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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet announced recently that more than 287 students attending the college during spring semester achieved high academic standing. Requirements for earning dean’s list honors include maintaining a grade point average of 3.0 or higher while completing six or more course credits during the semester. President’s list students have maintained a GPA of 4.0.

President’s list:

Barnum: Selah Casper, Madison Goodwin, Taylin Johnson, Madison Jones, Nancy Monfeldt, ShyAnn Ostby, Diane Peterson

Carlton: Isabelle Burley, Shalom Heikkila, Abrianna Schmidt, Samuel Sherman, Bradley Untiedt

Cloquet: Hailey Anderson, Robin Anderson, Carlos Arreola, Carter Barrett, Tiffany Bones, Sharon Brown, Dylan Brian Clark, Libby Colt, Clara Dale, Ashley DeFoe, Cadence Dillon, Vinzent Gilbert, Taylor Janisch, Miranda Johnson, Jayce Koskela, Meagen Laine, Aaron Lamb, Laken Lambert, Jordyn Landsverk, Grace Lavan, Mary Lind, Kelsey Line, Nimue Maus, Kai McKeon, Nicholas Munoz, Abby Niemi, Jordan Paulson, Jennifer Perttula, Wendy Pilcher, Kora Sims, Josette Smith, Noah Streblow, Grace Swanson, Nora Thaler, Allie Tibbetts, LeAnn Ulvi, Cole Wick, Kaley Will, Grace Zezulka

Esko: Julie Golen, Asher Jones, Amara Liljegren, Abrianna Madill, Leah Niven, KelliMarie Perrault, Ava Townsend, Shelby Zahn

Holyoke: Summer Keuten

Mahtowa: Kira DeCaigny, Adilyn Salzer

Wrenshall: Brennen Fisher-Merritt, Alex Murray, Andrew Schutte

Wright: Isabella Anderson, Nahin Gatica Cruz, Elisabeth Kachinske

Dean’s list

Barnum: Tirza Casper, Wesley Grimm, Shelby Reynolds

Carlton: Hannah Bastien, Joseph Kitto, Alicia Perusse

Cloquet: Tyler Anderson, Tanya Atallian, Luke Barney, Lillian Blacketter, Dona Brown, Abbie Burley, Tanner Byard, Ann Carlson, Dallas Colich, Kiana DeFoe, Rachel Dickenson, Leilani Fonoti, Alawna Gustafson, Lauren Heintzelman, Jolisa Henagin, Braden Holty, Jean Hurd, Michael Kesner, Jayce Koskela, Kyle Lahti, Lainey Lamb, Adison Lenarz, Katie Metzer Korpela, Erika Monshower, Eric Omdahl, April Petite, Hayley Pilcher, Riley Pilcher, Colleen Pivec, Isabelle Proulx, Arianna Rabideaux, Stephanie Sanchez-Eno, Shyron Sawyer, Kristen Smith, Davis Smith-Barney, Nicolas Smoczynski, Spencer Strand, Brendan Strang, Jacob Sutherland, Alexander Switzer, Reese Turnbull, Richard Vallis, Gabrielle Wuollet

Esko: Abigail Blazevic, Laura Johnson, Kolton Martin, Daniel Scheer

Kettle River: Steven Laprairie

Mahtowa: Evan Gustafson, Lily Higgins, Aurora Salzer, Tyler Selin

Saginaw: Nicholas Kronzer

Wrenshall: Patrick Ankrum, Danielle Iatic, Michelle Kilby, Christina Miller

Wright: Arianah Whiting

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Minnesota State University Mankato awarded 2,373 degrees to 2,133 students at the end of the spring 2024 semester, including: Nathan Moors of Carlton (integrated engineering), Hannah Lundborg of Cloquet (management, summa cum laude; integrated business experience certificate, summa cum laude), and Halle Stowe of Cloquet (nursing, magna cum laude).

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Minnesota North College recognized students for academic achievement during the fall semester in 2023. Honored for GPAs of 3.25 or higher were:

Barnum: Luke Dinger, Eric Grover, Jordan Sieckert, Dylan Wallace

Brookston: Robert Sanders

Carlton: Kollin Bonneville, Luke Keating

Cloquet: Brody Anderson, Cade Anderson, Elizabeth Hey, Paige Jolin, Connor Lindstrom, Alexander Yrjanson

Esko: Jacob Majerle

Mahtowa: Dana Buell, Aiden Litfin

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Dakota Tireman of Esko was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s dean’s list for the spring semester. Tireman is pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering.