BLACKSBURG, Va., — Chelsey W. Smidler of Lafayette, Indiana has been named to the Virginia Tech dean’s list for the fall 2008 semester.

Smidler is a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering in the College of Engineering.

To qualify for the dean’s list, students must attempt at least 12 credit hours graded on the A-F option and earn a 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. –- Ivy Tech Community College’s Dean’s List is awarded to students who have accumulated at least twelve credit hours, been enrolled in at least six credit hours for the semester and earned a grade point average of 3.50 or above.

The Ivy Tech fall 2008 Dean’s List recipients from Tippecanoe County are:

Leeanna F Adams, Nathan D Ade, Stacey L Ahlrich, Alicia K Alberts, Brittany E Alger, Karina R Allain, Carrie A Allebach, Luis Alvarez, Merlene Anderson, Crystal C Anker, Robert W Applegate, Michelle E Applegate, Douglas E Ashman, Elizabeth A Atkinson, Jennifer J Augenstine, Lindsay B Auten, Cherie K Bachman, Nicole G Bader, Ashley Baer, Faeem Bahar, Kathleen Baker, Malinda Baker, Gregory A Banes, Joshua E Bangel, Jamey L Barngrover, Valerie K Barrett, John C Barrett, Brandy J Bartley, Brooke A Baumis, Ramon N Baxter, Demitria J Beach, Tracy A Beall, Marisa C Bergery, Jennifer L Berman,Chelsea R Berryman, Angelica M Berumen, Robert P Bevill, Marcus R Billy, Amanda J Bisher, Thomas J Blevins, Teresa K Boehle, Pamela Bol, Sabrina Booe, Angela Borchert, Vanessa C Bores, Jacqueline D Bosma, Megan L Bowers, Samantha A Bramble, Daniel E Braun, Lara J Brickey, Theresa Brown, Tamara L Brubaker, Eden Bruce, Amanda R Brutans, Ray D Burchett, Victoria M Burkhardt, Jessica A Burton, Trena J Busch, Deborah A Buss, Megan R Byrer, William J Cameron, Gabriela B Campos, Alecia N Carlson, Katrina K Carmicle, Stephen D Catt, Denise D Cephus, Jeffery A Certa, Rebecca A Chadwell, Danny T Chan, John K Cherry,Amy N Christian, Matthew P Clark, Jerry A Clinkscales, Larry G Clopton, Bethany J Clopton, Richard G Closser, Robert A Clugh, Mindy A Clyde, Edward A Collier, Ashley E Cool, Kendra K Coolman, Perry D Cooper, Regina A Cottrell, Kelly R Cox, Stephanie A Crites, Jessica R Crum, Briana N Cummins, Stephanie J Curwick, Curtis L Dalton, Jeff J Davis, Andrew F Davis, Nelson C Davis, April M Davis, Tiffany Day, Jose Del Real, Matthew A Delp, Suchita D Divecha, Abbie E Dobbins, Jessica N Dobbins, Jian X Dong, Mirna L Dorado, Joy Douglas, Ashley C Dowell, Tera A Driscol, Amanda D Druhan, Amanda D Druhan, Shawn C Dulin, Robby T Dunbar, Anna M Durall, Richard W Duvall, Zachary A Dwiggins, Robert L Easter, Kelly K Eastman, Sarah E Edwards, Brenda L Elmore-Simpson, Kerri A Elston, Rob Fallon, Jessica D Feeney, Robert M Flanagan, Cheryl L Foley, Geoffrey C Foster, Amelia A Fowler, Jocelyn L Frank, Justin E Franklin, Michael G Freeman, Michael W Fuller, Kendra J Furr, Kendra J Furr, Christina L Gainey, Erin R Gakle, Jason C Gant, Kristoffer C Garringer, Amanda M Gasho, Steven M Gates, Jonathan W Gerard, Ashley Geske, Autumn M Gibbs, Gregory L Gick, Sydney E Giebel, Charles D Gipson, Emily K Glavash, Teri L Gosewehr, Catherine Grammer, Lindsey Grass, Matthew Gray, Haylea M Gray, Brandy L Green, Lucinda A Greer, Brian A Griffin, Lisa A Grimes, Kayla M Grimes, Alicia M Grinstead, Erin M Griswold, Melissa S Guevara, Ronald Guyton, Taronda D Hacker, Sherry M Hahn, Tracey L Hall, Jennifer A Halsmer, Alexander M Hamlett, Rebecca M Harlow, Marianne E Harmas, Erin E Harrigan, Eric L Harris, Mary K Hartman, Heather M Hauser, Elizabeth Hayden, Jordan A Hayden, Andrea G Heichelbech, Betsy J Hendryx, Sheila A Hensell, Monique M Hensley, Natasha L Herbst, Suzanne R Herget, Brianna Herman, Angel G Herrera, Debra S Herron, Ryan C Hicks, Cheyenne N Hill, Catherine M Hinton, Kristin R Hoffman, Joyce Hoffman, Tiffany R Holsten, Ryan M Homburg, Kelly A Hornbeck, Bethany K Hottenstine, Stacey N Houmes, Grant M Howard, Joanna B Hubbard, Robert R Hughes, Daniel J Isaacson, Shad M Jackson, Courtney L Jacoba, Faye A Jessmon, Susan J Johansson, Jacob W Johnson, Jamie S Johnson, Kelly L Jordan, Matthew G Kapp, Christine A Kase, Larryssa L Kasney, Zachary M Kater, Donnie Keech, Janet L Keller, Keith J Kendall, Holly K Kendall, Kevin M Killian, Ryan L Kincer, Trenton V King, Mason Kirchubel, Elizabeth A Kitchell, Christi L Klemme, Megan E Klinkhamer, Dawn M Kobiljak, Jacob W Konrad, Thomas A Kreeger, Michelle L Krieg, Brittney L Lakin, Rachael M Lanz, Victoria R Lappin, Jennifer L Large, Jennifer B Lawson, Jennifer A Layne, Jeffrey Lazar, Troy A Lee, Keyla M Lemus, Michael T Lesage, Marvin R Lewis, Kristin R Linder, Kristine L Lindquist, Jacquolyn M Lober,Lyndsey N Loft, Katherine R Lohmiller, Talisha Long, Thomas C Losey, Hiep-Hung J Ly-Pham, Ronald B Mahrling Jr., Amanda S Mapes, Abbey K Marciniak, Stephanie S Marsch, Maigen R Martin, Jeff C Martin, Bethany L Mason, Lee R Mauer, Brandon M McCain, Stephanie L McCalment, Nicole McCarty, Rebecca J McClure, Nichole D McClure, Phillip G McCoy, Nina M McCray, Chelsea M McGill, Brittany N McGill, Matt J McGrath, Sharon A McIntosh, Josh G McKinney, Susan E Meadows, Jessica Merzdorf, Regina M Miceli, Jeffrey B Mikels, Krista L Milazzo, Timothy J Miles, Sean O Miller, Sharon M Miller, Kristin M Miller, Shelby E Miller, Jodi R Minix, Paul J Mishler, Amy M Mitchell, Phillip H Mize, William G Morgan, Christina J Morlan, Ryan M Morris, Camille S Morrison, Buffy L Moss, Tessa Mui, Ian D Muinzer, Ross A Muinzer, Nicholas J Mulhaupt, Natalie R Myer, Christina Naparla, Charles M Nderitu, Matthew A Nelson, Mark J Nelson, Benjamin K Nganga, Alisha F Nickell, Dustin C Nogle, Blake A Noles, Rebecca M Noojin, Katina North, Christopher J Nuland, Jeffrey L Oberlander, Karen E O’Brien, Christy J Odle, John R O’Keefe, Jennifer A Oldham, Denise R Oliver, Joaquin Orozco, Maribella Ortiz, Erin E Owen, Beatriz Pacheco, Sean D Padecky, Mary E Padget, Lindsay Palmer, Michael N Pappas, Linda S Parr, Jeffrey L Pavese, Charles E Payne, Karla J Peffley, Rachel M Penn, Rachel M Penn, Raymond W Perigo, Reanna R Perkinson, Lisa M Peters, Kris R Petrie, Thomas W Phillips, Malinda K Phillips, Hannah J Pruitt, Craig P Pryor, Leah M Rardon, Jessica B Rayman, Alyson N Raymer, Donna Z Rife, Jennifer L Rivera, Wylie D Robinson, Michelle L Roland, Miguel A Rosales, Angelita E Rudisaile, Kate Rudman, Danielle M Russell, Tristan M Sanders, Jennifer L Sanders, Charles D Sanders, Joshua W Sayers, Stephanie L Scheckel, John Schultz, Eric T Scott, Nannette E Seward, Russell L Shaw, Susan Shaw, Brendan C Sheahan, Noah S Sheeley, Kenny E Sheets, Kenny E Sheets, Natasha Sheikh, Anna M Shoaf, Molly C Shriner, Anthony R Shuck, Tyler K Siefers, James W Simpson, Vera L Sipple, Jessica Smeelink, Archie E Smith, Monique R Smith, Ronnesha E Smith, Bryant S Smith, Leeann D Snyder, Catherine M Sorenson, Amanda J Southern, Erick L Sowell, Frederick A Spaid Jr., Polly Spasoff, Darlene M Spradlin, Jessica L Stafford, Christopher Stanley, John J Stearns, Frank Sterwerf, Don Stocks, Brittany E Stone, Julie D Stout, Jeffrey A Strantz, Noah T Sulfridge, Noah T Sulfridge, Brent M Synesael, Maciej P Syslo, Beau Tague, Tracy L Tarr, Michael J Taylor, Alyssa R Tennyson, Connie M Tetzloff, Nita M Thelen, Sam Thilges, Joshua Thomack, Robert J Thomas, Rebekah R Thomas, Zachary J Thompson, Elizabeth A Thorpe, Kristal A Treece, Ebony C Underwood, Linda F Van Dame, Staci D Vancoppenolle, Kristy L Vanderipe, Elysse M Varner, Hannah Vaughn, Katelyn D Verhoeven, Danny M Vukobratovich, Audrey Waggoner, Jennifer D Walker, Devin E Walker, Kacey A Wallar, Allison D Watson, Laurie A Weger, Randall D Weida, Cindy Welch, Stacey L Welk, Matthew D Wendel, Elizabeth C Went, Bryan M Whitaker, Tyler N White, Jo A Whitlock, Allison P Wiese, Justin R Wilcox, Joyce L Wilkinson, Pamela R Williams, Teresa L Wilson, Chelli L Wright, Holly M Wright, Wanda G Wright, James L Wright, Gwendolyn K Wright, Christina L Wright, Margaret E Wu, Rachael M Wurtzbacher, Robin E Wyant, Stephanie Wyland, Michelle L Yeager, Ashley Yearwood, Elizabeth E Yoder, Michelle L Yost, Chao Zheng, Grazyna Zieminski, Aaron S Zimmerman.

Ivy Tech Community College is the state’s largest public post-secondary institution and the nation’s largest singly-accredited statewide community college system with more than 120,000 students enrolled annually. Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana. It serves as the state’s engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.

VALPARAISO, Ind. and BLACKSBURG, Virg. — Two Lafayette residents were recently honored by their universities for excellence during the 2007-2008 academic year.

Kellie Koerner of Lafayette was recognized by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Valparaiso University for her achievement during the 2007-2008 academic year. Koerner was inducted into Valparaiso’s chapter of Pi Delta Phi, the French Honor Society.

Koerner is a junior biology and secondary education major. She is the daughter of Steven and Linda Koerner of Lafayette.

Chelsy W. Smidler of Lafayette was named to the dean’s list at Virginia Tech for the spring 2008 semester. Smidler is a freshman majoring in general engineering in the College of Engineering. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must attempt at least 12 credit hours graded on the A-F option and earn a 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester.