Education roundup: Stark State College names top faculty, staff

JACKSON TWP. – Stark State College has announced its top faculty and staff members for the 2021-22 school year.

Murray Hooten III, assistant director of TRIO Student Support Services, was chosen for the Distinguished Staff Award; Nathan Miller, D.C., assistant professor in the biology department, received the Distinguished Teaching Award; and Carla Dalrymple, an adjunct professor in communication, was chosen for the Adjunct Excellence in Teaching Award.

Hooten, of Massillon, holds a master’s degree in education from The University of Akron and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Baldwin-Wallace University. He has worked with Stark State’s TRiO Student Support Services since 2005, providing academic support, student success and retention services to first-generation and low-income students as well as students with disabilities.

Miller, a North Canton resident, earned his doctor of chiropractic degree and a bachelor’s degree in human biology from National University of Health Sciences. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Brigham Young University. He has been with the Stark State biology department since 2017 and is a TriBeta Honor Society club advisor.

Dalrymple, an Akron resident, holds a master’s degree in communication and a bachelor’s degree in English, both from University of Akron. She has been an adjunct professor in communication at Stark State since 2011.

In addition, the Stark State College Board of Trustees annually bestows Strategic Excellence Awards to recognize and reward employees who consistently exceed expectations and performance in advancing the mission of the college. The 2022 winners are full-time, student facing: Lynn Espenschied, Patricia Kincaid, Cindy Putnam and Jane Upperman; management/leadership: Lisa Gilliland and Deb Haslar; satellite: Barb Dawson; full-time, non-student facing: Jennifer Goedel and Bruce Wyder.

Central Catholic seniors receive scholarships

PERRY TWP. – Central Catholic High School seniors Alexis Perretta and Ian Paul have received scholarships from Walsh University.

Perretta, who plans to study biology or pre-med, received the Founders’ Scholarship. Paul, who intends to study biology, received the Presidential Scholarship. Each scholarship is a competitive and limited full-tuition scholarship.

The Founders Scholarship is awarded to a top scholar at each of the six Youngstown Diocesan high schools each year. The Presidential Scholarship is offered only to those who qualify and who interview for the Walsh Honors Program.

Two from Stark win BBB scholarships

CANTON – Two Stark County students have won scholarships in the BBB Charitable & Educational Fund’s fourth annual Life Lessons Essay Contest. Ella Salvino of Central Catholic High School won a $1,500 scholarship, and Emmett Blum of Minerva High School won a $500 scholarship.

BBB Life Lessons is a theme-based essay contest that challenges students to reflect on living a life of integrity and ethics. The theme for this year’s scholarship was "work ethic.” Students were asked to describe what a good work ethic means and how they have applied it in their life through school, employment, sports, extracurricular activities or personal situations. Six scholarships were awarded amounts ranging from $500 to $2,500. There were 129 essays submitted by students from 61 schools.

This year’s contest was open to the BBB serving the Canton Region & Greater West Virginia’s entire service area, which includes 12 counties in southeastern Ohio and 52 counties in West Virginia.

Hoover High student receives scholarship

Morgan Sopczak, a student from Hoover High School in North Canton, has received the $1,000 First Commonwealth Bank Scholarship, according to a news release.

Forty awards were presented this year to students in Pennsylvania and Ohio communities that First Commonwealth serves. Candidates were asked to share an essay that illustrated their commitment to academics while improving and servicing their community.

Scholarship applications being taken

The Rebecca Bricker Scholarship Committee and the Sebring-West Branch Area Community Foundation are taking applications for the Rebecca Bricker Scholarship. Bricker was a longtime kindergarten teacher with the West Branch Local School District. Her teaching skills touched many area students and gave them a head start in their educational life, according to a news release.

Two scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded. Candidates for the scholarship must be current sophomores or juniors at the college level and majoring in elementary education or a related field.

Application forms and a list of required documents are available at westbranch.k12.oh.us. Applications and related materials also can be requested from keithmartig@gmail.com. All application materials must be submitted by July 15.

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