Kirsten and Darrin Mock, Lawrence, announce the birth of their daughter, Elizabeth Claire Mock, on Jan. 29, 2009, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Elizabeth has a brother, Hayden Mock, 2.

Her maternal grandparents are Lynn and Karen Olson, Lawrence; paternal grandparents are Fern Baker, Lawrence, and Gary Mock, El Paso, Texas; great-grandparents are Adolph and Dixie Olson, Lawrence, Don Barron, Shawnee, and Rex Craig, Burnet, Texas.

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Donald Norris, Lawrence, will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the University Community of Christ Church, 1900 University Drive, Lawrence.

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Laurie and Phillip Hart, Lawrence, announce the birth of their son Desmund Rethe Hart, on Jan. 29, 2009, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

Desmund has a brother, Darius Hart, 9.

His paternal grandparents are Neal and Darlene Hart, Lawrence; and maternal grandparents were the late Helen and Bert Bertelsen and Ralph Kollmeyer.

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Fort Hays State University announces area students named to the dean’s list for the fall 2008 semester, by earning a grade-point average of 3.60 or higher.

Area students are: Sheridan Thompson, De Soto; Travis Mason, Sarah Nichols, Ashley Sakumura and Ramin Zangeneh, Lawrence; Ashley Turpin, Meriden; Lisa Crook, Overbrook; Tesa Pivonka, Nicole Warfield and Samantha Wilson, Pomona; William Behm, Tonganoxie; and Hallie McMillen, Tecumseh.

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Matthew Riley, Lawrence, was named to the merit list for the fall 2008 semester at Kenyon College. Riley earned a 3.66 grade-point average for the semester.

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University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, announces area students who earned fall degrees. Graduation ceremonies were Dec. 13.

Area students are: Samantha Frisbie, Bachelor of Science, Lecompton; and Connie Reischman, Master of Science, Tonganoxie.

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Brooke Sutherland, was named to the fall honor roll at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., by earning a grade-point average of at least 3.75.

Sutherland is a freshman at the university and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Todd Sutherland, Lawrence.

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University of Wyoming, Laramie, announces area students earning degrees at the completion of the fall 2008 semester.

Lawrence students are: Ashly Basgall, Master of Arts, and Jian Zhang, Master of Science.