York College

The following students, all first-year students at York College of Pennsylvania, in York, Pa., received academic scholarships from the College: Allison Green , of Ellicott City, a nursing major and graduate of Howard High School, received the Dean's Scholarship; Robert Wilson , of Mount Airy, an undeclared major and graduate of South Carroll High School, received the Dean's Scholarship; Kelly Powell , of Mount Airy, an electrical...

The Howard Community College Track & Field program competed at the Green & White Invitational April 6 at York College, PA. The Dragons had a strong showing with the men placing third as a team, while the women were seventh. Tamarra Okoya scored for the women earning second in the 200-meters with a time of 27.02. The women's 4x100 relay also had a second place finish with a time of 53.36. Jahil Petgrave won the 200 in 22.26 — holding off second place by two-hundredths of a second.

Erin Walton , of Columbia, has received the Dean's Scholarship at York College of Pennsylvania, in York, Pa. She is a first-year mass communications major and a graduate of Oakland Mills High School.

After a two-year detour to New York City, the ceremony to announce the winner of the nation's most lucrative undergraduate literary award, the Sophie Kerr Prize, will be held in Baltimore this year. The decision marks the second time in three years that Washington College officials have moved the event, which was a staple of commencement on the school's Chestertown campus for the competition's first 43 years. The event was so successful in New York the past two years that chapters of the college's alumni association around the country put in bids to host future announcements, Washington College President Mitchell Reiss said.

Elizabeth Moore has been named to the dean's list at York College of Pennsylvania for the spring semester.A graduate of North Carroll High School, she is working toward a bachelor's degree in nursing.She was secretary of the nursing class and involved in Omega Chi Sorority.Students must carry at least 12 academic hours and have a 3.5 or higher grade point average to make the dean's list.She is the daughter of James and Mary Moore of Westminster.Westminster woman charged with arsonA Westminster woman accused of becoming violent and setting fire to a chicken coop at her residence this month has been charged by state fire marshals with second-degree arson.

YORK, Pa. - There are times when York College President George W. Waldner feels like a used-car salesman. Parents look at the low price tag of an education at the private four-year school, and they screw up their eyes with suspicion, as if Waldner were trying to sell them an old station wagon without telling them the clutch is shot. With a tuition of only $7,000 a year, parents figure, there must be a catch. "When people hear we're at 60 percent the cost for comparative colleges," Waldner says, "it elicits two reactions: `That's great!

Wayne and Sue Muir, of Forest Hill, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Amanda Muir, to Jason Gary Roberts, son of Gary and Christine Roberts, of Parkton. The bride to be graduated from York College of Pennsylvania and is a registered nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The prospective groom, also a graduate of York College, is employed at York College in the Information Technology Department. An October wedding is planned, and the couple will live in Hunt Valley.

Philip and Robin Simmonds of Lutherville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Ann Simmonds, to Timothy Fallon, son of Thomas and Barbara Fallon of Sparks. The bride is a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania. She is currently employed in the field of chemistry at Nutramax Laboratories in Harford County. The groom is a graduate of Towson University. He is currently employed in the field of chemistry at Pharmaceutical International Inc. in Hunt Valley. The couple is planning a June wedding at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.

Megan Uebersax , of Sparks, graduated from Berry College, Rome, Ga. with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Spanish. Lauren M. Thomas , of White Hall, graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania on May 12 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies. Isabelle Guestier Goelet , of Sparks, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Museology and the History of Art with a secondary emphasis in Education from Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa., on May 12. Kaitlyn Love , of Sparks Glencoe, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. Anna Schmitt , of Parkton, a senior professional writing major, has been named to the Senior Honor Society at York College of Pennsylvania, York, Pa. Camille Campanella , of Glen Arm, received the Department Award in Economics at St. Mary's College of Maryland,St.

Mary E. Gott, a secretary and human resources worker, died Wednesday of lung cancer at her Stewartstown, Pa., home. The former Hamilton resident was 51. Born Mary Ellen Anft in Baltimore and raised on Westfield Avenue in Hamilton, she was a 1973 Northern High School graduate. She then worked as a secretary in the president's office at the Community College of Baltimore's Liberty Heights campus. In 1981 she became secretary to The Sun's composing room superintendent, Hugh Meadowcroft. She maintained personnel records for the department, which had 200 employees, researched and prepared information presented at employee arbitration cases, assisted with planning and preparing the department's budget, and was the department representative for the company blood bank and the United Way fund drive.

Columbia student Benjamin Jarvis, a senior majoring in engineering, earned dean's list status at Messiah College, in Grantham, Pa., for the fall term. Washington College, in Chestertown, announced that Rachel Thompson achieved dean's list recognition for the spring semester. Pamela Jones, of Columbia, is her mother. Samantha Hansen was named a Dimmitt Scholar at Morningside College, in Sioux City, Iowa, in recognition of achievements during the 2011-12 academic year. The daughter of Fred Hansen, of Columbia, and Laurie Hansen, of Minneapolis, Minn., she majors in English and photography.

Kelly Auxt , Angela Springer and Stephanie Yonowitz , of Owings Mills, graduated with a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction; Lisa Goldberg and Rebecca Harman , of Reisterstown, graduated with a master's degree in Counselor Education, and Michael Myers , of Pikesville, graduated with a master's degree in Exercise Science and Physical Education from McDaniel College, Westminster. The following students graduated from York College of Pennsylvania, York, Pa., on May 19. Gabriel Ehrlich , of Reisterstown, graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Courtney Heller , of Reisterstown, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Special Education; Theodoros Karambelas , of Reisterstown, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Brooks Walter , of Owings Mills, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations; Tracey Carroll , of Owings Mills, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science.

Eve Carlson, of Towson, was named to the spring semester dean's list at Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, Pa. Bethany Reynolds, of Timonium, a junior at Washington and Lee University, has been selected for the spring/summer 2012 Johnson Opportunity Grant at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. Reynolds will travel to Guatemala to take the course "revealing the Mayan Communities at Solola Guatemala: Ethnographic Research....

Megan Uebersax , of Sparks, graduated from Berry College, Rome, Ga. with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Spanish. Lauren M. Thomas , of White Hall, graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania on May 12 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies. Isabelle Guestier Goelet , of Sparks, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Museology and the History of Art with a secondary emphasis in Education from Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa., on May 12. Kaitlyn Love , of Sparks Glencoe, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. Anna Schmitt , of Parkton, a senior professional writing major, has been named to the Senior Honor Society at York College of Pennsylvania, York, Pa. Camille Campanella , of Glen Arm, received the Department Award in Economics at St. Mary's College of Maryland,St.

Philip and Robin Simmonds of Lutherville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Ann Simmonds, to Timothy Fallon, son of Thomas and Barbara Fallon of Sparks. The bride is a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania. She is currently employed in the field of chemistry at Nutramax Laboratories in Harford County. The groom is a graduate of Towson University. He is currently employed in the field of chemistry at Pharmaceutical International Inc. in Hunt Valley. The couple is planning a June wedding at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.

The following Laurel students were named to the dean's list for the fall semester at York College of Pennsylvania: Alison Chavez , sophomore criminal justice major; Kristina Lerman , senior nursing major; Derek Shaw , senior marketing major; Rachael Wilson , freshman psychology major; Andre Jones , sophomore criminal justice major; and Michaela Guild , senior nursing major. The following Laurel students were named to the dean's list for the fall semester at West Virginia Wesleyan, in Buckhannon, W. Va.: Senior Patricia Contic ; sophomore Jasmyne Cummings ; and freshman Jonathan (J.T.)

Kristen Ferrucci scored 18 points and had five rebounds, leading host Davidson to a 75-53 victory over Navy in a nonleague women's college basketball game last night.Davidson built a 38-24 halftime lead as Navy (2-4) shot only seven of 25 from the field. In the second half, Navy shot only 10-for-32.Adi Schneck scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Navy. Becky Dowling and Kate Wells each contributed 13.* Western Maryland 58, York College 45: Sandi DeJager and Erin Murphey (Francis Scott Key)

St. Pius X School, in Towson, recently announced the following students as recipients of Honors Certificates at the school for the fall semester: First Honors - Katelyn Nemoy, Rebecca Peace, Dimitri Toronjo, James Ugarte, Frankie Andrews, Sarah Sandison, Braelyn Showell, Marietta Gately, Beatrice Harley, Nina Kolodgie, Helen O'Neill, Emmet Reynolds, Owen Reynolds, Eilish Gately, Ben Drechsler, Maddie Clark, Peggy Smith and Madeline Filling....