MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 19, 2021) — A politician who developed her skills at Monmouth College is one of two inductees this year into the Hall of Achievement, the highest honor that the College bestows upon its graduates.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (October 18, 2021) — James Overstreet of Le Claire, Iowa (52753), has earned a Professional Master's in Applied Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Overstreet was among approximately 1,480 undergraduate- and graduate-students who earned degrees during the Summer 2021 semester.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 15, 2021) — Alex Tanney, a member of the Philadelphia Eagles' coaching staff, is this year's recipient of Monmouth College's Distinguished Young Alumnus Award.

ADELPHI, MARYLAND (October 15, 2021) — Lenore Marshall of Rock Island, Illinois, made the Dean's List for the summer term at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must have completed 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.

Monmouth educational studies professor Brad Rowe instructs a student on how to use a typewriter during a session at the Jamieson Community Center's Pattee Learning Center on October 12

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 14, 2021) — There is power in people, a maxim that Monmouth College students are proving through their work at Jamieson Community Center.

FAYETTE, IOWA (October 14, 2021) — Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the names of its August 2021 graduates:

Davenport, IA — Leigh Cornell, Teacher Leadership Emphasis major;

Milan, IL — Julia Dawson, General Management Emphasis major;

CLINTON, IOWA (October 14, 2021) — Don Doucette, Chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC), will retire on July 1, 2022, at the end of his current employment contract. Doucette has served as chancellor since July 2011. The EICC Board of Trustees plans to conduct a national search for his successor.

DES MOINES, Iowa (October 14, 2021) — The following local students graduated from Drake University at the end of the spring 2021 semester.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR(S)

Bettendorf, IA

Meghan Dixon, Bachelor of Science, Health Sciences: Clinical & Applied

Le Claire, IA

Lindsey Swanson, Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (October 14, 2021) — Morgan Galloway, a native of Muscatine, Iowa, and graduate of Muscatine High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's swimming and diving team during the 2021-22 season, which begins this Saturday.

FAYETTE, IOWA (October 14, 2021) — Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the names of its July 2021 graduates. The honored students included:

Davenport, IA — Jazmynn Arensdorf, Human Resources Mgmt Emphasis major;

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