Cook County News Herald

Two locals among St. Thomas grads




Two Grand Marais residents are among students who received diplomas from the University of St. Thomas this spring. They also were named to the spring semester dean’s list, having achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or more.

Tait Sande earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration/legal studies.

Tait is a 2007 graduate of Cook County High School. He is the son of Steve and Nancy Sande of Grand Marais.

Sommer Smith graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration/ accounting. Sommer is a 2008 graduate of Cook County High School. She is the daughter of Scott Smith and Kristine Barton of Grand Marais.

St. Thomas, founded in 1885, is a Catholic independent liberal arts university. With a coeducational student body numbering more than 10,000, the St. Paul university is Minnesota’s largest independent college or university.



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