Bethlehem man is taking part in 15-week internship in Harrisburg.
Kim Zsitek-Brannan, of Orefield, received a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Wilkes University.
It's winter graduation season. (File Photo)
Master's degrees were awarded to: Jessica Colon and Deann Kincaid, of Bethlehem; Adam Faisetty and Sean Pyne, of Whitehall; Kimberly Filipovits, of Schnecksville; Thomas Flisser, of Bath; Matthew Frailey, of Allentown; Jaclyn Groh, of Hellertown; Eva Howells, of Emmaus; Daniel Longyhore of Macungie; Kelly Martinelli, Robert Palazzo and Katherine Palazzo, of Catasauqua; Rebecca Mauser of Northampton; Raymond Murhon of Fogelsville; Michael Quickel, of Breinigsville; Dianna Riegel and Lisa Weller, of Coplay; Kristen Shickora of Orefield.
Those awarded bachelor's degrees include: Michael Gaumer, of Allentown; Jillian Glasgow, of Whitehall; Kevin Heberling, of Slatington; Elizabeth Heggan, of Catasauqua; Philip Racciato, of Pen Argyl.
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Alanna Cimerol, of Whitehall, cum laude, and Braden Zeiner, of Whitehall, were among the recent graduates of Lycoming College.
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Springfield College named Jonathan Davalos, of Knowlton Township, to the dean's list.
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Erik P. Davey, of Belvidere, Michelle C. Carlson, of Hackettstown, and Monica Sanchez, of Clinton, were named to the dean's list at Western New England University.
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Hofstra University congratulates the following area students who were named to the fall dean's list: Phillip Bonanni, of Nazareth; Justin Chesney, of Bangor; Lindsay Demarco, of Asbury; Laura Erle, of Macungie; Jessica Feinstein, of Hackettstown; Lauren Giammarco, of Whitehouse Station; Blaine Herbst, of Center Valley; Brandon Higgins, of Lebanon; Andie Hommel, of Easton; Nicholas Jones, of Hampton; Anthony Koufodontes, of Oxford; Dana Mastrull and Trevor Parrish, of Flemington; Nickolas Raso, of Easton; Hannah Rembrandt, of Breinigsville; Lauren Ritter, of Orefield; Christina Shackett, of New Tripoli; Mia Thompson, of Stockton; Devon Walker, of Macungie; Jonathan Warg, of Laurys Station and Jenna Weigard, of Coopersburg.
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The following local University of Rhode Island undergraduates qualified for the dean's list. Kaitlyn Rose Lundy and Alyssa Taylor Michalowski, of Asbury; Michael Trudel, of Califon; Corynne Paige Bielecki, Cassandra M Cangiano, Nicholas Mark Vayda, Alexa Carten and Alison N. Johnson, of Flemington; Brielle Shana Cameron and Rylee Zelis, of Lambertville; Nicholas Edward Mamrak, Elizabeth M. Crossley, Bridget Byrne Carroll and Michael Matthew Curry, of Phillipsburg; Jake Thomas DiGiovanni of Stewartsville; Samuel Clayton Poli and Kalyn E. Lazar, of Bethlehem; Nicholas W. Hook, of Center Valley; Julia Patricia Romich, of Easton; Brian J. Foster and Elizabeth Jane Molnar, of Northampton; and Paige Kennedy, of Orefield.
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The following were named to the dean's list at the University of New Haven: Emily Baker, of Hackettstown; Danielle White, of Phillipsburg; Ashley Britt, of Stewartsville; William Turner, of Washington; Anastasia Frace, of Bath; and Chelsea Ritter, of Bethlehem.
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Megan Gangewere, of Nazareth, and Danielle Hess, of Annandale, were named to the dean's list at SUNY New Platz.
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Christopher V. Erthal, of Bethlehem, is working for the Joint State Government Commission as part of a 15-week internship sponsored by Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. Erthal is a senior psychology major at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He is one of 16 students participating in The Harrisburg Internship Semester program.
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Mark Hewertson, of Lower Macungie Township, was awarded the spring 2016 Spokeo Connections Scholarship for his essay about the history of Nikola Tesla. Hewertson is a student at Penn State University.