ROCK ISLAND, IL (04/16/2015)(readMedia)-- Augustana College announced 856 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2014-2015 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

The following students from your area were among those named to the Dean's List:

Brandon Bauer, a first-year student from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in Theatre Arts and Communication Studies.

Olivia Covert-Proctor, a junior from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in Teaching German.

Brenna German, a sophomore from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in Communication Studies and Multimedia Journalism Mass Communication.

Hannah Griggs, a first-year student from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in Religion.

Shannon Larson, a sophomore from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in Business Administration.

Christopher McLaughlin, a sophomore from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in Business Administration.

Lubna Omar, a senior from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in Communication Sciences & Disorders.

Omar Rizvi, a junior from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in Pre-Medicine, Biology and Religion.

Sergio Tekeli, a junior from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in Pre-Medicine and Neuroscience.

Caitlin Thom, a sophomore from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in Music Composition.

Anthony TouVelle, a senior from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in German Studies and International Business.

Emmalynn Tully, a junior from Bettendorf, IA, majoring in Music Education.

Sarah Riedel, a senior from Long Grove, IA, majoring in Creative Writing.

Michael Hickey, a sophomore from Muscatine, IA, majoring in Economics, Accounting and Business Administration.

Joseph Oliger, a junior from Davenport, IA, majoring in Multimedia Journalism Mass Communication and Theatre Arts.

Haley Fox, a senior from Davenport, IA, majoring in Business Administration-Management.

Alyssa Kendell, a senior from Davenport, IA, majoring in Biology and Pre-Medicine.

Benjamin Knapper, a senior from Davenport, IA, majoring in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.

Rebecca Knapper, a sophomore from Davenport, IA, majoring in Creative Writing, English and Scandinavian Studies.

Liam Baldwin, a sophomore from Davenport, IA, majoring in Undecided.

Adam Bengfort, a senior from Davenport, IA, majoring in Engineering Physics and Applied Mathematics.

Christine Harb, a senior from Davenport, IA, majoring in Biology and Pre-Medicine.

Michael Warhank, a sophomore from Davenport, IA, majoring in Pre-Medicine and Business Administration.

Travon Aldridge, a first-year student from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Business Administration.

Leo Anderson, a senior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Liberal Arts.

Jessica Bacon, a senior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Elementary Education.

Mariah Benson, a senior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Biology.

Joseph Cross, a first-year student from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Atticus Garrison, a sophomore from Rock Island, IL, majoring in History.

Lizandra Gomez-Ramirez, a sophomore from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Anthropology and Political Science.

Kayla Jackson, a sophomore from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Psychology.

Benjamin McKay, a sophomore from Rock Island, IL, majoring in General Music.

Benjamin Payne, a junior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Multimedia Journalism Mass Communication.

Anish Reddy, a junior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Pre-Medicine.

Austin Schoeck, a junior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Political Science.

Roman Shepard, a senior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Anthropology.

Rosalie Starenko, a senior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Geography and Spanish.

Samantha Turner, a senior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in History and Anthropology.

Abigail Wieland, a first-year student from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Elizabeth Wieland, a first-year student from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Andrew Bainter, a junior from Coal Valley, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Rowan Crow, a senior from Coal Valley, IL, majoring in Teaching History.

Emily Grooms, a sophomore from Coal Valley, IL, majoring in Psychology and Art.

Andrew Shearouse, a senior from Coal Valley, IL, majoring in Business Administration-Management Information Systems and Computer Science.

Jacob Johnston, a sophomore from Cordova, IL, majoring in Accounting.

Taylor Anderson, a junior from East Moline, IL, majoring in Graphic Design.

Robert Holmquist, a senior from East Moline, IL, majoring in Physics and Mathematics.

Emily Johnson, a junior from East Moline, IL, majoring in Elementary Education.

Matthew Klyman, a junior from East Moline, IL, majoring in Chemistry.

Micaela Terronez, a senior from East Moline, IL, majoring in History and Anthropology.

Michael Daniels, a junior from Geneseo, IL, majoring in Business Administration, Economics and Accounting.

Kristina Humphreys, a sophomore from Geneseo, IL, majoring in Neuroscience.

Miachel Kerschieter, a sophomore from Geneseo, IL, majoring in Psychology and Communication Studies.

Samantha Noble, a junior from Geneseo, IL, majoring in Teaching Spanish.

Sarah English, a senior from Hillsdale, IL, majoring in Philosophy and Neuroscience.

Samantha McGreer, a senior from Illinois City, IL, majoring in Pre-Medicine and Biochemistry.

Amanda Johnson, a senior from Milan, IL, majoring in Neuroscience, Biology and Pre-Medicine.

Timothy Acri, a senior from Moline, IL, majoring in Biochemistry.

Mourin Azar, a first-year student from Moline, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Hassan Baig, a senior from Moline, IL, majoring in Religion.

Jacob Barr, a first-year student from Moline, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Chelsea Crumbleholme, a first-year student from Moline, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Maryedith Curtis, a junior from Moline, IL, majoring in Political Science, History and Religion.

Zachary Gray, a sophomore from Moline, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Alaina Hofmann, a first-year student from Moline, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Andrea Hult, a senior from Moline, IL, majoring in Accounting and Business Administration-Management.

Jens Hurty, a senior from Moline, IL, majoring in Music Education and Music Performance.

Katherine Karstens, a senior from Moline, IL, majoring in Business Administration-Finance and Accounting.

Makenzie Logan, a junior from Moline, IL, majoring in Psychology and Communication Sciences & Disorders.

Mariah Logan, a senior from Moline, IL, majoring in Music Education.

Jaime McLean, a first-year student from Moline, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Brock McNinch, a first-year student from Moline, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Chelsea Mentado, a junior from Moline, IL, majoring in Graphic Design.

Ted Mathew Nuguid, a first-year student from Moline, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Layne Porembski, a junior from Moline, IL, majoring in Accounting and French.

Emily Rasche, a junior from Moline, IL, majoring in Biology.

Cammie Ruhl, a senior from Moline, IL, majoring in Biology and Neuroscience.

Abigail Ryser, a junior from Moline, IL, majoring in Biology.

Tori Shock, a first-year student from Moline, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Marisa Lara, a junior from Silvis, IL, majoring in Graphic Design and Engineering Physics.

Elyzia Powers, a senior from Silvis, IL, majoring in Psychology.

Keith Sands, a junior from Silvis, IL, majoring in Mathematics and Teaching Math.

Rong Zheng, a junior from Silvis, IL, majoring in Biochemistry.

Sarah Kerres, a senior from Taylor Ridge, IL, majoring in Accounting and Business Administration-Finance.

Ryan Mueller, a sophomore from Taylor Ridge, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Katie Laschanzky, a sophomore from Muscatine, IA, majoring in Undecided.

April Anderson, a senior from Davenport, IA, majoring in Asian Studies.

Tyler James, a junior from Davenport, IA, majoring in Graphic Design and English.

Andrew Smith, a senior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Accounting.

Nicholas Niles, a first-year student from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Jillian Jespersen, a junior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Biology and Pre-Medicine.

Carli Hogan, a junior from Rock Island, IL, majoring in Biology.

John Martinez, a first-year student from Coal Valley, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Conner Brown, a sophomore from Moline, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Emma Bowman, a junior from Moline, IL, majoring in Business Administration-Marketing.

Matthew Tuttle-Timm, a sophomore from Moline, IL, majoring in Physics and Mathematics.

Meagan Rotramel, a first-year student from Moline, IL, majoring in Undecided.

Founded in 1860, Augustana College is a selective four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences. The college is recognized for the innovative program Augie Choice, which provides each student up to $2,000 to pursue a high-impact learning experience such as study abroad, an internship or research with a professor. Current students and alumni include 155 Academic All-Americans, a Nobel laureate, 13 college presidents and other distinguished leaders. The college enrolls 2,500 students and is located along one of the world's most important waterways, the Mississippi River, in a community that reflects the diversity of the United States.

Have you ever walked into a room that was so full of over-sized furniture it made an already small space feel miniscule and unusable? Or tricked your tummy into being satisfied with less food by using a small plate to make a modest portion look huge? Scale makes a decided difference in many aspects of life, and gardening is no different.

Whether you're gardening in containers or have a big plot in your backyard, right-sizing your plant picks to coincide with your available garden space can yield a more productive and pleasurable gardening experience. More than a third of all American households now grow some type of food themselves, making food gardening the third largest yard activity after landscaping and lawn care, the National Gardening Survey shows.

Whether you aim to trim grocery bills by growing your own produce, add your own fresh herbs to your summer cooking, or just plain love to garden, choosing the right plants for your gardening space - pot or plot - is your best bet for great success.

Get your garden growing:

Veggie and herb gardens need plenty of sunshine and water, no matter what you're planting, or growing them in. Six to eight hours of bright light every day is best, so choose a sun-drenched spot in your yard for raised beds or larger gardens, and place pots and containers on sunny porches, decks or patios.

Use a good potting mix for containers and raised beds; it should be light weight and provide fast drainage. For garden plots, till soil, test for quality and work any necessary amendments into the soil before planting. All food plants need to be fed.  Consistent and frequent watering, good drainage and a quality plant food such as Bonnie Plant Food are needed for good plant health and harvest.

Cultivating in containers and raised beds

Gardening doesn't require a huge plot of land for hefty harvests and good success. Planting in containers can solve space problems and raised beds allow you to enjoy a garden if you're short on space or have poor soil quality in your yard. Place containers in a sunny spot, whether it's an apartment balcony or backyard patio. Make sure the pots are large enough for the plants you'll put in them and have good drainage holes. Consider container color; dark containers will absorb more heat, so try using lighter colored containers.

Plants suited for containers include :

* All herbs.

* All greens. Add flowers to the same pot for an ornamental touch.

* Tomatoes like Bonnie Plants' popular Husky Cherry Red, Patio, Bush Early Girl, Bush Goliath and Better Bush. For larger varieties, use a large pot, at least 5 gallons for each plant and support plants with a cage.

* Smaller eggplants such as Patio Baby Mini Eggplants.

* Peppers, like Lunchbox Sweet Snacking Peppers, that are smaller in size and high in yield.

* Cucumbers if you add a trellis to the pot and train them to climb.

Raised beds can host bigger veggies like Beefmaster Tomatoes, or varieties that require more room to spread on the ground like zucchini. They're also great for greens like collards, lettuce, mustard and Swiss chard, and a variety of peppers, beans and eggplants.

Planting plots:

In-ground gardens allow you much more room for larger plants. Even if your plot isn't huge, it can accommodate plants that require more room, like watermelon and corn. In addition to staples for your table like greens, tomatoes and peppers, a garden plot allows you to incorporate a greater variety of veggies, like beans, peas and squash, in your garden plans.

No matter where you live or how much or little space you might have, you can enjoy growing your own food. Be sure to right-size, according to your space and need. Once you get growing, you'll love the homegrown flavor of your harvest and the enjoyment gardening brings.

For more gardening tips, how to's, trouble shooting and to learn about plants that fit your garden environment, visit www.bonnieplants.com

(Rock Island, IL.)-Love Girls magazine honored nine girls from ages 13 to 19 for their perseverance and extraordinary accomplishments Friday, April 10 at the Stern Center, 1713 3rd Ave. in Rock Island, Illinois.

Special guest, Actress Imani Hakim from Chris Rock's, "Everybody Hates Chris" and Lifetime Network's "Gabby Douglas Story" was among the celebrities who attended the purple- carpet gala. Local author, Kit Evan Ford delivered the keynote address and a variety of Quad Cities talent provided musical, dance, and spoken word performances to celebrate honorees. Performers include students from Davenport West, Sherrard, Orion, and Rock Island , along with young adult performers. More information is listed on lovegirlsmagazine.com.

The event is the brainchild of Jasmine Babers, publisher of Love Girls magazine, a publication focused on promoting self-esteem in girls. Jasmine and her mother Teresa Babers received a Nation of Neighbors^SM grant from Royal Neighbors of America to help her with the magazine. Royal Neighbors, with its headquarters in Rock Island, continues to support Babers in her efforts to empower young girls.

"We had many wonderful people involved, and I am grateful for all the hard work and talent the community has put into honoring and supporting girls," said Babers, who is also the recipient of the Gloria Baron Prize for Young Heroes, and USA Network's Characters Unite Award. "I am forever grateful to Royal Neighbors for supporting my dreams and girls in my community and throughout the United States."

Local students ranking in the top 2 percent at Iowa State University

AMES, Iowa (April 16, 2015) - Many area students have achieved academic ranking in the top 2 percent of students in their respective course of study at Iowa State University.  They are:

Amrinder Singh, a Senior from Bettendorf studying Agriculturein the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Aubrey Elizabeth Foulk, a Junior from Moline also studying Agriculturein the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Thao Tam Tran, a Senior from Davenport studying  Design in the College of Design at Iowa State University.

Alaina Marie Berkenbosch, a Sophomore from Bettendorf studying Business in the College of Business.

Samantha Christine Zust, a Senior also from Bettendorf studying  Human Sciences in the College of Human Sciences.

Reid Chandler Behrens, a Sophomore from Bettendorf studying Engineering in the College of Engineering.

Emory Stephen Traicoff, a Senior from Bettendorf studying Engineering in the College of Engineering.

Brad James Ryan, a Senior from Davenport studying Engineering in the College of Engineering.

Nguyen Le Tran, a Sophomore from Davenport studying Engineering in the College of Engineering.

Kevin Michael Wagner, a Junior from Bettendorf studying in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Matthew Joseph Heinrichs, a Freshman from Davenport studying in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Jiselle Alexa Henderkott, also a Freshman from Davenport studying in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Mary Katherine Kirk, a Freshman from Davenport studying in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Lindsay Renee Matthews, another Freshman from Davenport studying in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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