Campus News

UW-Oshkosh fall2025 Dean’s List, Honor Roll released

The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh released the names of area students who qualified for the Dean’s List and Honor Roll in fall 2025. The term grade-point average (GPA) requirement for University Honor Roll is 3.3; the term GPA requirement for Dean’s List is 3.75, out of a possible 4.0. To qualify, a student must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits, with no individual grades below a “C” or incomplete grades. The following Merrill students were recognized:
• Kierra Boyd, Dean’s List
• Elizabeth Herdt, Dean’s List

• Janna Jacobson, Dean’s List
• Michael McRae, Dean’s List
• Olivia Pajtash, Dean’s List

Area students receive academic honors at UW-Green Bay

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, with campus locations in Green Bay, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and a theatre in Marinette, announced area students received honors during the fall/winter 2025 term. Students who earn a 4.0 GPA, receive highest honors. High honors go to students earning 3.99 to 3.75 GPAs. Honors are given to students earning 3.74 to 3.50 GPAs. All were full-time students earning 12 or more credits of graded coursework.
• Miguel Bautista-Carreon, Athens, Semester Honors
• Michael Chrostowski, Athens, Semester Honors
• Drew Haines, Athens, Semester Honors
• Addison Lavicka, Athens, Semester Honors
• Andi Redmann, Athens, Semester Honors
• Mia Stencil, Athens, Semester Highest Honors
• Grace Fleischman, Gleason, Semester High Honors
• Anthony Hanse, Merrill, Semester High Honors
• Connor Haynes, Merrill, Semester Highest Honors
• Don Leander, Merrill, Semester High Honors
• Maddy Ott, Merrill, Semester High Honors
• Emersyn Reich, Merrill, Semester Highest Honors
• Haley Rindt, Merrill, Semester High Honors
• Brooke Rudie, Merrill, Semester High Honors
• McKenzie Smith, Merrill, Semester Honors
• Ben Thom, Merrill, Semester Highest Honors
• Chloe WolfBelant, Merrill, Semester Honors

Healy named to UMD Dean’s List for fall semester 2025

Caden Healy of Athens, a Junior at the Labovitz School of Business & Economics, Finance, BBA through the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) was named to the Dean’s List for fallSemester 2025. Students on the Dean’s List achieved a GPA of 3.50 or higher while earning a minimum of 12 letter-graded credits.

Area students named to UW-La Crosse fall 2025 Dean’s List

Area students were named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year, ending in December. To be eligible, students must have earned at least a 3.5 semester GPA and carried a minimum of 12 credits. Area students named to the Dean’s List include:

• Dayne Diethelm, Athens, Exercise and Sport Science Major: Physical, Adapted, and School Health Education
• Brooks Kraus, Athens, Exercise and Sport Science Major: Exercise Science - Pre-professional Track
• Emma Chiamulera, Gleason, Psychology Major
• Anna Bowe, Merrill, Exercise and Sport Science Major: Exercise Science - Pre-professional Track
• Liv Cordova, Merrill, Biology Major: Biomedical Science Concentration
• Timmy Handlin, Merrill, Exercise and Sport Science Major: Exercise Science - Fitness Track
• Breannon Herdt, Merrill, Psychology Major
• Kaitlin Kalafice, Merrill, Elementary/Middle Education Major
• Parker Klebenow, Merrill, Undeclared Major - CBA
• Danyelle Kottke, Merrill, Accountancy Major
• Erin Kremsreiter, Merrill, Elementary/Middle Education and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Major
• Chloe Malinowski, Merrill, Archaeological Studies Major
• Emma Marlowe, Merrill, Elementary/Middle Education and Special Education Major
• Chloe McRae, Merrill, Marketing Major
• Olivia Troyer, Merrill, Biology Major
• Thomas Troyer, Merrill, Marketing Major
• Lucas Zastrow, Merrill, Exercise and Sport Science Major: Exercise Science - Fitness Track

NTC announces fall 2025 graduates

Northcentral Technical College (NTC) announces the following students from Merrill graduated at the end of the fall 2025 term:
• Bobi Skinner
• Christy Cordova
• Dominic Rice
• Jalissa LaBarge
• Jared Heller

Garske earns High Honors at MSU-Mankato

Ava Garske of Merrill earned High Honors at Minnesota State University-Mankato for the fall 2025 semester.

Lee graduates from Milwaukee School of Engineering

Kevin Lee of Merrill graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering at the end of the fall 2025 semester with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, graduating with Honors, which denotes a cumulative GPA between 3.20 and 3.69.

Area students receive degrees from UW-River Falls

The following local residents were among the 305 students receiving degrees from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls during fall commencement in December 2025:
• Brianna Maas, Irma, BS, Animal Science
• Selena Sann, Merrill, BS, Animal Science

Area students receive degrees from UW-Stevens Point

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point conferred degrees to 534 graduates for the fall 2025 semester including the following area students:
• Emma Nowak, Athens, Bachelor of Science, Social Work and Sociology, Cum Laude
• Lydia Beyer, Merrill, Bachelor of Science, History and Social Studies Education
• Cory Gigl, Merrill, Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Cum Laude
• Callen Hoeppner, Merrill, Bachelor of Science, Marketing, Cum Laude
• Rebecca Moe, Merrill, Master of Science in Education, Education-General

NTC announces fall 2025 President’s List for outstanding academic achievement

Northcentral Technical College announced the President’s List for outstanding academic achievement for the fall 2025 term. The following area students enrolled in a post-secondary program, earned a 3.75 GPA or above and successfully completed a minimum of six credits during the term:

Ashley Sterzinger, Athens
Danica Knott, Athens
Destiny Horst, Athens
Harrison Klein, Athens
Isabella Zastrow, Athens
Jennifer Brusky, Athens
Jesse Call, Athens
McKenna Lepak, Athens
Nora Leistikow, Athens
Phillip Vogel, Athens
Sy’Rih Hartwig, Athens
Tarrah Bennish, Athens
Kevin Wyrick, Gleason
Nicole Blott, Gleason
Alex Sievert, Irma
Annalee Streich, Irma
Addison Schmeltzer, Merrill
Alik Berreth, Merrill
Amy Hauke, Merrill
Amy Pehlke, Merrill
Angela Kieliszewski, Merrill
Ann Sczygelski, Merrill
Anne Herdt, Merrill
Ashlynn Semling, Merrill
Ashton Yang, Merrill
Brooke Slagoski, Merrill
Candice Ruleau, Merrill
Chelsea Marcoux, Merrill
Clare Zielinski, Merrill
Connor McCorkle, Merrill
Dawson Dengel, Merrill
Dominic Rice, Merrill
Elizabeth Karnowski, Merrill
Elizabeth Koebe, Merrill
Elly Hanson, Merrill
Jared Heller, Merrill
Jenna Wiedow, Merrill
Jennifer Podeweltz, Merrill
Jessica Allen, Merrill
Jonathan Keller, Merrill
Joshua Wendt, Merrill
Kaitlyn Krause, Merrill
Kasie Dallman, Merrill
Katherine Ament, Merrill
Kayla Burrow, Merrill
Kelsey Mueller, Merrill
Kendel Semling, Merrill
Lily Ullman, Merrill
Logan Pagels, Merrill
Madyson Graap, Merrill
Makenzie Kufahl, Merrill
Mariana Kurtzhals, Merrill
Mason Schultz, Merrill
McKenna Meunier, Merrill
Melaina Lemke, Merrill
Melissa King, Merrill
Mercedes Loining, Merrill
Rain Sperl, Merrill
Riley Humphrey, Merrill
Rylee Suliin, Merrill
Samantha Kasten, Merrill
Samuel Nelson, Merrill
Sebastian Trevino, Merrill
Sophie Wendorf, Merrill
Teegan Ellis, Merrill
Trenton Pozorski, Merrill
Ty Suchon, Merrill
Tyler Berg, Merrill
Zachary Borchardt, Merrill

Kottke graduates from UW-La Crosse

Danyelle Lynn Kottke of Merrill graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in December 2025, receiving a Bachelor of Science with an Accountancy Major, graduating with Honors.