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Honors, achievements

* Leni Fluegge of Jackson received the Provost Award at the Student Life and Leadership ceremony held recently at Southeast Missouri State University. The award is given to one student from each college who is nominated by faculty and staff.

* Kelsey Shearon of Jackson recently graduated cum laude from Webster University in St. Louis. She majored in international studies with a human rights emphasis and minored in French. She has been on the dean's list every semester and graduated with departmental honors and international distinction.

Scholarships

The following students received scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2010-2011 school year:

* John McLain of Cape Girardeau received a Governor's Scholarship, the most prestigious academic honor awarded to beginning freshmen.

* Dikota Flanigan of Chaffee, Mo., received a Missouri Assessment Program Scholarship.

* Daniel McElreath of Cape Girardeau received a President's Plus Scholarship.

* Jessica Mann of Jackson received a President's Scholarship.

The following Missouri high school students will be recognized for scholarships from the SEMO Electric Cooperative Board today at its annual meeting at the Sikeston Field House:

* Ellen Ashcraft, Justine Hulshof, Chelsea Paul, Ryan Rolwing, Cory Slusher, Blake Wadlington and Cody Kern of Kelly High School; Mallory Blagg, Ryan Lewis, Reid Patterson, Eric Pendergrass, Alicia Slagley, Randy Staines, LaGena Strobel and William Friedrich of Bell City High School; Tori Caldwell and Gabe Kielhofner of Oran High School; Kelly Crites of Jackson High School; Hillary Eichhorn of Chaffee High School; Jeremy Essner of Notre Dame Regional High School; Shawn Lee, Chelsea Phillips and Zachary Pobst of Scott City High School; Sara Mace, Aftan Cato and Tess Wheetley of Advance High School; Jarett Allen, Ashley Banks, Clay Hawes, Emma Hawes, Alta Hawes and Ericka Taylor of New Madrid County Central High School; Kaitlyn Dannenmueller, Catherine Old, Aaron Young and Katherine Dial of Sikeston High School; Amanda Haynes, Presley Strausser and Colleen Sanders of Bloomfield High School, Samina Hise of Charleston High School; Michael Latham, Jesse Brown and Harley Waller of Richland High School; Abby Jordan or East Prairie High School.

-- From staff reports