Jan. 6, 2011

Briar Cliff University Announces First Term Dean’s List

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University is pleased to announce that 270 students have been named to the Dean’s List, including 95 students who achieved a perfect grade point average of 4.0 for the first term of the 2010-2011 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 – First Term, 2010-2011 Academic Year:

Arizona: Buckeye – Christopher Hunt

California: Palm Desert – Shaughn Head*  

Colorado: Arvada – Breann Hansen*; Broomfield – Elizabeth Hardy*; Pueblo – Kindra Sanchez; Thornton – Kayla Jones.          

Iowa: Akron – Brianna McPherson; Albert City – Connor Lindquist; Algona – Karina Haas, Constanse Mechler,* Brooke Myers*; Altoona – Christopher Braunschweig; Anita – Beau Brown; Arnolds Park – Sarah Treinen; Audubon – Nicole Bruch; Bancroft – Lisa Becker; Carson – Gabrielle Kates; Cherokee – Kallyn Buschkamp*; Council Bluffs – Kyle Rommel, Katelyn Baas; Denison – Caroline Carstensen*; Des Moines – Sara Jones; Dubuque –         Paula Warren, Louise Warren*; Earling – Jenny Henscheid; Early – Kelsey Schomaker; Emerson – Erin Lockwood; Fonda – Jae Eccher, Kimberly Eccher*; Fontanelle – Jesse Manning; Fort Dodge – Rosalyn Crimmins,* John Engler*; Granville – Diane Means*; Greene – Lydia Schafer; Greenfield – James Larson; Halbur – Nathan Muhlbauer; Hartley – Jayna Hilbert, Tara Hansen, Molly Rost; Hayden – Michelle Dulac; Hinton – Matthew Ruden,* Jeremy Schindler; Holstein – Julie Brondyke; Indianola – Cole Schimelfenig; Kingsley – Amy Verschoor, Amanda Thomas*; Lawton – Amy Feddersen,* Susanne McArthur*; Le Mars – Kendra Collins,* Rachael Swisher, Jessica Heeren,* Holly DeRocher,* Kelsey Homan,* Emily Schilmoeller, Carissa Courtright,* Briana Engebretson,* Eric Rohe,* Darlene Kuhlman,* Paul Schimek*; Lime Springs – Gerald Elsbernd; Manson – Morgan Brown; Mapleton – Molly Tullis, Marcela Babl;* Marcus – Lyndsie Holmes*; Mason City – Carter Kruckenberg*; Milford – Trayna Alm; Moorhead – Alex Hoefling; Moville – Jacqueline Evernham; New Virginia – Joshua Webb; Odebolt – Brittany Walsh*; Ogden – Kyle Swanson; Onawa – Mark Rose; Palmer – Samantha Lyon; Primghar – Holly Jackson, Christie Rodger, Janet Wittrock; Remsen – Jennifer Feller, Erin Holzman,* Alyssa Langel,* Margaret Russell, Christopher Harpenau; Rock Rapids – Jennifer Hofer; Schaller – Kelsey Hansen*; Scranton – Melinda Brosh; Sergeant Bluff – Clint Jiroux, David Brophy,* Stephanie Engle, Jennifer Hadley; Sheldon – Katherine Beldt, Jennifer Anderson*; Sibley – Shelby Stofferan*; Sioux Center – Nicole Hoogeveen,* Benjamin Roghair; Sioux City – Florence Agyeman, Kendra Alderson,* Gabriel Alves,* Ester Andrade,* Josheb Benson, Teressa Bleil, Jessica Bowman, Heather Brand, Emily Bryan,* Natacha Butera, Deke Butler,* Craig Carlson, Ronna Cason, Sandra Chavez, April Cisneros-Hernandez,* James Conway, Maureen Cownie, Kylie Dilla,* Amanda Elbert,* Lee Engel, Mariah Flair,* Erin Frank, Dominic Freeburg, Amanda Furness, Allysha Garthright, Senami Guedou,* Azuzena Gutierrez, Joshua Hall, Kristina Hansen, Christopher Hanson,* David Hantla, Stephanie Hauge,* Joshua Hindman, Jason Jones, Christopher Karpuk, Andrew Keane,* Reem Khodor, Anthony Kiser, Debra Knealing, Melissa Konken, Stephanie Langhorst,* Chantae Larson, Rachael Long, Ann Dee Long, Vincent Lund, Heather Mansfield, Kevin McCormick , Grace McElroy, Juana Medina-Navarro,* Frank Mensah,* Danielle Merchant,* Monica Mondragon, Brian Montequin, Kasey Neumann, John Newman,* Grace Obeng-Mensah,* Shannon O'Connell-Persaud, Mollie Ostrihonsky,* Chehala Pace, Cassondra Peck, Benjamin Pratt,* Mark Rogers, Raeann Rose, Kimberly Rose,* Chris Rosener,* Ashley Runyon, Fredrick Seel, Benjamin Sitzmann,* Amanda Stanek,*Jennifer Swanger, James Thelen,* Matthew Tipton, Kristen Twait, Jordon Watkins,* Andrea Wilen, Allyson Yung,* Dominic Wetzbarger*; Ute – Chanelle Teut; Wesley – Jenna Richter, Amanda Cruise; West Bend – Sherri Wise*; Westfield – Michael Kriener*; Westphalia – Sarah May; Whiting – Kay Ross, Elizabeth Benjamin.*

Idaho: Woodbine – Daniel Griesel.

Illionois: Chatham – Brittany Osborn; Lincoln – Zachary Mullins.         

Kansas: Bern – Isaac Tubbesing.*

Minnesota: Albertville – Morgan Kulzer; Austin – John Lynch; Burnsville – Katherine Swanson; Cottage Grove – Hana Verhoeven*; Forest Lake – Travis Evgen; Hampton  – Melanie Hofmeister; Lismore – Alice Reker; Woodbury – Moris Grant; Worthington  –  Lisa Kremer.*

Missouri: Auxvasse – Hanna Taylor Kansas City – Daniel Stump.       

North Dakota: Bismarck – Alexandra Alberda,* Dickinson –        Taylor Braunberger.*

Nebraska: Allen – Lukas Sachau*; Atkinson – Madison Borer, Elizabeth  Ziska*; Beatrice – Sydney Moran; Bellevue – Matthew Delaney, April McDill*; Bennet – Kayla Nisley     *; Bloomfield – Taylor Schumacher; Columbus – Chase Beiermann, Monica Boeding, William Kurtenbach, Parker Staroscik, Daniel  Zach; Creighton – Courtney  Becker, Erica Zuhlke*; Dakota City – Balbina Valadez; Genoa – Denni Mitchell; Grand Island – Alex Witmer; Gretna – Kielan Dittmar*; Hadar – Cody Spreeman; Hastings – Shannon Hachtel; Hoskins – Alissa Bressler; Humphrey – Alyssa Keller*; Juniata – Charlotte Schumacher*; Kimball – James Merryfield; LaVista – Jane Hartigan;  Lyons – Derek Haskell; Mc Cool Junction – Mikaela White*; Murdock –Teresa Fritz; Nebraska City – Elizabeth Krog; Norfolk – Michael Becker, Courtney Kayton, Brooke Maguire, Anna Wolverton; Omaha – Bailey Hendrix, Amanda Huelskamp,* Thomas Hunt, Calena Morehead,* Kayla Neeson, Jacob Smith*; Palmer – Rikole Santin*; Ponca – Heather Bennett*; South Sioux City – Martin Guzman, Courtney Bahney,* Bianca Mendez, Rosa Marquez*; Superior – Kayla Rempe*; Wahoo – Erin Gerdes,* Kelly Polacek, Alexis Woita; Walthill –Gwendolyn Porter; West Point – Kelsea Peatrowsky; York – David Thomas. 

Nevada: Las Vegas – Kate Wakeman.* 

New York: Watertown – Liberty Johnson.              

South Dakota: Black Hawk – Rachel Kampa; Dakota Dunes – Matthew Collins, Adam Freed*; Hartford – Lyndze Thompson; Jefferson – Nathan Freed; Mitchell – Madelyn Essig; Plankinton – Bert Bucher; Sioux Falls – Larissa Larson*; Vermillion – Rebecca Moreau, Marissa O'Bryan; Yankton – Jayna Specht.             

Texas: Atascosa – Cecilia Vallejo; El Paso – Serena Works; Houston – Stanley Bonsu Macdona – Justin Johnson; San Antonio – Nathanael Olson, Misty Marrin. 

Washington: Mt. Vernon – Emma Verge.

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

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,150 students from 29 states and 11 other countries. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care, compassion and service. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.

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