UMD announces Dean’s List

The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has announced its Dean’s List for Spring Semester 2025. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher while earning a minimum of 12 letter-graded credits.

Local students named to the list include: Cale Rudolph, Henning, UMD-Sci & Eng. Swenson Coll of, Mechanical Engineering B S M E;  Jace Rudolph, Henning, UMD-Sci & Eng. Swenson Coll of, Computer Science B S and Mackenzie Rohloff, Ottertail, UMD-Sci & Eng. Swenson Coll of, Biology B S.

  One of five campuses that comprise the University of Minnesota System, the University of Minnesota Duluth integrates liberal education, research, creative activity, and public engagement and prepares students to thrive as lifelong learners and globally engaged citizens. With an enrollment of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the Duluth campus offers 87 undergraduate and post-baccalaureate degrees, and graduate programs in more than 24 different fields. See UMD’s Land Acknowledgement statement. 

Local students graduate from M State 

The following local students are among the 633 spring semester 2025 graduates of Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State). The college has campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena, and also offers online programs.

Local students who graduated from M State include: Emily Lopez, Clitherall, Liberal Arts & Sciences-AA (Social Sci); Franchesca Grattan, Henning, Associate Degree Nursing-AS; Lola Hansen, Henning, Liberal Arts & Sciences-AA; Amy Hume, Henning, Massage Therapy-Diploma; Adina Klemetson, Henning, Massage Therapy-Diploma; Bradie Starry, Henning, Associate Degree Nursing-AS; Kyle Tierney, Henning, Liberal Arts & Sciences-AA; Kyle Tierney, Henning, Music-AFA; Sara Mindermann, Ottertail, Associate Degree Nursing-AS and Casey Gunderson, Vining, Heating, Ventilation, AC & Refrig-Dip.

  A member of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities, M State (Minnesota State Community and Technical College) serves more than 10,000 students in credit and non-credit courses each year in over 70 career and liberal arts programs online and in-person at its four campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena. The college also partners with communities to provide workforce development services and other responsive training programs to 500 businesses and thousands of annual participants. 

Ridgewater College Announces Spring Semester 2025 Dean’s List

Ridgewater College would like to acknowledge those students earning recognition on the Dean’s lists for Spring semester 2025. To be included on the Dean’s list, a student must maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled in at least nine credits and meet certain other criteria.

The following students were included:

• Amanda Jorgenson, Frazee

• Derek Gibble, Menahga

• Kaitlyn Geiser, New York Mills

• Kimberly Brasel, Perham

• Karissa Muench, Perham

• Marissa Ewert, Sebeka

Ridgewater College is a community and technical college with campuses in the central Minnesota communities of Willmar and Hutchinson. The college serves more than 5,000 students through its nearly 100 academic programs and more than 97,000 training hours for individuals and businesses through customized training and continuing education. The college is a member of Minnesota State and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Minnesota State includes 26 community and technical colleges and 7 state universities serving approximately 300,000 students. It is the third largest system of two-year colleges and four-year universities in the United States.