Staff photo / R. Michael Semple
Laura Ashley Forthmuller of Austintown is all decked out and very excited to be graduating from Youngstown State University with a masterâs degree in health and human services as she attends the 202 spring commencement Friday evening at Stambaugh Stadium. Fridayâs ceremony was for spring, summer and fall 2020 graduates, whose ceremonies were canceled last year because of the pandemic.
YOUNGSTOWN Laura A. Forthmuller has suffered her share of loss, including the death of her father in July 2019, and she feared COVID-19 would result in additional losses, such as being deprived of a traditional commencement to celebrate some of her key achievements.