Published: August 12, 2008 10:08 pm            

Goals, Pride and Achievements: Aug. 13, 2008

• Wolf Technical Services Inc. of Indianapolis has hired five Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology students as summer interns to work in the company’s Research & Development Department.

“The exceptional students from Rose-Hulman are making valuable daily contributions to Wolf,” said Wolf President Mike Pepe. “We treasure their creativity and energy and look forward to working with them this summer and beyond.”

One of the five, Brandt Zimmerly, is the son of Brad and Kelly Zimmerly of Switz City. He plans to complete a degree in mechanical engineering in May 2009.

“Wolf has given me a great opportunity to gain real-world experience while attaining my degree,” Zimmerly said. “Wolf has treated me as they would a full-time engineer, giving me a lot of responsibilities and assigning me tasks that are integral to the company’s future.”

The Rose-Hulman students are participating in a 10-week internship allowing them to explore possible career paths before completion of their degree.

Wolf has been a leader in forensic engineering and research for more than 30 years. For more information, visit www.wolftechnical.com.

• Kimberly Sutterer of Terre Haute and Meghan Jones and Daniel Pfrank, both of West Terre Haute, were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester 2008 at the University of Evansville.

• Kate Goeller has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester 2008 at the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences in Bloomington.

• Nathan Anthony Bogetto, son of Candy Dreher and Donald Bogetto of Clinton, has graduated with a degree from Franklin College in Franklin.

• Katherine Tabor of Terre Haute has been placed on the College of Arts and Sciences dean’s list for the Spring Semester 2008 at Indiana University.

Eligibility for the dean’s list is reserved for those students who complete at least 12 graded credit hours in a single semester, earning at least a 3.7 grade-point average.

• Kaitlyn Bilyeu of Terre Haute has been awarded a Valparaiso University Presidential Scholarship, an award that recognizes her academic and extracurricular accomplishments and is renewable for three additional years if appropriate standards are maintained.

She graduated from Terre Haute South Vigo High School, where she was in the top 5 percent of her class and a member of National Honor Society. Bilyeu was active in choir and tennis, and was a student council award recipient for tennis in 2007. She served as DECA District 7 President in 2006-2007, and occupied leadership positions in Student Senate and Junior Department Club.

She is the daughter of Kris and Leslie Bilyeu and attends Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church. She intends to study marketing in the College of Business Administration at Valpo.

• Peter Joseph Massa has been named to the dean’s list in the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences for the Spring Semester, in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. Eligibility for the dean’s list reserved for those students who complete at least 12 graded credit hours in a single semester, earning at least a 3.7 grade-point average.

• Indiana University has recognized Brandon Lucas for his outstanding academic performance by placing him on the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation dean’s list for both the fall and spring semesters 2007-2008. Eligibility for the dean’s list is reserved for full-time students earning at least a 3.5 grade-point average. Lucas will be a junior at IU this fall and is a member of the Phi Psi fraternity on campus. Lucas is the son of Greg and Jill Lucas.

Tyler Lucas has been awarded a four-year State Farm Companies Foundation Scholarship. Only 100 four-year scholarships are awarded annually. 

This scholarship is awarded through the National Merit Scholarship Corp. Tyler Lucas graduated from Terre Haute North High School in June 2008, and will attend IU. He was a member of the Fraternity of Highest Excellence, graduating in the top 3 percent of his class with a 3.89 GPA. Lucas was vice president of National Honor Society and vice president of Key Club. He is the son of Greg and Jill Lucas.

• Mary Tribble of Brazil recently received a $2,000, four-year scholarship from Royal Neighbors of America of Rock Island, Ill.

Royal Neighbors sponsors scholarships each year and has provided more than $3 million in education funding.

Tribble is a member of the Brazil chapter of Royal Neighbors of America. She plans to attend University of Notre Dame, where she is pursuing a career in chemical engineering.

Royal Neighbors of America is a not-for-profit fraternal membership organization with a more than 100-year history of helping women and their families. The organization ensures lives, supports women, and serves communities by offering insurance and annuity products. Its members also participate in a variety of locally based volunteer opportunities and are eligible to apply for many member benefits such as scholarships and disaster aid.

For more information about Royal Neighbors of America, visit www.royalneighbors.org or call 1-800-627-4762.

• Darrell Edward Felling II of Terre Haute is among 742 DePauw University students who have been recognized for outstanding academic performance and named to the dean’s list for the 2008 spring semester. Felling is a junior at DePauw and graduated from Terre Haute North Vigo High School in 2005.

To be eligible for the dean’s list at the Greencastle university, a student must earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average.

At the DePauw Academic Awards Convocation in May, Felling was inducted into Phi Alpha Theta, the National Honor Society for History.

        

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