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Kaplan University celebrated the graduation of its summer 2011 class during a ceremony Aug. 6 at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago.
Shawnna Sanders of Richmond Hill received an Associate of Applied Science degree in health sciences.
Laura Lowe, also of Richmond Hill, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in information technology.
The Kaplan University’s summer 2011 class included more than 7,200 graduates who earned degrees online. More than 1,000 of them traveled from around the country to attend the ceremony, meeting face-to-face for the first time. Others watched from home via a live webcast.

Mercer University

Mercer University President William D. Underwood recently conferred degrees during the May commencement for the university’s Macon Campus. Those receiving degrees included:
- Jordann Marie Hall of Richmond Hill, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the College of Liberal Arts.
- Malerie L. Sherrod of Ellabell, who earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering with a specialization in environmental engineering from the School of Engineering.
The ceremony included more than 2,700 attendees and more than 500 participants from the College of Liberal Arts, Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, School of Engineering, Tift College of Education, Townsend School of Music and College of Continuing and Professional Studies.
In all, the university held four ceremonies in May in Macon and Atlanta and conferred more than 1,700 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.

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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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