A total of $59,000 in funding for faculty-student summer research projects has been awarded to 17 Bridgewater College students who will live and work at the college, in Virginia, throughout the summer, including Angela Tolomei, a junior theater major from Hampstead, with Dr. Scott Cole, "Mike Daisey's 'Great Men of Genius.'" Funding was provided by the Dr. John Martin Summer Science Research Institute and The Research Experience @ Bridgewater. The awards, plus free housing on campus for the summer, enable students to devote their summers to research and exploration on a wide variety of projects.
Tasha Magruder, of Taneytown, was named to the spring 2018 president's list at Jacksonville State University , in Alabama. Magruder is majoring in exercise science/wellness. To be named to the president's list, a student must earn a perfect 4.0 GPA while attending full-time.
Local students were among those at Coastal Carolina University who were named to the dean's list for the spring 2018 semester: Emily Davis, a hospitality resort and tourism management major, of Westminster; Travis Elseroad, recreation and sport management major, of Hampstead; Ashtyn Haines, management major, of Westminster; Gregory Horrocks, recreation and sport management major, of Taneytown; Joseph Kelbaugh, accounting pre-major major, of Hampstead; Silas Kelly, exercise and sport science major, of Mount Airy; Nicholas Nobile, intelligence & national security studies major, of Mount Airy; Michael Olshefski, recreation and sport management major, of Westminster; Lindsey Van Der Meulen, early childhood education pre-major major, of Keymar; Hannah Wheeler, marine science major, of Westminster; Charles Wilson, recreation and sport management major, of Sykesville; and Ryan Yingling, marketing major, of Finksburg. Students who make the dean's list have achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher during the semester.
Misericordia University, Dallas Township, Pennsylvania, recognized the academic accomplishments of students who completed the University Honors Program by awarding them each a gold stole at the institution's annual Honors and Awards Ceremony. Among the students wearing the gold stole during the May 12 commencement ceremony were Anna Parsons, Westminster, SLP; and Sarah Roettger, Finksburg, OT. The University Honors program requires students to participate in honors sections of their core courses, participate in Honors Exploration Seminars, complete an Honors Capstone project, and achieve a grade point average above 3.25.
John Valett, of Mount Airy, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Wesleyan University, Middletown , Connecticut, at the school's May 26 commencement ceremony.
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Local students named to the president's list for the spring 2018 semester at Coastal Carolina University, South Carolina, are Sydney Gemmell, a psychology major from Eldersburg; Taylor Morris, a psychology major, from Westminster; and Ryan Ware, a marine science major, from Mount Airy. President's list students have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the semester.
Allison Gordon, of Westminster, graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania May 12 with a MSLS information and library science degree.
Emma Tyler Jacobs, of Westminster, has been named to the Easter 2018 term dean's list at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. Dean's list students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.625 on a 4.0 scale.
John Valett, of Mount Airy, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, at the May 27 commencement ceremony.
John Arrington, of Sykesville, has achieved the spring 2018 dean's list at Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia. To earn the honor, full-time students must achieve a semester GPA of 3.6 to less than 4.0.
The following local students were named to the spring 2018 president's list at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia: Caroline Patricia Browning, of Woodbine, majoring in interdisciplinary liberal studies; Sarah Elizabeth Buczkowski, of Westminster, majoring in nursing; Samantha Rae Dickmyer, of Westminster, majoring in finance; Sarah Elizabeth Eline, of Hampstead, majoring in health sciences; Kelsey Renee Hodge, of Eldersburg, majoring in interdisciplinary liberal studies; Andrew John Prothero, of Eldersburg, majoring in geographic science; Ethan Miller Smolley, of Sykesville, majoring in biology; Olivia Lucille White, of Westminster, majoring in media arts and design. Students who earn president's list honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.9 or above.
The following local students were named to the spring 2018 semester dean's list at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia: Jocelyn Anne Abrahamzon, of Eldersburg, majoring in music; Katherine G. Allenbaugh, of Westminster, majoring in music; Aaron Noah Baillargeon, of Eldersburg, majoring in pychology; Kamryn Rebecca Breidenstein, of Mount Airy, majoring in sport and rec management; Grace Alison Crawford, of Manchester, majoring in health sciences; Madison Sophia Ebbert, Hampstead, majoring in graphic design; Jay Lewis Fenner, of Eldersburg, majoring in music; Erin Maria Formulak, of Mount Airy, majoring in media arts and design; Sara Kathryn Greenbaum, Sykesville, majoring in social work; Madelynne Joy Hobbs, of Westminster, majoring in nursing; Emma Catherine Lang, of Woodbine, majoring in nursing; Julia Alyse Lohmann, of Woodbine, majoring in psychology; Corrisa MacGregor Malat, of Sykesville, majoring in social work; Christine Elizabeth McQuay, of Eldersburg, majoring in health sciences; Jessica Elizabeth Mongold, of Sykesville, majoring in hospitality management; Devin Patrick Murray, of Woodbine, majoring in marketing; Hannah Marie Narcross, of Sykesville, majoring in athletic training; Hannah Elizabeth Prothero, of Eldersburg, majoring in interdisciplinary liberal studies; Kimberly Hope Prothero, of Eldersburg, majoring in nursing; Sophie Nicole Pusateri, of Westminster, majoring in nursing; Laura Jean Strayton, Mount Airy, majoring in nursing; Julia M. Szekely, of Eldersburg, majoring in psychology; Timothy Alan VandeWater, of Hampstead, majoring in hospitality management; Brooke Marie Welsh, of Westminster, majoring in interdisciplinary liberal studies; Alyssa Nicole Williamson, of Eldersburg, majoring in psychology; John Scott Young, of Eldersburg, majoring in engineering. Students who earn dean's list honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of between 3.5 and 3.899.