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January 12, 2009

McGrann named Presidential Scholar

DES MOINES – Ashley McGrann of Centerville has been honored as a Presidential Scholar at AIB College of Business for the 2008 Fall Term. To be named a Presidential Scholar, a student must have a grade point average of 3.80 or higher for 12 or more consecutive credit hours.

McGrann is a graduate of Putnam County R-I High School and is majoring in Accounting at AIB.

About AIB College of Business

AIB College of Business in Des Moines is an independent, nonprofit, coeducational college of business. It was founded in Des Moines, in 1921 and has about 8,000 alumni living in Iowa. A well-known institution in the Des Moines metropolitan area, AIB has established a superior reputation for more than 88 years. The college is dedicated to its mission of providing quality educational opportunities that prepare students to build careers in business.

The college has an enrollment of nearly 1,000 day, evening and online students, and its campus features 17 buildings on 20 acres near downtown Des Moines. Residential, apartment-style housing is available for about 550 students.

AIB offers bachelor of science degrees in accounting, business administration, court reporting and steno captioning.

The college also offers associate of applied science degree programs in accounting, business administration, general studies, office administration, sports and event management, transcription services, travel and hospitality management, and voice captioning. Business administration degrees are offered in the areas of leadership, financial services and sales and marketing. Associate and bachelor degrees are also offered online.

For more information, contact the AIB College of Business Public Relations Department at (515) 246-5378.

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So, the question this week is, “Will it stay or will it go?” The United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. wants to close three Farm Service Agency offices in southern Iowa, which includes the FSA office in Centerville, and consolidate the operations in order to save money. Tuesday afternoon a meeting was held at Faith United Methodist Church to allow farmers and other producers who use the Centerville FSA office to make comments about the closing to John R. Whitaker, state executive director Iowa FSA. Many questioned if the meeting Tuesday was necessary because the decision had already been made.

A. Yes, because Washington will listen.
B. No, because the decision to close the Appanoose County FSA office has already been made.
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