Brooks reaches Ph.D candidacy at IU

Scarlett T. Brooks, 32, daughter of Bettye J. Brooks and the late Edward L. Brooks, advanced to Ph.D. candidacy in the Department of English at Indiana University Bloomington on June 5.

Her major course of study was 20th-century American literature with a concentration on literature of people of African descent. Her minor was cultural studies with a focus on institutional history.

She is a 1995 graduate of Anderson High School; a 1999 graduate of Butler University, and a 2003 graduate of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt.

She has also taught at Park Tudor School in Indianapolis; The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn.; Kent Denver School in Colorado; Ivy Tech Bloomington; and Indiana University.

She currently resides in Bloomington.

Wepler graduates with honors

Katherine L. Wepler, daughter of William and Deborah Wepler, Anderson, recently graduated with distinction from the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio Northern University. She received the bachelor of fine arts degree in communication arts.

On campus, Wepler was active in Theta Alpha Phi theater honorary, the Open Doors organization and the ONU Environmentalists club.

Wepler is a graduate of Highland High School.

Pendleton students graduate from Marian College

Two Pendleton residents earned a degree during the 2008-09 academic year.

Zachary R. Berline earned a bachelor’s degree in management, and Brenda Lee Huckeby received a nursing degree.

The students represent the final graduating class of Marian College. On July 1 Marian College became Marian University.

Franks graduates from Hanover