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The following student(s) are named to Mount Mercy University's Fall 2023 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better and who are graded for six or more semester hours are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy University is the regional Catholic, Mercy University that promises students of diverse backgrounds, ages, and faiths a challenging, practical education that inspires them to discover knowledge, build community, and live their values.

The University of Dubuque congratulates the following students on being appointed to the Fall Semester 2023 Academic Dean's List. Full-time students in good academic standing (registered for and having earned 12 or more letter grade credits for the term) who earn a term grade point average of 3.5 or above and who do not have any grades of Incomplete for the term are named to the Dean's List.

The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa’s (CFNEIA) 2024 scholarship application process is open, and students may apply for scholarships available through CFNEIA at www.cfneia.org/scholarships. The deadline to apply for 2024 scholarships is 8:00 p.m. on March 6. Scholarships are available throughout CFNEIA’s region, which included 22 affiliate community foundations.

Student submissions for the Hoover Presidential Foundation's Uncommon Student Award are now being accepted. This award was inspired by President Herbert Hoover's famous "Uncommon Man" speech. This year, we will honor 15 students, with four students receiving scholarships worth $11,500. Submissions are due April 1, and the award is presented this fall.

Iowa Lakes Community College releases the Fall 2023 Honors Lists recognizing students who achieve the highest academic standards earning inclusion on the President's List or Dean's List. For the Fall 2023 semester, 141 students earned President's List, an honor achieved by those who recorded a "straight-A" or 4.0 GPA, and 263 students made the Dean's List of students who earned a 3.

Approximately 10,810 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the Fall Semester 2023 Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.Students are listed below (the number indicates what year of college the student is in)VintonClarissa Shea Carolan, 4, BiologyHudson Lee Carolan, 1, EntrepreneurshipSarah Frank, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCameron D.

Parents Entered in Drawing After Receiving College and Career Planning Information for Their StudentsThirty-nine Iowa parents and guardians each received $250 in college savings deposits after their entries were randomly selected in a quarterly drawing sponsored by Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation®. The winners were among 688 eligible participants who entered after receiving free college and career planning information for their middle and high school students.

 Once again, Benton Soil & Water Conservation District (Benton SWCD) will be recognizing two students interested in conservation and agriculture by offering scholarships. Benton County High School Class of 2024 students pursuing programs of study in any field of conservation or agriculture are eligible for the Conservation Scholarship. While many college majors qualify, preference will be given to students pursuing programs of study in conservation.

 The following students graduated from Mount Mercy in December.  Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy University is the regional Catholic, Mercy University that promises students of diverse backgrounds, ages, and faiths a challenging, practical education that inspires them to discover knowledge, build community, and live their values.

The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Cobin "Did you hear about the little boy that they found in the woods behind the Crimstein house?" "The doctors say he's six to eight, but the kid doesn't remember anything before the woods- no name or birthday, even!" "Yeah, he's been playing with David Crimstein for 'a long time', and Hester says she's heard David talking; he said it was an imaginary friend, and she never checked!" "Guess he's been breaking into summer cottages and cabins and stealing food and supplies!" "Says he learned to talk from watching TV in the cabins!" "I heard he's staying with the Crimsteins until they find out who he is!" Can you just imagine all of the talk in town? The curiosity, the questions, the search for answers? But the town never found out who he was.