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Kirkwood Community College

The following students graduated from Kirkwood Community College for their Spring 2025 semester:

Lake Mills

Kassi Quisling

Elijah Stene

Morningside University

Emme Dietrich of Kensett was named to the Morningside University spring 2025 semester Dean’s List for achieving a 3.67 or higher grade point average while completing at least 12 credits of coursework.

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Minnesota State University, Mankato, recently celebrated their spring 2025 semester graduation. Undergraduate students who received a 3.8 grade point average and higher graduated summa cum laude, students with a 3.6 to 3.79 grade point average graduated magna cum laude and students with grade point averages of 3.4 to 3.59 graduated cum laude. The following area students graduated this semester:

Albert Lea

Isabelle Beck, nursing, Cum Laude

Kristen Culbertson, business administration

Katelyn Lee, business administration, Magna Cum Laude

Bidit Luak, philosophy

Tucker Mckinney-Wuerflein, accounting, Cum Laude

Katie Richards, psychology, Summa Cum Laude

Jordon Sherman, registered nurse

Jack Waltman, accounting

Isabel Wilson, elementary education

Alden

Annika Riebe, registered nurse

Amy Vogt, educational leadership

Emmons

Bayley Halvorsen, elementary education

Glenville

Jack Jellinger, construction management, Magna Cum Laude

New Richland

Anahi Miranda, Spanish teaching, Magna Cum Laude

Jacob Schuller, liberal arts and sciences

Northwood

Sarah Quam, registered nurse

Northwestern College

Amy Lundell of Albert Lea was awarded a Master of Education degree from Northwestern College during the college’s spring 2025 semester commencement ceremony.

Olivet Nazarene University

Grant Rix of Albert Lea was named to the Olivet Nazarene University Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester for achieving a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.

University of Texas Austin

Shashank Rao of Bengaluru and Albert Lea graduated with a Master of Science in business analytics during the spring 2025 commencement ceremony at University of Texas in Austin.

Yojan Chitkara of Bangalore and Freeborn County graduated with a Master of Science in engineering during the spring 2025 commencement ceremony at University of Texas in Austin.