Omega Psi Phi presents scholarship
The Pearl Group Foundation, on behalf of the Kappa Iota chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, presented three $1,500 scholarship awards at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.
The scholarships were funded through proceeds of the foundation’s annual fundraiser, Sundresses at Sunset, held at the Hunter Museum of American Art.
From left are Erskine Oglesby Jr., Omega Psi Phi basileus, Devin Pope, Terry Sales and Daaron Maston, scholarship recipients; and Fred Maston Sr., Omega Psi Phi treasurer.
Pickett awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Austin Pickett was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the highest non-combat decoration awarded for heroism. Pickett was recognized for his bravery in a lifesaving rescue at Atlantic Beach, N.C., in July 2013.
Pickett rescued a 9-year-old boy who had been swept up in a fast-moving riptide that pulled him 90 yards offshore. The Marine swam out to the youth, and supported the boy while swimming perpendicular to the current until the riptide no longer affected their course. He then made his way back to shore, still supporting the youth.
The Marine is the son of Ed and Dixie Pickett and a 2006 graduate of Hixson High School. The rescue occurred while Pickett was serving as special intelligence systems administrator and communicator assigned to the 6th Special Security Communications Team, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force. He is currently stationed in Cape Town, South Africa, as an embassy guard.
At the Fort Oglethorpe Kiwanis Club’s Distinguished Service Award luncheon are, from left, Kiwanis Lt. Gov. P.R. Cook, club President Dwight Watt, honoree Georgia state Sen. Jeff Mullis, Doris White and Chip Catlett.Mullis presented Service Award
The Kiwanis Club of Fort Oglethorpe presented its eighth Distinguished Service Award to state Sen. Jeff Mullis, R-Ga., during its recent awards luncheon in the Walker County Civic Center.
Proceeds from the luncheon help fund the club’s scholarship and service learning programs at Gordon Lee and Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe high schools. Proceeds of a silent auction were donated to Stockings Full of Love for Catoosa and Walker counties.
Previous service award winners attending the banquet were Judy O’Neal, Bebe Heiskell, Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson, Leonard Fant, Doris White, James Rogers, Randall Franks, John Culpepper and Joe Haskins.
DAR elects officers
New officers of the Chickamauga chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution were recently elected. They are: Lee Parham, first vice regent; Joye Duke, regent; Lynn Hill, registrar; and Gordon Scales, chaplain.
Also, Norma Hansen, second vice regent; Mary Bob Hagmann, corresponding secretary; Bonnie Maddux, recording secretary; Cindy Dearing, historian; Marilyn Long, treasurer; Carol Rodgers, librarian and Marilyn Dammann, parliamentarian.
Three Lee students win math awards
Three Lee University math majors recently received awards from the History of Mathematics Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America for papers submitted on the history of mathematics.
Briana Yankie was one of two first-place winners for her paper, “Examining Disproved Mathematical Ideas through the Lens of Philosophy.” Casey Taylor and Benjamin Buckner tied for second place with their papers, “Development of Geometric Algebra” and “Abstraction and Rigor: The Development of the Concept of Area,” respectively.
All three will receive student memberships to the Mathematical Association of America and their papers will be published on the SIGMAA website. Yankie’s paper will also be published in the online journal Convergence.
Dade teachers hike Cloudland Canyon
The Leadership Team of Dade Middle School held a bonding, goal-setting/team-building session on a hike through Cloudland Canyon on the 6-mile Sitton’s Gulch Trail. Principal Jamison Griffin led the educators in several breakout discussions concerning challenges the school faces in the coming academic year, followed by a session at the hike’s conclusion to work on a school improvement plan.
Leading the hike with Griffin was Marquita Thomas. Participating teachers and staff included Heath Johnson, Jennifer Jackson, Aaron Stanton, Laura Colvin, Jonathan Page, James Emmett, Stephanie Durham, Buddy Durham, Regena Logan, Gabrielle Haston and Natalie Birchett.
Girl Scout earns highest honor – The Gold Award
Mary Eliza Hendricks, 16, has received her Gold Award from the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians. She is a junior at Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts.
The Gold Award is Girl Scouts’ highest honor. For the community service portion of the award’s requirements, Hendricks taught theater classes for adult clients at Signal Center. The class involved learning acting skills that would also help in everyday life, such as better speech articulation and showing emotion.
Hendricks is one of just 34 girls within the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians to earn the Gold Award in 2015.