College Credits: Deerfield Student Makes Grove City Dean's List

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Ransom Coffeen Named To Dean's List at Grove City College

Ransom Coffeen, an English major at Grove City College from Deerfield, has been named to the Dean's List with Distinction for the Spring 2021 semester. Ransom is a 2020 graduate of Christian Heritage Academy and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Coffeen (Therese) from Deerfield, IL.
Students eligible for the Dean's List with Distinction a GPA of 3.60 to 3.84.

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Fontane Steps Out of Comfort Zone And Thrives in National Competition

Two first-year students at Bradley beat out 1,000 of their fellow classmates to represent the university on a national stage. Isabella Fontane, of Deerfield, and Megan Woods, neither of whom are Bradley University Speech Team members, were chosen from among their peers to compete in a virtual, national speech competition. Woods made it to the final round of the Holle Excellence in Public Speaking Competition, placing among the top six participants in the nation.
Bradley communications instructor Dakota Horn believes both students accomplished a lot just by being chosen to participate. "Each semester, roughly 1,000 students enroll in COM 103, a required speech course for all Bradley freshmen," he said. "Ten instructors were each asked to select two students they believe would be strong competitors. "Out of all the students selected, only two were allowed to compete in the national competition."
Another competition requirement meant the students could not be members of the school's speech team. "This factor gave students, who may not have previously considered speaking a strength of theirs, an opportunity to go out of their comfort zone and gain an empowering experience their freshmen year," added Horn.
Fontane, a marketing major, delivered a speech about changing our diet to help the environment. "I was honored to be chosen to represent Bradley University in this competition and thoroughly enjoyed the process of further developing my persuasive speech," she said. Her instructor was Brad Elward. You may click here to view her persuasive speech.

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Spring 2021 Graduates Announced At University Of Alabama

• Faye Cox, of Bannockburn. Cox has received the following degree from The University of Alabama: Bachelor of Science in Education.
• Michael Hincker, of Riverwoods. Hincker has received the following degree from The University of Alabama: Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration.
• Mary Jolly, of Deerfield. Jolly has received the following degree from The University of Alabama: Bachelor of Science.
• Francesca Rascati, of Deerfield. Rascati has received the following degree from The University of Alabama: Bachelor of Science in Education.

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