MILESTONES

MILESTONES

HONORS

Scholarship

A 2016 Boardman High School graduate has been awarded a U.S. State Department scholarship to study Korean in South Korea for a year.

Nektarios Kasamias is the recipient of a 2016-17 National Security Language Initiative for Youth scholarship.

Kasamias is one of about 600 students in the U.S. selected for scholarships to study Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Russian or Turkish overseas, according to a State Department news release.

The NSLI-Y program aims to increase the number of Americans who can speak what are deemed “critical” languages, MIC, and government sections,” the release stated.

Service award

Robert Goeltz, retired chief of the Hermitage Fire Department, recently was honored and recognized for his service and dedication to his community at an annual Firefighters/EMS award reception at River’s Casino in Pittsburgh.

Goeltz received a Commitment to Community Award for his 45 years leading the fire department before his 2015 retirement.

Honorees are nominated throughout the year from Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas.

DOCTORATE

Pharmacy degree

Danielle E. Dunlap graduated last month from Ohio Northern University with a doctorate of pharmacy degree. She is the daughter of James and Trudi Dunlap of Mineral Ridge.

A 2010 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, she has spent six years working toward her degree in the accelerated program at ONU.

While in college, she participated and held leadership positions in Kappa Alpha Theta, the Academy of Student Pharmacists and National Community Pharmacists Association.

She has accepted an offer from Fry’s Food and Drug Stores, a Kroger company, in Gilbert, Ariz., to begin her career as a pharmacist. She is engaged to James Copus of McComb, Ohio.

Graduations

These students were awarded bachelor’s degrees unless otherwise noted:

GROVE CITY COLLEGE, Grove City, Pa.

Beloit: Daniel Mitchell, computer science.

Brookfield: Spencer Strimbu, accounting and finance.

Canfield: Caroline Bennett, communication studies.

Grove City, Pa.: Jeremy Ball, mechanical engineering; Katie Birmingham, mechanical engineering; Sam Blood, entrepreneurship; Rebecca Burkhart, history; Eliza Gordon, history; Luke Hodde, communication studies; Clifford Hovis, entrepreneurship; John Hughes, middle level math/English; Brigitta Hutchins, music education; Ronald Jenkins, electrical engineering; Tierney Kearns, business management and sociology; Chris Koster, biblical and religious studies; Benjamin Leavitt, history; Emily Leavitt, English and communication studies; Alec Liederbach, biology; Amy Rumbaugh, entrepreneurship; Ellie Shaw, preK-4 elementary education; Connor Warren, biology; Kathleen Warren, electrical engineering.

Hermitage, Pa.: Frederick Abraham, biology; Patrick Elsey, business management; Zachary Roth, communication studies; Brandon Ward, business management; Cody Work, chemistry.

New Castle, Pa.: Kelly Cowher, biology.

New Wilmington, Pa.: James Gregory, applied physics; AnnieLaurie Holfelder, mathematics and secondary education certification.

Mercer, Pa.: Bryan Kelly, marketing management; Grace Leuenberger, communication studies.

Salem: Kenny Saltsman, accounting.

Sharon, Pa.: Carlyn Orpen, music education.

Warren: Kara Mazey, communication studies.

Youngstown: Amy Noll, mathematics and secondary education certification.

THIEL COLLEGE, Greenville, Pa.

Austintown: Rebecca Leonard, arts.

Beloit: Jenna Muckloarts; Megan Wyss, arts.

Boardman: Nicole Johnston, arts; Kayla Cyphert, arts.

Girard: Clarissa Whippo, arts.

Greenville, Pa.: Cheyanne Fedder, arts; Blake Heim, arts; Michael Jeffers, science/ associate of arts/ associate of science; Shawn Konter, arts; Adam Matthews, arts; Alex McCann, arts; Daniel Poppenhouse, arts; Nicole Richins, arts; Jamie Riordan, arts/science; Derek Runge, science; Ivey Shorts, arts; Arien Skiba, arts.

Grove City, Pa.: Joshua Doody, arts; Sara Merkle, arts.

Hermitage, Pa.: Kristin Diegan, arts; David Dye, arts.

New Castle, Pa.: Hannah Budzowski, arts; Jonathan Fennick, arts; Dylan Stevens, arts.

Sharon, Pa.: Ronnie Howard Jr., arts; Cimone Reid, arts.

Sharpsville, Pa.: Cassie Graham, arts; Victoria Harrison, arts; Julianne Holler, arts.

Stoneboro, Pa.: Benjamin Montozzi, arts; Nicolette Read, arts.

Transfer, Pa.: Kathleen Kent, arts.

Volant, Pa.: Shawn King Jr., arts.

Warren: Amanda Cavender, arts; Jalaya Provitt, arts.

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