ORANGE CITY, Iowa— Alaina Bechen, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the spring 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, 366 students qualified for the Dean’s List. Of them, 248 students earned a GPA of 3.75 or higher and are considered Collegiate Scholars, designated with an asterisk.

Bechen is a sophomore majoring in accounting and exercise science from Wagner.