Amanda Beth Collette, daughter of Ann and Donald Collette of Lewiston, graduated from the University of Maine on May 7, with a master of arts degree in speech-language pathology.

Collette is a 2004 graduate of St. Dominic Regional High School. She received a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in speech therapy at the University of Maine in 2008.

She maintained a grade point average of 4.0 throughout undergraduate and graduate school and made the dean’s list every semester.

Collette will begin her career as a speech-language pathologist at Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Hospital in New Hampshire.