Heather Karlin, a 2011 graduate of Baldwin High School, has been named to the fall 2012 President’s List of Benedictine College. To qualify, students must maintain 4.0 GPA during the semester.

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Joshua Marc Mahlios, a 1999 graduate of Lawrence High School, has earned a doctoral degree in immunology at Duke University in Durham, N.C.

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McPherson College has annouced its fall 2012 Honor Roll and Honorable Mention students. To qualify for the Honor Roll, students must earn a GPA of 3.55 or higher. Students earning a GPA from 3.25 to 3.54 are named to the Honorable Mention Roll.

Honor Roll: Rita Henderson, Lawrence; Casey Maxon, Lawrence; Nicholas Wilde, Overbrook; Madison Chambers, Wellsville.

Honorable Mention Roll: Cord Cunningham, Ottawa.

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The following students, listed by hometown, were named to Baker University’s School of Nursing Dean’s List for maintaining a 3.5 GPA or higher during the fall 2012 semester.

Lawrence: Kelsey Allen, Jennifer Andrews, Helen Benefiel, Shelby Dorris, Kaylyn Ferrera, Erica Grandon, Monica Gumley, Sarah Keenan, Amanda Loner, Holly Martinez, Corinne Nilsen, Alyssa Phillips, Natasha Ross, Hayley Scheetz, Juliana Svien, Jamie Taylor, Lauren Thames, Stephanie Walters, Auston Whitmer, Kimberly Wormsley.

Tonganoxie: Shannon Good.

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Daniel Mangiaracino, 12, a student at Bishop Seabury Academy in Lawrence, won the Ovation Young Artist Piano

Competition 2013 on Jan. 12 in Kansas City, Mo. He also received the Artistic Performance Award. Daniel was invited to perform his winning solo piano pieces on Feb. 9 for the Chinese New Year Celebration Concert in Kansas City.

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The Kansas University Public Management Center has announced the 2012 graduates of the Kansas Certified Public Manager (CPM) program.

Area graduates include: Jay Armbrister, Lisa Brown, Steven Buchholz, Lisa Johnson, Rhonda McGuire, Aron Montaini, Janet Murray, Lezli Root Anne Sawyer, M. Renee Shackelford and Andrew Wolff.