Belmont President Dr Greg Jones addressing graduating Class of 2026

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (June 24, 2026) — Belmont University held its spring 2026 commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students on Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, in the Curb Event Center.

Across four ceremonies, the University collectively recognized more than 1,500 candidates among Bachelor's, Master's, and doctoral candidates in its 2026 commencement proceedings.

FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS (June 24, 2026) — Dean College is pleased to announce that Jaydon Lidell of Moline has earned a place on the Dean's List for the Spring 2026 semester.

Students named to the Dean's List have demonstrated a serious commitment to their studies while at Dean College.

WAVERLY, IOWA (June 18, 2026) — Wartburg College has recognized 507 students who were named the 2026 Winter/May Term Dean's List.

Those earning Dean's List honors include:

Ava Acker, of Muscatine.

Raen Acker, of Muscatine.

Brooke Bloom, of De Witt.

Delaney Coffman, of Eldridge.

Ryan Doyle, of Bettendorf.

William Evans, of Blue Grass.

Ty Gardner, of LeClaire.

Reagan Hassel, of LeClaire.

Ryan Heden, of Bettendorf.

BUFFALO, NEW YORK (June 18, 2026) — The following local students were named to the University at Buffalo's spring 2026 Dean's List.

William Cox of Port Byron, Illinois.

Kailey Detloff of Moline, Illinois.

UB is New York State's flagship university and the largest and most comprehensive institution in the State University of New York system.

HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (June 18, 2026) — Noah Tapia of Moline, Illinois, excelled during the spring 2026 semester at Hofstra, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean's List. Noah's major is History.

Hofstra University's primary mission is to provide a quality education to its students in an environment that encourages, nurtures, and supports learning.

At Hofstra, new ideas take shape through collaboration, engagement, and interaction.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (June 17, 2026) — Twelve University of Dubuque students selected to participate in the Joseph and Linda Chlapaty Summer Research Fellowship are conducting a variety of summer research projects on topics like isotopic tracing of human bones, assessing water quality in Eastern Paraguay, analyzing the effects of crumb rubber consumption on avians of Dubuque, and more.

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA (June 17, 2026) — A total of 14,306 students enrolled during Spring Semester 2026 at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the 

Monmouth President Patricia Draves is pictured with Tim Salier ('96) in front of the five NBA championships trophies that San Antonio has won. Salier has been with the organization for four of them

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 16, 2026) — In 1999, the last time the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks met in the NBA Finals, Tim Salier was in the later stages of earning a graduate degree in sports management.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (June 16, 2026) — Maggie Kate Froeschle of DeWitt, Iowa, has been named to the Deans' Commendation List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2025-26 academic year.

Froeschle, a senior majoring in psychology, was named to the Dean's Commendation List for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Nearly 500 students at Nebraska were named to the Commendation List for the spring semester.

TOPEKA, KANSAS (June 16, 2026) — Washburn University is pleased to announce the students in its spring 2026 graduating class. These students completed their courses for certificates, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and doctorate degrees — more than 1,400 total from Washburn University, Washburn University School of Law, and Washburn Institute of Technology (Washburn Tech).

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