Millersville

University

Millersville University of Pennsylvania announces its dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester. The 1,250 students named to the dean’s list earned a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher and attempted at least 12 credits of course work.

Catasauqua: Andrea Kaeppel, Janelle Roth

Coplay: Joseph Asbury

Northampton: Aaron Keglovits

Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a top-ranked, public university located in the northeast region of the United States. It is committed to offering students a high quality, comprehensive university experience of exceptional value. Dedicated to providing nationally recognized programs that embrace the liberal arts, Millersville offers academic opportunities that are supported by outstanding faculty who are accomplished scholars and practitioners. Founded in 1855 as the first Normal School in Pennsylvania, Millersville University is one of 14 universities within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

northampton

community

college

Northampton Community College held a commencement ceremony May 26 for more than 850 students who completed associate degrees and specialized diplomas. Key for abbreviations are: AA-Associate in Arts; AS-Associate in Science; AAS-Associate in Applied Science; SD-Specialized Diploma; and CERT-Certificate.

Bath: Barbara A’Hearn, SD; Derek Block, AAS; Hannah Boyanoski, AAS; Jacqueline Cesanek, AA; Erica Chandick, AAS; Eric Coberly, AS; Caila Fry, SD; Patrick Garo, SD; Gulten Horuz, SD; Michael Long, AA; Joshua Milkovits, AAS; Jenna Padula-Schmoyer, AA; Samantha Schnabel, AAS; Joshua Seeley, AAS; Meghan Shafer, AS; Melissa Trevezo, AAS; Carly Weaver, AAS

Catasauqua: Kellsey Egner, AAS; Sophia Herrera, AA; Daniela Mamari, AA

Cherryville: Charles Gaynor, AAS

Coplay: Katherine Davila, AA; Bridaliz Delcid, AS

Danielsville: Amanda Ingram, AAS; Autumn Klucsarits, AS; Austin Kochenash, AAS; Tiffany Pritchard, AAS; Ashley Schell, AA; Elas Seip, AA

Northampton: Christopher Albright, SD; Sebastian Barlow-Gordon, AAS; Maria Belovich, AA; Elizabeth Bird, AAS; Timothy Bosler, AAS; Erica Cernobyl, AAS; Christopher Collado, AA; Crystal Compton, AAS; Kayla Csencsits, AA; Kaitlyn Hall, AAS; Lindsay Heilman, AAS; Jessica Hendricks, AS; Courtney Houser, AAS; Katie Krantz, SD; Alex Kratzer, AS; JoEllen Kruk, AA; Samantha Leiby, AA; Landon Lewis, AS; Adam Lyszczarz, AA; Patrick Madden, SD; Nicole Marshall, AAS; Kara Mathesz, SD; Michael McBride, AAS; Amanda Moyer, AAS; Tiffany Nagy, AA; Lan Nguyen, SD; Cory Ninos, AAS; Michele Osztrosits, AA; Lissy Ramos, AA; Aubrey Ristaino, SD; Gisselle Sanchez, AA; Amanda Shellhammer, SD; Amira Shokr, AA; Thomas Sutliff, AAS; Sydney Thorsen, AA; Vincent Torelli, AS; Lindsey Viscomi, AAS; Mary Weaver, AAS; Chelsea Yenca, AAS; Katherine Zangari, AAS

Walnutport: Rachel Brown, SD; Peter Kelchner, AAS; Sheila Kocher, AAS; Julian Santos, AA

Whitehall: Matthew Hassick, AAS; Ashley Hentzel, AAS; Chancia Moore, AAS; Kyle Palco, AAS; Alex Pham, AS; Maegan Tolentino, AA; Tuan Truong, AAS

king’s

college

Dr. Joseph Evan, vice president for academic affairs at King’s College, recently announced the students who have qualified for the spring 2016 dean’s list.

Bath: Brooke Lutz

Catasauqua: Taylor Phillips, Jacob Rockovits

Northampton: Andrew Martuscelli, Amber Saylor, Danielle Tristani

moravian

theological

seminary

Virginia G. Schlegel, of Catasauqua, earned her master of divinity from Moravian Theological Seminary, Bethlehem, May 16. During her seminary career, she served as a pastoral intern at Cedar Church, Allentown. She also held a position at Congregations United for Neighborhood Action as the board of directors from 2007-2010. Schlegel is a graduate of West Chester University and Springfield Senior High School. She is the wife of Gary Schlegel, mother of Thomas and Kimberly and daughter of Stuart L. Brown and the late Barbara G. Brown.

Moravian Theological Seminary is the theological graduate school of Moravian College and offers graduate degrees, certificates and continuing education programs to prepare men and women for effective leadership and service in congregational, counseling, teaching and other ministries. The seminary is rooted in the Moravian faith tradition, centered in Jesus Christ, grounded in scripture, ecumenical in spirit, committed to community and focused on missionary leadership. For more information, visit moravianseminary.edu.

temple

university

James Jeffrey Scheuren, of Whitehall, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester at Temple University. In order to quality for dean’s list, students in Temple’s Fox School of Business and Management must achieve a semester GPA of 3.61 or better.

lehigh

university

Students at Lehigh University recently attained dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses.

Whitehall: Reem Azar, Sharon Chen, Elizabeth Duong, Vyolet Haik, Nicholas Kauffman, Royce Kok, Chad Wagner

For 150 years, Lehigh University (lehigh.edu) has combined outstanding academic and learning opportunities with leadership in fostering innovative research. The institution is among the nation’s most selective, highly ranked private research universities. Lehigh’s four colleges - College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Education and the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science - provide opportunities to 7,000 students to discover and grow in a learning community that promotes interdisciplinary programs with real world experience.

Lebanon

valley

college

Lebanon Valley College announces nearly 700 students named to the dean’s list for the spring semester. Dean’s list students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 out of 4.0.

Catasauqua: Zac Edwards, a graduate of Catasauqua High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in accounting and business administration.

Whitehall: Megan Berner, a graduate of Whitehall High School, graduated with a bachelor of science in actuarial science.

Lebanon Valley College, located in Annville, is a private, co-educational college founded in 1866 and dedicated to the liberal arts. The college offers 40 undergraduate majors plus self-designed majors and a range of minors, concentrations and pre-professional options as well as graduate degree programs in athletic training, business administration, music education, physical therapy, science education and speech-language pathology. The college has 1,608 full-time undergraduate students and 108 full-time faculty. Students can choose from more than 90 clubs and organizations and 12 study abroad programs. Lebanon Valley College awards generous academic scholarships to those whose high school records demonstrate a commitment to challenge and achievement. Learn more at lvc.edu.

elizabethtown

college

Students have been awarded dean’s list status at Elizabethtown College for the spring 2016 semester. Students on the dean’s list are full-time undergraduate students who earn a semester GPA of 3.60 or better in 14 or more credit hours, of which at least 12 credits are letter-graded course work.

Coplay: Lauren Hayducek, a sophomore health and occupation major

Whitehall: Sara Kroboth, a sophomore international business major

Elizabethtown College, located in historic Lancaster County in south-central Pennsylvania, is a private co-ed institution offering more than four dozen liberal arts, fine and performing arts, science and engineering, business, communications and education degrees. Learn more at etown.edu/about/.

moravian

college

Moravian College announces its graduates of the Class of 2016.

Northampton: Emily Anne Hoke graduated with a bachelor of music degree with a major in music performance. Hoke was a member of the Moravian’s marching band, choir, orchestra and small ensembles. She was also a member of Delta Omicron, a music honors fraternity. A graduate of Northampton Area High School, Hoke is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William and Susan Hoke.

Whitehall: Victoria Mychael Bobyak, graduated with a bachelor of arts degree with a major in psychology and with a teaching certification in elementary. She played on Moravian’s volleyball team. She is a member of the Love Your Melon crew and a freshman orientation leader. Bobyak is part of Greek National Honor Society, Education National Honor Society, Psychology National Honor Society, Leadership National Honor Society, along with the social sorority Alpha Sigma Tau. She has received the honors of being a representative of Moravian College for “Who’s Who Amongst Students in American Universities and Colleges,” the 2015 Greek Spirit Award and Rookie of the Year Landmark Conference Award. A graduate of Whitehall High School, Bobyak is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bobyak.

Moravian College is a private co-educational liberal arts college, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For over 274 years, the Moravian College degree has been based on a liberal arts curriculum where literature, history, cultural values and global issues, ethics and aesthetic expression and the social sciences are infused with multidisciplinary perspectives. Visit moravian.edu to learn more about how the Moravian College liberal arts curriculum prepares its students for lifelong success.

Widener

university

Morgan Stewart, of Whitehall and a senior accounting major at Widener University, recently completed a leadership certificate program. Stewart is among 35 students to complete the Widener Leadership Certificate Program during the spring semester through the Oskin Leadership Institute at Widener. To earn the Widener Leadership Certificate, students must complete 18 one-hour workshops through the Oskin Leadership Institute on a variety of leadership-related topics including ethical fitness, personal courage, leadership myths and stereotypes, leading groups, decision making and peer leadership, among others. Students then must develop their own leadership philosophy that addresses the competencies and challenges of leading oneself, leading others or leading change. Students present and explain their leadership philosophy at a ceremony and receive their certificate. “Our students have a strong desire for leadership training and experiences that will help differentiate them in the job market and inspire them to be leaders in their professions and in their communities,” said Dr. Arthur Schwartz, executive director of the Oskin Leadership Institute and professor of leadership studies. The Widener Leadership Certificate Program was designed to be completed in two years. Since the program was launched in fall 2013, more than 1,000 undergraduate students have participated in at least one of more than 400 leadership workshops offered by the institute. The mission of the Oskin Leadership Institute is to perpetuate the university long and noble tradition of inspiring students to be strategic leaders and responsible citizens who possess the character, courage and competencies to affect positive change throughout the world.

Widener University is a private, metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, leadership development and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience. A comprehensive doctorate-granting university, Widener comprises eight schools and colleges that offer liberal arts and sciences, professional and pre-professional curricula leading to associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. The university’s campuses in Chester, Exton and Harrisburg and Wilmington, Del. are proud to be a tobacco-free. Visit the university at widener.edu.

muhlenberg

college

Erin Lindenmuth, of Whitehall and a graduate of Whitehall High School, has earned dean’s list status for the spring 2016 semester at Muhlenberg College. Students must earn a minimum of a 3.5 GPA to attain this status. Lindenmuth is a sociology major and political science major in the Class of 2018. She is the child of Mr. and Mrs. Lindenmuth.

Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is a highly selective liberal arts college in Allentown. It is affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

Pennsylvania

College of

Technology

The spring 2016 dean’s list has been announced at Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, a special mission affiliate of Pennsylvania State University. Dean’s list includes all full-time students who have a semester GPA of 3.5 or better. Part-time, degree-seeking students who have earned 12 credits and have a graduation GPA of 3.5 will receive initial dean’s list recognition. Thereafter, upon completion of each additional 12 credits, a student will be eligible for the dean’s list if the minimum GPA has been maintained.

Coplay: Jacob M. Weller, bachelor of science in engineering design technology

Whitehall: Garrett Hillenbrand, bachelor of science in construction management