The following local student was named to the Fall 2012 Dean’s List at Mary Baldwin College: Jade Baker of Chester
The following Virginia Military Institute cadets were among the approximately 1,500 who marched in this year’s presidential Inaugural Parade Jan. 21.
The American Association for Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE) has presented VSU Associate Provost for Partnerships and Engagement, Dr. Muriel Hawkins, with the group’s Public Service Award.
The Red Cross Club of Salem Church Middle School went right to work following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. During their November meeting, the group set a goal to recruit area middle schools to help raise funds for areas devastated by the hurricane.
Dominion Virginia Power has awarded Virginia State University a two-year, $150,000 grant for a “Green Roof Initiative” that combines green roof and alternative energy technologies in novel ways to improve both the energy efficiency of buildings and the sustainable use of water for irrigation.
Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Nichol D. Stuchell, a 2011 graduate of Thomas Dale High School, recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N.J.
Two local students attending Hampden-Sydney College were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year:
Marine Corps Pvt. Matthew J. Sturgeon, brother of Steven T. Sturgeon of Chester, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.