CONCORDIA, Wis. (February 1, 2017) - Concordia University Wisconsin officials have released the Fall Honors List for the 2016-2017 academic year. To be eligible for the honor, students must achieve a minimum 3.50 GPA.

Among the area students named to the list were:

Lydia Wallace, Senior from Davenport, Iowa, majoring in Elementary Education

(Bettendorf, IA) February 2, 2017 - Congratulations to the following students who have made the Rivermont Collegiate 2nd Quarter 2016-17 Honor Roll!

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

High Honors

Rohan Abernathy-Wee

Nirmal Alla

Harris Ciaccio

Annika Didelot

Sarah Dobbs

Nayana Gowda

Mayar JadKarim

Susan Longstaff

Karin McDonald

Phineas Masters

Andrea Porubcin

Siri Pothula

MEMPHIS, TN (01/30/2017)-- The following students were named to the Dean's List at the University of Memphis for the fall 2016 semester:

Deniza Ndikumana of Rock Island, IL

Samuel Lootens of Rock Island, IL

The University of Memphis is a learner-centered metropolitan research university providing high quality educational experiences while pursuing new knowledge through research, artistic expression, and interdisciplinary and engaged scholarship.

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (January 31, 2017) - The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point conferred degrees on more than 600 graduates during the university's winter commencement ceremonies on Dec. 17, 2016, including Lucas C Joers of Bettendorf, who graduated with a Master of Science degree in Natural Resources.

INDIANPOLIS (January 31, 2017) - Luke Zapolski, a Economics major from Davenport, IA, has been named to the Butler University Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (January 26, 2017) - Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the Fall 2016 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 Quad Cities area earning this distinction are:

Linnea Arndt, Bettendorf, IA

Theodore Contreras, Moline, IL

WAVERLY, IA (01/26/2017)-- Samuel Ambrose has been accepted into the Wartburg College Teacher Education Program.

Ambrose, of Bettendorf, had to demonstrate effective reflective components in teaching, pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators exam and complete several other requirements to be considered for the program.

Admission to the Teacher Education Program allows students to begin professional education courses in their field.

WAVERLY, IA (01/19/2017)-- Wartburg College has recognized 444 students who were named the 2016 Fall Term Dean's List.

Those honored include:

Nicholas Arp of Eldridge

Cody Birely of Davenport

Hannah Blaske of Bettendorf

MILAN, IL - With an ongoing commitment to the success of local children, Moline Public Schools Foundation received a generous donation from Group O Founder and Chairman Robert Ontiveros and his wife Blenda, designating the purchase of 30 Chrome Notebooks for Lincoln-Irving Elementary in Moline.

LEBANON, IL (01/18/2017)-- Victoria Jones, a first-year biology major from Davenport, has been named to the McKendree University Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester for earning a grade point average of 3.60 or higher.

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