BALTIMORE, Md. - Abigail "Abby" Runkle received a master of music degree from The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University on May 24.
Runkle is a soprano voice major who performed in various roles as a student at Peabody Institute. She earned a bachelor of music degree in voice from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., and plans a career in operatic singing.
She is a daughter of Dean and Kathe Swatski Runkle, of Herndon, Va., and granddaughter of Joseph and Lucille Swatski and great-granddaughter of Lucy Pulaski, all of Mount Carmel.