HOUGHTON, Mich. — Stanton Schmitz, a Pendleton High School student, was selected as one of 27 high school students from six states to attend the National Summer Transportation Institute at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. He is the son of Philip and Stephanie Schmitz of Pendleton.

The highly competitive, two-week, scholarship-only residential program was part of Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Program and offered an opportunity for exceptional high school students to explore today’s transportation industry. The students participated in discussions and hands-on design competitions and had the opportunity to spend time with industry role models from across the country and the world, in addition to spending time with other motivated students who shared their passion in a vibrant university setting.

One of the highlights was a tour of the Mackinac Bridge Authority and a “behind the scenes” look at the third longest suspension bridge in the country. The students traveled to Sault Ste. Marie and got a firsthand look at the largest waterway traffic system on earth — the Soo Locks shipping canal between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.

Accepted students received a scholarship valued at more than $1,800 that covered tuition, room and board and all supplies. NSTI scholarship funding was provided by a grant from the Federal Highway Administration.

The National FFA Organization awarded a $1,000 Mike Hopper Memorial scholarship to Erika Parks of the Echo High School FFA. The scholarship is sponsored by the Mike Hopper Memorial Fund as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Parks is using the funds to pursue a degree at Washington State University.

This scholarship is one of 1,820 awarded through the National FFA Organization’s scholarship program this year. Currently, 116 sponsors contribute more than $2.6 million to support scholarships for students.

The 2016 scholarship recipients were selected from 8,838 applicants from across the country. Selections were based on the applicant’s leadership, academic record, FFA and other school and community activities, supervised agricultural or work experience in agriculture education and future goals.

PORTLAND — Shawnda Hamper of Portland was named to the Dean’s List at Portland State University for the 2016 summer term. Students earning the honor must earn a GPA between 3.75 and 3.99 while carrying a class load of 12 hours or more.

Shawnda is the daughter of Sharra Hamper of Umatilla.

PHILADELPHIA — Evangelina Olivera of Pendleton, a pharmaceutical sciences student in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences, took part in a special recognition ceremony for the Pharmacology/Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Sciences programs on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. In addition to donning a white lab coat, Olivera was among the students who also received a pin to reinforce their commitment to their chosen field of study.

The BS program in pharmacology/toxicology trains students to understand the interactions of drugs and other chemicals with living systems, while the BS program in pharmaceutical sciences trains students to develop novel methods to deliver drugs to the body and analyze the effectiveness of these drug delivery systems. Students in both programs are well prepared for their careers in industry, academia, and government or go on for advanced degrees.

University of the Sciences has prepared students to be leaders and practitioners in the healthcare and science fields for nearly 200 years.

LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon University awarded 713 bachelors degrees, 96 masters degrees, nine associates degrees and one certificate during the 2015-16 academic year. Students graduating with honors earned a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or above and an EOU GPA of: summa cum laude (3.85-4.0 gpa), magna cum laude (3.70-3.84 gpa) or cum laude (3.50-3.69 gpa).

The following local students earned degrees or certificates:

Adams: Megan Baker, BS anthropology/sociology; Connor Remington, BS anthropology/sociology.

Athena: Elizabeth Griggs, MS education; Chandra Phillips, BS business administration, cum laude; Morgan Watson, BS multidisciplinary studies and elementary education.

Boardman: Shannon Callow, BS physical activity and health; Kelly Doherty, BS liberal studies/2 EOU minors; Jason Hendricks, BS business administration, magna cum laude; Aaron Rouska, CIL (graduate) early childhood teacher education, elementary teacher education.

Fossil: Sahrida Palazo, BMUS music.

Heppner: Justin Bailey, BS business administration; Eric Jepsen, Master of Arts in Teaching, summa cum laude; Tricia Lorence, BS liberal studies/2 EOU minors; Lawrence Lutcher, BS media arts and communication; Michael McCabe, BS business administration.

Hermiston: Dianna Ashbeck, BS business administration, cum laude; Kyle Boes, BS anthropology/sociology; Kenzi Booher, BS media arts and communication, summa cum laude; Edgar Castro, MBA, magna cum laude; Jorge DeAnda, MBA; Cristal Delgado, BA anthropology/sociology; Charity Dotson, CIL (graduate) secondary education, middle school, Master of Arts in Teaching; Patricia Echols, BS liberal studies/2 EOU minors; Brian Eisenbarth, BS business administration, magna cum laude; Gracie Flyg, MBA, magna cum laude; Virginia Garcia, BS business administration; Jessica Garcia Quezada, CIL (undergraduate) early childhood teacher education, elementary teacher education, cum laude; Daniel Hall, BS business administration; Mykel Liebe, BA multidisciplinary studies and elementary education, CIL (graduate) early childhood teacher education, elementary teacher education, magna cum laude; Dennis McClure, BS fire services administration, cum laude; Perla Mejia, BS business administration; Mindy Mele, BS psychology; Chelsea Moro, BS liberal studies/2 EOU minors; Misty Morton, MBA; Maloree Moss, CIL (graduate) secondary education, middle school, summa cum laude; Brytni Owen, MS education; Macy Peterson, BS psychology; Francisco Rodriguez, BS psychology; Colter Terry, BS anthropology/sociology, cum laude; Corbet Weimer, BS psychology; Chris Wrathall, BS fire services administration.

Irrigon: Minerva DeLoera, BS multidisciplinary studies and elementary education; Steven Olson, MBA.

Milton-Freewater: Barney Barcroft, BS business administration; Caryn Houchin, BS liberal studies/2 EOU minors; Micaela Riley, BS physical activity and health, cum laude; Andrea Roeder, BS multidisciplinary studies; James Roeder, BS computer science/multimedia studies; Steven Stanford, BMUS music, BS theatre arts.

Pendleton: John Abreu, BS anthropology/sociology, summa cum laude; David Anderson, BS business administration; Gloria Chase, CIL (graduate) early childhood teacher education, elementary teacher education; Jared Clark, BS multidisciplinary studies and elementary education; Deanna Claus, BS liberal studies/2 EOU minors; Ben Dagley, Master of Arts in Teaching; Casey Dietz, CIL (graduate) secondary education, middle school; Rebecca Emmons, BS - multidisciplinary studies and elementary education, CIL (graduate) early childhood teacher education, elementary teacher education, summa cum laude; Gretchen Halfmoon, BS anthropology/sociology; Mckenzie Hughes, BS multidisciplinary studies and elementary education, CIL (graduate) - early childhood teacher education, elementary teacher education; Jacob Jones, BS business administration; Kathryn Jones, BS multidisciplinary studies and elementary education, CIL (graduate) early childhood teacher education, elementary teacher education; Aaron Lammey, BS philosophy/politics/economics, cum laude; Joshua Linehan, Master of Arts in Teaching; Mitchell Montchalin, BS computer science, cum laude; Janene Morris, BS business administration; Cory O’Neill, CIL (graduate) early childhood teacher education, elementary teacher education; Tina Richardson, BS business administration, cum laude; Corrina Robinson, MS education; Karlee Robinson, BS psychology; Matthew Schuck, BA liberal studies/2 EOU minors; Tyler Zyph, CIL (graduate) secondary education, middle school.

Pilot Rock: MacKenzie Graham, BS biochemistry; Ronald King, BS psychology.

Stanfield: Devin Bailey, BS biology; Jessica Kadner, BS anthropology/sociology; Erin Mills, CIL (graduate) secondary education, middle school; Carolina Valadez, BA English/writing.

Umatilla: Eric Lougee, CIL (graduate) secondary education, middle school, Master of Arts in Teaching; Adriane Rodriguez, BS multidisciplinary studies and elementary education.

Weston: Christina Huskey, BS liberal studies/early childhood

HERMISTON — The Knights of Columbus Council 3999, affiliated with Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Hermiston, recently awarded $500 scholarships to Hermiston area graduates, including:

Daisy Pineda-Armenta, attending Central Washington University; Jesus Carillo, attending Oregon State University; Robert Coleman, also attending OSU; Andra Gispert-Tello, attending New York University Shanghai; Sofia Gispert-Tello, attending Whitman College; Grace Klein, attending Blue Mountain Community College; Brady Linnell, attending Colorado State University; and Emily Vandehey, also attending BMCC.

HELIX — Students named to the honor roll at Helix Junior High and Griswold High School for the first quarter of the 2016-17 academic year were:

Helix Junior High: 4.0 gpa: Dean Boland, Bryce Fairchild, Blake Harper, Addie Hayes, Pendra Ogilvie, David Shaw, Rebekah Shaw and Elijah Sprenger; 3.75-3.99 gpa: Caleb Greenhalgh, Kyler Greenhalgh, Sam Kubishta, Anitohi Mercer, Lexie Mize, Anna Schatzlein, Ryann Stahancyk and MayaBella Texidor; 3.25-3.74 gpa: Caiden Boatright, Kuper Bracher, Mackenzie Dunn, Chase Fehrenbacker, Darla Holden, Zachary Johnson, Alexandria Krol, Sydney Moore, Lexi Thompson, Karalin Reynolds, Shaylee Roberts and Noelle Texidor.

Griswold High School: 4.0 gpa: Charmayne Bennett, Lucy Case, Hannah Christman, Tylor Fehrenbacker, Alyssa Keene, Alexis Leake, Caiden Marks, Bethany Newtson, Vitor Pedrosa, Jonathan Shaw, Sadie Wilson and Annie Wood; 3.75-3.99 gpa: Lynne Ashby, Kierra Carlson, Julianne Davis, Emma Fehrenbacker, Allan Holden, Arianna Krol, Macy LeGore, Ashton Marks, Colton Reynolds, Elisabeth Shaw and Kyleen Stahancyk; 3.25-3.74 gpa: Preston Brower, Sam Carlson, Grant Christman, Kaylee Cope, Reese Gilliland, Kyla Harper, Erik Jones, Brandon Leake, Kailey Mize, Drew Nelson, Gavin Newtson, Kyla Roberts, Hailey Shepherd, Jake Sprenger, Macey Tullis and Justin Williams.

PENDLETON — Bronc Pride Award winners for September and October at Sunridge Middle School were:

September: Sixth Grade: Dylan Abrahamson, Alayna Bevis, Gabby Brown, Austin Carlson, Chas Corbett, Easton Corey, Andrew Demianew, Chloe Gray, Antonio Flores, Anthony Heise, Simon Johnson, Paegen Kang, Alexa Large, Chris Minthorn, Olivia Schrader, Perrie Schuh, Lyle Soaring Eagle, Abby Thorne and Adam Thorne; Seventh Grade: Parker Campbell, Thomas Carlos, Kevin Castaneda, Holly Chambers, Shannielle Countryman-Vedder, Sydney Dodge, Jennifer Fang, Sauren Garton, James Halladay, Eliana Hansen, Daisy Jenness, Keri Kunz, Jason Lewis, Keilah Mossman, Julia Naughton, Andy Oja, Andre Olivera, Kristylle Salvador and Savannah White; Eighth Grade: Bella Baumgartner, Trever Blagg, Christian Bracken, Lillie Brewer, Gracie Broadfoot, Noah Butler, Mallory Daum, Angela Fang, Michael Flores, Hope Harwood, Emma House, Kyra Jackson, Shayna Medrano, Jayden Miller, Rose Pe, Grace Phillips, Trinity Price, Andreana Roark, Johann Valera-Vega, Bryson Wells and Camille Wood.

October: Sixth Grade: Olivia Baker, Luke Bensching, Helen Bylenga, Clayson Cooley, Jackson Davis, Rylee Demianew, Rebekah Edmonds, Olivia Elrod, Elizabeth Holden, Emma House, Richard Huesties, Sasha Kovalak, Aubrey Lehnert, Memphis Marking, Zack McLeod, Layla Otteson, Sheviann Piece, Molly Reeves, Saint Schimmel and Spencer Seeliger; Seventh Grade: Marquelle Barfuss, Melinda Cramp, Janie Gilliam, Madison Gruenhagen, Caleb Golter, Kashaela Hall, Max Hunter, Kinley McAnally, Payton Nerenberg, Danilo Roman-Soria, Caden Rugg, Clara Sams, Joseph Simpson, Corbin Sweet, Nora Yoshioka and Kaylee Zimmerman; Eighth Grade: Jacob Airoldi, Nancy Arechiga-Lopez, Zaanan Bane, Gracie Broadfoot, Larissa Chambers, Clare Durant-Bailor, Angela Fang, Celia Farrow, Kyle Field, Andrew Halsey, Sylvie Heriza, Courtney Herrera, Kyra Jackson, Hunter Kennicott, Allyson Maddern, Magi MacDonald, Josh McCorkle, Natalie Neveau, Grace Phillips, Oscar Pureco, Emilio Rivera-Martinez, Sidney Schreier, Curtis Simons, Johann Valera-Vega and Tucker Zander.

PORTLAND — Nathaniel Verley of Irrigon was named to the Warner Pacific College Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 academic term. To qualify, students must be enrolled full-time and achieve a 3.5 or greater grade point average.

PENDLETON — The following list of students are the Sunridge Middle School Bronc Pride Award winners for the months of November and December. Recipients these special awards are either consistently modeling high expectations related to readiness, respect and responsibility, or have recently experienced recognizable growth in one or all of these areas. This is a truly remarkable honor worthy of continued recognition.

Sixth Grade: Dylan Alexander, Analie Carnes, Ryder Cartmell, Jordan Cash, Connor Cimmiyotti, Andrew Demianew, Rebekah Edmonds, Sydnee Enright, Jonathan Ferman Ramirez, Kate Hill, Simon Johnson, Ali Kipp, Payton Lambert, Brock Mackey, Robert Maker, Wyatt Martin, Ramon Mora Corona, Sistine Moses, Sarah Ottosen, Aleece Primmer, Saint Schimmel, Malay Stanger, Adelaide Tesch, Daniella Torres, Sarah Welch, and Summer Wildbill.

Seventh Grade: Ella Chrisman, Olivia Corbett, Shannielle Countryman-Vedder, Akira Gomez, Madison Gruenhagen, McKenna Harrington, Sarah House, Bryson Laib, Sofia Mendoza, Payton Nerenberg, McKenzie Penninger, Paige Pitner, Clara Sams, Corbin Sweet, Colton Williams, and Tre Williams.

Eighth Grade: Stanley Alexander-Spino, Zaanan Bane, Isaac Bearchum, Brogan Biggerstaff, Chelsie Clough, Kya Creger, Mallory Daum, Randy Davis, Ruger Deming, Gabrielle Fitzmorris, Cloey Harris, Adilia Hart, Kyra Jackson, Shayna Medrano, Analeena Perez, Wakody Pond, Harley Rhoades, Electra Taylor, and Tucker Zander.

LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon University named 520 students to the dean’s list for the 2016 fall term. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term.

The following local students were named to the list:

Adams: Zachary Szumski; Athena: Taylor Entze, Kyra Fairchild, Devin Griggs, Crystal Wortman; Boardman: Alesia Sterner; Echo: Sean Hoogstraten; Helix: Tegan Jackson; Heppner: Patrick Collins, Makenzie Correa; Hermiston: Maria Arenas, Christopher Atwood, Caitlynn Barton, Samantha Baumgartner, Matthew Booher, Jessica Dixon, Makayla Mangione, Christian Peterson, Gaige Phillips, Lily Ringe, Brittany Smith, Emily Spinden, Truc Truong; Ione: Shannon Boor, Jasmine Dixon, Jaqueline Juarez, Jason Juarez Alvarez; Irrigon: Jennifer Matlack; Milton-Freewater: Tasha Marshall, Jazmin Ornelas, Victor Saldana Meza, Amy Arnzen, Danielle Veitenheimer; Pendleton: Patrick Blaine, Jeremy Cochrane, Kimberly Denton, Michael Derrickson, Aaron Hines, Elizabeth Hoffman, Greg Jones, Brian Mandella, Mayra Mendoza, Crystal Mitchell, Charissa Newman, Deidra Nitz, Shannon Smith-Gruenhagen, Jami Stevens, Eleanor Stuart, Kaylie Thompson, Bethany VanCleave; Pilot Rock: Bailey Weinke; Spray: Benjamin Henry; Stanfield: Eddy Ramos.

SPOKANE — Kylee Andreason of Hermiston and Alex Gilsdorf of Athena have been named to the fall 2016 honor roll list at Spokane Community College. To receive honor roll status, students must earn a 3.0 grade point average or higher.

NEWBERG — George Fox University has released its fall 2016 semester dean’s list. Traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to earn a spot on the dean’s list.

The following local students received recognition:

Hermiston: Ricardo Sotelo Santoyo, senior, elementary education; Milton-Freewater: Derek Richwine, senior, entrepreneurship and management; Pilot Rock: Andrew Burcham, senior, engineering, and Kaleigh Waggoner, sophomore, no declared major.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston Southern University has named Jacob Moore of Pendleton to the Dean’s List for the fall 2016 semester. Moore is a senior majoring in kinesiology.

Charleston Southern names students to the Dean’s List who have earned a

3.5 GPA or better and 12 or more credit hours for the semester.

HELIX — Students named to the second quarter honor roll for the 2016-17 academic year at Helix Community School were:

Helix Jr. High: 4.0 gpa: Dean Boland, Bryce Fairchild, Caleb Greenhalgh, Blake Harper, Alexandria Krol, David Shaw, Elijah Sprenger, MayaBella Texidor; 3.75-3.99 gpa: Kyler Greenhalgh, Zachary Johnson, Sam Kubishta, Rebekah Shaw, Ryann Stahancyk; 3.25-3.74 gpa: Kuper Bracher, Chase Fehrenbacker, Faith Fletcher, Addie Hayes, Darla Holden, Anitohi Mercer, Lexie Mize, Pendra Ogilvie, Karalin Reynolds, Shaylee Roberts, Anna Schatzlein, Jubilee Taylor, Noelle Texidor, Lexi Thompson.

Griswold High School: 4.0 gpa: Charmayne Bennett, Lucy Case, Hannah Christman, Emma Fehrenbacker, Tylor Fehrenbacker, Allan Holden, Alyssa Keene, Alexis Leake, Ashton Marks, Caiden Marks, Bethany Newtson, Vitor Pedrosa, Kyla Roberts, Jonathan Shaw, Justin Williams, Sadie Wilson, Annie Wood; 3.75-3.99 gpa: Lynne Ashby, Arianna Krol, Gavin Newtson; 3.25-3.74 gpa: Kierra Carlson, Kaylee Cope, Julie Davis, Hailey Fehrenbacker, Kyla Harper, Brandon Leake, Macy LeGore, Colton Reynolds, Elisabeth Shaw, Jacob Sprenger, Kyleen Stahancyk, Macey Tullis.

PARKLAND, Wash.— Avery Madril, a student at Pendleton High School, has been awarded a prestigious Pacific Lutheran University President’s Scholarship worth $26,000 a year — along with the opportunity to earn more.

PLU offers a number of merit scholarships to recognize academic achievement, leadership and service, as well as the promise of continued success in these areas as a PLU student. The Presidential Scholarships are renewable for three additional years of undergraduate study.

Over 500 incoming first year students apply for Presidential Scholarships each year, and the standards are high: Students who have demonstrated significant leadership and service and have achieved a 3.8+ GPA or 1310+ SAT (math and evidence-based reading and writing scores) or 28+ ACT are eligible to apply.

For the 2017-18 academic year, 126 President’s Scholars were selected. This year the President’s Scholarship recipients scored an average 1330 SAT test score, an average 29 ACT test score, and have a 3.98 average GPA. They have been invited to interview on the PLU campus in February to compete for the next level of PLU Presidential Scholarships – one of ten $31,000-per-year Harstad Founder’s Scholarships or one of five full-tuition Regents’ Scholarships.

CHENEY, Wash. — The following local students earned recognition on the Fall Quarter 2016 Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University:

Heppner: Michaella Emmel; Hermiston: Mariah Ware; Pendleton: Lindsey Roach.

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Grace Barron Wilkerson of Pendleton has been named to the Dean’s List at Pensacola Christian College for fall semester 2016. Students named to the list must have a B average or higher.

Ione Community School has named its honor roll students for the first semester of the 2016-17 academic year.

The following students were named to the honor roll (3.5 gpa or higher): Grace Ogden, Joshua Bleth, Kayla Rodriguez, Blake Carter, Aubriana Rodriguez, Eva Martin, Serenity Rodriguez, Zoey Gilbert, Emma Rietmann, Elaina Ehrmantraut, Annabelle McDaniel, Matthew Orem, Megan Doherty, Mackenzie Heideman, Rayah Cavan, Sarah Knop, Renee Peterson, Payton Miller, Susanna Teeman, Sonia Medina, Morgan Orem, Allisa David, Katelyn Bass, Tristan Estabrook, Maia Fuchs, Katie Gilbert, Sydney Qualls, Goncalo Silva, Karsen Dumler, Sergio Marin Farias, Hannah Flynn, Babali Peterson and Austin Carter.

The following students received honorable mention status (3.0-3.49 gpa): Hailey Heideman, Haylie Peterson, Taylor Rollins, Katelyn Thompson, Lucas Parker, Gary Walls, Faviola Juarez Alvarez, Jessica Medina, MaLinda Morter, Madison Alldritt, Karen Cambero, Jacob Heideman, Aaron Smythe, Hayden Qualls, Nestor Ramirez Orozco, Laura Ayala, Tiana Church, Maggie Flynn, Austin Morter, Emily Taylor, Daniel Kelly, Marisol Avila-Ramirez, Daniel Doherty, Colton Hollis, Pedro Bolanos and Yaneri Calvillo.

HELENA, Mont. — Emily F. Holland of Ione and Sydney E. Jones of Pendleton were named to the fall semester 2016 Dean’s List at Carroll College. To earn a place on the list, students must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and a minimum of 12 graded credits taken during the semester.