College News
September 8, 2009
By Administrator
Issaquah residents earn scholarships from WWUThe following Issaquah students recently received scholarships from Western Washington University:
April Hayden, daughter of Tom and Elaine Hayden, of Issaquah, received a $2,000 President’s Scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year. President’s Scholarships are awarded to approximately the top 8 percent to 10 percent of incoming freshmen and transfer students, and are based on superior academic achievement. Hayden, an incoming freshman, earned a 3.86 grade point average at Eastside Catholic High School and is interested in majoring in art. Hayden was a member of the National Honor Society and was recognized with first honors at Eastside Catholic. She participated in varsity lacrosse and Photography Club.
Gail Butler, daughter of Thomas and Joan Butler, of Issaquah, received a $1,000 Biology Student Athlete Scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year. The Biology Student Athlete Scholarship is awarded to biology majors with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in upper-division biology courses and participation in any intercollegiate sport. Butler, a senior, earned a 3.65 grade point average and is majoring in cellular and molecular biology and biochemistry. Butler participated in track and field and was a member of NSCS and the GNAC All-Academic Team. Butler plans to complete a graduate program in nutritional science, with the hope of one day becoming a nutritional scientist.
Lindsay Crocker, daughter of Richard Crocker, of Niles, Mich., and Carol Crocker of Ann Arbor, Mich., received a $500 Bernard Boylan Memorial Scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year. The Bernard Boylan Scholarship is awarded annually to an undergraduate history major. Crocker, a senior, formerly of Issaquah, earned a 3.68 grade point average and is majoring in history and political science. Crocker was on the president’s list and was a member of Phi-Eta-Sigma. She participated with Young Life, and was a unit director at YMCA Camp Orkila.
Local students make WWU honor roll
The following students were named to the Western Washington University honor roll for the spring 2009 quarter. To qualify for the honor roll, students must complete at least 14 graded credit hours during a quarter and be in the top 10 percent of their class.
Issaquah: Brandan Clark, Kelly Elder, Megan Jonas, Justin Kay, Erika Klein, Mariah Klemens, Courtney Nielsen and Keilan Sweeny
Newcastle: Virgil Hodge
Renton: Tyler Baxter, Daniel Huff, Karen Kirsch, Marisa Mikelsons and Christopher Mikolaizik
Sammamish: Kathryn Dawson, Angela Heinrich and Leslie Nielson
Local students graduate from WWU
The following local students graduated from Western Washington University in the spring 2009 quarter.
Issaquah: Kristen Anderson, Reed Henderson, Sarah Koeppler, Corwin Marsh, Amy Meyer, Sarah Mohn, Elise Nelson, Kristina Nielsen, Erin Norris, Daniel Osborne, Nina Painter, Holly Royer, Christopher Taylor and Byron Yee
Newcastle: Arthur Kim
Renton: Brian Dunn, Jaimie Fife, Sarah Girgis, Anna Nga Hoang, Kathryn Jones, Griffin Keller and Madeline Smith
Sammamish: Andrew Berg, Kathryn Dawson, Erin Dobie, Jansen Hillis, David King and Simon Trigg
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