Local students named to dean's list at Blackburn College         

[JAN. 16, 2006]  CARLINVILLE -- Anthony Bowman, son of Michael and Wendy Westley of Hopedale, and Angela Dumire, daughter of Charles and Wanda Dumire of Mount Pulaski, have been named to the dean's list at Blackburn College.

Bowman earned a 3.6 grade-point average for the fall 2005 semester. He is a sophomore majoring in computer science.

Dumire earned a 3.7 grade-point average for the fall semester. She is a senior majoring in biology.

Founded in 1837, Blackburn College is a four-year, Presbyterian-related, coeducational liberal arts college located 60 miles north of St. Louis, Mo., and 40 miles south of Springfield. The college is one of six "work colleges" in the nation, where students are required to work in jobs instrumental to the college's daily operations. The work program receives widespread recognition in American higher education and helps to keep Blackburn's tuition the lowest of all private colleges in Illinois and among the lowest in the United States.

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[Blackburn College news release]