WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 18, 2015 - For the second time in three years, schools in the state of Washington produced the most Peace Corps volunteers across small, medium and large-sized undergraduate colleges and universities nationwide. The University of Washington reclaimed the top spot among large schools with 72 alumni currently in service, and Western Washington University and Gonzaga University again topped medium and small schools with 47 and 20 currently serving alumni, respectively. Washington is the only state to top all three of Peace Corps' undergraduate school ranking categories, and the state has long appeared on the agency's rankings of the top volunteer-producing states and metropolitan areas.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison - which topped last year's list - came in second this year among large schools with 69 alumni in service, followed by the University of Florida with 66 alumni in service. Among medium-sized schools, American University climbed to the No. 2 spot with 41 alumni currently serving, and George Washington University and the University of Virginia tied for third place, each with 36 alumni in service. Carlton College jumped to second place among small schools with 17 alumni in service, and Middlebury College and the University of Puget Sound both moved up from No. 14 last year to No. 3 this year - tying for the biggest jump in ranking over last year - each with 16 alumni in service.

"The Peace Corps provides an indispensable opportunity for young people out of college to put their unique skills to work making a difference for communities around the world," Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet said. "Volunteers make lasting change by living and working at the grassroots level in their communities of service and using their talents to tackle some of the most critical challenges in international development."

Among graduate schools, the University of Denver again held the top spot but this year tied with Tulane University, a new addition to Peace Corps' graduate school rankings, with 18 alumni in service. The University of California, Berkeley remained the all-time highest producer of Peace Corps volunteers in the country, with nearly 3,600 alumni who have served since the Peace Corps was founded in 1961.

This year's rankings follow historic reforms to Peace Corps' application and selection process, led by Hessler-Radelet, that resulted in a 22-year application high for the agency in 2014. Applicants will now find a simplified, more personal application process, and can learn more about Peace Corps service opportunities by contacting their local recruitment office.

Below find the top five colleges and universities in each category and the number of alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers. View the complete 2015 rankings of the top 25 schools in each undergraduate category here. Digital content including a video featuring the top schools and an infographic about volunteers' educational backgrounds can be found here.

Large Colleges & Universities - Total Volunteers:
More than 15,000 undergraduates

1. University of Washington (72)
2. University of Wisconsin-Madison (69)
3. University of Florida (66)
4. The Ohio State University (64)
5. University of Minnesota Twin Cities (63)

Medium Colleges & Universities - Total Volunteers:
Between 5,000 and 15,000 undergraduates

1. Western Washington University (47)
2. American University (41)
3. George Washington University (36)
3. University of Virginia (36)
5. Cornell University (33)

Small Colleges & Universities - Total Volunteers:
Less than 5,000 undergraduates

1. Gonzaga University (20)
2. Carleton College (17)
3. Middlebury College (16)
3. University of Puget Sound (16)
5. Macalester College (15)

Graduate Schools - Total Volunteers:

1. University of Denver (18)
1. Tulane University (18)
3. University of Minnesota Twin Cities (14)
4. Portland State University (13)
5. University of Michigan (12)
5. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (12)

Historical, Since 1961 - Total Volunteers:

1. University of California, Berkeley (3,598)
2. University of Wisconsin-Madison (3,145)
3. University of Washington (2,888)
4. University of Michigan (2,596)
5. University of Colorado Boulder (2,411)

*Rankings are calculated based on fiscal year 2014 data as of September 30, 2014, as self-reported by Peace Corps volunteers.

The Peace Corps ranks its top volunteer-producing colleges and universities annually according to the size of the student body. See the 2014 Top Colleges and Universities here.

About the Peace Corps: The Peace Corps sends the best and brightest Americans abroad on behalf of the United States to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. Volunteers work at the grassroots level to develop sustainable solutions that address challenges in education, health, economic development, agriculture, environment and youth development. Through their service, volunteers gain a unique cultural understanding and a life-long commitment to service that positions them to succeed in today's global economy. Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, nearly 220,000 Americans of all ages have served in 140 countries worldwide. For more information, visitwww.peacecorps.gov and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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IOWA CITY, IA (02/17/2015)(readMedia)-- University of Iowa students from your area have been named to the President's List for the 2014 fall semester. Those students include :

Elizabeth Ann Berger of Bettendorf (52722)

Nicholas Gerwe of Bettendorf (52722)

Noah Kirschbaum of Bettendorf (52722)

Ava Lynn of Bettendorf (52722)

Austin Smith of Bettendorf (52722)

Courtney Brokloff of Davenport (52807)

Charles Holliday of Davenport (52803)

Michael Hackbarth of Eldridge (52748)

Steven Bieber of Muscatine (52761)

Alexandra Chamberlain of Muscatine (52761)

Michael Davis of Muscatine (52761)

Levi Goff of Muscatine (52761)

Elizabeth Sturms of Muscatine (52761)

Natalie Sturms of Muscatine (52761)

Jeremy Tinkler of Stockton (52769)

Emily Ford of Geneseo (61254)

Eugene Pavinato of Moline (61265)

The President's List was established in the fall of 1983 to recognize academic excellence. In order to be included on the list, a student must have a minimum 4.0 grade point average (4.0 is an A) in all academic subjects for the preceding two semesters, with a total of at least 12 semester hours of credit per semester during that period.

Approximately 300 students were named to the President's List in the 2014 fall semester.

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.