Favorite sons & daughters
Melissa K. Riddels has graduated from the College of Southern Nevada with an associate degree as a certified occupational therapist assistant.
Riddels is a 1991 graduate of Eldorado High School.
Aaron G. Gardea, 19, graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio on July 29.
A 2010 graduate of Palo Verde High School, Gardea is the son of Kimberly Gardea of Las Vegas.
Jacob Bishop of Henderson has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.
A member of Troop 612, Bishop collected 500 pieces of winter clothing to donate to the Salvation Army for his Eagle project. He enjoys reading, wrestling, writing and watching movies in his free time.
Bishop is the son of Christopher Bishop, Jan Bishop, Kenneth Jordan and Michele Jordan.
Waylen Campbell Wagner of North Las Vegas has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.
A member of Troop 181, Wagner helped paint portable classrooms at Legacy High School for his Eagle project.
Wagner is the son of Wade and Rebecca Wagner and Michelle and Brad Summers.
Daniel C. Walling graduated as an honor graduate from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
Walling is a 2004 graduate of Community College High School. He received an associate degree from the College of Southern Nevada in 2008.
He is the son of Sharon Walling of Henderson.
Jacques Jordan Lamothe was named to the dean’s list at Washington University in St. Louis for the spring 2011 semester.
Lamothe graduated from The Meadows School and is enrolled in the university’s college of arts and sciences.
Brittany Kobayashi of Las Vegas has been named to the dean’s list at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga., for the spring 2011 semester.
Kobayashi is seeking a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting.
Ronald Weiss of Henderson has been named to the dean’s list at Villanova School of Business in Villanova, Pa., for the spring 2011 semester.
Kailee Fujimoto of Henderson has been named to the dean’s list at Villanova University’s College of Engineering in Villanova, Pa., for the spring 2011 semester.
Pasqualo Sodano of Henderson has been named to the dean’s list at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s College at Florham in Madison, N.J., for the spring 2011 semester.