SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Morningside University has named the following students as Dimmitt Scholars in recognition of high academic distinction for the 2024-25 academic year.

Dimmitt Scholars must be full-time students who have completed at least 45 credits of college work with a cumulative grade point average between 3.50 and 3.75. The award is named in honor of the late Lillian Dimmitt, who served as a teacher and administrator at Morningside for more than 60 years.

The Dimmitt Scholars are:

Sioux City: Marcelo Aman, Antonio Araujo, Jason Bowker, Megan Callahan, Yeni Condon, Lupita De Anda Valadez, Lilly Fellin, Brody Frye, Miguel Gonzalez Diego, Danielle Gould, Nevaeh Hast, Rodrigo Iraheta, Alexys Jones, Tesheta Kero, Andy Markowsky, Jolee Mesz, Miriam Moore, Byanka Olivarez, Isaiah Olson, Neida Padilla Navejas, Virjinia ParedesAustin Ramold, Gabriel Ruiz, Nathanael Ruiz, Will Ryan, Gabby Ryan, Wyatt Skuodas, Eneyda Vazquez, Estefania Villegas Meza, and Megan Zuehl. 

Iowa: Alex Aguirre, Ankeny; Chris Aragon, Creston; Kai Baker, Urbandale; Faith Beeck, Glidden; Brayden Dinkla, Winterset; Elsie Dirkx, Carroll; Aubrey Edgington, Indianola; Sage Evans, Mondamin; Maggie Fisher, Ankeny; Tommy Fitzsimmons, Vail; Tucker Gibbar, New London; Macanna Guritz, Logan; Ella Hanner, Hornick; Austin Healy, Sergeant Bluff; Jadyn Hessenius, Garwin; RC Hicks, Allerton; Laura Hinners, Pomeroy; Maclayn Houston, Mondamin; Dallas Kluender, Moville; Sophie Knuth, Westfield; Stockton Kosmicki, Sergeant Bluff; Evan Kruger, Little Rock; Lane Kruger, George; Payten Lode, Archer; Dani Loneman, Carroll; Brianna Lux, Carroll; Alli Magnussen, Storm Lake; Eein McKinley, Onawa; Jacey Miller, Cedar Rapids; Aleek Mun, Kiron; Eli Murray, Onawa; Luke Myers, Sioux Center; Taylor Nieuwsma, Sioux Center; Savanna Nilles, George; Lydia Pace, Marne; Aden Rieb, Alta; Chayton Rowe, Bronson; Brady Seuntjens, Danbury; Aabiskar Sharma, Urbandale; Addyson Showalter, Sheffield; Kyle Sisler, Runnells; Courtney Sporrer, Logan; Kyle Spotts, Ida Grove; Ally Stuhrenberg, Pocahontas; Bess Telfer, Prairie City; Christopher Wailes, Council Bluffs; Amber Waters, Hudson; Cole Westphal, Magnolia; Logan Whitney, Salix; Sam Wilt, Anamosa; and Sayda Woodbury, Sergeant Bluff.

Nebraska: Bralen Biddlecome, Kearney; Delaney Biesecker, Roca; Daniel Brocaille, Papillion; Benjamin Brodin, Omaha; Brendan Buckley, Omaha; Chase Carter, Norfolk; Chase Doble, Gretna; Caden Eggleston, Hickman; Jacob Haase, Hastings; Brooklin Kuester, Beemer; Mason Limbach, Fremont; Marco Lira, South Sioux City; Jiselle Mendoza, South Sioux City; Mattie Milligan, Ponca; Ellie Peterson, York; Tenley Rasmussen, Thedford; Cole Reilly, Lincoln; Grace Riha, Omaha; Alysen Sander, Lincoln; Aidan Sander, Lincoln; Mia Stoffel, Omaha; Maddie Thomas, Cedar Bluffs; Jonathan Valadez, South Sioux City; Taylan Vetrovsky, Adams; and Alec Wilkins, Omaha.

South Dakota: Dylan Ades, Sioux Falls; Janessa Huisman, Brandon; Emaly Kruse, Sioux Falls; Elana Krutsinger, Salem; Emilee Liebe, Jefferson; Alexandra McCaulley, Harrisburg; Darien Rabe, Gayville; Eme Smith, Watertown; Bailey Steward, McCook Lake; Dem Stout, Clear Lake; and Kyla Syverson, Sioux Falls. 

United States: Jake Bolda, Oswego, Ill.; Theron Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Julianne Johnston, Longmont, Colo.; Jack LaRue, Olathe, Kan.; Trent Lawrence, Elmhurst, Ill.; Cade Nolan, Menifee, Calif.; Tyson Spradling, Broomfield, Colo.; Hayden Thilges, Kansas City, Mo.; Seth Thomas, Mattawan, Mich.; Hailey Veenker, Windom, Minn.; and Kade Yasui, Mililani, Hawaii.

International: Elias Andrade, Quito, Ecuador; Aziz Benkrid, La Marsa, Tunisia; Lucy Brown, Southport, United Kingdom; Joao Pedro Pierry Izoldi Costa, Santos, Brazik; Ola Dalach, Opacz-Kolonia, Poland; Emma Feigl, Fuerstenzell, Germany; Timon Koerber, Grunwald, Germany; Maron Marcel Guimaraes Magalhaes, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Abhishek Mohapatra, Bhubaneswar, India; Olivia Newton, Harper, Liberia; Guga Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal; Diego Ocando Pena, Los Patios, Colombia; Oskar Schoof, Lemgo, Germany; and Alexander Jesus Castillo Vera, Santiago, Chile.