Marshall appointed to U.S. Naval Academy

Van C. Marshall has been appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. He is the son of Todd and Cheryl Marshall of Pleasant Hill, Mo., formerly of East Prairie, Mo., and the grandson of Norma Marshall, the late Van J. Marshall and Joy Ivie of East Prairie. Marshall graduateed with honors from Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Mo., with the class of 2008. He will report to the academy in July. Marshall will pursue a degree in engineering and a minor in Chinese language studies.

—From staff reports