Jacob M. Kersten, of Clarkston, graduated from Wichita State University after the Spring 2020 semester with a Bachelor of Business Admin., Human Resource Management degree, and also attained Magna Cum Laude status.
Undergraduate students who have attained a grade-point average of 3.55 received the Magna Cum Laude award.
Wichita State is located in Wichita, Kan.
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Kelsey Gilbert, of Clarkston, has been named to the Dean’s List at Augustana University for the spring semester of the 2019-20 academic year.
The Dean’s List recognizes full-time students who have a minimum of 12 credit hours with grade-point averages at 3.5 or above.
Augustana University is located in Sioux Falls, S.D.
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Nicholas Verhelle, Samantha Manger, Devin Bleim, Caryn Cooley, Brandy Schmidt, Brett Cooper, Jermaine Roemer, Deana Hunter, Adam Kociba, Elena Wood-Hallett, Nicole Boldig, Sarah Rooks, Jessica Murray, Yuri Karpushenkoff, Emily Grush, and Kendal Exelby, all of Clarkston, were named to the Dean’s List at Ferris State University for the Spring 2020 semester.
To be eligible for academic honors, the minimum requirements for full-time students each term are a 3.5 GPA and completion of 12 Ferris credit hours or more of graded course work at the 100 level or higher. The minimum requirements for part-time students each term are a 3.5 GPA with completion of at least 12 accumulated Ferris credit hours of graded course work at the 100 level or higher.
Ferris State is located in Big Rapids, Mich.
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Nathan Ladd (Mechanical Engineering Tech), Brett Cooper (Architecture Sustainability, Cum Laude), James Delnick (PGA Golf Management), Luke Smoger (Industrial Technology and Management), and Yuri Karpushenkoff (Heavy Equipment Technology), all of Clarkston, and Alexandra Wheatley (Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement), of Davisburg, all graduated from Ferris State University after the Spring 2020 semester.
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Erin McNeil, of Clarkston, has been named to the University of Alabama President’s List, and Philip Curd, of Clarkston, has been named to the UA Dean’s List, both for the Spring 2020 term.
President’s List students have a GPA of of 4.0 (all A’s), and Dean’s List students have a GPA of 3.5 or above
The university is located in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Toni Glover, of Clarkston, was named winner of a Nightingale Award in the Pioneer in Nursing Research category.
Glover is an assistant professor in the Oakland University School of Nursing.
Each of the Nightingale Award winners receive a check for $1,000, a solid bronze statue of Florence Nightingale, and a Nightingale ceremonial pin.
The Oakland University Nightingale Awards for Nursing Excellence has applauded the constant advancement of nursing through the work of outstanding professionals for 32 years. This year’s Nightingale Awards event celebrates 2020 being designated the “International Year of the Nurse” and commemorates the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale.
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Aaron Roan, of Clarkston, earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Rockhurst University at the end of the Spring 2020 semester.
The graduates will be celebrated during a commencement ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri, rescheduled to the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Northern Michigan University has announced its recent graduates, with several from Clarkston earning degrees in May 2020, including Angelica Bogden, BSN-Nursing, Cum Laude; Alicia Curry, BS-Psychology, Cum Laude; Paul Haduck, BS-Biology; Nathan Hayes, BS-Construction Management; Kelsey Hibbard, BS-History, Summa Cum Laude; Sadie Knill, BS-Neuroscience/Cell & Molecular, Magna Cum Laude; Jessica Parsons, BS-Writing; Justin Smart, BS-Mechanical Engineering Tech; Tucker Zelinsky, BS-Environ Studies & Sustain, Cum Laude.
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Olivia C. Baker, BS; Clare M. Bates, BS; Diana E. Bullen, BS; Jack F. Cooper, BBA; Amanda L. Goyette, BS; Ashley A. Locher, BA; Emma J. Morris, BS; Alaina T. Norrito, BS; Kelsey L. Oliverio, BFA; Luke M. Rekuta, BBA; Shannon E. Seguin, BS; Jessica L. Slayton, BS; Miranda K. Sloan, BSW; Julia M. Stebbins, BS; Carly R. Sutkiewicz, BBA; Michael J. Whiting, BS, all of Clarkston, and Rebecca N. Doran, BS; Ashleigh R. Merryman, MSW, both of Davisburg, graduated from Grand Valley State University after the Winter 2020 semester.