Tuesday, June 02, 2009
End of school term brings a flurry of academic awards
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JoAnne Poindexter
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With the closing of the 2008-09 academic year, Roanoke-area college and high school students are earning honors and scholarships for the next school term.
Longwood University graduate Brian Hill of Vinton received the Sally Barksdale Hargrett Prize for Academic Excellence.
The Hargrett prize recognizes Longwood students who have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Felix Hargrett of Roanoke established the prize in 1976 in memory of his wife, a 1921 Longwood graduate.
Hill earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Longwood's Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences. He also was named the Alpha Lambda Delta James Gussett Scholar, an award presented to the graduating Alpha Lambda Delta member with the highest GPA. Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society for students earning a 3.5 GPA or higher during their freshman year.
Hill's parents are Sarah Hill and Charles Hill II of Vinton. He graduated from William Byrd High School.
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Hampden-Sydney College sophomore Nathan Parr recently received the Macon Reed Award. The award is presented to the outstanding computer science major in the sophomore class. The families of Reed, a longtime Hampden-Sydney dean and professor, and Fred Young, a 1944 Hampden-Sydney graduate, endowed the award.
Parr, a Madison Scholar, is a member of the Computer Science Club and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. He also is active in intramural sports.
A computer science and psychology major, Parr is a graduate of Liberty High School.
He is the son of the Rev. Jerry and Liz Parr of Bedford.
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Four students who will attend Virginia Western Community College in the fall have received $2,500 scholarships from the Juneteenth Freedom Day Foundation Inc.
One recipient, Ronald Easley Jr., is a returning VWCC student. The other three will graduate from high school this month. They are Denzel Coles, William Fleming High School; Pooja Shah, William Byrd High School; and Isaac Jones, Patrick Henry High School.
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Elizabeth Tomlinson, a student in the Jefferson College of Health Sciences physician assistant program, has received an Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship from the Navy.
The scholarship provides tuition assistance for up to four years of medical, dental, physician assistant or optometry school. Recipients also receive a monthly stipend for living expenses and reimbursement for medical equipment and books.
Tomlinson is one of 10 PA students nationwide who received the scholarship.
In exchange for the scholarship, Tomlinson will attend Officer Development School in Newport, R.I., for five weeks of classes and physical fitness tests during one of her college breaks.
After completing JCHS, she will fulfill a four-year service obligation.
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Four seniors at Roanoke-area schools are among the 11 students who earned Student of Integrity scholarships from the Better Business Bureau that services western Virginia.
The awards honor high school seniors who personify ethics through leadership, community service and overall personal integrity.
Brennan Scott of Cave Spring High School and Virginia Phillippe of Liberty High School are among the four $1,000 scholarship winners.
Marybeth Jones of Franklin County High School and Craig Tripp of William Byrd High School were among the seven $500 scholarship recipients.
