College of Menominee Nation Honors 39 Students, Incorporates Menominee Language

Academic Affairs at the College of Menominee Nation released the fall 2025 list of full time students eligible for honors on December 17. The list recognizes students with a term grade point average of 3.5 or higher who completed at least 12 credits for the semester. In a new institutional practice, CMN applied Menominee language terms to identify three tiers of academic distinction, underscoring the college's effort to integrate cultural recognition into routine academic reporting.

The honors were presented in three categories. The Kaehkenam distinction, for students with a term GPA between 3.500 and 3.7499, includes Jamie Decorah, Gracyn Habeck, Tahnee Harrison, Lavender Martin, Mary Mault, Richard Oshkeshequoam, Austin Peters, Riley Tucker, Shalynn Webster and Nicole White, a total of ten students. The Naheqtaw distinction, for high honors with a term GPA between 3.750 and 3.999, lists John Anderson, Alexis Corn, Desiray Draghi, Rulee McIntyre, Philip Ornelas, Jaime Oshkeshequoam, Tina Roskom, Christapher Tourtillott, Hepahnah Waukau, Donna Waupoose, Jennie White and Kyle Witt, twelve students in all. The Napuahkaw distinction, for highest honors with a perfect 4.0 term GPA, recognizes seventeen students: Tanya Anderson, Krysanda Bissonette, Margaret Cornelius, Brooke Demarce, Tatum DePerry Bell, Jonathan Frion, Kenane Hill, Victoria Hill, Meghan Lohmiller, Autumn Mahkimetas, Elizabeth Patterson, Tanya Skenandore, Rose Tourtillott, Brandon Warrington, Gracie Waukechon, Susan Webster and Alec White.

For Menominee County residents the list serves multiple local purposes. Public recognition of academic achievement supports student morale and can strengthen applications for scholarships, transfers or local employment. The use of Menominee language in official academic distinctions signals institutional support for cultural continuity and language visibility, which can contribute to broader community efforts to revitalize and normalize the Menominee language in civic institutions.

The posting follows the college's standard end of term practice of documenting honors through Academic Affairs. Residents seeking more information about the honors criteria or the college's academic programs can contact College of Menominee Nation administrative offices for details on enrollment, credit requirements and student support services.