News: Clark Co. - College Notes (12 Feb 2014)

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

Surnames: Wright, Clough, Greeler, Hinkle, Opelt, Sheikh, Strangfeld, Voss, Beck, RiosTodakee, Patel, Schoenborn, Stichert, Broeske, Leiby, Weyer, Bauer, Karlen, Czubakowski, Benzschawel, Bushman, Duerr, Gokey

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 2/12/2014

College Notes (12 February 2014)

UW-Stevens Point honored the following area students for attaining high grade-point averages during the fall semester of the 2013-2014 academic year:

Merrillan - Laura K. Wright, high honors (GPA 3.75 to 3.89); Neillsville - Sarah Clough, honors (GPA 3.50 to 3.74); Elizabeth M. Greeler honors; MaryAnne Hinkle, high honors; Lindsey P. Opelt, highest honors (GPA 3.90 to 4.0); Kaylene L. Sheikh, honors; Melissa J. Strangfeld, honors; Miles J. Voss, highest honors; Owen - Jesse L. Beck, honors; Efren M. RiosTodakee, honors.

Krunal Patel, an electrical engineering major from Abbotsford, graduated in the Dec. 14, 2013 commencement ceremony held at UW-Platteville’s Williams Fieldhouse.

The following area students were named to the UW-River Falls fall semester dean’s list (minimum 3.5 GPA):

Abbotsford - Alyssa Schoenborn, early childhood major; Chili - Ellen Stichert, agricultural studies major; Dorchester - Nicolette Broeske, crop & soil science major; Christine Leiby, agricultural business major; Loyal - Samantha Weyer, horticulture major; Owen - Rebecca Bauer, Agricultural studies major; Kyle Karlen, animal science major; Thorp - Miranda Czubakowski, elementary education major; Withee - Kimberly Benzschawel, chemistry major.

Joshua Bushman of Neillsville was named to the Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical president’s list (GPA of 3.5 or above) for the fall 2013 semester.

Lindsey Duerr, a junior, from Granton has been named to Concordia University’s Nebraska, fall 2013 honors list (top 25 percent of undergraduate students completing at least 12 credit hours).

Katherine Gokey, a reclamation, environment and conservation major from Owen, earned academic honors for the fall 2013 semester at the UW-Platteville. Gokey made the chancellor’s list by earning a 4.0 grade-point average during the semester. Attainment of the chancellor’s list represents the highest academic achievement at UW-Platteville.