Class notes

Oklahoma Baptist University named Sydnie Gabbard, a junior anthropology and cross-cultural ministry double major from Woodside, to the school president’s honor roll for the 2014 fall semester. Students named to the president’s honor roll must finish the semester with a GPA of 3.7 or higher.

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Michael T. Loginoff, of San Mateo, and Christina T. Dong, of Menlo Park, accepted the honor of being named to the dean’s list at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. The Dean’s List at Colby College is reserved for students who finished the fall semester with a GPA of 3.68 or higher.

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Derek Azzopardi, of Redwood City, was named to American International College’s fall 2014 dean’s list.

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Maryanne Patterson, manager of the California State Preschool program, has been recognized by the California Kindergarten Association with a Judith A. Brown Administrative Recognition Award. The award honors administrators who exemplify strong leadership and exemplary support of early childhood educators and who encourage professional development.

Patterson was recognized for her work in the creation of the annual Intentional Teacher Fair, which showcases the work of early childhood educators in San Mateo County. The fourth annual Intentional Teacher Fair took place in May 2014 and provided preschool, transitional kindergarten and kindergarten teachers with the opportunity to highlight the intentional and reflective teaching strategies they use in the classroom daily. Panel displays showed how teachers closely observe and study the significance of early learning within the complexity of teaching young children.

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Burlingame High School’s Keegan Brady has been selected for the 2015 Horatio Alger National Scholarship.

The annual scholarship recognizes outstanding students, who, in the face of great adversity, have exhibited an admirable commitment to continuing their education and serving their communities. The 2015 Horatio Alger National Scholarship recipients must maintain an average GPA of 3.7 and a mean SAT score of 1,263, which is more than 250 points above the national average. Scholars come from households with an average annual income of $15,000 and each recipient is awarded $22,000 to apply toward the tuition of the college or university of their choice.

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On Jan. 10, Notre Dame de Namur University announced the appointment of Reginald Duhé as director of corporate and foundation relations, a new position, effective immediately.

Duhé previously served as an adjunct instructor of marketing and branding at the University of California, Berkeley. He was director of business and education partnerships at the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District, and director of career services, industry outreach and business partnerships at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Duhé has also held positions with the San Francisco 49ers and Cisco Systems. Duhé earned a bachelor’s in political science from the University of California at Berkeley and an associate degree in business administration from Merritt College. He also holds a master’s in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University.

Class notes is a column dedicated to school news. It is compiled by education reporter Austin Walsh. You can contact him at (650) 344-5200, ext. 105 or at austin@smdailyjournal.com.