The following area students recently graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology during its 245th commencement exercises:
Ellabell — Lisa Woods
Pembroke — Donald Doyle
Richmond Hill — Richard Melnyk, Alexander Mooney, Raul Rodriguez, James Slack and Jeffrey Wheeler.
For more information, go to www.gatech.edu.

Georgia College
Dr. Steve Dorman, president of Georgia College and State University, has awarded degrees to the graduating class of 2013. Local graduates are as follows:
• Justin Berry of Richmond Hill has been awarded a Master of Science in criminal justice.
• Stephen Hundley of Richmond Hill has been awarded a Bachelor of Arts in English.
• Sarah Michael of Richmond Hill has been awarded a Bachelor of Arts in theater.
• Tiffany Niemiller of Richmond Hill has been awarded a Bachelor of Arts in rhetoric.
• Robert Skibicki of Richmond Hill has been awarded a Master of Accountancy in accounting.

Missouri S&T
Michael Ryan Peters of Richmond Hill recently graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Peters earned a Master of Business Administration degree in business administration.
More than 1,000 candidates received degrees during ceremonies held May 17-18.