Lehigh University

Several Bethlehem area residents were among the fall graduates of Lehigh University Class of 2018. They are Stefan Toulouse, Donglai Shen, Corey Montella, Lillian Soto-Cordero, Ali Mohammad Nezhad, Mohammad Shahabsafa, Kevin Anderson, Caroline Multari, William Franczak, Joshua Charles, Erin Karahuta, Shen Guo, Cheng Huang, Qiaoyin Wang, Joseph Lule, Kaveiririrua Murangi, Kerry Mickley, Kelly Predmore, Subrato Sarkar, Erin Matyus, Taylor Eadline, Ryan McCann, Karlee Fry, You Me Kim, Jingdong Huo, Kamal Kishore Ramiah, Sarang Shah, Badr Hasan A Alisa, Ali Ghazi, Randy Cruz, Muhongayire Sheilla Rukundo, Lian Duan, Yao Sun, Chao Zhang, Niloofar Aflatooni, Huazhi Chen, Orhan Kaya, Skipper Kagamaster and Chengkun Guo.

Lehigh Carbon CC

Several local area residents were among the fall graduates of Lehigh Carbon Community College’s Class of 2018. They are, from Bethlehem: Stephanie Ensmenger *, Lewis Gonzalez, Pegah Khorasani **, Claudia Matos, Kirsten McCray ** and Mary Wirth; Fountain Hill: Osbaldo Ortiz Jr.;

* graduated Cum Laude, earning a grade point average of 3.5 - 3.75.

** graduated Magna Cum Laude, earning a grade point average of 3.75 - 3.95.

Kutztown University

Several Bethlehem area residents were among the fall graduates of Kutztown University’s Class of 2018. They are Kutztown University announces degree conferment twice a year, once in the winter and once in the summer. Commencement exercises are held in May and December; however, students finish the requirements for graduation throughout the entire year. The following students have been awarded degrees following the fall 2018 semester. Students who have requested privacy (FERPA) are not listed publicly.

The graduates and their degrees are, from Bethlehem: Sameer Michael Abdouche, Bachelor of Science of Business Administration Degree in Management; Stephanie E Castillo, Bachelor of Social Work Degree in Social Work; Courtney Houser, Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice; Aaron Jacob Koche, Bachelor of Science of Business Administration Degree in Finance; Luke Maritch, Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics/Astronomy; Kumiel Sayed Naqwi, Bachelor of Arts Degree in English/Prof Writing; Kaitlyn T Peters, Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology; Lauren E Sunday, Bachelor of Science Degree in General Studies; James Oliver Willey, Bachelor of Arts Degree in English/Prof Writing; Catherine Wong, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies -Magna Cum Laude (high honor- 3.60 GPA); Jessica D Hein, Master of Education Degree in Secondary Education; Evan Carlton Kauffman, Master of Education Degree in Secondary Education; Garrett Benjamin McDivitt, Master of Education Degree in Secondary Education; Anasimone Quinn, Master of Education Degree in Elementary Education; Megan Elizabeth Sell, Master of Education Degree; Andrea Marie Vent, Master of Education Degree in Secondary Education; Ashley Marie Verbeke ,Master of Arts Degree in English; and Paul F Walsh, Master of Arts Degree in English.

From Fountain Hill: Leo Andrew Atkinson, Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science -Magna Cum Laude (high honor- 3.60 GPA).

For more information, visit www.kutztown.edu.

Miami University

Andrei Gausling, of Bethlehem, graduated with a bachelor of science in business degree, majoring in finance, from Miami University during fall commencement exercises December 14, 2018, at Millett Hall.

University of New Hampshire

Cameron Brusko, of Bethlehem, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.85-4.0 from the University of New Hampshire in December 2018, having earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

Submit graduation items to gtaylor@tnonline.com, fax 610-740-0947 or mail it to College graduates, c/o Bethlehem Press, 1633 N. 26 St.,Allentown, PA 18104.