F.C. Students Earn Spring 2013 Degrees

2026-08-10 4:05 PM

Several students from Falls Church recently earned degrees from colleges and universities across the nation.

Alexandra Edith Yensen graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Miami University.

Amartey Armar and Alexandra Richland graduated from the University of Delaware.

Earning Bachelor of Science degrees from Radford University were Michelle Lauren Ferguson in biology and Mark Anthony Latta in recreation, parks, and tourism. Earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Radford University was Ryan Joseph Copland in management.

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