GRADUATES
Joseph Walker of Butler received a bachelor's in computer science from Gannon University. He was on the dean's list while at the university.
Walker is a 2009 graduate of Butler High School and is the son of Crystal Soose of Butler.
He is an associate developer at Oracle Corporation in Reston, Va.
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Vincent Smith of Butler, a 2009 graduate of Mars High School, graduated cum laude from Juniata College with a bachelor's in marketing and entrepreneurship.During college he received the following scholarships: Calvert Ellis, Juniata Fund, Andrews Academic, J. Aldus and Mildred Hale Rinehart for Merit and Wolf-Kuhn Foundation for Business. He was on the dean's list for six semesters and was voted 2013 Senior of the Year.He was a member of the Tau Pi Phi Business Honor Society, vice president of the Young Entrepreneurs' Society and the Wine and Fruit Club and a finalist in the 2013 Bailey Oratorical Speaking Contest. Smith was a finalist in the Juniata Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition in 2011.Smith was the supervisor of Juniata's Phone-a-Thon department and was a marketing assistant for Juniata. He was on the 2011 Landmark Conference Track and Field Academic Honor Roll and the Men's Second Team All Conference (hurdles). His internships included working at Intelmarx. He represented Kdan Mobile Software at the iMac/Iworld Conference.He is the founder and owner of Proficient Social Media Marketing and is doing freelance work in southwestern Pennsylvania. He is the secretary of the Mars Area Small Business Association.Smith is the son of Walter and Gloria Smith of Butler.—–—Purdue UniversityThe following students received degrees at the commencement exercises at Purdue University:Cranberry Township: Rebecca GeorgeValencia: Philip Pacey
