Megan Coyer of Slippery Rock was recently awarded the William C. Rappolt '67 and Walter Oechsle '57 Neuroscience Prize at Lafayette College.A Marquis Scholar at Lafayette, she has been researching how hormones affect aggression in male zebra finches.

<b>Gregory Wallace</b>, son of George and Deborah Wallace of Cranberry Township, has received an Air Force ROTC scholarship.A senior at Seneca Valley High School, he will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force upon completion of college.

<b>Joshua Baldauf</b>, son of Tom and Karen Baldauf of Cranberry Township, has received an Air Force ROTC scholarship.A senior at Seneca Valley High School, he will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force upon completion of college.

New Life Christian Ministries recently announced the recipients of the Margaret "Peg" Kier Memorial Scholarships.Recipients include<b>Erin Eidenshink, Mark Stenner</b> and <b>Emily Butler</b>.A student in the Mars School District, Eidenshink is a member of the Butler District Youth Council and the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference Youth Ministry Team. She has served at the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank Farm, in the after school program at Mars United Methodist Church and as a volunteer camp counselor at the Jumonville Christian Camp.A member of the National Honor Society, she has been accepted to Southern Methodist University.Also a student at Mars High School, Stenner is the president of the National Honor Society. He is a member of the Key Club and the class council and has participated in several school musicals. He is active in the East Liberty Soup Kitchen, performs in anti-drug skits, serves as a middle school mentor and performs in musical outreach programs.Stenner has been accepted to the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University.A Freeport High School student, Butler has served on the mission team at her church and is a youth group leader in the "Happening" Episcopal program. She is a member of her church's worship team and serves meals through the Shepherd's Heart program. She is a member of the Freeport Key Club, the Teens Against Tobacco Use organization and the Freeport National Honor Society, with whom she helped to raise funds for the tsunami relief effort. Butler plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh.

<b>Abby Schmidt</b>, daughter of Bill and Kathy Schmidt of Butler Township, was recently inducted into the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society at Duquesne University.A graduate of Butler High School, she is pursuing a degree in nursing.

<b>Travis Donaldson</b>, son of Ronald and Julia Donaldson of Butler, received the Kappa Gamma Pi Award at Gannon University.He is a graduate of Knoch High School.

<b>Ashley Oesterling</b>, daughter of John and Linda Oesterling of Butler, received the Legal Studies Award from the school of humanities at Gannon University.She is a graduate of Butler High School.

<b>Robert Saper</b>, son of Robert and Deborah Saper of West Sunbury, received the Theology Award and the Kappa Gamma Pi award recently from Gannon University.

<b>Zachary Pyle</b>, son of Jeffery and Barbara Pyle of Petrolia, has been awarded the Best Buy Children's Foundation Scholarship.A senior at Karns City High School, he plans to attend Penn State University.

<b>Emma Sperling</b>, daughter of Walter III and Janet Sperling of Butler, has been accepted to the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.A senior at Knoch High School, she plans to pursue a degree in pre-medicine.

<b>Evan Gould</b>, son of Rick and Marjie Gould of Butler, has been accepted to Gannon University for the fall 2005 semester.A senior at Butler High School, he plans to pursue a degree in sport and exercise science.