Ashley Lauren Sharpless Receives Degree at Ashland University Commencement

2012 May 2

Ashley Lauren Sharpless of Wadsworth, OH, received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in Early Childhood Education from Ashland University at the Spring Commencement ceremony on May 5.

Sharpless graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors.

She is the daughter of Marvin and Marsha Sharpless of Wadsworth.

Sharpless is a 2008 graduate of Wadsworth Sr High School.

Ashland University, ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2012, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students.