Oluseyi Matthew Odebiyi of Sartell has earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
Laura Johnson and Bryce Olson of Sartell have both earned bachelor’s degrees in nursing from South Dakota State University, Brookings.
Falcon National Bank recently promoted two Sartell residents: Kourtney Piepenburg to chief digital officer and Rebecca Kempenich to chief marketing officer. Piepenburg has been with the bank for five years and has worked as senior advisor, chief accountability officer, and vice president of strategic project management. As chief digital officer, Piepenburg will be focused on creating new value through the smart use of digital tools, platforms, technologies, services and processes. Kempenich has been with the bank for three years and previously served as vice president of marketing. Leading the bank’s marketing team, Kempenich’s focus will be on developing a comprehensive marketing and brand strategy that aligns with customer-experience standards and delivers against business-growth goals.


Jenna Weyer of Sartell was recently named to the fall dean’s list at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
Twelve Sartell students rwwere ecently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Duluth. To earn the honor, students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. The students and their majors are as follows: Dylan DeZurik, criminology; Emily Driste, communication science; Rachel Eisenschenk, environment, sustainability and geography; Jack Hennemann, biology; Elijah Kigozi, pre-business; Mackenzie Krueger, theater; Nathaniel Miller, music theory and composition; Trevor Raths, accounting; Jacob Sanderson, psychology; Christopher Silman, electrical engineering; Logan Stockinger, pre-business; Alex Virnig, pre-business.
Nine Sartell students were recently named to the fall dean’s list at the College of St. Scholastica: Riley Ahrndt, exercise physiology; Josie Boelter, biology; Lauren Buchholz, biology; Scott Friese, marketing; Alexandra Illies, psychology; Andrew Lakmann, exercise physiology; Kelli Loscheider, biology; Madelyn Ouart, nursing; Tonya Paul, exercise physiology. Students must achieve a 3.75 grade-point average or above on a 4.0 scale.
Ten Sartell students were recently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They are as follows: Claire Boschee, Brandan Carlson, Patrick Eichler, Holly Greer, Morgan Gugger, Yash Hindka, Olivia Plamann, Alayna Runge, Carter Schumacher and Ryan Zulkosky.