SEARCY, ARK. (01/04/2013)(readMedia)-- Davenport resident Sarah Walker, a sophomore at Harding University, is among more than 1,000 University students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the fall semester.

The dean's list is published each semester by Dr. Larry Long, university provost, honoring those who have achieved high scholarship. To be eligible, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with a 3.65 or higher grade-point average and no incompletes.

Harding is the largest private university in Arkansas with 6,815 students and attracts more National Merit Scholars than any other private university in the state. Harding also maintains campuses in Australia, Chile, England, France, Greece, Italy and Zambia. For more information visit www.harding.edu.

(DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will be on hand Monday, January 7, 2013, to recognize the ongoing efforts of Iowa's business community to push Iowa's innovation forward.  The event is open to the media.

Monday, January 7, 2013

5:30 p.m. Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds attend Governor's Annual Innovation Dinner

Iowa Science Center

401 W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway

Des Moines, IA

For the past 10 years, leaders in business and industry, government and the state's colleges and universities have been focused on establishing an innovation network of collaboration to support and grow the state's innovation economy.  This dinner recognizes the hundreds of volunteers and the thousands of hours they have committed to making Iowa as a top tier state for innovation.

The program will include remarks from Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds about the future of innovation in the state.  In addition, several business leaders will be recognized for their roles in developing the state's innovation ecosystem.  They include : Ted Crosbie, Monsanto; Irving Hahn, QCI; Jack Harris, Rockwell Collins (retired); Peter Hong, New Tech Ceramics; Mark Kittrell, Prime Logic; and Chris Nelson, Kemin.

John LaMarche from VentureNet will be recognized with the Innovation Focus award for his groundbreaking work mentoring start-ups and his commitment to expansion of the Iowa Innovation Network.

Mary Andringa from Vermeer will receive the Iowa Innovator Award for her ongoing commitment to furthering innovation not only within Vermeer, but the state and the nation.

The event is hosted by the Iowa Innovation Corporation, Iowa Innovation Council and the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

This year's BCS championship game is college football's mother lode, a Notre Dame-Alabama showdown for the national title, arguably one of the greatest Championship-game matchups the BSC has ever delivered. And you can take part and help in MAF's first ever BCS "Trooperbowl". Now the BCS title will either go to the Fighting Irish or the Crimson Tide on Monday Jan, 7th but you can decide which team is the Trooper Bowl winner by donating today.

All you have to do is donate on behalf of either Notre Dame's Fighting Irish or Alabama's Crimson Tide. Whichever team has more donations by game time on Monday Jan 7th will win the "Trooperbowl" and in addition to the care packages sent from both teams donations, a special shipment of Care Packages will be sent to a Unit in Afghanistan from the winning team's home state.

If you like College football or if you just like to help the troops, the first annual BCS Trooper bowl is for you. Your donation could turn the tide in deciding which unit in Afghanistan with gets the special BCS Trooperbowl Care Package. Either way you can make a huge impact in a soldiers life by sending him the comfort of home and a personalize message letting them know they have your support!!

The winning team will be decided by which ever has more donations by game time Monday the 7th.  A lucky Unit from either Indiana (fighting Irish) or Alabama(Crimson Tide) will receive a special shipment of Care Packages with a BCS theme and be crowned the BCS Trooperbowl Champions.