Montana State University Honor Roll

Issaquah: Dustin Fry and Kesleigh Walin (3.5 gpa or higer); and Laura Tochko (4.0)

Sammamish: Keegan McBride and James Nielsen (3.5 gpa or higher); and Kathryn Barnett (4.0)

Washington State University Spring 2014 graduates

Issaquah: Derek Blohowiak, Bachelor of Arts, computer science; Shawna Brennan, Bachelor of Science, environmental science; Robert Chavez, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Kathryn Cunningham, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, psychology; Morgan Danner, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, education; Ryan Dickinson, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, political science; John Duffy, Bachelor of Science, construction management; Sean Elliott, Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering; Christina Enyeart, Bachelor of Science, kinesiology; Jacob Farris, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Lindsay  Fracas, Bachelor of Science, civil engineering; Christopher Galbraith, Bachelor of Arts, sport management; Nicholas Galbraith, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Kayla Giles, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Kenneth Hitchings, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Christopher Hogan, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Kristina Hornland, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Kalia Jandoc, Bachelor of Arts, philosophy; Eunice Kwon, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, psychology; Kelsey Larson, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Elana Levy, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, apparel, merchandising and textiles; Mony Loeum, Bachelor of Science, psychology; Thomas Mathai, Bachelor of Arts, humanities; Ryan McDonald, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Theodore Moore, Bachelor of Science, construction management; Ryan ErickNelson, Bachelor of Arts, criminal justice, and Bachelor of Science, psychology; Christian Osgood, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Abigail Reinertsen, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Carly Ross, Bachelor of Science, psychology; Michael Sanders, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Justin Scherting, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Jason Scholl, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Kyle  Skavaril, Bachelor of Arts, sociology; Marc Smith, Bachelor of Science, construction management; Alex Stevens, Bachelor of Arts, criminal justice; Nicholas Tochko, Bachelor of Science, natural resource sciences; Katherine Vlahovich, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, psychology; Michelle Voetberg, Bachelor of Science, psychology; Alexandra Wilson, Bachelor of Arts, communication; and Will Zajac, Bachelor of Arts, business administration

Newcastle: Adam Dootson, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Reuben Factor III, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Kelsey Fletcher, Bachelor of Arts, apparel, merchandising and textiles; Henry Kohm, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Ryan Pendleton, Bachelor of Arts, business administration, and Bachelor of Science, economic sciences

Sammamish: Alex Boyce, Bachelor of Arts, history; Thomas Aarts, Bachelor of Science, biology; Kelsea Asher, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Dean Benveniste, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Kyle Bernard, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Mary  Bosseler, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, nursing; Kenzie Carlson, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Taylor Corrin, Bachelor of Arts, history; Kevin Coslett, Bachelor of Science, economic sciences; Travis Cox, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Jane Dwyer, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, nursing; Heidi Fielden, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, English; Julia Figone, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Samantha Gottschalk, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, apparel, merchandising and textiles; Riley Hill, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Chelsea Horton, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, education; Hayley Johnson, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Kaitlin  Kaiser, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Steven King, Bachelor of Arts, history; Turner  Lee, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Madeline March, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts,  business administration; Brianna Martensen, Bachelor of Arts, interior design; Craig Moscaret, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Tara Northey, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, history; Dillon Pericin, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Kacie Peterson, Bachelor of Arts, apparel, merchandising and textiles; Benjamin Ressler, Bachelor of Science, civil engineering; Daniel Seil, Bachelor of Arts, criminal justice; Kelsey  Smith, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Michael Smith, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Lowell Troyer, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering; Jessica Walsh, Bachelor of Arts, digital technology and culture; Casey Whitcomb, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Tyler Wilbert, Bachelor of Arts, criminal justice, and Bachelor of Science, psychology; and Dana Wilson, Bachelor of Arts, business administration

College graduates

Clare Pfeifer, of Issaquah, Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, psychology and anthropology, Lawrence University, in Appleton, Wis.

Thomas Rheaume, of Issaquah, Bachelor of Science, Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Emory University in Atlanta

Austen Case, of Issaquah, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, theater, Whitworth University, in Spokane

Kallee Hart, of Issaquah, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, elementary education, Whitworth University, in Spokane

Kiesha Moya, of Renton, Bachelor of Science, health science, Whitworth University, in Spokane

Malorie Kerouac, of Issaquah, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts degrees in accounting and finance Western Washington University, in Bellingham

UW announces dean’s list

The following students from Issaquah were named to University of Washington’s dean’s list for the winter 2014 quarter:

Joseph Altchech, Jordan Alves, Nicole Arend, Megan Bales, Daniel Beadle, Joseph Becker, Morgan Bell-Smith, Anastasia Bokov, William Borom, Tyson Brady, Gregory Bryson, Angel Burford, Jessica Burrow, Edward Callahan III, Jack Chen, Felicia Chiang, Alison Chiu, Dylan Clark, Christopher Cotton, Alexis Court, Isabela Covelli, Daniel Craig, Brittany Crotty, Chelseyann Decouto, Roland Deex, Jeffrey Derus, Anna Diss, Julie Do, Kevin Do, Enrico Doan, Christopher Dubois, Zachary Durham, Jamie Dykes, Emmett Egger, Ian Engelbeck, Halie Ericksen, Jake Ericksen, Brendan Erickson, Nickolas Evans, Tasha Mei Feng, Kelsey Ford, Amanda Frame, Christina Frost, Kendall Fujioka, Jack Gentsch, Daniel Gorrie, Joshua Gray, Stephanie Grose, Anthony Grove, Kanav Gupta, Jarred Ha, Brandon Hadi, Kendra Hamilton, Louise Hansen, Christine Hanzawa, Melissa Hardy, Austin Hedeen, Eric Hemmen, Douglas Henderson, Bethel Hermann, Matthew Hertogs, Erin Hoffman, Dexter Hu, Yong Huang, Tyler Huffman, Brandon Hupp, Stacey Hurwitz, Randy Huynh, Aileen Isakharova, Oliver Janders, Alexis Jensen, Lily Jiang, Sunjay Kalia, Natasha Karmali, Jana Katrusin, Alexa Kawahara, Gian Kho, Chaeji Kim, Justin Kim, Meelae Kim, Christine Ko, Timothy Kopp, Tse-Hsien Kuo, Rebeca Kuttemplon, Chelsea Kwon, Jordan Labelle, Audrey Lafraugh, Shenelle Lagdaan, Jessica Lange, Erick Larsen, Chloe Lathe, Jason Lee, Jessica Lee, Kitson Lee, Michael Lee, Shawn Lee, Yu Lee, Sarah Leland, Derek Liu, Kui Kui Liu, Sarah Lo, Richard Lockhart, Bailey Lyons, Charles Ma, Kasumi Maeda, Ryan Magani, Abigail Magee, Hani Mahmoud, Rebecca Mamuye, Jonathan Mannella, Kyle Martin, David Mather, John Mather, William Matsuda, Jennifer Maurer, Pranav Mellacheruvu, Jesse Miles, Chelsey Milton, Katherine Miotke, Eric Miya, Ngozi Monu, Madolyn Moritz, Jacob Morrison, Connor Moseley, Alexander Muirhead, Krista Nakano, Quinn Nakano, Katelyn Neff, Alexa Nelson, Kyle Nelson, Dat Nguyen, Ngocthuy Nguyen, Marlena Norwood, Sean O’Dell, Korey Padilla, Elisa Page, Karthik Palaniappan, David Park, Joshua Park, Phoebe Parsons, Kendall Paulsen, Lauren Paulsen, Jonathan Pendleton, Eva Perry, Benjamin Phan, Mason Possing, Viviane Poulain, Derek Quan, Akash Ramachandran, Andrew Ramstad, Andrew Repp, Tia Riley, Courtney Roberts, Nathanael Rollins, Greta Roulinska, Olga Rublinetska, Elizabeth Rutherford, Joshua Schaier, Fablina Sharara, Kameron Shey, Christina Shin, Sreedev Sidharthan, Hayley Sleeth, Olivia Spokoiny, Shruthi Sreeprakash, Rebecca Stusser, Emily Su, Max Sugarman, Theodora Teodosiadis, Nivretta Thatra, Anugraha Thomas, Kyle Thomas, Nicholas Thorpe, Matthew Todd, Andrew Truong, Nicholas Turner, Evelina Vaisvilaite, Ryan Valach, Benjamin Van, Erin Vanderwall, Alisa Vangrunsven, Robert Varney, Phuong Vo, Claire Wakeman, Shayna Waldbaum, Anna Waldren, Evan Walton, Logan Walton, Mitchell Walton, James Wang, Stephanie Wang, Yi-Ting Wang, Emily Warnock, Ryan Watters, Andrew Whan, Daniel Williams, Gordon Wong, Annabelle Wu, Vincent Wu, Ziyang Wu, Jennifer Yang, Justin Yantus, Maurice Yap, Stephanie Yea, Lucie Yepez, Mitchell Yin, Conner Young, Kyle Yuasa, William Zahn, Elizabeth Zhang and Vanessa Zhou.

College news

McKenzie Clark, an Issaquah High School graduate, has accepted a $750 College of Fine and Performing Arts annual Scholarship for the 2014-15 academic year at Western Washington University, in Bellingham.

Issaquah residents Joseph Beattie, Johanna Marcelia, Rachel Osgood and Rache Strand and Renton resident Haley Kovach were named to the Whitworth University Laureate Society, in Spokane, for the 2014 spring semester by maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.75 for the semester.

College news

Hallie Holton, of Sammamish, was named to the honor roll at University of Kansas, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Deans’ lists

• Andrew Tierney, Michael F. Price College of Business, in Norman, Oklahoma
• Tyler Westenbroek, of Issaquah, Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri
• Kevin Hays, of Renton, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
• Isabelle Chu, of Issaquah, University of Rochester, in Rochester, New York
• Sarah Elderkin, University of Rochester, New York
• Clare Pfeifer, Lawrence University, in Appleton, Wisconsin

Local students make dean’s list at Eastern Washington University, in Cheney

Issaquah: Leslie Abercrombie, Matthew Darjany, Jay Deines, Anastacia Lee, Dylan McGuire, Nicole McKenzie, Andrew Nelson, Samuel Sargeant, Rachel Silver and Nicholas Ulrich

Newcastle: Junice Marino

Sammamish: Anabelle Alamangos, Veronica Angel, Jennifer Bresley, William Carlson, Courtney Duda, Drake Furcini, Deven Kent-Dobias, Kelcey Kiehn, Peter Kim, Aaron Paul, Sarah Pellicano, Kara Ross, Connell Totten, Alex Troyer, Sarah Uptagrafft, Peter Van Hoomissen and Nicholas Washburn

Graduates

Christopher Harlin, of Issaquah, Bachelor of Arts, business administration, Pacific University, in Forest Grove, Oregon

Mariah McHolland, of Renton, Bachelor of Science, exercise science, Pacific University, in Forest Grove, Oregon

Kindering graduation

Children of 33 local families graduated from Kindering, a school for children with disabilities this year.

This year, Kindering celebrated the largest graduating class since its inception with more than 500 3-year-old graduates.

Military news

Eric J. Kim has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as “Operation Warrior Forge,” at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Upon successful completion of the course, the ROTC program, and graduation from college, cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army, National Guard or Reserve.

Eric is the son of Edward and Aster Kim, of Bellevue. He graduated from Issaquah High School in 2011.

Army Pfc. Chris Richman has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, Richman studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic-combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field-training exercises.

Richman is the son of Rick Richman, of Tigard, Oregon, and Fae Alexander, of Kent.

He is a 2004 graduate of Issaquah High School. He earned an associate degree in 2006 from Universal Technical Institute, in Avondale, Arizona.

Local students graduate from Seattle Pacific University

Issaquah: Jenive Brooks, Bachelor of Arts, psychology; Heather Clauson-Sells, Doctor of Education, doctoral studies in education; Pallavi Dua, Master of Science, information systems management; Joanna Harmon, Master of Arts, teaching; Jaclyn Kopson, Master of Arts, business administration management; Madison Maloney, Master of Arts, industrial and organizational psychology; Abigail Platter, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, art; Daniel Schafer, Master of Science, information systems management; Kristina Schwartz, Master of Arts, teaching; Kerry Truell, Master of Education, literacy; and Tara Walker, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, mathematics

Newcastle: Benjamin Harthun, Bachelor of Arts, visual communication; and Sorayya Tabrizi, Bachelor of Science, food and nutritional sciences

Preston: Kayce Hawk, Bachelor of Arts, communication

Renton: Ashley Benson, Bachelor of Arts, accounting; Laura Bryson, Bachelor of Science, nursing; Deborah Christensen, Master of Science, nursing; Tiffany Diaz, Bachelor of Arts, integrated studies; Shawn Doi, Bachelor of Science, electrical engineering; Ruth Gronenthal, Bachelor of Arts, biology; Brian Hinnenkamp, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, nursing; John Horton, Bachelor of Science, physiology; Chanelle Huffman, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, nursing; Brittany Masters, Master of Arts, business administration management; Jon Meis, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, electrical engineering; Erika Middlebrooks, Bachelor of Science, nursing; Amanda Rablin, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, nursing; Faith Sairez, Bachelor of Science, nursing; Bridgette Raquel, Bachelor of Science, physiology; Anna Songco, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, nursing; Aiko Taylor, Bachelor of Arts, accounting; Ashley Thordarson, Bachelor of Science, exercise science; and Tiffany Wong, Master of Arts, TESOL

Sammamish: Alexandra Dorsey, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, political science; Alethea Hilliker, Bachelor of Science, psychology; Amy Kesl, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, sociology; Marisel Malaga, Bachelor of Arts, integrated studies; Mindy Nation, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Michael Sihon, Master of Arts, business administration management; and Kho Yap, Master of Science, nursing

James On graduates from Army basic training

Army Pvt. James J. On has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

On is the son of Sang On, of Issaquah. He is a 2010 graduate of Skyline High School.

National Merit Semifinalists

The following local high school seniors have been named 2015 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists.

Issaquah High Shool: Robert C. Aylor, Wesley A. Esko, Natalie F. Fetsch, Gabriela Holmes, Shiwei Lu, Elizabeth A. Moore, Ryan K. Qin and Joshua C. Rudolph

Liberty High School: Quinn P. Magendanz

Skyline High School: Michael Cao, Melanie R. DeJonge, Emily Y. Feng, Kelly Lin, Thomas Z. Lin, Aishwarya R. Mandyam, Karishma R. Mandyam, Brian H. Shih and Nikhil Shyamkumar

Scholarships

Ingrid Johansen, of Sammamish, was awarded a Destination SUNY Oswego Scholarship of $8,000 a year. The scholarship goes to high-achieving students from outside New York state. Johansen began classes at State University of New York Oswego, in Oswego, N.Y., this fall, and is majoring in creative writing.

Associated Students representatives 

Nicholas Wright, of Issaquah High School, and Paige Nulliner, of Skyline High School, are among 56 students that make up the new class of Associated Students representatives at San Diego State University, in Calif.

Wright, a senior majoring in business administration and finance, will serve as the College of Business administration representative.

Nulliner, a senior majoring in business administration and marketing, will serve as the Marketing and Communications Committee chairwoman.

Representatives advocate for student interests, provide leadership and participate in shared governance on behalf of the university’s 35,000 students.

Faith Fowler, of Issaquah, is one of three students given the opportunity to work on campus this summer through the new Lister Summer Fellowship program at Hofstra University in N.Y.

By Zack Lane, Hofstra University Photographer
Faith Fowler works with chemistry professor Ling Huang.

Fowler is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in forensic science and working under the mentorship of a Chemistry Professor Ling Huang on research geared toward law enforcement and its ability to quickly analyze emerging synthetic designer drugs. For this, Faith has access to state of the art nuclear magnetic resonance.

In her proposal, Faith wrote, “The availability and use of designer drugs in America has increased greatly over the past several years. When drugs are very new, and when a crime lab is charged with identifying and quantifying substances, they are often unprepared and may have difficulty in their analyses.”

In addition, Faith and Dr. Huang are also developing methods using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Analysis and high-performance liquid chromatography, which is what most crime labs use today.

The Lister Fellowships were made possible by a $250,000 gift from Dr. Bruce Lister and his wife Doris Lister in 2013.

Students are selected as Lister Summer Fellows on the basis of academic achievement, research potential and demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in science research.

Local students make deans’ lists

Alex Hansen, 2013 graduate of Issaquah High School, University of Chicago, 2013-14 school year

Issaquah residents Nathan Gibson, Stephen Okamoto and Stephanie Teramoto, along with Newcastle resident Nathan Gibson and Sammamish residents Grace Blanchard, Kathleen Crandall and Tyler White, Azusa Pacific University, in Azusa, California, 2014 spring term

Biola University dean’s list students are named

Biola University, in La Mirada, California, has announced its spring 2014 dean’s list for academic excellence:

Newcastle: Jeremy Hamann

Issaquah: Leah Millar, Austin Quamme, Mark Stacy

Sammamish: Kelsey Nyce

WSU announces its president’s honor roll

The following local students made the president’s honor roll for the 2014 summer semester at Washington State University in Pullman.

Issaquah: Megan Biddle, Ali Dematteo, Madison Dutro, Marc Egland, Bryce Hendrix, Miranda Jones, Linda Larsen, Erin McKee and Lauren Merdinyan

Sammamish: Tyler Bongiani, Stephanie Coffey, Jonathan Cook, Brianna Dankberg, Hannah Goehri, Konrads Leitis, Jocelynne Lo, Mitch Matsuo, Thomas Pelluer and Jordan Richards

Newcastle: Chelsea Moorhead and Alexandra Stuj

Area students make OSU honor roll

The following local students made the scholastic honor roll for the summer term at Oregon State University, in Corvallis, Oregon:

Issaquah: Sarah A. Jacobi, Devin M. O Donnell and Michelle M. Pighin

Newcastle: Justyn I. Jacobs

Sammamish: Ashley J. Center, Daniel J. Christianson, Avalon P. Dunbar, Erik D. Mietzner, Kayla J. Shim and Emily M. Skrobecki

Local students graduate from WSU

The following students graduated from Washington State University, in Pullman, at the end of the 2014 summer term:

Issaquah: Eric Clark, Bachelor of Arts, political science; Delaney Johnson, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Taylor Johnson, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Linda Larsen, Bachelor of Arts, social sciences; Connor McCulloh, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Erin McKee, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, history; Heather Nelson, Bachelor of Arts, social sciences; Michael Scourey, Bachelor of Arts, education; Jeffrey Walker, Bachelor of Science, civil engineering

Sammamish: Tyler Bongiani, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Jacob Bowman, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Brittany Cardoza, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Richard Garagliano Jr., Bachelor of Science, environmental science; Julie Sliger, Bachelor of Arts, human development; Mikel Tihista, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science; Destiny Whitcomb, Bachelor of Arts, fine arts

Newcastle: Brian Baterbonia, Bachelor of Arts, social sciences; Pui Ho, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, nutrition and exercise physiology; Chelsea Moorhead, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, apparel, merchandising and textiles

Annemarie Falaniko  graduates from Marquette

Annemarie Falaniko, of Renton, has graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Falaniko earned a Bachelor of Science in information technology.

Taylor Newbury, a Newcastle student of Azusa Pacific University, served in ministry through the Center for Student Action during the summer in Tanzania.

Each year, the Center for Student Action sends more than 300 students, faculty, staff and alumni across the country and around the world to partner with long-term and national workers to meet the needs of communities.

Programs include educational development, orphan work, conversational English teaching, prayer ministry, mobile medical care clinics, anti-human and sex trafficking, and much more.

Samuel Olmstead, of Sammamish, graduated from Eastern Oregon University, in La Grande, Oregon, during the 2013-14 academic year with a Bachelor of Science in biology.

Joshua Jancola, a graduate of Skyline High School, began studying at Wheaton College, in Wheaton, Illinois.

Sonia Dailey enrolls at Pratt Institute

Sonia Dailey, of Renton, has started studies at the prestigious Pratt Institute, in New York, New York.

Ryan Mullen earns scholarship

Ryan Mullen, of Sammamish, received the Continuing Student Merit Scholarship for the fall 2014 semester at Fort Lewis College, in Durango, Colorado.

Mullen is majoring in geology. The scholarship is renewable for up to 120 credits if criteria are met.

Cameron Case finishes Army basic training 

Army Pvt. Cameron F. Case, of Renton, has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Georgia.

During the nine-week training period, he received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet training, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions and core values.

Hung Nguyen gets master’s degree

Hung Nguyen, of Sammamish, earned a Master of Computer Science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Qxhna Titcomb, of Sammamish, was recently named to the Tufts University (Massachusetts) dean’s list for the spring 2014 semester.

The honor requires a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.

Wheaton College (Illinois) student Jeffrey Burge recently performed in “Love’s Pure Light,” the 2014 Christmas Festival presented by the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music.

Burge, a senior from Sammamish, performed with the Men’s Glee Club. Burge sang bass I.

View the 2014 Wheaton College Christmas Festival, along with Christmas Festivals from previous years, at bit.ly/wcchristmasfest.

Issaquah resident Christine Kelley received a bachelor’s degree in psychology pre-counseling with a minor in family and community service during Oklahoma Baptist University’s 2014 Winter Commencement Dec. 12.

See video of the Winter Commencement at www.okbu.edu.

The following local students were named to the Oregon State University honor roll for the fall 2014 term:

Issaquah: Jordan Coutts, Michelle Pighin, Senior and Julia White

Renton: Christine Baker, Addison Knappett and Victoria Rivoire

Sammamish:  Haley Baker, Chris Dallas, Emma Fraley, Alexander  Hawkinson, Reilly McClung, Erik Mietzner and Joseph Senegor

Alexa Meyer to wed Charlie Meissner

Glenn and Amy Meyer, of Issaquah, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Alexa Pierce Meyer to Charlie Meissner.

Alexa graduated from Issaquah High School in 2008, and Foster School of Business at the University of Washington in 2012.

Charlie graduated from Roosevelt High School in 2008, and the University of Washington’s School of Engineering in 2012.

Charlie was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alexa a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority while they were attending the University of Washington.

Charlie is employed by Amazon.com and Alexa works as a financial planner for the wealth management firm Pacific Capital Resource Group in Bellevue.

The couple is planning a fall wedding.

Shannon Keough named to dean’s list

Shannon Kathleen Keough, of Sammamish, has been named to the dean’s list at James Madison University, in Harrisonburg, Va., for the spring 2014 semester.

Braden Ferol Hahn named to the dean’s list

Braden Ferol Hahn, of Issaquah, was named to the dean’s list at the College of William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Va., for the fall 2014 semester.

Sabrina Lowney named to the dean’s list

Sabrina Lowney, of Issaquah, has been named to Champlain College Dean’s List for fall 2014

Andrew J. Gilbert receives doctorate

Andrew J. Gilbert, Skyline High School class of 2001, received his Doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas, in Austin, Texas.  Andrew previously received his Bachelor’s degree in physics from Whitworth University, in Spokane and is employed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland.

Local students graduate from ASU

The following local students recently graduated from Arizona State University:

Issaquah: Brian Levine, Phillip Logan and Asha Rao

Sammamish: Emily Cheung, John Gorham, David Metoyer and Alex Palumbo

Renton: Amanda Lane

 Local students make deans’ lists

• Sam Naluai, a marketing major from Sammamish, was named to the fall 2014 semester dean’s list at George Fox University, in Newberg, Oregon. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
• Jeffrey Burge, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s List for the fall 2014 semester at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. To qualify, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher.
• Joey Bradley and Alex Gruber, both of Issaquah, were named to the dean’s list at the University of New Haven, in West Haven, Connecticut, for the fall 2014 semester. To qualify, full-time undergraduate students must have a 3.50 or better cumulative grade point average for the semester.

Son of Issaquah resident graduates from Army bootcamp

Army Pvt. Letian Jiao has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, in Columbia, South Carolina.

During the nine weeks of training, Jiao studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.

Jiao, the son of Liping Song, of Issaquah, is a 2013 graduate of Cinco Ranch High School, in Katy, Texas.

Local musicians honored

The following local music students were recently accepted into Washington Music Educators Association All-State, All-Northwest and American Choral Directors’ Association National performing groups in February.

• All-State Symphony Choir: Amanda Ross, soprano; Tiffany Yamasaki, alto; Christina Sargent, alto; Jeffrey Hoffman, bass; and Samuel Rausch, bass
• All-Northwest Symphonic Choir: Edara Daum, alto
• All-Northwest Symphonic Band: Paige Balut, flute
• ACDA National Honor Choirs: 
Edara Daum, Astrid Quintalla and Jenny Wood

Katie Park recognized by College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

Katie Park, a member of the women’s tennis team at Wheaton College in Illinois was recently recognized by the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Second Team All-CCIW during the fall 2014 semester.

Park, of Sammamish, is a graduate of the International Community School in Kirkland.

The Thunder women’s tennis program won its 10th consecutive CCIW Championship in 2014. Wheaton has won 20 conference championships in women’s tennis.

Coral Brooks named to Troy University provost’s list

Coral Brooks, of Issaquah, has been named to the provost’s list at Troy University, in Troy, Alabama, for the fall semester. To qualify, full-time undergraduate students must be registered for 12 semester hours and have a grade point average of 3.65 or higher.

Local students make Baylor honor roll

The following local Baylor University students were named to the Dean’s Academic Honor Roll for the 2014 fall semester.

Issaquah: Alyssa Buchanan, Courtenay Klauber and Alyssa Zeutschel

Renton: David Brighton

To be named, a student must be an undergraduate with a minimum grade point average of 3.7, while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours.