Drake University; Central College; Iowa Wesleyan College; Iowa State University; Luther College; South Dakota State University; Chatham University

DRAKE UNIVERSITY

DES MOINES ? The following local residents achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or above and were named to the Drake University Dean?s List for the fall 2012 semester:

Jonathan Edgeton of Fairfield and Krystin Bradshaw of Hedrick.

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CENTRAL COLLEGE

PELLA ? The following students were named to the fall 2012 Central College Dean?s List:

Mitchell Bloomquist of Batavia, an athletic training major, the son of Daniel and Rhonda Bloomquist;

Mycaela Crouse of Hedrick, a biology major, the daughter of Steven and Jacquelyn Crouse;

Morgan Remick of Hillsboro, an exercise science major, the daughter of Joseph and Carol Remick; and

Macy Wright of Brighton, an elementary education major, the daughter of Craig and Lynn Wright.

The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.

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IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Iowa Wesleyan College has announced the names of students who qualified for the 2012 fall semester Dean?s List.

The Dean?s List recognizes academic achievement during the term. To qualify, a student must be classified as a degree candidate and have attained a grade point average for the term of 3.50 or better on a 4.00 scale, with 12 credit hours or more and no incomplete grades at the time the list is declared.

Area students on the list are: Seth Zickefoose, medical technology, junior, Brighton; Kathryn Streeby, music education, senior, Eldon; Christine Copeland, elementary education, senior, Fairfield; Amanda Hostetter, pre-veterinary, sophomore, Fairfield; Alexandrea Messer, business administration, junior, Fairfield; Chelsey Taylor, early childhood education, senior, Fairfield; Kimberly Thorn, nursing, senior, Fairfield; Dana Smith, studio art, senior, Farmington; Rebecca Burk, elementary education, senior, Hillsboro; Emily Neele, elementary education, senior, Hillsboro; Kylie Harlan exercise science and wellness, junior, Keosauqua; Paula Kennerson, sociology, junior, Lockridge; and Casey Leffel, psychology, sophomore, Lockridge.

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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

AMES ? More than 6,669 Iowa State University undergraduates have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2012 fall 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.

Area students on the Dean?s List are:

From Agency, Melissa Susan Lind, veterinary medicine;

From Brighton, Seneca Colleen Cuddeback, agricultural and life sciences education; and Jennifer Lee Wharton, accounting.

From Fairfield, Holly Hope Edlin, English; Emily Elizabeth Gleason, biology; Dana Annette Melcher, pre-journalism and mass communication; Nicholas Andrew Morton, environmental science; Alex Rodgers, agricultural and life sciences education; Kahlise Pearl Rotondi, music; Gaelen Glen Watt, kinesiology and health;

From Farmington, Eric Scott Martin, forestry;

From Floris, Gary Micheal Harward, industrial technology;

From Hedrick, Kelly Dean Graham, industrial technology;

From Hillsboro, Sean Kevin Conrad, agricultural engineering; Ashley Marie Griffith, psychology; Chloe Ann Steffensmeier, human sciences;

From Keosauqua, Kali Erin Johnson, animal science; Kyle Anthony Johnson, pre-business; Benjamin William Moews, materials engineering; and

Lockridge, Breanna P. Estle, animal science.

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LUTHER COLLEGE

DECORAH ? Alex Greiner, a Luther College junior from Fairfield, has been named to the 2012 fall semester Dean?s List.

Greiner is the son of Michael and Michele Greiner.

To be named to the dean?s list, a student must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale and must complete at least 12 credit hours with 10 hours of conventional grades ? A, B, C, D.

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

BROOKINGS, S.D. ? Dane Patrick Kool of Fairfield was a candidate for graduation after the fall 2012 session at South Dakota State University.

Kool earned a Bachelor of Science in arts and sciences.

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CHATHAM UNIVERSITY

Dr. Kari N. Haislet graduated with high honors in December from Chatham University with her Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree.

Haislet?s work focused on heart failure and re-admission rates. Her capstone project was titled ?Implementation of an evidenced-based CHF Discharge Support Program: A project to reduce re-admissions.?

Haislet has worked at Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, Department of Cardiology, in Waterloo since 1997. She lives in Denver, Iowa, with her husband Mike and their three children.

Her parents are Doug and Wanda Bagby of Fairfield.