Courtesy photo Alaina Heeter (left), RN, is shown with Michelle Buttry, chief nursing officer, Conemaugh Nason Medical Center.Center

Conemaugh Nason awards scholarship

ROARING SPRING — Conemaugh Nason Medical Center has awarded Alaina Heeter, RN, the hospital’s Amber Port Memorial Scholarship.

The $1,000 scholarship was established in 2020 in memory of Amber Port, RN, nurse manager.

An Imler native and Mount Aloysius College graduate, Heeter joined the hospital as a registered nurse in 2014 and provides care to patients in the intensive care unit. She pursued her education while working full-time, and completed her studies at Maryville University in December to become a family nurse practitioner.

MAC recognizes student’s academics

ANNVILLE — Darrian Berkheimer of Altoona was one of more than 130 Lebanon Valley College student-athletes to be named to the Middle Atlantic Conference’s (MAC) Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Berkheimer, a graduate of Altoona Area Senior High School, is a member of the Lebanon Valley College women’s soccer team, and is pursuing a bachelor of science in exercise science at The Valley.

The academic honor roll is comprised of student-athletes who compete in a varsity-level sport and registered a term/semester GPA of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) or higher.

Bloomsburg student completes internship

BLOOMSBURG — More than 500 students from Bloomsburg University recently completed academic internships.

Among them was Julie Brown from Petersburg, who completed an internship with Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11.

Students work with a site supervisor and faculty advisor throughout the internship, gaining hands-on learning and practical experience for their future career.

Altoona student earns award from WGU

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Kyra Williams of Altoona has earned an Award of Excellence at Western Governors University College of Health Professions.

The award is given to students who perform at a superior level in their coursework.

Alum Bank native performs in concert

SLIPPERY ROCK — The Slippery Rock University Music Department welcomed musicians from local middle and high schools for its annual collaboration with the SRU Flute Studio Ensemble, as they hosted the 2022 SRU Honors Flute Ensemble Concert on Feb. 27 in the Miller Theater at the Performing Arts Center.

SRU Flute Studio members taking part in the performance include Hope Kaufman, a senior music therapy major from Alum Bank.

The concerts culminated three days of workshops and rehearsals where at least a dozen middle and high school flutists will learn from SRU students, as well as guest performers and clinicians.

Delegates attend UN climate change conference

HUNTINGDON — A delegation of Juniata College faculty and students attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, as an observer organization.

Two years ago, Matthew Powell, professor of geology, and Dennis Plane, professor of politics, who co-teach the course, “Global Climate Change,” applied for observer status and an invitation to the conference commonly referred to the COP26.

In early August, approval to observe was received, and two students from the Global Climate Change course, Saraly Gonzalez ’22, and Kali Pupo ’22, were selected to attend, along with Powell and Plane. The trip was sponsored by the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost at Juniata.

“It was a great honor to be represented. There were some other colleges and universities who sent delegations, but not many,” Plane said. “It showed a commitment to environmental stewardship on behalf of the college in terms of climate change and the hope of continued efforts to promote sustainability and carbon footprint reduction. It shows the college wants to move in a direction that is healthy for the climate and the planet.”

Thiel College athletes recognized by PAC

GREENVILLE — Fifty-two Thiel College student-athletes were recently named to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll for the fall 2021 semester.

The PAC Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes on varsity athletics teams who earned a 3.6 grade-point average or higher during their semester of competition.

A total of 705 student-athletes were named to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll for the fall semester.

Area students who were recognized are Alexander Kovalyak, of DuBois, Nicholas Dilullo of DuBois and Chad Morningstar of Saxton.