Around and About for Dec. 15, 2012

Andrew Wright was presented with the Eagle Scout Award at an Eagle Court of Honor conducted by Eudora Boy Scout Troop 64 on Dec. 2 at the Eudora Methodist Church.

Three Lawrence residents — Jacob Larson, Amber Rea and Phyllis Schaeffer — are among Emporia State University graduate students who received scholarships for the 2012-13 school year. The students are all taking courses through ESU’s adaptive special education program to eventually instruct students with mild to moderate mental and/or physical disabilities.

Carmen Elisa Orth-Alfie, of Lawrence, has earned a Master of Library and Information Science, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.