Monmouth College

The students named here recently graduated from Monmouth College, which held its 167th Commencement Exercises on May 19. Actress Sigourney Weaver and her husband, writer/director Jim Simpson, gave the Commencement address.

Since the time of Monmouth College's Commencement Exercises on May 14, the following students have fulfilled the College's graduation requirements and received their diploma.

The following students have met the graduation requirements at Monmouth College and were among those to receive their diplomas during Monmouth's 166th Commencement Exercises on May 14, where the featured speaker was former U.S. Congressman Richard A. Gephardt, a two-time presidential candidate.

The students named here made the Dean's List at Monmouth College for the Spring 2024 semester. To make the Dean's List, students needed to take at least 3.0 academic credits and have a GPA for the semester of 3.5 or higher.

The following students made the Dean's List at Monmouth College for the Fall 2023 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students had to take at least 3.0 credit hours while achieving a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

The Monmouth College students on this list all earned a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the Spring 2023 semester while maintaining at least 3.0 course credits.

Led by chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon, eight Monmouth College students attended the Illinois-Iowa American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Conference, hosted Oct. 29 by St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa.

Eight Monmouth College students participated in this year's Doc Kieft Summer Research program. The students have the research opportunity thanks to an estate gift from Monmouth chemistry professor Richard "Doc" Kieft, established at the time of his death in 2009. Kieft's gift includes funding for scholarships, faculty stipends and travel, making it possible for students to attend Monmouth, to conduct summer research, and to present that research at conferences. On July 14, the students gave 15-minute presentations of their research in front of an audience of nearly 40 people in the College's Center for Science and Business.

The following students participated in Monmouth College's Richard "Doc" Kieft Summer Research Program. The eight-week program included a day of talks on July 15, as the students -- mostly rising juniors -- detailed their summer progress and looked ahead to what they hoped to explore in their remaining two years at Monmouth.

The following students participated Monmouth College Chorale's annual spring break tour. This year's tour included performances in Nebraska, Colorado and Missouri. The "home" concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 18 in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.

The following students have had artworks selected for the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit at Monmouth College. The exhibit is currently on display in the Everett Gallery in the College's Hewes Library. Awards will be determined Feb. 24 by juror Dawn Wohlford-Metallo, visual arts director for Quad City Arts. The exhibit will remain on display through March 1.

Members of the Monmouth College Symphonic Concert Band.

Monmouth College students who won awards in the Juried Student Art Exhibition.

Students who participated in the Juried Student Art Exhibition at Monmouth College.

These five students recently met the graduation requirements at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois.

Members of the Monmouth College men's basketball team.

Members of the Monmouth College women's basketball team.

Members of the Monmouth College women's swimming and diving team.

The following students have been inducted into the Order of Omega, Monmouth College's national Greek honorary society, which recognizes leadership in fraternity and sorority life. Members excel in leadership in their own chapters and in fraternity and sorority life on campus, as well as in the classroom.