GRADUATES
Jessie Foertsch of Butler graduated summa cum laude from Westminster College with a bachelor's degree in history.
She graduated with All-College Honors in history and is a member of Mortar Board, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Alpha Theta and Omicron Delta Kappa.
Foertsch is a 2008 graduate of Knoch High School and is the daughter of Al and Deb Foertsch.
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Jessica Bowser of Pittsburgh graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a master's of management degree.She was a Dean's Leadership Fellow, Class Representative and won the 2012 Student Leadership Award.Bowser is a 1994 graduate of Butler High School and a 1998 graduate of Point Park University.She is the daughter of Mike and Loraine Bowser of Butler.———<BR></BR><BR></BR><BR></BR>
Susan Thiebaud of Pittsburgh, formerly of Butler, graduated from Duquesne University with a master's degree in education administration.She is a substitute teacher in the Keystone Oaks School District, the Saint Thomas More School District and the Brookline Regional Catholic School District and a former substitute teacher in the Butler School District.Thiebaud is a 1976 graduate of Slippery Rock with a degree in elementary education and a minor in English and a 1981 graduate of Slippery Rock University with a master's in elementary guidance and counseling.She is the mother of Rachel Tamanini, Sarah Thiebaud, Justine Thiebaud and Ashley Thiebaud.———<BR></BR><BR></BR><BR></BR>
Steven Regal of Butler graduated from the West Virginia University School of Medicine with a doctorate of medicine.He was accepted into the West Penn Allegheny Health System, Allegheny General Hospital's Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program.Regal is a 2008 graduate of West Virginia University and a 2004 graduate of Slippery Rock High School.He is the son of Dennis and Beverly Regal of Butler.———<BR></BR><BR></BR><BR></BR>
Travis Wimer of Portersville graduated from Slippery Rock University with a bachelor's degree in information technology and a minor in business administration.He was a dean's list student and is a 2007 graduate of Slippery Rock High School.Wimer is the son of Dale and Karen Wimer of Portersville.———<BR></BR><BR></BR><BR></BR>
Toby Park of Nashville, Tenn., graduated from the Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee with a doctorate in education, leadership and policy.Park is employed by Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla.He is a 2002 graduate of Knoch High School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a master's degree.Park is the son of Robert and Joan Park of Butler.———<BR></BR><BR></BR><BR></BR>Alex Sassone of Butler graduated summa cum laude from Butler County Community College with an associate degree.He is a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and is a 2009 graduate of Butler High School.Sassone is the son of Patricia Sassone and Larry Sassone, both of Butler.———Melanie Francis of Cranberry Township and Andrew Howcroft of Mars graduated from Clemson University in South Carolina.Francis graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in genetics.Howcroft graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication studies.———Kayla Alberth of Saxonburg and Ashton Delong of Cranberry Township graduated from Marymount University in Virginia.Alberth graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.Delong graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in business administration.———Nicole Bryan of Zelienople graduated from The University of Rhode Island with a master's degree in human science and services.———Sarah DeGeorge of Butler received a master's degree in social work at Widener University in Chester.———Gina Bonnett of Sarver graduated from the University of Mount Union in Ohio with a bachelor's degree in chemistry.Bonnett is also a graduate of Freeport High School.———Isaac Smith of Cranberry Township graduated cum laude from Messiah College in Grantham with a degree in sustainability studies.———Kimberly Brewer of Cabot graduated from LeTourneau University in Texas with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies.Bethany CollegeThe following students received degrees at the commencement exercises at Bethany College:Cranberry Township: Emily CampbellMars: Benjamin WigleySaxonburg : Brea ThrowerChatham UniversityButler: Casey CallenderCabot: Elizabeth KingCranberry Township: Jessica DemmeEvans City: Kristin WickFreedom: Crystal HilbertRenfrew: Karen WilsonSarver: Brandon DunmyreValencia: Emily DunnUniversity of ScrantonButler: Ashton Early and Donald ShearerCranberry Township: Jared SlimmGrove City: Johanna McBride and Chad Wolfe
