Minnesota State University Mankato
The following local students recently graduated from Minnesota State University Mankato: Thomas Johnson, Pequot Lakes, MS, Educational Leadership; Courtney Kittock, Pequot Lakes, MS, Gender & Women's Studies; Joshua Schuck, Pine River, BS, Construction Management.
St. Mary’s University
Jacob Tschida, Pine River, son of Joseph and Tracy Tschida, recently received the Saint Thomas Aquinas Award for Excellence (Philosophy) at St. Mary’s University in Winona.
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Western Governors University
Priscilla Johnson of Pequot Lakes has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City.
University of Jamestown
The following local students were recently named to the dean’s list at the University of Jamestown for the Spring 2020 semester: Kathryn Miska, Pequot Lakes; Gabriell Rainwater, Backus, Corina Ruud, Pequot Lakes.
Minnesota State University Moorhead
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The following local students recently graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead: Haley Bradford, Merrifield, Early Childhood Education Non-Licensure (BA), Cum Laude; Stephanie Dinnel, Pequot Lakes, Special Education (MS); Luke Landecker, North St. Paul, Pequot Lakes High School. Operations Management (BS); Madeline Rossum, Merrifield, Paralegal (BS); Ashley Watzke, Nisswa, Elementary Inclusive Education (BS), Magna Cum Laude.
North Dakota State University
Joshua Pettit, son of Tony and Nancy Pettit, Pequot Lakes, received the Wayne and Dorothy Gustafson Scholarship at North Dakota State University in the amount of $6,000. The scholarship recognizes high academic achievement.
Pettit will enter NDSU in the fall and plans to major in mechanical engineering. In high school, he was active in trap shooting, football and wrestling.