They hail from Apple Valley and Addis Ababa. They aspire to be teachers, nurses, scientists, counselors, engineers, administrators and communicators, among other careers.
Meet our 2017 Excellence in Leadership award winners, who were honored at an April 23 campus banquet.
The 27 students were recognized for their academic achievements and leadership skills.
| First name | Last name | Hometown |
| Mariam | Afolabi | Apple Valley |
| Korina | Borash | Duluth |
| Marissa | Broten | Hutchinson |
| Saron | Checkole | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Marian | Fernando | Wennappuwa, Sri Lanka |
| Melissa | Frank | Minneapolis |
| Tamarah Jo | Frank | Redwood Falls |
| Heather | Helm | Arden Hills |
| Kassandra | Klasen | Inver Grove Heights |
| Logan | Kludt | Watertown, South Dakota |
| Natalie | McIntire | Sartell |
| Angela | Mundis | St. Cloud |
| Randall | Olson | Coon Rapids |
| Nawang | Palkit | Ladakh, India |
| Jessica | Petrik | North Branch |
| Nguyen | Pham | Long Xuyen, Vietnam |
| Claire | Rudeen | Hector |
| Amisa | Saari | Little Falls |
| Julie | Schmitt | Casper, Wyoming |
| Anna | Schmitt | Kaukauna, Wisconsin |
| Lauren | Shnowske | Mosinee, Wisconsin |
| Allison | Statz | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Riley | Stremick | West Fargo, North Dakota |
| Thundup | Tamang | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Benjamin | Watters | Verona, Wisconsin |
| Kirole | Yebassa | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Areej | Zahra | Multan, Pakistan |
