Kutztown University

Degree recipients announced

Kutztown University has conferred degrees for 414 students for the 2024 fall semester and 2025 winter session.

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 cumulative grade-point average necessary for honors distinction is: with honor (cum laude), 3.4; with high honor (magna cum laude), 3.6; and with highest honor (summa cum laude), 3.8.

Bath: Joelle Elizabeth Perelli, Bachelor of Fine Arts in communication design (summa cum laude)

Catasauqua: Jacquelyn Garner, Master of Education in reading specialist; Tyler James Monahan, Bachelor of Science in sport management

Danielsville: Steton Ronan Weber, Bachelor of Science in business administration-management

Walnutport: Wesley Hoyle, Bachelor of Science in cinema, TV, media production (summa cum laude); Emma Schmoyer, Bachelor of Science in marine science-biology (summa cum laude)

Whitehall: Aida Aly Abodshesh, Bachelor of Science in biology-allied health; Dalia Marlene Garcia, Master of Arts in counseling-clinical mental health; Jaraye Nashay Jackson, Bachelor of Science in biology-allied health; Roula F. Khoury, Master of Education in elementary education (preK-4); Calvin N. Mendoza, Bachelor of Science in game development (cum laude); Katrina Nehmeh, Master of Education in art education

Founded in 1866, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a proud member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education located on 289 acres nestled in the beautiful East Penn Valley in Berks County.