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Strickland graduates

Columbia College-Fort Stewart has announced that Henry Carl Strickland of Richmond Hill recently received a bachelor of arts in business administration.

Callender, Vasher honored

Christopher Callender of Richmond Hill, the son of Robert W Callender and Anne M Callender, was named to the honor list of Oxford College, the two-year liberal arts division of Emory University located in Oxford, Ga., for the 2006 fall semester.

Students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher to be named to the honor list.

Brittany Vasher of Richmond Hill was recently named to Oxford College's merit list for the 2006 fall semester.

Vasher is the daughter of Brendan Vasher and Sandra Vasher

Students must earn a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the previous semester to be named to the merit list.

GSU grad degrees

Anyone interested in pursuing a graduate degree at Georgia Southern University is invited to attend an information session on Tuesday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. in Henderson Library, Room 1300 on the university campus in Statesboro.

The session will provide information on the more than 45 graduate degree programs and majors, requirements, financial aid and upcoming deadlines.

Four new programs will be introduced for Fall 2007: the doctor of clinical psychology, doctor of public health, master of science in applied economics, and master of accounting with a concentration in forensic accounting.

For more information on graduate studies or the information session, contact gradadmissions@georgiasouthern.edu or call 912-681-5384.

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RH theater scholarship
Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer shows her Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. With her are Tom Harris, Ashlee Farris, Brett Berry and Kim Diebold. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016. - photo by Photo provided.

Three reports recently presented scholarships

Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer received the Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016.

Garden Club

The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Katherine Wood and a $500 scholarship to Carly Vargas, both seniors graduating from Richmond Hill High School.

The awards were presented May 8 during Honors Night at RHHS.

Wood plans to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont and major in environmental studies.

Vargas plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, to pursue a degree in either environmental studies or biology.

The garden club awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a local high school senior who plans to major in a field related to environmental concerns, plants and/or gardening.

This year, due to having two exceptional candidates, the garden club awarded an additional $500 scholarship.

Exchange Club

The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill recently named Caroline Odom as its student of the year.

The club each month during the school year names a student of the month, and the student of the year is chosen from among those winners.

Awards are based on academic performance, community involvement and leadership.

Monthly winners receive $100, with the annual winner getting a $1,000 scholarship.

The Exchange Club has been recognizing students for more than 30 years.

Odom will go on to compete in the Georgia District Exchange Club against students from across the state.

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