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Pair excelling at Creighton

Pair excelling at Creighton

Creighton University (Neb.) students Bree Kaneakua and Jennifer Taniguchi, both of Hilo, were named to the school’s spring 2015 dean’s list.

Kaneakua is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences; Taniguchi is a freshman in the Heider College of Business.

Kurtistown’s Mine honored

Sara Mine of Kurtistown was named to the dean’s honor roll for the 2014-15 academic year at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.

Hilo’s Orr earns doctorate

Marshall Hugh Orr Jr. of Hilo earned his doctor of physical therapy recently from Utica College in Utica, N.Y.