Lisa Smaroff of Warren earned her associate degree in baking and pastry arts from The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Hyde Park, N.Y., on May 22. Smaroff is a 2007 graduate of Warren Area High School.

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Sarah R. Bowley of Sheffield has been accepted at Gannon University, Erie, and will begin classes in the fall 2010 semester as a physician assistant major. Bowley is the daughter of Craig and Cindy Bowley and is a student at Sheffield Area High School. She is a member of National Honor Society and participates in SADD, Model UN and government outreach.

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A Shippensburg University student from Warren is among 20 students from the SU Honors Program who have received undergraduate research grants for the 2009-2010 academic year. The awards were recently announced by the university's Institute for Public Service. Stacie Stuart, a junior finance and economics major, received the grant for her project "Should We Really Legalize Marijuana?" Stacie will collect and analyze information from surveys to determine whether a correlation exists between marijuana use and crime rates. She'll also be comparing her findings with what has previously been written on the subject. Funding is provided by the SU Foundation and enables students to better understand the scientific process, experience discovery, and develop analytical and communication skills.

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The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) has announced that Jeffrey R. Billman of Warren has been named to the dean's list for the October 2009 session in the College of Technologies. Full-time students must receive a grade average of 3.5 or better to be named to the list. Billman graduated from UNOH in November in automotive diesel technology. A graduate of Warren Area High School, he is the son of the late Robert M. Billman.