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Saturday, March 3, 2012
WEDDINGS
ENGAGEMENTS
Tidd-Berthelsen
Durkin-Hutchcraft
Wynne-Walters
Elizabeth Durkin, Eudora, and Kris Hutchcraft, Lampe, Mo., announce their engagement along with their parents, Don and Monica Durkin, Eudora, and Paul and Karen Hutchcraft, Lampe. The future bride is a 2001 graduate of Eudora High School. She earned bachelor’s degrees in business, economics, and Asian studies from Berea (Ky.) College in 2005, and a master’s degree in public health from Kansas University Medical Center in 2011. She is employed at the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault. The future groom is a 1998 graduate of Blue Eye (Mo.) High School. He
Tara Wynne and Michael Walters, both of Chicago, announce their engagement. The future bride is the daughter of Jackalyn and Michael Wynne, Wheaton, Ill. She is a 1995 graduate of St. Francis High School in Wheaton and a 1999 graduate of Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. She is a project manager with The Carter Group, Inc. in Chicago. The future groom is the son of Anne Walters, Lawrence, and the late Robert Walters. He is a 1993 graduate of Lawrence High
Heather Dawn Tidd, Lawrence, and Jacob James Berthelsen, Olathe, were married Jan. 7, 2012, at Lawrence Free Methodist Church with Rick Ostrander officiating. The bride is the daughter of Terry and Lesa Tidd, Lawrence. The groom is the son of Joe and Jodi Berthelsen, Olathe. Maid of honor was Kirsten Tidd. Best man was Jake Ditton. Bridesmaids were Jenna Berthelsen and Kendra Hermann. Groomsmen were Cameron Skidmore and Ron Pierson. Flower girl was Lauryn Boyle. Ringbearer was Roman Trickey. A reception was given at Steve’s Place in Lawrence. The bride is a 2007 graduate of Lawrence High School. She will earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Kansas State University this May. She is
Heather and Jacob Berthelsen employed as a para-professional with the Manhattan school district. The groom is a 2007 graduate of Olathe Northwest High School. He will earn a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from K-State this May and is employed as a web design student specialist for the Kansas State University Libraries. The couple reside in Manhattan.
ANNIVERSARIES Schuster Sue and Paul Schuster, Lawrence, will celebrate their 25th anniversary with family on March 10. The couple were married March 9, 1987, in Garnett. Sue is a long-time employee for the State of Kansas and is currently serving as a long-term-care social work consultant at the Kansas Department on Aging. She graduated from the School of Social Welfare at Kansas University. Paul served in Vietnam and studied at Kansas
State University. He has held roles with the Union Pacific Railroad, The United States Postal Service and is employed at a Dillons store in Lawrence. The couple have three daughters, Miranda Wilhelm and husband Michael, Edwardsville, Ill., Amy Aber and husband Jeremy, Manhattan, and Emily Schuster, Lenexa; a son, Charles “Chuck” Schuster, Burlington; and one grandchild. Cards may be sent to the couple at 2604 Pickwick Place, Lawrence, KS 66049.
Elizabeth Durkin and Kris Hutchcraft earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Missouri State University in 2003, a master’s degree in business administration from Webster University in 2011, and is employed at State Street. The couple plan a March 24, 2012, wedding in Baldwin City.
Fyler-Juhl Randy and Linda Fyler along with Ted and Amy Juhl announce the engagement of their children, Molly Fyler and Blaine Juhl, all of Lawrence. The future bride is a 2007 graduate of Free State High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from Kansas University in May 2011 and is employed with Young Life. The future groom is also a 2007 graduate of Free State. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from KU in May 2011, will earn a master’s degree in
Molly Fyler and Blaine Juhl accounting from KU this May, and will begin work at Ernst & Young in September 2012. The couple plan an April 14, 2012, wedding at Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Lawrence.
Tara Wynne and Michael Walters School, a 1997 graduate of Baker University, and a 2000 graduate of Kansas University School of Law. He is a project manager with Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago. The couple plan a May 11, 2012, wedding in Chicago.
WakemanRobinson Joanna Wakeman and Ryan Robinson, both of Lawrence, announce their engagement. The future bride is the daughter of Richard and Mary Wakeman, Lawrence. She is a 2007 graduate of Lawrence High School and plans to graduate from the Kansas University School of Pharmacy in May 2013. The future groom is the son of Cameron Robinson, Bartlesville, Okla., and Marcy McGrewEudaly, Lawrence. He is a 2006 graduate of Lawrence High, earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in management from Haskell In-
Joanna Wakeman and Ryan Robinson dian Nations University in 2010, and is employed with the Lawrence Police Department. The couple plan a May 19, 2012, wedding at the Historic Taylor Barn in Lawrence.
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AROUND AND ABOUT Alan Stucky, of Lawrence, has been named to the Fort Lewis College’s Dean’s List in Durango, Colo., for fall 2011. To be eligible, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.6 or better in no fewer than 15 credit hours of graded college level work. O
High school students Madeline Field, of De Soto, and Justin Leonard, of Eudora, are among 250 individuals chosen as National Youth Delegates to attend the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment June 24-29 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. The two have been chosen to represent Kansas. They will participate in an intensive weeklong study of leadership in environmental science and conservation. They were chosen based on academic accomplishments and a demonstrated interest and excellence in leadership in the sciences and conservation studies. O
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Several local students accepted scholarships from Fort Hays State University for the 20121013 academic year at a recent Student Recognition Program. The students and their awards: Cameron Finley, of BasehorLinwood High School, a $500 Copper Academic Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award from the Department of Justice Studies; Brooklyn Kerbaugh, of Tonganoxie High School, a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in sociology and social work; Janessa Larmer, of Lawrence’s Free State High School, a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in art and design and a $500 Copper Academic Award; Keegan Russell, of Lawrence High School, a $900 Academic Opportunity Award from the College of Business and Leadership and an $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award; Elizabeth Sigvaldson, of B&B High School and Baldwin City, a $700 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award; Breanna Tendick, of Bonner Springs High School, a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in nursing and an $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award; Kaitlin McLoud, of Free State High School, a $700 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in communication disorders;Morgan Wise, of McLouth High School, a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in nursing and a $700 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award.
The following Lawrence students, all of Free State High School, have been nominated to represent Kansas as National Youth Correspondents for the 2012 Washington Journalism and Media Conference July 8-13 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.: Dante Colombo, Emily VanSchmus and Sarah Whipple. They will join a select group of students from across the country to participate in an intensive weeklong study of leadership in journalism and the media. They were chosen based O on academic accomplishments and a demonstrated Mariya Javed, of Lawinterest and excellence in leadership in journalism rence, was named to the Dean’s List at Augsburg and media studies. O College in Minneapolis, Minn., for fall 2011. The Department of Social Dean’s List is for full-time and Rehabilitation Ser- undergraduate students vices Chief Counsel Bob whose GPA is 3.5 or betCorkins, of Lawrence, was ter. recently honored by the O Pelathe District of Boy The University of NeScouts as an Outstanding Scoutmaster. Corkins is braska-Lincoln has anScoutmaster of Troop 59. nounced its Deans’ Lists/
Honor Roll for fall 2011. From Basehor: Austin John Stubbs. From Berryton: Cole Jacob Mickens. From Bonner Springs: James Austin Epp and Monica Elizabeth Sorensen. From Lawrence: Megan Nicole Fleming, Kaylen Kristine Fleming and Maxwell David Gregoire. O
Arielle V. Bremby, of Lawrence, has been named to the Dean’s List at Boston University for fall 2011. O
Lawrence High School, Southwest Middle School and Sunset Hill School won first-place team trophies in K-12, K-8 and K-3, respectively, at the Free State High School Chess Tournament Feb. 25 at Kansas University. Free State and West Middle School claimed secondplace trophies in K-12 and K-8, respectively, while Cordley earned second in both K-5 and K-3. Thirdplace trophies went to Sunset Hill (K-5) and Quail Run (K-3). Individual champions from Lawrence were Lawrence High’s Eddie Wilson (K-12) and Raintree’s Oliver Rubenstein (K-3). Other Lawrence medal winners in K-12: Sam Beaulieu, FSHS, second; Kaustubh Nimkar, LHS, third; Apramay Mishra, Southwest, fifth; Aaron Simon, FSHS, sixth; Kiana Hajiarbabi, Southwest, seventh; Tom Brooks, FSHS, 14th; Venkata Malladi, FSHS, 15th; Elijah Houk, FSHS, 17th; Lane Quick, LHS, 18th; Ryan Duan, Quail Run, 20th; Joseph Miller, FSHS, 21st; Xingzhe Tao, LHS, 24th; Zachary Moore, FSHS, 25th; Thomas Peterson, LHS, 27th; Christopher Greenfield, LHS, 29th; and George Wedge, LHS, 30th. In K-8: Shrivatsa Malladi, Langston Hughes, second; Alex Trujillo, West, third; Jack Easton, Lawrence Virtual School, fourth; Ilya Schaeffer, Southwest, fifth; John Ely,
Southwest, sixth; Bennet Haase-Divine, West, ninth; Shahrzad Hajiarbabi, Southwest, 11th; Christina Im, Bishop Seabury, 16th; Joseph Mann, Southwest, 17th; Diane Camarda, West, 18th; Camaron Edgecomb, West, 21st; Cameron Edens, West, 22nd; Michael Pate, West, 23rd; Matthew De Guzman, Southwest, 24th; Maxwell Briggs, South, 25th; Jeffrey Wilson, Southwest, 27th; and Braston Mackin, West, 29th. In K-5: Ben Hoopes, Cordley, fourth; Lincoln Edgecomb, Sunset Hill, fifth; Sebi Brown, Cordley, seventh; Liam Hoey-Kummerow, Cordley, eighth; Rajin Nagpal, Sunflower, 10th; Ethan Goldstein, Sunset Hill, 16th; Dylan Goldstein, Sunset Hill, 17th; Nati Zicker, Sunset Hill, 18th; Zoe Diaz Moore, Cordley, 19th; Devin Stark, Prairie Park, 20th; Gannon Hill, Prairie Park, 21st; Colin Greenfield, Prairie Park, 22nd; Jillian Schwartz, Prairie Park, 23rd; McKenna Murphy, Prairie Park, 24th; Paislea Murphy, Prairie Park, 25th; and Justice Almaraz, Prairie Park, 26th. In K-3: Guthrie Bricker, Cordley, second; Caleb Prescott, Sunset Hill, fourth; Rita Joseph, Sunset Hill, fifth; Anna Jian, Sunflower, sixth; Steven Duan, Quail Run, seventh; Wheeler Battaglia-Davis, Cordley, eighth; Krishi Sabarwal, Quail Run, ninth; Logan Camarda, Sunset Hill, 10th; Annelise Hoopes, Cordley, 11th; Bowen Zhang, Hillcrest, 12th; Sam Hertzog, Raintree, 15th; Sanino Jasso, Quail Run, 17th; Mikah Beaty, Cordley, 18th; Jack Barnett, Sunset Hill, 19th; Giovanni Ventello, Cordley, 21st; Patrick Soo, Cordley, 22nd; Brandon Bogard, Sunset Hill, 23rd; John Hauptli, Cordley, 24th; Jocelyn Wilson, Sunflower, 25th; Hannah De Guzman, Sunflower, 27th; Zachary Razak, Sunflower, 29th; and Alec Wilson, Quail Run, 30th. O
Kara Protasio, of Baldwin City, has won the D.J. Robertson Award at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. The award is presented to students who earn a 4.0 GPA for the semester while completing a minimum of 12 graded hours of academic coursework. O
Air Force Airman Quinten I. Olson, a 2011 graduate of Tonganoxie High School, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. He completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. O
Emporia State University has released the School of Business honor roll for fall 2011 semester. To qualify, students must earn a GPA that puts them in the top 10 percent of all students enrolled in fulltime undergraduate studies within the college and have a cumulative 3.5 GPA for all ESU courses. From Lawrence: Jaymie Hardtarfer and Mallory West. From Tecumseh: Nancy Shepheard. O
Austin Barone, of Lawrence, has been awarded the Alumni Legacy License Plate Scholarship at Pittsburg State University. O
The winners of the Lawrence School District Science Fair have been announced. More than 300 projects were entered in the Feb. 1011 competition at South Middle School. Middle school and high school students competed in three categories: physical sciences, life sciences and engineering. Elementary students competed in physical and life sciences. Grades 9-12 — Physical
Sciences: first place, Kat Sterbenz and Jack Shin; second place, Allyson Hertig; third place Eliza Anderson. Life Sciences: first place, Trevor Hall; second place, AJ Zarnowiec; third place, Amanda Morris and Alexandra Ginsberg. Grades 6-8 — Life Sciences: first place, Ainsley Agnew and Satori Good; second place, tie between Emma Wilson and Katelyn Hammer; third place, Goldie Schmeideler and Elizabeth Grinage. Physical Sciences: first place, a four-way tie among Paxton Brittingham; the group of Trenna Soderling, Ellie Houston and Jordan Patrick; the group of Emma Steimle, Maleah Schrader and Kelsey McGinn; Nikki Myers; second place, a three-way tie among Grace Hawkins; the group of Alex Trujillo and Daniel O’Neil, Cadence Learned; and the group of Cali Byrn and Sydney Gard; third place, Daniel Mangiaracino. Engineering — first place, Andrew Burger; second place, Tristan Rethman; and third place, Sophia Armey. Grades 3-5 — Life Sciences: first place, two-way tie between Ethan Berkley and Susana Ingram; second place, three-way tie among Macie Albertson, Adelai Spears and Adelle Remke; and third place, two-way tie between Zianna Baumgartner and Avalok Bhattachan. Physical Sciences: first place, two-way tie between Sarah Steimle and the group of Hank Dobson and Liam Hoey-Kummerow; second place, twoway tie between Jordan Nations and Alden Hunt; third place, Emil Ivanov and Jordan Preston. Grades K-2 — Life Science: first place, Joule Murphy; second place, a two-way tie between Casey Kong and Gabriel Hunter. Physical Science: first place, Kate O’Keefe; second place, Will Leuschen; and third place, Lucy Gamblin.