Shelby Cronkhite, of Edgecomb graduated Summa Cum Laude after majoring in psychology at Bates College. Cronkhite, the daughter of Neil Cronkhite and Libby Zipperer, is a 2017 graduate of Leavitt Area High School.

Cronkhite graduates as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, an organization recognized as conferring the highest undergraduate academic honors and as the oldest Greek letter society in the US.

Bates College graduated 469 students from 38 states and 43 countries on May 27.