News: Clark Co. - College Notes (13 Mar 2013)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Fitzmaurice, Abel, Bautch, Hemstrom, Krasselt, Batchelor, Devine, Kundinger, Adams, Wolff, Bruger, Lindau, Riegert, Cook, Hansen, Arostegui, Bird, Smrecek, McBride, Orth, Domine, Aumann, Pinter, Hahto, Nelson, Meacham, Riese, Lecheler, Esselman, Buchholz, Woik, Horacek, Bushman, Hinker, Johnson, Suda, Davis, Schweiger, Johnston, Kaiser, Gross, Thoma, Neville, Naughton, Zank, Poeschel, Conner, Abramowicz, Schauer, Lawcewicz, Dietrich, Lewan, Wolf, Gordon, Pickett, Wright, Conner, Hinkle, Simpson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/13/2013

College Notes (13 March 2013)

Danae Fitzmaurice of Neillsville was among the December 2012 graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She received a Bachelor’s of Science (BS) degree in bio-chemistry with a molecular biology major.

The following area students have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh dean’s list (minimum 3.75 grade-point average) and honor roll (minimum 3.3 GPA) for the fall semester of the 2012-13 school year:

Neillsville - Allison Abel, honor; Sandy Bautch, honor; Megan Hemstrom, dean’s; Nicole Krasselt, honor

Owen - Kassondra Batchelor, dean’s (All A’s); Craig Devine, honor

The following Clark County students have been named to the fall semester 2012 dean’s list (minimum 3.50 GPA) of the University of Wisconsin - Marshfield/Wood County:

Chili - Kasie M. Kundinger; Colby - Sarah Jean Adams and Jordan C. Wolff; Curtiss - Heather Bruger; Dorchester - Kathleen M. Lindau, Breanna G. Riegert, Christina M. Cook and Susanna M. Hansen; Granton - Christina M. Arostegui; Greenwood - Jessie V. Bird and Katelyn S. Smrecek; Loyal - Katie L. McBride, Kiersten N. Orth and Skylar K. Domine; Neillsville - Aaron J. Aumann and Daniella J. Painter; Owen - Matthew A. Hahto; Stanley - Savannah L. nelson; Unity - Corrine K. Meacham and Theodore l. Riese.

Brian Lecheler, son of Larry and Penny Lecheler of Abbotsford, graduated Friday Dec. 21, 2012, from Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN, with a Bachelor’s of Science in finance. Lecheler is a 2007 graduate of Abbotsford High School.

The following area students were recipients of the chancellor’s award (minimum 3.5 GPA) for the fall 2012 semester at the University of Wisconsin - Stout:

Chili - Timothy Esselman (construction major); Colby - Travis Buchholz (business education), Hanah Woik (Manufacturing engineering), Elise Woik (psychology); Dorchester - Samantha Horacek (early childhood education ); Greenwood - Rebecca Bushman (marketing and business education), Brett Hinker (packaging), Brettain Johnson (plastics engineering), Kaitlyn Suda (psychology); Humbird - Amanda Davis (vocational rehabilitation); Humbird - Amanda Davis (vocational rehabilitation); Loyal - Carmen Schweiger (art education), Allison Johnston (business administration), Michael Kaiser (engineering technology); Neillsville - Jade Gross (applied science), Katie Thoma (art), Bryant Neville (construction), Collin Naughton (hotel restaurant and tourism), Shelley Zank (pre-early childhood education), Justin Poeschel (pre-marketing and business education), Rachel Conner (psychology); Thorp - Nicholas Abramowicz (dietetics, health, wellness and fitness), Dusting Schauer (engineering technology), Scott Lawcewicz (manufacturing engineering), Marissa Dietrich (pre-early childhood education), Larissa Lewan (pre-early childhood education); Unity - Brandon Wolf (information technology mgmt.); Withee - Bri Anne Gordon (psychology).

Courtney Pickett of Neillsville has received high honors (GPA 3.99 to 3.75) from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay for the 2012 fall semester.

The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point honored the following area students for scholastic achievement during the fall semester of the 2012 -2-13 academic year:

Merrillan - Laura K. Wright, highest honors (GPA 3.90 to 4.0)

Neillsville - Ben J. Conner, honors (GPA 3.50 to 3.74); Mary Anne Hinkle, honors; Scott M. Simpson, highest honors