Campus notes, June 29, 2025
Honors are signified as follows: ***with highest distinction; **with high distinction; *with distinction.
The following area students received bachelor of science degrees from St. Francis University, Loretto, Cambria County:
Bella Schlouch, Brecknock Township, nursing; Amalia Bradburn, Spring Township, health science; Elizabeth Fry, Reinholds, marketing.
Commonwealth U.
The following area students graduated from Commonwealth University this spring:
Bloomsburg campus
*Christian Ambrose, Robesonia; Sophia Blank, Boyertown; Mya Canfield, Ryan Duffy, **Mia Noland and Taylor Yerger, Douglassville; *Bradford Crosby, Reading, St. Lawrence; **Jamie Decker, Nicole Gagliardi and **Christian Skidmore, Breinigsville; Kathleen Eisenhofer, Bern Township; **Emma Felegie, Brooke Perretta, ** Breanne Tinney and Owen Westerfer, Gilbertsville; Cody Fink, Denver; Claudia Huey and Anya Kissinger, Myerstown; Amanda Kaczmarczyk, North Heidelberg Township; Gabriel Kichline, Mohrsville; Isabella Lovera, Exeter Township; **Meredith Mace, Kutztown; Alyssa Martin, Shillington; Sarah Patrick, Barto; Ashley Sergent, Elverson; George Tomoiaga and Rylee Wenzel, Spring Township;
Lock Haven campus
*Braden Bartman, Gilbertsville; Seamus Filoon, Wyomissing; Taylor Hartner, Douglassville; Alexis Lehr, Myerstown; *Kayla Maciejewski, Ruscombmanor Township; Cade McLaughlin, Ontelaunee Township; Megan Mengel, Wyomissing; Miranda Patches, Oley; Erin Powers, Douglassville; Ruby Pruitt, Spring Township; Abigal Rea, Bern Township; Kylie Sourbeck, Kutztown;
Mansfield campus
*Danielle Drain, Denver;
Baldwin Wallace
*Alyson Hand, Birdsboro, received a bachelor of arts degree in arts management and entrepreneurship from Baldwwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio.
Scranton honoree
Gabrielle M. Bingener, Barto, received the J. Timothy Cannon Award for Excellence in Neuroscience and a full-tuition Presidential Scholarship from the University of Scranton.
Honor society
Evan Hetrick, Boyertown, was elected to membership in the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Penn State University. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.
Leadership conference
Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg student Logan Schoen, Mertztown, attended the Future Business Leaders of America Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Dallas. Schoen qualified for the NLC based on the results of the Pennsylvania FBLA Collegiate State Leadership Conference.
CU-Bloomsburg's chapter was named Distinguished Chapter at this year's NLC, and Schoen took eighth place in Foundations of Technology.
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