Schuylkill County Student Receive Degrees from Kutztown University

Nearly 1,200 students were recently awarded degrees from Kutztown University following the completion of the Spring 2025 semester, including more than 40 graduates from Schuylkill County.

The university, which confers degrees twice annually, honored students who completed their academic requirements throughout the year, with formal commencement ceremonies held each May and December.

Graduates earning honors were recognized for exceptional academic achievement: cum laude (3.40–3.59 GPA), magna cum laude (3.60–3.79 GPA), and summa cum laude (3.80+ GPA).

The following Schuylkill County students were among those earning degrees:

• Cierra Jean Anna Abrachinsky, Mahanoy City – Master of Public Administration

• Ryan W. Ball, Mahanoy City – B.F.A. in Communication Design, Summa Cum Laude

• Ethan Franklin Briggs, Frackville – B.A. in English, Creative Writing Certificate

• Makarios Butt, Schuylkill Haven – B.S. in Business Administration - Management, Summa Cum Laude

• Matthew A. Coller, Orwigsburg – B.S. in Business Administration - Accounting and Finance, Magna Cum Laude

• Karla Dayelin Consuegra Calderon, Shenandoah – B.F.A. in Animated Arts

• Kirsten M. Fessler, Seltzer – Bachelor of Social Work, Summa Cum Laude

• Andrew Wayne Fiorilla, New Ringgold – B.S. in Business Administration - Finance PFP and Finance, Cum Laude

• Joshua Paul Gibson, Auburn – B.S. in Sport Management, Magna Cum Laude

• Danny Xavier Gonzalez, Schuylkill Haven – B.S. in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

• Ryan Grogan, Orwigsburg – B.A. in Political Science, Cum Laude

• Daniel J. Hand, Saint Clair – B.S. in Environmental Science - Biology

• Elizabeth C. Harding, Schuylkill Haven – Bachelor of Social Work

• Stephanie A. Helt, Pottsville – B.S. in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

• Emma Ruth Hope, Tamaqua – B.S. in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude

• Casey L. Horvath, Pottsville – Ed.D. in Transformational Teaching and Learning

• Emily E. Huff, Pottsville – B.S. in Music Education

• Jaimee Lawson, Pottsville – B.A. in Anthropology

• Mark Phillip Licina, Delano – B.S. in Information Technology

• Roan Lynch, Schuylkill Haven – M.A. in Counseling - Clinical Mental Health

• Tara K. Maloney, Pottsville – Master of Social Work

• Madelynn Mary McCabe, Port Carbon – B.A. in English - Professional Writing

• Rebecca McDonald, Pottsville – B.S. in Biology - Allied Health

• William Edmund McGowan, Port Carbon – B.A. in Communication Studies

• Gabrielle Elizabeth Miller, Pine Grove – B.S. in Elementary Education - PreK-4, Summa Cum Laude

• Emma Louise Motko, Schuylkill Haven – B.S. in Elementary Education - PreK-4, Magna Cum Laude

• Adam Clayton Moyer, Pottsville – M.Ed. in Secondary Education - Teaching

• Joshua A. Norris, Pottsville – B.S. in Business Administration - Accounting, Summa Cum Laude

• Olivia Osborne, Pottsville – B.S. in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

• Jovin Petritsch, Andreas – B.S. in Business Administration - Management and Finance, Cum Laude

• Elizabeth Casey Radecsky, Schuylkill Haven – B.S. in Elementary Education 4-8 Math and Science, Magna Cum Laude

• Abigayle Ruth Regensburger, Auburn – B.A. in Communication Studies; B.S. in Social Media Theory and Strategy; Digital Video Production Certificate, Cum Laude

• Jade Nicole Schleicher, Tamaqua – B.S. in Elementary Education - PreK-4, Summa Cum Laude

• Abby Margaret Shumgart, New Ringgold – M.Ed. in Art Education

• Letisha Marie Snyder, Tamaqua – B.S. in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude

• Joshua T. Tuite, Schuylkill Haven – B.S. in Secondary Education - Social Studies SPU, Magna Cum Laude

• Samantha Ann Wagner, Tamaqua – M.A. in Counseling - Clinical Mental Health

• Nicholas David Bruce Wall, Tamaqua – B.S. in Biology - Pre-Med and Health, Summa Cum Laude

• Corey Michael Werner, Pine Grove – M.A. in Counseling - Clinical Mental Health

• Riley Elizabeth Zeigenfuss, Andreas – B.S. in Business Administration - Management and Marketing, Cum Laude