Here’s a list, achievements by Osceola County students at out-of-area colleges and universities, as reported by Merit Pages News
Dwayne McGee of Kissimmee received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Mercer University (Macon. Ga.)
Christina Stoll of Kissimmee received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College (Clinton, N.Y.)
Liannette Ortiz, Kissimmee graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in social work from Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa).
Brooke Envall of St. Cloud graduated from Georgia State University during the Spring 2025 semester.
Brinley Cowart of Kenansville (who was named to the President’s Lis), Judy Harara of Davenport, Lauren Klofach-Shepan of Celebration and Selena Mcintyre of St. Cloud were part of the spring commencement class at the University of Alabama. Kelsey Pelc of St. Cloud was also named to the President’s List.
Angelica Rivera Amaral of Kissimmee has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies from Widener College’s (Chester, Pa.) College of Arts and Sciences.
Simone Alexis Giggetts of St. Cloud was among nearly 200 students to receive degrees from Mars Hill (N.C.) University during spring commencement on Saturday, May 10.
Collge of Holy Cross (Worcester, Mass.) celebrated 733 Bachelor of Arts degree recipients, including Cyndie and Lyndie Alexis of Kissimmee. Eilish Valley of Celebration was awarded a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Theatre Arts from Coe College (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
Rebecca Krall of Kissimmee graduated with a Master Of Science In Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin in spring 2025.
Ross Hinson of St. Cloud was among 3,591 graduates from the University of Nebraska-during May commencement exercises.
Sebastian Burgos of Kissimmee earned a Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance at Fort Hays State (Hays, Kan.).
Maria Virginia Pinedo Villalobos of Kissimmee (BBA in International Business) and Miles Wildermuth of Reunion (BS in Media Arts and Design) earned degrees from James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Sydney Kochensparger of St. Cloud graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Science from Clark University (Worcester, Mass.) She was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
Ruben Marrero of St. Cloud has earned a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Newman University (Wichita, Kan.) and earned a spot on the Dean’s List.
Cheyenne Sky Oberlechner (Bachelor of Architecture, Cum Laude) of Kissimmee and Alondra Nicole Maldonado (Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology and Health) of Kissimmee received degrees from Iowa State University this spring.
Softball player Kiley Holland of St. Cloud has been named to the Spartanburg Methodist College (S.C.) Spring 2025 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for student-Athletes who compile a 3.25 GPA or better while being enrolled in 12+ hours. Michael Torres of St. Cloud graduated from the school on May 3.
On May 9, Piedmont University (Demorest, Ga.) conferred undergraduate degrees to Victoria Sierra, St. Cloud, who earned a Bachelor, Science in Mathematics and was named a named Dean’s Scholar for the Spring 2025 semester.
Abigail Kelly of Kissimmee has been named to the Deans’ Commendation List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Meghan Behrens of Kissimmee has been named to the spring 2025 Dean’s List at Hofstra University (Hempstead, N.Y.).
William Scott of Kissimmee has been named to the spring 2025 Dean’s List at Luther College (Decorah, Iowa).
Katherine LaCroix and Trista Miller of Davenport and Kassidy Cabot of St. Cloud earned places on the Valdosta (Ga.) State University Spring 2025 Dean’s List.
Diego Betancourt Sanoja of Kissimmee was named to the
President’s List at Campbellsville (Ky.) University, and Angeline Beecher of Kissimmee to its Dean’s List.
Liannette Ortiz of Kissimmee was named to the Wartburg College (Waverlyu, Iowa) Winter/May Term Dean’s List.
Milka De La Cruz of Kissimmee, has been named to Ohio University’s Spring 2025 President’s List. A.J. Brown of Kissimmee was named to the school’s Dean’s List.
Grace Ann Lannie of Davenport was named to the College of Charleston (S.C.) Spring 2025 President’s List.
Sierra Elliott of Harmony has been named to the South Dakota State University dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester.
Antonio Medina of St. Cloud was named to the McKendree University’s (Lebanon, Ill.) President’s List.
Calib Gordy of Kissimmee, was named to Trine University (Angola, Ind.) President’s List for the Spring 2025 term. He and Hao Huang of St. Cloud completed degrees.
Georgianna Stathakis, a Lasell University (Newton, Mass.) student from Davenport was named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.
Josibeth Capellan and Eliel Salva Torres of Kissimmee are on the Spring 2025 Dean’s List at Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.).
Joel Collado of St. Cloud has been named to the University of Rhode Island’s Spring 2025 Dean’s List.
Danielle Jacobs of St. Cloud was named to the University of
Evansville (Ind.) Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.
Kaelin Wilhoit of St. Cloud was named to the Geneva College (Beaver Falls, Pa.) Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.
Emma Treen of Kissimmee was named to the Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, N.C.) Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester, and Hannah Kline of St. Cloud was named to the Chancellor’s List for earning a 3.8 or higher GPA.
Natasha De Jesus, a sophomore Nursing major from Intercession City, was named to the Bob Jones University (Greenville, S.C.) Spring 2025 Dean’s List.
Julio Del Jesus of Kissimmee, as part of earning a B.A. in government, has been named to the Wofford College (Spartanburg, S.C.) spring 2025 Dean’s List.
Brooke Envall of St. Cloud and Desiree Wrather of Kissimmee were named to the Georgia State University President’s List, and Angeline Sineus of Kissimmee was named to the Dean’s List.
Amelia Moore of St. Cloud was named to the Belmont University (Nashville, Tenn.) Spring 2025 Dean’s List.
Wallace State Community College (Hanceville, Ala.) named Valerie Rodriguez of Kissimmee to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.
Autumn Remy of Kissimmee has been named to the 2025 Emmanuel College (Boston, Mass.) Dean’s List.
