DeSales Univ.

Local graduate

earns degree

Deborah Duminie of Germansville recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from DeSales University, Center Valley.

Pratt Institute

Kutztown student

on dean's list

Jessica Chan of Kutztown was among more than 1,100 students who made the dean's list in the fall 2013 semester at the prestigious Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Upper Iowa

Area resident

graduates

Jesse Ehret of New Tripoli graduated in October 2013, with an Associate of Arts degree in general business from Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa.

Clarion

Germansville

resident honored

Whitney Grim of Germansville was named to the dean's list for the fall 2013 semester at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion.

Students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 for placement on the dean's list.

Mansfield

Student named

to dean's list

Tanya Tews of New Tripoli has been named to the fall 2013 dean's list at Mansfield University.

To be named to the dean's list, a student must be attending the university full-time and attain at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester.

Univ. Scranton

Student earns

dean's list

Layne Mertz of Kutztown was named to the 2013 fall semester dean's list at The University of Scranton, Scranton.

Mertz is a junior with a occupational therapy major in Scranton's Panuska College of Professional Studies.

A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours to make the dean's list.

Hofstra Univ.

Area students

earn honors

Jacob Fruchtl, of Kempton, a sophomore majoring in music; Max Knoblauch, a senior majoring in journalism, from New Tripoli; and David Quarmley, a junior majoring in marketing, from Kutztown, were named to the fall 2013 provost's list at Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.

To be named to the provost's list, a student must have a 4.0 grade point average.

Juniata College

Area residents

on dean's list

The following students were named to the dean's list for 2013 fall semester at Juniata College, Huntingdon.

Kempton: Hannah Rose Jeffery, daughter of Roger and Felice Jeffery, and a 2012 of Kutztown Area High School; Katie Marie Schroeder, daughter of William and Linda Schroeder, and a 2011 of Kutztown Area High School; and Falon MacKenzie Snyder, daughter of Stanley and Lisa Snyder, and a 2010 graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School.

LCCC

Local residents

graduate

The following students graduated during a recognition ceremony Dec. 15, 2013, in Berrier Hall at Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville.

Germansville: Gabrielle Hamm;

New Tripoli: Lisa Bartholomew, cum laude, Amber Hamm, Jennifer Malay, magna cum laude, Courtney Mengel and Ann Pergosky, cum laude;

Slatington: Timothy Bower, magna cum laude, Jessica Christman, Angela Hams, Timothy Harris, Shannon Kistler, Louise Kozics, Jessica Schultz, summa cum laude and Kristin Wagner-Mann, summa magna laude.

Wilkes Univ.

Local resident

on dean's list

Kendric Minnich of Kempton was named to the dean's list for the fall 2013 semester at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre.

To be named to the dean's list, students must obtain a minimum 3.4 grade point average and carry at least 12 credits.

The following students graduated after completing the fall 2013 semester at Wilkes University.

Germansville: James Kayal, Darin Van Norma and Erin Williams, each received a Master of Science degree in education; and

New Tripoli: Miranda Allen and Rachel Zane, both received a Master of Science degree in education.

Kutztown UNIV.

Area students

on dean's list

Corissa Belnoski and Skye Van Hook, both of Germansville, were named to the dean's list for the fall 2013 semester at Kutztown University.