Fifty Morningside College students graduated with bachelor’s degrees and an additional 16 students graduated with Master of Arts in Teaching degrees in December.

Fifty Morningside College students graduated with bachelor’s degrees and an additional 16 students graduated with Master of Arts in Teaching degrees in December.

Morningside College awards general honors based on undergraduate work completed at the college and according to the grade point averages designated as follows:

*cum laude (with honor) at 3.50

**magna cum laude (with great honor) at 3.66

***summa cum laude (with highest honor) at 3.81.

December graduates were as follows:

Bachelor of Arts

Sioux City – Jordan Betts, Derrick Dison Jr., Mario Melo**, Wyatt Mounts**, Reece Sunclades, Grace Vander Weil.

Iowa – Allison Higgins, Jefferson; Dominic Johnson, Pocahontas; Dylan Spieler, Remsen; Abby Taylor, Milford; Joey Volquartsen***, Stanton; Cassandra Warner***, Council Bluffs.

Other states – Jared Jochum***, Dakota Dunes, S.D.; Lorena Ruiz, Santa Ana, Calif.; Nathalie Sanchez, Bellevue, Neb.

Other countries – Max Hannes Kraft***, Germany; Murat Turan, Germany.

Bachelor of Science

Sioux City – Jared Amundson, Austin Gomez, Cade Herrig*, Malcolm Johnson, Hana Krommenhoek, Hayley Lange***, Katarina Loofe, Nicholas Nieman, Connor Niles, Thomas Oleson, Joseph Riker, Stephanie Stabile.

Iowa – Bradley Davis, Mapleton; Braden Gebel, Ida Grove; Alexis Hall*, Percival; Jordan Hernandez, Clarinda; Reece Jackson, Marcus; Nicolas Lundula, Mason City; Andrea Medinger*, Dubuque; Logan Moore, Onawa; Teagan Nyren, Laurens; Reed Smith*, Carroll; Trevor Wheelock, Boone.

Other states – Samuel Akins*, Lincoln, Neb.; Mara Amsberry***, Omaha, Neb.; Emalee Barton*, Elkhorn, Neb.; Steven Gustafson, Arvada, Colo.; Jared Jochum***, Dakota Dunes, S.D.; Alysia Simunek, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Other countries – Tobias Schomerus***, Germany.

Bachelor of Music Education

Iowa – Gage Fenton***, Keokuk; Tara Meinen***, Denison.

Other states – Caalyn Loehrs Dowling, Lakewood, Wash.

Master of Arts in Teaching

Iowa – Jennifer Christensen, Libertyville; Erika Dvorak, Bettendorf; Kristin Elm, Webster City; Kandice Hammel, Dorchester; Cade Hoversten, West Des Moines; Shawna Hutchison, Marshalltown; Christina Langton, Cedar Rapids; Bridget LaRoche, North Liberty; Heather Maassen, Avoca; Kelli Meyers, Palo; Kelly Northwick, Atlantic; Emily Riniker, Sherrill; Heather Schurr, Gilbert; Aaron Stensland, Story City; Kaitlyn Uthe, Hiawatha; Kelsey Westrum, Stratford.