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Lauren Kelly, Lawrence, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2009 semester at Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., by earning a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

• Lawrence students Kara Kellison, Sean Land and Neha Pardeshi were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2009 semester at Barton Community College by earning a grade-point average between 3.5 to 3.99.

• Kimberlee and Matt Pepple, Webster Groves, Mo., announce the birth of their son, Leonard Jae-Hoon Pepple, June 25, 2009, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Leonard’s maternal grandparents are Rick and O-Ja Belcher, Hawthorn Woods, Ill.; paternal grandparents are Sam and Debbie Pepple, Lawrence. Great-grandparents are Bill Dahlin, Chesterfield, Mo., Robert and VJ Pepple, Ottawa, and Richard and Mary Belcher, Belleville, Ark.

Kansas University honored outstanding students in the theater and film programs May 8 at the traditional Theatre Stage Supper and also May 15 at Liberty Hall for the 2008-09 Film Awards Spectacular, which featured the announcement of the Tensie Awards.

Lawrence KU theatre and film students receiving awards at the two ceremonies were: Jeremy Riggs, Tensie Award for sound for “CatYip”; Avery Brow, Berg Family Film Studies Award; Beth Zupek, Glenn Bickle University Theatre Award and Kuhlke Humanitarian Award; Spencer Lott, Harley S. Nelson Family Scholarship and Loren W. Kennedy Traineeship; Erin Tomkins, David E. Blackwell Scholarship; Kitley Jewell, Tensie Award in the drama genre and best in show for “Boys Pretending”; and Nathan Towns, Tensie Award for sound for “CatYip.”

• Emory University, Atlanta, announces area residents earning degrees at its 164th commencement ceremony on May 11.

Thomas Coombs, Lawrence, and Carrie Coward and Jacob Bucher, both of Tonganoxie, earned doctorate degrees from Emory’s Graduate School.

• Rockhurst University held its 89th annual commencement May 16 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. Area students earning degrees were: Brenda Pryor, bachelor’s degree in nursing, De Soto; Kyle McPeak, master’s degree in education, Lawrence; Timothy Worthy II, master’s degree in business administration, Wellsville.

The university also announces area students named to its dean’s list for the spring 2009 semester by earning a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. Area students are: Guy Montgomery and Brian Talbert, Eudora; and Kaela Severa and Joseph Varberg, Lawrence.

• The Old West Lawrence Neighborhood Association announces winners of the Applause Awards for May-June, which recognize homeowners who make improvements to their properties and add beauty to the neighborhood.

Keith and Deborah McMahon, 729 Ohio, received recognition for their terraced front yard with native limestone edging and spectacular blooms from earlier this spring.

Jon Novacel and Constance Wolfe, 700 Ind., removed and poured a new foundation for their stone porch. In the reconstruction, they used as much of the old fieldstone as possible. The steps and caps are solid stone slabs. In addition, they extended the roofline and added small copper lights that highlight the texture of the stone in the evening.

Jim Beach and Nora Murphy, 705 Miss., began work last summer on the porch of their Italianate house. The entire porch was rebuilt and is now a clear-finished teak. This spring, a matching grid was installed under the porch.

Amy and Andrew Fowler’s home at 611 Ill. may be the first non-period house to receive an Applause Award and also is a “from tenant to owner” story. The small modern house, known as a “drug house” in the ’80s, is a simple flat-roofed rectangular building with a large low deck on the south side. It was restored in the ’90s and served as a rental property. The Fowlers purchased the house in 2004 after being tenants for four years. They have installed French drains, enclosed the carport, replaced a window and added a Dutch-style front door. The house is painted yellow with dark green window-trim and aqua soffits and fascia.

• Emporia State University announces students named to it honor roll for the spring 2009 semester, by earning a grade-point average 3.80 or higher. Area students are: Jessica Bond and April Robbs, Baldwin City; Ashley Odle and Kelly Schaffer, Basehor; Marcie Fundis, Ryan Hahn and Gabrielle Scarpa, Berryton; Jessica Crosby, Bonner Springs; Morgan Frehe and Daniel Quillin, De Soto; Amber Jackson, Eudora; Kira Barker, Jennifer Frentrop-Decker, Jaymie Hardtarfer, Kara Kapitan, Olson Kilmer, Karen Kroge, Jacob Kucza, Raymond Lee, Katie McClain, Elise McDonald, Emily McDonald, Daniel O’Connell, Natalie Rabiola, Kristen Stetler, Mallory West and Joel White, Lawrence; Ashley Czajkowski and Whitney Czajkowski, Meriden; Myla Heston and Whitney McGinnis, Oskaloosa; Amanda Fritts, Emily Harvey, Margo James, Christopher Lyman, Tiffany Morrow and Mandy Todd, Ottawa; and Alyson Baggett, Sarah Edwards, Annie Mills, Stephanie Reynolds, Elizabeth Smith and Christy Weller, Tonganoxie.

• Pittsburg State University announces its 2009 spring semester honor rolls. Students must earn a 4.0 grade-point average to be named to the All-A honor roll and a grade-point average between a 3.6 to 3.99 for the dean’s honor roll.

Area students named to the All-A honor roll: Alyssa Johnson and Emily Krysztof, Baldwin City; Ashley Mance and Kylie Breitenbach, Basehor; Jeryka Lobner, De Soto; Brittney Graff and Julie White, Eudora; Ashley Taylor, Devon Griffin and Perry Morrow, Lawrence; Benjamin Naumann, Meriden; Michelle McCullough, Oskaloosa; Bethany Duty, Jacob Meredith and Karah Hiles, Ottawa; Valerie Brungardt and Therese Voegeli, Tecumseh; Emily Schenk and Jeffrey Gibbens, Tonganoxie; and Meagan Montis and Rachael Whalen, Wellsville.

Area students named to the dean’s honor roll: Rebecca Kelly, Bonner Springs; William Pelkey III and Jordan Hevel, De Soto; Brittany Pittman and Megan Ballock, Eudora; Amanda Chavez, Christopher Cates, Curtis Wakeman, Kristin Shillington, Kyle Capps, Mariah Parker and Marissa Ballard, Lawrence; Neva Rowland, McLouth; James Monhollon, Meriden; Brian Wiseman and Ramond Wilson, Ottawa; Emery Baughan and Jenny Hulings, Overbrook; Brett Hothan, Tecumseh; and Kyle Norris, Tonganoxie.

• Leslee Kennedy and Shawn Franklin, Topeka, formerly of Lawrence, announce the birth of their daughter, Chloe Adelaide Franklin, June 12, 2009, at Stormont-Vail HealthCare in Topeka.

Chloe’s maternal grandparents are Bill and Susie Kennedy, Topeka; and paternal grandparents are Joline and Jack Martin, Ardmore, Okla., and Gary Franklin, Arkansas City.

• Katie and Dustin Huff, Wichita, announce the birth of their son Charles “Charlie” William Huff, June 19, 2009, in Wichita.

Charlie’s maternal grandparents are Jim and Alison Nye; paternal grandparents are Darrell and Debbie Huff; and great-grandparents are Bert and Margery Rowell, Jacqueline Huff, and Art and Antoinette Noller, all of Lawrence.

• Robert and Wilma Elder, Lawrence, will celebrate their 80th birthdays with an open house from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 12 in Brady Hall at the First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt. The couple request no gifts.