• The following local students earned degrees during recent commencement exercises at Shenandoah University.
Claire Beck of Vienna earned a doctor of physical therapy degree. Caitlin Pyne of McLean earned a doctor of physical therapy degree. Nicole Seal of Vienna earned a doctor of physical therapy degree. Michael Davis of McLean earned a doctor of physical therapy degree. Roza Ahmad of McLean earned a doctor of pharmacy degree. Fatimah Aldubaisi of Oakton earned a doctor of pharmacy degree and a master of business administration degree. Shahrzad Ashena of McLean earned a doctor of pharmacy degree and a master of science degree in pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine. Mahtaub Darvish of Oakton earned a doctor of medical science degree and a master of science degree in physician-assistant studies. Emily Fowles of Vienna earned a doctor of pharmacy degree and a master of science desgee in pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine. Sarah Guthrie of McLean earned a doctor of medical science degree.
Jennifer Bingham of McLean earned a master of public health degree. Madeleine Moore of Vienna earned a master of public health degree. Taranom Senfi of Vienna earned a master of public health degree. Capri Cunniff of Vienna earned a master of science degree in occupational therapy. Kristin Polakoff of Vienna earned a master of science degree in physician-assistant studies. Madeleine Rosenstein of Oakton earned a master of of science degree in physician-assistant studies.
Kayla Hidalgo of Vienna earned a bachelor of science in nursing degree. Matthew Allen of Vienna earned a bachelor of business administration degree. Abraham Askew of McLean earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology
• Tyler McDermott of Vienna earned a degree in business and economics during recent commencement exercises at St. Lawrence University, and was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester.
• Erin Burgeson of Oakton, Jackson Clayton of McLean, Polina Eskin of Great Falls, Lizzie Galbreath of McLean, Bella Sagarese of McLean, Matt Viola of McLean and Braden Wiseman earned degrees durign recent commencement exercises at Miami University.
• Joseph Horsfield of McLean has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Kalamazoo College.
• Henry Boehm of McLean, a graduate of Potomac School; Lila Cahill of Great Falls, a graduate of Madeira School; Neal Gupta of McLean, a graduate of Sidwell Friends School; Gregory Kopp of McLean, a graduate of Gonzaga College High School; Magalen Nichols of McLean, a graduate of St. Paul’s School; and Thomas Takis of McLean, a graduate of Potomac School have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Hamilton College.
• Joseph Hallisey of Great Falls, Cormic McNamara of McLean and Thomas Pacious of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at College of the Holy Cross.
• Paige Graves of McLean has been named to the honor roll of the spring semester at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
• Melanie D’Angelo of Vienna has been inducted into the National Intelligence University chapter and Medha Annam of Dunn Loring has been inducted into the University of Delaware chapter of the Phil Kappa Phi academic honor society.
• Troop 50126 of the Girl Scouts of the Nation’s Capital, sponsored by Wolftrap Elementary School in Vienna, has been awarded a $500 Green Grant to tackle litter as part of Keep Virginia Beautiful’s 14th annual Green Grants Program.
“Members of Troop 50126 have a passion for environmental stewardship, and they’re committed to keeping their corner of Virginia beautiful,” Keep Virginia Beautiful said in announcing the award.
Recognizing increased attendance at the parks during summer months, particularly by families going to the local pool and dog-walkers seeking shade by the creek, the troop is determined to combat litter accumulation, including the persistent issue of abandoned pet-waste bags.
This initiative also serves as the troop’s Bronze Award project, the highest accolade a Girl Scout Junior can achieve, requiring each Scout to contribute a minimum of 20 hours.
Every year, government, non-profit, civic and service organizations in Virginia are invited to apply for grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 that will help address an environmental concern in their community.
“Green Grants support a variety of projects that are developed and implemented at the local level, in response to each community’s needs and priorities,” said Cristi Lawton, Keep Virginia Beautiful’s executive director.
Since 2011, Keep Virginia Beautiful has provided $307,000 for 415 programs and projects throughout the state. For information on the organization, see the Website at www.keepvirginiabeautiful.org.
