Paw Paw Junior High School
Honors
Sixth grade: Danielle Bettner, Ashley Delhotal, Taryn Foster, Cameron Hendricks, Alexandra Marshall, Daisy Pacheco, Louis Pippinger, and Daniel Rosenkrans.
Seventh grade: Sara Bentley, Shelsie Crawford, Jonathan Essex, Jessica Kidd, Cassidy O’Dell, Trevor Oros, James Sensenbrenner, and Emily Wagner.
Eighth grade: Alyssa Allen, Kaitlin Burns, Melissa Cansino, Nicholas Ekstrom, Kaitlyn Essex, Tori Hoadley, Katelynn Lampson, Henrietta Seymour, and Shannon Wiseman.
High honors
Sixth grade: Madyson Aloisio, Luke Ekstrom, Uriel Ortiz, Felicia Plioplys, Matthew Swed, Patrick Wiley, and William Zeman.
Seventh grade: Paul Bentley, John Hoelzer, and Katie Thompson.
Eighth grade: Jennifer Hoelzer, Morgan McCannon, Nathan McKee, Corrine Rosenkrans, and Nicholas Siemers.
Paw Paw High School
Honors
Freshmen: Samantha Bentley, Joel Bertram, Derek Clayton, Kasie Crawford, Shannon Gallagher, Kersten Kidd, Melinda Oates, Mitch Prentice, and Devyn Siemers.
Sophomores: Leeann Bly, Greg Delhotal, and Tara Hendren.
Juniors: Maria Bertram, Tylar Foster, Levi Hensley, Kathryn Johnson, Shannon Mendoza, David Mierzwa, Brittney Milton, Brianna Piotrowski, Brandon Safranek, and Victoria Swanson.
Seniors: Gus Canales, Lisa Cansino, Aleigha Lampson, Rachel Lampson, Heath Nicholson, Jared Penman, Jeremy Rosenkrans, Shawn Rosenkrans, Alexsandra Sanchez, Megan Shaddick, and Megan Simpson.
High Honors
Freshmen: Samantha Dunklau and Justin Wiley.
Sophomores: Andrew Groff, Sarah Sensenbrenner, and Anthony Zeman.
Juniors: Norma Castaldo, Casey Marks, Andrew McKee, Ryan Moorehead, and Christopher Swed.
Seniors: Chris Bohkari, David Glenn, Amanda Groff, Cody Jacox, Katelynn Kidd, and Emily Prentiss.
Faith Christian School
Highest honors
First grade: Jericho Kirby, Krissy Royer, and Olivia Rydzynski.
Second grade: Leslie Bandera, Micah Meeks, Noah Shaw, and Meghan VanBuren.
Third grade: Gabrielle Rydzynski.
Fourth grade: Allison Bandera and Andrew Robertson.
Sixth grade: Samuel Hale.
Seventh grade: Krista Beach, Katie Cover, and Cal Jarrett.
Eighth grade: Annabeth Rozanas and Bailey Wallingford.
Freshmen: Kyle Beach, Amanda Smith, and Julia Sofolo.
Sophomores: Gregory Arellano.
Seniors: David Bierdeman and Wesley German.
High honors
First grade: Caleb Allen, Noah Hage, Matt Homman, Alivia McLean, and Adam Thorsen.
Second grade: Julia Heller, Karlie Hughes.
Third grade: Sarah DiGrazia, Kinley Fassler, Alexis Freise, Elizabeth Harrison, Aaron Robertson.
Fifth grade: Emily Homman.
Sixth grade: Sarah Nitkey.
Seventh grade: Haley Freise, Stacia Hamill, Zachary Lessman, Katrina Lowry, Nathan Reichenbach, and Jacob Wolosonovich.
Sophomores: Nathaniel Bierdeman.
Seniors: Adam Detig, Parker Ortgiesen, and Brenden Parkins.
Honors
Second grade: Grey Haenitsch.
Third grade: Zoë Love and Gabriel McLean.
Fourth grade: Christian Hage and Samuel Lilly.
Fifth grade: Hayden Sweet.
Sixth grade: Alexander Becker, Miles Glenn, a ndHayden Kettwich.
Seventh grade: Mike DiGrazia.
Eighth grade: Jenelle Bruckner, Reid Deets, Kathryn Gray, and Darreon Shuck.
Freshmen: Connor Glenn and Benjamin Grimes.
Sophomores: Deborah Drallmeier and Jeremy VanBuren.
Seniors: Abigail Rozanas and Olivia South.
Luther College
DECORAH, Iowa – Students named to the fall dean’s list at Luther College include Andrea Woodworth of Byron; Eva Delhotal of Dixon;, Doug Hamilton of Polo; and Sean Sanders of Rock Falls.
Southwestern College
WINFIELD, Kan. – Jason Kimpel of Polo was named to the fall semester dean’s list at Southwestern College.
St. Mary’s College
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Ambreen Ahmad and Frances Hermes, both of Dixon, were named to the fall dean’s list at St. Mary’s College.
Ashford University
CLINTON, Iowa – Students named to the fall dean’s list at Ashford University include:
Kristopher Bland, Randolph Chapman, Jenna Copeland, Shawn Goodhart, and Tara VanZuiden, all of Albany; Lorri Bernier and Monica Bulfer, both of Amboy; Candice Hogan, Heather Katcham, and Joshua Whitmire. all of Byron; Catherine Downs and Bridget Gabbard, both of Chadwick; Rian Anderson, Nicole Bogatitus, Lee Eastman, Francisco Garcia, Genevieve Gassner, Amy Johnson, Jesse Kent, Kristina Kent, Adam Osmer, and Ariel Ponsones, all of Dixon; Aaron Blair of Erie; Kristi Coffeey and Mindy Welch, both of Forreston; Beth Balk, Rachel Bush, Jessica Charneski, Matthew Darby, Stephanie Hartman, Tarasa Holden, Jennifer Kasterke, Bryant McFarren, Cherie Paulline, Brittany Piercy, Jeff Raab, Amber Rajcevich, Klark Sikkema, Kelsey Van Kampen, Amanda VanKampen, Jamie Wall, Karen Webb, and MaryAnn Webb, all of Fulton; Laura Livengood and Amy Strehlow, both of Milledegeville; Ann Brackemeyer, Rebecca Covell, Joshua Dykema, April-Lynn Edwards-Eshelman, Emily Frederick, Kristal Gregory, Corey Johnson, Tracy Johnson, John Kophamer, Matthew Lindstrom, Pamela Pfister, Kyla Renkes, Ann Slavin, and Emalie Sterenberg, all of Morrison; Rachael Delp, Jacob Krum, and Raylene Moore, all of Mount Carroll; Wendy Lazansky of Mount Morris; Jessica Lauer of Oregon; Jackie Francque of Polo; Karri Herberg of Prophetstown; Lisa Gapski of Rochelle; Lori Berogan, Debra Buse, Daniel Chouinard, Jesse Esquivel, Victoria Hughes, Melissa Marshall, Amanda McBroom, Ginny McPerryman, Angela Newton Langley, Joseph Paschal, Rae Lynn Shugars, Heather Waninger, Rebecca Wildman, and Donald Wood, all of Rock Falls; Carisa Bundy, Adam Cauley, Christina DeMoss, Tammi Johnson, Kateri Nesbitt, and Teresa Rittmer, all of Savanna; Ashlee Alber, Derek Bushman, Melissa Dye, Lance Eisenberg, Jennifer Farmer, Brent Gaffey, Melinda Johnson, Edita Lec, Heather McCue, Benjamin Miller, Anthony Regalado, Jodie Wade, and Darrell Wallace, all of Sterling; Lisa Bickett of Sublette; Joshua Clevenger, Jillian Habben, and Sandra Tornow, all of Tampico; and Nadine Appel, Melissa Biederman, Jenissa Campbell, Devin Ehrich, Jessica Hartman, and Tyler Vandendooren, all of Thomson.
Black Hawk College, Moline
MOLINE – Students named to the fall honors lists at Black Hawk College Moline campus, include:
High honors
Lindsay Brookhart, Kimberly Dollieslager, Taylor Froeliger, Christina Grom, Patricia Howard, Nicole Palmer, Mary Smith, Tiffany Vittori, and Nicole Wells, all of Erie; Adam Thomson, of Fulton; Justin Frank of Lyndon; Angela Renkes, Joshua Sanders, and Barbara Winandy, all of Morrison; Rebecca Israel of Oregon; Anita Schryver and Tracy Sigel, both of Rock Falls; Eric Dahlman of Savanna; and Jennifer Hohlen and Ann Walters, both of Sterling.
Honors
Monica Mattingly of Albany; Wesley Covedill of Chadwick; Sarah Larson, Kaitlin Peterson, Carissa Saad, Jeffery Schulze, Norma Steele, and Martin Temple, all of Erie; Jane Buikema and Kimberly Martens, all of Morrison; Cynthia Crandall and Carole Near, both of Prophetstown; and William Abell of Tampico.
Kewanee and Galva campuses:
High Honors
Tonja Egan of Deer Grove; Emily Frankfother and Richard Krafft, both of Prophetstown; Brandon Hall of Sterling; and Derek Pistole of Walnut.
Honors
Daniel Smith of Walnut.
Beloit College
BELOIT, Wis. – Jared McCannon of Ashton was named to the fall dean’s list at Beloit College.
Concordia University
MEQUON, Wis. – Gabriel Metzger of Rochelle was named to the fall dean’s list at Concordia University.
Millikin University
DECATUR – Benjamin Hendricks of Dixon graduated Dec. 13 from Millikin University with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.
Monmouth College
MONMOUTH – Students were named to the fall dean’s list at Monmouth College include Jeff Whitmore of Albany; Katherine Setchell of Amboy; April Haye of Byron; Samantha Morgan of Erie; Anthony Siebel of Franklin Grove; Dennis Barr and Kevin Buis, both of Fulton; Chelsea Gross of LaMoille; Kathleen West of Lyndon; Matthew Morman of Manlius; Rachel Bold of Mount Morris; Elizabeth Hill ad Rachel Holm, both of Oregon; Cody Rogers of Prophetstown; Danica Rogers of Rochelle; Jake Kilberg of Rock Falls; Laurel Buckley of Sublette; and Christa Gonigam and Natalie Pistole, both of Walnut.
University of Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Brittany Neisewander of Dixon was named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Notre Dame.
Highland Community College
FREEPORT – Highland Community College fall graduates earning associate degree’s and certificates include: Debbie Kline, arts; Kelsey Holmes, arts, and applied science in nursing; and Brenda Geesey, applied science in nursing; all of Savanna; Michael Benters, science; and Trisha Anderson, applied science in nursing; both of Mount Carroll; Justin Wolber, applied science in agricultural management, and certificates in agricultural production and basic welding; and Eric Nehrkorn, certificate in agricultural production; both of Lanark; Jennifer Stover of Dixon, certificate in cosmetology; Michaela Sager of Sterling, certificate in cosmetology; Polli Livingston-Toms and Chelsea Phelps, certificates in cosmetology, both of Polo; Mark Courter of Mount Morris, applied science in information systems.
Dean’s list
Highest honors
Carrie Cross of Byron; Gregory Dyson and Chelsey Lizer, both of Forreston; Curtis Krueger of Leaf River; Linda Powers, Brigitte Thornbourg, and Alyse Vickers, all of Mount Morris; Brian Irvin and Jeffrey Sansone, both of Oregon; Jody Diehl, Lesley Diehl, Joseph Kochsmeier, Polli Livingston-Toms, Daniel O’Brien, and Chelsea Phelps, all of Polo; Kelsey Holmes, Debbie Klein, and Izziner Morris, all of Savanna.
High honors
Jacquelyn Carrasquillo and Amanda Fuller, both of Byron; Alex Cox of Chana; Morgan Ortgiesen of Dixon; Tanner Clenney, Sandy Coan, Clayton Coleman, Linsay Groeling, Karleigh Lillge, and Josiah Michael, all of Lanark; Megan Book, Micah Goodrich, Whitney Poggioli, and Delaina Rinehart, all of Leaf River; Carmina Baltierra, Adam Breuning, Benjamen Delp, and Curtis Wheetley, all of Mount Carroll; Shelia Piper and Matthew Taylor, both of Mount Morris; Megan Scholl of Polo; Kristi Nester and Jacob Shepard, both of Savanna; and Megan Jones of Sterling.
Honors
Jason Kauffman and Melanie Mahan, both of Forrestion; Lawrence Hasken, Carolyn Miller, and Eric Nehrkorn, all of Lanark; Michael Benters of Mount Carroll; Michelle Swanson and Stephanie Currier, both of Mount Morris; Dustin Garcia and Denise Slager., both of Oregon; Marilyn Bachman of Polo; and Phillip Cassaday and Sarah Senneff, both of Savanna.
University of Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Students named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Iowa include: Jefree J. Schulte of Ohio; Jessica Baker, Cameron Overcash, and Stephanie A. Rudolphi, all of Dixon; Brittany Woodin of Milledgeville; Jessica Sullivan of Polo; Ashley Keaschall of Rock Falls; and Shannon Dejonge, Amy Lemay, and Michelle Stolzoff, all of Sterling.
Northern Illinois University
DEKALB – Students named to the fall dean’s list at Northern Illinois University include William Damhoff and Rachel Harris, both of Fulton; Kenan Clark of Morrison; Sara Bramm, Mary Hughes, Holly Keller, Hillary Klomann, Joan Padilla, Amanda Sanders, Shanae Sterba, Amanda Trancoso, Dylan Weaver, Dustin Wolf, and Amanda Zook, all of Rock Falls; Lumturije Akiti, Kathy Bryant, Jordan Dubois, Lola Duran, Leah Grunauer, Megan Matera, Ian Mills, Lindsay Rogers, Benjamin Snow, Mason Temiquel, and Nicole Williams, all of Sterling; Danielle Jackson, Amber Larson, Jessica Miller, David Minnick, Ashley Whetsel, Curtis Batterton, Benjamin Detig, and Eric Hagele, all of Stillman Valley; Kathleen Crull, Thomas Debnam, Laban Hoover, Carla Huber, Brock Johnson, Lacey Labelle, Lindsay Maanavi, Shane Nagel, Julie Rice, Mitchell Semple, Zandra Smith, Alyssa Stahl, and Samantha Williams, all of Byron; Dirk Bryant of Creston; Kara Rowe of Forreston; Lincoln Lichty of Monroe Center; Tracey Brown and Tabitha Duncan, both of Mount Morris; Brittany Corcoran and Ashley Goy, both of Oregon; Kelly Diehl, Ethan Douglass, Janet Eichholz, Olivia Geary, Rachel Ports, Emily Sorenson, and Rachel White, all of Polo; Clinton Bailey, Kevin Cech, Danelle Davis, Heather Hayes, Lisa Huerta, Tori Huftalin, Megan Kary, Catherine Mammen, Danielle Meador, Angelica Montes, Laura Price, Kyle Putzstuck, John Roberts, Shana Steward, and Melanie Windland. Amboy: Nicci Glenn and Victoria Therriault, all of Rochelle; Randi Meyer of Ashton; Robert Billings-Clark, Breanna Brevitt, Stephanie Brooks, Matthew Cavanaugh, Amber Dimmig, Aaron Fassler, Cynthia Heckman, Angela Meller, Jeffrey Miller, Julie Minch, Aaron Moats, Scott Shippert, Kara Murphy, Laura Korth, Amanda Dewey, Matrisa Hollinger, Kristina Johnson, Eric Paul, and Andrew Schultz, all of Dixon; Melissa Wagenknecht of Milledgeville; Kristopher Kloepping of Mount Carroll; Stacey Behnke of Savanna; James Kelley of Thomson; Audrey Davis and James Nugent, both of Walnut; Britnae Arkels of LaMoille; and Jeffrey Dunn and Andrew Evans, both of Ohio.
Fall master’s degree graduates
Janelle Smith of Byron, education – educational administration; Matthew Zilm of Davis Junction, education – advanced special education practices; Nicole Jeffrey of Dixon, business administration; Dawn Degenhardt of Leaf River, administration; Craig Strike of Monroe Center, adult and higher education; Peter Smith of Mount Carroll, educational administration; Nancy Holub of Oregon, business administration; April Wells, accountancy, and Jennifer Wunsch, education – curriculum and instruction, both of Oregon; Nakia Brown of Rochelle, education– counseling; Heather Dowd of Rock Falls, education – instructional technology; Ryan Barton accountancy, and Shelley Zinke applied family and child studies, both of Sterling.
Fall bachelor’s
degree graduates
Kathleen Crull, elementary education and Lindsay Maanavi organizational/corporate communications, both of Byron; Andrew Fitch of Chana, accountancy; Lizanne Baxter political science-politics and journalism, Matthew Cavanaugh, human resource management, Grace Crowe, public health administration, Michelle Goldie, psychology, Jeffrey Miller, political science, and Julie Minch, health sciences, all of Dixon; Ashleigh Spohn of Franklin Grove, psychology; Garet Ballard of Leaf River, industrial technology; Eric Gronlund of Monroe Center, organizational/corporate communications; Danielle Benesh, psychology, Aaron Berg, public administration and service; Michael Shoemaker, history,Timothy Suneson, philosophy, and Kristie Wilcox, business administration, all of Oregon; Lisa Romanski of Paw Paw, special education; Kelly Diehl, health sciences, and Rachel White, elementary education, both of Polo; Sonya Gallegos, nursing, Mallory Hewitt, nursing, Tori Huftalin,nursing; R. Milan, business administration, Tiffany Mohler, nursing, Casondra Rowley, accountancy, and Bradford Wilson, communications-media studies, all of Rochelle; Sara Bramm, music education and Jessica Melton, biological sciences, both of Rock Falls; Lindsay Rogers of Sterling, nursing; and Amanda Dewey of Steward, biological sciences.
UW-Platteville
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Students named to the fall dean’s list at University of Wisconsin-Platteville include Sydney Kronkow and Jacob Reecher, both of Byron; Kyle Kubatzke of Leaf River; Whitney Foltz of Mount Carroll; and Jacob Sweeney and Michelle Swanson, both of Savanna.
U of I at Urbana-Champaign
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN – Students named to the fall dean’s list at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign include Kelsey Miller of Amboy; Kelly Lesniewski and Dana Sievert, both of Byron; Alyssa Baratta, Austin Blessman, Heather Faivre, Gretta Hermes, Vivian McConnell, Matthew Miller, and Martin White, all of Dixon; Talirenia Jamir and Yu Tang, both of Fulton; Karen Gallant and Laura Gallant, both of Leaf River; Chelsea Dawtyne and Taylor Peters, both of Milledgeville; Kelsey Rickels and Alec Robertson, both of Morrison; Michael Brendel and Allison Kerr, both of Oregon; Brandi Tyne and Ross Wolf, both of Polo; Thomas Blean of Prophetsown; Tyson Rosengren of Rock Falls; Emily Ansusinha, Megan Fliss, Hilary Osborn, and Tyler Zoeller, all of Sterling; and Eric Gonigam and Tyler Hansen, both of Walnut.
Elmhurst College
ELMHURST – Students were named to the fall dean’s list at Elmhurst College include: Megan Dubois and Erika Rechkemmer, both of Sterling; Cody Rhea and Gina Venier, both of Dixon; Julianna Karvelius of Morrison; Evan Michel of Byron; and Samantha Scholl of Polo.