Achievements: SFCC graphic design students medal at ADDY

Spokane Falls Community College graphic design students were awarded gold and silver medals in the 2007 ADDY Awards given by the Spokane Advertising Federation:

Consumer or Trade Magazine Ad Campaign: Lindell Serrin, gold medal and Best of Division award

Mixed Media Campaigns: Natalie Torkar, silver medal

Sales Promotion Packaging: Wendy Rutter, gold medal, and Joel Ubaldo, Alyson Keeley, Charles Payne and Lynnette Hughes, silver medals

Elements of Advertising-Logo: Chandra Graham, silver medal

Elements of Advertising-Illustration: Mary Patterson, silver medal

Collateral Material-Stationery Package: Joel Barbour, silver medal

Collateral Material-Poster: Whitney Weisgerber, silver medal

Direct Marketing: Lindell Serrin, gold medalist, and Dan McElfish, silver medal

Independent Colleges scholarships announced

Gonzaga University and Whitworth College recently announced their recipients of scholarships through Independent Colleges of Washington. Students are listed by their hometowns.

Gonzaga University:

Newman Lake: Christelle Gorman, Washington Mutual Future Teachers of Color Scholarship.

Nine Mile Falls: Shaun Greer, Union Bank of California Scholarship.

Spokane: Mark Ramos, Avista Minds in Motion Scholarship; Jose Montesinos, Costco Wholesale Scholarship; Shamus O’Doherty, Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc. Scholarship.

Whitworth College:

Moses Lake: Amy Piturachsatit, ICW/Boyer Scholarship.

Othello: Valeria Valdez, Avista Minds in Motion and Costco.

Spokane: Miles Hewitson, Home Street Bank Scholarship; Lance Beck, Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc.; Kyle Bedell, Richard E. Bangert Business Award.

Whitworth professor receives humanitarian award

James Waller, professor of psychology and Edward B. Lindaman Chair at Whitworth College was the recipient of a First Voice Humanitarian Award by the Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture.

GU debate team ranks 12th in nation

Gonzaga University’s debate team has been ranked No. 12 in the U.S. National Debate Tournament rankings after the regional championships held in Walla Walla in early March.

Area students named to dean’s lists

“Katherine Kerschen of Colbert and Roberto Gallotti of Spokane were recently named to the fall 2006 dean’s list at Washington University in St. Louis.

“Josephine Keefe of Spokane was named to the fall 2006 dean’s list at DePaul University in Chicago.

“Kathryn Charyk of Spokane was named to Tufts University, in Medford, Mass., fall 2006 dean’s list.