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Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for spring semester 2021. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s List and the Dean’s List. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President’s List. An asterisk follows their names: Bainville: Paytyn Wilson.

Culbertson: Joseph Bawden* and Lucas Oelkers.

Fairview: Alexander Young.

Flaxville: Elliott Bartholomew.

Froid: Karrington Kjos and Hunter Krogedal.

Lambert: Tea Thiessen*.

Medicine Lake: Thor Lancaster.

Plentywood: Jasmine Harper, Nate Harris, Jaxson Pedersen and Skyler Thompson*.

Reserve: Ally Bummer*.

Richey: Brylee Brost*, Abbie Smith*, Ellie Smith* and Peyton Sodt.

Savage: Bryar Lange.

Westby: Christine Gibbs.

Montana State University awarded 1,897 undergraduate degrees during its 134th spring commencement ceremonies held May 1.

Students with two asterisks after their names graduated with highest honors. To graduate with highest honors, undergraduate students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.7. Undergraduate students graduating with honors have a single asterisk after their names. To qualify for graduation with honors, students must possess a cumulative grade point average between 3.25 and 3.69.

Bainville: Drue Nelson** and Abby Reidle*.

Culbertson:JosephBawden**.

Fairview: Parker Jensen*.

Froid: Mckade Mahlen.

Lambert: Tea Thiessen*.

Plentywood: Mashayla Chandler, Stefanie Knipfer, Tyler Michels, Skyler Thompson and Mychele Woodman.

Reserve: Ally Bummer**.

Savage: James Brower and Taylor Searer.

Sidney: Jordan Baxter*, Justin Candee**, Mateya Coffman**, Dylan Johnson, Sierra Osborne and Madison Thiessen**.

Amaya Kastner of Bainville has been named to Dickinson State University’s Dean’s List for the 2021 spring semester. At the end of each regular semester, Dickinson State recognizes those students named to the Dean’s List. Eligible students must be enrolled full-time and must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher.

Several area students who made the spring semester 2021 Dean’s List or President’s 4.0 List at the University of Montana in Missoula. To qualify, students must be undergraduates, earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher and receive grades of A or B in at least nine credits.

Fairview: Stephanie Nay*.

Lambert: Lars Kvaalen*.

Plentywood: Andrew Eberling**.

Sidney: Benjamin Brodhead*, Morgan Kohntopp* and Tyler Wiedmer*.

The University of Montana has more than 1,700 students who are degree candidates for spring semester 2021. Commencement ceremonies were held Saturday, May 1, in UM’s Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The students listed below are UM degree candidates or have been awarded their degrees. Students with “cum laude” after their name indicate a GPA of 3.40 to 3.69. “Magna laude” indicates a 3.70 to 3.89 GPA, and “summa laude” is 3.90 and above.

Fairview: Justice Root, bachelor of fine arts: media arts, cum laude.

Lambert: Lars Kvaalen, bachelor of arts: environmental studies.

Plentywood: Kelley O’Toole, master of science: speech language pathology.

Savage: Ryder Rice, master business administration: business administration.

Sidney: Alyson Freitag, doctor of physical therapy: physical therapy; Alec Johnson, master of arts: chemistry; Jennifer King, master business administration: business administration - exter; and Jordan Sullivan, master business administration: business administration.

Westby: Dylan MacLean, master of education: education