LCCC

Grad receives

Day award

Recent graduate James Szabo of Allentown was recognized with the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Employers JoAnne Day Student of the Year Award at Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville.

The award recognizes achievements and contributions made by undergraduate students enrolled at member institutions who have completed an internship or co-op assignment, grants $500 to each winner of its four categories, respectively.

While the award categories are broken into four sections-technical, liberal arts, business and associates degrees, this is the first year PennACE has offered the award on the associate degree level, and Szabo is its very first recipient.

The JoAnne Day Student of the Year Award was created in honor of a career development professional.

JoAnne Day was a longtime colleague and friend of many involved in cooperative education, academic internships and career services and was active in many professional organizations.

She was the first president of PennACE in 2002 before losing a two-year battle to cancer in March 2005.

Szabo completed an accounting internship at LCCC and also worked as a grants assistant while pursuing his associate degree in applied science degree in accounting.

Now employed in the business office at LCCC, Szabo achieved academic excellence at LCCC where he was honored with dean's list in spring 2013.

LCCC

Local residents

graduate

The following students graduated Dec. 15, 2013, in Berrier Hall at Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville.

Area residents on the list include:

Allentown: Guillermo Alvarado, Christopher Atlas, magna cum laude, Todd Bishop, Daniel Cabrera, Giovanni Dutan, Tami Galarza, magna cum laude, Sean Kirkpatrick, magna cum laude, Nina Mantle, Siaka Massaquoi, Himani Patel, Matthew Resendez, Asia Romain, Julia Schneck, Michael Smith, Jackeline Sosa, Michelle Thorpe, Laura Tominaj, summa cum laude, Mollee Van Brakle, and Austin Walker;

Breinigsville: Destiny Disimile, Moran Kiba, cum laude, Melissa King, Jenna Kistler and De Yang;

Fogelsville: Scott Anders and Scott Droskinis, cum laude;

Germansville: Gabrielle Hamm;

New Tripoli: Lisa Bartholomew, cum laude, Amber Hamm, Jennifer Malay, magna cum laude, Courtney Mengel and Ann Pergosky, cum laude;

Orefield: Caitlin Brown, summa cum laude, Brent Danenhower, Rhonda Muth, Andrew Russo and David Solliday;

Schnecksville: Todd Bertsch, Thomas McDonald and Brandon Schaffer, magna cum laude;

Slatington: Timothy Bower, magna cum laude, Jessica Christman, Angela Hams, Timothy Harris, Shannon Kistler, Louise Kozics, Jessica Schultz, summa cum laude and Kristin Wagner-Mann, summa magna laude; and

Trexlertown: Danielle Brown, summa magna laude, James Jimenez, cum laude and Glenn Pritchard.

Arcadia

NWL grad

on honor roll

Jeremy Ettl, a 2012 graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School, was named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll at Arcadia University, Glenside, Montgomery County.

Ettle, majoring in health administration, was a midfielder on the soccer team.

Wilkes Univ.

Student takes

part in project

Freshman student Marissa Oertner of Schnecksville completed an oral history project as part of a first-year foundations course called "Be the Change" at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre.

A first-year foundations course is a course required by all Wilkes freshmen.

"Be the Change" focused on a service learning project that gathered the oral histories of northeast Pennsylvania veterans.

During the semester, students met one-on-one with the veterans whose service ranged from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom. They also hosted a brunch last Nov. 7 for retired service members and their spouses.

Each veteran received a copy of his or her oral history as a keepsake at the end of the semester.

The foundations course originated and was taught by Marcia Balester, coordinator of Wilkes' provost office.

Oertner is a pre-education major.

Penn State

Orefield man

on dean's list

Adam Groff of Orefield was named to the dean's list for the fall 2013 term at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie.

Groff is studying engineering.

Students must earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average to be added to the dean's list.

Wilkes Univ.

Area students

on dean's list

The following students were named to the dean's list for the fall 2013 semester at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre.

Allentown: Brandon Kohler;

Fogelsville: Ashley Eden, Amanda Rossi

Schnecksville: Trevor Lear and Edward Powell.

To be named to the dean's list, students must obtain a minimum 3.4 grade point average and carry at least 12 credits.

Springfield

Valley resident

on dean's list

Joseph Brown of Schnecksville, has been named to the dean's list for academic excellence for the fall 2013 term at Springfield College, Springfield, Mass.

Brown is studying communications and sports journalism.

VMI

Local student

in parade

Virginia Military Institute Cadet Nicholas H. Millward, of New Tripoli, marched in the inauguration parade for new Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Jan. 11 in Richmond, Va.

Cadet Millward's is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Millward of New Tripoli.

Approximately 250 of VMI's 1,600 cadets returned early from Christmas furlough on Jan. 9 to prepare for marching in the inauguration parade.

All cadets holding rank in the Corps of Cadets returned to march, along with many volunteers.

The parade maked the second time in as many years members of the Corps participated in an inauguration parade.

The entire Corps marched in President Barack Obama's inaugural parade in Washington, D.C., in January 2013.