Shane Rothermel will pursue a M.D. degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He is a former valedictorian of Lehighton Area High School and graduated cum laude from Cornell University with a B.S. in biological engineering.

Shane is the son of Keith and Tina Rothermel of Lehighton, and the grandson of Carl and Patricia Schleicher and the late Donald and Lucille Rothermel.