University of the Sciences held its 200th commencement celebration.
Local grads were Alexander Chokas (summa cum laude, pharmaceutical & healthcare business), Christina Tipton (magna cum laude, Doctor of Physical Therapy), David Broytman (magna cum laude, biomedical sciences), Jenna Januszka (magna cum laude, Doctor of Pharmacy), Jenny James (summa cum laude, Doctor of Pharmacy), Jithin Paul (Doctor of Pharmacy), Judy Lee (magna cum laude, Master of Occupational Therapy), Kevin Lee (Doctor of Pharmacy), Mary Grace Berchick (cum laude, biomedical sciences), Mohamed Abdalla (pharmaceutical sciences), Mooniba Abdul (Doctor of Pharmacy), Olivia Carter (cum laude, Master of Occupational Therapy), Patrick Carr (magna cum laude, Doctor of Physical Therapy), Reuben Sam (cum laude, biology), Russell Schwartz (physics), Victoria Cruz (magna cum laude, Doctor of Physical Therapy), Zixuan Yang (summa cum laude, Doctor of Pharmacy and minor in pharmaceutical & healthcare business). ••
Nicole Etters graduated magna cum laude with a degree in criminal justice administration from Central Penn College. ••
Bucknell University presented degrees to more than 800 graduates at the university’s 171st commencement in Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. Madison Cooper earned a degree in English – Creative Writing. Ana Kola received a degree in Spanish. ••
The University of Rhode Island announced that Maureen Kennedy has been named to the spring 2021 dean’s list. More than 7,000 students were named to the spring 2021 dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades and achieved at least a 3.30 quality point average. ••
Widener University has announced students who achieved dean’s list recognition for spring 2021. The dean’s list recognizes full-time students who earned a grade point average of 3.50 and above for the semester. Local members of the dean’s list and their majors are: Nursing: Alicia Lucas, Brittany Bucher, Casey Bivenour, Colin Roberts, Dylan Vega, Giavana Pace, Hannah Wilde, Samantha Baldwin-Arroyo, Samantha Baldwin-Arroyo, Paige Lampe, Riley Finn, Shirli Kulli; Criminal justice: Erika Huston; Electrical engineering: Ethan Pomales; Economics: Evan Davis; Finance: Griffin Barnes; Psychology: Jada Rivera, Noelle Vogelman, Stephanie White; Civil engineering: Julia Boyle, Justin Mathew; Business: Joseph Nescio; Biomedical engineering: Leo-Paul Wahl; Accounting: Lambert Thomas, Mary Darrah, Michael Ercolino; International relations: Meghan O’Donnell; Biology: Noah Kaminsky, Nicholas Dicicco; Early years/special education: Nina Lopez; History: Patrick Carolan; Management: Shea’lyn Hubbs. ••
Springfield College (Massachusetts) has named Kristian Rhim to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the 2021 spring semester. Rhim is majoring in Communication/Sport Journalism. Dean’s list students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded coursework and a minimum 3.5000 grade average. ••
Jannatul Tushi was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester at Misericordia University. Students qualify for the dean’s list with a 3.55 grade point average or higher. ••
Jiayi Meng has been named to the dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2020-21 academic year. Meng is a senior majoring in textiles, merchandising and fashion design, which requires a 3.75 GPA to make the list. ••
Susquehanna University congratulates its dean’s list students. The dean’s list recognizes students who achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or higher out of a possible 4.0 for the semester. Local members of the list are Stephen Burdsall, a music performance major of the Class of 2021 and a graduate of Central Bucks South; Marie Dignam, a music education major of the Class of 2023 and a graduate of Nazareth Academy; and Joar Mejia Feliz, a neuroscience and biomedical sciences major of the Class of 2021 and a graduate of Mariana Bracetti. ••
The following local students made the dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester at Muhlenberg College: Michael Hnatkowsky, Nicholas Pierron, Brianna Ramberg, Lindsay Shuster. The requirement is a 3.50 or higher GPA. ••
The following University of the Sciences students received a bachelor’s degree during the 2020-21 academic year: Anitha Alias, Betcy Benny, Ann George, Sandra Georgekutty, Julia Johnson, Nicole Lin, Nicholas Molinero, Lincy Reji, Nancy Reji, Taylor Ruppe, Stanley Skaria, Yun Su, Christina Thomas. ••
Lehigh University conferred degrees to nearly 2,000 graduates. Area grads were Sean Brown (environmental engineering) and Xiaowei Chen (mathematics, with honors, and computer science). ••
