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Steve Benefiel (foreground) and his wife, Tamara (right) participate in the Have A Heart 2009 run and dog walk, a fundraiser at The Children's Home to benefit The Forsyth Humane Society and Crisis Control Ministry. (See In Other Areas)
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Published: March 9, 2009
IN OTHER AREAS
□ Have A Heart 2009 debuted recently at The Children's Home. This 5K run and dog walk was a benefit for the Forsyth Humane Society and Crisis Control Ministry. The run consisted of a 5K loop around the barnyard and campus of The Children's Home.
After the run, 145 dogs and their owners followed a similar route around the campus.
The winners of the 5K run were Nate Ayers and Molly Nunn; masters winners were Bill Gibbs and Laurie Smith; and high-school winners were Brian Allgood and Abigail Tatter. Organizers of the fundraiser were Heidi Mitchell and Suzanne Ramm.
Participants donated food for the people and animals in the Winston-Salem community in addition to gathering pledges for the dog walk.
Sponsors, runners and walkers collected more than $13,000 for the local charities.
□ The Piedmont Kiwanis Club of Winston-Salem has donated $1,000 to sponsor a horse named Angel at the Riverwood Therapeutic Riding Center in Tobaccoville. The gift was presented by the Kiwanis Club president, Alan Kirby, to the center's director, Susan Hubbard. The center provides professional equine-assisted activities for children and adults with special needs.
□ The Lewisville Historical Society had received a $25,000 grant from the Raymond B. Hooker Jr. Fund of the Winston-Salem Foundation to help finance the relocation of the historic Nissen House in Lewisville. The house was moved to its new location in January, and the grant will be used to make the first payment on the loan used for its relocation.
□ The N.C. Zoological Society recently elected officers to its board of directors. Among those re-elected to three-year board terms included Albert L. Butler III of Winston-Salem; Lynne Yates Graham of Advance; and Molly Millis-Hedgecock of High Point.
The Zoological Society is the private, nonprofit organization that supports the North Carolina Zoo and its conservation and education initiatives.
□ Sarah Starling, senior histotechnician at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, was awarded the Leonard Noble Educational Scholarship at the recent awards banquet at the National Society for Histotechnology Convention in Pittsburgh. A veteran in the field of histotechnology for 25 years, Starling came to Baptist Hospital in 1986 and became senior histotechnician in 1999.
The scholarship consists of a $1,000 grant that will enable Starling to learn more histological techniques or take a college course at an accredited school to enhance education in histotechnology. She plans to use the grant to further her education by taking workshops, learning new techniques and then training other histotechnicians to help advance patient care.
IN EDUCATION
□ Emily Sue Couch has been named to the 2008 fall-semester dean's list at Pfeiffer University. She is majoring in Christian education and youth ministry and is the daughter of Tommy and Sue Holt Couch of Winston-Salem.
□ Michael Hoover of Winston-Salem has been named to the dean's list for the 2008 fall quarter at DePaul University.
□ Robert J. Crawford II has been named to the fall 2008 dean's list at Northwestern University. He is a student in Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.
Crawford is the son of David and Deborah Crawford of Winston-Salem.
□ Marion Troutman has been named to the 2008 fall-semester dean's list at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Talmage Troutman of High Point.
□ Catherine Nielson has been named to the fall 2008 dean's list at Grove City College in Pennsylvania.
She is majoring in communications studies.
Nelson is a 2005 graduate of Wesleyan Christian Academy and the daughter of Donald and Patricia Nielson of Winston-Salem.
□ Daniel Rawls Lewis has been named to the dean's list for the 2008 fall-semester at Elon University. He is a junior majoring in public administration.
Lewis is the son of Cliff and Leslie Lewis of Lewisville.
□ The following students made the second quarter honor roll at the Downtown Town Middle School:
Fifth grade: Benjamin Hucks.
Sixth grade: Taj-Malik Barret, Jacob Burcaw, Malaycia Goldsmith, Keyasia Johnson, Arianna Medeiros, Jaylan Noble, Alyssa Peay and Chelsey Pickens.
Seventh grade: N'dia Allen, Arletha Brown, Justice Edmond, Konkeisha Frazier-DeVenny, Malcolm Gadson, John Harp, Kassidee Hauser-Hines, Jordan Hernandez, Matt Johnson, Andre Jordan, Sydney Lark, Bresham Liles, Roxana Marin, Ayanna Miller, Milana Miller, Brittany Peebles, Ashely Robinson, Barbara Robinson, Perry Robinson, Alexa Shelton, Shawn Smith, Tim Smith, Daisha Stafford, Sabra Terry and Teree Willis.
Eighth grade: Aquila Barrett, Kayla Carter, Alexis Geralds, Jessica Hynes, Modesti Hooper, Brea Tart, Isaac MacDonald, Katelyn McAleer, Denard Plater, Matt Waldrep, Anais Weatherly and Briana Wright.
□ The following local students have been named to the dean's list at the Savannah College of Art and Design for fall quarter 2008:
Amiynah Hanna, painting major, Kernersville; Jessica Zeigler, photography major, Kernersville; Chelsea Miller, graphic design major, Winston Salem; and Andris Zalitis, undecided major, Winston-Salem.
□ The following area students have been named Peace College dean's scholars for the 2008 fall semester:
Amanda Nichole Brown, Advance; Emma Veigh Weavil, Kernersville; and Margaret Mary Minton, Oak Ridge.
□ The following area students have been named to the Peace College dean's list with distinction for the 2008 fall semester:
Elizabeth Ashford Prince, Winston-Salem and Samantha Lane Cockerell, Mount Airy.
□ The following area students have been named to the Peace College dean's list for the 2008 fall semester:
Jennifer Nichole McDonald, Clemmons; Cadye Anne Evans, Winston Salem; Erika Nicole McBride, Gibsonville and Karlee Anna Mitchell, Greensboro.
□ Hilary Heather Bee of Winston-Salem has been named to the chancellor's honor roll and Mary Katherine Sharman of Greensboro has been named to the dean's honor roll at the University of Mississippi for the fall 2008 semester.
□ The following area students have been named to the UNC Pembroke chancellor's honors list for the 2008 fall semester:
Davidson County: Trey Thomas Archer, Mocksville and Elizabeth Ashley Peters, Thomasville.
Forsyth County: Jessica M. Dowell, Pfafftown and Matthew Christian Bauer, Winston-Salem.
Guilford County: Miracle B. Griffin, Greensboro.
□ The following area students have been named to the honors list for the 2008 fall semester at UNC Pembroke:
Alleghany County: Brian James McCormick.
Davie County: Anna E. Queen, Advance; Elizabeth R. Workman, Lexington; Aaron J. Hollifield, Mocksville and Carrie Rae Sain, Mocksville.
Forsyth County: Stephanie Robyn Lindsey, Winston-Salem and Priya J. Patel, Winston-Salem.
Guilford County: Samantha Louise Bonham, Greensboro; Amy Elizabeth Creamer, Greensboro; Stephanie Patricia DeFeo, Greensboro; Taylor Allen Ferguson, Greensboro; Paul Corte Z. Marsh, Greensboro; Tiffany Alicia Moore, Greensboro; Kayla M. Pearson, Greensboro, Daniel Marc Perdue, Greensboro; Andrea Esthefani Matute, High Point; Megumi H. Suarez, High Point; Aaron C. Jenrigan, McLeansville; Kareem R. Strong, McLeansville; Lauran Whitney Goad, Oak Ridge and Michael R. Hall, Pleasant Garden.
Stokes County: Kenneth Lamar Mitchell, Pinnacle.
Surry County: Keith Charles Whitman, Elkin.
□ Jordan Cohen of Lewisville has been named to the dean's list for the 2008 fall semester at Texas Christian University .
□ Thea Edwards of Clemmons and Amy Cannon of Winston-Salem have been named to the provost's list for the 2008 spring semester at Lipscomb University.
□ Wendy Greve has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2008 semester at Bryan College in Tennessee. She is the daughter of Paul and Cathie Greve of Rural Hall.
□ Brandon M. Jones has been named to the 2008 fall-semester dean's list at UNC Wilmington. He is the son of Mike and Lisa Jones of Rural Hall.
□ Shana Lenise Moore of Winston-Salem has made the dean list for the 2008 fall semester at North Carolina State University.
She is majoring in humanities and social science. She is a graduate of Glenn High School.
□ The following area students were named to the dean's list of Emory College for the 2008 fall semester:
Alexander Rodin of Statesville, the son of Eric Rodin and Julie Rodin.
Katherine Stephens of Winston Salem, the daughter of Wayland Chad Stephens and Jane Stephens.
Anna Tsent of Greensboro, the daughter of Dr. Dora Il'yasova of Greensboro and Mikhail Tsent.
□ The following area students were named to the fall 2008 dean's list of Wake Forest University:
Advance: Kathryn Lauren Guerra, Matthew David Lee, Nicole Florann Rembielak and William Gregory Simpson.
Boonville: Abigail Hinton Suggs.
Browns Summit: Brent Bivins Lindley.
Clemmons: Ana Fernanda Calles, Kevin McKenzie Gurysh, Justin Scott Johnson, Negatte Negussie Retta, Patrick Gray Szawara, Mary Claire Wofford and Shu Yan.
Climax: Joseph Daniel Keene.
Dobson: Kristen Alexandra Bretz.
East Bend: Kailey Aaron Adams.
Elkin: Sarah Kristen Neaves.
Greensboro: Christopher James Lewis, Fatu Bangura, Jason Michael Collier, Camelyn Timberlake Dillon, Carey Grace Duda, John Jacob Eichhorn, Kelly Brooks Ferrell, Leila Hamzi, Michael Brent Hayes, Matthew James Jackson, Grant Wescoat Livesay, Melanie Elaine Matthews, Ryan Samuel McCollum, Elle Christine Merrill, Carrie Suzanne Moore, Evan Alexander Raleigh, Sarah Amato Rives, Mary Ryan Simms, Rebecca Rose Speas, Alexandra Powers Taft and Allyson Hunter Westover.
Hamptonville: Natalie Danielle Ford.
High Point: Brittany Elizabeth Shaw and Sara Elisabeth Smith.
Jamestown: Catherine Binford Hensley and Katie Elizabeth McAbee.
Kernersville: Amin Zachary Khosrowpour, Nathaniel Alexander Kein, Brent Michael LaRue, Benjamin Warner Lynch, Robert Vincent Musci and Seth Alan Reynolds.
Lewisville: Laura Christine Crysel, Thomas Clark Kellam, Katherine Elise McKee and Carleigh Nichole Morgan.
Lexington: Jeremy Eugene Bourne, Andrew Robert Chaney, Sarah Craig Coles, Micheal Blair Crouse, Lisabeth McRae Fish, Joshua Randall Freeman, Constance Lee Miller, Jamie Paige Neal and Shane Neil Younts.
Mocksville: Amy Marie Alexander.
Mount Airy: Courtney Nicole Martin and Ryan Hunter Niland.
North Wilkesboro: William Terry Johnson.
Oak Ridge: Jennie Carolin Ahlgren.
Pfafftown: Jacob Leeds Martin.
Pilot Mountain: Maggie Sue Lawson.
Stokesdale: Velvet Elizabeth Bryant.
Summerfield: Katelyn Elizabeth Crabtree, Sarah Douglass Jones and Katherine Helen Morris.
Thomasville: Jessica Helen Morris.
Tobaccoville: Randall Stephan Conrad.
Vilas: Jacob Joseph Bathani.
West Jefferson: Courtlyn Channing Reeves.
Wilkesboro: Genavee Scarlett Brown, Ashton Elizabeth Coffey, Andrea Melissa Davis and Matthew Ryan Triplett.
Winston-Salem: Barbara Arinci, Natalia Alekseyevna Azarova, Caitlin Shae Berry, James Clinton Bobbitt, Nora Ellen Brickhouse, Andrew Graham Britt, Virginia Hester Browne, Christopher Andrew James Cotter, Alison Joanne Dean, Patricia Ann Elster, Sara Elizabeth Frantz, Benjamin Brooks Godwin, Matthew Wayne Greene, Andrew Richardson Karr, John Wile Kossler, Elizabeth Faye Martin, Ryan Rowles McGrath, Stephanie Pagan Torres, Andrew Davis Parks, Sarah H. Shelness, Sarah Winslow Smith, Kasey Rebecca Sneed, Matthew Ryan Steen, Anna Raines Stokes, Robert Clinton Stowe, Yankai Sun, Kimberly Chamel Taylor, Christopher John Tegeler, Anna Elizabeth Walker, Elizabeth Amburn Ward, Antonia Johanna Whaples, David Ross Williford, Preston Champe Yates, Rebecca Grey Abramson, Michael Whitfill Byington, Elzabeth Morgan Chappell, Robert Powers Chin, Richard Gabriel Freedman, Della Williams Hinman, Parker Anne Kelly, Emma J. Lawlor, Paul Christopher Loeser, James Stockton Lowrey, Matthew James Martin, Charles Wesley Matthews, Erin Leigh McDonald, Taylor Annette Norman, Claire Regina O'Brien, Anne Caroline Ornelles, Chelsea Michele Reasor, Catherine Louise Tegeler, Elise Elizabeth Wallace and Rebecca Madeline Whaples.
Yadkinville: Robert James Gmeiner and Leslie Anne Phillips.
IN THE ARTS
□ The Winston-Salem Symphony has announced the winners of its 2009 Peter Perret Youth Talent Search Competition.
The winner of the junior category, for students ages 8 to 12, is pianist Ryan Jung. Ryan lives in Winston-Salem and is a fifth-grade student at Meadowlark Elementary School. He has studied piano for three years and is a student of Eric
Larson at the UNC School of the Arts. Ryan won the Junior Category with his performance of the third movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto, no. 14 in E-flat Major.
The winner of the senior category, for students from age 13 through the senior year of high school, is violinist Kevin Zheng. Kevin, who is from Cary, attends UNCSA, where he is a student of Kevin Lawrence. A high-school freshman, he began studying violin seven years ago. Kevin performed the first movement from Symphonie Espangnole, op.21 in D minor, by Eduard Lalo in the competition.
The second- and third-place winners in the junior category are violinist
Chesney Ward, 10, of Greensboro, and violinist Celina Lin, 9, of Wilmington. The second- and third-place winners In the senior category are pianist Andrew Zhou, 13, of Cary and pianist Ethan Chu, 13, of Chapel Hill.
The Peter Perret Youth Talent Search competition was developed to identify North Carolina's most gifted and talented young musicians. Perret, the Winston-Salem Symphony's conductor emeritus, established the competition as a means of helping develop young talent and as a way of recognizing and supporting the teachers and families of musically gifted children.
Students auditioned before a panel of three judges, performing a movement from the standard concerto repertoire from memory. The judges were Perret, symphony music director Robert Moody, and the symphony's assistant conductor, Matthew Troy.
IN CIVIC AFFAIRS
□ The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina has recently honored 13 adult and 12 youth leaders at the YMCA's annual celebration. The following adults were presented with Strong Awards in response to their exceptional volunteerism and consideration towards others:
Jan Dyer, Davie Family YMCA; Paul Trivett, Fulton Family YMCA; Ruby Strickland, Kernersville Family YMCA; Morris Hole, Stokes Family YMCA; Mike & Michelle Walters, West Forsyth Family YMCA; David Doyle, Wilkes Family YMCA; Jon Fox, William G. White Jr. Family YMCA; Jerry Harrell, Winston Lake Family YMCA; Perry Davis, Yadkin Family YMCA; Larry Mull, YMCA Camp Hanes; Sam Barr, YMCA Child Care Services; and Seth Beale, YMCA Community Outreach Services.
Curt Hazelbaker, president and chief executive officer of the YMCA, also presented the following Youth Volunteers of the Year with Youth Leadership Awards:
Colebri Turner, Davie Family YMCA; Jacob, Ross and Anderson Lippard, Fulton Family YMCA; Marissa Green, Kernersville Family YMCA; Chad Stancil, Stokes Family YMCA; Tyler MacArthur, West Forsyth Family YMCA; Girls Council Service Club of Reynolds High School, William G. White Jr. Family YMCA; Derek Lineberger, Winston Lake Family YMCA; Tyler Reece, Yadkin Family YMCA; Dylan Wood, YMCA Camp Hanes; and Courtney Hairston, YMCA Child Care Services.
Ron Willard was inducted as the seventh member of the Red Triangle Society, the highest honor a volunteer can receive.
IN THE MILITARY
□ Air Force Airman Robert P. McCampbell has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. In addition to completing his basic training he earned credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
McCampbell is the son of Tad McCampbell of Dunwoody, Ga., and his mother and stepfather, Allison and Bobby Brown, live in Mocksville. He is a 2007 graduate of Davie High School.
□ Air Force Airman Cedrick G. Royster has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. In addition to completing his basic training, he earned credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Royster is the son of Glenn Royster of Kernersville, and a 2007 graduate of East Forsyth High School.
■ 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 for publication, e-mail information and photos to Features@wsjournal.com. Information should include a contact name and daytime phone number.
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