominic Buswell, Houston; Dane Aria Canario, Spring Valley; Damon Carrier, Houston; Karissa Eide, Rushford; Megan Ekern, Rushford; Isabelle Gile, Peterson; Jasmine Higdon, Harmony; Adrianna Hongerholt, Houston; Hailey Jenkins, Lanesboro; Ajay Jorgenson, Harmony; Hunter Lee, Spring Valley; Zachary Queensland, Wykoff;  Andrew Rea-Gaustad, Houston; Sierra Rustad, Fountain; Ava Schroeder, Houston; Brynne Schultz, Houston; Lindsay Tart, Wykoff; Jaclyn Thomas, Preston; Carson Thompson, Rushford; Lukas Thompson, Spring Valley; Ariana Walker, Rushford; Hadley Yoder, Harmony

Summer 2022 Graduate

• Alexandria Technical & Community College: Bradyn Willford, Diploma, Law Enforcement Career Transition, Spring Valley

Fall 2022 Graduates

• University of Wisonsin-Stout: Parker Fossum, BS Health, Wellness and Fitness, Chatfield; Alexandra Lubahn, BFA Interior Design, Grand Meadow

Spring 2023 Graduates

• Alexandria Technical & Community College: Tanner Kasel, AAS, Diesel Mechanics, LeRoy; Mason Geier, AAS, Law Enforcement, Spring Valley; Nicholas Ramaker, AAS, Law Enforcement, Spring Valley; Zachary Hauser, Diploma, Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician, Wykoff

• College of St. Scholastica: Sunshine Norby, BS, Nursing, Mabel

• Drake University: Meghan Brown, BS, Health Sciences: Clinical & Applied, Chatfield

• Iowa State University: Abigail Ashbacher, BS, Apparel, Merchandising, and Design, Magna Cum Laude, Caledonia; Brynn Howerton, BS, Marketing, Magna Cum Laude, Lanesboro; Emily Snyder, BS, Marketing, Magna Cum Laude, Lanesboro

• Minnesota State University Mankato: Kyle Cavanaugh, BS, Construction Management, Caledonia; Drew Sime, BS, Construction Management, Summa Cum Laude, Caledonia; GraceAnna Grant, BS, RN Baccalaureate Completion, Summa Cum Laude, Fountain; Abbey Hoegh, BS, Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, Houston; Ellie Johnson, MS, Counseling and Student Personnel, Lanesboro; Kaylee Peterson, BS, Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, Lanesboro; Colten Kraling, BS, Construction Management, Preston; Abbylyn Malone, BS, Nursing, Summa Cum Laude, Rushford; Mariah Edgington, BS, Communication Studies, Magna Cum Laude, Spring Grove; McKenzie Rowland, AA, Liberal Studies, Cum Laude, Wykoff; Sara Stackhouse, BS, RN Baccalaureate Completion, Summa Cum Laude, Wykoff

• Northwest Technical College: Greggory Hubka, Diploma, Residential Plumbing/HVAC, Ostrander

• Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota: Kaydi Breeser, BA, Caledonia; Kaitlin Conniff, BA, Caledonia

• South Dakota State: Connor Ruen, BS, Magna Cum Laude, Lanesboro

• University of North Dakota: Wesley Porter, Master of Social Work, Caledonia; Aleksander Kohn, Occupational Therapy Doctorate, Spring Valley

• University of Sioux Falls: Chase Grinde, MBA, Spring Grove

• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: Brock Schuttemeier, College of Nursing, BS Nursing

• University of Wisconsin-Platteville: Dylan Beneke, Mechanical Engineering, Eitzen; Payton Hahn, Construction Management, Rushford; Adriahna Hatz, Criminal Justice, Spring Valley

• University of Wisconsin-River Falls: Sheyenne Hamilton, BS, Animal Science, Preston; Kathryn Kinneberg, BSW, Social Work, Preston

• University of Wisconsin-Stout: Joey Lange, BS, Video Production, Harmony

• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: Maggie McKernan, Master of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Harmony

• Western Technical College: Chealsy Eide, Nursing, Lanesboro; Alison Jahnke, Medical Assistant, Spring Grove; Colten Miller, Automotive Service Technician-Level 2, Mabel; Samuel Schwendinger, Emergency Medical Technician – Advanced, Rushford; Landon Skalet, Mechatronic & Robotic Engineering Technology, Rushford

• Winona State University: Wendy Badenhorst, BS, Nursing,Summa Cum Laude, Lanesboro; Emma Breitsprecher, BS-Teaching, Academic and Behavioral Strategist, Cum Laude, Preston;

Karissa Eide, BS, Human Resources Management, Magna Cum Laude, Rushford; Isabelle Gile, BS, Biology, Summa Cum Laude, Peterson; Adrianna Hongerholt, BS, Nursing, Houston; Ajay Jorgenson, BA, Art, Magna Cum Laude, and BS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, Harmony; Trevor Minnich, BS, Geoscience, Rochester; Jennifer Remling, BS-Teaching, Special Education, Spring Valley; Hannah Rolfs, BSW, Social Work, Preston; Sierra Rustad, BS, Marketing, Fountain; Brynne Schultz, BA, English, Houston Chelsie Vreeman, BS, Nursing, Cum Laude, Spring Valley; Lindsey Welch, BS, Nursing, Preston; Taylor Zimmerman, BS, Exercise and Rehabilitative Science, Magna Cum Laude, Spring Valley