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Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association awards scholarships

The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) announced the 21 recipients of the 2025 Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship. Each student will receive a one-year, $2,500 scholarship for the 2025-26 academic year. “Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients,” said Alex Baloga, president and CEO of PFMA. “We’re proud to support these exceptional students as they pursue their goals. Their drive, talent, and determination reflect the very best of our industry’s future, and we’re honored to invest in their success.” Recipients are chosen by a panel of judges ...

Penn Highlands Foundation awards $100,000 in scholarships

JOHNSTOWN — The Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Foundation awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to deserving students for the 2025-26 academic year. This includes $63,250 designated for the Supporting Scholars program, which encompasses the Emerging Leader Scholarship of $2,000 annually per student, and the Presidential Scholarship of $6,000 annually per student, for both first-year and second-year recipients. The Foundation will also award 20 scholarships, collectively amounting to $37,000, to students. Those awarded scholarships include: Supporting Scholars — ...

CU holds Psi Chi induction ceremony

LOCK HAVEN — The Psychology Department at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven held its Psi Chi Induction ceremony this spring. Among the students recognized were Alexis Mayes of Coalport and Kaitlyn McGonigal of Clearfield. The following local majors and minors were inducted: Alexis Mayes of Coalport and Kaitlyn McGonigal of Clearfield. Student attends FBLA nationals DALLAS, Texas –– Mackenzie Coffman of Petersburg recently attended the Future Business Leaders of America Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Dallas. Coffman qualified for the NLC after placing in the top ...

Honors lists

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY — President’s list, spring semester: Megan Toth, Ebensburg. ST. MARY’S COLLEGE, Notre Dame, Ind. — Dean’s list, spring semester: Madeline Waibel, Duncansville. HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, Hempstead, N.Y. — Dean’s list, spring semester: Ethan Jacobs, Northern Cambria; Isabella Knorr, Altoona. BALWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY, Berea, Ohio — Dean’s list, spring semester: Abbie George, Ebensburg. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City, Iowa — Dean’s list, spring semester: Reed Niebauer, Cresson. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, Ames, Iowa — Dean’s list, spring ...

Doctorate — Kathleen Isabella Price

Kathleen Isabella Price graduated with honors from Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pikeville, Ky., with a doctor of osteopathic medicine Degree on May 10, 2025. She is currently an intern in the emergency department at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was part of the ...

Mount Aloysius College spring dean’s list

MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE, CRESSON DEAN’S LIST, SPRING TERM Alexandria — Myah Chappell. Altoona — Alyssa Beck, Devon Bickers, Chelsea Black, Casey Blackie, Maura Brandt, Maddison Conway, Addison Cooper, Madison Cowfer, Abigail Donlan, Joseph Hallinan, Yalena Harris, Maliah Hassler, Alayna Huss, Tessa Ingram, Margaret Kelly, Ashley Kestle, Maura Kiser, Shawna Lovrich, Nina McCarville, Laurie McChessney, Alexandra McConnell, Kaelynn Mielnik, Stephanie Miller, Hannah Patterson, Staci Rogers, Lindsey Savino, Megan Shultz, Kaylee Smith, Shane Swanger, Jerica Walters. Ashville — ...