OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus

Amanda Dolasinski of Boardman has been named a Scripps Howard Top Ten Scholar. The award, given to top 10 college journalism students nationwide, comes with a $10,000 scholarship. Dolasinski, a journalism and political science major, has served as metro editor, arts & life editor, managing editor and editor in chief for The Lantern, the school newspaper. While in college, Amanda wrote a weekly column for Elle magazine’s Web site. She spent her summers interning with The Salem News, The Alliance Review and The Columbus Dispatch. Currently, she is producing multimedia packages for Columbus Alive, a weekly alternative newspaper that covers news, arts, culture and entertainment in Columbus. Amanda won first place in the Best College News Writing category in the Society of Professional Journalists Ohio competition. Her piece, “Admitted,” revealed three registered sex offenders teaching at Ohio State. She has won several scholarships including the Name and Seal Scholarship, Ohio Newspaper Association Women’s Scholarship and Memorial Golf Tournament Scholarship for Journalists. The 2005 Boardman High School graduate was an editor on The Bugle newspaper staff. She is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

ASHLAND UNIVERSITY, Ashland

Molly Rae Makoski, daughter of Mark and Cheryl Makoski, was honored as a member of the 2008 homecoming court.

Makoski, a senior psychology major, is a member of the varsity cheerleading squad, Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and is a tour guide in the Office of Admissions. The 2005 graduate of Poland Seminary High School plans to attend graduate school in 2009 to obtain a master’s degree in school counseling.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, NEW WILMINGTON, PA.

Four local students have been named Scholars in Service to Pennsylvania by the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. In this AmeriCorps Education Award program, students agree to complete 300 hours of service in a year with various social service agencies and earn an educational award of $1,000 which can be used for any educational expense. The local students are:

Kayla Rosati, daughter of Vince and Laurell Rosati of New Castle, is a junior elementary education major. The New Castle High School graduate does tutoring and works with Westminster’s First Book program.

David Hart, son of Linda Nemetz of Sharon and James Hart of Hermitage, is a junior elementary education major. The Sharon High School graduate does tutoring and umpires children’s baseball games.

Danielle Llewellyn, daughter of Dan and Sandra Llewellyn of Sharon, is a junior elementary education major. The Sharon High School graduate does tutoring.

Darnelle Clark, daughter of Jeffrey and Wanda Clark of Youngstown, is a senior psychology major. The Liberty High School graduate works with Shenango Presbyterian Senior Care, Walker House after-school program and is a service-learning teaching assistant.