Higher Education
Secraw earns degree from SCSU
ST. CLOUD – St. Cloud State University graduated 874 students during fall semester 2020. Among the graduates is Serena Secraw of Colfax, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary/K-6 Education, and graduated with Cum Laude honors.
Read MoreUMD announces dean’s list for fall semester 2020
DULUTH – The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has announced its Dean’s List for Fall Semester 2020. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The four colleges within UMD are: College of Education and Human Service Professions (CEHSP); College of Liberal Arts (CLA); Swenson College of Science…
Read MoreStudents named to UW-Stout Dean’s List for fall 2020
MENOMONIE – The following students from the area have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Stout Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester: • Boyceville: MaKenna Farrington, Senior, BS human development and family studies; Tara Gunnufson, Freshman, Pre-Dentistry/Pre-Prof, applied science; James Palmer, Senior, BS Environmental Science • Colfax: Emma Emch, Junior, BFA interior design; Sarah…
Read MoreArea students named to Dean’s List at UW-River Falls
RIVER FALLS – The University of Wisconsin-River Falls fall semester Dean’s List honoring 1,995 students has been released by Registrar Kelly Browning. To be named to the Dean’s List, a full-time undergraduate must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a scale of 4.0, or midway between an “A” and “B” average.…
Read MoreWITC awards over $87,000 for spring scholarships
WITC’s loyal and generous donors continue to provide important financial assistance to the students WITC serves. The WITC Foundation awarded 191 scholarships for a total of $87,810 toward spring semester scholarships. Victoria Hill of Colfax was awarded the Heart of the North Builders Association Scholarship. Ethan Kahler of Emerald received the WITC-New Richmond Staff Scholarship.…
Read MorePetersen graduates from Ripon College
RIPON – Maya Petersen of Emerald, Wisconsin graduated from Ripon College during the 2019-2020 academic year and majored in Chemistry and Spanish. The parents of Petersen are Todd and Tracey Petersen of Emerald, Wisconsin. Petersen graduated in the class of 2020 from Ripon College.
Read MoreWIAA Board defines alternate fall season; winter and spring seasons to be shortened
STEVENS POINT – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association approved several details of a one-year alternative season in the spring for fall sports and reduced the number of weeks for sports during the 2020-21 winter and spring seasons at its August meeting held August 14. The Board established the parameters and context of the alternate fall…
Read MoreLocal students named to Dean’s List at UW-Superior
Trey Gullickson of Colfax, Tiffany Johnson of Colfax, Hannah Brunner of Elk Mound have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Superior Dean’s List for academic achievement during the Spring 2020 semester: To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have completed 12 degree-seeking semester credits and achieved at least a 3.50 grade point average…
Read MorePalmer pitching for UW-Stout
MENOMONIE — 2017 Boyceville High School graduate James Palmer has taken his athletic talents to UW-Stout and the mound. A standout wrestler who won a state championship his senior year at Boyceville High School, Palmer is a pitcher on this year’s UW-Stout Blue Devils’ baseball team. Palmer helped Stout open the 2020 season with a…
Read MoreBuchal named to Dean’s List at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
WINONA, MN – Daniel Buchal, son of Greg and Laura Buchal, Wilson, Wis. was named to the first semester, 2019 Dean’s List at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The list includes 355 undergraduate students who earned a grade point average of 3.60 or better on a 4.0 scale.
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