South Junior High School, Quail Run and Cordley all claimed first-place team trophies, in K-9, K-6 and K-3, in the Prairie Park Chess Tournament on March 5 at Prairie Park. Second-place trophies went to Southwest Junior High School (K-9), Cordley (K-6) and Sunset Hills (K-3), while Sunflower earned the third-place trophy in K-6. West Junior High School’s Joseph Miller was the K-9 individual champion, and Sunset Hills’ Caleb Prescott was K-3 individual champion.

Lawrence-area medal winners in K-12 were: Kaustubh Nimkar, SWJH, second; Eddie Wilson, Central Junior High School, fourth; Aaron Simon, WJH, fifth; Andrei Elliott, Free State High School, sixth; Apramay Mishra, Sunflower, ninth; Venkata Malladi, FSHS, 10th; Sam Beaulieu, CJH, 15th; Jacob Wilson, Lawrence High School, 24th; Andrew Galbraith, LHS, 25th; Charles Hopkins, LHS, 28th; Kelsey Jian, Sunflower, 29th; and Jacob Magnuson, LHS, 33rd.

In K-9: Robert Newman, SJH, second; Owen McFadden, SJH, third; Tom Brooks, WJH, fifth; Thomas Peterson, SWJH, sixth; McCarthy Fitch, CJH, seventh; Lane Quick, SJH, eighth; Shrivatsa Malladi, Langston Hughes, ninth; Daniel Wrigley, SJH, 11th; James Wensel, SWJH, 12th; Darren Rawlings, SJH, 14th; Noah Binton, CJH, 15th; John Ely, Sunflower, 16th; Christopher Greenfield, SWJH, 17th; Ilya Schaeffer, Sunflower, 19th; Quanah Wilson, SJH, 20th; Crystal Raub, SWJH, 21st; George Wedge, CJH, 22nd; Cole Sidabutar, SWJH, 23rd; Thomas Peters, SJH, 24th; and Megan Peterson, SWJH, 25th.

In K-6: Ryan Duan, Quail Run, second; Cole Burenheide, Quail Run, third; Diane Camarda, Sunset Hills, fourth; Jackson Maher, Cordley, fifth; Jeffrey Wilson, Sunflower, sixth; Lacey Greenfield, Prairie Park, eighth; Ting-Ting Shi, Quail Run, ninth; Jack Easton, Lawrence Virtual School, 10th; Liam Hoey-Kummerow, Cordley, 12th; Sebi Brown, Cordley, 13th; Cameron Edgecomb, Sunset Hills, 14th; Brian Myers, Sunflower, 15th; Lincoln Edgecomb, Sunset Hills, 16th; Austin Burenheide, Quail Run, 17th; Emilynn Wettengel, Cordley, 18th; Chris Smith, Cordley, 22nd; Bryce Easton, Lawrence Virtual School, 23rd; Paul Loupe, Sunflower, 24th; Cassandra Ludlum, Quail Run, 25th; Andrew Wettengel, Cordley, 26th; Andrew Anderson, Sunflower, 27th; Tristen Gillespie, Sunflower, 28th; James Ward, Quail Run, 30th; Rebecca Gordon-Ross, Prairie Park, 31st; Jasmine Mihu, Prairie Park, 32nd; Austin Lemmons, Prairie Park, 33rd; Jori Rudisell, Prairie Park, 34th; Emily Gordon-Ross, Prairie Park, 35th; Kyle Miller, Prairie Park, 36th; Mega Shah, Prairie Park, 37th; Emily Kruse, Prairie Park, 38th; Jillian Schwartz, Prairie Park, 39th; Justice Almaraz, Prairie Park, 40th; Justin Miller, Prairie Park, 41st; Paislea Miller, Prairie Park, 42nd; Alysia Kimball, Prairie Park, 43rd; Isabelle Ginavan, Prairie Park, 44th; and Jade Auchebach, Prairie Park, 45th.

In K-3: Oliver Rubenstein, Raintree, third; Krishi Sabarwal, Quail Run, sixth; Ben Hoopes, Cordley, ninth; Wheeler Battaglia-Davis, Cordley, 10th; William Schellman, Prairie Park, 12th; Colin Greenfield, Prairie Park, 13th; Dylan Gillespie, Sunflower, 14th; Jack Barnett, Sunset Hills, 16th; Guthrie Bricker, Cordley, 17th; Annelise Hoopes, Cordley, 18th; Jack Ryan, Quail Run, 19th; Giovanni Ventello, Cordley, 21st; Griffin Northrop, Sunflower, 22nd; Baker Anderson, Sunflower, 23rd; Keaton Xu, Quail Run, 24th; Logan Camarda, Sunset Hills, 25th; Santino Jasso, Quail Run, 26th; Devin Stark, Prairie Park, 27th; Marcus Wakefield, Sunset Hills, 28th; Anna Jian, Sunflower, 29th; Jocelyn Hartley, Sunset Hills, 31st; Steven Duan, Quail Run, 32nd; Fisher Unruh, Sunflower, 33rd; Gabriel Moreno, Cordley, 34th; Mia Robinson, Prairie Park, 35th; Gentry Dennison, Prairie Park, 36th; Corban Pruitt, Sunflower, 37th; Samuel Gordon-Ross, Prairie Park, 39th; Haven Rethman, Prairie Park, 40th; McKenna Murphy, Prairie Park, 41st; and Gannon Hill, Prairie Park, 42nd.

More than 850 students completed their degrees at Wichita State University in fall 2010.

Area students include: Molly McKechnie, master’s degree in business administration, De Soto; and William Dillon, bachelor’s degree in sociology, Lawrence.

Wichita State University announces area students named to the fall 2010 dean’s honor roll by earning a minimum grade-point average of 3.5.

Area students are: Danielle Elliott, Basehor; Tyler Kincaid, Arianne Suchy and Jennifer Taylor, Lawrence; Rosston Eubank, Oskaloosa; and Sydney Bennett, Tonganoxie.

Ottawa University announces area students named to its honor roll and dean’s list for the fall 2010 semester. Students named to the honor roll have earned at least 12 semester hours during the preceding semester, and maintained a grade-point average of at least 3.5. Those named to the dean’s list have earned a minimum of 24 semester hours over the preceding two semesters, and have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5.

Area students named to honor roll were: Katherine Cottrell, Olivia Johnson and Kyle Schreiner, Lawrence; Colten Coffin, McLouth; Sean Blosser, Perry; and Jill Francis, Erica Layton and Jennalyn Phillips, Wellsville.

Area students named to the dean’s list were: Clyde Kueffer, Baldwin City; and Jolene Rutledge, Wellsville.

Mary Feuerborn, Linwood, will celebrate her 75th birthday on April 2 with a card shower. Cards may be sent to Feuerborn at 13424 206th St., Linwood, KS 66052.

The Kansas Scholastic Chess Association named its State All-Star selections for the 2010-2011 chess season. Ranked in the top 10, by division, in K-9 were: West Junior High, Central Junior High, South Junior High and Southwest Junior High schools. In K-6, were Sunflower, Cordley and Prairie Park schools, and the USD 497 Virtual School; and in K-3, Cordley, Prairie Park and Sunflower schools.

Individuals receiving All-Star selection (top 10), in K-9 were: Eddie Wilson, CJH; Kaustubh Nimkar, SWJH; Aaron Simon, WJH; Joseph Miller, WJH; Sam Beaulieu, CJH; Robert Newman, SJH; Caleb Ledbetter, WJH; and Thomas Peterson, SWJH. In K-6 were Apramay Mishra, Sunflower; Kelsey Jian, Sunflower; Jackson Maher, Cordley; Shrivatsa Malladi, Langston Hughes; and Jeffrey Wilson, Sunflower.

At its annual meeting held March 15, the Friends of the Lawrence Public Library announced Ron Schorr and Amy Devitt as the recipients of the Mary Dalton Murphy Volunteer Award. Named for Mary Dalton Murphy, the late former head of reference at the library, the award is given annually to longtime FLPL volunteers.

Schorr has been involved with FLPL for many years, and finished a term on the FLPL board last year. He also plays a pivotal role in coordinating the tent setup and tear down for the semi-annual book sales.

Devitt is a rhetoric and composition professor at Kansas University. She has been with the FLPL for several years as a volunteer and former board member.

During the meeting, the Friends recognized retiring board members Georgann Eglinski, Donna Porter, Alan Sanders, Norman Saul and Edith Taylor. Five new board members were elected this year: Beth Cigler, Gordon Fitch, Sherry Gavito, Judy Lebetsky and Larry Maxey.

Bryan Bradshaw, Lawrence, and Courtney Sunderland, Tonganoxie, were named to the fall 2010 dean’s list at Park University, Parkville, Mo., by earning a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher.

Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, announces Lawrence students named to its fall 2010 honor rolls.

Anna Zahniser was named to the dean’s list by earning a grade-point average between 3.25 and 3.64.; and Seth Zahniser was named to the president’s list by earning a 4.0 grade-point average.

Heather Hobbs and Patrick Johnson, both of Lawrence, announce the birth of their son, Garrett Wayne Johnson, on March 18, 2011, at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka.

Garrett has a sister, Sieanna Lynn, 3.

His maternal grandparents are Jerry Logsdon, Valley Falls, and the late Nadine Logsdon; his paternal grandparents are Dale and Kathy Johnson, Lawrence.

His great-grandparents are Rex and Shirley Johnson, Lawrence; Jim and Linda Ross, Phoenix; Dorothy Hobbs, Topeka; and Barbara Duby.

Central Junior High School and Sunflower School were crowned state champions, in K-9 and K-6, at the Kansas Scholastic Chess Association’s State Championships on March 13 at Wichita State University. Lawrence High School also claimed first place in 6A, while Free State High School was second in 6A. Also earning team trophies, in the K-9 section, were West Junior High School, second, and Southwest Junior High School, third.

Individually, SWJH’s Kuastubh Nimkar was named state champion in the K-9 section.

Lawrence medal winners in K-12 were: Venkata Malladi, FSHS, seventh; Jacob Wilson, LHS, 33rd; and Andrei Elliott, FSHS, 47th.

In K-9: Eddie Wilson, CJH, second; Sam Beaulieu, CJH, third; Robert Newman, South Junior High School, fourth; Aaron Simon, WJH, fifth; Joseph Miller, WJH, sixth; Zachary Moore, SWJH, eighth; Caleb Ledbetter, WJH, ninth; Noah Brinton, CJH, 11th; Owen McFadden, SJH, 12th; Quannah Wilson, SJH, 14th; Lane Quick, SJH, 15th; George Wedge, CJH, 16th; Thomas Peterson, SWJH, 17th; Daniel Wrigley, SJH, 18th; Tom Brooks, WJH, 19th; McCarthy Fitch, CJH, 20th; Darren Rawlings, SJH, 21st; Christopher Greenfield, SWJH, 23rd; James Wensel, SWJH, 24th; Crystal Raub, SWJH, 26th; and Megan Peterson, SWJH, 28th.

In K-6: Apramay Mishra, Sunflower, second; Kelsey Jian, Sunflower, sixth; Jackson Maher, Cordley, seventh; Shrivatsa Malladi, Langston Hughes, 10th; Jeffrey Wilson, Sunflower, 11th; Ilya Schaeffer, Sunflower, 14th; John Ely, Sunflower, 16th; Paul Loupe, Sunflower, 18th; Lacey Greenfield, Prairie Park, 21st; Liam Hoey-Kummerow, Cordley, 24th; Andrew Wettengel, Cordley, 26th; Chris Smith, Cordley, 29th; Brian Myers, Sunflower, 30th; Maxwell Briggs, Prairie Park, 31st; Jasmine Mihu, Prairie Park, 33rd; and Sebi Brown, Cordley, 34th.

In K-5: Cole Burenheide, Quail Run, 41st.

In K-3: Wheeler Battaglia-Davis, Cordley, eighth; Austin Burenheide, Quail Run, 14th; William Schellman, Prairie Park, 19th; Guthrie Bricker, Cordley, 24th; Ben Hoopes, Cordley, 44th; Samuel Gordon-Ross, Prairie Park, 52nd; Giovanni Ventello, Cordley, 54th; Annelise Hoopes, Cordley, 64th; Gannon Hill, Prairie Park, 73rd; Anna Jian, Sunflower, 77th; Colin Greenfield, Prairie Park, 84th; Baker Anderson, Sunflower, 86th; McKenna Murphy, Prairie Park, 91st; and Mikah Beaty, Cordley, 93rd.

Lauren Pipkin, Lawrence, was named to fall 2010 dean’s list at Denison University in Granville, Ohio, by earning a grade-point average between 3.7 or higher.

Tanisha Green, Lawrence, earned a specialized diploma in Leadership for Early Childhood Program Directors Jan. 29 from Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pa.