Milestones - Dec. 28, 2021

Zach Powers of Henrico was one of eight Belmont University students to produce a 32-minute documentary during the spring 2021 semester titled, “How Did We Get Here? Nashville Surviving 2020.” The crew spent 13 weeks chronicling the impact of multiple crises on the city of Nashville including the COVID-19 pandemic, protests over racial justice, an election and a Christmas Day bombing. Powers handled all of the location recording and most of the post-production mixing on the film. He also assisted in video production and editing. Powers recently graduated from Belmont with a major in audio engineering technology and a minor in video production.

The following local students were named to the fall 2021 dean’s list at University of Maryland Global Campus: Kristy Bearfield, Maximo Carbonell, Jessica Harasty, Alejandro Ramirez and Tonya Spencer, of Henrico; and Esete Fithawok, of Glen Allen. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Calan Pillow of Henrico received a master's of occupational therapy from James Madison University during the school’s winter commencement ceremony Dec. 18.

Olivia Hess of Henrico earned the spring 2021 Dean’s Award with Distinction from Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. To qualify for this honor, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or higher. Hess, a graduate of Collegiate School, was a member of the Class of 2021.

The following local students earned the spring 2021 Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y.: Emily Levenson (political science major, graduate of Freeman High School) and Thomas Brewer (history major, graduate of Collegiate School), of Henrico; and Ruilin Zhang (history major, graduate of The Village School), of Glen Allen. To qualify for this honor, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.3 or higher.