Outstanding Students Announced for Coon Rapids Campus

May 23, 2016

Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids Campus recently honored its outstanding students for the 2015-2016 academic year.

The overall Outstanding Student of the Year was Amanda Romeo, Anoka, Minn. Among her accomplishments at Anoka-Ramsey, Romeo served the Phi Theta Kappa honor society as Vice President of Fellowship. Romeo will transfer to the University of Minnesota next fall to complete her degree in Human Resources.

Other area students earning this recognition in an academic area or an activity included:

Outstanding students in an activity:

• Brandon Osero, Blaine, Minn.: Actor
• Jennifer Zidar, Wyoming, Minn.: Athlete
• Bryan Anderson, Coon Rapids, Minn., Contributor to the Literary Magazine
• Dominic Dang, Coon Rapids, Minn.: Contributor to Student Media
• Hayden Swenson, Coon Rapids, Minn.: Instrumentalist
• Marissa Ampe, Coon Rapids, Minn.: Phi Theta Kappa
• Abigail Evenson, Mounds View, Minn.: Phi Theta Kappa
• Jon Shomion, Coon Rapids, Minn.: Student Senate
• Jeannette Fancher, Anoka, Minn.: Theatre Technician
• Michelle Fancher, Anoka, Minn.: Theatre Technician
• Joseph Porter, Minneapolis, Minn.: Vocalist

Outstanding students in a discipline:

• James Cofield, Buffalo, Minn.: Art
• Tyler Leng, Zimmerman, Minn.: Biology
• Matthew Boris, Columbia Heights, Minn.: Business
• Samuel M. Gentle, St. Michael, Minn.: Chemistry
• Hao Huynh, Mounds View, Minn.: Chinese
• Olivia Pavlish, Rogers, Minn.: Communication Studies
• Dominic Dang, Coon Rapids, Minn.: Computer Science
• Brandon Taylor, Blaine, Minn.: Economics
• Rachel Cawthra, Ramsey, Minn.: English
• Ubah Hussein, Coon Rapids, Minn.: English Language Learning
• Elizabeth Lee, Andover, Minn.: French
• Rachel Lunsford, St. Michael, Minn.: Geography
• Nicholas Fleck, Blaine, Minn.: German
• Cody Hatton, Maple Grove, Minn.: Health, Physical Education & Recreation
• Summer Erickson, Blaine, Minn.: Humanities
• Nikki Rieck, Chisago City, Minn.: Integrative Health & Healing
• Jessica Lueck, Princeton, Minn.: Journalism
• Kristin Johnson, Circle Pines, Minn.: Mathematics
• Alex Christensen, Elk River, Minn.: AMAJYC – 1^st Place
• Sean Donahue, Andover, Minn.: AMAJYC – 2^nd Place
• Thomas Haugan, Cedar, Minn.: AMAJYC – 3^rd Place
• Alice Golter, Cambridge, Minn.: Music
• Lindsay Larson, Coon Rapids, Minn.: Nursing
• Jacob Novak, Coon Rapids, Minn.: Philosophy
• Lisa Barnes, Harris, Minn.: Physical Therapy Assistant
• Haley Trewin, Ramsey, Minn.: Political Science
• Kelly Buzzell, Coon Rapids, Minn.: Psychology
• Samantha Young, Big Lake, Minn.: Reading
• Thomas Doran, Chisago City, Minn.: Study Skills
• Jamie Costello, Anoka, Minn.: Theatre
• Pamela Bergeron, Ham Lake, Minn.: Women Studies