LCCC

Students graduate

Lehigh Carbon Community College held its 58th annual commencement ceremony May 21 at PPL Center, Allentown. Commencement recognized the more than 900 students who have earned associate degrees, certificates or diplomas from December 2024, May 2025 and anticipated for August 2025. Students who graduated cum laude earned a grade-point average of 3.5-3.75, students who graduated magna cum laude earned a GPA of 3.75-3.95, and students who graduated summa cum laude earned a GPA of 3.95-4.0.

Bath: Mary Gillett, Stephanie Gillet

Catasauqua: Cullen Bond, Breeann Cimerol, Jacqueline Crossley, Makenna Delucia (cum laude), Tara Distel, Erin Elnemr (cum laude), Emily Elson, Nyahmae Florence, Zuriah Jacobs, Janessa Johnson, Conor Sandt (magna cum laude), Amber Schray (cum laude), Maria Sosa, Shaira Kate Taud

Coplay: Elias Azar, Micaiah Belgrave, Chandel Concepcion, Gina Geroulo, Mikayla Johnson, Carina Johnston, Katrina Klinger, Kayla Nuss (magna cum laude), Florence Ochieng, Evan Saylor

Northampton: Kimberly Horowitz, Jennifer Marino, Lauren Messinger, Haley Messinger (magna cum laude), Leandro Ramirez, Joshua Rivera, Cullen Stranahan (cum laude), Noah Ventresca

Walnutport: Jessica Beck, Noah Connolly, Shenandoah DeNardo (summa cum laude), Alexandria Haas

Whitehall: Alexis Bartosh, Mayely Betances Almanzar (cum laude), Althea Blake (cum laude), Rachelis Brito Gondres, Bianca Burton, Evelyng Cabrera, Mario Cabrera, Chelle Calderon, Timothy Conlon (cum laude), Marjorie Dominguez (summa cum laude), Laura Gallardo (cum laude), Kevin Gaton, Josh Grol, Vanessa Guevara (cum laude), Andrew Hamscher, Johnny Hanna, Kadence Hanzl, Logan Headman, Bergen Hess, Alex Ho, Soraya Jimenez, Maria Jimenez (cum laude), Joel Khacho, Ava Knittle, Tuyet Lam (magna cum laude), Lissette Lemock Agramonte, Aileen Martinez Estrella (cum laude), Aikaterine Masters, David Mendez, Austin Miller, Anam Mohammad, Jenna Moser (magna cum laude), Nadin Najjar (magna cum laude), Irene C. Ondush, Stefano Orochena, Edward Otanez Landron, Allison Pavone, Danielle Pechacek, Alisa Powell (magna cum laude), Brielle Schrey (magna cum laude), Peter Shahda, Nadia Shahda (cum laude), Wali Shakeel, Aiden Sommer, Amanda Stein (cum laude), Jeanette Terraciano (cum laude), Seth Thomas, Jaylah Toribio, Nicholas Tran (magna cum laude), Manuela Uribe Gutierrez, Emily Warmkessel, and Genieva Zick (magna cum laude)

York College of Pennsylvania

Steiner named to dean’s list

More than 1,200 York College students, among them Madeline Steiner, of Coplay, were recognized for their academic achievement by earning a place on the dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester. Steiner is majoring in nursing. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Established in 1787, York College of Pennsylvania is a private, four-year college located in the city of York, a hub of arts and industry between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Housed on 190 picturesque acres, the college is known for its focus on experiential learning and community engagement, serving more than 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students in more than 70 baccalaureate majors, along with 30-plus professional graduate degree and certificate programs.

Wilson College

Cordon, Davidson named to dean’s list

Wilson College is pleased to announce Elizabeth Cordon, of Bath, and Colin Davidson, of Northampton, were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester. Wilson College’s dean’s list contains the names of those students whose GPA for the work of the semester has been 3.5 or higher and who have completed at least 12 semester hours for the semester, at least nine of which received a letter grade.

Founded in 1869, Wilson College is a private coeducational liberal arts college offering undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. Bachelor’s degree programs include 34 majors and 40 minors in high-demand and innovative fields including education, nursing, equine studies, veterinary nursing and sport management. Graduate degrees include master’s-level programs in education, fine arts, the humanities, nursing and organizational leadership and a hybrid, accelerated doctoral program in occupational therapy. With classes available in person and online, the college achieved the highest total enrollment in its history for fall 2024, as it makes higher education accessible and affordable for today’s students.

Missouri State University

Frace graduates

Missouri State University awarded 2,824 degrees to students in the spring semester of 2025 during commencement ceremonies May 9 at Great Southern Bank Arena. Among them was Virginia Frace, of Bath, who graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in interior design. Students who graduated with honors completed at least 30 credit hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5.

Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive university system with a mission in public affairs. Its purpose is to develop fully educated individuals with a focus on ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement.

Delaware Valley University

Dean’s list is announced

The following students were honored for academic achievement by being named to Delaware Valley University’s dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester.

Catasauqua: Brianna Bashore

Northampton: Emily Allen, Jonathan Gossel, Emma Miller, Ashlyn Thomas, Ian Ventresca

Whitehall: Lucas Feher, Salvatore Roncolato, Gregory Sommer

Delaware Valley University is a private, comprehensive, nonprofit university educating students with a curriculum that emphasizes and requires experiential learning. Located in Doylestown, the university offers 28 undergraduate majors in business, arts and sciences and agricultural and environmental sciences; 12 master’s degrees; and a doctorate in education.

Founded in 1896, DelVal has been cited by the National Society for Experiential Education as having the country’s top experiential learning program, by Princeton Review as one of the best colleges in the Northeast and by College Factual as having one of the top 20 animal science programs in the country.

Wilkes University

Students named to dean’s list

Wilkes University Provost David M. Ward announced the dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester. To be named to this honor, students must obtain a minimum 3.5 GPA and carry at least 12 credits.

Bath: Madelyn Rex

Catasauqua: Michael Monberger, Cheyenne Gioielli

Coplay: Faith Schaffer

Northampton: Bradley Smith, Katlin Beenders, Cassandra Everett

Whitehall: Kelcie Molchany, Caleb Flannery, Kendra Fox, Dialla Yowakim

Wilkes University opens doors for those willing to work hard for what comes next. Through a mix of in-demand undergraduate, master’s and terminal degree programs, students are encouraged to explore whatever they find interesting. With academic expertise, dedicated mentoring and unwavering support, the faculty and staff inspire students to define success on their own terms.