Local graduations and awards

• Kelly Peterson received her Bachelor of Arts degree in history, magna cum laude, from Whitworth University, located in Spokane, Wash.

• Mary Davis earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and communications from Hope College, located in Holland, Mich.

• Todd M. Anderson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Pre-Communication from Oregon State University, located in Corvallis, Ore.

• Erin Gilmore earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences from the University of Arizona, located in Tempe, Ariz.

• Eve Hampton earned her Bachelor of Science in Special Education and Rehabilitation, summa cum laude, from the University of Arizona. She will attend Arizona State University in the fall, pursuing a master’s degree in counseling. Hampton was a member of the University of Arizona Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team and will be joining the Phoenix Suns Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team in the fall.

• Brent Stuck earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the college of Social Sciences at Loyola University, located in New Orleans.

• Anne Sedgwick earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University, located in New Orleans.

•Denison Chapin recently received the Barbara & Jeffrey Bartlett Prize in Philosophy and Religious Studies at the Beloit College Honors Day Convocation on May 6. The honor was awarded to Chapin along with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the school.

• Laura Ann Kohler earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Development Studies from Cornell University, located in Ithaca, N.Y.

• Simon Hoching Pang earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, located in Ithaca, N.Y.

• Ben York (MIHS 2005) graduated with a B.A. degree from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine on May 23. He majored in Economics and played varsity lacrosse. He is the son of Bruce and Kim York.

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