Coastal Carolina University has released names of students who earned the Dean’s List status for the Spring 2013 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, freshmen must earn a 3.25 GPA, and upperclassmen must earn a 3.5 GPA. All students must be enrolled full time.

• Cody Craft of Roanoke, a freshman management major
• Matthew Brookman of Roanoke, a sophomore marketing major

Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, S.C. The University offers 65 areas of study toward the baccalaureate degree and seven master’s degree programs in accountancy, business administration, education, marine and wetland studies, and writing. Ten new undergraduate degree programs include biochemistry, economics, graphic design, information systems, intelligence and national security, musical theatre, theatre arts, as well as criminology, health and aging, and social justice tracks in sociology.

More than 9,300 students from across the country and the world interact with a world-class faculty, and enjoy a nationally competitive NCAA I athletic program, an inspiring cultural calendar, and a tradition of community interaction that is fueled by more than 120 student clubs and organizations.

– Submitted by Coastal Carolina University

Nancy Zimmerman from Cave Spring High School sent us the 4th 9 Weeks A and A/B Honor Rolls:

“A” Honor Roll:

12th GRADE:

Marvi Ali, Madisson Billings, Adam Bishop, Andrew Board, Carly Broome, Madelyn Burton, Kathryn Butler, Lauren Butler, V. Grace Cates, Emily Chrisman, Emily Drinkwater, Jessica Dwyer, Matthew Gladfelter, CJ Hillyard, Remington Jones, Byung Yoon Kim, Kathleen Legg, Rebecca Levy, Julia Lowen, Adair McCabe, Dorothy Nguyen, McKenzie Prillaman, Lavanya Raghavendra’Prasad, Tanner Tamaro, Victoria Thomas, Colleen Truskey

11th GRADE:

Taylor Asimakopoulos, Parker Benzie, Hailey Bivens, Benjamin Cardenas, Sandy Chang, James Cole, Emma Coogan, Mason Early, Katie Fortner, Deena Habazi, Elijah Hager, Allison Kelley, Sarah Lowen, Alexander Nguyen, Cody Peery, Jonathan Ribbe, Annalee Schuck, Karla Sepulveda’Garcia, Zachary Trayer, Stephanie Weisberg

10th GRADE:

Saffeya Ahmed, Rabiya Asim, Lauren Austin, Thomas Bradley, Ryan Carver, Samantha Casauay, Dalton Craighead, Juliana Crouse, Lila Derrico, MacKenzie Duncan, Danielle Durrance, Alex Emery, Andrew Farley, Lauren Flores, Alayna Francis, Abigail Gregory, Emily Hadfield, Gillian Horn, Grant Iannello, William Inman’Goecke, Contessa Klimaitis, Charity Klimaitis, Amber Kolozvary, Sara Muncy, Ashley Phillips, Nayana Raghavendra’Prasad, Dominic Russo, Maeve Sedivy, Hailey Sitze, Jessica Slakman, Aaron Sortore, Matthew Stiles, Jasen Tran, Julia Treubert, Andrew Via, Rebekah Wellons, Pamela White, Siteng Zhang, Alicia Zheng

9th GRADE:

Mohammed Alnahas, Taylor Billings, Colson Brandetsas, Jasmine Brickey, Sara Brunstetter, Meredith Campbell, Charles Chang, Jordan Clingenpeel, Thomas Conroy, Hana Coogan, Kaitlyn Creekmore, David Cruz’Torres, Joshua DeFalco, Christopher Dickenson, Ashley Fimbel, Caitlin Flippen, Alayna Foutz, Kyndal Grammer, Lina Habazi, Natalie Hamilton, Laurel Harris, Meagan Harrison, W. Brody Hicks, Chandler Keister, Justin King, Karah Kittinger, Molly Kwitny, Christa Madison, Katarina Martin, Jonah Meck, Khaila Mickens, Madison Monsour, Rod Morgan, Andre Nguyen, Emma Pendleton, Seth Poore, Rachael Powell, Taylor Powell, Piper Roe, Eleah Ruffin, Mark Stanisic, Ransom Sweeney, Lidya Tadesse, Morgan Todd, Michaela Trout, Delaney Waller’Smith, Taylor Williams

“A-B” Honor Roll:

12th GRADE:

Jared Adams, Olivia Allen, Maya Azar, Connor Baker, Clayton Benton, Dylan Brucki, Jordan Bryant, Cody Burchett, Stuart Burke, Joseph Caplinger, Sarah Cattigan, Lauren Chapman, Michael Colozza, Eric Culbertson, Nicholas d’Alelio, Weston Dean, Molly Derryberry, Lauren Fariss, Hailey Fitzwater, Ryan Flora, Adam Foutz, Hannah Furrow, Eliza Gaylord, Elvera Gurevich, Haylie Hamilton, Jessica Hart, Erin Holsinger, James Jackson, Breana Johns, Taylor Jones, Michelle Justice, Olivia Kiser, Zachary Leet, Jerilowe Lim, Daniel McGee, Alyssa McKinley, Laura Miller, Natasha Miranda, Smit Patel, Amy Reilly, John T. Roberts, Colin Rooney, Ebony Ruffin, Harrison Russell, Jacob Schuyler, Ana Silva, Sarah Smith, Robert Stanley, Paige Thompson, Marta Timmermann, Bradley Tomlinson, Ashley Wagner, Caroline Whisnant, John Wiggins

11th GRADE:

Saqib Ahmed, Taylor Alouf, Nathaniel Axt, Kendall Ayers, Peter Ayers, Edwin Ball, Conor Bondurant, Kayla Boris, Julia Bratu, Jacob Cash, Scott Collins, Lisa Crawford, Lilian Darist, Kelsey Dickerson, John Edwards, Jennifer Elig, Collin Ensor, Taylor Eubank,Hollie Ferguson, Tayllar Gardner, Mehgan Giammona, Carl Heath, Camillus Huggins, Hannah Jackson, Megan Keesee, William Kidwell, Caitlyn King, Benjamin Lacy, Sarah Lawryszek, Christopher Lucas, Krysta Luzynski, Andrew Maczugowski, Harold Manalo, Erin Martin, Chase McDaniel, Brett Meyers, Haley Mitchell, David Morrow, Shabi Mustafa, Jesse Newman, Shannon O’Leary, Matthew Phlegar, Genesis Price, Anthony Sanders, Daniel Seymour, Alexander Smith, Nicholas Smith, Nicholas Snodgrass, Kyle Utterback, Heather Vandergrift, Sebastian Wellford, Steven Westlake, Julia Weston, Caitlyn Williams

10th GRADE:

Wyatt Abshire, Taylor Agee, Mohammad Ahsan, Ty Albritton, Justin Alouf, Smita Bajgain, Lauren Baker, William Beard, Abigail Beatty, David Blades, Andrew Bond, Mercedes Brown, Hannah Bryant, Laura Cattigan, Morgan Chacona, Sarah Clark, Mejra Colic, Grant Colip, Nicholas Colozza, Annabelle Davis, Kaitlyn Dwyer, Safa Eltaib, Cole Flora, Zachary Foutz, Brendan Gallagher, Darian Goodrich, Kristina Hale, Brooke Hall, Jessica Hall, Veronica Hamilton, Maggie Harman, Kendall Harris, Evan Heath, Elena Hernandez, W. Cager Hicks, Samuel Hillyard, Lydia Hoeppner, Kaitlyn Huff, Ryan Iler, Andrew Jacobsen, Chase Keister, Kylie Kent, Joe Lankford, Lauren Lichtenstein, Darin Manigault, Tanner Martin, Jolie Matze, Matthew McGarry, Zachary Meadows, Robert Milby, Sara Morgan, Melissa Mortellaro, Kelsie Moses, Jackson Nye, Mallory Orr, Bryce Pappas, Cassandra Parulis, Grant Patterson, Kathryn Penny, Josephine Perrin, Megan Phillips, Mercy Plumb, Rachel Ramsey, Jonathan Roach, Andrea Sepulveda’Garcia, Emily Sharp, Hunter Smith, Ryan Smith, Nicholas Spicer, William Stahling, Cody Stockton, Stephanie Strom, Adam Sulkin, Lauren Tomlinson, J. Patrick Truskey, Samuel Walker, Stuart Whisnant, Kimberly Whitteker, Britney Witham, Tristan Witham, Cassandra Witten

9th GRADE:

Analea Angel, Charles Ball, Amanda Boris, Kristen Bradshaw, Sydney Breiner, Olivia Cameron, Emma Cass, Brooke Clayton, Redzo Colic, Cole Cowher, Grant Culbertson, Joseph d’Alelio, Paxton Daniels, Barbara Delp, Jasmine Demir, Danielle Elegy, Anna Elmore, Darian Fox, Abigail Frazier, Juliet Fueglein, David Goerner, Eva Goldsmith, Ebony Hale, Daniel Haroules, Norman Harris, Jennifer Hartman, Alexander Hernandez, Ethan Hoeppner, Natalie Horn, Lauren Huff, Kaitlyn Ireland, John Jirout, Roshni Lalchandani, Justin Larkin, Madeleine Lawson, Christian Loop, Mason Lowen, Hunter Mollica, Samantha Molloy, Hannah Mone, Jillian Morganelli, Selena Munkhbaatar, Cheyenne Muse, Tessa Muzzy, Dylan Overfelt, Kinsey Overfelt, Claire Overstreet, Jacob Plunkett, Cal Reeves, Christley Richardson, Amber Robtison, Sean Romano, Nathan Rose, Robert Russell, Nicholas Salmons, Kemper Scott, Zachary Shannon, Bailey Sharp, Noah Sharp, Logan Skaff, Adam Sledd, Lauren Slough, Kyra Smith, Kaitlyn Spangler, Evelyn Spradlin, Jordan Stovall, Justin Swisher, Austin Tolley, Jessica Trayer, Clayton Trump, Alexa Vaughan, Ada Wellford, Joseph Wells, Noah Wells, Seth Weston, Paul Wheelock, Taylor White, Ryan Williams

The residents and staff of The Park-Oak Grove Retirement Community invite you to our annual Ice Cream Social with Miss Virginia on Sunday afternoon, July 14, 2013, from 2:30-4:00pm.

Guests are welcome to meet the newly crowned Miss Virginia, enjoy her talent performance, receive an autographed photo, a tour of private apartments and make your own ice cream sundaes!

An outstanding exhibit of original works of art by The League of Roanoke Artists will also be on display and proudly featured in the first floor gallery.

Festivities are open to the public and free of charge.

Submitted by The Park-Oak Grove Retirement Community

American National University announced the graduates in the class of 2013. The following students received their degrees and diplomas at the graduation ceremony held on Friday, May 3rd at the Salem Civic Center.

Behice Bicer Bailey, Master of Business Administration; Thomas Boettner, Associate Degree; Steven Brown, Associate Degree; Susan Conner Flanigan, Diploma; Kelly Giarla, Associate Degree; Laurin Hoosier, Diploma; Brittney G. Simmons, Diploma; Todd E. Thomas, Associate Degree; Sonya A. Wisniewski, Associate Degree; Ashley Keeling, Bachelor’s Degree.

Submitted by American National University

The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

• Denise Jones of Roanoke initiated at Old Dominion University
• Wesley Brugh of Roanoke initiated at Old Dominion University

These local residents are among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, 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.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society. The Society has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines. Its mission is “To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

– Submitted by Phi Kappa Phi

It was a fun day at the park on Wednesday, June 12 for Bent Mountain and other area residents. The Bent Mountain branch of the library hosted a kick-off picnic to help usher in summer and to promote their summer reading program which goes from June 3 to August 9. The library provided hot dogs, drink and chips and not only that, but they offered face painting by Snookums the Clown and even had various games for the kids as well. The picnic took place outside of the Bent Mountain Public Library and was a big success. Kids and their parents played with bubbles, a parachute game, and they even got to use the playground too. The sun was shining and the air was clear up on the mountain that day… perfect for playing outdoors. You can read more about the county-wide library summer reading program here.

Lincoln stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Rated PG-13; 2012; 150 minutes As the Civil War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.

• Date: June 25
• Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
• Time Details: This movie starts at 6:00 PM and lasts 150 minutes
• Location: South County Library
• Contact: (540) 772-7507
• Cost: free

Submitted by: Roanoke County Public Libraries

Southwest county resident Jessica Strokus graduated from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Wake Forest’s Class of 2013 was reminded that timing is everything at Commencement on May 20. Television journalist Gwen Ifill delivered the Commencement address taking to Twitter several days before her speech to ask graduates for suggestions on what she should say. During her speech, she paused to take out her phone and snap a photo of the audience for her Twitter feed.
She urged graduates to find a cause that they believe in and use what they have learned to “affect the lives of those around you.”
“You have to decide what you care about, and then be prepared to act,” said Ifill, managing editor and moderator of “Washington Week” and senior correspondent for the “PBS NewsHour.” “If you see something, do something…. I don’t care if you’re Tea Party or Occupy. Do something. It is not essential that you care about everything. But you have to care about something.”

Brian Lewis Fuquay was named to the honors list for the 2013 spring semester at Averett University in Danville, Va. Students must have a minimum of 12 hours of graded work for the semester to be considered for honors.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fuquay, Fuquay was named to the President’s List with a 4.0 grade point average. A junior, he is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in biology: biomedical science.

Chartered in 1859 and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Ga., Telephone: 404-679-4501), Averett is a coeducational, comprehensive university located in Danville, Va. Averett enrolls more than 2,600 students on its Main Campus and in its statewide programs.

Submitted by Averett University

Emory & Henry College has announced the recipients of awards of academic excellence for the spring of 2013. Those honored include Mark Robertson of Roanoke, Va.

Robertson was given the Outstanding Senior in Geography, Outstanding Senior Award in History, and Outstanding Senior in Mass Communications award.

Located in the Highlands of Virginia, Emory & Henry is consistently honored for its achievements and is ranked on the national level. Among its recent honors is the Presidential Award for Service Learning, the highest national recognition for community service and service learning. In addition, Emory & Henry is ranked among the top 30 liberal arts colleges and universities in the nation by Washington Monthly and is listed among the first tier of national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. Newsweek ranks Emory & Henry No. 4 among all institutions in the nation in providing effective community service and service learning.