Marietta College welcomed 36 new graduates from the Master of Science in Physician Assistant students during a graduation ceremony program on July 22. The local graduates included:

∫ Kayla Binegar of Williamstown

∫ Kaitlyn Joyce of Marietta

∫ Kimberly Lipscomb of Parkersburg

∫ Hannah Lord of Whipple

∫ Heather Lord of Whipple

∫ Danielle Reed of Reno

∫ Seth Taylor of Marietta

Located in Marietta, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation’s best by Forbes.com.

Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution’s rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major.