Student Honored

Michelle Holmberg, a senior at Fairfield University and a resident of Oak Bluffs, is scheduled for induction April 13 into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society.

The daughter of Donna and Warren Holmberg and a graduate of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, she is majoring in psychology in the college of arts and sciences at Fairfield.

Dean’s List

Hans Buder, the son of Lynn and Karl Buder of Vineyard Haven, was named to the dean’s list with distinction at Duke University in Durham, N.C. for the fall semester of 2007.

Piper Arrives

Lauren and George Oskan of West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Piper Lydia Oskan, born on April 8 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Piper is also welcomed by big sister Ella. Piper weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce at birth.

Dean’s List

Jared C. Macdonald of Edgartown, who is majoring in video and audio production technology, has been named to the dean’s list at New England Institute of Technology in Warwick, R.I.

Community Improvement

Markham Vineyards, a winery with a history of community involvement, is searching for leaders dedicated to improving their neighborhoods, cities or towns, to apply for a nationwide initiative awarding $25,000 grants to two individuals to help complete community projects. Enter online at MarkhamMarkofDistinction.com.

Hello, Esmé

Esmé Catherine Colon was born March 24 at Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge to Tricia Sirakovsky and Tim Colon. She weighed 10 pounds. She joins her brother Felix. Her grandparents are Katherine and Frazier Colon of Vineyard Haven and Patricia Sirakovsky of New City, N.Y., and Henry Sirakovsky of Nanuet , N.Y.