Local student receives
Clarion scholarship
Angela Loewen is a 2009-10 recipient of a $1,250 David C. Smith Housing Scholarship from Clarion University.
Loewen, a freshman speech pathology and audiology major, is a daughter of Mark and Rhonda Loewen of Montoursville and is a graduate of Montoursville Area High School.
David C. Smith Housing Scholarships are awarded by the Clarion University Foundation Inc., in memory of David C. Smith ('64) to honor students or student athletes living at the Suites at Clarion University or Reinhard Villages.
All scholarship funds are administered by the Clarion University Foundation Inc., a not-for-profit corporation.
Graduates accepted
into honors program
SELINSGROVE - Two local high school graduates have been accepted to Susquehanna University's highly selective Honors Program.
The Honors Program at Susquehanna offers a challenging academic program to students interested in a more self-directed and interdisciplinary approach to learning. About 10 percent of each entering class is invited to join the Honors Program. In order to remain in the program, students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3. The students are:
CANTON - Esther Lapitan, a 2009 graduate of Canton Area High School, is a freshman liberal arts major and the daughter of Gideon and Betty Lapitan.
HUGHESVILLE - Abigail Hess, a 2009 graduate of Hughesville High School, is a freshman creative writing major and the daughter of Jean and Thomas Hess.
Private school holds
healthy cooking class
On Sept. 20, a healthy cooking class was held at Mountain View Christian School in South Williamsport.
Led by Dr. Beth Anderson, she and five other demonstrators made vegetarian dishes such as Greek chickpea and walnut burgers with tzatziki topping; vegetarian chili; rice and tofu; potato quesadillas; and desserts such as peanut butter pie with tofu and natural peanut butter; and apple pie with apple juice rather than sugar.
There were about 25 attendees who watched the demonstrations and then eat. A handout was given with the recipes on it but also gave basic health principles such as good nutrition, fresh air, exercise, adequate rest, sunlight, self-control, water and trust in God. In addition, the handout included a section titled "Best-Tasting Vegetarian Foods" that pointed out items that can be found in most supermarkets.
These yearly classes are sponsored by the Williamsport Seventh-Day Adventist Church and are open to the public. For more information, call 322-3860.
Trautwein receives
bachelor's degree
Kathryn J. Trautwein of Loyalsock Township received a bachelor's degree in corporate finance and accounting from Bentley University, Waltham, Mass.
Trautwein is pursuing a master's degree in accounting at McCallum Graduate School of Business.
She is the daughter of Robert and Judith Trautwein and a graduate of Loyalsock Township High School.
Bloomsburg native's $1.1 million
bequest to create BU scholarships
BLOOMSBURG - A generous bequest from a Bloomsburg native will have a lasting impact on Bloomsburg University students.
Betty Smith Cooley, 88, died in May 2008 leaving $1.1 million to BU to establish endowed scholarships in her name. Although the specific criteria for the scholarships have not yet been determined, Nelson Swarts '63, interim executive director of the Bloomsburg University Foundation, said the funds could provide full scholarships for three or four students a year.
"Mrs. Cooley didn't have a direct connection with the university other than growing up in Bloomsburg," Swarts said, "but she must have had a great affection for the 'Friendly College on the Hill' lasting decades after she moved away."
Swarts said the regulations governing endowments will make available at least $40,000 to $50,000 per year to fund scholarships covering the costs of tuition, fees and books.
Bloomquist lecture examines
ethnicity in children's films
LEWISBURG - Jennifer Bloomquist will give the talk, "Looney Coons: Language, Race and Ethnicity in Animated Film," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the Forum of the Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University.
The talk, which is free to the public, is the 23rd annual Black Experiences Lecture, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Gender.
"Professor Bloomquist is a linguist and assistant professor of Africana Studies at Gettysburg College," said Susan Reed, assistant professor of women's and gender studies and anthropology at Bucknell.
"We are pleased and proud to welcome her to Bucknell, where she will discuss how ethnicity has been represented linguistically in children's animated films over the past 60 years," said Reed. "One of her key arguments is that some modern depictions of African-Americans in children's animated film serve to perpetuate ethnic stereotypes that have long been abandoned by traditional film."
Bloomquist teaches courses on sociolinguistics, the linguistic analysis of African-American English, and the structure of and relationships between African languages. She received her bachelor's degree in English literature from Clarion University in 1995, and her master's degree and doctorate in linguistics from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1998 and 2003, respectively.
