Elisabeth Burken receives scholarship from the Iowa State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

AMES, IA (06/25/2015)(readMedia)-- Elisabeth Burken, of Blue Grass, Iowa (52726), will receive the Candace and David Arp Scholarship from the Iowa State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, as announced by the College of Human Sciences. Burken is a Sophomore studying Pre-Dietetics/Dietetics at Iowa State.

Jael Kulp from LeClaire, Iowa receives scholarship from the Iowa State University Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management in the College of Human Sciences

AMES, IA (06/25/2015)(readMedia)-- JaelKulp, from LeClaire, Iowa (52753) will receive the Marjorie McKinley Memorial Scholarship from the Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management in the Iowa State University College of Human Sciences. Kulp is transferring to Iowa State as a Junior/Transfer with plans to study Event Management.

Samantha Zust receives scholarship from the Iowa State University Department of Kinesiology

AMES, IA (06/25/2015)(readMedia)-- Samantha Zust of Bettendorf, Iowa (52722) will receive the Germaine G. Guiot Scholarship from the Department of Kinesiology in the Iowa State University College of Human Sciences. Zust is a Senior studying Kinesiology and Health at Iowa State.

The Iowa State University College of Human Sciences and its academic departments awarded more than $1 million in student scholarships and awards for the 2015-16 year.

Governor Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 3763 today making appropriations for General State Aid, Early Childhood Education, Bi-lingual Education and the Teachers' Retirement System.

Governor Rauner has always made clear that improving education is his highest priority. While the legislature's bill does not increase education spending by as much as the governor's proposal, it does increase K-12 education spending by $244 million and early childhood education funding by $25 million.

"Education is the most important thing we do as a community. I would have done more for our schoolchildren, but I am taking action today to ensure our teachers are paid and our schools are open and funded," Governor Rauner said. "I refuse to allow Speaker Madigan and the legislators he controls to hold our schools hostage as part of their plan to protect the political class and force a tax hike on the middle class without real reform."

As part of his budget plan, the governor proposed increasing K-12 education by $312 million and early childhood by $32 million.

Bill No.: HB 3763

An Act Concerning: Appropriations

Action: Signed

Effective: July 1, 2015

DAVENPORT, Iowa (June 21, 2015) - The Quad Cities River Bandits awarded their two annual Bandit Scholarships at their game Sunday afternoon. River Bandits owner Dave Heller announced David Tra as the winner of the Bandit Scholarship for the University of Iowa, and Matthew Wieskamp as the winner of the Bandit Scholarship for Western Illinois University.

Tra, a Davenport native and Davenport West High School graduate, will attend the University of Iowa this fall. Wieskamp, a Muscatine, Iowa, native and Muscatine High School graduate, will attend Western Illinois University. Each scholarship ensures the student's first year of tuition will be covered at no expense to them or their families. The Bandit Scholarships are administered by the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend (CFGRB).

"Giving out these scholarships is the single most enjoyable thing I do as owner of the River Bandits, and I am so proud, on behalf of the team, and the Communtiy Foundation of the Great River Bend, to present these scholarships to a two recipients," said team owner Dave Heller. "David and Matthew have demonstrated incredible talent, hard work, dedication and a passion for community service, and I am confident they will be outstanding representatives of our Bandit Scholars Program and the Quad Cities in their immensely promising futures."

Tra hopes to pursue an engineering degree. He has begun taking college-level engineering classes and has been involved in Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam, National Honor Society, Youth Symphony Orchestra, High School Varsity Orchestra, Asian club, Leo club, ecology club, cross country, golf, tennis, and track, as well as working at Hy-Vee.

Wieskamp hopes to pursue a pre-physical therapy curriculum and biology degree, as well as a minor in business, to become a physical therapist. In high school, he has been involved with National Honor Society, baseball, basketball, football and track.

"It's an honor to be the recipient of the Bandit Scholarship," Wieskamp said. "This scholarship will help me to achieve my goal of becoming a physical therapist in the future. Thank you, and go Bandits!"

The Bandit Scholars Program was founded in 2009 by the Quad Cities River Bandits' team owners Dave Heller and Bob Herrfeldt. The program pays the entire first year of college tuition for two Quad Cities area students. Both winners also receive a summer internship with the Quad Cities River Bandits following their freshman year. , and recipients are selected by a committee made up of community leaders, River Bandits' ownership and staff and CFGRB volunteers.

The scholarships are funded by fan donations and fund-raising efforts by the River Bandits and the team's ownership. Fundraising events include the annual Bandits Race to Home 5K and River Bandits golf outing, set for July 27 this season. Through the partnership with the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend, donors can make online, tax-deductible donations to the Bandit Scholars Program by going to www.cfgrb.org. Fans can also visit the Bandit Scholars Program page on the team's website, www.riverbandits.com, and follow a link to the Bandit Scholars page on the Foundation's website.

Both scholarships are open to current high school (or home-schooled) seniors who reside in any of the following counties: Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Whiteside Counties on the Illinois side, and Cedar, Louisa, Muscatine and Scott Counties on the Iowa side.

WACO, Texas (June 19, 2015) - More than 3,100 Baylor University students were named to the Dean's Academic Honor Roll for the 2015 spring semester. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must be an undergraduate with a minimum grade-point average of 3.7, while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours. A private Christian university and a nationally ranked liberal arts institution, Baylor is classified as a research university with "high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This blends with Baylor's international reputation for educational excellence built upon the faculty's commitment to teaching, scholarship and interdisciplinary research to produce outstanding graduates.

Among those honored was Shravya Reddy Pothula of Rock Island from the College of Arts and Sciences

The honor student news release and a complete listing of all honorees is available through the following link: http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/index.php?id=87536.

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