Recognizing Fall 2024 Academic Excellence - Dean's List and Honor Roll

by Dean Larry Gossen, Ph D

January 14, 2025

The Nebraska Agriculture Industry Education Center on the campus of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.
The Nebraska Agriculture Industry Education Center on the NCTA campus in Curtis.
Andela Taylor

It’s always a point of tremendous pride for me to share the Dean’s list and honor roll, and I appreciate all the hard work our students put into accomplishing this goal. Last semester, our Dean’s List included 13 students who scored a perfect 4.0, and the Honor Roll of 68 students scored above a 3.5 grade point average. There were 56 from Nebraska and 25 from out-of-state, with Colorado topping that list with 7, followed by Kansas with 6. We had three students honored from South Dakota, and an additional 9 states had one student scoring excellent grades last semester.

 

In reviewing the student’s hometown, I noted how many students from our nearby region were on the list. There were 20 of the 56 Nebraska students from the region within about 50 miles of Curtis. Topping this list were 5 from McCook, 3 from North Platte, 2 from Cambridge, Grant, and Indianola, and one student from Hayes Center, Lexington, Elwood, Cozad, Wallace, and 1 from right here in Curtis. 

 

We are thrilled to serve all students from far and wide, but it is always a mission and makes practical sense to educate students in the region we were built to serve over a century ago. The solid foundation they build at NCTA equips them for success, whether they choose to enter the workforce directly or continue their studies at a 4-year institution.

 

We commend all the students for their commitment to excellence. Please join us in congratulating them on these outstanding academic achievements!

 

NCTA Deans List (4.0 GPA)

Central City, NE -              Grace Strong

Clearwater, KS - -              Adalie Henning

Cutler Bay, FL     -              Yoandri Dominguez Garcia

Elwood, NE         -              Leah Schutz

Franklin, NE        -              J Gladden

Hallsville, MO     -              Dominic Troutman

Hay Springs, NE -              James Scherbarth

Hayes Center, NE-           Jay Mintling

Linden, IA            -              Weston Ploeger

Middlesex, VT    -              Hannah Brett

Plattsmouth, NE-             Sarah VanBilliard

Sidney, NE          -              Dominik Lucero

Tobias, NE           -              Bailey Holtmeier

 

Honor Roll (3.5 to 3.99 GPA)

Auburn, NE         -              Triston Perry

Bayard, NE          -              Zoie Clause

Bee, NE                -              Cadance Craig

Blair, NE               -              Alaina Schwedhelm

Bowdle, SD         -              Billie Hoffman

Broken Bow, NE -              Karen Batchelder

Burlington, CO   -              Tyrell Homm

Burwell, NE         -              Gracie Conrad

Cambridge, NE   -              Wyatt Ervin

Cambridge, NE   -              Jalen Kent

Cozad, NE            -              Lauren Krager

Curtis, NE            -              Milla Farr

Dalton, NE          -              Justin Ernest

Dighton, KS         -              Makenzie Doris

Dupree, SD         -              Mia Hermes

Firth, NE              -              Espen Hohenstein

Fort Calhoun, NE-            Morgan Shaner

Franklin, GA        -              Halle Hicks

Gordon, NE         -              Stella Wegner

Grand Island, NE-             Owen Harb

Grant, NE            -              Emma Klahn

Grant, NE            -              Erik Snyder

Hastings, NE       -              Kayla Holling

Haxtun, CO         -              Cassidy Goodwin

Haxtun, CO         -              Austin Hanes

Holdrege, NE      -              Chloe Newth

Hutchinson, MN-             Tori Kosters

Indianola, NE     -              Hunter Blume

Indianola, NE     -              Tristan Martin

Ithaca, NE           -              Tye Dickes

Johnstown, NE   -              Airyan Goochey

Kearney, NE        -              Wednesday Fielder

Lancaster, CA      -              Lily Strong

Leigh, NE             -              Jacob Martensen

Lexington, NE     -              Jordan Lans

Lincoln, NE          -              Madison Spires

Lisco, NE              -              Kyle Rote

Litchfield, NE      -              Brandi Slocum

Longmont, CO    -              Kaycee Cash

Longmont, CO    -              Abigail Johnson

Manning, ND      -              Shawna Burian

McCook, NE       -              Rachel Bose

McCook, NE       -              Kaden Day

McCook, NE       -              Megan Kotschwar

McCook, NE       -              Sean Lucas

McCook, NE       -              Paige Witt

Milburn, NE        -              Samuel McMillan

Mitchell, NE        -              Tyler Keener

Newport, NE      -              Courtney McCarthy

North Platte, NE-              James Ady

North Platte, NE-              Ellie Junker

North Platte, NE-              Sheldon Prentice

Park, KS                -              Trevor Kaiser

Platte, SD            -              Luanna Kuipers

Rushville, NE      -              Jessalinn Dieriex

Sargent, NE         -              Tera Horky

Satanta, KS          -              Braden Hoskinson

Sedgwick, CO     -              Anthony Lechman

Seneca, KS           -              Isabelle Evans

Severance, CO    -              Natalie Baker

Shubert, NE        -              Danyelle Kuker

Silver Creek, NE -              Lydia Ziemba

Smith Center, KS-             Sierra Kingsbury

Stanton, NE        -              Aryana Wurdinger

Sutton, NE          -              Elyzabeth Winter

Torrington, WY  -              Grace Wernsman

Wallace, NE        -              McKenna Lundvall

Wayne, NE          -              Ella Leseberg

 

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 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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