DeSales University

The following students made the dean’s list for the spring 2018 semester at DeSales University. To qualify for dean’s list, a student must have a minimum 3.25 GPA.

Coplay: Alyssa R. Billie, nursing; Thomas A. Harrison, finance and marketing; Gabriel J. Lamm, sport and exercise physiology; Jude M. Luckenbill, medical studies; Roberto D. Recchia, finance and economics

Whitehall: Adrian C. Anatalio, sport and exercise physiology; Audrey Anatalio, medical studies; Reem I. Elsayed, accounting and finance; Hagar M. Fadel, biology; Brian C. Fox, nursing; Fieruz Y. Jabir, medical studies; Gazal Jabir, biology; Kera J. Kulp, psychology; Carmen L. Peralta Martinez, business administration and finance; Mark A. Pizarro, accounting; Maria N. Tran, health science; Tiffany N. Tran, medical studies and Spanish; Kristin N. Wagner, psychology

Loyola University

Andrew Serensits, of Northampton, received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science at Loyola University Maryland’s 166th commencement May 19 at Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore.

Established in 1852, Loyola University Maryland is a Catholic, Jesuit comprehensive university comprising Loyola College, home to the university’s arts and sciences programs; the Sellinger School of Business and Management; and the School of Education. Loyola enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students.

Anna Maria College

Jacob A. Pesarcik, of Whitehall, graduated from Anna Maria College with a master’s degree in social work. Pesarcik earned his bachelor’s degree in social work from Bloomsburg University in May 2017. In conjunction with his MSW coursework, Pesarcik completed an internship within the Anna Maria College athletics department providing services to student athletes in regards to prompting academic success. Also, during his time at Anna Maria College, he served as the men’s soccer graduate assistant coach, and in March 2018, Pesarcik was appointed the AMCATS new men’s soccer head coach.

Muhlenberg College

This spring semester, 58 students were inducted into the Muhlenberg College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious honorary society in America. Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa has celebrated excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and championed freedom of thought since that time. Muhlenberg College was granted a charter in 1967.

Whitehall: Brian Heckman, Erin Lindenmuth

Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is a highly selective, private, four-year residential, liberal arts college located in Allentown. With an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 2,200 students, Muhlenberg College is dedicated to shaping creative, compassionate, collaborative leaders through rigorous academic programs in the arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences, as well as selected pre-professional programs, including accounting, business, education and public health. The college is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

University of the Sciences

The University of the Sciences held a conferment ceremony May 18.

Coplay: Melissa Vargas, Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical and health care studies. Vargas continues on in the doctor of pharmacy program.

Northampton: Jaden Daubert, Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical and health care studies. Daubert continues on in the doctor of pharmacy program.

University of the Sciences has prepared students to be leaders and practitioners in the health care and science fields for nearly 200 years. Key to its distinctive education is a tradition of hands-on research and experiential learning that is evident in every graduate who has walked its campus. Since its founding in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America, USciences has grown to more than 30 degree-granting programs from bachelor’s through doctoral degrees in the health sciences, bench sciences and health care business and policy fields.

Lehigh University

Lehigh University has named the students who earned dean’s list for the spring 2018 semester. Dean’s list status is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses.

Catasauqua: Hannah Edwards

Coplay: Giorgos Hiotis

Bath: Cole Karam

Northampton: Amira Shokr, Eric Schell, Joel Benko

Whitehall: Trystan Golden, Madeleine Pasda, Meriam Deeb, Daniel Lindenmuth, Angela Nguyen

Walnutport: Olivia Barz

For more than 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.