IOWA CITY, IA (02/16/2015)(readMedia)-- Students from your area have been named to the Dean's List for the 2014 fall semester. Those students are:

Meg King of Bettendorf (52722)

Anna Roa of Bettendorf (52722)

Ava Lynn of Bettendorf (52722)

Benjamin Spector of Bettendorf (52722)

Neel Patel of Bettendorf (52722)

Jenna Adams of Bettendorf (52722)

Gina Chieffo of Bettendorf (52722)

Michael Jones of Bettendorf (52722)

Trevin Cusimano of Bettendorf (52722)

Abigail Drexler of Bettendorf (52722)

Bailey Ford of Bettendorf (52722)

Jason Meighan of Bettendorf (52722)

Katherine Chanez of Bettendorf (52722)

Alexis Bushman of Bettendorf (52722)

Hanna Walker of Bettendorf (52722)

Abdualrahman Ismail of Bettendorf (52722)

Mohammed Ismail of Bettendorf (52722)

Joshua Sumhlei of Bettendorf (52722)

Regina Henderson of Bettendorf (52722)

Emily Speer of Bettendorf (52722)

Emily Braught of Bettendorf (52722)

Noel Thachil of Bettendorf (52722)

Megan Hawley of Bettendorf (52722)

Alex Heesch of Bettendorf (52722)

Marcus Goodwin of Bettendorf (52722)

Lauren Kostoglanis of Bettendorf (52722)

Dylan French of Bettendorf (52722)

Gregory Gunther of Bettendorf (52722)

Ellen Gackle of Bettendorf (52722)

Nicole Hansen of Bettendorf (52722)

Taylor Earnest of Bettendorf (52722)

Brooke Wehrle of Bettendorf (52722)

Noah Kirschbaum of Bettendorf (52722)

Genevieve Kwan of Bettendorf (52722)

Kayla Kruse of Bettendorf (52722)

Mackenzie Kennedy of Bettendorf (52722)

Karly Dankert of Bettendorf (52722)

Maureen Lonergan of Bettendorf (52722)

Taylor Curran of Bettendorf (52722)

Alexandra Stecker of Bettendorf (52722)

Megan Sanchez of Bettendorf (52722)

Tyler Harper of Bettendorf (52722)

Claire Schluensen of Bettendorf (52722)

Austin Norden of Bettendorf (52722)

Gina Sears of Bettendorf (52722)

Anthony Yang of Bettendorf (52722)

Rachel Kettelkamp of Bettendorf (52722)

Elizabeth Ann Berger of Bettendorf (52722)

Anna Rodriguez of Bettendorf (52722)

Daniel Rodriguez of Bettendorf (52722)

Sarah Rodriguez of Bettendorf (52722)

Alyson Wennlund of Bettendorf (52722)

Sanjana Ramesh of Bettendorf (52722)

Victoria Nelson of Bettendorf (52722)

Nicholas Gerwe of Bettendorf (52722)

Ellen Turner of Bettendorf (52722)

Hogan Knott of Bettendorf (52722)

Brian Paul of Bettendorf (52722)

Deepon Sarkar of Bettendorf (52722)

Erin Mitchell of Bettendorf (52722)

Matthew Wheat of Bettendorf (52722)

Bharabi Pandit of Bettendorf (52722)

Austin Smith of Bettendorf (52722)

Akshaya Warrier of Bettendorf (52722)

Rachel Fuller of Bettendorf (52722)

Andrew Miles of Bettendorf (52722)

Dilon Thompson of Bettendorf (52722)

Eric Hale of Bettendorf (52722)

Arham Pasha of Bettendorf (52722)

Tristan Thompson of Bettendorf (52722)

Emily Wallace of Bettendorf (52722)

Hannah Thomsen of Bettendorf (52722)

Zachary Miller of Bettendorf (52722)

Adam Fitzsimmons of Bettendorf (52722)

Joseph Sink of Bettendorf (52722)

Greg Windeknecht of Blue Grass (52726)

Ashlyn Glass of Blue Grass (52726)

Korinne Fangmann of Blue Grass (52726)

Adam Hay of Blue Grass (52726)

Derek Ahrens of Buffalo (52728)

Kaitlin Schmidt of De Witt (52742)

Grant Weber of De Witt (52742)

Amanda Melvin of De Witt (52742)

Delaney Brainerd of De Witt (52742)

Nicole Mooc of De Witt (52742)

Allyson Schnoor of De Witt (52742)

Peter Keegan of De Witt (52742)

Bryan Connell of De Witt (52742)

Dillon Connell of De Witt (52742)

Mackenzie Leonard of De Witt (52742)

Colleen Gannon of De Witt (52742)

Adrian Simonson of De Witt (52742)

Mackenzie Wing of De Witt (52742)

Brian Kruse of De Witt (52742)

Adrian Templeton of De Witt (52742)

Austin Belk of Eldridge (52748)

Hope Wilson of Eldridge (52748)

Abby Peeters of Eldridge (52748)

Tyler Blondell of Eldridge (52748)

Aileen Spickermann of Eldridge (52748)

Amanda Burroughs of Eldridge (52748)

Abby Frantz of Eldridge (52748)

Johnathan Kinney of Eldridge (52748)

Michael Hackbarth of Eldridge (52748)

Alexander McCammant of Eldridge (52748)

Grace McCammant of Eldridge (52748)

Kimberly Rude of Eldridge (52748)

Grayson Schmidt of Eldridge (52748)

Abigail Morrow of Eldridge (52748)

Alexa Hanson of Eldridge (52748)

John Davison of Eldridge (52748)

Kolton O'Day of Eldridge (52748)

William Aden of Eldridge (52748)

Kevin Meyer of Eldridge (52748)

Loren Brotherton of Eldridge (52748)

Madeline LaPage of Eldridge (52748)

Madeline Hurning of Leclaire (52753)

Brandon Dowty of Le Claire (52753)

Ashten Sherman of Le Claire (52753)

Cooper Odegard of Leclaire (52753)

Regan Odegard of Leclaire (52753)

Benjamin Donovan of Le Claire (52753)

Dan Moss of Leclaire (52753)

Joseph Schuler of Le Claire (52753)

Joseph Snyder of Long Grove (52756)

Ashley Schabilion of Long Grove (52756)

Emily Kolwey of Long Grove (52756)

Natasha Porter of Long Grove (52756)

Emily Schoer of Muscatine (52761)

Meredith Baird of Muscatine (52761)

Rebecca Sloat of Muscatine (52761)

Yesenia Darting of Muscatine (52761)

Steven Bieber of Muscatine (52761)

Alison Failor of Muscatine (52761)

Jacob Allison of Muscatine (52761)

Kathryn Temple of Muscatine (52761)

Leticia Trimboli of Muscatine (52761)

Exodus Cardoza of Muscatine (52761)

Emily McCormick of Muscatine (52761)

Alexandra Walgren of Muscatine (52761)

Anthony Vazquez of Muscatine (52761)

Alexandra Chamberlain of Muscatine (52761)

Aaron Mueller of Muscatine (52761)

Nathan Hadley of Muscatine (52761)

Emily Hill of Muscatine (52761)

Jenny Juehring of Muscatine (52761)

Madison Dietz of Muscatine (52761)

Brandon Klassen of Muscatine (52761)

Madeleine Hassler of Muscatine (52761)

Jared Littlejohn of Muscatine (52761)

Samantha Kistler of Muscatine (52761)

Elizabeth Sturms of Muscatine (52761)

Natalie Sturms of Muscatine (52761)

Levi Goff of Muscatine (52761)

Paige Compton of Muscatine (52761)

Michael Davis of Muscatine (52761)

Thomas Van Hemert of Muscatine (52761)

Trey Van Hemert of Muscatine (52761)

Kari Clark of Muscatine (52761)

Alec Osland of Muscatine (52761)

Monica Ahrens of New Liberty (52765)

Jeremy Tinkler of Stockton (52769)

Bailey Kraft of Walcott (52773)

Michael Haas of Walcott (52773)

Rex Hadden of Davenport (52802)

Dylan Thiemann of Davenport (52803)

Danielle Darland of Davenport (52803)

Joshua Edmond of Davenport (52803)

Brianne Avery of Davenport (52803)

Scott Hansmeier of Davenport (52803)

Matthew Moran of Davenport (52803)

Tanya Fordyce of Davenport (52803)

Charles Holliday of Davenport (52803)

Van Mielenhausen of Davenport (52803)

Torrance Windham of Davenport (52803)

Michael Corsiglia of Davenport (52803)

Sierra Lopez of Davenport (52803)

Zachary Waskowiak of Davenport (52803)

Nathan Hoil of Davenport (52803)

Michael Garneau of Davenport (52803)

Sarah Schwind of Davenport (52803)

Dustin Sexton of Davenport (52803)

Taylor Gillhouse of Davenport (52803)

Isaac Anderson of Davenport (52804)

Shelby Tracy of Davenport (52804)

Aliah Hurt of Davenport (52804)

Andrew Miller of Davenport (52804)

Kayla Cordova of Davenport (52804)

Mick Baker of Davenport (52804)

Alex Karwath of Davenport (52804)

Ashley Vance of Davenport (52804)

William Hean of Davenport (52804)

Jenny Gomez of Davenport (52804)

Adam Henry of Davenport (52804)

Tyler Klenske of Davenport (52804)

Alexandra Doner of Davenport (52804)

Erica Jennings of Davenport (52804)

Katilyn Kelly of Davenport (52804)

Kaylee Miner of Davenport (52806)

Anastasia Sweeney of Davenport (52806)

Christine Walsh of Davenport (52806)

Chi Dong of Davenport (52806)

Tyler Madigan of Davenport (52806)

Brittney Kneen of Davenport (52806)

Caroline Emory of Davenport (52806)

Collin Belk of Davenport (52806)

Rachel Brandt of Davenport (52806)

Hannah Solchenberger of Davenport (52806)

Spencer Conrad of Davenport (52806)

Makayla Farnsworth of Davenport (52806)

Gabriela Magalhaes of Davenport (52806)

Jacynthia West of Davenport (52806)

Austin Wulf of Davenport (52806)

Laura Ruebling of Davenport (52807)

Jacob Behrendt of Davenport (52807)

Zachary Behrendt of Davenport (52807)

Molly Monroe of Davenport (52807)

Caitlin McCullough of Davenport (52807)

Janita Pegram of Davenport (52807)

Emma Shie of Davenport (52807)

Natalie Rogalski of Davenport (52807)

Courtney Brokloff of Davenport (52807)

Anne Delleman of Davenport (52807)

Dominick Shults of Davenport (52807)

Alexandra Baltimore of Davenport (52807)

Sydney Verdi of Davenport (52807)

Rachel Clay of Davenport (52807)

Slater Murphy of Davenport (52807)

Mitchell Parker of Davenport (52807)

Michael Suiter of Davenport (52807)

Elizabeth Sharp of Davenport (52807)

Matthew Keck of Davenport (52807)

Logan Mougin of Davenport (52807)

Chloe Miller of Davenport (52807)

Allison Lienen of Davenport (52807)

Allison Weis of Davenport (52807)

Anna Pienta of Rock Island (61201)

Alicia Freiburg of Rock Island (61201)

Donte Nesbitt of Rock Island (61201)

Nidia Villalpando of Rock Island (61201)

Gabrielle Armetta of Coal Valley (61240)

Ashley Hoff of East Moline (61244)

William Kandis of East Moline (61244)

Jared Matthews of Geneseo (61254)

Connor Vandersnick of Geneseo (61254)

Nancy Heeren of Geneseo (61254)

Jenna Mickley of Geneseo (61254)

Emily Ford of Geneseo (61254)

Evan Wolfe of Geneseo (61254)

Madeline Fickel of Milan (61264)

Angela Olvera of Moline (61265)

Mark McLaughlin of Moline (61265)

Cassandra Shetler of Moline (61265)

Cesar Martinez of Moline (61265)

Alyssa Ray of Moline (61265)

Olivia Ray of Moline (61265)

Eugene Pavinato of Moline (61265)

Drew Marlier of Moline (61265)

Keaton Christiansen of Moline (61265)

Abigail Zambrano of Silvis (61282)

Brett Austin of Silvis (61282)

Nathan Woeber of Taylor Ridge (61284)

Undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the Tippie College of Business who achieve a grade point average of 3.50 or higher on 12 semester hours or more of UI graded course work during a given semester or summer session and who have no semester hours of I (incomplete) or O (no grade reported) during the same semester are recognized by inclusion on the Dean's List for that semester.

Undergraduate students in the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine may qualify for the Dean's List with fewer than 12 semester hours of graded credit if deemed appropriate by the college.

College of Nursing students participating in clinical courses must have a total of 12 semester hours of earned credit, with eight semester hours of graded credit with a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.

Approximately 4,000 students were named to the UI Dean's List for the 2014 fall semester.

WAVERLY, IA (02/16/2015)(readMedia)-- Wartburg College student media organizations won 29 awards at the annual Iowa College Media Association conference, Feb. 5-6, in Des Moines.

Kaitlyn Ketelsen of DeWitt was among the honorees, earning honorable mention in "Best PSA."

Wartburg Television won 11 awards, The Circuit took home nine, KWAR earned six and the Trumpet three. The television station swept the "Best Long Form Documentary" category; the radio station swept "Best Sports Broadcast."

Winners were selected from more than 700 entries submitted by 20 member schools.

Wartburg student media outlets are advised by journalism and communication professors Cliff Brockman, Travis Bockenstedt and Pamela Ohrt, who also is executive director of the ICMA.

Wartburg, a four-year liberal arts college internationally recognized for community engagement, enrolls 1,661 students. Wartburg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and named after the castle in Germany where Martin Luther took refuge disguised as a knight during the stormy days of the Reformation, while translating the Bible from Greek into German.

SPRINGFIELD - Each year, Career and Technical Education (CTE) provides opportunities for over 13 million postsecondary students across the county.  Illinois has seen continued growth and demand for CTE through higher completion rates and new program offerings.  CTE plays a vital role in meeting workforce demands by preparing individuals for high-skill, in-demand jobs that further Illinois' global competitiveness.

In recognition of February as National Career and Technical Education Month, the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) underscores the State's commitment to postsecondary career and technical education.  In fiscal year 2013 roughly two-thirds (68.5%) of all Illinois community college graduates earned a CTE degree or certificate. To meet workforce demands, 267 new CTE programs were approved in fiscal year 2014.

"Career and technical education programs are at the core of the community college's mission to provide educational opportunities tailored to local business and industry needs," said ICCB executive director Dr. Karen Hunter Anderson.  "Community colleges actively partner with local, regional and national employers to develop CTE programs that recognize rapidly changing industry standards."

Joliet Junior College, for example, has worked with Exelon, Lyondell-Bassel and other local employers to develop degree and certificate options in operations engineering.  Carl Sandburg College (Galesburg) recently partnered with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad to develop an Associate of Applied Science for locomotive mechanics.  Last month, Harper College (Palatine) unveiled their new Career and Technical Education Center with state-of-the-art equipment to provide students with innovative industrial experience. Several other community colleges around the state have opened similar CTE centers including Richland Community College's Workforce Development Institute (Decatur). The new Institute has allowed many of the college's CTE programs to modernize and expand while also increasing dual credit opportunities for area high school students.

"Providing real world context to classroom materials through work-based learning is essential to the success of career and technical education," said Dr. Anderson. "Rend Lake College's simulated coal mine provides students with the ability to learn how to use mining equipment and work within a mining environment without actually leaving campus."

The coal mining program at Rend Lake College (Ina) provides a 10,000 square foot mock mine for students to utilize. The mine features a pitch-black interior, low roof conditions, and moveable walls. The realistic setting helps recreate the tough underground environment of a coal mine in a safe, manageable training situation.

The Illinois Community College Board is the state coordinating board for community colleges. Illinois is home to 48 community colleges in 39 districts and has the third largest community college system in the nation serving nearly 1 million residents each year in credit and non-credit courses.

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ROCK ISLAND, IL (02/16/2015)(readMedia)-- This past fall term, more than 40 Augustana College students utilized Augie Choice, a $2,000 grant available to Augustana students to fund a study abroad experience, internship or research project.

The following students from your area were among the students who used Augie Choice during this past fall term:

Courtney Camlin of Rock Island.

Hailey Coulter of Silvis.

Ryan Greene of Hampton.

Marisa Lara of Silvis.

Sierra Thiery of Rock Island.

Daniel Zahn of Moline.

Augie Choice was designed by an Augustana student to help make life-changing experiences possible for future students. More information about Augie Choice is available at http://www.augustana.edu/augiechoice.

Founded in 1860, Augustana College is a selective four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences. The college is recognized for the innovative program Augie Choice, which provides each student up to $2,000 to pursue a high-impact learning experience such as study abroad, an internship or research with a professor. Current students and alumni include 155 Academic All-Americans, a Nobel laureate, 13 college presidents and other distinguished leaders. The college enrolls 2,500 students and is located along one of the world's most important waterways, the Mississippi River, in a community that reflects the diversity of the United States.