AMES, IOWA (April 25, 2019) — Amber Schmidt, an event-management major in the Iowa State University College of Human Sciences from DeWitt, has been initiated into the Kappa Omicron Nu National Honor Society for the Human Sciences.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 24, 2019) — The author of a newly-published book about the chief justices of the United States Supreme Court will return to his alma mater to speak to students on April 26.

Dan Cotter ('88) will speak at 2PM in Mellinger Commons on the first floor of Monmouth College's Center for Science and Business. Free and open to the public, the title of his talk is "The Chief Justices: Our Nation's History Through the Center Seat on the Supreme Court."

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 23, 2019) — The following area students were inducted into Monmouth College's Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, a national honorary scholastic-fraternity for freshmen who earn a 3.5 GPA during the first semester or maintain a 3.5 average over the first academic year.

Karlie Drish of Milan

Hannah Jones of Davenport

Katelynn Mickle of Bettendorf

Elexus Mowery of Moline

Savanah Strunk of Buffalo

RIPON, WISCONSIN (April 23, 2019) — Devin Hoaglin, a Junior at Ripon College from Davenport, Iowa, will deliver an applied innovation-presentation during Catalyst Day, Wednesday, April 24. Hoaglin is the child of Shane and Regina Hoaglin of Davenport.