STUDENTS
Clarion University student
Sarah Yakima recently was chosen to chair the ghostlore program at the annual meeting of the American Folklore Society Oct. 25 in Louisville, Ky.Yakima presented her original composition at the meeting and was among presenters from 10 countries, Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institution.She also was named as the 2008 Outstanding English Major by Kutztown University, where she presented another composition on her summer trip across Europe.As a member of the Clarion University English Club, Yakima helped raise awareness and money for breast cancer research through an event called Reading for the Cure that was held Oct. 17 at the university. Through the event, $5,000 was raised to help give women in Western Pennsylvania mammograms.Yakima is the daughter of Edward and Susan Yakima of Portersville and is a 2005 graduate of Slippery Rock High School.———Seneca Valley High School juniors
Grace Emmerling,
Steven Muti,
Craig Russell and
Ryan Thomas were recently selected to attend the Westinghouse Institute at the George Westinghouse Research and Technology Park in Churchill.The students will participate in four months of weekend lectures and hands-on exercises on a wide variety of topics, including nuclear energy and radiation, meteorology and molecular biosensors.Presenters include Bryan Palaszewski of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Freddie Fu of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.A U.S. Department of Energy award will enable students to take a tour of Penn State University and their Radiation Science and Engineering Center's Breazeale Nuclear Reactor. Students also will compete for a variety of scholarships and awards.———
Marsha Baldacci was inducted Friday into the Rho Phi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Butler County Community College.Baldacci, majoring in health-related professions, is the daughter of Virginia Namesnick of Butler and the late Isadore Pincek. She and her husband, James, have three children.
