Several area students were awarded undergraduate or graduate degrees from the University of St. Thomas in May.

They are: Paul Fleming of Savage, bachelor of science in biochemistry; Tessa Geiger of Savage, bachelor of arts in business administration – human resource management with cum laude honors; Jacob Smokovitz of Savage, bachelor of arts in psychology with cum laude honors; Maggie Meyers of Prior Lake, bachelor of arts in psychology; Eric Saucier of Prior Lake, bachelor of arts in business administration – entrepreneurship; Kristen Sindlinger of Prior Lake, bachelor of arts in journalism – public relations; Kristen Spies of Prior Lake, bachelor of arts in business administration – marketing management; Benjamin Walcker of Prior Lake, bachelor of arts in social studies/history; Matthew Wallace of Prior Lake, bachelor of arts in biology; Mohamed Shabir Bachani of Savage, master of software systems, Jonathan Beattie of Savage, master of manufacturing systems engineering; Heidi Carlson of Savage, doctor of psychology; Jon Miller of Savage, master of business administration; and Thomas Pogreba of Savage, master of software systems.