Carl and Dana Jewers, Altoona, Iowa, announce the birth of their son, Kale Carlton Jewers, born Jan. 9, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. His brother is Jake, 2. Maternal grandparents are Darrel and Leah Rurode, Baldwin City. Paternal grandparents are Tom and Judy Jewers, Independence, Kan. His great-grandmother is Mary Stong, also of Independence.

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Several area students received degrees from Baker University in December. The winter commencement ceremony was conducted Dec. 17. Area graduates include:

Basehor: Brian Lee Dinkel.

Baldwin City: Teresa A. Arnold, Benchmark Allen Currie, Thomas Mark Farmer, Cassie Beth Gilmore, Patrick A. Jardon, Theresa M. Oliver, Tracy Koons Rockers and Carlo D’Andre Washington.

Eudora: Matt T. Clark, Cindy Lynn Dunn, Brett Christiann Horner and Vanessa L. West.

Lawrence: Kenneth Matthew Asher, Michael Cassady Auchard, Damien Keith Banks, Angela Jo Barnett, Carol I. Barr, Janice A. Begay, David Charles Bohanon, Constance D. Boring, Adrianne Elizabeth Brouhard, William Douglas Byrn, San J. Cawthorn, Jerry M. Coatney, Lauren Crump, Sherry Gwen Downing, Lora M. Gilliland-Schneider, L. Michael Gillman, Sheena Young Soon Grandin, Richard V. Gustafson, Kristina Hackworth, Nathan Vance Harjo, Ann Henshaw, Ryan Charles Hodapp, Leticia Christina Hunt, Courtney Danielle Hutton, Larissa R. Johnson, Michelle Rene Lange, Gretchen Nicole Linhos, James F. Lowe, Leah Ruth Magie, Megan Mergenmeier, Lee Ann Mills, Deanna L. Morris-Stringer, Kenneth A. Owens, Brooke Seymour, Emily A. Smiley, Kaitlin Stout, Susan Sullivan, Amanda B. Unruh, John R. Ward and Thomas E. Wright.

McLouth: Erica B. Boos.

Oskaloosa: Will T. Krebs.

Ottawa: Jason Blake Circle, Jon Elise Cruver, Richard C. Gammon III and Nancy L. McIntosh.

Overbrook: Linda Apodaca-Young and Stephen Joseph Linder.

Tonganoxie: Nichole L. Thomas.

Wellsville: Wendy Eran Reese.

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Several area students received degrees from the Mary Grimes School of Nursing at Neosho County Community College’s Ottawa Campus in December.

Students receiving associate’s degrees include Kelly J. Breitenbach, Kristine M. Butler, Crystal J. Campbell, Dawn R. Dudley, Julie A. King, Jennifer L. Lewis, Kristen M. Lockwood, Brecken MacMahon, Meryl J. May, Margaret W. Muniu, Lisa D. Nelick and Dawn D. Stewart, all of Lawrence; April L. Buckley, Sarah L. Clutter, Angela M. Jones, Stephanie M. Kimbrel, Melissa S. Mille, Andri L. Ryan and Renea C. Sammons, all of Ottawa; Marcia D. Devers, Baldwin City; and Erin M. Stanley and Andrew M. Trybom, both of Eudora.

Students receiving degrees in practical nursing include Josh R. Bailey, Alison F. Creek, Joanna M. Dolezal, Tiffany L. Fabriz, Eunjung (Joan) Ko, Jessika R. Robbins and Chelsea D. Sarowski, all of Lawrence; Kelli J. Boetel, Jennifer M. Costin, Alisha J. Dancosse, Ashley L. Stevens, Kilee E. Wolken and Kay E. Worley, all of Ottawa; Katiana D. Conner and Nicholette R. George, both of Wellsville; Sandra R. Gonzalez, Perry; Susanne M. Grossoehme, Dawn M. Moore and Kristen J. Wessel, all of Baldwin City, and Lisa A. Sommer, Eudora.

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Katrina Kline, Lawrence, was named to the dean’s list for her work during the fall 2006 semester at the University of Evansville. To be named to the list, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher at the university in Evansville, Ind. Kline is the daughter of Larry and Helen Kline, Lawrence.

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Three area students have received Garvey Competitive Scholarships from Washburn University. Kyle Volle, Perry-Lecompton High School, is the top winner in the nation and will receive $2,000 a year, renewable annually. Other winners are Megan Barfield, Lawrence, and Mary Cox, Eudora, who will both receive $500 a year. Results were determined through a scholarship test.

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Erin McDowell is being featured in an online video series documenting four students at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. The show, “Inside the CIA,” can be seen at www.epicurious.com/features/cia/. McDowell is a 2005 graduate of Free State High School.

¢Several Lawrence students were selected for the John Philip Sousa Kansas Junior Honor Band. The local honorees include:

Central Junior High: Nora Byers, Alex Bracciano, Emily Paulsen, Grace Clark, Emily Bachert, Joslyn Underwood, Joe Smith, Katy Thellman, Claire Murphy Beach, Mallory Cox, Nick Conrad, Brittany Mailand and Margaret Bireta.

South Junior High: Sam Graham, Shaina Goodson, Travis Jacobsen and Edward Plotnikov.

West Junior High: Adriane Dick, Victoria Gilman, Dravid Joseph, Mitch Todd, Christopher Helt, Nolan Frank, Stefan Kuczera, Ben Markley, Adam Petz and Catherine Morel.

Southwest Junior High: Leisel Reussner, Ali Zaidi, Hannah Foerschler, Preston Newsome, Kyle Resseguie, Monica Dees, Kirsten Tidd, Patrick Carttar, Tiana Byers, Rachel Heeb, Beverly Liang, Caitleen Desetti, Matthew Drahozal, Jesse Dowell, Addison Frei, Jason Chang, Eric Sorensen, Alex Thompson, Kirk Resseguie and Bobby Hall.

Their directors are Johannah Cox, Central; Lauren Gaugert, West; Scott Robinson, South, and Deborah Woodall, Southwest. Robinson leads the honor band organization.

¢The Lawrence Accredited Music Teachers Association will present a student recital at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Students performing include Sophie Laufer, Alita Joseph, Garrett Frank, Nolan Frank and Luke Rhodes. They represent the studios of Jean Drumm, Sylvia Frank and Carole Ross.

¢Nolan Whipple, an eighth-grader at Central Junior High School, won the school’s spelling bee on Jan. 23.

Nolan advanced through six rounds of competition before facing Trenton Carpenter in the final two rounds. Nolan will represent the school in the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Feb. 24.

¢Catherine M. Brann, Lawrence, was named to the dean’s list at Furman University in Greenville, S.C., for the fall 2006 term. Students must earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher to be named to the list.

¢Dulce Hernandez Shultz, Lawrence, studied Spanish in Barcelona, Spain, during the winter 2007 term as part of the Language Study Abroad Program at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Shultz is the daughter of Jeffrey A. and Carmen H. Shultz.

¢Michael Holton, Tonganoxie, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2006 semester at Pratt Community College.

¢Rebecca Cain and Seth Zahniser, both of Lawrence, were named to the dean’s list at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, for the fall 2006 term. Students on the dean’s list earned a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.64.

¢Joel Burg, Lawrence, has been named to the dean’s list for grades achieved during the fall 2006 semester at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.5 grade point average.

¢Several area students were named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for grades achieved during the fall 2006 semester at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. They are Krystal Kay Bishop, Basehor; Braxton Lane Nottingham, Lawrence; and Megan Renee Lawrence, McLouth. Students who earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher were named to the honor roll.

¢Kayla Frost, Lawrence, was named to the Dean’s List for grades achieved during the fall 2006 semester at Hosftra University. Frost is a sophomore majoring in communications and television production at the university in Hempstead, N.Y.

¢Alison Lomas received the Anderson Chandler Scholarship for 2006 from Kansas University’s School of Business. A senior at KU, Lomas was nominated for the award by her business school professors and was selected by the 2006 Chandler Series lecturer, Matthew Rose. Rose is chief executive officer of BNSF Railway. Lomas is the daughter of John and Susan Lomas.

¢Several local students won awards at the Onaga High School Chess Tournament on Jan. 27. Southwest Junior High School won the second-place trophy in the K-12 division, while Wakarusa Valley and Cordley schools claimed the second and third place trophies, respectively, in K-6. Individually, SWJH’s Thomas Clark placed second in K-12, while Wakarusa Valley’s Lucas Suchy was second in K-6. Other local medal winners in K-12 were Sean Stenseng, Free State High School, fifth; Keely Stenseng, SWJH, sixth; Kellen Cross, SWJH, ninth; Alex Kinkaid, SWJH, 29th; and Lauren Ollila, Lawrence High School, 42nd.

K-6 medal winners were Cal Young, Wakarusa Valley, third; Zack Curran, Cordley, fourth; Robert Newman, Wakarusa Valley, fifth; Eddie Wilson, Cordley, sixth; Darren Rawlings, Wakarusa Valley, ninth; Roscoe Bradt, Cordley, 10th; Charles Hopkins, Cordley, 11th; Byron McClelland, Cordley, 13th; McCarthy Fitch, Cordley, 14th; Laura Nielson, Wakarusa Valley, 16th; George Wedge, Cordley, 17th; Amy Nielson, Wakarusa Valley, 19th; Colin Bradt, Cordley, 20th; and Maxwell Briggs, Wakarusa Valley, 21st.

¢Ian Adkins, Lawrence, is performing with Valparaiso University’s Chamber Concert Band during the current academic year.

The band, which focuses on original band compositions, is the premiere auditioned symphonic band at the university in Valparaiso, Ind. Adkins, son of Perry and Kaye Adkins, Lawrence, plays the baritone saxophone in the band. He is a senior majoring in music education.