Achievements : Area residents graduate from GU

Gonzaga University recently announced their spring graduates. Students are listed by their hometowns. All degrees are bachelors.

Airway Heights: Jamie Connors, criminal justice.

Mead: Jennine Simmer, accounting; Travis Roberts, business administration; Jacob Dial, civil engineering.

Newman Lake: Christelle Gorman, French.

Otis Orchards: Cheryl Wolf, business administration.

Spokane: David Avenell, Jr., business administration; Cynthia Cook, general studies; Jana Young, general studies; Jennifer Crofoot, accounting; Catherine Hackney, art; Rachel Nalley, biology; Daniel Pauw, biology; Ashley Cochrane, biology, cum laude; Mollie Kumm, business administration; Jessica Lightfoot, business administration; Brian Zapotocky, business administration, summa cum laude; Kathleen Yalung, business administration, cum laude; Siena Bendixen-Park, classical civilization, magna cum laude; Geoffrey Glenn, criminal justice, summa cum laude; Matthew Corley, English; Abraham Wenning, English, magna cum laude; Jennifer Norman, exercise science; Teresa Fredericks, French, honors, summa cum laude; Shareen Elloy, general studies, cum laude; Kirsten Guenzel, history, magna cum laude; Jennifer Leifer, Latin American studies; Stacey Peterson, journalism; Thuy-Dzuong Nguyen, journalism, summa cum laude; Lucas Walker, math and computer science; Adam Seaburg, mathematics; Nathan Paladichuk, mechanical engineering; David Pettis, mechanical engineering, cum laude; Katy Feldmeth, nursing; Caitlin Miller, Nursing; Ellen Kirschbaum, nursing, cum laude; Matthew Simmons, philosophy; Chelsea Lawson, political science; Christopher Ng, political science; Michelle Sainsbury, political science; Amanda Van De Leest, political science; Angela Liedkie, psychology; Stacey Olson, psychology; Jenifer Rudisill, psychology; Rachel Weber, psychology; Matt Connolly, psychology, summa cum laude; Connor Haffey, public relations, cum laude; Kristen Paul, public relations, cum laude; Angela Pontarolo, public relations, magna cum laude; Mark Kellogg, sociology; Molly Codd, sociology, cum laude; Emily Ellis, sociology, cum laude; Amy Christel, special education; Laura Curryer, special education, cum laude.

Spokane Valley: Daniel Turner, civil engineering; Andrea Kallas, political science.

Veradale: Jarir Mallah, business administration; Callie Marquard, business administration; Kristina Kitchens, criminal justice; Marcy Ray, English; Sean Harrell, philosophy, cum laude; Karl Berg, political science, cum laude.

GU spring dean’s list

Gonzaga University named local students to the Dean’s list for the spring semester. Students are listed by their hometowns.

Colbert: Scott Griffith, Adam Membrey.

Liberty Lake: Brian Conley.

Nine Mile Falls: Kelly Phelan.

Spokane: David Amaro, Megan Arpin, Sarah Arpin, David Avenell Jr., Jacklyn Button, John Choma, Michael Clarizio, Molly Codd, Will Curryer, Benjamin Elder, Emily Fales, Elizabeth Goossen, Sean Haffey, Pradeep Hatcher, Nirvana Houghton, Rebecca Kurle, Grant Lundberg, Jose Montesinos, Ryan O’Connor, Stacey Olson, Nathan Paladichuk, Nathan Ray, Amanda Ruen, Matthew Simmons, Justin Sweeney, Marjorie Terpening, Michaela Thompson, Allyson Turner, Jeffrey Walker, Lucas Walker, Barry Weber, Katie Wood, Peter Zysk.

Spokane Valley: Tiffany Ann Nichols.