Del Val

Nicole Freeman, of New Tripoli, and Isaac Mengel, of Kutztown, were recent recipients of the top three merit-based admission scholarships at Delaware Valley University, Doylestown.

Lebanon

Jessica Hamati-Attieh of Allentown received the Outstanding Female Athlete and Volleyball Team MVP awards at Lebanon Valley College’s 70th annual All-Sports reception April 28 in Louis A. Sorrentino Gymnasium.

Lebanon awarded year-end accolades and team MVP honors to LVC’s senior student-athletes, who were recognized for their achievements.

Hamati-Attieh finished up her storied volleyball career this past fall when she was named the 2018 MAC Commonwealth Player of the Year.

She also earned All-Conference First Team honors for the third time.

She was named to the ECAC All-Tournament Team in 2018, and in 2017, she garnered AVCA All-Region Honors, as well as All-American recognition.

In track and field, she was named to the USTFCCCA Mideast All-Region Team and placed first in the high jump at regions.

She holds the second-best indoor high jump mark in school history and the third-highest in the outdoor high jump.

This was just her first season competing at the collegiate level, and she took fifth at indoor MAC Championships in the high jump.

Hamati-Attieh is pursuing a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of physical therapy in exercise science and physical therapy.

She is a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School.

Kutztown

Kutztown University inducted 40 new members into the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society for adult learners at its spring induction ceremony.

The following inductees have a minimum of a 3.2 GPA and successfully completed at least 24 credits at Kutztown.

Allentown: Aleska Gonzalez;

Breinigsville: Daulton Huffman;

Kutztown: Rachel Swartz and Samuel Shoaff.

James Madison

Shelby Staib, of Allentown, has enrolled at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., for the fall 2019 semester.

Staib is majoring in engineering.

Fairleigh D.

Melanie Perez, of Allentown, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, N.J., graduated in May with a Master of Arts degree in forensic psychology.

Michael Warg, of Laurys Station, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson’s Florham Campus, Madison, N.J., graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance.

E. ’burg

Samuel Pash, of Orefield, a biochemistry major, was part of the first cohort of Clear Path Scholars who graduated May 11 at East Stroudsburg University’s annual spring commencement ceremony.

The cohort of 13 scholars was celebrated at a cording ceremony on April 28, where the students were given red and grey cords and pins to wear on commencement day.

The Clear Path Scholars program is a National Science Foundation funded program supporting students transferring to ESU from community colleges and majoring in select STEM disciplines.

Clear Path provides scholarships and gives these transfer students the support they need to complete their degree.

The goal of Clear Path is to learn how to maximize student success in science disciplines, while supporting the scholars’ degree paths.

The research into the impact of the support provided to these students will influence the support mechanisms universities provide to all students.

The Clear Path Scholars program is run under the direction of T. Michelle Jones, Ph.D., professor of chemistry

Albright

Thania Inoa De Jesus of Allentown is studying abroad this fall in Alicante, Spain, hosted by the University of Alicante.

A graduate of William Allen High School, Inoa De Jesus is majoring in business administration/communications at Albright College.

Albright students interested in studying abroad must be in good academic standing, with a minimum cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.5.

Study abroad opportunities are managed by Albright’s Experiential Learning and Career Development Center, and are available to students regardless of their major areas of study.

Kutztown

The Kutztown University Jazz Ensembles have announced their audition results for their Jazz Ensemble I and II groups for the 2019-20 year, including David Schucker of Kempton.

Under the direction of professor Kevin Kjos, KU Jazz Ensembles have had the opportunity to perform with and receive clinics from many of the greats in jazz performance and education including the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, the Count Basie Orchestra, Randy Brecker, Steve Wilson, John Riley, Tim Hagans, Scott Wendholt, Bob Mintzer, Michael Philip Mossman, Brent Wallarab, Scott Lee, Allison Miller, Mike Davis, Fred Sturm, Bob Baca, Tom Walsh, Steve Houghton, Ray Drummond, Bruce Barth, Cyrus Chestnut, Jeff Hirschfield, Bill Reichenbach and many others.

The Jazz Ensembles will rehearse throughout the fall semester leading up to their fall performances.

Jazz I is scheduled to perform 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5,

The performance will be given in Schaeffer Auditorium at the university.

Elmira

EC Athlete of the Week Awards were presented to field hockey goalkeeper Tina O’Donnell, ‘20, for the week ending Oct. 7.

O’Donnell was once again stellar in the cage for the Soaring Eagles in a trio of starts.

She combined for a 0.67 goals-against average, a .926 save percentage and 25 saves while earning her third shutout win of the year on Oct. 6.

In her first start of the week at Brockport, the Kutztown native posted 14 saves, her third-highest single-game total of the season, in a narrow 1-0 loss to the Golden Eagles.

O’Donnell then held the defending Empire 8 Conference champion, Washington and Jefferson, to a single goal by making 11 more stops in a 1-0 loss.

It’s just the second time in series history that the Soaring Eagles have limited the Presidents to one goal.

On Oct. 6, O’Donnell didn’t need to record any saves, but was credited with a shutout, as EC topped Lancaster Bible by a 5-0 final score.

With her 11th save against W&J on Oct. 5, O’Donnell became the sixth goalie in program history to amass 400 career saves.

Among conference leaders, she ranks first in goals-against average (0.99), save percentage (.895), and tied for first in shutouts (3).