Northern Illinois University, in DeKalb, IL, announces its fall 2025 Dean’s List students. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, or a minimum of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale in the colleges of Business, Education, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts.
Area students who achieved this honor include:
Fulton, IL
Lindsey Carlson, Psychology – B.A., Fulton High School
Max Palomar, Pre-Computer Science, Fulton High School
Morrison, IL
Landri Harmon, Art and Design Education, Morrison Community High School
Marley Kershaw, Pre-Music, American School
David Meyer, ENVSBS: Biodivrsty & Env Restr, Morrison Community High School
Cadie Unger, Anthropology – B.S., Morrison Community High School
Nicholas Wagenecht, Sport Management – B.S., Morrison Community High School
Prophetstown, IL
Vincent Skinner, Criminology – B.A., Prophetstown High School
Rock Falls, IL
Elayna Felder, Psychology – B.S., Sterling High School
Ariel Hernandez, Psychology – B.A., Rock Falls Township High School
Lawrence Miller, Sport Management – B.S., Rock Falls Township High School
Kalina Sommer, Philosophy – B.A., Rock Falls Township High School
Aiyanna Washington, Psychology – B.A., Rochelle Township High School
Ellie Wasson, Marketing – B.S., Rock Falls Township High School
Sterling, IL
Adriana Jenkins, Family Social Services, Sterling High School
Beckham Marquez-Mendez, Leadership and Management, Sterling High School
Shae McNeill, Early Childhood Education, Newman Central Catholic High School
Natalie Mealing, International Politics – B.A., Sterling High School
Natalie Mealing, Nonprofit and NGO Studies, Sterling High School
Keira Ramirez, Criminology – B.A., Sterling High School
Keira Ramirez, Psychology – B.A., Sterling High School
Northern Illinois University is a student-centered, Nationally recognized public research university, with a global network of nearly 260,000 alumni. With expertise that benefits its region, the Country and the world, NIU offers more than 170 Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs, across seven colleges: Business; Education; Engineering and Engineering Technology; Health and Human Sciences; Law; Liberal Arts and Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts.
Through its main campus in DeKalb and education centers for students and working professionals in Naperville, and Rockford, IL, NIU serves a diverse and international student body of over 15,400. The 16 NIU Huskies Division I athletic teams compete in the Mid-American Conference.