Abigail Mokhtary of Rice was recently named to the spring dean’s list at Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa.
Students must attain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Stephanie Schlangen, Sauk Rapids, recently earned a master’s degree in creative writing and literature from Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, N.J.
Katie Biedler, daughter of Patricia Bechtold of Sauk Rapids and Mark Biedler, recently graduated from Ripon (Wis.) College. She majored in politics and government and minored in communication.
Anna Watkins, daughter of Kari and Jon Watkins of St. Cloud, recently graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in visual arts education from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. She is a 2011 graduate of St. Cloud Christian School.
Rhiannon Nicol, Rice, was one of 10 students from the University of Minnesota-Crookston, who studied abroad in Italy this spring.
The group of students explored several locations over a span of 18 days including Rome, Pompeii, Florence, Venice, Pisa and Tuscany. A tour guide taught the travelers important information about each sight that they visited.
The adventure to Italy was the capstone to a three-credit spring-semester course where students were taught about myths, literature, art, architecture, music and philosophy of Italian culture. The Romans incorporated aspects of many different civilizations into their own empire, and from this they laid the foundation for western civilization.
Tony Jarousek, Allstate agency owner, recently earned the “Agency of the Year Award,” an honor bestowed upon the top Allstate agencies within the state of Minnesota. Jarousek and his agency earned the award due to their outstanding performance and commitment to excellence. In addition to this award, Jarousek has previously received the prestigious Inner Circle Elite award which recognizes his business achievements from 2014. Jarousek and his agency have continually shown dedication to serving customers, consumers and the community, thereby earning him and his team these distinguished honors.