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)

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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.

BEXLEY, OH (06/16/2017)-- August Denys, of Geneseo was named to the Dean's List at Capital University for the spring 2017 semester.

In order to be named to the Dean's List, full-time, degree-seeking students must have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5.

FAYETTE, IA (06/16/2017)-- Upper Iowa University announces the Dean's List for the 2017 Spring semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average for the semester and be enrolled as a full-time student. Among the honorees, were the following students:

Rock Island, IL - Brieanna Barnes, Athletic Training major;

Rock Island, IL - Madison Doyle, Biology major;

De Witt, IA - Aubrey Lasche, Conservation Mgmt major;

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (June 16, 2017) - Rockhurst University awarded more than 750 degrees at its 97th annual commencement ceremony Saturday, May 13, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. In keeping with the student-centered focus at Rockhurst, the program featured two student speakers: Paul Alexander Hagan, who received a Bachelor of Science in exercise and sport science; and Julie Ruth Thomson, who received a Master of Science in business intelligence and analytics.

MOUNT VERNON, IA (06/15/2017)-- Cornell College named about 200 students to its Dean's List for the Spring 2017 semester, including:

Kaylin Voss of Davenport, IA (52804)

Elaine Andorf of Bettendorf, IA (52722)

Alexandra Brewster of Muscatine, IA (52761)

Anthony Clifton of Bettendorf, IA (52722)

Kaci Yost of Long Grove, IA (52756)

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (June 15, 2017) - The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored more than 2,560 undergraduate students for attaining high grade point averages during the spring semester of the 2016-2017 academic year.

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