Gettysburg College

McCann named to dean’s honor list

Leah McCann, of Northampton, has been placed on the Gettysburg College dean’s honor list for outstanding academic achievement in the spring 2021 semester. Students with a quality-point average of 3.6 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for a semester’s work are placed on the college’s dean’s honor list.

Founded in 1832, Gettysburg College is a highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences with a strong academic tradition that includes Rhodes scholars, a Nobel laureate and other distinguished scholars among its alumni. The college enrolls 2,600 undergraduate students and is located on a 200-acre campus adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.

Seton Hall University

Spohn named to dean’s list

Seton Hall University is pleased to announce Nicole Spohn, of Danielsville, has qualified for the spring 2021 dean’s list. After the close of every semester, undergraduate students completing all courses with a grade-point average of 3.4, with no grades lower than “C,” qualify for the dean’s list.

As one of the nation’s leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall has been showing the world what great minds can do since 1856. Home to more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 90 rigorous majors, Seton Hall’s academic excellence has been singled out for distinction by The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek.

Bloomsburg University

Students earn degrees

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania congratulates the nearly 1,200 students who received their academic degrees May 14-16. The overall GPA necessary for honors distinction is: cum laude (with distinction) 3.5-3.74; magna cum laude (with great distinction) 3.75-3.94; and summa cum laude (with highest distinction) 3.95-4.0.

Catasauqua: Stephen Shook, medical imaging

Coplay: Adam Hayducek, business administration-marketing; Connor Landis, mathematics; Jordan Rivera, business administration-marketing; Emily Rose, interdisciplinary studies; Justin Strauss, communication studies

Danielsville: Seth Schaller, computer science

Northampton: William Barney, cum laude, Bachelor of Applied Science in technical leadership; Sarah Kelly, social work; Chelsea Kocher, medical imaging; Alexander Scheel, criminal justice

Walnutport: Luke Lieberman, cum laude, Bachelor of Applied Science in technical leadership

Whitehall: Amber Artim, biology; Cassidy Larkin, special education (prekindergarten-grade 8)/early childhood education (prekindergarten-grade 4); Marina LoBaido, Master of Science in speech-language pathology; Asenath Onsinyo, nursing; Gianni Sinatore, mathematics

Bloomsburg University is one of 14 universities in Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. The university serves approximately 7,800 students, offering comprehensive programs of study in the colleges of education, business, liberal arts and science and technology.

LCCC

Students graduate

Lehigh Carbon Community College President Ann D. Bieber announced the August 2021 graduates, including those with honors. The overall GPA necessary for honors distinction is cum laude, 3.5-3.75; magna cum laude, 3.75-3.95; and summa cum laude (with highest distinction), 3.95-4.0.

Catasauqua: Lauren Hoch, Julia Lacey, Suaha Sharif, Azalyn Vega-Osorio

Coplay: Claryssa Loch, Thomas Monks

Danielsville: Wendy Fritz, magna cum laude; Lauren Pitts, magna cum laude

Northampton: Sabrina Heckman; Jared Kensinger, summa cum laude; Devan Sheely, magna cum laude

Walnutport: Nicole Anthony

Whitehall: Alyssia Benner, cum laude; Kathryn DeLeo; Shantel Dove; Sabrina Galloway; Lenny Gomez, cum laude; Dina Hazim; Sebastian Manzano; Leomarys Marchese, cum laude; Kayla Pasquariello; Avery Pissani, magna cum laude; Madeline Rodriguez, cum laude; Ryan Smith; Anne Toussaint; Austin Wylie

University of Maryland Global Campus

Kocsis makes dean’s list

Matthew Kocsis, of Northampton, made the dean’s list for the summer term at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must have completed at least six credits during the term, earned a GPA of at least 3.5 for the term and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.

Established in 1947, University of Maryland Global Campus is a world leader in innovative educational models, with award-winning online programs in disciplines that are in high demand in today’s increasingly technical, global workplace including biotechnology, cybersecurity, data analytics and information technology. With an enrollment of some 90,000 students, UMGC offers open access with a global footprint and a specific mission to meet the learning needs of students whose responsibilities may include jobs, family and military service. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs, including doctoral programs.

Muhlenberg College

Barhoum named to honor society

Sabrina Barhoum, of Whitehall, was inducted into the 2021 Phi Betta Kappa Honor Society Oct. 15. Strict eligibility guidelines, including completion of specific course requirements and placement in the Top 15 percent of the graduating class, mean that inductees are among the highest-achieving students at Muhlenberg.

Muhlenberg College has been a member institution of PBK since 1967. The national honor society, a distinguished fellowship of scholars devoted to liberal education and intellectual pursuits, was established at the College of William and Mary in 1776.