Haley Dake
Haley Dake of Elizabeth made the vice president’s honor roll for
the spring semester at Laramie County Community College. Students
earning the vice president’s honor roll must have earned a
cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.99.
The community college was established in 1968 and offers
academic and career training opportunities with more than 85
programs of study. The main campus is in Cheyenne with a branch
campus in Laramie and outreach sites in Pine Bluffs and on the F.E.
Warren Air Force Base. For information, call (800)
522-2993.
Thomas Duggan
Thomas Duggan of Elizabeth graduated Summa Cum Laude from
Barclay College in Haviland, Kan., with a Bachelor of Science in
Bible Theology. He was one of 45 students who received diplomas at
the annual alumni banquet and commencement ceremonies the weekend
of May 1-2.
The guest speaker at the commencement program was Erik Ritschard
of Buena Vista, Colo.
About 325 alumni and friends of the college attended the banquet
May 1. Other alumni activities included a block reunion attended by
350 alumni and guests.
Emily Ann Helton
Emily Ann Helton of Kiowa was one of 589 students at the
University of Nebraska Medical Center who received diplomas during
recent commencement ceremonies held in Kearney, Lincoln,
Scottsbluff and Omaha. Helton received her Bachelor of Science in
Medical Technology, with distinction, May 14 at the Qwest Center
Exhibition Hall in Omaha. She was among 443 graduates receiving
degrees in dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, graduate studies
and the allied health professions.
Helton is the daughter of Duane and Brenda Helton of Kiowa, and
is a 2000 graduate of Kiowa High School. She will attend the
University of Texas at Austin this fall where she has been accepted
into a five-year Ph.D program in molecular and
microbiology.
Helton was honored at graduation by the attendance of her high
school history teacher Rick Kolm.