DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 19, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following open letter to the state of Iowa:

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If there’s an issue Iowans are most passionate about, it’s undoubtedly about our kids. As a grandmother of eleven, ranging in age from pre-school to high school, I understand. There’s nothing more important than our children.

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI (January 19, 2024) — Missouri State University recognizes more than 5,100 students who have been named to the Fall 2023 Dean's List.

Samantha Roemer of Bettendorf (52722)

Dana Rains of Eldridge (52748)

IOWA CITY, IOWA (January 18, 2024) — The University of Iowa awarded nearly 1,700 undergraduate, graduate and professional students degrees at the close of the 2023 fall semester. Thirteen percent of the undergraduates graduated with multiple degrees — a two-percent increase over a year ago — and, as a group, undergraduates posted a cumulative GPA of 3.22 — another year-over-year increase — during their stay at Iowa.

HARROGATE, TENNESSEE (January 17, 2024) — Jamyah Winter, of Milan, Illinois (61264), was named to the Lincoln Memorial University Dean's List for the Fall 2023 semester. To be placed on the Dean's List the student must be a full-time undergraduate and have a 3.5 or higher grade-point average for the semester. A total of 688 students were recognized for outstanding academic performance.