Western Carolina honors

The following students graduated from Western Carolina University.

China Grove – Garrett Hunter West graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in nursing

Mount Ulla – Ada Joanne Sloop graduated with a bachelor’s degree in environmental health; Hunter Nicole Whitt graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition/dietetics

Rockwell – Taylor Anne Campbell graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy

Salisbury – Heather Kalin Barfield graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication; Kathryn Elaine Beaver graduated with a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy; Alisha Shanece Bradshaw graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social work; Melanie Denton graduated with a master’s degree in business administration; Kathryn Jean Egloff graduated magna cum laude a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education; Robert Samuel Mauldin graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and law

Spencer – Ashley Mae Murray graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology

Woodeaf – Tiffany Lynne Aistrop graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition/dietetics; Daniel James Kwitowski graduated with a master’s degree in human resources

The following students were named to Western Carolina University’s dean’s list.

China Grove – Jesse H. Chen, Brooke A. Myall, Garrett H. West

Cleveland –Adam M. Ratledge,

East Spencer – Danielle L. Hosch

Kannapolis – Skyler B. Kicinski

Landis – Larry W. Burris,

Mount Ulla –Hunter N. Whitt

Rockwell – Ashley N. Bostian, Taylor A. Campbell, Kaitlin R. Crouch, Casey N. Gullett

Salisbury – Justin E. Allen, Samantha A. Baker, Heather K. Barfield, Kathryn E. Beaver, Talitha C. Bowers, Matthew Y. Choi, Alaina C. Demeree, Kathryn J. Egloff, Andrew B. Goodman, Merrea E. Hudson, Kylie V. Kluttz, Laura E. Vaughn, Kristen B. Wilhelm

Spencer – Ashley M. Murray

Woodleaf – Tiffany L. Aistrop

 

Millbridge honor roll

The following students at Millbridge Elementary School were named to the school’s all-A honor roll for the fourth nine weeks of the school year.

Third grade – Alex Ochoa, Brett Ragle, Damian Canup, Aaron Jones, Seth Karriker, Portlynn Kilgore, Grayson Steedley, Korbyn Hudson, Brice Knox, Charlie Menius, Macy Miller, Brett Morris, Lindsay Myers, Kyndal Sigmon, Valerie Webster, Taylor Willis, Zachary Almond, Avery Crowell, Andrew Helmbold, Ava Hinson, Eli Julian, Jacob Oliver, Damian Orr, Sarah Shell, Colin Ball

Fourth grade – Hayley Borst, Makayla Borst, Alyssa Graham, Ragan Hopkins, Haiden Leffew, Jayleigh Wise, Savanna Bancroft, Anna Grace Blackledge, Matthew Connolly, Zachary Markle, Grayson McGuire, Zach McNeely, Reagan Moore, Madison Rawlings, Laney Reilly, Gracie Sipe, Hailey Stancil, Kyle Wood, Bailey Yon

Fifth grade – Abby Lee, Faith Nobles, Brianna Pirtle, Hailey Blevins, McGuire Caudill, Garrison Collins, Jacob Cox, Taylor Darby, Mason Dodrill, McKinley Faw, Kya Garduno, Patrick Holden, Lee Karriker, Kelcie Love, Emma Owens, Jacob Ritchie, Carter Sheets, Justin Smith

 

Washington and Lee University graduate

Alee Sharp Johnson of Salisbury graduated cum laude with a degree in studio art and English from Washington and Lee University on May 28. Commencement ceremonies for 454 Washington and Lee seniors were held on the university’s historic Front Lawn.
Mars Hill University dean’s list 

The following Mars Hill University students were named on the dean’s list at the end of the spring 2015 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 on a minimum of 12 semester hours, and carry no grade below a C.

Those honored were Tyler Michael Sides of Kannapolis, Meredith Fletcher Cottrell of Mooresville, Samantha Carol Zerger of Salisbury

 

Isenberg Honor Roll

The following students were recently named to the all-A honor roll for fourth quarter.

Second grade – Antonio Allison, Sophia Altemare, Dashia Canada, Robert Coleman, Valerie Escobar, William Farmer, Farah Hassan, Kendall Henderson, and Nathalie Lezama

Third grade – Lauren Arnold, Andrew Burton, Madelyn Casey, Kailena Fruchtman, Hannah Geelen, Christopher Le, Lam Le, Nhi Le, Noe Oliva, and Katherine Peeler

Fourth grade – Adamma Anukwuem and Neveah Robinson

Fifth grade – Armonie Brown, Papa Brush, Zander Burton, Alaina Lopez, Kirstyn Mason, Taniya Medlin, Molly Painter, Kaoly Pineda-Mercado, D’Asia Ruffin, and Trinity Venne

 

Wofford College dean’s list

Dr. Dennis M. Wiseman, provost of Wofford College, has announced dean’s list students for the spring 2015 semester, which includes the following local students: Caden William Hayes of Mooresville and Stacey Maguire Mangan of China Grove.

To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled for at least 12 semester hours of graded courses and attain a semester grade point average of 3.6 or higher.

 

Furman University dean’s list

The following Furman University  students are included on the dean’s list for the 2015 spring semester. Furman’s dean’s list is composed of full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher on a four-point system.

Kannapolis – Emily Gale, daughter of Joan Gale and Donald Gale

Salisbury – Anna Flynn, daughter of Ames Flynn and Jennifer Flynn; Savannah Mowery, daughter of Betsy Mowery and Lloyd Mowery; Olivia Smith, daughter of Andrea Smith and Kenneth Smith

 

Nelson awarded Fulbright grant

Amanda Nelson of Salisbury is one of six Virginia Tech students or alumnae to be awarded U.S. Fulbright Student Program grants. During the 2015-16 academic year, the recipients will conduct research, study, or teach abroad.

Nelson is a doctoral candidate in chemistry in Virginia Tech’s College of Science. She will be spending almost a year conducting research in synthetic chemistry at the University of Würzburg in Germany.

Nelson’s research aims to understand and improve approaches to synthetic chemistry. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

 

Faith honor roll

The following students were named to Faith Elementary School’s all-A honor roll.

Third grade – Cora Atwell, Harrison Chandler, Peyton Connolly, Riley Ferguson, Chloe Hinkle, Shelby McDaniel, Delaney Nance, Abbie Thomas

Fourth grade – Hunter Bass, Devin Coburn, Bailee Nester, Hunter Wall

Fifth grade – Austin Cook, Grace Dunn, Grace Goldstein, Luke Heglar, Joshua Jeans, Brandon Nichols

 

Duke University graduate
Duke University awarded more than 5,100 undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees during its annual commencement ceremony May 10.

Joel W. Luther of China Grove received a bachelor’s degree in computer science.

Landis Elementary all-A honor roll

The following students have been named to the all-A honor roll for the fourth quarter at Landis Elementary: Levi Bond, Ella Carden, Alexia Haight, Meredith Eudy, Grace Meckley, Tyler Williams, Zachary Vanhoy, Aubree Thompson, Lauren Taylor, Abby Byrd, Mackenzie Chabala, Brian Diaz Robles, Jenny Escareno Hernandez, Amy Mata Escalona, Elizabeth Morgan, Autumn Kamili, Victoria Sampson, Angel Daniels, Serenity Thornton, Anabel Rattray

Davidson County Community College announces dean’s list recipients

The following students qualified for Davidson County Community College’s dean’s list for the spring 2015 semester. These students completed at least 12 hours of college-level course credit during the semester and achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than a C.

Gold Hill – Kristen Honeycutt

Rockwell – Allison Allman

Salisbury – Jadario Bush, Laqueena Givens, Timothy Jackson, Annette Leach

Spencer – Kevin Aitken, Jimmy Ramseur

 

East Tennessee State University names Carter Scholarship recipients

East Tennessee State University has selected the recipients of the first George L. Carter Scholarships for out-of-state students.

Carter Scholarships are awarded to new transfer students and freshmen who live out of state but within a 250-mile radius of the university. The awards of $15,000 per year are renewable for four years.

Kathryn Clontz, daughter of Kelly and Millette Clontz will major in biology. She is a graduate of South Iredell High School, a member of Troutman Baptist Church and an intern at the Animal Hospital of Statesville and N.C. Research Station. An officer in the South Iredell Future Farmers of America chapter, she is a member of the Iredell County and N.C. Cattlemen’s Association and the recipient of the Perry and Doris Teeter Beef Leadership Scholarship.

Daniel Thrailkill, lead singer and guitarist for the Back Creek Bluegrass Boys, will enter the university’s Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music program. A graduate of Covenant Academy, he is a member of Back Creek Presbyterian Church, the Rowan Singers, LEAD service group and the Blackstone Mock Trial Team, as well as a volunteer for Rowan Helping Ministries West, a nursing home and homebound music ministry. He is the son of Bill and Angela Thrailkill of Mount Ulla.

 

Sacred Heart honors

The following students earned a place on Sacred Heart Catholic School’s all-A honor roll for the third trimester.

Fouth grade – Hannah Carr, Cooper Fleeman, Drew Hansen, Daniel McKie, Gianna Patella, Kyna Zaldivar

Fifth grade – Grace Blackwell, Colin Donaldson, Robin Howard, Sophia Malloy, Ella Trainor, Sutton Webb

Sixth grade – Caroline Cardelle, Theresa Holland, Josh Klein, Katy Klein

Seventh grade – Jean Holman, Victoria Jones, Alyssa Lopez, Hannah Smith

Eighth grade – Olivia Dagenhart, Sydney Edwards, Jack Fisher, Mary Sobataka

The following eighth-grade students won academic awards.

President’s Education Award –  Spencer Blackwell, Tessa Brown, Joseph Clark, Olivia Dagenhart, Lauren Denhard, Sydney Edwards, Bill Fisher, Jack Fisher, Caleb Fleeman, Ethan Frank, Elizabeth Ann Graeber, Barney Malloy, Jason Matthews, Reilly Ploplis, Mary Sobataka

All-A award – Olivia Dagenhart

Art award – Ali Gerig

Language arts award – Tessa Brown

Latin award – Kayla Blaisure

Math award – Jack Fisher

Religion award – Caleb Fleeman

Science award – Sydney Edwards

Social studies award – Olivia Dagenhart

Spanish award – Mary Sobataka