The following area students graduated from the University of Georgia this spring:
Anya Muir, Lower Heidelberg Township; Isabella Duddy, Jennifer Gentry and Owen Scargle, Wyomissing; Samantha Drop, Brecknock Township.
East Stroudsburg
The following area students graduated in May from East Stroudsburg University:
Doctor of education: Leigh Gruen, Kempton
Master of science: Rebecca Kotula, Wyomissing; Tyler Reitenauer, Kutztown, management & leadership. Francisco Taveras, Muhlenberg Township, exercise science. Norma Zavala, Laureldale, communication sciences & disorders.
Master of education: Kylie Redcay, Temple.
Master of arts: Dion Thorpe, Shillington, communication.
Bachelor of science: Alexander Auguste, Laureldale, finance. Ashlyn Augustine, Alsace Township, marine science. Emilie Bartosh, Maidencreek Township, exercise science. Jennifer Hausman, Bechtelsville; Connie Howland, Brecknock Township, early childhood education. Michael Loera-Castro, Lower Alsace Township, environmental studies. Jordan Moore, West Lawn, communication sciences & disorders. Jennifer Pagan, Breinigsville, athletic training. Joshua Petschelt, Gilbertsville, hotel, restaurant & tourism management.
Bachelor of arts: Tatum Kresley, Alburtis, sociology.
LVC awards
The following area students received awards from Lebanon Valley College this spring:
Sara Miller, Boyertown, Financial Executives International Award; Chloe Moser, Boyertown; Beta Beta Beta Freshman Achievement Award in Biology and Freshman Achievement Award in Chemistry; Aaron Weitzel, Reinholds, Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs David V. Rudd Award; Sarah Kramer, Mohrsville, Achievement Scholarship Award in Business Administration; Gwendolyn Sears, Wernersville, Robert A. Nichols III Scholarship; Camryn Cataldi, Exeter Township; Alumni Scholarship and Mund Scholarship.
Alyssa Werner, Robesonia, Design, Media, & Technology Academic Excellence Award; Kailey Eckhart, Myerstown, Alumni Scholarship; Hayley Krill, Newmanstown, Cloyd H. Ebersole Scholarship; Marina Biltcliff, Lower Heidelberg Township, Mund Scholarship; Wyatt Martin, Denver, Mathematics Achievement Award; Gracyn Amato, Shillington, Delta Alpha Chapter-Sigma Alpha Iota Award; Kathryn Shanaman, Denver, Arthur L. Peterson Leadership Scholarship; Samantha Miller, Richmond Township, Award for Professionalism and Commitment to the Discipline of Sociology, Robert A. Clay Award in Sociology and Senior Award for Academic Excellence in Sociology.
Community service
Sarah Kramer, Mohrsville; and Emily Lakin, Exeter Township, received the Gold Community Service Award from Lebanon Valley College.
Student leadership
The following local Lebanon Valley College received awards for leadership during the past academic year:
Chloe Moser, Boyertown, First-Year Student Leader; Gwendolyn Sears, Wernersville, Dean Rosemary Yuhas Award; Kathryn Shanaman, Denver, Robert A. Nichols III Scholarship and Outstanding Programmer of the Year.
Alvernia leaders
The following area students were honored at Alvernia University’s Student Leadership Recognition award ceremony:
Mylina Castillo, Reading, Golden Wolf Student Leader of the Year Award; Brooke Hauck, Muhlenberg Township, Resident Assistant of the Year Award; Tyler Johnson, Leesport, Student Government Association Vice President; Kayla Keegan, Morgantown, Registered Student Organization President of the Year Award, Student Occupational Therapy Association; Hailey Keperling, Exeter Township, Service Leadership Award; Megan Kowalick, Lower Heidelberg Township, Academic Success Center Creative Contribution Award; Brian Pascal, Sinking Spring, Student Government Association Secretary and Contemplation Leadership Award; Samantha Stewart, Leesport, Study Group Leader of the Year Award. Ellie Bercume, Mohnton, Golden Guide Impact Award.
Literary magazine
The following local students had leadership roles in the annual Green Blotter Literary Magazine at Lebanon Valley College: Katherine Buerke, Reading, managing editor; Katelyn Price, Myerstown, Reader Board.
Honor societies
• Lebanon Valley College inducted the following area students to Delta Alpha Pi honor society: Lauren Hafer, Exeter Township; Kathryn Shanaman, Denver; Jordan Shekalus, Ontelaunee Township, Elena Tulli, North Heidelberg Township.
• Geraldy Perez, Reading, was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society at the University of Scranton.
Military police
Glory Gillen, Robeson Township, a senior criminal justice student at Bob Jones University, Greenville, S.C., will join the Military Police after graduation. Gillen will be commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant.
Research shared
Andrei Pop, Spring Township, was among a group of students from Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn., joining national efforts to advocate for online safety in youth and presenting their research in Washington.
Their research on how social media impacts young people revealed that on average, students opened their first social media accounts around age 13 — some as young as 6. Many respondents also encountered harmful content at early ages, including cyberbullying, unrealistic beauty standards and explicit material.
Items are submitted by the colleges involved.
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