Chloee Robison
INDIANAPOLIS — Chloee Robison, a junior at Brown County High School, received an honorable mention for the Indiana Affiliate National Center for Women & Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing in Indianapolis on May 9.
Twenty-four recipients and 25 honorable mentions were recognized. Qualifications included aptitude, interest in information technology and computing, leadership, academics and plans for future education.
Robison has a passion for the environment and plans to use technology in her future career to solve environmental concerns, according to a press release from the NCWIT. She plans to pursue a degree in engineering or resource conservation and computer science.
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Elijah DeWeerdt, a senior at Brown County High School, received the 2019-20 Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. He plans to attend Ball State University.
The 200 recipients of this scholarship will receive $7,500 annually for committing to teach in Indiana for five years after graduation.
Madison Bickley
Madison Bickley, a senior at Brown County High School, was awarded the SCI REMC John D. Rudd Memorial Scholarship. Funded entirely by voluntary contributions from SCI REMC’s members, the scholarship program provides awards each year, encouraging students to further their education.
Five students were awarded $1,000. Recipients are chosen based on academics, school and community activities, work experience and an essay.
Rudd, after whom the scholarship was named, was a Brown County resident.
ISU dean’s list
TERRE HAUTE — Several Brown County residents and locals attending Indiana State University made the spring 2019 dean’s list, listed by post office address:
Columbus: Faith Williams and Wyatt Wyman;
Morgantown: Alexandra Abbot, Faith Eby, Haley Sichting, Alexander Tran and Benjamin Van Dyke;
Nashville: Katherine Higgins, Brennen Maus, Rebecca McClain and Quinn Purtee;
Nineveh: Olivia Lee;
Trafalgar: Harley Bray and Chelsea Chapman.
IUPUC dean’s list
COLUMBUS — A total of 336 IUPUC students earned dean’s list honors for the spring semester, maintaining a GPA of 3.7 or higher, including several Brown County residents, listed by post office address:
Morgantown: Chayli Dakota Brock, Charrise Marie Robertson and Allison Sutton;
Nashville: Eden Alderdice, Jacob Cumberledge, Davida Freshour, Lydia Inman, Cannon Kelp, Tyler Kelp, Hannah Patterson, Nathaniel Reed, Rylie Richard and Raegan Smith;
Nineveh: Darion N. Buckner, Nicole Danielle Duckworth, Allison Jane Skinner and Megan L. Tate;
Trafalgar: Kathleen Clark, Brianna Kirkham and Emily Waltz.
Robbie Dolph II
GREENCASTLE — Robbie Dolph II of Morgantown earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from DePauw University on May 19.
Shaney (Smith) Goldsberry
ANGOLA — Shaney (Smith) Goldsberry of Brown County earned President’s List honors from the College of Graduate and Professional Students at Trine University for the spring 2019 term.
Students must have a grade-point average of 3.75 to 4.0 in order to receive President’s List honors. Goldsberry is majoring in psychology.
BETA
The Brown County Enrichment for Teens Association (BETA) has been awarded a $5,000 Quick Impact Place-based Grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The grant will fund skate-able art in Brown County’s new skate park, being developed by Kids on Wheels at Deer Run Park.
