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MaeAnna LaFavor graduates from Central Lakes College

MaeAnna LaFavor, Hovland, graduated with honors from Central Lakes College in Brainerd and Staples, with a Deaf Studies Certificate.

Honors students earned a 3.25-3.74 grade point average.

Elsa Lunde named to Dean’s List at Gustavus Adolphus

Elsa Lunde, Grand Marais was named to the spring semester’s Dean’s List at Gustavus Adolphus College.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must maintain a grade point average of 3.7 (based on a scale in which 4.0 = A) or higher for the semester ending in May 2020.

Elsa is the daughter of Leif and Sissy Lunde, Grand Marais.

Amelia Roth named to Dean’s List at Gustavus Adolphus

Amelia Roth, Grand Marais, was named to the spring semester’s Dean’s List at Gustavus Adolphus College.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must maintain a grade point average of 3.7 average (based on a scale in which 4.0 = A) or higher for the semester ending in May 2020.

Amelia is the daughter of Mike and Karina Roth, Grand Marais.

Ben Steckelberg named to Dean’s List at St. Scholastica

Benjamin Steckelberg of Hovland, Minnesota was named to the spring 2020 Dean’s List at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. Ben is majoring in Theology & Religious Studies Intended.

Dean’s List members have achieved a 3.75 grade point average or above on a 4.0 scale. The College of St. Scholastica would like to commend Steckelberg for honorable academic achievements.

Jordan Zunker graduates from North Dakota State University

Jordan Zunker, Grand Marais, graduated this spring from North Dakota State University. Jordan graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering.

Lars Scannell, Grand Marais, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College on Sunday, May 24, 2020, in a virtual Commencement ceremony concluding the college’s 208th year.

In his remarks, Hamilton College President Wippman said, “For over two centuries, the College has flourished and grown, finding its way past wars and conflicts, depressions and recessions, epidemics and pandemics. In every generation there have been defining moments.

“We may not get to choose our defining moments, but we do get to choose how we respond. Adversity brings with it disappointment, anxiety, and loss. But it also brings opportunity: to learn, to grow, to find one’s own inner strength. We don’t get to choose these defining moments. They choose us.”

An interdisciplinary studies major at Hamilton, Scannell graduated with departmental honors in interdisciplinary studies and now joins an alumni body of more than 23,600, many of whom have made important contributions to business, the professions, government, and the arts.

Originally founded in 1793 as the Hamilton- Oneida Academy, Hamilton College offers an open curriculum that gives students the freedom to shape their own liberal arts education within a research- and writing intensive framework. Hamilton enrolls 1,850 students from 49 states and 49 countries. Additional information about the college can be found at www.hamilton.edu.

Alyssa Martinson named to the Dean’s List at Bethel University

Alyssa Martinson, a senior at Bethel University in St. Paul, has been named to the Dean’s List for academic excellence for the spring 2020 semester. She is the daughter of Bruce and Sheryl Martinson from Schroeder, Minnesota.

The Dean’s List honors students who achieve an outstanding scholastic record during a semester with a grade point average of 3.6 or greater.

Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with nearly 4,500 students from 47 states and 22 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult undergraduate programs.

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