Education

The number of health physics degrees increased for both master’s and doctoral candidates in 2010, but decreased for bachelor’s candidates, said a report released this year by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.

The ORISE report, Health Physics Enrollments and Degrees Survey, 2010 Data, surveyed 24 academic programs with enrollment and degree data and included students majoring in health physics or in an option program equivalent to a major, such as other health physics-based programs embedded in life sciences and engineering.

A fine teacher and a fine person.

Roane County Board of Education Member Mike “Brillo” Miller used those words to describe Deborah Garrett, music teacher at Ridge View Elementary School in Rockwood for 25 years.

Garrett passed away last year. Miller said the staff at Ridge View requested that the stage in the auditorium be named in her memory.

“I support that 100 percent,” he said.

His fellow board members did as well, approving the motion unanimously at the March 15 board meeting.

Sarah Caroline Oliver of Kingston has been named to the fall semester dean’s list at Radford University.

She is a sophomore dance major.

To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have taken 15 or more credit hours and have a grade point average of 3.4 or above with no grade below a C.

Radford University is in Radford, Va.

Two King College students from Roane County earned placement on the president’s list for fall semester.

Shirley Ann Carter of Kingston and Jerry Michele Crowe of Rockwood earned the honors, which recognizes students taking at least 12 hours of academic work and attaining a semester grade-point average of 4.0.

Five students were honored for earning dean’s list placement.