College Credits: Architecture Student Ranked At Top Of Program

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Tara Parkman earns dean's list honor at Kalamazoo College

Tara Parkman of Plainfield, IL, has been named to the Kalamazoo College spring 2021 Dean's List.

Dean's List recognition is earned with a grade point average of 3.5 or better.

Congratulations on earning this academic achievement, Tara!

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Plainfield native students get initiated into Phi Kappa Phi's honor society

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Kelly Campbell of Plainfield (60544) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lana Murray of Plainfield (60585) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Steven Zimmerman II of Plainfield (60585) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

They are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 325 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

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Ryan Bell named to the dean's list at Miami University

Ryan Bell was named to the Dean's list at Miami University for the 2020-21 Spring semester.
Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within their division for second semester 2020-21 have been named to the Dean's list recognizing academic performance.

Bell, from Plainfield, IL (60586), is earning a B.S. in Business in Finance, Accountancy

Nationally recognized as one of the most outstanding undergraduate institutions, Miami University is a public university located in Oxford, Ohio. With a student body of nearly 19,000, Miami effectively combines a wide range of strong academic programs with faculty who love to teach and the personal attention ordinarily found only at much smaller institutions.

Julia Nawa named to the president's list at Miami University

Julia Nawa was named to the Miami University spring 2020-21 President's list. Nawa, from Plainfield (60585), is earning a B.A. in Architecture degree.

Miami University students who are ranked in the top three percent of undergraduate students within each division for second semester 2020-21 have been named to the President's list recognizing academic excellence.

Nationally recognized as one of the most outstanding undergraduate institutions, Miami University is a public university located in Oxford, Ohio. With a student body of nearly 19,000, Miami effectively combines a wide range of strong academic programs with faculty who love to teach and the personal attention ordinarily found only at much smaller institutions.

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