Alaina Bechen, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the fall 2023 semester.

The Dean’s List is comprised of students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.50 or above while carrying a minimum of 12 graded hours. This semester, 459 students qualified for the Dean’s List. Of them, 294 students earned a GPA of 3.75 or higher and are considered Collegiate Scholars, designated with an asterisk.

Bechen is a sophomore majoring in exercise science from Wagner.

Northwestern College is a Christian college of more than 1,700 students in Orange City, Iowa. Rated one of the nation’s best colleges by Moneymagazine,Northwestern provides an education committed to standout academics and a Christ-centered worldview.