Four local students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater during the winter commencement celebration on Dec. 15, 2012. Graduates included the following local students:

• Angela Cline, from Cary, who graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in elementary education.

• Whitney Geallis, from Crystal Lake, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in English.

• Kevin Visona, from Crystal Lake, who graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in special education.

• Ashley Staley, from Crystal Lake, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in speech.

The registrar's office lists 760 December graduates from UW-Whitewater's four colleges and the School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education.