Two local residents earned master’s degrees at the University of Scranton. Ryan Arthur Lang earned a master of health administration with a major in health administration. Erik T. Rispo earned a master of business administration with a major in accounting and finance.
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More than 1,750 students were named to the dean’s list at Kutztown University. To be eligible for the dean’s list, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60. Local members of the dean’s list were Christina Bhatti, Gina M. Corson, Nyairah Flowers, Anthony M. Fratanduono, Olivia Iannucci, Tamara A. Jennings, Megan Kirn, Sean Matthew Nagy, Werner Vicente Paulino, Rochelle Monique Reece, Tia S. Roberts, Angelo Alexander Sebazco, Mychala Anne Sfida, Emily Smith and Ashley Watts.
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A total of 395 members of Albright College’s Class of 2019 earned bachelor and master degrees during a commencement ceremony at Santander Arena in Reading. Local graduates were Marcus Giovannie Vargas, a graduate of Germantown Academy who earned a degree in music industry studies and Spanish, cum laude; Leighann Taylor DeLucca, a graduate of Abraham Lincoln who earned a degree in music industry studies, magna cum laude; and Alyssa M. Kates, a graduate of Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush who earned a degree in psychology, magna cum laude. Jane Golden, founder and executive director of Mural Arts Philadelphia, offered a commencement address after being awarded an honorary degree of humane letters.
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A total of 1,520 students have been named to the dean’s list at East Stroudsburg University. Students eligible for the dean’s list are those who have attained a 3.50 quality point average or better and are enrolled full-time.
Local members of the dean’s list are Khamani Barnes-Green (criminal justice major); Mia Brickhouse (communication sciences and disorders); Andrew Clarke (communications); Jianna Figueroa (communications); Marcus Guess (criminal justice); Nadiyah Jordan (accounting); Jeffrey Louis (digital media technologies); Andy Mensah (exercise science); Monica Rodriguez-Ortiz (business management); Alliah Rone (public health); Cheyenne Williams (public health); Jenna Worrell (theater).
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Jymere Jordan-Toney, an accounting and finance major, was named to the dean’s list at St. Francis University. Jordan-Toney was among the more than 750 students who earned a spot on the list. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must earn a minimum quality point average of 3.500 on 12 or more credits.
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University of the Sciences held its 198th commencement.
Local graduates were Klaudio Mehmeti (biochemistry degree), Rita-Anne Falconio (biomedical sciences), Sharon Shaji (biomedical sciences), Jenny Hoang (medical laboratory science), Simone Avratiner (doctor of pharmacy), Richie Chan (doctor of pharmacy), Andria Dang (doctor of pharmacy), Tommy Giang (doctor of pharmacy), Stephy Johnson (doctor of pharmacy), Zoya Kakar (doctor of pharmacy), Jeffrey Laov (doctor of pharmacy), Ina Pajo (doctor of pharmacy), Juliette Reinsel (doctor of pharmacy), Ada Shehu (doctor of pharmacy), Jeffy Mathew (doctor of physical therapy), Julie Krecko (master of occupational therapy), Zayd Alsardary (master’s in physician assistant studies), Megan Wolf (master’s in physician assistant studies) and Eamon Duffy (MBA in pharmaceutical and healthcare business).
