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Barra graduates summa cum laude from Albion

ALBION, Mich. — Alyson Barra, of Bark River, recently graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Albion College, receiving a degree in music and international studies and a minor in Spanish. The honor of summa cum laude signifies that Barra graduated with a cumulative grade point average above 3.9. Phi Beta Kappa is a national honor reserved for students in the top 10 percent of the graduating class. Barra was honored by Albion’s faculty with the Outstanding Student in International Studies award, a Dudleigh Vernor Music Prize, and a Jacqueline Maag Prize in Music History.

Barra is the child of Dawn Gorecki of Bark River and the late Alan Barra and a graduate of Bark River Harris High School.

Albion College is a private liberal arts college located in south central Michigan. Founded in 1835, Albion was the first private college in Michigan to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. The College is best known for its exemplary blend of hands-on liberal arts education and pre-professional preparation in business, public service, the sciences and medicine, and regularly appears on “best value” national college ranking lists. Albion College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the Michigan Campus Compact, an organization dedicated to encouraging student volunteerism.

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