Simona DePedrini recently earned her degree in Business Administration from California State University, Monterey Bay.

A 2004 graduate of East Union High, she completed five years of study with a concentration in Management and International Business Administration and a minor in pre-law.

DePedrini made the dean’s list, spending 10 straight semesters there while graduating with Cum Laude honors.

Her brother, Michael DePedrini, also attends CSU Monterey Bay.

He’s a 2008 graduate of East Union.

The younger DePedrini completed his first year at the school and will be returning in the fall to pursue his studies in Social and Behavioral Sciences with an emphasis in law enforcement.