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North High's Bushong receives NROTC scholarship
North Hagerstown High School senior Benjamin Bushong has been accepted to North Carolina State University under the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship. He was recently notified by the NROTC Scholarship Board of his nomination. Bushong had...
Tags: United States Naval Academy, The Pennsylvania State University, Virginia Tech, Baseball, North Carolina State University
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Wilbur R. McElroy
AUG. 20, 1914-AUG. 24, 2011 Born in Fayetteville, Pa., on Aug. 20, 1914, son of Beulah Renfrew McElroy and Frank Wilbur McElroy. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Margaret Olaru McElroy; one son, Benedict Renfrew McElroy, born to his former wife,...Tags: Graduation, The Pennsylvania State University, Yale University, Human Interest, Politics
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Wilbur Renfrew McElroy
Wilbur Renfrew McElroy (Dr. Mac) died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011.
Born in Fayetteville, Pa., on Aug. 20, 1914, he was the son of Beulah Renfrew McElroy and Frank Wilbur McElroy.
He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Margaret Olaru McElroy; one son,...Tags: New York, The Pennsylvania State University, Graduation, Research, Yale University
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Sheila Metzel says 45 years with WCPS 'was never boring'
marieg@herald-mail.comWith each passing day, every bell and departing school bus, Sheila Metzel is inching closer to the second phase of her life. Some time in June, she'll pack her belongings and leave behind a world of adolescent egos, academic achievements and teachers who...Tags: Entertainment, Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Photography and Video, Teaching and Learning
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Commencement at PNC on Monday
VALPARAISO -- Purdue University North Central's commencement ceremony will be at 7 p.m. CDT Monday at Valparaiso University's Athletics-Recreation Center. No tickets are necessary to attend. The ceremony will feature the conferring of degrees by PNC...Tags: Valparaiso University, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Pursuing her passions
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Mary Bevilacqua couldn't imagine giving up her art to pursue science, or sacrificing her science for an art career. "I was so passionate about art and science, I just couldn't see going through life without both," she says. As it turns...Tags: Science and Technology, Research, University of Notre Dame, U.S. Army, Science
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Use gypsum to build soils and buffer weather
Chicago - Ohio farmer Les Seiler has applied gypsum to his fields for the past five years. His farm is based in Fulton County, Ohio, 40 miles west of Toledo and near the Michigan border where Seiler says cold and wet spring weather is “guaranteed.”...Tags: Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Weather, Teaching and Learning, Natural Resource Industry
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Saint Mary's grad earns dual degrees in art, science
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Mary Bevilacqua couldn't imagine giving up her art to pursue science, or sacrificing her science for an art career. "I was so passionate about art and science, I just couldn't see going through life without both," she says. As it turns...Tags: Science and Technology, University of Notre Dame, U.S. Army, Science, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Ball State defends president's salary
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) -- The nearly $1 million salary that put Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora among the country's highest-paid public college leaders didn't come during a typical year, school officials said. The survey by the Chronicle of...Tags: Indiana University, Ball State University, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Ruth Thomas
Ruth Butterfield Thomas, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. She was born Nov. 20, 1925, in Evansville, Ind., where she grew up and attended Bosse High School. In 1943, she went to DePauw University and then Purdue University graduating with a B.S. in 1947....
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Richard Vedder: How to tell if college presidents are overpaid
The Chronicle of Higher Education tells us the median salary of public university presidents rose 4.7 percent in 2011-12 to more than $440,000 a year. This increase vastly outpaced the rate of inflation, as well as the earnings of the typical worker in...Tags: Mitch Daniels, The Pennsylvania State University, Wright State University, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), University of Kansas
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Purdue to hold hearing on tuition, fee proposal
South Bend Tribune ReportPurdue University will conduct a statewide public hearing at 2:30 p.m. May 22 on its plan for tuition and fee changes for its main campus in West Lafayette, Ind., and its regional campuses. It's a special meeting of the executive committee of Purdue's...Tags: Indiana University South Bend, Students, Teaching and Learning, Education, Colleges and Universities
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