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Scholarships

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

Cape Girardeau

Griffin Patterson was awarded the Residence Life Leadership Award. Patterson is the son of Shawn and Kate Patterson of Cape Girardeau and will be a 2014 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. Jasmine Hamilton was awarded the University Scholarship. Hamilton is the daughter of Marvin and Lisa Hamilton of Cape Girardeau and will be a 2014 graduate of Central High School. Danielle Childers was awarded the Regents' Scholarship. Childers is the daughter of Jeff and Christine Childers of Cape Girardeau and will be a 2014 graduate of Saxony Lutheran High School. Madeline Rosenquist was awarded the University Scholarship and Residence Life Leadership Award. Rosenquist is the daughter of Chris and Karen Rosenquist of Cape Girardeau and will be a 2014 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School.

Jackson

Alice Cai was awarded the University Scholarship. Cai is the daughter of John Cai and Ru-Ling Luo of Jackson and will be a 2014 graduate of Jackson High School. Zachary Koeller was awarded the Regents' Scholarship. Koeller is the son of Cori and Jason Wray and Tony and Amy Koeller of Jackson and will be a 2014 graduate of Jackson High School.

Frohna

Christian Gray was awarded the University Scholarship. Gray is the son of Timothy and Shelly Gray of Frohna, Missouri, and will be a 2014 graduate of Perryville High School.

Jonesboro

Joseph Stark of Jonesboro, Illinois, has been awarded the Midwest Achievement Award. Stark is the son of Tom and Rebecca of Jonesboro.

Dean's list

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Molly Ann Powell of Jackson was named to the dean's list for the fall 2013 semester at the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at Binghamton University.

Awards and achievements

ROLLA, Mo. -- A team of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will travel to Brooklyn, Michigan, this month to demonstrate its Formula One-style race car at the Formula SAE-Michigan competition.

Clayton Powell, a senior in electrical engineering from Sikeston, Missouri, is on the design team.

The competition, sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers-International, is set for Wednesday through May 17 at Michigan International Speedway. Missouri S&T's Formula SAE team will race its car against approximately 120 other collegiate teams from around the world. The competition requires student teams to design, build and drive the vehicles, a news release said.

The competition is divided into two sections. Static events include a business presentation of the car, the team's budget and the engineering principles behind the car's design. Dynamic events include a one-lap autocross event, a skid pad event in the shape of a figure-eight, an acceleration and braking test and a 22-lap endurance race. During the races, Missouri S&T's car can reach up to 75 miles per hour. Each race is timed to rank teams; none of the events are head-to-head races, the release said.

This year's car has a four-cylinder engine and a custom aerodynamics package that causes a large amount of downforce, to help the car grip better while cornering. It has undergone eight hours of wind tunnel testing and its diffuser and rear spoiler are made of carbon fiber.

For more information about the event, visit students.sae.org.

-- From staff reports