Education accolades

GRADUATION

—Alesha Lambert of Austin graduated from the Upper Iowa University with a master of business administration degree.

—Seven Austin residents graduated from Winona State University: Bryce Becker, physical education; Rebecca Denaway, social work; Brooke Follmuth, nursing; Ryan Fullerton, political science and history; Briana Grinstead, mathematics and secondary teaching; Constance Krzyzanowski, mass communication; Stacey Rosenberg, nursing.

—Three Austin residents graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa: Mary Bissen, music; Stephen Brockman, biology; and Nicole Shatek, nursing and Spanish.

 

ACCOLADES

—Mark Harber of Austin was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth.

—Preston Nibaur of Austin was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.

—Three Austin residents have been named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls: Taylor Hackensmith, Lindsey Halsey and Eric Lenway.

—Kaycee Lukes and Halla Nelson of Austin have been named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Edgewood College in Madison, Wis.

—Brady Stier of Austin received the Meinhard Endowed Service Award in recognition of volunteer work for Buena Visa University in Storm Lake, Iowa.

—Thirteen Austin residents were named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Winona State University: Tana Beckmann, Rainier Bergstrom-Conley, Alixandra Borland, Kirsten De Gear, Elizabeth Felten, Brooke Follmuth, Ryan Fullerton, Michelle Johannsen, Kaitlyn Jorgenson, Logan Mithuen, Emma Mittag Arboe, Emily Sundal and Emily Wollschlager.

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