Newsmakers

Law graduate

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William Bryce Crane, of Evans, recently graduated with a juris doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson. He is the son of Henry Nelson Crane Jr., of Destin, Fla., and Vicki Slocumb Durham, of Evans. He is the grandson of Evelyn Crane, of Moultrie, Ga., and Virginia Welfare, of Augusta. Crane is a graduate of Greenbrier High School and the University of Georgia. He has been invited to join the law firm of Prebula & Associates LLC, in Duluth, Ga.

MCG graduates

The following area residents were recently among the Medical College of Georgia's 2006 graduating list: School of Dentistry, doctor of dental medicine: Karthik Kanakasundar, of Evans, and Heather Willis, of Appling; School of Graduate Studies, master of nursing: Clara Gladue, Karen Shouse, Kathy Linebarger and Colleen Pawlak, of Evans; master of science in oral biology: Robert Holmes, of Evans, Heather Watkins, of Martinez; School of Medicine, doctor of medicine: David Lachman, Kenneth Martin, Stephen Brown, Amena Hasan, of Evans; Jason Miller, Sohail Khan, Jennifer Peterson, Kelly Miller, Susan Coe, Davinder Ramsingh, Kelly Homlar, Esther Liu, Melissa Rader, Ji Han and Vaibhav Maurya, of Martinez; and Nicholas Coates, of Grovetown;

School of Nursing, bachelor of science in nursing: Hollie Duffie, Andrea Dobos, Julie Neal and Stephanie Leblanc, of Evans; Amanda Moody and Natalie Horseman, of Grovetown; Carla Allen, of Harlem; Tanesha Garnett, of Appling; and Emily Nelms, Duane Thomas, Christoph Wolbert, Lori Greenhill, Mollie Odum and Cornelia Benoit, of Martinez; School of Allied Health Sciences, bachelor of science in dental hygiene: Shawn Neal, of Evans; Jessica Lowe, of Grovetown; Tiffany Carney, of Martinez; and Jennifer Williams, of Appling; bachelor of science in diagnostic medical sonography: Francesca Davis, of Martinez, Deborah Williams, of Evans; bachelor of science in health information administration: Jennifer Kriegel, of Evans; bachelor of science in health information management: Lindsey Brandt, of Grovetown; and Meera Vasanth and Heather Armstrong, of Evans; bachelor of science in medical technology: Amber Cochran, of Grovetown, and Rosann Schade, of Martinez; bachelor of science in nu-clear medicine technology: Courtney Sheahan, of Grovetown; bachelor of science in physician assistant: Aimee Lombard and Alex Santiago, of Martinez; and Stephanie Farrow and Jason Rodwell, of Evans; bachelor of science in radiologic sciences: Jennifer Saxon, Trey Herringdine and Tamryn Wesse, of Martinez; bachelor of science in respiratory therapy: Amanda Duncan and Allison Norton, of Martinez; master of health science: Sidra Ahmad, of Martinez, and Lindsay Murray, of Grovetown.

Mercer graduate

Mercer University School of Medicine awarded Martinez resident Nisha Patel, daughter of Sudha and Ramesh Patel, a doctor of medicine degree May 6 in Macon, Ga. She received the Outstanding Student in Emergency Medicine Award and Outstanding Student in Psychiatry Award.

Scholarships

The following are winners of college-sponsored merit scholarships: Juliana J. Coleman, of Augusta, Clemson University, home-schooled; Arthur G. Moore, of Evans, Emory University, Greenbrier High School.

Scholarship

Daniel Harrell, of Appling, has received a scholarship from Cooperative Baptist Fellowship for 2006-2007. He attends McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University, Atlanta.

Grant winner

Ivy Minnie, of Martinez, has been selected for a $2,000 Jeanette Rankin Foundation grant. Minnie is attending Augusta State University for a degree in social work.