Area news in the field of education.

WKU alum Porter named as publisher

A Western Kentucky University alum has been named publisher of a newspaper in Alabama.

Glen Porter, a 1979 graduate, became publisher of the Gadsden Times after serving as display advertising manager at the paper since 1996, according to the paper.

His career has included positions at newspapers in Fulton; Naples, Fla.; Fort Myers, Fla.; Fort Collins, Colo.; Cape Coral, Fla.; and Madisonville.

Students on dean’s and president’s lists

The following Mid-Continent University students earned president’s list and dean’s list honors in the ADVANTAGE accelerated degree completion program. To be on the president’s list, students must maintain a 4.0 grade point average while dean’s list students must maintain between a 3.5 and 3.9 grade point average.

President’s list: Bowling Green, Joseph Ray, Rebecca Evans, Geniece Germanis and Williams Wilson; Rockfield, Jeana Harrer. Dean’s list: Bowling Green, Lori Gray, Lisa Elmore and Monte Jones. Scottsville, Billy Durrett and Melanie Crabtree.

Multiple WKUers win at HOSA event

More than 200 students from 11 schools competed at Western Kentucky University on Dec. 5 in the fifth annual Health Occupation Students of America pre-conference competition.

The competition is sponsored by WKU’s College of Health and Human Services, the South Central Area Health Education Center and the Bowling Green High School HOSA chapter. The event gives high school HOSA students the opportunity to participate in 11 competitions and receive feedback from judges to improve their performances in March at the state HOSA Conference in Louisville.

Winners included:

Medical photography: Jenna Berry (Breckinridge County Area Technology Center), first; Maria Bright (Bowling Green High School), second; Hannah Harper (Allen County-Scottsville High School), third.

Extemporaneous writing: Jake Robinson (Webster County Area Technology Center), first; Gretchen Gothard (Allen County-Scottsville), Rachelle Donahoo (Bowling Green), and Greta Cesarz (Breckinridge County), tie for second; Jordan Hippler (Bowling Green) and Melissa Rich (Allen County-Scottsville), tie for third.

Medical math: Rocky Wix (Franklin-Simpson High School), first; Emily Hall (Gatton Academy/Nicholasville), second; Andrea Mairquex (Allen County-Scottsville), third.

Job-seeking skills: Julia Critchelow (Breckinridge County), first; Rebecca Mercier (Butler County Area Technology Center), second; Leslie McGhee (Russellville Area Technology Center), third.

Extemporaneous health poster: Sara Gaddis (Warren County Area Technology Center), first; Keisha Whitis (Lake Cumberland Area Technology Center), second; Brittanie Carroll (Webster County), third.

CPR: Blaze Everly and Kaitlyn Saunders (Butler County), first; Kassidy Thompson and Victoria Story (Breckinridge County), second; Jamie Rohrs and Samantha Glazebrook (Franklin-Simpson), third.

Public service announcement: Hilarie Wade, Kelly Strickland, Christney Thomas, Will Wade, Hillary Sliger and Brandon McCreary (Franklin-Simpson), first; Maria Jose-Thomas, Amber Flippin, Quinton Powell, Rob Carter, Adam Wilshire and Chance Morehead (Franklin-Simpson), second.

Rescue breathing: Amy Lewis (Russellville), first.

Prepared speaking: Jean Foltz (Franklin-Simpson) first; Morgan Shepherd (Butler County), second; Casey Gandy (Breckinridge County), third.

Medical terminology: Emily Darnell (Webster County), first; Tara Slaughterback (Bowling Green), second; Samantha Pendley (Butler County), third.

Career health display: Kayla Reid and Samantha Rich (Allen County-Scottsville), first; Autumn Richards and Chelsea Hutchison (Breckinridge County), second; Payton Bell and Sabrina Fuller (Russellville), third.