BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS (January 11, 2023) — To qualify for inclusion on the Dean's List, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade-point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale.

McKinley Laberge of Davenport (52807)

Madeline Pessman of Davenport (52807)

Thomas Robinson of Geneseo (61254)

Mikaylee Ruff of Taylor Ridge (61284)

Madison Zeck of Milan (61264)

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (January 4, 2023) — Hearing the stories from descendants of Chinese immigrants was both eye-opening and emotional for Knox College students who participated in a four-week summer program that explored early Chinese immigration to the United States through a visit to and study of Angel Island, an immigration station in San Francisco Bay that was in operation from 1910-1940.

MANKATO, MINNESOTA (December 14, 2022) — Minnesota State University, Mankato awarded 2,193 degrees to 1,936 students at the end of the fall 2022 semester, with commencement ceremonies scheduled 9AM-12PM, Saturday, December 10, in Taylor Center's Bresnan Arena on the Minnesota State Mankato campus.

Live-streaming captioning services will be provided for each ceremony.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR (if listed), HONOR (if listed)

Bettendorf, IA

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (December 7, 2022) — The Dean's List is a recognition given to cadets and students who are registered for twelve or more semester hours and whose grade-point average is 3.20 or higher, with no grade of I (Incomplete) and no grade below C for work in a semester.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (December 6, 2022) — Thomas Fitzpatrick of Davenport, Iowa, is among the more than sixty cadets recognized for their outstanding work during the spring 2022 semester.

Tamia Ware and Elizabeth Eckford

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (November 1, 2022) — A new scholarship has been established at Knox College in honor of the 65th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine: The Elizabeth Eckford Scholarship for Peace and Justice Studies

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 31, 2022) — Quad Cities’ filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films won multiple Emmys at the Mid-America Emmy® Awards show in St Louis Saturday evening. Jean Seberg: Actress Activist Icon garnered an Emmy for the Rundles and the film’s co-producer Garry McGee in the Historical Documentary category. Fourth Wall Films also received an Emmy for the short museum film Remembering Forest Grove in the Education category.

PELLA, IOWA (10/31/2022) — Central College student Bria Holthe of Muscatine, Iowa, is studying at the University of Roehampton in London, UK, in the fall semester. Holthe is a Environmental and Sustainability major in the Class of 2023. Central College supports off-campus programs around the world, and each academic major allows space for students to study abroad while earning credit toward a major, minor, or core-curriculum requirements.

LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN (October 17, 2022) — The following area students completed degree requirements at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in August.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR(S), HONORS (if listed)

Cambridge, IL

Garron Bowers, Bachelor of Science, General Studies Major

WACO, TEXAS (September 21, 2022) — More than 730 Baylor University graduates received their degrees during summer commencement ceremonies August 13 in the Ferrell Center.

HOMETOWN, STATE; ZIP CODE, NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR, COLLEGE, HONORS (if listed)

DeWitt, IA

52742, Nathan L Edwards, Master of Social Work, Social Work, Diana R Garland School of Social Work

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