PELLA, Iowa, Jan. 22 -- Central College issued the following news: Central College welcomed the new year celebrating its strongest six months of fundraising in the college's history. Most notable was the more than $9 million Geisler-Penquite Foundation gift, the largest ever to Central. In the first six months of the 2024-25 fiscal year, Central received more than $13.4 million in gifts to support students, faculty and staff, capital projects and programs. The largest designation was the endow more PR