Comcast Foundation awards scholarships to Kent students | School briefs

  • Wednesday, March 29, 2017 4:40pm
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The Comcast Foundation has awarded Kentwood High School’s Carolyn Phung and Thomas Jefferson High’s Hana Lee, both Kent residents, each with a $1,000 college scholarship.

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are involved in their schools, and who serve as models for their fellow students. The philosophy behind the program is to give young people every opportunity to prepare for the future and to engage them in their communities.

The program also demonstrates the importance of civic involvement, and the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.

While they haven’t committed to a college yet, Phung has been accepted to the University of Washington and Lee has been accepted to University of San Diego.

Phung and Lee will be awarded her scholarship in a statewide ceremony at the governor’s mansion in Olympia.

Elsewhere

Kent’s Emily Halverson, Marcus Lelle and Kathryn Martin were among the 733 Montana State University undergraduates who received diplomas during the school’s fall commencement ceremony Dec. 17 at Bozeman. …

Kent’s Katherine Ballew and Olivia Rebro made the Gonzaga University president’s list for fall semester. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. … Kent’s Cullen Bryant, Caleb Dawson, Becka Gately, Riana Slyter, Athena Sok, Sean Sturtevant, Joseph Tapia-Beeman and Katelyn Weber made Gonzaga’s dean’s list for fall semester. … Kent’s Colin Hauck earned the fall semester dean’s list at Linfield College (McMinnville, Ore.). …

Kent’s Victoria Kroeger, a Northeastern University (Boston) student majoring in behavioral neuroscience, made the school’s dean’s list for fall semester. …

Joseph Dokupil, Saydee Homolka, Mikah Loomis, Katlin Martin, Kirby Shiraishi and Sarah Zeitler were named to the Whitworth University provost’s honor roll for fall semester. … Cyne’lle Harris has been named to the Fayetteville (N.C.) State University dean’s list for fall semester 2016. … Melanie Dillon made the dean’s list at Cottey College (Nevada, Mo.) for fall semester. …

Kentridge grads Uma Trivede, Erin Denney and Gabrielle Webbeking achieved academic distinction for fall semester at Whitman College in Walla Walla. The recognition is given to students who have completed a minimum of 12 credits, passed all credits attempted and have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. …

The following students from the Kent area made the Seattle Pacific University fall quarter dean’s list: Noor Al-Qabandi; Alexandra Beliveau; Joseline Castillo; Belinda Garcia; Dalton Geil; Jasmine Gill; Miroslava Goy; Alyssa Henderson; Payton Hibbard; Ashlyn Hicks; Cassandra Igama; Madison Ives; Jonghyuk Kim; Natasha Knipp; Stephanie Lindblom; Angelina Luthi; Victoria Robertson; Lynessa Schaeffer; Jennifer Secker; Natalie Shannon; Evelina Strela; Kaylene Sum; and Alexia Webster. ….

Stephanie Gildart recently earned a master’s degree in fine arts and a master’s degree of arts in children’s literature from Simmons College in Boston. … Suchina Parmar, a nursing major, was named to the fall semester dean’s list at Simmons College.


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