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Graduates-IUP and Altoona Beauty School

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA DECEMBER AND JANUARY GRADUATES Altoona — Emily Lauren Brown, B.S., nursing; Kalie R. Conley, B.A., political science; Destyni Angela Johnnetta Davis, B.A., psychology; Kailey Nicole LeVan, B.S., nursing; Zemira Christina Marie Moore, B.S., communications media/media marketing; Stacey Ann Oppel, B.S., nursing Elizabeth A. Stitt, B.A., sociology; Karlie L. Thompson, B.S., biology/ecology, conservation and environmental. Duncansville — Nicholas James McElhinney, M.Ed., health and physical education/K-12 teacher education. Hollidaysburg — Mary ...

Deans’ lists

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND, Tacoma, Wash. — Dean’s list, fall semester: Zoe Ellis, Philipsburg. SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, Savannah, Ga. — Dean’s list, winter quarter: Edith Manfred, Hollidaysburg. ELMIRA COLLEGE, Elmira, N.Y. — Dean’s list, winter term: Anna Ward, Williamsburg.

Doctorate: Aimee Smith-Pirollo

Aimee Smith-Pirollo received her doctor of physician assistant studies at the winter commencement ceremony at the University of Pittsburgh on Dec. 17, 2023. She is a 2002 graduate of Altoona Area High School. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor of ...

LBCY to graduate class of 2024

The Blair County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Blair County Youth (LBCY) program will graduate 24 local students at a ceremony on May 8 at the Port Sky Cafe at Penn State Altoona. LBCY is a Blair County Chamber of Commerce program open to high school sophomores that focuses on servant leadership. The youth program is formatted similarly to the Chamber’s adult leadership program. LBCY has been used as a model for leadership youth programs throughout Pennsylvania and the tri-state region. The LBCY curriculum includes monthly sessions on community focused topics and a class project. ...

Young Entrepreneurs Academy graduates class of ’24

Sixteen local students representing 14 self-made businesses graduated from the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!). Throughout the 25-week program, students received the necessary tools to launch their very own IRS-registered business. Sessions included mentoring from industry experts, field trips and an investor panel event in which students pitched their business plans to local investors for financial backing. The graduation ceremony was held at noon April 23 at U.S. Hotel Tavern Liberty Hall in Hollidaysburg. Members of the 2024 class are: ...

MHBC Foundation’s gift will help future nurses

EVERETT –– The Memorial Hospital of Bedford County Foundation Fund within the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is helping future nurses learn to care for patients who are unable to access nutrition through eating. The MHBC Fund donated $3,500 to the Bedford County Regional ...