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Webb receives master of divinity degree Daniel Norman Webb graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Ga., on May 17. He received the master of divinity degree. Additionally, he was the recipient of the Harvard A. Anderson Fellowship Award, which is awarded to the graduate determined by the faculty to have the greatest potential for future academic achievement. Webb has been accepted at Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., and will continue his education there beginning in the fall of 2008. Webb was the salutatorian of the 2002 class of Brentwood High and is a 2005 graduate of Rhodes College where he was awarded the Mollie McCord Memorial Prize in Bible. Daniel is the son of Garry and Dedra Webb of Brentwood, and the grandson of Dorothy and the late Villa Webb Sr. Elisa Cooper Luna earns honor Warren County native, and Knoxville resident, Elisa Cooper Luna was named the 2007-08 East Tennessee Distinguished Administrator by the Tennessee Education Association. She was nominated by Knox County Education Association to represent the school system for her work with inner-city students, specifically Inskip Elementary, where she has been the principal for five years. Under her guidance, the school has made numerous positive improvements. She also received an award by the Education Consumers Foundation at the state capital recognizing the success of her school. She is a 1989 Warren County High School graduate, and received a bachelor’s degree from MTSU. Her master’s degree was obtained from UT-Knoxville, and she is currently working on her PhD at the University of Tennessee in educational administration theory and practice. Hoover graduates from UT-Knoxville Sarah E. Hoover graduated May 9 from the University of Tennessee Knoxville with a BS degree in microbiology. She is the daughter of Freddy and Leslie Hoover. Local youth attend leadership summit Jordan Cleek and Andrew Redmon were among 42 high school juniors from across the state who attended the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association’s annual Youth Leadership Summit in Nashville. The summit gives students an opportunity to learn about electric cooperatives and how they affect their lives. Cleek is the daughter of Allen and Gina Cleek, and Andrew is the son of Donnie and Cynthia Redmon. Bryan College recognizes students Two area students were recently recognized during Bryan College’s annual Honors Day chapels recently. Brittany Rodriguez, daughter of James and Melodye Zahn, received the Christian Ministry Award given to an outstanding underclassman for achievement in that major. Whitney Russell, daughter of Steven and Regina Russell of Rock Island, received the Robert and Nita Anderson Memorial Scholarship, awarded to Baptist students preparing for foreign mission service. Both students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2008 semester. To be eligible, a student must earn at least a 3.5 GPA.

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