Benischek, Paper graduate
from University of Iowa
Despite the many unprecedented challenges of the past year, University of Iowa students continued to excel and perhaps the best example of that commitment is the more than 1,800 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who graduated at the conclusion of the 2020 fall semester.
Some notes on the Fall 2020 graduates:
89% graduating seniors who participated in an internship, undergraduate research, community-based service learning, or other experiential learning opportunity, according to recent Senior Exit Surveys; 157 undergraduates with multiple majors; 3.12 average undergraduate cumulative GPA; 26% undergraduates who identify as first-generation; 35 graduating students who identify as veterans; 18% graduating students who identify as a member of a minority group; 64 age of the oldest degree applicant; 18 age of the youngest degree applicant; 71 Iowa counties represented; 35 U.S. states represented; 37 countries represented, including the U.S.
University of Iowa area fall 2020 graduates include: Jake Benischek of Durant, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Industrial Engineering; Mackenzie Paper of Durant, Bachelor of Arts, Enterprise Leadership.
Area students named to
U. of Iowa President’s List
Almost 900 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa earned President’s List status for their academic work at the conclusion of the 2020 fall semester. In order to be included on the list, a student must have a minimum 4.0 grade-point average (4.0 is an A) in all academic subjects for the 2020 spring semester, and a minimum of nine graded hours with a 4.0 grade-point average (4.0 is an A) in all academic subjects for the spring 2020 fall semester.
The following area students were named to the President’s List:
Noah Brown of Wilton, Electrical Engineering; Jerome Mays of Wilton, Finance; Shelby Rock of Atalissa, Nursing-RN.
Area students named to
U. of Iowa Dean’s List
More than 7,400 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2020 fall semester.
Area students named to the Dean’s List include:
Jake Benischek of Durant, Industrial Engineering; Chantzler Brooks of Wilton, Computer Science; Noah Brown of Wilton, Electrical Engineering; Dylan Clifford of Atalissa, Psychology; Stephanie Crippen of Durant, Elementary Education; Courtney Drumm of Wilton, Health and Human Physiology; Kirsten Jurgersen of Wilton, Mathematics; Jerome Mays of Wilton, Finance; Anthony Mundt of Durant, Ethics and Public Policy; Hailey Nelson of Wilton, Music; Brendan Paper of Durant, Communication Studies; Jacob Reifert of Wilton, Computer Science and Engineering; Shelby Rock of Atalissa, Nursing-RN; Andrew Schemmel of Durant, Computer Science; Kira Schult of Durant, Pre-Business; Emilee Voss of Durant, Elementary Education; Aubrey Werthmann of Durant, Social Studies Education.