- Ashley Brooke Roberts graduated summa cum laude from N.C. State University on Dec. 19. She is a Chapel Hill High School graduate and the daughter of Alissa Henderson and Michael Roberts, both of Carrboro.
- Andrew Bonds has been named to the honors list for trimester one at Saint James School in St. James, Md. He is a 12th-grader at the school and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bonds of Chapel Hill.
- William "Chip" Pate of Pittsboro received the rank of second dan instructor during a presentation Dec. 15 at South Eastern Karate in Siler City.
- Jessye Holmgren Sidell and Carly Waffa of Chapel Hill placed first in the Youth Category of the fifth annual Gingerbread Competition at the Carolina Inn.
- Kathryn M. Ulrich of Chapel Hill received a bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Meredith College in Raleigh during fall graduation ceremonies.
- Thurman Green, the collection and distribution systems manager with the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, has received the Golden Manhold Award from the N.C. American Water Works Association/Water Environment Association. The award recognizes people who have contributed to the advancement of education, training, operation, maintenance and management of water distribution and wastewater collection systems.
- Caitlin Moran of Chapel Hill has been named to the dean's list for the autumn quarter at DePaul University in Chicago, Ill. To make the list, a full-time student must receive a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
- Paul Burgo of Chapel Hill placed second in the Youth Category of the fifth annual Gingerbread Competition at the Carolina Inn.
- Jennifer Santos Madriaga of Chapel Hill has received a fellowship from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amhurst, Va. The award entitles her to a residency of two to eight weeks at Sweet Briar College in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- Nathan Hackney of Chapel Hill was named to the honor list for the fall semester at Louisburg College. To be named to the list a student must have a grade-point average of 3 to 3.49.