Awards Day was held at Central Lakes College, Brainerd campus, today to recognize outstanding efforts among students, clubs, faculty,
staff, and administrators. Julie Jo Larson
of Crosby is the Brainerd campus Student of the Year, selected from a field of
six nominees with at least a 3.5 grade-point average and evidence of community
activism, volunteerism, and participation in school activities. A committee picked
the winner. Other major winners: Janel Loven, Brainerd, Paul Findorff Business Scholarship, $2,754; Gregory Botts, Brainerd, Reese/Webb Business Award, $500; International Club - Club of the Year; Suresh Tiwari - Administrator of the Year; Sarah Kath (shown) - Outstanding Faculty; Deb Breneman - Outstanding Staff; Maintenance - Department of Year; Dr. Bill Faber - Adviser of Year; Jennifer Miles, Deerwood; Imran Samuel, Pakistan; Lindy Johnson, Crosby; Mark Englund, Brainerd - Citizenship-Leadership Awards; Irshad Hussain, Pakistan - Senator of Year; Molly Winters, Brainerd - Senate Executive Officer of Year; Georgi Georgiev - Student Employee of Year.Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/58518185@N04/
Academic Achievement Awards (4.0 GPA)
CITY
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FIRST_NAME
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LAST_NAME
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Backus
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Lisa
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Ford
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Backus
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Hannah
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Lemberg
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Backus
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Todd
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Malecha
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Baxter
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Matthew
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Berscheid
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Baxter
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Hailey
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Clark
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Baxter
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Darius
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Polipnick
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Baxter
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Sandra
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Puttbrese
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Baxter
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Kirstin
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Nelson
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Brainerd
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Gregory
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Botts
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Brainerd
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Elizabeth
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Dixon
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Brainerd
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Brandon
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Erickson
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Brainerd
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James
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Fanjoy
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Brainerd
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Kate
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Hauble
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Brainerd
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Ann
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Hoshal
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Brainerd
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Jenna
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Lemieux
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Brainerd
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Karmila
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Seran
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Brainerd
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Teresa
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Skillings
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Brainerd
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Carlos
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Solano
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Brainerd
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Stephanie
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Warta
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Brainerd
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Joshua
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Hahn
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Brainerd
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Abraham
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Kretzman
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Brainerd
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Mark
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Slupe
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Breezy Point
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Anna
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Kloster
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Burtrum
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Sierra
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Halverson
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Cloquet
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Mitchell
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Heath
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Crosby
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Nickolas
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Koschmeder
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Deerwood
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Jennifer
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Miles
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Fort Ripley
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Golden
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Fisk
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Fort Ripley
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Elizabeth
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King
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Freeport
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Alissa
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Blommel
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Germantown, Tenn.
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Grant
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King
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Grey Eagle
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Lesley
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Roe
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Grey Eagle
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Cody
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Sprenger
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Lake Lillian
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Zachary
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Lanners
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Little Falls
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Ralph
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Finch
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Little Falls
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Andrew
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Wenz
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Mapleton
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Adam
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Annis
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Nisswa
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Jacob
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Weizenegger
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Pequot Lakes
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Justin
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Kostecka
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Pequot Lakes
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Renee
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Maher
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Pequot Lakes
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Alexis
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Visser
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Pine River
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Tammy
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Hamilton
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Pine River
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Jason
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Nordlund
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Randall
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Matthew
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Toenies
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Remer
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Margaret
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Tiede
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Rice
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Courtney
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Arendt
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Richmond
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Kelsey
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Stommes
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Sauk Centre
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Ashley
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Kollman
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Sauk Centre
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Keenan
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Pearson
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Sauk Rapids
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Tasha
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Doman
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Sebeka
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Dakota
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Putzke
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Staples
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Jeanette
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Evans
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Staples
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Deborah
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Gerst
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Wadena
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Shelly
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Arel
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Wadena
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Alicia
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Schmidt
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Wadena
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Tyler
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Schmidt
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Warroad
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Kendrich
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Heppner
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Writing
Awards
Essay – 1. Michael Petersen, Pequot Lakes; 2. Julie Jo Larson, Brainerd;
3. Joshua Rinde, Brainerd.
Fiction – 1. Jillian Fredrickson, Aitkin; 2. Margaret Tiede, Remer; 3. Katie
Le Claire, Brainerd.
Poetry – 1. Aleda Pikkaraine, Sebeka; 2. Meagan Quinn, Brainerd; 3. Nichelle
Halbersma, Browerville.
Natural Resources -- Tom Strack, Mattv Toenis, both of Randall -- Highest GPA; Ron Tscheu, Emily, and Steve McKay, Brainerd -- Above & Beyond Award.
Law Enforcement Club -- Cora Lynn Larson, Brainerd, and Derek Johnson, Pillager,Volunteers of the Year.
TRiO Student Support Services -- Malcolm Jones, Brainerd, Student of Year.
