Bachelor

Ngozi and Eric Palmer Amy Powell, of Baltimore, and James Okaro, of Lagos, Nigera, announce the marriage of their daughter Ngozi Okaro, to Eric Palmer, son of Cecilia James, of Gastonia, N.C., and Clarence James, of Williamstown, N.J., on Sept. 24, 2011. The bride is a graduate of Wilde Lake High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts from Morgan State University, and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. She is currently self-employed as a philanthropic advisor.

The following students were named to Bucknell University's dean's list for spring 2011 semester: Eve Carlson, of Towson, daughter of Peter and Robin Carlson, and a 2008 graduate of Towson High School. Hugh Shepard, of Towson, son of Michael and Jennifer Shepard, and a 2007 graduate of Loyola Blakefield High School. Michael Douglas Meyer Jr., a 2007 graduate of Calvert Hall, graduated magna cum laude with University Honors, Honors in biology, with a major in marine biology and minor in oceanography from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

  Bentley Fazi and Ryan Deiter   Christian and Debra Fazi, of Columbia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Bentley Katherine Fazi, to Ryan Scott Deiter, son of Scott and Yvonne Deiter, ofClarksville. The bride-to-be is a 2006 graduate of Atholton High School and a 2010 graduate of the University of Maryland, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in criminology and criminal justice, and a minor in human development. She is a committee clerk for the House of Delegates' Ways and Means Committee, inAnnapolis.

Cheerful and unpretentious, "The Bachelor" is a lightweight concoction that works best when it remembers it's supposed to be a comedy, less well when it tries to get at universal truths through the laughs.Fortunately, the film doesn't do that often, and when it does (as, for instance, when it tries to make some point about men's and women's views on romance), it moves on fairly quickly, before any real damage is done.It also never loses sight of its main strength: the chemistry between stars Chris O'Donnell and Renee Zellweger, who look so good up there together on the screen, you really hope these kids can make it work.

Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical "Company" has a title that refers to the companionship provided by the main character's friends, but it also essentially refers to the acting company that's called upon to do so much singing, dancing and acting. In that respect, it plays to advantage that two of the couples in the enjoyable Silhouette Stages production at Slayton House Theatre are played by real-life married couples. The banter flowing on stage may have been rehearsed across their kitchen tables.

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced that four Baltimore County Public School students are among the 2,900 high school seniors who have won scholarships sponsored by colleges and universities. Local honored students are: Elizabeth Demetrides , of Cockeysville, who attends Dulaney High School and wants to pursue a career in physics/scientific research; and Brett Turlington , of Cockeysville, who attends Dulaney High School and plans to become an economist or stockbroker.

Fikile and Karen Guralnick   Leonard and Ann Guralnick, of Columbia, announce the marriage of their daughter, Karen Ann Guralnick, to Fikile Richard Brushett, son of Stephen Brushett and Refiloe Bam, of Silver Spring, on June 25, 2011. The bride is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where she earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. She is employed by Exxon Mobil at the Joliet Refinery, in Illinois. The groom is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and earned a doctorate in chemical and biomolecular engineering from the University of Illinois.

Michael German , of Perry Hall, attends Lehigh University and has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to India in engineering. He will travel abroad for the 2012-2013 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Rachel Hensberger , of Perry Hall, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in health and occupation from Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pa., in August. Lauren Maddox , of Perry Hall, has been granted the Veronica Founder's Scholarship at Alvernia University, Reading, Pa. She is studying occupational therapy.

Anne Marie McNeil , of Glenelg, earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science, in May, from Saint Michael's College, in Colchester, Vt. Gregory George Smith , of Mount Airy, was recently inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society at La Salle University, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is majoring in international business. Jerri S. Reger , of Brookeville, earned a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior College, in Albany, N.Y. Nolan Conaway , of Marriottsville, earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology in Mary from the State University of New York at New Paltz, in New Paltz, N.Y. Mark Misulia , of Mount Airy, earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy in May from Providence College, in Providence, R.I. The following students earned Bachelor of Arts from St. Mary's College of Maryland, in May: Melissa Lauren Graybeal , of Laurel, earned degrees in psychology and biology, and a minor in neurosciences; Kristina Marie Schiller , of Laurel, earned a degree in psychology and a minor in music; Sarah Michelle Blaik , of Ellicott City, earned a degree in anthropology and a minor in environmental studies; Katherine E. McAfee , of Ellicott City, earned a degree in art and minors in museum studies and history; Courtney Elizabeth Teed , of Ellicott City, earned a degree in art; Justin Michael Glover , of Ellicott City, earned a degree in biology; Uzair M. Raja , of Ellicott City, earned a degree...