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Contact: Allison Benner, College Relations Associate – Media,
610-740-3790
LOCAL STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM CEDAR CREST IN WINTER GRADUATION CEREMONY
Allentown, PA (January 27, 2006) – Seventy-six students were awarded bachelor’s degrees and ten students were awarded master’s degrees at Cedar Crest’s Winter Graduation Ceremony held on Friday, January 27, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. in Lees Hall at Cedar Crest College.
The degrees were conferred by Dr. Dorothy Gulbenkian Blaney, president of the College. Maureen Bamert, a nursing program graduate from Breinigsville, was chosen as the Lifelong Learning speaker and addressed the audience during the ceremony.
A list of local graduates is included on the following pages. For more information, call the College Relations Office at 610-740-3790.
BERKS COUNTY
Hamburg
Michelle C. Snyder, B.S. magna cum laude – management
Shoemakersville
Shannon M. Putt, B.S. - nursing
BUCKS COUNTY
Quakertown
Stacy M. Pletz-Teresavage, B.A. – psychology
Silverdale
Joyce Stevens, B.S. summa cum laude – nutrition
CARBON COUNTY
Lansford
Erin K. Smith (Thorpe), B.S. magna cum laude – accounting
Palmerton
Denise M. Snyder, B.S. - nursing
LACKAWANA COUNTY
Clarks Summit
Anjali Raval, B.S. - biology
LEHIGH COUNTY
Alburtis
Jacquelyn Musseman, B.S. - nursing
Allentown
Tricia Anderson, B.A. summa cum laude – elementary education
Adrienne Babbitt-Smith, B.S. cum laude – nursing
John Louis Burkley, B.S. – nursing
Dinarie Correa, B.S. – management
James Fullerton, M.Ed. - education
Trieste Kennedy, M.Ed. – education
Cynthia J. Lett, B.S. – nursing
Beth Ann Neitz, M.Ed. – education
Melissa A. Person, B.S. – nursing
Jill Phifer, B.A. cum laude – elementary education
Erin Kay Stokes, M.Ed. – education
Andrea M. Stulpin, B.S. – business administration
Donna Marie Young, B.A. – psychology
Woongkyoung Yun, B.S. cum laude - accounting
Bethlehem
Susan Vidaurre-Wolf, B.S. - nursing
Breinigsville
Maureen Bamert, B.S. summa cum laude - nursing
Catasauqua
Tina M. Morgan, B.S. - nursing
Coopersburg
Loren N. Huhn, B.S. cum laude – elementary education
Coplay
Paul M. Wright, B.S. magna cum laude – nursing
Leigh G. Yocum, B.S. - nursing
Emmaus
Donna Meyers Held, B.A. magna cum laude – history
Corrie Helen Miller, B.S. – nursing
Emily T. Sorrentino, B.S. – nursing
Macungie
Debra Evette Smith-Madeira, B.S. – nursing
New Tripoli
Jennifer B. Bergenstock, B.S. – nursing
Orefield
Kimberly Godfrey, B.S. – nursing
Schnecksville
Donna M. Kapes, B.S. summa cum laude – nursing
Slatington
Roxanne M. Balliet, B.S. summa cum laude – accounting
Wescosville
Rebecca Griffiths, B.S. magna cum laude - accounting
Whitehall
Tonesha M. Baltimore, B.S. – management
Alexander Krizel, B.S. – nursing
Cheryl Morgan, B.S. cum laude – nursing
Masarath Nayeem, B.S. – nursing
Michelle Y. Sawyer, B.S. – accounting
Laura Anne Taylor, B.A. magna cum laude – sociology
LUZERNE COUNTY
Dallas
Jessica A. Holton, B.S. – elementary education
MONROE COUNTY
Effort
Tracy Baez, B.S. - nursing
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Bethlehem
Gina M. Dixon, B.S. – nursing
Nichole M. Dreher, B.S. – student designed major
Erinn H. Kern, B.S. – nursing
Ana M. Molloy, B.S. magna cum laude – nursing
Erica M. Peruchettie-Vetter, B.A. – psychology
Nongyao Phetkong, B.S. – accounting
Roxann Wagner, B.S. magna cum laude – nursing
Easton
Stacie L. Bartholomew, B.S. – nursing
Christina Nagle, B.S. – nursing
Jeannette L. Orso, B.A. summa cum laude – psychology
Patricia Williamson Vazquez, B.A. - English
Hellertown
Pamella B. Weaver, B.S. – nursing
Northampton
Nicole R. Rubertelli, B.A. summa cum laude – communication
Susan Schlener, B.S. – nursing
Wind Gap
Sherri Lynn Abruzzese, B.S. magna cum laude – nursing
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY
Great Bend
Jamie Swartwood, B.S. magna cum laude – elementary education
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS
MERCER COUNTY
Trenton
Katie Erin Brown, B.S. – chemistry
WARREN COUNTY
Phillipsburg
Marcée E. Ramirez, B.S. - management
OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS
CONNECTICUT
Northford
Susan Zasciurinskas, B.S. – elementary education
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Tokyo, Japan
Ikumi Saso, B.S. magna cum laude – computer information systems
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