Education Briefs 5/28/2014 1:26:39 PM

Education Briefs
5/28/2014 1:26:39 PM

Harris accepts residency

Stuart Harris graduated from Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine on May 10 and has accepted an internal medicine residency at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, Calif.

The former Liberty Lake resident also recently returned from a month in the Philippines doing a medical mission with Reach International Health Care and Training.

MSU awards Wolf

Rebecca Wolf, 21, graduated with honors from Montana State Univ. on May 3. She was named "Outstanding Senior" by the College of Education, Health, and Human Development.

Rebecca is the daughter of Betty and Gary Wolf of Liberty Lake.

Troyer sisters awarded college diplomas

Kelly Marie Troyer and Amber N. Troyer recently met graduation requirements from their respective colleges. Kelly graduated with a bachelor of science in nursing from Regis University (Denver, Colo.) on May 4, while Amber is scheduled to graduate June 14 with a bachelor of science in biology at Eastern Washington University.

Mark and Kim Troyer of Liberty Lake are the proud parents.

LL Kiwanis announces scholarship recipients

The Liberty Lake Kiwanis Foundation recently announced the winners of their 2014 scholarships. A total of $12,000 was awarded to 15 high school students from the following schools:

Barker: Chanoa Marx, Casey Meade, Megan Jennen, MiKayla Ruddell

Central Valley: Katy Dolan, Haley Feider, Hailee Herbst, DongGyun Kim, Kelsey McCune, Mara Orentstein, Joshua Ross, Curtis Schmitz

Gonzaga: Aubrey Spear

University: Tucker Foote, Taylor Smith

West Valley: Olga Gorbenko

WSU awards scholarship

Delaney Dorsey was awarded a $3,000 Frank and Irene Potter Memorial Scholarship by the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University. Students receiving this award must be majoring in liberal arts humanities.

Dorsey, who is currently listed on the President's Honor Roll, plans to graduate from WSU with a degree in political science in 2015. She is the daughter of Erin and Tom Dorsey of Liberty Lake.

Colleges honor local students

The following Liberty Lake residents were recently recognized by colleges for their recent academic performance or meeting graduation requirements. Information was provided via press releases submitted from schools.

Champlain College (Burlington, Vt.)

President's List, 4.0 GPA

Keelan Southerland

Gonzaga University

2014 Spring Commencement

Taylor Kelley, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Patrick McNeil, Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration

Seattle Pacific University (Seattle)

Dean's List, 3.5+ GPA

Taylor Anne Cline

Spokane Community College

Winter honor roll, 3.0+ GPA

Robert Allen, Allen Baker, Gregory Benzel, Amy Berg, Douglas Bowen, Rachel Butler, Kelly Campbell, Camille Clarkson, Danielle Cosper, Chris Cote, Chanse Cramer, Jeannine Crump, Brooklyn Cushman, Whitney Cushman, Jonathan Dunn, Jared Fincher, Jocelyn Labrier, Joe Long, Michael Marcus, Sean Morrison, Sara Mower, Sheena Moya, Caleb Newbill, Stephanie Ofarrell, Chad Ohl, Allie Oleynik, Randy Paul, Kevin Ruiz, Desiree Russell, Stephanie Scheurer, Haley Schwartz, Ann Welzig, Stephanie Welzig, Bridget Wharton, Curtis Zolman

Spokane Falls Community College

Winter honor roll, 3.0+ GPA

Liberty Lake: Michaela Adams, Philip Avenger, Jenna Bryant, Matthew Busch, Kara Cook, Allison Dimmler, Alyssa Garro, Samantha Avey, Trevor Cook, Mindy Curry, Stephen Ertel, Ronda Gimlen, Fay Hulihan, Aaron Kennedy, Robyn Kinsella, Christian Koch, Steven Ludington, Mike Mc Lain, Zelpha Miller, Jessica Neihoff, Victoria Olsen, Jordyn Sandford, Kendyl Spencer, Cody Tibesar, Kaitlyn Torres, Kellsey Torres, Brooke Wayman