Anniversaries

50th Anniversary

   Luke and Inge Torell, of Monticello, will celebrate 50 years of marriage on January 3, 2026.

   Congratulations to both! (D4)

Graduations

Minnesota State Univ., Mankato

     Jaden James, of Albertville, graduated Cum Laude with a BS degree in Nursing following the fall 2025 semester.

     Dorine Nyabuto, of Albertville, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS degree with RN Baccalaureate Completion following the fall 2025 semester.

     Norah Burke, of Buffalo, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS degree in Management following the fall 2025 semester.

     Elijah Elsenpeter, of Buffalo, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS degree in Environmental Science following the fall 2025 semester.

     Sara Vogeler, of Buffalo, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS degree in Nursing following the fall 2025 semester.

     Olivia Willey, of Buffalo, graduated Summa Cum Laude with an AA degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences following the fall 2025 semester.

     Aria Woyke, of Buffalo, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BSSW degree in Social Work following the fall 2025 semester.

     Hendrick England, of Hanover, graduated Summa Cum Laude with BS degrees in Anthropology and Geology, and CERTs in Geoarchaeology, Geographic Information Science (GISc), Geomorphology and Earth Surface Process following the fall 2025 semester.

     William Newman, of Hanover, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS degree in Music Industry following the fall 2025 semester.

     Rachel Hintze, of Montrose, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS degree in Criminal Justice following the fall 2025 semester.

     Pahnia Yang, of Otsego, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS degree with RN Baccalaureate Completion following the fall 2025 semester.

     Hillary Gustafson, of St. Michael, graduated Cum Laude with a CERT in Integrated Business Experience following the fall 2025 semester.

     Kimberly Stensgard, of Waverly, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS degree in Applied Leadership following the fall 2025 semester.

The following students graduated following the fall 2025 semester.

     Albertville - Olivia Peltz, BS, Marketing.

     Buffalo - Matthew Dillon, BS, Applied Leadership; Samantha Mueller, BS, Mathematics Teaching; Ryan Park, BS, Accounting and BS, Marketing; Danielle Winkelman, MS, Special Education.

     Cokato - Garrett Becker, BS, RN Baccalaureate Completion; Laura Holmquist, SPEC, Educational Leadership

     Delano - Chandler Detweiler, BS, Aviation; Duc Do, CERT, Accelerated Accounting; Annika Solom, BS, Nursing; Tehya Westermeyer, BS, Applied Leadership

     Howard Lake - Abby Niesen, BS, Exercise Science

     Monticello - Braden Bitz, BS, Management; Bilan Mire, MA, Communication and Media; Makenna Zadow, BS, Marketing

     St. Michael - Cortez Hollis, GC, Race Conscious Leader; Jordan Mlsna, BS, Nursing; Catherine Weber, BS, RN Baccalaureate Completion.

Minnesota State Moorhead

     Fred Nyaribo, of Otsego, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BSN degree in Nursing following the fall 2025 semester.

The following students graduated following the fall 2025 semester.

     Buffalo - Samantha Wassermann, MS, School Psychology.  

     Otsego - Katie Mastel, MBA, Business Administration w/Healthcare.

     Monticello - Kara Schumann, MS, Educational Leadership; Kaia Grant, SPEC, Educational Leadership.

     Rockford - Kaitlyn Jerke, MS, Curriculum & Instruction; Robert Cancino, MS, Educational Leadership.