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Steamboat Springs — Jonathan Mellor, a senior at Steamboat Springs High School, has been named the Rotary Student of the Month for May.

Mellor was active with the high school's Science Olympiad Team. Adept with computers, he assisted the technology department and other students at the school. He also excels in math and science.

Mellor is the son of Nancy Ciran and Dale Mellor, of Steamboat. He was recognized May 20 at the Rotary Club's regular luncheon meeting.

High school counselor Dudley earns certification

Steamboat Springs High School counselor Gayle Dudley has been certified as an educational planner.

Certification requires a master's degree in counseling in addition to extensive knowledge of the college counseling process, visitation to more than 100 colleges in a five-year period and a written examination.

Dudley, who also is certified as a Palmer/Plesch sewing instructor, owns Steamboat Educational Options, which offers private college counseling and small-group sewing instruction.

Craig resident provides monetary gift to CNCC

Dave DeRose, owner of Masterworks Mechanical, pledged a donation for the development of the proposed Career and Technical Center at Colorado Northwestern Community College's new campus site in Craig.

Denise Wade, a spokeswoman for CNCC, said the college wouldn't disclose the amount of the gift, but she said it would be paid during a five-year period.

The Craig campus' energy-related programs, including power plant technology, industrial electrician, mine safety training and specialized mine training would be located in the 17,000 square-foot career and technical center.

The Community Partners Building Futures, a major gift campaign that began last year to examine community needs and how to address them, has raised more than $2 million toward the career and technical center and $6.6 million toward the $8.3 million total campaign goal.

2006 SSHS grad named to DePaul winter dean's list

Erin Bomberg, a 2006 graduate of Steamboat Springs High School, was named to the DePaul University dean's list for the 2009 winter quarter.

To make the list, full-time students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or above on a four-point scale.

More than 23,000 students attend DePaul, a Catholic university in Chicago.