Gomez Recognized for Spring 2025 Term Honors
Concordia University, Nebraska recently named 241 students to its honors list for the spring 2025 semester. Students who earn a 3.90 GPA or higher while also completing at least 12 credit hours during the semester qualify for this list.
Students earning spring 2025 honors included Abraham Gomez, Junior, of Alliance, NE.
Hastings College Honors 139th Graduating Class
Hastings College held its 139th Commencement on Saturday, May 17, 2025. During the ceremony, the College awarded degrees to 192 undergraduates and 10 Master of Arts in Teaching graduates. Graduates represented 19 states and 14 countries.
Chloe Grace Blumanthal, of Alliance, Criminology, and Alec Michael Garcia, of Alliance, Communication Studies, were among the graduates.
Spring Dean’s List Announced
York University announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 term. 134 students were recognized with this distinction.
To be named to the Dean’s List, students must carry 12 or more graded hours and achieve a semester grade point average of at least 3.75 with no incomplete grades and no grade below “C” for the semester.
Peyton Pinedo*, of Alliance, was named to the Dean’s List.
(* denotes a 4.0 term GPA)
Mount Marty University Celebrates Class of 2025 Graduates
Mount Marty University recently celebrated its 2025 undergraduate and graduate students at commencement for both the Watertown and Yankton campuses. The Watertown ceremony was held on Saturday, April 26, at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church, while the undergraduate and graduate ceremonies at Cimpl Arena on the Yankton campus were held at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively, on Saturday, May 3.
Mitch Reed, the Florence, South Dakota, superintendent of schools, gave the commencement address in Watertown. He discussed a person’s ‘why’ and how to protect it during his speech.
Mount Marty President Marc Long provided the Yankton commencement address for both the undergraduate and graduate ceremonies. He instilled in the graduates wisdom on faith and what a person’s calling is in life. Long was also honored with an honorary doctorate for his ten years of service at the university, as he intends to retire this year.
The ceremonies honored the students who graduated in Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 and candidates for August 2025.
Chase C. King, of Alliance, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.
Carr Graduates from Dickinson State University
Shelby Carr, of Alliance, NE, celebrated her achievements as a Spring 2025 graduate during the Dickinson State University (DSU) Commencement Ceremony held Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. MT in Scott Gymnasium.
DSU remains committed to its mission of providing high-quality, accessible programs; promoting excellence in teaching and learning; supporting scholarly and creative activities; and offering services that enhance the economy, health, and quality of life for the citizens of North Dakota.
Dickinson State University Announces Spring 2025 Dean’s List Recipients
Shelby Carr, of Alliance, NE, earned a place on Dickinson State University’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. The Dean’s List recognizes students who complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and attain a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
The University’s mission is to provide high-quality accessible programs, promote excellence in teaching and learning, support scholarly and creative activities, and to provide services relevant to the economy, health and quality of life for the citizens of North Dakota.
Hastings College announces Spring 2025 Dean’s List
Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its Spring 2025 semester. For the semester, 339 students from 19 states and eight countries were named to the Dean’s List.
To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0 scale and be registered for full-time coursework. Students with an asterisk by their name earned a 4.0 grade point average for the semester.
Chloe Blumanthal*, of Alliance, and Mikayla Seebohm, of Alliance, were named to the Dean’s List.
UNK Announces Dean’s List for 2025 Spring Semester
The University of Nebraska at Kearney announced students who earned a place on the dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester.
Students who are on the dean’s list must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale. Students earn a 4.0 for an “A,” 3.0 for a “B” and 2.0 for a “C.”
Courses taken on a credit/no credit basis – such as internships and student teaching – aren’t included among the necessary 12 credits.
Alliance:
Brooklyn Rose Branstiter
Donna Lynn LeMunyan
Jayden David McCracken
Courtney Cox
Kaigan McBride
Tyzen Brown
Hemingford:
Lawrence Miller
WNCC Celebrates 93rd Commencement Ceremony
Western Nebraska Community College celebrated its 93rd commencement ceremony in May, with 273 students earning 316 degrees, certificates, or diplomas.
Associate Degree in Nursing
Alliance: Madison Hiemstra; Kulwinder Kaur; April Riggs; Jori Stewart.
Chadron: Shelby Doescher.
Gering: Kathryn Blankenship; Samantha Lucio; Alexa Osborn.
Hay Springs: Rebekah Edwards; Kelsey Opitz.
Morrill: Emily Probst.
Scottsbluff: Whitney Huggler; Jillian Murillo.
Associate of Applied Science
Chadron: Ayden Branson.
Gering: Adelita Calistro; Christian Dacosta; Felix Vasquez; Gavin Osborn; James Buxbaum; Martin Garcia; Robert Miller.
Hemingford: Jaydon Walker; Lisa Schekall.
Minatare: Meridith Gonzales.
Mitchell: Vanessa Carrera.
Scottsbluff: Brianna Spurgeon; Jennifer Kinsey; Juan Guerrero; Justin Krasinski; Karol Cardona; Kayla Arroyo; Makayla Bamrick; Mario Dominguez; Miguel Lara; Savian Marquez; Tawanda Sibanda.
Associate of Arts
Alliance: Alan Campos; Jesse Griffen; Kristina Sanders; Miguel Salazar.
Chadron: Christina Lawver.
Gering: Jamisen Allen; Jessica Brenizer; Rosemary Cota; Brittain Reinmuth; Abigail Prohs; Carleigh Pszanka; Sarah Martinez; Tabor Wasson; Candace Wolfe.
Minatare: Kale Gibbons; Gisele Guerrero; Cheyanne Taylor.
Mitchell: Elizabeth Fuss.
Morrill – Ashley Lara; Kaitlin McHugh.
Scottsbluff – Mia Arnold; Kyra Brannan; Rianda Bounds; Andrew Clarey; Yesenia Cruz; Elliana Eichner; Kayla Arroyo; Breanna Lundgren; Regan Mader; Karlyee Marcoe; Merce Lockwood; Devin Moosai; Summer Parnell; Alicia Sell; Nicolas Smith; Caprice Sisneros; Nadaley Tarr; Victor Camacho.
Associate of Fine Arts
Alliance: Michael Zuniga.
Morrill: Autumn Harris.
Scottsbluff: Faith Reisig; Kairyn Miller.
Associate of Science
Alliance: Jesse Bunnell; Jessyca Garza; Maggie Jenkins; Richard Sanders; Samantha Gonzalez Garza;
Gering: Alesia Miller; Danaeah Bennett; Destiny Gonzales; Eli Thompson; Gavin De Los Santos; Hayleigh Hatcher; Hope Hatcher.
Harrison: Tamika Eastman.
Mitchell: Cadence Schleicher; Gabriella Anderson; Hannah Johns; Hannah Walker; Shayla Ramirez;
Scottsbluff: Aliyah Lovato; Alyssa Mendoza; Austin Svitak; Brittney Rodgers; Cameron Meyer; Damien Alsidez; David Tross; Esai Gonzales; Fabiola Hernandez Canela; Jaimason Kulovany; Jessica Soler; Karlyee Marcoe; Norma Diaz Alvarez; Reece Abts; Rianda Bounds; Stephanie Ramos; Talby Harvey.
Certificate
Alliance: Jacob Baldwin; Akeem Enriquez.
Bridgeport: Nathaniel Cooper.
Chadron: Ayden Branson; Chayse Swinney.
Crawford: Carter Rudloff.
Gering: Schyler Blake; Christian Dacosta; Raul Flores; Robert Miller; Steven Montgomery; Quinton Robbins; Nicholas Simons; Tristin Strauch.
Harrison: Shane Gluth.
Hemingford: Jaydon Walker; Hunter Wyland.
Minatare: Miguel Calihua-Gonzales; Isaac Galindo; Frank Riley.
Mitchell: Benjamin Gibbons; James Kihlthau.
Scottsbluff: James Adams; Keagan Arnold; Alvin Cabello; Victor Camacho; Grace Baker; Dawson Barrett; Richard Buckley; Alicia Sell; Olivia Krul; Miguel Lara; Justin Krasinski; Will Nichols; Robert Miller; Creighton Nemnich.
Diploma
Alliance – Amanda Long-Ylander; Kylie Casados; Madison Smith; Mary Forrester; Peyton Kindred; Ramanjit Kaur; Sharron Fleming.
Chadron: Christianne Carattini; Christina Bannan; Nicole Gooder.
Gering: Erin Altamirano; Riley Liakos; Sarah Flores.
Scottsbluff: Caragh Clemens; Kieyerah Twombly; Sonia Zubia.
Professional Skills Award
Alliance: Kennedie Gibson; Kinley Pfeiffer; Makala Walsh; Rachelle Sutton-Corbett.
Gering: Candice Fuqua; James Buxbaum; Mollie Peterson; Susan Maldonado-Calistro.
Minatare: Meridith Gonzales.
Scottsbluff: Crystal Garcia; Emily Torres-Twombly; Maria Oliva; Yiselle Galindo.
NWU Students Named to Spring Semester Academic Honors List
Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced its 2025 spring semester academic honors list recognizing undergraduate students with superior academic performance.
Students earning at least a 3.75 semester grade point average while completing a full-time course load of as least 12 credit hours of graded work are eligible for consideration.
Jonah Amill, of Alliance, was named to the honors list.
South Dakota State Announces Spring 2025 Dean’s List
More than 3,800 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the spring 2025 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean’s list.
To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Overall, 3,820 students from 37 states and 33 foreign nations are on the list. Congratulations to these distinguished scholars on earning this academic achievement.
Christian Soriano of Alliance, and Kaylee Davis of Hyannis were named to the Dean’s List.
Hausmann Named to Spring Dean’s List
Dezyrae Paige Hausmann of Alliance has been named to the Deans’ Commendation List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year.
Hausmann, a sophomore majoring in agricultural leadership, education and communication, was named to the Deans’ Commendation List for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
More than 250 students at Nebraska were named to the Commendation List for the spring semester.
6,700-Plus Huskers Named to Deans’ List for Spring 2025
More than 6,700 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans’ List for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year.
Qualification for the Deans’ List varies among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center. Listed below are the minimum requirements for each entity and the name of its respective dean or director. All qualifying grade-point averages are based on a four-point scale and a minimum number of graded semester hours. Students can be on the Deans’ List for more than one college.
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, 3.75; Interim Dean Thomas Burkey.
College of Architecture, 3.75; Dean Kevin G. Van Den Wymelenberg.
College of Arts and Sciences, 3.7; Acting Dean Patrick Dussault.
College of Business, 3.6; Dean Kathy Farrell.
College of Education and Human Sciences, 3.75; Interim Dean Nicholas J. Pace.
College of Engineering, 3.5; Dean Lance C. Perez.
College of Journalism and Mass Communications, 3.7; Dean Shari Veil.
Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, 3.7; Dean Andy Belser.
Explore Center for undeclared, pre-engineering, pre-health and pre-law students, 3.6; Senior Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Undergraduate Education Amy Goodburn.
Following is a list of area honorees, listed alphabetically by hometown, with their year in school, college(s) and major(s). Some international students are listed under their adopted hometowns in the United States. Some students chose not to be listed. Students in the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s College of Public Affairs and Community Service are listed in the UNO Deans’ List.
Alliance: Shelbee Burke, senior, Dean’s List, College of Education and Human Sciences, child, youth and family studies, and work-based learning (9-12).
Alliance: Crystal Garza, senior, Dean’s List, College of Education and Human Sciences, elementary education.
Alliance: Morgan Ann LeMunyan, sophomore, Dean’s List, College of Engineering, mechanical engineering.
Alliance: Chloe Mann, senior, Dean’s List, College of Engineering, civil engineering.
Hemingford: Aiden Benda, sophomore, Dean’s List, College of Business, finance.
Hemingford: Alex Neefe, senior, Dean’s List, College of Engineering, mechanical engineering.
Hudson Named to Spring Dean’s List
A total of 274 Doane University students made the university’s Spring 2025 Dean’s List, nearly a third of all students enrolled at Doane’s Crete campus.
To make the Dean’s List, undergraduate students enrolled on the university’s Crete campus must earn a grade point average of 3.70 or higher in at least 12 graded credits during the semester.
Ciara Hudson, SO, Alliance High School, was named to the Dean’s List.
FHSU Announces Spring 2025 Deans’ Honor Roll Recipients
Fort Hays State University has named 1,841 students to the Deans’ Honor Roll for the Spring 2025 semester.
The Deans’ Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have completed 12 or more credit hours and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.60 for the semester. Full-time on-campus and FHSU Virtual College students are eligible.
The list does not include students who requested privacy. If a Hays address was given by the student as their primary home address, and no other hometown was designated, the student will be listed as a Hays student.
Annaka Digmann, of Alliance, was named to the Dean’s List.
UNMC Announces Spring Dean’s List
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has announced its spring 2025 dean’s list for students enrolled in nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and the allied health professions of medical imaging and therapeutic sciences program and medical laboratory science.
To qualify for the dean’s list, nursing and the allied health students must be enrolled for 12 or more hours during the semester and have a grade point average of 3.75 or above. To qualify for the pharmacy dean’s list, students must place in the top 20% of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. Dental students must be in the top 10% of their class for the semester.
College of Nursing
Kearney
Riley Lawrence, of Alliance.
Scottsbluff
Regan Lambert, of Alliance.
Megan Bewley, of Gering.
Leanne Leach, of Mitchell.
Courtney Haywood, Andrea Pearson, Kira Perez, Martin Strachan, of Scottsbluff.
College of Dentistry
Dental Hygiene
Isabella Hamaker, of Gering.
Morgan Named to Dean’s Honor Roll
Wichita State University has announced the names of 3,710 students who were on the WSU Dean’s Honor Roll for spring 2025.
To be included on the dean’s honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Meagan N Morgan, of Alliance, was named on the Dean’s Honor Roll.
Laramie County Community College announces Spring 2025 Graduates and Honor Roll
Laramie County Community College is proud to announce the list of graduates for the 2025 spring semester and those students earning a place on the president’s and vice president’s honor rolls.
Under the list of graduates, students earning high distinction (HD) graduated with a cumulative grade point average between 3.75 and 4.0, and students graduating with distinction (DS) earned a cumulative GPA between 3.5 and 3.74.
Students earning president’s honor roll recognition have earned a cumulative 3.75-4.0 GPA, and students on the vice president’s honor roll have earned a cumulative 3.5-3.74 GPA.
Graduates:
Associate of Applied Science
Alliance: Sydney Rae Allard
Associate of Science
Alliance: Delaney Jo Childers, DS
Credit Diploma
Alliance: Mandie Ylander
President’s Honor Roll
Alliance: Mandie Ylander
Hemingford: Brookelynn Lee Warner