PELLA, (03/22/2012)(readMedia)-- Daniel Dankert, a native of Davenport, has been awarded a P.H. Kuyper Fellowship from Central College. The P.H. Kuyper Fellowship is a three-year full-tuition award.
Fellowships, presented to incoming first-year students, are Central's most prestigious awards. Fellows are accorded a special mentoring relationship with a faculty member, resulting in a senior honors project. Dankert was awarded the fellowship following Central's Scholar Days in February. From over 250 applicants, three P.H. Kuyper fellows were named in 2012.
Central College is a private, four-year, residential liberal arts college in Pella, Iowa. Central's academic program offers 39 majors leading to a bachelor's degree, along with pre-professional programs and advising. Central was recognized in the 2011 U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of the best liberal arts colleges in the nation.