Briar Cliff University Media Announcement

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University is pleased to announce that 254 students have been named to the Dean’s List, including 62 students who achieved a perfect grade point average of 4.0 for the third term of the 2009-2010 academic year.

Full-time students who have a term grade point average of 3.5 or greater and part-time students who complete four or more credits in a term with a grade point average of at least a 3.5 are eligible for the Dean’s List.

Please refer to the information below for the Briar Cliff students in your newspaper’s distribution area. Students’ names are compiled alphabetically according to their states/provinces and hometowns. An asterisk following a student’s name denotes a 4.0 grade point average.

Briar Cliff University Dean’s List – Third Term, 2009-2010 Academic Year

Arkansas: Bentonville – Laura Herbst.

California: Adelanto – Beau Mulipola.

Colorado: Silverthorne – Bryce Krampert.

Florida: Hulburt Field – Kayla Groen;* Tarpon Springs – Lincoln Dunham.

Iowa: Akron – Tana Colt, Brianna McPherson; Algona – Melanie Myers, Kristina Schiltz; Alta – Leah Staton; Anita – Beau Brown; Anthon – LaDonna Crilly; Arnold's Park – Kelli Langel;* Audubon – Nicole Bruch; Boyden – Chad Bolkema; Burlington – Breanna Garcia;* Burt – Jack Bradley; Carroll – Kyle Semprini, Caitlin Wordekemper;* Cherokee – Erich Braun, Kallyn Buschkamp;* Correctionville – Marie Hayworth; Council Bluffs – Sarah King; Denison – Tara Brockman,* Caroline Carstensen, Ashley Wehle; Dubuque – Louise Warren; Dunlap – Emily Melby; Earling – Jenny Henscheid; Early – Kelsey Schomaker; Emmetsburg – Sarah Strohman; Fort Dodge – Morgan Brown, Ashley Dencklau, John Engler;* Galva – William Beldt-Kalin;* Glenwood – Matthew Wanning; Granville – William Atsma, Diane Means; Greenfield – James Larson; Hartley – Tara Hansen, Jayna Hilbert, Molly Rost, Whitney Waechter;* Hinton – Jeremy Schindler; Holstein – Julie Brondyke;* Kiron – Shane Bengford, Shawn Bengford; Laurens – Nathan Kirsch; Lawton – Susanne McArthur;* Le Mars – Amber Arens, Jared Clement, Kendra Collins, Carissa Courtright, Holly DeRocher, Lisa DeRocher, Briana Engebretson,* Sara Heck, Jessica Heeren,* Allison Holtgrewe, Kelsey Homan, Darlene Kuhlman, Eric Rohe,* Kathleen Rollins,* Emily Schilmoeller, Rachael Swisher, Alan Vonnahme; Mapleton – Amy Bruning,* Molly Tullis,* Alexander Wimmer; Massena – Lorna Daugherty; Merrill – Megan Uhl; Missouri Valley – Tamara Landon;* Moville – Brenda Schroeder; Odebolt – Brittany Walsh;* Palmer – Melissa Engel; Primghar – Janet Wittrock;* Remsen – Christopher Harpenau, Erin Holzman, Mark Krug, Alyssa Langel,* Michael Ruba, Jessica Waldschmitt; Rockwell City – Brent Miller;* Scranton – Melinda Brosh; Sergeant Bluff – Jennifer Hadley,* Nathan Young; Sheldon – Katherine Beldt, Andrew Dykstra, Karen Olson,* Amy Sietstra; Sioux Center – Inglish Hartwig, Nicole Hoogeveen; Sioux City – Kendra Alderson,* Gabriel Alves, Rosemary Bernth, April Blount, Litisha Brown, Deke Butler, Fredrick Chartier, Matthew Chicoine,* Maureen Cownie,* Rosalyn Crimmins, Hannah Daniels, Amanda Elbert,* Lee Engel, Alicia Everton, Mariah Flair, Lisa Froehlich,* Heidi Fuller, Amanda Furness, Allysha Garthright, Kelsey Gries, Megan Hansen, Anne Haugen,* Joshua Hindman, Adam Hinds, Tierra Hodges, Kaysi Huffman, Everard Irish, Reem Khodor,* Cecelia Kinney, Benjamin Lenhart,* Jan Lenz, Kevin McCormick,* Frank Mensah, Danielle Merchant, Wesley Merrill, Monica Mondragon, Patrick Morley, Catherine Nelson, Martha Nuno, Grace Obeng-Mensah, Mollie Ostrihonsky, Chehala Pace, Cassondra Peck,* Christine Pencil, Benjamin Pratt, Xavier Robles,* Mark Rogers, Chris Rosener, Julie Sampers,* Fredrick Seel,* Parker Sones, Allison Staiert, Amanda Stanek, Emilee Straka,* Jennifer Swanger,* Ethan Swanson, Aime Tatou, Amanda Thomas,* Victoria Thomas, Heather Thompson, Matthew Tipton,* Natalie Urquieta, Janet Ward,* Andrea Wilen; Spencer – Dominic Freeburg, Neil Lewallen; Spirit Lake – Casey French; Ute – Chanelle Teut; Vail – Destiny Miller; Wesley – Amanda Cruise, Jenna Richter; West Des Moines – Carly Hansen; Westphalia – Sarah May; Whiting – Elizabeth Benjamin,* Calvin Christophersen, Valerie Hobbs, Kay Ross; Whittemore – Misty Bachman; Woodbine – Daniel Griesel.

Illinois: Algonquin – Catherine Olenek;* Bensenville – Anthony Cosentino.

Kentucky: Pewee Valley – Micaela Ten Hoven.

Minnesota: Adrian – Jonathan Konz; Cottage Grove – Hana Verhoeven;* Grand Meadow – Amy Gehling; Lismore – Alice Reker; Pipestone – Brittany Gentzler; Savage –Jacqueline Ross; St. Louis Park – Kishan Singh; Worthington – Lisa Kremer.

Missouri: Kansas City – Patricia Rogers.

Nebraska: Allen – Samantha Bock,* Lukas Sachau; Atkinson – Madison Borer; Bennet – Kayla Nisley;* Brunswick – Katie Smith;* Clarkson – Jennifer Vrbicky; Columbus –William Kurtenbach, Daniel Zach; Creighton – Courtney Becker, Stacey Meyer, Erica Zuhlke;* Curtis – Elizabeth Mortensen; Dakota City – Balbina Valadez; Emerson – Christina Severson, Timothy Vogel; Genoa – Denni Mitchell; Grand Island – Alex Witmer; Hastings – Alexandra Anstine; Homer – Jody Wingert; Hoskins – Alissa Bressler; Humphrey – Alyssa Keller;* Juniata – Charlotte Schumacher;* Kimball – James Merryfield; Lincoln – Michelle Determan, Michelle Dulac, Andrew Smith; Lyons – Jason Bring;* Derek Haskell; Mc Cool Junction – Mikaela White; Murdock – Mallory Buck, Teresa Fritz; Nebraska City – Elizabeth Krog; Newcastle – Samantha Pearson;* Omaha – Jennifer Kruckenberg;* Megan McCarthy; Palmer – Rikole Santin;* Plattsmouth – Rachelle Travis; Ponca – Heather Bennett; Prague – Adam Kavan; Randolph – Brittany Isom; South Sioux City – Alexa Phipps, Kendra O'Dell, Natali Ramirez; Superior – Kayla Rempe; Wahoo – Erin Gerdes;* York – David Thomas.

Nevada: Las Vegas – Jonathan Niemic.

North Dakota: Bismarck – Alexandra Alberda; Dickinson – Taylor Braunberger;* Fargo – Michaela Carew.

Oregon: Portland – Florence Agyeman.

South Dakota: Aberdeen – Veronica Haug; Black Hawk – Rachel Kampa; Dakota Dunes – Cara Burnett, Pamela Deets, Nathan Freed; Elk Point – Carol Chytka,* Mavis Klein; Hartford – Lyndze Thompson;* McCook Lake – Mollie O'Mara, Contessa Windeshausen; Mitchell – Madelyn Essig; Pierre – Sonja Christensen;* Plankinton – Bert Bucher; Rapid City – Amanda Burckhard-Neff.*

Texas: Macdona – Justin Johnson; New Braunfels – Brady Summers; San Antonio – Nathanael Olson.

Wisconsin: Antigo – Britney Below;* Green Bay – Sarah Novickis.

Wyoming: Cheyenne – Joanne Sweeney.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.