GRADUATES
Andrew Double of Erie graduated with a bachelor's in management information systems with a minor in operations and supply chain management from Penn State Erie, the Behrend College.He graduated with distinction with a 3.82 grade point average and received the Behrend Honors Program certificate. He was on the dean's list all eight semesters. He was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi national honor societies.He is employed as a business intelligence developer by the Erie Insurance Group in Erie. A 2007 graduate of Karns City High School, he is the son of Philip and Christina Double of East Brady.
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Stefanie Glorioso of Cranberry Township received a master's in teaching with a certification in secondary English from St. Mary's College of Maryland.
———Sarah Smith of Herman graduated with a bachelor's in accounting and a bachelor's in finance from Penn State Erie, the Behrend College.She received the Lawrence and Elizabeth Held Scholarship, the Reed/Margels Scholarship, the Robert and Sally Nelson Metzgar Leadership Scholarship and the Arloween Zurn Todd Leadership Scholarship. She was on the dean's list from fall 2007 to spring 2009 and fall and spring 2011.She also was recipient of the Irvin H. Kochel Lion Ambassador Award.She has accepted a position with Ernst and Young in Pittsburgh.A 2007 graduate of Butler High School, she is the daughter of Tom and Linda Smith of Butler.
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<B>Melissa Balsiger </B>of Sarver graduated with high honors from Penn State University.She received a bachelor's in hotel, restaurant and institutional management.She addressed her classmates as keynote speaker at the recognition ceremony held the morning of graduation.She is a 2007 graduate of Knoch High School and has accepted a position with Darden Restaurants in Harrisburg.<B>———</B><B>Lucas Carson</B> of Renfrew graduated with a bachelor's in athletic training from Duquesne University. While at Duquesne, he was on the dean's list and on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.He will pursue a master's in exercise science and health promotion from California (Pa.) University.A 2007 graduate of Knoch High School, he is the son of Scott and Catherine Carson of Renfrew.———The following students received degrees from their respective colleges and universities:Marietta College<B>Jacob Long</B> of Mars and <B>Yolien Peeters</B> of Cranberry TownshipOhio Wesleyan university<B>Jessica Stafford </B>of Chicora and <B>Scott Hellberg</B> of Sarveryoungstown state universityCranberry Township: <B>Matthew Jonesco </B>Portersville: <B>Andrew Peffer, Teresa Pinskey </B>Slippery Rock: <B>Nicholas Thompson </B>Chatham universityButler: <B>Whitney Biedenbach, Athena Birckbichler, Nicolette Telech</B>Cranberry Township: <B>Joseph Hollabaugh </B>Valencia: <B>Aafke Loney.</B>
