Michaela M. Brown, of Albert Lea, graduated from the Art Institutes International Minnesota on Dec. 17, 2011, majoring in interior design with an Associate of Science in engineering degree.

Hillary Miller, of Albert Lea, was awarded a Bachelor of Science in business administration during Creighton University’s winter commencement ceremony on Dec. 17, 2011, at the D.J. Sokol Arena in the Wayne and Eileen Ryan Athletic Center on campus.