SCOUTS

SCOUTS

Eagle Scout rank achieved

Boy Scout Troop 40, chartered to St. Rose Church in Girard, announced that Jake Emery of Howland High School has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. His Eagle Scout project was designed to benefit the city of Girard Parks by installing five park benches in various areas of Liberty Park. Two benches, which bear dedications to his deceased grandparents, Vern Benke and Anna Emery, were constructed behind the Liberty Park Scout Cabin. Another bench dedicated to the memory of childhood friend, Cortney Rushwin, sits overlooking the lower ball field. The last two benches rest beside bocce courts. Jake began his scouting career as a Tiger Cub of St. Rose Pack 40 of Girard. While a Cub Scout, he earned his Tiger, Wolf, Bear and Webelo ranks. In addition, he received the highest award in Cub Scouting, the Arrow of Light, before joining Troop 40. Jake has served as patrol leader, troop guide, assistant senior patrol leader and senior patrol leader. Also during his time with Troop 40, he earned several special awards and recognitions including induction into the Order of the Arrow.

PHARMACISTS

Doctorate from Duquesne

Trisha B. Kihm was granted a doctor of pharmacy degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She was a member of Lambda Kappa Sigma International Professional Pharmacy Fraternity and APHA. Kihm is a graduate of Liberty High School and will be living in Hubbard. She has accepted a position with Rite Aid Pharmacy, where she will be a pharmacist at their Girard store.

OSU doctorate

Brynn Leigh Hannay, daughter of Ron and Terrie Hannay of Canfield, has received her doctor of pharmacy from Ohio State University. A 1999 graduate of Canfield High School, she fulfilled her pre-pharmacy requirements at Youngstown State University and entered the graduate school of pharmacy at OSU in 2003. For the past year, Hannay has completed numerous pharmacy externships. Among these were Children’s Hospital in the bone marrow transplant and parental nutrition areas, University Hospital in neuropsyche, Pharmacy Jurisprudence LLC, Takeda Industries and Palliative Care Connelly Group, all in Columbus, and Kid-N-Cures Pharmacy in Boardman. Hannay has accepted a pharmacy position with Target as well as a specialist’s position with the Central Ohio Poison Center. She is the granddaughter of Raymond Phillips of Poland and the late Suszanna Phillips and Ronnie and Roseann Hannay of Salem.

PH.D.

Strategic leadership

Duane Prokop recently received his doctor of strategic leadership degree from Regent University’s School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Virginia Beach, Va. Prokop graduated from Boardman High School in 1971. His undergraduate studies were completed at Youngstown State University in 1976. He completed a master of business in 1978. He is the son of Edward and LaVerne Prokop of Youngstown.

LAWYERS

Juris doctorate at Regent

Sarah Turner recently received her juris doctor from Regent University’s School of Law in Virginia Beach, Va. Turner graduated from Hubbard High School in 2000. Her undergraduate studies were completed at Grove City College in 2004. While at Regent Law, she was the business manager of the Regent University Law Review. She is the daughter of Thomas Turner of Hubbard.

Toledo law juris doctorate

Amy L. Greene, a 1999 graduate of Poland Seminary High School and a 2003 graduate of St. Mary College, Notre Dame, Ind., received her juris doctorate degree from the University of Toledo College of Law. Greene was a member of the Women Law Students Association and was elected vice president and pro bono committee chairwoman of the Student Bar Association. She was also the recipient of the Student Bar Association Student Involvement Award, as well as a recipient of the Theodore Macejko Sr. Scholarship and Dennis C. Jackson Scholarship. Greene is the daughter of Britt and Judy Greene of Poland, and the granddaughter of Hildy Greene of Poland and Joan Reardon of Boardman. She has accepted a position with the law firm of Maloney, McHugh & Kolodgy Ltd. in Toledo.

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