Audrey Elizabeth Harris of La Crescenta was awarded a juris doctor degree from the University of Georgia School of Law on May 22. Harris was awarded a near full-tuition scholarship, and while at UGA was on the editorial board of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and was president of the Labor and Employment Law Society. Harris will practice law in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
A 2013 graduate of Juniata College in Pennsylvania, Harris is the daughter of George and Robin Harris of La Crescenta.
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Benjamin Weitzel of Glendale, who attended Campbell Hall Episcopal School, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, cum laude, and Tristan Kalnins of La Cañada, who attended La Cañada High School, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics-mathematics from Whitman College. Weitzel, along with Kevin Faeustle, who attended Crescenta Valley High School, earned academic distinction for the most recent semester at Whitman College.
Founded in 1882, Whitman College is a highly selective private, independent, co-educational, non-sectarian residential liberal arts and sciences undergraduate college located in Walla Walla, Washington. The college is home to approximately 1,500 undergraduate students exploring 45 departmental majors that lead to a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Bryant Lai of La Cañada Flintridge received a Bachelor of Arts degree from College of the Holy Cross. Lai is among 748 Bachelor of Arts degree candidates Holy Cross celebrated at its 175th commencement held in person on Friday, May 21 on the College’s Fitton Field.
The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts is among the nation’s leading liberal arts institutions. A highly selective, four-year, exclusively undergraduate college of 3,100 students, Holy Cross is renowned for offering a rigorous, personalized education in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition. Since its founding in 1843, Holy Cross has made a positive impact in society by graduating students who distinguish themselves as thoughtful leaders in business, professional and civic life.
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Clay Suggs of Sunland graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business administration from California State University, Stanislaus.
The University hosted six ceremonies for the Class of 2021 over three days, May 26-28, in the campus’ outdoor amphitheater. For the 2020-21 academic year, Stan State celebrated more than 3,000 graduates. Graduates were awarded bachelors’, masters’, credentials and doctorate degrees.
California State University, Stanislaus serves a diverse student body of more than 10,000 at two locations in the Central Valley – a 228-acre campus in Turlock and the Stockton campus, located in the city’s historic Magnolia District. Widely recognized for its dedicated faculty and high-quality academic programs, the University offers 43 majors, 41 minors and more than 100 areas of concentration, along with 16 master’s degree programs, seven credential programs and a doctorate in educational leadership.
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Natalie Berner and Elizabeth Crotty, both from Glendale, were recently named to the dean’s list at the College of William & Mary for the spring 2021 semester.
In order to achieve dean’s list status, a full-time degree seeking undergraduate student must take at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3.6 Quality Point Average during the semester.
William & Mary is the second oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
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Ripon College has announced its dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester that recognizes academic excellence. To qualify for the dean’s list at Ripon College, students must achieve a 3.40 grade point average or higher on a 4.00 scale and complete at least 12 credits of regular letter-graded work.
Brennah Bronk of Tujunga, majoring in psychology, and James DeRose of La Cañada Flintridge, majoring in communication and exercise science – sports management, earned spots on the dean’s list.
Ripon College, founded in 1851, is Wisconsin’s best-value private college and a national leader in liberal arts education, devoted to ensuring every student realizes their unique potential. Ninety-six percent of alumni are employed, in graduate school or student teaching within six months.
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Rita Neat from La Cañada Flintridge was recognized in May by Iowa State University as among 4,798 spring graduates. Neat graduated magna cum laude as a doctor of veterinary medicine. Iowa State awarded 4,176 undergraduate degrees, 609 graduate degrees and 143 veterinary medicine degrees.
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison recognized the following local students who earned a spot on the dean’s list: Aleen Babikian of Glendale and Sydney Mueller of La Cañada Flintridge, who attend the College of Letters and Science, and David Komjathy of La Crescenta, who attends the College of Agricultural & Life Science.
Charles Pingry of La Crescenta, who attends the School of Human Ecology, earned a spot on the dean’s honor list.
Students named to the dean’s list completed a minimum of 12 graded degree credits in that semester. Each university school or college sets its own GPA requirements for students to be eligible to receive the distinction.
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Olivia Ramirez of Glendale earned a BS in civil engineering (BSCE) and Caitlin Aenlle-Rocha of La Cañada earned a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies from Gonzaga University.
Anissa Olona of Glendale earned placement on the Gonzaga University dean’s list for spring semester 2021. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed.
Andrew Calmette of La Cañada and Sophia Atin of La Crescenta earned placement on the Gonzaga University president’s list for spring semester 2021. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed.
Gonzaga University is a private Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic university providing education to more than 7,800 students. Situated along the Spokane River near downtown Spokane, Washington, Gonzaga is routinely recognized among the West’s best comprehensive regional universities.
Gonzaga offers 75 fields of study, 26 master’s degrees, doctorate degrees in leadership studies and nursing, and a juris doctor degree through the School of Law.
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Shushanna Galstyan of Glendale was among 5,300 University of Iowa students who were conferred their degrees. Galstyan was a student in the College of Pharmacy whose program of study was pharmacy. The degree awarded was a Doctor of Pharmacy.
For more than a year, Galstyan and other Iowa students have made sacrifices to maintain health and safety-taking online courses, wearing facemasks, and being mindful of social distance.
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Amy Giboney of La Crescenta was among the 1,703 students named to Samford University’s 2021 spring semester dean’s list.
To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have earned a minimum 3.5 grade point average out of a possible 4.0 while attempting at least 12 credit hours of coursework. Dean’s list is the highest academic recognition given by the school at the end of each semester.
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
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The following local residents were among the more than 7,000 students who recently graduated from Oregon State University: From Glendale, Picabo K. Fraas graduated with a Master of Arts, history of science; Olivia L. Maurer, Bachelor of Science, psychology; Haynoush Ohanian, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, veterinary medicine – DVM; from La Cañada: Scott F. Boreham, Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering; Kathryn T. Cummings, Bachelor of Science, design and innovation management; Nathan C. Pung, Bachelor of Science, business information systems; from Tujunga: Hunter R. Jankowski, Bachelor of Science, horticulture.
This year’s class includes a record 7,391 graduating students receiving 7,690 degrees, with 271 students receiving two degrees and four who will receive three degrees. They will add to the ranks of Oregon State alumni, which have earned 272,504 degrees over the university’s history.