LaSalle
Bryan C. Vinski, Mahanoy City, graduated cum laude from LaSalle University, Philadelphia, with a master's degree in speech language and hearing science.
He is a son of Bryan C. Vinski Sr., Morea, and a grandson of Bernie and Marie Vinski, Gilberton.
Drexel
Brittany Lynn Heffner, M.D., graduated from Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, on May 17.
She is a 2006 graduate of Blue Mountain High School, where she was valedictorian, and a 2010 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Virginia.
She will be starting a residency in dermatology at Drexel after a year transitional internship at Lehigh Valley Hospital.
She is a daughter of Susan and George Heffner Jr., M.D., Orwigsburg.
USMA
Cadet Edward Joseph Kelly, son of Capt. and Mrs. Gerry Kelly, East Norriton, and grandson of the late Edward J. Kelly and Agnes Kelly, formerly of Pottsville, graduated May 28 from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York.
Kelly graduated from Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School, Norristown, in 2010.
While at West Point, he concentrated his studies in civil engineering with honors. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army with the infantry branch and will report to 3rd Brigade Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for his first assignment after completing Infantry and Airborne Basic and Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Widener
The 23rd graduating class of Widener University School of Law's Harrisburg campus received diplomas May 18.
Local graduates who received juris doctor degrees include Shane Heberling, Williamstown; Sean Kelly, Mahanoy City, and Philip McCarthy, Pottsville.
Philadelphia
Molly McNelis, Ringtown, graduated magna cum laude from Philadelphia University on May 17 with a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising.
Molly was inducted into the Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business.
She is a daughter of Thomas and Maureen McNelis, Ringtown, and a granddaughter of Charles Matern, Frackville.
Columbia
Arthur J. "AJ" Argall graduated from the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University, New York, New York, with a master's degree in electrical engineering.
AJ is 2007 graduate of Tamaqua Area High School and a 2011 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and a master's degree in chemistry. He earned a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research in Germany at the University of Heidelberg. He will begin his studies at the New York University School of Law in the fall.
He is a son of David and Beth Argall, Lake Hauto, and a grandson of Arthur and Miriam Argall, Hometown, and Lowell and Betty Koch, Lewistown Valley.
Saint Rose
Chantel Guistwite, Schuylkill Haven, received a master's degree in education from The College of Saint Rose, Albany, N.Y.
Delaware Valley
The following local students graduated in May from Delaware Valley College, Doylestown:
Kevin Askew, Williamstown; Jordan Heisler, Tamaqua; Cale Hoover, Pine Grove; Brian Marquardt, Schuylkill Haven; Mary McBreen, Port Carbon; Kent Morgan, Klingerstown, and Peter Stanakis, Mahanoy City.
Keystone
Marissa Conti graduated May 17 from Keystone College, La Plume, with an associate in science degree in allied health with an emphasis in medical imaging.
During the all-college honors convocation at Keystone, which celebrates the academic achievements of students, Marissa was the recipient of the Allied Health Award in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division. She plans to continue her studies at Misericordia University, Dallas, Luzerne County, to pursue a bachelor's degree in medical imaging.
A 2012 Shenandoah Valley High School graduate, she is a daughter of Raymond and Theresa Conti, Shenandoah Heights.