Education briefs
Collegiate scholastic honors
Berea College: Dayton Nicholson of Connellsville
Frostburg State University: Alyssa Smith of Confluence
Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Parker Pratt of Rices Landing; Cameron Albright Downer of Waynesburg; Rachel Lynne Elsenheimer of Waynesburg; Alexander R. Huber of Waynesburg.
John Carroll University: Kaitlyn Bowers of Waynesburg; Gwyneth Hamilton of Uniontown.
Spring Arbor University: Kaytlin Turner of Brownsville
Alderson Broaddus University: Madoleen Grim, Dillner
Hamilton College: Allison Reed, Lewisburg
Lock Haven University: Elizabeth Morrow, Waynesburg
Millikin University: Marah Kiefer, Smithfield
Bucknell University: Em Sharp, Chalk Hill; Alex Busato, Scottdale
Scholarships: Trey Coville, a 2021 graduate of Albert Gallatin Area Senior High School, is the recipient of The Jerrod B. Chapman Award, Sons of American Legion Post 342, The Jason Francis Memorial Scholarship and the Albert Gallatin Education Foundation Scholarship. Coville will be attending California University in the fall, majoring in Computer Information Systems.
Honor society
Brittany Stawovy of Belle Vernon was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Stawovy was initiated at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Stawovy is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
Mentorship program for teens
Students from 13 to 19 years old in the region are eligible to participate in Startable, a free program focused on developing entrepreneurial and design skills. The mentor-based program for web and product design runs from June 28 to Aug. 6. Contact Staci@alphalabgear.org for more information and the application process.
Penn State Extension course
Summer Short Course, presented by Phipps and Penn State Extension, will be held virtually from 12:30 to 5 p.m. July 29. Registration costs $55. This event will be held as a live webinar on Zoom and will be recorded and made available to paid registrants within one week of the event and will be viewable for one month. This conference counts as four hours for both Phipps and Penn State Master Gardener Continuing Education credit and 2 elective hours for Phipps certificate programs: Sustainable Horticulture and Landscape and Garden Design.