May commencement ceremonies may get most of the attention and fuss, but winter commencement is just as important, especially for 12 area students.

Here are some Nazareth area residents who graduated from college at the end of the fall 2011 semester:

Delaware Valley College

• Kelly Muller

DeSales University

• Emily S. Bross, master's of education in the academic standards (K-6) track
• Ann M. Gunther (cum laude), BA in management
• David S. Moore, MBA in the computer information systems track
• Larry L. Olsen, MBA in the project management track
• Kelly S. Shak, MBA in a self-designed track
• Scott Fehnel (magna cum laude), BS in management information technology and management
• Josh Wilvert, MBA in a self-designed track

Savannah College of Art and Design

• Amy S. Dick, BA in graphic design

Wilkes University

• Crystale Getz, master's in education
• Amy Stewart, master's in education
• Barbara Wismer, master's in education

For the full list of students who graduated from Northampton Community College, visit "35 Nazareth Area Students Graduate from NCC" on Nazareth Patch.