Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, June 29, 1995 TAG: 9507040003
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-10 EDITION: METRO
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Alger, a senior at Patrick Henry High School and Roanoke Valley Governor's School, was awarded an $8,000 scholarship from the Office of Naval Reserve and U.S. Marine Corp for the most outstanding project in Environmental Science.
Jain, a senior at Cave Spring High School and Roanoke Valley Governor's School, received $100 cash for winning fourth place in the area of medicine and health.
ROBERT W. HERCHENRIDER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herchenrider of Roanoke, has been awarded the Rensselaer Medal by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. The medal is awarded to high school juniors who are top students in science and mathematics.
Herchenrider is a junior at Cave Spring High School and the Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology.
LOUSIE TEMPLE FORSYTH, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Logan Forsyth of Roanoke, and GARLAND SYDNOR LYNN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Lynn, were recently elected to the highest student leadership orgnization at Episcopal High School in Alexandria. The two juniors will serve as student monitors for the 1995-96 school year.
Monitors supervise student dormitories and act as informal peer counselors to younger students.
LESLIE STOCKTON, daughter of Jean Stockton of Roanoke and Paul Stockton of Houston, Texas, recently received George Mason University's Student Community Service of the Year Award for her devotion to the university community.
She was involved in many organizations, including Delta Sigma Theta, a public service sorority, and the Golden Key Honor Society. She was also a Mason Scholar, and served as vice president of the Black Student alliance. Stockton recently graduated from George Mason, and is a 1991 graduate of Northside High School.
VALISSA LEE DUERK, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Duerk of Roanoke, has been named to the 1995 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. She is a student at the University of North Dakota.
TAMMIE LEE, daughter of Jeffrey and Phyllis Lee of Roanoke, recently graduated from Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville. She received an associate in applied science degree in general management. Lee is a 1991 graduate of Franklin County High School.
MARK LEWIS SIMPSON of Roanoke was recently named to the dean's list at Texas A & M University in Kingsville, Texas.
TIFFANY P. HOBACK of Roanoke recently graduated from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield. She received a bachelor of science degree.
BRIAN KEITH MORGAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Morgan, recently graduated from Clemson Unviersity. He received a bachelor of science degree in marketing. Morgan served as president of Sigma Phi Epsilon and was a member of the Order of Omega National Honor Society. He also received the Zollinger Outstanding Senior Award.
MELINDA D. PERNA and SAMUEL J. PERNA III, daughter and son of Carolyn Dodd of Roanoke and Dr. Samuel Perna Jr. of Tuscaloosa, Ala., recently graduated from the University of Alabama.
Melinda graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. Samuel received a master of arts degree in rehabilitative counseling.
HEATHER AMMERMAN, daughter of Gifford and Eleanor Ammerman of Roanoke, graduated magna cum laude from Emory & Henry College.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO has announced the named of Roanoke graduates. They are: Sarah A. Hooven, master of arts in French; Tonya M. Brown, bachelor of arts in psychology; Jodie A. Moore, bachelor of arts in music; and Emily E. Bristol, bachelor of science in clothing and textiles.
DUKE UNIVERSITY in Durham, N.C. has named several Roanoke students to the dean's list for the spring semester. They are: Jay Peter Bonds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bonds; Ellen Renee Brenner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry W. Brenner, dean's list with distinction; Sarah Katherine Laughon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Laughon of Roanoke; Catherine Michelle Obenshain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Obenshain of Roanoke; and David Moran Schleupner, son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles J. Schleupner of Roanoke, dean's list with distinction.
ROANOKE COLLEGE has selected several Roanoke Valley students to participate in its summer research program. They are: Marcelle Crickenberger, who will be studying bodies and souls in transition; Michael Fadorick, who will be making a comparison of the Health Belief Model and the Fishbein/Azjen Theory of reasoned action; John Smith, who will be researching canonization in the 20th century; and Karen St. Clair, who will be examining ways of detecting attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
CLAIRE FLARSHEIM, daughter of Phillip Flarsheim of Roanoke, recently graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a master of science degree.
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