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Academic honors for Sauk Valley-area college students

Academic Honors

Academic achievements for college students from the Sauk Valley region:

Augustana College

Fall 2021 Dean’s List

Rochelle: Brielle Jackson

Sterling: Caleb Drew, Natalie Amezola, Zaina Rumbolz, Joshua O’Brien, Carter Kenney, Janae Bythewood, Amy Zeigler, Evan Adami,

Fulton: Ella Aldridge, Mariam Elahmady, Emily Schipper, Kylie Collachia

Oregon: Marissa Gorsegner, Brooklynn Schelling, Leslie Bandera

Polo: Patricia Plachno

Rock Falls: Abbigail Jones, Emma Watts

Dixon: Clayton Kemp, Connor McBride,

Mount Morris: Adam Thorsen, Isabella Olalde,

Mount Carroll: Titus Jilderda

Concordia University Wisconsin

2021 Fall Honors List

Forreston: Sierra Reining, Senior, Psychology

Rochelle: Allysa Harding, Senior, Elementary Education

Drake University

Fall 2021 Dean’s List

Byron: Ashley Dunham

Forreston: Hunter Daws

Oregon: Sydney Hermes

Fall 2021 President’s List

Amboy: Matthew Dinwiddie

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Fall 2021 Deans’ List

Dixon: Sesily Elizabeth Gaffey, senior, College of Education and Human Sciences, nutrition and health sciences.

Polo: Mckenzie Elizabeth Dusing, senior, College of Education and Human Sciences, elementary education.

Wisconsin-Platteville

Commencement: Fall 2021 graduates

Compton: Marie Barnickel, Agricultural Business

Forreston: Amanda Anderson, Biology; Emily Langill, Animal Science

Malden: Taylor Carlson, Criminal Justice

Mount Carroll: Christopher Morgan, Civil Engineering

Oregon: Lukas Ziegler, Environmental Engineering

Rochelle: Daniel Redington, Mechanical Engineering

Sterling: Gabrielle Garza, Elementary Education; Drew Siegmund, Mechanical Engineering

Wisconsin-Platteville

Fall 2021 Chancellor’s List

Byron: Rilee Smith, Human Resource Management

Compton: Marie Barnickel, Agricultural Business

Dixon: Riley Kavanaugh, Elementary Education

Sterling: Gabrielle Garza, Elementary Education

Wisconsin-Platteville

Fall 2021 Dean’s list

Albany: Madison Whitmore, Elementary Education

Amboy: Mitchell McLaughlin, Agricultural Business; Kathryn Noble, Elementary Education

Byron: Jordan Alcaraz, Criminal Justice; Will Carlson, Civil Engineering; Peyton Lind, Agricultural Business; Kaley Mumma, Agricultural Education; Kaley Mumma, Ornamental Horticulture; Rilee Smith, Human Resource Management

Chadwick: Kyle Aude, Civil Engineering

Compton: Marie Barnickel, Agricultural Business

Davis Junction: Austin Dowty, Management

Dixon: Nolan Halla, Broad Field Science; Riley Kavanaugh, Elementary Education; Eric Rasmussen, Biology; Eric Rasmussen, Broad Field Science; Haley Verdick, Elementary Education; Madelyn Verdick, Elementary Education

Erie: Riley Redell, STEM Education MC-EA

Milledgeville: Alli Schmidt, Agricultural Business

Princeton: Kendra Cain, Soil and Crop Science,

Rochelle: Morgan Haas, Forensic Investigation; Katie Van Hise, Biology

Rock Falls: Madison Arickx, English

Savanna: Zoe Barnes, Sustainable Renew Energy Syst

Sterling: Gabrielle Garza, Elementary Education; Drew Siegmund, Mechanical Engineering; Emma Yde, Elementary Education

Stillman Valley: Lucas Johnson, Health and Human Performance

Walnut: Jackson Lind, Mechanical Engineering

Youngstown State University

Fall 2021 Dean’ list

Sterling: Josilyn Borum

St. Ambrose University

Commencement: Fall 2021

Bachelor’s degrees

Oregon: Hailey White-Nursing

Prophetstown: Scott Sibley-magna cum laude-Business Administration

Sterling: Mitchell Petrosky-magna cum laude-Business Sales-Marketing

Master’s Degrees

Prophetstown: Ethan Foltz-Business Administration

Millikin University

Fall 2021 Dean’s List

Sterling: Gretchen Gould

Rock Falls: Luis Guerrero

Florida Institute of Technology

Fall 2021 Dean’s list

Sterling: Andrew Ivarson

Wisconsin-La Crosse

Fall 2021 Dean’s list

Stillman Valley: Grace Tarara, Biology Major

Troy Taylor

Troy E. Taylor

Was named editor for Saukvalley.com and the Gazette and Telegraph in 2021. An Illinois native, he has been a reporter or editor in daily newspapers since 1989.