MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 27, 2020) — Leigha Leigha from Rock Island, Illinois, is a member of the Monmouth College women's track and field team.

The Fighting Scots are set compete in the Midwest Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship on February 28-29 in Grinnell, Iowa, and select athletes will compete in early March for the right to compete at the NCAA indoor meet March 13-14 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

AMES, IOWA (February 27, 2020) — The following area students are ranked among the top two-percent of students in their college at Iowa State University.

Note to editor: Two colleges are listed for those students who have majors located in more than one college (for example, business and human sciences) and who rank among the top 2 percent of students in both.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, COLLEGE(S)

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (February 25, 2020) — The dean's list is a recognition given to cadets and students who are registered for 12 or more semester hours and whose grade-point average is 3.20 or higher, with no grade of I (Incomplete) and no grade below C for work in a semester.

Cadets and students named to the dean's list include:

Liam Andersen of Davenport, Iowa

Joseph Field of Bettendorf, Iowa

BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 25, 2020) — 13 Quad City area high-school seniors with plans to study STEM were awarded $25,000 in scholarships. The Scholarships were awarded at the Quad City Engineering and Science Council's (QCESC) 58th Annual STEM Celebration held Thursday, February 20, at the Putnam Museum and Science Center.