DES MOINES, IOWA (January 9, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a disaster proclamation that authorizes the use and deployment of all available state resources, supplies, equipment, and materials to continue to assist Dallas County and the Perry Community in their response to and recovery from the tragic January 4 shooting at Perry High School.

HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (January 9, 2024) — Noah Tapia of Moline, Illinois, excelled during the Fall 2023 semester at Hofstra, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean's List. Noah's major is Undecided-liberal arts and sciences.

SEWARD, NEBRASKA (January 9, 2024) — Concordia University, Nebraska recently named 226 students to its honors list for the Fall 2023 semester. Students who earn a 3.90 GPA or higher while also completing at least twelve credit hours qualify for the honors list.

Andrew Pfeiffer of Bettendorf (52722)

Nathan Hoft of Eldridge (52748)

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BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 8, 2024) — What a joy it is to start the day by announcing that this year’s Quad Cities Community Foundation Transformation Grant has been awarded to the Martin Luther King Jr Center to support their West End Revitalization efforts in Rock Island.

EVANSVILLE, INDIANA (January 8, 2024) — Students at the University of Evansville are named to the Dean's List every fall and spring semester. To merit the honor of being placed on the Dean's List, a student must have carried a full academic load of 12 hours or more and have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

The following local students made the list:

Chloe Cline of Bettendorf (52722) is majoring in Exercise Science.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 8, 2024) This year’s Quad Cities Community Foundation Transformation Grant has been awarded to the Martin Luther King Jr Center to support their West End Revitalization efforts in Rock Island. The three-year, $300,000 grant will ensure this community-driven initiative has the capacity to succeed and act as a model for other neighborhoods and cities.

LEBANON, ILLINOIS (January 5, 2024) — Congratulations to Lacey Laxton of Coal Valley, Illinois, who was named to the McKendree University Fall 2023 semester Dean's List for earning a grade-point average of 3.60 or higher.

PELLA, IOWA (January 5, 2024) — Andrew Cotty of Geneseo, Illinois, is one of 31 Central College students participating in the college's Career Kickstarter program January 8-12. The program allows students to explore potential career paths by participating in micro-internships.

Cotty, Central Class of 2026, is completing a micro-internship with Hopkins Roofing — Pella.

BEREA, OHIO (January 5, 2024) — Alex Minyard of Milan, Illinois (61264), a graduate of Rockridge High School majoring in theatre acting and directing, has been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2023 semester at Baldwin Wallace University, according to Provost Stephen D Stahl. The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a grade-point average of 3.8 or higher while enrolled in twelve or more graded hours during the semester.

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE (January 5, 2024) — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2023 Dean's List. The fall terms run from September to December.

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