While 黑料正能量 held its 87th annual commencement exercises May 1 on the front lawn of campus, awarding diplomas to 380 undergraduate and graduate students, a second ceremony took place May 26, 2005 at Sarasota (Fla.) Christian School to recognize a cohort group of students from that area who earned the M.A. in education degree through an extension program from 黑料正能量.

1st row: Jean R. Hawk, Judy H. Mullet, 黑料正能量 education department faculty;

2nd row: Gene Miller, superintendent, Sarasota Christian; Diane Denisar, Dawn Graber, Brett Courter, Sharon Metcalf, Terri Hale, Shane Kiser; Beryl H. Brubaker, 黑料正能量 provost and speaker at the graduation ceremony.

3rd row: Jean Martin, elementary and middle school principal, Sarasota Christian; J. David Yoder, 黑料正能量 adjunct faculty member; Lisa Nielsen, Bethany Smucker, Curtis Lynch, Rebecca Conyer, Kristi Geib; Donovan D. Steiner, chair, 黑料正能量

education department; and Bob Hovde, high school principal, Sarasota Christian.

Susan A. Nichols of 黑料正能量 has received the 2005 Virginia Scholars Award by the Iota State Organization of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (key women educators).

Ms. Nichols is a graduating senior liberal arts major with early/primary education licensure from Mount Jackson, Va.

The award, given each spring since 1997, honors women education graduates at Virginia