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Basin students make EWU Dean's List

STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 4 months AGO
by STAFF REPORT
| July 13, 2023 1:39 PM

CHENEY – Students from 14 cities in the Columbia Basin were placed on Eastern Washington University’s 2023 Spring Dean List, according to the university’s website. The website stated that any undergraduate student who earns what the university defines as 12 quality hours and receives a GPA of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean's List.

Students on the Dean’s List from each city are as follows, organized alphabetically by last name:

Coulee City:

William Elliott

Coulee Dam:

Jozlyn Hansen, Addison Hansen

Electric City:

Chase Gerard

Ephrata:

Elliott Ahmann, Vianey Arias-Perez, Brennen Bazaldua, Joshua Benthem, Laura Davis, Jamie Farias, Aliyah Greene, Antonio Isiordia, Gibelly Lopez-Benicio, Alan Maceda, Jayn Moore, Kendra Mullings, Anna Pugh, Alejandra Rodriguez, Natalie Salazar, Caden Sheneman, Nicole Thomas, Araceli Viveros

Mattawa:

Yaritza Alatriste Morales, Mariana Lopez, Angie Tirado, Yesenia Valencia

Moses Lake:

Everett Ashley, Sara Ausere, Jessica Burkett, Benjamin Bustos, Maquela Cassiano, Luis Cisneros, Marilyn Dogbe, Audrey Donaldson, Amalia Farias, Ashton Fisk, Jaycie Frey, Erika Garcia, Kate Guadarrama-Diaz, Keenen Gubler, Mason Hightower, Lupe Huitron-Pardo, Megan Johnson, Emily Kalmbach, Maddy Kling, Kaleigh Lafser, Kenisha Martinez, Allyssa Martinez, Elizabeth Mendiola, Keya Moncada, Zachery Owens, Ariana Penrose, David Prado, Sara Record, Baylee Roden, Ericka Rodriguez, Caleb Ruiz, Amanda Sikos, Hayleigh Throneberry, Leticia Valencia, Myanni Villa

Odessa:

Joshua Clark, Ruth Paszkeicz, Garrison Schmierer, Camden Weber

Othello:

Olga Aguilar - Cortez, Daisy Alfaro-Dominguez, Sergio Alvarez, Abraham Alvarez, Daisy Ballardo, Hexy Chavez, Kenia Contreras, Hilario Deleon-Nunez, Kevin Garza, Clarissa Martinez, Isaiah Perez, Diana Ramos, Oscar Ruiz, Maciah Tovar, Odyssey Valencia, Obryanna Valencia, Emilee Van Buren, Jose Zuniga Villalobos

Quincy:

Ignacio Castillo, Julian Diaz, Camila Diaz-Salas, Connor Donovan, Marcos Dorantes-Casiano, Josue Esparza, Crystal Espinoza-Baeza, Dulce Ferreyra, Nano Gallardo-Reyes, Beverly Granados Medina, Lydia Gutierrez, Shea Heikes, Cindy Jaimes- Contreras, Kallie Kooistra, Sophia Navarro, Fatima Sanchez, Rafa Vazquez Navarro

Ritzville:

Kennedy Boyes, Abby Gering, David Hinkle

Royal City:

Magdalena Barragan-Lopez, Daniel Cardenas-Gomez, Sendy Castaneda Zambrano, Joshua Estudillo, Cristian Villalobos

Soap Lake:

Maxwell Boruff, Juliette Cuevas, Tracie Delgado

Warden:

Jessica Allende Dominguez, Evelin Calderon, Carlos Ferrer, Deyanira Martinez, Jennifer Mendoza, Ines Quintanar, Molly Sackmann

Washtucna:

Mercedes Miller

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