Local Students Participate In WSU Leadership Program
Twelve Inland Northwest high school students were among 35 from throughout Washington state to participate in a recent two-day agri-science leadership program at Washington State University.
The students toured the College of Agriculture and Home Economics, met scientists and recent WSU graduates, and participated in laboratory exercises that exposed them to various aspects of agricultural science.
They were selected on the basis of scholarship and leadership potential.
The students and their and high schools are:
Kelli Sanger and Nicole McClenahan, both sophomores at Cheney High, Cheney.
Julie Hedrick, senior, Colville High School, Colville, Wash.
Duane Oehlwein, senior, Christian Heritage High School in Edwall, Wash.
Jason Bishop, junior, Christian Heritage High School, Edwall.
Allen Widman, senior, Liberty High School, Spangle.
Jennifer Kleene, senior, Pullman High School, Pullman.
Summer Beckley and Jared Templin, seniors at Ritzville High School, Ritzville, Wash.
Travis Greenwalt, junior, Liberty High School, Spangle.
Michelle Becker, sophomore, Cheney High School; and Brooke Crawford, senior, Ferris High School, Spokane.
The following students were placed on the President’s List for the summer term at Phillips Junior College for earning a grade-point average of 3.80:
Cory Barr, Jennifer Bishop, Ronnie Blessinger, Maegan Bockelmann, Rick Bocook, Darien Boedcher, Debbi-Jean Braun, Dave Brown, Lyvia Carlton, Tina Clark, Kristin Collins, Malvin Dickinson, Khalid Elashmawi, Joyce Erhardt, Charlene Evans, Pauline Ewing and Mark Ferris.
Greg Fleming, Wendy Fort, Tara George, Dawn Hall, Ronald Hamel, Elizabeth Hintz, Linda Hoffman, Jeremy Klontz, George Kubes, Cora Legge, Warren McKinney, Nicholle Merrifield, Brian Munson, Hung Nguyen, Jean Niles, Douglas Nortrell, Jeni Olson and David Opgrand.
Tiffany Patterson, Robert Peppenger, Kristina Renner, Veronica Rivers, Edith Roll, Linda Sanborn, Jannah Simpson, Kaye Singer, Erina Smith, Angela Tate, Daniel Toomey, Lesley Tremblay, Kathleen Trevino, David Trudeau, Audra Wilson and Cynthia Wright.
The following students were placed on the Dean’s List for summer term at Phillips, which requires a g.p.a. of 3.5:
Janelle Babinski, Charisma Beard, Gretchen Bilbrey, Ricky Bond, Howard Compton, Janet Copsey, Carrie Davis, Stacey DeCaro, Shawna Dittman, Rita Eilertsen, Colette Flormann, Nicole Fredricks, Mary Jo Free and Lorie Frost.
Kenneth Gorley, Stacy Hand, Michelle Hill, Beverly Kloth, Jennifer Koch, Laura Manners, Thersa McNee, Robert McDermott, Connie Mikkelson, Steven Milnes, Dawn Moline, Wendie Mooney, Elaine Morley and Susan Moser.
Hallie Myers, Les Nee, Kishli Powell, Shawn Reed, Debby Robinson, Jessica Rogers, Jami Rosenau, Marie Rotel, Valerie Rush, David Scott, Jonathan Sipes-Dreyer, Peggy Seyden, Bobi Snyder, Tom Tucker, Frances Walker, Ginger Walker, Sherrie Wallin, Paula Wegner, Ami Wills and Wanda Wittmier.
Stewart Wuest, a research agronomist for The McGregor Co. in Colfax, Wash., has been recognized as a top conservation leader by the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
Named as a Berg Fellow, Wuest will attend a policy forum in December in Washington, D.C.
He is one of 17 who will participate in the forum discussing conservation policy and how natural resource professionals can influence the policymaking, appropriations and rule-making process.
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