Recognizing Academic Excellence - Fall 2025 Dean's List and Honor Roll

by Interim Executive Director Kelly Bruns, Ph. D.

January 9, 2026

New students gather for an activity on the first days of the fall 2025 semester.
NCTA students gather for an activity in the first days of the fall 2025 semester.
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It is a privilege to formally recognize the academic achievement of our students and to acknowledge the discipline, persistence, and commitment required to attain Dean’s List and Honor Roll distinction. This semester, 23 students earned a perfect 4.00 grade point average and were named to the Dean’s List, and an additional 55 students earned Honor Roll recognition with GPAs between 3.50 and 3.99, for a total of 78 students recognized for academic excellence.

Of those honored, 51 students are from Nebraska, reflecting NCTA’s strong impact across the state, while 27 students represent out-of-state communities. Students on the list hailed from eight additional states, with Colorado leading the way with 10 students, followed by Kansas with 9, Iowa with 3, and individual students from Montana, North Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, and Missouri.

As I reviewed student hometowns, I was once again encouraged by the strong representation from communities near our Curtis campus. These include multiple students from North Platte, Lexington, Grant, McCook, Indianola, and more, underscoring the important role NCTA continues to play in serving the region it was founded to support more than a century ago.

We commend all students for their hard work and commitment to higher education and congratulate them on their outstanding academic achievements.

Dean’s List (4.00 GPA)

Amherst, NE – Noah Trampe

Arriba, CO – KaCee Saffer

Bassett, NE – Sydney Sybrant

Chadron, NE – Jace Lien

Ekalaka, MT – Savannah Hall

Flagler, CO – Hailey Loutzenhiser

Franklin, NE – J. Gladden

Grant, NE – Emma Klahn

Holyoke, CO – Sawyer Sigler

Jewell, KS – Jada Eilert

Mankato, KS – Aaron Underwood

Manning, ND – Shay Burian

McCook, NE – Micaiah Barber

Middlesex, VT – Hannah Brett

North Platte, NE – McKenzie Heil

Oakdale, NE – Samantha Durre

Ogallala, NE – Paige Davis

Ohiowa, NE – Wyatt Ozenbaugh

Paxton, NE – August Schow

Plattsmouth, NE – Sarah VanBilliard

Rocky Ford, CO – Dalton Casper

Sargent, NE – Grant Ottun

Torrington, WY – Grace Wernsman

 

Honor Roll (3.50–3.99 GPA)

 

Atlanta, NE – Carly Stewart

Aurora, NE – Morgan Ekhoff

Avoca, IA – Morgan Mumm

Avoca, NE – Karly Anderson

Burlington, CO – Tyrell Homm

Cawker City, KS – Carter Walsh

Central City, NE – Grace Strong

Dalton, NE – Justin Ernest

Elbert, CO – Madalynne Kashner

Esbon, KS – Haylee Cockroft

Esbon, KS – William Cockroft

Grand Island, NE – Mileny Dominguez Maldonado

Grand Island, NE – Kaelee Rojewski

Grant, NE – Erik Snyder

Hallsville, MO – Dominic Troutman

Hemingford, NE – Kyra Jespersen

Hugo, CO – Brady Simmons

Indianola, NE – Hunter Blume

Indianola, NE – Tristan Martin

Kearney, NE – Wednesday Fielder

Kearney, NE – Kayla Unick

Kensington, KS – Jenna Barnes

Laurel, NE – Tanner Hansen

Las Animas, CO – Jacob Gearhart

Lexington, NE – Alyssa Copper

Lexington, NE – Cayden Gibbons

Lexington, NE – Patti Louthan

Lincoln, NE – Karah Barnes

Linden, IA – Weston Ploeger

Malvern, IA – Ailey Marburger

Milburn, NE – Samuel McMillan

Newport, NE – Courtney McCarthy

North Platte, NE – Ella Harmon

North Platte, NE – Stephanie Kincaid

Omaha, NE – Vivien Appleby

Omaha, NE – Molly Huber

Omaha, NE – Emma Huntley

Overton, NE – Sabyn Petit

Plymouth, NE – Ashley Sasse

Rangely, CO – Afton Robertson

Rockville, NE – McKinnon Graczyk

Rushville, NE – Jessalinn Dieriex

Sargent, NE – Tera Horky

Seneca, KS – Isabelle Evans

Shubert, NE – Danyelle Kuker

Sidney, NE – Dominik Lucero

Silver Creek, NE – Lydia Ziemba

Smith Center, KS – Sierra Kingsbury

Sutton, NE – Montana Dietz

Ulysses, KS – Kaylin Lattimore

Ulysses, NE – Ann Prigge

Wahoo, NE – Mikah Prather

Wallace, NE – McKenna Lundvall

Wellfleet, NE – Cadance Craig

Wiley, CO – Erin Tempel

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