PORTLAND — Tom Eversole was inducted into the Academy of Achievement for the U.S. Pony Clubs at its annual meeting Jan. 24-28. The academy recognizes USPC graduates for outstanding achievement and community contribution.

Eversole and four other inductees served as faculty for the USPC National Youth Congress, a leadership training program for USPC members 18-21, each representing regions from across the United States. Youth Congress delegates formulated policy proposals and made formal presentations to the USPC Board of Governors.

Begun in 1954, USPC serves to develop horsemanship, riding, teamwork and leadership skills among youth. A graduate of Highlands Pony Club in Radford, Va., Eversole served as a USPC national examiner for the organization. He was a member of the USPC Instruction Council, which designed the educational curriculum for the organization’s nine skill levels. Eversole lives in Corvallis, where he serves as Benton County Health Administrator.

Knights of Columbus gives to community

The Corvallis council 1785 Knights of Columbus volunteered 18,158 hours of service and gave more than $8,000 to an array of opportunities to benefit St. Mary’s Parish, the community, families and youth during the past year. 

The organization gave $1,600 in college scholarships for local youth. The Knights sponsor a Boy Scout troop and served lunch and breakfast to 1,300 Special Olympics youth participating in a statewide athletic contest in Corvallis in June.

Three needy families were provided with large food baskets for Christmas and new mothers were given baby clothes and chests of drawers.

Myrold receives award to study in Asia

Alan Myrold, a junior in business and international studies at OSU, has received the Freeman Award, a national study abroad scholarship.

Myrold, from Corvallis, will spend the Japanese academic year (April to February) at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo.

CV students selected for NW Honor Choir

Alison Pentland (soprano) and Roy Adams (bass), both students at Crescent Valley High School, were selected from among 4,600 musicians throughout the Northwest to sing with the National Association for Music Education All-Northwest Honor Choirs.

Pentland and Adams will attend the conference of Northwest Music Educators in Portland during Presidents’ Day weekend and perform Feb. 18, at the Oregon Convention Center.

Pentland and Adams are both seniors and members of the CVHS Concert Choir. Pentland also sings with Jubilate! The Women’s Choir of Corvallis, and Adams sings with the Heart of the Valley Chamber Choir.

College graduates

NEWBERG — George Fox University held commencement ceremonies Dec. 16. Graduates from Corvallis were:

• Colleen Ghasedi, master of arts in counseling

• Mary Margaret Harrison, bachelor of arts in social and behavioral studies

• Jeffrey Hatton, bachelor of science in management and business information systems

• Elizabeth C. Segrist, bachelor of arts in management and organizational leadership

• John Anglemier, master of business administration

• Spike Gilbert, master of divinity

College honor roll

MOSCOW, Idaho — University of Idaho fall 2006 dean’s list: Amanda Jean McAlexander of Corvallis, College of Business and Economics; Andrew Thomas Pape of Corvallis, College of Business and Economics; and Christianne Nadege Mattes of Corvallis, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology fall quarter dean’s list: Nicholas Alexander of Corvallis. Alexander is a senior majoring in mechanical engineering and the son of Donn and Barbara Alexander.

McCoy named to SOU dean’s list

Breiana “Brei” McCoy, a 2004 graduate of Philomath High School and four-year member of the Warrior girls soccer team, has been added to the dean’s list at Southern Oregon University. She has been on the Raider women’s soccer team for three years. The 2006 season, she was co-captain and honored as the player with the highest GPA on the team. She is a junior and seeking a double major in business and Spanish.

Kiwanis Club Student of the Quarter

Rachel Lee has been recognized the Student of the Quarter by the Kiwanis Club of Corvallis. Lee is a student at Crescent Valley High School where she has maintained a high GPA, earned numerous awards, participated in multiple school clubs and activities and is a member of the Corvallis Aquatic Team. She has volunteered with Heartland Humane Society, Special Olympics, Safety Town and Stone Soup. She is the daughter of Marianne Clausing-Lee and Kevin Lee.

The Kiwanis Recognition Program, which is a component of the Youth Services Committee and the Kiwanis Club of Corvallis, recognizes high school seniors who excel academically or have shown substantial academic improvement along with good citizenship and community service. Each student is given a monetary award along with a certificate of achievement. Both Corvallis and Crescent Valley High School students are eligible.

Corvallis School Board honored

Corvallis School Board members collectively earned an Outstanding Board Achievement Award from Oregon School Boards Association Leadership Institute. The award will be presented at the board meeting today.

Board Chairwoman Kari Rieck and board members Nell O’Malley, Helen Higgins, Blake Rodman, Donna Keim, Matt Donohue and Anne Schuster studied ethics, board roles and responsibilities, effective leadership, public meetings and records law, and collective bargaining in Leadership Institute classes, workshops and meetings.

Ciechanowski honored for dissertation

Kathryn McIntosh Ciechanowski, an assistant professor of teacher education at OSU, was awarded first place in the National Association of Bilingual Education’s outstanding dissertation competition. Ciechanowski, whose focus is on English as a second language and bilingual and literacy education, will be recognized at the association’s 36th annual conference Feb. 7-10 in San Jose, Calif.

Her dissertation, “The Everyday Meets the Academic: How Bilingual Latino/a Third-graders Use Sociocultural Resources to Learn in Science and Social Studies,” was based on an eight-month study of a bilingual classroom in Detroit. In the study, Ciechanowski analyzed the demands of reading science and social studies textbooks, studied what knowledge students brought into the classroom via pop culture, family resources and other ways and examined the bilingual component of learning in both Spanish and English.

Ciechanowski defended her dissertation last July while getting her doctorate in language, literacy and culture at the University of Michigan. She joined the OSU faculty in August.