Community Milestones

IN SCOUTING

□ Junior Girl Scout Troop 174 has completed the Bronze Award, the highest award that can be achieved at the Junior Girl Scout level. For their project the girls organized a blessing of animals and a pet festival to raise supplies for the Forsyth County Humane Society. The Girl Scouts invited the Humane Society and AARF to distribute information about their organizations, and the Winston-Salem Dog Training Club gave demonstrations on obedience and agility training. The girls collected donations, made two raffle baskets for the humane society, had a face painting booth, and created advertising fliers.

Troop members are Katherine Bell, Monica Hassett, Anna Holbrook, Vickie Li, and Jennifer Mericle. The troop leader is Tricia Bell.

IN EDUCATION

□ Byron Charles Branch has received his Doctor of Medicine from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He also holds a B.S. degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University in California, and an M.S. degree in exercise physiology from Texas A&M University. After graduation, he will live in San Antonio, Texas, where he will begin his residency training in neurosurgery.

Branch is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Branch Jr. of Winston-Salem.

□ Edidiong Celestine Ntuen has received her Doctor of Medicine from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She also holds a B.S. degree in biology from the UNC Chapel Hill, and an M.S. in biomedical science from the University of South Carolina at Columbia. After graduation, she will begin a residency in dermatology at the University of Chicago.

Ntuen is the daughter of Celestine and Tina Ntuen of Greensboro.

□ Zachary Hines has graduated from Wake Forest University, cum laude, with a B.A. in English and in anthropology. He is the son of Michael and Leigh Hines of Winston-Salem, and a 2005 graduate of Mount Tabor High School.

□ Christopher Tegeler of Winston-Salem has graduated, cum laude, from Wake Forest University with a B.S. in health and exercise science.

□ Alexandra Louise Gray of Winston-Salem was named to the dean's list for the 2009 spring semester at Wake Forest University.

□ Ben Hueston, a rising seventh-grader at Hanes Magnet School, recently attended the Junior National Young Leaders Conference Alumni in Boston. He examined the effect of leadership during the critical periods of colonization and revolution in American history.

Ben is the son of Harry and Diane Hueston of Winston-Salem.

□ These Forsyth County students were named to the 2009 spring semester dean's list at East Carolina University:

Nadia Abrego, Sean Alloway, Mark Bloes, Erica Bonner, Melanie Carviou, Patrick Cashman, Jessica Clore, Ashleigh Conely, Jack Conrad, Tia Cooke, Brittany Cooper, Holli Davis, Jalisa Davis, James Dudley, Craig Dunmire, Allison Ferguson, John Franklin, Travis Hixon, Bryn Hobson, Kathryn Hobson, Erin Holder, Ryan Johnson, Kristen Jones, Grace Kooken, Cecilia Lindsay, Megan Lord, Tori Martin, De'Ja Mitchell, Lindsey Odem, Kristina Orrell, Morgan Palm, LaTisha Patterson, Justin Percival, Laura Perrino, Ta'Cora Polite, Corey Sharp, Blake Shepard, Morgan Simonet, Luke Spangler, Leah Stilphen, Anna Tucker, Jacqueline Urban, Scarlet Van Loon, Maggie Wade and Jay Walters.

□ These students were named to the 2009 spring semester dean's list at Wake Forest University:

Advance: Kathryn Lauren Guerra, Lauren Elizabeth Kulp, Matthew David Lee, Nicole Florann Rembielak and William Gregory Simpson.

Boone: Mary Katherine Taylor.

Browns Summit: Sarah Faye Senter.

Clemmons: Ana Fenanda Calles, Kevin McKenzie Gurysh, Hilary Lynn Nelson, Jasmine Michelle Pitt, Patrick Grah Szawara, and Mary Claire Wofford.

Climax: Joseph Daniel Keene.

Elkin: Sarah Kristen Neaves.

Greensboro: Christopher James Adams, Jason Michael Collier, Camelyn Timberlake Dillon, Carey Grace Duda, John Jacob Eichhorn, Kelly Brooks Ferrell, Julia Alexandra Gonzales, Rawad Imad Hamzi, Michael Brent Hayes, Matthew James Jackson, Katherine Ann Kelly, Grant Wescoat Livesay, Brianna Liza Lukasevics, Melanie Elaine Matthews, Ryan Samuel McCollum, Carrie Suzanne Moore, Stephany Ann Rayburn, Sarah Amato Rives, Mary Ryan Simms, Alexandra Powers Taft and Allyson Hunter Westover.

Hamptonville: Natalie Danielle Ford.

High Point: Garrett Alexander Brumfield, Kelly Ann Rowley, Brittany Elizabeth Shaw and Sara Elisabeth Smith.

Jamestown: Catherine Binford Hensley and Dana Lucille McPherson.

Kernersville: Jessica Dale Church, Charles Edward Hendrick, Meagan Nicole Hunter, Nathaniel Alexander Klein, Jorge Junior Mendez Estrada, Robert Vincent Musci, Tyler Benjamin Newman, Aaron Joseph Payen, Seth Alan Reynolds and Brittany Jade Studevent.

King: Marianne Christina Gendy.

Lewisville: Laura Christine Crysel, Paige Elizabeth Daniel, Robert James Hoekstra, Thomas Clark Kellam, Carleigh Nichole Morgan and Alexandra Erin Wannenburg.

Lexington: Jeremy Eugene Bourne, Andrew Robert Chaney, Sarah Craig Coles, Michael Blair Crouse, Lisabeth McRae Fish, Joshua Randall Freeman, Constance Lee Miller, Jamie Paige Neal and Shane Neil Younts.

Mount Airy: Courtney Nicole Martin, Natalie Elise Moreland, Ryan Hunter Niland, Alex Dale MacIntosh and Jane Marie Michael.

Oak Ridge: Jennie Caroline Ahlgren.

Pfafftown: Eleanor Carlton Davidson and Matthew Morgan Potter.

Summerfield: Katelyn Elizabeth Crabtree and Katherine Helen Rogers.

Thomasville: Jessica Helen Morris.

Tobaccoville: Randall Stephan Conrad.

West Jefferson: Coutlyn Channing Reeves.

Wilkesboro: Genavee Scarlett Brown, Ashton Elizabeth Coffey, Andrea Melissa Davis and Matthew Ryan Triplett.

Winston-Salem: Mustafa Abdulrahman Abdullah, Rachel Faith Adams, Natalia Alekseyevna Azarova, Andrew Graham Britt, Virginia Hester Browne, Christopher Andrew James Cotter, Laura Elizabeth Enos, Alexandra Michelle Gerlach, Alexandra Louise Gray, Matthew Wayne Greene, Aaron Michael Greene, Zachary Ryan Hines, Andrew Richardson Karr, John Wile Kossler, Sarah Elizabeth Longworth, Kevin Joseph Mallary, Elizabeth Faye Martin, Ryan Rowles McGrath, Andrew Davis Parks, Molly Ann Riazzi, Erin Nicole Robinson, Sarah H. Shelness, Jordan Michael Smith, Kasey Rebecca Sneed, Matthew Ryan Steen, Heather Nicole Stephens, Anna Raines Stokes, Robert Clinton Stowe, Yankai Sun, Christopher John Tegeler, Anna Elizabeth Walker, Elizabeth Amburn Ward, Antonina Johanna Whaples, David Ross Williford, Preston Champe Yates, Alexandra Elizabeth Zeitany, Michael Whitfill Byington, Robert Powers Chin, Richard Gabriel Freedman, Della Williams Hinman, Xinyan Hua, Parker Anne Kelly, Emma J. Lawlor, Paul Christopher Loeser, James Stockton Lowrey, Matthew James Martin, Charles Welsey Matthews, Erin Leigh McDonald, Rebecca Katherine Morrow, Claire Regina O'Brien, Anne Caroline Ornelles, Chelsea Michele Reasor, Carrie Rebecca Stokes, Catherine Louise Tegeler and Elise Elizabeth Wallace.

Yadkinville: Robert James Gmeiner.

□ Julia Lankton of Winston Salem, has received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine during spring 2009 commencement ceremonies at Virginia Tech.

□ These area students were named to the 2009 spring semester dean's list at Erskine College in South Carolina: Simon Morris of High Point; and Amanda Reavis of Mocksville.

□ These area students made the honors list for the 2009 spring semester at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire:

Viveca W.S. Morris, highest honors; she is the daughter of Viki and Pearse Morris of Winston-Salem.

Scout Thomas, honors; she is the daughter Mr. Stuart Thomas of Winston-Salem.

□ These area students were named to the 2009 semester's dean's list at Meredith College:

Davidson County: Margaret Olivia Timberlake.

Davie County: Ellen Suzanne Carter, Anna Carol Greenwood, Cynthia Marie Kohnen and Anna Kathryn Russell.

Forsyth County: Meredith Emily Alexander, Elizabeth Grace Alexander, Meredith Anne Baker, Natalie Winters Braswell, Goldie Rhea Chandler, Hannah Elizabeth Crim, Meagan Lorraine Dilley, Meghan Rachel Kent, Naam Mahmoud Obaid, Lindsay Nicole Ross and Anna Malee Williams.

Guilford County: Katelin Litchfield Holden, Ashley Dawn Irvin, Sara Lizabeth Ladew, Anna Kathryn Lamb, Elizabeth Branson Lamb, Ashley Michelle Owens, Halie Susan Smith and Julia Sokolsky.

Stokes County: Katherine Nichole Mabe and Christina Beth Mendenhall.

Surry County: Megan Rebecca Wheeler.

Wilkes County: Branna Leigh Williams.

Yadkin County: Kayla Elizabeth Stanley.

□ Caroline Balchunas of Winston-Salem made the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester at Loyola University.

□ Virginia Hester Browne made the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester at Wake Forest University. She is the daughter of Dr. Dale Browne and the Rev. Linda Browne of Winston-Salem, and a 2005 graduate of Forsyth Country Day School.

□ Anne Meade of State Road, has graduated from Wake Forest University with a B.A. in history.

□ These area students have graduated from Emory University:

Dane Martin of Winston Salem, received a M.Div.

Susan Rolfe of Winston Salem, daughter of David Gerard Rolfe of Winston Salem, received a B.A.

Susan Cox of Winston Salem, received an M.S.

Emily Flowers of Winston Salem, daughter of Charles Candler Lovett and Janice Kirk-Teller Lovett of Winston Salem, received a B.A.

Todd McCullough of Thomasville received an M.Div.

Alejandra Thompson of Greensboro, daughter of Clifford E Thompson and Alejandra Thompson of Greensboro, received a B.S.B.A.

□ Katelyn Browne of Oak Ridge has graduated from College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Science degree.

□ These area students have graduated from UNC Greensboro:

Ashe County: Lee S. Giles (cum laude).

Davidson County: Katie S. Rose, Brooke N. Hall, Brittany L. Wilkins, Deborah G. Grimes, Leona R. Sirkisoon, Penny S. Jobe, Michael P. Kress, Lauren K. McRae, Suzanne J. Asbury (summa cum laude), Sherry C. Brannon (summa cum laude), Chambria N. Brawley, Elizabeth A. Burkey, Lisa G. Elliott, Megan R. Goss, Callie A. Hedrick (magna cum laude), Sarah L. Hill (magna cum laude), Gina L. Idol, Melissa M. Jackson, Kristen M. Koonts, Angel N. Lanning (cum laude), Tyler G. Leonard, Amy W. Lovejoy, Michelle L. Martin (summa cum laude), Aundria D. McCandies, Patrick W. Nordan (summa cum laude), Tina Smajlovic, Hanna Smith (magna cum laude), Kasie L. Sneathern, Megan B. Snyder (summa cum laude), Christopher N. Sprayberry, Rebecca G. Stepps, Tyler W. Wilson, Stacey N. Wright, Michelle L. Barnes, Ashley A. Briggs, Mandy L. Causey, Jamie Lynn P. Cumby (magna cum laude), Allyson B. Daniels (magna cum laude), Kristina A. Homesley (magna cum laude), Jenna L. Kindley (summa cum laude), Derek W. Koonts, Brittany G. Martin, Jessica E. McDade, Danielle M. Oxendine, Ian C. Passmore, Linda J. Russo (magna cum laude), Rebekah S. Sanders (cum laude), Erica O. Tobin, Robert M. Sorrells, Sherona Sirkisoon, Jahaziel Zavaleta (magna cum laude), Leigh A. Everhart (summa cum laude), Rebekah R. Carriker, Ashley D. Cox and Amanda J. Pope (cum laude).

Davie County: Tiffany R. Cowan, Katrina L. Hales, Robin D. Meadows, Kevin A. Boger (cum laude), Meredith M. Bridgewater, Ashley L. Cornatzer, Ana L. Monge (cum laude) and Teresa L. Prizer (summa cum laude).

Forsyth County: Sharon W. Cook, Michelle Johnson, Grace S. Anderson, Nathaniel N. Ivers, Gerald M. Martin, Michael P. Shuman, Kelly J. Turner, Deborah C. Smith, Jane A. Bardou, Jennifer R. Greenberger, Elizabeth M. Orosz, Lynne S. Edwards, Itohan Igbinigie, Jaleen L. Klink, Sheena C. McNeill, Jennifer M. Warren, Denise J. Tyler, Tara L. Bohley, Marc A. Chapel, Lola L. Culler, Elizabeth D. Frye, Julia R. Holt, Megan B. Irby, Sara T. Keen, Vishal C. Khanna, Marie E. King, John M. Kramer, Alexia D. Mitchell, Kathleen E. Pehan, Ronald Thomas, Allyson Atwood, Elizabeth Davis, James R. Kerrigan, Christopher G. Von Kap-Herr, Irene M. DeArmond, Linda B. Esposito, James D. Hutchins, Jennifer R. Rickard, Kenya L. Shear, Melissa L. Williams, Nicole J. Dupuis, Mary E. Foster, Marilyn D. Odom, Stephanie Adrian, Cassandra H. Allen, Sharon D. Allen, Justin S. Beal, Rueben B. Blancas, Jordan Boyst, Abhijit Chattopadhyay, Crystal N. Cherry, Sara M. English, Karen S. Favreau, Amy B. Forsberg, Heather M. Gillette, Ma Y. Gochangco, Jonathan A. Greer, Robert Hinshaw II, Lindsay S. Hodgson, John B. Idol, Christopher Jacobson, Sarah E. Langdon, Brian W. Lockhart, Joynel Luster, Elena Meadows, Malinda N. Mock, Sherri G. Morgan, Jeffrey B. Moss, Antigone P. Peek, Joseph C. Peek, Robert M. Rinaldi, Dorothy K. Shields, Meredith Showalter, Jon P. Smink, Kimberly W. Stewart, Jess A. Usher, Briana P. Van Dorpe, Susan E. Von Cannon, Laura K. Watkins, Ashley E. Evans, Carly E. Kaczmarek, Elisabeth G. Cansler, Rebekah Cansler (cum laude), Melanie J. Fink, Erica J. Harberger (cum laude), Landon A. Hobson, Susan Jester (summa cum laude), Jamise L. Lucas, Florian Neuhauser, Lauren A. Wilburn (magna cum laude), Nicholas J. Baginski, Lauren A. Barohn (cum laude), Heather L. Coby (cum laude), Katie E. Collins (cum laude), Sasha R. Cooke, Dominique L. Craigman, Timothy C. Dorris, Kyle L. Duncan (cum laude), Michelle M. Fabiniak (summa cum laude), Eric D. Gal (magna cum laude), Lauren B. Glass (magna cum laude), Kendall L. Gordon (cum laude), Kyra N. Haifley (magna cum laude), Amanda J. Honeycutt, Eunju Kim (cum laude), Christine K. Kitchens-Frost, Adam R. Korn, Shannon Kucirka (cum laude), Joshua G. Long (magna cum laude), Cortney S. McIntosh, Sarah A. Metcalfe (cum laude), Brittany E. Moorefield, Todd W. Olson (cum laude), Kyle D. Pearce, Justin P. Powell, Kristen E. Preston (summa cum laude), Joseph W. Protokowicz Jr., Ronald J. Schafer (magna cum laude), Katie A. Scott (summa cum laude), Drew B. Shelton, Brandon K. Sprague, Lane N. Walkup, Nathan H. Zebron, all of Kernersville; Amy E. Lee (magna cum laude), Kristen L. Moorefield, Ian B. Tuten, Stephen W. Barham, Anna C. Hall (summa cum laude), Jeffrey A. Lewis, Jeffery A. Sims, Joshua D. Johnson (summa cum laude), Christopher S. Koch, Brittany M. Lambeth (magna cum laude), Tashia L. Maddox, Amanda T. Warren, Sharon A. Adamski (magna cum laude), Keena R. Allen, Patricia K. Bobbitt, Deaira D. Brown, Melisa Buljina, Joseph A. Burnett, Zachary S. Chatham, Elisabeth M. Chinlund, Catherine L. Crandell, Thomas J. DeRamus, Kaitlin R. Forsyth, Bobbie K. Fulcher (summa cum laude), Tina M. Gaither, Aaron C. Graybill, Sherry D. Haszto, Zachary D. Hauser, Kathy H. Henry, Joshua R. Jeffries, Gregory S. Kite (cum laude), Stephanie M. Larson, Stacie D. Lawrence, Rebecca E. Lively (cum laude), Ricky W. Martin, Anthony D. McCloud, Laura R. Newey, Patrick J. Parcell, Jarrett W. Santos, Lauren G. Schaefer (cum laude), Rutvij Shah, Andrew M. Simpson (summa cum laude), Anna J. Simtaji, Shabnam Sohailie Vafa, Andres F. Solis, Rebecca L. Steffey, Mazie A. Swaso, Andrew C. Verga, Lauren M. Ward (summa cum laude), Tara R. Wooten, Cachet A. Wright, Brittany M. Murray (summa cum laude), Denise N. McKibbin (summa cum laude), Laura Adams (magna cum laude), Whitney D. Austin, Ryan J. Banks, Terry T. Carter (summa cum laude), Christopher L. Turpin (cum laude), Hanna M. Stanley, Ann M. Voss (magna cum laude), Melissa J. Ivester (summa cum laude), Saleema S. Booth, Melanie A. Eldridge (cum laude), Michael C. Forrest (magna cum laude), Heather L. Hendershot, Christopher D. Henson, Lewis M. McCollum, Jeremy S. Miller, Jonathan G. Peterson, Kendra L. Pinkney, Jessica M. Venable (magna cum laude) and Raeford B. Wilkins.

More area UNC Greensboro graduates will be listed in the next edition of Community Milestones.

□ Nikkia R. Young, a student at Salem Academy, is the recipient of the 2009 Robert G. Prongay Key Club Scholarship. This scholarship is given annually by the Winston-Salem Kiwanis Club to a high-school senior who is a member of an eligible Key Club, a high-school service club sponsored by Kiwanis, and who has demonstrated excellence in academics, leadership and community service.

Nikkia has been a leader in organizing and caring out numerous Key Club programs and activities at Salem Academy. She served as club secretary, and distinguished herself at the Carolina's District of Key Club, where she was elected lieutenant governor of Division 16 in her junior year and governor in her senior year. She has also worked with young children through tutoring at Ibraham Elementary School, volunteering at the Winston-Salem Children's Museum, and through the planning of a community health fair.

Nikkia plans to attend Roanoke College in Salem, Va., in the fall, pursuing degrees in sociology and musical performance. She is the daughter of Robert Young Sr. and Nikki Young of Winston-Salem.

IN CIVIC AFFAIRS

□ Angela Vogler, a student at Mount Tabor High School, recently served as a page for the N.C. House of Representatives. She is the daughter of Ronald and Charlotte Vogler of Winston-Salem, and was sponsored by Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth.

□ Meredith Abernethy, a student at Mount Tabor High School, recently served as a page for the N.C. House of Representatives. She is the daughter of Richard and Anne Abernethy of Winston-Salem and was sponsored by Rep. Larry Brown, R-Forsyth.

□ Gabrielle Marshall, a student at North Davidson High School, recently served as a page for the N.C. House of Representatives. She is the daughter of Todd and Angel Gallimore of Winston-Salem, and was sponsored by Rep. Jerry Dockham, R-Davidson.

IN THE ARTS

□ At the June 2009 annual meeting of its membership, The Little Theatre of Winston Salem elected the board of directors and officers for its 2009-10 season.

Continuing as president will be Carrie Collins, with Susan Giamportone as vice president, David Patterson as secretary and David L. Olson as treasurer.

New directors elected to the board for their first term are Daniel Alvarez, Nancy Hawley, Patricia Toole, Martha Wheelock and Eva Wu.

Continuing directors are Ed Buckalew, Miriam Davie, Ed Hanes, Jr., Brian Joyce, Peter Juran, Christopher Leak, Chevara Orrin, Daniel Sciandra, Dudley Watts and Karl Yena.

Also, The Little Theatre will begin its new season in September, officially adopting its new name as Twin City Stage. Operations for the theatre will continue at the Arts Council Theater on Coliseum Drive, which has been home since 1957.

IN PUBLIC SERVICE

□ Kaila Wolcott, an eighth-grader at Wiley Middle School, was recently awarded the Excellence in Community Service Award by the Crosby Scholars Program. The award is given to the Middle School Crosby Scholar who has completed the highest number of community-service hours in the school year.

Other students recognized as school winners were:

Israel Suarez, Jefferson Middle School; Shelby Broughton and Jacob Marshall, Kernersville Middle School; Devin Mims, Hanes Middle School; Oriana McConnell, Southeast Middle School; Janna Bailey, Meadowlark Middle School; Cameron Goodman, Paisley Middle School; Jacob Harden, Northwest Middle School; Logan Church, Clemmons Middle School; Danielle Jeffries, Quality Education Academy; Stephanie Hucks, Downtown Middle School; Adam Tincher and Drew Tincher, East Forsyth Middle School; Donovan Henry and Alexis Parker, Kennedy Learning Center; Elizabeth Wentz-Moore, Forsyth Academy; Latoia Hawkins, Mineral Springs Middle School; Kendall Dawkins, Walkertown Middle School; and DeAnna Butcher, Hill Middle School.

IN THE MILITARY

□ Navy Seaman Recruit Catlin M. Bowman recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. He is the son of Kathy J. Bowman of Mocksville, and Kelly Bowman of Mocksville, and a 2006 graduate of Davie High School.

□ Air Force Airman Bradley S. Parks has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, and has earned credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Parks is the son of Vicki Parks of Winston Salem, and a 2003 graduate of Reynolds High School.

□ Airman 2nd Lt. Christopher Carrillo has graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., with a degree in systems engineering. He will be stationed at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla., while he is in pilot training.

Carrillo is a 2005 graduate of Forbush High School and is the son of Chris and Midori Smitherman.

IN 4-H

□ Mary Ruth Sheets of Lexington has been inducted into the North Carolina 4-H Hall of Fame at State 4-H Congress in Raleigh. The North Carolina 4-H Hall of Fame honors people who have had a significant effect on the North Carolina 4-H program. From more than 240 nominations received, Sheets was one of the 100 individuals selected for the recognition.

Sheets became a 4-H club leader for Central 4-H Club in 1965 and remains a club leader today. She has served as the president of the County 4-H Advisory Council, the president of the Volunteer Leaders Association and currently serves as secretary of the County Extension Advisory Council. She has gone far beyond the call of duty for 4-H through her 44 years of service to the North Carolina 4-H program, the 4-H said.

IN SPORTS

□ Justin Hunsucker of Winston-Salem won the silver medal in the top division of men's singles tennis at the N.C. Special Olympics Midsummer games at N.C. State in Raleigh July. He and his father, Charles Hunsucker, also won the silver medal in the top division of unified doubles at the games.

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