Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Hampden-Sydney seniors recognized
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Two Hampden-Sydney College seniors from the Roanoke area have received certificates recognizing their leadership and interest in public service careers.
Matthew Hubbard received the Wilson Center Public Service certificate, which is awarded to seniors who have successfully completed a two-year concentration of classes, internship and research and who are seriously considering careers in public service.
Hubbard completed a General Assembly internship in 2007 and did a research project that addressed party leadership in the General Assembly. He also participated in a Marshall University Appalachians Abroad program and will teach in Shanghai during the 2009-10 academic year.
Hubbard is a Venable Scholar, president of the College Democrats, a disc jockey at the student-operated radio station and a tutor. A graduate of Hidden Valley High School, Hubbard is the son of Johnnie and Pamela Hubbard of Roanoke County.
John Pendleton received the Military Leadership/National Security Studies Program Certificate for students interested in the historical, political, cultural, ethical and legal dimensions of national security policy as well as the place and role of the military in American society.
Pendleton is chairman of the Student Senate and the Student Capital Campaign and president of the social fraternity Sigma Nu. He is a Student Court advisor and was a student representative on the college's Presidential Search Committee and the Dean of Greek Life Search Committee.
He also recently received the Jeffrey N. Friend Leadership & Character Award.
A political science major and graduate of North Cross School, Pendleton is the son of Jill and John Pendleton of Roanoke.
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Janet Knopf, a Patrick Henry High School senior, has received a $1,000 scholarship from the Comcast Foundation's annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program.
She plans to attend the University of Virginia.
The foundation awarded $1,000 scholarships to 72 high school seniors in Virginia, recognizing students' leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service.
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Stacey Craighead of Roanoke, a junior at Seton Hall University, has been inducted into two honor societies.
She was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society for business programs, and Alpha Chi Lambda Honor Society, the Stillman School of Business Department of Sport Management honor society.
Craighead is a junior majoring in sport management.
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Jason Williams of Roanoke is one of six recipients of scholarships from the Spina Bifida Association.
Williams, who will attend Virginia Tech in the fall, is the Carolyn Elizabeth Gilbert Scholar for the 2009-10 academic year. He plans to major in engineering.
The Gilbert scholarship is given in memory of a child who had spina bifida and died early in life. The award is $2,000 for one year.
Forty-five students with spina bifida applied for the six scholarships.
