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Kirkwood Students Chosen for All-Iowa Academic Team

By March 10, 2015December 19th, 2018No Comments

Iowa’s top community college students were honored at a March 4 ceremony in Des Moines. Five students from Kirkwood Community College were named to the All-Iowa Academic Team. Honored for exceptional scholarship were:

  • Andrea Coats, is studying elementary education and currently serves as the vice president of the Alpha Eta Rho chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. She is a Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship recipient, as well as a Donald J. Bergman Scholarship recipient. Coats plans to transfer to Mount Mercy University.
  • Natalie Weih, is a liberal arts student earning Dean’s List honors in her two years at Kirkwood. She is a Presidential Scholarship recipient and a Howard Ellson Performing Arts Scholarship recipient. Weih plans to transfer to the University of Iowa.
  • Hassina Aliane, is studying French studies at Kirkwood’s Iowa City campus. She is a Returning Adult Scholarship recipient and a Kirkwood Scholarship recipient. Aliane is an All-USA Academic Team Nominee and a member of Phi Theta Kappa. She plans to transfer to the University of Iowa.
  • Joshua Hollie, is studying psychology at Kirkwood’s Iowa City campus, earning Dean’s List honors in his two years at Kirkwood. He is a Kirkwood Foundation Scholarship recipient and currently serves as the vice president of the Beta Lambda Tau chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. Hollie plans to transfer to the University of Iowa.
  • Dustin Gehring, is a liberal arts student studying at Kirkwood’s Washington County Regional Center, earning Dean’s List honors in his two years at Kirkwood. He is an Outstanding Student Award recipient and is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. Gehring plans to transfer to the University of Northern Iowa.

In addition to their All-Iowa Academic Team recognition, all five Kirkwood students will be recognized by the Kirkwood Foundation and college trustees at their March 12 meeting.

The All-USA Community College Academic Team selection process is administered by Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for two-year colleges. Membership in the society, which encourages academic excellence and promotes community service, is not a requirement for eligibility, but most awardees are members, and many hold leadership positions in their campus chapters.