College News Benton

Kirkwood Community College names 2012 Outstanding Students More than 25,000 students have studied at Kirkwood Community College in the past year. On April 6, the college faculty and staff honored 148 of them as some of the best of the lot. Kirkwood held its annual Outstanding Student Awards ceremony in the ballroom of The Hotel [...]

Kathy Manternach competes with Central Dance Team at national contest PELLA – Kathy Manternach, a native of Watkins and junior at Central College, competed with the Central College dance team at the American Dance/Drill Team American Collegiate Championship March 24 at the University of North Texas. Manternach and 11 teammates were third in the hip-hop [...]

A Cappella choir heads south SEWARD, NE – Concordia University, Nebraska’s premier vocal ensemble, the University A Cappella Choir, will begin its annual spring tour on Friday, March 9. The 70-member choir has scheduled performances at schools and churches in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. All concerts are free and open to the public. The internationally [...]

Kirkwood Community College has released its dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours with the college. Kirkwood students from the area earning this distinction include: BENTON DEANS LIST Atkins Deanna S. Berger, Health Information Technology – AAS [...]