Phi Kapp Phi inducts Weinberg-Wonslider

Bryan Weinberger-Wonsidler, DNP, CRNP, of Bethlehem, was inducted into the all-discipline collegiate Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Delphi Society inducts Ciera Mesits

Ciera Mesits, of Freemansburg, was inducted into the Delphi Society for the Spring 2021 semester in recognition of outstanding academic achievements.

Delphi is Cedar Crest College college’s honor society for undergraduate students. Students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 at the end of their junior or senior year are recognized as members.

Local author Mayer releases book

Bethlehem-based Robert H. Mayer’s “In the Name of Emmett Till: How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Showed Us Tomorrow,” will be available in September 2021. The young adult book spotlights stories of young Mississippians galvanized into activism by the horrific murder of 14 year old Emmett Till. The stories feature Brenda Travis, the Ladner sisters, Sam Block, Anne Moody, Pearlena Lewis and Hollis Watkins, who risked their lives to fight Jim Crow. Civil rights leaders include Medgar Evers, Robert Moses and Fannie Lou Hamer.

Mayer is the author of “When the Children Marched: The Birmingham Civil Rights Movement”. As a teacher, he strives to make history relevant and accessible to young people.

City native named headof school

Jennifer Sherman, of Bethlehem, was unanimously named new Head of School for River Valley Waldorf. She earned a B.F.A. in music/vocal performance and a certification in Elementary Education from Moravian College. She studied opera performance at Longy College and jazz at Berklee College of Music. She earned professional development in Waldorf education through studies at the Sunbridge Institute, and teacher training at Gradalis and Kentahten, Waldorf institutions.

She taught at multiple independent schools and public schools. She most recently was pedagogical lead, assistant principal and a class teacher at Circle of Seasons Charter School.

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