College News
July 24, 2012
Local student graduates from Loyola Marymount
Amanda Medina, of Issaquah, graduated July 18 from Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Local students honored
Mackenzie Findlay, of Renton, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. To qualify, students must earn a 3.6 grade point average or higher and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units. Findlay is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Issaquah High School graduate Aaron Tocker, son of Pamela and Joel Tocker, of Issaquah, has made the spring 2012 dean’s list at Franklin & Marshal College, in Lancaster, Pa.
College News
July 17, 2012
Local students graduate from Washington State University
The following Issaquah students graduated during the spring 2012 ceremony at Washington State University, in Pullman.
Mia Abboud, Bachelor of Arts, criminal justice; Kyle Bollinger, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Danielle Caschetta, Bachelor of Science, mathematics, Residency Teaching Certificate; Jenna Farr, Bachelor of Arts, business administration, Magna Cum Laude; Courtney Ford, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Sean Fotheringill, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Yosef Ghuloum, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Jordan Graham, Bachelor of Arts, history, Magna Cum Laude; Elise Gronewald, Bachelor of Science, civil engineering; Alexander Hill, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Maxwell Hochanadel, Bachelor of Science, construction management; Cora Houser, Bachelor of Arts, interior design, Magna Cum Laude; Lisa Jones, Bachelor of Arts, communication;Joseph Joo, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Thomas Kaser, Bachelor of Arts, hospitality business management, Cum Laude; David Marsh, Bachelor of Arts, business administration, Magna Cum Laude; Lesley Marsh, Bachelor of Arts, social sciences (general studies), Cum Laude; Audra McDaniel, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Marissa McGee, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Alex Miller, Bachelor of Arts, social sciences; Megan Paulsen, Bachelor of Arts, fine arts; Jeffrey Rafuse, Bachelor of Arts, business administration, Magna Cum Laude; Sean Richardson, Bachelor of Science, psychology, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Eric Stewart, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Neil Stover, Bachelor of Arts, communication, Summa Cum Laude; Robert Westmoreland, Bachelor of Arts, communication; and Teresa Winterstein, Bachelor of Arts, communication
College News
July 17, 2012
Students receive scholarships
The following local students received scholarships from the University of Idaho for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Issaquah: Alicia Hensen, Carly Overton, David Erickson, Jeffrey Crocker, Jessica Balbiani, Kelle Agassiz, Kevin Baker, Mary Cooper, Megan Gilchrist, Nathaniel Essex, Nikolaus Landdeck, Sean Erickson, Shoko Nelson, Spencer Johnson, Taylor Lundeen, Trevor Simpkins and Walter Bennett
Renton: Chad Dewan, Charles Herzog, Christopher Ohlinger, Stefan Richardson and Stephen Carras
Sammamish: Camille Gomez, Christopher Martin, Courtney Johnston, Erika Ikstrums, Jacob Hamilton, Jeffrey Discolo, Mike Brewster and Tyler Woods
Western Washington University student Teresa Micheletti, daughter of Joe and Tami Micheletti, of Issaquah, received a $1,250 Margaret Green Siegley scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year. The scholarship is awarded to incoming theatre arts students.
College News
July 10, 2012
Local students earn scholarships
Western Washington University student Hayley Beck, daughter of David and Carol Beck of Bellevue, has accepted an $8,793 Mildred M. Bain Scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year at Western Washington University, in Bellingham. Beck graduated from Issaquah High School in 2011 and is majoring in science education.
Benjamin Crowther, son of David and Mary Crowther, of Bellingham, received a $1,000 WWU Associated Students Diversity Scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year. Crowther, a 2009 graduate of Skyline High School, is a senior with a 3.6 grade point average and is working toward a degree in Queer Identity as Shaped by Legal and Ethical Discourse in the Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies.
College News
July 3, 2012
Local students graduate from University of Washington
The following Issaquah students graduated from the University of Washington in June (last names Tra through Z):
College News
July 3, 2012
Local students graduate from college
Jillian Abendroth and Lindsay McCallister, of Issaquah, and Katherine Eastham, of Renton, all recently graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees from Whitworth University, in Spokane.
Wesley Carter, of Renton, graduated May 20 from Clark University, in Worcester, Mass., with a Master of Arts in international development and social change.
The following students graduated June 12 from Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, Pa.:
- Renton: Matthew Goodrich, Master of Business Administration
- Sammamish: Jillian Neary, Bachelor of Arts with high honors
College News
June 19, 2012
University of Washington students graduate
The following Issaquah students graduated from the University of Washington in June (last names Me through Tor): Read more
College News
June 19, 2012
Local students graduate
Stephanie Matza, of Sammamish, recently graduated from the School of Science and Engineering with a Master of Science at Tulane University, in New Orleans.
Samuel Pfeifer, the son of Cindy and Jerry Pfeifer, of Issaquah, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology from Colorado College, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Amy Jackson, a 2003 graduate of Skyline High School, graduated from Willamette University’s joint degree graduate program on May 13, earning a Juris Doctorate and master’s in business administration. Read more
College News
June 12, 2012
University of Washington students graduate
The following Issaquah students graduated from the University of Washington in June (last names A through Ma):
College News
June 12, 2012
Jillian Nichols receives P.E.O. STAR scholarship
Jillian Nichols, a senior at Eastside Catholic High School, received a $2,500 P.E.O. STAR Scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year.
Nichols, the daughter of Jeff and Kay Nichols, of Issaquah, has been accepted to and will attend Marquette University, where she plans to study sociology and women’s studies.
The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is based on excellence in leadership, extracurricular activities, community service, academics and potential for future success.
