Achievements: Students from region earn higher degrees

Several students from the Inland Northwest have earned degrees in the spring of 2014 from universities nationwide.

• Morgan Hepler, of Spokane, graduated from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, with a Bachelor of Arts in economics.

• Coeur d’Alene resident Benjamin Webb graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and finance. Spokane residents Kara Brockett and Leslie Calhoun also graduated from Baylor. Brockett earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and great texts of the Western tradition. Calhoun completed the University Scholars program and earned a Bachelor of Arts.

• Austin Henderson, of Spokane, graduated from Pomona College in Claremont, California, with a Bachelor of Arts in economics with a minor in Asian studies. Henderson is the son of Dan and Janet Henderson and a graduate of St. George’s School.

• George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, awarded degrees to the following area residents:

Colbert: Brooke Batterton, Bachelor of Science in nursing.

Deer Park: Ivy Deniston, Bachelor of Arts in psychology.

Mead: Justin McClain, Bachelor of Arts in economics and politics.

Pullman: James Pagels, Master of Arts in ministry leadership.

Spokane: Riley Palmer, Master of Divinity.

Spokane Valley: Garet Simpson, Bachelor of Science in athletic training.

• Spokane resident Jehosuah Kuusisto graduated from Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, with a Bachelor of Science in recreation with a minor in physical education.

• Spokane residents Tucker Hoch and Anthony House have graduated with Associate of Arts degrees from Dawson Community College in Glendive, Montana.

• Dane Christensen, of Othello, Washington, and Jenna Speltz, of Spokane, have graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee. Christensen earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery. Speltz earned a Bachelor of Science in exercise physiology.

• Ae Rin Jung, of Pullman, received a Master of Science in environmental and natural resource economics from the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island.

• Jonathan Burkholder, of Warden, Washington, graduated with a degree in history from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

• Spokane resident Rachel Sumagpang received a Master of Public Health from Emory University in Atlanta.

• Heather Speziale, of Spokane, graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus in Madison, New Jersey, with a master’s degree in creative writing and literature.

• Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, has awarded degrees to the following area residents;

Coeur d’Alene: Chad Schobert, doctorate in optometry.

Spokane: Kelly Singer, bachelor’s degree in exercise science.

Spokane Valley: Samantha Cruz, bachelor’s degree in psychology.

• Alene Bethel, of Veradale, has graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with a Bachelor of Science in human environmental studies.

• Amy Whisenand, of Spokane, graduated with a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.

• Fiona Gilleran, of Spokane, received a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.