Higher Education

EAU CLAIRE – Five hundred eighty-two incoming freshmen received scholarships from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for the 2021-22 academic year, with many students receiving multiple awards. Each award varies in amount and criteria. View scholarship details online. Colfax: Montanna Curtis, Blugold Achievement Scholarship, Cadott High School; Noah Heidorn, Blugold Achievement Scholarship, Colfax High School…

Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) announces that the following students have been named to the President’s List for the summer 2021 semester. To be eligible, students must complete a minimum of six credits with a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. Boyceville: Diane Duerst Clear Lake: Shannon J. Williams Colfax: Donna Cardinal and E Xiong…

DULUTH, MN – The College of St. Scholastica has announced its list of conferred graduates for Spring 2021: • Amanda Berg of Wheeler • Brooklyn Hellmann of Boyceville • Mikayla Solberg, of Elk Mound, WI graduated from The College of St. Scholastica with a BS in Nursing. St. Scholastica is a 109-year-old private, independent college…

LA CROSSE – The following area students completed degree requirements at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in May. Students earning degrees in May included: Emily Ausman, Elk Mound, Bachelor of Science, Therapeutic Recreation Major, Honors; and Jonah Bauer, Elk Mound, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Major: Embedded Systems Emphasis

DULUTH, MN – The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has announced its Dean’s List for Spring Semester 2021. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Among those named to the Dean’s List are: • Latasha M. Hayden, Elk Mound, Senior, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences,…

MANKATO, MN – The Academic High Honor and Honor lists (Dean’s lists) for the past spring semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato have been announced by interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Matt Cecil. Students from the area who made the Dean’s lists include: Wyatt Olson of From Colfax, Honor List Kendall…

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL, MN – The following students have been named to the 2021 spring semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced recently. Colfax: James Herrmann, Senior, College of Liberal Arts Elk Mound: Katelyn Schroeder, Freshman, College of Liberal Arts; and Colton Ward, Junior, Carlson School of Management…

EAU CLAIRE – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire awarded 1,462 degrees in May. Of the degrees awarded, 1,433 were received by students attending the Eau Claire campus and 29 were received by students attending UW-Eau Claire – Barron County. Local students who received degrees and their fields of study and campus are: Boyceville: Ireland McAbee-Thomas,…

LA CROSSE – The following area students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the spring semester of the 2020-21 academic year, ending May 2021. Colfax: Abby DeMoe, Exercise and Sport Science Major: Exercise Science – Pre-professional Track; Mackenzie Jensen, Biology Major; Josie Steinke, Early Childhood through Middle…