GAINESVILLE, GA (06/15/2011)(readMedia)-- Maryulett Charlaine Chestang from Bettendorf, Iowa, graduated from Brenau University with a Master of Business Administration degree after majoring in business administration.

Chestang was one of 750 Brenau undergraduate and graduate degree recipients in ceremonies May 6 and May 7 ceremonies at the Georgia Mountains Center in Gainesville, Ga. All told, Brenau awarded 771 degrees - 341 graduate diplomas and 430 undergraduate diplomas - some in dual degree programs like occupational therapy and interior design.

For more information, go to www.brenau.edu.

ABOUT BRENAU - Founded in 1878, Brenau University currently enrolls about 2,800 students in graduate, undergraduate programs on campuses and online. The main campus of the Georgia-based liberal arts institution, which includes the Brenau Women's College, is in Gainesville with other campuses in Augusta, Kings Bay and in two metro Atlanta locations, Norcross and Fairburn. The university offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. Brenau's 2011 ranking as one of the top 15-best higher education values in the Southeast by U.S. News & World Report marks the university's sixth consecutive year in that position for the magazine's America's Best Colleges guidebook. Brenau University also has been cited as one of the best colleges and universities to work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education and one of the best universities in the Southeast by The Princeton Review.

On the web: http://readabout.me/achievements/Maryulett-Charlaine-Chestang-of-Bettendorf-Iowa-Graduates-from-Brenau-University/2577518.

UW-Stevens Point spring graduates 2011
(June 14, 2011) - The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point conferred degrees on more than 1,100 graduates during the university's 2011 spring commencement ceremonies.
Graduates, their guests and faculty were addressed by UWSP Alumnus Dan Jessup, head of People Strategy at Groupon, Inc. Chancellor Bernie Patterson welcomed the participants and Faculty Senate Chair Randy Olson recognized honor students and award winners.

Rock Island, IL
He Qu, BS, Biology
Zhang Zhang, BS, Accounting
Zhang Zhang, BS, Business Administration

MOLINE, ILLINOIS - WQPT is delighted to announce that Paul Strater has been awarded the 2011 WQPT Broadcast Scholarship.

"It's an honor to be recognized by WQPT-TV with the award of this scholarship," Strater said.  "As a nontraditional student, the financial realities of later life such as mortgages and car payments and the challenges of funding a college education without parental help or the loans available to parents are quite a challenge.  This scholarship will be a great help as I finish my degree at Western."                     

"Each year it is our pleasure to present this award. We were impressed not only by Mr. Strater's grades but he exemplifies WQPT's mission of life-long-learning," said WQPT General Manager, Rick Best.

Mr. Strater is completing several news internships this summer. They are at Peoria's WEEK-TV 25(NBC), WHOI-TV 19(ABC) and Chicago's WGN-TV 9(CW).  After graduation, he hopes to be a full time television reporter at a station where he can also work in the technical realm. For the last two decades Mr. Strater worked as a broadcast engineer in television and radio. "Most broadcast students are starting a career.  I want to embark on the second half of mine," Strater said.

WQPT is a media service of Western Illinois University located in Moline, Illinois.

News from Creighton University

For more information contact: Cindy Workman, 402-280-2969

Local Students Named to Dean's List at Creighton University

OMAHA, NEB. (06/14/2011)(readMedia)-- The following students from your area were named to the Spring Dean's List at Creighton University for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Michael Barnes of Bettendorf a Sophomore Arts and Sciences student.

Emily Stensrud of Bettendorf a Second Year Pharmacy and Health Professions student.

Elizabeth Hines of Davenport a Freshman Arts and Sciences student.

Alexandria Clark of Rock Island a Freshman Arts and Sciences student.

Full-time students who earn a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale are eligible for the Dean's Honor Roll.

About Creighton University: Creighton University, a Catholic, Jesuit institution located in Omaha, Neb., enrolls more than 4,100 undergraduate and 3,200 professional school and graduate students. Nationally recognized for providing a balanced educational experience, the University offers a rigorous academic agenda with a broad range of disciplines, providing undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs that emphasize educating the whole person: academically, socially and spiritually. Creighton has been a top-ranked Midwestern university in the college edition of U.S. News & World Report magazine for more than 20 years. For more information, visit our website at: www.creighton.edu.