Amanda Nicole Glynn and Jamie Lynn Ferguson, both of Polk County, recently graduated from college.
Glynn graduated with distinction from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 12. She earned a bachelor of science degree in integrative biology with a minor in chemistry.  Glynn, the daughter of John and Deborah Glynn of Mill Spring, is a 2008 graduate of Polk County High School. In the fall she will begin graduate school at UC Davis, pursuing a Ph.D in geology.
Ferguson, the daughter of Barbara Tilly and Danny Ferguson of Tryon, graduated magna cum laude from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. She earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in acting. She is currently living and working in Los Angeles.
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