Schools & Students published Feb. 7, 2023

Donna Middleton, West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.
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Feb. 7—WILLMAR — Two Ridgewater College students have been named to the 2022-2023 Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society All-Minnesota Academic Team.

Zoey Lovold of Spicer is a post-secondary enrollment options student with plans for a veterinary career. Lizza Dinndorf of St. Cloud is a part-time legal assistant student.

The All-Minnesota Academic Team program provides the opportunity to showcase some of the state's highest-achieving college students in associate degree and certificate programs, considering classroom academic excellence and rigor, plus community service and leadership. They will now be considered in the competitive process for the All-USA Academic Team.

Minnesota is one of 38 All-State Academic Team programs, sponsored by Cengage, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, the Coca-Cola Foundation, the American Association of Community Colleges, and Phi Theta Kappa.

Named to the fall semester dean's list with a GPA of 3.25 or higher at Minnesota State University in Moorhead, listed by high school, were:

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City: Abbie Kragenbring, Hattie Kragenbring, Shayla Mead

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa: Courtney Brandt, Jenna Dingmann, Marie Kaiser, Allisa Knight, Aynsley Preble, Kylie Terhaar, Madison Lee, Riley Lenarz

Benson: Marissa Connelly, Anna Gosson, Adysen Himley, Greta Szczur

BOLD: Madyson Herdina, Libby Kramin, Paul Remer

Central Minnesota Christian School: Luke Roiseland

Dawson-Boyd: Melissa Liebl, Faith Johnson

Hancock: Alexa Meierding

Lac qui Parle Valley: Nicole Colon, Landon Schirm, Jessica Sigdahl

Litchfield: Cheyenne Musolf, Alyzabeth Vasquez

MACCRAY: Katherine Burdorf, Jaimi Heida, Katelyn Hultgren

Minnewaska Area: Jared Freese, Kristen Glover, Jaida Hess, Emily Kaiser, Greta Reichmann, Makena Panitzke, Mikayla Martin, Zach Morton, Elizabeth Murken

Montevideo: Molli Erickson, Mackenzie Johnson, Katherine Knudson, Callie Siverson, Josselyn Munoz

Morris Area: Mara DeRung, MacKenna Kehoe, Cameron Koebernick, Hope Sperr, Lakia Manska, Tanner Lanoue

New London-Spicer: Courtney Rich, Ethan Roeder, Olivia Mages

Paynesville Area: Brendan Uhlenkamp, Madison Wegner, Kali Reiter, Taylor Kern

Renville County West: Holly Bratsch

Willmar Senior High: Jonas Anez, Abby Berskow, Ben Bomstad, Tara Carlson, Emma Engel, Bailey Erickson, Clara Holm, Aye Aye Khaing, Alexis Tersch, Ashley Prahl, Colin O'Farrell, Madison Linbo

Willmar home school: Lee Kneprath

Yellow Medicine East : Bailey Day, Autumn Ladwig

Named to the fall semester dean's list with a GPA of 3.5 or higher at the Fayette, Iowa, school was:

Willmar: Brady Krupa

Named to the fall semester dean's list with a GPA of 3.5 or higher at the Storm Lake, Iowa, school was:

Olivia: Eliana Scharlemann

Named to the fall semester dean's list with a GPA of 3.5 or higher at the Ames, Iowa, school were:

Madison: Blake Wollschlager

Maynard: Elese Andol

Olivia: Nathan Frank

Named to the fall semester dean's list with a GPA of 3.65 or higher at the Searcy, Arkansas, school was:

Belgrade: Will Roguske

Named to the fall semester dean's list with a GPA of 3.5 or higher at the Iowa City, Iowa, school was:

Dawson: Robert Ramberg

Named to the fall semester dean's list with a GPA of 3.5 or higher at the University of Wisconsin school in Menomonie was:

Litchfield: Bennett Lecher

Named to the fall semester dean's list with a GPA of 3.5 or higher at the University of Wisconsin school in River Falls were:

Benson: Rylee Erickson

Hawick: Samantha Johnson

Kandiyohi: Jessalyn Marshall

Litchfield: Anna Euerle

Paynesville: Rachel Ampe

Pennock: Ashley Guse

Raymond: Grace Macht

Redwood Falls: Rylee Henjum

Willmar: Bailey Olson, Michael Price, Faith Swenson

Named to the fall semester dean's list with a GPA of 3.5 or higher at the Jamestown, North Dakota, school were:

Atwater: Carston Toedter

Kerkhoven: Jacob Gareis

Madison: Charles Ulstad

Morris: Sydney Dietz