INDIANAPOLIS, IN (07/22/2013)(readMedia)-- Butler University is proud to announce the Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2012-2013 academic year. Recipients range from freshman to sixth-year pharmacy students.

Aaron Brenner of Sterling (61081)

Allison Shanks of Bettendorf (52722)

Tessa Sommers of Coal Valley (61240)

Challenging and enabling students to meet their personal and professional goals has guided Butler University since 1855. Today, Butler is a nationally recognized comprehensive university that blends the liberal arts with first-rate pre-professional programs. It seeks to prepare each graduate not simply to make a living but to make a life of purpose, in which personal flourishing is intertwined with the welfare of others. Butler is known for its vibrant campus, superior academics and dedicated faculty. The University enrolls more than 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students in six academic colleges: Arts, Business, Communication, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Located just six miles from downtown Indianapolis, Butler's urban setting affords students internship opportunities that provide excellent graduate school and career preparation.

DES MOINES, IA (07/22/2013)(readMedia)-- The following local residents have been named to Drake University's President's List for the Spring 2013 semester. Students must have a grade-point average of 4.0 to receive this honor.

Kyle Schrader of De Witt.

Taylor Odegard of Le Claire.

Drake is a private, independent university in Des Moines, Iowa, with an enrollment of approximately 3,400 full-time undergraduate students and 1,900 graduate students from 49 states and 50 countries. Drake University's mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. The Drake experience is distinguished by collaborative learning among students, faculty, and staff and by the integration of the liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation.

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (07/17/2013) - REBECCA JACKSON of DAVENPORT, IOWA has been named to the 2013 spring semester Dean's List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced today.

REBECCA is a student in the university's College of Liberal Arts.

To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average.

LISLE, IL (07/19/2013)(readMedia)-- Benedictine University proudly announces that 856 students were named to the Dean's List at Benedictine University for the Spring 2013 semester.

The Dean's List recognizes full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or above.

Among the students named to the Dean's List at Benedictine University for the Spring 2013 semester are:

Veronica Ariel Stout of Erie.

Joann Elizabeth Weeks of Pleasant Valley, Iowa.

Luke Michael Edmondson of Rock Island.

Kristine Mackenzie Naylon of Tampico.

Benedictine University is an independent Roman Catholic institution located in Lisle, Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago, and has branch campuses in Springfield, Illinois and Mesa, Arizona. Founded in 1887, Benedictine provides 55 undergraduate majors and 15 graduate and four doctoral programs.

Benedictine University is ranked No. 1 among the country's fastest-growing campuses between 2000-2010 in The Chronicle of Higher Education's list of private nonprofit research institutions, and Forbes magazine named Benedictine among "America's Top Colleges" for the second consecutive year in 2012. Benedictine University's Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed by Crain's Chicago Business as the fifth largest in the Chicago area in 2012.