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GA Tech Dean's List
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The following students made the Dean's List for spring 2010 at the Georgia Institute of Technology: Grovetown : Rayleen Lewis; Evans : Tiffany Adams, Rathi Bala, Jennifer Davis, Brandon Foster, Bridget Gorta, Praachi Jani, Rebecca Noblett, Brittany Porter, Shaun Roberts, David Schwartz, Rosemary Song, Michelle Swiec; Martinez : Landon Bailie, Benjamin Bowers, Megan Bulluck, Christopher Burns, Tiffany Chang, Yutong Dong, Michael Fung, Carolyn Granade, Dewey Holland, Clinton Jung, Suk Koh, Michael Ridlehoover and Benjamin Sheppard.
Samford Dean's List
Jacqueline Giovino Dulock, of Martinez, was named to the dean's list for the spring 2010 semester at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law.
Wesleyan graduate
Lauren Kay Elser graduated from Wesleyan College on May 15, 2010, earning a bachelor of arts degree with a major in political science and a minor in music. Lauren, a dean's scholar and vice president of her class, played for the Pioneer volleyball team. Lauren is the daughter of Rosemary and Jim Chandler, of Evans, and Fred and Maria Elser, of Martinez, and is a graduate of Greenbrier High.
Gardner-Webb
Ivana C. Hughes and Brody R. McMorris , both of Evans, were named to the honor roll for the 2010 spring semester at Gardner-Webb University.
Shawnee State
Timothy Steflik of Evans and a history major, was named to the spring 2010 dean's list at Shawnee State University.
Emory University
The following received a degree from Emory University in Atlanta: Catherine Shrout, of Evans, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Michael K. Shrout, received a doctor of philosophy; Arthur Moore, of Evans, son of James M. Moore and Keiko Y. Moore, received a bachelor of arts; Porscha Dickens, of Martinez, daughter of Lincoln Van Dyke Dickens and Parrish Dickens, received a bachelor of science; Priya Gulati, of Martinez, daughter of Dr. Nidhi Kapil Gulati and Dr. Adarsh Kumar Gulati, received a bachelor of science; Leigh Clemmons, of Grovetown, daughter of Elizabeth Clemmons, received a bachelor of arts; Lysa Wang, of Martinez, daughter of Dr. Congyi Wang and Dr. Ping Yang, received a bachelor of arts; Loren Crawford, of Harlem, daughter of Donna Marie Crawford, received a bachelor of arts; Guilly Rebagay, of Martinez, son of Guillermo Rebagay and Dr. Winona R. Rebagay, received a bachelor of science; Cassandra Giles, of Martinez, daughter of Phillip Giles and Mary L. Giles, received a bachelor of science; Michael Beroset II, of Grovetown, received a master of business administration.
Emory Dean's List
Loren Crawford of Harlem, was named to the Dean's List of Emory College for the 2010 spring semester.
MCG 2010 spring graduates
The following local students graduated from the Medical College of Georgia on May 7 during commencement: Appling : Morgan L. Goodwin, Nursing; Harlem : Jessica Lee Dye, Nursing; Stephanie Turner, Nursing; Grovetown :
Justin Jerome Oliver, Dental Hygiene; Phillip Francis Dandridge, Health Information Admin; Patrice K. Caughman, Dentistry; Kendra Tavane Martin, Health Informatics; Brandon Gage Coleman, Oral Biology; Angelia Michelle Adams, Nursing; Amber Nicole Cook, Nursing; Eric Steven Drake, Nursing; Patricia Diane Schofield, Nursing; Evans : John R. Haycock, Dentistry; Leanne Marie Kutlik, Clinical Laboratory Sciences; Allison Brittany Harris, Dental Hygiene; Meghna Shastri Schoenberg, Dental Hygiene; Ashley Marie Amerson, Diagnostic Medical Sonography; Autumn Michelle Sasser, Diagnostic Medical Sonography; Laura Daniele Tzolis, Diagnostic Medical Sonography; Megan Taylor Hall, Nuclear Medicine Technology; Elizabeth Ann Holt, Nuclear Medicine Technology; Jennifer Anne St. Clair, Physical Therapy; Richard Miles Sutton, Radiation Therapy; Jennifer Marie Massingale, Respiratory Therapy; Essa Elizabeth Paschal, Respiratory Therapy; Christy Lynn Sikes, Dentistry; Karen L. Marino, Oral Biology; Anna Elizabeth Barton, Medicine; Erin Mauricia Dainer, Medicine; Alison Ann Egan, Medicine; Lydia Joy Kuhn, Medicine; Karen L. Marino, Medicine; Shari Lynn Barden; Nursing; Jason Scott-Mihkel Barham, Nursing; Malorie Brooke Brewer, Nursing; Anna Christine Feero, Nursing; Margaret Carolyn Felder, Nursing; Morgan E. Houmiel, Nursing; Tiffany Ni-Thi Leho, Nursing; Teresa Apostol Nafarrete, Nursing; Courtney Marie Voss, Nursing; Christopher Andrew Williams, Nursing; Caroline Anna Woodall, Nursing; Miriam Alices-Villanueva, Nursing; Nicholas Michael Capito, Medicine; Justin W. Gregg, Medicine; Martinez : Corrie Elizabeth Byrd, Dental Hygiene; Deanne Nicole Walker, Dental Hygiene; Lorie M. Kerns, Health Information Admin; Amy Marie Camba, Dentistry; Adam Zachary Goldberg, Dentistry; Willie Andrew Agee III, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Ted Samarjit Samaddar, Health Informatics; Julie Lynn Shapiro, Health Informatics; Claudia Patricia Millan, Oral Biology; Bonnie Jean Burke, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner; Zubair Hsi-Mai Chao, Medicine; Tracy Lynn DeBolt, Medicine; Rashmi Karanth, Medicine; Divya Chakravarthy Sridharan, Medicine; Christy Adkins Thomas, Medicine; William R. Thomas Jr., Medicine; Holly Elizabeth Agner, Nursing; Diana Ivelisse Figueroa, Nursing; Courtney Tatyana Jones, Nursing; Tiago Pimenta Borges Martins, Nursing; Ashley Elizabeth Rogers, Nursing; Carol Helene Suber, Nursing; Amanda Lauren Townsend, Nursing; Karen Nicole Whaley, Nursing; Summer L. Owen, Nursing; Ashley Nicole Muckelvaney, Dental Hygiene.
Mercer University graduates
The following local students graduated from Mercer University on May 15 during the University's Macon commencement: Augusta : Caroline Wallace McLeod, bachelor of arts summa cum laude, Phi Kappa Phi; Evans: Brian William Armstrong, bachelor of science in engineering, summa cum laude; Jesica Louisa Drayton, bachelor of business administration; Haley Marie Swearingen, bachelor of science in engineering, summa cum laude; Martinez: Meredith Weare, bachelor of science in engineering and a master of science in engineering; James William Howard, bachelor of science in engineering; Jason Zachary Hobbs, bachelor of science; Melissa Erin Sindelar, bachelor of science in engineering; Parker Dale Odom, bachelor of science in engineering; Bonnie Elaine Keel, bachelor of business administration cum laude and was also a Tift Scholar.
VMI graduate/p>
Cadet Daniel L. Welsh of Evans, received a bachelor of arts degree in economics/business and with a minor in writing on May 16. Graduating honors include Distinguished Graduate. Welsh's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Welsh.
Chick-fil-A awards
Chick-fil-A team members John Thomas Powell from Evans and Jacob Cady from Martinez are the newest recipients of the chain's 37-year-old national Leadership Scholarship program. Powell and Cady received the $1,000 scholarships from Chick-fil-A franchised operator John Powell, Washington Road. Powell is studying nursing at Augusta State University and Cady is studying broadcasting media from North Greenville University.
GCSU President's List
The following students were named to the 2010 Spring President's List at Georgia College--Milledgeville: Caro Ashe and Kristen Newman , both of Evans; Gisela Colon-Olivieri, John-Francis Hennecken and Kristen Vick , all of Martinez.
GCSU Dean's List
The following students were named to the 2010 Spring Dean's List at Georgia College--Milledgeville: Evans: Akua Adu-Wusu, Nicole Brown, Jay Fickle, Katie Fredo, Lindsey Norton, James Poore, Lauren Redmon, Emily Rivers, Abigail Wigington; Martinez: Caitlin Davison, Jillian Bowers, Katelyn Chandler, Mary Haddon, Hilary Hobelman, Chelsea Hodges, Laura Kight, Caroline Mickley, Andrea Sisson and Amanda Wade.
College of William and Mary honor/p>
Evan Mulloy of Martinez, was recently named to the Dean's List at the College of William and Mary for the spring 2010 semester.
Rockhurst University honor
Sarah Skidmore of Martinez, has been named to the Dean's List at Rockhurst University for the spring 2010 semester.
Freed-Hardeman honors, degree
Rachel Ryan of Evans, graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in English in June, 2010.
Lee University Dean's List
Paige Lutes of Martinez and Wesley Lutes of Martinez, were named to the spring 2010 Dean's List at Lee University. Paige is the daughter of Jason and Nancy Lutes of Martinez and is a 2006 graduate of Lakeside High School. Wesley is the son of Jason and Nancy Lutes of Martinez and is a 2006 graduate of Lakeside High School.
SCAD graduates/p>
Lyle Warren Nagy of Evans, earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in furniture and Corey Russell Vaughan of Evans, earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in industrial design from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Emmanuel College Dean's List
Sarah Stokely of Martinez, has been named to the Dean's List at Emmanuel College, Franklin Springs, Georgia, for the spring semester of the 2009-2010 academic year.
Nebraska Dean's List
William Eastman of Martinez, has been named to the spring 2010 semester Dean's List at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Northcentral University degrees
Isaac Hammond of Evans, has graduated with a master of business administration degree with a specialization in organizational leadership from Northcentral University; and Andrew Gibson of Grovetown, has graduated with a master of business administration degree with a specialization in organizational leadership from Northcentral University.
UNC Dean's List
Anne Randall Hatcher , a romance languages major and Hema Kondur , a chemistry major, both of Martinez, have been named to the spring 2010 Dean's List at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
UNC degree
Katharine Louise Diehl of Evans, graduated this spring 2010 with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Utica Dean's List
Renee Marie Robbins-Yonkin of Grovetown, a nursing major, has been named to the spring 2010 Dean's List at Utica College.
ASU Dean's List
Becky Brickhouse of Appling, has been named to the spring 2010 Dean's List at Augusta Technical College for academic achievement.
Penn State graduate
Henry V. Garma of Evans graduated from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, during its spring commencement on May 15, 2010. Garma earned a master of project management.
Youth Challenge graduates
Columbia County teens were among a class of more than 200 to graduate and earn their GED from the Fort Stewart Youth Challenge Academy program on June 19 at commencement ceremonies held at the Macon Municipal Auditorium. Among the 200 were Breanna Dudley, Jackson Widener and William Hendrix of Evans; Jamar Benson of Augusta; Aubrey Burkhalter and Heardrick Maryland of Grovetown; and Justin Baker of Harlem.
Virginia Tech degrees
The following Virginia Tech students were among those honored at the university's spring commencement ceremony held May 14, 2010, in Lane Stadium.: Nathan Whitelaw of Evans, received a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering; and Bailee Roach of Martinez, received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering degree summa cum laude in chemical engineering from the College of Engineering.
Scholarship Recipients
The Board of Directors, Columbia County Foundation for Children, announces the awarding of eleven college scholarships to the following area students for the 2010-2011 academic year:
Anthony Alberti , Evans High Class of 2010, Georgia Southern University; Jeremy Blackburn , Evans High Class of 2010, Augusta Sate University; Erica Crawford , Evans High Class of 2008, Ft. Valley State University; Zidisha Dambuza , Harlem High Class of 2010, the University of Georgia; Jessica Goodwin , Lakeside High Class of 2008, the University of Georgia; Rachel Hollar , Evans High Class of 2008, Mercer University; Christina Perry , Evans High Class of 2009, Ft. Valley State University; Michael Ridlehoover , Evans High Class of 2009, Augusta State University; Carol Schlein , Greenbrier High Class of 2010, Georgia College and State University; Eric Shirey , Greenbrier High Class of 2010, Augusta State University; Nicole Wolbert , Evans High Class of 2005, Medical College of Georgia.
The Foundation for Children is a 501(c) non-profit serving families in Columbia County. More information about programs and volunteer opportunities may be obtained by contacting the Foundation at ccffc@comcast.net.
Rensselaer
Dean's List
Brian Maleck of Martinez, whose major is civil engineering, has been named to the Dean' List for the spring 2010 semester at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Virginia Tech Commandant's List
Robert Edwards of Evans, was named to the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Commandant's List for the spring 2010 semester. Edwards, an Air Force cadet, is a senior majoring in French in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Excelsior graduates
Savannah Cannon Praymou of Evans, has earned a master of business administration, managing in the global economy; Gloria J. Hamilton of Evans, has earned a bachelor of science; Tonia Lynn Manley of Grovetown, has earned an associate in science in nursing.