09 Jun 2023

Local Central College Seniors Graduate with Alpha Zeta Mu Honors

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (June 9, 2023) — Eighty-three Central College students in the Class of 2023 graduated with Alpha Zeta Mu honors. Local students include:

Layken Bytnar of Bettendorf (52722)

Peyton Bytnar of Bettendorf (52722)

Rachel Daniels of Geneseo (61254)

Mattie Francis of Port Byron (61275)

Bria Holthe of Muscatine (52761)

Allison Miller of Geneseo (61254)

Lucas Wendel of Le Claire (52753)

02 Jun 2023

Central College 2023 Academic Excellence Awards

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (June 2, 2023) — Central College recognized students for academic awards.

Allison Miller of Geneseo, Illinois (61254) received the Business Management Award. Miller is a major in the Class of 2023.

Mattie Francis of Port Byron, Illinois (61275) received the Calliope Award. Francis is a major in the Class of 2023.

01 Jun 2023

Central College Represented at Iowa Academy of Science Annual Meeting

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (June 1, 2023) — Central College students presented at the Iowa Academy of Science Annual Meeting in April on the University of Northern Iowa campus. The presentation, "Using DNA Barcoding to Study the Bee Diversity in Big Rock Park," focuses on identifying the diversity of bees around Big Rock Park in Pella, Iowa.

26 May 2023

Central College's Student Development Office Announces Annual Student Awards

By Jeanette Budding

2023 Central Student Award winners, from left: Averi Shride ('26), Greg Ricketts ('23), Hailey Hill ('23), Gloria Montiel ('23), Abigail Westercamp ('25), Elizabeth Hurlbut ('23), and Tyler Fitzpatrick ('24)

22 May 2023

Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative-Inquiry Participants at Central College

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (May 22, 2023) — Central College hosted a weeklong Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry event to showcase the many projects by Central students during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jacob Brainerd, De Witt, Iowa, Class of 2023, presented “Little Sports Awareness.”

Layken Bytnar, Bettendorf, Iowa, Class of 2024, presented “Using Genetic Barcoding to Assess Native Bee Diversity.”

22 May 2023

Nikolas Zarlatanes of Taylor Ridge, Illinois, Begins Internship with Kent State University

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (05/22/2023) — Nikolas Zarlatanes, from Taylor Ridge, Illinois, Class of 2024, will begin a summer internship with Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.

Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-year liberal-arts college. Central is known for its academic rigor and leadership formation and for cultivating diversity of thought and culture through the arts and sciences, professional fields of study, and experiential learning.

22 May 2023

Central College's Commencement Awards Honorary and Bachelor's Degrees

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (May 22, 2023) — Central College awarded 232 graduates from 21 states with Bachelor's degrees during its Commencement ceremony Saturday, May 13.

17 May 2023

Mattie Francis of Port Byron, Illinois, Graduates with Alpha Alpha Alpha Honors at Central College

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (May 17, 2023) — Mattie Francis from Port Byron, Illinois, is one of 24 Central College students in the Class of 2023 to graduate with Alpha Alpha Alpha honors.

In all, Central College recognized 222 graduates during Commencement 2023 on Saturday, May 13, 2023, in the PH Kuyper Gymnasium:

Elizabeth Hurlbut of Muscatine, earned a Bachelor’s degree cum laude majoring in Kinesiology.

15 May 2023

Andrew Green Named Director of Institutional Research at Central College

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (May 15, 2023) — Central College announces Andrew Green, professor of political science, has been appointed as director of institutional research, a newly created role.

28 Apr 2023

Central College Student Scholarship Recognition

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (April 28, 2023) — Central College's 23rd annual Scholarship Dinner April 20 honored donors, students and families who were seated together to share a meal, conversation and program. Over 500 attended the event.

Central boasts more than 235 donors who have established endowed scholarships and 2,180 who contributed to the Journey Scholarship Fund last year.

Carson Albrecht, Class of 2025, from Bettendorf (52722) received the Froelich Scholarship.

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