News: Clark Co. - College Honors (Fall Sem. 2019)

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

Surnames: Richmond, Kirchner, Krause, Maedler, Dietsche, Meyer, Wilke, Geiger, Rowley, Miller, Blank, Gay, Kamal, Redcay, Peissig, Hinker, Turnmire, Walker, Rave, Friedenfels, Cortese, Reis, Fazendin

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 4/15/2020

College Notes (Honors – Fall Semester 2019)

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh officials have announced students who qualified for the dean’s list and honor roll in the fall of 2019 across its three campuses (Fond du Lac, Fox Cities and Oshkosh).

To qualify for the honor roll, a student must take at least 12 credits and earn a GPA of at least 3.3 (out of a possible 4.0). Those with a GPA of 3.75 or better qualify for the dean’s list.

Earning a spot on the dean’s list were Jill Richmond of Granton and Abigail Kirchner of Greenwood. Students who made the honor roll include Bailey Krause of Dorchester, Trisha Naedler of Granton and Alexis Dietsch, Lane Meyer, and Ryleigh Wilke, all of Loyal.

Several area students were part of the more than 1,770 students to receive degrees from UW-Madison during the winter commencement ceremony in December.

From Dorchester, Haylee Geiger graduated from the School of Human Ecology with a bachelor of science in human development and family studies.

From Loyal, McKenzie Rowley graduated from the School of Education with a master of science in occupational therapy.

From Owen, Malinda Miller graduated from the School of Education with a bachelor of science in art.

During the commencement ceremony, Chancellor Rebecca Blank told graduates she was following closely the national debate over whether a college degree is worth the cost. As an economist who has spent much of her life studying the U.S. labor market, she said she found the question mystifying.

“Simply put, you have just made the best investment you will ever make,” she said, to applause. “The monetary returns on a college degree are higher now than they have been in the past 50 years. College graduates earn far more than non-college graduates. It’s clear that university training gives you skills that this global economy values more and more each day.”

Keynote speaker Jason Gay, the sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal and a 1992 UW-Madison graduate in political science, stressed the messiness of life. Embrace the uncertainty, he said.

“My friends, you’re about to step out into this beautiful chaos,” he told graduates.

Student speaker Lisa Kamal, a highly accomplished geology major, told the graduates that their everyday human experiences give weight and substance to the diplomas they are about to receive.

“Every sacrifice, every bit of energy you dragged out of you every morning – even if all you managed to do was scratch the bare minimum. You are graduating today. You did enough and I am proud of you. I am immensely proud of you.”
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UW-Eau Claire awarded 670 degrees in December. Of the degrees awarded, 662 were received by students attending the Eau Claire campus and eight were received by students attending UW-Eau Claire – Barron County.

Local students who received degrees area as follows.

From Chili, Cheyenne Redcay graduated from the College of Education and Human Sciences with a bachelor of science in elementary education.

From Dorchester, Logan Peissig graduated from the College of Education and Human Sciences with a bachelor of science in mathematics.

From Granton, Sydney Miller graduated from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences with a bachelor of science in nursing.

From Greenwood, Lexi Hinker graduated from the College of Education and Human Sciences with a bachelor of science in communication sciences and disorders. Heather Turnmire graduated from the College of Education and Human Sciences with a bachelor of social work degree and Ashley Walker graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences with a bachelor of science in psychology.

From Merrillan, Gabrielle Rave graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences, bachelor of arts in Women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.

From Owen, Calvin Friedenfels, graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences with a master of science in data science.
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UW-Oshkosh students received diplomas in December during the university’s 55th mid-year commencement. The new grads from three UWO campuses – Fond du Lac, Fox Cities and Oshkosh – include nearly 900 with bachelor’s degrees, more than 140 with master’s degrees and three who earned doctor of education degrees. The degrees became official Jan. 24.

From Thorp, Caterina T. Cortese graduated from the College of Business with a degree in human resources management.
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Concordia University Wisconsin officials have released the fall honors list for the 2019-20 academic year. To be eligible for the honor, students must achieve a minimum 3.6 grade-point average.

Colling Reis of Willard was named to the list. Reis, a junior, is majoring in computer science with a concentration in information technology.
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Ashley Fazendin of Thorp has been named to the fall 2019 trimester dean’s list for Palmer College of Chiropractic’s main campus in Davenport, IA.