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Achievements: Residents receive military honors

Several area residents have graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland in San Antonio. Air Force Airman 1st Class Timothy Filburn is the son of Ronni Filburn, of Kodiak, Alaska, and Tim Filburn, of Spokane.
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Area residents complete military basic training

Several area residents have graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. • Air Force Airman Katja Bade is the daughter of Spokane resident David Bade and a 2012 graduate of Rogers High School.
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Achievements: Students from area earn academic honors

Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California has named Corey Langerveld, of Pullman, to the dean’s list for the spring 2014 semester for earning a grade-point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale for the semester. Langerveld is a 2013 graduate of Pullman High School. • Baylor University in Waco, Texas has named Samantha Hill, of Spokane, to the dean’s list for the 2014 summer semester for achieving a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 for the semester.
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Achievements: Students from area earn college degrees

• Kylee Denevan, of Spokane, graduated from Seattle University with a bachelor of science in nursing in spring 2014. She also was on the dean’s list every quarter. • Baylor University in Waco, Texas, awarded a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree to Danny Harris, of Spokane, at the end of the summer 2014 semester.
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Achievements: Students from region earn higher degrees

Several students from the Inland Northwest have earned degrees in the spring of 2014 from universities nationwide. • Morgan Hepler, of Spokane, graduated from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, with a Bachelor of Arts in economics.
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Spring academic honors for several area students

Several area residents earned academic honors for the spring 2014 semester nationwide. Grade-point averages are calculated on 4.0 scale, unless otherwise noted. • Ottawa University, in Ottawa, Kansas, named Alexander Paul, of Spokane, to the dean’s honor roll for the spring 2014 semester. Students must earn a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the semester to qualify for the dean’s honor roll.
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WSU graduates announced

Washington State University has announced its graduates for the spring 2014 semester. All degrees earned are bachelor degrees unless noted otherwise. Graduates are listed by their hometowns. Pullman: Maher Abujelala, computer engineering; Erin Adams, chemistry; Jacob Adams, Doctor of Pharmacy; Brittany Allen, business administration; Joseph Alvarez, foreign languages and cultures, and civil engineering; Sherley Alvarez, foreign languages and cultures; Kelsey Anderson, business administration, and communication; Peter Anderson, agricultural and food systems; Roman Andrushenko, communication; Sebastian Ang, business administration; Aaron Arnold, social sciences; Brianna Ayers, agricultural and food systems; Morgan Baker, hospitality business management; Tia Barnes, communication; Christopher Barrett, history; Victoria Barth, integrated plant sciences; Conner Bauman, civil engineering; Caitlin Bayly, sociology; Brittany Bundrant Beavis, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Rory Beckstrom, electrical engineering; Scott Adams Bell, psychology; Ashley Benson, psychology; Kaylee Berry, women’s studies; Tara Beyerlin, animal sciences; Cody Blair, criminal justice; Nathaniel Blair, mathematics; Ryan Bowler, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Jordan Briggs, biology; Liam Broughton-Neiswanger, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Joseph Brueck, communication; Joshua Brunk, hospitality business management; Kathryn Burr, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Jared Byers, mechanical engineering; Steven Cabrales Jr., athletic training; Hillary Carroll, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Micaela Castain, social sciences; Yi-Shan Chen, apparel, merchandising and textiles; Colin Christiansen, anthropology; Nicole Clark, biochemistry, and genetics and cell biology; Justin Clements, psychology; Nathan Colley, computer engineering; James Colvin, chemical engineering; Jessica Colvin, animal sciences; Justin Cooper, construction management; Justin Cory, social sciences; Delaney Costello, kinesiology; Hannah Coughlin, kinesiology; Lauren Coventon, basic medical sciences; Garett Cross, political science; Jeffrey Dabundo, neuroscience; Robert Davey, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Rafael Davila, basic medical sciences; Brandon Dechiara, business administration; Daniel Derego, civil engineering; Melissa Dulcey, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Brittany Dyess, social sciences; Meghan Edwards, business administration; Caitlyn Ellesmere-Jones, anthropology; Ashley Ellis, English; Kyle Elsalhi, computer science; Nikquel Emard-Jones, animal sciences; Alex Engen, kinesiology; Shannon Epler, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Bettina Ernst, civil engineering; Brandon Hutzenbiler, zoology; Adrian Fajardo, business administration; Jared Felice, economic sciences; Laura Figgie, apparel, merchandising and textiles; Phillip Firth, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Dean Flager, criminal justice; Ryan Foust, natural resource sciences; Nicole Froelich, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Tyler Fry, criminal justice; David Frye III, computer science; Christina Cleveland Fuller, business administration; Christopher Gay, materials science and engineering; Kayla Goss, psychology; Chelsea Grimm, business administration; Nicholas Guerra, mathematics; Liping Guo, business administration; Alexis Guse, philosophy; Jessica Haase, animal sciences; Melanie Hagan, neuroscience; Ryan Hagerman, business administration; Mark Hall, business administration; Jeffrey Hall Jr., landscape architecture; Jeffrey Harris, chemistry; Louis Harris, psychology; Danielle Hartmann, biology; Colton Hayden, psychology; Fiona Heath, mechanical engineering; Andrew Heitman, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Adam Hendricks, communication; Cynthia Hervin, biology; David Heyduck, digital technology and culture; Jacob Holbrook, criminal justice; Krystle Holcomb, zoology; Jesse Howard, mechanical engineering; Brady Hoyem, business administration; Ying Hu, business administration; Chieh-ju Huang, interior design; Kevin Huynh, business administration; Benjamin Hynes, criminal justice; Takaaki Ikeda, chemical engineering; Mbiya Ilunga, bioengineering; Jacob Inderbitzin, business administration; Austin Irby, computer engineering; Marley Iredale, natural resource sciences; Martha Jackson, zoology; Jason Jones, business administration; Michael Kamradt, communication; Matthew Kane, business administration; Kiana Kapoi, comparative ethnic studies; Zoie Kasper, fine arts; Joshua Katanik, kinesiology; Alan Kelley, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Mickey Kelton, criminal justice; John Kempf, kinesiology; Jaehoon Kim, food science; Jesseline Kim, communication; Katherine Knight, humanities; Kyle Koch, psychology; Brooke Kromminga, psychology; Manuel Lamson Jr., kinesiology; Elizabeth Langfeldt, business administration; Julie Lannoye, nursing; Richard Leary, psychology; Jewel LeValley, biochemistry; Jordan Levenseller, humanities; Danya Levesque, sociology; Jessica Levy, animal sciences; Rui Li, business administration; Nathan Lima, architectural studies; Michael Limongi, business administration; Sheng-En Lin, electrical engineering; Yanglin Lin, social sciences; Verse Lind, humanities; Fangyuan Liu, business administration; Tomasina Lucia, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Savanah Lundahl, architectural studies; Thu Ly, bioengineering; Lauren Mack, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Ibrahim Mahama, political science; Jennifer Majerus, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Travis Mallett, music, electrical engineering, and general mathematics; Jerome-Christian Marifosque, electrical engineering; Katherine Martucci, neuroscience, and psychology; Taylor Matson, English; Amy May, English; Lindsey May, business administration; Megan McCallum, business administration; Michael McDonald, economic sciences; Adam McDougall, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Jordan McIntyre, comparative ethnic studies; Vincent McIntyre, civil engineering; Michelle McMicheal, genetics and cell biology; Winston McWhirt, psychology; Kendra Meisner-Kelley, biology; Meghan Molden, psychology; Patrick O’Callaghan, social sciences; Eric Oertel, criminal justice; Micaela Batson Owens, microbiology; Prabin Pandey, mechanical engineering; Julia Parker, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Christopher Parkman, music; Jason Parsley, agricultural and food systems; Zack Patrick, computer science; McKenzie Pavish, social sciences; Laura Pickard, communication; Artem Popov, biology; Samantha Post, anthropology; Matthew Powers, psychology; Alicia Proctor, Doctor of Pharmacy; Michael Raupp, criminal justice; Kaylee Ray, business administration, and communication; Hayllie Reed-Smith, psychology; Arlie Reeves, political science; Krystal Repp, business administration; Chandra Robb, digital technology and culture; Taylor Robinson, apparel, merchandising and textiles; David Rockefeller, biology; Maria Staley Royall, kinesiology; Thierry Sanders-Brillault, civil engineering; Susanna Savino, business administration; Timothy Schotzko, general mathematics; Erik Schweitzer, fine arts; Zachary Seifert, social sciences; Ann-Jeannette Seymour, interior design; Davon Shelton, humanities; Eric Shults, mechanical engineering; Sascha Siebertz, criminal justice; Derek Simmons, business administration; Derek Simmons, sport management; Ellen Simonsen, civil engineering; Angeli Sinha, biology; Andrew Skreen, computer engineering; Katherine Smart, nursing; Ariel Smith, apparel, merchandising and textiles; Jaimie Smith, psychology; Kaitlyn Smith, animal sciences; Timothy Smith, economic sciences; Nicholas Snider, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Jacqueline Southwick, humanities; Damon Sprague, communication; Sarah Stevens, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Lori Stillmaker, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Daniel Stokes, criminal justice; Nathan Straub, music; Breanna Striker, education; Tyler Stubenvoll, computer engineering; Grace Succo, zoology; Robert Suggs, mathematics; Conner Sullivan, agricultural and food systems; Phillip Sundal, sociology; Nathan Swanger, business administration; Matthew Tabor, computer science; Wanda Tennant, social sciences; Alphonse Therrien, construction management; Nicholas Thompson, civil engineering; Janessa Thrasher, business administration; Paula Tilson, business administration; Gopal Timsina, civil engineering; Lance Tomiczek Jr., history; Ka Tou, business administration; Vi Tran, bioengineering; Jazmine Troutt, social sciences; Shane Tweedy, business administration; Kelly Van Nuland, environmental science; Katie Vandeberg, philosophy; Kyle Wade, kinesiology; Jordan Wall, mathematics; Ashley Walrath, animal sciences; Zhe Wang, communication; Jesse Weaver, civil engineering; Raelyn Weaver, zoology; Amber Wise, psychology; Wyatt Wisenbaker, business administration; Thomas Woods, humanities; Taylor Wright, communication; Yang Wu, communication; Jeffrey Yalung, digital technology and culture; Naye Yoon, apparel, merchandising and textiles; Wen Yuan, business administration; Eryn Zeugschmidt, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Yao Zhang, general biological sciences; Yin Zhang, business administration; Christopher Ziegler, athletic training; Andy Zundel, humanities.
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Students graduate from WSU

Washington State University has announced its graduates for the spring 2014 semester. All degrees earned are bachelor degrees unless noted otherwise. Area graduates are listed by their hometowns. Airway Heights: Stephen Smith, Doctor of Pharmacy.
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Achievements: Area students named to EWU dean’s honor roll

This is the rest of the list of the Eastern Washington University dean’s honor roll for the spring quarter 2014. Students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 grade scale to be named to the honor roll. Area residents are listed by their hometowns. Spokane: Navid Nadernejad, Susan Nelson, Behka Nemec, Jessica Netzel, Todd Newman, Rachel Nichols, Christopher Nielson, Lindsay Niemeier, Harrison Norwood, Sarah Nowak, Sarah O’Hare, Nikki O’Neill, Anna Omelusik, Jaime Ordway, Tyler Orlowski, Niklas Oscarson, Sarah Ottmar, Ashley Pajimola, Chelsey Pangborn, Svetlana Pankova, Christopher Park, Virginia Parker, Ralph Parkison, Donna Parks, Erik Patterson, Aimee Paxton, Olivia Payne, Ilsa Payne, Ryan Pearson, Andrea Peck, Jacob Pederson, Yekaterina Peganova, Robert Perez, Andrew Perham, Allison Perrine, Joseph Perrizo, Courtney Perry, Aaron Peterson, Katie Peterson, Leah Peterson, Taylor Pettersen, Isaac Pfleegor, Huy Phan, Kyle Phillips, Kourtney Pickens, Serafima Piskun, Cathy Pla, Mica Pointer, Sabin Pop, Cristian Pop, Mark Potap, Michael Potesky, Melissa Powell, Beverly Pray, Jerrilyn Prichard, Suzy Prichard.
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Achievements: EWU students named to spring honor roll

Eastern Washington University recently announced the dean’s honor roll for the spring quarter 2014. Students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 grade scale to be named to the honor roll. Local residents are listed by their hometowns. Washington
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Achievements: WSU students named to spring honor roll

This concludes Washington State University’s president’s honor roll for the spring 2014 semester. Students must achieve a grade-point average of at least 3.75 on a 4.0 scale in a single semester or a cumulative 3.5 grade-point average to be named to the honor roll. Students are listed by their hometown.
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Achievements: WSU announces spring president’s honor roll

This is a continuation of Washington State University’s president’s honor roll for the spring 2014 semester. Students must achieve a grade-point average of at least 3.75 on a 4.0 scale in a single semester or a cumulative 3.5 grade-point average to be named to the honor roll. Students are listed by their hometowns. Nine Mile Falls: Bernadette Barrett, Payton Blankevoort, Colleen Coates, Brittany Cochrane, Anne Cooper, Mary Daniel, Heather Frank, Brianne Hart, Tricia Hoover, Robert Krieger, Amber McKee, Aaron Melton, Michelle Rolsma, Yelena Shevchenko, Anna-Marie Weed.
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GU, WSU post spring honors lists

Area residents were recently named to the spring semester 2014 dean’s list and president’s list at Gonzaga University. Students are listed by their hometowns. GU dean’s list
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Students from area earn honors for spring

George Fox University, in Newberg, Oregon, has named the following area residents to the 2014 spring dean’s list for achieving a grade-point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale during the semester: Colbert: Brooke Batterton.
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Area students earn college degrees

Area residents have graduated from colleges and universities across the country: Residents of Nine Mile Falls, Shaun Flemming and Lauren Joplin, have graduated from Gonzaga University. Joplin graduated with a bachelor of arts in mathematics and a bachelor of science in computer science.
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Students earn degrees from GU

Gonzaga University has named area residents who participated in graduation exercises during the commencement ceremony on May 11, 2014. These students have either completed their undergraduate degree or are expected to complete their degree requirements this year. Students are listed by their hometowns. Cheney: Kaitlyn Helsing, Christopher Robinson, Deanna Willman.
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Connections make dreams come true

In her freshman year, Majestic Tschabold-Grant made a vision board of everything she wanted to accomplish during her high school career with pictures representing goals and milestones such as getting her first job, her driver’s license, her first car, joining cheer squad and the track and field team. The vision board still hangs in her bedroom four years later – and she has accomplished all of those goals, and more, during her years at Medical Lake High School.
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EWU students make honor roll

This concludes the list of students from the Inland Northwest who have been named to the Eastern Washington University’s dean’s honor roll for the winter quarter 2014. Students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 grade scale to be named to the honor roll. The students are listed by their hometowns. Spokane Valley: James Agen, Blake Albretsen, Christopher Altmaier, Leah Amsden, Eric Anderberg, Natalie Anderman, Courtney Anderson, Mckenzie Arnold, Gurkirat Atkar, Mark Avena, Madison Babb, Ryan Babcock, Max Barham, Michael Barnhart, Alaina Bates, Kelsey Baycroft, Shelbea Bean, Jonathan Bell, Brooklyn Bellomy, Matthew Bichler, Theodore Bickham, Stacey Bilte, Viktor Black, Brianna Bogart, Shelby Bollman, Jason Boucher, Mark Boyer, Eric Brazington, Jade Briggs, Sakeedra Brooks, Christine Buckley, Olivia Budde, Ryan Bushman, Taylor Caires, Hannah Calligan, Rayanne Calton, Abraham Campbell, Timothy Carlson, Ethan Chavez, Courtney Choate, Daniel Christensen, Skylar Christian, Jacqueline Churchill, Tara Clark, Tanner Cook, Sean Cope, Dylan Cosby, Elizabeth Covillo, Erin Creighton, Chad Creighton, Nicolas Cress.
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EWU announces honor roll

This is a continuating list of students from around the region who have been named to the Eastern Washington University’s dean’s honor roll for the winter quarter 2014. Students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 grade scale to be named to the honor roll. Students are listed by their hometowns. Spokane: Ryan Kadmiri, Svetlana Kalpakchi, Cassidy Kammerer, Collin Keating, Ian Kelley, Jasmine Kemp, Jordyn Kern, Madison Kikendall, Philip Kinder-Pyle, Isaac Kitzan, Benjamin Klimok, Austin Klinke, Katrina Knizek, Janie Knutson, BreAnna Koffman, Weston Kopp, Jessica Korolyuk, Daniel Kovalyov, Anatoliy Kozlov, Anita Kraft, Yelizaveta Kravchenko, Reveka Kravtsov, Anna Kravtsova, Stella Kutsar, Ella Kuuskvere, Daniel Kuznetsov, Chelsea Laidlaw, Gregory Larrick, Megan Larson, Kristine Larson, Kelsey Lavelle, Anastasia Lebedinski, Shelby Leckie, Daniel Leitz, Kayla Leonard, Ryan Lewis, Mark Link, David Lisovskiy, Andrey Lisovskiy, Benjamin Lister, Ashley Lockmer, Anne Longhofer, Jacob Longworth, Jacob Lorber, Christa Loucks, Justin Louik, Cassee Louik, Adrianne Luchini, Hayley Luhn, Jonathon Lukes, Shane Lunceford, Taylor Lynott.
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EWU posts winter quarter dean’s honor roll

Eastern Washington University recently announced the dean's honor roll for the winter quarter 2014. Students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 grade scale to be named to the honor roll. Local residents are listed by their hometowns. Chattaroy: Marisa Antoine, Tonya Ballman, Courtney Carroll, Felicia Claxton, Marcus Conley, Jeremy Flanagan, Colleen Flanigan, Steven Frederick, Tara Halvorson, Katie Hankins, Cory Jensen, Elisha Jensen, Erik Kemp, Robert Livingston, Allen Miller, Nikkita Otradovec, Kimberly Quayle, Pamela Rickard, Graysen Russell, Erik Sherman, Aaron Taney, Emily Tate, Margret Tate, Abbie Teel, Brianne Terry, James Turner, Calli Vanderhoof.