Graduates
BENEDICTINE COLLEGE, ATCHINSON, KAN.
Adam Thiede of Vancouver graduated on May 16.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Robert Schneider of Vancouver recently earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.
GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY, NEWBERG, ORE.
These local students graduated in May:
Brush Prairie
David Brown.
Camas
Katherine Green; Emily Hoke and Daniel Pavlina.
Ridgefield
Tayler Main.
Vancouver
Nancy Arellano Rangel; Erica Beauchamp; Jerrica Ching; Erik Davies; Alyssa Dillow; Tashawna Gordon; Levi Jaspers; Jean Miller; Matthew Paulson; Julie Semenyuk; Nicholas Shaw; Tara Straight and Luiza Vasiliu.
Washougal
Tami Bringman; Christina Johnson; Alysha Mueller and Brianna Whithorn.
Woodland
Charity Arn and Ann Rivers.
NORWICH UNIVERSITY, NORTHFIELD, VT.
Zachary Larson of La Center graduated cum laude on May 9 with a degree in criminal science. He is a lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
RICHMOND, THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN LONDON
Danielle Newton of Battle Ground received a master of arts in January.
Honored educators
BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL
Kelly Christel, health sciences career instructor at Battle Ground since 1989, has coordinated American Red Cross blood drives at the school for 25 years, and was honored for her longtime dedication at a recent school assembly by the Red Cross. During her tenure, she expanded the program and coordinated 60 blood drives, with 5,814 pints collected. The school’s March blood drive was Christel’s last, as she will move out of the area this summer.
CLARK COUNTY SKILLS CENTER
Andrew McColley, chef instructor in the Restaurant Management and Culinary Arts program at Clark County Skills Center, was named best culinary educator in the West by the American Culinary Federation. He was honored at the federation’s Central/Western conference this spring in Indianapolis. McColley has 30 years of experience in the culinary industry and has been a chef instructor at the Skills Center for 20 years.
