Dana Pollak of Novato, a junior at California State University at Northridge, was nominated for the Irene Ryan award for acting.
Jesse Sterling Lerch of Fairfax was named to the dean’s list for the spring term at the University of Oregon.
Renee Chapman of Fairfax was named to the dean’s list for the 2008-2009 academic year at Bryant University.
Tom Gehrig of San Anselmo took second place in the 2-D mixed media category, Kathleen Lipinski of San Anselmo took second place in the painting category and Arlene Wohl of Larkspur took second place in the fiber category at the 57th annual Sausalito Art Festival.
Ken Goldberg of Mill Valley received an artist’s grant from the Creative Work Fund for his collaboration with San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum.