These local residents received degrees or academic distinctions from various universities.

New graduates — Hussein Ali (Falls Church) received his MBA in IT Management from Western Governor’s University; Rawan Choudhury received a Bachelor of Science in International Business from Quinnipiac University; Meagan Schmidt (Falls Church) received a Master of Arts in marriage, couple and family counseling from George Fox University; Deepa Alugubelly (Falls Church) graduated from Fairfield University; Jennifer Newton (Falls Church), Bachelor of Science, engineering management graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology and John Thomas Edwards (McLean), BS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Savannah Nicole Graham (Tysons Corner), Bachelor of Business Admin., Marketing both graduated from Baylor University.

Dean’s/President’s List — Bang-Yen Pham (Falls Church), College of Letters and Science, Bailey Griffin (McLean), College of Letters and Science, Katherine Hoskins (McLean), School of Education and Sean Kim (McLean), College of Letters and Science, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Danica J Mooney-Jones (Falls Church), Senior, College of Biological Sciences and Katherine D Ward (Falls Church), Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies from University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Brendan Shannon (Falls Church), Bachelor of Arts from Marquette University, Political Science and Sarah Rice (Falls Church) from Minnesota State College Southeast.