• Nichole Ball and Harley Riley have been selected to receive the Anderson Support and Development Foundation Scholarship at Meridian Community College. 

These $2,000 awards are funded through the MCC Foundation by the local non-profit corporation. The Board of Anderson Support and Development Foundation believe that financial support for medical education is the key to a successful medical community.

Ball, a 2006 graduate of Winston Academy, is a freshman in the Physical Therapy Assistant Program at MCC. She is a Dean’s List scholar, Physical Therapy Assistant class officer, and a member of HOSA. Upon graduation, Ball plans to obtain her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public health from the Mississippi University for Women.

Riley, a 2015 honors graduate of Enterprise High School, is a sophomore in the Medical Laboratory Technology Program at MCC. She is a member of the Student Association of Medical Lab Technicians and of the Health Occupation Students of America. After graduating from MCC, Riley plans to continue her education and become a medical lab scientist. 

• JACKSON — The following local residents were among Jackson State University students who graduated during the Fall 2018 commencement ceremony held in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center: Devin Cook, bachelor of science degree in professional interdisciplinary studies, and Chastity Gill, bachelor of science degree in child care and family education (online) — both of Meridian; Arlishia Cook of Lauderdale, bachelor of science degree in child care and family education (online); Karen Sims of Newton, bachelor of science degree in mass communications; Willard Bacon of Philadelphia, bachelor of science degree in professional interdisciplinary studies (online); Micheal Johnson of Macon, bachelor of science degree in professional interdisciplinary studies (online); and Ciera Mclendon, bachelor of science-education degree in elementary education, and Sabrina White, doctor of philosophy degree in urban and regional planning‚ both of Waynesboro. • LOWELL, Mass. — Raven LaFountaine of Meridian, Mississippi, has been recognized for achieving academic distinction at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

LaFountaine, a psychology major, was named to the dean’s list at UMass for the fall 2018 semester.

To qualify for the dean’s list at UMass, a student must have completed no fewer than 12 graded credits for the semester and earned at least a 3.25 grade-point average with no grade lower than C and without any incompletes.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The following residents were among 12,332 students enrolled during the 2018 fall term at The University of Alabama named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).

The UA Dean’s and President’s lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or to undergraduate students who take less than a full course load. Students on the list include:

President’s List: Tatum Dye, Antonio Padilla Denis, Morgan Ross, Avery Watson and Connor Webb, all of Meridian, Mississippi; Kamryn Gilbert of Collinsville, Mississippi; Alana Clinton of Lake, Mississippi; and Bilal Ahmad of Marion, Mississippi.

Dean’s List: Holly Brand, William Cope and Christopher Hicks, all of Meridian, Mississippi; AnnaLaura Campbell and Byron Thomas, both of Bailey, Mississippi; Margaret Moody and Mary Moody, both of Butler; Claudia Rolison of Lisman; and Caroline Wigley of Gilbertown.

• TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama awarded some 2,065 degrees during its fall commencement Dec. 15. Local residents among them were: Tatum Dye of Meridian, Mississippi, bachelor of arts; Patricia Culpepper of Marion, Mississippi, bachelor of science in nursing; David Carney of Gilbertown, Alabama, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering; and James Gunn of Butler, Alabama, bachelor of science in nursing.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Kaylila Pasha of Meridian, Mississippi, has been named to Oklahoma City University’s Fall 2018 Dean’s Honor Roll.

Dean’s Honor Roll status is awarded to students who successfully complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.