DeVry University has appointed Craig Jacob as president of the school’s Phoenix Metro, which includes DeVry’s main Phoenix campus and center locations in Northeast Phoenix and Mesa. Jacob previously held senior-level administrative positions with the University of Phoenix’s Grand Rapids, Mich. and Phoenix campuses. Jacob assumes a role previously held by James Dugan, who has [...]

Over 175 scholarships were awarded at the Battle Creek Community Foundation’s Annual Scholarship Reception, which took place on May 24, 2007, at Kellogg Arena. These scholarships, including annual renewals on those awarded previously, total over $600,000! Scholarship selection criteria vary, depending on the donor’s interest; however, academic performance, financial need, and school/community/church involvement are the [...]

More than 5,200 students at Kansas State University are academic scholarship recipients for the 2006-2007 school year. Students are listed by their hometown.
Butler County
Andover: Austin Garrett Delimont, $1,460 Barbe Family Scholarship; Megan Ann Enns, $525 A. Sidney McIntire Memorial Scholarship and $725 Richard L. Clarke Scholarship; Bradley Warren Fouse, $240 G.E. Johnson Engineering Scholarship and [...]

Recent graduates of Hamburg High School are beginning their first year in colleges and universities. Nineteen of these college freshmen received scholarships administered by the Hamburg High School Honors Scholarship Board. These scholarships are funded by alumni, various businesses in the area, school patrons, organizations, and other interested parties.
The purpose of this program is to [...]

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has released the names of almost 300 new scholarship recipients at UA Fort Smith for fall 2006.
The students, by town of residence, include:
Ada, Okla.:
Tisha L. Campbell of Ada, Okla., has received an Ed Ballman Foundation Scholarship at UA Fort Smith. She is the daughter of Clayton and Dahlra [...]

The Cut Bank Education Foundation and Alumni Association had plenty to celebrate at its fourth annual Celebrating Success Scholarship Recognition Reception on Sunday, May 1. Thirty-six scholarships totaling over $35,000 were awarded to 31 members of the CBHS Class of 2006, reported Kimberley Butterworth, Executive Director of the CBEFAA.
Butterworth pointed out the Celebrating Success event [...]

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced new educational services and certification programs designed to help IT professionals build world-class virtual environments. The programs are designed for varied positions, including systems administrators, design architects, operators and managers who are interested in enhancing their knowledge and [...]

Seven Northwest Arkansas high school seniors are among 24 students statewide who have been awarded a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship.
They are:
* Bentonville — Emily A. Prebil, Michele L. Carter and Jessica M. Craig
* Fayetteville — Kaia M. Mattioli and Robin S. Okimoto
* Rogers — Anna E. Alderson and Natassia D. Taylor
Craig attends the Arkansas School [...]

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has announced the names of several students who have signed acceptance contracts for scholarships for the fall 2007 semester.
Included in the group are:
Alma:
Daniel Hight of Alma has accepted a University Scholarship at UA Fort Smith. He is the son of Danny and Carla Hight and will be a [...]

Some lending companies with access to a national database that contains confidential information on 60 million student borrowers have repeatedly searched it in ways that violate federal rules, raising alarms about data mining and abuse of privacy, government and university officials said.
The improper searching has grown so pervasive that officials said the Education Department is [...]