Nicholas Juntunen of Sartell has been awarded the Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Hilldale Foundation and the Wisconsin State Legislature provide for awards of $3,000 each to undergraduate students and $1,000 to their faculty/staff advisors to work in collaboration on research projects.
Jim Barker, a Sartell resident and employee of DeZURIK, was recently elected as president of Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valves and Fittings Industry for a three-year term. Barker has been active and worked hard on MSS standards and MSS officer structure for many years. He has chaired many of the standards committees; many industry standards show his leadership and company affiliation in the introductions. Barker has 48 years experience in engineering and management in the valve industry including vice president of product engineering at DeZURIK Inc.

GeAnna Moody of Sartell was initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Moody was initiated at St. Catherine University, St. Paul.
Rachel Schatz of Sartell has been named to the spring dean’s list for a GPA of 3.5 or higher at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.
Margaret Kulus of Sartell has been named to the spring dean’s list for a GPA of 3.5 or higher at Montana State University, Bozeman.
Kami Counter of Sartell has been named to the spring dean’s list for a GPA of 3.5 or higher at University of Wisconsin Stout.
Eight Sartell students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin Madison. They are the following: Claire Boschee, Brandan Carlson, Holly Greer, Morgan Gugger, Yash Hindka, Olivia Plamann, Alayna Runge and Carter Schumacher.
Cali Fritz of Sartell has earned an associate’s degree in dental hygiene from Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Fergus Falls.
Denny Bartlow of Sartell earned a bachelor’s degree in information technology management from the University of Minnesota Crookston.
Abigail Hesse of Sartell has been named to the spring dean’s list for a GPA of 3.5 or higher at Hamline University, St. Paul.
Four Sartell students were named to the spring dean’s list for a GPA of 3.5 or higher at Iowa State University, Ames. They are the following: Isabella Carpenter, Anna Ellis, Phillip Misterman and Austin Pietrowski.
Hunter Boelz of Sartell earned spring president’s academic honors for a GPA of 3.5 or higher at Dakota State University in Madison, S.D.
Brady Gaebel and Caleb Otteson, both of Sartell, have been named to the spring president’s list for a GPA of 4.0 at Minnesota State Community and Technical College.