Jan. 31, 2023
By NCTA News
Academic honors for 64 students at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are announced.
“We are pleased with the growing number of students achieving high honors on the Dean’s List and Honor Roll this past semester,” said NCTA Dean Larry Gossen.
“Again, I am impressed with the academic performance of these young people who manage their coursework in addition to participation on competitive teams, campus clubs and activities, holding jobs and work studies.”
Students must be fulltime enrollees, with at least 12 credit hours for the semester to be eligible. NCTA offers academic programs in veterinary technology, agribusiness, agronomy, agriculture mechanics, animal sciences, and ag education. The college is a unique part of the University of Nebraska system as the sole two-year institution.
Eight Aggie students earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the Dean’s List. The 56 students earned their place on the Dean’s Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.5 to 3.99. Seven states were represented by the honorees. Nebraska hometowns unless listed otherwise:
NCTA Deans List (4.0 GPA)
Lillian Kyes, Palmer
Alexis Keller, Council Bluffs, IA
Tanner Ostrander, Big Springs
Andrea Hipke, Spencer
Allison Wilkens, Gibbon
Garret Duba, Ogallala
Taylor Wilson, Hastings
Allison Lofton, Lodgepole
Honor Roll (3.5 to 3.99 GPA)
Brandi Coons, Callaway
Eva Searight, Stanton
Laureline Orr, Omaha
Reid Richards, Geneva
Claudia Stevens, Fordyce
Hayley Yost, Maxwell
Betty Books, Madison
Kenisha Huddleston, Maywood
Eric Schaefer, Hannaford, ND
Colton Haresnape, Lebanon, KS
Ashley Tramp, Crofton
Trevor Schneider, Cozad
Makayla Huddleston, Maywood
Ashley Kowalski, Lincoln
Emily Miller, Norton, KS
Kia Brown, Bruno
Marina Guynn, Kiowa, CO
Miya Rocha, Ord
Levi Lennemann, Franklin
Cauy Bennett, Elwood
Jasper Hunt, Saint Francis, KS
Taylor Lautenschlager, Doniphan
Grace Glaser, Spalding
Larista Barner, Wolbach
Emma Yarolimek, Papillion
Lilianah Orr, Omaha
Christopher Keane, Paradise, CA
Shelby Kofler, McCook
Reagan Ross, Callaway
Madolyn Clark, Grand Island
Callie Landauer, Blair
Cassidy Arp, Kennard
Riley Brown, Wray, CO
Ashton Lund, Waldo, KS
Sarah Jones, Minden, IA
McKenna Darby, Pleasanton
Cooper Mazza, Potter
Saige Johnson, Stapleton
Isabella Johnson, Lincoln
Nolan Buss, Stockton, KS
Katherine Thompson, Wray, CO
Emma Hollenback, Ewing
Aubrey Kelley, Lincoln
Konnor Thompson, Lawrence
Kyra Hearn, Gothenburg
Breanna Goodon, Hastings
Katie Morten, Holdrege
Aleena Wagner, Broadwater
Cody Flint, Herald, CA
Lydia Bowden, Lakewood, CO
Jozlyn Anderson, Plainview
Makenna Renzelman, Hazard
Ellie Welke, Long Pine
Heidi Wilkerson, Lumberton, TX
Cheyenne Bernhardt, Tampa, KS
Tara Zimmerling, Dawson
The college will hold commencement for the year on May 4, 2023. Degrees awarded from the Fall 2022 semester will be included in the May event. The second semester at NCTA began Monday, January 9, 2023.
Part of the University of Nebraska system, the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a two-year institution with a statewide mission of preparing students for successful careers in agriculture, veterinary technology and related industries. NCTA is known for its affordable tuition, high job-placement rate for its graduates, and for the success of student teams in competitive activities including crops judging, ranch horse events, livestock judging, shotgun sports, stock dog trials, and intercollegiate rodeo. The college is consistently ranked as one of the best two-year schools in the nation.
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