Bethlehem Resident Debra Springer Earns Scholarship

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Fr. Alexander Pocetto, OSFS, retired senior vice president of DeSales University and co-founder of the school's ACCESS program (right) presents Debra Springer (left) with the Pocetto Scholarship.

CENTER VALLEY, PA (12/06/2013)(readMedia)-- Bethlehem resident Debra Springer was recently awarded the Father Alexander Pocetto, OSFS, Scholarship from DeSales University's adult evening program, ACCESS. Springer is an accounting major.

Every year, the Pocetto Scholarship is awarded to students who are current ACCESS students who have taken at least five courses, and are in good academic standing. Applicants must also complete an essay that answers the question, "What does the pursuit of higher education mean to you."

The Pocetto Scholarship is named in honor of Fr. Alexander T. Pocetto, OSFS, retired senior vice president of DeSales University and one of the founders of the ACCESS program in 1976. 

The ACCESS program at DeSales has been a regional leader in providing adult education in an accelerated format for more than 35 years. Classes are offered in traditional classrooms, online, or a hybrid of both. Bachelor's degrees, certificates, or courses for personal enrichment are offered on three campuses, Center Valley, Easton-Area, and Lansdale, Pa.

DeSales University, in Center Valley, Pa., is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal arts university affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Founded by the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales in 1965, the 480-acre suburban campus is located 50 miles north of Philadelphia and about 90 miles south of New York City. A total enrollment of nearly 3,000 includes undergraduate day and evening students and graduate students. DeSales has approximately 100 full-time faculty members and offers more than 35 bachelor's degrees and eight graduate programs in a wide range of disciplines.