Gig Harbor Students Among Loyola Marymount University's Graduating Class

LOS ANGELES -- The following students have graduated from Loyola Marymount University, joining more than 1,300 of their classmates in LMU's 2012 Centennial graduating class.

Grace Peterson, of Gig Harbor, earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Elise Ponce, of Gig Harbor, earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Located between the Pacific Ocean and downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive university offering 60 major programs, 38 master's degrees and a doctoral degree in education from four colleges, two schools and Loyola Law School.

Founded in 1911, LMU is ranked fourth in "Best Regional Universities/West" by U.S. News & World Report. LMU is the largest Jesuit Catholic university for undergraduates on the West Coast with more than 5,900 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students.