Achievements

White Station High School seniors Daphne McKee and Neena Wang have been announced as National Merit CorporateSponsored Scholarship recipients by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. McKee is the recipient of the National Merit Pfizer Inc. Scholarship and Wang is the recipient of the National Merit McKesson Scholarship. Both students will receive renewable financial awards for their undergraduate studies, as well as an annual stipend.

Three Memphis City Schools graduating seniors have been announced as recipients of the 2013 Gates Millennium Scholarship. Kristi Brownlee of Ridgeway, Deborrius Jeffries of Melrose and Estevon Odria of Kingsbury are among 1,000 high school seniors honored for their academic achievements and community service. Through the Gates Millennium Scholarship, each student will receive financial aid, leadership training and academic support during their collegiate studies.

In May, Sabrina Bryson graduated cum laude from Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, Ark. To be eligible for cum laude honors, students must achieve a 3.5-3.69 cumulative grade-point average.

The following area students were named to the Spring 2013 Dean’s List at Harding University. To be eligible, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with a 3.65 or higher grade-point average and no incompletes.

Mason Bailey, a senior accounting major of Memphis

Kevin Betts, a senior accounting major of Arlington

Kristen Betts, a sophomore early-childhood education major of Arlington

John Brownlow, a senior accounting major of Germantown

Joe Calvin, a senior finance major of Memphis

Jordan Creamer, a senior athletic training major of Arlington

John Dawidow, a sophomore biomedical engineering major of Bartlett

Robert Dickey, a junior sport and recreation management major of Covington

Victoria Dufour, a sophomore communication sciences and disorders major of Collierville

Molly Elliott, a senior early-childhood education major of Germantown

Chelsea Essary, a senior chemistry major of Eads

John Frizzell, a sophomore history major of Cordova

Shelby Griffith, a sophomore English major of Cordova

Philip Habegger, a senior missions major of Memphis

Melora Hawley, a senior English major of Memphis

Brittney Jordan, a senior social work major of Memphis

Taylor Kelton, a senior public administration major of Collierville

Allie Marlin, a junior child life major of Memphis

Cary McClurg, a senior accounting major of Olive Branch

Max Michael, a senior interdisciplinary studies major of Memphis

Taylor Pettie, a sophomore early- childhood education major of Germantown

Hunter Pettie, a senior general studies major of Germantown

Kelsey Pierce, a junior public relations major of Cordova

Meghan Ramsey, a junior communication sciences and disorders major of Memphis

Lauren Rogers, a junior nursing major of Memphis

Elizabeth Schall, a junior French major of Olive Branch

Hannah Wagner, a sophomore management major of Lakeland

Selena Warren, a junior accounting major of Olive Branch

Cody Whitefoot, a senior exercise science major of Atoka