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Adult learners from five local colleges were recognized recently at the 26th annual Adult Learners Awards Ceremony sponsored by the Luzerne County Council on Adult Higher Education. The awards are presented annually to students from King’s College, Luzerne County Community College, Misericordia University, Penn State Wilkes-Barre and Wilkes University. This year’s ceremony was hosted by Luzerne County Community College. At the event, from left, first row: Bornfase Omurwa, Kingston, King’s College award recipient; Julia Sinnott, Shickshinny, Wilkes University award recipient; George Steltz III, Ashley, LCCC award recipient; Heather Nicholson, Lake Ariel, Penn State Wilkes-Barre award recipient; and Thomas Finley, Warrior Run, Misericordia University award recipient. Second row: Briget Ford, coordinator, part-time and graduate programs, King’s College; Dr. Kathleen Kemmerer, adjunct faculty, English, Wilkes University; Rosana Reyes, dean, enrollment management and student development, LCCC; Dr. Thomas Seybert, professor, surveying engineering, Penn State Wilkes-Barre; and Johnna Evans, Expressway student services coordinator, Misericordia University.