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UW-Whitewater Bennett Frazer, a management major from Lena, is a member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team, which qualified for the 2024 NCAA Division 3 Championship, an eight-team, double-elimination national tournament in Eastlake, Ohio. The Warhawks won the NCAA Whitewater Regional and Super Regional rounds to punch a ticket to their eighth Division 3 World Series. UW-Whitewater is the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champion and owned a 40-9 record entering the tournament. UW-Stout The following students from the area have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester at UW-Stout in Menomonie. The award is presented to students who have a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. Gillett: Nicole Baumgarten, bachelor of science, early childhood education; Virgil Herzog, bachelor of science, computer science; Bailey Pedersen, bachelor of science, professional communication and emerging media. Birnamwood: Ben Gilkenson, bachelor of science, supply chain management. Caroline: Tayla Spiegel, bachelor of science real estate property management, bachelor of science, hotel, restaurant and tourism management. Shawano: Elizabeth Dillenburg, bachelor of science, arts administration and entrepreneurship; Owen Moesch, bachelor of science, computer and electrical engineering; Walker Theis, bachelor of science, applied mathematics and computer science. Tigerton: Nathaen Wanta, bachelor of science, applied mathematics and computer science. Wittenberg: Torri Eckert, bachelor of fine arts, entertainment design. Eland: Emma Behreandt, bachelor of science, psychology. UW-Stevens Point The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored more than 2,300 undergraduate students for attaining high grade-point averages during the spring semester of the 2023-24 academic year. Full-time undergraduates who earned grade points of 3.9-4.0 (4.0 equals straight A) are given the highest honors designation. High honor citations go to those with grade point averages from 3.75-3.89, and honor recognition is accorded to those with grade point averages from 3.5-3.74. Students who received honors include the following. Birnamwood: Kailey Butkowski, highest honors; Calee Corazalla, highest honors; Jaydon Landowski, highest honors; Jordan Landowski, high honors. Bowler,: Maya Desai, high honors; Bailey Grosskopf, highest honors. Eland: Samuel Graff, highest honors; Megan Konkol, highest honors; Christian Myers, honors. Wittenberg: Justin Crain, high honors. Bonduel: Trevor Kraning, honors; McKenna Levanetz, high honors; Alison Moede, high honors; Luke Schmidt, high honors; Erin Timler, highest honors; Cooper Uelmen, honors. Krakow: Gracie Mihalski, highest honors. Leopolis: Zachary Young, high honors. Shawano: Bryce Baller, honors; Lydia Beyer, highest honors; Nathan Edwards, high honors; William Myers, highest honors; Benjamin Smits, honors; Lauren Welander, honors; Sydney Wierzba, honors. Tigerton: Adrienne Brady, highest honors. Abrams: Delaney Koehne, high honors; Karissa Lambert, highest honors. Gillett: Emma Anderson, honors; Christina Ciancio, honors; Haley Giese, highest honors; Marissa Klein, high honors. Lena: Brianna Scray, honors; Ruthie Zahm, Highest honors. Mountain: Kelsey Beaber, high honors. Oconto Falls: Joseph Adams, highest honors; Natalie Delzer, highest honors; Victoria Hutchinson, honors; Lily Kurek, high honors; Aria Slade, honors; Grant Yuma, highest honors. Suring: Mackenzie Bailey, high honors; Kelsey Smith, highest honors; Logan Stuart, high honors. Wisconsin Lutheran College Taten Mullikin, of Shawano, graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in sports management from Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee. Mullikin is a graduate of Barron Area Senior High School.