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GRADUATES

Nocera

Tanya Nocera received a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Ohio State University.

She is a 2005 graduate of Butler High School. In 2009, she received a bachelor's degree in physics from Allegheny College.

Nocera lives in Columbus, Ohio, and will join the biomedical engineering faculty at Ohio State University as an assistant professor of practice.

She is the daughter of Kevin and Joni Nocera of Butler.

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The following students received degrees at the commencement exercises at California (Pa.) University:Butler: Adam Bindernagel and Jeffrey Wagner, master's degreeCranberry Township: James Correll, master's degree, and Kristen Maguire, master's degreeEllwood City: Michael Meehan and Samantha OttHarmony: Erik Raithel, master's degreeMars: Christopher Danbury, master's degree; Laura Hardesty, master's degree; and Amy ProthoSarver: Crystal Stroup, master's degreeSlippery Rock: Emily Skoczlas, master's degreeValencia: Jeffrey Quail.Edinboro UniversityThe following students received degrees at the commencement exercises at Edinboro University:Butler: Benjamin Cardone, Caitlyn Cress, Ronald Glassman, Eric Lunn, Samantha Packard, Jared Schneider, Samantha Shakely and Zachary SlaterCabot: Owen VeneskyCranberry Township: Catherine Messmer, Stephen Parks and Cassandra PollockEvans City: Breanna AbramsonGrove City: Matthew Lynn, master's degreeMars: Randy CinkerSarver: Andrea FerkoSaxonburg: Amanda BartellZelienople: Karisa Fernandez.Grove City CollegeThe following students received degrees at the commencement exercises at Grove City College:Butler: Jenny TaylorGrove City: Michele Augspurger, Evan Gruver, Hannah Hake and Josiah WelkerPortersville: Marlaina Wagler.University of AkronThe following students received degrees at the commencement exercises at the University of Akron:Mars: Rachel Szymkowiak and Vanessa Johnson-Horn, master's degree.

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