Highland Community College
FREEPORT—Students earning degrees May 19 at Highland Community College include:
Associate of Arts degrees: Jami Bachman of Leaf River; Alyssa Cavazos of Forreston; Heather Ellinor of Morrison; Amanda Jacinto, Priscilla Osborne and Megan Schmidt, all of Mount Morris; Kaylie Keister and Sara Ludwig, both of Baileyville; Renita Krusey, Whitney Pingel and Adelyn Vincent, all of German Valley; Carolyn Miller of Mount Carroll; and Jelena Runions and Karen Sites, both of Savanna.
Associate of Science degrees: Rebecca Colloton and Courtney Rinehart, both of Leaf River; Lesley Diehl and Elizabeth Stauffer, both of Polo; Kayleigh Grubb of Mount Carroll; Kaylie Keister and Jessica Sander, both of Baileyville; Candice Nepean, Sidney Kane and Ryan Small, all of Lanark; and Jelena Runions and Karen Sites, both of Savanna.
Associate of General Studies degrees: Lindsey Raisbeck of Mount Carroll.
Associate of Applied Science degrees:
Accounting: Brandi Brown and Jherikah Luna-Stupec, both of German Valley; and Julia Vaught of Polo.
Agricultural management: Brandon Colgan of Savanna.
Auto body: Scott Miller of Forreston and Scott Powell of Polo.
Early Childhood Education: Stacy Lamoreux of Lanark and Laura Ludwig of Baileyville.
Emergency Medical Technician: Tiffany Cole of Mount Carroll.
Graphic Design: John Stewart of Rock Falls.
Industrial Manufacturing Technology: Alan Croffoot of Baileyville.
Information Technology Health Care: Morgan Gauthier of Polo; Marlena Kerr of Mount Carroll; and Keeley VanHorn of Baileyville.
Information Systems: Hilary Courter and Joseph Ghibellini, both of Mount Morris; Gwen Gahm of Mount Carroll; and Caitlin Wilson of Leaf River.
Medical Assistant: Linda Fultz and Michelle Swanson, both of Mount Morris.
Nursing: Darcie Bettner of Oregon; Ken Foltz of German Valley; Kelly Kliebe of Mount Morris; Terisa Krenc, Rebecca Moore, Danelle Saunders and Kimberly Walton, all of Forreston; Matthew Lundquist of Mount Carroll; Cassie MeKeel of Polo; and Izziner Morris of Savanna.
Wind Technician: Scott Gardner of Polo; Matthew Taylor of Mount Morris; Timothy Whitford of Byron; and Benjamin Worley of Chana.
Graduates from certificate programs include:
Accounts Clerk: Brandi Brown (and accounting and Quickbooks Professional) and Jherikah Luna-Stupec (and accounting, clerk/typist and clerical business), both of German Valley; Gwen Gahm of Mount Carroll (and clerical business, clerk typist and Quick Books Professional); and Amanda Jacinto of Mount Morris.
Clerical Business: Marlena Kerr of Mount Carroll.
Computer Technician: Johnathan Priebe of German Valley.
Cosmetology: Cassandra Fricke and Shayna Stoffel, both of German Valley; Alexandrea Ingram of Byron; Larissa Peterson of Dixon; and Christina Wheetley of Mount Carroll.
Early Childhood Education Level 2 and Level 3: Stacy Lamoreux of Lanark; and Laura Ludwig of Baileyville.
Industrial Electronics-Controls: Alan Croffoot of Baileyville.
Machine Processes: Jeffrey Lantz of Forreston; and Daniel Strohecker of Lanark.
Medical Coding: Morgan Gauthier of Polo.
Practical Nursing: Katelin Seas of Mount Carroll.
Welding, Basic: Scott Miller of Forreston.
Award winners are: Scott Gardner of Polo, Wind Turbine Technology Award; and Elizabeth Stauffer of Polo, Life Science Award.
Black Hawk
College East
Students graduating from Black Hawk College East Campus, Galva/Kewanee include: Jay Jackson of Fulton; Sara Monson of Manlius; Mary Ginter (cum laude) and Nicholas Taylor, both of Prophetstown; Landon Burke (cum laude), Benjamin Hoffman Jr. and Karl Schueler, all of Rock Falls; Ashley Ellsworth of Stillman Valley; and Derrick Eckberg and Jared Kelly, both of Walnut.
SFlbSIU, Edwardsville
EDWARDSVILLE – Students named to the spring dean’s list at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville include Ethan D. Baylor of Ashton; Amanda M. Baratta, Kyle E. Dillon, Aaron M. Grady and Allison M. Spelde, all of Dixon; Katie N. Douglas of Erie; Ross A. Bausman of Mount Carroll; Nathan J. Todd of Oregon; Lauren N. Schneider of Rochelle; Tab A. Law of Rock Falls; Mallory K. Klein of Sterling; and Tobi M. Drilling of Tampico.
Northern Illinois University
DEKALB – Eric Ardis of Dixon, a graduate of Newman Central Catholic High School, recently received the NIU Scholars Award Scholarship. The scholarship is for $7,000 per year, for 4 years. Ardis is an electrical and computer engineering major.
Kirkwood College
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Austin Lawrenz, an entry-level firefighter from Sterling, has been named an outstanding student at Kirkwood Community College.
Among the students named to the spring dean’s list are: Rebecca Lowe of Byron; Mary Riley of Milledgeville; Tyler Heflin of Prophetstown; Avery Handel and Valerie White, both of Savanna; Corey Judd of Sterling; and Holly Guither of Walnut.
SFlbCoe College
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Caleb Miller of Sterling earned an athletic letter for outstanding participation on the Coe College men’s basketball team.
Students graduating May 6 from Coe College with Bachelor of Arts degrees include Tyler Munhollon of Byron, physics and mathematics; and Amanda Osborne of Holcomb, psychology.
SFlbMonmouth College
MONMOUTH – Students earning degrees May 20 include: Jennifer Wheeler of Byron, communications and public relations with departmental honors in communication; Ashley Koza of Davis Junction, psychology; Jonathan Welty, business administration and public relations and honors in business with departmental honors; Matthew Armstrong of Erie, history; Lindsey Masscho of Fenton, psychology; John Grzywa of Franklin Grove, business administration; Dennis Barr, cum laude, accounting; and Ryan Damhoff, business administration, both of Fulton; Katherine Kehoe of LaMoille, psychology; Kendra Kuehl of Morrison, accounting and economics;
Elizabeth Hill, cum laude, elementary education; and Rachel Holm, cum laude, psychology, both of Oregon; Alicia Slaughterback of Paw Paw, cum laude, accounting and business administration; Cody Rogers of Prophetstown, music and religious studies; Danica Rogers of Rochelle, summa cum ladue, art and environmental science; and Megan Lehrer of Rock Falls, psychology.
UW – Whitewater
WHITEWATER, Wis. – Joshua Wiggins of Ashton, Katherine Kleinmaier of Dixon, Devin Post of Lee and Logan Cannon and John Kermott, both of Sterling, have been named to the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater spring dean’s list.
SFlbTrinity Christian College
PALOS HEIGHTS – Anna Phillips of Tampico was named to the spring dean’s list at Trinity Christian College.
Union University
JACKSON, Tenn. – Hannah Devries of Dixon was named to the spring dean’s list at Union University.
SFlbSt. Ambrose University
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Students earning bachelor degrees May 12 from St. Ambrose University include:
Byron: Matthew Chavez, management; Jacob Schertz, magna cum laude, accounting-economics-finance; and Lanni Smith, magna cum laude, early childhood education.
Chadwick: Lacey Janssen, nursing.
Dixon: Erica Andersen, forensic psychology; and Kristen Lawrence,summa cum laude, early childhood education.
Erie: Brandon Seydel, computer science.
Forreston: Mitchell Binkley, magna cum laude, biology; and Jorden Brooks, summa cum laude.
Morrison: Brianne Janssen, cum laude, psychology; and Colin Long, cum laude, English-philosophy.
Polo: Jessica Miller, magna cum laude, psychology; and Curtis Myers, Spanish.
Rochelle: Jenna McCaffrey, cum laude, exercise science.
Sterling: Michael Harts, radio and television; Sheila Henard, summa cum laude, nursing; Breanna Neubauer, summa cum laude, history-English-philosophy and was awarded the Above and Beyond Award in Security and the Agnes Renner Outstanding Senior History Major award; and Lauren Papoccia, human performance and fitness and the Derrek Drexler Employee of the Year Award.
Master’s degrees were awarded to:
Dixon: Jean Hermes and Brenna Schafer, both speech-language pathology.
Erie: Caitlin Fisk, leadership studies.
Leaf River: Kara Swanson, speech-language pathology.
Mount Carroll: Brittany Sipe, criminal justice.
Polo: Paige Barger, occupational therapy.
Rochelle: Amy Panich, speech-language pathology.
SFlbSt. Norbert College
DE PERE, Wis. – Nicole Jagielski of Stillman Valley was named to the spring dean’s list at Norbert. College.
Iowa State University
AMES, Iowa - Students earning bachelor’s degrees in June at Iowa State University include: Zaneta N. Jones of Dixon, fine arts, interior design; Kyle M. Groenhagen of Oregon, agricultural studies; Ellen S. Hopkins of Polo, agronomy (two); Danial L. Oldenburg of Rock Falls, industrial technology; and Ashley K. Poore of Sterling, animal science, dairy science.