Kabemba Kapanga, of Henrico, and Serena Tang, of Glen Allen, have joined the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Ambassador Program at Virginia Tech. Ambassadors volunteer with a faculty member for a minimum of two hours a week and volunteer for other various events hosted by the college. Students are selected to join the team each spring through a competitive application process. Kapanga is a junior majoring in international studies and French. Tang is a junior majoring in music.

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The following students recently graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in Hampden-Sydney, Va.: John McCreagh Parrish, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Parrish IV, and Gregory Scott Tyner, son of Sue Tyner, of Richmond. Both students earned a bachelor of arts degree in history.

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Myungjoo Kim, of Glen Allen, recently graduated from the University of Iowa. She received a master of science degree in dental public health.

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Allison Gilman, of Glen Allen, has started at Emerson College in Boston, Mass. as an undergraduate student in the theatre studies acting program.

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Avon Representative Nancy Reed, of Sandston, recently was awarded a seven-day cruise to Alaska with other top representatives. The beauty company’s annual President’s Recognition Program Celebration honored Reed for her performance in sales and leadership.