ESCANABA — Seven area residents have earned bachelor’s degrees from Lake Superior State University (LSSU). Graduates achieved their degrees through LSSU’s Escanaba/Iron Mountain Regional Center which offers baccalaureate degree programs for students on Bay College campuses. Graduates are invited to walk at commencement on May 3.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Management are Marcus Johnson of Iron Mountain and Megan Murray of Iron Mountain. Murray earned a minor in marketing.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education is Allison Deiter of Bark River. Deiter also earned an associate in general studies and a certificate in social emotional learning.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in General Studies with concentrations in behavioral science and modern language and literature is Spencer Jordan of Escanaba.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Teacher Education with a PreK-3rd and 3rd-6th grade band concentration is Brooke Landis of Rapid River.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language Literature: Secondary Teaching is Makenna Nelson of Escanaba.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics: Secondary Teaching is Katie Fuson of Escanaba.

Deiter, Fuson, Landis, and Nelson graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors, earning a 3.90-4.00 cumulative (GPA) on a 4.00 scale. Johnson and Murray graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors, earning a 3.70-3.89 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.00 scale.

“Community has always been at the core of who I am. While I definitely could have built a new one elsewhere, earning my bachelor’s degree surrounded by my Escanaba family made the experience even more meaningful – especially as a first-generation student,” said Jordan. “The flexibility of online classes allowed me to keep advancing my career while staying engaged in my community.”

Jordan also highlighted the faculty that assisted them on their journey.

“Professor Chad Barbour, who saw me through many semester’s of literature courses, and Geralyn Narkiewicz, the now-retired Career Services Coordinator who encouraged my life-changing study abroad experience, made my time at LSSU unforgettable. Their support, along with my community’s, shaped my education and future. I couldn’t be prouder to be an LSSU graduate.”

Students were taking classes at Bay College, which offers LSSU baccalaureate degree programs on Bay College’s campuses in Escanaba and Iron Mountain. For more information on degree programs available, contact Heidi Rife at 906-217-4123 or hrife@lssu.edu or visit www.lssu.edu/regional-center/.