EDUCATION
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
ACADEMIC BRIEFS
Stanfield: Ulises
Hermiston grad earns
Ibarra,
BS, electrical
bachelor’s degree
computer engineering.
Samuel
Sheilds-Col-
bray of Hermiston was
awarded a bachelor’s degree
in kinesiology and health
during Iowa State Universi-
ty’s spring graduation cere-
monies May 7-8.
Iowa State awarded 4,176
undergraduate degrees, 609
graduate degrees and 143
veterinary medicine degrees.
Students had the opportunity
to attend in-person ceremo-
nies and celebrations.
Hermiston resident
receives fellowship
Hermiston
resident
Salma
Anguiano
has
received a public policy
and international affairs fel-
lowship through the Junior
Summer Institute at Carn-
egie Mellon University’s
Heinz College of Informa-
tion Systems and Public
Policy. The seven-week fel-
lowship prepares students
with rigorous coursework
for future careers in public
affairs.
Anguiano is a senior at
Whitman College in Walla
Walla, where she studies
politics and Chinese. She
was recently elected as the
new Whitman student body
president. In addition, she
leads Protecting Our Roots,
which seeks to get a federal
bill into Congress that pro-
tects undocumented work-
ers from deportation when
seeking compensation for an
injury.
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BMCC celebrates graduation
N.
and
Umatilla:
Samantha
M. Ball, BS, summa cum
laude, public health; Hunter
J. Cook, BS, management;
Ashley L. Durning, BS,
agricultural sciences; Diego
Soto-Leon, BS, psychology.
George Fox names local
grad to dean’s list
Marlina Serratos of Irri-
gon was among those who
earned dean’s list recog-
nition at George Fox Uni-
versity for the spring 2021
semester. Serratos also
earned a bachelor’s degree
in elementary education
during spring commence-
ment exercises.
Traditional undergrad-
uate students must earn a
3.5 grade point average or
above on 12 or more hours
of graded work to earn a
spot on the dean’s list.
Local grad earns
distinction at Whitman
Salma Anguiano of
Hermiston earned academic
distinction for the most
recent semester at Whitman
College.
This recognition is given
to students who have com-
pleted a minimum of 12
credits, passed all credits
attempted, and have earned
a grade-point average of 3.5
or higher on no fewer than
nine graded credits during
the semester.
Ben Lonergan/Hermiston Herald
Graduate Terri Johnson cheers Thursday, June 10, 2021, as she leads off the Blue Mountain
Community College graduation parade in Pendleton.
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Oregon University in La
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Umatilla, Morrow
natives earn OSU
degrees
More than 7,000 stu-
dents representing all 36 of
Oregon’s counties, all 50
states and 73 countries have
earned degrees as part of
Oregon State University’s
Class of 2021.
Local students graduat-
ing this June from Oregon
State include:
Boardman: Vikiangeles
Coria, BS, environmental
sciences; Taylor R. Hamby,
Honors BS, biology; Steph-
anie M. Mendoza, MBA,
business
administration;
Xenia V. Mendoza, BA,
sociology; Jennifer R. Pena,
BS, design and innovation
management; Edith E. Vel-
asco, BS, human develop-
ment and family sciences.
Echo: Devin M. Sather,
BS, cum laude, computer
science.
Hermiston: Evan N.
Douglass, BS, accountancy;
Nikkole S. Duitsman, BS,
zoology; Kevin A. Guar-
dado, BS, biohealth sci-
ences; Darian Martin, BA,
summa cum laude, psychol-
ogy; Rachel Martin, BS,
zoology; Carla S. Medel,
BA, psychology; Antonio
Ortiz, BS, construction engi-
neering management; Cedar
D. Warman, Ph.D, botany
and plant pathology; Kel-
lie Zepeda, BS, kinesiology;
Laura C. Zepeda, BS, kine-
siology; James A. Zwiefel-
hofer, BFA, graphic design.
Irrigon: Asusena M.
Flores, BA, sociology, BS,
human development and
family sciences; Brandy
Quezada-Hermosillo, BS,
cum laude, human develop-
ment and family sciences.
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