By Staff
Hope College
HOLLAND – Matthew Richardson of Niles, a Hope College junior form Niles, received the Catherine Morrison Science and math Book Award in Education during the Honors Convocation April 24.
The cash award goes to a student in education who demonstrates distinct ability and evidence of commitment to a career in teaching.
Also at Hope, Jason Todd of Niles, received a monogrammed blanket for his participation in athletics at Hope. The orange and blue "H" blankets are given to seniors who have earned at least three varsity letters. Todd participated in cross country, track and field.
Bethel College Graduates
MISHAWAKA, Ind. – More than 500 degrees were presented during Bethel's sixty-first commencement exercises in the Wiekamp Athletic Center. On Saturday, May 3 at 2:30 p.m. the first ceremony was held to honor all the adult program majors, the organizational management graduates and the associate and bachelor degree graduates in nursing and nursing completion. The graduates with traditional degrees were honored on Sunday, May 4 at 2:30 p.m. Of these students, 55 graduated Cum Laude, 47 Magna Cum Laude and 41 Summa Cum Laude.
From Niles were: Stephanie LeClaire, Associate Degree in Nursing; Pamela Schlutt, Associate Degree in Nursing; Jason Lingle, Associate of Arts; Andrea Blake, Bachelor of Arts; Martha Ireland, Bachelor of Arts- Summa Cum Laude; David Lunsford, Bachelor of Arts; Brett Scott, Bachelor of Arts-Cum Laude; Ashley Spriggs, Bachelor of Arts; Julianne Wing, Bachelor of Arts; Julie Maynard, Bachelor of Science; Cindy Novacek, Bachelor of Science; Jeremy Namwali, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Jean Sullivan, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Karen Corwin, Master of Business Administration; Jennifer Anglin, Organizational Management; Irena Evans, Organizational Management; Eric Jeffries, Organizational Management; Clifford Jenkins, Organizational Management; Lorna Jweihan, Organizational Management; Sarah Nimtz, Organizational Management and Melanie Woods, Organizational Management.
Bethel College is an accredited Christian college of the arts and sciences offering associates, bachelors and masters degrees in more than 50 areas of study. The current enrollment of more than 2,081 includes students from 34 states and Puerto Rico, 12 countries, more than 25 denominations and 16 percent from culturally diverse backgrounds.