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Turbyfill

Robert R. Turbyfill Jr. , of Augusta, has been named Alumnus of the Year for Limestone College, Gaffney, S.C.

College graduates

The following area students have graduated from their colleges:

- Columbia College degrees -- Dolly Walker Morris and Sandra K. Thomas , Augusta, master's of education in divergent learning; and Rochele Marie Johnson , Hephzibah, bachelor of science in accounting.

- St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Ind. -- Elizabeth Andrews , Augusta, bachelor of business administration degree in accounting.

Merit scholarship

Madeline T. Hane , of John S. Davidson Fine Arts High School, has received the National Merit Georgia Institute of Technology Scholarship from the National Merit Scholarship Corp.

Poetry winners

Winners of the Open Mike Night 2008 Young Adult Poetry Contest held by the Augusta Library were:

High school -- Laura Howard , 12th grade, John S. Davidson Fine Arts, first; Anne Marie Fox , 10th grade, Lakeside, second; Aidan C. Kleeba , ninth grade, Aquinas, third; and Kate Hyder , Westside High, Nicolas Ortiz , 11th grade, A.R. Johnson, Drew Rupard , ninth grade, Greenbrier, and Rose Visintainer , 11th grade, Alleluia Community, honorable mention.

Middle school -- James B. Dee , eighth grade, C.T. Walker, first; Emily Dresser , eighth grade, Alleluia Community, second; David Niehaus , sixth grade, Alleluia Community, third; and Crystal Lynn Barnhart , eighth grade, home school, Robbie Wilkinson , sixth grade, John S. Davidson Fine Arts, Angelina Zanger , sixth grade, Sego Middle, and Paul Fowler , seventh grade, Alleluia Community, honorable mention.

Get college grants

The following high school students received Psi Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Omega scholarships:

Messcina Scott and Amy Williams , Aiken; Shannon Schoultz , Silver Bluff; Aaron Thomas , A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering; Theodore McNeal II , Lucy C. Laney; Sanders Commings , Westside; Blair Fortson , Glenn Hills; and William Hawes , T.W. Josey.

History day winners

Episcopal Day School students took the top three places in the CSRA regional history day.

Also, eight grader Grayson LaHatte placed second in the state and will compete in the National History Day June 15-19 at the University of Maryland, College Park, and eighth grader Mathieu Erramuzpe placed third in the state.

Latin exam results

Westminster Schools of Augusta announced the following results for the 2008 National Latin Exam:

- Perfect score -- Haley Barinowski, Christian Neal, Judith Chang, Robert MacDonell and Becca Wiggins .

- Gold medal -- Haley Barinowski, Robert Oakman, Drew McCartney, Catherine Zecha, Sabrina Rush, Mary Elizabeth Goodell, Anna Hearon, T.K. Lee, Haleigh Swierski, Sarah Saxon, Kerrie Edmondson, Emily Harless, Jamison Holgate, Jordan Wolfgram, Natalie Walters, Heather Ruff, Christian Neal, Judith Chang, Robert MacDonell, Michael Bone, Josh Coleman, McCamy Pruitt, Diana Pak, Will McCartney, Aaron Harris, Charles Cates, Mal Lawrence, Becca Wiggins, Allie Blalaock, Caroline Mullins, Lauren Powell, Ryan Walters, Josh Merriman, Stephanie Zimmerman, Jonathan Lamberts, Ginny Boone, Kathryn MacDonell and Lauren Snyder .

- Silver medal -- Evan Ochiltree, Roy Smith, Marshall Paulk, Nicholas MacDonald, Josh Nichols, Mary Frances Plunkett, Nick Newsome, Clark Williams, Peter Merrill, Isaac Halverson, David Robeson, Robert Thompson and Breck Ardrey .

- Magna cum laude -- Jep McNair, Meagan Snyder, Becca Thompson and Caroline Ames .

- Cum laude -- Maggie Snyder and Megan McGahee .

- Book award -- Becca Wiggins , three perfect scores; Ginny Boone , gold medal in each of her five years in Latin; and Becca Wiggins, Allie Blalock, Caroline Mullins, Lauren Powell, Ryan Walters, Josh Merriman, Stephanie Zimmerman, Jonathan Lamberts, Kathryn MacDonell and Lauren Snyder , four gold medals.

Also, Becca Wiggins has won the Classical Association of the Middle West and South outstanding achievement in classical studies award.

Museum donation

John Deere Commercial Products, Grovetown, has given $2,500 to the Augusta Museum of History's board of trustees for general operating funds for the museum.