EDINBORO
UNIVERSITY
COMMENCEMENT
May 12, 2012

MASTER'S DEGREE CEREMONY
Louis C. Cole Auditorium, 10:00 a.m.
Call to Assembly
Convocation

Prelude

Edinboro University Pipes and Drums
Philip E. Ginnetti, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Edinboro Brass Ensemble
Seth Howell, Adam Cvetich, Katy Lowe,
Brian Gray (leader), Greg Moore

Rigaudong
Andre Cam-pa

STUDENT PROCESSIONAL
Edinboro Brass Ensemble

Trumpet Voluntary
Henry Purcell

FACULTY PROCESSIONAL
Edinboro Brass Ensemble

Faculty Marshals

Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key
Trustee Greetings

Student Address

Presentation of Candidates

Conferring of Degrees

Promenade I, Pictures at an Exhibition
Modest Mussorgsky

Dr. Melissa Gibson, Communication and Media Studies
Dr. Roy Shinn, Speech, Language and Hearing
Tara Hart
Edinboro Brass Ensemble
John E. Horan, Chair
Edinboro University Council of Trustees
Rosa Gerber
Master of Arts, Speech Language Pathology
Philip E. Ginnetti
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean of Arts and Sciences
Nomsa E. Geleta, Ed.D., Dean of Education
Alan J. Biel, Ph.D., Dean of Graduate Studies
and Research
James D. Moran, Ph.D.
Interim President
RECESSIONAL
Edinboro Brass Ensemble

The audience is asked to stand during the Processional and to join in the singing of the National Anthem.

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HONORS DESIGNATIONS

COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE
DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS

Gold Stoles..........................Summa Cum Laude
Apricot..................................................... Nursing

White Stoles ....................... Magna Cum Laude

Dark Blue............................................ Philosophy

Red Stoles......................................... Cum Laude

Light Blue ............................................. Education

Gold Cords............ Dr. Robert C. Weber Honors
Program Graduate

Peacock Blue ................... Public Administration

Red Cords......... Departmental Honor Graduate

Brown.................................................... Fine Arts
Citron ............................................... Social Work
Copper .................................................Economics
Crimson...............................................Journalism

THE CEREMONIAL MACE

Drab ........................................................ Business
The ceremonial mace, a symbol of
presidential authority, is carried at the head of
the academic procession by the Mace Bearer. A
gift of the Alumni Association, the mace was
designed and executed by Professor Henry
Katzwinkel and Dr. Seymour Blinderman, former
chairman of the Art Department. It was first used
at the inauguration of Edinboro State College
President Chester T. McNerney, in 1967.

Gray ....................................... Veterinary Science
Silver Gray................................................Oratory
Green..................................................... Medicine
Olive Green .......................................... Pharmacy
Sage Green........................... Physical Education
Lemon ........................................ Library Science

The mace, twenty-seven inches in length, is
topped by a sterling silver sphere studded with
circular cabochon rubies, secured by bezels. The
collar of the mace is inlaid with ebony, alternated
with silver relief fleur-de-lis design elements. The
cultured pearls mounted in cups encircle the
bottom of the collar symbolizing the thirteen
state colleges of Pennsylvania. The shaft of the
mace is composed of Brazilian rosewood
sections, separated by sterling silver rings. The
mace is terminated by a cast sterling silver finial;
the five cultured pearls represent the existing
curricula. The rib-like cone form is terminated by
a small silver sphere symbolizing the world.

Lilac........................................................ Dentistry
Maize ..................................................Agriculture
Orange .............................................. Engineering
Pink ..............................................................Music
Salmon Pink ..................................Public Health
Purple..............................................................Law
Russet....................................................... Forestry

The metal working processes incorporated in
the ceremonial mace include turning, forging,
inlaying, stone setting, and lost wax centrifugal
casting.

Scarlet..................................................... Theology
White ................... Arts, Letters and Humanities
Golden Yellow........................................... Science

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THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION
the medallion is comprised of a series of two-inch
shields, alternately bearing three different
designs: the meigle, an interlacing knotwork
peculiar to the Pictish school of Celtic art; the
Tudor rose design; and "ESC" in interlocking
letters on a background of tabby weaving.
Connecting each of the collar shields is a Cross of
St. George, representing the union of Scotland
and England. The entire medallion was fabricated
and cast in the cire perdue (lost wax) process.

The first presidential medallion was
presented to former President Foster F. Diebold
during the May, 1981 Commencement
ceremonies. Designed and executed by Professor
Henry Katzwinkel, the sterling silver medallion
consists of a three and one-half inch pectoral
pendant featuring on its face the figure of a
Gordon Highlander with pipes. To the right of the
piper is the Cross of St. Andrew. To the left is the
Cross of England. Flanking the figure is the date
1857, the opening year of the University, and
garland thistles. In the background are the hills of
Scotland, and beneath the piper is an open book,
a symbol of knowledge. On the reverse side is the
sunken crest of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.

Surrounding the silver medallion is a gold
crafted circle which reads "Edinboro University
of Pennsylvania." Professor Katzwinkel, now
retired, added this piece to the medallion
especially for the Inauguration of President Frank
G. Pogue in 1997, and it is now a permanent
fixture to the medallion representing the school's
current status as a University.

The pendant descends from a shield
containing a triple-towered castle. The collar of

ACADEMIC VESTMENTS
bell-shaped with three bars of velvet in black or
the color of the discipline in which the doctorate
was obtained.

The gown, the cap, and the hood,
representing the major components of the
academic dress, are a ceremonial inheritance
from the medieval universities of the eleventh
and twelfth centuries, where dress was the
outward sign of privilege and responsibility. The
academic dress worn by those participating in
today's academic processional symbolizes the
level of their academic attainment and the
institution they attended.

HOOD
The most outstanding feature of the
academic dress is the hood. It is usually worn
only for the master's and the doctor's degrees.
The doctor's hood is longer than the master's
hood and has distinguished panels. The college
or the university granting the degree is indicated
by the color of the hood lining. The velvet trim of
the hood indicates the field in which the degree
was granted.

GOWN
Although the gown is more frequently black,
certain universities have authorized the use of
colored gowns. The bachelor's and master's
gowns are fashioned from black serge. The yoke
for the bachelor's gown is designed to be worn
closed and features long, flowing and pointed
sleeves. The master's gown is designed to be
worn open or closed. Its sleeves are very long
with square ends, and the front part has an arc
cut away. The arms protrude through a slit at the
elbow. The gown for the doctor's degree is made
of wool, serge, or silk with an open front faced
with wide velvet panels.The sleeves are loose and

CAP
The standard cap is the mortarboard, usually
the color of the gown. The tassel is black for the
baccalaureate and master's degree and is worn
over the left front quarter of the cap. The tassel for
the doctor's mortarboard is of gold thread.
Undergraduates wear the tassel on the right side
of the cap until the moment the degree is
conferred by the president.
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INTERIM PRESIDENT JAMES D. MORAN
There, he facilitated development of a Knoxville
business incubator, formation of a statewide
multi-university academic consortium in public
health and federal funding for the Center for
Nutrition and Fitness.

Dr. James D.
Moran
became
Interim President
of
Edinboro
University
of
Pennsylvania on
June 1, 2011. Since
his
arrival
at
Edinboro nearly a
year ago. Dr.
Moran
has
successfully led
the
University
through a period
of fiscal challenge
and a number of
important
student-centered initiatives, while at the same
time becoming fully engaged with virtually every
University constituency, as well as reaching out to
the local communities. Under his leadership,
Edinboro University has launched the extensive
planning and self-study process in preparation
for reaccreditation by the Middle States
Commission on Higher Education.

Dr. Moran held several other positions at the
University of Tennessee, including Dean of the
College of Human Ecology. He also has been
Department Head of Family Relations and Child
Development at Oklahoma State University, and
a faculty member at the University of Tennessee,
Oklahoma State University, Virginia Tech
University and the University of Oklahoma.
He is the recipient of the Distinguished
Alumnus Award from the College of Human
Environmental Sciences at Oklahoma State
University, the Environmental Design Award
from the American Society of Interior Designers,
and the AHEA Leaders Award from the
American Home Economics Association. He was
elected and served as the President of the
American Association of Family and Consumer
Sciences in 2004.
Interim President Moran holds Bachelor of
Arts degrees in Psychology and History from
Duke University, a Master of Science degree in
Psychology from the University of Oklahoma,
and a Ph.D. in Family Relations and Child
Development from Oklahoma State University.

Before coming to Edinboro, Dr. Moran was
the Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student
Affairs for the Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education (PASSHE). PASSHE's 14
Universities - including Edinboro - represent
some 120,000 students. In his administrative
position there. Dr. Moran provided strategic
leadership and direction for the Division of
Academic and Student Affairs, which is
responsible for overseeing academic program
approval and review, faculty development,
academic and student policy development, and
articulation and transfer policies. He worked
closely with the Pennsylvania Department of
Education on a number of initiatives and
provided testimony before various committees of
the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

MACE BEARER
Leading the academic procession and
representing his faculty colleagues by carrying
the Ceremonial Mace at today's Master's
Commencement is Dr. Ronald Spiller of
Edinboro University's Department of History,
Anthropology, and World Languages.

Currently, Dr.
Spiller serves as
the head of the
University's
Master of Arts
program in Social
Sciences. He is a
member of the
University-Wide
Curriculum
Committee and
served on the
University Tenure
Committee.

As an Assistant Professor of History, Dr.
Spiller's distinction as Mace Bearer for the
Master's Commencement is symbolic of the
central role which faculty play in the academic
and personal development of Edinboro
students.
A native of Natchitoches, Louisiana, he grew
up in a U.S. Army family and attended nine
different schools before entering Northwestern
State University in Natchitoches as a Music
Education major.

In recognition of his talents as a teacher and
mentor. Dr. Spiller was recently named Advisor
of the Year for 2011-2012.
Dr. Spiller and his late wife, Kay, are the
proud parents of two daughters, Elizabeth
Roper of Houston, Texas, and Sharon Spiller of
Erie.

Dr. Spiller graduated from NSU in 1970 with
a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and
was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Army.
He graduated from the John F. Kennedy Center
for Special Warfare and the Defense Language
Institute, and served with the United Nations
Protection Force for the former Yugoslavia in
1994.

Dr. Spiller's extensive experience in
teaching and learning, along with his
credentials as an accomplished historian, define
a professional career that serves his students,
colleagues, and the entire University
community with distinction. He exemplifies the
dedication and commitment of our faculty to the
"Edinboro Experience," to
educational
excellence, and to our students' success.

In 1986, Dr. Spiller earned the Master of Arts
in History at Stephen F. Austin State University,
and in 1993, he was awarded the Ph.D. in History
from Texas A&M University. His specialty is
American military history.
Dr. Spiller joined the Edinboro faculty in
1996. The year after his arrival, however, he was
again mobilized and served for nine months as
the U.S. Army's senior historian in Europe. He
retired from the Army in 1998 with the rank of
Colonel.
His most recent publication was a chapter
entitled, "The U.S. Army Since 1900," in A
Companion to American Military History,
edited by James Bradford.

Dr. Moran serves on the advisory board for
the National Center for the Study of Collective
Bargaining in Higher Education, and is a member
of the Governor's Early Learning Council. He
provides leadership for PASSHE's Access to
Success Initiative in partnership with EdTrust.

Several years ago. Dr. Spiller was
instrumental in the coordination of a very
significant event on the Edinboro campus, the
installation of the traveling Vietnam Memorial
Wall. The exhibit was open to the public for a
week of visitation and educational programs in
which he participated, including those for
hundreds of regional school students.

Previously, Dr. Moran served in the
University of Tennessee System Office as
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs.
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Timothy M. Hornberger**, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2004
Ashley K. Kuvshinikov**, BA, Houghton College, 2010
Imran Mazid**, BS, Dhaka City College, 2005; MS, Dhaka City
College, 2006
Christopher James Minns**, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2009; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2010
Ashley Marie Muckinhaupt, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2010
Stephen Charles Orbanek**, BA, Duquesne University, 2010
Marissa A. Rosenbaum**, BA, Duquesne University, 2010
Matthew Eric Styborski, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2008
Christopher D. Vallieres**, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2010

MASTER'S DEGREES
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH
Alan J. Biel, Ph.D., Dean

MASTER OF ARTS
Art

Communication Studies

Daniel Lawrence Bjorkquist, BSAE, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2007
Michael Stanton Bockoven**, BA, Kent State University, 2005
Gillian Leah Breedlove*^*, BSAE, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2005
Cynthia Lynn Carlson, BA, Ohio State University, 2008
Carrie Ann Floyd**^*, BA, High Point University, 1994
Stephanie Lynn Geider**, BS, Drexel University, 2001
Lindsay Rachelle Green, BSAE, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2007; BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2007
Robert Joseph Ippolito, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2008; BSAE, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Christina A. Kozicki, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Kacy Lee Kubeldis*^*, BSAE, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2007
Joan Ellen Marangoni**, BFA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1997
Mary Jean Mastren-Williams**^, BFA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2005
Delthia Fernella Enda Naitram-Julien*^*, BA, University of the West
Indies, 2002
Erin R. Nutter, BFA, Bowling Green State University, 2008
Melanie E. Oknefski**, BSED, California University of
Pennsylvania, 2008
Megan Dawn Piotrowski**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2007
Lynzie Ann Rinamon**, BSAE, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
Lauren Maria Rowe**, BSED, California University of
Pennsylvania, 2007
Caroline Barton Schmidt**, BFA, University of Georgia, 2007
Richard C. Skellen**, BS, Case Western Reserve University, 1991
Adam M. Tate, BFA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Nikki Diane Yarrell, BS, Fayetteville State University, 2009
Kara Ann Zupancic, BA, Saint Vincent College, 2007

Daniel J. Fischer, BS, Full Sail Real World, 2009
Gregory Jaymes Harris**, BSHPE, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2007
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Counseling

Stacey Ann Bargielski, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2009
Kelli M. Bowser**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1985
Tricia Ann Carr, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Cindy LeAnn Corsi**, BS, Mercyhurst College, 2002
Maura Ann Driscoll, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Jessica Marie Dunn, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Mark Edward Gardner**, BFA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1993
Melissa Marie Garrity, BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
2009
Jennifer Talbot Good, BA, Old Dominion University, 2004
Craig M. Lewis, BA, Thiel College, 2009
Jessica Kathleen Mack-Bundy, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
Lori R. Maughan**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Pamela Jean Ruhl**, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2009
Melissa Lynn Shaffer, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2008
Kayce Layne Strong**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2009
Jaymes Paul Vroman, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2009

Social Sciences

Benjamin Isaac Banyas, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2008
Amanda Lauryl Elizabeth Brainard, BA, SUNY College at Fredonia,
2008
Genevieve Ann Foote, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
Thomas M. Giles, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Yvonne Faith Kornman, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1999
Ryan A. Murray, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Y'Hoshua R. Murray, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2010
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Matthew Kerry Hildebrand**, BSED, Mansfield University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
Kevin Scott Jeffreys**, BA, California State University, 2003
Lindsay M. Johns, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2007; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Darlene G. Julio**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2001; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Pamela M. Mackowski**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1983; MED,
Gannon University, 2008
Amber Marie McDowell**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
Rebecca I. Meyers**, BSED, California University of Pennsylvania,
2006; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2012
* Leah Marie Mickey**, BA, Moravian College, 2005; MED, East
Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Kimberly Anne Moore**, BA, Otterbein College, 1991; MA, Indiana
University of Pennsylvania, 1995
David Michael Morris**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2005
Kyle A. Nardella**, BSED, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania,
2005
Joshua Lee Olson**, BS, Sam Houston State University, 2001; MS,
University of Wisconsin, 2008
Katie Lynn Osenar**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
Christine Sue Phelps**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
1995
Tonya R Pinchotti**, BSED, Jacksonville University, 1990; MED,
Geneva College, 2005
Khalilah Darice Ransom, BS, Delta State University, 2001; MA,
Mississippi Valley State University, 2006
Kevin Matthew Reese**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2008
Samantha Christine Schultz**, BSED, Shippensburg University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
* Kelly G. Stadler**, BA, Gannon University, 2002; MS, Mercyhurst
College, 2005
Daniel Adam Vannan**, BSED, Shippensburg University of
Pennsylvania, 2005
Keith C. Webber, BSHPE, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,

Roberta Lynn Shorts’^*, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Erin Kathleen Sullivan, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2009

Speech Language
Pathology

* Ashley A. Arnold, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
* Jessica June Barkhurst, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2009
* Kimberly Rebecca Buettner, BA, Grove City College, 2009
* Kara Danielle Dreikorn, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2010

* Curtis W. Eastep, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Katlin Eileen Fleischut, BS, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania,
2010

* Danielle Patricia Franklin, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2010
* Rosa Melissa Gerber, BA, Houghton College, 2003
* Danielle A. Hyde, BA, McMaster University, 2008
* Kathleen Marie Junkin, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
* Erin E. Kranz, BS, Ohio University, 2009
* Kaily Mai Lechefsky, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
* Miriam M. Lutz, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Christina Marie Marquez, BA, Montclair State University, 2008
* Lauren Patricia Mehalik, BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
2008
* Rachael Lanzel Niemira, BSHPE, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
* Ashley Faber Saft, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Marie Elena Terbeck, BA, Ohio University, 2009
Rachel Ann Weislogel, BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 2008

MASTER OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership

Nathan Roger Babcock**^, BS, Delaware State University, 2005
Jenny Rachael Burgess**^, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2008
David A. Cercone*^*, BSED, Bloomsburg University of
Pennsylvania, 2001; MA, Marygrove College, 2005
Leslie Erin Collopy”^*, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
2000; MED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Sarah E. Deeb, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Radhahari Ericson, BSED, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
David Allen Germanski, Jr.**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2007
Barbara Smithley Glista**, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1991
Meredith Moxley Henderson**, BS, Pennsylvania State University,
2007; MS, Wilkes University, 2009
Nicole Lynn Henry**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2007
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2010

Amanda White**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
2000; MED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Nicholas John Woods**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2007

Educational Psychology

Kristin Caroline Blankemeyer**, BS, Allegheny College, 2010
Jamee Marie Carr, BA, West Virginia University, 2006
Dale Ann Edmiston, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2005
Sandra Lea Farrow, BA, Gannon University, 2005
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Sara Marie Flanagan, BS, West Virginia University, 2004
Alicia Marie Garber, BS, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania,
2005
James Hester*^*, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Sharon Lynette Hindle**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,

Elissa Nichole Ross, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2007
Tessa Marie Scherer**, BSED, Pennsylvania State University, 2007
Ann Elizabeth Schultz**, BFA, Syracuse University, 1982
Laura J. Scott, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Crystal L. Spence, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Amber Crystal Urick**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2006

2010

Allison Lynne Jezak**, BS, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2010
Brittany Anna Kravets, BA, Boston University, 2005
Miranda L. Lynn, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001;
MA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Tessa L. Mackey, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2007
Hillary Jo McPherson, BA, Saint Bonaventure University, 2009
Letitia Marie Medina, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
Laura Lea Myers, BA, SUNY College at Fredonia, 2010
Allison J. Perotti, BM, Ithaca College, 2006
Michael David Pope, BA, Gannon University, 2010
Ashley Louise Ristau**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2010
Natasha Sarrah Roehm, BSED, Gannon University, 2009
Lauren Michelle Rumski’*^’^, BA, Seton Hill College, 2010
Andra Jene Sanders**, BA, Seton Hill College, 2010
David Joseph Swickline, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2010
Ashley Dianne VanCamp**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2010
Shannon Lynne Weaver**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
Julie Anne Welch**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Danielle J. Wilson, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2010
Jill Christie Zuspan, BS, Allegheny College, 2009

Elementary Education

Allison Nichole Bell, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2009
Casey Lynn Cupec, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2008
Liza B. Engelhard**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2003
Amy Lynn Gadberry, BSED, Millersville University of
Pennsylvania, 2001
Stacia A. Gruitza, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
2008
Rose Ann Heilman-Houser**, BA, Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, 1980; MA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
1981
Maggie Donovan Jensen, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Erin Elizabeth Johnston, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Tara K. Lang**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
2008
Tricia Anne McKenzie**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Karen L. Moore**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1976
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Middle/Secondary
School Instruction

Brady Joseph Bajuszik**, AA, Butler County Community College,
2005; BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Elaine Seely Buckel, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1982
Anthony Wayne Byerly, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2007
Mark James Casolo**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2008
Mary Ann Chase, BA, Carlow University, 2007
Robert Shawn Danka, BSED, Lock Haven University of
Pennsylvania, 1999
Heather Emily Diss, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 1995
Erin Lee Donahue**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2002
Cassandra Lynn English, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
Joshua Leo Frischolz, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2005
Nicole Eve Fuhrman**, BA, Allegheny College, 2010
Charles Edward Haise, Jr., BA, University of South Florida, 2010
Brittnee Marie Hemphill**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
David Andrew Hudson**, BS, Washington and Lee University,
1989; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Laura Danielle Johns, BS, Cedar Crest College, 2000
Douglas Alan Keffer, BA, University of North Carolina, 2008
Shannon M. Keyes**, BA, Concordia College, 2009
Amanda Lynne Lasky, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2005
Mark Daniel Leslie**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
Joseph R McCommons, BA, Queens College, 2004
Sara Jane McGraw, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2010
James Ryan McKinnon**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
Abaigeal Marie Nelson, BA, John Carroll University, 2006
Crystal Lynnette Olson**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Patricia Lyn Paparo**, BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2001;
BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Nicole Marie Schoonover, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2004
Julie A. Simmons, BA, Grove City College, 1984
Cynthia J. Spirit**, BA, Gannon University, 1989

Reading

Nicole Rae Amos**, BA, Thiel College, 2003; BSED, Slippery Rock
University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Susan Michelle Argott, BA, Arcadia University, 1996
Matthew Thomas Babusci, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
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Wendy Marie Barker*^*, BSED, Bloomsburg University of
Pennsylvania, 2007
Heather Marie Bauerle**^, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2010
Megan Marie Baugh**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
Michelle Diane Baver, BSED, Bloomsburg University of
Pennsylvania, 2007
Leslie Jeanne Bish, BS, Gannon University, 2008
Katie L. Boal, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
Debora Louise Bowen**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
Kristi Lynn Boyle, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Sean Joseph Breski, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2009
Tfyarra Delynn Browning, BSED, Millersville University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
Shayna Elizabeth Buchmoyer**, BSED, Millersville University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
Gwendolyn O. Cromer, BSED, Millersville University of
Pennsylvania, 2000
Mary Kimberly Crotti**, BS, Saint Vincent College, 2010
Arryn Natasha Cumpston, BSED, Clarion University of
Pennsylvania, 2008
Lindsey R. Davies**, BA, Lycoming College, 2007
Janette Andrea Decker**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
Jenna Marie Diorio, BA, Westminster College, 2008
Christie Anne Duchini**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2008
Courtney Anne Elliott**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2009
Kelly Lynne Espinosa**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
2008
Janice Marie Fitz, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1995
Renee L. Fitzgibbon**, BSED, West Chester University of
Pennsylvania, 1983
Carla J. Fontanella**, BSED, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Dana L. Fowler**, BA, Alfred University, 1997; MED, California
University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Rachel Marjorie Fried**, BSED, Millersville University of
Pennsylvania, 2008
X Melissa Jeanne Frownfelter, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2003
Jessica Renee Fullerton, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
Alison B. Funk**, BSED, Pennsylvania State University, 2008
Sarah Beth Geraci, BA, La Roche College, 2008
Michele Denise Gillis**, BSED, East Stroudsburg University of
Pennsylvania, 2001
Roberta Marie Grambor**, BA, Rutgers University, 1983
Laura Jean Gray, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2006
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Robin Denise Grimes**, BA, Xavier University, 1984; MA,
University of Vermont, 1990
Courtney Noel Gump**, BSED, Gannon University, 2007; MED,
Gannon University, 2010
Brian Lynell Harewicz**, BSED, California University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
Megan Alise Harris, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
Kara B. Hopwood, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2009
Erin Christine Hulse**, BS, James Madison University, 2005
Madalyn Diane Jankowski**, BSED, West Chester University of
Pennsylvania, 2007
Lauren Victoria Karabasz, BSED, California University of
Pennsylvania, 2008
Kristin Catherine Kunkle, BSED, Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, 2008
Amanda Katherine Lee, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
2008
Abby D. Lieberman**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2007
Teresa Marie Limerick**, BA, Robert Morris University, 1995; MA,
Chatham University, 2000
Kelly Marie Littler, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
Jennifer Elizabeth Martin, BSED, Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
Michelle Kristen McClellan, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
Monica J. Micik, BS,York College Pennsylvania, 1994; MA, Teacher
Education University, 2010
Patricia L. Morningstar**, BSED, Shippensburg University of
Pennsylvania, 1990
Jenna Frances Muncie**, BA, La Roche College, 2008
* Eleanor Patricia Nicewonger**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2001
Lindsey D. Papalia, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2009
Elyse Marie Patrick, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2009
Julie D. Patterson**, BSED, California University of Pennsylvania,
2001

Cynthia Lu Peck**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1996
Lori Ann Petyak**, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2008
Carol Ann Pifer**, BA, Denison University, 2007
Melissa Jean Port**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
Shanna Marie Potter**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2007
Cristina Michelle Ras**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2008
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Joanie L. Restino**, BA, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1999
Jessica J. Scalise, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Rachael Lynn Schmitz, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,

MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Fine Arts

2010

Heather Dawn Shirey**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
2006
Lisa M. Stachnik**^, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1982; MED, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Natalie A. Stefurak, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
Kelly J. Strausburg, BS, Saint Francis University, 1994
Jamie LynnTiano, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Katie Lyn Tramontana*^*, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
Angela Rose Turner**, BA, Westminster College, 2000; MA
Stephanie Kathleen Van Tassel, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
Amiann Ocie VanDine, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
2009
Paula S. Veihdeffer, BSED, University of Dayton, 2007
Donna M. Wall**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Danielle E. Ward**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
Laurie Anne Williams**, BA, Mount Vernon Nazarene College, 2003
Nicole Denise Winsor**, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2001
Shawna J. VN^grala, BA, Kings College, 1995; MS, Wilkes University,

MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology

Dominic Andrew Corsini**, BSED, Clarion University of
Pennsylvania, 2004; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2007
Carrie Ann Duafala, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Ryan Edward Schell, BS, Waynesburg University, 2010

Educational Specialist
in School Psychology

Christopher Robert Marz**, BA, Catholic University of America,
2003; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010

2002

special Education

Brian Douglas Burkhardt, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2002
Melissa Renae Conway**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2005
Karen Y. DeRiso**, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 1991
Annakaye Elizabeth Gier, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2008
Abigail M. Krouse, BA, York College Pennsylvania, 2010
Stephanie R. Krzak, BSED, Gannon University, 2009
Ashley D. Kusick, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Pamela A, Manross, AS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997;
BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Kimberly Jean Mark, BS, SUNY College at Oneonta, 1992
Maegan Brooke McCord**, BS, East Stroudsburg University of
Pennsylvania, 2008
Tracey Ann Moore, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1988
Joshua Lee Mumau, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2009
Rachel E. Pituch**, BS, Gannon University, 2005
Sarah Elizabeth Rush**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2010
ji Karen S. Trego, BSED, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania,
1991
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Derek Dean Decker, BFA, Indiana Institute of Technology, 2006
Deric B. Ence, BA, Southern Utah University, 2008
Christopher Graham Hill**, BFA, Salisbury State University, 2009
Hiromi Katayama, BA, Joshibi University of Art and Design, 2008
Caitlyn L. MacDonald, BA, York College Pennsylvania, 2008
Robert Thomas Mullen, BFA, Southern Illinois University, 2009
Scott Joseph Porcelli, BFA, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania,
2009
Kevin J. Rohde**, BA, Keystone College, 2007
Parkerson G. Seward, BS, Towson State University, 2007
Jason D. Thompson, BFA, Marshall University, 2008
Michael Logan Woodle**, BFA, Winthrop University, 2009

CANDIDATES FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING DEGREE
Consortium with Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
* Lisa Marie Bowling, BSN, Duquesne University, 2006
Heidi R. Gaddess, BSN, Messiah College, 2005
Christine L, Hughes, BSN, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Karen M. Mikita, BSN, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Serena Evelyn Mott, BSN, Gannon University, 1992
* Rebekah J. Nottingham, BSN, Wesleyan College, 2006
Sheri Ann Peterson, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995
Lisa M.Varlotta, BSN, Duquesne University, 1998; MED, Duquesne
University, 2000
Leslie Ann Walters, BSN, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1993
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UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

McComb Fieldhouse, 2:00 p.m.

Daren T. Allen, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1996
Alyssa Ann Beer, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Lezlee Dionne Betts, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Melanie Ann Carlson, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2002; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Jillian M. Clark**^, BA, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
2009
Tricia Lee Cubitt, BS, Allegheny College, 2006
Erica L. Ferraro, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Julee A. Gilbert**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Amy Marie Harpst, AA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1992;
BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Kendra Leanne Hoffman, BS, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2005
Christine Marie Hubbard, BS, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2010
Jennifer Lynn Lynch**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2001
Kevin Louis Martin, BS, Youngstown State University, 1993
Amanda L. Merski**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2011

Erin Marie Mitchell**, BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Dina Marie Moore, BA, Gannon University, 2011
Marcia K. Onuffer-Heberle, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1974
Elizabeth Ellen Speakman**, BS, Messiah College, 2008
Lauren Marie Sulecki, BS, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2009
Rebekah Michele Viszneki, BS, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2002

Convocation

Prelude

Pomp and Circumstance
Edward Elgar
Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key
Trustee Greetings

Awarding of Honorary Doctorate
Kathleen A. Dahlkemper
Message to the Graduates
Dance a Cachuca
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Student Address

Presentation of Candidates

Conferring of Degrees

Alumni Greetings
* Students who completed degree requirements during VN^nter 2012.
* Students who complete degree requirements during Summer 2012.
** Students with a Quality Point Average of 3.95 or above.
The University does not claim the list of degree candidates or honors designations is absolutely accurate. Students are
granted degrees only if they meet all academic and financial requirements.

Alma Mater
Fanfare and Recessional
Edward Elgar

Philip E. Ginnetti, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Charles E. Lute, Conductor
ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Tara Hart
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
John E. Horan
Chair, Edinboro University Council of Trustees
James D. Moran, Ph.D.
Interim President
Kathleen A. Dahlkemper
University Singers
Peter van den Honert, D.M.A., Conductor
Ryan DeLong
Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education
Philip E. Ginnetti
Nomsa E. Geleta, Ed.D., Dean of Education
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean of Arts and Sciences
Michael J. Hannan, Ph.D., Dean of Business
James D. Moran
Interim President
Joseph Mineo
President, Alumni Association Board of Directors
Tara Hart
RECESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

The audience is asked to stand during the Processional and Recessional and to join in the singing of the
National Anthem and the Alma Mater.

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MACE BEARER
ever to use the web to publish class work,
including student research, and an account of
that process appeared in Musicus, a journal of
higher education councils in England and
Scotland.

Leading
the
academic
procession and
representing his
faculty
colleagues by
carrying
the
Ceremonial
Mace at today's
undergraduate
Commencement
is Dr. Albert O.
"Tim" Cordell of
Edinboro
University's

Through the efforts of Dr. Cordell and a
colleague. Dr. Brian Zimmerman, the
University's Scotland study-abroad program
Edinboro@Edinburgh became a reality in 1997.
In 2000, a proposal by Edinboro faculty for an
interdisciplinary study-abroad experience on
the Scottish Enlightenment was accepted by the
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
as its annual. System-wide Summer Honors
Program. The highlight of that visit was an
audience with His Royal Highness Prince
Phillip.

Music Department.
As a Professor of Music, Dr. Cordell's
distinction as Mace Bearer for the
undergraduate Commencement is symbolic of
the central role which faculty play in the
academic and personal development of
Edinboro's students.
A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Dr.
Cordell was the first member of his family to
attend college. He earned the Bachelor of Music
Education from East Carolina University in
1969, and the Master of Music from Catholic
University in 1973. He completed the Ph.D. in
Musicology, also from Catholic University, in
1992, with a specialty in the orchestration of the
operas of the Italian master, Giuseppe Verdi.

Dr. Cordell served for two years as Associate
Provost for Student-Centered Initiatives, and as
Director of the University Honors Program. He
completed a textbook, "Encounters with Music
through Listener Actions," and contributed a
chapter for a proposed book by a group of Verdi
scholars.
Dr. Cordell and his wife, DiAnne, are the
proud parents of two daughters, Alison Cannon
and Kelly Johnson, both Edinboro University
graduates.
Dr. Cordell's career as an educator,
musician, conductor, innovator and scholar has
served his students, colleagues, and the entire
University community with distinction. He
exemplifies the dedication and commitment of
our faculty to the "Edinboro Experience," to
educational excellence, and to our students'
success.

During his tenure at Edinboro, Dr. Cordell
directed the "Spirit of Scots" Marching Band, the
Symphonic Band and the University Orchestra,
as well as the Erie Junior Philharmonic. He is a
past president of District 2, Pennsylvania Music
Educators Association and a member of Phi Beta
Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity. He
received the Orpheus Award from Phi Mu
Alpha for significant and lasting contributions
to music in America, and the Innovative
Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award.
An early adopter of web technology in the
classroom. Dr. Cordell was the first Edinboro
University Technology Scholar. He participated
in multiple international conferences on the
innovative use of technology in teaching. In
1995, his class on "Opera" was possibly the first
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COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Ms. Dahlkemper
previously operated a
nutrition consulting
practice, concentrating
on wellness, diabetes
and childhood early
intervention. Earlier,
after her graduation
from Edinboro, she
was employed as
Chief Clinical Dietitian
at the Medical Center
Hospital in Conroe,
Texas.
Her community
and national involvement includes the Advisory
Board of the Pennsylvania Center for Women and
Politics, the faculty of Project 2012, the board of
directors for the Non-Profit Partnership, the
board of directors of Democrats for Life, and
Athena International in the Erie area.
Married to Daniel Dahlkemper, she is the
mother of two sons and three daughters and the
grandmother of four.
In
recognition
of
her
significant
accomplishments and contributions, Ms.
Dahlkemper will receive the degree. Doctor of
Public Service (Doctor Beneficiorum Publicorum,
Honoris Causa, at today's Undergraduate
Commencement ceremony.
Edinboro University is indeed fortunate to
count Kathleen A. Dahlkemper as an alumna,
supporter and friend.

Edinboro Alumna Kathleen A. Dahlkemper
has been selected to address the graduating class
at today's Undergraduate Commencement
ceremony. Ms. Dahlkemper is being honored in
this manner for her leadership in government,
business, and her community, as well as her
volunteerism and commitment to women's
leadership and the environment.
A 1982 Magna Cum Laude graduate of
Edinboro University with a Bachelor of Science in
Dietetics, Ms. Dahlkemper also recently
completed the Executive Education program,
"Women and Power; Leadership in a New
World," at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy
School of Government.
A member of the U.S. House of
Representatives representing Pennsylvania's 3rd
Congressional District from 2009 to 2011, Ms.
Dahlkemper served on the Agriculture
Committee; the Small Business Committee,
where she was Chair of the Subcommittee on
Regulations and Healthcare; and on the Science
and Technology Committee, where she served as
Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight.
Currently, she is the Director of Business
Development for Dahlkemper Landscape
Architects and Contractors. Previously, she
served as the company's Human Resources
Director, as well as its Special Projects
Coordinator. She is also currently a broker for
Agility Marketing in Erie, Pennsylvania, as well as
a national speaker on women's leadership issues.
Ms. Dahlkemper's dedication and commitment to
the environment and her community was clearly
in evidence between 1998 and 2008 when she
served as the volunteer director of the Lake Erie
Arboretum at Frontier. A co-founder of this non­
profit organization, she was instrumental in
raising over $1.75 million through grant awards
and private donations to fund the development of
what has become an important regional asset in.
In addition, Ms. Dahlkemper planned and
successfully implemented various community
educational and recreational programs at the
arboretum. She continues to serve as vice
president of the board of directors of the
Arboretum.

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UNIVERSITY FACULTY MARSHALS

HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS

Dr. Marian Beckman, Professional Studies Department

Charles R. Webber, May 1981

Fred Rogers, May 1998

Dr. Daniel Burdick, Music Department

Louis J. Tullio, May 1983

Donald DiPlacido, December 1998

Ms. Diane Crandall, Art Department

Milton Eisenhower, May 1985

Dr. Yvonne Thornton, May 1999

Dr. Gertrude Barber, May 1988

Dr. James E. Barker, December 1999

Mary Porreco, May 1988

F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., September 2000

M. Lawreace Antoun, SSJ, May 1989

Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D., December 2000

Dr. Karim Hossain, Physics and Technology Department

Joseph DiMaggio Jr., May 1989

Dr. John Hope Franklin, December 2000

Dr. Naod Kebede, Chemistry Department

G. Andrew Fleming, May 1990

The Honorable Joyce A. Savocchio, December 2001

Dr. Janet Kinch, English and Theatre Arts Department

Walter Hendl, May 1990

Donald M. Alstadt, May 2002

Dr. Henry Lawrence, Geosciences Department

I. King Jordan, May 1991

K. Leroy Irvis, May 2002

Mr. Paul Lisowski, Organizational Studies Department

Chuck Jones, December 1991

Mike S. Zafirovski, December 2002

Dr. Peter McLaughlin, Psychology Department

Raymond Shafer, May 1992

David N. Matthews, December 2003

Charles Kennedy, May 1992

William E. Strickland Jr., May 2004

Mary Beth Kennedy, May 1992

Dr. David William Steadman, December 2004

Richard Nygaard, May 1993

Cheryl G. Vicary, December 2005

Na'im Akbar, December 1993

Thomas C. Vicary, December 2005

Dr. Karen Seubert, Philosophy Department

Mahmoud Haroon, December 1994

Edward G. Rendell, May 2006

Dr. Roy Shinn, Speech, Language and Hearing Department

Fiji Oue, May 1995

Sharon Stone, March 2007

Dr. Margaret Smith, Social Work Department

Louis Porreco, December 1995

Dorothy Dexter Pogue, May 2007

Dr. Tim Thompson, Communication and Media Studies Department

Thomas Hagen, May 1996

Dr. Frank G. Pogue, May 2007

Mr. John Widner, Baron-Forness Library

Paul O'Neill, December 1997

Michael J. Redlawsk, May 2008

Dr. Lee Williams, Sociology Department

Michael Zahorchak, December 1997

Patrick J. Santelli, May 2010

Dr. Michael Engdahl, Business and Economics Department
Dr. David Ferster, Political Science and Criminal Justice Department
Dr. Matthew Foradori, Biology and Health Services Department
Dr. Carol Gleichsner, Academic Support and Student Affairs Department

Dr. Mary Jo Melvin, Early Childhood and Special Education Department
Ms. Patricia Nosel, Nursing Department
Sr. Jacqueline Power, Elementary, Middle and Secondary Education Department
Dr. Anne Quinn, Mathematics and Computer Science Department
Ms. Bonnie Scarpino, Health and Physical Education Department

Dr. Renata Wolynec, History, Anthropology, and World Languages Department

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HONORS

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Robert Airey, III
Samantha Renee Bailey
Aurora Leigh Barnhart
Nicholas James Bennett
Melissa Leigh Benz
Derek E. Bidwell
Jenna Marie Bish
Leane Margaret Bradley
Leah M. Bronson
Meghan Grace Bryte
Brittney Janae Bush
Caitlin Elizabeth Cannella
Robert Joseph Cierniakoski
Laura Elizabeth Clark
Courtney R. Copelli
Nicholas Allen Deeter
Ryan Michael DeLong
Evan Thomas Fleckenstein
Victoria Lynn Fuellgraf
Corey Joseph Garland
Taylor Anne Goodale
Garrett Lee Graff
Amanda Renee Harkness
Kelsey Renee Hartless
Joetta Renee Herrmann
Brian Berardis Hindle
Brittany Marie Hosier
Randy Travis Infield
Jameson P. Jenkins
Paul Thomas Kaspick
Erin Marie Kelly

Adam Christopher Lackovic
Tony L. Lawton
Erika Sue Leech
Noelle Autumn Lininger
Brett S. Luther
Katrina Jean Marschner
Jeremy J.S. Miller
Joshua David Petruska
Crystal M. Pollock
Christina Lynn Rickerd
Megan Rae Rog
Alexander Augustine
Romanias
Joseph Benjamin Sabetti
Drew Aaron Sapp
Samantha Kaylyn Scott
Joseph R. Shellenbarger
Jordan Robert Sipos
Margot Elizabeth Strumila
Allison R. Teets
Jamison PaulVanLoocke
Ronuel Viera
Ryan M. Walker
Kelly Elizabeth Watkins
Theresa Marie Weaver
Janel Lynn Weber
Hilary Ann Weismiller
Kristen Mae Woge
Angela Marie Wolfe
Alexis Michelle Zappas

CUM LAUDE

Amanda Brittany Adamczyk
Rebecca Marie Arbuckle
Ryan Thomas Astemborski
Darlene Renee Barber
Jason Michael Borst
Natasha Jo Bowley
Adam Keith Brady
Jillian Christine Calabrese
Julianne Kathryn Clement
Tyler Robert Cooney
Tina Marie Cuellar
Anthony Michael Dennis
Alexis J. Dolde

Lindsey Michele English
Rachel Elizabeth Frawley
David Frey
Matthew J. Gaspersic
Abeer Ghosheh
Angela Leigh Groshner
Evan Daniel Hall
Molly Margaret Harrington
Jamie Lee Heiberger
Elizabeth Marie Hill
Kristin M. Holmes
Zachery Kyle Hulings
Sean T. Hunt

The following degree candidates have earned at least 60 credits as undergraduate students of Edinboro
University and have attained the following cumulative averages: Summa Cum Laude, 3.80 to 4.00; Magna
Cum Laude, 3.60 to 3.79; and Cum Laude, 3.40 to 3.59.

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Anna Lise Albrecht
Hannah Michelle Bailey
Stacie Renee Balkovic
Zeljka Anna Burchill
Kelly Lorraine Byers
MacKenzie Rae Cherban
Jeffrey S. Cramer
Chelsea Leigh Crum
Samuel M. Dines
Danielle Nicole Duncan
Aimee L. Farmer
Crystal Marie Fosnaught
Kacie Colleen Gallagher
Chantal B. Haase
Kelly L. Hartley
Tina Irene Herrmann
Christopher Lee Holzapfel
Laura Renee Kast
Michele R. Lavely
Renata Lisowski
Melissa Ann Luckock
Amy Lynn Lutz
Jodi Jean Lyon
Chastain L. Magouirk
Alexa Ann Markiewicz
Eryn Kathleen McQuiston
Hoyt James Mihalak
Cynthia Ann Monaco
Corey T. Nau
Kailynn Rae Noon
Emily Joy Nordquist
Stephen James Ouellette
Jeffrey David Pacansky

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Eric D. Parmarter
Julia Permyashkin
Melissa Ann Pindroh
Jessica Rae Pleger
Christina Marie Pruitt
Julia Albertine Rensel
Jill Marie Scherrer
Mitchell Edward Shablesky, Jr.
Hannah Rebecca Spear
Taylor Jean Stockley
Cheryl Ann Trabert
Thomas G. Tracy, Sr.
Matthew S. Turoczy
Kenneth Marshall Weston
Victor John Wheeler
Katherine L. White

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Hugh Alexander Irish
Elizabeth A, Jofery
Jane Anne Kauffman
Carly Nichole Knight
Mark N. Kohan
Jacob S. Krolick
Jeffrey James Kuntz
Thomas Wayne Lillie
Laura Bethany Lininger
Gina Marie Lombardo
Jessica Lynne Margosian
David Brian Markley, Jr.
Crystal Martin
Courtney Danielle Master
Kimberly Annette Mathieson
Reed Robert McClune
Krystal Leah McNaughton
Brittany Marie Michaelson
Mitchell C. Miller
Nicole Marie Miller
Kyle Ansel Mummert
Alyssa Nicole Nicklas
Kevin Max Olin
Kellie Marie Orlowski
Elizabeth Ann Pasky
Sarah Marie Pastva
Jill Ann Peretik
Jessie Rose Peterson

DR. ROBERT C. WEBER
HONORS PROGRAM

Honors Diploma
Hannah Michelle Bailey
Julia Albertine Rensel

Heather Rose Pier
Elizabeth Robin Raco
Charlotte Nichole Reedy
Sally Elizabeth Rizzo
Maria Elizabeth Rogus
Molly Kellberg Sanko
Christopher Frank Schimizzi
Jacqueline Kimberly
Schweichler
Mary K. Shaw
Katrina Lynn Siders
Christina Marie Smith
Christopher Michael
Sparacino
Paige Christian Stewart
Michael Paul Stroup
Latishia Marie Swarm
Samantha Nicole Taylor
Atayshia N. Thomas
Emily Marie Truxell
Kelsee Lynn Waldemarson
Anna R. Wheeler
Alex William Whisler
Jessica Lynne White
Christopher Adam Wise
Kimberly Dawn Worley
Lori Christine Zelepsky
Michelle Elizabeth Zewe

BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Nomsa E. Geleta, Ed.D., Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN EDUCATION

Tina Irene Herrmann - Summa Cum Laude
Elizabeth Marie Hill - Cum Laude
Kari Ellen Hitchcock
Kristin M. Holmes - Cum Laude
Brittney Renee Lajohn
Jessica Lynne Margosian - Cum Laude
Eryn Kathleen McQuiston - Summa Cum Laude
Sarah Marie Pastva - Cum Laude
Julia Permyashkin - Summa Cum Laude
Jessica Rae Pleger - Summa Cum Laude
Megan Rae Rog - Magna Cum Laude
Shannon E, Sample
Lexie Leigh Tingley
Emily Marie Truxell - Cum Laude
Matthew S. Turoczy - Summa Cum Laude
Kimberly Dawn Worley - Cum Laude

Elementary Education
Anna Lise Albrecht - Summa Cum Laude
Melissa Leigh Benz - Magna Cum Laude
Adam Keith Brady - Cum Laude
Brittney Janae Bush - Magna Cum Laude
Robert James Colich
Aimee L. Farmer - Summa Cum Laude
Crystal Marie Fosnaught - Summa Cum Laude
David A. Frey - Cum Laude
Kacie Colleen Gallagher - Summa Cum Laude
Julie Marie Gresh
Kelly L. Hartley - Summa Cum Laude
Amy Lynn Lutz - Summa Cum Laude
Cynthia Ann Monaco - Summa Cum Laude
Corey T. Nau - Summa Cum Laude
Jessie Rose Peterson - Cum Laude
Amanda Nicole Petrush
Melissa Ann Pindroh - Summa Cum Laude
Crystal M. Pollock - Magna Cum Laude
Christina Marie Pruitt - Summa Cum Laude
Charlotte Nichole Reedy - Cum Laude
Christina Lynn Rickerd - Magna Cum Laude
Brian William Roberts
Grace Georgine Taylor
Kelsee Lynn Waldemarson - Cum Laude
Angela Marie Wolfe - Magna Cum Laude

Elementary Education/Special Education
Ellen F. Archibald
Corey Michael Baldwin
Meagan Elizabeth Baltes
Leah M. Bronson - Magna Cum Laude
Susan Elizabeth Carson
Lindsey Michele English - Cum Laude
Paige Lauren Fischer
Brian Berardis Hindle - Magna Cum Laude
Stephanie Lynn Hutchinson
Melissa Ann Luckock - Summa Cum Laude
Kristen Suzanne Nelson
Kellie Marie Orlowski - Cum Laude
Molly Kellberg Sanko - Cum Laude
Samantha Lynn Szoszorek
Jessica Lenor Tedder
Atayshia N. Thomas - Cum Laude
Cheryl Ann Trabert - Summa Cum Laude
Kimberly Rae Wellman
Alexis Michelle Zappas - Magna Cum Laude

Elementary Education/Early Childhood
Jessica Lynn Bawol
Courtney R. Copelli - Magna Cum Laude
Elizabeth Anne Corapi
Colleen Patricia Culbert
Rachel Elizabeth Frawley - Cum Laude
Caylee Ann Gross
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Secondary Education - Biology
Ryan Christopher Connelly
Christopher Michael Sparacino - Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Ryan Thomas Astemborski - Cum Laude
Michael James Battles
Jason Michael Borst - Cum Laude
Justine M. Carrow
Stephen Patrick Crider
Brian Lamont Davis
Ryan Michael DeLong - Magna Cum Laude
Anthony DiFucci, Jr.
Holly A. Field
Christopher J. Michael Genis
Benjamin John Hahn
Amanda Renee Harkness - Magna Cum Laude
Jami Lee Harrah
Tyler Joseph Hile
Christopher John Hrunka
Taryn Noelle Jeffers
D'mar R. Jeter
Jordan Charles Krentz
Sadie Hannah Kuritz
George Joseph LaCour, III
Noelle Autumn Lininger - Magna Cum Laude
Chelsea Lee Luke
Sara Ann Molczan
Kailynn Rae Noon - Summa Cum Laude
Josiah Dean Nuhfer
* Megan M. Osysko
Eric D. Parmarter - Summa Cum Laude
Amber Marie Peluso
Whitney Michele Ritchey
Caitlyn Marie Rog
Alexander Augustine Romanias - Magna Cum
Laude
Drew Aaron Sapp - Magna Cum Laude
Joshua J. Talley
James Thomas
Kenneth Marshall Weston - Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Adam Wise - Cum Laude
MiaomiaoYi

Secondary Education - Comprehensive
English
Corey Joseph Garland - Magna Cum Laude
Evan Daniel Hall - Cum Laude
Sean T. Hunt - Cum Laude
Michele R. Lavely - Summa Cum Laude
Emily Joy Nordquist - Summa Cum Laude
Julia Albertine Rensel - Summa Cum Laude
Katherine L. White - Summa Cum Laude

Secondary Education - Mathematics
Stacie Renee Balkovic - Summa Cum Laude
Benjamin Michael Frable
Seth A. Hartman
Jacob S. Krolick - Cum Laude

Secondary Education - Social Studies
Joshua William Blood
Caitlin Elizabeth Cannella - Magna Cum Laude
Robert Joseph Cierniakoski - Magna Cum Laude
Garrett Lee Graff - Magna Cum Laude
Chad James Gustafson
Kristy Ann Hilbert
Kaitlin Elizabeth McCafferty
Mitchell Edward Shablesky, Jr. - Summa Cum
Laude
Elysa Nicole Wanker

Special Education/Elementary Education
Mikaela Marie Billings
Jenna Marie Bish - Magna Cum Laude
Natasha Jo Bowley - Cum Laude
Alexa Ann Markiewicz - Summa Cum Laude
Samantha Y. Pollock
Samantha Kaylyn Scott - Magna Cum Laude

Brooke Kathryn Bliley
Angela S. Karotka
Amanda Lynn McElhinney
Chelsea N. Messinger

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Human Services-Developmental
Disabilities Specialist
Deanna Marie Sporter

Alyssa Elaine Shangold

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Pre-School Education
Kathryn Gayle Aylsworth

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean
Communication Studies
Paul J. Adamaszek
Tashanna A. Ames
Jamie Michelle Anderson
Francesca Rose Bazzano
Mary Angelene Bissell
Edward Leo Breitkreutz
Adam Matthew Burns
* Drew Martin Chiodo
Vincent James Corden
Lawren E. Davis
Nathan Thomas Glasser
Sahar A. Herbol
Kiley E. Iszkula
* Jonathan T. King
Joseph M. Larrey
Rachel Elizabeth Lawrence
Shana Shont Laye
Kenneth Wehn Massey
Benny Morrell Mitchell
Julie Marie Natal
Brianna Marie Pollock
Lacey Nolan Shaner

BACHELOR OF ARTS
Anthropology
Meghan Grace Bryte - Magna Cum Laude
Christopher Lee Holzapfel - Summa Cum Laude
Jodi Jean Lyon - Summa Cum Laude

Art History
Nicholas James Bennett - Magna Cum Laude
Rachel Ann DeVenney
Carly Nichole Knight - Cum Laude

Biology
Mackenzie Lois Mustin
Stephen Robert Waite
Broadcast Journalism: Radio/Television
News
* Danielle Nicole Robits

Chemistry
Jillian Christine Calabrese - Cum Laude
Criminal Justice
Courtney Elizabeth Beam

Chelsea Nicole Smith
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Derek E. Bidwell - Magna Cum Laude
Jonnie Lynn Burk
Brian Paul Callicott
Hope M. Carroll
Elizabeth Ann Colbert
Michael David Currie
Anthony Michael Dennis - Cum Laude
Wesley Michael Devine
Carl Edward Farrow, III
Andrew Robert Hagan
Chelsey La Dawn Hammons
Jenni Lee Magoon
Katrina Jean Marschner - Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Marie Mazza
Shane Brian McCutcheon
Kyle Ansel Mummert - Cum Laude
Michael S. O'Neil
Heather Nicole Pasewicz
Britney Diane Prince
Paul J. Reed
Renee Suzanne Richardson
Misty Lee Roos
Cathleen M. Schmid
Jacqueline Kimberly Schweichler - Cum Laude
Jeffrey Robert Slater
Tanya R. Smith
Heather Antoinette Spencer
Brian Paul Stirling
Roberta LynnVolgstadt
Lauren Marie Waldinger
Anna R. Wheeler - Cum Laude
Victor John Wheeler - Summa Cum Laude
Alex William Whisler - Cum Laude
Jessica Lynne White - Cum Laude
Abigail Mae Widdowson
Sarah Michelle Yudt

Matthew J. Gaspersic - Cum Laude
Philip W. Gorski
Kelli Jo Hardy
Sarah Marie Kuehn
Thomas Wayne Lillie - Cum Laude
Robert George Marder
Rachel Renee Robinson
Benjamin Werner Rutkowski
Daniel L. Stoddard
Jamison Paul VanLoocke - Magna Cum Laude
Nicole Marie Welker

Geography
Mark Anthony Deka
Desiree Nicole Fuller
Rebecca J. Klauk
Paul F. Landrio
Jeffrey David Pacansky - Summa Cum Laude
Sally Elizabeth Rizzo - Cum Laude
Jeffrey M. Salvatore
Jacob C. Straw
Timothy Wayne Turner
Kaitlin Anne Voss

German
Brett S. Luther - Magna Cum Laude

History
Andrew E. Bankson
Lucas R. Cowden
Ellen Lynn Dortenzo
Nathan Michael Fralick
Garrett Lee Graff - Magna Cum Laude
Eric M. Houston
Michael L, Lynn
David Brian Markley, Jr. - Cum Laude

English
Aurora Leigh Barnhart - Magna Cum Laude
Alyssa Mae Burckhartte
Jessie Ann Forsyth
Justin D. Frank
Tiffany Lee Frombach

Humanities/English
Angela Marie Anthony
Nina Marie Durstine

Journalism and Mass Communication
* Sambi M. Alien
Darren Lee Campbell
Ciera Christine Cross
Michelle Olivia Denman
Bryan C. Fosburg
Abeer Ghosheh - Cum Laude
Ashley SH'Nise Guinyard
Kelsey Renee Hartless - Magna Cum Laude
Kiley E. Iszkula
Elizabeth A. Jofery - Cum Laude
Brittany Kennedy
Shauna Marie Lempke
Enid E. Lindenberg
Zoser Muhammad Little
Sean Michael Maiolo
Zachary D. Marmolejo
Joshua David Petruska - Magna Cum Laude
* Kelsey Ann Ray
Timothy Fuhrman Reeder, Jr.
Hannah Rebecca Spear - Summa Cum Laude
Adele Marie Stewart
Anthony Lamont Thomas-Bell
Anna Elizabeth Tielmann

Humanities/Foreign Language
Susan Amber Dickerson
Elizabeth Ann Patarcity

Individualized Studies
Brian Kenneth Bailey
Angela J. Black
Tyler Robert Cooney - Cum Laude
Rachel Marie Ferrell
Daniel S. Fish
Michael D, Fraser
Antoinette Marie Glenn
Dylan C. Higham
Benjamin J. Hilliard
* Bryan D. Hoessler
Christopher Mark Honeycutt
Holly Elizabeth Hunter
* Brandon Scott Kent
Ashley C. Lindenberger
Dana Jean Lingenfelter
Delia Ann Metzger
X Matthew Abraham Pugh
Shaun Stephen Rajewski
Lafarrah LaShae Ridgeway
Mark Sample
Heidi Marie Sicari
Bryn R. Smith
Nicholas William Smith
Adam Chistopher Smith-Friedman
Ryan Wesley Snyder
Christine Annette Steele
Katharine Mandell Sugarman
Maureen 1. Tilert
Jonathan Tysiachney
Kimberly Lynn Zielinski

Mathematics
Amanda E. Childs
Alexis J. Dolde - Cum Laude
Gabriel Q. Gadley
Hoyt James Mihalak - Summa Cum Laude
Carl John Parkin

Music
Marcia Rose Becker
Ryan Michael Cannon
Jeffrey S. Cramer - Summa Cum Laude
Matthew James McClure
Stephen James Ouellette - Summa Cum Laude
Robert Matthew Pennington
Ronuel Viera - Magna Cum Laude
Amy Lynne Zeigler

Humanities
Renata Lisowski - Summa Cum Laude

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Sarah Marie Nitczynski
Eliza R. Paparelli
Alivia Jean Phelps
Heather Rose Pier - Cum Laude
Rachel Ashley Shandler
Ethan James Sheehy
Kyle James Shoulders
Kelly Kay Sider
Michael Thomas Stewart
William N. Stewart
Taylor Jean Stockley - Summa Cum Laude
Latishia Marie Swarm - Cum Laude
Thomas G. Tracy, Sr. - Summa Cum Laude
Matthew David Traynor
Sara Catherine Weschler
Sierra Lynn Woodard

Philosophy
Brent William Knight
Matthew M. McClure
Chris Tucker

Physics
Matthew Ryan Copper
Anne Kathleen Hawks
Zachery Kyle Rulings - Cum Laude
Mark N. Kohan - Cum Laude

Political Science
David T. Champignon
Nicholas Allen Deeter - Magna Cum Laude
Daniel Cole Fisher
Jacinda Kay Gault
Joshua T. Jayne
Erin L. Kiernan

Social Science
Matthew James Brumbaugh
Theresa Marie Weaver - Magna Cum Laude

Psychology
Darlene Renee Barber - Cum Laude
Veronica Lynn Black
Douglas Keith Boyd, Jr.
Ashleigh Lynn Britton
Marcy Richelle Busch
Katie SuAnn Caldwell
Chelsea Leigh Crum - Summa Cum Laude
Kate-Lynn E. Czerwinski
Teresa Lynn Fiori
Cara Brigid Gallagher
Kali Elizabeth Gassier
Amanda Kazmiera Gerard
Samantha Grace Hammar
Benjamin A. Kasemer
Sara Marie BCiska
Laura E. Klass
Leah M. McLusky
Thomas Russell Mechling
Nicole Marie Miller - Cum Laude
Tiffany Brook Miller
Chelsea Elizabeth Nagel

Sociology
April Denise Bennett
Rachel L. Bluestein
Suzanne Lynn Boone
Brettaney Faith Duck
Matthew Robert Eicher
Carl Jeremy Frank
Robert Pernell Gilmer
Nichole Jeanine Louviere
Laura S. McCormick
Miranda Beth Melquist
Cameron Dalton Mustin
Nathan W. Paddock
Mark Sample
Flo-Jean Slaby
Cale Michael Trisket

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

Specialized Studies
Joleen Klick

Fine Arts-Applied Media Arts
Hannah Michelle Bailey - Summa Cum Laude
Laura Jean Bessell
Ailish Dawn Brundage
Racquel Renee Bunce
MacKenzie Rae Cherban - Summa Cum Laude
Rachel Marie Delach
Elizabeth Ann Dias
Jamie Lee Durfee
Brooke Nicole Edwards
Angelica Leigh Gagliano
Amanda Jane Gladd
Jessica Lynn Green
James Theodore Guzik
Mark Thomas Hartman
Riley Christopher Hearn
Emily Rogers Herron
Hugh Alexander Irish - Cum Laude
A Andre S. Jones
Paul Thomas Kaspick - Magna Cum Laude
Jordan Grant Koch
Alicia A. Kramer
Tony L. Lawton - Magna Cum Laude
Laura Bethany Lininger - Cum Laude
Nicole Jennifer Lombardo
Gregory Charles Lyons
Krystal Leah McNaughton - Cum Laude
Trent Alben Richardson Michaels
Mitchell C. Miller - Cum Laude
Zachary Robert Moore
Amber Marie Niebauer
April Ann Pilewski
Maria Elizabeth Rogus - Cum Laude
Gary Christopher Ryder
Robert Anthony Sassi
Adele A. Schaefer
Lacey Rose Shreffler
Samantha L. Shreffler
Aimee Loisa Sisson
Francis Gino Sowieralski
Jacob R. Stewart
Trisha Lynn Swindell

Speech and Hearing Sciences
* Gabriel Adjei-Gyamfi
Rachel M. Arlen
Laura Elizabeth Clark - Magna Cum Laude
Victoria Lynn Fuellgraf - Magna Cum Laude
Rebecca Ruth Fullard
* Casey Rose Grimm
Chantal B. Haase - Summa Cum Laude
Danielle Marie Hartman
Jamie Lee Heiberger - Cum Laude
Heather Lee Hinterberger
Christy Rose Ireland
Megan Therese Keleshian
Lisa M. Kuhn
Carly Jo McConnell
Sarah Elizabeth Miller
Joseph Benjamin Sabetti - Magna Cum Laude
Sara Beth Scarberry
Alison Lynn Vanwinkle
Kelly Elizabeth Watkins - Magna Cum Laude
Janel Lynn Weber - Magna Cum Laude
BCristen Mae Woge - Magna Cum Laude
Amber Lynn Young

Speech Communication
Samuel M. Dines - Summa Cum Laude

Theatre Arts
Amber Elizabeth Kocher
Jeremy J.S. Miller - Magna Cum Laude
Rhonda Renee' Mills
Shaun Christopher Riley
Johnny Julius Sewell, Jr.
Women's Studies

Spanish
Krystal Dianne Rosa-Acevedo

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Danielle Nicole Duncan - Summa Cum Laude

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Michael Eugene Tribbey
Bethany Melissa Walker
Michael Emerson Wall
Eric Wade Zettlemoyer
Michelle Elizabeth Zewe - Cum Laude

Chemistry
Zeljka Anna Burchill - Summa Cum Laude
Danielle Marie Chambers
Andrea Lynn Delk
Hilary Ann Weismiller - Magna Cum Laude

Fine Arts-Crafts

Computer Science
Robert Airey, III - Magna Cum Laude
Jonathan Joseph Conley
Roger R. Leopold
Anthony Joseph Petecca
Melanie Anne Reynolds
Amanda J. Tomer

Deanna Dakota Baechtel

Fine Arts-Studio Arts
Catherine E. Bodnyk
Taryn Gael Brown
MacKenzie Rae Cherban - Summa Cum Laude
Abigail Naomi Diamond
Kelly Elizabeth Flynn
Taylor Anne Goodale - Magna Cum Laude
Emily Rose Hamilton
Jeffrey James Kuntz - Cum Laude
Benjamin R, Mark
Crystal Martin - Cum Laude
Courtney L. Mealy
Kayle Nicole Schneider
Paige Christian Stewart - Cum Laude
Alexander T. Troup
* Corey Adam Walburn
Marci Renee Yeager
Lori Christine Zelepsl^ - Cum Laude

Environmental Science/Biology
Amy L. Dutka
Eric E. McQuiston
Allison R. Teets - Magna Cum Laude
Katherine Louise Wilcox

Environmental Science/Geology
Jordan Robert Sipos - Magna Cum Laude

Geology
* Hanna Lynn Esterly
Matthew James Parker
* Kathryn Simmons

Katie SuAnn Caldwell
Cynthia Ann Chuzie-McDowell
Tina Marie Cuellar - Cum Laude
Gina Marie Dinello
Christine M. Gardner
Jonathan M. Gassier
Angela Leigh Groshner - Cum Laude
Joetta Renee Herrmann - Magna Cum Laude
Danielle Christine Hopkins
Brittany Marie Hosier - Magna Cum Laude
Brittany Llewelyn Hower
Laura Renee Kast - Summa Cum Laude
Jane Anne Kauffman - Cum Laude
Cassandra May Kreider
Virginia Kathryn Kreisel
Connie Louise Long
Amy Lynn Lucas
Reed Robert McClune - Cum Laude
Katelyn Danielle McKibben
Brittany Marie Michaelson - Cum Laude
Ashleigh Mitchell
Rachel Elizabeth More
Michelle Ann Musolff
Jill Ann Peretik - Cum Laude
Shanea Lee Raabe
Breana Joan Sauers
Jill Marie Scherrer - Summa Cum Laude
Katrina Lynn Siders - Cum Laude
Bridgette Rachel Sterling
Beth Ann Theobald
Courtney Loie Tokarsky
Robert R. Walker

Alyssa Nicole Nicklas - Cum Laude
Paul F. Oros
Miranda Mishellee Prosen
Elizabeth Robin Raco - Cum Laude
Lacie Mae Schloder
Mary K. Shaw - Cum Laude
Joseph R. Shellenbarger - Magna Cum Laude
Christina Marie Smith - Cum Laude
Carla J. Snyder
Cassandra Leora Trimpey
David Lamar Underwood
Danielle Marie Valimont
Jamie Leigh Warren
Kathryn Grace Wasson
Megan Rae Watt
Caitlyn Gerese Wodarski

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN ART EDUCATION
Elizabeth Marie Albinini
Rebecca Marie Arbuckle - Cum Laude
Leane Margaret Bradley - Magna Cum Laude
Amanda Jane Gladd
Chelsea Lane
Erika Sue Leech - Magna Cum Laude
Benjamin R. Mark
Emily Ruth Martin
* Angela Nicole Nelson
Elizabeth Ann Pasky - Cum Laude
Amanda Marie Quail
Samantha Nicole Taylor - Cum Laude
Heather Ann Wilhelm

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Nuclear Medicine Technology
* Kayla Noelle Gilliland
* Carrie Ann Hall
* Todd L. Jones
* Lacey Dawn McNeish
John Robert O'Rourke

Biology
Kristen Marie Delinski
Adam J, Hoke
Allison Grace MacKenzie
Matthew Robert McLaughlin
Katelyn Renee Powers
Kayla Abigail Price
Ryan Michael Todd
Ashley Elizabeth Wagner
Malissa Noelle Whitney

Nursing
Samantha Renee Bailey - Magna Cum Laude
Brandi Lee Baker
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Social Work
Amanda Brittany Adamczyk - Cum Laude
Carrie Anne Altadonna
Matthew Joseph Black
Julianne Kathryn Clement - Cum Laude
Kayla D. Guthrie
Lisa Marie Guy
Kyle W. Hagstrom
Molly Margaret Harrington - Cum Laude
Jennifer Jamie Jeska
Gina Marie Lombardo - Cum Laude
Courtney Danielle Master - Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING
Keisha Lynn Ball
* Ju-hee Choi
* Haebitna Chong
Ann-Marie Daubert
Jenny L. Dillinger
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

ASSOCIATE OF ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY

Jessica Nichole Falconer
Minjungji
Mihojo
Erin Marie Kelly - Magna Cum Laude
EunjungKim
So Hyen Kim
EunokKwak
Kwiyeon Kwon
Eunhye Lee
Eunkyung Lee
Hyesim Moon
Shawna Lea Mundkpwsky
Jinhee Noh
Jihae Park
Yun Jeong Seo
Shannon Nicole Taylor
InaYoun

Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Bobby Ray Bruce, Jr.
Christopher M. Fox
Brenda S. Ryan
Billy J. Shoemaker

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Computer Science
Nathaniel John Acker
Pamela Ann Coleman
Fawn Serenity Vergona
Aleksey Vladimirovich Zlobin

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Pre Pharmacy
Serghei Florea

Criminal Justice
Graeme William Perkins
Alex James Roner

Human Services-Social Services
Susan Ann Custer
A Cionia C. Dickerson
Amy Elaine Duda
Brandi L. Grimshaw
Lamona Lavett Hubbart
Joan Marie Roberts
Kirsten R. Robinson
Michele Madeleine Rupp
Sara Louise Sheppard
Maranda Elyce Southworth

Liberal Studies
Amy M. Feltenberger
Ryan Kenneth Miller
Stacey Lee Pritt

Michael J. Hannan, Ph.D., Dean
Taylor Nicholas Newton
Kevin Max Olin - Cum Laude
Stuart Mark Patton
Simone Patrice Quinerly
Brandon R. Rimer
* Marjorie Rodne
Jeffrey Lamar Rozier
William Jack Sanford
Millie Santiago-Wolf
Christopher Frank Schimizzi - Cum Laude
Allison Gayle Singer
Tanya R. Smith
Zachary Alan Steele
V\^att Samuel Sten
Andrew B. Stritzinger
Michael Paul Stroup - Cum Laude
Margot Elizabeth Strumila - Magna Cum Laude
Matthew G. Thompson
Cheryl L.Vann
Daniel Eugene Waddell, II
Ryan M. Walker - Magna Cum Laude
Ashley Elizabeth Weinman
Matthew James Wethli

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Business Administration
Avery Joshua Allen
Nicholas James Baughman
Derek Jonathan Baumann
James Edward Bish
Marshall Stephen Bridger
Kelly Lorraine Byers - Summa Cum Laude
Kevin Michael Callahan
Chase Michael Crosby
Sarah F. Davidson
Brenda H. Devine
Samuel M. Dines - Summa Cum Laude
Bethany Jean Fisher
Evan Thomas Fleckenstein - Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Ann Gallman
Andrew Joseph Garbarino
Jonathan D. Hamilton
Connor James Hill
Jon C. Howes
Randy Travis Infield - Magna Cum Laude
Brittany Leigh Ingram
Christopher N. lordache
Jameson P. Jenkins - Magna Cum Laude
Adam Christopher Lackovic - Magna Cum
Laude
Joseph E. Lagnese
Evon Marie Legenzoff
Chastain L. Magouirk - Summa Cum Laude
Richard Andrew Mahon
Beyaca Martin
Kimberly Annette Mathieson - Cum Laude
Ashleigh Nicole McClintock
Derek James McCool
Jelani A. Murray
Eric Richard Nelson

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Business Administration
Karalyn Ann Bajoras
Kaitlin Grace Ballew
Megan Natasha Kauffman
Matthew M. Marchinetti
Michael R Perry
Kenneth L. Richardson
Ashley Anne Ritchey
Richard Blough Shaffer, II

A Students who completed degree requirements during Winter 2012.
* Students who complete degree requirements during Summer 2012.
The University does not claim the list of degree candidates or honors designations is absolutely accurate. Students
are granted degrees only if they meet all academic and financial requirements.

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Alma Mater
Edinboro University

Hail to Thee
our Alma Mater glorious;
fresh wreaths we bring
to bind thy brow.
Trials have passed
and Thou hast stood victorious,
never fairer, never statelier
than now;
O Edinboro, Edinboro,
ever praising Thee in song.
While class speeds class,
as swift years pass,
to Thee our hearts belong.

Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education

Dr. John C. Cavanaugh, Chancellor

Board of Governors
Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education

Mr. Guido M. Pichini, Chair
Ms. Marie Conley Lammando, Vice Chair
Mr. Aaron A. Walton, Vice Chair
Mr. Leonard B. Altieri, 111
Rep. Matthew E. Baker
Ms. Jennifer G. Branstetter, designee for Governor Corbett
Gov. Thomas W. Corbett
Ms. Sarah C. Darling
Rep. Michael K. Hanna
Mr. Ronald G. Henry
Mr. Kenneth M. Jarin
Ms. Bonnie L. Keener
Mr. Jonathan B. Mack
Mr. Joseph F. McGinn
Mr. C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni
Sen. Jeffrey E. Piccola
Mr. Harold C. Shields
Mr. Robert S. Taylor
Sec. Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education
Sen. John T. Yudichak

Edinboro University Council of Trustees

Commencement Committee

Mr. John E. Horan, Chair
Mr. Dennis R. Frampton, Vice Chair
Mr. John A. Pulice, Secretary
Ms. Barbara C. Chaffee
Mr. Terry J. Darcangelo
Dr. Raymond L. Dombrowski
Mr. Daniel E. Higham
Mrs. Virginia L. McGarvey
Mr. Harold C. Shields
Mr. Ronald A. Steele
Dr. John C. Cavanaugh, Chancellor (ex officio)
Dr. Philip Ginnetti, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs
Ms. Kari Althof, Assistant Director of the University Center
Dr. Gary Grant, Chair, Department of Music
Ms. Judy Kubeja, Senior Executive Associate to the Provost
Dr. Erinn Lake, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School
Mr. Randall McCaslin, Manager, Learning Technology
Services
Ms. Judy Miller, Manager, Office and General Services
Ms. Coleen Panko, Coordinator of Special Events
Mr. Clark Peters, Chief of University Police
Mr. Timothy Pilewski, Registrar
Ms. Barbara Polakowski, Coordinator for Degree Audit
Systems
Ms. Brenda Tucci, Alumni Relations
Mr. James Wertz, Department of Communication and Media
Studies

One of the 14 universities in Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education,
Edinboro University is committed to affirmative action for all persons in its
educational programs, activities, and employment practices.

COMMENCEMENT
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2012

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
McComb Fieldhouse, 10:00 a.m.

Dr. Julie E. Wollman
Dr. Julie E. Wollman became Edinboro University’s 17th President
on June 1, 2012. Since arriving at Edinboro, President Wollman
has led an unrelenting focus on the highest levels of excellence
for the University. Initiatives in her first months as President
have included the expansion of programs to support student success
and the launch of a listening and strategic planning process that
has engaged all constituencies of the campus community.
The first woman to lead the university, President Wollman came
to Edinboro from Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts,
where she served as Vice President for Academic Affairs for
four years. At Wheelock, she was responsible for overseeing
the college’s academic programs. She was also involved both
in fundraising, helping to boost the college’s grant funding from $300,000 to more than
$4.3 million, and in the establishment of multiple community partnerships to help expand
program options and recruit new students.
Dr. Wollman earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and American literature and language
with a minor in French from Harvard University in 1981. She holds a Master of Science degree in
elementary education from the University of Pennsylvania and a doctoral degree in elementary
education from New York University. She also attended the Institute for Education Management
at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
She began her academic career as a social studies teacher and curriculum coordinator at
Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Additionally, she was a teacher at
Ethical Culture School in New York City for three years, during which time she also served as
a research assistant at New York University. She later worked as a professional development
facilitator at the New York Coalition Center for Education Leadership and, in 1989, was hired as
an instructor at both New York University and Pace University. She was hired as a faculty member
in elementary education at Rhode Island College in 1992 and spent nearly 15 years at the college,
including three years as Dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development.
Dr. Wollman was named vice president for academic affairs at Worcester State College in Worcester,
Massachusetts, in 2007, where she was responsible for overseeing academic programming.
She also led the college’s strategic planning efforts, established an online scholarly journal and
redesigned the college’s program review process.
Over the years. President Wollman has written numerous articles that have been published in
academic journals, and has written two books on teaching writing and literature. She is a member
of The American Association of State Colleges and Universities and serves on AASCU’s Committee
on Policies and Procedures, and is an institutional representative to the Association of American
Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education, and the Council on Undergraduate
Research, among other professional associations. She has worked with numerous community
organizations, and is a member of the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership Board of
Directors and the UPMC Hamot Board of Corporators.

Convocation

Michael J. Hannan, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Vice Presidentfor Academic Ajfairs

Prelude

Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Gary Grant, Ph.D., Conductor

Pomp and Circumstance
Edward Elgar

ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key

Tara Hart
Music Student

Welcome

Julie E. Wollman, Ph.D.
President

Trustee Greetings

John E. Horan
Chair, Edinboro University Council of Trustees

Message to the Graduates

John E. Brown
Founder, Hospice of Crawford County, Pennsylvania

It Was the Day
Douglas Star

University Chorale
Peter van den Honert, D.M.A., Conductor

Student Address

Rachel Cracolici-Valentine
Bachelor ofArts, Psychology

Presentation of Candidates

Michael J. Hannan
Scott E. Miller, DBA, Acting Dean, School of Business
Susan Curtin, Ed.D., Associate Dean, School of Education
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean, College ofArts and Sciences

Conferring of Degrees

Julie E. Wollman

Alumni Greetings

Joseph Mineo
President, Alumni Association Board of Directors

Alma Mater

Tara Hart

Fanfare and Recessional
Edward Elgar

RECESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

The audience is asked to stand during the Processional and Recessional and to join in the singing of
the National Anthem and the Alma Mater.

President Wollman is married to Dr. Dan L. King, Executive Director of the American Association of
University Administrators, a national professional organization. She has two daughters: Sara Bonilla,
21, a recent graduate of Wesleyan University, and Rosa Bonilla, 17, a senior in high school.
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MACE BEARER

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Dr. Kathleen Benson

John E. Brown

Leading the academic procession and representing her
faculty colleagues by carrying the Ceremonial Mace at
today’s undergraduate Commencement is Dr. Kathleen
Benson, chairperson of Edinboro University’s Department of
Elementary, Middle and Secondary Education.

John E. Brown is a writer, ordained minister, pastoral
counselor and musician, but he considers his salient life’s
work the founding in 1989 of the Medicare-certified Hospice
of Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The organization was the
only such hospice in the region at the time, and he served as its
first CEO, Pastoral Counselor and Music Therapist. After his
first retirement in 1998, he continued as President of the Board
of Directors and has held subsequent positions to this day.
He also served on the Board of Directors of Pennsylvania
Hospice Network.

As a department chairperson and Professor of Education,
Dr. Benson’s distinction as Mace Bearer is symbolic of the
central role that faculty play in the academic and personal
development of Edinboro University students.
An Edinboro alumna. Dr. Benson earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education in 1972
and Master of Education with a Reading Specialist Certificate in 1975, both from Edinboro State
College, and her Elementary Principal Certificate in 1983, the year the college achieved University
status. She earned her Ph.D. in Elementary Education at the University of Akron in 1998.
She was a classroom teacher in the Millcreek Township School District, a community liaison
representative for the Career Assessment Center, Inc., in Erie, Pennsylvania, and a career
development coordinator and reading specialist for the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit
#5 prior to returning to her alma mater to teach in 1990. She was named Edinboro University’s
Educator of the Year in 2010.
Dr. Benson has helped prepare hundreds of teachers during her years at Edinboro and has been
the University’s Director of Student Teaching since 2008. “I still love teaching and believe that my
enthusiasm for the profession and in particular for what I teach is contagious,” she said. “I have
even stood on my head for my students if they promise to be good teachers and integrate reading
strategies into their regular teaching and learning in their middle and secondary classrooms.”
In addition to her work in the classroom and in the field as an advisor. Dr. Benson has served on
numerous committees in her department and the School of Education; chaired regional middlelevel education conferences; and made many presentations at state, national and international
conferences. Her community involvements have included election to two terms on the Millcreek
Township School Board and an active role as an appointed member of the Erie Vital Signs project.
“In my future, I hope to continue my lifelong advocacy for middle level education as well as being
a strong voice for equal educational opportunities for all students, including those least served by
our current education system,” she said.

Currently, Rev. Brown’s job title is Pastoral Counselor at Meadville Medical Center, but he
often is referred to as “Pastoral Troubadour.” He is on the staff of the hospital’s Pastoral Care
Department, where in the past 10 years he has developed a unique ministry combining music
and inspiration for patients in their rooms. He is an accomplished folk, blues and popular song
musician, and over the years has taught guitar and banjo to dozens of children and young people.
Rev. Brown earned two undergraduate degrees and a Master of Divinity from Eastern Theological
Seminary of Philadelphia (now Palmer Seminary) and has done doctoral work at the University
of Pennsylvania. He is an ordained American Baptist minister and has served as Director of
Youth Publications for The American Baptist Board of Education and Publication in Valley
Forge, Pennsylvania, and later as Managing Editor for Macrae-Smith Company of Philadelphia, a
publisher of educational and children’s books.
In Rev. Brown’s extensive writing career, more than 150 of his articles have been published in a
variety of publications, including four in The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care.
He is listed in Contemporary Authors, Volume 45; most of the seven titles attributed to him are
in the field of religious education. He also is a published poet and essayist, writing for several
small daily newspapers on a wide range of topics, and serves as a speaker and seminar leader in
addition to occasionally stepping in as a supply minister for a range of denominations.
Rev. Brown and his wife, Martha, reside in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and have traveled widely.
He considers his most riveting journey a trip to Russia in 1996 at the invitation of the fledgling
hospice movement there. At a time when there were only 20 hospices in all of Russia, he traveled
with a group of American hospice professionals to share their expertise with their Russian
counterparts.

Dr. Benson’s career as an educator, department chair, student teaching director and enthusiastic
mentor has served her students, colleagues and the entire University community with distinction.
She exemplifies the dedication and commitment of our faculty to educational excellence and to
our students’ success.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY FACULTY MARSHALS
Dr. Kathleen Benson - Elementary, Middle and Secondary Education
Ms. Diane Crandall -Art
Dr. Susan Packard - Professional Studies
Dr. John Cussen - English and Theatre Arts
Ms. Amanda Frantz-Mamani - History, Anthropology, and World Languages
Dr. Melissa Gibson - Communication and Media Studies
Dr. Carol Gleichsner - Academic Support and Student Affairs
Dr. Qun Gu - Chemistry
Dr. Allen Howell - Music
Dr. Kosin Isariyawongse - Business and Economics
Dr. Henry Lawrence - Geosciences
Mr. Paul Lisowski - Organizational Studies
Dr. William Mackay - Biology and Health Services
Dr. Joyce Jagielo - Psychology
Dr. Mary Jo Melvin - Early Childhood and Special Education
Ms. Patricia Nosel - Nursing
Dr. Anne Quinn - Mathematics and Computer Science
Dr. Delbert Rounds - Political Science and Criminal Justice
Ms. Bonnie Scarpino - Health and Physical Education
Dr. Karen Seubert - Philosophy
Dr. Roy Shinn, Speech - Language and Hearing
Dr. Margaret Smith - Social Work
Mr. David Wick - Physics and Technology
Mr. John Widner - Baron-Forness Library
Dr. Lee Williams - Sociology

HONORS
The following degree candidates have earned at least 6o credits as undergraduate students of
Edinboro University and have attained the following cumulative averages: Summa Cum Laude,
3.8 to 4.00; Magna Cum Laude, 3.60-3.79; and Cum Laude, 3.4 to 3.59.

Summa Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

* Olivia Leigh Bernosky
Nicole Mara Bost
Jessica Lynne Calvin
Daniel Patrick Carmody
Michael James Coates
Phylicia Jillian Collins
Brandie June Rose Cutshall
Danielle L. Empson
Megan Marie Friend
* Bethany Lynn Giles
Tammy M. Griffin

Soheila Azadi
* Nicholas James Bennett
Jennifer Lynn Blakeslee
Christopher Albert Boring
Carissa N. Brunst
Susan Ann Custer
Casey Joe Deutsch
Amber Jean Goetschius
Christianne Marie Haughwout
Susan Rachael Malenke Hosterman
* Brittany Marie Kaltenbaugh
Grace Garnett King
Katherine Ann Kohlmiller
Andrew M. Kuzma
Sarah Anne Lewis
Miranda Faye Linz
Kimberly Dyan Martin
Emily Marie McCormick

* Casey Rose Grimm
Natascha Hogue
Darlene F. Hollabaugh
Jeffrey Patrick Kazlauskas
Dianna Lynn Kuhar
Klanci L)mn Larson
Michele R. Lavely
Jera Rose Petal Lodge
Gregory Scott Mayle
Amy L. McKinney
Nathan Ray Miller
Braden Ray Mitchell
Kristen Elizabeth Muscaro
Bethanie Rose Polito

Kurt A. McGovern
Marissa C. Moss
Tonya Sue Nemeth
* Megan M. Osysko
Kewalin Poonchan
Kourtney Dawn Reichert
Stephanie Ann Reid
Samuel Johnson Richardson, Jr.
Katrina Rebecca Spirko
* Jacob T. Stush
Jack A. Walters
Calvin Timothy Wheeler

* James W. Proctor
Christy Dawn Puleio
Jonah Breese Reagle
Ashley Anne Rogala
Jennifer Lynn Saucier
Nicole Alexandra Spencer
Alicia Marie Thomas
Jade Katherine Thrower
Jillian R. Walmer
Alecia Suzanne Wenslow
Robin Christine Winters
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GeWu

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Cum Laude

Sarah Elizabeth Kron
Merri E. Luebbert
Amber L. Manson
Kelly Elizabeth Marsh
Sarah Abigail McEwen
Benjamin Robert Miller
Hoang Anh Nguyen
Jennifer Lindsey Pence
Nicole R. Petruso-Chylinski
Darren Adam Redding
Charlotte Nichole Reedy
Jordyn Alexandra Shelatz
Sarah Lynn Stefanovski
Taylor Renee Stetka
Hideyuki Takashima
Emily Gabrielle Thompson
Catherine Anne Tower
Emily Therese Troncone
Melissa Allison Urbanek
Rachel L. Valentine
Patricia Rose Zavala

Megan E. Aikin
* Adam Lee Baldwin
* Brittney Lee Bohrer
Merle Dominic Bouchat
Nicholas Aaron Brandau
Daniel Stephen Brooker
Kristen Nicole Carter
Dakota Lyn France
* Kristina Lynn Fregon
David A. Frey
Steven Edward Gibbens
Jeremy Hall
Kyle Michael Hamilton
* JoAnn Renee Harvey
Lade L. Henninger
Kaitlyn Mallery Hess
* Robert Gregg Johnson
Jason Lee Keith
Jonathan Paul Keppel
Ashley Elizabeth Kriedman

Dr. Robert C. Weber Honors Program
Honors Diploma
Nicole Mara Bost

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BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Scott E. Miller, DBA, Acting Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Cory A. Somerville
Henry Lee Sparber, Jr.
Yuki Takahashi
Hide50iki Takashima - Cum Laude
Erik R. Thornton

Business Administration
Stephanie V. Akhaphong
Kyle Warren Barber
Kristina Marie Berger
Kimberly Joy Biletnikoff
* Stacy Lee Black
Parteek Chhabra
* Kari Ann Clarkson
Phylicia Jillian Collins - Summa Cum Laude
Ashley Noelle Fox
Thomas Philip Gerety
Robert Edward Guriel, Jr.
Justin L5mn Hall
* Ryan John Harbaugh
Natascha Hogue - Summa Cum Laude
Darrin Ray Holder
* Robert Gregg Johnson - Cum Laude
Brandon James Lam
* Evon Marie Legenzoff
Gregory Scott Mayle - Summa Cum Laude
Ashleigh Nicole McClintock
Kurt A. McGovern - Magna Cum Laude
* Laura Jean Miller
* Eric Richard Nelson
Tonya Sue Nemeth - Magna Cum Laude
Hoang Anh Nguyen - Cum Laude
* Antoinette Marie Nicholson
Jane A. Osborne
Kewalin Poonchan - Magna Cum Laude
Christy Dawn Puleio - Summa Cum Laude
Kyle Benjamin Riordan
* Marjorie Rodne
* Sean T, Rohan
* Tanya R. Smith

Ge Wu - Magna Cum Laude

Economics
* Emily Elizabeth Abbondanza
Michael James Coates - Summa Cum Laude
John F. Love, IV

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Business Administration
Lisa Regina Buzzanco
Vincent A. DiVito
Kelly Leigh Fink
Douglas E. Kuhn
Megan Elizabeth Spence
Andrew James Willis

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Susan Curtin, Ed.D., Associate Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN EDUCATION
Elementary Education
Marne Lynn Brzozowski
David A. Frey - Cum Laude
Katherine Ann Kohlmiller - Magna Cum
Laude
Jessica Lynn Mitchell
Christine Leigh Mobilia
Bethanie Rose Polito - Summa Cum Laude
Charlotte Nichole Reedy - Cum Laude
Rebekkah Jossette Ring
Andrea Lauren Scaramazza
* Adam Paul Shearer
Emily Gabrielle Thompson - Cum Laude
Melissa Allison Urbanek - Cum Laude
Elementary Education/
Early Childhood
Ashley Kay Buettner
Megan Nicole Dugan
Megan Marie Friend - Summa Cum Laude
Tammy M. Griffin - Summa Cum Laude
Amanda June Helms
Breanna Christina Kreckel
Klanci Lynn Larson - Summa Cum Laude
Kimberly Dyan Martin - Magna Cum Laude
Kirstie Lee Prae
Erin Elizabeth Rinderle
Jennifer Lynn Saucier - Summa Cum Laude
Seth William Sova
Katrina Rebecca Spirko - Magna Cum Laude
Tonica Michelle Willey
Elementary Education/
Special Education
Natalie Anne Anderson
Nicole Mara Bost - Summa Cum Laude

Carissa N. Brunst - Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Lynne Calvin - Summa Cum Laude
Marisa Dee Cleer
Danielle Maureen Ericson
Jeremy Hall - Cum Laude
Lade L. Henninger - Cum Laude
Darlene F. Hollabaugh - Summa Cum Laude
Jamie Lynn Kist
Andrew M. Kuzma - Magna Cum Laude
Adam Michael Miller
Marissa C. Moss - Magna Cum Laude
Brandon D. Oathout
Nicole R. Petruso-Chylinski - Cum Laude
Stephanie Ann Reid - Magna Cum Laude
Nicole Alexandra Spencer - Summa Cum
Laude
Alicia Marie Thomas - Summa Cum Laude
Brittani Lynn Thompson
Jeanette Lynn Trok

Middle Level Education
Daniel Stephen Brooker - Cum Laude
Ashley Elizabeth Kriedman - Cum Laude
Secondary Education - Biology
Dakota Lyn France - Cum Laude
Secondary Education - Chemistry
Calvin Timothy Wheeler - Magna Cum
Laude
Secondary Education Comprehensive English
David C. Campbell
Grace Garnett King - Magna Cum Laude
Dianna L)mn Kuhar - Summa Cum Laude
Michele R. Lavely - Summa Cum Laude
Emily Therese Troncone - Cum Laude

Secondary Education - German
Emily Marie McCormick - Magna Cum
Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION

Secondary Education - Mathematics
David Charles McElroy
Kourtney Dawn Reichert - Magna Cum
Laude

John Frank Anthony
Merle Dominic Bouchat - Cum Laude
* Renee Barbara Ann Brown
* Holly L, Chatman
Nicholas Scott Christman
Eric T. Grayson
Amy Christine Knouse
* George Joseph LaCour, III
Clayton James Lee

Secondary Education - Physics
Kristen Nicole Carter - Cum Laude
Secondary Education Social Studies
Micki Lea Cerchiaro
Edward M. Doychak, Jr,
Leann A. Hammill
Jonah Breese Reagle - Summa Cum Laude
Samuel Johnson Richardson, Jr. - Magna
Cum Laude
* Jacob T. Stush - Magna Cum Laude
Secondary Education - Spanish
Patricia Rose Zavala - Cum Laude
Special Education/
Elementary Education
Megan E. Aikin - Cum Laude
Brittany M. N. Beck
Amber Jean Goetschius - Magna Cum Laude
Kyle Michael Hamilton - Cum Laude
Benjamin Robert Miller - Cum Laude
Taylor Renee Stetka - Cum Laude

Emma Rose Lovell-Nick
Emily Ann Lugg
Laura Ann Luther
Amber Lynn McLaughlin
* Ashley Marie Neibert
* Megan M. Osysko - Magna Cum Laude
Daniel Michael Palermo
Seth Andrew Pihanich
* Megan Amanda Rogers
Rebecca A. Rosenburg
Christian Sales
Zachary Scott Spearing
Steven J. Strumila
Jade Katherine Thrower - Summa Cum
Laude
Jack A. Walters - Magna Cum Laude
* Brian Thomas Wojcicehowski

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Pre-School Education
Jamie Sue Bacon
Skylar Marie Kowalok
Justine Marie Lipsey
* Jenna Nicole Moorehead

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Anthropology
Heidi Rae Miller
Jessica Rose Scafede
Art History
* Nicholas James Bennett - Magna Cum
Laude
Sarah Lynn Stefanovski - Cum Laude
Biology
Amy Frances Merry
Broadcast Journalism:
Radio/Television News
* Danielle Nicole Robits
Communication Studies
Logan K. Barnhart
Mary A. Bissell
* Taylor Elaine Brandon
Regina Victoria Campbell
Steven A. Cratty
Susan Ann Custer - Magna Cum Laude
Michaela N. Downes
Phillip Ferguson
Erin Nicole Gsell
Keir R. Jeter
Steven Joseph Lentz
Kayla Marie Lucot
Veronica Irene Milam
* Shane William Morton
Shannon Nicole Mullen
Fredlyne Nazaire
Michael Edward Reasinger
Brent J. Ross
Reynold North Scott, III
* David S. Shea
Katherine Jeanne Sheahan

Sadie E, Shriver
Frank R. Spirk
* Brooke Ashley Steff
* Amanda Marie Stevenson

Criminal Justice
Brianne Charday Anderson
Jennifer L)mn Blakeslee - Magna Cum
Laude
Ashley Marie Brace
Kristie Burr
Chastity Maria Eichele
Megan Drew Foster
Gregory Joseph Frank
Mark Alan Gilliland
* Ryan John Harbaugh
* JoAnn Renee Harvey - Cum Laude
Stephanie Suzanne Henry
Kaitlyn Mallery Hess - Cum Laude
Markeena Danae Hunter
Megan Marie Lawson
Sarah Anne Lewis - Magna Cum Laude
Kelly Elizabeth Marsh - Cum Laude
Raven Corinne Metz
Shaina Denice Moseley
Ryan S. Oakley
Brittney Lee Price
Kristian Chanel Price
Christina Michelle Simmons
* Tanya R. Smith
Miranda Marie Stazer
* Carrie Ann Tomczak
Elaine Ann Wahler
Robin Christine Winters - Summa Cum
Laude
Brandon M. Woods
* Sara E. Wurst
Sarah Michelle Yudt

Drama
* Jessica Marie Zimmerman
Earth Sciences
Ryan Patrick Frawley
* Kelly Caitlan Whitley
English
Lisa Ann Carter
Kelli Jo Hardy
Alexandra Lee Himes
Meaghan Elizabeth Jeannerette
* Heather Irene Kunselman
Brandon B. Lewis
Jillian R. Walmer - Summa Cum Laude
Environmental Studies/Geography
* Charles L. Hazel
Geography
Amanda Margaret Davey
* Wayne Allen Gadley
Derric Michael Hyde
Kelly Lynn Kravos
Merri E. Luebbert - Cum Laude
Nathan Ray Miller - Summa Cum Laude
Regina Marie Remetta
Kyle Andrew Smith
Kate Ann Stukbauer
German
Robin Christine Winters - Summa Cum
Laude
History
Angelica Joy Bemis
Patrick Callender Glace
Jonathan Paul Keppel - Cum Laude
* Amber L. Manson - Cum Laude
Joseph Patrick Nezezon
Andrew Joseph Olson
* Tamara Lynne Stoll

Humanities
* Dylan Alexandra Coughenour
* Matthew John McManus
Humanities/English
Lauren Suzanne Keegan
Humanities/Foreign Language
Gina Lucia Boothe
Stefanie Louise Yurick
Individualized Studies
Susan L. Bailey
* Nylene M. Baney
* Jessica Lynn Bawol
Nicholas Aaron Brandau - Cum Laude
* Heather Clara Frances Clarke
Jared T. Cooney
* Gilmore Cummings
Ryan Joseph Deimel
* Susan Amber Dickerson
Danielle L. Empson - Summa Cum Laude
Katie Eileen Floros
Corey Lamont Harris
Christianne Marie Haughwout - Magna Cum
Laude
Dylan C. Higham
* Harry L. Jones
Josephine Paula Kalwasinski
* Kyle Kraig Kelly
Vladislav P. Logvin
Renal S. McBean
Micheal H. McCabe
* Sarah Abigail McEwen - Cum Laude
Dorcas Ann Morris
Jaqueline Ann Myschisin
* Emily Dianne Platz
* Timothy James Salamonsen
Richard Eugene Schlindwein
Cortney B. Smith
Ricky Carlyle Smith
Deanna Marie Sporter

Nathan James Sullivan
Benjamin David Wilson
Seth J, Young

Journalism and Mass
Communication
Taurie Lynnee Dechow
Galen Joseph Duff, Jr.
Markeea Marie Hart
Amanda Elizabeth Kyc
Miranda Faye Linz - Magna Cum Laude
Zachary D. Marmolejo
* Kelsey Ann Ray
Trisha Lynn Rice
Patrick J. Scutella
Mathematics
Amanda Elizabeth Childs
* Gabriel Q. Gadley
Kourtney Dawn Reichert - Magna Cum
Laude
Jordyn Alexandra Shelatz - Cum Laude
Music
Janel Lynn Anderson
Andrew Martin Frank
David J. K. Szymanski
Physics
* Anne Kathleen Hawks
* Adam E. Lunney
Richard Adam Masone
Political Science
Daniel Patrick Carmody - Summa Cum
Laude
Ryan D, Ewing
Stephen M. Gruzlovic
Jeffrey Patrick Kazlauskas - Summa Cum
Laude
Braden Ray Mitchell - Summa Cum Laude
Anthony Montana
Jeffrey Tighe Person

Marissa Leann Thomas
* Allister Nathan Tronchin

Psychology
Suranjita Bhattacharya
* Brittany Chantel Brumfield
Liliane M. Corley
Steven Lee Craig
* Mara Lynn Foster
Aleksandr L. Furtney
* Cara Brigid Gallagher
* Bethany Lynn Giles - Summa Cum Laude
Ashley Marie Gritzer
Allison Rosalie Hall
* Tess Kathleen Hopson
* Jamie Elaine Jones
* Brittany Marie Kaltenbaugh - Magna Cum
Laude
* Destynee N. Kephart
Stephanie Kessner
Sara Marie Kiska
Julie M. Lakota
Alan Martin Lopez
* Danny Dee Olson
Ashley Nichole Perkins
Miranda Marie Stazer
Davet Marie Storm
Joann Carol Swartwood
Rachel L. Valentine - Cum Laude
* Katrina Nicole Vecellio
Toka Damone Walters
Alecia Suzanne Wenslow - Summa Cum
Laude
Kelly Marie Whitney
Social Science
Brandon Forbes Deckard
Danielle Nicole Winters
Sociology
Farah Alicia Ali
* Marquita Shereece Amos
Suzanne Lynn Boone

* Carl Jeremy Frank
Jennifer M. Freeman
Katie Ann Fulkrod
Mindy Renee Hecker
Emily Ann O’Connell
DaVona Leeona-Charel Pacley
* Morgan A. Proudfoot
Chicoya Marie Showers
Catherine Anne Tower - Cum Laude

Spanish
* Jacob T, Stush - Magna Cum Laude
Speech and Hearing Sciences
* Gabriel Adjei-Gyamfi
* Casey Rose Grimm - Summa Cum Laude
Maria Rita Hodapp
* Danielle Diane Morris
* Amber L. Young
Women’s Studies
* Christine M. Gerlock

Steven Edward Gibbens - Cum Laude
Laura J. Harris
Susan Rachael Malenke Hosterman - Magna
Cum Laude
Brandon E. Jones
Stephen George Kiragis
Alicia Mae Lantz
Gregory Charles Lyons
Joshua A, Martin
Kristen Marie Matricardi
Amy L. McKinney - Summa Cum Laude
Brittany Catherine Melanson
Cassandra Ellen Morris
Kathiyn Elizabeth Price
Ashley Frances Rosemeyer
Michael Sohai Ross
Gary Christopher Ryder
Heather Lynn Simitoski
Ian K. Simoneaux
Sarah R. Titus
* Ian Grant Whittaker
Patrick John Williams
* Josh Andrew Yockey
Matthew James Zewe

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Fine Arts - Applied Media Arts
Mark J. Anderson
* Jillene Alise Arrow
Soheila Azadi - Magna Cum Laude
* Alex Edward Berdis
* Olivia Leigh Bernosky - Summa Cum Laude
* Brittney Lee Bohrer - Cum Laude
Casey Rose Buchanan-Smith
Laura Annette Cook
Caitlin Grace Cooke
Chelsea R. Counsil
Brandon Levi Cowie
Matthew Aaron Critchfield
* Joyce Arlene Durfee
Roy Lynn Forbes
* Kristina Lynn Fregon - Cum Laude

Fine Arts - Crafts
Jera Rose Petal Lodge - Summa Cum Laude
Fine Arts - Studio Arts
Robert S. J. Arnold
Brett James Beshero
Christopher Albert Boring - Magna Cum
Laude
Ashley Marie-Lee Borowiak
Faith Aileen Dzara
* Christopher Michael Finlan
* Kyle Adam Grazier
* Emily Kristen Hannan
Kelly Alicia Hetz
Kristen Elizabeth Muscaro - Summa Cum
Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Biology
Brittany Maijean Capron
Joshua Daniel Dennis
Amy Kathleen Fehrenbach
Kacey Marie Gibson
Amanda Rae Kebr
* Matthew R. McLaughlin
Jennifer Lindsey Pence - Cum Laude
* Mark Donald Salamonsen
Jonn L. Snyder
Malissa Noelle Whitney
Chemistry
Christopher Lafontant
Ian Downs Zahniser
Computer Science
* David Joseph Bilinski
Jonathan Joseph Conley
Robert Thomas Cross
Michael Adam Guantonio
Steven E. Nader
Christopher B. Smith
Environmental Science/Biology
* Emily L. Ilgen
Jonn L. Snyder
Lindsey Ann Sylvis
Katherine Louise Wilcox
Geology
* Adam Lee Baldwin - Cum Laude
Carolyn Marie Bell
* Hanna L. Esterly
Nicholas Patrick Fiesler
Jeremy G. Menzer
* Kathryn Simmons

Industrial and Engineering
Management
* Michael Charles Bobella
Jason Lee Keith - Cum Laude
Medical Technology
* Kathryn Lea Bell
* Julieann Susan Dube
Nuclear Medicine Technology
* Kayla Noelle Gilliland
* Andrew E. Goughnour
* Carrie Ann Hall
* Lacey Dawn McNeish
Nursing
Samantha Kristine Banks
Tiffany Lynn Beaton
Elizabeth Anne Chitester
Abigail Marie DeJohn
Abigail Marie Mackessy
Ashleigh Addel Mitchell
Stephanie L. Nelson
Sara Lesabeth Trzcianka
Psychology
Brandie June Rose Cutshall - Summa Cum
Laude
Amanda M, Phelps
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Laura Elizabeth Lack

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ART EDUCATION
Casey Joe Deutsch - Magna Cum Laude
Lauren Nicole Center
* Heather Renee Herzog
Sarah Elizabeth Kron - Cum Laude
* James W. Proctor - Summa Cum Laude
Ashley Anne Rogala - Summa Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING
Joyce Adedayo Abdul
Paul Anson Caviglia
* Ju-hee Choi
* Haebitna Chong
Jordan Leigh Coltura
Kim M. Combs
* Jennifer A. Crawford
Nadia Dorochko
Lee Nissle Garde
Christina Maria Garin
Bettina Louise Heinsohn
Alyson M. Jacques
* Minjung Ji
* Miho Jo
Lisa Renee Keblish
* Eunjung Kim
Miyeon Kim
* So Hyen Kim
Jane Ellen Krahe
* Eunok Kwak
* Kwiyeon Kwon
Jennifer Lynn Lachica
Britney Nicole Landree
* Eunhye Lee
* Eunkyung Lee
Victoria Linnae Lowery
Hyesim Moon
Catlin Moore Mulvihill
* Jinhee Noh
* Jihae Park
Darren Adam Redding - Cum Laude
* Yun Jeong Seo
Carissa J. Shuck
Chan M. Skiba
Lacey R. Stroud
* InaYoun

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Criminal Justice
William Ryan Benson
Jesse Joseph Downes
* Troy William Llewellyn
Danelle Leigh Soltis
* James E. Stalford
Human Services - Social Services
* Crystal Marie Aulenbacher
Douglas Lee Bowers
Amber Nicole Hamilton
* Jason Todd Smith
* Stacey Ann Smith
* Davet Marie Storm
Kayla Ann Whitling
Brianne Elise Zambrzycki
Liberal Studies
* Miranda Marie Dennis
* Matthew James Deyling
* Andrew S. Farag
Matthew L, Gibbs
Alisha Marie Jones
Christopher Charles Monnie
* Joseph Michael Monocello
* Joseph J. Orlando

ASSOCIATE OF ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
Manufacturing Engineering
Technology
* Rostislav V. Borisenko
* Daniel J. Cochran
Christopher M. Fox
Victor N. Fuller, Jr.
* Steven Andrew Watson

COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE
DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS
Students who completed degree requirements during Summer 2012.

The University does not claim the list of degree candidates or honors designations is absolutely accurate.
Students are granted degrees only if they meet all academic and financial requirements.

Sage Green.......... .... Physical Education
Lemon................. ...........Library Science
Lilac...................... ......................Dentistry
Maize...................
Orange................. ................ Engineering
Pink......................
Salmon Pink........ ............. Public Health
Purple..................
Russet.................. .......................Forestry
Scarlet..................
White.......Arts, Letters and Humanities
Golden Yellow.... ........................Science

Apricot...........................................Nursing
Dark Blue.................................Philosophy
Light Blue.................................. Education
Peacock Blue.......Public Administration
Brown......................................... Fine Arts
Citron.....................................Social Work
Copper.......................................Economics
Crimson................................... Journalism
Drab..............................................Business
Gray............................. Veterinary Science
Silver Gray..................................... Oratory
Green........................................... Medicine
Olive Green................................Pharmacy

HONORS DESIGNATIONS
Gold Stoles.......................................................................Summa Cum Laude
White Stoles....................................................................Magna Cum Laude
Red Stoles..................................................................................... Cum Laude
Gold Cords.....................Dr. Robert C. Weber Honors Program Graduate
Red Cords...................................................Departmental Honor Graduate

THE CEREMONIAL MACE
The ceremonial mace, a symbol of presidential authority, is carried at the head of the academic
procession by the Mace Bearer. A gift of the Alumni Association, the mace was designed and
executed by Professor Henry Katzwinkel and Dr. Seymour Blinderman, former chairman of
the Art Department. It was first used at the inauguration of Edinboro State College President
Chester T. McNerney, in 1967.
The mace, twenty-seven inches in length, is topped by a sterling silver sphere studded with circular
cabochon rubies, secured by bezels. The collar of the mace is inlaid with ebony, alternated with
silver relief fleur-de-lis design elements. The cultured pearls mounted in cups encircle the bottom
of the collar symbolizing the thirteen state colleges of Pennsylvania. The shaft of the mace is
composed of Brazilian rosewood sections, separated by sterling silver rings. The mace is terminated
by a cast sterling silver finial; the five cultured pearls represent the existing curricula. The rib-like
cone form is terminated by a small silver sphere symbolizing the world.
The metal working processes incorporated in the ceremonial mace include turning, forging, inlaying,
stone setting, and lost wax centrifugal casting.

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PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION

MASTER’S DEGREE CEREMONY
Louis C. Cole Auditorium, 2:00 p.m.

The first presidential medallion was presented to former President Foster F. Diebold during the May 1981
Commencement ceremonies. Designed and executed by Professor Henry Katzwinkel, the sterling silver
medallion consists of a three and one-half inch pectoral pendant featuring on its face the figure of a Gordon
Highlander with pipes. To the right of the piper is the Cross of St. Andrew. To the left is the Cross of
England. Flanking the figure is the date 1857, the opening year of the University, and garland thistles.
In the background are the hills of Scotland, and beneath the piper is an open book, a symbol of knowledge.
On the reverse side is the sunken crest of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Call to Assembly

Edinboro University Pipes and Drums

Convocation

Michael J. Hannan, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Vice Presidentfor Academic Affairs

STUDENT PROCESSIONAL

Edinboro University Pipes and Drums

The pendant descends from a shield containing a triple-towered castle. The collar of the medallion is
comprised of a series of two-inch shields, alternately bearing three different designs: the meigle, an interlacing
knotwork peculiar to the Pictish school of Celtic art; the Tudor rose design; and “ESC” in interlocking letters
on a background of tabby weaving. Connecting each of the collar shields is a Cross of St. George, representing
the union of Scotland and England. The entire medallion was fabricated and cast in the cire perdue
(lost wax) process.

FACULTY PROCESSIONAL

Edinboro University Pipes and Drums

Faculty Marshals

Melissa K. Gibson, Ph.D.
Communication and Media Studies
Roy E. Shinn, Ph.D.
Speech, Language and Hearing

Surrounding the silver medallion is a gold crafted circle which reads “Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.”
Professor Katzwinkel, now retired, added this piece to the medallion especially for the Inauguration of
President Frank G. Pogue in 1997, and it is now a permanent fixture to the medallion representing the
school’s status as a University.

Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key

Will Steadman
Music Student

Welcome

Julie E. Wollman, Ph.D.
President

Trustee Greetings

John E. Horan
Chair, Edinboro University Council of Trustees

Student Address

Rachel Diane Freund
Master of Education, Reading

Presentation of Candidates

Michael J. Hannan
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean, College ofArts and Sciences
Susan Curtin, Ed.D., Associate Dean, School ofEducation
Alan J. Biel, Ph.D., Dean, School of Graduate Studies
and Research

Conferring of Degrees

Julie E. Wollman

RECESSIONAL

Edinboro University Pipes and Drums

ACADEMIC VESTMENTS
The gown, the cap, and the hood, representing the major components of the academic dress, are a ceremonial
inheritance from the medieval universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, where dress was the outward
sign of privilege and responsibility. The academic dress worn by those participating in today’s academic
processional symbolizes the level of their academic attainment and the institution they attended.

Gown
Although the gown is more frequently black, certain universities have authorized the use of colored gowns.
The bachelor’s and master’s gowns are fashioned from black serge. The yoke for the bachelor’s gown is
designed to be worn closed and features long, flowing and pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is designed
to be worn open or closed. Its sleeves are very long with square ends, and the front part has an arc cut away.
The arms protrude through a slit at the elbow. The gown for the doctor’s degree is made of wool, serge, or
silk with an open front faced with wide velvet panels. The sleeves are loose and bell-shaped with three bars of
velvet in black or the color of the discipline in which the doctorate was obtained.

Cap
The standard cap is the mortarboard, usually the color of the gown. The tassel is black for the baccalaureate
and master’s degree and is worn over the left front quarter of the cap. The tassel for the doctor’s mortarboard
is of gold thread. Undergraduates wear the tassel on the right side of the cap until the moment the degree is
conferred by the president.

The audience is asked to stand during the Processional and to join in the singing of the
National Anthem.

Hood
The most outstanding feature of the academic dress is the hood. It is usually worn only for the master’s
and the doctor’s degrees. The doctor’s hood is longer than the master’s hood and has distinguished panels.
The college or the university granting the degree is indicated by the color of the hood lining. The velvet trim
of the hood indicates the field in which the degree was granted.

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MACE BEARER

Dr. Joel Erion
Leading the academic procession and representing his faculty
colleagues by carrying the Ceremonial Mace at today’s Master’s
Commencement is Dr. Joel Erion of Edinboro University’s
Department of Professional Studies.
As a Professor of School Psychology and Coordinator of the
School Psychology Program, Dr. Erion’s distinction as Mace
Bearer for the Master’s Commencement is symbolic of the
central role that faculty play in the academic and personal
development of Edinboro students.
Dr. Erion earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Clarion University in 1975
and completed his Master of Education Degree in Educational Psychology at Indiana University
of Pennsylvania in 1980. He earned his doctorate in School Psychology with an emphasis on
neuropsychology at lUP in 1994.
Prior to coming to Edinboro University in 1996, he worked as a school psychologist in the public
schools for 16 years. In 1993 he was chosen as School Psychologist of the Year by the Association
of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania. In 1994 he served as president of this same organization.
He is a nationally certified school psychologist and a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Erion’s research interests include parent tutoring, response to instruction and intervention,
and single-case design research. He has presented and published on numerous occasions,
frequently with student co-authors. He serves as faculty advisor to the graduate honor society.
Alpha Epsilon Lambda, and the School Psychology Club. He serves as a program reviewer for the
National Association of School Psychologists.
Working with Edinboro University management and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education (PASSHE), he was instrumental in PASSHE’s recognition of the Educational Specialist
degree. In 2011 Edinboro University’s School Psychology program became the first in the State
System to award the Educational Specialist degree.
He has four awesome adult children and two beautiful granddaughters.
Dr. Erion’s extensive experience as an educator, advisor, researcher and program coordinator
defines a professional career that serves his students, colleagues and the entire University
community with distinction. He exemplifies the dedication and commitment of our faculty to
educational excellence and to our students’ success.

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MASTER’S DEGREES
School of Graduate Studies and Research
Alan J. Biel, Ph.D., Dean
EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST
School Psychology
* Jordyn Elizabeth Bridger, BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2008; MED, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Theresa M. Brooks, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008; MED, Edinboro University
of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Heather Rane Chapin, BS, Bowling Green State University, 2005; MA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2010; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Salim D. Douglass, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2008; MED, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Barbara L. Famageltto**, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2005; MED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2011
* Shawn Claude Hilliard, AS, Delaware Technical and Community College, 2008; BS,
Wilmington University, 2009; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Mallory Suzanne McConnell, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2009; MED, Edinboro University
of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Valarie L. Orzechowski**, BA, Washington and Jefferson College, 2009; MED, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Angela J. Speck**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2008; MED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2011

MASTER OF ARTS
Art
Rachel Lee Berlin**, BA, Jamestown Community College, 2002; BSAE, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2005
Holly Joan Bly, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Erin L. Lytle, BFA, Robert Morris University, 2005
* Brynn E. Space**, BFA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Communication Studies
* Traci J. Adiska, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Yazeed Abdulkareem Aljasser, BA, King Saud University, 2009
* Megan E. Corbin, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
* Christian James Dines**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
* Courtney Lynn Hordusky, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
* Timothy M. Hornberger**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
* Christine M. Hudson**, BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1995
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Anna Marie Morris**, BA, Wittenberg University, 2010
Ashley M. Oleson**, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
Kathleen Anne Marie Rendos, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Adrienne Nicole Williams**, BA, La Roche College, 2007

Counseling
Neil Kyle Brian Akers, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Marcia D. Anderson**, BA, Goddard College, 2005
Timothy Michael Bell**, BA, Allegheny College, 2008
Marsha Sue Chase, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Tracey Ann Durkin, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Colleen P. Fadale**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Amanda Jean Fulmer**, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
* Sandra Grgic**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2008
Alisha Jolene Grill, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Lisa Marie Kalivoda, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2009
Kristen Michelle McLaughlin, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Dm Katherine Nelson, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Victoria Dawn Pogue**, BA, University of Oklahoma, 2008
Matthew Ryan Puskar**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2003
* Kari Elizabeth Putnam**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1999; MS, Mercyhurst College, 2001
* Natalie Ann Rusnak, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Wade Phillip Sabatine, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
* Danielle Marie Sproveri, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Shannon Amarene Street**, BA, Youngstown State University, 2006
Kayla Ann Strubbe, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Tiffany J. Titus**, BS, Mercyhurst College, 2007
Gwen E. Woodin, BA, Barry University, 1996
Jessie Merritt Zablotny, BS, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 1997; MED, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Social Sciences
Genevieve Ann Foote, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
* Gerald T. Lang, BA, La Roche College, 1975; MS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Travis Robert Mook, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Edwin Steven Morrison, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Roberta Lynn Shorts**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Erin Kathleen Sullivan, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Speech Language Pathology
* Ashley A. Arnold, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
* Jessica June Barkhurst**, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2009
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Kimberly Rebecca Buettner**, BA, Grove City College, 2009
Kara Danielle Dreikorn, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Curtis W. Eastep, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Katlin Eileen Fleischut**, BS, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Danielle Patricia Franklin, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Rosa Melissa Gerber**, BA, Houghton College, 2003
Danielle A. Hyde**, BA, McMaster University, 2008
Kathleen Marie Junkin, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2000

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Erin E. Kranz, BS, Ohio University, 2009
Kaily Mai Lechefsky, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Miriam M, Lutz**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Christina Marie Marquez**, BA, Montclair State University, 2008
Lauren Patricia Mehalik**, BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Rachael Lanzel Niemira**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Ashley Faber Saft, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009

* Marie Elena Terbeck**, BA, Ohio University, 2009

MASTER OF EDUCATION
Early Childhood Education
Sara Ann Baney**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Educational Leadership
* Tristain Nicole Adler**, BA, Northern Kentucky University, 2009
* Todd Curtis Amsler**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2005; MED, Clarion
University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Brian Joseph Bartlett**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Emily Nicole Bartlett**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
David Francis Becker, Jr.**, BA, SUNY College at Buffalo, 1996; MA, SUNY College at
Brockport, 2002
Jennifer Rose Boston**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2003; MA, University of
Nebraska, 2009
* Amy M. Bradley**, BS, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 1982; MED, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Mandy R. Burket, BSED, Robert Morris University, 2005
* Ralph Joseph Cecere, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1992
* Christa Hope Collins**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Megan B. Cunningham**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1986; MS, Clarion
University of Pennsylvania, 1988
Shanna L. Danielson**, BM, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Katie Ann DeSanto**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009

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* Heather L. Dzikiy**, BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1999; BSED, Clarion University
of Pennsylvania, 2004; MS, Walden University, 2010
Heather Marie Eaton**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Jennifer L. Eisenberger**, BSED, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Megan E. Fix**, BSED, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2007; MED, University of
Pennsylvania, 2011
* Stefanie Lyn Freeman**, BA, American InterContinental University, 2005
Kristie Marie Froess**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Sarah Anne Giek**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Richard M. Gignac**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1991
* Susan Renee Gleason**, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
James Lee Grinnen**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001; MA, Notre Dame
College, 2007
* Kimberly M, Groody**, BSED, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 1996; MS, Wilkes
University, 2000
Rachel Lee Guth**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
Andrea W. Hart**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1999
* Robert A. Hart**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 1991; MED, Gannon
University, 2004
Erica Yvonne Howick, BA, Robert Morris University, 2005; MS, Robert Morris University, 2008
* Robert Lee Kreger, BSED, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 2000
Nicole E. Line, BA, Slippeiy Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2000; MED, Mansfield University
of Pennsylvania, 2002; MS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2010
* Eric William Louis**, BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1993; MED, University of
Idaho, 2005
* Stacey Lynn Ludwig**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
* Jesse Lee Maine, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003; MED, Edinboro University
of Pennsylvania, 2007
* William W. Marshall**, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1991
Jason Richard McGinnis**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Kimberly Anne Moore**, BA, Otterbein College, 1991; MA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
1995
Corey Thomas Mosher**, BS, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 2005; MED, Mansfield
University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Nicholas Sean O’Brien, BSAE, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Lisa Anne Panighetti, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003; MED, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Kara Ann Peterson**, BSED, SUNY College at Fredonia, 1992; MS, SUNY College at Fredonia,
2003
Roylin Petties**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Samuel Kelley Ponsoll, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Scott R. Quivey**, BS, Mercyhurst College, 2002; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2004
Stephanie A. Robinson**, BSED, California University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Justin D. Schweiss**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2006
* John W. Shaffer**, BSED, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2007
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* Ruth Elizabeth Shidner**, BS, The College of New Jersey, 1981; MED, Gannon University, 2004
Adam Louis Smelko, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Lindsey Ann Stankiewicz**, BA, Westminster College, 2009
* Jennifer J, Stevens**, BSED, Saint Bonaventure University, 1991
* Laura Marie Terrill**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Kathryn Louise Viebrock**, BSED, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2006
* Michael Mark Wagman**, BSED, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 1986; MS, Chestnut
Hill College, 1993
Jonathan Robert Walter**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
* Kathryn Louise Wells**, BSED, Central Michigan University, 2008

Educational Psychology
Heidi Ann Calhoun**, BS, Juniata College, 2008
Elementary Education
* Amanda Irene Carlson**, BS, Ohio University, 2002
* Kathryn Eileen DePree**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Kandyss Breanna Moir**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2010
* Maureen Marie Parker, BS, Gannon University, 2007
* Kimberly Ann Shields**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
* Betsy Lyn Walker, BSHPE, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Nicole R. Woomer**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
Middle/Secondary School Instruction
Andrew Bryan Bannister**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Michelle Marie Beers**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Wendy Ayn Berchtold, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
* Mary A Chase, BA, Carlow University, 2007
* Cassandra Lynn English, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
* Andrea Renee Erdely, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Victoria Ann Estok**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995
* Lisa T. Exley**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Susan Marie Farkas**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1978
* Nicole Eve Fuhrman**, BA, Allegheny College, 2010
* Jennifer Nicole Gebhardt**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Jessica Grace Grasso, BSED, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Melanie A. Gray**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Colleen Heaney Mertz, BA, Carlow University, 1993
* Andrew David Hogan, BA, SUNY Empire State College, 2003
Matthew S. Jaros, BS, Allegheny College, 2004
Ronald H, Keeney, BS, SUNY at Buffalo, 1992
* Kelly Brian Klaiber**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2007
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Jill Lynn Kline**, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1998; MS, Wright State University, 1999
Jordan Charles Lander**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009; BA, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Sara Jane McGraw, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2010
* Jonathan Keith McKinney, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2008
Crista Marlene Meinke**, BA, University of Arizona, 2001
Stephanie Lee Merolillo, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Tammy Lynn Muffley, BS, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Lindsay Michelle Olivieri**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Jennifer Nicole O’Malley**, BA, Carlow University, 2007
* Danielle Rose Omasits**, BA, Grove City College, 2006
* Benjamin Dennis Parker, BA, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Courtnie R. Rodgers**, BS, Georgia Southern University, 2002
Kathleen Mary Ryan**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
* Natalie Ann Salvia**, BA, Saint Bonaventure University, 2005
* Mark J. Scarpitti**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2007
* Timothy Kevin Shrout**, BS, Juniata College, 2007
Brette Kristine Simmons**, BA, Moravian College, 2009
* Julie A. Simmons, BA, Grove City College, 1984
* William Lewis Snyder, II, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Daniel David Sorokacs, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Cassandra Leanne Sprenkle, BS, Allegheny College, 2007
* Tracy Lynn Szermeta, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Scott Robert Tenney**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Barbara Ann Urban**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Daniel James Wargo**, BSED, Duquesne University, 2007
Kelsey M. Whittelsey, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2011
James Justin Wilson, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
* Olivia Jeanne Zapel**, BS, Lycoming College, 2005; BSED, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
* Daniel Eugene Zeigler**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2008

Reading
* Jaclyn M. Adamski**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
* Courtney Lee Andrews**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Wendy Marie Barker**, BSED, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Jodi Marie Barry**, BSED, Grove City College, 2011
* Stephanie Rae Beckner**, BA, Wilson College, 2009
* Tangi L. Borden**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Kathryn Nicole Borgfeldt, BSED, Duquesne University, 2010
* Debora Louise Bowen**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Amber Nicole Bradshaw**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Lindsay N. Brinchi**, BSED, Gannon University, 2008
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* Karen Marie Brown**, BA, College Misericordia, 2004
Kimberly Joyce Brownell, BA, Messiah College, 2005
Lyndsey M. Carneval, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Jennifer Lynn Chase**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Kimberly Marie Chase, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2008
* Melissa N. Dabolt, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Jean Ann Dautel**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1999; MED, West Chester
University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Lannea B. DeRooy, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002; MED, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Linda D. Diesing**, BSED, California University of Pennsylvania, 2006
* Danielle Nicole DiFilippo**, BSED, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2005
* Noelle Elizabeth Dixon, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2010
Andrea Leigh Dubusky**, BSED, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Allison Kay Einink, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Kathleen Grace Farrell**, BA, University of Mary Washington, 2003
* Ashley Marie Ferraro, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Candice Marie Fink, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Heather Leigh Frank**, BSED, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Rachel Diane Freund**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2000
Rachel M. Fried**, BSED, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Lucas Wayde Furlow, BSED, Pennsylvania State University, 2001
Kristina Lee Grove, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Alyssa J.W. Hacker**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Jason Lee Hackman, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Lisa Lynne Hepler, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Richard M. Herbstritt, BS, Gannon University, 2010
Amanda Marie Hoban, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Machelle Lorraine Huegel**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Emily Anna Hulburt**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Mamie Lynn Huschak**, BSED, Peru State College, 2004
Renee E. Jerge**, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2007
* Melissa Ann Jiuliante**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Heather Nicole Johnson, BSED, Saint Vincent College, 2010
* Lauren Victoria Karabasz, BSED, California University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Stephen M. Kocis, III**, BA, DeSales University, 1998
* Michelle Eva Kroog, BS, Dowling College, 2008
* Katelyn Laura Kushner, BA, Westminster College, 2009
Alison M. Lenze, BA, Saint Vincent College, 2005
* Blythe Mary Libby*, BS, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Christina Lynn Lindvay**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Natalie Brooke Lynch**, BS, Florida State University, 1999; MA, Belmont University, 2007
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Erin Lynn Marshman**, BSED, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Cariy M. McCall**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Holly D. Metzler, BSED, Saint Francis University, 2007
* April R. Michalski**, BA, La Roche College, 2008
* Jillian Arnell Miller, BA, Allegheny College, 2003
* Lynette Beam Miller**, BS, Tennessee Technological University, 1986
* Stephanie Ann Mischka, BA, Thiel College, 2007
Rachel Polaha Moore**, BA, DeSales University, 2006; MS, University of Scranton, 2008
* Sarah E. Muth, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Jennine Carmen Osborne, BA, Carlow University, 2007
* Michelle Ann Palmer**, BSED, Pennsylvania State University, 1995
* Regina Kay Pater**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Jaime Carolyn Pfeifle**, BM, SUNY College at Fredonia, 2007
Jenna Michelle Phelps**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2009
* Shannon Elizabeth Plance, BA, Washington and Jefferson College, 2009
Melissa M. Potase, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Kori Marie Reynolds, BS, SUNY College at Cortland, 2009
Ashley Lyn Rippey**, BSED, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Christy Lee Roach, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Corrie W. Roadarmel**, BSED, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Sarah Kathleen Rodgers**, BA, Franklin and Marshall College, 2006
Elise Kristen Salisbury**, BSED, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Christi Marie Sansone**, BSED, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Lindsey Kathryn Seib-Kilmer**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
* Angeline C. Sheeley**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2006
* Heidi M. Simmons**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2001
* Kristin Lee Smith**, BSED, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, 2005
* Lenette R. Sostmann**, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 1996; MED, University of Pittsburgh, 1998
Jaclyn Nicole Stephens**, BSED, California University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Bridget Ann Strong, BS, Long Island University, 1998; MA, Kaplan University, 2008
Susan Michelle Stull**, BA, Arcadia University, 1996
* Betsy C. Tautin**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
* Jill Nicole Thiessen**, BA, Westminster College, 2010
Kathryn Leigh Turnbull, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Caitlin Claire Walther**, BA, Washington and Jefferson College, 2008
Brooke Becca Weaver, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Jessica Rae Wehring, BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004
* Serena Lee Wertelet**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Ashley Elizabeth White**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Jillian Suzanne Wilt, BS, Eastern University, 2009
* Jennifer Lynn Winsbro**, BS, Norfolk State University, 2010

Special Education
* Jennifer Kathleen Anderson, BS, Campbell University, 2010
Samuel E. Barco, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
* Amber Lee Baughman, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Erin Patricia Bell, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Kimberly Lin Bond, BSED, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 1989
Stacey Lynn Brem, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Meghan Elizabeth Brooks, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Scott Allen Bryson**, BSED, Pennsylvania State University, 1999
* Kristen Kathleen Burdick, BSAE, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Jessica Lynn Calabrese, BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Cheryl Carlson-Altares, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1979
* Martha Jane Cox**, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1994
* Heather Mae Cramer, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Kimberly Ann Crum, BFA, University of Akron, 1996; BS, Cameron University, 2006
* Kathleen Marie Drake, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Richele Lynn Fetscher, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1994
* Melissa Rae Forster, BSED, SUNY College at Fredonia, 2008
Maria Elizabeth Grudevich, BSED, California University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Ashley Pauline Helgert, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2008; BSED, Clarion University
of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Monica Renee Hetrick, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004
* Michelle Lynn Hibshman, BS, Virginia Tech, 2001
Kristie Marie Homa, BSED, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Maureen A. Huber, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2011
* Susan Elizabeth Israel**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1989
Sarah Anne Johnson**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2010
* Vicky Lynn Kio, BSED, University of Pittsburgh, 2008
Rachelle Ann Martin, BS, West Virginia University, 2008
Lisa Ann McCombs, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1992
Shawn Addison Miller, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995
Barbara Lynn Mitchell, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2008
* Stephen Robert Nesbella, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Abigail Alicia Newell**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Diane J. Pauli, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1991
Jessica J. Robbins, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2009
* Tammi J. Rouff**, BSED, SUNY College at Oswego, 1984; MED, SUNY College at Cortland, 1993
MaryBeth Scialabba-Meehan, BSED, California University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Martina S. Shearer, BSED, Grove City College, 2009
Cindy Marie Sheehan-Westrick, BSED, Saint Francis University, 2008
* Amy Lynn Shimonovich, BSED, California University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Scott David Walters, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1997

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Ali Marie Webb, BSED, Slippery Rock University, 2008
Amanda Claire Wertz**, BS, Robert Morris University, 2010
Jessica Marie Zastawa, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2010

MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
* Carrie Ann Duafala, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Kathryn A. Mielnik, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2007

* Keila Marie Good, BA, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Kevin Louis Martin, BS, Youngstown State University, 1993
* Heather D. Martin-Radock**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2000
* Sienna Rae McGrath**, BS, Metropolitan State College of Denver, 2010
* Lindsey Mae Moore, BS, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2006
* Maria Teresa Pena, BS, Empire State College, 1996
* Kimberly Marie Phillips**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Rebecca Susan Allen Stirling, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005

*Students who completed degree requirements during Summer 2012
**Students with a Quality Point Average of 3.95 or above

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Consortium with Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

The University does not claim the list of degree candidates or honors designations is absolutely accurate.
Students are granted degrees only if they meet all academic and financial requirements.

* Rachel Denise Alexander, BS, Carlow University, 2001; MS, Robert Morris College, 2004; BSN,
Slippery Rock University, 2008
* Lisa Marie Bowling, BSN, Duquesne University, 2006
* Darlene Ann Brink, BSN, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1995
* Heidi R. Gaddess**, BSN, Messiah College, 2005
Kylie Danae Harris**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
* Christine L. Hughes, BSN, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2005
* Valerie Ann Lager, BSN, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 1993
* Lu Ann Mabie, ASN, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1989; AS, University of Pittsburgh,
1994; BSN, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1992
* Ashley N. Merrell, BS, Saint Francis University, 2005
Danelle Lynn Mollura, BSN, University of Phoenix, 2009
* Serena Evelyn Mott, BSN, Gannon University, 1992
* Rebekah Jo Nottingham**, BSN, Wesleyan College, 2006
* Patricia C. Peoples**, ASN, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 1993; BSN, Clarion
University of Pennsylvania, 2005; MSN, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 2007
* Sheri Ann Peterson, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995
* Jenifer L, Stockdale, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2010
* Krista E. Tharan**, BSN, Saint Francis University, 2005

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Stephen M. Bagnoni, BA, Gannon University, 1997; MA, Wheaton College, 2001
* Lisa Ann Bills**, BA, Kuyper College, 2006
* Bonnie J. Burnside**, BA, Malone University, 1997
Korey L. Campbell**, BA, Spring Arbor College, 2006
* Erica Dawn Coppersmith, BS, Saint Francis University, 2007
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER

The Campus Bookstore, located on the lower level of the Frank G. Pogue Student Center, will
be open today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Commencement ceremony will be filmed and streamed via the internet. Commencement
DVDs can be purchased from Edinboro University Television following the ceremony or online at
www.eupdvd.com.
Professional photographers have been employed to photograph each graduate receiving a
diploma. To avoid congestion and to maintain decorum in the ceremony, we ask that family
members refrain from approaching the platform to take pictures.
Presentation of diplomas takes time and yet has special significance for each individual and
family. Members of the audience are asked to remain in their seats until the end of the ceremony
so that they do not disrupt the program or interfere with these special moments of others.
Commencement is our most important occasion, and we ask you to respect its significance to the
University community and to those who are being honored.
Thank you for your cooperation. We hope that you will enjoy the ceremony and celebrate the
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