Newsmakers

Georgia Tech honors

The following area students earned honors at Georgia Institute of Technology for the 2004 spring semester:

Faculty Honors: Sean Coleman of Evans, Nathan Graybeal of Evans, Joshua Inouye of Evans, Beemal Shah of Evans, Christine Viebrock of Evans, Melissa Youngblood of Evans, Victoria Balcer of Martinez and Jan Scott of Martinez.

Undergraduate students earning a 4.00 academic average earn Faculty Honors.

Dean's List: Daniel Amick of Evans, Audra Bowcutt of Evans, Clinton Carnahan of Evans, Lauren Duke of Evans, Kimberly Finnell of Evans, Justin Gregg of Evans, Andrew Raines of Evans, Benjamin Roth of Evans, Eric Scukanec of Evans, Brian Murphy of Martinez, Heidi Khalil of Martinez, Kunal Khosla of Martinez, Christopher Golden of Martinez, Sirikishan Shetty of Martinez, Stephen Stephenson of Martinez, Sarah Rogers of Martinez and Rhonda Sadler of Martinez.

Undergraduate students earning a 3.00 or higher academic average for the semester gain the Dean's List distinction.

SIU Dean's List

Several county students have been named to Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Dean's List. They are:

Zachary Thomas Curry and Charles Oliver Dillard Jr., both of Evans. JaMarvel McKinney of Grovetown. Darin B. Evans of Harlem. Donna M. Edwards, Carol Ann Elam, Phyllis L. Ferguson, Walter Leonard Linney and John C. Schipper, all of Martinez.

Agnes Scott grads

Kathryn Schroder has been inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Agnes Scott College, Atlanta. Schroder, the daughter of Beth and Thomas Schroder of Martinez, graduated from Lakeside High School.

Each year before commencement, Agnes Scott selects a group of highly qualified seniors to its chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a prestigious scholastic organization.

Schroder also graduated Summa Cum Laude, receiving a degree of Bachelor of Arts. She majored in English literature and creative writing.

Stephanie Large of Evans graduated from Agnes Scott. Large, the daughter of Charles and Jennifer Large, received a degree of Bachelor of Arts. She majored in history and is a graduate of Greenbrier High School.

English honor

Mack Norton of Evans has been named a United States National Award winner in English. Mack, a student at Lakeside Middle School, was nominated for the award by his teacher Mrs. Dorn.

His name will appear in the United States Achievement Academy Official Yearbook, which is published annually.

Mack is the son of Stan and Denise Norton and the grandson of Charles Brown of Evans and Jean Norton of Chattanooga, Tenn.

UGA scholar

Manpreet K. Dhillon of Evans has been named a Presidential Scholar at the University of Georgia for earning a 4.0 grade point average during her freshman year.

Manpreet was valedictorian at Greenbrier High School, where she graduated in 2003. She is the daughter of Inderpal and Harjit Dhillon and the granddaughter of Surjit K. Gurm.