Samantha A. Mason of Jim Thorpe, graduated from the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School on Jan. 25 with her juris doctor's degree.

While there Samantha earned a Certificate of Merit in Law Office Management and was recognized by her peers with a Leadership Award.Samantha is also a 2010 graduate of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a BSBA in finance, and a 2006 graduate of Marian Catholic High School.She is the daughter of Richard and Jayne Mason, also of Jim Thorpe.