DMACC honors 86 Perry-area graduates, scholars

February 12, 2024

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Ten Perry scholars were among nearly 1,000 students who graduated during the 2023 fall semester commencement at the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West Campuses.

DMACC graduates from Perry were:

Aiesha Abdelbaky, Fashion
Alyssa Grow, Liberal Arts
Leonard Jacobson, Welding
Edwin Leanos, Accounting Specialist
Diana Okubay, Nurse Aide and Advanced Nurse Aide
Jillian Olmstead, Nurse Aide and Advanced Nurse Aide
Miguel Perez, Business Transfer
Sharitzy Romero, Welding
Minasey Tewelde, Nurse Aide and Advanced Nurse Aide
Tiffany Winey, Accounting Specialist

Scholars attaining the DMACC President’s List and DMACC Dean’s List for the 2023 fall term were also named this week. Fourteen Perry-area scholars were named to the fall 2023 president’s list. To qualify for the president’s list, a student must have earned a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 during the term. Achieving the fall president’s list were:

Cale Holst, Computer Information Systems, Bouton
Katherine Alvayero, Pre-Nursing, Perry
Halmar Arteaga Bran, Computer Languages, Perry
Andrew Brown, Elementary Education-Transfer, Perry
Ashley Defenbaugh, Early Childhood Education, Perry
Kristen DeSerano, Realtime Court Reporting, Perry
Bryce Eastman, Accounting Specialist, Perry
Rhonda Fletcher, Medical Billing and Coding, Perry
Chloe Gilmore, Early Childhood Education, Perry
Angela Hernandez, Web Developer, Perry
Melissa Kinney, Elementary Education-Transfer, Perry
Brody Nicolaisen, Liberal Arts, Perry
Kaiden Summerson, Accounting Specialist, Perry
Tiffany Winey, Accounting Specialist, Perry

Twenty Perry scholars were named to the DMACC Dean’s List for the fall 2023. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have earned a grade point average (GPA) between 3.5 and 3.99. Making the fall dean’s list were:

Heidi Chapman, Human Services
Christopher Dardanes, Exercise Science
Kathia Davila, Pre-Nursing
Nathaniel Gardner, Sociology-Transfer
Nepthale Gonzalez, Human Services
Ernesto Herrejon, Management
Rogelio Izquierdo, Criminal Justice
Autumn Love, Elementary Education-Transfer
Heidi Love, Elementary Education-Transfer
Madeline McCord, Elementary Education-Transfer
Jayde McLarty, Pathway-Math and Science
Christopher Morales, Theatre-Transfer
Helena Nelson, Pathway-Public and Community Service
Cameron Onnen, Human Services
Hiromi Rosas, Crime Scene Investigation
Sasha Santacruz, Culinary Arts
Maria Silva, Management
Justin Smith, Business Administration
Katherine Vasquez, Pre-Health Occupations
Grace Whitfield, Liberal Arts

Eighteen Perry-area high school students in the DMACC Career Advantage Program were named to the fall 2023 President’s List. To qualify for the president’s list, a student must have earned a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 during the term.

Achieving the fall President’s List were:

Donovin Delp, Liberal Arts, Dawson
Lilly Riley, Liberal Arts, Dawson
Kelsey Laabs, Liberal Arts, Jamaica
Emilie Bates, Liberal Arts, Perry
Emily Dowd, Liberal Arts, Perry
Landon Grant, Liberal Arts, Perry
Brynley Hayes, Liberal Arts, Perry
Addison Huntington, Liberal Arts, Perry
Kaitlyn Leber, Liberal Arts, Perry
Drake Levan, Pathway-Engineering/Manufacturing, Perry
Sophia McDevitt, Liberal Arts, Perry
Valentina Mion, Liberal Arts, Perry
Jenna Nelson, Pathway-Health Science/Fitness, Perry
Litzy Ramirez, Liberal Arts, Perry
Miley Sanchez, Liberal Arts, Perry
Callie Steva, Liberal Arts, Perry
Oscar Villalobos, Liberal Arts, Perry
Seth Borgeson, Liberal Arts, Rippey

Twenty-four Perry-area high school students in the DMACC Career Advantage Program were named to the 2023 fall semester Dean’s List. To be eligible for the list, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 3.5 to a 3.99 GPA for that semester.

PHS Career Advantage students attaining the Dean’s List were: