Huntington University awarded 289 degrees during its 121st commencement on Saturday, May 18, in the school’s Merillat Complex Fieldhouse.
The 2019 graduating class included the first four-year Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies students, who joined the three 2018 alumni who completed three-year agricultural studies programs.
In addition to recognizing 2019 graduates, the ceremony commemorated the 50th anniversary of the school’s Class of 1969.
A summer kids’ event called “Roar VBS” will be hosted at Salamonie Church of the Brethren from June 9 to June 13. At Roar, kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and eat treats, experience Bible adventures, collect Bible memory buddies and test out sciency-fun gizmos they’ll take home and play with all summer long, note event officials.
State traffic safety offices and law enforcement agencies across the nation are kicking off “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement ahead of the Memorial Day holiday and the unofficial start of summer vacation season.
AAA predicts that 37.6 million Americans will travel by car this weekend to destinations including the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500, marking a 3.6 percent increase from last year.
Mia Cotton as the Cowardly Lion (third from left) makes a point to (from left) Thom Greving as the Scarecrow, David Troyer as the Tinman and Erica Ashley as Dorothy during a production of “The Wizard of Oz” performed by Huntington North High School students last weekend in the HNHS auditorium.
The American Red Cross has a critical shortage of type O blood and urges eligible donors to give now to help patients facing trauma and other life-threatening situations.
As a thank-you for helping replenish the blood supply, all donors who come to give blood or platelets now through June 10, will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email.
Upcoming blood drives in Huntington are:
• May 26, from 7:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church/School, 860 Cherry St.
Associate Professor of Pyschology Dr. Rebekah Benjamin was selected the favorite faculty member by the Huntington University Class of 2019.
The announcement was made Tuesday, May 7, at Forester Night, sponsored by the HU Student Government Association.
Although faculty and staff chose most of the evening’s awards recipients, graduating undergraduates had the opportunity to select the winners of the night’s three final awards: 2019 Male Forester of the Year, 2019 Female Forester of the Year and 2019 Professor of the Year.
Jill Brumbaugh (middle), a third-grade teacher at Andrews Elementary School, chats with two attendees at a retirement party thrown for her and Susan Schownir on Tuesday, May 14, in the school’s cafeteria. Brumbaugh and Schownir, a second-grade teacher, served the Huntington County Community School Corporation for 18 and 23 years, respectively.
The Phi Chapter of Psi Iota Xi Sorority has announced that Karmen Koch, of Huntington, has received the 2019 Marjorie B. Bayless Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 from the Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival.
Koch, a graduate of Huntington North High School, is the daughter of John and Joy Koch. The rising sophomore at Butler University is pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree with a business minor. She currently carries a 4.0 grade point average.
Huntington University graduating seniors recently voted Adrianna Holst (left) as Female Forester of the Year and James Newton as Male Forester of the Year. The awards are given to the students who their classmates felt represented the Forester spirit and are stellar examples of the Class of 2019.
Parkview Huntington Hospital has been named to Modern Healthcare’s list of the 2019 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.
Other Parkview hospitals named to the list include Parkview Wabash Hospital, Parkview LaGrange Hospital, Parkview Noble Hospital and Parkview Whitley Hospital, which includes Parkview Warsaw.
This award program identifies and recognizes outstanding employers in the healthcare industry nationwide. Modern Healthcare partners with the Best Companies Group on the assessment process, which includes an extensive employee survey.
The Huntington County Community Foundation announces that Andrew Nash, of Huntington, has been awarded the 2019 Dave Reeves Athletic Scholarship totaling $800.
Nash, a graduating senior from Huntington North, will be attending the University of Saint Francis with a double major in physical therapy and exercise science, with a career goal of becoming a physical therapist. He is the son of Susan and Shawn Nash.
Huntington’s Chi Chapter of Tri Kappa Sorority recently awarded four general scholarships and the Laura Blackburn Memorial Scholarship. A total of $3,000 in scholarships was awarded this year. The scholarships are awarded annually by Tri Kappa and are based on academic achievement, character and impact.
The Huntington County Community Foundation announces that Mallory Flora of Huntington is the recipient of the 2019 Gary W. McCurley Scholarship totaling $1,000.
Flora, a rising senior at Indiana University, is majoring in marketing in the Kelley School of Business. She is working as a marketing intern with Barrett and Stokely in Indianapolis and plans on joining the firm after graduation next May. She is the daughter of Michelle and Michael Flora.
