David Andrew Will, of Glen Allen, has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars. Founded in 2002, NSHSS recognizes academic excellence at the high school level. Will is a senior at Mills E. Godwin High School.

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The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE) program has selected April Hill, associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond, as a Vision and Change Leadership Fellow. PULSE’s mission is to stimulate change in undergraduate life science education by focusing on how biology is taught, how academic departments support faculty and how curricular decisions are made. Hill is co-coordinator of Richmond’s Integrated Quantitative Science program and holds the Clarence E. Denoon Jr. Professorship of Science. She received a Ph.D. from the University of Houston. Her research focuses on genetics and development of animal evolution and symbioses.

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Navy Seaman Aeisha E. Burke, daughter of Vera E. Burke, of Richmond, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Burke completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, shipboard and aircraft safety and physical fitness. The capstone event of boot camp is "Battle Stations,” an exercise that gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. "Battle Stations" is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly ''Navy'' flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a Sailor. Burke is a 2005 graduate of Varina High School.