Outstanding Students Announced for Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids Campus

Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids Campus recently honored its outstanding students for the 2017-2018 academic year. Pictured are the recipients in attendance during the May 2 ceremony.

May 03, 2018

Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids Campus recently honored its outstanding students for the 2017-2018 academic year.

The overall Outstanding Student of the Year was Catherine Amayo Rapalo. Among her accomplishments at Anoka-Ramsey, Rapalo served as President of the Latinx student club. She is completing her associate’s degree while attending as a Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) student. A leader on campus, she has been involved in the Kickstart event, welcoming new, incoming students to the college. Rapalo will transfer to Hamline University next fall to complete her bachelor’s degree.

Outstanding Students by Activity

• Rachel Bray: Student Senate
• Max Brown: Contributor to Student Media
• Courtney Coleman: Phi Theta Kappa
• Nadin Hamida: TRIO Student
• Jess Hernandez: Vocalist
• Kevin Schramm: Athlete
• Gabriel Tronson: Contributor to the Literary Magazine
• Megan Weber: Theatre Technician
• Madeleine Worthington: Actor
• Melanie Yang: Instrumentalist

Outstanding Students by Discipline

• Michael Abresch: Sociology
• Grace Aho: German
• Michelle Arnold: Humanities
• Ruth Baccam: Art
• Liam Barnes: Economics
• Jim Belden: Theatre
• Sarah Blanchard: Business
• Megan Brandner: American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) – 3^rd Place
• Naomi Brenden: American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) – 2^nd Place
• Erika Brown: Study Skills
• Kayla Cycenas: Health, Physical Education, & recreation
• Sabrina Coyno: Nursing
• Jacob Dion: Mathematics
• Martina Drasler: Integrative Health & Healing
• Laura FitzSimons: Reading
• Luke Gentle: Computer Science
• Rachel Hanson: Philosophy
• Amy Houle: Women Studies
• Jason Johnson: Chinese
• Victor Karanja Ndua: Mass Communications
• Axel Kylander: English
• Alex McNeff: History
• Vincent Morocco: Biology
• Elliana Morrison: French
• Lindsay Olsen: Physical Therapist Assistant
• Kayla Peterson: Political Science
• Myriam Parada: Psychology
• Joshua Reiten: American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) – 1^st Place
• Emma Simoke: Anthropology
• Maggie Sorenson: Music
• Shelby Swenson: Communication Studies

For more information, visit AnokaRamsey.edu