Education notes News-Chronicle The following students were named to the 2003-04 Dean's List at Lawrence University, Appleton: De Pere: Sarah Beck, Peter Halloin, Erin Tromble, Tammy VanLanen. Green Bay: Casey Bushmaker, Nicole Kocken, Sandra Marks, Loni Philbrick Linzmeyer, Jamie Pape. Oneida: Elizabeth Freeman. Sobieski: Dan Adamski. Christopher Thomas of De Pere was a first place winner in collision repair technology in the post-secondary school winner category at the 2004 SkillsUSA National Competition, which ended June 25 in Kansas City, Mo. He is student at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. SkillsUSA is a national organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations, including health occupations. Showcasing the best career and technical students in the nation, the championships are the culmination of contests that begin locally and continue through state and national levels. Snap-on Tools Company, an innovation leader in the tool industry, has been a co-sponsor of the conference for 15 years. Winners of the competition received a range of Snap-on starter tool sets specific to their chosen fields to help prepare them for continued education and successful skills building. Local students named to the spring Dean's List at Concordia University were: Shana Anderson, Matthew Baye, Jr., Rebecca Luedeman, Matthew Makela, Jerry Medenwald, Brian O'Connor, Kathryn Ronsman, Vicki Salim, Maggie Schuster, Hillary Swanson, Nicole Tilot, all of Green Bay, and Carrie Hassemer of Greenleaf. Lee Koehler, a Logistics and Supply Chain Management student, and Alejandra Meja, a Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement student, at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, will each receive a $1,000 Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation scholarship. They are two of 400 students nationwide to receive a scholarship through the Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program. Recipients are chosen because they have demonstrated academic success and completed 100 hours of community service within the past 12 months. Samantha Toigo, a senior at Notre Dame Academy, was named a Samsung American Legion Scholarship National finalist by the staff of Badger Girls State, held at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in June. Selection officials said Toigo was named a national finalist on the basis of academics, financial need, and school and community involvement. As a finalist she will join 99 others from around the U.S. to compete for one of seven scholarships, each worth an expected $20,000. Toigo, the 2001 Wisconsin State Spelling Bee champion, participates in Notre Dame's show choir, musical, forensics team and will be co-executive editor of the school paper this year. She also is active in the Wisconsin Leadership Seminars (WILS) Alumni Association. The scholarship funds come from a $5-million endowment given by Samsung, which joined the American Legion to offer an educational opportunity to the descendants of war-time veterans. Toigo's grandfather, Norbert DeVore of Redford, Mich., served with the Army during the Korean War. Local students named to Fox Valley Technical College's Dean's List for the second semester of the 2003-04 school year were: Robert Martinez, Allouez, Anna Alsteen, Christopher Biese, Perry Brumm, Amy Cain, Justin Crabb, Adam Daul, Hannah Ducat, Tamara Scherle Haith, Brett Jansen, Candia Lick, Joyce Long, Rebecca Magee, Heather Rabas, Steve Willis, all of De Pere, Rebecca Paider, Denmark, Brad Berth, Sandy Boyd, Todd Danen, Brian Farr, Keith Garbe, Jeremy Jahnke, Elizabeth Kornely, Steven Kunick, Trenton Ladwig, Dirk Larson, Mike Lebeau, Robert Libert, Jeffrey Lueck, Nick Mueller, Kelly Muller, Kristine Neff, Maria Noll, Bennett Notz, Rachelle O'Donnell, Beverly Parker, Alicia Radtke, Disa Saugstad, Car Schneider Schleitwiler, Luke Schuster, Monica Seidler, Amy Sell, Jessica Servais, David Slattebo, Erica Smith, Mireille Supple, Brent Tekulve, Dennis Van Hemelryk, Adam Vandenbush, Chad Winkka, all of Green Bay, Sheilia Bowers, Heather Clancy, Jennifer Vanden Boogart, all of Greenleaf, Nicole De Ruyter, Oneida, Jonathon Dzekute, Matthew Mauritz, Ronnie West, all of Wrightstown.