College Notes

Nevada Torrance of Cloquet graduated from Bismarck State College in North Dakota this past spring with an associate in applied science degree in power generation technology.

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Kaya Stark of Wrenshall was named to the dean’s list at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota for the spring semester.

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Minnesota State University, Mankato announced its honor lists for the spring semester. Students with 4.0 grade point averages received high honors. The list included: Parker Mackey of Barnum; Nicholas Baker, Hannah Lundborg (high honors) and Halle Stowe of Cloquet; Joselyn Jokinen (high honors) and Anja Schoenberg of Cromwell; and Brett Lillo of Esko.

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Kaio Satomi-Defoe was named to the spring dean’s list at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina.

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Students with 4.0 grade point averages were named to the Bemidji State University president’s honor roll. The list included Justin Newman of Barnum and Taylor Nelson and John Pesonen- Johnson of Carlton.

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St. Cloud State University graduated more than 872 students this spring, including Brittney Bushman of Cloquet (elective, liberal studies), and Jenna Sturm of Esko (liberal arts and sciences).

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Northwood Technical College in Superior announced its spring graduates, including Cloquet students Chey’Lee Abramowski (cosmetology), Taryn Fleck (child care services), Donald Kotiranta (industrial maintenance technician), Paul Morales (HVAC installation technician), and Melissa Tow (medical assistant); and Esko student Melissa Olson (applied science, nursing).

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Samuel Buytaert of Cloquet, a sophomore accounting major, received dean’s list honors at The University of Tampa for the spring semester.

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Noah Furcht of Esko received an associate of science degree at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at spring commencement.

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Grace Hischer of Wright was named to the president’s list for spring semester at Minnesota State College Southeast in Red Wing and Winona.

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Central Lakes College in Brainerd and Staples announced spring graduates, including Nathan Finifrock of Barnum (high honors, meat cutting and butchery); Cloquet’s Cierra Brelie (computer network administration) and Lukas Johanson (heavy equipment operation and maintenance); Esko’s Kirsten Wietman (occupational skills); and Wrenshall’s Darby Gamradt (high honors, heavy equipment operation and maintenance).

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Bemidji State University announced its dean’s list for spring semester, including Mallory Agurkis and Mercedes Isensee of Barnum; Stephanie Ferguson and Allyson Jurek of Cloquet; Benjamin Holt of Esko; and Jordyn Harvey of Wrenshall.

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Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa had two area graduates this spring, Bowen Belich of Carlton (business administration, business studies), and Hannah Weiderman of Wrenshall (health sciences: clinical and applied).

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Hamline University in St. Paul announced its College of Liberal Arts dean’s list for the spring, including Kivi Weeks and Pery Boyd-Affias of Cloquet.