AUBURN — A record number of 83 students at Central Maine Community College have been inducted as new members of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. To be a member of Phi Theta Kappa, students must be pursuing an associate degree and have a cumulative grade point average of at least […]

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College held its annual Sarah and James Bowdoin Day ceremony on Oct. 22 to honor those undergraduates who distinguish themselves by excellence in scholarship. Those students who are designated Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholars are in the top 20 percent of each class for the previous academic year. The following local students […]

Alexandra Laberge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Laberge of Lewiston, recently graduated cum laude with a 3.5 grade point average from the University of Southern Maine, with a bachelor’s degree in social and behavioral science. She is currently attending Southern New Hampshire University working on her master’s degree in community mental health. She is […]

Lillian Penniman Chisholm of Auburn was awarded a bachelor’s degree in nursing during commencement services at the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh this spring.

Sarah Elwell, a junior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources in Lincoln, Neb., received a Holling Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $750. She is majoring in animal science. She is the president of the Cather-Pound Resident’s Association and a member of the Academy of National Hispanic Scholars. Elwell […]

BIDDEFORD — Shayna Shackford, daughter of Loren and Roberta Shackford of Buckfield, and Mina Assadollahzadeh, daughter of Mahin Mirmoezzi and Ahmad Alijabbari of Lewiston, both first-year students at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, participated recently in the college’s annual White Coat Ceremony to formally recognize the transition students make from lay […]

Erin E. Richmond, daughter of Joel and Pamela Richmond of Auburn, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She is pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and will graduate in 2015.

Melinda Hodgkin of Lewiston graduated magna cum laude from Elmira College in Elmira, N.Y. on June 6 with a Bachelor of Science in business administration with specializations in management and marketing. While at Elmira College, she was a Cowles Honor Scholar, on the dean’s list and was featured in the Who’s Who Among Students in […]

Carolyn S. Tardif, daughter of Robert and Claire Tardif of Lewiston, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She is pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and will graduate in 2013.

Kelsey Nicolas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jones Nicolas of Auburn, recently received the Malden Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Scholarship. She is a member of the Class of 2011 at Endicott College in Beverly, Mass., and is majoring in nursing. The scholarship is awarded to students with exemplary academic standing majoring in nursing.