DES MOINES, IOWA (April 23, 2019) — The Robert D and Billie Ray Center at Drake University annually recognizes Iowans who show the Six Pillars of CHARACTER COUNTS!: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship. Since 2005, we have recognized more than 100 Iowans for showing good character, including:

LEBANON, ILLINOIS (April 22, 2019) — The McKendree University chapter of Sigma Beta Delta international society in business, management, and ad

AMES, IOWA (April 22, 2019) — Maria Duran Sanchez has been selected to serve as a 2019 Cyclone Aide for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University. Duran Sanchez is a Open Option (LAS) major from Davenport, IA (52803).

Cyclone Aides, a program coordinated by Iowa State University's Office of New Student Programs, are undergraduate student-leaders employed to assist with Orientation and Destination Iowa State throughout the year.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 18, 2019) — The "Excellence in the Liberal Arts Award" has been generously gifted by Professor Dan Lee of the Religion Department, and his wife, Ruth Lee. The purpose of this award is to reward excellence in the liberal arts, including student academic-achievement, amount of scholarly work done in the liberal-arts including the humanities, achievement in co-curricular programs, and leadership and service both on and off-campus.