Jon Tirk, son of Robin Bachman of Butler, was recently awarded a scholarship from the Robert and Janet Miller Endowed Scholarship Fund at Mercyhurst College.A freshman at the college, he is pursuing an associate's degree in restaurant management.

Amanda Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hughes of Butler, has been named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.She is a senior at Washington and Lee University.

Megan Boland Murdock of Butler was recently inducted to the Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Organization at Indiana (Pa.) University.