RIVER FALLS – The following local residents were among 775 students receiving degrees from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls following commencement in May. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 681 undergraduates, while 94 students received master’s degrees.

At graduation, four types of merit awards are recognized: Senior Merit – Graduating seniors who have maintained a 3.500 grade point for their last 60 credits at UWRF.

Cum Laude – Graduating seniors with a minimum cumulative 3.700 grade point average for their entire college career at all institutions.

Magna Cum Laude Graduating seniors with a minimum cumulative 3.800 grade point average for their entire college career at all institutions.

Summa Cum Laude Graduating seniors with a minimum cumulative 3.900 grade point average for their entire college career at all institutions.

Beldenville: Scott Hoffman, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration Ellsworth: Lilian Huber, Bachelor of Science, Communication Studies and Marketing Communications; Amber Ingli, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Cum Laude Elmwood: Jon Weaver, Bachelor of Science, Criminology; Destiny Williams, Bachelor of Social Work, Social Work, Senior Merit Hager City: Connor DeRoy, Master of Science, Clinical Exercise Physiology; Joanne Lanegran, Bachelor of Science, Criminology and Sociology; Owen Matzek, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; Deanna Quade, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration Prescott: Jillian Boles, Bachelor of Science, Marketing Communications and Communication Studies, Magna Cum Laude; Lauren Hintz, Master of Science, Clinical Exercise Physiology;

Samuel Hira, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Accounting, Cum Laude; Kayla Kulvich, Bachelor of Science, Biology Education, Senior Merit;

Marcus Meyer, Bachelor of Science, Music; Trevor Rein,

Bachelor of Science, Health and Human Performance and Psychology, Cum Laude River Falls: Tosh Allsopp,

Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Cum Laude; Elian Alvarado, Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Cum Laude; Holly Andres, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, Senior Merit; Rainbow Barry, Master of Science – Education, Elementary Education; Shelby Behrens, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fine Arts, Senior Merit;

Angela Bendickson, Master of Science, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Jacob Bennett, Bachelor of Science, Physics; Makenzie Bicha, Bachelor of Science, Animal Science; Jordan Biros, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, Summa Cum Laude; Jackson Bjork,

Bachelor of Science, Conservation and Environmental Planning; Angela Bond,

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Senior Merit; Meaghan Borchardt,

Bachelor of Science, Animal Science; Kathryn Davidson,

Bachelor of Science, Communication Studies, Magna Cum Laude; Daniel Davila,

Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); Violet Davila, Bachelor of Science, Art; Aidan Decker, Bachelor of Science, Political Science;

Heather DeVoe, Master of Science, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Daniel deVries, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Senior Merit; Amelia Evanoff, Associate of Arts, Associate of Arts; Brenden Ferkans, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Information Systems, Senior Merit; Ellisa Frederickson,

Bachelor of Science, Animal Science; Hillary Gilles,

Bachelor of Science, Art Education, Summa Cum Laude;

Shawn Graven, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Information Systems and Data Science, Summa Cum Laude; Maximillian Graybill, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude; Joseph Gregor, Bachelor of Science, Accounting; Aylah Hanson, Bachelor of Science, Animal Science; Alyssa Harmon, Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience and

Psychology, Senior Merit;

Helena Humphreys, Bachelor of Science, Biology, Cum Laude; Helena Huseonica,

Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Cum Laude; Emily Kupka, Bachelor of Science, Psychology and Communication Studies, Summa Cum Laude; Siobhan Larsen, Bachelor of Social Work, Social Work; Kaelin Laub,

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science; Claire Levanetz, Bachelor of Science, Animal Science;

Bryce Linnell, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Senior Merit; Dawson Luttrell, Bachelor of Science, Biology; Lykasha Lysongtseng, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Information Systems; Stephen Matz, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude; Casie McAllister, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude; Melissa Minder, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; Chandler Monroe,

Bachelor of Science, Health and Human Performance;

Jordyn Munneke, Master of Science, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Kaitlyn Musselman, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; Katie Niec,

Bachelor of Science, Conservation and Environmental Planning and Biology; Daniel Odden, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Senior Merit; Evelyn

Ostrowski, Bachelor of Science, Conservation and Environmental Planning, Senior Merit; Madeline Poulos,

Bachelor of Science, Health and Human Performance, Magna Cum Laude; Zeb Rivard, Bachelor of Science, Music; Daniel Roever, Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience and Psychology, Cum Laude; Grace Ross, Bachelor of Science, Biology; Eva Schrank, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fine Arts, Cum Laude;

Morgan Severson, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Economics, Summa Cum Laude; Katie Simpson, Bachelor of Science, Biomedical and Health Science; John Sowieja II, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration;

Michael Stern, Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Business, Senior Merit; Hailey Vanden Branden, Bachelor of Science, Animal Science;

Rachel Villneauve, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Economics; Destiny Walker, Bachelor of Science, Psychology; Sydney Warner, Bachelor of Science, International Studies; Alicia Whaley, Bachelor of Social Work, Social Work; Madison Zobrist,

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical and Health Science Wilson: Jessica Moor, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

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