SMSU Dean’s List, Spring 2023
Southwest Minnesota State University announces the students recognized for academic achievement during the Spring 2023 semester.
An undergraduate student who completes 12 or more A-F graded credits and achieves a grade point average of 3.5 or higher will be considered for the Honors Dean’s List. If a 4.0 grade point average is achieved the student will be on the High Honors Dean’s List.
Following are the “High Honors” and “Honors” lists.
HIGH HONORS
MINNESOTA
Albany MN Isaac Nett
Alexandria MN Heather Brewster
Alexandria MN Nicole Witt
Andover MN Stellah Omwenga
Andover MN Elkanah Osiemo
Annandale MN Katelyn Lancaster
Apple Valley MN Mikayla Walters
Atkin MN Breena Burgstaler
Battle Lake MN Tessa Kortlever
Blooming Prairie MN Matthew Seykora
Boyd MN Paige Clausen
Brewster MN Taylor Haberman
Brooklyn Park MN Maliki Kamara
Burnsville MN Natalie Teal
Cleveland MN Briana Stoltzman
Coon Rapids MN Danette Moos
Cottage Grove MN Keri Linssen
Dawson MN Grace Haas
East Bethel MN Joslyn Jacobson
Eden Prairie MN Whitney Weyer
Elk River MN Kieryn Larson
Ellendale MN Madison Gehloff
Excelsior MN Eudora Bixby
Fridley MN Ebise Korsa
Garvin MN Jessica Miller
Glencoe MN Austin Simons
Glenwood MN Michele Stai
Grand Rapids MN Lauren Hidde
Granite Falls MN Taylor Bakkelund
Grove City MN Courtney Hartmann
Hancock MN Cora Millette
Hancock MN Alexis Staples
Hutchinson MN Tyler Grutt
Hutchinson MN Kylie Huls
Hutchinson MN Ashley Olson
Hutchinson MN Audrey Seifert
Ivanhoe MN Alyssa Engels
Jordan MN Sam Burke
Kandiyohi MN Halle Egge
Kimball MN Luci Schiefelbein
La Crescent MN Alissa Peterson
La Crescent MN Celia Rose
Lake Lillian MN Meghan McClain
Lakefield MN Olivia Blaskey
Lamberton MN Karli Arkell
Le Sueur MN Stephanie Orr
Madelia MN Dora Facundo
Mankato MN Luke Hennis
Maple Grove MN Sheila Obiri
Marshall MN Noah Dunn
Marshall MN Rebecca Friskey
Marshall MN Cassy Herding
Marshall MN Autumn Hess
Marshall MN Eh Mu Ku Taw
Marshall MN Naseem Mohammed
Marshall MN Jenna Nemeth
Marshall MN Nathan Palm
Marshall MN Zoe Pudil
Marshall MN Brenna Springborg
Marshall MN Esrom Tadesse
Marshall MN Stephen Zimmer
Medelia MN Korryn Karau
Milroy MN Lesly Her
Minneapolis MN Isabelle Ormiston
Minneota MN Reagan Bierschenk
New Brighton MN Evans Aruga
New Hope MN Varney Kamara
New London MN Ian Schmidt
New Ulm MN Ethan Kirchberg
New Ulm MN Lillian Lewandowski
New Ulm MN Jonathan Zinniel
Northfield MN Sydney Noel
Northfield MN Dane Winget
Norwood YA MN Kaylee Kemnitz
Oak Park MN Christopher Bemis
Olivia MN Paige Plumley
Olivia MN Camille Weber
Osakis MN Averie Mounsdon
Parkers Prairie MN Laura Westad
Paynesville MN Taylor Haines
Paynesville MN Madi Leyendecker
Pierz MN Shelby Ruhoff
Pipestone MN Paige Ahrendt
Porter MN Morgan Noyes
Ramsey MN Andrew Simiyu
Richfield MN Andrew Scheiber
Rochester MN Lauren Kirkham
Rogers MN Eric Maina
Rosemount MN Birtukan Aga
Roseville MN Regina Ong’aro
Ruthton MN Emily Vos
Shakopee MN Jessica Jacobson
Sleepy Eye MN Emily Negen
South Saint Paul MN Rachel Steffen
St. Paul MN Kevin Oyaro
Starbuck MN Amanda Wevley
Stewart MN Emily Burns
Stewart MN Tasha Dahle
Stewartville MN Makayla Kennedy
Taunton MN Tara Sterzinger
Taylors Falls MN Ashley Peltier
Vesta MN Jayden Goblish
Westbrook MN Halle Steen
Willmar MN Hailey Eischens
Wood Lake MN Kiana Imes
Woodstock MN Valerie Mollema
Worthington MN Presley Eggers
Worthington MN Gabriel Fueston
Worthington MN Alec Langerud
Worthington MN Dalen Shultz
CALIFORNIA
Brea CA Shealyn Tom
La Mesa CA Julie Arballo
Ankeny IA Macie Langstraat
ILLINOIS
New Lenox IL Catherine Ihrke
KANSAS
Hesston KS Addison Schroeder
Thurston NE Jessica Krueger
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque NM Courtenay Leonard
SOUTH DAKOTA
Canton SD Kelsey Jansen
Frederick SD Gameilla Becker-Knebel
Sioux Falls SD Morgan Hughes
Vermillion SD Alisha Leber
Watertown SD Braeden Kluver
TEXAS
El Paso TX Kira Berglund
UTAH
Kamas UT Bradley Gould
WISCONSIN
Chippewa Falls WI Haley Mason
Cochrane WI Morgan Stolz
Hudson WI Briana Thill
OTHER LOCATIONS
Abiah Abraham
Victoria Imafidor
Gabriela Yamate G de Almeida
HONORS
MINNESOTA
Adrian MN Marisa Lehnhoff
Alexandria MN Samantha Holler
Alpha MN Baltimore Clymer
Altura MN Lafe Aarsvold
Appleton MN Rylee Sawatzky
Arlington MN Alexis Petzel
Arlington MN Alivia Strack
Atwater MN Troy Nelson
Austin MN Maisy Bothun
Austin MN Kaitlyn Grabau
Balaton MN Jolene Nelson
Beaver Creek MN Brayden Tofteland
Belgrade MN Claire Eckstein
Belgrade MN Katelyn Weller
Belle Plaine MN Becca Schwichtenberg
Belview MN Luke Grannes
Big Lake MN Lauren Jones
Big Lake MN Josie Lentz
Bigfork MN Natalie Haley
Blaine MN Deborah Leier
Blooming Prairie MN Allison Krohnberg
Bloomington MN Kevin Bowles
Bloomington MN Andrew Miller
Bloomington MN Erin Smith
Brainerd MN Avery Anakkala
Brainerd MN Candace Raske
Brooklyn Park MN Laura Bradley
Brooklyn Park MN Nchane Egbe
Brooklyn Park MN Chai Yang
Brooten MN Kiara Quade
Browerville MN Nye Becker
Browerville MN Macy Murch
Buffalo Lake MN Emma Radloff
Buffalo Lake MN Nicholas Taylor
Buffalo MN Bronwyn Jackola
Buffalo MN Jasmine Loftus
Buffalo MN Samuel Lund
Buffalo MN Ryan Russek
Burnsville MN Tessa Steinkraus
Butterfield MN Nadalie Junker
Caledonia MN Jailah Smith
Calumet MN Krista Steele
Cambridge MN Jake Heard
Ceylon MN Vanessa Munich
Champlin MN Alex Lotts
Chaska MN Nicole Steele
Clara City MN Deb Berghuis
Clarkfield MN Slade Irvine
Cokato MN Owen Colline
Columbia Heights MN Peter Villagomez
Cottage Grove MN Alec Ashby
Culver MN Deekon Anvid
Dassel MN Cade Salmela
Dayton MN Ashley Malecha
De Graff MN Natalie Jorschumb
Delano MN Raymond Leonard
Delano MN Leanna May
Dexter MN Benjamin Kraft
Duluth MN Elizabeth Richardson
Eagan MN Kyra Kusnierek
Eagle Bend MN Hailey Mousseau
East Bethel MN Grace Kolb
Echo MN Caleb Boyum
Elysian MN Kaitlyn Schroer
Fairmont MN Samantha Moeller
Fairmont MN Madison Ruschy
Faribault MN Krystal Hanson
Faribault MN Josiah Hedensten
Farmington MN Courtney Beranek
Farmington MN Mikayla Bilek
Farmington MN Ava Bitterman
Farmington MN Peyton Blandin
Farmington MN Emily Skluzacek
Foley MN Ryan Chmielewski
Fulda MN Susan Collin
Fulda MN Logan Erdmann
Fulda MN Rebecca Funk
Fulda MN Alexandro Mazariegos
Fulda MN Brittany Timmerman
Garvin MN Sarena Schwartz
Gibbon MN Kylie Unger
Glencoe MN Breann Goff
Glencoe MN Kaylee Lemke
Glencoe MN Zoe Ruschmeier
Glencoe MN Jordan Wildey
Glenwood MN Amy Erickson
Glenwood MN Maddie Thorfinnson
Granite Falls MN Megan Nordaune
Hadley MN Mason Johnson
Hancock MN Jordan Hausmann
Hancock MN Valerie Messner
Hastings MN Tyler Miller
Hayfield MN Peter Osman
Hendricks MN Jacob Citterman
Herman MN Lillian Olson
Hibbing MN Alyssa Aho
Hugo MN Zoie Centers
Hutchinson MN Kendra Newcombe
Hutchinson MN Trey Wittman
Internat’l Falls MN Karlie Gustafson
Int’l Falls MN Margeaux Belanger
Inver Grove Hts MN Daniel Hewitt
Ivanhoe MN Lacey Popowski
Ivanhoe MN Jeren Rost
Jackson MN Samuel Duncan
Janesville MN Sadie Herbst
Jasper MN Elsie O’Neil
Kenyon MN Xitlalic Mendoza
Kiester MN Hannah Meyer
Lake City MN Michelle Seydel
Lake Lillian MN Selestia Nissen
Lake Wilson MN Elle Lupkes
Lakeville MN John Ziemkowski
Lamberton MN Kolette Duscher
Lamberton MN Nicholas Irlbeck
Lester Prairie MN Anna Litzau
Lindstrom MN Sara Kampa
Litchfield MN Halle Jansen
Litchfield MN Whitney Rick
Little Falls MN Amber Struchen
Lonsdale MN Sydney Walters
Luverne MN Caitria Bjorkman
Luverne MN Morgan Stratton
Lynd MN Yenghoua Kue
Lynd MN Jim Radloff
Magnolia MN Meagan Hansen
Mankato MN Grace Ann Busch
Mankato MN Dunwa Omot
Maple Lake MN Jordyn Demarais
Maple Lake MN Olivia Paumen
Maple Plain MN Isadora Mickelson
Mapleton MN Saari Kuehl
Marshall MN Nathaniel Allen
Marshall MN Alex Bains
Marshall MN Rebecca Baker
Marshall MN Melaku Birara
Marshall MN Jessica Bohl
Marshall MN Rebecca Brown
Marshall MN Alex Castor
Marshall MN Ifrah Dahir
Marshall MN Yeabsira Debebe
Marshall MN Samuel Fischer
Marshall MN Sophia Fischer
Marshall MN Habtamu Gashaw
Marshall MN Samantha Geurts
Marshall MN Abygail Goldtrap
Marshall MN Aron Haileyesus
Marshall MN Melka Hailu
Marshall MN Nathnael Herpa
Marshall MN Lily Htoo
Marshall MN Jizreel Jeudy
Marshall MN Suzen Karki
Marshall MN Jessica Kruk
Marshall MN Jordyn Lanoye-Guerrero
Marshall MN Hamza Mian
Marshall MN Zain Mian
Marshall MN Natalia Mila Florez
Marshall MN Ruqiyo Mohamed
Marshall MN Hanan Mohammed
Marshall MN Seth Morgan
Marshall MN Bria Morris
Marshall MN Ashley Moyo
Marshall MN Faith Mwasha
Marshall MN Eunice Ndanyi
Marshall MN Jonah Nielsen
Marshall MN Samantha Nielsen
Marshall MN Kevin Olson
Marshall MN Abdullahi Omar
Marshall MN Vrusha Patel
Marshall MN LaLay Paw
Marshall MN Nick Polfliet
Marshall MN Natasha Reinsma
Marshall MN Hamlet Santana Cruz
Marshall MN Nolan Schultz
Marshall MN Sena Tadesse
Marshall MN Fnotetsidk Tessema
Marshall MN Jackson Vierstraete
Marshall MN Logan Waltz
Milroy MN John Schmitt
Minneapolis MN Nicole Evenson
Minneapolis MN Agwa Watba
Minneota MN Dylan DeSmet
Minneota MN Jackson Esping
Minneota MN Braeden Panka
Minneota MN Natalee Rolbiecki
Minneota MN Laura Schmig
Minneota MN Cale Sorensen
Minneota MN McKenzie Tolk
Minnetrista MN Jennifer Harding
Minnetrista MN Maura Wiens
Montevideo MN RJ Hogrefe
Montevideo MN Lesly Marquez Rodriguez
Montevideo MN Tania Turcios
Montevideo MN Eva Wolner
Montrose MN Elle Kirkendall
Mound MN Shawn Bollinger
Murdock MN Haylee Johnson
Nashwauk MN Jamie Drewlow
New Prague MN Hallie Tupy
New Prague MN Sarah Westphal
North Branch MN Eric Nadeau
North Mankato MN Alyssa Enevold
North Mankato MN Shana Lang
Northfield MN Averie Line
Northfield MN Madison Warner
Oak Grove MN Chase Cycenas
Oak Grove MN Nadia Sanford
Olivia MN Kiley Hillemeier
Olivia MN Ella Mages
Ortonville MN Ashton Ayres
Osakis MN Emily Waldorf
Otsego MN Riley Anderson
Otsego MN Emma VanHeel
Owatonna MN Maria Versteeg
Paynesville MN Amanda Meyer
Pennock MN Gavin Rohner Erickson
Plainview MN Carter Marx
Plymouth MN Sammie Kling
Plymouth MN Evan Steinhauser
Prior Lake MN Jake Anderson
Prior Lake MN Sarah McDonald
Randolph MN Morgyn Otte
Raymond MN Andrea Fragodt
Red Wing MN Abby Boxrud
Redwood Falls MN Luke Hammerschmidt
Redwood Falls MN Sara Heiderscheidt
Redwood Falls MN Gina Huhnerkoch
Redwood Falls MN Isaac Louwagie
Redwood Falls MN Nolan Menz
Redwood Falls MN Dylan Raddatz
Redwood Falls MN Tristan Scharlemann
Redwood Falls MN Levi Stoneberg
Redwood Falls MN Hannah Sturgeon
Rice MN Ashley Mirzakhanli
Rice MN Carter Petron
Richmond MN Megan Laughlin
Richmond MN Kylie Thelen
Rochester MN Abdihakim Abdi
Rochester MN Shekinah Early
Rochester MN Rachel Fink
Rose Creek MN Brianna Klouse
Roseau MN Madison Verbout
Roseville MN Hamdi Abdihoosh
Roseville MN Haley Blasiak
Rushmore MN Tyler Wolford
Saint Francis MN Matthew Dullnig
Saint Michael MN Audrey Hoffman
Saint Michael MN Bailey Schlimme
Saint Peter MN Sarah Conlon
Sanborn MN Eva Weber
Sauk Centre MN Marie Bromenshenkel
Sauk Centre MN Drew Middendorf
Savage MN Karlie Miller
Sebeka MN Kolby Kiser
Shakopee MN Megan Linares Fessler
Sherburn MN Katelyn Lyon
Slayton MN Jackie Vos
Sleepy Eye MN Emma Currans
Sleepy Eye MN Kyle Goblirsch
Sleepy Eye MN Mason Sellner
Springfield MN Kyle Schwarzrock
St Paul MN Kelly Sherlock
St. Michael MN Megan Anderson
St. Paul MN Amanda Ronnei
Stillwater MN Kahlan Gergen
Storden MN Shane Rogers
Tracy MN Ian Her
Tracy MN Lindsey Horner
Tracy MN Jadyn Lessman
Tracy MN Trayton Radke
Tracy MN Jacob Tauer
Trimont MN Jonathon Peterson
Vesta MN Jamison Rohlik
Wabasso MN Tyler Bliss
Waconia MN Samantha Gerdowsky
Waconia MN Max Kalenberg
Walnut Grove MN Brittany Andree
Walnut Grove MN Houa Yang
Welcome MN Samantha Hecht
Wells MN Brady Berg
Westbrook MN Hannah Colbert
Westbrook MN Alyster Schmidt
White Bear Lake MN Madeleine McCollough
Willmar MN Kaitlin Delfosse
Willmar MN Chelsie Laue
Willmar MN Brooklyn Mueske
Willmar MN Kaylee Nelson
Willmar MN Elisa Obregon
Willmar MN Savannah Walz
Wilmont MN Macy Joens
Windom MN Amy Joyce
Windom MN Katelyn Nichols
Wood Lake MN Brooklyn Schwartz
Woodbury MN Carrie Garcia
Woodbury MN Quincie Klein
Woodbury MN Emily Nalipinski
Worthington MN Tate Gaul
Worthington MN Lay Paw
Worthington MN Stephanie Stirn
Zumbrota MN Arath Martinez
Zumbrota MN Tyler Soltau
ARIZONA
Gilbert AZ Carter Dicker
Surprise AZ Izzy Blanco
COLORADO
Commerce City CO Madison Foutz
FLORIDA
Port St Lucie FL Armando Aguirre
Tampa FL Mack Laguerre
GEORGIA
Woodstock GA Seth Resnick
IOWA
Alta IA Maria Kueny
Ames IA Leah Tietjens
Cherokee IA Mason Carver
Grimes IA Jenna Borchers
Hartley IA Jackson Byers
Haverhill IA Loran Nicholson
Janesville IA Alisa Bengen
Mason City IA Brycelyn Hanson
Missouri Valley IA Kevin Bostwick
Sergeant Bluff IA Jake Layman
State Center IA Hunter Pfantz
ILLINOIS
Bourbonnais IL Gregg Blanchette
Brookfield IL James Franco
Lake In The Hills IL Michael Gatz
Rock Island IL Livy Sholl
KANSAS
Olathe KS Brooke Wetterstrom
MICHIGAN
South Lyon MI Meghan Raisanen
NEBRASKA
Ames NE Logan Booth
Lincoln NE Karli Symonsbergen
Norfolk NE Makenna Waldow
Omaha NE Molly Bull
Omaha NE Riley Kramolisch
Omaha NE Abby Russell
Plattsmouth NE Hunter Smith
NEW YORK
Tonawanda NY Francesca Coniglio
OKLAHOMA
Edmond OK Justus McComb
SOUTH DAKOTA
Aberdeen SD Danielle Podoll
Big Stone City SD Bailey Gluth
Brandon SD Kylie Birath
Brandon SD Jaxon Haase
Brandon SD Grace Heiberger
Brandon SD Nathan Lear
Brandon SD Olivia Mullin
Brandon SD Brock Van Oort
Brandon SD Emily Van Roekel
Chester SD Jada Becker
De Smet SD Kennadi Buchholz
Dell Rapids SD Tori Lodmell
Elkton SD Daniel Junker
Flandreau SD Hannah Parsley
Harrisburg SD Shandon Boe
Hayti SD Jaiden Maag
Pierre SD Margot Pearson
Rapid City SD Jamie Snyder
Sioux Falls SD Terry Bingham
Sioux Falls SD Olivia Jensen
Sioux Falls SD Lily Korver
Sioux Falls SD Brooklyn Kusler
Sioux Falls SD Treyton Runge
Sioux Falls SD Katelynn Urness
Watertown SD Jerod Cyrus
Watertown SD Emma Polchow
UTAH
Lehi UT Ciarra Valdez
WASHINGTON
Seattle WA Humza Khan
WISCONSIN
Antigo WI Heather Arlen
Ellsworth WI Stella Anderson
Hayward WI Sierra Clifford
Kewaunee WI Kaaryna Smidel
Madison WI Dennis Kienetz
Superior WI Kaelyn DeRoche
West Allis WI Selena Prolic
OTHER LOCATIONS
Dagim Jalleta
Vidhi Patel
Snatan Singh
Gideon Ervasti