KENOSHA, WISCONSIN (July 2, 2025) — Congratulations to the students who have been named to the Carthage College Spring 2025 Dean's List in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement!

Dean's List honors are accorded to Carthage students who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least twelve letter-graded credits in a given semester.

Avery Franzman from Bettendorf (52722)

Avery Conger from Blue Grass (52726)

SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA (July 2, 2025) — The national search for the twelfth president of Wofford College has begun. Christopher A P Carpenter (’90), chairman of the college’s board of trustees, has appointed an eleven-member presidential search advisory committee to guide the process.

The committee will be responsible for partnering with AGB Search LLC to solicit input from stakeholders, develop the presidential profile, and position criteria, and recruit and assess candidates.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 2, 2025) A nationally-spotlighted summer program that’s captured the attention of The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox News and Good Morning America is coming to the Quad Cities for the first time — and it’s opening doors to high-paying career paths for local high schoolers.

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN (July 2, 2025) — These students graduated from Carthage College, completing their degree requirements in May 2025.

Tate Stockman of DeWitt (52742) graduated with a degree(/s) in Exercise and Sport Science

Colton Sigel of Rock Island (61201) graduated with a degree(/s) in Management

Catherine Wilde of Rock Island (61201) graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree(/s) in Computer Science

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (July 1, 2025) — Building on its 172-year legacy of academic excellence, Monmouth College is taking a bold step forward in its evolution as a strong, vibrant liberal-arts institution. In a strategic move to expand academic opportunities, realign with student interests, and position the college for long-term growth, Monmouth proudly announces the creation of six new academic Schools offering a robust and holistic academic portfolio.

CANTON, NEW YORK (July 1, 2025) — Alec Weeks of Davenport, Iowa (52804), has graduated from SUNY Canton's Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology.

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (July 1, 2025) — The following people recently were elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Andrew Osborn of Moline (61265) at Western Illinois University

Karena Spiridonos of Davenport (52803) at Western Illinois University

MISSISSIPPI STATE, MISSISSIPPI (June 30, 2025) — Drew Micek, of Bettendorf, Iowa, was named to the Mississippi State University Spring 2025 Deans' List.

To be named to the Deans' List, a student must have achieved a grade-point average between 3.5 and 3.79, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least twelve semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C.

About Mississippi State University

On their trip through England at the end of May, the Monmouth College group stopped at around three churches per day

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2025)  "For May will have no sluggardry at night/Season that pricks in every gentle heart/Awaking it from sleep, and bids it start." — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale

ADELPHI, MARYLAND (June 30, 2025) — Nearly 18,000 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the Dean's List for the spring 2025 term. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.

The following students from the area were recognized:

Ivory Mcmeans, Milan

Christopher Murie, Davenport

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