AMES, IOWA (June 8, 2022) — Approximately 9,500 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the spring semester 2022 Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade-point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of twelve credit hours of graded course work.

Students listed below are from your area.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, CURRICULM

STORM LAKE, IOWA (June 8, 2022) — Buena Vista University congratulates more than 200 students who graduated in the Spring of 2022. Local students who graduated include:

Dawn Hathaway of Muscatine graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education

Kristopher Tieso of Bettendorf graduated with a Master of Science in Education in professional school counseling

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 8, 2022) — Time and tuition costs no longer need to be an issue for anyone pursuing a career in sign language. Beginning this fall, students enrolled in Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ American Sign Language (ASL) — English Interpreting program will be able to complete the majority of their coursework online. On-campus class will continue to be offered as well.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 8, 2022) — Davenport Community School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. The program runs June 13-July 29, 2022 (there will be no meals on July 4 for the holiday). Children 1-18 can receive a meal with no qualifications or registration needed.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (June 7, 2022) — Chosen from thousands of applicants from colleges and universities across the US, Whitney Woepking of Muscatine, Iowa is one of twelve University of Iowa undergraduates were awarded the competitive Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

PELLA, IOWA (June 7, 2022) — More than 330 students were named to the Central College dean's list for Spring 2022.

The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking twelve or more graded credit hours for the semester.

Austin Andresen of Davenport

Layken Bytnar of Bettendorf

Peyton Bytnar of Bettendorf

Rachel Daniels of Geneseo

Dominic DeLaPaz of Davenport

Caleb Evans of Davenport

BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 7, 2022) — Philanthropy starts early at the Quad Cities Community Foundation. The Community Foundation’s Teens for Tomorrow (T4T) program gives Quad Cities high-schoolers the opportunity to experience the grantmaking process firsthand, awarding real dollars to local non-profits.

AMES, IOWA (June 7, 2022) — Iowa State University honored more than 4,700 students who received degrees during spring commencement ceremonies May 12-14.

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (June 6, 2022) — More than 1700 students were named to Bradley's Dean's List for Spring 2022. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average for the semester on a 4.0 scale.

Your local students who made the list include:

Ty Lewis (left) and comrade

BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 6, 2022) — United Way hopes to help close COVID-related gaps in youth literacy by connecting another 200 Quad Cities students with volunteers, for one-on-one weekly reading sessions during the summer.

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