COMMENCEMENT

May 7,2005

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF PENNSYLVANIA

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Convocation

Pearl W. Bartelt, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Ajfairs

Prelude

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

Pomp and Circumstance
Edward Elgar

ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Star-Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key

Invocation

Message from the President

Morning Prayer
Daniel Awthrop

Student Address

Alumni Greetings

Leah Miller
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Reverend Dean D. Ziegler
Edinboro United Methodist Church
Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Frank G. Pogue, Ph.D.
President

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

Connie J. Dugan
Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice

James F. Geronimo, Esq.
President, Alumni Association Board of Directors

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Presentation of Candidates

Pearl W. Bartelt
Mary M. Bevevino, Ph.D., Dean of Graduate Studies
and Research
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean of Liberal Arts
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean of Science, Management
and Technology
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean of Education
Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for
Academic Support Services

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
Conferring of Degrees

Frank G. Pogue
Citron .................................................. Social Work
Copper ....................................................Economics

Alma Mater

Jonathan Beveridge, Daniel Brown,
Regena Kirk, Susan Mullin
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Crimson..................................................Journalism
Drab ........................................................... Business
Gray ........................................... Veterinary Science

THE CEREMONIAL MACE

Silver Gray...................................................Oratory
Benediction

Reverend Dean D. Ziegler

Fanfare and Recessional
Edward Elgar

RECESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

The ceremonial mace, a symbol of presidential
authority, is carried at the head of the academic
procession by the Grand Marshal, Dr. J. Brian
Olive Green ............................................. Pharmacy
McKay. A gift of the Alumni Association, the mace
was
designed and executed by Professor Henry
Sage Green.............................. Physical Education
Katzwinkel and Dr. Seymour Blinderman, former
Lemon.......................................................... LibrarySciencechairman of the Art Department. It was first used
at the inauguration of Edinboro State College
President Chester T. McNemey, in 1967.
Lilac........................................................... Dentistry
Green ........................................................ Medicine

The mace, twenty-seven inches in length, is
topped by a sterling silver sphere studded with
circular cabochon rubies, secured by bezels. The
Orange..................................................Engineering
collar of the mace is inlaid with ebony, alternated
Pink.................................................................Music
with silver relief fleur-de-lis design elements. The
cultured pearls mounted in cups encircle the
Salmon Pink................................................... PublicHealthbottom of the collar symbolizing the thirteen state
colleges of Pennsylvania. The shaft of the mace is
Purple................................................................ Law
composed of Brazilian rosewood sections,
separated by sterling silver rings. The mace is
Russet ......................................................... Forestry
terminated by a cast sterling silver finial; the five
cultured pearls represent the existing curricula.
Scarlet....................................................... Theology
The rib-like cone form is terminated by a small
silver sphere symbolizing the world.
White ......................Arts, Letters and Humanities
Maize .....................................................Agriculture

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

Golden Yellow.............................................. Science

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THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION
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.

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.
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 the
medallion is comprised of a series of two-inch

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.

bars of velvet in black or the color of the discipline
in which the doctorate was obtained.

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 bell-shaped with three

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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PRESIDENT FRANK G. POGUE
Commission, the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth
Partnership, and the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra. In
2005, he was elected to the Executive Committee of
the Civic Coordinating Committee of Erie County.
Additionally, he serves on the Boards of Corporators
for the Hamot Health Foundation, the Saint Vincent
Health Center, and the Meadville Medical Center. He
is a member of the Erie Martin Luther King Center
Scholarship Committee and an Honorary Member of
the Erie Wolves Club. Dr. Pogue was chairperson of
the Erie County Millennium Commission, the Erie
County State Employees Combined Appeal (SECA)
campaign in 2001 and 2002, and of the Erie Day
School's Adopt-A-Scholar scholarship program (200001 and 2002-03). He was also a member of the Erie
Mayor's Task Force on Public Safety. Dr. Pogue has
served on the boards of directors for the United Way
of Erie County and the Greater Erie Coimty Chapter
of the American Red Cross.
Dr. Pogue was honored by the Erie Area Chamber
of Commerce with the Louis J. Tullio Community
Service Award. The Greater Erie Community Action
Committee (GECAC) honored him in 2004 with the
Othello Myers Johnson Human Services Award and
with the Paul P. Martin Community Service Award in
2000. In 1999, the Distinguished Service Award for
Leadership and Vision was presented to him by the
SUNY at Albany Council of Trustees.
Dr. Pogue has shared his experiences and
expertise in Edinboro University classrooms via guest
lecturer presentations. He has also taught a course
titled, "Special Topics in Sociology" for the
Department of Sociology. He continues to enjoy
working in the classroom environment.
Since becoming president. Dr. Pogue has created
the concept and philosophy of the Edinboro Family, a
learner-centered environment where students come
first and are an integral part of a caring and
supportive campus community.

Frank G. Pogue was appointed the 15th president
of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on July 1,
1996.
A sociologist. Dr. Pogue holds a bachelor's degree
from Alabama State University, a master's degree
from Atlanta University, and a Ph.D. from the
University of Pittsburgh.
Prior to his presidency at Edinboro University,
Dr. Pogue was the vice chancellor for student affairs
and special programs at the State University of New
York (SUNY) Central Administration in Albany,
serving in that position for 10 years. While vice
chancellor, he also served for one year as interim
president at the SUNY College at Cobleskill. Prior to
his assignment in the SUNY Central Admirustration,
President Pogue was vice president for student affairs,
associate vice president for research and educational
development, dean of undergraduate studies, and a
department chairperson, all at SUNY at Albany.
Dr. Pogue participates in national, regional and
statewide leadership groups. He serves as a member
of the American Council on Education (ACE)
Commission on Women in Higher Education which
provides counsel to ACE on policies and concerns
related to expanded roles and equal opportunity for
women in higher education. He is a member of the
American Association of State Colleges and
Universities (AASCU) Committee on Professional
Development, Millennium Leadership Initiative and
Christa McAuliffe Selection Committee. He was
appointed in 2003 to the International Association of
University Presidents Commission on Disarmament
Education, Conflict Resolution and Peace. Since 1984,
Dr. Pogue has served on the Commission on Higher
Education Middle States Association of Colleges and
Schools (MSA). Most recently, he served as President
for the MSA Board of Trustees and as a member of its
Executive Committee, and he is a former vice chair of
the Commission's Executive Committee. Dr. Pogue
also serves on the Board of Directors of Pennsylvania
Campus Compact. He served for two years as
chairperson of the Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education (PASSHE) Commission for the
Universities and Commission of Presidents Executive
Committee. He is a member of the Executive Board of
A Community of Agile Partners in Education (CAPE).
In October 1996, Dr. Pogue was appointed by then
Permsylvania Governor Tom Ridge to the Governor's
Commission on Academic Standards. In November
2002, he was appointed co-chair of the Higher
Education Committee of Permsylvania Governor Ed
Rendell's Transition Team. In May, 2004, he was
appointed to the Pennsylvania Department of
Education's Higher Education Advisory Board.
Locally, Dr. Pogue serves on the Boards of
Directors for the Meadville Area Industrial
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GRAND MARSHAL
Leading the academic procession and
carrying the ceremonial mace at today's
Commencement ceremony is Dr. J. Brian
McKay, a professor of chemistry at Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania. He served as chair
of both the Department of Chemistry, and the
former Department of Chemistry and Physics,
for a total of 16 years.

for the improvement of science education, he
was named to the state-wide workgroup on
elementary science.
Professional organizations to which Dr.
McKay belongs include the American
Chemical Society, Sigma Xi and Phi Lambda
Upsilon. He has served on the University
Senate and its executive committee, the
University promotions committee, general
education committee, faculty research
conrunittee and the honors and independent
studies committee.

Dr. McKay earned a Bachelor of Science in
chemistry at the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy and Science, now called The
University of the Sciences. He earned a Master
of Science in chemistry and a Ph.D. in
analytical chemistry, both from Wayne State
University.

Community activities have also been a part
of Dr. McKay's career. He served on an
advisory board to the General McLane School
District, as a judge for the Pennsylvania Junior
Academy of Science, and as a staff member at
the Pittcon Conference in Analytical Chemistry
and Applied Spectroscopy. Dr. McKay has also
served the community as a member of various
ecumenical choirs and a youth soccer coach.

Dr. McKay began his chemistry career at
Sim Oil Company with summer internships,
followed by a summer position in the scientific
laboratory of the Ford Motor Company.
Dr. McKay began his teaching career as an
assistant professor of chemistry at the
University of Connecticut. In 1972, he joined
Edinboro University's faculty as an associate
professor and attained the rank of professor in
1985. For many years Dr. McKay has advised
the students in Edinboro's Pre-Pharmacy

EDUCATOR, ADVISOR, RESEARCHER AND
STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Frank G. Pogue presented the Educator of the Year, Advisor
of the Year, Researcher of the Year and Staff Member of the Year awards to four Edinboro employees at the
2005 Spring Convocation held on Friday, April 1. The annual event is part of the University-wide employee
recognition program.
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Dr. David Ferster is the Chairperson of the Political Science and
Criminal Justice Department. He has developed cooperative
arrangements with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office and
the Pennsylvania State Police that have brought state-of-the-art
technology to the Edinboro campus. He also serves as Director of the
Western Pennsylvania Labor Education Institute. He has coordinated
the University's Criminal Justice Day activities for the past several
years that have brought a range of professionals to campus for the
benefit of students. Dr. Ferster was also a featured speaker in October
of 2004 for the Pennsylvania Association of Councils of Trustees
Conference held here on campus. Prior to coming to the University,
he was the Assistant Coimty Attorney for Erie County, New York and
was a decorated Sergeant in the Marine Corps. He was honored as a
Distinguished Alumnus of the State University of New York College
at Buffalo, and by New York Governor George Pataki with the New
York Conspicuous Service Star medal and Cross medal as a veteran
who was cited for individual valor in combat.

program.

ADVISOR OF THE YEAR

Dr. McKay has presented his research at a
number of conferences, and has published his
work in the Journal of Chemical Education,
Mikrochemica Acta, Talanta, and the Journal of
Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry. He was
awarded grants from the Pittsburgh
Spectroscopy Society and the PPG Foundation.
As part of the NSF-sponsored CETP-PA grant

Dr. Gary Grant is the chair of the Music Department and, as such, he
has assumed a leadership role in modeling excellent advising
relationships while also creating an environment for effective
academic advising. While he attends to the needs of his own advisees
with great care, he also meets each semester with all music majors to
review curriculum requirements and changes. Dr. Grant coordinates
the Music Major for a Day program that brings high school students
to campus and is a valuable recruitment tool for the department. He
formerly served as the director of the Marching Band and currently
serves as the director for the University Jazz Band and the Symphonic
Wind Ensemble. He was instrumental in recommending design
elements for the impressive Louis C. Cole Auditorium - Memorial
Hall, and has worked with the Facilities staff in creating the plans for
the new Music building for which the University recently received
capital funding.

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RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR
Dr. Gary Connell is a member of the Professional Studies
Department. He has an extensive record of research starting in 1986,
with 16 publications including two books, several chapters, and 11
articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Coimell's most recent work was
published in The Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, October 2004,
and he has a chapter accepted for publication in the Handbook of
Family Therapy, 2005. He is recognized as an expert in the field of
family and community coimseling with significant contributions to
the theoretical work of Carl Whittaker and the applied studies with
oppositional defiant at-risk children and their families. He has
presented at a number of national conferences, most recently as a
major presenter at national conferences for the American Counseling
Association and the American Association for Marriage and Family
Therapy.

UNIVERSITY FACULTY MARSHALS
Dr. Max Azicri, Political Science and Criminal Justice Department
Dr. Salene Cowher, Professional Studies Department
Ms. Diane Crandall, Art Department
Dr. James Dunn, Business Administration and Economics Department
Dr. Jean Faieta, Special Education and School Psychology Department
Dr. Carol Gleichsner, Dr. Gerald P. Jackson Department of Academic Support Services
Dr. Theodore Haber, Philosophy Department
Dr. Karim Hossain, Physics and Technology Department
Ms. Margot Koczan, Foreign Languages Department
Dr. Henry Lawrence, Geosciences Department
Dr. Kathleen Lipkovich, Health and Physical Education Department

STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR

Dr. William Mackay, Biology and Health Services Department
Mr. Charles Marr, English and Theatre Arts Department

Mr. Eddie Gray has served the University as a police officer since
1986, and he is currently the first shift patrol supervisor. His other
duties include selection, hiring and scheduling of student employee
enforcement officers and scheduling the opening and re-securing of
buildings for after-hours usage. Eddie is a certified hostage negotiator
and has completed training through the Permsylvania State Police in
dealing with stress, shooting incidents and domestic abuse and
violence. He also has been trained in post-traumatic stress counseling
through the Crawford County Drug and Alcohol Center and has
taken classes in interrogation from the FBI. A resident of Meadville,
Sgt. Gray is a member of the President's Commission on Civility and
is a U.S. Army veteran.

Dr. Rhonda Matthews, Sociology Department
Dr. J. Brian McKay, Chemistry Department
Ms. Patricia Nosel, Nursing Department
Dr. Anne Ortega, Music Department
Dr. Patricia Pineo, Mathematics and Computer Science Department
Dr. William Pithers, Psychology Department
Dr. Roy Shinn, Speech and Communication Studies Department
Dr. Kathleen Stevens, Secondary Education Department
Dr. Rosemary Treloar, Elementary Education Department
Mr. John Widner, Baron-Fomess Library
Mr. Michael Wiler, Social Work Department
Dr. Renata Wolynec, History and Anthropology Department

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RETIREES

HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS

The faculty, administration and staff of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania would like to take this
opportunity to recognize those faculty and staff who have recently retired.

Charles R. Webber, May 1981

Mr. John Alward, Office for Students with Disabilities
Mr. Paul Bennetti, Police
Mr. Don Bowman, Student Health Services
Ms. Bonnie Boylan, Sociology/Philosophy/Foreign Language
Ms. Marleen Cardarelli, Mathematics and Computer Science
Mr. Michael Cardarelli, Police
Ms. Joanne Curlett, Custodial
Dr. Raymond Dengel, Baron-Fomess Library
Ms. Joan Dengel, Special Education and School Psychology
Dr. Richard Double, Philosophy
Mr. Don Ellsworth, Physics and Technology
Mr. Edward Erdos, Health and Physical Education
Ms. Patricia Fellows, Extended Learning
Mr. Leroy Ferry, Maintenance
Dr. Judith Gramley, Foreign Languages
Ms. Elaine Hanks, Custodial
Mr. David Harbula, Technology and Communications
Ms. Kathleen Heffren, Custodial
Ms. Linda Henning, Ghering Health Center/Police
Mr. Marlin Johnson, Technology and Communications
Mr. Thomas Keenan, Office for Students with Disabilities
Mr. Floyd Lang, Office for Students with Disabilities
Dr. Richard Lindenberg, Geosciences
Ms. Barbara McMurray, Science, Management and Technology
Ms. Rose Miller, Custodial
Mr. William Nesbitt, Maintenance
Ms. A. Marie Papesch, Mathematics and Computer Science
Ms. June Peterman, Custodial
Ms. Paula Porter, Records and Registration
Mr. James Rasavage, Maintenance
Mr. James Reynolds, Police
Dr. Thomas Reynolds, Psychology
Mr. J^ey Robb, Police
Ms. Lucille Schmidt, Custodial
Mr. Robert Schweitzer, English and Theatre Arts
Ms. Barbara Shimek, Secondary Education
Mr. David Sublette, Music
Mr. Andrew Szymanski, Maintenance
Ms. Lynn Theehs, Athletics
Dr. Thomas Walkiewicz, Physics and Technology
Dr. Robert Weber, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Mr. David Zilian, Police

Louis J. Tullio, May 1983
Milton Eisenhower, May 1985
Dr. Gertrude Barber, May 1988
Mary Porreco, May 1988
Sr. M. Lawreace Antoun, SSJ, May 1989
Joseph DiMaggio Jr., May 1989
G. Andrew Fleming, May 1990
Walter Hendl, May 1990
I. King Jordan, May 1991
Chuck Jones, December 1991
Raymond Shafer, May 1992
Charles Kennedy, May 1992
Mary Beth Kennedy, May 1992
Richard Nygaard, May 1993
Nairn Akbar, December 1993
Mahmoud Haroon, December 1994
Fiji Oue, May 1995
Louis Porreco, December 1995
Thomas Hagen, May 1996
Paul O'Neill, December 1997
Michael Zahorchak, December 1997
Fred Rogers, May 1998
Donald DiPlacido, December 1998
Dr. Yvonne Thornton, May 1999
Dr. James E. Barker, December 1999
Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D., December 2000
Dr. John Hope Franklin, December 2000
The Honorable Joyce A. Savocchio, December 2001
Donald M. Alstadt, May 2002
K. Leroy Irvis, May 2002
Mike S. Zafirovski, December 2002
David N. Matthews, December 2003
William E. Strickland Jr., May 2004
Dr. David William Steadman, December 2004

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Edward Paul McMahan, BS, Gannon University, 2000
Matthew M. Moore**, BS, SUNY College at Cortland, 2000
Vanessa Norton-Booker, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1984
Pertrina D. Williams, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2002

MASTER'S DEGREES
GRADUATE STUDIES
Mary M. Bevevino, Ph.D., Dean
Social Sciences

MASTER OF ARTS
Art

Tabatha Lyrm Mains**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1995

Clinical Psychology

Tara Marie Allen, BA, Niagara University, 2003
Mary Elizabeth Ball, BA, Bowling Green State University, 2003
Jason Scott Boone, BS, Fairmont State College, 2003
Jane Ellen Burlingame**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,

Speech Language
Pathology

2002

Sara Ruth Gilbert**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Stephanie A. Hajduk, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2001
Isis Mariah Kuczaj, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Christin Anna McDonald**, BA, Gannon University, 2003
Stephen F. Nestingen-Palm**, BS, University of Wisconsin, 2003
Lisa Ann Reo, BA, Temple University, 2002
Evan Siegfried Tucker, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1997

Communication Studies

Christopher John Burke, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Kimberly Adrianne Extern**, BA, Clarion University of
Pennsylvania, 2000
Kimber James Forrester, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1995
Elaine Carol Petri Gibson**, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2002
Yvonne Katherine Ludwig, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2003
Brooke Elizabeth Lyle, BA, Malone College, 2001
Brittany Alane Rowe**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2000

Stephame Rae Tate, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Amy Lyn Yoder, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003

Counseling

Jennifer Rae Alexander**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2001
Barbara Lee Borgeson, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2002

2000

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* Caley Renee Banko, BS, SUNY College at Fredonia, 2000
* Alyssa Nicole Best, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002
* Trisha Marie Bizub, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 1999
* Natalie Ruth Bonavita, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
* Laura Jean Combs, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
* Jamie Lyn Coniglio, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 2003
* Heather Rose Hill, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Maria Lynne lapalucci, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
* Sara Lisa Morden, BA, Brock University, 2001
* Lindsay Marie Pickard, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 2000
* Jennifer Denise Pollock, BA, Geneva College, 2003
* Vinita Josephine Rajah, BA, Ouachita Baptist University, 2003
* Amy L. Reed, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Adrienne Renee Riley, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2002
* Kimberly A. Rowse, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Tammy Renee Rupp, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Arma Katherine Schultz, BA, Thiel College, 2003
* Jessica Marie Sunday, BS, University of Central Florida, 2001

MASTER OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership

Kathryn Smith Olds**, BS, Ohio University, 1970
Margaret J. Testa**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1994
James Andrew Vieira**, BA, Gannon University, 1989

Educational Psychology

Christopher John Fortin, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1995
Suzanne Marie Hazen**, BA, Gannon University, 2003
Brian W. Luthringer, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Christopher John Richardson, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2001

Elementary Education

Elena Beth Arnold**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Maria C. Bemis**, BS, Canisius College, 1999

Tracy Lynn Cadman**, BS, Seton Hall University, 2000
Janae Lynn Flint, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2000
Joy Rochelle Lazenby**, BA, Utah State University, 1997
Christine Yvonne Malone, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
Brooke Prescott Martin**, BS, University of New Hampshire, 1994

Adam Gregory Blahut, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2002
Jamie Jo Chapman**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Samuel Matthew Claster**, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2002
Barry Joseph Gray**, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1980; MS,
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1990
Jessica Ann Leveto, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Angela M. Loomis, BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1996

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Charlotte C. Drayer**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1991
Nancy Susan Gates**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1993
Sarah Lynne Goroncy**, BS, Allegheny College, 2003
David Andrew Hudson**, BS, Washington and Lee University, 1989

Middle/Secondary
Instruction

Reading

School Administration

Gregory John Lehman**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1990
Michael C. Trudnowski, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1999

Special Education

Traci Michelle Bowman, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1995
Kirsten Leigh Brooks**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1996
Patricia J. Iriana**, BS, Geneva College, 1985
Charlotte Rachel Lafer, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1999
Ann Marie Oestereich**, BS, Millersville University of Permsylvania,

Charissa Dawn Cobble, BFA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2000
Jamie Leigh Edmonds, BS, California University of Permsylvania,
2002
Elizabeth Marie Knafelc, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2002
Janel Marie Subjack, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1974
Melissa Joan Attenborough**, BS, Clarion University of
Permsylvania, 1996
Sandra M. Balkovic**, BS, Villa Maria College, 1986; MED, University
of Cincinnati, 1994
Michelle Marie Causgrove**, BS, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 1997
Robyn Ann Delp, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2002
Dawn Marie Dougherty**, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2000
Brigette Rachel Dubots, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2001
Jennifer Leigh Esser, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1999
Patricia J. Foessett**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2003
Nicole Marie Gross, BS, Plymouth State College, 1997
Arm M. Haibach, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2000
Elisa Katrine Holmes, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1998
Lorin Roselle Hosmer, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2002
Jack Nathan lacuzzo, BS, Canisius College, 1996
Julia Elizabeth Johnson**, BS, Illinois State University, 1990; MA,
National-Louis University, 1997
Melissa Arm Keinath, BA, Waynesburg College, 1994
Michael Ryan Kenyon, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2001
Ginger LaVorme Manker, BS, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 1998
Mary Bridgid McIntyre**, BS, Villa Maria College, 1969; MED,
Garmon University, 2000
Judith A. Mumford, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1976; MED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1999
Melissa A. Parker, BA, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 1992
Jennifer Lyrm Rahal-Moore, BS, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2001
Catherine G. Sabados, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2003
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2001

Elizabeth C. Rettew, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1998

MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Fine Arts

Jillian Joi Ploucha, BFA, Indiana University of Permsylvania, 2001
Justin E. Poole, BFA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Carol Irene Schwartz, BS, Southwest Texas State University, 1999
Kathe Richards Umlauf**, AA, The University of The Arts, 1997; BA,
Millersville University of Permsylvania, 1980
Jared Bradley Ward**, AAS, Ricks College, 1995; BS, Southern Utah
University, 2001

MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology

Erica Lyrm Maynard, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2001

Information Technology

Golam Basir, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2001

CANDIDATES FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING DEGREE
Consortium with Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Susan Elaine Sitter, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Susan E. Anderson**, BS, Ouachita Baptist University, 1978; MS,
Southwestern Baptist Theologic, 1987
Julie Arm Baxter, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1998

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Cathleen Nicole Blahut, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
2003
Ebony L. Brooks, BA, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Barbara Angelina Cannata, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
1996
Justina Marie Egan, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2002
Jeffrey L. Hayden, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Heather S. Hough, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Jacqueline Marie Lanagan’^*, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2000
Brett E, Learner, BS, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Warren Adam Levy, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1995
Travis Scott Mattera, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2002
Sandy Jo McMann, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Julie A. Metzler, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1992
Alexis Jean Mustin*% BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Charen M. Pasky, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Sara E. Peterson, BA, SUNY College at Brockport, 1968; MS, Portland
State University, 1973
Edward Alfred Thiry, III**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Jaime Diane Thompson, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Angela L)mn Tripp, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Nicole Marie White, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2003

HONORS
The following degree candidates have earned at least 60 credits as imdergraduate 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

I:

*Students who will complete degree requirements during Summer 2005.
**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.

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

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Casey Lea Alexander
Kerwin James Beechey
Tammy L. Black
Daniel Richard Brown
Jason Robert Brown
Lauren Michelle Butler
Marikathryn Cacchione
Evan D. Cross
Brandy Renee Cunningham
Amber Lyrm Digiacomo
Emily Ann Ditrich
Kathleen Bailey Donahue
Connie Jean Dugan
Tiffany Jean Emery
Darcie Arm Fink
Leslye Arme Greene
Kristen L. Hamilton
Melody-Arm Melissa Harris
Heather Jo Helsley
Diana Kay Hoover
Jamie Arm Hoover
Andrea Dawn Kahle
Julie Arm Kirdahy
Elizabeth J. Kneidel
Hannah Leigh Kulic
David A. Laird, III

Michael James Lecker
Abby Lauren Linsted
Rebecca Christine Maloney
Brooke Sydney Manchester
Briarma Lyrm McCloskey
Katie L. McCormick
Stephanie Arm Melzer
Karen M. Neuhofs
Andrea L. Palmieri
Christopher D. Peters
Emily L)mn Praster
Georgi Marie Robinson
Maura Michelle Sansone
Permi Sue Schaefer
Laura Lyrm Scheestel
Joseph Andrew Schmucker
Erin Denise Scully
Jeffrey M. Steggert
Jason James Taylor
Laura Beth Terwilliger
Evelyn Irene Tracy
Matthew David Wasielewski
Katheryn Renee Weber
Julie Marie Williams
Tamara Lee Wyrich
Britni Marie Zandbergen

Amy Marie Anthony
Kenneth Edward Arnold
Jessica Lynn Baker
Scott Andrew Balles
Wayne Wilson Bowersox
Steven D. Brooks
Kimberly Sue Brumagin
Katy Marie Curtis
Brett Douglas Davis
Marissa Grace DeLiberato
Scott D. Ellwanger
Melissa Arm Fetterhoff

EUen Jean Fischer
Bilguim Ginjbaatar
Daniel G. Hanson, Jr.
William Matthew Hegedus
Kimberly Sue Hetrick
Melissa E. Hogg
Kelly Rosella Homerski
David Martin Humes
Shanell Marie Irwin
Christina Jankoviak
Matthew James Johnson
Renee Marie Kam

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Kathryn Grace Kane
Abigail Patricia Lauver
Erica Leigh Lemmon
Sarah Rose Loper
Amy E. McClintock
John George Miller, Jr.
Brandy Leigh Morgan
David J. Morganti
Susan Lyn Mullin
Margaret Sarah Myers
Kevin Paul Neiswonger
Elizabeth Marie Papa
Danielle Rae Peters
Darla Marie Plowman
Stacie Marie Potter
Colleen Michelle Rex
Jennifer A. Ronald
Learm Marie Russell

CUM LAUDE

Kristin Marie Augustin
Christopher Lawrence Bala
April L. Beliveau
Susan Walsh Bell
Nicole Marie Bills
Travis David Bogdanski
Megan Lee Boring
Craig Eugene Bortner
Matthew David Breedlove
Hayley Michelle Bricker
Erika Elise Brown
Heather Melissa Buck
Katherine Jane Burgoyne
Kari Lynn Carpenter
James Robert Case
Lisa Lynn Cassidy
Anneke Grace Chewning
Jennifer Christie
Daniel R. Custer
Erin Lynn Deasey
Kayla Kristine Dejulia
Jessica Marie Delfft
Benjamin Joseph
Deszczykiewicz
Jennifer Lynn Dinsmore
David Thomas Donze
Lisa Marie Domhoefer

Deanna Lynn Sampson
Rachel Anne Schmucker
Jason Michael Schweichler
Ann Christine Seidle
Makhosazana Melissa Sibanda
Ronald W. Smith
Heather Marie Stuczynski
Robert Warren Sudano
Kristine Rose Synowka
John Leonard Tiller
Maggie A. Tzakos
Bethany Dawn Webb
Rachel Kay Weiner
Erin Lee West
Kathryn M. White
Michael Thomas Zeigler
Rebecca Dawn Zepp
Megan Marie Zitner

Martin Vaughn Dumell
Dana Catherine Marie Farley
Lad Yvonne Fedele
Nicole Marie Ferrio
Danielle Ellen Fisher
Julie Marie Flagella
Neil J. Foriska
Tara Marie Frantz
Jacob Olin Gray
David Matthew Groucutt
Rebecca Ann Hicho
Bradley D. Higgins
Leah Marie Humes
Debora Jamie Trigg
Humphreys
Erin Moore Jarvis
Jillian Tait Johnson
Chaz R. Kellem
Michael Joseph Keltz
Marissa A. Klein
Eryn Elizabeth Kushner
Melissa M. LeVier
Corey Benjamin Lindell
Roxanne Parker Lomonte
Bethany Aime Losco
Ashely Erin Lumberg
Annette Marie Madden

DR. ROBERT C. WEBER
HONORS PROGRAM

Michael Matthew Madden
Kathleen Marie Markley
Jacob Henry Mastren-Williams
Adam Douglas Mattocks
Amy Lynn McDade
Andrea Katherine McGrain
Mary Jean Messmer
Kristin Marlene Metts
Tichawanda Jonathan Mhariwa
Destiny Joy Miller
John R. Mitchell
Chris C. Moriarty
Abigail McLeod Nelson
Lisa Rebecca Nesbitt
Bobbi A. Olson
Bryan Scott Olson
Michelle Marie Palmer
Robert Hubert Pesch
Allen Lee Peterson
Hercules J. Platts, III

Brandy N. Riddle
Megan Ann Rightnour
Nicole Lorraine Rister
Rachel Renee Rovini
Jamia Qamara Saunders
Denise E. Schlosser
Thomas Ian Seay
Arielle Sekula
William D. Shuey, Jr.
Ronald Lee Smith, Jr.
Erin Michelle Terrell
Keith Andrew Thompson
Heather A. Vanderoef
Amanda Marie Vommero
Morgan Elizabeth Walker
Christina Lynn Watson
Emily L. White
Tifani Lee Whiteley
Clay Allen Woodring
Tok-Hui Yeap

Honors Diploma
Daniel Richard Brown
Marissa Grace DeLiberato
Scott D. EUwanger
Darcie Ann Fink
Leslye Anne Greene
Diana Kay Hoover
Penni Sue Schaefer
Erin Denise Scully
Britni Marie Zandbergen

General Education Honors
Jacob Olin Gray
Chris C. Moriarty
Susan Lyn Mullin
Rachel Anne Schmucker

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Upper Division Honors
Heather A. Vanderoef

BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS
Anthropology
Jennifer Anne Mazzu
Amy Lynn McDade - Cum Laude
Art History
Cynthia J. Aikey
Erin Lynn Deasey - Cum Laude
Justin James Wujcik

*

Broadcast Journalism:
Radio/Television News
Lauren Kristine Brzezicki

*
*

Criminal Justice
Charles D. Andersen
Ashlee Elizabeth Antolik
Daniela Baban
Janelle Leigh Bauer
David E. Bidwell
Amanda L. Bogucki
Ryan Thomas Bokor
Stephanie Jo Bolton
Robert Louis Boyle
Steven D. Brooks - Magna Cum Laude
Ernest Glenn Carlson
Kevin Warner Ceasar
Michael Scott Crawford
James Andrew Czerpak
Ryan Patrick Donovan
Lisa Marie Domhoefer - Cum Laude
Connie Jean Dugan - Summa Cum Laude
Robert J. Fischer
Tara Marie Frantz - Cum Laude
Kelli Jo Arm Garis
Corry Jay Garrett
Rachelle Lyrm Godot

*

Richard Antoine Gordon
Kristen L. Hamilton - Summa Cum Laude
James F. Hefferman
Rebecca Ann Hicho - Cum Laude
Kevin Lynn Holman
Leslie Ann Horwatt
Cory L. Jack
Krysia Renae Jaworski
Myra Sage King
Jennifer M. Kneedler
Corey Benjamin Lindell - Cum Laude
David Lindsey McCaslm
Abbey M. Mortus
Anne M. Murz)mski
Michael R. Nugent
Charlotte Marie Pelc
Tanisha D. Price
Travis Eugene Repman
Evelyn Ruiz
Randall Sterling Russell
Michelle Marie Snippert
Kathryn Marie Snyder
Jody Jay Stonis
Leslie D. Stouffer
Nicholas R. Strauch
Brandon Michael Urda
Kathryn M. White - Magna Cum Laude
Benjamin N. Winter

English
Jeffrey C. Ahlberg
Calida AUi Barboza
Daniel Robert Bickel
Rachel Marie Borsa
Christopher Andrew Brown
Sheri M. Butman
Elizabeth Anne Carr
Monica Andree Clem
Joshua David Dudas
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Philosophy
John George Miller, Jr. - Magna Cum Laude

Katie L. McCormick - Summa Cum Laude
John R. Mitchell - Cum Laude
Seth Aaron Porterfield
Melissa Ann Potts
Brian Matthew Skaggs
Terrika Lee Towell
Timoni Marie Webster
Nyla Guay Wolfgang
Catherine L. Wooliscroft

Political Science
Daniel J. Dwyer
Abigail McLeod Nelson - Cum Laude
Robert Hubert Pesch - Cum Laude
Laura Lynn Scheestel - Summa Cum Laude
Emily L. White - Cum Laude

History
Kenneth Edward Arnold - Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Dawn Barath
Kelly C. Dixon
Kurtis N. Ferry
Stephen Christopher House
Leah Marie Humes - Cum Laude
John George Miller, Jr. - Magna Cum Laude
Chris C. Moriarty - Cum Laude
Megan Michelle Rettger
Steven James Salvatore
Anthony Nicholas Sufra
Jon V. Viera
Daniel R. Vogel

Print Journalism: News and Editorial
Paul M. Podgers
* Beth A. Noyes
Rachel Arme Schmucker - Magna Cum Laude

Psychology
* Raeann K. Barnes
Kimberly Re'Nee Beason
April L. Beliveau - Cum Laude
Cassidy A. Boyer
Daniel R. Custer - Cum Laude
Laurie E. Fisher
Steven Paul Garrett
Ashley A. Hall
Morgan Jennifer Heino
Jamie Lyrme Huntley
Shanell Marie Irwin - Magna Cum Laude
Erin Elizabeth Larson
Erin Sue Leveille
Jennifer Ann Lewis
Erinann B. Lindner
Michael S. Ludwick
Julie Marie McFadden
Amanda Dianne Milliren
Adelle J. Montgomery
Thomas Bruce Moore
Cristina Panaccione
Brandon Elizabeth Parks
Catherine E. Parlin
Erica Lee Penepacker
* Scott Salmon
Robert Foster Sims, III
Jeffrey M. Steggert - Summa Cum Laude
Kara M. Steiner
Laura Beth Terwilliger - Summa Cum Laude

Humanities
Theresa Rose Crowley
Janice E. Good
Jason Douglas Lavery
Jennifer Ann Quadri

Latin American Studies
* Ashley M. Gunn

Music
Rayna L)m Allanigue
Jonathan Scott Beveridge
Daniel Richard Brown - Summa Cum Laude
Nicole Marie Ferrio - Cum Laude
Kevin L. Hawk
Brent David Johnson
Regena Elizabeth Kirk
Susan Lyn MuUin - Magna Cum Laude
Elliott Rashad Ratliff
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Jessica Marie Torok
Maggie A. Tzakos - Magna Cum Laude
Heather A. Vanderoef - Cum Laude
* Kenya L. Wayne
Amanda L. Wingard
Nyla Guay Wolfgang
Clay Allen Woodring - Cum Laude

Julie Marie Flagella - Cum Laude
Sharon L)mette Forbes
Rhea Christine Jones
Abby Lauren Linsted - Summa Cum Laude
Melinda Kay Lockwood
Danielle L. Mercer
Kristin Marlene Metts - Cum Laude
Brandy Leigh Morgan - Magna Cum Laude
Lindsay Kristine Munn
Margaret Sarah Myers - Magna Cum Laude
Kathrine L. Patterson
Monica Lynn Penezic
Emily L)mn Praster - Summa Cum Laude
Kerri Lynn Sherred
Amanda Marie Vommero - Cum Laude

Social Science
Rita C. Arghyrou
Laci Yvorme Fedele - Cum Laude
Ryuji Hayashi
Megan Ann Rightnour - Cum Laude
Deanna Marie Visalle
Sociology
Jamie Liim Bowersox
Daniel Arnold Carr, Jr.
Willie C. Carr
Tiffany Dionne Edwards
Jonathan Marshall Lanstrum
Michael James Lecker - Summa Cum Laude
Laurel Rae Miller
Jamia Qamara Saunders - Cum Laude
Christopher S. Slabic
Chianti M Thomas
Ashley Corinne Thompson
John Leonard Tiller - Magna Cum Laude
Amy Lynne Vogel
Valerie S. Vrerma
Christina Lynn Watson - Cum Laude
James M. Wisniewski

Speech Communication
Pamela Jane Adams
Renae Lynnette Armstrong
Daniel Thomas Barker
Megan Lee Boring - Cum Laude
Herman L. Brown
Holly Vera Bundy
Brandy L. Caldwell
Lisa L)mn Cassidy - Cum Laude
Timothy Charles Chizmar
Angela S. Cole
* Rachel E. Curtze
Jeremy Joseph Donovan
Dustin Shane Dunkovich
Nicholas Eugene Eakin
Jessica L. Fleischmann
Stacie Mae Galis
Bernadette Elizabeth Giovanelli
Leon Michael Harrison
Courtney Jennifer Hillhouse
Lincoln Kurt Travis Jamison
Holly Leigh Manafo Kellogg
Christopher W. Kile
Nicole Renee Kruse
David A. Laird, III - Summa Cum Laude
Courtney Dianna Lash
Megan Elizabeth McGrory
Michelle Christine Miller
Frank R. Mineo, III
Jason Nicholas Morris

Spanish
Sarah Rose Loper - Magna Cum Laude
Rebecca Christine Maloney - Summa Cum Laude
Penni Sue Schaefer - Summa Cum Laude
Christina Marie Schermann
Terrika Lee Towell

Speech and Hearing Sciences
Nichole M. Brown
Mary K. Bulloch
Ellen Jean Fischer - Magna Cum Laude
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Nicholas Anthony Judy
Ned Michael Karlovich
Kristen Marie Kem
Thomas Ronald Kettleson
Kyle R. Kubeldis
Daniel Edward Lehr
Jean Carlos Lopez
Teresa Frances Martuccio
Kathreen Claudette Mahoney
Raymond M. Masters
Amy E. McClintock - Magna Cum Laude
Chad Ryan McKay
Ashley Marie Meixel
Ryan Patrick Miller
Keith A. Novotak
Anthony J. Oshlick
Elizabeth Marie Papa - Magna Cum Laude
Chad C. Paul
Jason H. Pickering
Hercules J. Platts, III - Cum Laude
Zachary Collins Porter
Adam James Rettig
Brandy N. Riddle - Cum Laude
Jennifer Lynn Robinson
Rachel Renee Rovini - Cum Laude
Molly Kathleen Sargent
Arielle Sekula - Cum Laude
Todd T. Stiffler
Robert Warren Sudano - Magna Cum Laude
Amber Rose Thompson
Kimberly Anne Turner
Cara Marie Webster
Lindsey Benet Wolfgong

Dana Marie Myers
Patrice Ayanna NeSmith
Patrick David Nsibambi
Elliott Scott Page
Gregory C. Pistner
Karen Marie Revak
Christopher Curtis Ross
Leigh Beth Sankey
Amy Marie Sforza
Makhosazana Melissa Sibanda - Magna Cum
Laude
Robert Thomas Smith
Jason Charles Somerville
Amanda Renee Tarbell
* Brooke A. Troyer
Kelly Lee Wagner
Rachel Kay Weiner - Magna Cum Laude
Tamara Lee Wyrich - Summa Cum Laude
Britni Marie Zandbergen - Summa Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Fine Arts-Applied Media Arts
Ian Travis Anastas
Scott Andrew Balles - Magna Cum Laude
Kristofer Robert Boban
Morgan Neal Brace
Hayley Michelle Bricker - Cum Laude
Joseph William Butera
Alicia Michele Capenos
Johnathan Thomas Craig
Evan D. Cross - Summa Cum Laude
Tiffany Marie Dibble
David Thomas Donze - Cum Laude
Joshua E. Earl
Scott D. Ellwanger - Magna Cum Laude
Tiffany Jean Emery - Summa Cum Laude
Jonathan W. Fetch
Henry Robert Frew
Jamie Lee Genaux
Wayne Austin Geyer
Scott Thomas Hafner
* Kathryn M. Hanlin
Seth J. Harbaugh
Kelly Rosella Homerski - Magna Cum Laude
Erin Moore Jarvis - Cum Laude

Fine Arts-Crafts
Nicole Marie Bills - Cum Laude
Craig Eugene Bortner - Cum Laude
Brett Douglas Davis - Magna Cum Laude
Danielle Ellen Fisher - Cum Laude
David Matthew Groucutt - Cum Laude
Kelly Joaime Grzasko
Melody-Ann Melissa Harris - Summa Cum
Laude
Edward Martin Howe, III
Regis Michael McGuigan
Mary Jean Messmer - Cum Laude
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Anthony J. Oshlick
James Brian Primrose
Arm Marie Rosenthal
Ann Christine Seidle - Magna Cum Laude
Kristine Rose Synowka - Magna Cum Laude
Daniel Francis Wisniewski
Justin James Wujcik
Michael Walter Zielinski

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

IN ART EDUCATION
Kristin Marie Augustin - Cum Laude
Jessica Lynn Baker - Magna Cum Laude
Brandy Renee Cunningham - Summa Cum
Laude
Erin Lynn Deasey - Cum Laude
Megan Ashley Letters
Michael Joseph Keltz - Cum Laude
Melissa M. LeVier - Cum Laude
Bethany Arme Losco - Cum Laude
Rachael Jayne Miller
Georgi Marie Robinson - Summa Cum Laude
Thomas Ian Seay - Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Industrial and Trade Leadership
Christopher Franklin Repko
Brian E. Revak
Social Work
Heather Dean Berry
Melissa Ann Bihler
Nzinga Cates
Constance Latina Cheeves
Megan Cathleen Croyle
Kayla Kristine Dejulia - Cum Laude
Kerri M. Evans
Pauletti Lyn Feeney
Benjamin Patrick Greenland
Daniel G. Hanson, Jr. - Magna Cum Laude
Kelly Kathleen Kelly-Zazado
Lisa Lynn Liskey
Roxanne Parker Lomonte - Cum Laude
Alyssa Ann Lucas
Natalie Marie Montero
Bobbi A. Olson - Cum Laude
Andrea L. Palmier! - Summa Cum Laude
Lindsey Jean Schloer
Laura Lea Schulze
Erin Dell Sheridan
Ronald Lee Smith, Jr. - Cum Laude
Ronald W. Smith - Magna Cum Laude
Melanie Charlene Stewart
Rashell Lee Wilt

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Criminal Justice
Andrew Peter Hoke
Terika La Nae Moyer
John Paul Waring

Liberal Studies
Brenda Liz Abreu-Baker
Deborah Ann Hall
Seyed Jalalisaadat
Hisae Kanazawa
Dale Richard Smith
Ashley Danielle Stroup-McCauley

Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Earth Science
Jillanne Kimberly Hecker

Biology
Lleanna Ghane Bernard
Sarah Lynne Guriel
Emily Kay Pifer
Jason Michael Schweichler - Magna Cum Laude
Erin Denise Scully - Summa Cum Laude
Autumn Lee Sevich
Matthew David Wasielewski - Summa Cum
Laude
Tasha Melanie Yankevich

Environmental Studies/Geography
Matthew J. Bonomo
Wallace J. Kahn
Curtis A. LeSuer
Merina Manandhar
Jacob Henry Mastren-Williams - Cum Laude
Kee-Win Ong
Todd Michael Senard
Michael Lee Shellito
Abby Kay Texter

Business Administration
Katherine Mae Andes
Audra Marie Bailey
M. Sameer Bandukda
Ryan John Bauman
Susan Walsh Bell - Cum Laude
Benjamin D. Berlin
Edward S. Brown
Heather Melissa Buck - Cum Laude
James D. Byrne
Anneke Grace Chewning - Cum Laude
Marissa Grace DeLiberato - Magna Cum Laude
Lindsey R. Earrell
Jason Richard Vincent Gilotty
William Matthew Hegedus - Magna Cum Laude
Bradley D. Higgins - Cum Laude
Jerome Johnson
Nana Udunokua Kess Momoh
David M. Kubiak
Adma Jade Marie Lauster
Elizabeth I. Majer
Tichawanda Jonathan Mhariwa - Cum Laude
Bobbi Jo Miller
David J. Morganti - Magna Cum Laude
Beth Ann Nelson
Eric J. Patterson
Allen Lee Peterson - Cum Laude
Christopher M. Poraczky

Mathematics
Philip Andrew Bemosky
Matthew David Breedlove - Cum Laude
Nicole Marie De Vera
Ryan Robert Irwin
Brooke Sydney Manchester - Summa Cum Laude
Stephanie Ann Melzer - Summa Cum Laude
Mary J. Quiggle
Christopher Schmidt
Betsy Lynn Weaver
Jaquelyn Courtney Wheeler
Tifani Lee Whiteley - Cum Laude

Natural Science and Mathematics
Emily Theresa Smith

Physics
Christopher Lawrence Bala - Cum Laude
Chad Jonathan Ellsworth
Nathaniel Nunez
Charles William Trenk

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Stacie Marie Potter - Magna Cum Laude
Desiree Diorme Pressley
Anna Nikolaevna Ryjkova
Denise E. Schlosser - Cum Laude
Derek David Smith
Carla Beth Szalewicz
Donald W. Szewczyk
Stephen R. Vadas, II
Ellen M. Warren
Nathan Phillip Yetzer

Economics
Michael David Gaerttner
Bilguun Ginjbaatar - Magna Cum Laude
Mohan Neupane

Environmental Science/Biology
John Joseph Dowell
Brett Michael Freeborough
Jessica N. Prutzman

Geology
Chad Jonathan Ellsworth

Chemistry
Tyler Alexander Bristol
Emily M. Crane
Shane C. Darosh
Rebecca Jo Davis
Tom M. DeBaise
Neil J. Foriska - Cum Laude
Diana Kay Hoover - Summa Cum Laude
Jennifer A. Jagodzinski
Matthew David King
Ashely Erin Lumberg - Cum Laude
Michael Matthew Madden - Cum Laude
David Clark McCutcheon
Ann Marie Mehler
Kevin Paul Neiswonger - Magna Cum Laude
Lara Michelle Volk

Nuclear Medicine Technology
* Donald W Geibel

Darla Marie Plowman - Magna Cum Laude
Alicia Terece Rodriguez
Andrea Rae Rosenberger
Autumn Nicole Salusky
Heidi Marie Seager
Christopher S. Slabic
Lindsay Arm Stansberry
Elizabeth Claire Strosser
Jermifer Mae Van Slyke
Jaime Lyrm Wilczynski
Julie Marie Williams - Summa Cum Laude
Rebecca Dawn Zepp - Magna Cum Laude

ASSOCIATE OF ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Mitchell Roy McClung
Joede T. Muddiman
Ryan Matthew Sweeney

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Business Administration
Brian Matthew Anderle
Jacob Olin Gray
Tonya Arm Johnson
Karen Marie Widdowson
Andrea Alison Yori

Nutrition
Kristi Arm Scotchmer
Tok-Hui Yeap - Cum Laude

Nursing
Gabriel Manuel Beltran
Tammy L. Black - Summa Cum Laude
Jill Marie Bloomgren
Anita Louise Brewer
Christy L. Brooks
Erika Elise Brown - Cum Laude
Kimberly Sue Brumagin - Magna Cum Laude
Brittany Elizabeth Bunting
Marikathryn Cacchione - Summa Cum Laude
Jason A. Cottrell
Bethe Shannon Duckett
Erin Marie Dylewski
Jennifer Lyn Edwards
Daniel Michael Fairfield
Kimberly Sue Hetrick - Magna Cum Laude
Kimberly Arm Hinkson
Karyn Joy Hodgins
Jillian Tait Johnson - Cum Laude
Dawn C. Kaliszewski
Julie Ann Kirdahy - Summa Cum Laude
Elizabeth Arm Krol
Lisa Diane Kurutz
Penny Jo Latchaw
Arm Marie Malizia
Stacy Marie O'Keefe
Dawn Marie Park

Computer Science
Keiwin James Beechey - Summa Cum Laude
Ondrej Sutton Cecchini
Duston J. Delp
Matthew L. DeVore
* Nicholas M. Gikonyo
Eric Robert Hansel
David Martin Humes - Magna Cum Laude
Jade Nichole Kachik
Timothy M. McMahon
Ryan J. R. Mihalic
Matthew William Peters
Benjamin James Potter
Charles Michael Watson

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN EDUCATION

Katheryn Renee Weber - Summa Cum Laude
Erin Lee West - Magna Cum Laude

Elementary Education
Casey Lea Alexander - Summa Cum Laude
Jason Robert Brown - Summa Cum Laude
Katherine Jane Burgoyne - Cum Laude
Lauren Michelle Butler - Summa Cum Laude
Andrea Lynn Calanni
James Robert Case - Cum Laude
Jennifer Christie - Cum Laude
Kathleen Bailey Donahue - Summa Cum Laude
Martin Vaughn Durnell - Cum Laude
Heather Jo Helsley - Summa Cum Laude
Tina Louise Hricko
Debora Jamie Trigg Humphreys - Cum Laude
Matthew James Johnson - Magna Cum Laude
Kara Marie Johnston
Patrick James Jones
Kathryn Grace Kane - Magna Cum Laude
Elizabeth J. Kneidel - Summa Cum Laude
Holly Kae Krugger
Kathleen Elizabeth Kuhn
Hannah Leigh Kulic - Summa Cum Laude
Julie Kathleen Leaf
Erica Leigh Lemmon - Magna Cum Laude
Shannon Marie Loewke
Rebecca Christine Maloney - Summa Cum Laude
Kathleen Marie Markley - Cum Laude
Briarma Lynn McCloskey - Summa Cum Laude
Andrea Katherine McGrain - Cum Laude
Destiny Joy Miller - Cum Laude
Lisa Rebecca Nesbitt - Cum Laude
Karen M. Neuhofs - Summa Cum Laude
Christopher D. Peters - Summa Cum Laude
Colleen Michelle Rex - Magna Cum Laude
Maura Michelle Sansone - Summa Cum Laude
Maria Eileen Smith
Heather Marie Stuczynski - Magna Cum Laude
Keith Andrew Thompson - Cum Laude
Shawn E. Thompson
Bethany Dawn Webb - Magna Cum Laude

Elementary Education/Early Childhood
Jessica Marie Bair
Dana Catherine Marie Farley - Cum Laude
Leslye Anne Greene - Summa Cum Laude
Michelle Lyrm Hogya
Jamie Ann Hoover - Summa Cum Laude
* Emily Ann Kensinger
* Murray P. Lohr
Jennifer Jo Nimelli
Courtney Marie Simmons
Ashley Alice Wasson

Elementary Education/Special Education
Lincoln Daniel Bufalino
Katy Marie Curtis - Magna Cum Laude
Amber Lynn Digiacomo - Summa Cum Laude
Jennifer Lynn Dinsmore - Cum Laude
Emily Ann Ditrich - Summa Cum Laude
Melissa Ann Fetterhoff - Magna Cum Laude
Julie Marie Grygier
Christina Jankoviak - Magna Cum Laude
Rebecca Ann Kelley
Eryn Elizabeth Kushner - Cum Laude
Abigail Patricia Lauver - Magna Cum Laude
Danielle Rae Peters - Magna Cum Laude
Mary Beth Redfield
Nicole Lorraine Rister - Cum Laude
Deanna Lynn Sampson - Magna Cum Laude
Ellen Marie Savko
Erica Lynn Sweitzer
Jason James Taylor - Summa Cum Laude
Evelyn Irene Tracy - Summa Cum Laude
Jaime Lee Warkonyi

Secondary Education - Chemistry
Nicholas Paul Price

Special Education/Elementary Education
Amy Marie Anthony - Magna Cum Laude
Allison Elizabeth Brower
Jessica Marie Delfft - Cum Laude
Darcie Ann Fink - Summa Cum Laude
Sean M. Hess
Tamara Clare Wise

Secondary Education - Comprehensive
English
Amber Joy Barber
* Kenneth D. Falkenhagen
Annette Marie Madden - Cum Laude
Ryan Allen Manning
Erin Michelle Terrell - Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION

Secondary Education - General Science
Joseph Andrew Schmucker - Summa Cum Laude

Shawn Leroy Seldon Bean
Tierra Shate Biggers
Joseph D. Castellana
David Lance Deas
Benjamin Joseph Deszczykiewicz - Cum Laude
Robert Eliot Fiedler
Jacob Olin Gray - Cum Laude
Jovan Shamere Harris
Mark S. Hryvniak
Carrie E. Jones
Andrea Dawn Kahle - Summa Cum Laude
Renee Marie Kam - Magna Cum Laude
Chaz R. Kellem - Cum Laude
Marissa A. Klein - Cum Laude
Teri J. Michalski
Jonathan C. Mosimann
Michelle Marie Palmer - Cum Laude
Christine Ann Polinek
Erin Michelle Riley
Kristy Marie Ritvalsky
Jennifer A. Ronald - Magna Cum Laude
Megan Marie Schlindwein
William D. Shuey, Jr. - Cum Laude
John Leroy Smith
Henry S. Speerstra
Jamie Danielle Tekotte
Stacey Lynn Wemicki
Dylan L. Wessell
Katie M. Wratten
Megan Marie Zitner - Magna Cum Laude

Secondary Education - Mathematics
Ryan Lee Mumau
Michael Thomas Zeigler - Magna Cum Laude

Secondary Education - Social Studies
Samuel E. Barco
Wa)me Wilson Bowersox - Magna Cum Laude
Kari Lynn Carpenter - Cum Laude
Trisha Ann Eller
Jason Ryan Hawk
Robert Joseph Hetrick
* Justin William Lipscomb
Michael William McLaughlin
Bryan Scott Olson - Cum Laude
* Kenneth P. Quinn
Joseph Benjamin Valvoda

Secondary Education - Spanish
Learm Marie Russell - Magna Cum Laude

Special Education
Travis David Bogdanski - Cum Laude
Jamina Martha Silkworth

Secondary Education - Biology
Melissa E. Hogg - Magna Cum Laude
Adam Douglas Mattocks
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ASSOCIATE OF ARTS

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

Human Services-Developmental
Disabilities Specialist
Carolyn Irene DiLoreto
Sarah Molly Greiner
Samantha Joyce Krupp
Carla Marie Osborn

Pre-School Education
Amanda Theresa Brown
Melissa Sue Darr
Jillian L. Goda
Raquel Brenae Grayson
Carianne M. Kemling
Morgan Elizabeth Walker

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPECIALIZED STUDIES
Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President
for Academic Support Services

Brooke Marie Adolf
Christina Joy Boyd
Joseph P. DiNicola
Teresa Marie Forro
Joshua Leo Frischolz
Erik Patrick Glus
Kristi Ann Goldthwaite
Armeliese Grimm
Shayla Letrice Haskins
Shauna Lee Heinsler
Allison Jayne Horrell
Shaina B. Izzard
Edward Jason Kane

Amy Elizabeth Kimple
Courtney Lora Lang
Kurt William Martine
Diane Nicole Martinez
Paula Ann Paris
Christopher Franklin Repko
Heather Elaine Ryan
Pamela J. Smith
Mary Kathleen Stack
Emily Joy Surckla
Natalie Lynn Toscano
Morgan Elizabeth Walker - Cum Laude

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Board of Governors
Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education

Edinboro University Council of Trustees

Commencement Committee

Judy G. Hample, Chancellor

Charles A. Gomulka, Chair
Kim E. Lyttle, Vice Chair
C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair
The Honorable Matthew E. Baker
The Honorable Francis V. Barnes
Jude C. Butch
Mark E. Collins, Jr.
Marie Conley Lammando
Paul S. Dlugolecki
Regina M. Donato
Daniel P. Elby
The Honorable Michael K. Hanna
David P. Holveck
The Honorable Vincent J. Hughes
The Honorable Ed Rendell
The Honorable James J. Rhoades
John K. Thornburgh
Christine J. Toretti Olson
There are currently two vacancies on the Board.

Harry K. Thomas, Esq., Chair
Benedict J. Miceli, Vice Chair
Harold C. Shields, Secretary
Raymond L. Dombrowski
The Honorable John R. Evans
John E. Horan
C. Richard Johnston
Catherine M. Manning, SSJ
Virginia L. McGarvey
John A. Pulice
Jordan M. Ritter
Judy G. Hample (ex officio)

Pearl W. Bartelt, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Chair
Kari Althof, Assistant Director of the University Center
Gary Grant, Chair, Department of Music
Barbara Kantz, Special Events Planner/Prospect Researcher
Judy Kubeja, Senior Executive Associate to the Provost
Randall McCaslin, DELTA, Video Communications Center
Timothy W. Pilewski, Coordinator of Records and Registration
Brian Pitzer, Director of Public Relations
Barbara Polakowski, Coordinator for Degree Audit Systems,
Office of Records and Registration
Lorraine Revak, Facilities Office and General Services Manager
Stefanie Russell, Coordinator of Special Events and
Programs

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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

December 17, 2005

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF PENNSYLVANIA

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Convocation

Pearl W. Bartelt, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Prelude

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

Pomp and Circumstance
Edward Elgar

Star-Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key

Invocation

Message from the President

ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Kristofer King
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Reverend Chris Singer
St. George Church
Erie, Pennsylvania

Frank G. Pogue, Ph.D.
President

Red, Red Rose
James Mulholland

Introduction of
Honorary Doctorate Recipients

Awarding of Honorary Doctorates
Cheryl G. Vicary
Thomas C. Vicary

Hooding of Honorary Doctorates

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

Pearl W. Bartelt

Frank G. Pogue

Harry K. Thomas, Esq.
Chair, Edinboro University Council of Trustees

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Student Address

Carly T. Cylenica
Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education

COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE

HONORS DESIGNATIONS

DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS
Gold Stoles............................ Summa Cum Laude
Apricot ....

Alumni Greetings

Presentation of Candidates

James F. Geronimo, Esq.
President, Alumni Association Board of Directors

Pearl W. Bartelt
Mary M. Bevevino, Ph.D., Dean of Graduate Studies
and Research
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D,, Dean of Liberal Arts
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean of Science, Management
and Technology
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean of Education
Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for
Academic Support Services

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
Drab ........................................................... Business
Gray ........................................... Veterinary Science

Conferring of Degrees

Frank G. Pogue

THE CEREMONIAL MACE

Silver Gray...................................................Oratory
The ceremonial mace, a symbol of presidential
authority, is carried at the head of the academic
procession by the Grand Marshal, Dr. Patricia
Olive Green ............................................. Pharmacy
Prather Pineo. A gift of the Alumni Association, the
mace was designed and executed by Professor
Sage Green.............................. Physical Education
Henry Katzwinkel and Dr. Seymour Blinderman,
Lemon.......................................................... LibraryScienceformer chairman of the Art Department. It was
first used at the inauguration of Edinboro State
College President Chester T. McNemey, in 1967.
Lilac........................................................... Dentistry
Green ........................................................ Medicine

Alma Mater

Kristofer King
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Benediction

Reverend Chris Singer

The mace, twenty-seven inches in length, is
topped by a sterling silver sphere studded with
Orange..................................................Engineering
circular cabochon rubies, secured by bezels. The
collar of the mace is inlaid with ebony, alternated
Pink...................................
Music
with silver relief fleur-de-lis design elements. The
cultured pearls mounted in cups encircle the
Salmon Pink...................................................PublicHealthbottom of the collar symbolizing the thirteen state
colleges of Pennsylvania. The shaft of the mace is
Purple................................................................ Law
composed of Brazilian rosewood sections,
separated by sterling silver rings. The mace is
Russet ......................................................... Forestry
terminated by a cast sterling silver finial; the five
cultured pearls represent the existing curricula.
Scarlet ....................................................... Theology
The rib-like cone form is terminated by a small
silver sphere symbolizing the world.
White ......................Arts, Letters and Humanities
Maize .................................................... Agriculture

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.

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

Golden Yellow ............................................. Science

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THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION
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.

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.
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 the
medallion is comprised of a series of two-inch

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.

bars of velvet in black or the color of the discipline
in which the doctorate was obtained.

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 bell-shaped with three

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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PRESIDENT FRANK G. POGUE
Frank G. Pogue was appointed the 15th president
of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on July 1,
1996.
A sociologist. Dr. Pogue holds a bachelor's degree
from Alabama State University, a master's degree
from Atlanta University, and a Ph.D. from the
University of Pittsburgh.
Prior to his presidency at Edinboro University,
Dr. Pogue was the vice chancellor for student affairs
and special programs at the State University of New
York (SUNY) Central Administration in Albany,
serving in that position for 10 years. While vice
chancellor, he also served for one year as interim
president at the SUNY College at Cobleskill. Prior to
his assignment in the SUNY Central Administration,
President Pogue was vice president for student affairs,
associate vice president for research and educational
development, dean of undergraduate studies, and a
department chairperson, all at SUNY at Albany.
Dr. Pogue participates in national, regional and
statewide leadership groups. He serves as a member
of the American Council on Education (ACE)
Commission on Women in Higher Education which
provides counsel to ACE on policies and concerns
related to expanded roles and equal opportunity for
women in higher education. He is a member of the
American Association of State Colleges and
Universities (AASCU) Committee on Professional
Development, Millennium Leadership Initiative and
Christa McAuliffe Selection Committee. He was
appointed in 2003 to the International Association of
University Presidents Commission on Disarmament
Education, Conflict Resolution and Peace. Since 1984,
Dr. Pogue has served on the Commission on Higher
Education Middle States Association of Colleges and
Schools (MSA). Most recently, he served as President
for the MSA Board of Trustees and as a member of its
Executive Committee, and he is a former vice chair of
the Commission's Executive Committee. Dr. Pogue
also serves on the Board of Directors of Pennsylvania
Campus Compact. He served for two years as
chairperson of the Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education (PASSHE) Commission for the
Universities and Commission of Presidents Executive
Committee. He is a member of the Executive Board of
A Community of Agile Partners in Education (CAPE).
In October 1996, Dr. Pogue was appointed by then
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge to the Governor's
Commission on Academic Standards. In November
2002, he was appointed co-chair of the Higher
Education Committee of Pennsylvania Governor Ed
Rendell's Transition Team. In May, 2004, he was
appointed to the Pennsylvania Department of
Education's Higher Education Advisory Board.
Locally, Dr. Pogue serves on the Boards of
Directors for the Meadville Area Industrial

Commission, the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth
Partnership, and the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra. In
2005, he was elected to the Executive Committee of the
Civic Coordinating Committee of Erie County.
Additionally, he serves on the Boards of Corporators
for the Hamot Health Foundation, the Saint Vincent
Health Center, and the Meadville Medical Center. He
is a member of the Erie Martin Luther King Center
Scholarship Committee and an Honorary Member of
the Erie Wolves Club. Dr., Pogue was chairperson of
the Erie County Millennium Commission, the Erie
County State Employees Combined Appeal (SEGA)
campaign in 2001 and 2002, and of the Erie Day
School's Adopt-A-Scholar scholarship program (200001 and 2002-03). He was also a member of the Erie
Mayor's Task Force on Public Safety. Dr. Pogue has
served on the boards of directors for the United Way
of Erie County and the Greater Erie County Chapter
of the American Red Cross.
Dr. Pogue was honored by the Erie Area Chamber
of Commerce with the Louis J. Tullio Community
Service Award. The Greater Erie Community Action
Committee (GECAC) honored him in 2004 with the
Othello Myers Johnson Human Services Award and
with the Paul P. Martin Community Service Award in
2000. In 1999, the Distinguished Service Award for
Leadership and Vision was presented to him by the
SUNY at Albany Council of Trustees.
Dr. Pogue has shared his experiences and
expertise in Edinboro University classrooms via guest
lecturer presentations. He has also taught a course
titled, "Special Topics in Sociology" for the
Department of Sociology. He continues to enjoy
working in the classroom environment.
Since becoming president. Dr. Pogue has created
the concept and philosophy of the Edinboro Family, a
learner-centered environment where students come
first and are an integral part of a caring and
supportive campus community.

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GRAND MARSHAL
Leading the academic procession and
carrying the ceremonial mace at today's
commencement ceremony is Dr. Patricia Prather
Pineo, Professor of Computer Science.

Dr. Pineo has served as a reviewer for the
National Science Foundation, as well as several
professional journals. She has received mention
in Who's Who in America, Who’s Who in Science
and Engineering, Who's Who among American
Women, and Who's Who International.

Dr. Pineo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Mathematics at Duke University. She was
awarded Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in
Computer Science from the University of
Pittsburgh.

Dr. Pineo has been involved in research
throughout her career and secured more than
$1.25 million in grant funds. She presented
research findings at international conferences in
Portugal, Cyprus, Scotland, and Greece. Her
work has been translated and published in
Chinese. Her upcoming article (with Dr.
Kathleen Golden), "Decision-making in
Organizations: Approaches to More Effective
Analysis," is scheduled for publication next year
in a special issue of the Journal of Software Process
Improvement and Practice.

Dr. Pineo holds a Permanent Certificate in
Vocational Education which she earned through
a joint program of the University of Pittsburgh
and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
In 1966, Dr. Pineo began her professional
career as an administration programmer/
analyst at Duke University. She served as a
systems analyst for North Carolina Blue Cross &
Blue Shield, and then returned to Duke
University as data manager for the School of
Forestry's International Biological Program.

Dr. Pineo has a long-standing interest in
liturgical music. With her singing group,
SonShine, she has recorded and produced five
albums, the most recent in 2004.

Dr. Pineo's teaching career began when she
joined Crawford County Vocational-Technical
School as a data processing instructor in 1975.
She served as assistant professor of computer
science and mathematics at Alliance College,
and as assistant professor of computer science at
Youngstown State University. In 1988, Dr. Pineo
moved to Allegheny College, where she taught
until 1995, when she joined the Edinboro faculty
as assistant professor of mathematics and
computer science until 1999, when she was
named associate professor. She attained the rank
of professor in 2003.

Dr. Pineo and her husband, attorney
William Pineo, are the parents of four sons.

HONORARY DOCTORATE
Currently, Tom is president of the Vicary
Foundation, secretary of the Erie Day School, and
treasurer of the Erie County Historical Society and
of Goodell Gardens and Homestead in Edinboro.
He also chairs the Erie Community Fund Drives
Committee.
Cheryl is secretary of the Vicary Foundation
and chairperson of the boards of the Humane
Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Court
Appointed Special Advocates. She serves on the
board of the Dafmark Dance Theater, and on the
Neighborhood Art House Core Committee.
Tom is most proud of his involvement with
The Warner Theatre Trust and its accomplishments
related to the restoration and preservation of this
historic Erie landmark. His avocation is classical
music, evidenced by his work with the Erie
Philharmonic, the Philharmonic Chorus and
Chorus America. He continues to perform as a
singer.
Tom and Cheryl recently began a home-based
business called Bead Attitudes, making and
marketing glass bead bracelets and necklaces. Tom
has become an avid glass artist and produces a
variety of designs in their home kiln.
The Vicarys are among the honorary
chairpersons of the University's Campaign for
Excellence, and they served as co-hosts of our
kickoff event in Erie at Boston Store Place and the
Warner Theatre. Tom and his son, Douglas,
traveled as part of the Edinboro University
delegation to China in 2002. The Vicarys have also
been generous benefactors to Edinboro University
of Pennsylvania. They are especially proud of their
four children and four granddaughters.

Thomas C. and Cheryl G. Vicary of Erie have
been selected to receive the degree Doctor of Public
Service (Doctor Beneficiorum Publicorum, Honoris
Causa) at today's Commencement Ceremony.
Bom and raised in Erie, the Vicarys met as co­
workers at Erie City Iron Works. They relocated to
Tampa, Florida, where Tom held various
management positions with Zurn Industries
Cooling Tower and Chimney Divisions and served
as president of their successor company, Zurn
Balcke-Durr, a subsidiary of Deutsche Babcock.
Cheryl was active in Tampa's Junior League and
Child Abuse Council while raising the couple's
four children.
Tom and Cheryl returned to the Erie area in
1988
to
establish
VITCO
Corporation,
manufacturer of glass-lined pipe for the world s
wastewater plants, jointly operating it until its sale
in 2001.
The Vicarys are active in many of the region's
cultural, civic and philanthropic endeavors. Tom
serves as the chair of The Warner Theatre Trust and
is past president of the Erie Philharmonic. Cheryl
is chairperson of the Saint Vincent Foundation, a
founding member of the expERIEnce Children's
Museum, and past chairperson of both Discovery
Square and the Arts Council of Erie. Cheryl was
honored as the "2003 Community Treasure by
Villa Maria Elementary School and Academy.
Together, Tom and Cheryl were named honorees
for a research grant by the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation in 2003. They received the
Erie Community Foundation's Edward C. Doll
Community Service Award in 2003 and the Erie
County Historical Society's 2004 History Maker
Award.

Dr. Pineo spearheaded the development of a
Master of Science in Information Technology
program, and she serves as its director. She co­
chairs the 21st Century Planning Group and
served as co-chair of Edinboro University's
Middle States Accreditation committee, and
chair of the Department Planning Committee on
Program Assessment.

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UNIVERSITY FACULTY MARSHALS

HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS

Dr. Max Azicri, Political Science and Criminal Justice Department

Charles R. Webber, May 1981

Dr. Salene Cowher, Professional Studies Department

Louis J. Tullio, May 1983

Ms. Diane Crandall, Art Department

Milton Eisenhower, May 1985

Dr. James Dunn, Business Administration and Economics Department

Dr. Gertrude Barber, May 1988

Dr. Jean Faieta, Special Education and School Psychology Department

Mary Porreco, May 1988

Ms. Amanda Frantz-Mamani, Foreign Languages Department

Sr. M. Lawreace Antoun, SSJ, May 1989

Dr. Baker Ghosheh, Geosciences Department

Joseph DiMaggio Jr., May 1989

Dr. Carol Gleichsner, Dr. Gerald P. Jackson Department of Academic Support Services

G. Andrew Fleming, May 1990

Dr. Theodore Haber, Philosophy Department

Walter Hendl, May 1990

Dr. Kathleen Lipkovich, Health and Physical Education Department

I. King Jordan, May 1991

Mr. Charles Marr, English and Theatre Arts Department

Chuck Jones, December 1991

Dr. Rhonda Matthews, Sociology Department

Raymond Shafer, May 1992

Dr. J. Brian McKay and Dr. Karim Hossain, Chemistry and Physics Department

Charles Kennedy, May 1992

Dr. Nazir Mughal, History and Anthropology Department

Mary Beth Kennedy, May 1992

Ms. Patricia Nosel, Nursing Department

Richard Nygaard, May 1993

Dr. Anne Ortega, Music Department

Na'im Akbar, December 1993

Dr. Patricia Pineo, Mathematics and Computer Science Department

Mahmoud Haroon, December 1994

Dr. William Pithers, Psychology Department

Fiji Oue, May 1995

Dr. Roy Shinn, Speech and Communication Studies Department

Louis Porreco, December 1995

Dr. Craig Steele, Biology and Health Services Department

Thomas Hagen, May 1996

Dr. Kathleen Stevens, Secondary Education Department

Paul O'Neill, December 1997

Dr. Rosemary Treloar, Elementary Education Department

Michael Zahorchak, December 1997

Mr. John Widner, Baron-Fomess Library

Fred Rogers, May 1998

Mr. Michael Wiler, Social Work Department

Donald DiPlacido, December 1998
Dr. Yvonne Thornton, May 1999
Dr. James E. Barker, December 1999
Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D., December 2000
Dr. John Hope Franklin, December 2000
The Honorable Joyce A. Savocchio, December 2001
Donald M. Alstadt, May 2002
K. Leroy Irvis, May 2002
Mike S. Zafirovski, December 2002
David N. Matthews, December 2003
William E. Strickland Jr., May 2004
Dr. David William Steadman, December 2004

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MASTER'S DEGREES
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH
Mary M. Bevevino, Ph.D., Dean

MASTER OF ARTS
Clinical Psychology

* Lori Kathryn Hall**, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1993
Morgan Lynn Hardy, BA, California University of Peimsylvania,
2003

Communication Studies

Viktoria Ilona Berlik**, BS, Reformed Theological Academy, 1992;
MS, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1997
Saeed Akhtar Bhatti**, BS, University of Karachi, 1982; MS,
University of Karachi, 2001
Christopher J. Burke, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Jennifer Marie Butler, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Kimberly Adrianne Extein**, BA, Clarion University of Permsylvania,
2000
Scott Michael Hodges, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Sara L. Lasek, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
* Yvonne Kathrine Ludwig, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Brooke Elizabeth Lyle, BA, Malone College, 2001
Jessica Rose Molczan, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Janet M. Roberts**, BA, Temple University, 1981

Counseling

Curtis Andrew Ace**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1997
Tawn M. Bensink, BA, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
2002
* Monique Yvonne Bivins**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2002
Brock James Bovaird**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1999
Angela Marie Bowser**, BS, West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1999
Lisa Lynne Bowser, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2001
* Allison Ann Bressler, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Robenetta Jayne Daghir**, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
1987
Michael J. Dave, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
* Garang Thuc Garang Deng, BA, El Neelain University, 1997
Elizabeth Mitchell Drahushak, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1998
Jessica Charisse Dunkel, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2001
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Courtney Lynn Edwards’^*, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
1996
Daniel Lee Eskesen, Jr., BS, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania,
2000

Allison Flynn’^’^, BFA, Rochester Institute Of Technology, 2001
Kara Lynn Fohner*’^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1997
Chad Alan GenseP*, BA, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania,
1996
’*■ Yelena Gidenko’^’^, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Christina D. Greenwalt, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1994
Danielle Meghan Grignol-Oza, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2001
* Alison N. Hayes, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Patricia Lou Jackson”^*, BA, Gannon University, 2003
Tiffany Nicole Jones, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* David A. Kanoza, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1993
Melita Janel King, BA, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2001
* Lisa Marie Kobylinski’^’^, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2002
Lisa Renee Laird”^*, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1991
Lucas Paul Lauer, BS, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
2002

* Miranda L. Lynn, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Cara Diane McShea”^*, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2001

LeDell Kerwin Miller, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2001

Heather Rose Morgan, BS, Mercyhurst College, 2001
Nancy Camille Nobles, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1992
Suzanne Elizabeth Petruska, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2003
Mary Catherine Piper, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1996; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Rebecca Ann Pistner*’^, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1999
Eric Michael Pope**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Penny Lynann Przybylski**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2000
Jill Kristy Sens, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Andrea Marie Somogie**, AS, Community College of Beaver County,
1982; BS, Robert Morris University, 1997
Roxanne Michelle Stewart, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1992
* Amber Teel Swall, BA, Southern Illinois University, 2003
Tara Rae Weigle**, BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Amanda Leigh Will**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2001
Heidi E. Yoder**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003

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Social Sciences

Speech Language
Pathology

Jamie Jo Chapman**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2002
Bryan Frederick Stevens**, BA, Allegheny College, 2002
Andrew James Taylor, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2002
JoArme Baker, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002
* Caley Renee Banko**, BS, SUNY College at Fredonia, 2000
* Alyssa Nicole Best, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2002
* Trisha Marie Bizub**, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 1999
* Natalie Ruth Bonavita, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2003
* Laura Jean Combs, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Jamie Lyn Coniglio, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 2003
* Melissa A. Harmon, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2001
* Heather Rose Hill, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Maria Lynne lapalucci, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2003
* Sara Lisa Morden, BA, Brock University, 2001
* Lindsay Marie Pickard**, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 2000
* Jennifer Denise Pollock, BA, Geneva College, 2003
* Vinita Josephine Rajah, BA, Ouachita Baptist University, 2003
* Amy L. Reed, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
* Adrienne Renee Riley, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2002
* Kimberly A. Rowse, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Tammy Renee Rupp, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
* Anna Katherine Schultz**, BA, Thiel College, 2003
* Jessica Marie Sunday, BS, University of Central Florida, 2001
Claudia Silvia Tenaglia**, BS, University of Toronto, 2003

Educational Psychology

2002

Megan Renee Davis-Hiles**, BSED, Clarion University of
Pennsylvania, 1995
* Julianne Amanda Cardillo Denikin, BA, Robert Morris University,
2002

* Paul Owen Engleman, III**, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1996
April Renee Greenawalt, BA, Clarion University of Permsylvania,
2004
Suzanne Marie Hazen**, BA, Gannon University, 2003
Scott Steven LeBaron, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Brian W. Luthringer, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1997
Elizabeth A. Mang, BA, West Virginia University, 2000
Joanna Rene Obert, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
Christopher John Richardson, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2001
Maria L. Szymecki**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Michael G. Thompson**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
2001

Elementary Education

Allison Nicole Bear, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2002
* Dana Marie Chase**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1997
Lindsay Arme Coup, BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 2000
Darren A. Italiani, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2000
* Leigh Arme May, BS, SUNY College At Brockport, 2000
* Jacob John Saullo, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2003
Leigh Arm Shope, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2004
Rebecca Emily Spadafore**, BBA, Saint Bonaventure University, 2001
Kristin Arma Wallace**, BA, Bradford School, 1997
Daniel T. Walsh, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2003
Jennifer Denise Yonkin, BS, Permsylvania State University, 1997
* Bing Zhang, BSED, Liaocheng Teachers University, 1992; MED,
Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003

Middle/Secondary
Instruction

* Jacqueline M. Brown**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1983
Duane Edward Churchill, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1999
Michael William Hartle, BS, Ohio University, 1998
Lauren Michelle Kocur, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2000
Alisen McKechnie**, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2001
* Christopher John Nitti, BA, Rollins College, 1998
Miles Kent O'Shea**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2003
Christopher Lewis Paris, BSED, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 1995

MASTER OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership

Michael Brett Ditzenberger**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2000
* Michael L. Kujawinski, BS, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 1994
* Christine M. Latona**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1994
* Gregory J. Lehman**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1990
* Stacey Lyrm Mulson**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1997
Joseph M. Neuch**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1997
Annissa Delrae Schoolfield’^*, BA, Ursuline College, 1997
* James A. Vieira**, BA, Gannon University, 1989
* Shannon L. Yeager**, BA, Gannon University, 1999
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* Carrie Ann Anthony**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,

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Mary Beth Tupek, BS, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,

Edward A. Vorisek, AS, Pennsylvania State University, 1986; BS, West
Virginia University, 1988
Stephanie Ann Weiss*^ BA, Saint Bonaventure University, 1999

Reading

Amy Kristin Berger, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1997
Jessica Ann Fuda, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Marian E. Gregg*^ BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1975
* Karen D. Haas"^*, BA, Wilson College, 1979
* Ann M. Haibach*^*, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2000
* Paula A. Hannah’^*, BA, Barry University, 1972
Judith Ann Harry*^ BS, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1984; MED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2004
* Lorin Roselle Hosmer**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2002
* Sherry Lynn Keene“^^ BSED, SUNY College at Cortland, 1980
Faith A. Leonard”^*, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1988;
MED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1990
* Michelle Marie McLaughlin’^% BA, Pennsylvania State University,
1992
Donette Joy Porter, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2000
Katherine Jane Surovick*^ BA, Mercyhurst College, 2002
* Joni K. Swackhamer’^’*', BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1998

School Administration

* Michael William Turner, BS, Gannon University, 1996

Special Education

* Jennifer Leigh Cozad”^*, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
2001
* Meghan Beth DemoresF^^ BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
1997
Jennifer Marie Gross’^*, BS, Ohio State University, 1999
* Cynthia Marie Harayda, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
1989
* Jacqueline A. Heath, BS, Millersville University of Pennsylvania,
1973
Cassie Ann Newson, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
* Stacey Marie Nicklas**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1999
* Jodi Lynn Phelps, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1994
* Deborah Lynn Piper, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1996
* Kathy M. Puentes*^ BSED, Bloomsburg University of Permsylvania,
2000
* Elizabeth Catherine Rettew, BS, Permsylvania State University, 1998
* Kara Leigh Smith, BSED, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 2002
* Dejah Marie Snell Springer, BSED, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 1999

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1991
* Melissa Renee Yost, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2001

master of fine arts

Fine Arts

Katherine Mariah McGinn, BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University,
2001

Elizabeth Ann Rundorff, BA, College of Wooster, 2000

MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology

Cristian Rene Chapa, BS, Bowling Green State University, 2003

Information Technology

Kyle Michael Hall, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Carla Jo Higham, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1993
Theressa Louise Miller, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2001
Robert W. Yaklich, Jr., BS, University of Maryland College, 1994

CANDIDATES FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING DEGREE
Consortium with Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Kristin Hoffman Afrasiabi=^^ BS, West Virginia University, 1979; BSN,
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Bemadine E. Bagniszewski’'^ BSN, Villa Maria College, 1984
Carrie Ann Corbran”^% BSN, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1981
Pamela Miller Despo, BSN, Pennsylvania State University, 1970
Kimberly Dawn Bassinger Fiscus, BSN, Clarion University of
Pennsylvania, 2000
Susan Adele Frank, BSN, Pennsylvania State University, 1992
Karen Lee Hudock, BSN, University of Tulsa, 1988
Elisabeth A. Kingsley, BSN, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 1997

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i.’i • .
Debra L. Klingensmith, BSN, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 1990
Kimberly Ann Le*% BS, University of California, 1996; BSN,
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002
* Sandra Peterman Livingston**^, BSN, Pennsylvania State University,
1997
John Charles Lyons, BSN, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1999
* Brenda McCloskey, BSN, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1989
* Erin Ann O'Brien-Romano, BSN, Carlow College, 1995
John Thomas Reiser, Jr.**, BSN, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 1996
* Jill M. Rough, BSN, Daemen College, 2002
* Mary I. Summerson, BSN, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania,

HONORS
*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

Paul Gene Adam
Patrick L. Aretz
Carl Wayne Clark
Darren S. Cook
Kortney Alyse Coombs
Carisa L. Coppolo
Melissa Renae Doolittle
Gillian Leah Edmiston
Kenneth David Falkenhagen
Amy Lynn Hall
Ryan Paul Hankinson
Lesley Arme Irgang
Ashley Erin Jurkiewicz
Lauren Elizabeth Keene
Tara D. Kelyman
Andrea Ann Marie Leonardi

Anne Colleen Markijohn
Cassandra Lyrm McCarthy
Cory Simon Mercsak
Dorota Paszkowska
Jenny Lyn Reinhardt
Virginia Elizabeth Rendulic
Alexander F. Rice
Lindsay Marie Roberts
Lindsay Jenelle Salisbury
Courtney Anne Smith
Joshua Gerald Stonebraker
Gayle Christine Suroviec
Motohisa Suzuki
Justin Alan Vargo
John P. Waring
Kelly Lynn Winkler

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Katharine N. Bhagwandien
Michael Paul Blake
Bethany Lynn Bliley
Paul Steven Bliss
Albert James Brackley, IV
Lisa Marie Burek
Jilliann Chaklos
Kawana Korey Childs
Jessica R. Culver
Sydney Lane Day
John Michael DiDomenico
Jillian Kate Englert
Angela Maria Fioretti
Jessica Loren Folmar
Derrick Lynne Fuller
Jason William Granat
Robert Allen Graves
Chelsea M. Hall
Johnathan E. Hickman
Michael Andre Huber
Robert Anthony Jankowski
Cynthia Anne Jordan

Shelby L. Kams
Hyesuk Kim
Megan S. Komisarski
Lisa Marie Lindvay
Rebecca Christine Maloney
Jessica Marie Murzynski
Kristoffer Nicholas Oros
Lisa Marie Parkinson
Lisa Renee Perry
David H. Phelps
Michelle Marie Platt
Phillip Charles Powell
Virginia A. Reth
Richelle Marie Roman
Rachel Anne Schmucker
Barry Lynn Stanton
Jerrod Michael Sullivan
Heather Renee Takach
Gina Marie Thielet
Tara Rose Trigilio
Rebecca Anne Van Cleve

2001

* Kristi Holli Chase Sundin**, BSN, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2001
Kathy L. Trisket, BSN, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 2001
* Beth A. Wimer, BSN, Gannon University, 2001
* Lisa H. Zarger, BSN, Alderson Broaddus College, 1985

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
* Brett Edward Learner, BS, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Charen M. Pasky, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
* Edward Alfred Thiry III**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2003

*Students who completed degree requirements during Summer 2005.
**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.

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CUM LAUDE

DR. ROBERT C. WEBER
HONORS PROGRAM

Zachary Todd Allen
Mason W. Beggs
Amanda Ann Bombassaro
Carrie Ann Brink
Lora L. Bronson
Filipp A. Burykin
Stefanie Michelle Cannon
Matthew Paul Cassidy
Carly Tate Cylenica
Denise F. DePalma
Amber Marie DiCiero
Bradley William Donor
Courtney Lyn Elder
Julie Marie Flagella
John Nicholas Gage
Lisa Marie Gallagher
Richard A. Giles, Jr.
Nikki Jan Hassinger
Hank Douglas Johnson
Lauren Marie Kaufman
Kevin Christopher Kelley
Deborah Michelle Lewis
Murray Philip Lohr
Kimberly Sue Maloney
Jennifer Lyn Manzella
Sarah Elizabeth Marcy

Honors Diploma
Gillian Leah Edmiston
Lindsay Jenelle Salisbury

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Valerie R. Matteson
Lauren Nichole Mattocks
Ryan Patrick McDonnell
Patricia Marie Miller
Brooke Ashley Mong
Julia Kathryn Moyer
Adam Mark O'Connell
Joseph Jacob Orsefskie
Janelle Lynn Proctor
Stacy Nichole Ramp
Steven Edward Ramsey
Lawrence Michael Rector
Ashley Robyn Reitz
Heather Nicole Riemer
Heather-Renee Rinderle
Michael David Rogers
Sarah L. Suranic
Andrea Nicole Tarr
Jasmin Edanne Trunzo
Brian Patrick Weaver
Joshua Taylor Wielobob
Jessica A. Williams
Brendan H. Wills
Joshua Edward Wysocki
Ye Yu

General Education Honors
Anne Colleen Markijohn
Lisa Mari

BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS
*
*

[Anthropology
® ’ Jessica R. Craig
Melissa Elaine Irwin

Art History
John Michael DiDomenico - Magna Cum Laude
John Erik Thompson
* Justin James Wujcik

*
*

Broadcast Journalism:
Radio/Television News
* Darla Lee DeArment
* Nikki Jan Hassinger - Cum Laude
Kelli-Lyhn Marie Marshall
Rachel S. Papp
Daniel P. Yantos

*
*
*

*

Criminal Justice
Scott Richard Anysz
* Christopher Michael Baker
* Jason Matthew Baker
Jennifer Robin Bauer
* David Joseph Beck
Charles A. Bender
Kelsey Ruth Bishop
* Aaron Richard Blair
Jodie Lee Blood
Eric C. Bond
Jon B. Booth
Jamie Elizabeth Boyd
* Stephen J. Bruno
Brian E. Cales
Michelle Y. Carr
William Edward Connors
* Christopher Thomas Conroy

*
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Ryan D. Coon
Cindy M. Cordes
Michael Scott Crawford
Max E. Davis
Adrianne L. Day
Sydney Lane Day - Magna Cum Laude
Christian Anthony DeCaria
Adam Karl Diehl
Steven James Gianatiempo
Robert Allen Graves - Magna Cum Laude
Ryan Paul Hankinson - Summa Cum Laude
James F. Hefferman
Matthew Jason Hughes
John Michael Hyde
Hank Douglas Johnson - Cum Laude
Lindsay Jones
Kevin Christopher Kelley - Cum Laude
Ryan Scott Kightlinger
Eric Cameron Kline
Jennifer Marie Kneedler
Dustin Michael Kohler
Corin Nichole Lloyd
Mark William Mahoney
Javar James Manning
Patrick Michael Martin
David Lindsey McCaslin
Nancy Aileen Morris
Jessica Marie Nodzak
Julia M. Nolan
Michael Richard Nugent
Charlotte Marie Pelc
Lisa Renee Perry - Magna Cum Laude
Daniel Richard Pittner
Tanisha D. Price
Michael Joseph Pry
John Paul Raynor
Christie Marie Roehm
Michael David Rogers - Cum Laude
Matthew James Schepp

* Emily Kristen Sibbald
* Michael Francis Sroka
Tami Lin Stigleman
* Carrie Darice Stroup
Stephen Edward Tauss
Jamie Marie Thorwart
* Eli David Visnick
* Sean Lateef Walters
* John P. Waring - Summa Cum Laude
Tamira Jean Washington
* Jason L. Wescoat
* Angela Lynn Wilson

Philosophy
Paul Gene Adam - Summa Cum Laude
Justin Alan Vargo - Summa Cum Laude
Political Science
Irvin Paul Gable
Michael David Olewine
Michelle Marie Platt - Magna Cum Laude

Print Journalism: News and Editorial
Sean Camden Davis
* Richard A. Giles, Jr. - Cum Laude
Eric Foster McMurdy
* Seth Michael Murphy
Beth Ann Noyes
* David Andrew Rodax
* Rachel Anne Schmucker - Magna Cum Laude

Drama
Katherine Louise Ramsey
* Alicia June Robertson

English
Jason Richard Berrier
Amy Christine Keiper
Kimberly Sue Maloney - Cum Laude
Aaron Kyle Uber

Psychology
Patrick L. Aretz - Summa Cum Laude
* Alexis Marie Aversa
Ashley Lynn Bama
* Raeann Kay Barnes
Heather Marie Bermetti
* Katharine N. Bhagwandien - Magna Cum Laude
Kimberly Lynn Bidwell
Carrie Ann Brink - Cum Laude
Kawana Korey Childs - Magna Cum Laude
Kathryn E. Deavers
* Todd C. Fabrizi
Jonathan Douglas Frye
Lauren Jean Garber
Shakeena Glenise Gould
Maggie Relynne Guilloud
Adam P. Hanks
* Morgan Jennifer Heino
* Christina Kay Hull
Christopher Dale Hunter
* Kelly Ann Hurta
Pennie Jo Hurta
Kristin Nicole Letera
Tameko Lasha Lindsey
* Sarah Bethany Luce
Nicole Marie Mack
Adam James Meneo

History

*
*
*

*

Bethany Lynn Bliley - Magna Cum Laude
John Nicholas Gage - Cum Laude
Dana Marie Heath
Erin Maureen Houlihan
Shelby L. Kams - Magna Cum Laude
Jason Anthony Markiewicz
Lisa Renee Perry - Magna Cum Laude
Joshua David Schaldenbrand
Cody Wallace Sherman

Latin American Studies
* Ashley Monique Gunn

Music
Matthew Paul Cassidy - Cum Laude
Daniel Alfred Birkett Gibson
Raymond Michael Lanich
Justin Matthew Turpin

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Speech Communication

Christina Marie Meyner
Patricia Marie Miller - Cum Laude
Brandy Marie Mitch
Jessica Marie Murzynski - Magna Cum Laude
Nicholas Keith Norman
Michelle M. Nuce
* Scott Salmon
Jessica Marie Schmitz
Amy Katheleen Tabatcher
* Kenya LaSha Wayne
Carinn Holly Welka
Angela Marie Whitney
Kathryn Kellie Wyant

Maggie J. Adamski
Ronald E. Albaugh, Jr.
Amanda Sue Anderson
Michelle Jean Bator
Sarah Emily Bindokas
* Paul Steven Bliss - Magna Cum Laude
Willie Brown
Heather A. Crossley
* Christian James Dines
* Indra Dtantirojanarat
Jason Daniel Fenstermaker
Heather Nicole Fickes
* Candice A. Fisher
* Jessica Leigh Fleischmann
Jessica Loren Folmar - Magna Cum Laude
Dayna Marie Gillece
Michael Stent Grande
Geoffrey John Groves
Sanjaya Kassapa Gunasena
David Joseph Hodges
* Justin Ray Irwin
Mindy Mae Kasaback
Michael Patrick Kaufman
Kristi L. Keeler
David Matthew Keem
Kate Levdansky
Ashleigh Morgan Linberg
* Shane Thomas Littler
Lawrence Edward Maniche
Sujay Mazumdar
* Christopher R. Moore
Martin McCoy Nicolette
Joseph Jacob Orsefskie - Cum Laude
Aaron C. Prazer
Molly Makensie Ray
* Karen Marie Revak
Jennifer Lynne Schultz
Owen Joseph Shields
Jenna Suzanne Smith
Brian T. Strickland
* Amanda Lee Sugent
Kelly Renee Swinton
* Brooke Ashley Troyer
Joshua Taylor Wielobob - Cum Laude
* William R. Winegamer
* Joshua Phillip Yetzer

Social Science
* Jaclyn Sue McMillan
Dorota Paszkowska - Summa Cum Laude
Audrey Grace Powell

Sociology
Courtney Ann Barry
Michael Sabin Dominijanni
Melanie G. Jackson
Janet Arm Kerr
Valerie R. Matteson - Cum Laude
Carol Ann Mosko
* Robert A. Nicols
Yuko Ochi
Preeti Pathak
Alexander F. Rice - Summa Cum Laude

Spanish
* Rebecca Christine Maloney - Magna Cum Laude
Michael Paul Sutherland
* Melissa Ann Windoft

Speech and Hearing Sciences
Julie A. Azzarella
Karei Michelle Davis
* Julie Marie Flagella - Cum Laude
* Krista Lynn Johnson
* Lindsay Kristine Munn
Jamie Lee Wierzbicki

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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

* Andrea L. Stender
Jerrod Michael Sullivan - Magna Cum Laude
Sarah L. Suranic - Cum Laude
Carrie Rae Tarr
Rebecca Anne Van Cleve - Magna Cum Laude
Lindsay Marie Vendetti
Nikki May Wagner
Mary Beth Wilpula
Joshua Edward Wysocki - Cum Laude

Fine Arts-Applied Media Arts
Jason William Ballard
Owen Patrick Bates
* Mason W. Beggs - Cum Laude
Filipp A. Burykin - Cum Laude
Stefanie Michelle Cannon - Cum Laude
Jilliann Chaklos - Magna Cum Laude
Cassandra Marie Costanzo
Dennis Matthew Criner
Meghan Davies DiPaola
Heather E. Dunn
Brian Kelly Edwards
Justin Richard Felt
Kathr)m Marie Hanlin
Elizabeth Karla Jacobs
Cynthia Anne Jordan - Magna Cum Laude
Lynn Ann Kepple
Lisa Marie Lindvay - Magna Cum Laude
Alaina Nicole Lombardo
Matthew Joseph Lutz
* Mathew T. Macchia
Sarah Elizabeth Marcy - Cum Laude
Cassandra Lynn McCarthy - Summa Cum Laude
* Amanda Lynn McFee
Justin William Mercalde
* Michael W Milan, II
Robert James Mills
Ian James Minshull
Jesse Mowles-Aring
Christopher S. Niemeck
Katie M. Nosko
Lisa Marie Parkinson - Magna Cum Laude
Stacy Nichole Ramp - Cum Laude
Layla Emily Rdissi
Kimberly Dawn Rebuck
Fawad UR Rehman
Virginia A. Reth - Magna Cum Laude
Christina Noel Ripley
Ricky C. Sanders
Randy Patrick Schreiber
Amanda Beth Scuglia
Kevin Wayne Slagle
* Stephen James Slomer
Jermifer Lynne Stavish

Fine Arts-Crafts
Michael Paul Blake - Magna Cum Laude
Laura May Brosman
Angelique Corinne Buman
Carl Wayne Clark - Summa Cum Laude
* Denise F. DePalma - Cum Laude
John Michael DiDomenico - Magna Cum Laude
Courtney Lyn Elder - Cum Laude
Hollie Beth Leshinski
Angela Marie Perino
* Ashley Robyn Reitz - Cum Laude
Gina Marie Thielet - Magna Cum Laude
Brian Patrick Weaver - Cum Laude
Brendan H. Wills - Cum Laude
* Justin James Wujcik
Miwako Yamashita

Mary Elaine Luce
Michelle Lynn Morgan
Stephanie L. Murray
Eric Dupree Neavins
Kimberly Danielle Reigleman
Lindsey Kathryn Seib
Erin Dell Sheridan

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Criminal Justice
Cathy L. Deeter
Justin Royce Moore
* Denise Ann Reid

Human Services-Social Services
Lilly Jeanette Lambert
Cassandra Arme Spangler
* Cynthia M. Thompson

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN ART EDUCATION
Rachel Lee Anderson
Kortney Alyse Coombs - Summa Cum Laude
Gillian Leah Edmiston - Summa Cum Laude
Angela Maria Fioretti - Magna Cum Laude
Katie Lynn Geibel
Jessica Lynn Green
James Edward Haggart
Kristy Nicole Hilfinger
Ryan Patrick McDonnell - Cum Laude
Kevin Wayne Slagle
Leah Marie Sokolowski
Kara Lyn Stephany

Liberal Studies
Amparito Hernandez
Lauren Nicole Monaco
Hiroko Oka
Brian John Perry
* Melanie Anne Stewart
Andrew J. Todd

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Industrial and Trade Leadership
David O. Logsdon

Social Work
Rebecca Susan Allen
Jeanette Rae Barrett
Albert James Brackley IV - Magna Cum Laude
Erika Lynn Bresslin
Sue Ellen Sophia Brzezinski
Elizabeth Anne Cicconi
Kelly Amanda Consla
Melissa Marie Facchiano
Candice Lee Fisher
Lindsay Ryan Johnson
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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean

Geology
Lawrence R. Croft, III
* Jacob Weig Ford
Shaun Patrick McGurgan
* Barry Lynn Stanton - Magna Cum Laude

Jeffrey Alan Price
I Steven Edward Ramsey - Cum Laude
Lawrence Michael Rector - Cum Laude
IJffI J HUtip

BACHELOR OF ARTS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Biology
John Richard Beachey
* Bradley William Donor - Cum Laude
Mindy Rae Ehrsam

Biology
Thelma P. Dabengwa
Lesley Anne Irgang - Summa Cum Laude
Hyesuk Kim - Magna Cum Laude
Lawrence Edward Knott, III
Loma A. Parsons

Earth Science
Michael Patrick Ashby, Jr.
Brandon A. Bialy
Scot Cooper Layman

Business Administration
* Patricia Lee Barker
Bulgan Batmagnai
* LeRoy Mahue Bennett, III
Ryan John Bruno
Jessica R. Culver - Magna Cum Laude
Sarah Dersch
Bryan David Dickson
Alicia Marie Droz
Tuan Minh Duong
Soyolmaa Erdenetsogt
Kelly Marie Esper
Tiffany Chermire Fuller
Fernando Christian Gutierrez
Katherine Angelica Gutierrez
Jerrod Andrew Hunt
Amanda Katharine Ickes
Muhammad Haroon Jamshed
* Jaime Lee Johnson
Daniel L. Keller
Kimberly Nicole Kennedy
* Julia Ann Kohlhepp
Thomas Kweekeh
Deborah Michelle Lewis - Cum Laude
Jared Everett Lowry
Justin E. Mankey
* Lesley Ann Markievich
Ryan Daniel Meagher
Justin D. Moreira
Rebecca Ann Mulligan
* David H. Phelps - Magna Cum Laude
Jermifer A. Plonski

Environmental Studies/Geography
Michael Allen Baugh
Jake T. Martin
Krissy Marie Paswell
Geography
Michael Edward Mittner

Mathematics
Bikash Kumar Dhakal
Jennifer Lyn Manzella - Cum Laude
* Sarah Elizabeth Marcy - Cum Laude

Natural Science and Mathematics
Michael Robert Allegretto
* Sasha Ann Detar

Physics
Juli-Ann Marsala
* Nathaniel Nunez
Motohisa Suzuki - Summa Cum Laude
* Charles William Trenk

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James D. Rodenbaugh
* Kristin Renee Runkel
Tonya Marie Samuels
Sean C. Shakespeare
Takayuki Shida
Derek David Smith
Michael Friedrich Torti
Enkhzorig Ulzii-orshikh
Nicole Lyn Urcini
Jessica A. Williams - Cum Laude
Christopher J. Woodard
Jian Li Zhu

Nuclear Medicine Technology
* Donald W. Geibel
Melissa Cristina Miller
* Jasmin Edanne Trunzo - Cum Laude

Nursing
Arleetha S. Beason
* Lora L. Bronson - Cum Laude
* William Perrin Edgar
Allison R. Fiorelli

Chemistry
Shane C. Darosh
Fallon J. Frye

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING

Computer Science
Dale William Aikens
Gregory Allen Brown
Richard C. Bums
* Paul A. Dishinger, Jr.
Nicholas M. Gikonyo
Jason William Granat - Magna Cum Laude
Jeffery Scott Harmon
Steven Lawrence Pukansky
Melinda Mae Rodriguez
Jessica Leigh Stewart
* Jonathan Jay Tomko
Ye Yu - Cum Laude

Michele M. Bland
Ann Marie Brown
Jennifer A. Devon
Andrew Joseph Griffin, Jr.
Lashanda Yvonne Guin
Carrie Ann Heilman
Jessica Kathryn Jordan
Jamie Rita Kostansek
Catherine Caroline McElhinny
Deanna M. Murray
Jennifer Kay Perry
Stefanie Rae Phillips
Melinda Del Race
Beth Ann Ray
Elizabeth Marie Reuschlein-Sperry
Monica R. Warner

Economics
* LeRoy Mahue Bennett, III
* Kerri Brianna Konkel
Adam Mark O'Connell - Cum Laude

Environmental Science/Geology
* David Jacob Sutton

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ASSOCIATE OF ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean
Business Administration
Andrea Diane Belcher
Ryan Paul Hankinson
* Justin D. Moreira

Manufacturing Engineering Technology
* Kevin James Kimmel

Emily Rae Hurd
Emily Ann Kensinger
Elissa Nichole Kmetz
* Megan S. Komisarski - Magna Cum Laude
* Murray Philip Lohr - Cum Laude
Sara Kathryn Marks
Kari Marie McKeen
Jamie Marie Petruso
Crystal Rae Piatt
Heather Lynn Ray
Virginia Elizabeth Rendulic - Summa Cum Laude
Courtney Anne Smith — Summa Cum Laude
Gayle Christine Suroviec - Summa Cum Laude

bachelor of science

IN EDUCATION

Comptuer Science
Kara Ann Komisarski

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Elementary Education
Amanda Ann Bombassaro - Cum Laude
Lisa Marie Burek - Magna Cum Laude
Jillian Kate Englert - Magna Cum Laude
Derrick Lyrme Fuller - Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Jade Graziano
Catrina Marie Groner
Michael Andre Huber - Magna Cum Laude
Lisa Ann Irwin
* Melissa Ann Jiuliante
Lauren Elizabeth Keene - Summa Cum Laude
Tara D. Kelyman - Summa Cum Laude
Ann Marie Abplanalp
* Rebecca Christine Maloney - Magna Cum Laude
Lauren Nichole Mattocks - Cum Laude
Heather Lynn McCarty
*'■ Cory Simon Mercsak - Summa Cum Laude
* Brooke Ashley Mong - Cum Laude
Ryan William Munson
Justin Wade Norris
Dana Elizabeth Ann Oglesby
Kristoffer Nicholas Oros - Magna Cum Laude
Janelle Lynn Proctor - Cum Laude
Allison Marie Reeves
Jenny Lyn Reinhardt - Summa Cum Laude
Heather Nicole Riemer - Cum Laude
Richelle Marie Roman - Magna Cum Laude
Lindsay Jenelle Salisbury - Summa Cum Laude
Joshua Gerald Stonebraker - Summa Cum Laude
Mindy M. Takacs
Andrea Nicole Tarr - Cum Laude
* Alex R. White
Lisa Marie Woolstrum

Elementary Education/Special Education
Bridget Marie Carey
Amber Marie DiCiero - Cum Laude
Crystale Raynel Getz
Kari Lynn Hall
Johnathan E. Hickman - Magna Cum Laude
Ashley Erin Jurkiewicz - Summa Cum Laude
Julia Kathryn Moyer - Cum Laude
Lindsay Marie Roberts - Summa Cum Laude
Amanda Lynn Slattery
Tara Rose Trigilio - Magna Cum Laude
Kelly Lynn Winkler - Summa Cum Laude

Secondary Education - Biology
Mary Bridget Weber
Secondary Education - Chemistry
Charles H. Hayes
Jennifer Lyn Manzella - Cum Laude
Arme Colleen Markijohn - Summa Cum Laude

Secondary Education - Comprehensive
English
* Zachary Todd Allen - Cum Laude
Darren S. Cook - Summa Cum Laude

Elementary Education/Early Childhood
* Carisa L. Coppolo - Summa Cum Laude
Michelle Arm First
Lisa Marie Gallagher - Cum Laude

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* Kenneth David Falkenhagen - Summa Cum
Laude
Colleen Marie Gribbin
Chelsea M. Hall - Magna Cum Laude
Robert Henry Hinds
Heather Renee Takach - Magna Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPECIALIZED STUDIES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Robert K. Abercrombie
* Matthew P. Barley
Ashleigh May Barnhart
Michelle Marie Bowen
Angela Marie Bucuren
Carly Tate Cylenica - Cum Laude
* Tait A. Hightower
Robert Anthony Jankowski - Magna Cum Laude
Aaron James Johnson
Alan Christopher Johnson
Jeimifer Ellen Jones
Lauren Marie Kaufman - Cum Laude
Robert Tyrone William Kelly
Daniel Joseph Littlefield
G. Michael Martin
Trustin Jon McDonald
Dennis William Melquist
Christopher J. Morgan
Nicholas Richard Petrarca
Amy Beth Punsky
Tiffanie Ann Rogers
Gregory Steven Scott
David J. Swigart
Erin Marie Tomczak
* Nathan M. Walters

Secondary Education - Mathematics
Amy Lynn Hall - Summa Cum Laude
David Michael Morris
Melaura Leigh Wittman

Secondary Education - Social Studies
* Jason Andrew Beer
Christopher James Gomy
Daniel Scot Grabill
Kristin Louise Karl
* Kenneth Patrick Quinn

Secondary Education - Spanish
Phillip Charles Powell - Magna Cum Laude

Special Education
Michael Adam Graham
William M. Myer
Heather Lynne Norvell
Ashley Jane Price

Special Education/Elementary Education
Jackie Marie Barton
* Andrew Scott Burdick
Melissa Renae Doolittle - Summa Cum Laude
Tara Katherine Kustra
Andrea Ann Marie Leonardi - Summa Cum
Laude
Sarah Elizabeth McCracken

Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President
for Academic Support Services

* Brooke Marie Adolf
* Joshua Nathan Beach
* Jessica Arme Bolla
Jon F. Braeger
* Ronald Joseph Bzorek
* Bryan Patrick Dailey
Damaris Ann Deeter
Shannon Suzanne Donovan
* Stacey J. Farrell
Tashana Marie Flinchbaugh
Melanie L. Foster
Betsy B. Franley
Sanchoy Charles Gomes
Anneliese Grimm
* Jennifer Sue Hoke

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Edward Jason Kane
Arvin Kotrri
Courtney Lora Lang
David Gary Mangiaracina
Diane Nicole Martinez
Jeremy John-david Petillon
Elizabeth E. Phillips
Nicholas Andrew Ritchie
Sara Lindsay Schenberg
Darci Jean Snyder
Justin John Stilson
Jacquelyrm Dianne VanTassel

* Diane E. Watters
Kristy Lynn Weaver

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ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Human Services-Developmental
Disabilities Specialist
* Marlene Bayer
Jennifer Mary Slagle

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

’^Students who completed degree requirements during Summer 2005.
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.

Pre-School Education
Lisa Ruth Maas
* Tara Brooke Parkins
Heather Marie Perry
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Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education

Alma Mater

Dr. Judy G. Hample, Chancellor

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Board of Governors
Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
ri-ous;

fresh

Edinboro University Council of Trustees

Commencement Committee

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Kenneth M. Jarin, Esq., Chair
Kim E. Lyttle, Vice Chair
C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair
The Honorable Matthew E. Baker
Mark E. Collins, Jr.
Marie A. Conley Lammando
Nathan R. Conroy
Paul S. Dlugolecki
Daniel P. Elby
The Honorable Michael K. Hanna
David P. Holveck
The Honorable Vincent J. Hughes
Guido M. Pichini
Allison Pietz
The Honorable Ed Rendell
The Honorable James J. Rhoades
Christine J. Toretti Olson
Aaron A. Walton
Dr. Gerald Zahorchak
There is currently one vacancy on the Board.

Harry K. Thomas, Esq., Chair
Benedict J. Miceli, Vice Chair
Harold C. Shields, Secretary
Dr. Raymond L. Dombrowski
The Honorable John R. Evans
John E. Horan
C. Richard Johnston
Catherine M. Manning, SSJ
Virginia L. McGarvey
John A. Pulice
Teresa Scott, Student Trustee-Select
Dr. Judy G. Hample, Chancellor (ex officio)

Dr. Pearl W. Bartelt, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Chair
Kari Althof, Assistant Director of the University Center
Dr. Gary Grant, Chair, Department of Music
Barbara Kantz, Special Events Planner/Prospect Researcher
Judy Kubeja, Senior Executive Associate to the Provost
Randall McCaslin, DELTA, Video Communications Center
Timothy W. Pilewski, Coordinator of Records and Registration
Brian Pitzer, Director of Public Relations
Barbara Polakowski, Coordinator for Degree Audit Systems
Lorraine Revak, Facilities Office and General Services Manager
Stefanie Russell, Coordinator of Special Events and Event
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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.