DUBUQUE, Iowa (June 20, 2017) - Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa, awarded degrees and honors at its 174th Commencement Ceremony on May 13, 2017.

(Bettendorf, IA) June 20, 2017 - Congratulations to the following students who have made the Rivermont Collegiate 4th Quarter 2016-17 Honor Roll!

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

High Honors

Nirmal Alla

Harris Ciaccio

Annika Didelot

Sarah Dobbs

Mayar JadKarim

Gunner Johnson

Susan Longstaff

Karin McDonald

Andrea Porubcin

Siri Pothula

Aiden Sears

MADISON Wis (June 20, 2017) - The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2016-2017 academic year.

PELLA, IA (06/20/2017)-- Central College seniors graduated May 13, with 238 students participating in commencement. Central's class of 2017 included students from 15 states, including Florida, California, Oregon, Alabama, Arizona, Washington, Massachusetts, Colorado and Texas, as well as one foreign country - Kosovo.

Local Central graduates include:

Jacob Hirst of Davenport,

Sydney Lunardi of Bettendorf, magna cum laude

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (June 20, 2017) - Courtney Schindler from Davenport (52807) graduated from Butler University in Indianapolis in May. Courtney was a Professional Pharmacy major.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (June 19, 2017) – Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean’s List for the Spring 2017 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college. Kirkwood students from the area earning this distinction are attached.

STUDENTS FROM EAST-CENTRAL IOWA/WEST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE LISTED BELOW. - 30 - HOMETOWN; NAME, COUNTY (if listed)

Atalissa

June 19, 2017 (Bettendorf, Iowa) - Rivermont Collegiate is excited to announce the completion of the long overdue lighting and video projection upgrades in the Becherer Hall auditorium. We are proud to have a nice space where students, faculty, staff and the community can come together to enjoy presentations, plays, and musical performances, not to mention, commencement exercises. 

SPRINGFIELD (June 19, 2017) - Missouri State University conferred 2,651 degrees to students at its 2017 spring commencement May 19 at JQH Arena.  A total of 1,995 bachelor's degrees, 554 master's degrees, 93 doctorate degrees and nine specialist degrees were conferred.

Among those recognized were  Megan Nickles of Bettendorf, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders

AMES, IA (06/16/2017)-- The Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' Dean's List honors students who were enrolled in 12 credit hours and earned a 3.5 grade point average for the term.

Local students named to the Dean's List included:

  • Kayla Benefiel, a Advertising major, from Muscatine, IA

SIOUX CENTER, IA (06/16/2017)-- Dordt College presented 355 students with diplomas at the 2017 commencement address on Friday, May 5. Among the graduates were the following local students:

Caleb Drake of Rock Island, Illinois, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration.

Andrea Ver Meer of Davenport, Iowa, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in Nursing. She also has a minor in Biomedical Sciences.

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