DeSales University celebrated the Class of 2020 and all of its contributions with a virtual conferral of degrees ceremony.

The university conferred degrees upon 497 students, including undergraduates, graduates, and ACCESS students. Additional students, who have either already received their degrees or who will be receiving them in the next several months, were also recognized.

Local graduates who were conferred degrees this entire academic year:

Albrightsville: Bryan Kohberger, B.S., psychology, cum laude

Barnesville: Haley Haggerty, B.S., biochemistry-molecular biology

Bowmanstown: Lea-Ann Musselman, B.S., health care administration

Danielsville: Claire Gogel, B.S., biology

Effort: Francis Brown, M.B.A., health care management

Jim Thorpe: Noah Goldberg, B.S., pharmaceutical marketing, magna cum laude; Melinda Kurtz, B.A., human resource management and business administration; Jeffrey Leslie, M.B.A., data analytics; Chelsea Smelas, D.P.T., physical therapy

Kunkletown: Suzanne Bongiovanni, B.S., accounting, summa cum laude; Colin Herna, B.S., biochemistry-molecular biology, magna cum laude

Lake Harmony: Gabriellia Nunez Becker, B.S., psychology, cum laude

Lehighton: Megan Pomposello, B.A., theatre; Dallas Seltzer, M.S.P.A.S., physician assistant; Jennifer Walbert, B.S., marketing

New Tripoli: Kylee Bennett, B.S.N., nursing, cum laude; Keegan Coffield, B.A., business administration; Andrew Sorensen, B.S., finance

Palmerton: Rhianna Delich, B.S., psychology, magna cum laude; Courtney Getz, M.B.A., health care management; Travis Green, M.S.N., family/across lifespan nurse practitioner; Tracey Herpai, B.S., accounting and finance, cum laude; Erick Kresge, M.B.A., management

Saylorsburg: John Burrus, M.B.A., human resource management; Katie Rosati, B.A., management

Slatington: Diane Furchner, M.B.A., marketing; Jamie Miller, M.S.P.A.S., physician assistant

Summit Hill: Shirley French, M.S.N., family/across lifespan nurse practitioner

Tamaqua: Molly Carnish, B.A., health communication; Taylor Fritz, B.S.N., nursing

Weatherly: Rebecca Ormiston, M.A.C.J., investigative forensics