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Two area students earn UNI Purple & Gold Award
Purple and Old Gold awards, recognizing meritorious scholarship or conspicuous achievement, were presented to 58 seniors during the University of Northern Iowa's Commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 7, in the UNI-Dome.
Named after the university colors, the traditional awards were first presented at Commencement ceremonies on May 29, 1939.
Local teacher to join 'Raise your Hand: Empowered Educators' event
Local teacher, Sara Arnold, who teaches Talented and Gifted students in the Cedar Rapids CSD, is one of nine educators from across the country who was nominated to participate in the National Education Association (NEA) Raise Your Hand: Empowered Educators July 2nd at the Colorado Convention Center. Sara and her colleagues are representing New Voice Strategies as VIVA Teachers, past participants of a VIVA Idea Exchange.
Area students named to Loras College Spring 2014 Dean's List
Loras College Provost Cheryl Jacobsen, Ph.D. has announced the names of students who achieved Dean's List status for the 2014 spring semester. A student must earn a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours to be recognized.
Atkins, IA - Kelsey Gerhold
Belle Plaine, IA - Emily Mast
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Michael Meisheid Receives Degree from Buena Vista University
Michael Meisheid, from Walker, was one of 699 students who received a degree from Buena Vista University at its commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 24. Meisheid graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in management and business economics.
Founded in 1891, Buena Vista University offers 43 majors and 15 pre-professional programs that blend liberal arts with real-world applications, preparing students for lifelong success.
Vinton Garden Club hears about tree disease treatment options at April meeting
The Vinton Garden Club member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., District II, and Central Region met at 11:30 am April 30, 2014 at the home of Luanna Hawkins for lunch with Anne Dake as co-hostess. After lunch Mark Pigenot, Arbor Care LLC, gave an interesting presentation on “Treatment of trees for Emerald Ash borer and other diseases”.
ISU students named to spring semester Dean's List
More than 7,024 Iowa State University undergraduates have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2014 spring semester Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.
Local Residents Named to Drake University President's List
The following local residents have been named to the Drake University President's List for the Spring 2014 semester. Students must have a perfect 4.0 grade-point average to receive this honor.
Katherine Hanson of Vinton
Emily Hohn of Belle Plaine
Drake University is a midsized, highly selective private university in Des Moines, Iowa.
Benton/Tama Nutrient Reduction Demonstration project opens today
Today, Benton County and Tama County Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners and project partners are celebrating the kick-off of the Benton/Tama Nutrient Reduction Demonstration Project at 10:30 AM at Lakeview Lodge at Hickory Hills Park located 6 miles north of Dysart on County Road V37.
The Benton/Tama Nutrient Reduction Demonstration Project is located within the watersheds of Rock Creek, Pratt Creek and Lower Wolf Creek, which are in Benton County and Tama County.
100 + 1: Bethlehem Lutheran donates to VGH Gifts of Hope
On Sunday, June 15th, Bethlehem Lutheran Church presented the sixth gift of $101 of the year, this time to the Gifts of Hope program, offered through Virginia Gay Hospital.
About 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. The Gifts of Hope is a program created to provide mammograms and pap/pelvic exams to women who couldn't afford them. Dean's List honorees for IWC, Luther
Marshall Mullinex of Vinton is among the spring Dean's List honorees at Iowa Wesleyan College.
Luther College Dean's List honorees include:
Katherine Dick, junior, of Vinton; Ashley Sweet, junior, of Norway and Maxwell Tiedemann, freshman, of Blairstown.