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Lackawanna College held commencement ceremonies for 277 students on Saturday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m. in the Mellow Theater on the college’s Scranton campus. The graduating class was the largest since Lackawanna College relocated to downtown Scranton in 1996 and one of the largest since the institution was authorized to award associate degrees by the Department of Education in 1957.

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Diagnostic Medical Sonography graduates Suzana Russian of Carbondale Township, left, Brittany Russoniello of Scranton, Christine Legg of Spring Brook Township and Niki Minervini of Freeland straighten their mortarboards prior to the Graduation Exercises on Vine Street on Saturday afternoon, May 16.

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Photographers George Pugh, on ladder, and Angelo Rose, front right, move Lackawanna College graduates into position for their class photograph in front of the Scranton Children’s Library on Saturday afternoon.

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The Honorable Seamus P. McCaffery, Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, was the principal speaker at Lackawanna College’s 115th Commencement. The justice has made a career of public service on a national, state and local level for over 45 years. He spoke of the need for the individual to take an active role in the betterment of the community. The presentation of diplomas and certificates was made by President Angeli, Dean Goskowski and college Registrar Theresa Scopelliti. Abington area graduates include:

Associate in Arts: Joseph M. Ducey, Jr., Clarks Summit.

Associate in Applied Science: Caroline Keeler, Dalton; Amanda Maria O’Dell, Clarks Summit and Brett Michael Sullivan, Dalton.

Associate in Science: Heather Marie Shotwell, Falls; Hannah G. Barrese, Clarks Summit; Jeffrey J. Bobich, Factoryville; Nicholas P. Pasqualichio, Clarks Summit; Colby Ross Pettigrew, Jermyn; Laura Eliza Bailey, Dalton; Bridgette Elizabeth Ann Gawrys, Clarks Summit; John Michael Habeeb, Clarks Summit; Leidy Johnson, Clarks Green; Keri DeRogatis, Dalton; Kimberly Ann Eastman, Greenfield Township; Emily Anne Eremo, Factoryville; Sara Veronica Gris, Clarks Summit and Anthony Miele, Clarks Summit.

Certificates: John L. LaBarr, Clarks Summit; Donald Bruce Stephens, Jr., Jermyn and Michael J. Zielinski, Clarks Summit.

School Stats

404 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, PA, 18503

Graduation Date: May 16

Location: Mellow Theater

Graduating Class Size: 277

Graduation Speaker: The Honorable Seamus P. McCaffery, Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court