The Lynx Way: August 4, 2021
Local students selected
to U of M Twin Cities Dean’s List
Six students from Brandon have been named to the 2021 spring semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. They are: Rachel DeSmet, Catherine Hinzman, Nathan Holm, Jessica Krogman and Kate Livingston. Mackenze Watkins, of Renner, is also on the list
To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average.
Local students named to MSU-Mankato dean’s list
The Academic High Honor and Honor lists (Dea’’s lists) for the past spring semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato have been announced. Among 3,608 students, a total of 1,070 students qualified for the High Honor List by achieving a 4.0 straight “A” average, while 2,538 students earned a 3.5 to 3.99 average to qualify for the Honor List.
To qualify for academic honors, undergraduate students must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours for the semester.
Students from Brandon are: Gracie Adams, Honor List; Kaitlyn Bannwarth, Honor List; Angel Betanzo, Honor List; Ethan Eberspacher, Honor List; Lara Ellis, Honor List; Kaitlyn Gloege, High Honor List; Eric Hanson, High Honor List; Kaylee Riley, Honor List; Lindsey Schobert, Honor List; Natalie Wagley, High Honor List; Garretson – Madysen Frey, Honor List; and Amyah Ockenga, Honor List; Sioux Falls – Christin Bartmann, Honor List.
Hammond is University
of Dubuque graduate
Patricia Hammond, of Brandon, graduated with a Doctor of Ministry from t he University of Dubuque on May 1.
Malsam takes fourth in Jr. Bladesmithing Championship
The winners of South Dakota Mines first ever Junior Bladesmithing Championship are taking home cash prizes for knife and sword blades they crafted from scratch.
The top three winners received cash prizes: Caleb Oppelt, Goodwin, first; Evan Oppelt, Goodwin, second; Hunter Hollenbeck, Edgemont, third; and Thad Malsam, Brandon Valley, fourth.
The annual nationwide competition is hosted by Mines’ Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering and sponsored by the university’s industrial partner, Nucor Steel. The championship challenges high school students to use traditional blacksmithing and bladesmithing methods of hand hammering or trip hammer forging to produce a blade. Students are also tasked to write a technical report detailing the science behind their work. The competition encourages high school students to work with local blacksmiths or experts in their own communities to build hands-on metalworking skills while engaging in a learning process around the science of metallurgy.
This year’s entries were judged by former South Dakota Mines Metallurgical Engineering alumni Luke Shearer, Daniel Nagel, and Isaac Hammer, who led blacksmithing and bladesmithing activities as students. Blades and technical reports are judged on the following four criteria: scientific merit, technical communication, creativity, and difficulty level.
Entrants for the 2020 and 2021 Junior Bladesmithing Championship were limited to South Dakota due to COVID-19 restrictions. All future Junior Bladesmithing Championship competitions are open to high school students nationwide.
