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Ron Taulbee wins

robot competition

Ron Taulbee, a freshman at The Ohio State University majoring in mechanical engineering, won the annual Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors Robot Design Competition. He competed in the 60-team event May 22, where his four-man team, "Team L.A.S.E.R.," all received scholarships for the fall quarter.

He finished his freshman year with a 3.95 GPA in the Honors Engineering program. Ron is a Lakota East graduate and is the son of Lori and Bob Mynhier of West Chester Twp.

Matt Taulbee completes OBW

Matt Taulbee, a junior at Lakota East High School, attended Ohio Business Week at the Ohio Dominican University, upon nomination from one of his teachers at Lakota East. 

He completed the week-long program, finishing second in the category of Web and Print Advertisement in the Emerging Entrepreneur Project.  Upon graduation from Lakota East in 2009, Matt plans to attend the University of Tennessee's Business Administration program majoring in accounting.

Matt is the son of Lori and Bob Mynhier of West Chester Twp.

Musicians place at composition festival

Four students from West Chester Academy of Music placed in the top ranks for the United States division at the 21st annual International Composition Festival. The largest in the world of its kind, students have the opportunity to strengthen their aural, reading and harmony skills through music composition. West Chester music students under the direction of Patsy Rabinowitz and their compositions were: Kira Leeann Weil, third place, "A Sparkling Poney"; Emilee Warne, second place, "Louise's Lullaby"; and Gavin Brown, third place, "Snowday Blues." West Chester music student Zaira Abenti placed third with "My Rooster," under the direction of Lan Kratzke.

Beyer earns

honor at St. Gabriel

Saint Gabriel Consolidated School has honored Emma Beyer with the eighth annual Flo Edelmann Scholarship Award. The award was presented to her at graduation by Joe Epplen, principal of St. Gabriel Consolidated School.

The award, given in honor of now retired St. Gabriel Principal Flo Edelmann, provides a $500 scholarship per year towards high school tuition.

Emma is the daughter of Cheryl and Marty Beyer of Liberty Twp., will attend Mount Notre Dame High School.

Locals named to BGSU dean?s list

Bowling Green State University has released its dean?s list for the 2008 spring semester. To be named, students must earn a 3.5 or higher GPA. Area students earning this distinction are Jennifer P. Arozarena; Steven L. Brinkman; Darci E. Butler; Sharonda M. Chambers; Rachael E. Crabtree; Katie E. Hoskinson; Janet S. Lawrence; Christopher M. Mosure; David W. Mosure; Robyn N. Oliver; Joshua L. Peacock; Stephanie J. Haas; Brittany M. Jett; Leigha M. King; Brittany Nicole Thomas; Jennifer L. Benhase; Bevan J. Binder; Nathaniel J. Blevins; Darci E. Butler; Lindsey Jean Cooper; Lisa Jane Eicher; Katherine S. Fister; Justin D. Kautz; Janet S. Lawrence; Kayla Nichole Lengerich; Julia R. Mushaben; Pamela A. Osborn; Lauren L. Payne; Kevin Anton Plis; Jeffrey David Reusch; Emily A. Rippe; Kimberly S. Spalding.

Locals graduate from OSU

Area students were among the 7,583 received degrees during spring quarter commencement exercises on June 8 at The Ohio State University. Those graduating and their degrees are Eileen M. Anderson, Bachelor Of Arts, cum laude; Bushra Birjis, B.S. Chemical; Erich James Bittner, Bachelor Of Arts, with honors, magna cum laude; Matthew Robert Borths, Bachelor Of Science, with honors, magna cum laude; Brandon Lee Bright, B.S. Chemical; William James Bukowski, Bachelor Of Science; Kacy R. Bullard, B.S. Business Admin.; Scott Christopher Caster, Bachelor Of Arts; Sean David Coffey, B.S. Business Admin., cum laude; Nathan Bryce Cruze, Master Of Science, with honors, cum laude; Nhung Tuyet Do, Bachelor Of Science; Craig Wheeler Duplain, Master Of Education, with honors, magna cum laude; Stephen Edward, Bachelor Of Science; Robert Nicholas Elliston, Bachelor of Arts; Matthew Wesley Endres, Bachelor Of Science; Stephanie R. Fleming, Bachelor Of Arts; Brian Burdfield Gallow, B.S. Pharm. Sci.; Micheal Nicholas Greenler, B.S. Design, magna cum laude; Kathryn Marie Grossklaus, Bachelor Of Arts; Sunil Baju Hari, Doctor Of Medicine; Jessica Christine Harvey, B.S. Human Ecology; Kyle Windsor Huff, Bachelor Of Arts; David Anthony Joseph, B.S. in Agriculture; Gregory Merrill Kester, B.S. Business Admin.; Lauren Elizabeth Kubrin, B.S. in Education, magna cum laude; Stephen Paul Landers, B.S. Cptr. Sci. & Eng.; Scott David Leuck, B.S. Mechanical Eng.; Brian Ray Linville, Bachelor Of Arts; Tiffany Danielle Lipscomb, Juris Doctor, with honors, summa cum laude; Marissa Lauren Long, Bachelor Of Arts; Kevin James Maloney, Bachelor Of Science, with honors, magna cum laude; Kellie Suzanne Mcgreevy, B.S. in Nursing; Danielle Nichole Meadows, B.A. in Journalism; Anna E. Messinger, Bachelor Of Arts, cum laude; Jennifer Kathleen Miller, Bachelor Of Arts, magna cum laude; Sarah J. Miller, B.S. Design; Jasmine Leigh Moeller, Bachelor Of Arts; Nathaniel Warren Moore, B.S. Business Admin.; Michael Joseph Murray, Master Of Science; Andrew John Neiheisel, Doctor Of Medicine; Ann Anh Dao Nguyen, B.S. Pharm. Sci.; Kristin Lee Obermeyer, B.S. Business Admin.; Thomas Charles O?Connor, Bachelor Of Arts; Tyler James Pheanis, B.S. Business Admin.; Kristen Marie Pollock, B.S. All?d. Health Prof., magna cum laude; Ryan Alan Price, Bachelor Of Arts, cum laude; John Eric Reisen, M. Business; Douglas W. Ruef, B.S. Ind. & Systems Eng.; Maria Danielle Reupert, B.S. Human Ecology; Christopher Raymond Rolley, B.S. Business Admin.; Azher Habib Salikuddin, Bachelor Of Science; Brittany Marie Schmidt, B.S. Pharm. Sci., magna cum laude; Jonathan F. Schragal, Bachelor Of Arts; Gursimran Singh, B.S. Civil Engineering; Kanwaldeep K., Bachelor Of Arts; Brendan Parke Smith, B.S. Business Admin.; Sarah Elizabeth Smith, B.S. Human Ecology, cum laude; Paul Robert Southman, B.S. Elec. & Cptr. Eng.; Abigail Lee Speed, B.S. Human Ecology; Rebecca Jane Vanoverloop, Bachelor Of Arts, Bachelor Of Science; Austin William Weller, B.S. in Architecture; Tara Lynn Wolfe, B.S. in Nursing; and Delano A. Yocco, Bachelor Of Arts.