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The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina teamed up with Payless ShoeSource to provide free shoes to these 25 children. (See IN OTHER AREAS)
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Published: January 5, 2009
IN THE ARTS
□ A selection from a CD by organist Scott Carpenter, the coordinator of music programming at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, was featured recently on a nationally broadcast program, Pipedreams.
"An American Organist's Christmas," a musical piece from Carpenter's CD, What Good News the Angels Bring: An Old Salem Christmas, was broadcast on WDAV-89.9.
Carpenter, who is also an organist at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, was heard playing two Christmas chorale preludes by J. S. Bach on Old Salem's restored 1800 Tannenberg organ, the largest existing organ built by America's first organ builder, David Tannenberg.
IN SCOUTING
□ Walker Flythe, Kyle Montgomery, and Cy Schroeder of Boy Scouts Troop 911 at Burkhead United Methodist Church received their Eagle Scout awards in November.
For his project, Flythe installed playground benches and refurbished a landscaping bed at Sherwood Forest Elementary School. He is a junior at McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn., and the son of Bonnie and Jimmy Flythe.
Montgomery cleared, landscaped and created a garden at South Fork Elementary School. He is a junior at Mount Tabor High School and the son of Nancy Montgomery and Bob Montgomery.
Schroeder cleared an embankment and landscaped and created a picnic-table area at Winston-Salem Children's Museum. He is a junior at Mount Tabor High School and the son of Kem and Tom Schroeder.
The three Scouts have been active in Troop 911 since 2003.
IN EDUCATION
□ The following Forsyth County students received degrees from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Spring 2008:
Lucas Allen Adamski, B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science; Jennifer Lauren Andrews, B.S. in Business Administration; Anne Elizabeth Argenta, Doctor of Medicine; Jordan Thomas Ayers, B.A. in Management and Society;
Peter Corey Bach, B.A. in War & Defense; Michael Alexander Bagley, M.A. in Dramatic Art; Endia S. Beal, B.A. in Studio Art; Frances Amanda Blackwell, Master Social Work; Jonathan Franklin Branch, Master Public Health and Doctor of Medicine; Heidi Prince Brantley, Doctor of Pharmacy; Ebony Taquia Brooks, B.A. in Communication Studies; Meredith Carol Bryson, B.S. in Business Administration; Kimberly Marie Burke, B.A. in Journalism & Mass Comm.; David Tyler Burr, B.A. in History; Blair Hendrix Busby, B.A. in Exercise and Sport Science;
Emily Ann Campbell, B.A. in International Studies; Allan Christopher Carr, B.A. in History; Elizabeth Bennett Carter, B.A. in Asian Studies; Whitney A Cooper, B.A. in English; Bradley Beckham Copeland, B.A. in Journalism & Mass Comm.; Jacob Reece Craven, B.A. in Communication Studies; Rebecca Leigh Cregan, B.A. in International Studies; Angela Denise Crocker, B.A. in Exercise and Sport Science;
Jennifer Clore Dackor, Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics and Molecular Biology; Christine Nicole Davis, Doctor of Pharmacy ; Rachel Brooke Davis, AB in Journalism & Mass Comm.; James Robert Debole, B.A. in Peace, War & Defense; Diane Lizbeth Depietropaolo, Juris Doctor; Lisa Marie Doolittle, B.S. in Business Administration; Caroline Kristen Doud, B.A. in Psychology; Elizabeth Taylor Duckett, Master of Accounting; Viet H Duong, Doctor of Pharmacy; Christopher Raymond Dyer, B.A. in Public Policy; Douglas Rawlings Dyer, B.S. in Business Administration;
Anna Louise Egleston, B.A. in Journalism & Mass Comm.; Caroline McDonald Elliot, Juris Doctor; Reynolds Michael Elliot, B.A. in English; Corinne Davidson Epperly, Doctor of Medicine; Mary Katherine Esleeck, B.S. in Business Administration; Laura Nell Exline, B.A. in Biology;
Debra Fincham, B.A. in Peace, War & Defense; Danielle Kristen Fuller, AB in Journalism & Mass Comm.;
Laura Garrison Gallaher, Master Social Work; Lauren Anne Gebhard, B.A. in Sociology; Tyler Ray Gillis, B.A. in Political Science; Brant Hatton Godfrey, B.A. in Political Science; Amy Allison Grantham, B.A. in Communication Studies; Amy Lynn Guyer, B.A. in Journalism & Mass Comm.; Sean P. Giese, M.S. in Nursing;
Christian Connor Hall, M.S. in Nursing; Marissa Greene Hall, B.A. in International Studies; Christopher Hall Hanger, Master of Business Administration;
Alexander Wayne Henderson, B.A. in Journalism & Mass Comm.; Matthew Thomas Hendren, B.A. in Economics; Sarah Ann Henson, B.A. in Education
(Elementary Education); Carol Elaine Cooley Hickey, Master of Public Adminstration; Leila Alyce Hicks, B.A. in Political Science; Ashley Rose Hill, M.S. in Nursing; Mary Charlotte Hinkle, B.A. in Communication Studies; Laura Oredola Houenou, B.A. in Sociology; Kathleen Marie Howard, B.A. in History; Michael V. Hromadka Jr., Doctor of Medicine;
Kelly Lauren Istock, B.A. in Education (Elementary Education); Alexander Thomas Jenkins, Doctor of Pharmacy; Anna Barton Jensen, B.A. in Romance Languages; Andrew Wesley Jones, B.A. in Economics; Murray Wilson Jones, B.S. in Business Administration;
Rachel Whitney Kinney, B.A. in Political Science; Jessica Florence Knudson, B.A. in Political Science; William Proctor Kroncke, Master of Accounting;
Matthew William Lackey; B.A. in Psychology; Ryan Scott Lang; B.S. in Business Administration; Angela Diane Lauten; B.A. in Exercise and Sport Science; David Ray Lawson; M.S. Library Science; Anna Katherine Layton; B.A. in Communication Studies; Joseph Boone Leonard; B.S. in Business Administration; Laura Marie Leonard; B.A. in Communication Studies; Shippey Elizabeth Lewallen; B.A. in Communication Studies; Jesse Caroline Lichstein; M.S. in Public Health; Amanda Kennedy Littleton; Doctor of Medicine;
Blake Leon Mackeen, Master of Accounting; Ali Elizabeth Madigan, Master of Accounting; Amanda A. Marcus, Doctor of Dental Surgery; Zachary McCall, Master of Business Administration; Richard Trent McCotter, B.A. in Economics; Brendan Thomas McQuellon, B.S. in Biology; Megan Elizabeth McSwain, B.A. in Journalism & Mass Comm.; Daniel Benjamin Michael; B.A. in Sociology; David Russell Mikush; B.A. in American Studies; Mary Grace Miller; B.A. in Education (Elementary Education); Lindsay Mirchin; B.A. in History; Jason T. Moore; Doctor of Dental Surgery; Laura Ann Morrison; B.A. in Journalism & Mass Comm.; Kelley Moore Mullen; B.A. in Studio Art; Lindsey Thomas Murphy; Doctor of Medicine;
Melissa Rosales Neff, Master Social Work; Salem Norfleet Neff, B.A. in Anthropology; Steven M Newell, B.A. in Psychology; Amy Hoi-Mei Ng, Doctor of Medicine; Keith Christopher Nicholson, Doctor of Dental Surgery; Teresa Yvonne Nowlin, Doctor of Education;
Allison Sue O'Connor, B.A. in Journalism & Mass Comm.; Lauren Ashley Odom, B.A. in Studio Art; Adrienne Elizabeth Ostberg, B.A. in Dramatic Art; Linda Lee Paquette, Master of Science in Dental Hygiene Education;
Amit Prafulbhai Patel, B.S. in Biology; Jeffrey Samuel Patterson, B.A. in Asian Studies; Will Adam Pearsall, B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences; Laura Elizabeth Phelan, B.S. in Biology; Emily Abigail Phillips, B.A. in Religious Studies; Chloe Fitzgerald Plumb, B.A. in Psychology; Nell Brock Pollard, Doctor of Medicine; Katherine Mary Preske, B.A. in Classics;
Rebecca Elise Quirk, Master Social Work;
Noorassa Aroosha Rahimzadeh, B.A. in Political Science; Lindsay Alexander Robinson, B.A. in English; Robert Brice Russ, B.A. in Linguistics;
Afsaneh Samimi, Doctor of Dental Surgery; William Andrew Sands, in Journalism & Mass Comm.; Sarah Elizabeth Schwarz, B.A. in International Studies; Jessica Lillian Scism, B.A. in English; John Carlton Seeds, AB in Journalism & Mass Comm.; Timothy Owen Shelburne, B.A. in Mathematics; Jonathan Ross Shrader, B.A. in Political Science; Alison Ann Siegel, B.A. in Romance Languages; Jaime Hunter Simmons, M.S. in Nursing; Benjamin Russell Simon, B.A. in International Studies; Nicole Elizabeth Smith, B.A. in Anthropology; Jenna Elise Spencer, B.S. in Nursing; Daegan L Stafford-Crews, AB in Journalism & Mass Comm.; Bret Lee Stevens, Doctor of Pharmacy; Angela Maria Strader, AB in Journalism & Mass Comm.; David Jake Stutznegger, Master of Business Administration; Ryan Matthew Sullivan, B.S. in Business Administration; Thomas James Sullivan, B.S. in Business Administration; Anna Freimanis Swisher, B.A. in Journalism & Mass Comm.;
Merle Chui Yi Tai, B.A. in Anthropology; Kamran Mohammad Tariq, B.S. in Business Administration; Sarah Marie Tasios, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art; Amy Kathryn Temas, B.A. in International Studies; Tyler Jackson Thomas, B.A. in History; Lee Ann Thore, B.S. in Business Administration; Pavani Thotakura, B.S. in Biology;
Anne L. Vaughan, Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology; Robert Tyler Vaughn, B.A. in Peace, War & Defense; Lindsay Carlson Veazey, Doctor of Medicine; Katrina Claire Vernon, M.S. Library Science;
Emily Jane Wall, B.A. in Studio Art; Nancey Cameron Weaver, B.A. in Journalism & Mass Comm.; Gregory Ryan Williams, B.A. Romance Languages;
Julie Ogden Yates, B.A. in Political Science;
Karen Lyn Ziarnowski, Master Public Health.
(Graduates from other area counties will be listed in next week's Community Milestones.)
□ Serenity Klumb of Archdale has been awarded a GlaxoSmithKline Teacher Preparation Scholarship Loan for the current academic year.
Klumb, 25, is a single mom, full-time student and tutor for fellow students. The scholarship is for a maximum of $5,000, or $2,500 per semester.
"As a single mother and as a student, she has had to deal with some bumps along the way but she willingly does what is needed to get over those bumps confidently, and has become a stronger person," said Carroll Coldwell, mathematics department chair.
Coldwell said that Klumb "exerted maximum effort, consistently showing a strong desire to not only achieve but excel in the class. Getting the correct answer is not enough for this young woman; she also wants to understand ‘why.'"
Klumb is scheduled to graduate in the spring of 2009 with an associate of arts degree.
□ Heather Nelson, a junior architecture major from Clemmons, is a member of the Clemson University Design-Build Student Competition Team that won first place at the 2008 Associated Schools of Construction/Associated General Contractors of America Region II Design-Build Student Competition.
The competition was divided into three phases: preparing a statement of qualifications, receiving a request for proposal form and submitting a written proposal and giving an oral presentation of the proposal to a panel of judges, followed by a question-and-answer session. Teams were judged on their written proposals, oral presentations and responses to the judges' questions.
Clemson's design-build team will compete against six other winning teams at the National Student Competition in San Diego, Calif., in March 2009.
□ Summit School recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Athletic Center. An indoor oval track overlooks the 1,024-seat gymnasium, which includes a regulation-size basketball court that may be divided into two practice courts. The Center includes a new weight and training room which is dedicated to the memory of Matthew Alan Gfeller, a graduate of the Summit Class of 2008. It also includes home and visitor locker rooms for boys and girls, an aerobics studio, a gymnastics room and concession stand.
Also transforming the campus is the new Upper Primary building, which opened in August 2008 and is Summit's first certified Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design project. Also under construction is a new dining hall, which is scheduled for completion in late spring of 2009, and an arts & technology building slated to open in the fall of 2009.
Summit School is the Triad's first independent day school and enrolls students in grades pre-kindergarten through ninth grade. Founded in 1933, Summit School is the fourth largest school of its type in the National Association of Independent Schools.
□ Glenna Batson, associate professor of Physical Therapy at Winston-Salem State University, has been admitted to the U.S. Fulbright Commission Roster of Senior Specialists. The Senior Specialists position awards Batson a five-year post as a guest academic lecturer and cultural ambassador in academic institutions worldwide, beginning in January 2009.
Batson leads the neuromuscular curriculum in the PT Program at WSSU, and has been instrumental in the founding and evolution of dance science since the early 1980s. Over the past 30 years, she has integrated principles from kinesiology, neuroscience, motor learning, and mind-body disciplines into dance pedagogy.
Batson will spend eight weeks at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. She has been invited to teach in their dance science programs as part of an ongoing U.S./European initiative to promote dance wellness. Batson will teach at various levels of the Masters curriculum, consult with faculty on training principles, and mentor dance science students with their theses.
□ Ann Maureen Phoya, director of nursing in the Ministry of Health in Lilongwe, Malawi, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at WSSU during the 2008-09 academic year. She will serve as a scholar-in-residence in WSSU's School of Health Sciences, where she will lecture on the globalization of nursing education.
The Fulbright Program is the United States' flagship international educational exchange program, and is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
IN OTHER AREAS
□ In November the Ronald McDonald House Family Room hosted its 100,000th visit. Located inside Brenner Children's Hospital, the Family Room opened in 2001 for parents of pediatric in-patients.
The room's home-like setting offers parents an adult respite area with a fully stocked kitchen and comfortable seating for private conversation and quiet reflection, and is conveniently located just steps away from the child's bedside.
The Brenner Family Room was the first in North Carolina and is one of 130 across the world. It extends the commitment of the Ronald McDonald House to care for families who are caring for children.
More than 100 volunteers staff the Family Room, which is open every day, including holidays. The hosts welcome parents and offer them support, complimentary snacks, and meals. Computers with Internet access provide parents the opportunity to research their child's illness and stay in touch with family and friends in their home communities. All of this is offered to families free of charge.
□ The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina's Child Care Services received 25 $15 gift cards from Payless ShoeSource to distribute to children who most need new shoes.
Payless ShoeSource selected the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina as a partner for the Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids program. The program's goal is to provide one million dollars worth of free shoes to children who need them this holiday season.
"We were honored that Payless ShoeSource chose us as a partner," says Maria Aristizabal, executive director of Child Care Services. "The YMCA works closely with children and adults throughout our community. Because of our Open Doors program, which is how we provide financial assistance so that anyone may participate in our programs, we were able to identify children whose families might have otherwise been able to provide for them in this way."
YMCA Child Care Services took 25 children from Cook and Forest Park Elementary Schools to shop with adult volunteers at Payless ShoeSource in Winston-Salem.
□ The Rhodes Family Restoration & Memorial Inc. has announced the receipt of two grants to continue its restoration efforts on the old Rhodes Homestead in Lawsonville.
In March RFR&M received its second grant from Wal-Mart for $1,000. Wal-Mart has been a consistent donor to the restoration of the 1860s home of Austin C. and Matilda Frances Spencer Rhodes.
In December, RFR&M received a grant from The Winston-Salem Foundation, Bill Johnson Trust to Benefit Stokes County, in the amount of $1,100. This grant will be used toward the cost of adding period cedar shingles to the portion of the home that has been restored thus far. The front porch of the original part of the house was recently completed and the shingles are the next step in securing the building from the elements. The later addition of the house itself, which connected the original part of the home and the kitchen, will be the next step in the reconstruction process.
Through his marriages to Elizabeth A. Terry and Matilda F. Spencer, Austin Rhodes fathered fifteen children, eleven of which lived to marry and have children who lived in and contributed to the communities of Stokes County and surrounding areas for 150 years.
■ News of accomplishments of Journal readers runs in the Community Milestones column on Mondays and the second Thursday of each month. To submit an item, e-mail it to Features@wjournal.com, fax it to 336-727-4071, mail typed information and photos to Community Milestones, c/o Features Department, Winston-Salem Journal, P.O. Box 3159, Winston-Salem, NC 27102, or drop it off at the front desk of the Journal, 418 N. Marshall St. Information should include a contact name and daytime phone number.
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