More than 1,200 students received their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Northern Illinois University in December.

Included among the graduates are the following five students from the area:

Dixon

• Christian Harshman, Bachelor of Science, Finance

Mendota

• Jessica Barringer, Master of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner
• Gregorio Diaz, Bachelor of Science, Marketing

Sterling

• Jaime Gennaro, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
• Jordan Glazier, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science - Software Development

Northern Illinois University is a student-centered, nationally recognized public research university with a global network of nearly 260,000 alumni.