ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, October 10, 1996 TAG: 9610100028
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-5 EDITION: METRO
YASMIN DARA JILLA recently received the John W. Hancock Jr. Scholarship Award sponsored by the Center in the Square. Jilla, a graduate of Northside High School, is a second-year student at the University of Virginia where she is an Echol Scholar studying pre-med and history.
JAY BONDS AND JOY BOWLING of Roanoke recently participated in the Summer Pre-Graduate Research Experience Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This program, which allows undergraduates to conduct research under close faculty supervision, is designed to increase the number of minority students who attend graduate school.
Bonds, a student at Duke University, studied political science.
Bowling, a student at the University of Virginia, studied systems engineering.
CANDACE DUNN of Roanoke was named to the dean's list for the summer session at East Tennessee State University.
EDWARD SMITH of Roanoke has been awarded the Aubrey Hunter Jobe Scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year at East Tennessee State University. This scholarship is awarded to graduates of Northside High School who exhibit academic excellence and leadership ability and are involved in the community.
MARK E. FELDMANN JR., son of Mark and Whitney Feldmann of Roanoke, was awarded the Samuel S. Jones Phi Beta Kappa Award at Hampden-Sydney College.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY recently announced the names of two Roanoke students who have been named to the dean's list for the spring semester. They are Jennifer Ruth Nevin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Marc Nevin, and Steven Terry Turner, son of Shirley Turner.
BENJAMIN W. DALTON of Salem has been elected national vice president of the American Sociological Association's Honors Program Student Association.
Dalton, a graduate of Cave Spring High School, is a senior sociology major at Roanoke College.
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY recently awarded degrees to seven Roanoke-area students:
From Roanoke: Aaron Burford, bachelor of science; Laura Jarrell and Davena Yuille, bachelor of business administration; Jennifer Paplomatas and Robert Penn; master of education.
Also, Jeffrey Taylor of Salem and Kristen Palmer of Vinton, bachelor of business administration.
JOHN DAVID PIPER, son of Linda Kruse of Roanoke, is one of three students selected to receive the Lamar Corp. President's Scholarship. The scholarships are awarded to the children of Lamar employees based on academic achievement, financial need and an essay. Winners receive $1,000 per semester for up to five years.
Piper is a senior at George Mason University.
MARTIN DAVIS, son of Larry and Erin Davis of Roanoke, has been accepted into the honors program at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. Students participating in the honors program receive merit scholarships of $7,500 or more per year.
Davis is a 1996 graduate of Northside High School.
AILEE R. STEELE, daughter of Gerald and Anna Steele of Roanoke, has been awarded a $2,000 annual merit scholarship to Radford University.
Steele plans to study theatre at Radford's College of Visual and Performing Arts.
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