FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fulton, Mo. – June 4, 2025: Westminster College is pleased to announce those students who achieved exemplary academic performance and were named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List.
The list of 226 students includes 64 freshmen, 51 sophomores, 52 juniors and 59 seniors.
The Dean’s List recognizes Westminster students who excelled academically during the past semester. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a 3.60 semester grade point average with at least 12 hours completed that semester.
Dr. Ingrid Ilinca, Vice President, Chief Academic Officer, Provost and Chief Student Retention Officer, recently commended the students for their exemplary academic performance.
“The students named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List have exemplified one of the defining qualities of a Westminster education: academic excellence,” Ilinca said. “Their commitment to learning and growth, paired with perseverance and resilience, has led to these outstanding achievements. On behalf of the College, I sincerely congratulate each one of them.”
All those honored are listed below:
Freshmen
Grace Abell
Paul Adjor
Molly Angell
Maame Fosuah Appiah-Kwarteng
Tyler Baer
Emma Behrmann
Annabelle Bryan
Lindrielle Burden
Madelynn Cannon
Lucas Cole
Paige Cruzan
Max Diener
Kenna Edwards
Johnny Evers
Brayden Ewers
Braden Eye
Eliva Flowers
Tyler Godat
Karen Goodin
Riley Greening
Merec Harper
Tayler Helchowski
Joshua Jackson
Isabella Johnson
Jamile Johnson
Maria Johnson
Samuel Justice
Madison Kempker
Mason Kempker
Brooke Kiel
Will King
Hayley Lale
Robert Lewis
Christian Mahoro
Matthew Martucci
Maddy Meyer
Max Michna
Sam Miller
Shea Nortrup
Aidan Ortmann
Jack Page
Javan Petty
Madison Plybon
Carlie Regier
Alex Regulus
Jacob Reynolds
Annika Rhodes
Luke Rohrbach
Destiny Rosario
Adam Rosh
Claire Sanders
Mackenzie Sansone
Izzy Schmidt
Kearra Steinlage
Maurice Taggart
Owen Tarry
Justus Vargas
Kylee Velcheck
Haley Veliz
Colby Whiteman
Mabry Wingerter
Colyn Wright
Brooke Yanskey
Olivia Zastrow
Sophomores
Adam Abuzaid
William Ashmore
Allison Auer
Benjamin Ballard
Ellie Bedsworth
Lakyn Breesawitz
Madison Brown
Bryce Bryant
Braedon Cairer
Kelsey Cochran
William Crabtree
Kayley Craghead
Kaylie Culbreath
Carson Daniels
Richard DeCola
Kristen Doak
Keely Garman
Reagan Gerard
Madelyn Goodson
Cole Harrell
Donte Harris
Gavin Hendrix
Rylee Hinton
Jackson Hughes
Chase Johnson
Tessa Keltner
Jill Koetting
Laura Lange
Viridian Lowe
Eve Massman
Davin Mathes
Kenzie Moore
William Morris
Domenic Nordmann
Destynee Orf
Andrew Pemberton
Abigail Ridgel
Elena Scheve
Haylie Schnake
Isabella Shelden
James Sorrell
Kalie Strayhorn
Noah Tepe
Isaac Thomas
Cooper Thompson
Evelyn Valero
Madison VanDyke
Marley Velasquez
Shelby Ward
Enfys Warner
Anna Wekenborg
Juniors
Kerrick Adkins
Jacob Becker
Faith Beckmann
Natalie Benton
Travis Bieg
Anja Browner
Paul Campoverde
Troy Castleman
Conner Coffey
Elly Crum
Jake Currant
Addison Curtis
Jonathan Dickneite
Payton Dudenhoeffer
Skyler English
Casey Farris
Isaac Gawronski
Alexander Goly
Cierra Graves
Kaitlyn Halamicek
Audrey Hawkins
Emelia Hilse
Geoffrey Hudson
Sophie Hudspeth
Katelynn Jackson
Brysan Jeffries
Felicity Kirby
Brayden Knittel
Madelynn Kordik
Nathan Lehmen
Khamani Matallah
Salvador Moncada
Noah Naumann
Jane Njuguna
Meghan Nolte
Taylor O’Gorman
Payton Olsson
Jamie Peffer
Amanda Rehmert
Brendan Reinhard
Troy Romero
Paige Rowland
Hayden Sanborn
Madison Scott
Collin Siebel-Spath
Connor Siebel-Spath
Mattigan Trudo
Mia Turner
Lee Verslues
Ashley Wallner
Bryce Westerfeld
Caitlyn Wheadon
Seniors
Daniel Backer
Tyler Ballew
Heather Bell
Emily Berry
Philippe Bledsoe
Paige Brennecke
Will Conway
Jason Cooley
Joshua Cooper
Kate Donnell
McCailyn Drainer
Ben Eberlin
Madisyn Ellis
Jaclin Fenski
Andrew Friend
Colton Goodwin
Wyatt Hammond
Payton Heevner
Trace Helsel
Kaleb Hinkle-Pruett
Toby Hughes
Hugo Jover Arilla
Celissa Kennedy
Megan Klos
Charlotte Kurtz
Caragan Lockard
Kelsey Logan
Joseph Lozano
Adam Luetkemeyer
Clement Mahoro
Hollis Makings
Megan Marcum
Trey Mazzarese
Raigan McKee
Joshua Morales
Ethan Mort
Steven Muller
Niklas Olsson
Ryan Pemberton
Cooper Pennington
Annette Ramirez
Sophia Reed
Sophia Reimer
Joseph Rembecki
Mawina Robinson
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Kirsten Schrader
Tabitha Skuta
Brylie Sparks
John Stannard
Kiersten Stephens
Marcus Stephens
Courtney Street
Paige Sunneberg
Jake Troutt
Elle Turner
Megan Ueligger
Neida Ulysse
Emma Wilson
ABOUT WESTMINSTER COLLEGE: Founded in 1851 and home of Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech, Westminster College is ranked prestigiously by The Princeton Review as one of the “Best Colleges in the Midwest” for 2026 and one of only 37 full-participation institutions with the Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition as recognized by the Higher Learning Commission. New graduates experience a more than 90% placement rate within six months of graduation, while Westminster alumni are in the top 16% nationwide for graduate earnings. The only National Liberal Arts college in Missouri, Westminster has long been recognized for its focus on educating and inspiring students to make an impact on the world around them. Find out more about Westminster College by visiting our website.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Sarah Backer at 573-220-9038 or Sarah.Backer@WCMO.edu.
Sarah Rummel Backer is the Director of Media Relations and Senior Writer at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. A proud Westminster graduate, Sarah has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and strategic communications in the areas of higher education, medicine, agriculture, and the private business sector.
