AMES, Iowa - Area students have achieved academic ranking in the top 2 percent of students in the following colleges at Iowa State University:
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Stephanie Blaser and Amrinder Singh, both of Bettendorf, and Aaron Stechmann of Davenport.
College of Human Sciences: Stephanie Blaser and Megan Johnson, both of Bettendorf.
College of Engineering: Kimberly Booe of Bettendorf, Grant Albansoder and Austin Laugen, both of Davenport, and Charles Eagle of Rock Island.
College of Business: Trevor Fennelly of Davenport
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Samantha Matt and Joshua Thompson, both of Bettendorf; Heather Bennett of Davenport, and Benjamin Payne of Rock Island.