It's Academic: St. Michael, Albertville Students Earn Academic Awards

• The following students were recently named to the Minnesota State Univeristy_Mankato Dean’s List

Albertville

Andrew Hester, JR;  Aaron Valerius, SO;

St. Michael

Gabrielle Nelson, Nicole Baune; *Alicia Dold;  Allison Hall, SR;  Karie Hodgin, SR; Erica Kuechle, SO;  Lauren Lee, SR;

• The following students were recently listed as graduates of Bemidji State University, receiving their diplomas at winter commencement last December:

St. Michael
Ashley Vaerst, BS, elementary teacher education, summa cum laude, Sara Borchardt, BS, mass communications, cum laude.

• The following students were recently awarded diplomas at St. Cloud State University Fall graduates:

Otsego

Brian Benson, Graduate Certificate, Sixth Year Program: Educational Administration and Jenna Helgeson, Masters in Engineering Management, Master of Engineering Management.

St. Michael

Brandon DeRoo, Bachelor of Science, Mass Communications,; Melissa Jean, Bachelor of Science, Environmental Studies; Mark Murphy, Master of Science, Regulatory Affairs and Services; Angela Zimmerman, Bachelor of Science, Marketing, Cum Laude;

Albertville

Joseph Hobbs, Master of Science, Biological Sciences,

• UW-Lacrosse has named Evan Ray Zachmann, Marketing Major, to its Fall Dean’s List.

• St. Michael’s Kathryn Scherber, Arts and Sciences, psychology; and Albertville’s Stephanie Westrum, Education and Human Sciences, kinesiology; were each named to the Fall Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

• Pa Houa Xiong, BSN, Albertville, has graduated cum laude from Grand View University (Iowa).