Mike Main MD, Central Board of Trustee, cardiologist and 1987 Central graduate, addresses the students with words of inspiration

PELLA, IOWA (May 26, 2026) — Central College recognized 251 graduates during Commencement 2026 on May 16, in PH Kuyper Gymnasium on Central's campus.

Andrew Cotty of Geneseo (61254), graduated with major(s) in Accounting and Business Management and minors in Religion.

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (May 21, 2026) — Hannah Gault, an Elementary Middle Education major from Moline, Illinois, and member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's swimming and diving team(s), was one of 75 Warhawks who were recognized as 2025-26 Chancellor's Scholar-Athletes.

Gault was recognized in a ceremony this month by Chancellor Corey A King and Director of Athletics Ryan Callahan.

MONROE, LOUISANA (May 21, 2026) — Samuel Skarich, a Business Administration major from Davenport, Iowa, was named to the University of Louisiana Monroe's Spring 2026 Dean's List.

Eligibility for the Dean's List requires full-time enrollment (minimum of twelve semester hours completed) and the list is calculated based on the following GPA hours and term GPA: An undergraduate student is required to earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (May 21, 2026) — Southeast Missouri State University has announced its Dean's List for undergraduate academic achievement during the spring 2026 semester.

Students named to the Dean's List earned at least a 3.75 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and completed at least twelve hours of standard graded credit. They received no grade below a B and received no failing grades in enrolled, credit/no credit, or pass/fail courses.