
In the News
January 14, 2026
College announces fall 2025 academic honors
Hesston, Kan. - Hesston College Registrar Heidi Hochstetler announced the names of full-time students whose fall 2025 semester grades earned them a place on the Dean’s List (3.90 to 4.00 GPA) and Honor Roll (3.50 to 3.89 GPA).
Dean’s List (3.90 to 4.00 GPA)
First-year students
Logan Britton, Yale, Okla.
Kennedie Esparza, Erie, Colo.
Mateo Gonzalez, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
Bethanie Haag, Wichita, Kan.
Ivin Kollabathula, Manado, Indonesia
Liam Leikeryd, Ugglum, Sweden
Violet McEntire, Derby, Kan.
Kory Meireis, Kingman, Kan.
Samuel Rojas, Cartago, Costa Rica
Jezel Sisneros, Albuquerque, N.M.
Hugo Soubran, Capbreton, France
Hugo Jakob von Sicard, Sundsvall, Sweden
Shuri Yoshida, Tokyo, Japan
Sophomores
Blen Bezuwork, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Christopher Cammllarie, Mckinney, Texas
Krysten Carter, Missouri City, Texas
Miyu Fujii, Higashinariku, Japan
Evelyn Gaertner, Newton, Kan.
Serena Hewes, Battle Ground, Wash.
Anja Martinez, Topeka, Kan.
Isabella Milla Orridge, Plano, Texas
Keira Rankin, Frazier Park, Calif.
Suryansh Shetty, Auckland, New Zealand
Diego Taira, Pueblo Libre, Peru
Nedas Vaivada, London, England
Sakura Yamada, Tokyo, Japan
Ryan Ziesch, Goddard, Kan.
Juniors
Gresa Arapi, Cypress, Texas
Brandon Chim, Amarillo, Texas
Ethan Connelly, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Mariah Hall, Lawton, Okla.
Joshua Hylton, Centralia, Wash.
Jaycee Mathis, Wichita, Kan.
Anna McIntire, Lawrence, Kan.
Brandi Olivarez, Burleson, Texas
Elsa Rayneau, Malang, Indonesia
Lissette Tovar, Wichita, Kan.
Ashleigh Williams, Eaton, Colo.
Seniors and unclassified students
Tana Hayworth, Lincoln, Kan.
Devin Miller, Hesston, Kan.
Alexandria Nickel, Newton, Kan.
Isabella Reece, Wichita, Kan.
Evangelina Zogu, North Newton, Kan.
Honor Roll (3.50 to 3.89 GPA)
First-year students
Elita Arapi, Cypress, Texas
Brooklyn Bailey, Newton, Kan.
Jochem Bakkenes, Veenendaal, Netherlands
Julian Cruz-Torres, Snohomish, Wash.
Vilde Dahlberg, Hovshaga, Sweden
Sondre Einarsrud, Holter, Norway
Brody Hutto, Bel Aire, Kan.
Kreyton Johnson, San Tan Valley, Ariz.
Michihiro Koga, Tokyo, Japan
Jonah Krumme, Wichita, Kan.
Nathaniel Lewis, Wichita, Kan.
Colby Nafziger, Canton, Kan.
Keira Pineda, Comanche, Okla.
Saul Pineda, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Vari Rua, Las Vegas, Nev.
Brody Smith, Faxon, Okla.
Jaiden Trevelyan, London, England
Sophomores
George Bates, Newton, Kan.
Akiva Brown, Plano, Texas
Arissa Cathey, Abilene, Kan.
Sequoia Cochran, Louisville, Ky.
Abigail Cox, El Paso, Texas
Hanah DeBelle, Castle Rock, Colo.
Cambry Duerksen, Hillsboro, Kan.
Lydia Foster, Copan, Okla.
Taiga Goto, Chiyoda-ku, Japan
Zachery Graham, Derby, Kan.
Hope Guinn, Wichita, Kan.
Aaron Hartman, Abilene, Kan.
Amy Hunley, Owensboro, Ky.
Kaleb Kindley, Mannford, Okla.
Misaki Kurata, Habikigaoka, Japan
Trentis Lane, Houston, Texas
Devin Lewis, DeSoto, Texas
Landen Meyer, Hesston, Kan.
Moriah Ortiz, Lakin, Kan.
Tanna Owens, Durango, Colo.
Sebastian Pavlovich, Lindsborg, Kan.
Emma Pfannenstiel, Newton, Kan.
Alexander Radu, London, England
Abygail Romero, Baldwin Park, Calif.
Jay Smith, Arlington, Wash.
Jackson Sundermeyer, Parker, Colo.
Kevyn Velazco, Aragua, Venezuela
Juniors
Anton Cook, Whitewater, Kan.
Sarah Hanson, Park City, Kan.
Adrian Noriega, Marana, Ariz.
Hauw Celline Raharjo, Semarang, Indonesia
Seniors
Max Claerhout, Hesston, Kan.
Joanna Gomez Ramirez, Hesston, Kan.
Katelyn Soles, Maize, Kan.