May 15, 2023
Spring 2023 Dean’s Honors
By Dean Larry Gossen, Ph.D.
Whenever I brag about the students at NCTA, I really mean what I say. We have some great students on campus who recognize the value of their education in preparing them for the workforce. Many will continue their education at a four-year institution, but the foundation they have laid at NCTA makes them a stronger and more prepared student at the next level.
This week I had the honor of signing letters for 60 full-time students who made the Dean’s List or the Dean’s Honor Roll. The seven highest achievers earned a perfect 4.0-grade point average for the Dean’s List, with the remaining 53 students scoring from 3.5 to 3.99. Remarkably, the honorees represented eleven states.
We are very proud of all of our students, but these are the cream of the crop. I wish I could recognize every student who improved their GPA or saw success in another way because many made such progress this year.
NCTA Deans List (4.0 GPA)
Callaway, NE - Brandi Coons
Cozad, NE - Trevor Schneider
Gibbon, NE - Allison Wilkens
Hastings, NE - Taylor Wilson
Lebanon, KS - Colton Haresnape
Maxwell, NE - Hayley Yost
Palmer, NE - Lillian Kyes
Honor Roll (3.5 to 3.99 GPA)
Atwood, KS - Kaleigh McFee
Aurora, NE - Lexi Schaffert
Benkelman, NE - Kirstin Cawthra
Bloomfield Hills, MI - Ava Matthes
Bonesteel, SD - Hailey Haiar
Bruno, NE - Kia Brown
Callaway, NE - Reagan Ross
Campbell, NE - Abbie Skupa
Council Bluffs, IA - Alexis Keller
Crofton, NE - Ashley Tramp
Derby, VT - Celeste Tanguay
Dighton, KS - Makenzie Doris
Elwood, NE - Cauy Bennett
Flagler, CO - Katelyn Klann
Franklin, NE - Levi Lennemann
Gaylord, KS - Nolan Lehmann
Gothenburg, NE - Kyra Hearn
Grand Island, NE - Madolyn Clark
Hazard, NE - Makenna Renzelman
Herald, CA - Cody Flint
Imperial, NE - Morel Torres
Johnson, NE - Maggie Clark
Kearney, NE - Bianca Reyes
Kennard, NE - Cassidy Arp
Kiowa, CO - Marina Guynn
La Follette, TN - Kenisha Huddleston
La Follette, TN - Makayla Huddleston
Lakewood, CO - Lydia Bowden
Lawrence, NE - Konnor Thompson
Lincoln, NE - Aubrey Kelley
Lincoln, NE - Ashley Kowalski
Lodgepole, NE - Allison Lofton
Lumberton, TX - Heidi Wilkerson
Madison, NE - Betty Books
Minden, IA - Sarah Jones
Mitchell, NE - Tyler Keener
Norton, KS - Carson Harting
Norton, KS - Emily Miller
Oakland, NE - Rheanna Paul
Omaha, NE - Laureline Orr
Ord, NE - Miya Rocha
Papillion, NE - Emma Yarolimek
Paradise, CA - Christopher Keane
Plainview, NE - Jozlyn Anderson
Potter, NE - Cooper Mazza
Saint Francis, KS - Jasper Hunt
Spalding, NE - Grace Glaser
Stanton, NE - Eva Searight
Stockton, KS - Nolan Buss
Tekamah, NE - Wyatt Matthew Deemer
Wolbach, NE - Larista Barner
Wray, CO - Riley Brown
Wray, CO - Katherine Thompson
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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NCTA Events:
May 25: Animal Science Discovery Day
May 31: Recruit at Kansas FFA
June 5-8: NE Youth Range Camp
June 6: New Student Enrollment
June 6-8: Recruit at Colorado FFA
June 5-8: NCE Conference Kearney
June 17: NCTA Alumni Event
June 25-29: Ag Teacher Bootcamp
June 27: Agronomy Youth Field Day
