People We Know

Editor’s note: A few weeks ago the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman published a list of names sent to us by the University of Alaska Registrar of Students on the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists. It has come to our attention that the information provided was incomplete. We apologize for leaving out anyone. If you or someone you know earned this distinction, send us a note and we’ll publish the information. This is your chance to brag about your accomplishments and those of your family and friends. Send items for People We Know to news@frontiersman.com.

• Dina Atkin of Wasilla has been awarded a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Kaplan University in a Feb. 5 graduation ceremony in Miami, Fla.

• U.S. Marine Corps Captain Miguel Cruz of Wasilla received the 2010 1st Lt. Travis Manion Memorial Marine Corps Officer Logistician of the Year Award Feb. 3 at the seventh annual MCA Ground Logistics Awards Dinner. He is currently assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, where he serves as the maintenance management officer and S-2 intelligence officer.

• Liza Krauszer of Wasilla was part of a group of 11 members of the National Civilian Community Corps, an AmeriCorps program, who traveled to Louisiana in November 2010 to begin a four-week project building Habitat for Humanity homes for people affected during the 2005 hurricane season.