Mater Dei High School

Newport Beach resident Karen Bayless Frankel was the keynote speaker at her commencement ceremony at UC Berkeley. Frankel, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, earned a degree in woman's studies. ... Catherine J. Rasch of Costa Mesa was on the dean's list during her spring semester at Bucknell University. ... Shannon Leigh Swafford of Costa Mesa graduated in May from Saint Mary's College in Indiana with a bachelor's degree. Swafford is a graduate of Mater Dei High School and is the daughter of Leslie Swafford of Costa Mesa.