Alexa Sorensen, daughter of Marcie and Mark Koetke, of Rosemount, and Rick and Krista Sorensen of Farmington, has made the dean’s list for fall semester 2010 at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif. She is a pre-med student majoring in chemistry.

Alexa is the granddaughter of Roger and Marlene Olson and Diane and Denny Sorensen, all of Albert Lea, and Rich and Phyllis Sorensen, of Arizona.

Area students named to president’s list

Fall semester president’s list honorees from South Central College are: Katie Barrera, of Albert Lea, Cassandra Clarambeau, of Albert Lea, Alexander Enderson, of Albert Lea, Mitchell Millhouse, of Albert Lea, Reina Saltou, of Glenville, Chad Doyle, of Lake Mills, Iowa, Hallie Hauser, of Wells, Michael Rohloff, of Wells, and Alissa Vee, of Wells.

Students honored

Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, students have been honored for achievement during the fall semester of study.

High honors — Nathan Raatz and Renee Thorson, of Albert Lea.

Honors — Allison Herbst, of Albert Lea; Jasmine Brouwers, of Ellendale; Cory Miller, of Wells.

Winona State announces degrees earned

Winona State University announced the names of students completing academic requirements for degrees following fall semester 2010. Local students who received degrees and their fields of study are: Jillian Freeman of Albert Lea, elementary education, bachelor of science in teaching, magna cum laude; Lauren Kesler of Lake Mills, Iowa, nursing, bachelor of science, cum laude; Kristen Nelson of Albert Lea, associate in arts, liberal arts and sciences; Naomi Sternberg of Albert Lea, elementary education, bachelor of science in teaching, cum laude; Mikki Tuohy of Albert Lea, elementary education and communication arts and literature, bachelor of science in teaching.