COMMENCEMENT

May 6, 2000

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF PENNSYLVANIA

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Convocation

Robert C. Weber, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

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

All That Hath Life and Breath
Rene Clausen

Commencement Address

Student Address

Jane West
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Reverend Dr. John Dietz
First United Presbyterian Church
Edinbqro, Pennsylvania

Frank G. Pogue, Ph.D.
President

University Singers
Rebecca D'Amico, Soprano
Peter van den Honert, D.M.A., Conductor

James F. Drane, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Russell B. Roth
Professor of Bioethics

Jody R. Himrod
Bachelor of Science in Art Education

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Alumni Greetings

Daniel Higham
President, Alumni Association

COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE

HONORS DESIGNATIONS

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

Presentation of Candidates

Robert C. Weber
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Acting Dean of Graduate Studies
and Dean of Liberal Arts
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean of Science, Management
and Technologies
John R. Criswell, Ed.D., Acting Dean of Education
Richard E. Arnold, Ph.D., Dean of Academic Services

Apricot ......................................................Nursing

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

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

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

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

Gold Cords ..............University Honors Program
Graduate

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

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

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

Conferring of Degrees

Frank G. Pogue
Crimson................................................Journalism
Drab ......................................................... Business

Alma Mater

Jane West
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Gray..........................................Veterinary Science
Silver Gray................................................. Oratory

THE CEREMONIAL MACE

Green .......................................................Medicine
Benediction

Fanfare and Recessional
Edward Elgar

Reverend John Scott
Grace United Methodist Church
Meadville, Pennsylvania

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, Thomas Stanko.
Sage Green............................. Physical Education
A gift of the Alumni Association, the mace was
designed and executed by Professor Henry
Lemon........................................................ LibraryScienceKatzwinkel and Dr. Seymour Blinderman, former
chairman of the Art Department. It was first used
Lilac......................................................... Dentistry
at the inauguration of Edinboro State College
President Chester T. McNerney, in 1967.
Maize ...................................................Agriculture
Olive Green ............................................Pharmacy

The mace, twenty-seven inches in length, is
topped by a sterling silver sphere studded with cir­
cular cabochon rubies, secured by bezels. The col­
Pink...............................................................Music
lar of the mace is inlaid with ebony, alternated with
Salmon Pink................................................. PublicHealthsilver relief fleur-de-lis design elements. The cul­
tured pearls mounted in cups encircle the bottom
of the collar symbolizing the thirteen state colleges
Purple..............................................................Law
of Pennsylvania. The shaft of the mace is com­
posed of Brazilian rosewood sections, separated by
Russet ........................................................Forestry
sterling silver rings. The mace is terminated by a
Scarlet......................................................Theology
cast sterling silver finial; the five cultured pearls
represent the existing curricula. The rib-like cone
White ..................... Arts, Letters and Humanities
form is terminated by a small silver sphere sym­
bolizing the world.
Golden Yellow ........................................... Science
The metal working processes incorporated in
the ceremonial mace include turning, forging,
inlaying, stone setting, and lost wax centrifugal
casting.
Orange................................................ Engineering

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

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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.

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 medal­
lion 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 contain­
ing a triple-towered castle. The collar of the medal­
lion is comprised of a series of two-inch shields.

ACADEMIC VESTMENTS
The gown, the cap, and the hood, representing
the major components of the academic dress, are a
ceremonial inheritance from the medieval univer­
sities 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 dis­
tinguished 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 col­
ored 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 Albany.

Development, the United Way of Erie County, the
French Creek Council Boy Scouts of America, the
Presque Isle Partnership (chairperson of the
Leadership Gifts Division of the 1998-1999
Endowment Campaign), and the Greater Erie
County Chapter of the American Red Cross, for
which he served as their 1997 capital campaign
chairman. He also serves as a member of
Congressman Phil English's High-Tech Advisory
Task Force, the Erie County Fiscal Management
Task Force, the City of Erie Y2K Task Force, and
the Martin Luther King Center Scholarship
Committee. In October 1996, President Pogue was
appointed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge
to the Governor's Commission on Academic
Standards. He has also been appointed to the
Board of Corporators for both the Hamot Health
Foundation and the St. Vincent Health Center. Dr.
Pogue serves as chairperson of the Commission
for the Erie County Millennium initiative,
"Together 2000." He was also recently honored
with the Distinguished Service Award for
Leadership and Vision by the State University of
New York at Albany.
Dr. Pogue has shared his experiences and
expertise in the Edinboro University classroom
setting via guest lecturer presentations. He has
also taught the course titled Special Topics in
Sociology for the Department of Sociology,
Anthropology and Social Work. 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.

Dr. Pogue participates in national, regional
and statewide leadership groups. Since 1984, he
has served on the Commission on Higher
Education of the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools, is a former vice chair and
member of its Executive Committee, and
currently serves as association second vice
president for its Board of Trustees and chairs the
MSA Task Force on Equity and Diversity. He was
appointed chairperson of the Middle States
Advisory Committee on Institutional Financial
Resources, which advised the Commission on the
relationship of financial resources to institutional
accreditation. In addition. Dr. Pogue serves as a
member of the American Council on Education
Commission on Government and Public Affairs
which advises the Division of Governmental
Relations on the broad range of issues in which
congressional and executive branch actions affect
colleges and universities. Dr. Pogue serves as a
member of the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Task Force on
Teacher Education, as vice chair of the AASCU
Executive Committee for the Commission on the
Rural Agenda, and as a member of the
Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and
Universities (PACU) Board of Directors.
Locally, Dr. Pogue serves on the boards of
directors for the Erie Conference on Community
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GRAND MARSHAL
Carrying the Ceremonial Mace and leading
the
academic
procession
at
today's
Commencement ceremony is Thomas Stanko, a
professor in the English and Theatre Arts
Department.

Edinboro University student newspaper. The
Spectator, from 1983-1995. Many Edinboro
students who worked with him on the newspaper
have gone on to work as professional journalists
and writers in a variety of settings.

Mr. Stanko joined the Edinboro University
faculty (then Edinboro State College) in 1966,
following 11 years as a teacher and basketball
coach at Cecil and Canon-McMillan high schools
in Washington County, Pa.

Mr. Stanko has been the public address
announcer for the Fighting Scots basketball teams
every season since 1978. His interests have also
led to his appointment as Edinboro University's
faculty representative to both the National
Collegiate Athletic Association and the
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, roles he
has filled since 1988.

Mr. Stanko graduated from Clarion State
Teachers' College in 1953 with a degree in English
and history. Following graduation he served two
years with the U. S. military in Korea. He earned
a master's degree from the University of
Pittsburgh in 1960, and pursued doctoral studies
there. As a Frick Scholar, Mr. Stanko became a
diplomate of the University of Birmingham,
England, for his work in Shakespeare studies. He
also completed post-graduate work at the
University of Chicago, Gannon University, the
Walloon Writing Institute, Bard College, and
Columbia University.

Mr. Stanko furthered his interest in education
by funding a trio of endowed scholarships. Two
of the scholarships reward academically
deserving student athletes, specifically a male
and a female basketball player. The On Special
Assignment scholarship, an award granted to an
incoming student newspaper editor, began in
1988, with matching funds committed by the
University president.
When Mr. Stanko is not at the University he
can be found at his residence in Canonsburg, Pa.
with his wife, Rena, and his son, Thomas Kevin, a
1987 graduate of Edinboro University with a
degree in criminal justice. Stanko's daughter,
Rebecca Lynn Mastrangelo, also a 1987 graduate
of Edinboro University, practices law in Las
Vegas.

At Edinboro, Mr. Stanko was one of the first
members of the graduate faculty in English,
teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate
levels. With several colleagues, he played a key
role in developing the department's current
writing program and was among the first to
incorporate non-traditional and in-service
perspectives into department offerings. Mr.
Stanko developed the "On Broadway" course,
providing students the opportunity to study in
New York City. He also developed courses on
adolescent literature and the teaching of English
and writing, as well as a series of writing and
newspaper workshops.

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Delivering the address at today's ceremony is
James F. Drzme, Ph.D., emeritus professor of
philosophy and Russell B. Roth Professor of
Bioethics at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

such as AIDS, cloning, termination of life­
supporting treatment, and medically-assisted
suicide.
A prolific writer. Dr. Drane has authored nine
books and contributed to ten others. He has
presented more than 200 papers to national and
international professional groups and published
more than 250 articles in newspapers, journals
and magazines. His 1989 book. Becoming a Good
Doctor: The Place of Virtue and Character in Medical
Ethics, continues to receive critical, academic and
professional acclaim.

One of America's foremost experts on
medical ethics. Dr. Drane received an A.B. in
philosophy from Little Rock College, a B.D. in
theology from Gregorian University, a master's
degree in romance languages from Middlebury
College, and a doctorate in philosophy and ethics
from the University of Madrid.
A former priest, he completed post-doctoral
studies at Georgetown University and its Medical
School, Union Theological Seminary, Yale
University, and the Menninger School of
Psychiatry where he studied under Karl
Menninger.

Internationally, Dr. Drane has worked with
the World Health Organization and the Pan
American Health Organization. He spoke and
presented papers at the 1989 Nobel Conference
on Medical Ethics in Stockholm; the 1990
Regional Consultation on AIDS, Human Rights,
Ethics and Law in Santiago, Chile; the Ford
Foundation Symposium on the Beginning of
Human Life; the International Conference on
Medical Ethics in Jerusalem; and, in 1991, the
III Pan American Health Organization
Teleconference on AIDS, where his lecture was
transmitted by satellite from Caracas, Venezuela,
to an estimated 400,000 viewers throughout the
hemisphere.

Dr. Drane has been a visiting scholar at the
Kennedy Institute for Bioethics at Georgetown
University, the University of Tennessee Medical
School, the University of Madrid Research
Center, and the University of Pittsburgh Center
for Medical Ethics.
He was a member of the teaching faculty at
Edinboro University from 1969 until his
retirement in 1991, developing 15 new courses in
philosophy, ethics and religion, and balancing his
classroom teaching with extensive research,
writing and speaking on the then-emerging field
of bioethics. He was named the University's
outstanding faculty member in 1973, and was
awarded faculty emeritus status in 1992.

Noted worldwide for his research, writing
and teaching in the field of bioethics. Dr. Drane
continues to bring distinction to Edinboro
University through his tireless scholarly and
humanitarian efforts.

In 1987, Dr. Drane was named the Russell B.
Roth Professor of Bioethics at Edinboro
University, the institution's first endowed
professorship, named after its benefactor, the late
Russell B. Roth, M.D., noted Erie urologist and
past president of the American Medical
Association. The professorship has enhanced
bioethics education by combining Dr. Drane's
numerous scholarly pursuits with extensive
travel throughout the world to provide bioethics
education and clinical consultation in developing
medical ethics programs. Dr. Drane's continuing
research focuses on contemporary issues in
biomedical ethics raised by advances in medical
technologies, as well as on topical medical issues

Beyond the classroom, Mr. Stanko served as
department chair from 1979-1990. He also served
as a member of the University Senate, a director
of the Northwest Pennsylvania Council of
Teachers of English, and a curriculum evaluator
for the National Council of Teachers of English.
Mr. Stanko was the faculty advisor to the

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EDUCATOR, ADVISOR AND STAFF MEMBER AWARDS
Professor Sherry Reynolds, business
administration and economics, is a co-recipient of
the 2000 Educator of the Year Award. Since
joining the Edinboro Family in 1991, she has
taken a special interest in her students, bringing
enthusiasm and excitement to her classes. A
member of her department's Curriculum
Committee and advisor to the National Business
Honor Society, she has developed six new courses
leading to new concentrations in the business
administration major, as well as to its first
graduate program. She is regarded by her
students as an engaging and challenging
professor who has their interests at heart.

Mr. Bruce Skolnick, academic support
services, is the 2000 Advisor of the Year. Since
joining the Edinboro Family in 1990, he has been
widely regarded as a knowledgeable, accessible
and caring member of the faculty with whom
students interact easily and effectively. One
student wrote: "You can talk to him as a friend,
not just as an advisor or professor." Providing
advice to students through his regular "Dear
Advisor" column in The Spectator, the student
newspaper, his dedication has contributed
significantly to the University's "Priority #1"
efforts to increase student retention.

UNIVERSITY FACULTY MARSHALS
Ruthanne Atkinson, Elementary Education
Ronald Baker, Mathematics and Computer Science
Elaine Bercik, Library
Robert Cogan, Philosophy
Janies Dunn, Business Administration and Economics
Richard Forcucci, Speech and Communication Studies
David Giltinan, Physics and Technology
Richard Heasley, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Sally Lanz, Biology and Health Services
Robert Matthews, Music
W. James McHenry, Counseling and Human Development
Homer Mershon, Foreign Languages
Gregory Morrow, Psychology

Dr. Robert McConnell, director of the office
for students with disabilities (OSD), is a co­
recipient of the 2000 Educator of the Year Award.
A member of the Edinboro Family since 1986, first
as assistant OSD director, and since 1993 as
director of the nationally-recognized program,
his concern for the well-being of students with
disabilities transcends his office duties. He often
assists them in the classroom, after normal
working hours, and during weekends and
holidays. Edinboro University, our local and
regional communities, and the State System of
Higher Education have benefitted from Dr.
McConnell's
many
presentations
and
consultations on the Americans with Disabilities
Act and its requirements.

Ms. Sharon Miller, coordinator of scheduling,
is the 2000 Staff Member of the Year. An Edinboro
employee since 1973, she has been primarily
responsible for the successful implementation
over the past year of the student component of
the Banner integrated software system. She has
worked tirelessly to develop a user-friendly
system of registration and scheduling that
permits students and faculty maximum use of the
system's capabilities. As a result, students now
have access to a convenient and dependable on
line scheduling service. She is widely regarded as
a kind and caring member of the Edinboro Family
who is always committed to quality.

Nazir Mughal, History
Karl Nordberg, Educational Services
Patricia Nosel, Nursing
Robert Rhodes, Political Science and Criminal Justice
Alfred Riccomini, Special Education and School Psychology
Janet Rogers, Chemistry
Thomas Stanko, English and Theatre Arts
George Vierkorn, Health and Physical Education
Suzanne Winterberger, Art
Brian Zimmerman, Geosciences

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MASTER'S DEGREES

RETIREES

GRADUATE STUDIES

The administration and staff of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania would like to take this opportunity
to recognize those faculty and staff who are retiring.
Ronald Baker
Mathematics and Computer Science

Homer Mershon
Foreign Languages

H. James Caldwell
Police

Jo Anne Michael
Office of the Bursar

Mark Carter
Marketing and Development

Evelyn Radziszewski
Nursing

Shirley J. Cooling
Custodial Supervisor

Richard Reese
Mathematics and Computer Science

Richard Freitag
Mathematics and Computer Science

Barbara Stolar
Residence Life and Housing

Thomas Hajewski
Foreign Languages

John Urban
Mathematics and Computer Science

Edward D. Hoganson
Chemistry

George Vierkorn
Health and Physical Education

Jane Hutchison
Campus Day Care Center

James D. Watson
Mathematics and Computer Science

Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Acting Dean

MASTER OF ARTS
Art

Liza L. Dexter, B.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1998

Clinical Psychology

Sara J. Crawford, B.A., Ashland University, 1997
Chad Curtis Cummings, B.A., Lock Haven University of
Pennsylvania, 1998
John Andrew Etling, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1993
Lisa Marie Fritz, B.A., University of Dayton, 1998
Heidi A. Gecek, B.A., West Virginia University, 1997
Kiyomi Hashimoto, B.A., Arizona State University, 1997
Patricia Ann Lynch, B.A., Niagara University, 1998
Candice Marie McCartan, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1997
David Michael Myers, B.S., Penn State University, 1997
Timothy Michael Ostrich, B.A., Lebanon Valley College, 1997
Benjamin L. Riley, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Tracey Lee Sampson, B.S., Allegheny College, 1996
Stephania Stavridou, B.S., Indiana State University, 1998
Christine Ann Towns, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1993
Shauna Maurie Trimble, B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
1997

Communication Studies

Michelle Marie Chrzanowski, B.A., Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1998
Laurie Jo Peyronel, B.S.N., Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1992
Herbert F. Sommers Jr., B.A., University of Toledo, 1987
David August Waples, B.A., Utica College of Syracuse University,
1980

HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS
Charles R. Webber, May 1981

Mary Beth Kennedy, May 1992

Louis J. Tullio, May 1983

Richard Nygaard, May 1993

Milton Eisenhower, May 1985

Na'im Akbar, December 1993

Gertrude Barber, May 1988

Mahmoud Haroon, December 1994

Mary Porreco, May 1988

Fiji Oue, May 1995

Sr. M. Lawreace Antoun, SSJ, May 1989

Louis Porreco, December 1995

Joseph DiMaggio Jr, May 1989

Thomas Hagen, May 1996

G. Andrew Fleming, May 1990

Paul O'Neill, December 1997

Walter Hendl, May 1990

Michael Zahorchak, December 1997

I. King Jordan, May 1991

Fred Rogers, May 1998

Chuck Jones, December 1991

Donald DiPlacido, December 1998

Raymond Shafer, May 1992

Dr. Yvonne Thornton, May 1999

Charles Kennedy, May 1992

James E. Barker, December 1999
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Counseling

Tammy F. Barlow, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995
Vicki Lyn Brown, B.A., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Lauri P. Enterline, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1994
Kimberly Ann Gamon, B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
1990
* Elena C. Hansen, B.A., Nazareth College, 1997
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Lisa Ann Jocz, B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1997
Danny Jones, B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1998
Heidi Marie Otto, B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Timothy G. Sneeringer, B.S,, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 1977
John G. Still, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
James H. Traczenski, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1996

Elementary Education

Julie Michelle Abele, B.S., Garmon University, 1990
Sally Boone Castleman, B.A., University of Maryland, 1973
Noelle Fitzpatrick Colpoys, B.A., Siena College, 1986
Kathleen S. DeWeese, B.S., Westminster College, 1988
Tera M. Fenixx, B.A., Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1987
Andrea Frances Nucerino, B.A., Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1996
Amy L. Place, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1991

Social Sciences

Walter D. Patterson, B.S., Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1991

Elementary School
Administration

Patrick J. DiPaolo, B.A., Thiel College, 1992
Michelle Ruth Sceiford, B.S., Penn State University, 1995

SpeechA^anguage Pathology

Kristine Marguerite Goldynia, B.S., Wayne State University, 1998
Reading

Carol Goldinger Baker, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1995
Janet Lyim Laboda, B.S.Ed., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1980
Qing Liang, B.A., Liaoning Teachers College, PRC, 1982
Denise Inez Nelson, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1991
Debora Alison Ploss, B.S.Ed., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1991
Yvorme Rivera, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998

Secondary School
Administration

Kenneth A. Berlin, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1993
Steven A. Ferringer, B.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1987
Martin A. Rimpa, B.S., Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1995
Daniel Arthur Shreve, B.A., Gannon University, 1983

Special Education

* Traci Michelle Bowman, B. A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1995
* Joseph A. Dlugos, B.A., Bucknell University, 1998
Lisa A. Giannamore, B.S., Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1997
Jon Andrew Glass, B.S., University of Pittsburgh
Michelle Marie Gromacki, B.A., Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1997
Rachel Lynn Jeglinski, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1997
Tammie Renee Jones, B.S.Ed., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1997
Kendra Joan Krumpe, B.F.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1996
Joan Marie Latta, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1990
* David E. Mansfield, B.S., Grove City College, 1996

Amy Marie Hock, B.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 1998
* Carolyn D. Hutzell, B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1997
Barbara M. Kaminski, B.A., Pittsburg State University, 1997
Pamela Anne Klingman, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1998
Matthew Stephen Kustera, B.S., Penn State University, 1992
Maria G. Licatatiso, B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1998
* Brad L. Lindner, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
* Tami A. Lombardi, B.A., University of Dayton, 1997
Darcy Renee Meehan, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1995
* Amy E. O'Donnell, B.A., University of Maryland, 1998
* Gina Lynn Parola, B.S., SUNY College at Plattsburgh, 1997
Daria Marie Piper, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Janel L. Rice, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Dana Marie Rugg, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Mary Josephine Skelly, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1996

MASTER OF EDUCATION
Educational Psychology

David C. Brumbaugh, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1982
Gregory Charles DiStefano, B.A., Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1998
Danielle Jeanine Dotson, B.A., SUNY at Buffalo, 1998
Amy Beth Gustafson, B.A., SUNY College at Geneseo, 1995
Heather L. Kossbiel, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1993
Holly Renee Peterson, B.A., Penn State University, 1999
Amy Ann Pillitteri, B.A., California University of Pennsylvania, 1996
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Julie Ann Waha, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1994
Jennifer R. Wiesner, B.S., Kent State University, 1994
Shelly L. Wilmoth, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1985

HONORS
The following degree candidates have earned at least sixty-four 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.

MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Emily Marie Adams
Joshua Alan Balik
Traci Lyn Betlan
John Louis Boetger
Shelley Larayne Caravella
Melanie M. Christopher
Kathleen A. Copeland
Jackie V. Egli
Emily Jill Elliott
Blake Leonard Ferchalk
David E. Ferster
Jessica Ann Gardner
Jaime Lynn Gomolka
Helene Comtesse Stent Grande
Thomas Michael Hallberg
Justyn Renee Headley
Jason L. Hrabak
Deanna Lynn Jodon
Jeanna Lynn Johns
Jason Lawrence Kisielewski
Ardis M. Kliber
Kristy Jo Kreider
Carrie Joy Lowers

David A. Mailliard
Lori Jane Mason
Padraic David McGrath
Mervi Sinikka Pakaste
Karen A. Pekelnicky
Christine Renee Peterson
Alton Hickerson Post
Sonja Sansone
Kelly Rachelle Schreckengost
Nancy Jean Shorts
Dan L. Shumate
Jared M. Skemp
Ashley D. Smith
David Oyler Snyder
Michael Edward Spec
Mary C. Szpara
Jennifer L. Toner
Susan Lynne Turk
Cynthia Ann Valimont
Amanda Gretchen Vargo
Karen M. Weiland
Gary L. Williamson

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Steven Paul Adams
William F. Bacu
April Dawn Barrett
Melissa A. Bensink
Tina R. Bowser
Angela Magdalene Bubash
Erin Jean Burke
Nicole E. Ceacer
Tracy Lynn Chrzanowski
Melissa Mae Costantino
Joel Francis Dinger
Brigette R. Dubots
William Joseph Figurski
Jacquelyn Marie Geer
William Joseph Gehrlein
Gina M Giordano
Sarah J. Glessner
Stacey Lynn Hallock
Lourdes Damasco Harkness
Jody Rebecca Himrod
Stacy Ann Knouse
Meghan Dawn Kutz
Allison C. Lacher

Jeffrey Vincent Lonnett
Shana Krishel Marcus
Michelle C. Martin
Todd Charles McAlpine
April Jeannine McIntyre
Kandice Lyim Niemann
Dennis Mark O'Laughlin
Jaime Lynn Palombo
Andrew Robert Passinger
Carrie Renee Perry
Timothy Robert Raubenstrauch
Tara Kay Retterer
Rebecca Dawn Rolinson
Brittany A. Rowe
Erika R. Rutkowski
Jennifer E. Santell
Jeremy Robert Snyder
Christina Marie Spelic
Sarah Louann Stauffer
Debra J. Stevens
Diane Marie Trickey
Adam Thomas Watt
Kathryn M. Westhoff

Angela Kukol Hebei, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995
Patrick Robert Pontzer, B.S., University of Massachusetts, 1985
Lisa Marie Reese, B.S., Notre Dame College, 1999
Ryan G. Rhodes, B.S., Ursinus College, 1997
Gary William Sackett, B.S., Grove City College, 1997

MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING
Carol Christine Flanders, B.S.N., St. Joseph's College, 1995
Charlotte Hasbrouck Foresther, B.S.N., Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1992
Kristine Ann Komosa, B.S.N., Gannon University, 1993

* Students who will complete degree requirements during Summer 2000.
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

UNIVERSITY
HONORS PROGRAM

Michelle Elizabeth Almon
Nathan Scott Aulenbacher
Robert J. Bearfield
Jennifer Eileen Bebko
Jill Elaine Beers
Connie Marie Bello
Deborah L. Bemoski
Aaron David Bienkowski
Kelly Lyrm Boosel
Elizabeth LeAnn Butler
Matthew James Causey
Amber Ann Cornelius
Lisa Ann Davis
Shane J. Dewalt
Jessica Hope Diebold
Joel J, Durick
Amanda K. Eimers
Shelly Marie Engel
Richelle Celeste Femacz
Stefanie Suzan Flack
Ian Shawn Fremer
Ryan H. Fye
Kelly Lynn Gartley
Linda S. Gilligan
Rebecca Lea Grygier
Neil Edward Gush
Jeffrey Alan Halliday
Alison L. Haner
Rebekah Suzanna Henn
Michael John Hertzler
Gabriela Hnilkova
Rebecca Lynn Holko
Kellie Jo Kasbee
Alla R Kasparoff

Joshua Alan Balik
Melanie M. Christopher
Melissa Mae Costantino
Shelly Marie Engel
Blake Leonard Ferchalk
Lori Jane Mason
Tressa Ann Oddi

Brenda Lynn Kinder
Renee E. King
Cindy Lynn Krieg
Staci Ann Laskowski
David W. McDonald
Stephen James Moore
Manda Lee Moyer
Patrick Joseph Mulholland Jr.
Colleen P. Murray-Donaldson
Cynthia A. Nowacki
Tressa Ann Oddi
Lynne Marie Ostrowski
Nicholas A. Oto
Jennie Ruth Peters
Natalie Jo Prample
Wesley V, Price
Melody Lynn Protasio
Nicole Marie Raco
Debra Ann Rice
Stacy Lynn Roman
Thomas Charles Ross
Michael Alan Sawin
Darcie Marie Scott
Andrea C. Sertz
Jessica M. Sestak
Michael Steven Slencak
Jennifer Ann Stewart
Angela F. VanCise
Luke Thomas Walker
Aaron David Ward
Shelly Rynn Webb
Jeff Wade Whitman
Michael F. Woods

Mervi Sinikka Pakaste
Alton Hickerson Post
Sonja Sansone
David Oyler Snyder
Michael Edward Spec
Jennifer L. Toner

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

Christopher John Sterling
* Duane E. Tabak
Diane Marie Trickey — Magna
David A. Weis
Todd Michael Weschler
Steven Eric Wright
Michael David Wroblewski
Robert Edward Zoba

BACHELOR OF ARTS
Anthropology
ilji

Teri L. Berlin
Lester J. Breakstone
, Joni Ann Peters

Criminal Justice
Drama

Jason A. Balsomico
Aaron David Bienkowski — Cum
Ryan Alexander Bogle
Jolene Marie Brassart
Ben W. Carbaugh
Ryan Scott Chapman
Dean Andrew Dickson
Jennifer Marie Ford
Scott William Fosnot
Cassandra Lee Geiling
Keiva Lynnette Gray
Michelle Nicole Guie
Susan Jean Herald
Nathan A. Hill
Andrew R. Johnson
* Carrie C. Johnson
Stephen M. Joseph
Kellie Jo Kasbee — Cum
Jason Wesley Law
Ahmal J. Martin
Jessica Lyn Martin
Lori Jane Mason — Summa
Robert Merriman
Sarah Marie Northrop
William Morgan Parris
Justin John Porter
Hallie Lynn Potter
Jonathan P. Preteroti
Eric Ramone Quinn
Chad Michael Schmeltz
Richard James Sikora
Stefanie Marie Smith

Jennifeer Irene Anderson
* Kyle Arden Romm

English

*

*
*
*

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Steven Paul Adams — Magna
Jill Elaine Beers — Cum
Lisa Ann Davis — Cum
Jessica Hope Diebold — Cum
Deborah L. Dumm
Erika Leigh Enigk
Blake Leonard Ferchalk — Summa
Helene Comtesse Stent Grande — Summa
Stacey Lynn Hallock — Magna
Michael Leonard Hetzler
Michele M. King
Jason Lawrence Kisielewski — Summa
Karen Susan Maddix
Sarah Elizabeth Moore
Lynne Marie Ostrowski — Cum
Melody Lynn Protasio — Cum
Rebecca Dawn Rolinson — Magna
Kelly Kristine Speer
Michelle Layden Stoner
Eric D. Strasser
Andra Kay Urchuck
Adam Thomas Watt — Magna

German

Lourdes Damasco Harkness — Magna
Justin T. Jeffrey
Jeanna Lynn Johns — Summa
* Cosina D. Johnson
Michelle Denise Kent
Stephanie Marie Lazarcik
Janet R. Lewis
Heather D. Martin
Shannon Elaine McKenzie
Patrick Joseph Mulholland Jr. — Cum
Sharon Victoria Nace
Jennifer Rebecca Nordin
Kristie Lynn Prentice
Jaime Lynn Rogowski
Alicia Beth Romano
* Erica L. Shaffer
Jennifer Claudine Shaffer
Angela Anne Shash
Jared M. Skemp — Summa
Jeremy Robert Snyder — Magna
Melissa Lee Taylor
Kelli Lynn Torboli
* Marcy L. Turbish
Kristin Ann Zeiser

Alton Hickerson Post — Summa

History
* Gregory A, Anysz
Nathan Scott Aulenbacher — Cum
Eric B. Brinn
Kelly Lynn Gartley — Cum
Lance C. Haldeman
Susan Eileen Lewandowski
* Ashley D. Smith — Summa
Kathleen A. Smith
Tammy L. Williamson

Music
Joelle Ann Davern
Thomas Michael Hallberg — Summa
Albert B. Lerini
Aaron Marshall Miller
Jennie Ruth Peters — Cum

Philosophy
Social Science

Daniel Glenn Shallenberger
Jeremy Robert Snyder — Magna

Matthew E. Shamer
Mathew Ronald Wise

Political Science

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

Jack Lewis Bunja
Brian James Collopy
Jennifer R. Cordes
Gregory Augustus Day
Nicholas Alexander Del Greco
Sarah Christine Dixon
Christina Marie Dunmyer
Jackie V. Egli — Summa
Stacey Marie Felix
Jeffrey Alan Halliday — Cum
Nicole A. Heidemann
Rebekah Suzanna Henn — Cum
Michael John Hertzler — Cum
Marin Nicole Hightower
* Andrea Denise James
Laurie Jean Kumtz
* David C. Lavery
Rachel Erin Leed
* Candace L. McKinney
Megan Jo Mitchell
Stephen James Moore — Cum
Manda Lee Moyer — Cum
Bmce L. Mulley Jr.
Carrie Shannon O'Connell
Theresa Rinebold
Brittany A. Rowe — Magna
Traci Noelle Turner
Beth Ann Vargo
Erica Anne Weinzen
Rebecca L. Wilkins
Ethan A. Zaharia

Applied Media Arts

*

*

*

Sociology

Ben W. Carbaugh
Kelly Lynn Gartley — Cum
Keiva Lynnette Gray
Craig Arthur Howe
Duane R. Malott
Scott B. Nielsen
Christine Lynn Williams
Tammy L. Williamson

* Bettijo Chapman
Zackery Melvin Lees
Tammy S. McPherson
Frank Boyd Stem

Spanish
Maricely Reyes-Cmz

Psychology
Speech Communications

Emily Marie Adams — Summa
Robert O. Barney
Robert J. Bearfield — Cum
Mary E. Bemis
Jason E. Durbin
Kirstie Noel Hammer

Toby L. Bednez
Traci Lyn Betlan — Summa
Craig R. Biondi
Sara Elaine Bosnjak
Eric Michael Brink
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Speech Language Hearing Disorders
*

Michelle Elizabeth Almon — Cum ,
Erin Jean Burke — Magna
Richelle Celeste Femacz — Cum
Sarah J. Glessner — Magna
Nicole Antoinette Harris
Rebecca Lynn Holko — Cum
Ian H. Jones
Shana Krishel Marcus — Magna
Nicole Marie Raco — Cum
Kelly Rachelle Schreckengost — Summa
Sarah Louann Stauffer — Magna
Kristina Lynn Suchevich
Mary C. Szpara — Summa
Kelley A. Vasilko

*

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Jason Mark Antolik
Brooke Ann Beacom
Devon M. Bender
Carey Rae Black
Michael Patrick Budai
Matthew James Causey — Cum
Charissa Dawn Cobble
Shane J. Dewalt — Cum
Joel J. Durick — Cum
Courtney Ann Duzyk
William Joseph Figurski — Magna
Jason Robert Furda
Lisa Lynn Genco
Jamie Lyn Giambrone
Joseph G. Gorski
Steven K. Gramley
Susan Lynn Grieco
Daniel L. Hopkins
Jenna M. Kohlmeyer
Jaimee Suzanne Lindvay
Christopher Francis Marrero
Kristen Marie Neill
Mervi Sinikka Pakaste — Summa
Angela Kay Peters
Matthew J. Piccarreto
Benjamin Lee Porter
Jennifer M. Price
Lynn Ann Ratkovich
Thomas Charles Ross — Cum
Wendy Jean Schell
Andrea C. Sertz — Cum
Jessica M. Sestak — Cum
John Wilson Simons
Michael Edward Spec — Summa
Emily C. Stone
Matthew Ryan Stroup
Melissa Ann Timko
Luke Thomas Walker — Cum
Danielle Marie Weber
Karen M. Weiland — Summa
Nathan J. Wrhen

Fine Arts-Crafts

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS

Joshua Alan Balik — Summa
Jacob Lawrence Graham
Alison L. Haner — Cum
Jennifer L. Huff
Justin T. Jeffrey
Renee E. King — Cum
Ardis M. Kliber — Summa
Allison C. Lacher — Magna
Darcy E. Merante
Benjamin James Miller
Colleen R Murray-Donaldson — Cum
Laura Lynn Plunkett
Marcia Ann Shehan
Matthew Arden Stahlman
Jason A. Vicker

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean

Criminal Justice
Gregory J. Phillips

Human Services — Social Work

BACHELOR OF ARTS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Biology

Biology
Julia M. Hajewski
Claudia A. Koay
William John Ringler Jr.
Amy Beth Stockner
Aaron David Ward — Cum
Philip R. Wisniewski

Mashonda Kirtreese Harris
Melissa Jean Roberts

Sally Ann Childs
Karleigh Dawn Hanisek
Robin A. Kline

Earth/Space Science
Liberal Studies
Adam N. Bixler
Sean Christopher Johnson
Carol A, Liebau
Lori A. Watt
Casey A. Wiedmaier
Nyla Guay Wolfgang

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Social Work
Kelly Ann Fisher
April Jeannine McIntyre — Magna
Melissa Sue Minehart
Christopher M. Mullen
Kerrie Eileen Reynolds
Cynthia Ann Valimont — Summa
Amanda Gretchen Vargo — Summa
Christy D. Yeiser

' ij Jason Matthew Bumbera
I Steven R Dodds

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Business Administration
Environmental Studies/Geography

William F. Bacu — Magna
April Dawn Barrett — Magna
Deborah L. Bemoski — Cum
Joseph F. Bonetto III
Joel S. Carlson
Alyson Elizabeth Carr
Paul A. Chadman
Kathleen A. Copeland — Summa
Amber Ann Cornelius — Cum
Diana Marie Dobo
Shelly Marie Engel — Cum
Ian Shawn Fremer — Cum
Richard Ronald Gadomski
Edward F. Gerg
Linda S. Gilligan — Cum
Bonnie Marie Godish
James C. Headley
Allen Peter Holcomb
William Thomas Irons
Matthew Paul Jarusinski
David A. Mailliard — Summa
Brian J. Malone
Christine Yvonne Malone
Hind Marcil
Padraic David McGrath — Summa
Melissa Lynn Musico
Robert P. Neely
Kristi Ann Nieminen
Jun Kyu Park
Charles Lynn Ramsey
Anthony Rinella
Ronald Edward Rusnak

Carrie Rose Antel
Steven David Bonislawsky
George Myron Heintz
Tressa Ann Oddi — Cum
Lisa Carol Susann
Jeff Wade Whitman — Cum

Mathematics
Tracy Eileen Mazur

Natural Science and Mathematics
James F. Hahn
Scott Clifford Kelly
Joshua Lee Reinsburrow

Physics
Kimberly Anne Armitage
Shane Allen Fox
Jason L. Hrabak — Summa

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Shawn R. Schrag
Jennifer Alicia Shamp
Kyra Leigh Sherba
Matthew Alan Shipe
Dan L. Shumate — Summa
Mary Beth Smith
Amanda M, Sprung
Abid H. Syed
Kathy S. Wakefield
Shawn Andre Walsh
Jennifer A. Weir
Jeffrey Allee Wolfe

Medical Technology

associate of engineering

* Melissa A. Kidd
* Colleen T. Laxdal

technology

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

_______
Business Administration

Biomedical Equipment Technology
Nursing
Philip Andrew Becker
Connie Marie Bello — Cum
Shannon Dawn Bly
Tina R. Bowser — Magna
Caryn Elizabeth Chiota
Virginia Ellen Trappier Hannah
Jay B. Huff
Alla P. Kasparoff — Cum
Brian Patrick Kissinger
Tracy J. Knox
Carol Ann Kuklinski
Kiersten Marie Kulich
Christina Renee Lauderman
Nicole Marie Malec
Nicole Marie Meredith
Heather Renee Mozdy
Kelly Anne Nicklas
Michelle Kimberley Petruso
Michelle Marie Phillips
Michael Alan Sawin — Cum
Rachel Michelle Scanlon
Karen Lee Sitek
Nicole Leslie Snelbaker
Holly Leigh Stanfield
Debra J. Stevens — Magna
Shelly Rynn Webb — Cum
Katie Marie Williams

Chemistry
William Forest McCalmont
Ian Wood Straffin
Daniel Joseph Volna

Computer Science
Kenneth C. Crabb
David M. Moore
Steven J. Pfister
Daniel V. Rapp
Guy Martin Raught
Charles Jay Richardson

Economics
Jennifer Eileen Bebko — Cum
Mathew Peter Dirlam
Samuel Mark Leone

Michelle Ann Felix
Michelle Lee Shaffer
Koji Terasaki

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W Bruce Wayne Jones
jg! Daniel E. Watkins

Computer Science
Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Lawrence C. Fisher

Eric Joseph Barton
Nicolas P. Chylinski
Keith D. Dey
Michael David Gaerttner
Michael G. Kosteniuk
Andrew Clem Steinmetz

Nutrition

Environmental Science

Meridith May Michaels
Laura Anne Mihalovic

Todd E. Fetzer
Rachelle Ann Hayden
Ryan Christopher Leiberher
Shannon Renee Lenker

Physics
Todd Charles McAlpine — Magna

Geology
* Sabrina Bess Eakin
* Brian A. Meley
Kathryn M. Westhoff — Magna

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
John R. Criswell, Ed.D., Acting Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ART EDUCATION

Rebecca Lea Grygier — Cum
Neil Edward Gush — Cum
Elizabeth A. Haines
Corey Joseph Haugh
Jessica Marie Hooley
Deanna Lynn Jodon — Summa
Karen A. Johnson
Rebecca Lynn Jones
Brenda Lynn Kinder — Cum
Kristy Jo Kreider — Summa
Melody Christina Leeper
Elizabeth J. Lehmann
Micky Lee Lilley
Raymond Vincent Lonnett
Heather Nicole Mahan
Michelle C. Martin — Magna
David W. McDonald — Cum
Erin Elizabeth McGowan
Christopher Marc McHale
Lori Elizabeth Mellors
Michelle Sue Mihalak
* Dana M. Montini
Kandice Lynn Niemann — Magna
Mark Bradley Ostheimer
Molly Cole Palmatier
* Crystal A. Peck
Karen A. Pekelnicky — Summa
Carrie Renee Perry — Magna
Natalie Jo Prample — Cum
Timothy Robert Raubenstrauch — Magna
Debra Ann Rice — Cum
Chris J. Roehn
Joshua Mark Rohaly
Stacy Lynn Roman — Cum
Genna Pauline Rossi
Erika R. Rutkowski — Magna
Jennifer E. Santell — Magna
Christen Lee Servey
Jennifer Jean Shellhammer
Nancy Jean Shorts — Summa
Vickie Lynn Sickles
Debora Lynn Smith
Megan D. Spiegel
Jennifer Ann Stewart — Cum
Amy J. Thomas

Aaron L. Brown
Elizabeth LeAnn Butler — Cum
Suzanne Marie Cebula
Carrie Lee Ferguson
Gregory Thomas Frommeyer
Candice Helen Goodisky
Roddy Edward Hartle
Jody Rebecca Himrod — Magna
Joan Antionette Kleiner
Marlene Jennifer Kramer
Jeffrey Vincent Lonnett — Magna
Dennis Mark O'Laughlin — Magna
Tabitha C. Price
Randy Joseph Reed
Angela F. VanCise — Cum

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN EDUCATION
Elementary Education
Melissa A. Bensink — Magna
Amy Lynn Burich
Nicole E. Ceacer — Magna
Tracy Lynn Chrzanowski — Magna
Nicole Renee Clark
Corey Lee Craig
* Brigette R. Dubots — Magna
Cathlene M. Duguay
* Amanda K. Eimers — Cum
Jennifer Lynn Elmer
Amy Joan Fontanella
Tiffany Alane Frey
Ryan H. Fye — Cum
Jessica Ann Gardner — Summa
Jacquelyn Marie Geer — Magna
William Joseph Gehrlein — Magna
* Gina M Giordano — Magna
Jaime Lynn Gomolka — Summa
Martin Roy Greishaw III
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Jennifer L. Toner — Summa
Amy Erin VanDeCar

Susan Lynne Turk — Summa
Elizabeth Marie Vale
Rowena V. Wagner
Kristy A. Walker
Joan Denise Waterman
David A. Werling
Robert F. Young

Health and Physical Education
Neil Richard Balint
John Louis Boetger — Summa
* Gabriela Hnilkova — Cum
Wayne Edward Lloyd
Nicholas A. Oto — Cum
Todd M, Piazza
Richard L. Simmen
Michael John Vidnansky
Misty Marie Walter
Melissa Ann Young

Elementary Education/Mentally Physically
Handicapped
Heather Lynn Boehke
Allison Anne Boocock
Kelly Lynn Boosel — Cum
Rebecca E. Byers
Catherine Louise Campbell
Shelley Larayne Caravella — Summa
Heather Ann Cowling
Raina R. Cullinan
Danielle DiMichele
Jaime Diana DePietro
Joel Francis Dinger — Magna
David E. Ferster — Summa
Stefanie Suzan Flack — Cum
Justyn Renee Headley — Summa
Jacqueline A. Holko
Mary Elizabeth Jones
Kellie Marie Kersnick
Stacy Ann Knouse — Magna
Cindy Lynn Krieg — Cum
Carrie Joy Lowers — Summa
Brian James Mahoney
Colleen Maire McCurdy
Stacey Lee McGaughey
Francesca Anne Norgren
Tara Lynn O'Neill
Donald Clark Orlando
Jaime Lynn Palombo — Magna
Wesley V. Price — Cum
Tara Kay Retterer — Magna
Natalie Elizabeth Roeback
Elizabeth A. Ross
Darcie Marie Scott — Cum
Michael Steven Slencak — Cum
Christina Marie Spelic — Magna
Donald Lewis Stitt
* Brittany N. Tague
Gretchen Lynn Temple

Mentally/Physically Handicapped
Jaclyn Rae McCready
Curt Michael Springer

Secondary Education - Biology
Meghan Dawn Kutz — Magna

Secondary Education - Comprehensive
English
Nicole Marie Bilecky
Melanie M. Christopher — Summa
Kathryn Elizabeth Crowe
Emily Jill Elliott — Summa
Casey J. Gembicki
Donette Joy Hodge
Daniel J. Kliber Jr.
Andrew Robert Passinger — Magna
Christine Renee Peterson — Summa

Secondary Education - German
Sonja Sansone — Summa

Secondary Education - Mathematics
Melissa Mae Costantino — Magna
Beth Ann Schwabenbauer
Robert Joseph Svitilla
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Secondary Education - Physics

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS________

Jeffrey D. Ketcham
Robert Joseph Svitilla

Human Services — Developmental
Disabilities

Alma Mater
Edinboro University of Pennsj^vania

Kate E. Zeller

Secondary Education - Social Studies
* Gregory A. Anysz
Elizabeth Anne Evans
Shawn Patrick Green
Staci Ann Laskowski — Cum
Amy Elizabeth Rae
Kimberly Joy Schmidt
Cheri Lee Snyder
David Oyler Snyder — Summa
Gary L. Williamson — Summa
Michael F. Woods — Cum

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Pre-School Education
Carrie Lynn Nalesnick
Angela Anne Windows

Secondary Education - Spanish
Michael Brett Ditzenberger
Eva Elizabeth Jerome

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPECIALIZED STUDIES
Richard E. Arnold, Ph.D., Dean

Shannon Lea Alexander
Eric William Barczynski
Erin Lee Bartus
* Kelly J. Bodnar
Renee Marie Bull
Laura Cathryn Coburn
Denise Rayane Collins-Pauley
Erin M. DiGiacomo
Michael John Douglass
Shawn Trevor Eback
Lisa Ann Fiedler
Craig S. Gustafson

Margaret B. LeSuer
David L. Martin
Mark D. Miller
Jennifer Sarah Noves
* Cynthia A. Nowacki — Cum
Kimberly Lyn Port
Sharri Lynn Rickel
David T. Salser
* Jamaal R. Stewart
James V. Stewart
Tiffany Lynne Vogt
Alyssa Dartley Young

* Students who will complete degree requirements during Summer 2000.
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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On

State System of Higher Education

James H, McCormick, Chancellor

Board of Governors
State System of Higher Education

F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., Chair
Kim E. Lyttle, Vice Chair
R. Benjamin Wiley, Vice Chair
Syed R. Ali-Zaidi
Muriel Berman
Zachary I. Cattell, Student Representative
Jeffrey W. Coy
Daniel P. Elby
Charles A. Gomulka
Eugene W. Hickok, Jr.
Joy C. Leonard, Student Representative
Shelby A. Linton, Student Representative
F. Joseph Loeper
Thomas J. Ridge
David M. Sanko
B. Michael Schaul
Jere W. Schuler
Patrick J. Stapleton, Jr.
John K. Thornburgh
Christine J. Toretti

Council of Trustees

Commencement Committee

Harry K. Thomas, Chair
Benedict J. Miceli, Vice Chair
Harold C. Shields, Secretary
Clifford E. Allen
William F. Bacu, Student Representative
Patricia Heasley
Frank J. Jakovac
C. Richard Johnston
Catherine Manning, SSJ
R. Benjamin Wiley
James H. McCormick, Chancellor (ex officio)

Robert C. Weber, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Chair
Carol Bolla, Coordinator of Special Events and Programs
Janet Bowker, Director, Alumni Affairs
Julia Fedders, Coordinator of University Center
Judy Kubeja, Senior Executive Associate to the Provost
Patti S. Loomis, Director of Public Relations and Publications
Randall McCaslin, Manager, Distance Education and
Multi-Media Services
Alice Parker, Administrative Assistant, Office of Records
and Registration
Timothy W. Pilewski, Coordinator of Records and Registrahon
Lorraine Revak, Facilities Office and General Services Manager
Peter van den Honert, Chair, Department of Music

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A member of the State System of Higher Education,
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is committed to affirmative action
and equal opportunity for all persons in its educational programs,
activities, and employment practices.

COMMENCEMENT

December 16,2000

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COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Convocation

Prelude

Pomp and Circumstance
Edward Elgar

Star-Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key

Invocation

Message from the President

Robert C. Weber, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

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

ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Scott Zurcher
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Monsignor Henry Schauerman
St. Agatha Roman Catholic Church
Meadville, Pennsylvania

Frank G. Pogue, Ph.D.
President

Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal
Alice Parker

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

Introduction of
Honorary Doctorate Recipients

Robert C. Weber

Awarding of Honorary Doctorate
Sir George A:0. Alleyne
Dr. John Hope Franklin

Frank G. Pogue

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Student Address

Junia E. Isiminger
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE

HONORS DESIGNATIONS

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

Alumni Greetings

Presentation of Candidates

Daniel Higham
President, Alumni Association

Robert C. Weber
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean of Liberal Arts and
Graduate Studies
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean of Science, Management
and Technologies
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean of Education
Richard E. Arnold, Ph.D., Associate to the President for
Equity and Special Programs

Apricot ......................................................Nursing

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

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

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

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

Gold Cords ..............University 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

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

THE CEREMONIAL MACE

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

Olive Green ............................................Pharmacy
Alma Mater

Scott Zurcher
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Sage Green..............................Physical Education
Lemon ........................................... Library Science
Lilac......................................................... Dentistry

Benediction

Fanfare and Recessional
Edward Elgar

Reverend Herlies Murphy
Community Missionary Baptist Church
Erie, Pennsylvania

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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Maize ...................................................Agriculture

The mace, twenty-seven inches in length, is
topped by a sterling silver sphere studded with cir­
cular cabochon rubies, secured by bezels. The col­
Pink...............................................................Music
lar of the mace is inlaid with ebony, alternated with
Salmon Pink................................................. PublicHealthsilver relief fleur-de-lis design elements. The cul­
tured pearls mounted in cups encircle the bottom
of the collar symbolizing the thirteen state colleges
Purple..............................................................Law
of Pennsylvania. The shaft of the mace is com­
posed of Brazilian rosewood sections, separated by
Russet ........................................................Forestry
sterling silver rings. The mace is terminated by a
Scarlet ......................................................Theology
cast sterling silver finial; the five cultured pearls
represent the existing curricula. The rib-like cone
White ..................... Arts, Letters and Humanities
form is terminated by a small silver sphere sym­
bolizing the world.
Golden Yellow ............................................Science
The metal working processes incorporated in
the ceremonial mace include turning, forging,
inlaying, stone setting, and lost wax centrifugal
casting.
Orange................................................ Engineering

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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.

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 medal­
lion 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 contain­
ing a triple-towered castle. The collar of the medal­
lion is comprised of a series of two-inch shields.

ACADEMIC VESTMENTS
The gown, the cap, and the hood, representing
the major components of the academic dress, are a
ceremonial inheritance from the medieval univer­
sities 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 dis­
tinguished 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 col­
ored 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 Albany.
Dr. Pogue participates in national, regional
and statewide leadership groups. He serves as a
member of the American Council on Education
Commission on Government and Public Affairs
which advises the Division of Governmental
Relations on the broad range of issues in which
congressional and executive branch actions affect
colleges and universities. He is a member of the
American Association of State Colleges and
Universities (AASCU) Task Force on Teacher
Education and serves as chair of the AASGU
Executive Committee for the Commission on the
Rural/Regional Agenda. Since 1984, Dr. Pogue has
served on the Commission on Higher Education
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
and is a former vice chair and member of the
Commission's Executive Committee. He currently
serves as Association Second Vice President for
the Middle States Association Board of Trustees
and is a member of its Executive Committee. He
was appointed chairperson of the Middle States
Advisory Committee on Institutional Financial
Resources, which advised the Commission on the
relationship of financial resources to institutional
accreditation. Dr. Pogue is the vice chairperson of
the State System of Higher Education (SSHE)
Commission for the Universities and Commission
of Presidents Executive Committee and is a
member of the Executive Board of A Community
of Agile Partners in Education (CAPE). In October

1996, Dr. Pogue was appointed by Pennsylvania
Governor Tom Ridge to the Governor's
Commission on Academic Standards.
Locally, Dr. Pogue serves on the boards of
directors for the Erie Conference on Community
Development, the United Way of Erie County, the
Presque Isle Partnership (chairperson of the
Leadership Gifts Division of the 1998-1999
Endowment Campaign), and the Greater Erie
County Chapter of the American Red Cross, for
which he served as their 1997 capital campaign
chairman. He also serves as a member of the
Martin Luther King Center Scholarship
Committee and the Board of Corporators for both
the Hamot Health Foundation and the St. Vincent
Health Center. Dr. Pogue is the chairperson of the
Commission for the Erie County Millennium
initiative, "Together 2000."
Recently, Dr. Pogue was honored with the
Paul P. Martin Community Service Award by the
Greater Erie Community Action Committee
(GECAC). 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 the Edinboro University classroom
setting via guest lecturer presentations. He has
also taught the course titled Special Topics in
Sociology for the Department of Sociology,
Anthropology and Social Work. 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
Carrying the Ceremonial Mace and leading
the
academic
procession
at
today's
Commencement ceremony is Karl E. Nordberg,
professor in the Department of Educational
Services.

Other
photographic
displays
and
presentations produced by Mr. Nordberg include
"Literacy: New Materials for an Old Battle," a
multi-media presentation funded by a grant from
Phi Delta Kappa; "Northwestern Pennsylvania
Railway", a pictorial series printed from the
Kupper Collection of photographic glass plates of
the Edinboro-Cambridge Springs trolley; a
photographic historical display of General
Windsor (circa 1890) of Warren, Pennsylvania,
funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission and housed in the Warren
County Historical Museum; and a display of
historical Edinboro area photographs, also
funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission, now on display in the
Alumni House.

Mr. Nordberg joined the Edinboro faculty in
1966, and was appointed full professor in 1998.
Prior to coming to Edinboro, he was a secondary
English teacher at Titusville High School for two
years.
Mr. Nordberg earned a bachelor's degree
from Edinboro in secondary English in 1964, and
a master's degree in guidance and counseling in
1967. He has completed coursework in
instructional media and curriculum at the State
University of New York at Buffalo.
Mr. Nordberg is best known for his
contributions to two seminal publications
depicting the early history of the Borough of
Edinboro. Edinboro: A Dirt Street Town, a 160-page
narrated pictorial history of Edinboro, was co­
published with Dr. John L. Marsh in 1978. A
second pictorial narrative, Edinboro: The Jourjtey's
End, also co-published with Dr. Marsh, appeared
in 1990. In the foreword to the second volume,
Mr. Nordberg and Dr. Marsh wrote that they
believed they had captured in both books the
very personification of a late-Victorian
agricultural community where the farmer was the
premier citizen. Their concern, they wrote, was
with describing in words and pictures the life and
times of a community that embodied what were
once among the most cherished American virtues
and values. Both volumes drew heavily on the
photographs
of
Edinboro's
legendary
photographer, the late Lawrence V. Kupper.

His professional and academic associations
include membership in Phi Delta Kappa as past
president and secretary, the Pennsylvania
Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators,
the Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, and the Association of
Pennsylvania State College and University
Faculty.
Mr. Nordberg and his wife, the former
Barbara Johnston, who also holds bachelor's and
master's degrees from Edinboro, have two sons
who are also Edinboro alumni, Kevin, a 1994
graduate, and Keith, a 1996 graduate.

Other publications and presentations on
which Mr. Nordberg and Dr. Marsh have
collaborated include Closing the Gap: The Story of a
Country Church, a narrated pictorial history of the
Edinboro Presbyterian Church; The Presbyteria of
Lake Erie: A Panorama, a photographic essay of the
churches of the Lake Erie region; and The Rural
Experience in Northwestern Pennsylvania, a
narrated video and slide program funded by the
Public Committee for Humanities in Pennsylvania.

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HONORARY DOCTORATE
Health Programs, where he supervised many of
its technical programs.
In 1990 Dr. Alleyne was appointed assistant
director of the Pan American Health
Organization, with primary responsibility for
supervising its 28 field offices and for its technical
cooperation with member states. He also
supervised the Emergency Preparedness and
Disaster Relief Program and the Program on
Women, Health and Development.
Dr. Alleyne is the recipient of numerous
awards, including the Pelican Prize of the League
of Graduates of the University of the West Indies,
the Centenary Medal of Jamaica, the Award of
Excellence of the Jamaican Scientific Association,
the Jamaica Medical Association Prize, the Special
Prize of the University of the West Indies for
Medical Alumni, and the Pelican Prize of the
Washington Chapter of the University of the West
Indies Alumni. In 1989 the University of the West
Indies conferred upon Dr. Alleyne an honorary
Doctor of Science degree, and in 1990 he was
made Knight Bachelor by Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II for his services to medicine.
The Pan American Health Organization is an
international agency composed of the states and
territories of the Americas. Its secretariat, the Pan
American Sanitary Bureau, is also the Regional
Office of the World Health Organization for the
Americas. In addition to its headquarters in
Washington, D.C., PAHO has offices in almost
every country in the Americas, as well as several
scientific institutions known as Pan American
centers.

Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D., director of the
Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Pan American
Health Organization, Regional Office of the
World Health Organization, has been selected to
receive the degree Doctor of Public Service
(Doctor Beneficiorum Publicorum, Honoris Causa) at
today's Commencement ceremony.
A native of Barbados, Dr. Alleyne is a
graduate of the University of the West Indies in
Jamaica. He holds the degrees bachelor of
medicine and surgery and doctor of medicine
from the University of London. He is a Fellow of
both the Royal College of Physicians, London,
and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Alleyne became a member of the World
Health Organization Nutrition Advisory Panel in
1970, and, two years later, was appointed a Pan
American Health Organization consultant on
Postgraduate Fellowship Training in South
America. In 1974 he became an adviser to the
Latin American Centre for the Biological Sciences
and chairman of the Pan American Health
Organization's Advisory Committee on Medical
Research.
Dr. Alleyne served as senior registrar in
medicine at the University College Hospital of the
West Indies in 1962 and 1963. He was a member
of the scientific staff at the Tropical Metabolism
Research Unit of the British Medical Research
Council from 1963 to 1970, and honorary senior
research fellow at the University of the West
Indies from 1965 to 1970. In 1970-71 he served as
senior lecturer at the University of the West
Indies, and was reader in medicine of the
University in 1971-72. Dr. Alleyne was then
appointed professor of medicine and four years
later became chairman of the University's
Department of Medicine. In 1977 he was
appointed to the prestigious Sir Arthur Sims
Commonwealth Travelling Professorship of the
Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of
London.
In 1981 Dr. Alleyne was appointed chief of
the Unit of Research Promotion and Coordination
in the Division of Human Resources and
Research at the Pan American Health
Organization, with responsibility for the
development, implementation and coordination
of research policies and activities. In 1983 he was
appointed director of the Organization's Area of
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HONORARY DOCTORATE
Dr. John Hope Franklin, the James B. Duke
Professor of History Emeritus at Duke University,
has been selected to receive the degree Doctor of
Public Service (Doctor Beneficiorum Publicorum,
Honoris Causa) at today's Commencement
ceremony.
Called the 20th century's preeminent black
scholar by the New York Times Magazine, Dr.
Franklin was awarded the Presidential Medal of
Freedom in 1995 by President Clinton for an
illustrious career as an academician and his
unrelenting challenges to racism.
An Oklahoma native. Dr. Franklin is a
graduate of Fisk University and earned a master's
degree and a doctorate in history from Harvard
University. He has taught at a number of
institutions, including Fisk University, St.
Augustine's College, North Carolina Central
University, and Howard University. From 1956 to
1964 he served as chairman of the Department of
History at Brooklyn College. In 1964 Dr. Franklin
joined the faculty of the University of Chicago,
serving as chairman of the Department of History
from 1967 to 1970 and John Matthews Manley
Distinguished Service Professor from 1969 to
1982, when he became professor emeritus. He has
been the recipient of more than 125 honorary
degrees.
Dr. Franklin has devoted his entire life to
chronicling the history of Americans and, in
particular, African Americans and Southerners.
The author of more than 12 books on African
Americans, the Civil War, Reconstruction and
race relations, his text. From Slavery to Freedom: A
History of African Americans, now in its eighth
printing, is widely considered to be the definitive
work on the subject and remains the seminal
book on African American history more than 50
years after it was published.
Dr. Franklin has served on many national
commissions and delegations, including the
National Council on the Humanities and the
Presidential Advisory Commission on Public
Diplomacy. He has also served on the President's
Advisory Commission on Ambassadorial
Appointments and was a United States delegate
to the 21st General Conference of UNESCO.
Currently, Dr. Franklin serves as chairman of the
advisory board for One America: The President's
Initiative on Race and Reconciliation.

Dr. Franklin has been the recipient of many
honors. In 1978 Who's Who in America selected Dr.
Franklin as one of eight Americans who have
made significant contributions to society. He also
received the Jefferson Medal awarded by the
Council for the Advancement and Support of
Education and was the first recipient of the
Cleanth Brooks Medal of the Fellowship of
Southern Writers. In 1990 he received the
Encyclopedia Britannica Gold Medal for the
Dissemination of Knowledge, and in 1993 he
received the Charles Frankel Prize for
contributions to the humanities. He also received
the first W.E.B. DuBois Award from the Fisk
University Alumni Association, the Organization
of American Historians' Award for Outstanding
Achievement, the Alpha Phi Alpha Award of
Merit, and the NAACP's Spingam Medal.
In addition to serving as historical consultant
on Steven Spielberg's Oscar-nominated film,
Amistad, Dr. Franklin was featured in 1997 in First
Person Singular: John Hope Franklin, a PBS
televised work which chronicles his life
experiences. In 1998 he and Archbishop Desmond
TuTu were featured in Race and Reconciliation: A
Journey Towards Peace, a documentary for PBS
filmed on the island of Goree in West Africa.
In February of 2001, Duke University will
celebrate the opening of the John Hope Franklin
Center for Interdisciplinary and International
Studies. A newly renovated facility located in
Durham, the Center will seek to promote
"innovative approaches to research and teaching
on race, equality, and other fundamental issues of
social life and human understanding."

THE BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D., selected writings and presentations:
Protein Energy Malnutrition, with Hay, Picou, Stanfield & Whitehead (1976) Edward Arnold, London.
Whither Caribbean Health, with K.A. Sealy (1992), Publication of the West Indies Commission.
"Protein malnutrition in children: Advances in the last ten years," with J.C. Waterlow (1971).
"A history of the Commonwealth Caribbean Medical Research Council, 1956-1976," (1976).
"The importance of health in development: A Caribbean perspective," Caribbean Affairs (1989).
"Health and tourism in the Caribbean," PAHO Bulletin (1990).
Public Health for All," Sixth International Congress of the World Federation of Public Health Associations,
Atlanta, Georgia (1991).
"The Public Health and Development," Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
(1992).
"Health in Our Time," Pan American Sanitary Bureau, World Health Organization, Washington, D.C. (1995).
"The Primacy of Life Beyond All Human Conditions Everywhere on Earth: From Hippocrates to the Good
Samaritan," Rome, Italy (1995).
"Beyond Medical Care: Policies for Health in the Next Century," 9th Congress of the International
Association of Health Policy, Montreal, Canada (1996).
Dr. Alleyne has contributed more than 145 articles and abstracts to scholarly medical publications and
proceedings, and presented more than 75 lectures and papers to conferences, convocations and conventions
in the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Canada and the United States.

John Hope Franklin, Ph.D., his writings:
The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790-1860 (University of North Carolina Press, 1943, Russell & Russell,
1969).
From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans (Alfred A. Knopf, 1947; revised and enlarged, 1957,
1967,1974, 1980, 1987, and 1994; Vintage paperback edition. Random House, 1969).
The Militant South, 1800-1860 (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1956; paperback edition. Beacon
Press, 1964).
Reconstruction After the Civil War (University of Chicago Press, 1961; paperback edition, 1963).
The Emancipation Proclamation (Doubleday & Company, 1963; Edinburgh University Press, 1963; Anchor
paperback, 1965).
Land of the Free, with John W. Caughey and Ernest R. May (Franklin Publications; Benziger Bros., 1965;
revised edition, 1970).
Illustrated History of Black Americans, with the editors of Time-Life Books, Time-Life Inc., 1970 and 1973).
A Southern Odyssey: Travelers in the Ante-bellum North (Louisiana State University Press, 1976).
Racial Equality in America (University of Chicago Press, 1976).
George Washington Williams: A Biography (University of Chicago Press, 1985).
Race and History: Selected Essays 1938-1988 (Louisiana State University Press, 1990).
The Color Line: Legacy for the Twenty-First Century (University of Missouri Press, 1993).
In addition to his books. Dr. Franklin has edited more than a dozen other books, and contributed more than
115 articles to journals, digests, periodicals and other scholarly publications.

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MASTER'S DEGREES

UNIVERSITY FACULTY MARSHALS
Ruthanne Atkinson, Elementary Education

GRADUATE STUDIES

Robert Matthews, Music

Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean
Max Azicri, Political Science and Criminal Justice

W. James McHenry, Counseling and
Human Development

Elaine Bercik, Library
Gregory Morrow, Psychology

MASTER OF ARTS

Robert Cogan, Philosophy
Karl Nordberg, Educational Services
James Dunn, Business Administration
and Economics

Communication Studies

* Michelle Marie Chrzanowski, B.A., Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1998
Anne M. O'Neill-Klemensic, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1981
Laurie Jo Peyronel, B.S.N., Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1992

Counseling

Clarese Basile, B.S., East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania,
1997
* Stephanie Michelle Beauchat, B.S., Pennsylvania State University,
1996
Marcia E. Berarducci, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1995

Patricia Nosel, Nursing

David Giltinan, Physics and Technology

Alfred Riccomini, Special Education and
School Psychology

Richard Heasley, Sociology, Anthropology
and Social Work

Janet Rogers, Chemistry

Anne Jedlicka, Mathematics and Computer Science

George Shimpeno, Health and Physical Education

Margot Koczan, Foreign Languages

Roy Shinn, Speech and Communication Studies

Sally Lanz, Biology and Health Services

Suzanne Winterberger, Art

Charles Marr, English and Theatre Arts

Brian Zimmerman, Geosciences

HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS
Charles R. Webber, May 1981

Mary Beth Kennedy, May 1992

Louis J. Tullio, May 1983

Richard Nygaard, May 1993

Milton Eisenhower, May 1985

Na'im Akbar, December 1993

Gertrude Barber, May 1988

Mahmoud Haroon, December 1994

Mary Porreco, May 1988

Eiji Oue, May 1995

Sr. M. Lawreace Antoun, SSJ, May 1989

Louis Porreco, December 1995

Joseph DiMaggio Jr, May 1989

Thomas Hagen, May 1996

G. Andrew Fleming, May 1990

Paul O'Neill, December 1997

Walter Hendl, May 1990

Michael Zahorchak, December 1997

I. King Jordan, May 1991

Fred Rogers, May 1998

Chuck Jones, December 1991

Donald DiPlacido, December 1998

Raymond Shafer, May 1992

Dr. Yvonne Thornton, May 1999

Charles Kennedy, May 1992

James E. Barker, December 1999
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Larry J. Bolger, B.S., Penn State, 1996
Kara Louise Cook, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Eliza J. Griffin, B.A., Allegheny College, 1995
* Elena C. Hansen, B.A., Nazareth College of Rochester, 1997
Danny Jerome Jones, B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1978
Kara Lynn Lowenberg, B.S., Western Illinois University, 1998
Jennifer E. Malone, B.F.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1998
Jane Y. Mathewson Everett, B.A., Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1981
Claudia Theresa Mokwa, B.S., Gannon University, 1996
Darrell James Shields, B.S.Ed., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1995
* Timothy G. Sneeringer, B.S., Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 1977
* Kathleen May Springirth, B.A., West Chester University of
Pennsylvania, 1998
Karen Margaret Steffen, B.A., Westminster College, 1996
* Roblyn Marie Stotsky, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1998
SpeechA^anguage Pathology * Carolyn Dianne Hutzell, B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1977
* Maria Gabriella Licatatiso, B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1998
* Tami Ann Lombardi, B.A., University of Dayton, 1997
* Amy Elizabeth O'Donnell, B.A., University of Maryland-System,
1998
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Gina Lynn Parola, B.S., SUNY College at Plattsburgh, 1997
* Janel L. Rice, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
* Julie K. Swartfager, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Leslie Suzanne Ursu, B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1998

Reading

* Ann Cleary Bortnick, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1992
* Robin Marie Clement, B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Renee Coates-Smith, B.A., Niagara University, 1991
Elise K. Graham, B.S.Ed., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1989
Jennifer Elaine Kemp, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1998
* Virginia Kathleen McAuliffe, B.A., Boston College, 1991
* Lisa Hope Popovich-Corsale, B.A., Thiel College, 1991
* Yvonne Rivera, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
* Jenny Lynn Singer, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997

School Administration

* Barbara Ann Ackerman, B.S., Houghton College, 1989
* Ernest E. Axton, B.S., Robert Morris College, 1993
* Jay D. Badams, B.A., Allegheny College, 1990
* J. Matthew Bendig, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995
Matthew William Bennett, B.S.Ed., Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1997
Lorri Renee Bland, B.S., Mercyhurst College, 1996
* Teresa Szumigala Callaghan, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1995
* Terrence P. Costello, B.A., Gannon University, 1991
* Meighan Leigh Gast, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1999
* Scott Charles Hironimus, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1994
* Catherine Jennet Kinderman, B.S., Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1999
* Craig Lussier, B.S.Ed., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1993
* Joseph John Orlando III, B.S., Gannon University, 1994
* Marcie Jo Presta, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1996
Timothy Charles Sabol, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1992
Pamela Jane Tonty, B.S., University of Dayton, 1991
* Carol Hattie Troop, B.S., Villa Maria College, 1989

Special Education

Kevin Mitchell Abbott, B.A., SUNY College at Fredonia, 1987
* Edward Lee Beck, B.S., Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 1976
Jill Ninette Burkhart, B.S., Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1993
Marissa Lynn Colletti, B.S., SUNY College at Fredonia, 1999
* Joseph Allen Dlugos, B.A., Bucknell University, 1998
* Nicole C. Fisher, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
* Jennifer Marie Fuchs, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1996
* Lisa Ann Giannamore, B.S., Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 1997
* Jon Andrew Glass, B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1994
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MASTER OF EDUCATION
Educational Psychology

Elementary Education

Paul Michael Blancino, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1998
Fawn Marie Fisher, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
* Barbara Marie Gies, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1991
* Megan Marie Hensler, B.A., Gannon University, 1999
* Terry Luca Hokaj, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Sandra A. Knittel, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
* Michelle Kristin Radecki, B.A., Allegheny College, 1995
* Amanda Michelle Shannon, B.A., Allegheny College, 1999
Thomas Michael Ward, B.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
1999
Melinda J. Wilson, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1993
Priscilla Suzanne Young, B.A., Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
1999
Rae L. Abele, B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1995
* Sally B. Castleman, B.A., University of Maryland College, 1973
Stephanie R. Cox, B.A., Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1996
* Karin Elizabeth Dragon, B.S., SUNY College at Fredonia, 1993
Karen Kay Langford, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1992
Heather L. Machacek, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1996
* Michael James Moore, B.A., Thiel College, 1997
James Michael Rasavage II, B.S., Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1996
Kelly Julia Rigoni, B.A., Duquesne University, 1998
David B. Rolph, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Erin Perowicz Sabol, B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1991
Joanne L. Waller, B.S., University of Maryland College, 1993

Middle/Secondary
School Instruction

Richard K. Harvey, B.S., Grove City College, 1995
Stacy Ann LeCorchick, B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1995
* Leslie Ann Palmer, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995

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* Lisa Ann Ketterer, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995
* David Edson Mansfield, B.S., Grove City College, 1996
* Nicole M. Marino, B.S., Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1994
Susan R. Mook, B.S., Wright State University, 1992
Heather Joleen Peterson, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1996
* Jennifer Rebecca Wiesner, B.S.Ed., Kent State University, 1994
* Gina Marie Zanghi, B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998

HONORS
The following degree candidates have earned at least sixty-four 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

MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Fine Arts

Margaret Mary Murrell Brace, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1971
Robert Andrew Jones, B.F.A., Winthrop University, 1996
* Y. Kanazawa, B.F.A., Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1998
* Richard James Nickel, B.S., SUNY College at Buffalo, 1996

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Tanya Ursula Bertig
Karen Marie Borland
Jeanne Patricia Campbell
Jill C. DeRosa
Jodi Lynn Gee
Gina Marie Giordano
Amy Melissa Glass
Rhys Lloyd Holland
Robert C. Mawhinney II
Deborah J. Miller
Michelle Lynn Polochak
Jennifer Lee Quadri

Kathleen Anne Rees
Kerrie Jean Rynd
Zachary James Schierberl
Lee Lucian Shadeck
Ashley Daye Smith
Matthew Richard Stevens
Christina Lynn Turske
Laura Beth Wade
Amy Melissa Wiltsie
Lori Ann Wozniak
Nichole Rae Zeigler

Elizabeth Jean Book
Kristy Lynn Boyle
Curtis James Bradshaw
Tony Francis Burfield
Stephanie Elaine Clapp
Michelle Rose Costantino
Dana Marie Danzuso
Elaine Dombrowski
Gretchen Dale Dorman
Marc T. Fox
Ronald John Freeboum
Patricia J. Gallagher
Adrienne Margaret Grafton
Stacey Lynn Hallock
Gemma Rose Harrison
Elizabeth A. Hunt
Junia Elizabeth Isiminger

Erika Lynn Johnson
Melissa R. Johnson
John A. Kiser
Blair Stephen Lawrence
James Neil Mack
Tammy Lee Mao
Stephen Joseph Marietti
Amy J. Morganti
Jennifer Suzanne Olson
Holly Ann Piazza
Dana Colette Polakowski
Erika Rose Rutkowski
Ericjon Thomas
Michelle Lynn Tota
Lori M. Turano
Heather Marie Waite
Tiffany Joy Young

MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology

Marc Sashenka Kirchner, B.S., West Virginia University, 1994

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Thomas John Lawrie, B.A., Gannon University, 1972
Gregory A. Lehman, B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1980
* Lisa Ann Mangel, B.S., Pittsburg State University, 1992
Gary William Sackett, B.S,, Grove City College, 1997
* Jayme R. Taylor, B.S., Gannon University, 1993

MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING
Dan Edward Briggs, B.S.N., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1993
Amy E. Pagano, B.S.N., Kent State University, 1982
Judith Ann Urey, B.S.N., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1993
Barbara Lynn Waples, B.S.N., Gannon University, 1991

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* Students who completed degree requirements during Summer 2000.
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

UNIVERSITY
HONORS PROGRAM

Lance Alan Baker
Rachel Ann Baker
Elizabeth M. Ball
Erin Nicole Beardsley
Shannon Marie Bedits
Angela Broskey
Amber Arlien Clever
Robert Calvin Crawford
Justin M. Crousey
Dawn Marie Dougherty
Wendy L. Eckert
Amanda Kay Eimers
Michael Vincent Feleppa
Martha Elizabeth Fetzner
Daniel T. Hanstine
Kristen Marie Hartzell
Jennifer A. Heatley
Kristin Anne Higgins
Gabriela Hnilkova
Blake A. Hoppe
Julie Alice Karus
Christine R. Kemp
Anjanette Elizabeth Kent
Amanda Grace King
Michael G. Kosteniuk
William Matthew Kuhar

Susan Marie Lee
Wesley James Levers
Jessica Lynn Lias
John L. Marion
John S. Mazurek Jr.
Kelly Lynn McPherson
Melissa Margaret Mercurio
Beth Ann Morris
Timothy E. Myers
Melissa Ann Norton
Dana Kay O'Neill
Carrie Suzanne Palmer
Aaron Raymond Peck
Pamela Rose Potter
Nicholas E. Reckhart
Brendan Allan Schulte
Andrea Catherine Sertz
Christopher Paul Stanzione
Heather Nicole Starkey
Amy R. Szalewicz
Zachary Adam Tenney
Ericka Carol Waters
Laura Rose Wisniewski
Marianne M. Wood
Kelly Suzanne Worner

Kristy Lee Ganoe
Amy Melissa Glass

John A. Kiser
Kerrie Jean Rynd

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

* Matthew J. Libell
Kevin Richard Luffy
Kenneth L. Lunger Jr.
* Roni Elizabeth Martucci
* Timothy David Melford
Stephanie Lenore Napier
Dawn Michelle Palmer
William M. Parris
* Joy Renee Pfaff
Cheryl Alicia Porter
* Jeffrey Robert Rush
Jeffrey Scott Samlock
* Jonathan G. Schopf
Catherine E. Smith
* Duane E. Tabak
* Zachary Adam Tenney - Cum
* Rachel Suzanne Waksmunski
Amanda Catherine Weaver
Christopher Aaron Weston
Wade Owen Williams
Marie Elizabeth Wolf
Ryan Michael Woyicki
* Jason John Zietz

BACHELOR OF ARTS
Anthropology
* Joni Ann Peters

Art History
Dianne Adele Collins
Jenna Leigh DelTondo

Criminal Justice
* Ryan Charles Anderson
Jeremy Jacob Atkin
* Benjamin Lawrence Boozer
Michael Scot Bowser
* Jeremy R. Brain
* Nicole Marie Carlson
Jason John Cerqua
Jason J. Chamberlin
Charles Anthony Diulus Jr.
Matthew Howard Doyle
Holly Marie Eckert
Laura Lynn Fetzner
Martha Elizabeth Fetzner - Cum
Daniel William Foltz
Terah Lynn Gissendanner
* Jason R. Hensel
* Nathan Allan Hill
Jason Byron Hoffman
Jason A. Hrelec
Alex M. Hromyak
* Carrie C. Johnson
* Daniel Sheridan Jones
Matthew Christopher Jones
Kristine Lynn Kirkpatrick
Elizabeth Anne Kroll
Terrell LaCole Lewis

Drama
* Kyle Arden Romm
Apryl Lynne Sparbanie

English
* Tony Francis Burfield - Magna
Sarah Anne Daddario
* Jessica Hope Diebold
Adele Renee Formaini
Kristy Lee Ganoe
* Stacey Lynn Hallock - Magna
Shawn Robert Harris
* Michele Marie King
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Arlene Elizabeth Morris
Joshua Douglas Short

* Wendolyn Fox
Frederick William Gardner
Jennifer A. Heatley - Cum
Monica Kathleen King
Syreeta Tisha McTavous
Lisa Michelle Peace
Jessica Erin Piper
Todd V. Radaci
Kathleen Anne Rees - Summa
* Zachary James Schierberl - Summa
* Erica Lee Shaffer
Kosuke Takahashi
Anthony Joseph Tedesco
Erika Marie Thoms
Tracy Ann Titko
* Kelli L. Torboli
Michelle Lynn Tota - Magna
Jason Stewart Trubic
* Marcy L. Turbish
* Amanda Susan Wilkinson
Randy R Woyicki

History
* Gregory Allan Anysz
Marc T. Fox - Magna
Ronald John Freeboum - Magna
Michael R Ganley
Dawn Price
Aaron Brent Rolph
* Ashley Daye Smith - Summa
Edward Thornton II
James M. Wright
Matthew William Yount

Music
Mandy Lynn Atallah
Dee Anna Lee Hedges

Philosophy
Sociology

Ericjon Thomas - Magna

* Bettijo Chapman
Kimberly S. Headland
Aiko Onishi

Political Science
Jeffrey D. Barker
Joseph R. Bemot
* Tiffany Faye Couch
Shannon Mae Ishler
* Lori Ann Johnson
John A. Kiser - Magna
Bryan Thomas Lenzo
Rachel Lynn Mitchell
Matthew Amos Muddiman

Speech Communications
Maureen Monza Alexander
James A. Barefoot
Andrea Lynn Blose
Maurice Lamont Cissell
Amber Arlien Clever - Cum
Michelle Rose Costantino - Magna
Matthew Michael Cummings
Matthew Alan Ferringer
Mark Christopher Flemm
Joseph M. Garvin
* Gemma Rose Harrison - Magna
Marie Diane Hayes
Timothy Alan Hollabaugh
Rhys Lloyd Holland - Summa
* Andrea Denise James
* Shawn R. Kinkead

Psychology
Erin Nicole Beardsley - Cum
Kirsten Marie Beck
Curtis James Bradshaw - Magna
Cindy Ann Brock
Fawn T. Carpenter
Justin M. Crousey - Cum
Wendy L. Eckert - Cum
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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

Jennifer L)mn Krol
* David Christopher Lavery
Robert James Link
Andrew Marc Longenberger
* Aaron James Maier
* Chad Eric Martin
Kelly Ann McCauliff-Hess
* Candace Lynn McKinney
Ebony C. McQueen
Carissa Ann Mieszkowski
Byron Devon Morant Jr.
* Benjamin T. Morgan
Anna Nicole Mrak
* Bruce Lynn MuHey Jr.
Kirk Edward Pershing
* Ross Michael Petrini
* Christina Lee Pollock
* Kimberly Sue Radford
* Nicholas E. Reckhart - Cum
David Matthew Robinson
Sarah Melissa Roseto
David M. Rothhaar
Heather Irene Smith
Suzanne Gayle Sturgin
Nadeemuddin Syed
* Annie Elizabeth Thompson
Jeffrey Lamar Tyree
Daniel R. Watson
Dana Jean Willey
* Terrell A. Woodard

Applied Media Arts

*

*

*

*

*
*
*

Speech Language Hearing Disorders
* Jennifer Ann Ameno
Michele Catherine Gardner
Lindsey Joy Hirsch
Erika Lynn Johnson - Magna
Susan Marie Lee - Cum
Erin Nicole Weightman
Melissa Ann Winschel

*

Diana J. Adameck
Lance Alan Baker - Cum
Elizabeth M. Ball - Cum
Devon Marie Bender
Thomas Justin Calabrese
Laura Ann Czano
Jocelyne S. Demaske
Rhaina Taylor Douthett
Nathan J. Fronko
Jason Michael Gaghan
Colleen Erin Garris
Tracy Ann Graziano
Kyoko Hiraike
Jason Thomas Hook
Elizabeth A. Hunt - Magna
Sumiko Kobori
Ian Joseph Kocan
Kenneth Krapfl
Brian Mitchell Macauley
Kristen Elizabeth Mancuso
Amy Rose Matvey
Carla Anne Nemenz
Christina Marie Patterson
Kelly Ann Rubinosky
Chenoa C. Seay
Andrea Catherine Sertz - Cum
Darrel John Shiring
Danielle C. Shive
Emily Claire Stone
Holly Ann Tarquinio
Tammy S. Tillotson
Kelly Arm Tyzinski
Stacey Michele Weaver
Mariarme M. Wood - Cum

Fine Arts-Crafts
Robert Calvin Crawford r Cum
Robert Wesley Dingman
* Michael T. Egan
Julie Ann Fleckenstein
Adrienne Margaret Grafton - Magna
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Brandon Jerome Jenkins Greene
* Sarah Alexis Hallam
* Craig Aaron Hickle
Gregg D. Imling
Matthew W. Lamb
Sean C. MacMillan
Michael Kevin Moorhouse
Sean P. Murphy
* Jason Alexander Oros
Aaron Raymond Peck - Cum

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean

Criminal Justice
Katie Lee Avenali
James Patrick McCloskey
* Michael Reid Wetmore

BACHELOR OF ARTS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Biology

Biology

* Shawn J. Johnson

Liam J. Arkwright
Stephanie Elaine Clapp - Magna
Richard Alan Dopico Jr.
* Aaron Paul Edwards
* Brian Edward Esper
Blake A. Hoppe - Cum
Lyndsey Irene Noble
Amanda Jane Sinkovec

Human Services
Kelly L. Kennedy
Sally A. Owen
Stephanie Ann Taylor
* Taralee Marie Wilcox

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Earth Science
* Brett Nathan Kosowski

Environmental Studies/Geography

Social Work
Liberal Studies

Tracy L. Angelotti
Larena D. Birkmire
Renee M. Buck
Stacy Lynn Fabian
Gregory Richard Gnacinski
* Rebecca S. Humphreys
Dian L. Kwiatkowski
Jessica Lynn Lias - Cum
Brooke Allison Lockner
Deanna Marie Murray
Christie Ann Nath
Melissa Ann Norton - Cum
Brooke Kelly Peebles
Liana Marie Scalise
Richard A. Shaw
Dean M. Taylor
Matthew Jon Tecza
Traci Ann Waite

* Cindy L. Ridgeway
* Takayuki Tokuhashi

Stephen Neil Button
* Sarah P. Crawford
Stephen Joseph Marietti - Magna
Robert J. Santell
Robert William Shaffer
* Mary Kathlean Smith

Business Administration

*
*
Geography
Michael B. Thomas
*
Mathematics
Matthew J. Conologue
Kerrie Jean Rynd - Summa

*
*
*

Natural Science and Mathematics
Rasheedah Ameerah McFadden
Rahmin Jeffrey Norwood

*

*
*
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Arif B. Akkas
Tanya Ursula Bertig - Summa
Michael Ryan Bickar
Gretchen Kristine Cameron
Stephen Mark Carter
Paul Michael DeCenso
Brian Delmar Fischer
Dawn Noel Foltz
Brian L. Fulkerson
Carrie Lynn Gerle
Steven James Grygier
James P. Hill
William James Hughley Jr.
Junia Elizabeth Isiminger - Magna
Bridget Michelle Karns
Sadat K. Khan
Momin Khattak
Frank J. Koch
Sandralee Taylor Kozlowski
Drew A. Kramer
Amy Beth Ling
Brenda Ann Loughlin
Julie Marie Mace
James Neil Mack - Magna
John L. Marion - Cum
Allyson Michelle Mikita
Patrick Michael Mulvihill

Richard C. Patterson
Dana Colette Polakowski - Magna
Melissa Ann Renfro
Julie Marie Riccomini
* Anthony Rinella IV
Sandro Rotella
Frederick David Sherman
* Mark W. Strauss
Michael Sean Sullivan
Edward John Thomas
Melanie A. Tozzi
Christina Lynn Turske - Summa
* Quentin Ware-Bey
Kelly Suzanne Womer - Cum
Suzanne L. Zurawski

Geology
* Sabrina Bess Eakin
* Brian Aubrey Meley
Richard Allen Moore
* Tricia Elaine Moore
* Lori Ann Wozniak - Summa

Medical Technology
* Melissa Ann Kidd
* Colleen Theresa Laxdal
* Amy J. Morganti - Magna

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Laurie Anne Fife
Tiffany Marie Foust
Anjanette Elizabeth Kent - Cum
Laura Jean Klancer
Linda Irene Litwiler
Sara Lynn Newman
Christine Lynn Sarchet
Jennifer Susanne Snyder
Kathryn S. Walsh

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Business Administration
* Nancy Lee Boland
Corrina D. Griffith
Tara M. Scutella
Suzanne Elizabeth Wynes

ASSOCIATE OF ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY

Nuclear Medicine Technology
* Wesley James Levers - Cum

Biomedical Equipment Technology
Jason P. Gilliland
* Craig Allen Zazado

Chemistry
Bradley Alan Lambie

Nursing
Margaret McCooey Camino
* Scott Andrew Carr
Mary Elizabeth Heath
Susan Marie Lee - Cum
* Melissa Jo Martin
Deborah J. Miller - Summa
Timothy E. Myers - Cum
Jaclyn Ashley Reis
Michelle Kristy Silka

Computer Science
* David Brian Beveridge
Kirk Robert Daniels
Daniel T. Hanstine - Cum
Mark Stephen Jeffers
Christopher Jared Kohler
Lauren Leigh Lattner
Duane E. Learner
John C. Lyons
* Christopher John More
Elanangai Venugopal
Edwin James Weixel

Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Bleu Harrison
David Preston Hart

Nutrition
Kelly Ann Martray

Environmental Science

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
NURSING

Sheila Louise Beers
* Todd E. Fetzer
Tracy Ann Graziano
Melissa R. Johnson - Magna
Jeffrey M. Matts
Karann Marie Nagare

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
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Jennifer Nicole Bailey
Susan Marie Bengar
Maureen E. Cullen
Elaine Dombrowski - Magna
William Richard Dross Jr.
Senecca Bremm Elliott
Jeanette Lisette Fedasz
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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
R. Scott Baldwin^ Ph.D., Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ART EDUCATION

* Gina Marie Giordano - Summa
Michael Joseph Green
* Christine M. Hallisey
Alexander Herring
Ashley Ann Housholder
* Andrew C. Kirschner
* Blair Stephen Lawrence - Magna
Shelly Marie Lichius
Alexis Anne Lisowski
Danielle Lynn Loos
Lisa Ann Lutterbaugh
John S. Mazurek Jr. - Cum
Melissa Margaret Mercurio - Cum
Lindsay Craig Mitchell
* Dana Marie Montini
Beth Ann Morris - Cum
Elaine Michele Nottingham
Dana Kay O'Neill - Cum
Nicole Marie Ott
Twila J. Palmer
* Crystal Ann Peck
Holly Ann Piazza - Magna
Pamela Rose Potter - Cum
* Erika Rose Rutkowski - Magna
Brendan Allan Schulte - Cum
Ann Ruschelle Simon
Susan Lynne Slaymaker
Eileen Siobhan Smock
Christopher Allan Stadtfeld
Matthew Richard Stevens - Summa
* Gregory J. Suhayda
Kelli Marie Suppa
* Amy R. Szalewicz - Cum
Megan Faith Thomas
* Laura Beth Wade - Summa
Clifford James Warden
Marybeth Williams
Laura Rose Wisniewski - Cum

Rachel Ann Baker - Cum
Mark J. Champlain
Jill C. DeRosa - Summa
Kristen Marie Hartzell - Cum
John Jason Hoyman
Christine Marie Jeska
Andrea Marie Mager
Christina Marie Mazzone
Jeremy Ryan Morey
Jessica L. Morningstar
Jessalynn Kathleen Rodgers
Christopher Paul Stanzione - Cum
Tara F. Williams
Tiffany Joy Young - Magna

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN EDUCATION
Elementary Education
Robert F. Altadonna
Christina Ann Arthurs
Corey Matthew Barbato
Shannon Marie Bedits - Cum
Kelly Elizabeth Bowers
Kristy Lynn Boyle - Magna
Jessica Ann Burrows
Christia Marie Castelluccio
Sabrina Ann Cendrowski
Ann Margaret Chimenti
* Nicole Renee Clark
Michelle Lee Denk
Gretchen Dale Dorman - Magna
Dawn Marie Dougherty - Cum
* Amanda Kay Eimers - Cum
Melissa Georgina Farinacci
Rachel Diane Freund
Kristina Ann George
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Elementary Education/Mentally Physically
Handicapped

Patricia J. Gallagher - Magna
Melinda A. Helman
Kristin Anne Higgins - Cum
* Gabriela Hnilkova - Cum
Kelly Lynn McPherson - Cum
Megan Elise Stockner
Timothy John Wellington
Bruce Allen Witt

Jessica Lyn Antol
Mindy Ann Arnold
Elizabeth Jean Book - Magna
Angela Broskey - Cum
Casey James Copeman
Dana Marie Danzuso - Magna
Megan Lynne Emmons
Jodi Lynn Gee - Summa
Heather Marie Geer
Amy Melissa Glass - Summa
Jill Emily Henderson
Craig M. Jeffers
Julie Alice Karus - Cum
Lisa Marie Marino
Carly Jean Martin
Kari Lynn McCollough
Travis Connor McCoy
Natalie Ann Myers
Jennifer Suzanne Olson - Magna
Amanda Marie Osborn
Laurie A. Pastorius
April Lynn Picozzi
Michelle Lynn Polochak - Summa
Jennifer Frieda Russo
Robin Tracy Sakala
Jenny Ann Seth
Anesha Eileen Smith
Heather Nicole Starkey - Cum
* Brittany Nicole Tague
Nicole Marie Usko
* Elizabeth Marie Vale
Heather Marie Waite - Magna
Randy Eric Weibl
Amy Melissa Wiltsie - Summa
Andrea Lynn Wisor
Nichole Rae Zeigler - Summa

Mentally/Physically Handicapped
Sara Beth Allbee
Patrick O. Baughman
John Michael Budai
Lorrie Marie Csordas
* Lee Lucian Shadeck - Summa
Deborah Lynn Zirkle

Secondary Education - Biology
Andrew Richard Schneider
Jennifer M. Thomas

Secondary Education - Comprehensive
English
Nikolas Shane Bajorek
Kimberly Dawn Barron
Jeanne Patricia Campbell - Summa
Rachelle Lynn Francis
Christine R. Kemp - Cum
Amanda Grace King - Cum
Anthony Joseph Miller
Jennifer Lee Quadri - Summa
Lori Ann Senkewitz

Secondary Education - Earth/Space Science
Jessica Jennie Monteleone

Health and Physical Education
Secondary Education - Mathematics

William Paul Besser
Lisa Renee Blackhurst
Bethany Lynn Boyd
Kimberly Anne Cron
Michael Vincent Feleppa - Cum

Kelly Lynn Carlisle
Robert C. Mawhinney II - Summa

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Secondary Education - Social Studies

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

John Joseph Angerer IV
* Gregory Allan Anysz
Donald Lloyd Braden III
William Matthew Kuhar - Cum
Tammy Lee Mao - Magna
Carrie Suzanne Palmer - Cum

Pre-School Education
Tanaya Ann Burrows
Melissa Lynn Dickerson
Bridget Marie Dorr
Alison Marie Froess
Glamarie L. Myers
* Valerie Linnra VanNette

Secondary Education - Spanish
Ericka Carol Waters - Cum

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPECIALIZED STUDIES
Richard E. Arnold, Ph.D., Associate to the President for Equity and Special Programs

Daniel P. Abraham
Brian C. Albertson
* Kelly J. Bodnar
Karen Marie Borland - Summa
Sarah Marie Bull
Laura Cathryn Cobum
Toland Lee Cordell
William C. Cummings
Melissa Ann Eastman
Ellen M. Eshelman
Melissa Beth Feldman
Erin Elizabeth Grover
Matthew Raymond Gutowski
Andrew W. Jones
* Raymond Joseph Knapp Jr.

*
*
*
*

Michael G. Kosteniuk - Cum
Michelle Lyn Mosberger
Cynthia Ann Nowacki
Jennifer L. Quinn
Jamaal R, Stewart
* Jason Philip Swartzbaugh
Lori M. Turano - Magna
Patrina Lee Vogt
* David C. Wasco
Kellie Marie Weaver
* Robert W. Wright
Adam L. Wygant
Chad Richard Young
Christopher James Zilla

* Students who completed degree requirements during Suiruner 2000.
The University does not claim the list of degree candidates or honors designations is absolutely accurate. Students are
granted degrees only if they meet all academic and financial requirements.

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Alma Mater
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

State System of Higher Education

James H. McCormick, Chancellor

Board of Governors
State System of Higher Education

Charles A. Gomulka, Chair
Kim E. Lyttle, Vice Chair
R. Benjamin Wiley, Vice Chair
Syed R. Ali-Zaidi
Angela M. Ambrose, Student Representative
Jeffrey W. Coy
Daniel R Elby
Eugene W. Hickok, Jr.
David P. Holveck
F. Joseph Loeper
James V. Manser IV, Student Representative
Thomas J. Ridge
David M. Sanko
B. Michael Schaul
Jere W. Schuler
Patrick J. Stapleton, Jr.
John K. Thornburgh
Christine J. Toretti
Amy M. Yozviak, Student Representative

Council of Trustees

Commencement Committee

Harry K. Thomas, Chair
Benedict J. Miceli, Vice Chair
Harold C. Shields, Secretary
Clifford E. Allen
Patricia Heasley
John E. Horan
Frank J. Jakovac
C. Richard Johnston
Catherine Manning, SSJ
Portia L. McClellan, Student Trustee
R. Benjamin Wiley
James H. McCormick (ex officio)
Robert C. Weber, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Chair
Carol Bolla, Coordinator of Special Events and Programs
Janet Bowker, Director, Alumni Affairs
Julia Fedders, Coordinator of University Center
Judy Kubeja, Senior Executive Associate to the Provost
Patti S. Loomis, Director of Publications
Randall McCaslin, Manager, Distance Education and
Multi-Media Services
Alice Parker, Administrative Assistant, Office of Records
and Registration
Timothy W. Pilewski, Coordinator of Records and Registration
Lorraine Revak, Facilities Office and General Services Manager
Peter van den Honert, Chair, Department of Music

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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.