Ridgewater College Announces Spring Semester 2025 Dean’s List

Ridgewater College would like to acknowledge those students earning recognition on the Dean’s lists for Spring semester 2025. To be included on the Dean’s list, a student must maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled in at least nine credits and meet certain other criteria.

The following students were included:

• Amanda Jorgenson, Frazee

• Derek Gibble, Menahga

• Kaitlyn Geiser, New York Mills

• Kimberly Brasel, Perham

• Karissa Muench, Perham

• Marissa Ewert, Sebeka

Ridgewater College is a community and technical college with campuses in the central Minnesota communities of Willmar and Hutchinson. The college serves more than 5,000 students through its nearly 100 academic programs and more than 97,000 training hours for individuals and businesses through customized training and continuing education. The college is a member of Minnesota State and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Minnesota State includes 26 community and technical colleges and 7 state universities serving approximately 300,000 students. It is the third largest system of two-year colleges and four-year universities in the United States.

Olson named to Saint Mary’s Dean’s List

Kali Olson, New York Mills, was named to the 2025 spring semester Dean’s List at Saint Mary’s University. The list includes 389 undergraduate students who earned a grade point average of 3.60 or better on a 4.0 scale.

  Grounded in Lasallian Catholic values, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership. Whether in person or online, adult or undergraduate, students are treated with respect, taught with humanity, and supported by faculty and staff committed to their success in programs designed to prepare graduates for today’s and tomorrow’s careers. Founded in 1912 and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota enrolls nearly 4,000 students at its undergraduate and graduate programs on campuses in Minneapolis, Rochester, Winona, and online. Saint Mary’s offers a highly personal, real-world-ready educational experience that fully prepares students to work, lead, and serve with character and purpose. Learn more at smumn.edu.