Jeffrey Han of Butler was one of 15 students in the United States and Canada recently awarded the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award by the basic sciences division of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.A student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, he will participate in a scientific symposium in May with other awardees.Han is a graduate of Shady Side Academy and the University of Pennsylvania.---

Brooke Burtner, daughter of Bruce and Sue Burtner of Butler has been accepted to Edinboro University for the fall, 2005 semester.A senior at Knoch High School, she plans to study marketing.---

Justin Morgan, son of John and JoAnn Morgan of Butler has been accepted to Edinboro University for the fall 2005 semester.A senior at Knoch High School, he plans to study art education.---

Marguerite Tagg, the daughter of Donald and JoAnn Tagg of Renfrew, is currently spending the academic year at Nanzan University in Japan.A senior at Hope College, she is a 2001 graduate of Portersville Christian School.---

Katie Zacherl of Cabot has been nominated to receive the National Collegiate All-American Scholar Award at Bethany College.