Peinsula People

Caswell nominated for U.S. Air Force Academy

Soldotna High School student Tess Caswell recently was nominated by Alaska Congressman Don Young to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy.

She is the daughter of Steven and Susan Caswell of Soldotna.

Area residents recognized for good grades

Jami Epley of Anchor Point and Jamianne Campbell of Soldotna recently were named to the dean's list for the 2003-04 fall semester at the Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho.

To be eligible for the academic honor, a student must earn a minimum 3.5 GA while taking at least 12 graded credit hours of classes.

The following area residents recently were named to the dean's list at the University of Idaho.

n From Anchor Point: Lauren Trimble, College of Education;

n From Homer: Abigail Fuller, College of Law and Evgeny Olson, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences;

n From Kenai: Jayson BeDunnah, College of Engineering;

n From Soldotna: Sarah Todd, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences; and

n From Sterling: Clayton Harris, College of Engineering, and College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences.

To make the dean's list, undergraduate students must earn a term grade point average of 3.3 or better on 14 or more graded credits, and law students at least 3.0 GPA on a minimum of 10 graded credits.

Retone heads toward new career

Michael R. Retone of Kenai recently was accepted to the Universal Technical Institute campus in Phoenix.

In UTI's ASE Master Certified Automotive and Diesel Technol-ogy program, Retone will learn to master skills in both the automotive and diesel fields. Upon graduation he will be qualified as an automotive-diesel technician.