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Edi�boro U�iversity Ho�ors College

Around The Honors
College
May 2022

Inside This Issue
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Pen Pal Program
Honors Recognition
Ceremony
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Honors Recognition
Ceremony
Page 3
Flight 93 Memorial

Pen Pal
Program
“The Pen Pal Program has concluded for the 2021-2022 year! Over the last two semesters,

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Honors College Seniors

74 of our students connected with over 76 Saegertown High School students in

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Thank you, Dr. Solberg

Thank you to everyone that was involved, and special thank you to Bobby Ansell for being

Mrs. Hetrick's English classes-- the largest group Edinboro's Pen Pal program has seen!
our notebook driver. We hope next semester's program is as successful!”
-Jessalyn Ellis

Contact Us
Ho�ors Office
315 Butterfield Hall
Edinboro, PA 16412
Director
Dr. Roger Solberg
rsolberg@edinboro.edu

Honors Recognition
Ceremony
On Wednesday April 20th, the Edinboro Honors College held a Recognition Ceremony at
the Alumni House. We recognized and thanked the amazing professors and students who
present enrichment meetings, teach Honors courses, oversee Honors Contracts, and
overall go above and beyond for the program.

Office Ma�ager
Karen Culbertson
kculbertson@edinboro.edu
Stude�t Assista�ts
Abigail Morrow
am173097@scots.edinboro.edu
Jessalynn Ellis
je190954@sctos.edinboro.edu
Nicole Egan
ng190456@scots.edinboro.edu

The Honors students recognized,
from left to right:
Robert Ansell, Sammy Mannion,
Sonya Yost, Sarah Keating, and
Honors student Brihauna Wilson.

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The professors that were
recognized from left to right:
Dr. Rovang, Dr. Smith, Professor
Frantz-Mamani, Dr. Barbian,
Dr. Sullivan, Dr. Bartone, and Dr. Solberg.

Thank you to everyone who presented an enrichment class, helped with an Honors contract, or taught an Honors
course, or just helped out to make being a part of the Honors college a truly enriching experience. Thank you to
the staff at the Alumni house for offering their space. Special thank you to Jessica Gray for helping with the ceremony.

Flight 93
Memorial

Students and Faculty visited the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville,PA. Students in the Honors seminar “Crimes
against Humanity, Humanity against Crimes” have been studying the 9/11 attacks this semester.
The Honors students in attendance were:
Kit Baker
Anna Culver
Paige Geason
Ben Kalmey
Sara Klause
Mackenzie Mueller
Hannah Raleigh
Gunner Schon
Charles Urbanczyk
Nadia Winiecki
Daniel Barker
April Barringer
Jessie Beatty
Sylvia Brawley
Elizabeth Brucker
Cottrell Braydon
McKensie Crooks
Megan Gourley
Olivia Hodapp
Mia Listello
Ryan Young
Alexandra Gilchrist
The professors in attendance were:
Dr. Roger Solberg
Dr. Lenore Barbian
Professor Amanda Frantz-Mamani

Honors student Sara Klause and Park Ranger Greg Zaborowski

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Honors College
Seniors
Name: Isaac Beery
Hometown: Albion, Pennsylvania
Major: Computer Science, B.S. - Networking and
System Administration
Minors: Applied Mathematics and Data Analytics
“The Honors College encouraged me to engage with more
volunteer opportunities, and I have since formed invaluable
connections with my local community. Through enrichment
meetings, honors courses, internships, and minors, I have
taken my education further than I ever anticipated.”

Name: Ashley Chess
Hometown: Meadville, PA
Major and Minor: Nursing
“The Honors College has allowed me to become involved
in campus activities, connect more with the Edinboro
community and through honor contracts I have had the
opportunity to help educate others!”

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Name: Tonimarie Della
Major: Nursing
Minors: Biology and Psychology
Post-graduation plans:
“After graduation, I will be working at Penn Highlands DuBois
in their emergency department as a new graduate nurse.”

“I have benefited from the Honors College in multiple ways.
Such as, having access to scheduling early, having the
opportunity to view a variety of enrichment meetings on
campus and also getting to know different people on campus.
I am thankful for all the opportunities that the Honors
College has given me.”

Name: Jesse Doubet
Hometown: Guys Mills, PA
Major: Environmental Biology
“I have appreciated the Honors College for its amazing
encouragement and guidance over these past four years!”

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Name: Gabrielle Garmong
Hometown: Franklin, PA
Major: Art Education
Minor: Deaf Studies
Post-graduation plans:
After graduation I am getting married, searching for a job that s
uits me well, and hoping to become nationally certified in
interpreting ASL.
“The Honors College not only gave me the greatest friends in
the world, but also provided me with the most incredible
mentors and role models. Being in the Honors college has kept
me motivated and inspired me to always do my very best.”

Name: Brianna Hoehnke
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Major: Illustration
Minors: Metalsmithing and Art History
“Being a member of the Honors College provided me with opportunities
to attend many interesting and fun enrichment meetings such as
Dr. Solberg's Halloween night. I also benefited from priority scheduling
the Honors College grants.”

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Name: Abigail Morrow
Hometown: North East, PA
Major: Communication Sciance and Disorders
Minors: Deaf Studies and Psychology
Post-graduation plans:
“I will be staying in Edinboro and continuing my education to get
my masters in speech-language pathology.”
“The Honors College has provided me so much within the last
four years. I met my second family through living in Earp my
freshman year, I attended conferences, made connections with
students and professors, started working at the Honors College
office, and overall made the most out of my college experience.”

Name: Angela Pinkerton
Hometown: Washington, PA
Major: Psychology
Minors: Biology and Chemistry
Post-graduation plans:
“I will be taking a gap year to work/do research and then
attending a PhD program for clinical psychology with a focus
in children and adolescents.”
“I appreciated the opportunities offered to us that were not
offered to other students, such as priority scheduling and the
enrichment meetings.”

More Honors graduates:
Jennifer Bechtold

Elizabeth Bennett

Patience Brawley

Bryn Cacilla

Tessa Cingle

Caleb Dankle

Alicia Eldredge

Jayna Galley

Drew Loveland

Hazel Modlin

Erin Vanderzyden

Congratulations to the Spring 2022 graduates! We wish you the absolute best on your future endeavors!

Thank You,
Dr. Solberg

As all of us know, Dr. Solberg will be retiring from his role of Honors Director and Professor at Edinboro University.
Dr. Solberg has been an English professor at Edinboro since 1989, and has been the Honors College Director since 2017.
To his honors students he was more than just the Honors College Director. He served as a role model, mentor, Horror
Film expert, and Jeopardy contestant extraordinaire. On behalf of the Honors Students, we want to thank Dr. Solberg for
his dedication and hard-work for not only to the program but to his students. We wish him the very best in his future
endeavors and congratulate him on his retirement.

In case you’re wondering, Dr. Solberg has promised he will come back for
Halloween Horror Night for many years to come.

Designed by Graphic Design Student Macey McKinney

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