Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Students, even alumni, win awards as the summer comes up
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JoAnne Poindexter
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Along with spring comes college awards and recognitions. Undergraduates and graduates haven't received all the honors. Some go to alumni such as David Eichelberger, a 2000 Virginia Tech graduate.
He has been named Outstanding Alumnus for 2007-08 for Tech's College Of Architecture and Urban Studies.
Eichelberger, a 1995 graduate of Patrick Henry High School and the Roanoke Governor's School, is the first art major to win the award.
He also was featured in the April issue of the magazine Ceramics Monthly, and his artwork was on the front cover.
He is the son of Lynda McGarry and Stan Eichelberger.
Brandi Holland, a 2005 graduate of Cave Spring High School, has been initiated into the Phi Kappa Phi chapter at Radford University.
She is a communications and sciences disorder major and the daughter of Diane Boardman and granddaughter of Ora Mae Boardman, both of Roanoke.
Two Lynchburg College students from Roanoke received honors during the college's recent academic awards banquet.
Stephen Kissel, an art major with emphasis in graphic design, received the award for achievement in graphic design.
Robert Mills, a computer science major, received the award for designing the most outstanding computer program.
Geoffrey Bader of Salem is the first Roanoke College student to receive a summer undergraduate research fellowship from the American Society of Plant Biologists.
The award includes a $3,000 stipend and allows him to conduct a 10-week research project. He also has a chance to present his results at the society's annual meeting in Hawaii in 2009.
Bader, a graduate of Salem High School, is the son of Nancy and Geoffrey Bader.
He has been working with Dorothy Belle Poli, a Roanoke College assistant professor of biology, on his research, which addresses issues concerning auxin evolution in plants. Auxin is a hormone that plants rely on to grow, develop and function.
Angela Foy has earned the 2008 Pamplin Leader Award at Northside High School.
The one-year, $1,000 scholarship to Virginia Tech is presented annually to a student at each public high school in Virginia. Robert B. Pamplin Sr. and his son, Robert Jr., established the award to acknowledge academic achievement.
Foy will study chemical engineering.
Three medical assisting students at the Roanoke campus of National College recently won first places in a medical terminology competition during the Virginia Society of Medical Assistants' spring state convention.
Stephanie Einhellig, Cynthia Adams and Holly Fitch were among 150 students attending conference workshops and competing. M.J. Williams, the college's director of health care education also attended.
Buchanan photographer S J Carter is displaying a photo in "Edgy: Pushing the Limits of Photographic Art Exhibition" at The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colo.
Fifty photographers are participating in the show that ends May 31. Carter is displaying "Save Me a Seat," a self-portrait in the Buchanan Theatre.
Kelsey Sellers of Salem and Kendal Payne of Roanoke were among the award winners during the women's athletic banquet at Emory & Henry College.
Sellers was named Rookie of the Year in soccer.
Payne received the Coach's Award in tennis.
Faith Ammen of Roanoke was one of 77 students recognized during an honors celebration at Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn.
Ammen, daughter of David and Faith Ammen, received the Catherine McDonald Communications Scholarship that is based on academic merit.
Two Roanokers also earned awards at Hampden-Sydney College.
James Hyatt, son of Wayne and Diane Hyatt, received the Brown Teaching Fellowship that recognizes a student committed to teaching.
Hyatt, a junior, is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School.
John Pendleton, son of Jill and John Pendleton, received the Jeffrey N. Friend Award that is given to a rising senior who exemplifies the leadership abilities and spirit of the late Friend, a 1984 graduate.
Pendleton is a graduate of North Cross School.
Hillary Mullet, daughter of Pamela and James Mullet of Roanoke, has been inducted into the Furman University chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.
