Honors
Ball State
MUNCIE —Chyan Gilaspy, Ball State University anthropology major from Greenfield, has spent the semester compiling a list of 100 prominent sites in African-American history in Indiana for the National Park Service African American Civil Rights Grant-funded project. This list will be used to create a new virtual museum of African-American history sites in Indiana and to create Indiana history trail tours. This is the first grant from this program awarded in Indiana. Through a public history practicum class, Gilaspy worked with a team of nine other students under the direction of Ball State history professor Ronald V. Morris to create this list. To find the sites featured on their list, the students researched Indiana’s government website, online history databases and local history magazines. For more information on the public history program, visit cms.bsu.edu and search public history.
West Point military academy
SHIRLEY — Alexander Burton, son of Benjamin and Jennifer Burton, will attend a week-long Summer Leaders Experience at West Point United State Military Academy in West Point, New York, in June. Burton is currently a junior at Eastern Hancock High School.
University of Evansville
EVANSVILLE — The following students earned a position on the University of Evansville dean’s list for academic achievements during the 2018 spring semester: Courtney Goddard, Greenfield, majoring in psychology; Katlyn Keele, New Palestine, majoring in exercise science; and Emily Schrope, Greenfield, majoring in exercise science. To make the dean’s list, a student at the University of Evansville must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Lutheran High School
INDIANAPOLIS — Janessa Schaefer, New Palestine, has been announced as valedictorian at Lutheran High School. Schaefer plans to attend Purdue University in the fall to study engineering with a major in either chemical or mechanical engineering. Over the course of her four years at Lutheran High School, Schaefer has been involved in activities that include the Model United Nations, the National Honor Society and the student ambassador program. She is a member of the Academic Super Bowl Math team which placed second in the 2018 state tournament and third in state her junior year. Her favorite subjects are math and chemistry.
Trine University
ANGOLA — Students from Trine University’s main campus were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2018 semester. To earn dean’s list honors, main campus students must complete a minimum of 15 hours and have a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.749 on a 4-point scale. Area students included on the dean’s list are: Jennifer Flora, Greenfield, a biology major, and Jackson Harker, Greenfield, a golf management major. The following Trine University students were named to the president’s list, requiring a grade point average of 3.75 or higher. President’s list students include: Austin Baker, Greenfield, an informatics major; Jacob Brutcher, New Palestine, an electrical engineering major; Hunter McMahan, Greenfield, a biomedical engineering major; and Brylin Toll, Carthage, an elementary education/special education dual licensure major.
