Birthdays

Steve Hayes - 70th Birthday 

OPEN HOUSE

Steve Hayes, of Montrose, will be celebrating his 70th Birthday with an Open House on Saturday, February 28, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Montrose Community Center, 200 Center Ave. S, in Montrose. (P12, D15)

Graduations

Winona State Univ. 

     Molly Marston, of Buffalo, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA degree in Psychology following the fall 2025 semester.

     Taylor Gearey, of Monticello, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS degree in Nursing following the fall 2025 semester.

     Bridget Johnson, of St. Michael, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS degree in Nursing following the fall 2025 semester.

     Lynzie Moseng, of St. Michael, graduated Cum Laude with a BSW degree in Social Work following the fall 2025 semester.

     Ella Shonka, of St. Michael, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BSW degree in Social Work following the fall 2025 semester.

The following students graduated following the fall 2025 semester.

     Cokato - Paige Sullivan, BS, Nursing.

     Howard Lake - Amber Gunderson, MA, Strategic Communication.

     Maple Lake - Julia Kurz, BS, Teaching Mathematics: Secondary Teaching.

     South Haven - Madelyn Otto, BA, Psychology.

     St. Michael - Jake McKimmy, AA, Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Academic Honors

Minnesota State College Southeast, Red Wing & Winona

(3.5-4.0)

The following student was named to the President’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Buffalo - Ellie Davis Sorenson.

Alexandria Technical & Community College

(3.5-4.0)

The following students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Buffalo - Keagan Connors; Gavin Lindell; William Olson.

     Howard Lake - Bernabe Morales.

     Maple Lake - Reilly Jones.

     Monticello - Ella DeMars; Quaid Uecker.

     St. Michael - Jacob Levens.

     Waverly - Shayne Poppler; Caden Remer.

Riverland Community College

(3.75-4.0)

The following students were named to the President’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Buffalo - William Bartlett.

     St. Michael - Gavin Miller.

Saint Mary’s Univ., Winona

(3.6-4.0)

The following students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Delano - Kaylie Erdmann.

     Monticello - Lydia Hawkins; Nicholas Thovson.

     South Haven - Rylee O’Konek.

Univ. of Minnesota, Rochester

(3.666-4.0)

The following students were named to the Chancellor’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Annandale – Audrey Lee.

     Maple Lake – Mackenzie Gunderson; Kayla Paumen.

Minnesota State Moorhead

(3.25-4.0)

The following students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Albertville - Sarah Patterson.

     Annandale – Evan Schumacher; Alison Treichler; Logan Walz.

     Buffalo – Jared Gregoire; Rachael Noble; Teigen Werner.

     Clearwater – Abigail Nyberg.

     Cokato – Kendra Clemen.

     Delano – Kathryn Halvorson; Kaci Malo.

     Howard Lake – Ella Bobrowske; Jack Boonstra; Emma Huss.

     Monticello – Aidan Kolehmainen; Kennedy McCalla; Rose Urick; Cynthia Valdivia Cardenas.

     Montrose – Brittany Kottke.

     Otsego – Kaitlyn Jette; Fred Nyaribo; Kaela Traugott.

     St. Michael – Dylan Meehan; Brooks O’Brien; Ava Sandbo.

     Waverly – Noah Karels.

Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

(3.5-4.0)

The following students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Monticello - Ozzie Allen. 

     St. Michael - Chris Falk; James Zachman.

Illinois Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington,

(3.5-4.0)

The following students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Buffalo - Jack Vander Kooi.

     Delano - Sage Mullen.

     Otsego - Mia Marthaler.

Clark University, Worcester, MA

(3.5-3.79)

The following student was named to the Dean’s List with second honors for the fall 2025 semester.

     Delano - Abby G. Seguin.

Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln

The following students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Albertville - Maya Marie Tatge.

     Buffalo - Bryce John Weese.

     St. Michael - Abigail Silver.

North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton

(3.5-4.0)

The following students were named to the President’s List Honors for the fall 2025 semester.

     Albertville - Sebastian Murillo Santiago.

     Annandale - Ashley Kay Gillham; Aiden E Johnson.

     Buffalo - Joseph Stephen Clark.

     Cokato - Alex Baumann.

     Delano - Jonathan Jay Rogers.

     Montrose - Bryson James Roepke.

     St. Michael - Tate Steven Tolifson.

Milwaukee School of Engineering, WI

(3.2-4.0)

The following student was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Delano - Elizabeth Hajas.

Univ. of Wisconsin, Green Bay

(3.75-3.99)

The following student earned high academic honors for the fall 2025 semester.

     St. Michael - James Lemus. 

Univ. of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

(3.75-4.0)

The following student was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Monticello - Grant Stahlback

Univ. of Wisconsin, River Falls

(3.5-4.0)

The following students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester.

     Albertville - Sloan Bozosi.

     Annandale - Felicity Fischer.

     Buffalo - Kody Curtis; Elliott Elton; Elizabeth Mies; Isaac Schmutzer; Chloe Skoglund.

     Cokato - Kate Jenkins; Austyn Steinhaus.

     Delano - Caden Bruett; Ashley Petersen; Olivia Rowbotham; Sidney Schmit; Brooke Zitzloff.

     Hanover - Mackenzie Christensen.

     Howard Lake - Devin Ruacho; Isabella Ruacho.

     Monticello - Martha Effertz; Allison Eiden.

     Montrose - Mallory Musta.

     Otsego - Emma Meehan.

     South Haven - Evelyn Lamb; Alicia Langbehn.

     St. Michael - Julia Dupay; Leah Hultman; Mikayla Kral; Savanah Kral; Josephine Myslicki; Michael Sieber; Eleanor Thompson-Witt; Nolan Throndset.