The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) has released the names of graduating scholars as well as scholars attaining the DMACC President’s List and DMACC Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
More than 800 students graduated in the spring term from DMACC’s Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West campuses. The nine Perry-area graduates included:
- Megan Burk, Human Services, Perry
- Amber Escalante, Phlebotomy, Perry
- Starlette Love, Associate General Studies, Perry
- Logan Roll, Emergency Medical Technician, Woodward
- Miguel Sierra Zarceno, Thermal Cutting Welding, Perry
- Tyler Smith, Associate Degree Nursing, Perry
- William Tibben, Machinist Technology, Perry
- Michael Velasco, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Mandi Weesner, Liberal Arts, Perry
Eleven Perry-area scholars were also named to DMACC’s spring 2021 semester 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 spring president’s list were:
- Donna Beasley, Photography, Perry
- Heidi Chapman, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Heather Friedrichsen, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Nathan Galindo, Welding, Perry
- Nichole Greene, Early Childhood Education, Perry
- Angela Hernandez, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Kelsey Holland, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Dannah Karolus, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Cameron Onnen, Human Services, Perry
- Jeymi Ramirez, Accounting Specialist, Perry
- Kolby Wolfe, Business Administration, Perry
DMACC also announced the spring 2021 semester dean’s list, including the following 14 Perry-area scholars. 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 spring dean’s list were:
- Kelsey James, Liberal Arts, Bouton
- Amos Barrios-Munoz, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Presley Marie Bauman, Crime Scene Investigation, Perry
- Megan Burk, Human Services, Perry
- Anna Eppert, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Atalyssa Garnett, Early Childhood Education, Perry
- Maria Izquierdo, Pre-Nursing, Perry
- Jennifer Kilby, Patient Access Specialist, Perry
- Marylou Ledesma, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Starlette Love, Pre-Dental Occupations, Perry
- Julie Morales, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Patrice Pulica, Long-Term Care Administrator, Perry
- Mary Ann Riesberg, Early Childhood Education, Perry
- Rebecca Talbott, Management, Perry
DMACC also released the names of 12 Perry High School students in the Career Advantage Program eligible for the 2021 spring semester President’s List. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 4.0 grade point average for that semester. Career Advantage students attaining the President’s List were:
- Carlos Alarcon, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Rafael Avila, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Mayqueline Cisneros, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Emily Coghlan, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Jose Davila, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Sebastian Hernandez-Castillo, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Macie Mosher, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Samuel Ridnour, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Elizabeth Rodriguez, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Emma Stika, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Nubia Torres, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Kennedy Tunink, Liberal Arts, Perry
Sixteen Perry-area high school students in the DMACC Career Advantage Program were named to the 2021 spring semester Dean’s List. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 3.5 to a 3.99 grade point average for that semester. Career Advantage students attaining the Deans List were:
- Madison Myers, Liberal Arts, Dawson
- Riese Archer, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Zachary Darr, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Andrew Galindo, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Leonard Jacobson, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Elyssa McFarland, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Emma McFarland, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Isabella Nath, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Sandra Perez, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Marielena Ramirez, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Samantha Robles, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Joanna Rodriguez, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Sasha Santacruz, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Angela Vargas, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Quinn Whiton, Liberal Arts, Perry
- Dylan Winey, Liberal Arts, Perry
