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COMMENCEMENT
May 10^ 2008
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Convocation
Pearl W. Bartelt, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Prelude
Pomp and Circumstance
Edward Elgar
Star-Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key
Message from the President
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Gary S. Grant, Ph.D., Conductor
ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Emily Alvin
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Jeremy D. Brown, Ph.D.
President
Pm Gonna Sing 'til the Spirit
Moves in My Heart
Uhiversity Singers
Peter van den Honert, D.M.A., Conductor
arr. Moses Hogan
Awarding of Honorary Doctorate
Michael}. Redlawsk
Student Address
Harold C. Shields
Chair, Edinboro University Council of Trustees
Lindsay K. Reedy
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
Alumni Greetings
Herman D. Tomer
President, Alumni Association Board of Directors
Presentation of Candidates
Pearl W. Bartelt
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean of Graduate Studies
and Research
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean of Liberal Arts
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean of Science, Management
and Technology
Kenneth M. Adams, Ph.D., Dean of Education
Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for
Academic Support Services
Conferring of Degrees
Jeremy D. Brown
Alma Mater
Emily Alvin
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Fanfare and Recessional
RECESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Edward Elgar
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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COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE
DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS
HONORS DESIGNATIONS
Gold Stoles.............................Summa Cum Laude
Apricot ....................................................... Nursing
White Stoles........................... Magna Cum Laude
Dark Blue...............................................Philosophy
Red Stoles ............................................Cum Laude
Light Blue ................................................Education
Gold Cords.............. Dr. Robert C. Weber Honors
Program Graduate
Peacock Blue ......................Public Administration
Red Cords........... Departmental Honor Graduate
Brown....................................................... Fine Arts
Citron .................................................. Social Work
Copper ....................................................Economics
Crimson..................................................Journalism
THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION
shields, alternately bearing three different designs:
the meigle, an interlacing knotwork peculiar to the
Pictish school of Celtic art; the Tudor rose design;
and "ESC" in interlocking letters on a background
of tabby weaving. Connecting each of the collar
shields is a Cross of St. George, representing the
union of Scotland and England. The entire
medallion was fabricated and cast in the cire
perdue (lost wax) process.
The first presidential medallion was presented
to former President Foster F. Diebold during the
May, 1981 Commencement ceremonies. Designed
and executed by Professor Henry Katzwinkel, the
sterling silver medallion consists of a three and
one-half inch pectoral pendant featuring on its face
the figure of a Gordon Highlander with pipes. To
the right of the piper is the Cross of St. Andrew. To
the left is the Cross of England. Flanking the figure
is the date 1857, the opening year of the University,
and garland thistles. In the background are the
hills of Scotland, and beneath the piper is an open
book, a symbol of knowledge. On the reverse side
is the sunken crest of the Commonwealth of
Permsylvania.
Surrounding the silver medallion is a gold
crafted circle which reads "Edinboro University of
Permsylvania." Professor Katzwinkel, now retired,
added this piece to the medallion especially for the
Inauguration of President Frank G. Pogue in 1997,
and it is now a permanent fixture to the medallion
representing the school's current status as a
University.
The pendant descends from a shield
containing a triple-towered castle. The collar of the
medallion is comprised of a series of two-inch
Drab ........................................................... Business
Gray ........................................... Veterinary Science
THE CEREMONIAL MACE
Silver Gray...................................................Oratory
The ceremonial mace, a symbol of presidential
authority, is carried at the head of the academic
procession by the Grand Marshal, Dr. Renata
Olive Green ............................................. Pharmacy
Wolynec. A gift of the Alumni Association, the
mace was designed and executed by Professor
Sage Green.............................. Physical Education
Henry Katzwinkel and Dr. Seymour Blinderman,
Lemon.......................................................... LibraryScienceformer chairman of the Art Department. It was
first used at the inauguration of Edinboro State
Gollege President Chester T. McNemey, in 1967.
Lilac........................................................... Dentistry
Green ........................................................ Medicine
The mace, twenty-seven inches in length, is
topped by a sterling silver sphere studded with
Orange..................................................Engineering
circular cabochon rubies, secured by bezels. The
collar of the mace is inlaid with ebony, alternated
Pink.................................................................Music
with silver relief fleur-de-lis design elements. The
cultured pearls mounted in cups encircle the
Salmon Pink...................................................PublicHealthbottom of the collar symbolizing the thirteen state
colleges of Permsylvania. The shaft of the mace is
Purple................................................................ Law
composed of Brazilian rosewood sections,
separated by sterling silver rings. The mace is
Russet ......................................................... Forestry
terminated by a cast sterling silver finial; the five
cultured pearls represent the existing curricula.
Scarlet ....................................................... Theology
The rib-like cone form is terminated by a small
silver sphere symbolizing the world.
White ......................Arts, Letters and Humanities
Maize ........... ;...................................... Agriculture
The metal working processes incorporated in
the ceremonial mace include turning, forging,
inlaying, stone setting, and lost wax centrifugal
casting.
Golden Yellow ............................................. Science
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ACADEMIC VESTMENTS
bars of velvet in black or the color of the discipline
in which the doctorate was obtained.
The gown, the cap, and the hood, representing
the major components of the academic dress, are a
ceremonial inheritance from the medieval
universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries,
where dress was the outward sign of privilege and
responsibility. The academic dress worn by those
participating in today's academic processional
symbolizes the level of their academic attainment
and the institution they attended.
HOOD
The most outstanding feature of the academic
dress is the hood. It is usually worn only for the
master's and the doctor's degrees. The doctor's
hood is longer than the master's hood and has
distinguished panels. The college or the university
granting the degree is indicated by the color of the
hood lining. The velvet trim of the hood indicates
the field in which the degree was granted.
GOWN
Although the gown is more frequently black,
certain universities have authorized the use of
colored gowns. The bachelor's and master's gowns
are fashioned from black serge. The yoke for the
bachelor's gown is designed to be worn closed and
features long, flowing and pointed sleeves. The
master's gown is designed to be worn open or
closed. Its sleeves are very long with square ends,
and the front part has an arc cut away. The arms
protrude through a slit at the elbow. The gown for
the doctor's degree is made of wool, serge, or silk
with an open front faced with wide velvet panels.
The sleeves are loose and 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 JEREMY D. BROWN
Dr. Jeremy D. Brown became the 16th
president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
on July 1, 2007.
Dr. Brown came to Edinboro from the State
University of New York's Canton campus where
he served as provost and vice president for
academic affairs. As the 2,600-student university's
chief academic officer, he guided campus-wide
strategic planning, while overseeing vigorous
growth in distance learning opportunities and
cultivating international collaborations. During
his tenure there, the number of baccalaureate
degrees awarded doubled and external funding
increased by 50 percent. Dr. Brown's
responsibilities included academic affairs,
institutional research, library, information
technology, grants, registrar, small business
development, extended studies, and national and
international development initiatives. In
addition, he was elected vice chair of the SUNY
Chief Academic Officers Association.
and provost on long-range academic planning
initiatives and budgeting, and supervised all
personnel issues for the 960 members of the
technical, research and library staffs.
Leading the academic procession and
carrying the ceremonial mace at today's
Commencement ceremony is Dr. Renata B.
Wolynec, Professor of Anthropology.
In 2000, Dr. Brown was named rector of
Florida State University-Panama, serving as the
chief executive officer of a small U.S. university
operating in Latin America. During his tenure,
enrollment, the curriculum and revenues grew
dramatically as he developed strategic plans for
growth and both national and international
recruitment.
Dr. Wolynec earned Baccalaureate and
Master's degrees in anthropology from the State
University of New York at Buffalo. She received
a Ph.D. in anthropology from Northwestern
University, and her thesis was among the first in
the country to manipulate huge archaeological
databases using computer technology.
During his career. Dr. Brown published many
scholarly articles and was an invited speaker at
international conferences, research institutions
and universities. He served as a visiting scientist
at the University of Stellenbosch, the University
of Manitoba, the Department of Nuclear Physics
at Oxford University and the National
Accelerator Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Brown's wife, Rebeca Acuna, a native of
Panama, is also no stranger to higher education.
Most recently, she served as director of Higher
Education Opportunities at St. Lawrence
University.
Dr. Brown is a native of Manchester, England,
and earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Ph.D.
in physics from the University of Birmingham,
England. His doctoral work was in the area of
experimental nuclear physics, and he conducted
research at both the University of Birmingham
and the University of California-Berkeley. Upon
completion of his Ph.D., Dr. Brown spent two
years at Indiana University continuing his
research in nuclear physics.
Dr. Brown is an avid squash player. He
coached the St. Lawrence University men's and
women's squash teams for three years, taking
them to the national tournament. Dr. Brown also
enjoys sailing and skiing, and particularly takes
delight in spending time with his two sons, Lucas
and Gabriel, and visiting his family in England.
He likes to unwind by watching movies, and is an
avid fan of the Manchester United soccer team.
Dr. Brown accepted a faculty position in the
Physics Department of Princeton University,
where, in addition to continuing his research, he
taught undergraduate and graduate-level physics
courses. During this time, he served as a resident
faculty fellow at Rockefeller College and was
faculty liaison for academic and social programs
there.
Transitioning into academic administration.
Dr. Brown was named associate dean of the
Graduate School at Yale University where his
portfolio included the Science, Engineering and
Biomedical Departments, as well as recruitment
of underrepresented minority students. He also
served as the Graduate School's chief budget
officer.
GRAND MARSHAL
She has directed contract archaeology projects for
the U.S. Forest Service, the City of Erie, and
Coastal Zone Management. She has done
archaeological field research in Ukraine and
Belize, in addition to the United States and
Mexico.
Dr. Wolynec has been a pioneer in public
archaeology education in Pennsylvania. She was
chair and co-chair of the Pennsylvania
Archaeological Council Education Committee, a
founding member of the Pennsylvania
Archaeology Month Steering Committee, co
organizer of the forum for State Archaeological
Coxmcils at the annual meetings of the Society for
American Archeology, Project Archaeology
Coordinator for Pennsylvania, and representative
to the national Project Archaeology initiative. On
behalf of the Pennsylvania Archaeological
Council, she was awarded grants from the PHMC
Local History Grant program for two archaeology
curriculum projects and a teaching trunk project.
Dr. Wolynec served as a consultant to the
Archaeology Education Coordinator of the
Pennsylvania Bureau for Historic Preservation
and the Cerros Cooperative Archaeological
Development Project in Belize.
Joining the Edinboro University faculty in
1973, Dr. Wolynec helped develop the first
recognized major in anthropology in the
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education,
as well as one of the first archeology courses in
the country to focus on the needs of teachers. She
has directed the anthropology program since
1982 and served as advisor to the Anthropology
Club since 1975. She has developed archaeology
workshops for the U.S. Forest Service, the Society
for American Archaeology, Pennsylvania science
and social science teachers' conferences,
Elderhostel, the Erie County Historical Society,
and Edinboro Academy.
Dr. Wolynec has served as director of the Fort
LeBoeuf Museum in Waterford, Pennsylvania,
since 1982. She helped develop an agreement that
allowed Edinboro to be the first State System
university to manage a state-owned historical
museum in collaboration with the Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commission.
Dr.
Wolynec has taught over 50,000 school children
about George Washington's trip to Fort LeBoeuf,
the beaver trade. Native American life, and other
aspects of local history, and is now teaching those
students' children. She chaired the George
Washington 2003 Commemorative Celebration
Committee, and she co-chaired the Lafayette
Commemorative Days Committee in 2000. She
has directed the development of a video-based
curriculum project focusing on life at the French
fort with a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical
and Museum Commission.
She directed and edited Project Archaeology:
Pennsylvania, and authored Chapter 5, "Heritage
Education for Special Students," in The Archaeology
Education Handbook: Sharing the Past with Kids.
In 2001 she received the Erie County
Historical Society's Local History Award. She
served as president of the University Senate for
many years, and is currently editor of the
Pennsylvania Archaeological Council Newsletter.
Dr. Woljmec developed an archaeological
field studies program which includes the
Waterford Historical Complex, the Battles
Museums of Rural Life in Girard, and the old
Edinboro Cemetery Marker Inventory Project.
Returning to Princeton as associate dean of
the faculty. Dr. Brown advised the dean of faculty
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HONORARY DOCTORATE
Michael J. Redlawsk, one of the region's most
successful real estate developers and strongest
supporters
of
Edinboro
University
of
Pennsylvania, has been selected to receive the
degree. Doctor of Public Service (Doctor
Beneficiorum Publicorum, Honoris Causa), at
today's Commencement Ceremony.
Townhouses LLC, Shippensburg Townhouses II,
LLC, and University Gate Apartments. As
President of James Properties, Inc., he provides
housing to over 2,250 students attending Edinboro
and Shippensburg Universities of Permsylvania
and Perm State Erie - The Behrend College. Mr.
Redlawsk is currently managing the construction
of a new, 280-bed facility adjacent to Penn State
Erie - The Behrend College, and was recently
named Project Developer and Construction
Manager for a 320-bed student housing
development at Mercyhurst College.
Through the years, Mr. Redlawsk has
supported the mission of Edinboro University and
many University activities and organizations such
as the Wrestling Club, the Annual Arts Award
program, the Class Gift program, and the Alumni
Association as a major contributor to the Clock
Tower Campaign. He created the James Properties
Scholarship Fund, which is dedicated to providing
financial resources to deserving Edinboro
students. His recent pledge to the scholarship fund
in honor of the Capital Campaign will take the
value of contributions to over $167,000.
In 1989, Mr. Redlawsk began developing
housing dedicated to the needs of older residents.
The three Parkside Senior Living Communities,
Parkside at North East, Parkside at Westminster,
and The Regency at South Shore, provide
independent and assisted living services to Erie
area seniors. Along with his duties as General
Partner, he is also the President of Senior
Retirement Management, Inc.
Mr. Redlawsk is a founding member and
former Chair of the Executive Committee of the
Edinboro University Foundation. Nominated by
Edinboro University, he was awarded the 2000
Eberly Award for Philanthropy by the State System
of Higher Education. Mr. Redlawsk serves on the
Board of Directors of Saint Vincent Health Center
and Saint Vincent Health System. He is the Chair
of the Finance Committee and a member of the
Executive Committee. He also serves on the PNC
Advisory Board of North Western Pennsylvania.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Villa
Maria Academy; a former member of the Board
and past president of the Kahkwa Club; and a
member of the Erie Yacht Club and the Erie Club.
Mr. Redlawsk is a General Partner of
Westminster Place Partnership. In the fall of 2000,
he formed Westminster Development, LLC, and
became a preferred developer for Advance Auto
Stores. Westminster Place Partnership and
Westminster Development have developed nearly
50 stores for Advance. Through his Westminster
entities, Mr. Redlawsk has completed development
projects in over 60 markets throughout
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey,
Vermont and New Hampshire. He is also a General
Partner of Avonia Realty, LLC, the Developer and
owner of 42 acres of land and buildings occupied
by the Greater Erie Auto Auction.
Mr. Redlawsk began his real estate career
while a student at Edinboro in 1981, when he
developed his first real estate limited partnership,
James Manor Apartments. The off-campus
apartment complex provided a new standard of
professionally managed housing for Edinboro
University students.
An instrument-rated pilot, Mr. Redlawsk is
President of James Aviation, Inc., and a General
Partner of North Coast Charter, an air charter
service operated from Erie International Airport.
UNIVERSITY FACULTY MARSHALS
Dr. Max Azicri, Political Science and Criminal Justice Department
Dr. Salene Cowher, Professional Studies Department
Ms. Diane Crandall, Art Department
Dr. James Dunn, Business and Economics Department
Dr. Jeanne Faieta, Special Education and School Psychology Department
Dr. Denise Finazzo, Elementary Education Department
Ms. Amanda Frantz-Mamani, Foreign Languages Department
Dr. Melissa Gibson Hancox, Communication and Media Studies Department
Dr. Karim Hossain, Physics and Technology Department
Dr. David Hurd, Geosciences Department
Dr. Elizabeth Iglesias, Dr. Gerald P. Jackson Department of Academic Support Services
Dr. Naod Kebede, Chemistry Department
Dr. Martin Mitchell, Biology and Health Services Department
Dr. Kathleen Lipkovich, Health and Physical Education Department
Mr. Paul Lisowski, Organizational Studies Department
Mr. Charles Marr, English and Theatre Arts Department
Dr. Nazir Mughal, History and Anthropology Department
Ms. Patricia Nosel, Nursing Department
Dr. Michael Paulus, Social Work Department
Dr. William Pithers, Psychology Department
Dr. Anne Quinn, Mathematics and Computer Science Department
Dr. Karen Seubert, Philosophy Department
Dr. Roy Shinn, Speech, Language and Hearing Department
Dr. Jean Snyder, Music Department
Dr. Kathleen Stevens, Middle and Secondary Education Department
Mr. John Widner, Baron-Forness Library
Dr. Lee Williams, Sociology Department
Mr. Redlawsk lives in Fairview, Pennsylvania,
with his wife Carol (a 1985 Edinboro alumna) and
their three children, Jamie, Alexandra and Erin.
Mr. Redlawsk formed James Properties, Inc.,
in 1983. Throughout the 1980s, he developed other
limited partnerships providing high quality,
professionally managed housing for university
students. Along with James Manor Apartments,
Mr. Redlawsk is General Partner of Darrow Place
Partnership, Darrow Place Partnership II, Edinboro
College
Park Apartments,
Lake
Ridge
Development
Company,
Shippensburg
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HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS
Charles R. Webber, May 1981
Fred Rogers, May 1998
Louis J. Tullio, May 1983
Donald DiPlacido, December 1998
Milton Eisenhower, May 1985
Dr. Yvonne Thornton, May 1999
Dr. Gertrude Barber, May 1988
Dr. James E. Barker, December 1999
Mary Porreco, May 1988
F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., September 2000
Sr. M. Lawreace Antoun, SSJ, May 1989
Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D., December 2000
Joseph DiMaggio Jr., May 1989
Dr. John Hope Franklin, December 2000
G. Andrew Fleming, May 1990
The Honorable Joyce A. Savocchio, December 2001
Walter Hendl, May 1990
Donald M. Alstadt, May 2002
I. King Jordan, May 1991
K. Leroy Irvis, May 2002
Chuck Jones, December 1991
Mike S. Zafirovski, December 2002
Raymond Shafer, May 1992
David N. Matthews, December 2003
Charles Kennedy, May 1992
William E. Strickland Jr., May 2004
Mary Beth Kennedy, May 1992
Dr. David William Steadman, December 2004
Richard Nygaard, May 1993
Cheryl G. Vicary, December 2005
Na'im Akbar, December 1993
Thomas C. Vicary, December 2005
Mahmoud Haroon, December 1994
Edward G. Rendell, May 2006
Eiji Oue, May 1995
Sharon Stone, March 2007
Louis Porreco, December 1995
Dorothy Dexter Pogue, May 2007
Thomas Hagen, May 1996
Dr. Frank G. Pogue, May 2007
Paul O'Neill, December 1997
Michael J. Redlawsk, May 2008
EDUCATOR, ADVISOR, RESEARCHER
& STAFF OF THE YEAR
Ms. DARLA ELDER, RN, the Nurse
Supervisor of Student Health Services at the
Ghering Health Center, was an easy selection for
Staff Member of the Year.
Edinboro University's Ghering Health Center
is one of four health facilities in the Pennsylvania
State System of Higher Education that received
accreditation by the Accreditation Association for
Ambulatory Health Care. The major undertaking
to achieve such accreditation was guided by the
efforts of Darla Elder.
"She is always looking for and developing
ways to promote better services to our students,"
wrote Frances Donatelli, Starla Thompson and
Joye Dado, Darla's nominators for Staff Member
of the Year. "She has a positive attitude and is
always willing to help and go the extra mile."
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President
Jeremy D. Brown, center, honors four faculty and staff
members at the University's annual Spring
Convocation. From left. Dr. Robert Hass, English &
Theatre Arts, was named educator of the year; Darla
Elder, R.N., Ghering Health Center, was named staff
member offthe^year;. Dr. Brown; Dr. Donna Hixon,
Social Work, was named advisor of the year; and John
Repp, English & Theatre Arts, was named researcher
of the year.
Darla continues to provide educational
programs for the Ghering Health Center staff on
current and important health issues such . as
MRSA and influenza. In addition, she serves on
many committees established to help promote
health initiatives.
Ms. Elder also obtained several grants to
assist in the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
Among them were grants for The Biggest Loser
weight loss contest, PA SWAT on smoking
cessation, and a grant to provide drug and
alcohol counseling services to Edinboro students.
a composition textbook, nearly two dozen book
reviews and non-fiction essays and more than 150
individual poems.
Mr. Repp has been awarded numerous
writing honors, including the Lyre Prize for
Poetry, the Devins Award for Poetry, and an
Academy of American Poets Prize.
Her staff members say she motivates them
and students in many areas, including authoring
articles on health promotion for the campus
newsletter.
He has also earned fellowships from the
National Endowment for the Arts and
Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, and residency
fellowships sponsored by such prestigious
literary foundations as Yaddo and Helen
Wurlitzer.
"Darla continues to work long hours and
goes above and beyond her call of duty,"
conclude her nominators.
Michael Zahorchak, December 1997
Mr. JOHN REPP, of the English and Theatre
Arts Department, is this year's Researcher of the
Year.
Dr. ROBERT HASS, also of the English and
Theatre Arts Department, is the 2008 Educator of
the Year. He was nominated by three of his
students, Stacey Turner, Douglas Eckbloom and
Mark Tanenbaum.
He brought his unsurpassed creative talent to
Edinboro University, where he began teaching in
1991, and now serves as a professor for English
and Theatre Arts students.
Ms. Turner, in nominating Dr. Hass, wrote:
"Dr. Hass embodies all the necessary
characteristics of an educator, but his reputation
extends beyond his abilities as a teacher. His
interpersonal communication with his students,
his continuous scholarly pursuits and his
gracious service to the University and Edinboro
commimity are equally admirable. He is wise,
insightful and enthusiastic, and, therefore, easily
Previously, John was a visiting writer in
residence at Carnegie Mellon University.
Since his arrival at Edinboro, Mr. Repp has
consistently demonstrated his ability as a firstclass scholar, researcher, teacher and colleague.
John's writing has been nothing short of
prolific! He has published three books of poetry,
seven poetry chapbooks, a short fiction chapbook.
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capable of captivating his students' attehtion." '
As a student,' Mr. Lasher could not help but
be impressed when he met Dr. Dixon for the first
time in her office. She had already reviewed his
file and was familiar with his academic
background. Immediately, she began to provide
him with guidance for his transfer credits to help
him prepare for graduate school.
Mr. Eckbloom was equally praising of Dr.
Hass. "As a professor at Edinboro, he is
constantly striving to not only inspire and
challenge the students to think critically in' his
class, but he also makes a valiant effort to better
Edinboro's academic status as a University."
Students find Dr. Hixon always accessible as
an advisor, and willing to make whatever
accommodations she finds necessary to help
better prepare them.
As a non-traditional student, Mr. Tanenbaum
wrote: "Dr. Hass is a knowledgeable and effective
educator, dedicated to the highest of higher
education,
promoting
intellectual
and
interpersonal interactive activities as well as
publishing his original and insightful research
and observations. He is actively engaged in all
facets of campus activity and embodies the finest
ideals of academia."
Mr. Lasher wrote that after each meeting
with Dr. Hixon, he always took at least one
positive aspect away with him, useful
information that went beyond his expectations
and often new knowledge and insights into the
profession of social work.
Dr. DONNA HIXON, of the Social Work
Department, is the 2008 Advisor of the Year.
MASTER'S DEGREES
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF ARTS
Art
Jillian Elizabeth Nintze, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2005
Clinical Psychology
Erin Marie Davis, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
Jennifer Marie Hoetzel, BA, Arcadia University, 2006
Andrea Lynn Jermain"*"^, BS, Allegheny College, 2006
Kristin Patricia McKee, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2006
Gregory James Parker*^*, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Edward R. Plonsky, III, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Tami Lynn Quigley’^^ BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
William H. Smith**, BA, Allegheny College, 2006
John R. Trocki, BS, Gannon University, 2000
Marianne Louise Walter, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
Communication Studies
Melissa A. Anderson, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Stephanie L. Cable, BA, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 1995
Monica Andree Clem**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Mellisa R. Jacobs, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2006
Christopher Robert Kaczor, BA, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2006
Kara Arm Mehler, BS, Garmon University, 1998
Barbara Niemialkowska**, BA, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University,
2004; MA, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 2006
Andrew M. Plaks**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2005
Permi Sue Schaefer**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Jacob J. Sekel, BA, Marshall University, 2006
Kyle Daniel Woodside, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2005
Counseling
Josh M. Allen, BA, SUNY College at Fredonia, 2003
Tiffany Nicole Brown**, BA, Grove City College, 2004
Christopher John Burke, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2003; MA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Angela D. Burnworth**, BA, Grove City College, 2006
April Louise Bush, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Erica Lyrm Cook, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2001
Lauren Jean Garber, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
As an adult student, Mr. Lasher praised Dr.
Hixon for the assistance she has provided to him
and other students. Thanks to Dr. Hixon, he
wrote, his future academic plan is now mapped
out through graduation.
"She embodies all of the traits that an
outstanding advisor should have," wrote
nominator Mathew Lasher.
RETIREES
The faculty, administration and staff of Edinboro University of Permsylvania would like to
take this opportunity to recognize those faculty and staff who have recently retired.
Dr. Gary Christiansen, Speech and Communication Studies
Ms. A. Shirley Dinger, Student Health Services
Ms. Linda Frohne, Custodial
Dr. Charles Gallagher, Secondary Education
Dr. Theodore Haber, Philosophy
Ms. Cheryl Harney, Publications
Ms. Patti Loomis, Publications
Ms. Charlotte Lowery, Custodial
Dr. James McKay, Chemistry
Dr. Kenneth Milles, Psychology
Ms. Nancy Richardson, Technology and Communications
Ms. Linda Ryding, Technology and Communications
Ms. Sandra Sherred, Technology and Communications
Dr. Rosemary Treloar, Elementary Education
Ms. Susan Uhleman, Records and Registration
Ms. Janice Walker, Accounting
Mr. Al Wojtalik, Business Administration and Economics
Ms. Sherry Reynolds, Business Administration and Economics
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Martha Lyter Jones*^ BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
Brooke Erin Neff, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Erin Colleen O'Day-Frye’*'’^, BS, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 1994
Bonnie Renee Quiggle, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Nazera E. Reid, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Joshua D. Schaldenbrand, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2005
Michele Ann Tome’^L BA, Mercyhurst College, 2002
Mario Ann Torrelli**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1999
Amy Mae Tower, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
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Social Sciences
Speech Language
Pathology
Susan Diane Baker**, BSED, Slippery Rock Uruversity of
Pennsylvania, 1989
Michael Nathan Cain**, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1986
Hyle Luke Daley**, BA, Robert Morris College, 2002
Erik Garth Fuller**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 1993
Katherine Ann Gardner**, BFA, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2004
Jennifer L. Gaston, BSAE, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Jennifer Arm Hunt, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1998;
MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Thomas Russell Koval, BS, Garmon University, 1999
Armeliese Ledebur**, BA, Geneva College, 1996
Virginia Rose M. Lopata**, BA, Seton Hill College, 1994
Stacy Lynn Payne**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 2002
Christopher Donald Primavere**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1995
Harley Davidson Ramsey**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 1997
Keith D. Riley**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1998;
MS, Mercyhurst College, 2005
Robert Charles Schmidt, BS, Garmon University, 1992
Teresa Renee Scott**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
Tami Lee Shilling**, BA, Heidelberg College, 1981; BSED, Clarion
University of Permsylvania, 1991
Candace M. Smith**, BS, Saint Francis College, 2003
Sandra Lyrme Storch**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1999
Todd Joseph Sturgess, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1999
Chad Eric Wensel, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1998
Melissa Marie Wyllie**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1990; MED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1995
Meghan Simone Ziemianski**, BSAE, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2004
Jaymes W. Brown, AS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004;
BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Storm Mitchell Fox, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
John Nicholas Gage, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Timothy Charles Hemmis, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
Wayne Maurice Howard, AS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003; BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2006
Daniel R. Vogel, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Margaret Arme Agostinelli, BS, Nazareth College, 2005
Julie A. Azzarella, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
* Erin Lynn Balas, BSED, California University of Pennsylvania, 2004
* Stamatela Balou, BA, Technological Institute of Patras, 2005
Navleen K. Bindra, BA, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute, 2004
* Daniel Hershel Britchkow, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Munira Juzar Fatehi, BA, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute, 2005
* Carly L. Gaab, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Francis John Hayes-Lozada, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Kimberly L. Johns, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
* Elizabeth A. Kauffman, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
* Kerry A. Lichty BA, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Erin Lynn Reilly, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 2004
* Meghan Elizabeth Sebald, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
* Elizabeth R. Snook, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
*
Educational Psychology
Ashley Lyrm Bama**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Cynthia Jean Davenport**, BSED, Youngstown State University, 2003
Staci A. Davis**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2000
Stacy L. McMillen**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2006
Michele Leearm Miller**, BA, Indiana University of Permsylvania,
2005
Maria Elizabeth Parente**, BA, Chatham College, 2001
Nicole L. Rodax**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvarria, 2002
Beth L. Schaller, BA, Yoimgstown State University, 2002
Bethany Sarah Scholl, BS, Allegheny College, 2005
Claire Elizabeth Spiggle**, BS, Mercyhurst College, 2006
Elementary Education
Danielle Marie Baldi**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1996
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership
Robin Marie Alberf^*, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1990
Sarah Hicks Allen**, BS, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2004
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Katherine Pauline Bermett**, BS, Mercyhurst College, 2003; MA,
University of Akron, 2005
Jessica L. Berlin, BSED, Saint Bonaventure University, 2006
Gretchen Nicole Buckreis, BSED, Mansfield University of
Permsylvania, 2004
Joseph William Caffrey**, BS, Clarion University of Permsylvania,
1985
Leearme Nicole Cuddy, BA, Waynesburg College, 2003
Jessica Carol Ei, BA, Thiel College, 2005
Stephanie Schnacke Fox**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2006
Gretchen L. Greathouse**, BS, Clarion University of Permsylvania,
2003
Kimberly Joy Linden**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
Mariah Lyrm Lykins**, BA, Thiel College, 2006
Keri Lynne Matus, BSED, Duquesne University, 2003
Amy Elizabeth McGill, BSED, Duquesne University, 2003
Rachael Elizabeth Oser, BSED, Bloomsburg University of
Permsylvania, 2003
Jennifer Lyrm Pease, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2005
Lisa Arme Shuffstall**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
Charissa Marie Stanley, BSED, Mansfield University of Permsylvania,
2004
Linda L. Stanton, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1984
Middle/Secondary
School Instruction
Reading
Lindsey S. Bedow, BS, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 2004
Joseph A. Clark, BA, SUNY at Buffalo, 2005
Heather Tracy Consla, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2002
Kristen Teresa Ericksen**, BA, Mount Union College, 2005
Jessica Lyrm Green, BSAE, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Emina Kahric**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2006
Ermina Kahric**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2006
Valerie M. Krahe, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Jermifer L. Manzella, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005;
BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Irene Victoria Morley**, BA, Bryn Mawr College, 2006
Kevin C. O'Cormor**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2002
Jeremy Howard Reed**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2003
Amy L. Slozat-Crepp**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2004
Kevin W. Webber, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2004
Leslie Jo Haines Barra, BA, Permsylvania State University, 1996
Justin Thomas Blose**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
Wendy K. Carrington**, BS, Grove City College, 2002
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Nicole Mayhugh Cebula**, BA, University of Cincinnati, 1998; BSED,
Cleveland State University, 1998
Kathryn Elizabeth Cernicky’*'^ BSED, Kent State University, 2001;
MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2004
Christina Yocum Clark’^% BA, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Carrie E. Cooper*^*^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Marcie Lynn Coward, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Kristi Valentine Diminuco’^^ BSED, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2006
Cathy L. Dobrzynski**^, BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1991
Leslie Marie Eberlin**, BA, Grove City College, 2002
Hollie Lynn First, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Jennifer Lynn Fritz**, BSED, Pennsylvania State University of
Harrisburg, 1997; MED, John Carroll University, 2001
Ann Marie Gavazzi**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1992
Kristina Ann George, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2000
Amanda Ellen Gomic**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Jennifer Nicole Gresco, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Teresa Ann Gress, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Karen M. Habbersett**, BS, Grand Valley State University, 1991
April Mae Hartsig**, BSED, Oakland University, 2000; MED,
Oakland University, 2002
Loretta Arm Hayslip**, BA, Prescott College, 2005
Christine Renee Henderson**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1997
Nancy C. Ingols, BSED, Pennsylvania State University, 1974; MED,
Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1992
Arm Marie Jaco, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 1996
Natalie Lynn Kappers**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2002
Jennifer Diane Koebley, BSED, Clarion University of Permsylvania,
1995
Melinda L. Lindberg**, BA, Grove City College, 1996
Monica Renee McCray**, BSED, Houghton College, 2005
Megan Lee Mourer, BSED, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 2004
Melinda Sue Rearic**, BA, Kent State University, 1991
Mary Beth Redfield**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Trina Lee Rinderle, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Melinda Marie Ruggiero**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 2005
Rachelle Leigh Senior, BSED, Saint Bonaventure University, 2005
Christine E. Sisoler**, BSED, Central Michigan University, 1998;
MED, Oakland University, 2002
Valerie Arm Toplovich, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
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Debra Lynn Tmchanowicz’^’^, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1992
Amanda Ann Walters*’", BS, Gannon University, 2002
Michal Shae Wargo**, BS, Texas Woman's University, 1995
Erin E. Whitford**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2001
Kevin Richard Ziroli, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1983; MED, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, 1986
CANDIDATES FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING DEGREE
Consortium with Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Kathy J. Cochran**, BSN, Indiana University of Permsylvania, 1980
special Education
Teresa Marie Barickman**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
1993
Erin Kaye Boroivicz, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1987
Jill Marie Diesel, BSED, SUNY College at Fredonia, 2004
Joseph D. Ellis, BA, Thiel College, 1998
Wendy Ann Newara, BS, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
1993
Jack R. Reesman**, BA, Gannon University, 1993
Melissa Jane Telega**, BA, Catholic University of America, 2003
Holly Jill Tucci**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Fine Arts
Karen Anne Bolton, BS, Towson State University, 1998; BFA,
Northern Arizona University, 2004
Jeffrey Alan Kochert, BFA, Ohio University, 1995
Todd Alan Leech**, BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1995
Eugene Glenn Marsh, BFA, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2004
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
Brittany Nicole Hutchison, BS, Stetson University, 2006
Mark E. Peterson, BS, Garmon University, 2006
Information Technology
Shelly D. Casey, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
Matthew Gordon Granger**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 1998
Linda Rockson, BS, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology, 2005
Nicholas Patrick Sullivan, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania
2004
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Melody R. Anderson, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2007
Stacey May Bittler, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2003
Christina Marie Blasinski, BS, Indiana University of Permsylvania,
2001
Megan Lee Bowen**, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2007
Michelle Marie Bowen**, BSHPE, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2005
Kelly Amanda Consla, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Michelle Lyrm Erickson, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Susan Patricia Esper, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2002
Patricia L. Ferrick**, AA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1986;
BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2004
Karen Leigh Fischler**, BA, SUNY at Buffalo, 2006
Kristy L. Hall, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2001
Luarm Hartman, BS, Slippery Rock University of Permsylvania, 1997
Horacio Jervis, BA, Permsylvania State University, 1989
Mary Margaret Johnson, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2007
Lianna Erla Koser, BS, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 2003
Rachel Anne Lackovic, BS, Oral Roberts University, 2007
Deborah Arm Lewis, BA, Garmon University, 2005
May Marie Meyer, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Natasha Antionette Prince, BS, Alcorn State University, 1995
Brandy Leigh Rictor**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2007
Stacey L. Rosenquest, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2006
Jermifer Lyrm Sampsell, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Naeem Jahangir Shaikh, BS, Mumbai University, 1993
Wendy Baun Thornton, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
* Students who will complete degree requirements during Summer 2008.
** Students with a Quality Point Average of 3.95 or above.
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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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HONORS
The following degree candidates have earned at least 60 credits as undergraduate students of Edinboro
University and have attained the following cumulative averages: Summa Cum Laude, 3.80 to 4.00; Magna Cum
Laude, 3.60 to 3.79; and Cum Laude, 3.40 to 3.59.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
CallieAnn Banyas
Amy M. Bish
Margaret C. Boomhower
Jennifer Marie Boykin
Karla Nicole Bretz
Meagan Leeann Brewer
Allison Amanda Bush
Adam James Campbell
Christina Lynn Coffey
Jessica Erin Colvin
Jennifer D. Cornman
Nicole Kaitlin Crock
Amiee Rae Doolittle
Pamela Suzanne Dumell
Franklin T. Duruobasa
Brooke Michelle Egloff
Cheryl Ann Ervin
Michelle Marie Ferguson
Erin Lorene Gantz
Emily Elizabeth George
Mollie LeAnn Glass
Kristopher S. Guthrie
Kaylee Marie Haggerty
Kayla A. Halstead
Ashley Nicole Hosier
Michael Patrick Kloss
Rachel Marie Kobel
Dane Andrew Lament
John Patrick Mawn
Ashley Marie McKee
Jennie Angelina Morgan Velez
Marissa Lee Mueller
Kristen Marie Myers
Jonathan Matthew Nicholson
Alisha Corrina Nypaver
Lisa Theresa Patemiti
Katy Aima Pavkov
Megan Lynn Prazenica
Kalee Colleen Qumter
Katie E. Ralston
Robert James Reiter
Haris Ribic
Matthew Lee Schaffnit
Mary Priscilla Schultz
Sonya R. Smith
Tracy G. Tome
Daniel Joseph Walsh
Rachel Anne Wheeler
Amanda S. Wilbert
Corey Michael Wilkosz
Amanda Lyrm Wimbrough
Kristin Kae Woodring
Brittany Lee Yost
Julie Ann Anderson
Laura Elezabeth Anna
Ashley Marie Argenta
Jenna Marie Ayers
Nichole Ann Beebe
Brice V. Bish
Brock DeGene Boutwell, III
Christopher Bernard Bowsman
Joseph James Braymer
Theresa M. Brooks
Daniel James Buckwalter
Matthew Lee Cole
Katherine Elizabeth DeLuca
Johanna Lee DeMatt
Adam M. Denevic
Jermifer Erin DeVillars
Alicia Marie Ditomo
Samantha Jo Firmefrock
Stephanie Fortunato
Barbara Elaine Geyer
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CUM LAUDE
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Mindy M. Gomiak
Andrea Renay Gray
Bethany Paige Grundy
Deborah Ann Hall
Melissa Gayle Hardy
Matthew David Hornfeck
David John Howard
Julianne M. Huber
Victoria Zaira lacobozzi
Brandi Marie Jeannette
Matthew Lee Kiska
Thomas Robert Malizia
Heather Arme McCartney
Katie Lyrm McKee
Elizabeth Brianne Merklin
Amanda Lynn Miaczynski
Amanda Marie Mihalak
Christa Dawn Mott
Laura Lee Myers
Brittany Arm Orolin
Ruth Miriam Peters
Robert Claiten Potts
Nicole Lyrm Powell
Jonathan A. Reader
Stephen Anthony Reali
Erirm Michelle Ruhling
Gage Alan Salzano
Jennifer Lyrm Scovern
Michael Keith Sherman
Rae Ann Sherred
Jill A. Stackhouse
Lauren Kelly Tarm
Mary Arm Zatynski Tarbell
Kimberly Yvorme Thayer
Gregory M. Verzumo
Duane Lirm Waid
Kimberly Arm Weber
Elaine Rachelle Wilson
Matthew Scott Wilson
Amber L)nm Yonker
Corey N. Adams
Patricia Jean Appleby
Jermifer Julia Bangert
Christine Arme Barr
Cassandra Lea Boni
Chrystal Lyn Brocious
Meghan Elizabeth Brooks
Jonathan Barton Brown
Carleigh Devin Brunot
Jeffrey Scott Busi
Michael E. Carmon
Joshua J. Carr
Lisa Marie Carter
Gary A. Cirelli
Don Fleming
Lisa Boyd Ford
Courtlynd Bess Forsythe
Martin Hugh Fortney
Kevin Eugene Gault
Jamie Rachelle Geiser
Leah Joy Gleason
Jacob C. Graham
Melissa Christine Hall
Stephanie W. Hamm
Dana Nicole Haught
James Flint Holding
Carla Marie Huck
Curtis Kareem Ingram
John D. Keith
Jaclyn Arme Lohr
Drew Alan Maetz
Michael Giovanni Marek
Susan Leslie Martin
Harmah Jaclyn McAvoy
Jeanine M. Mizikar
Heather Nicole Moir
Ashley Ann Nestor
Henry Lee Cole
Leslie Marie Conway
Justin M. Correll
Andrew Dermis Crotzer
Nadia Dorochko
Gabriel Frederick Enck
Tracy Lyrm Fabrizio
Amelia Lavem Armette
Feighner
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Nomathemba Nkomo
Jillian Angel Orr
Timothy Jaymes Charles
Peterson
MaryBeth Rancik
Lindsay Kate Reedy
Jessica Wilkin Rogers
Kelly Jo Root
Rachel Elizabeth Seth
Mardanna Leigh Shrock
Monica Rose Slava
Melanie Joy Snyder
Kate Lynn Spieker
Christi M. Stokes
Matthew Eric Styborski
Jason Patrick Sullivan
Todd H. Talbot
Aimee Marie Thomas
Robert Lee Thornton
Alecia DiLorenzo Trucco
Mark William Van Cise
Erin Katherine Verbel
Lorraine Grace Wick
Laura Ann Wojcicehowski
Christine Helen Woolstrum
Lisa Marie Zuendel
Emily Kaye Zuzack
BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean
Elizabeth Ann Dicke
Brian Keith Dodd, II
Patrick John Drop
Kevin Eugene Gault - Cum Laude
Melissa Arm George
Brad Dale Gerbec
Daniel Lee Gray
Kevin R. Haft
David John Howard - Magna Cum Laude
Curtis Kareem Ingram - Cum Laude
Timothy Allen Keith
Ashley Irene Knapik
Christie Joy Kuhaneck
Zachary Seth Lucas
Collin J. Manelick
Heather Aime McCartney - Magna Cum Laude
Philip J. Mineo
Colleen Bettma Murphy
Colleen Nable
Chimaobi Nwaokomah
Brian Scott Palmer
Brian Matthew Perris
Robert Claiten Potts - Magna Cum Laude
Matthew S. Pruskowski
Jonathan A. Reader - Magna Cum Laude
Kayla Erin Shaner
Matthew Eric Styborski - Cum Laude
Alecia DiLorenzo Trucco - Cum Laude
Amanda S. Wilbert - Summa Cum Laude
Kelly Janette Williams
Matthew Scott Wilson - Magna Cum Laude
Amanda Lyim Wimbrough - Summa Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Anthropology
Lindsay A. Butterini
Kristopher S. Guthrie - Summa Cum Laude
Dana Nicole Haught - Cum Laude
Art History
DR. ROBERT C. WEBER
HONORS PROGRAM
Honors Diploma
Jennifer Marie Boykin
Andrea Renay Gray
Kristopher S. Guthrie
Jessica Wilkin Rogers
Jennifer L5mn Scovem
Mary Ann Zatynski Tarbell
General Education Honors
Cassandra Lea Boni
Alisha Corrina Nypaver
Katy Anna Pavkov
Megan Lynn Prazenica
Corey Michael Wilkosz
Elaine Rachelle Wilson
Katherine A. Bajorek
Dana Nicole Haught - Cum Laude
Erinn Michelle Ruhling - Magna Cum Laude
Lindsey E. Werger
Broadcast Journalism:
Radio/Television News
Jillian Nicole Dixon
Communication Studies
Lindsay Kate Reedy - Cum Laude
Criminal Justice
Bret M. Alexander
Daryl Jesse Anthony
Matthew James Beardsley
Adam Paul Blashock
Nicholas Ray Brewer
Ashley Marie Cherry
Nathan Earl Clendennen
Timothy Jay Colburn
Matthew Lee Cole - Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Erin Colvin - Summa Cum Laude
Andrew Dermis Crotzer - Cum Laude
William Joseph Denial
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Drama
Karla Nicole Bretz - Summa Cum Laude
Brittany Ann Orolin - Magna Cum Laude
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English
Music
LaRae Darcell Burks
Henry Lee Cole - Cum Laude
Amanda Sue Everett
Gina Nicole Fusco
William Anthony Gullotti
Julianne M. Huber - Magna Cum Laude
Adam Gregory Johnson
Dane Andrew Lament - Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Scott Langer-Williamson
Catherine Michelle Mohr
Brittany Arm Orolin
Ruth Miriam Peters - Magna Cum Laude
Mark D. Tanenbaum
Aime Marie Vogel
Rachel Elizabeth Wooten
Emily Amanda Alvin
Andrew Donald Bajorek
Rachel Marie Kobel - Summa Cum Laude
Frank E. Maisano
Heather Nicole Moir - Cum Laude
Alisha Corrina Nypaver - Summa Cum Laude
Zara Ostrander
Philosophy
Adam Carl Bradshaw
Kristopher S. Guthrie - Summa Cum Laude
Jordon Lawrence Heynoski
Christopher Jon Pollitt
Political Science
German
Ryan Anthony Bizzarro
Adam Paul Blashock
Jermie Angelina Morgan Velez - Summa Cum
Christopher Bernard Bowsman - Magna Cum
Laude
Lawrence Taylor Boyer
Laude
* Christine W. Mundia
Bryan Jon Polas
Brooke Marie Steinecker
History
Anthony James Barber
Mark D. Bryner
Lisa Marie Carter - Cum Laude
Gary A. Cirelli - Cum Laude
Matthew Peter Cvitkovic
Elissa L)mn Elliott
Charles Edward Gable
Ryan Andrew Murray
Andrew Graig Ordiway
Igor Petrovski
Helen Kathleen Ryan
Jaymar A. Thompson
Robert Lee Thornton - Cum Laude
Print Journalism: News and Editorial
Abbie Renee Brown
*■ Amber Cooke
Frank Arthur Foreman
Stephanie W. Hamm - Cum Laude
Nodeia D. Mitchell
Scarlett Moyer
Alice Mae Ortiz
Kelly Arm Rhoades
Jaymar A. Thompson
Scott M. Thompson
Kristin Kae Woodring - Summa Cum Laude
Jessica A. Yurick
Erica Lynn Dean
Susan Marie DiToro
Karen Elizabeth Donahoe
Daniel Franklin Dreakford
Patrick John Drop
Brooke Michelle Egloff - Summa Cum Laude
Adrienne Lindsey Fenell
Courtlynd Bess Forsythe - Cum Laude
Melissa Gayle Hardy - Magna Cum Laude
Jordon Lawrence Heynoski
Christie Joy Kuhaneck
Martha Kendahl Kulic
Samantha Jo McShane
Marissa Lee Mueller - Summa Cum Laude
Douglas Mark Peters
Jamie Lee Pryber
Abigail Arm Raun
Stasi L. Renz
Rebecca K. Sparks
Lydia M. Svetkovich
Heidi Lynn Swedenhjelm
Kimberly Yvorme Thayer - Magna Cum Laude
Zackary J. Tushak
Lane Marie Vecellio
Amy Renae Waldinger
* Leila L. Wilkins
Mark T. Woodin
Megan Renee Yanacek
Spanish
Brenda Liz Abreu-Baker
Karla Nicole Bretz - Summa Cum Laude
Amanda Morgan Brusich
Cassidy Marie Cossairt
Koraun O. Gates
Kristen Mary Ventura
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Allison Amanda Bush - Summa Cum Laude
Andrea Irene Chesley
Danielle Marie Cragg
Maura Arm Driscoll
Kathryn Nicole Lamont
Amanda Marie Mihalak - Magna Cum Laude
Jeanine M. Mizikar - Cum Laude
Travis Ryan Morgan
Kristen Marie Myers - Summa Cum Laude
Timothy Clifton Prichard
Nicole Beatrice Vaysburd
Gregory M. Verzumo - Magna Cum Laude
Social Science
Mark Richard Roland
Gillian Star Withey
Speech Communication
Psychology
Amber Le'Shay Blair
Jennifer Marie Boykin - Summa Cum Laude
Christopher S. Brown
Jonathan Barton Brown - Cum Laude
Joanna Marie Byers
Tricia Arm Carr
Amy Elizabeth Collins
Jermifer D. Comman - Summa Cum Laude
Humanities
Meghan Joyce Mullen
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Jenna Marie Ayers - Magna Cum Laude
Joelle Nicole Baird
Stephanie Rochelle Ball
Amanda Kathleen Blauser
Jamie Leigh Borkowski
Adam James Campbell - Summa Cum Laude
Anthony J. Clore
Jared Seth DiAngi
Don Fleming - Cum Laude
Sarah Whitney Gross
Sociology
Matthew Frederick Birkett
Bonnie Jean Bryan
Randall M. Harris
Roy Anthony Hinton, Jr.
Amber Nichole Keohane
Jeremy Michael Krebs
Christina Irene Lambert
Emily Louise McKenna
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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean
Criminal Justice
Ira P. Bush
James P. Corbett
Kyle C. Frost
Andrew Robert Johnson
Trenton Charles Nunn
Gabriel Anthony Potter
Marcus Allen Rand
Isaac James Ruhf
Stephanie Suzanne Sisler
Daniel Scott Wegg
BACHELOR OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Chemistry
Biology
Neal Sheldon Dauson
Franklin T. Duruobasa - Summa Cum Laude
Michael Giovanni Marek - Cum Laude
John Patrick Mawn - Summa Cum Laude
Amanda Lynn Miaczynski - Magna Cum Laude
Kathryn Elizabeth Thomas
Jessica Marie Wellman
Earth Science
Rebecca Lynn Momyer
Robert James Reiter - Summa Cum Laude
Kassandra Lyrm Roark
Laura Alice Wheatall
Andrew David Martin Whelpley
James C. Hill
Fate Randall Spears, II
Human Services-Social Services
Environmental Studies/Geography
William A. Bergkamp
Michele Leigh Corbett
Kylei Mae Davison
Heather Diana Garczynski
Jennifer Marie Garrison
Debra A. Kinzig
Michael Andrew Kubiak
Alesia Mae Mauk
Emily Louise McKenna
Shawn M. Thompson
Laura Elezabeth Anna - Magna Cum Laude
Michael J. Baker
Cassandra Lea Boni - Cum Laude
Jacob Allen Brand
Matthew David Homfeck - Magna Cum Laude
Hannah Jacl)m McAvoy - Cum Laude
Michael Sean Murphy
Business Administration
Corey N. Adams - Cum Laude
Kelly M. Baily
Julia Agnes Bajek
Kristen E. Beecroft
Kayla Marie Betts
Richard A. Betts
Cortney Marie Betzler
Sean Patrick Bienemarm
Diane Dee Blarr
LaTesha F. Brailsford
Lisa Kristine Dietrich
Amiee Rae Doolittle - Summa Cum Laude
Mathematics
Johanna Lee DeMatt - Magna Cum Laude
Jamie Rachelle Geiser - Cum Laude
Jessica Ann Jackson
Corey Michael Wilkosz - Summa Cum Laude
Liberal Studies
Matthew B. Hammer
John D. Keith - Cum Laude
Michelle Lyrm Mong
Prabhu Raveendran Nair
Ryan M. Durm
Steven Thomas Ernst
Cheryl Ann Ervin - Summa Cum Laude
Lori A. Galvin
Elizabeth Arme Haaf
Jordan Seth Hale
Tanya M. Hirth
Daniel John Hunter
Brandi Marie Jearmette - Magna Cum Laude
Rachel Dawn Johnson
Stephen David Kammerer
Kudakwashe Patricia Kasonde
Physics
Ryan Christopher Maloney
Jonathan Robert Schweichler
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DevonLamont Knight
Matthew Ryan Lanich
Toby William Larson
Linda N. Makokoro
Seth Alan McAlister
Jason A. Means
Rusty J. Munyak
Tanya L. Murphy
David A. Niemira
Kyle Joseph Nowakowski
Holly Jolene Peters
Kyle S. Przybelinski
Brandon Michael Rajecki
Carly Alyson Reed
Lukas S. Russell
Matthew Lee Schaffnit - Summa Cum Laude
Amy K. Schleicher
Beatrice Kayumba Shabanza
Michael Keith Sherman - Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Leanne Smith
Mark Louis Sorokacs
Kate Lynn Spieker - Cum Laude
Mark Raymond Swanson
Nicole Marie Taylor
Kimberly Ann Vogel
Rachel Anne Wheeler - Summa Cum Laude
Amanda S. Wilbert - Summa Cum Laude
Luke W. Wilson
Lisa Kathleen Wright
Lee Anne Youngs
Jaclyn Ann Zacherl
Jamie Lynn Zeiber
Jessica Wilkin Rogers - Cum Laude
Dorothy O. Shelton-Badoo
Brett Patrick Yatzor
Robert Allan Yudt
Nuclear Medicine Technology
ASSOCIATE OF ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
* Susana Appiah-Kubi
* Jennifer A. Long
Michael W. Martin
* Nicole M. Samick
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Carl H. Drake, Jr.
James Michael Ferrio
Paul Charles Senger, Jr.
Computer Science
Daniel A. Bryant
Kyle John Heilman
Timothy Ryan Kellogg
Christopher S. Mueller
Haris Ribic - Summa Cum Laude
Jacob Sadow-Reinshagen
Daniel G. Taylor
Economics
Daniel Joseph Walsh - Summa Cum Laude
Corey Michael Wilkosz - Summa Cum Laude
Jonathan E. Williams
Environmental Science/Biology
Heather Anne Markel
Environmental Science/Geology
Thomas Robert Malizia - Magna Cum Laude
Mark Andrew Wozniak
Geology
Mellisa Anne Ballard
Edward Robert Berwanger
* Paul J. Martin
* Crystal L. Traill
Chemistry
Nichole Ann Beebe - Magna Cum Laude
Joseph James Braymer - Magna Cum Laude
Daniel James Buckwalter - Magna Cum Laude
Heather Louise Clark
Jennifer Erin DeVillars - Magna Cum Laude
Nadia Dorochko - Cum Laude
Andrea Renay Gray - Magna Cum Laude
Benjamin Robert Green
Joshua Michael Houpt
Nursing
Julie Ann Anderson - Magna Cum Laude
Jennifer Ann Bogart
Meagan Leearm Brewer - Summa Cum Laude
Ashley Lynn Buckley
Kelly Marie Calderone
Tiffany Susan Craker
Shannon J. Delp
Anna M. Dylewski
Tracy L)mn Fabrizio - Cum Laude
Mindy M. Gorniak - Magna Cum Laude
Nicole Catherine Hafensteiner
Kimberly Michelle Knight
Alexis A. Lang
Jessica Elaine Lindamood
Emily Theresa Marin
Courtney Marie Matters
Elizabeth Brianne Merklin - Magna Cum Laude
Christopher James Morschhauser
Christa Dawn Mott - Magna Cum Laude
Laura Lee Myers - Magna Cum Laude
Sarah Brianne Neely
Nomathemba Nkomo - Cum Laude
Nicole Lynn Powell - Magna Cum Laude
Kalee Colleen Quinter - Summa Cum Laude
Michelle Lyrm Senger
Rachel Elizabeth Seth - Cum Laude
Rae Ann Sherred - Magna Cum Laude
Jamie Arm Sivillo
Duane Lirm Waid - Magna Cum Laude
Debra Mae Wetsell
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Business Administration
Elizabeth Mae Douglas
Patricia A. Franz
Marijan Pavle Galovic
Curtis Kareem Ingram
Chelsea Lyrm Laudenslager
Andrew Mark Lawrence
Jacqueline D. Momeau
Jolena June Myers
Alisha Corrina Nypaver
Kelly LeArme Peterson
Andrew B. Wilshire
Medical Technology
“^Mark E. Kitts
^Phillip Marc Ranglin
Nutrition
Melinda Pearl Cope
Agnieszka U. Zarycki
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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Kenneth M. Adams, Ph.D., Dean
Caitlynn E. Flanagan
Katherine Lee Foriska
Kayla A. Halstead - Summa Cum Laude
Ashley Nicole Hosier - Summa Cum Laude
Lacey Jo Hummel
Lynn Arm Kniseley
Malissa Marie Miller
Rachael Marie Montgomery
Katy Anna Pavkov - Summa Cum Laude
Jennifer Nancy Pesch
Kelly Jo Root - Cum Laude
Dawn Elizabeth Sears
Lauren Kelly Tarm - Magna Cum Laude
Amber Lynn Yonker - Magna Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN EDUCATION
Elementary Education
Lauren Marie Amidon
Amanda Eileen Aul
Ashley Nichole Barrett
Crystal Ann Black
Meghan Elizabeth Brooks - Cum Laude
Christina Lynn Coffey - Summa Cum Laude
Justin M. Correll - Cum Laude
Holly K. Dalo
Angela Marie de Almeida
Alicia Marie Ditomo - Magna Cum Laude
Kristie Marie Froess
Emily Elizabeth George - Summa Cum Laude
Leah Joy Gleason - Cum Laude
Bethany Paige Grundy - Magna Cum Laude
Julie Marie Keefe
Heather Nicole King
Revecca Marie Kowalczyk
Sierra Leeann Kuzminski
Cristina Michelle Maleno
Katherine R. Mallory
Kelly Marie March
Nicole Noelle Parsons
Timothy Jaymes Charles Peterson - Cum Laude
Brian Charles Regis
Nicole Renee Stevenson
Christi M. Stokes - Cum Laude
Tracy G. Tome - Summa Cum Laude
Kathryn Leigh Turnbull
Adam John Vincent
Margaret Rose Wisniewski
Pamela Suzanne Dumell - Summa Cum Laude
Victoria Zaira lacobozzi - Magna Cum Laude
Mary Priscilla Schultz - Summa Cum Laude
Monica Rose Slava - Cum Laude
Daniel John Sleiman
Jaynece Erin Stafford
Ashley Ann Nestor - Cum Laude
MaryBeth Rancik - Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Secondary Education - Earth/Space Science
Joseph Lee Bees
Frank A. Bilotti
Michael E. Cannon - Cum Laude
Nicholas F. Carimi
Kara Lynn Ciacchini
James Alexander Coleman
Tyler Pierce Cook
Katherine Elizabeth DeLuca - Magna Cum Laude
Ryan M. Enterline
Daryl Ann Estremera
Amelia Lavern Annette Feighner - Cum Laude
Rachel Anne Ferri
Jacob C. Graham - Cum Laude
Todd Allen Jeffers
Jesse Ryan Johnson
Kimberly Christine Koricich
Bethany Elise Lawrence
Kathleen Marie Littlefield
Michael Joseph Mader
Deborah Lynn Meade
Justin Eugene OLney
Thomas Anthony Panichi
John Paul Pickett
Ashley Mary June Pulman
Nicole Marie Redmond
Melissa A. Russell
Chris Milton Seekings
’'Kevin E. Smith
Sonya R. Smith - Summa Cum Laude
Mark William Van Cise - Cum Laude
Keith David White, Jr.
Andrew Dermis Young
Joshua Anthony Lanich
John Robert Leonard
Todd H. Talbot - Cum Laude
Secondary Education - General Science
William James Schneider
Secondary Education - Physics
Elementary Education/Special Education
Brice V. Bish - Magna Cum Laude
Jeffrey Michael Brasington
Sherri Lynne Callender
Amy M. Edwards
Erin Lorene Gantz - Summa Cum Laude
Mollie LeAnn Glass - Summa Cum Laude
Andrea Renee Graeb
Courtney Michelle Gray
Lindsay Frances Hartmann
* Kathleen E. Hofmann
Carla Marie Huck - Cum Laude
Drew Alan Maetz - Cum Laude
Ashley Marie McKee - Summa Cum Laude
Katie E. Ralston - Summa Cum Laude
Kimberly Ann Weber - Magna Cum Laude
Laura Arm Wojcicehowski - Cum Laude
Jermy Rachael Woodward
Nicola Anthony DiPlacido
Secondary Education - Social Studies
David Joseph Blend
Brock DeGene Boutwell, III - Magna Cum Laude
Ashley Anne Byers
Stephen Douglas Cunha
Adam M. Denevic - Magna Cum Laude
Marckus Aaron Gaines
James Rubai
Margaret Mae Wetmore
Brittany Lee Yost - Summa Cum Laude
Secondary Education - Spanish
Chrystal Lyn Brocious - Cum Laude
Special Education
Secondary Education - Comprehensive
English
Elementary Education/Early Childhood
Amanda Marie Behan
Katie Marie Desko
Brittany Ann Bobella
Leslie Marie Conway - Cum Laude
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Callie Ann Banyas - Summa Cum Laude
Thomas William Davidson
Special Education/Elementary Education
Jeima Marie Ferringer
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ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Alma Mater
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Pre-School Education
Sarah Beth Hall
Tina Marie Holcomb
April M. Linz
Christine May Shawver
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President
for Academic Support Services
Individualized Studies
Specialized Studies
Brandon Scott Adams
Jonathan J. Archibald
Kristen Marie Bierer
Mary H. Dye
Sarah Jo Goehring
Matthew S. Gray
Kevin Lyrm Holman
Christopher Lawrence Huey
Wendy Anne Miller
Kenneth George Parmerter
Sohaib Amin Sardar
Starr Cloud Boli
Carleigh Devin Brunot - Cum Laude
Tyra Dalaine Dance
Michele L. Donahue
Howynn Vinita Heidelberg
Stephanie Faith Kimball
Kimberly A. Kurchev
Christopher E. Nicklin
Rebecca Leigh Nuttall
Sarah R. Perdue
Thomas L. Shilling
John William Walker
Heather Sands Wilmoth
* Students who will complete degree requirements during Summer 2008.
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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Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
Board of Governors
Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
Edinboro University Council of Trustees
Commencement Committee
Dr. Judy G. Hample, Chancellor
Mr. Kermeth M. Jarin, Esq., Chair
Mr. Aaron A. Walton, Vice Chair
Mr. C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair
The Honorable Matthew E. Baker
Ms. Marie A. Conley Lammando
Mr. Paul S. Dlugolecki
Mr. Daniel P. Elby
Mr. Ryan Gebely
The Honorable Michael K. Hanna
The Honorable Vincent J. Hughes
Mr. Kim E. Lyttle
Mr. Joshua A. O'Brien
Mr. Joseph M. Peltzer
Mr. Guido M. Pichini
The Honorable Edward G. Rendell
The Honorable James J. Rhoades
Ms. Christine J. Toretti Olson
Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak
Mr. Harold C. Shields, Chair
Mrs. Virginia L. McGarvey, Vice Chair
Dr. Raymond L. Dombrowski, Secretary
Dr. Joseph G. Cacchione
The Honorable John R. Evans
Mr. John E. Horan
Sr. Catherine M. Manning
Mr. Benedict J. Miceli
Ms. Nicole L. Nelson
Mr. John A. Pulice
Harry K. Thomas, Esq.
Dr. Judy G. Hample, Chancellor (ex officio)
Dr. Pearl W. Bartelt, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Chair
Kari Althof, Assistant Director of the University Center
Dr. Gary Grant, Chair, Department of Music
Coleen Peckham, Coordinator of Special Events
Judy Kubeja, Senior Executive Associate to the Provost
Randall McCaslin, DELTA, Video Communications Center
Timothy W. Pilewski, Coordinator of Records and Registration
Brian Pitzer, Director of Public Relations
Barbara Polakowski, Coordinator for Degree Audit Systems
Lorraine Revak, Facilities Office and General Services Manager
Brenda Tucci, Alumni Relations
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.
EDINBORO
UNIVERSITY
COMMENCEMENT
December 13, 2008
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Convocation
Pearl W. Bartelt, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Prelude
Pomp and Circumstance
Edward Elgar
Star-Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key
Message from the President
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Gary S. Grant, Ph.D., Conductor
ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Lauren Cecchini
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Jeremy D. Brown, Ph.D.
President
How Can I Keep From Singing
Elizabeth Beckham
Trustee Greetings
University Chorale
Peter van den Honert, D.M.A., Conductor
Mrs. Virginia L. McGarvey
Vice Chair, Council of Trustees
Alumni Greetings
Nancy Rung, D.P.M.
Vice President, Alumni Association Board of Directors
Presentation of Candidates
Pearl W. Bartelt, Ph.D.
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean of Graduate Studies
and Research
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean of Liberal Arts
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean of Science, Management
and Technology
Kenneth M. Adams, Ph.D., Dean of Education
Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for
Academic Support Services
Conferring of Degrees
Jeremy D. Brown
Alma Mater
Lauren Cecchini
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Fanfare and Recessional
RECESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Edward Elgar
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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COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE
DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS
HONORS DESIGNATIONS
Gold Stoles............................ Summa Cum Laude
Apricot ....................................................... Nursing
White Stoles........................... Magna Cum Laude
Dark Blue...............................................Philosophy
Red Stoles ............................................Cum Laude
Light Blue ................................................Education
Gold Cords.............. Dr. Robert C. Weber Honors
Program Graduate
Peacock Blue ......................Public Administration
Red Cords........... Departmental Honor Graduate
Brown.......................................................Fine Arts
Citron .................................................. Social Work
Copper ....................................................Economics
Crimson................................................. Journalism
THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION
shields, alternately bearing three different designs:
the meigle, an interlacing knotwork peculiar to the
Pictish school of Celtic art; the Tudor rose design;
and "ESC" in interlocking letters on a background
of tabby weaving. Connecting each of the collar
shields is a Cross of St. George, representing the
union of Scotland and England. The entire
medallion was fabricated and cast in the cire
perdue (lost wax) process.
The first presidential medallion was presented
to former President Foster F. Diebold during the
May, 1981 Commencement ceremonies. Designed
and executed by Professor Henry Katzwinkel, the
sterling silver medallion consists of a three and
one-half inch pectoral pendant featuring on its face
the figure of a Gordon Highlander with pipes. To
the right of the piper is the Cross of St. Andrew. To
the left is the Cross of England. Flanking the figure
is the date 1857, the opening year of the University,
and garland thistles. In the background are the
hills of Scotland, and beneath the piper is an open
book, a symbol of knowledge. On the reverse side
is the sunken crest of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Surrounding the silver medallion is a gold
crafted circle which reads "Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania." Professor Katzwinkel, now retired,
added this piece to the medallion especially for the
Inauguration of President Frank G. Pogue in 1997,
and it is now a permanent fixture to the medallion
representing the school's current status as a
University.
The pendant descends from a shield
containing a triple-towered castle. The collar of the
medallion is comprised of a series of two-inch
Drab ........................................................... Business
Gray ...........................................Veterinary Science
THE CEREMONIAL MACE
Silver Gray...................................................Oratory
The ceremonial mace, a symbol of presidential
authority, is carried at the head of the academic
procession by the Grand Marshal, Dr. Thomas
Olive Green .............................................Pharmacy
White. A gift of the Alumni Association, the mace
was designed and executed by Professor Henry
Sage Green.............................. Physical Education
Katzwinkel and Dr. Seymour Blinderman, former
Lemon.......................................................... LibrarySciencechairman of the Art Department. It was first used
at the inauguration of Edinboro State College
President Chester T. McNerney, in 1967.
Lilac....................................................... Dentistry
Green ........................................................ Medicine
Maize .................................................... Agriculture
The mace, twenty-seven inches in length, is
topped by a sterling silver sphere studded with
Orange..................................................Engineering
circular cabochon rubies, secured by bezels. The
collar of the mace is inlaid with ebony, alternated
Pink.................................................................Music
with silver relief fleur-de-lis design elements. The
cultured pearls mounted in cups encircle the
Salmon Pink...................................................PublicHealthbottom of the collar symbolizing the thirteen state
colleges of Pennsylvania. The shaft of the mace is
Purple ................................................................Law
composed of Brazilian rosewood sections,
separated by sterling silver rings. The mace is
Russet .............................................;.......... Forestry
terminated by a cast sterling silver finial; the five
cultured pearls represent the existing curricula.
Scarlet ....................................................... Theology
The rib-like cone form is terminated by a small
silver sphere symbolizing the world.
White ......................Arts, Letters and Humanities
The metal working processes incorporated in
the ceremonial mace include turning, forging,
inlaying, stone setting, and lost wax centrifugal
casting.
Golden Yellow ............................................. Science
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ACADEMIC VESTMENTS
bars of velvet in black or the color of the discipline
in which the doctorate was obtained.
The gown, the cap, and the hood, representing
the major components of the academic dress, are a
ceremonial inheritance from the medieval
universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries,
where dress was the outward sign of privilege and
responsibility. The academic dress worn by those
participating in today's academic processional
symbolizes the level of their academic attainment
and the institution they attended.
HOOD
The most outstanding feature of the academic
dress is the hood. It is usually worn only for the
master's and the doctor's degrees. The doctor's
hood is longer than the master's hood and has
distinguished panels. The college or the university
granting the degree is indicated by the color of the
hood lining. The velvet trim of the hood indicates
the field in which the degree was granted.
GOWN
Although the gown is more frequently black,
certain universities have authorized the use of
colored gowns. The bachelor's and master's gowns
are fashioned from black serge. The yoke for the
bachelor's gown is designed to be worn closed and
features long, flowing and pointed sleeves. The
master's gown is designed to be worn open or
closed. Its sleeves are very long with square ends,
and the front part has an arc cut away. The arms
protrude through a slit at the elbow. The gown for
the doctor's degree is made of wool, serge, or silk
with an open front faced with wide velvet panels.
The sleeves are loose and 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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GRAND MARSHAL
PRESIDENT JEREMY D. BROWN
Dr. Jeremy D. Brown became the 16th
president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
on July 1, 2007. In the short time since his
inauguration. President Brown has already
established new pathways to academic excellence
while leading the University in continued physical
growth of the Edinboro campus. He has also
traveled to Panama, China, Poland and South
Korea, renewing or establishing new articulation
and collaboration agreements with higher
education institutions abroad, and has plans to
travel to Bosnia and Mexico for the same purposes.
courses. Transitioning into academic admin
istration, Dr. Brown was named associate dean of
the Graduate School at Yale University. Later, he
returned to Princeton as associate dean of the
faculty. In 2000, Dr. Brown was named rector of
Florida State University-Panama, serving as the
chief executive officer of a small U.S. university
operating in Latin America.
During his career. Dr. Brown has published
many scholarly articles and has been an invited
speaker at international conferences, research
institutions and universities. He served as a
visiting scientist at the University of Stellenbosch,
the University of Manitoba, the Department of
Nuclear Physics at Oxford University and the
National Accelerator Centre in Cape Town.
Since Dr. Brown assumed Edinboro's
presidency, graduate studies program enrollment
has increased significantly along with the
University's distance and online learning offerings.
His tenure also includes oversight of more than
$150 million in new and future construction
projects.
The President's community service includes
membership on the Board of Corporators of the
Hamot Health Foundation, the Board of Trustees
for the Saint Vincent Health Center and System,
and the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra's Board of
Directors and chairmanship of the Board's
education committee.
A renewed "Fighting Scots" school spirit
accompanies the Brown presidency, which
emphasizes Edinboro's Scottish heritage with
events such as Tartan Day, the Purple Thistle
Award to recognize outstanding faculty and staff,
and a fresh marketing campaign directed at
audiences in the traditional recruiting area as well
as beyond the boundaries of northwestern
Pennsylvania.
Dr. Brown and his wife, Rebeca, recently
became the parents of Andrew Jeremy Brown,
bom June 17, 2008. When not traveling for the
University or engaged in myriad presidential
duties, he likes to play squash. In fact, he coached
the St. Lawrence University men's and women's
squash teams for three years, taking the teams to
the national tournament. Weather permitting. Dr.
Brown also enjoys sailing and skiing, and
particularly takes delight in spending time with his
sons Lucas, Gabriel, and now, Andrew Jeremy, and
visiting his family in England.
Dr. Brown came to Edinboro from SUNYCanton where he served as provost and vice
president for academic affairs since 2003. As the
2,600-student university's chief academic officer,
he steered campus-wide strategic planning,
oversaw vigorous growth in distance learning
opportunities and cultivated many international
collaborations.
Having taken film
courses while on
sabbatical at Oxford
University, Dr. Brown
thoroughly enjoys,
when time permits, to
rmwind by watching
movies. Also, being
from Manchester, he
is an avid fan of the
Manchester United
soccer team.
A native of Manchester, England, he earned
both a Bachelor of Science and a Ph.D. in physics
from the University of Birmingham, England. His
doctoral work in experimental nuclear physics was
conducted at the University of Birmingham and
the University of Califomia-Berkeley. Immediately
following the completion of his Ph.D.
requirements. Dr. Brown spent two years at
Indiana University doing nuclear physics research.
Following his stint at Indiana, Dr. Brown
accepted a faculty position in the Physics
Department of Princeton University, where in
addition to continuing his research, he taught
undergraduate and graduate-level physics
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Dr. White is also employed at Saint Vincent
Health Center's Emergency Department where
his responsibilities include providing direct care
for a wide variety of critical and non-critical
patients, and serving as a charge nurse and
trauma nurse leader.
Leading the academic procession and
representing his faculty colleagues by carrying
the ceremonial mace at today's Commencement is
Dr. Thomas White of Edinboro University's
Nursing Department.
As an Assistant Professor of Nursing and
President of the University Senate, Dr. White's
distinction as Mace Bearer for the Winter
Commencement is symbolic of the central role
which faculty play in the academic and personal
development of Edinboro's students.
His educational philosophy demonstrates a
visceral understanding of the importance of
providing complete health care education to
students enrolled in one of Edinboro's most
sought-after programs. In fact, that philosophy
engenders a belief he conveys to students that
education has no culmination. "Education is a
lifelong journey," he tells his students. "My
education truly began when I graduated from
college!"
Dr. White, a native of nearby Venango and
graduate of Cambridge, Springs High School,
began his post-secondary academic career in
New Castle, Permsylvania, where he earned a
diploma in Professional Nursing from the
Jameson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.
From there, it was off to Edinboro University and
a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing in 1994,
followed by a Master of Science degree in nursing
in 1999.
An avid traveler. Dr. White is particularly
fond of his trips to Italy and to Hawaii.
Dr. White's background as an undergraduate
and graduate student at Edinboro served to
enhance and highlight a professional career here
that has benefited his students and his colleagues.
Like many in his field, he is respected University
wide as well as in the local health care delivery
system in the region beyond Edinboro.
By 2000, he had earned an additional 10 post
masters credits from Edinboro, and in 2006 he
was awarded the Doctor of Education in
Administrative and Leadership Studies degree
from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
As President of the University Senate, one of
Dr. White's tasks is to bring all segments of the
Edinboro community together to participate in
dealing with challenges facing higher education
in general and at Edinboro University in
particular.
His professional certifications are many and
include Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac
Life Support, Certified Emergency Nursing, Basic
Life Support Instructor and National BoardCertified Family Nurse Practitioner.
Dr. White typifies the dedication and
commitment of Edinboro University's faculty to
educational
excellence and
service to stu
dents.
That's
why his selection
as our Winter
Commencement
Mace Bearer and
Grand Marshal
honors not only
Dr. White, but
also Edinboro's
entire faculty.
Dr. White has made many professional
presentations at the state and national levels, and
his licensure by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and by the Drug Enforcement
Agency includes Registered Nurse and Family
Nurse Practitioner.
He began teaching at Edinboro University in
1995. His current assistant professorship
responsibilities include providing clinical
instruction for sophomore, junior, senior and
graduate (nurse practitioner) students; classroom
instruction in the area of medical/surgical
nursing,
pediatrics,
pharmacology,
and
community health for undergraduate nursing
students; and classroom instruction in assessment
and diagnosis for graduate family nurse
practitioner students.
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UNIVERSITY FACULTY MARSHALS
HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS
Dr. Max Azicri, Political Science and Criminal Justice Department
Charles R. Webber, May 1981
Fred Rogers, May 1998
Dr. Michael Bucell, Student Affairs and Student Success Department
Louis J. Tullio, May 1983
Donald DiPlacido, December 1998
Milton Eisenhower, May 1985
Dr. Yvonne Thornton, May 1999
Dr. Gertrude Barber, May 1988
Dr. James E. Barker, December 1999
Mary Porreco, May 1988
F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., September 2000
Sr. M. Lawreace Antoun, SSJ, May 1989
Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D., December 2000
Joseph DiMaggio Jr., May 1989
Dr. John Hope Franklin, December 2000
Ms. Amanda Frantz-Mamani, Foreign Languages Department
G. Andrew Fleming, May 1990
The Honorable Joyce A. Savocchio, December 2001
Dr. Melissa Gibson Hancox, Communication and Media Studies Department
Walter Hendl, May 1990
Donald M. Alstadt, May 2002
Dr. Karim Hossain, Physics and Technology Department
I. King Jordan, May 1991
K. Leroy Irvis, May 2002
Dr. David Hurd, Geosciences Department
Chuck Jones, December 1991
Mike S. Zafirovski, December 2002
Dr. Naod Kebede, Chemistry Department
Raymond Shafer, May 1992
David N. Matthews, December 2003
Charles Kennedy, May 1992
William E. Strickland Jr., May 2004
Mary Beth Kennedy, May 1992
Dr. David William Steadman, December 2004
Richard Nygaard, May 1993
Cheryl G. Vicary, December 2005
Na'im Akbar, December 1993
Thomas C. Vicary, December 2005
Mahmoud Haroon, December 1994
Edward G. Rendell, May 2006
Dr. Karen Seubert, Philosophy Department
Eiji Oue, May 1995
Sharon Stone, March 2007
Dr. Roy Shinn, Speech, Language and Hearing Department
Louis Porreco, December 1995
Dr. Kathleen Stevens, Middle and Secondary Education Department
Thomas Hagen, May 1996
Dr. Frank G. Pogue, May 2007
Dr. Nina Thumser, Biology and Health Services Department
Paul O'Neill, December 1997
Michael J. Redlawsk, May 2008
Dr. Tim Cordell, Music Department
Dr. Salene Cowher, Professional Studies Department
Ms. Diane Crandall, Art Department
Dr. James Dunn, Business and Economics Department
Dr. Jean Faieta, Special Education and School Psychology Department
Dr. Denise Finazzo Gaines, Elementary Education Department
Dr. Kathleen Lipkovich, Health and Physical Education Department
Mr. Paul Lisowski, Organizational Studies
Mr. Charles Marr, English and Theatre Arts Department
Dr. Grant McLaren, Psychology Department
Ms. Patricia Nosel, Nursing Department
Dr. Anne Quinn, Mathematics and Computer Science Department
Dr. Allan Turner, Social Work Department
Dorothy Dexter Pogue, May 2007 -
Michael Zahorchak, December 1997
Mr. John Widner, Baron-Fomess Library
Dr. Lee Williams, Sociology Department
Dr. Renata Wolynec, History and Anthropology Department
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Colby Bre-Arme Smith, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
Sherlanda Marie Thomas**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2006
Mario Arm Torrelli**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 1999
Martin Minh Tran, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Kara L. Bell**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2002
MASTER'S DEGREES
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF ARTS
Communication Studies
Counseling
Zane Edward Bloom’^*, BA, Gannon University, 1996
Timothy Alan Hollabaugh, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2000
Jason Douglas Lavery, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Shannon Therese McConnell, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
Desiree Nicole Parker, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
* Penni S. Schaefer*^*^, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Maria A. Wishnok, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
* Jennifer Christine Clark, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
Emily Ann Crawford*'*, BA, Iowa State University, 2004
* Hollie K. Dean**, BA, Gannon University, 2006
Dawn M. Gashgarian, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Cassandra R. Grimm, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Marica Tinae Harris**, BA, Wilberforce University, 1996; MSW,
University of Pittsburgh, 1998
* Melissa Ann Helgert**, BSN, Ohio University, 1990
* Amber Leann Hetrick, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2005
* Kassi Leigh Hindman**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2006
Donna Marie Kloss**, BA, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 2002
Dana M. Larson, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2006
Ashley Eileen McElhinny, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
* Mark Allen Montroy, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2005
* Danielle Michelle Prester**, BA, Allegheny College, 2000
* Bonnie Renee Quiggle, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
Bobbie Ray, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2002
* Nazera E. Reid, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1999
* Nicholas Andrew Ritchie**, BA, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2005
Heather Elaine Ryan, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Christine Marie Sitek**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2002
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Social Sciences
* Daniel R. Vogel, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Speech Language
Pathology
* Margaret Arme Agostinelli, BS, Nazareth College, 2005
* Julie Ann Azzarella, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
* Erin Lynn Balas, BSED, California University of Permsylvania, 2004
* Stamatela Balou**, BA, Technological Institute of Patras, 2005
* Navleen Kaur Bindra, BA, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute, 2004
Jessica Marie Boswell, BS, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 2005
Daniel H. Britchkow, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2003
* Munira J. Fatehi, BA, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute, 2005
* Carly Lynn Gaab, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
* Francis John Hayes-Lozada, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2006
* Kimberly L. Johns**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
* Elizabeth Ann Kauffman, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
* Kerry Arme Lichty, BA, West Chester University of Permsylvania,
2006
* Erin Lynn Reilly, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 2004
* Meghan Elizabeth Sebald, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
* Elizabeth R. Snook, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2004
* Kathryn Jean Reed**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 1993; MED, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 1996
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership
* Casee Denys Blackmer**, BS, Gannon University, 2005
* Debra Louise Bullington, BSED, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 1973; MED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1997
Lindsay Arm Bums**, BSED, Saint Bonaventure University, 2005
Richard A. Bums**, BS, Slippery Rock University of Permsylvania,
1991
* Pamela Lyrm Chodubski, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1993; MA,
Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1995
* Jessica Joy Crossley**, BSED, Geneva College, 2005
* Stacy M. Davis**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2001
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* Vincenzia Marie De Micco*^^ BSED, Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, 2002
Kristina Ann Dongre’^’^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Sara Elaine Duncan**^, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Corinne Ann Eaton*’^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
* Jeffrey Allen Fonzo’*"^, BFA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Jonathan K. Frye’*'’^, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1995
* Janie Marie Fryer**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2000
Michael D. Gaerttner, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
* Gary A. Gerber**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Christopher A. Groody**, BSED, Bloomsburg University of
Pennsylvania, 1995; MS, Wilkes University, 2007
Onalee Marie Hall**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1991
* Jeffrey Kenneth Hans**, BS, California University of Pennsylvania,
2004
* Heather Eileen Harmon**, BS, Westminster College, 2004
* Roddy Edward Hartle**, BSAE, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2000
* Philip Evan Heubach**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2002
* Traci Jo Hostetler**, BS, Kent State University, 1999
* Richard Lee Hulsinger, BS, Gannon University, 2006
Leslie Joan Jensen, BS, Iowa Wesleyan College, 1990
* Donna Michelle Keeley**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
2002
* Michael D. King**, BA, Lafayette College, 1986
* Natalie Marie Kostelansky**, BSHPE, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2004
Peter John Kuvshinikov**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1999;
MED, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
* Matthew John Laser**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2002
Carol Osborne Lilly**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1985
* Natalie Elizabeth Lytle**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2005
Melissa Marie Marinelli**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Kevin Patrick Montie**, BS, Gannon University, 1999
* Christopher Robert Morral, BA, Lycoming College, 1998
* Andrew William Pollard, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2003
* Randy G. Powierza**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2001
* Kimberly S. Presta, BA, Kent State University, 1989; BA, Mercyhurst
College, 1992
* Shaimon Christine Rinestine**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
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Jacob Jon Scott**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Christopher Ryan Shilk, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
Lauren Nichole Steinbeck**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2005
* Todd Joseph Sturgess, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1999
* David Robert Swanson**, BS, Gannon University, 2005
Penny Shreve Varee, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1984; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1989
Philip Mark Young Jr.**, BSED, Clarion University of Permsylvania,
2003
* Valerie Lynn Zampogna**, BA, Gannon University, 1998
* Jacqueline Michelle Zapko**, BSED, Youngstown State University,
2001
Liang Zou**, BA, Shandong Normal University, 2002
Educational Psychology
* Casey Marie Walters**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2007
Elementary Education
Richard Clemente lacobucd, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2001
* Sally Lorraine Kruse, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1987
Sheena Marie Leedham, BSHPE, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2006
* Martina Ann Love**, BA, Ohio State University, 1980
* Scott Albert Lykins**, BA, Thiel College, 2005
Rena Lyim McCartney**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2003
* Juliette Michele Nies**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1999
Jillian Kate Rerme, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Jinelle Jo Salvatore**, BS, Slippery Rock University of Permsylvania,
1999
Amanda Marie Straight**, BS, Saint Francis College, 2002
Stacie Marie Tomcho, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995
Jennifer Marie Tully**, BS, University of Toledo, 2003
Tricia Anne Yochim**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2003
Middle/Secondary
School Instruction
* Gina Terese Black**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2005
Adam John Bucheral, BA, Permsylvania State University, 1999
* Keith R. Featsent, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
* Michelle M. Leone**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Pamela Arm Liccardi**, BS, Garmon University, 2000
* Jermifer Denise Mellin**, BS, Garmon University, 2002
* Rebbecca Amber Petachi, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
Erin Kathleen Quiggle**, BA, Chatham University, 2006
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Trudi Renee Watkins, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
Lisa M. Stachnik’^*, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1982
Yvonne Louise Thayer, BA, Edinbpro University of Pennsylvania,
1998
Kevin J. Wahlmark, BA, Allegheny College, 1992
* Erin Lee Yerkey, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
2001
* Jane Ann Wieser**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1988
Special Education
Reading
Nicole Marie Boyce, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
William R. Burdick, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Tracy Lynn Chrzanowski’*^^ BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2000
* Amy Lynn Church-Boetger, BSED, Duquesne University, 2001
* Randi Renee Crosby, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1999
* Jennifer Louise Ditrich, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
BethAnne Gainer’^^ BA, Thiel College, 1993
Jane Brown Hackenberg, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1977; MA, Asbury Theological Seminary, 1982
* Lei Han’^’^, BA, Shandong Normal University, 1999
Kristen Arm Klodowski’^’^, BSED, Edinboro University of
Peimsylvania, 2002
* Susan Lee Komaromy**^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
Cherie Marie Kopac’^’^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Kelly Lynn Kopin’^’^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1987
Carla Arm Lindsey-Burgerf^*, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1998
Catherien Marie McCall, BSED, Edinboro University of
Peimsylvania, 1998
Tricia Arm Messenger**, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1989
Lauren Arm Pizzuto, BSED, Edinboro University of Peimsylvania,
2003
Megan Kathleen Porter, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2001
Carrie A. Powell**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Amy E. Riggle, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Sarah Holland Schultz, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Arm Madden Smith**, BS, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania,
1990
Tamara J. Stec, AA, Robert Morris College, 1982; BA, Mercyhurst
College, 1991
Amanda Marie Sullivan**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2000
Melissa Ann Carney, BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Shaun P. Hollabaugh, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1999
* Nicole Kathleen Jacobs, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
* Amberli Sue Lipinski, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2001
* Jennifer Renee Pezzuolo**, BA, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2003
* Toni Marie Scurpa, BSED, Youngstown State University, 1989
* Connie S. Shetler**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Terri Lynn Thompson, BS, Grove City College, 2002
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Fine Arts
* Gregory Alan Byard, BS, University Of Southern Indiana, 2004
* Cara R. Jung, BA, Luther College, 2001
* Gerald Scott Rispin, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2003
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
* Wendy Jo Bartosek**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Courtney Phillips Bradley, BS, Allegheny College, 2005
* Brittany N. Hutchison, BS, Stetson University, 2006
Brian Patrick McHail, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Mark E. Peterson, BS, Garmon University, 2006
Information Technology
Matthew Gordon Granger**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Kyle Michael Hall, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Barry Kent Nuhfer, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1984
* Linda Rockson, BS, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology, 2005
Nicholas Patrick Sullivan, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
* Jennifer Lynne Tworek**, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 1992
Chad H. Waldron**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
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CANDIDATES FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING DEGREE
HONORS
Consortium with Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and
The following degree candidates have earned at least 60 credits as undergraduate students of Edinboro
University and have attained the following cumulative averages: Summa Cum Laude, 3.80 to 4.00; Magna Cum
Laude, 3.60 to 3.79; and Cum Laude, 3.40 to 3.59.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
* Donna Marie Barretta, BSN, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Traci Jeanne Adiska
Justin Daniel Barwell
Brittany A. Bickel
Amanda Marie Boyle
Denise M. Buell
Nicole Porsha DeVita
Darren Charles DiFilippo
Edmberly L)mne Frantz
Kathryn Tara Fry
Annakaye Elizabeth Gier
Barbara Elaine Hanes
Kathleen Elizabeth Hofmann
Paul Joseph Martin
Amber Nicole Merritt
Kylene Ann Mullen
Christine Wairimu Mundia
Brian Andrew Schulz
Ashley Autumn Stull
Shamir Santos Tyler
Heather Renee Young
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Benjamin I. Banyas
Jonathan L. Baughman
Robert Nathan Beam
Pamela S. Birtikidis
Matthew L. Cole
AnnaMarie Corrao
Andrea M. Daman
Jonah Saul Davis
Cheryl Ann Ervin
Nicole L. Getsie
Paul Michael Haggerty
Ian Micheal Hannold
Rebecca Sue Henry
Renae Annette Hobaugh
Kara Marie Kauffman
Paula F. Learn
Erin Adair Marks
Marcus R. Masternak
Joseph Charles McClellan
Mathew Lee McClellan
Wesley C. McNeil-Zuck
Amanda Lynn Miaczyxiski
John David Moneyhon
Brian Matthew Moritz
Melissa M. Potase
Dana Lauren Smith
Amy Melissa Taylor
Patricia Diane Travers
Christopher Lee Turjan
Zackary J. Tushak
Kelly Lynn Williams
1997
Stacy Ellen Chiles, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1999
* Joann Elizabeth Clute, BSN, University of North Carolina, 1991
* Lindsey Aaron Craig, BSN, Gannon University, 2002
* Bridget Moira Foust, BSN, Pennsylvania State University, 2002
* Melissa Lea Greene, BSN, Gannon University, 2000
Christine Faye Higley’*’*, BSN, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1995
Diane L. Hofius, BSN, Pennsylvania State University, 1996
* Michael D. Kacsmar, BSN, University of Texas, 1998
* Joseph Daniel Kollar, BSN, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2004
* Maryann Lukowich, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Margaret DiEsiderio McAnlis, BSN, University of Pittsburgh, 2004
* Rebecca J. McMurdy, BSN, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 2000
Kathleen Cournan Sarro, BSN, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2002
Allison C. Williams-BelP’^, BS, Millersville University of
Pennsylvania, 1989
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
* Deborah Ann Lewis, BA, Gannon University, 2005
Students who completed degree requirements during Summer 2008.
Students with a Quality Point Average of 3.95 or above.
The University does not claim the list of degree candidates or honors designations is absolutely accurate. Students are
granted degrees only if they meet all academic and financial requirements.
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CUM LAUDE
Alex C. Babbitt
Craig R. Bauman
John Daniel Black
Troy A. Bugosh
Joelyn Jordan Bush
Michelle Susanne Byham
Rashelle Lynn Carey
Lee David Copeland
Seth A. Davies
Victoria Lyrm Davis
Cathy L. Deeter
Kerri Michelle Detweiler
Damian Neil Donch
Matthew James Eimers
Laurie Elizabeth Fisher
Amanda Renae George
Gregory James Grasinger
Kevin Edward Grignol
Robert J. Hammer
Meghan Kathleen Harding
Nicholas Scott Hayes
Norelle Kristina Hixson
Carla Marie Huck
Aarron W. Hunsinger
Jermifer Lynn lerullo
Kenneth Andrew Krause
Cole William Kuzmish
Jessica Marie Lassen
Robert Allen Law
Bethany Elise Lawrence
Jennifer Ann Long
Sera Ann Manzi
Michael Wayne Martin
Seth Michael McBumey
Katelyn Margaret Metts
Tiel M. Murnock
Kristy Marie Nyland
Meghan Ashley O'Brien
Amy Lynn Osborne
Kurt Alan Powers
Phillip Marc Ranglin
Stasi Lyn Renz
Shauna Nicole Rice
Deborah S. Riefstahl
Jessica Lynn Ristau
Jonathan William Roberts
Rachel Ruth Schaen
Lauren Michele Sesler
Amanda Marie Shaffer
Eric Kyle Shaffer
Brian R. Shreve
Kory Matthew Smith
Tyler James Smith
Patricia Josephine Strobel
Lindsay Nikohl Teves
Christ! L. Truitt
Erin Renee Turner
Tiffany Mae Tyler
BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Anthropology
Jodon Joseph Sonney
Kelsy L. White
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Art History
Stephanie L. Cox
Gregory James Grasinger - Cum Laude
Victoria Elizabeth Moyta
Laura M. Sutter
*
*
Broadcast Journalism:
Radio/Television News
Meghan Kathleen Harding - Cum Laude
Amy Elizabeth Swonger
Communication Studies
DR. ROBERT C. WEBER
HONORS PROGRAM
Honors Diploma
Amanda Marie Boyle
Marcus R. Mastemak
General Education Honors
Armakaye Elizabeth Gier
Kylene Arm Mullen
Shamir Santos Tyler
Jonathan Edward Anderson
Alexandra L. Barrett
Max Farley Ellerhorst
Kimberly Lynne Frantz - Summa Cum Laude
Cody Trask Hastings
*
*
Criminal Justice
* Raquia F. L. Barren-Pope
Matthew James Betton
* Andrew J. Bienio
Adam Paul Chamberlain
* Matthew L. Cole - Magna Cum Laude
Cathy L. Deeter - Cum Laude
Darren Charles DiFilippo - Summa Cum Laude
Tara Chantel Donaldson
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Brandon Christopher Dunn
Joshua Tyler Elford
Jennifer L. Forman
Kyle Chris Frost
Brad Dale Gerbec
Patrick Anthony Ginkel
Matthew John Hajec
Jeffrey A. Holowienko
Shaun D. Hyman
Mark Roger Kanski
Scott A. Kuiperi
Michael Alexis Lardin
Shawn Loughlin
Antony Michael Montini
Colleen Bettina Murphy
Jeremy Michael Norton
Brandi Nicole Oskin
Brian S. Palmer
Diana Marie Pearse
Adam J. Penley
Kelly Ann Pesta
Jessica Layne Rexroat
Lindsey Wiley Riazzi
Mark Nathan Riggle
Stephanie Renee Riley
Jonathan William Roberts - Cum Laude
Ryan James Shay
Matthew Paul Shields
William E. Shreve
Anthony William Smith
Kory Matthew Smith - Cum Laude
Paul David Thompson
Adam Dorm Tilko
Christopher Lee Turjan - Magna Cum Laude
Sara Elizabeth Wethy
Kelly Janette Williams
Terrence N. Williams
Drama
Music
Krista Lynne Chencharick
Evan Alan Cumo
Robert Joseph Ippolito
Joshua Mizikowski
Candice Marie Johnston
English
Kate E. Ames
LaRae Darcell Burks
Brittany Diaime Church
Amanda Sue Everett
Matthew Z. Crappy
Heidi Jean Henderson
* Adam Gregory Johnson
Christopher Scott Langer-Williamson
Stephanie Lee Merolillo
Philosophy
*
Angelo Angok Akum
Thomas Jefferson Limber
*
Political Science
Donald L. Aiken Jr.
Jeffery Robert Carlson
* Mark David Henderson
* Christine Wairimu Mundia - Summa Cum Laude
Tyler James Smith - Cum Laude
Kyle T. Swierczewski
Tiffany Mae Tyler - Cum Laude
Thomas Allen Warchol
German
Amy L. Balot
History
Benjamin I. Banyas - Magna Cum Laude
Richard Eric Bradford
Jeremy Scott Caldwell
Sheena Gail Conklin
Brandon J. Fahey
Jermifer Lynn lerullo - Cum Laude
Kenneth Andrew Krause - Cum Laude
Jacob Daniel Laba
Joseph Charles McClellan - Magna Cum Laude
Brian R. Moore
Eric Charles Schreckengost
Print Journalism: News and Editorial
* Megan Arm Bollinger
* Abbie Renee Brown
*
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* Emily Marie Mullen
Michael B. Dennison
James Louis English
Harma L. Esterly
Jessica Lorraine Gibson
Mary Christine Grebenc
Lavelle D. Harris
Ashley Margaret Haverlack
James F. Honecker
Sera Arm Manzi - Cum Laude
Erin Adair Marks - Magna Cum Laude
Stacie Anne Martin
Jeremy George Mosley
Tiel M. Murnock - Cum Laude
Allison Elizabeth Proba
Jamie Lee Pryber
Stasi Lyn Renz - Cum Laude
La Rene Patrice Sanders
Daniel Lee Sayers
Lisa Jean Sayers
Melissa Lynn Shaffer
Gabrielle Marie Shields
Zackary J. Tushak - Magna Cum Laude
Melissa Margaret Van Cleve
Amy Renae Waldinger
Leila LeShae Wilkins
Lisa Naomi Wood
* Cathy Ann Plott
Brian Allen Raygor
Andria Lavren Stelmack
Spanish
Amanda Marie Boyle - Summa Cum Laude
Shamir Santos Tyler - Summa Cum Laude
Speech and Hearing Sciences
* Susan Eileen Bauman
JoArm M. Cimarolli-Wykoff
* Michele Lynn Honard
Nicole Christine Sandonato
Speech Communication
Traci Jearme Adiska - Summa Cum Laude
* Charles Edward Asbury II
Brittany A. Bickel - Summa Cum Laude
* Jermifer Michele Ciera Brown
Joseph Alan Brown
Russell Angelo James Bufalino
Julie Elizabeth Bunner
Joelyn Jordan Bush - Cum Laude
Richard Allen Cerro
Ashley Nichole Chapman
Bailey Madison Delaplaine
Jessica Linda Durm
Lauren Ashley Gelsdorf
Ryan Patrick Grandy
Brooke Marlene Margaret Heath
Jamison T. Hixenbaugh
* Abigail R. Hucker
Angela Rose Johnson
Jaclyn A. Muenz
* Jessica Antoinette Muscella
Christopher Stewart Nick
Amy Lynn Osborne - Cum Laude
Kurt Alan Powers - Cum Laude
Adam Michael Prenatt
Andrea Marie Robinson
Rashelle Lynn Carey - Cum Laude
* Amber Lee Cooke
Jessica Nichole Edwards
Andrew Dennis Miller
Jason Donald Orfao
Horace Tyler
Nancy Elizabeth Washok
Humanities
Psychology
* Troy A. Bugosh - Cum Laude
Stacey Louise Alex
Leslie A. Allen
India C. Barcus
Noelle Christine Bruno
* Christina Lee Casey
Mark E. Colbert
Chelsea H. Rae Curlett
Brenton Daniel Davis
Devin Scott Kagle
* Kristy Marie Nyland - Cum Laude
Trevor Daniel Roberts
* David Ryan Sparrow
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Social Science
Wesley C. McNeil-Zuck - Magna Cum Laude
Tricia Arm Swanson
Sociology
Alex C. Babbitt - Cum Laude
Brittani J. Berkeley
Matthew Frederick Birkett
Michelle Susarme Byham - Cum Laude
Brad M. Cochran
Iren Brandon Evans
Ryan G. Gehrke
* Jessica Star Hodas
Holly Lynn Kruse
Cole William Kuzmish - Cum Laude
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Ryan Robert Rybicki
* Nicole Christine Sandonato
Janelle Ann Shollenberger
Brian R. Shreve - Cum Laude
Tiffany Irene Stanonik
Bridgett Lee Stoddard
Kendal Grace Sundback
Joshua James Sweeney
Joseph Adam Tomaszewski
Erin Renee Turner - Cum Laude
* LaVaughn W. Wesley
* Kelly Lynn Williams - Magna Cum Laude
Angela Marie Witt
*
*
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*
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Hasan Papakodjo Odom
Shannon Yeong Phillips
Carly Anne Podlesnik
Donald Charles Prestidge
Amanda Marie Shaffer - Cum Laude
Vivek Kumar Shastry
Thomas S. R. Soltis
Russell C. Taylor
Andrea Joanna Vietto
Gina Bianca Weaver
John Robert Wooliscroft
* Geraldine McCormell-Murch
* Dawn Mae Swatsworth
* Donald Richard McLallen
* Felicia Marie McLaurin
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
* Janet Louise Roberts
* Chicoya Marie Showers
Criminal Justice
* Ebony Evangeleana Tate-Pruzenski
Gothlyn M. Barrett
James Paul Corbett
* Andrew K. Gorniak
Michael Renee Hooks
Stephanie Lynn Magda
Alicia Rose Moore
* Constance M. Thompson
* Cheryl A. Trabert
* Michelle Antoinette West
* Denise White
* Jason Edward Williams
* Jaylynn Williams
Fine Arts-Crafts
Matthew James Eimers - Cum Laude
Joel Nathaniel Kelly
Amy Marie Lemmon
John Z. Lindvay
Lindsay M. Motts
Glen E. Sanders
Mathieu Stanley Shields
Dana Lauren Smith - Magna Cum Laude
Melinda Deane Steffy
Shamir Santos Tyler - Summa Cum Laude
Kari Ann M. Unice
Eileen Quintilian Viloria
* Amanda Kay Vukich
Women's Studies
Traci A. Andrews
Alice Patricia Wofford
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Fine Arts-Applied Media Arts
*
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*
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Douglas Allen Blair
Lee David Copeland - Cum Laude
Christopher Matthew Decima
Nicole Porsha DeVita - Summa Cum Laude
Charles Anderson Edwards Jr.
Joshua Joseph Gerbec
Thomas H. Gillem
Justin James Guerino
Loren Davidson Hagen
Paul Michael Haggerty - Magna Cum Laude
Nicholas Scott Hayes - Cum Laude
Byung-Ho Jeong
Adam Gregory Johnson
Joshua Adam Jones
Steven Nicholas Kraynik
Adam C. Lukas
Michelle Verena Mackey
Victor Louis Malcervelli
Kevin William Mast
Seth Michael McBumey - Cum Laude
Benjamin Dillon McChesney
Fine Arts-Studio Arts
David Josiah Bell
Whitney Leigh Wright
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN ART EDUCATION
Michael Adam Dimpel
Elise Marie Falatach
Renae Annette Hobaugh - Magna Cum Laude
Robert Joseph Ippolito
John Anthony Merolillo
Lindsay M. Motts
Kristen A. Rihs
Samantha Nicole Sexton
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Human Services-Social Services
* Billie Jo Dawison
* Debra A. Kinzig
Brittany Alyse Pierson
Mary K. Shaw
Summer Shantell Slayton
Brodie Lee Yoimg
Liberal Studies
* Marquita Shereece Amos
* Kelli Arm Barnes
* Carla Danielle Brewton
* Deborah Marie Buettner
* Fawna Cara Campbell
* Melania Lian Campbell
Keith William Cunningham
* Monica Deneen Evans
* Wanda Renee Favors
Willa Mae Fields
* Robin Elaine Fox
* Veronica Elaine Freimuth
Adam Michael Greenman
* Julie Marie Harris
Sarah L. Hazeltine
* Maria Elizabeth Hopkins
Gail L. Klimow
* Melanie Marie Lewis
* Alexa Ann Markiewicz
Claudette McAdory
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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Earth Science
Biology
Benjamin Hunter Scarlett
Jamie Elizabeth Byers
* Marie Ellen DelBaggio
* Melissa Lynn Kriger
* Amanda Lynn Miaczynski - Magna Cum Laude
Ryan David Thiry
Environmental Studies/Geography
* Michael Sean Murphy
Julie Marie Reichard
Matthew Blaine Sumosky
Renee Rose Semrau
James I. Vidoni
Business Administration
* Gregory James Adams
Stephen Shawn Ames
* Matthew Steven Aultz
* Julia Agnes Bajek
* Nathan Alexander Bielecki
Denise M. Buell - Summa Cum Laude
Daniel James Burwell, II
Joshua David Bzorek
Seth A. Davies - Cum Laude
* Lisa K. Dietrich
Charles W. Duryea, III
Cheryl Ann Ervin - Magna Cum Laude
Melissa L. Fajbik
Adam James Farr
Jeremy Michael Ford
Joseph Stephen Gable
James G. Gillespie
Amy Kathryn Kwon Grande
* Kevin Edward Grignol - Cum Laude
Nicholas M. Hankins
* Courtney Boyd Harris
Joshua Paul Held
Corey M. Hixenbaugh
Aarron W. Hunsinger - Cum Laude
* Benjamin Andrew Kasemer
Ryan John Kelly
Caitlyn Rose Marie Karaisz
Ryan James Lilly
Vincent C. Lutman
Geography
Jerad W. White
Mathematics
Ian Micheal Hannold - Magna Cum Laude
David John Lipchik
Alisha A. Schutz
Natural Science and Mathematics
David Ellis Meade
Physics
Jonathan Robert Schweichler
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Geology
Scott G. Maloy
* Maria Antoinette Milone
Brian Matthew Moritz - Magna Cum Laude
Hardin B. Moss
* Brett William Petrilla
David Charles Pfeuffer Jr.
Meghan Rose Phillips
Richard Roy Reeves
Rhonda Lynn Rosenthal
Cynthia Louise Linton Rushton
Tamara M. Sallot
Trista Lynn Schultz
Bethany Sedney
Kelly Marie Sipple
Zachary Owen Smith
Laurie Elizabeth Sokolowski
Mark Raymond Tupek
April Marie Valencheck
Jacara Dominique Walker
David Yates
Joseph Charles Zilner
Joel Francis Banaszak
* Andrea M. Daman - Magna Cum Laude
Kara E. Emmert
* Barbara Elaine Hanes - Summa Cum Laude
* Paul Joseph Martin - Summa Cum Laude
* Crystal Lynn Traill
Medical Technology
* Mark E. Kitts
* Phillip Marc Ranglin - Cum Laude
* Eric Kyle Shaffer - Cum Laude
Nuclear Medicine Technology
* Susana Appiah-Kubi
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Chemistry
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John Vincent Chimenti
Jason C. Newton
Kyle T. Scheuer
Mary Jane Yasurek
Justin Daniel Barwell - Summa Cum Laude
Victoria Lynn Davis - Cum Laude
Lovelle Erin Ebbert
Jessica Marie Lassen - Cum Laude
Jennifer Ann Long - Cum Laude
Michael Wayne Martin - Cum Laude
Nicole Mary Samick
Nursing
Ashley Ellen Field
Julie E. Lagana
* Jamie Ann Sivillo
Computer Science
Gregory L. Forinash
Eric J. Gates
David Charles Kappelt
Robert Allen Law - Cum Laude
David Earl Rhodes II
Nutrition
Agnieszka U. Zarycki
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING
Economics
James Ryan Northrup
Shirley Shantell Beasley-Posey
Michael Anthony Bencivenga
Sara Suzanne Canever
Damian Neil Donch - Cum Laude
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Daniel E. Farnham
Pamela Sue Bish Famham
Laurie Elizabeth Fisher - Cum Laude
Heide Mae Harrison
Bethany S. Hurley
Melinda S. Kokus
Kristie Leigh Marnelos
Sara Lindsay Schenberg
Angelle Shireen Sundberg
Tara Michelle Trbovich
Thomas Joseph Tssario
Nancy Jane Wargula
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Kenneth M. Adams, Ph.D., Dean
Elementary Education/Special Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN EDUCATION
Annakaye Elizabeth Gier - Summa Cum Laude
Kathleen Elizabeth Hofmann - Summa Cum
Laude
Elementary Education
Carla Marie Huck - Cum Laude
Nicole Lynn McFadden
Amber Nicole Merritt - Summa Cum Laude
John David Moneyhon - Magna Cum Laude
Kylene Ann Mullen - Summa Cum Laude
Emily A. Nicholson
Melissa M. Potase - Magna Cum Laude
Deborah S. Riefstahl - Cum Laude
Lauren Michele Sesler - Cum Laude
Amy Melissa Taylor - Magna Cum Laude
Olivia Anne Wojcicehowski
Sara Ann Baney
Craig R. Bauman - Cum Laude
Anna Lee Blakey
Jodie Leigh Deane
Ian Andrew Fedk
Nicole L. Getsie - Magna Cum Laude
Norelle Kristina Hixson - Cum Laude
Stephanie Suzanne Kelley
Julie A. Sedler
Ashley Autumn Stull - Summa Cum Laude
Heather Renee Young - Summa Cum Laude
Ryan Charles Zurad
ASSOCIATE OF ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Robert Brandt Hafner Jr.
Lucas Cody Stallsmith
Curtis Jeffrey Warner
Secondary Education - Comprehensive
English
Elementary Education/Early Childhood
John Daniel Black - Cum Laude
Stephanie Nicole Kobys
Marcus R. Mastemak - Magna Cum Laude
* Brian Andrew Schulz - Summa Cum Laude
AnnaMarie Corrao - Magna Cum Laude
Kerri Michelle Detweiler - Cum Laude
* Jaclyn Kathryn Getkin
Trade Lee Gibbons
Katie Lynn Hain
Robert J. Hammer - Cum Laude
Rebecca Sue Henry - Magna Cum Laude
Kelly Lynne Klimczyk
Paula F. Learn - Magna Cum Laude
Threasa Marie McElhirmey
Meghan Ashley O'Brien - Cum Laude
Alicia Ann Polansky
Angela Marie Prodente
Shauna Nicole Rice - Cum Laude
Jessica Lynn Ristau - Cum Laude
Rachel Marie Schreiber
Lindsay Nikohl Teves - Cum Laude
Tina Renee Walker
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Business Administration
* Sara Lynn Freeland
Amanda Alys Klein
* Bradly Allen Michael
Mark H. Murray Jr.
Eric A. Spencer
Computer Science
Barry E. Graff
Secondary Education - General Science
* William James Schneider
Ashley Marie Marlette
Secondary Education - Mathematics
Robert Preston Ohm
Aaron Michael Shakespeare
Secondary Education - Social Studies
* Jonathan L. Baughman - Magna Cum Laude
Robert Nathan Beam - Magna Cum Laude
Adam Ryan Brewer
Jonah Saul Davis - Magna Cum Laude
Kara Marie Kauffman - Magna Cum Laude
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Joseph Charles McClellan - Magna Cum Laude
Christ! L. Truitt - Cum Laude
Shawn Thomas Voyten
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President
for Academic Support Services
Human Services-Developmental
Disabilities Specialist
Jennifer L. Day
Special Education/Elementary Education
Allison Joyce Brocious
Stephanie Sue Dropik
Pamela S. Birtikidis - Magna Cum Laude
Alita N. Carr
Kathryn Tara Fry - Summa Cum Laude
Rachel Ruth Schaen - Cum Laude
Melissa Marie Spring
Olivia Anne Wojcicehowski
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Pre-School Education
Miranda Marie Bean
Heather Lynn Celio
Christy Lynn Dettrey
* Tina I. Herrmann
Amanda S. Morehouse
Bridget Mary Parker
* Stasi Lyn Renz
Danielle L. Ricci
Melissa Margaret Smith
Jessica Marie Soltis
Nicole Stewart
* Jessica Marie Swope
Ashley Diana Lynne White
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
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Amanda Marie Boyle - Summa Cum Laude
Scott Richard Cederwall
Thomas J. Danias, Jr.
Robert Anthony Darch
Amanda Renae George - Cum Laude
Madison S. Goldfischer
Sylvester Charon Hanner
Thomas James LaVerde
Andrew Mark Lawrence
Bethany Elise Lawrence - Cum Laude
Mathew Lee McClellan - Magna Cum Laude
Jesse Alan Olson
David Mathew Reno
Kelly James Rensel
Joshua Alan Scott
Robert James Shay, III
Cory Justin Siegrist
Danielle Frances Sienkiewicz
Ashleigh Rose Smith
Kevin Edward Smith
Megan Marie Spellman
Patricia Josephine Strobel - Cum Laude
Juliette Grace Wells
Individualized Studies
Specialized Studies
Jonathan James Archibald
Michelle M. Bucko
Heather Janine Hinz
Steven Richard Holowach
A1 Gerone Johnson
* Matthew Ryan Lanich
Bryan Edward Marriott!
Katelyn Margaret Metts - Cum Laude
’*■ Alicia Rose Moore
Melissa Catherine Pavlek
Bruce Jared Schaaf
Alan Brett Stallsmith
* Sundeep Baggam
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Jonathan Michael Baumgardner
Erin L. Dean
* Michael J. Haider
Rodney A. Lowery
Michelle Marie Probst
Jenica Nicole Reynolds
Alan B. Stallsmith
Patricia Diane Travers - Magna Cum Laude
Students who completed degree requirements during Summer 2008.
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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Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
Board of Governors
Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
Dr. John C. Cavanaugh, Chancellor
Kenneth M. Jarin, Esq., Chair
Mr. Aaron A. Walton, Vice Chair
Mr. C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair
The Honorable Matthew E. Baker
Mr. Larry L. Brink
Ms. Jessica E. Carson
Ms. Marie A. Conley Lammando
Mr. Paul S. Dlugolecki
The Honorable Michael K. Hanna
The Honorable Vincent J. Hughes
Mr. Ryan R. Jerico
Mr. Kim E. Lyttle
Mr. Guido M. Pichini
The Honorable Edward G. Rendell
Ms. Christine J. Toretti
Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak
There are currently four vacancies on the Board.
Edinboro University Council of Trustees
Commencement Committee
Mr. Harold C. Shields, Chair
Mrs. Virginia L. McGarvey, Vice Chair
Dr. Raymond L. Dombrowski, Secretary
Dr. Joseph G. Cacchione
The Honorable John R. Evans
Mr. John E. Horan
Sr. Catherine M. Manning
Mr. Benedict J. Miceli
Ms. Nicole L. Nelson
Mr. John A. Pulice
Harry K. Thomas, Esq.
Dr. John C. Cavanaugh, Chancellor (ex officio)
Dr. Pearl Bartelt, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs
Kari Althof, Assistant Director of the University Center
Dr. Gary Grant, Chair, Department of Music
Judith Kubeja, Senior Executive Associate to the Provost
Randall McCaslin, DELTA, Video Communications Center
Coleen Peckham, Coordinator of Special Events
Timothy Pilewski, Registrar
Barbara Polakowski, Coordinator for Degree Audit Systems
Lorraine Revak, Facilities Office and General Services Manager
Brenda Tucci, Alumni Relations Office
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.
May 10^ 2008
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Convocation
Pearl W. Bartelt, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Prelude
Pomp and Circumstance
Edward Elgar
Star-Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key
Message from the President
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Gary S. Grant, Ph.D., Conductor
ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Emily Alvin
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Jeremy D. Brown, Ph.D.
President
Pm Gonna Sing 'til the Spirit
Moves in My Heart
Uhiversity Singers
Peter van den Honert, D.M.A., Conductor
arr. Moses Hogan
Awarding of Honorary Doctorate
Michael}. Redlawsk
Student Address
Harold C. Shields
Chair, Edinboro University Council of Trustees
Lindsay K. Reedy
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
Alumni Greetings
Herman D. Tomer
President, Alumni Association Board of Directors
Presentation of Candidates
Pearl W. Bartelt
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean of Graduate Studies
and Research
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean of Liberal Arts
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean of Science, Management
and Technology
Kenneth M. Adams, Ph.D., Dean of Education
Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for
Academic Support Services
Conferring of Degrees
Jeremy D. Brown
Alma Mater
Emily Alvin
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Fanfare and Recessional
RECESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Edward Elgar
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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COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE
DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS
HONORS DESIGNATIONS
Gold Stoles.............................Summa Cum Laude
Apricot ....................................................... Nursing
White Stoles........................... Magna Cum Laude
Dark Blue...............................................Philosophy
Red Stoles ............................................Cum Laude
Light Blue ................................................Education
Gold Cords.............. Dr. Robert C. Weber Honors
Program Graduate
Peacock Blue ......................Public Administration
Red Cords........... Departmental Honor Graduate
Brown....................................................... Fine Arts
Citron .................................................. Social Work
Copper ....................................................Economics
Crimson..................................................Journalism
THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION
shields, alternately bearing three different designs:
the meigle, an interlacing knotwork peculiar to the
Pictish school of Celtic art; the Tudor rose design;
and "ESC" in interlocking letters on a background
of tabby weaving. Connecting each of the collar
shields is a Cross of St. George, representing the
union of Scotland and England. The entire
medallion was fabricated and cast in the cire
perdue (lost wax) process.
The first presidential medallion was presented
to former President Foster F. Diebold during the
May, 1981 Commencement ceremonies. Designed
and executed by Professor Henry Katzwinkel, the
sterling silver medallion consists of a three and
one-half inch pectoral pendant featuring on its face
the figure of a Gordon Highlander with pipes. To
the right of the piper is the Cross of St. Andrew. To
the left is the Cross of England. Flanking the figure
is the date 1857, the opening year of the University,
and garland thistles. In the background are the
hills of Scotland, and beneath the piper is an open
book, a symbol of knowledge. On the reverse side
is the sunken crest of the Commonwealth of
Permsylvania.
Surrounding the silver medallion is a gold
crafted circle which reads "Edinboro University of
Permsylvania." Professor Katzwinkel, now retired,
added this piece to the medallion especially for the
Inauguration of President Frank G. Pogue in 1997,
and it is now a permanent fixture to the medallion
representing the school's current status as a
University.
The pendant descends from a shield
containing a triple-towered castle. The collar of the
medallion is comprised of a series of two-inch
Drab ........................................................... Business
Gray ........................................... Veterinary Science
THE CEREMONIAL MACE
Silver Gray...................................................Oratory
The ceremonial mace, a symbol of presidential
authority, is carried at the head of the academic
procession by the Grand Marshal, Dr. Renata
Olive Green ............................................. Pharmacy
Wolynec. A gift of the Alumni Association, the
mace was designed and executed by Professor
Sage Green.............................. Physical Education
Henry Katzwinkel and Dr. Seymour Blinderman,
Lemon.......................................................... LibraryScienceformer chairman of the Art Department. It was
first used at the inauguration of Edinboro State
Gollege President Chester T. McNemey, in 1967.
Lilac........................................................... Dentistry
Green ........................................................ Medicine
The mace, twenty-seven inches in length, is
topped by a sterling silver sphere studded with
Orange..................................................Engineering
circular cabochon rubies, secured by bezels. The
collar of the mace is inlaid with ebony, alternated
Pink.................................................................Music
with silver relief fleur-de-lis design elements. The
cultured pearls mounted in cups encircle the
Salmon Pink...................................................PublicHealthbottom of the collar symbolizing the thirteen state
colleges of Permsylvania. The shaft of the mace is
Purple................................................................ Law
composed of Brazilian rosewood sections,
separated by sterling silver rings. The mace is
Russet ......................................................... Forestry
terminated by a cast sterling silver finial; the five
cultured pearls represent the existing curricula.
Scarlet ....................................................... Theology
The rib-like cone form is terminated by a small
silver sphere symbolizing the world.
White ......................Arts, Letters and Humanities
Maize ........... ;...................................... Agriculture
The metal working processes incorporated in
the ceremonial mace include turning, forging,
inlaying, stone setting, and lost wax centrifugal
casting.
Golden Yellow ............................................. Science
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ACADEMIC VESTMENTS
bars of velvet in black or the color of the discipline
in which the doctorate was obtained.
The gown, the cap, and the hood, representing
the major components of the academic dress, are a
ceremonial inheritance from the medieval
universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries,
where dress was the outward sign of privilege and
responsibility. The academic dress worn by those
participating in today's academic processional
symbolizes the level of their academic attainment
and the institution they attended.
HOOD
The most outstanding feature of the academic
dress is the hood. It is usually worn only for the
master's and the doctor's degrees. The doctor's
hood is longer than the master's hood and has
distinguished panels. The college or the university
granting the degree is indicated by the color of the
hood lining. The velvet trim of the hood indicates
the field in which the degree was granted.
GOWN
Although the gown is more frequently black,
certain universities have authorized the use of
colored gowns. The bachelor's and master's gowns
are fashioned from black serge. The yoke for the
bachelor's gown is designed to be worn closed and
features long, flowing and pointed sleeves. The
master's gown is designed to be worn open or
closed. Its sleeves are very long with square ends,
and the front part has an arc cut away. The arms
protrude through a slit at the elbow. The gown for
the doctor's degree is made of wool, serge, or silk
with an open front faced with wide velvet panels.
The sleeves are loose and 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 JEREMY D. BROWN
Dr. Jeremy D. Brown became the 16th
president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
on July 1, 2007.
Dr. Brown came to Edinboro from the State
University of New York's Canton campus where
he served as provost and vice president for
academic affairs. As the 2,600-student university's
chief academic officer, he guided campus-wide
strategic planning, while overseeing vigorous
growth in distance learning opportunities and
cultivating international collaborations. During
his tenure there, the number of baccalaureate
degrees awarded doubled and external funding
increased by 50 percent. Dr. Brown's
responsibilities included academic affairs,
institutional research, library, information
technology, grants, registrar, small business
development, extended studies, and national and
international development initiatives. In
addition, he was elected vice chair of the SUNY
Chief Academic Officers Association.
and provost on long-range academic planning
initiatives and budgeting, and supervised all
personnel issues for the 960 members of the
technical, research and library staffs.
Leading the academic procession and
carrying the ceremonial mace at today's
Commencement ceremony is Dr. Renata B.
Wolynec, Professor of Anthropology.
In 2000, Dr. Brown was named rector of
Florida State University-Panama, serving as the
chief executive officer of a small U.S. university
operating in Latin America. During his tenure,
enrollment, the curriculum and revenues grew
dramatically as he developed strategic plans for
growth and both national and international
recruitment.
Dr. Wolynec earned Baccalaureate and
Master's degrees in anthropology from the State
University of New York at Buffalo. She received
a Ph.D. in anthropology from Northwestern
University, and her thesis was among the first in
the country to manipulate huge archaeological
databases using computer technology.
During his career. Dr. Brown published many
scholarly articles and was an invited speaker at
international conferences, research institutions
and universities. He served as a visiting scientist
at the University of Stellenbosch, the University
of Manitoba, the Department of Nuclear Physics
at Oxford University and the National
Accelerator Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Brown's wife, Rebeca Acuna, a native of
Panama, is also no stranger to higher education.
Most recently, she served as director of Higher
Education Opportunities at St. Lawrence
University.
Dr. Brown is a native of Manchester, England,
and earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Ph.D.
in physics from the University of Birmingham,
England. His doctoral work was in the area of
experimental nuclear physics, and he conducted
research at both the University of Birmingham
and the University of California-Berkeley. Upon
completion of his Ph.D., Dr. Brown spent two
years at Indiana University continuing his
research in nuclear physics.
Dr. Brown is an avid squash player. He
coached the St. Lawrence University men's and
women's squash teams for three years, taking
them to the national tournament. Dr. Brown also
enjoys sailing and skiing, and particularly takes
delight in spending time with his two sons, Lucas
and Gabriel, and visiting his family in England.
He likes to unwind by watching movies, and is an
avid fan of the Manchester United soccer team.
Dr. Brown accepted a faculty position in the
Physics Department of Princeton University,
where, in addition to continuing his research, he
taught undergraduate and graduate-level physics
courses. During this time, he served as a resident
faculty fellow at Rockefeller College and was
faculty liaison for academic and social programs
there.
Transitioning into academic administration.
Dr. Brown was named associate dean of the
Graduate School at Yale University where his
portfolio included the Science, Engineering and
Biomedical Departments, as well as recruitment
of underrepresented minority students. He also
served as the Graduate School's chief budget
officer.
GRAND MARSHAL
She has directed contract archaeology projects for
the U.S. Forest Service, the City of Erie, and
Coastal Zone Management. She has done
archaeological field research in Ukraine and
Belize, in addition to the United States and
Mexico.
Dr. Wolynec has been a pioneer in public
archaeology education in Pennsylvania. She was
chair and co-chair of the Pennsylvania
Archaeological Council Education Committee, a
founding member of the Pennsylvania
Archaeology Month Steering Committee, co
organizer of the forum for State Archaeological
Coxmcils at the annual meetings of the Society for
American Archeology, Project Archaeology
Coordinator for Pennsylvania, and representative
to the national Project Archaeology initiative. On
behalf of the Pennsylvania Archaeological
Council, she was awarded grants from the PHMC
Local History Grant program for two archaeology
curriculum projects and a teaching trunk project.
Dr. Wolynec served as a consultant to the
Archaeology Education Coordinator of the
Pennsylvania Bureau for Historic Preservation
and the Cerros Cooperative Archaeological
Development Project in Belize.
Joining the Edinboro University faculty in
1973, Dr. Wolynec helped develop the first
recognized major in anthropology in the
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education,
as well as one of the first archeology courses in
the country to focus on the needs of teachers. She
has directed the anthropology program since
1982 and served as advisor to the Anthropology
Club since 1975. She has developed archaeology
workshops for the U.S. Forest Service, the Society
for American Archaeology, Pennsylvania science
and social science teachers' conferences,
Elderhostel, the Erie County Historical Society,
and Edinboro Academy.
Dr. Wolynec has served as director of the Fort
LeBoeuf Museum in Waterford, Pennsylvania,
since 1982. She helped develop an agreement that
allowed Edinboro to be the first State System
university to manage a state-owned historical
museum in collaboration with the Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commission.
Dr.
Wolynec has taught over 50,000 school children
about George Washington's trip to Fort LeBoeuf,
the beaver trade. Native American life, and other
aspects of local history, and is now teaching those
students' children. She chaired the George
Washington 2003 Commemorative Celebration
Committee, and she co-chaired the Lafayette
Commemorative Days Committee in 2000. She
has directed the development of a video-based
curriculum project focusing on life at the French
fort with a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical
and Museum Commission.
She directed and edited Project Archaeology:
Pennsylvania, and authored Chapter 5, "Heritage
Education for Special Students," in The Archaeology
Education Handbook: Sharing the Past with Kids.
In 2001 she received the Erie County
Historical Society's Local History Award. She
served as president of the University Senate for
many years, and is currently editor of the
Pennsylvania Archaeological Council Newsletter.
Dr. Woljmec developed an archaeological
field studies program which includes the
Waterford Historical Complex, the Battles
Museums of Rural Life in Girard, and the old
Edinboro Cemetery Marker Inventory Project.
Returning to Princeton as associate dean of
the faculty. Dr. Brown advised the dean of faculty
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HONORARY DOCTORATE
Michael J. Redlawsk, one of the region's most
successful real estate developers and strongest
supporters
of
Edinboro
University
of
Pennsylvania, has been selected to receive the
degree. Doctor of Public Service (Doctor
Beneficiorum Publicorum, Honoris Causa), at
today's Commencement Ceremony.
Townhouses LLC, Shippensburg Townhouses II,
LLC, and University Gate Apartments. As
President of James Properties, Inc., he provides
housing to over 2,250 students attending Edinboro
and Shippensburg Universities of Permsylvania
and Perm State Erie - The Behrend College. Mr.
Redlawsk is currently managing the construction
of a new, 280-bed facility adjacent to Penn State
Erie - The Behrend College, and was recently
named Project Developer and Construction
Manager for a 320-bed student housing
development at Mercyhurst College.
Through the years, Mr. Redlawsk has
supported the mission of Edinboro University and
many University activities and organizations such
as the Wrestling Club, the Annual Arts Award
program, the Class Gift program, and the Alumni
Association as a major contributor to the Clock
Tower Campaign. He created the James Properties
Scholarship Fund, which is dedicated to providing
financial resources to deserving Edinboro
students. His recent pledge to the scholarship fund
in honor of the Capital Campaign will take the
value of contributions to over $167,000.
In 1989, Mr. Redlawsk began developing
housing dedicated to the needs of older residents.
The three Parkside Senior Living Communities,
Parkside at North East, Parkside at Westminster,
and The Regency at South Shore, provide
independent and assisted living services to Erie
area seniors. Along with his duties as General
Partner, he is also the President of Senior
Retirement Management, Inc.
Mr. Redlawsk is a founding member and
former Chair of the Executive Committee of the
Edinboro University Foundation. Nominated by
Edinboro University, he was awarded the 2000
Eberly Award for Philanthropy by the State System
of Higher Education. Mr. Redlawsk serves on the
Board of Directors of Saint Vincent Health Center
and Saint Vincent Health System. He is the Chair
of the Finance Committee and a member of the
Executive Committee. He also serves on the PNC
Advisory Board of North Western Pennsylvania.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Villa
Maria Academy; a former member of the Board
and past president of the Kahkwa Club; and a
member of the Erie Yacht Club and the Erie Club.
Mr. Redlawsk is a General Partner of
Westminster Place Partnership. In the fall of 2000,
he formed Westminster Development, LLC, and
became a preferred developer for Advance Auto
Stores. Westminster Place Partnership and
Westminster Development have developed nearly
50 stores for Advance. Through his Westminster
entities, Mr. Redlawsk has completed development
projects in over 60 markets throughout
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey,
Vermont and New Hampshire. He is also a General
Partner of Avonia Realty, LLC, the Developer and
owner of 42 acres of land and buildings occupied
by the Greater Erie Auto Auction.
Mr. Redlawsk began his real estate career
while a student at Edinboro in 1981, when he
developed his first real estate limited partnership,
James Manor Apartments. The off-campus
apartment complex provided a new standard of
professionally managed housing for Edinboro
University students.
An instrument-rated pilot, Mr. Redlawsk is
President of James Aviation, Inc., and a General
Partner of North Coast Charter, an air charter
service operated from Erie International Airport.
UNIVERSITY FACULTY MARSHALS
Dr. Max Azicri, Political Science and Criminal Justice Department
Dr. Salene Cowher, Professional Studies Department
Ms. Diane Crandall, Art Department
Dr. James Dunn, Business and Economics Department
Dr. Jeanne Faieta, Special Education and School Psychology Department
Dr. Denise Finazzo, Elementary Education Department
Ms. Amanda Frantz-Mamani, Foreign Languages Department
Dr. Melissa Gibson Hancox, Communication and Media Studies Department
Dr. Karim Hossain, Physics and Technology Department
Dr. David Hurd, Geosciences Department
Dr. Elizabeth Iglesias, Dr. Gerald P. Jackson Department of Academic Support Services
Dr. Naod Kebede, Chemistry Department
Dr. Martin Mitchell, Biology and Health Services Department
Dr. Kathleen Lipkovich, Health and Physical Education Department
Mr. Paul Lisowski, Organizational Studies Department
Mr. Charles Marr, English and Theatre Arts Department
Dr. Nazir Mughal, History and Anthropology Department
Ms. Patricia Nosel, Nursing Department
Dr. Michael Paulus, Social Work Department
Dr. William Pithers, Psychology Department
Dr. Anne Quinn, Mathematics and Computer Science Department
Dr. Karen Seubert, Philosophy Department
Dr. Roy Shinn, Speech, Language and Hearing Department
Dr. Jean Snyder, Music Department
Dr. Kathleen Stevens, Middle and Secondary Education Department
Mr. John Widner, Baron-Forness Library
Dr. Lee Williams, Sociology Department
Mr. Redlawsk lives in Fairview, Pennsylvania,
with his wife Carol (a 1985 Edinboro alumna) and
their three children, Jamie, Alexandra and Erin.
Mr. Redlawsk formed James Properties, Inc.,
in 1983. Throughout the 1980s, he developed other
limited partnerships providing high quality,
professionally managed housing for university
students. Along with James Manor Apartments,
Mr. Redlawsk is General Partner of Darrow Place
Partnership, Darrow Place Partnership II, Edinboro
College
Park Apartments,
Lake
Ridge
Development
Company,
Shippensburg
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HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS
Charles R. Webber, May 1981
Fred Rogers, May 1998
Louis J. Tullio, May 1983
Donald DiPlacido, December 1998
Milton Eisenhower, May 1985
Dr. Yvonne Thornton, May 1999
Dr. Gertrude Barber, May 1988
Dr. James E. Barker, December 1999
Mary Porreco, May 1988
F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., September 2000
Sr. M. Lawreace Antoun, SSJ, May 1989
Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D., December 2000
Joseph DiMaggio Jr., May 1989
Dr. John Hope Franklin, December 2000
G. Andrew Fleming, May 1990
The Honorable Joyce A. Savocchio, December 2001
Walter Hendl, May 1990
Donald M. Alstadt, May 2002
I. King Jordan, May 1991
K. Leroy Irvis, May 2002
Chuck Jones, December 1991
Mike S. Zafirovski, December 2002
Raymond Shafer, May 1992
David N. Matthews, December 2003
Charles Kennedy, May 1992
William E. Strickland Jr., May 2004
Mary Beth Kennedy, May 1992
Dr. David William Steadman, December 2004
Richard Nygaard, May 1993
Cheryl G. Vicary, December 2005
Na'im Akbar, December 1993
Thomas C. Vicary, December 2005
Mahmoud Haroon, December 1994
Edward G. Rendell, May 2006
Eiji Oue, May 1995
Sharon Stone, March 2007
Louis Porreco, December 1995
Dorothy Dexter Pogue, May 2007
Thomas Hagen, May 1996
Dr. Frank G. Pogue, May 2007
Paul O'Neill, December 1997
Michael J. Redlawsk, May 2008
EDUCATOR, ADVISOR, RESEARCHER
& STAFF OF THE YEAR
Ms. DARLA ELDER, RN, the Nurse
Supervisor of Student Health Services at the
Ghering Health Center, was an easy selection for
Staff Member of the Year.
Edinboro University's Ghering Health Center
is one of four health facilities in the Pennsylvania
State System of Higher Education that received
accreditation by the Accreditation Association for
Ambulatory Health Care. The major undertaking
to achieve such accreditation was guided by the
efforts of Darla Elder.
"She is always looking for and developing
ways to promote better services to our students,"
wrote Frances Donatelli, Starla Thompson and
Joye Dado, Darla's nominators for Staff Member
of the Year. "She has a positive attitude and is
always willing to help and go the extra mile."
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President
Jeremy D. Brown, center, honors four faculty and staff
members at the University's annual Spring
Convocation. From left. Dr. Robert Hass, English &
Theatre Arts, was named educator of the year; Darla
Elder, R.N., Ghering Health Center, was named staff
member offthe^year;. Dr. Brown; Dr. Donna Hixon,
Social Work, was named advisor of the year; and John
Repp, English & Theatre Arts, was named researcher
of the year.
Darla continues to provide educational
programs for the Ghering Health Center staff on
current and important health issues such . as
MRSA and influenza. In addition, she serves on
many committees established to help promote
health initiatives.
Ms. Elder also obtained several grants to
assist in the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
Among them were grants for The Biggest Loser
weight loss contest, PA SWAT on smoking
cessation, and a grant to provide drug and
alcohol counseling services to Edinboro students.
a composition textbook, nearly two dozen book
reviews and non-fiction essays and more than 150
individual poems.
Mr. Repp has been awarded numerous
writing honors, including the Lyre Prize for
Poetry, the Devins Award for Poetry, and an
Academy of American Poets Prize.
Her staff members say she motivates them
and students in many areas, including authoring
articles on health promotion for the campus
newsletter.
He has also earned fellowships from the
National Endowment for the Arts and
Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, and residency
fellowships sponsored by such prestigious
literary foundations as Yaddo and Helen
Wurlitzer.
"Darla continues to work long hours and
goes above and beyond her call of duty,"
conclude her nominators.
Michael Zahorchak, December 1997
Mr. JOHN REPP, of the English and Theatre
Arts Department, is this year's Researcher of the
Year.
Dr. ROBERT HASS, also of the English and
Theatre Arts Department, is the 2008 Educator of
the Year. He was nominated by three of his
students, Stacey Turner, Douglas Eckbloom and
Mark Tanenbaum.
He brought his unsurpassed creative talent to
Edinboro University, where he began teaching in
1991, and now serves as a professor for English
and Theatre Arts students.
Ms. Turner, in nominating Dr. Hass, wrote:
"Dr. Hass embodies all the necessary
characteristics of an educator, but his reputation
extends beyond his abilities as a teacher. His
interpersonal communication with his students,
his continuous scholarly pursuits and his
gracious service to the University and Edinboro
commimity are equally admirable. He is wise,
insightful and enthusiastic, and, therefore, easily
Previously, John was a visiting writer in
residence at Carnegie Mellon University.
Since his arrival at Edinboro, Mr. Repp has
consistently demonstrated his ability as a firstclass scholar, researcher, teacher and colleague.
John's writing has been nothing short of
prolific! He has published three books of poetry,
seven poetry chapbooks, a short fiction chapbook.
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capable of captivating his students' attehtion." '
As a student,' Mr. Lasher could not help but
be impressed when he met Dr. Dixon for the first
time in her office. She had already reviewed his
file and was familiar with his academic
background. Immediately, she began to provide
him with guidance for his transfer credits to help
him prepare for graduate school.
Mr. Eckbloom was equally praising of Dr.
Hass. "As a professor at Edinboro, he is
constantly striving to not only inspire and
challenge the students to think critically in' his
class, but he also makes a valiant effort to better
Edinboro's academic status as a University."
Students find Dr. Hixon always accessible as
an advisor, and willing to make whatever
accommodations she finds necessary to help
better prepare them.
As a non-traditional student, Mr. Tanenbaum
wrote: "Dr. Hass is a knowledgeable and effective
educator, dedicated to the highest of higher
education,
promoting
intellectual
and
interpersonal interactive activities as well as
publishing his original and insightful research
and observations. He is actively engaged in all
facets of campus activity and embodies the finest
ideals of academia."
Mr. Lasher wrote that after each meeting
with Dr. Hixon, he always took at least one
positive aspect away with him, useful
information that went beyond his expectations
and often new knowledge and insights into the
profession of social work.
Dr. DONNA HIXON, of the Social Work
Department, is the 2008 Advisor of the Year.
MASTER'S DEGREES
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF ARTS
Art
Jillian Elizabeth Nintze, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2005
Clinical Psychology
Erin Marie Davis, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
Jennifer Marie Hoetzel, BA, Arcadia University, 2006
Andrea Lynn Jermain"*"^, BS, Allegheny College, 2006
Kristin Patricia McKee, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2006
Gregory James Parker*^*, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Edward R. Plonsky, III, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Tami Lynn Quigley’^^ BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
William H. Smith**, BA, Allegheny College, 2006
John R. Trocki, BS, Gannon University, 2000
Marianne Louise Walter, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
Communication Studies
Melissa A. Anderson, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Stephanie L. Cable, BA, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 1995
Monica Andree Clem**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Mellisa R. Jacobs, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2006
Christopher Robert Kaczor, BA, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2006
Kara Arm Mehler, BS, Garmon University, 1998
Barbara Niemialkowska**, BA, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University,
2004; MA, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 2006
Andrew M. Plaks**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2005
Permi Sue Schaefer**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Jacob J. Sekel, BA, Marshall University, 2006
Kyle Daniel Woodside, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2005
Counseling
Josh M. Allen, BA, SUNY College at Fredonia, 2003
Tiffany Nicole Brown**, BA, Grove City College, 2004
Christopher John Burke, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2003; MA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Angela D. Burnworth**, BA, Grove City College, 2006
April Louise Bush, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Erica Lyrm Cook, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2001
Lauren Jean Garber, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
As an adult student, Mr. Lasher praised Dr.
Hixon for the assistance she has provided to him
and other students. Thanks to Dr. Hixon, he
wrote, his future academic plan is now mapped
out through graduation.
"She embodies all of the traits that an
outstanding advisor should have," wrote
nominator Mathew Lasher.
RETIREES
The faculty, administration and staff of Edinboro University of Permsylvania would like to
take this opportunity to recognize those faculty and staff who have recently retired.
Dr. Gary Christiansen, Speech and Communication Studies
Ms. A. Shirley Dinger, Student Health Services
Ms. Linda Frohne, Custodial
Dr. Charles Gallagher, Secondary Education
Dr. Theodore Haber, Philosophy
Ms. Cheryl Harney, Publications
Ms. Patti Loomis, Publications
Ms. Charlotte Lowery, Custodial
Dr. James McKay, Chemistry
Dr. Kenneth Milles, Psychology
Ms. Nancy Richardson, Technology and Communications
Ms. Linda Ryding, Technology and Communications
Ms. Sandra Sherred, Technology and Communications
Dr. Rosemary Treloar, Elementary Education
Ms. Susan Uhleman, Records and Registration
Ms. Janice Walker, Accounting
Mr. Al Wojtalik, Business Administration and Economics
Ms. Sherry Reynolds, Business Administration and Economics
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Martha Lyter Jones*^ BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
Brooke Erin Neff, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Erin Colleen O'Day-Frye’*'’^, BS, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 1994
Bonnie Renee Quiggle, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Nazera E. Reid, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Joshua D. Schaldenbrand, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2005
Michele Ann Tome’^L BA, Mercyhurst College, 2002
Mario Ann Torrelli**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1999
Amy Mae Tower, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
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Social Sciences
Speech Language
Pathology
Susan Diane Baker**, BSED, Slippery Rock Uruversity of
Pennsylvania, 1989
Michael Nathan Cain**, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1986
Hyle Luke Daley**, BA, Robert Morris College, 2002
Erik Garth Fuller**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 1993
Katherine Ann Gardner**, BFA, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2004
Jennifer L. Gaston, BSAE, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Jennifer Arm Hunt, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1998;
MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Thomas Russell Koval, BS, Garmon University, 1999
Armeliese Ledebur**, BA, Geneva College, 1996
Virginia Rose M. Lopata**, BA, Seton Hill College, 1994
Stacy Lynn Payne**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 2002
Christopher Donald Primavere**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1995
Harley Davidson Ramsey**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 1997
Keith D. Riley**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1998;
MS, Mercyhurst College, 2005
Robert Charles Schmidt, BS, Garmon University, 1992
Teresa Renee Scott**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
Tami Lee Shilling**, BA, Heidelberg College, 1981; BSED, Clarion
University of Permsylvania, 1991
Candace M. Smith**, BS, Saint Francis College, 2003
Sandra Lyrme Storch**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1999
Todd Joseph Sturgess, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1999
Chad Eric Wensel, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1998
Melissa Marie Wyllie**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1990; MED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1995
Meghan Simone Ziemianski**, BSAE, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2004
Jaymes W. Brown, AS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004;
BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Storm Mitchell Fox, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
John Nicholas Gage, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Timothy Charles Hemmis, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
Wayne Maurice Howard, AS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003; BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2006
Daniel R. Vogel, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Margaret Arme Agostinelli, BS, Nazareth College, 2005
Julie A. Azzarella, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
* Erin Lynn Balas, BSED, California University of Pennsylvania, 2004
* Stamatela Balou, BA, Technological Institute of Patras, 2005
Navleen K. Bindra, BA, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute, 2004
* Daniel Hershel Britchkow, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Munira Juzar Fatehi, BA, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute, 2005
* Carly L. Gaab, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Francis John Hayes-Lozada, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Kimberly L. Johns, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2004
* Elizabeth A. Kauffman, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
* Kerry A. Lichty BA, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Erin Lynn Reilly, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 2004
* Meghan Elizabeth Sebald, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
* Elizabeth R. Snook, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
*
Educational Psychology
Ashley Lyrm Bama**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Cynthia Jean Davenport**, BSED, Youngstown State University, 2003
Staci A. Davis**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2000
Stacy L. McMillen**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2006
Michele Leearm Miller**, BA, Indiana University of Permsylvania,
2005
Maria Elizabeth Parente**, BA, Chatham College, 2001
Nicole L. Rodax**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvarria, 2002
Beth L. Schaller, BA, Yoimgstown State University, 2002
Bethany Sarah Scholl, BS, Allegheny College, 2005
Claire Elizabeth Spiggle**, BS, Mercyhurst College, 2006
Elementary Education
Danielle Marie Baldi**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1996
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership
Robin Marie Alberf^*, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1990
Sarah Hicks Allen**, BS, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2004
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Katherine Pauline Bermett**, BS, Mercyhurst College, 2003; MA,
University of Akron, 2005
Jessica L. Berlin, BSED, Saint Bonaventure University, 2006
Gretchen Nicole Buckreis, BSED, Mansfield University of
Permsylvania, 2004
Joseph William Caffrey**, BS, Clarion University of Permsylvania,
1985
Leearme Nicole Cuddy, BA, Waynesburg College, 2003
Jessica Carol Ei, BA, Thiel College, 2005
Stephanie Schnacke Fox**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2006
Gretchen L. Greathouse**, BS, Clarion University of Permsylvania,
2003
Kimberly Joy Linden**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
Mariah Lyrm Lykins**, BA, Thiel College, 2006
Keri Lynne Matus, BSED, Duquesne University, 2003
Amy Elizabeth McGill, BSED, Duquesne University, 2003
Rachael Elizabeth Oser, BSED, Bloomsburg University of
Permsylvania, 2003
Jennifer Lyrm Pease, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2005
Lisa Arme Shuffstall**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
Charissa Marie Stanley, BSED, Mansfield University of Permsylvania,
2004
Linda L. Stanton, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1984
Middle/Secondary
School Instruction
Reading
Lindsey S. Bedow, BS, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 2004
Joseph A. Clark, BA, SUNY at Buffalo, 2005
Heather Tracy Consla, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2002
Kristen Teresa Ericksen**, BA, Mount Union College, 2005
Jessica Lyrm Green, BSAE, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Emina Kahric**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2006
Ermina Kahric**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2006
Valerie M. Krahe, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Jermifer L. Manzella, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005;
BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Irene Victoria Morley**, BA, Bryn Mawr College, 2006
Kevin C. O'Cormor**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2002
Jeremy Howard Reed**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2003
Amy L. Slozat-Crepp**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2004
Kevin W. Webber, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2004
Leslie Jo Haines Barra, BA, Permsylvania State University, 1996
Justin Thomas Blose**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
Wendy K. Carrington**, BS, Grove City College, 2002
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Nicole Mayhugh Cebula**, BA, University of Cincinnati, 1998; BSED,
Cleveland State University, 1998
Kathryn Elizabeth Cernicky’*'^ BSED, Kent State University, 2001;
MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2004
Christina Yocum Clark’^% BA, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Carrie E. Cooper*^*^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Marcie Lynn Coward, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Kristi Valentine Diminuco’^^ BSED, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2006
Cathy L. Dobrzynski**^, BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1991
Leslie Marie Eberlin**, BA, Grove City College, 2002
Hollie Lynn First, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Jennifer Lynn Fritz**, BSED, Pennsylvania State University of
Harrisburg, 1997; MED, John Carroll University, 2001
Ann Marie Gavazzi**, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1992
Kristina Ann George, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2000
Amanda Ellen Gomic**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Jennifer Nicole Gresco, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Teresa Ann Gress, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Karen M. Habbersett**, BS, Grand Valley State University, 1991
April Mae Hartsig**, BSED, Oakland University, 2000; MED,
Oakland University, 2002
Loretta Arm Hayslip**, BA, Prescott College, 2005
Christine Renee Henderson**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1997
Nancy C. Ingols, BSED, Pennsylvania State University, 1974; MED,
Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1992
Arm Marie Jaco, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 1996
Natalie Lynn Kappers**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2002
Jennifer Diane Koebley, BSED, Clarion University of Permsylvania,
1995
Melinda L. Lindberg**, BA, Grove City College, 1996
Monica Renee McCray**, BSED, Houghton College, 2005
Megan Lee Mourer, BSED, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 2004
Melinda Sue Rearic**, BA, Kent State University, 1991
Mary Beth Redfield**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Trina Lee Rinderle, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Melinda Marie Ruggiero**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 2005
Rachelle Leigh Senior, BSED, Saint Bonaventure University, 2005
Christine E. Sisoler**, BSED, Central Michigan University, 1998;
MED, Oakland University, 2002
Valerie Arm Toplovich, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
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Debra Lynn Tmchanowicz’^’^, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1992
Amanda Ann Walters*’", BS, Gannon University, 2002
Michal Shae Wargo**, BS, Texas Woman's University, 1995
Erin E. Whitford**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2001
Kevin Richard Ziroli, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1983; MED, Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, 1986
CANDIDATES FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING DEGREE
Consortium with Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Kathy J. Cochran**, BSN, Indiana University of Permsylvania, 1980
special Education
Teresa Marie Barickman**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
1993
Erin Kaye Boroivicz, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1987
Jill Marie Diesel, BSED, SUNY College at Fredonia, 2004
Joseph D. Ellis, BA, Thiel College, 1998
Wendy Ann Newara, BS, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
1993
Jack R. Reesman**, BA, Gannon University, 1993
Melissa Jane Telega**, BA, Catholic University of America, 2003
Holly Jill Tucci**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Fine Arts
Karen Anne Bolton, BS, Towson State University, 1998; BFA,
Northern Arizona University, 2004
Jeffrey Alan Kochert, BFA, Ohio University, 1995
Todd Alan Leech**, BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1995
Eugene Glenn Marsh, BFA, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2004
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
Brittany Nicole Hutchison, BS, Stetson University, 2006
Mark E. Peterson, BS, Garmon University, 2006
Information Technology
Shelly D. Casey, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
Matthew Gordon Granger**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 1998
Linda Rockson, BS, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology, 2005
Nicholas Patrick Sullivan, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania
2004
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Melody R. Anderson, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2007
Stacey May Bittler, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2003
Christina Marie Blasinski, BS, Indiana University of Permsylvania,
2001
Megan Lee Bowen**, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2007
Michelle Marie Bowen**, BSHPE, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2005
Kelly Amanda Consla, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Michelle Lyrm Erickson, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Susan Patricia Esper, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2002
Patricia L. Ferrick**, AA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1986;
BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2004
Karen Leigh Fischler**, BA, SUNY at Buffalo, 2006
Kristy L. Hall, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2001
Luarm Hartman, BS, Slippery Rock University of Permsylvania, 1997
Horacio Jervis, BA, Permsylvania State University, 1989
Mary Margaret Johnson, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2007
Lianna Erla Koser, BS, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 2003
Rachel Anne Lackovic, BS, Oral Roberts University, 2007
Deborah Arm Lewis, BA, Garmon University, 2005
May Marie Meyer, BS, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Natasha Antionette Prince, BS, Alcorn State University, 1995
Brandy Leigh Rictor**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2007
Stacey L. Rosenquest, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2006
Jermifer Lyrm Sampsell, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Naeem Jahangir Shaikh, BS, Mumbai University, 1993
Wendy Baun Thornton, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
* Students who will complete degree requirements during Summer 2008.
** Students with a Quality Point Average of 3.95 or above.
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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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HONORS
The following degree candidates have earned at least 60 credits as undergraduate students of Edinboro
University and have attained the following cumulative averages: Summa Cum Laude, 3.80 to 4.00; Magna Cum
Laude, 3.60 to 3.79; and Cum Laude, 3.40 to 3.59.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
CallieAnn Banyas
Amy M. Bish
Margaret C. Boomhower
Jennifer Marie Boykin
Karla Nicole Bretz
Meagan Leeann Brewer
Allison Amanda Bush
Adam James Campbell
Christina Lynn Coffey
Jessica Erin Colvin
Jennifer D. Cornman
Nicole Kaitlin Crock
Amiee Rae Doolittle
Pamela Suzanne Dumell
Franklin T. Duruobasa
Brooke Michelle Egloff
Cheryl Ann Ervin
Michelle Marie Ferguson
Erin Lorene Gantz
Emily Elizabeth George
Mollie LeAnn Glass
Kristopher S. Guthrie
Kaylee Marie Haggerty
Kayla A. Halstead
Ashley Nicole Hosier
Michael Patrick Kloss
Rachel Marie Kobel
Dane Andrew Lament
John Patrick Mawn
Ashley Marie McKee
Jennie Angelina Morgan Velez
Marissa Lee Mueller
Kristen Marie Myers
Jonathan Matthew Nicholson
Alisha Corrina Nypaver
Lisa Theresa Patemiti
Katy Aima Pavkov
Megan Lynn Prazenica
Kalee Colleen Qumter
Katie E. Ralston
Robert James Reiter
Haris Ribic
Matthew Lee Schaffnit
Mary Priscilla Schultz
Sonya R. Smith
Tracy G. Tome
Daniel Joseph Walsh
Rachel Anne Wheeler
Amanda S. Wilbert
Corey Michael Wilkosz
Amanda Lyrm Wimbrough
Kristin Kae Woodring
Brittany Lee Yost
Julie Ann Anderson
Laura Elezabeth Anna
Ashley Marie Argenta
Jenna Marie Ayers
Nichole Ann Beebe
Brice V. Bish
Brock DeGene Boutwell, III
Christopher Bernard Bowsman
Joseph James Braymer
Theresa M. Brooks
Daniel James Buckwalter
Matthew Lee Cole
Katherine Elizabeth DeLuca
Johanna Lee DeMatt
Adam M. Denevic
Jermifer Erin DeVillars
Alicia Marie Ditomo
Samantha Jo Firmefrock
Stephanie Fortunato
Barbara Elaine Geyer
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CUM LAUDE
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Mindy M. Gomiak
Andrea Renay Gray
Bethany Paige Grundy
Deborah Ann Hall
Melissa Gayle Hardy
Matthew David Hornfeck
David John Howard
Julianne M. Huber
Victoria Zaira lacobozzi
Brandi Marie Jeannette
Matthew Lee Kiska
Thomas Robert Malizia
Heather Arme McCartney
Katie Lyrm McKee
Elizabeth Brianne Merklin
Amanda Lynn Miaczynski
Amanda Marie Mihalak
Christa Dawn Mott
Laura Lee Myers
Brittany Arm Orolin
Ruth Miriam Peters
Robert Claiten Potts
Nicole Lyrm Powell
Jonathan A. Reader
Stephen Anthony Reali
Erirm Michelle Ruhling
Gage Alan Salzano
Jennifer Lyrm Scovern
Michael Keith Sherman
Rae Ann Sherred
Jill A. Stackhouse
Lauren Kelly Tarm
Mary Arm Zatynski Tarbell
Kimberly Yvorme Thayer
Gregory M. Verzumo
Duane Lirm Waid
Kimberly Arm Weber
Elaine Rachelle Wilson
Matthew Scott Wilson
Amber L)nm Yonker
Corey N. Adams
Patricia Jean Appleby
Jermifer Julia Bangert
Christine Arme Barr
Cassandra Lea Boni
Chrystal Lyn Brocious
Meghan Elizabeth Brooks
Jonathan Barton Brown
Carleigh Devin Brunot
Jeffrey Scott Busi
Michael E. Carmon
Joshua J. Carr
Lisa Marie Carter
Gary A. Cirelli
Don Fleming
Lisa Boyd Ford
Courtlynd Bess Forsythe
Martin Hugh Fortney
Kevin Eugene Gault
Jamie Rachelle Geiser
Leah Joy Gleason
Jacob C. Graham
Melissa Christine Hall
Stephanie W. Hamm
Dana Nicole Haught
James Flint Holding
Carla Marie Huck
Curtis Kareem Ingram
John D. Keith
Jaclyn Arme Lohr
Drew Alan Maetz
Michael Giovanni Marek
Susan Leslie Martin
Harmah Jaclyn McAvoy
Jeanine M. Mizikar
Heather Nicole Moir
Ashley Ann Nestor
Henry Lee Cole
Leslie Marie Conway
Justin M. Correll
Andrew Dermis Crotzer
Nadia Dorochko
Gabriel Frederick Enck
Tracy Lyrm Fabrizio
Amelia Lavem Armette
Feighner
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Nomathemba Nkomo
Jillian Angel Orr
Timothy Jaymes Charles
Peterson
MaryBeth Rancik
Lindsay Kate Reedy
Jessica Wilkin Rogers
Kelly Jo Root
Rachel Elizabeth Seth
Mardanna Leigh Shrock
Monica Rose Slava
Melanie Joy Snyder
Kate Lynn Spieker
Christi M. Stokes
Matthew Eric Styborski
Jason Patrick Sullivan
Todd H. Talbot
Aimee Marie Thomas
Robert Lee Thornton
Alecia DiLorenzo Trucco
Mark William Van Cise
Erin Katherine Verbel
Lorraine Grace Wick
Laura Ann Wojcicehowski
Christine Helen Woolstrum
Lisa Marie Zuendel
Emily Kaye Zuzack
BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean
Elizabeth Ann Dicke
Brian Keith Dodd, II
Patrick John Drop
Kevin Eugene Gault - Cum Laude
Melissa Arm George
Brad Dale Gerbec
Daniel Lee Gray
Kevin R. Haft
David John Howard - Magna Cum Laude
Curtis Kareem Ingram - Cum Laude
Timothy Allen Keith
Ashley Irene Knapik
Christie Joy Kuhaneck
Zachary Seth Lucas
Collin J. Manelick
Heather Aime McCartney - Magna Cum Laude
Philip J. Mineo
Colleen Bettma Murphy
Colleen Nable
Chimaobi Nwaokomah
Brian Scott Palmer
Brian Matthew Perris
Robert Claiten Potts - Magna Cum Laude
Matthew S. Pruskowski
Jonathan A. Reader - Magna Cum Laude
Kayla Erin Shaner
Matthew Eric Styborski - Cum Laude
Alecia DiLorenzo Trucco - Cum Laude
Amanda S. Wilbert - Summa Cum Laude
Kelly Janette Williams
Matthew Scott Wilson - Magna Cum Laude
Amanda Lyim Wimbrough - Summa Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Anthropology
Lindsay A. Butterini
Kristopher S. Guthrie - Summa Cum Laude
Dana Nicole Haught - Cum Laude
Art History
DR. ROBERT C. WEBER
HONORS PROGRAM
Honors Diploma
Jennifer Marie Boykin
Andrea Renay Gray
Kristopher S. Guthrie
Jessica Wilkin Rogers
Jennifer L5mn Scovem
Mary Ann Zatynski Tarbell
General Education Honors
Cassandra Lea Boni
Alisha Corrina Nypaver
Katy Anna Pavkov
Megan Lynn Prazenica
Corey Michael Wilkosz
Elaine Rachelle Wilson
Katherine A. Bajorek
Dana Nicole Haught - Cum Laude
Erinn Michelle Ruhling - Magna Cum Laude
Lindsey E. Werger
Broadcast Journalism:
Radio/Television News
Jillian Nicole Dixon
Communication Studies
Lindsay Kate Reedy - Cum Laude
Criminal Justice
Bret M. Alexander
Daryl Jesse Anthony
Matthew James Beardsley
Adam Paul Blashock
Nicholas Ray Brewer
Ashley Marie Cherry
Nathan Earl Clendennen
Timothy Jay Colburn
Matthew Lee Cole - Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Erin Colvin - Summa Cum Laude
Andrew Dermis Crotzer - Cum Laude
William Joseph Denial
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Drama
Karla Nicole Bretz - Summa Cum Laude
Brittany Ann Orolin - Magna Cum Laude
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English
Music
LaRae Darcell Burks
Henry Lee Cole - Cum Laude
Amanda Sue Everett
Gina Nicole Fusco
William Anthony Gullotti
Julianne M. Huber - Magna Cum Laude
Adam Gregory Johnson
Dane Andrew Lament - Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Scott Langer-Williamson
Catherine Michelle Mohr
Brittany Arm Orolin
Ruth Miriam Peters - Magna Cum Laude
Mark D. Tanenbaum
Aime Marie Vogel
Rachel Elizabeth Wooten
Emily Amanda Alvin
Andrew Donald Bajorek
Rachel Marie Kobel - Summa Cum Laude
Frank E. Maisano
Heather Nicole Moir - Cum Laude
Alisha Corrina Nypaver - Summa Cum Laude
Zara Ostrander
Philosophy
Adam Carl Bradshaw
Kristopher S. Guthrie - Summa Cum Laude
Jordon Lawrence Heynoski
Christopher Jon Pollitt
Political Science
German
Ryan Anthony Bizzarro
Adam Paul Blashock
Jermie Angelina Morgan Velez - Summa Cum
Christopher Bernard Bowsman - Magna Cum
Laude
Lawrence Taylor Boyer
Laude
* Christine W. Mundia
Bryan Jon Polas
Brooke Marie Steinecker
History
Anthony James Barber
Mark D. Bryner
Lisa Marie Carter - Cum Laude
Gary A. Cirelli - Cum Laude
Matthew Peter Cvitkovic
Elissa L)mn Elliott
Charles Edward Gable
Ryan Andrew Murray
Andrew Graig Ordiway
Igor Petrovski
Helen Kathleen Ryan
Jaymar A. Thompson
Robert Lee Thornton - Cum Laude
Print Journalism: News and Editorial
Abbie Renee Brown
*■ Amber Cooke
Frank Arthur Foreman
Stephanie W. Hamm - Cum Laude
Nodeia D. Mitchell
Scarlett Moyer
Alice Mae Ortiz
Kelly Arm Rhoades
Jaymar A. Thompson
Scott M. Thompson
Kristin Kae Woodring - Summa Cum Laude
Jessica A. Yurick
Erica Lynn Dean
Susan Marie DiToro
Karen Elizabeth Donahoe
Daniel Franklin Dreakford
Patrick John Drop
Brooke Michelle Egloff - Summa Cum Laude
Adrienne Lindsey Fenell
Courtlynd Bess Forsythe - Cum Laude
Melissa Gayle Hardy - Magna Cum Laude
Jordon Lawrence Heynoski
Christie Joy Kuhaneck
Martha Kendahl Kulic
Samantha Jo McShane
Marissa Lee Mueller - Summa Cum Laude
Douglas Mark Peters
Jamie Lee Pryber
Abigail Arm Raun
Stasi L. Renz
Rebecca K. Sparks
Lydia M. Svetkovich
Heidi Lynn Swedenhjelm
Kimberly Yvorme Thayer - Magna Cum Laude
Zackary J. Tushak
Lane Marie Vecellio
Amy Renae Waldinger
* Leila L. Wilkins
Mark T. Woodin
Megan Renee Yanacek
Spanish
Brenda Liz Abreu-Baker
Karla Nicole Bretz - Summa Cum Laude
Amanda Morgan Brusich
Cassidy Marie Cossairt
Koraun O. Gates
Kristen Mary Ventura
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Allison Amanda Bush - Summa Cum Laude
Andrea Irene Chesley
Danielle Marie Cragg
Maura Arm Driscoll
Kathryn Nicole Lamont
Amanda Marie Mihalak - Magna Cum Laude
Jeanine M. Mizikar - Cum Laude
Travis Ryan Morgan
Kristen Marie Myers - Summa Cum Laude
Timothy Clifton Prichard
Nicole Beatrice Vaysburd
Gregory M. Verzumo - Magna Cum Laude
Social Science
Mark Richard Roland
Gillian Star Withey
Speech Communication
Psychology
Amber Le'Shay Blair
Jennifer Marie Boykin - Summa Cum Laude
Christopher S. Brown
Jonathan Barton Brown - Cum Laude
Joanna Marie Byers
Tricia Arm Carr
Amy Elizabeth Collins
Jermifer D. Comman - Summa Cum Laude
Humanities
Meghan Joyce Mullen
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Jenna Marie Ayers - Magna Cum Laude
Joelle Nicole Baird
Stephanie Rochelle Ball
Amanda Kathleen Blauser
Jamie Leigh Borkowski
Adam James Campbell - Summa Cum Laude
Anthony J. Clore
Jared Seth DiAngi
Don Fleming - Cum Laude
Sarah Whitney Gross
Sociology
Matthew Frederick Birkett
Bonnie Jean Bryan
Randall M. Harris
Roy Anthony Hinton, Jr.
Amber Nichole Keohane
Jeremy Michael Krebs
Christina Irene Lambert
Emily Louise McKenna
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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean
Criminal Justice
Ira P. Bush
James P. Corbett
Kyle C. Frost
Andrew Robert Johnson
Trenton Charles Nunn
Gabriel Anthony Potter
Marcus Allen Rand
Isaac James Ruhf
Stephanie Suzanne Sisler
Daniel Scott Wegg
BACHELOR OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Chemistry
Biology
Neal Sheldon Dauson
Franklin T. Duruobasa - Summa Cum Laude
Michael Giovanni Marek - Cum Laude
John Patrick Mawn - Summa Cum Laude
Amanda Lynn Miaczynski - Magna Cum Laude
Kathryn Elizabeth Thomas
Jessica Marie Wellman
Earth Science
Rebecca Lynn Momyer
Robert James Reiter - Summa Cum Laude
Kassandra Lyrm Roark
Laura Alice Wheatall
Andrew David Martin Whelpley
James C. Hill
Fate Randall Spears, II
Human Services-Social Services
Environmental Studies/Geography
William A. Bergkamp
Michele Leigh Corbett
Kylei Mae Davison
Heather Diana Garczynski
Jennifer Marie Garrison
Debra A. Kinzig
Michael Andrew Kubiak
Alesia Mae Mauk
Emily Louise McKenna
Shawn M. Thompson
Laura Elezabeth Anna - Magna Cum Laude
Michael J. Baker
Cassandra Lea Boni - Cum Laude
Jacob Allen Brand
Matthew David Homfeck - Magna Cum Laude
Hannah Jacl)m McAvoy - Cum Laude
Michael Sean Murphy
Business Administration
Corey N. Adams - Cum Laude
Kelly M. Baily
Julia Agnes Bajek
Kristen E. Beecroft
Kayla Marie Betts
Richard A. Betts
Cortney Marie Betzler
Sean Patrick Bienemarm
Diane Dee Blarr
LaTesha F. Brailsford
Lisa Kristine Dietrich
Amiee Rae Doolittle - Summa Cum Laude
Mathematics
Johanna Lee DeMatt - Magna Cum Laude
Jamie Rachelle Geiser - Cum Laude
Jessica Ann Jackson
Corey Michael Wilkosz - Summa Cum Laude
Liberal Studies
Matthew B. Hammer
John D. Keith - Cum Laude
Michelle Lyrm Mong
Prabhu Raveendran Nair
Ryan M. Durm
Steven Thomas Ernst
Cheryl Ann Ervin - Summa Cum Laude
Lori A. Galvin
Elizabeth Arme Haaf
Jordan Seth Hale
Tanya M. Hirth
Daniel John Hunter
Brandi Marie Jearmette - Magna Cum Laude
Rachel Dawn Johnson
Stephen David Kammerer
Kudakwashe Patricia Kasonde
Physics
Ryan Christopher Maloney
Jonathan Robert Schweichler
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DevonLamont Knight
Matthew Ryan Lanich
Toby William Larson
Linda N. Makokoro
Seth Alan McAlister
Jason A. Means
Rusty J. Munyak
Tanya L. Murphy
David A. Niemira
Kyle Joseph Nowakowski
Holly Jolene Peters
Kyle S. Przybelinski
Brandon Michael Rajecki
Carly Alyson Reed
Lukas S. Russell
Matthew Lee Schaffnit - Summa Cum Laude
Amy K. Schleicher
Beatrice Kayumba Shabanza
Michael Keith Sherman - Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Leanne Smith
Mark Louis Sorokacs
Kate Lynn Spieker - Cum Laude
Mark Raymond Swanson
Nicole Marie Taylor
Kimberly Ann Vogel
Rachel Anne Wheeler - Summa Cum Laude
Amanda S. Wilbert - Summa Cum Laude
Luke W. Wilson
Lisa Kathleen Wright
Lee Anne Youngs
Jaclyn Ann Zacherl
Jamie Lynn Zeiber
Jessica Wilkin Rogers - Cum Laude
Dorothy O. Shelton-Badoo
Brett Patrick Yatzor
Robert Allan Yudt
Nuclear Medicine Technology
ASSOCIATE OF ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
* Susana Appiah-Kubi
* Jennifer A. Long
Michael W. Martin
* Nicole M. Samick
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Carl H. Drake, Jr.
James Michael Ferrio
Paul Charles Senger, Jr.
Computer Science
Daniel A. Bryant
Kyle John Heilman
Timothy Ryan Kellogg
Christopher S. Mueller
Haris Ribic - Summa Cum Laude
Jacob Sadow-Reinshagen
Daniel G. Taylor
Economics
Daniel Joseph Walsh - Summa Cum Laude
Corey Michael Wilkosz - Summa Cum Laude
Jonathan E. Williams
Environmental Science/Biology
Heather Anne Markel
Environmental Science/Geology
Thomas Robert Malizia - Magna Cum Laude
Mark Andrew Wozniak
Geology
Mellisa Anne Ballard
Edward Robert Berwanger
* Paul J. Martin
* Crystal L. Traill
Chemistry
Nichole Ann Beebe - Magna Cum Laude
Joseph James Braymer - Magna Cum Laude
Daniel James Buckwalter - Magna Cum Laude
Heather Louise Clark
Jennifer Erin DeVillars - Magna Cum Laude
Nadia Dorochko - Cum Laude
Andrea Renay Gray - Magna Cum Laude
Benjamin Robert Green
Joshua Michael Houpt
Nursing
Julie Ann Anderson - Magna Cum Laude
Jennifer Ann Bogart
Meagan Leearm Brewer - Summa Cum Laude
Ashley Lynn Buckley
Kelly Marie Calderone
Tiffany Susan Craker
Shannon J. Delp
Anna M. Dylewski
Tracy L)mn Fabrizio - Cum Laude
Mindy M. Gorniak - Magna Cum Laude
Nicole Catherine Hafensteiner
Kimberly Michelle Knight
Alexis A. Lang
Jessica Elaine Lindamood
Emily Theresa Marin
Courtney Marie Matters
Elizabeth Brianne Merklin - Magna Cum Laude
Christopher James Morschhauser
Christa Dawn Mott - Magna Cum Laude
Laura Lee Myers - Magna Cum Laude
Sarah Brianne Neely
Nomathemba Nkomo - Cum Laude
Nicole Lynn Powell - Magna Cum Laude
Kalee Colleen Quinter - Summa Cum Laude
Michelle Lyrm Senger
Rachel Elizabeth Seth - Cum Laude
Rae Ann Sherred - Magna Cum Laude
Jamie Arm Sivillo
Duane Lirm Waid - Magna Cum Laude
Debra Mae Wetsell
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Business Administration
Elizabeth Mae Douglas
Patricia A. Franz
Marijan Pavle Galovic
Curtis Kareem Ingram
Chelsea Lyrm Laudenslager
Andrew Mark Lawrence
Jacqueline D. Momeau
Jolena June Myers
Alisha Corrina Nypaver
Kelly LeArme Peterson
Andrew B. Wilshire
Medical Technology
“^Mark E. Kitts
^Phillip Marc Ranglin
Nutrition
Melinda Pearl Cope
Agnieszka U. Zarycki
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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Kenneth M. Adams, Ph.D., Dean
Caitlynn E. Flanagan
Katherine Lee Foriska
Kayla A. Halstead - Summa Cum Laude
Ashley Nicole Hosier - Summa Cum Laude
Lacey Jo Hummel
Lynn Arm Kniseley
Malissa Marie Miller
Rachael Marie Montgomery
Katy Anna Pavkov - Summa Cum Laude
Jennifer Nancy Pesch
Kelly Jo Root - Cum Laude
Dawn Elizabeth Sears
Lauren Kelly Tarm - Magna Cum Laude
Amber Lynn Yonker - Magna Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN EDUCATION
Elementary Education
Lauren Marie Amidon
Amanda Eileen Aul
Ashley Nichole Barrett
Crystal Ann Black
Meghan Elizabeth Brooks - Cum Laude
Christina Lynn Coffey - Summa Cum Laude
Justin M. Correll - Cum Laude
Holly K. Dalo
Angela Marie de Almeida
Alicia Marie Ditomo - Magna Cum Laude
Kristie Marie Froess
Emily Elizabeth George - Summa Cum Laude
Leah Joy Gleason - Cum Laude
Bethany Paige Grundy - Magna Cum Laude
Julie Marie Keefe
Heather Nicole King
Revecca Marie Kowalczyk
Sierra Leeann Kuzminski
Cristina Michelle Maleno
Katherine R. Mallory
Kelly Marie March
Nicole Noelle Parsons
Timothy Jaymes Charles Peterson - Cum Laude
Brian Charles Regis
Nicole Renee Stevenson
Christi M. Stokes - Cum Laude
Tracy G. Tome - Summa Cum Laude
Kathryn Leigh Turnbull
Adam John Vincent
Margaret Rose Wisniewski
Pamela Suzanne Dumell - Summa Cum Laude
Victoria Zaira lacobozzi - Magna Cum Laude
Mary Priscilla Schultz - Summa Cum Laude
Monica Rose Slava - Cum Laude
Daniel John Sleiman
Jaynece Erin Stafford
Ashley Ann Nestor - Cum Laude
MaryBeth Rancik - Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Secondary Education - Earth/Space Science
Joseph Lee Bees
Frank A. Bilotti
Michael E. Cannon - Cum Laude
Nicholas F. Carimi
Kara Lynn Ciacchini
James Alexander Coleman
Tyler Pierce Cook
Katherine Elizabeth DeLuca - Magna Cum Laude
Ryan M. Enterline
Daryl Ann Estremera
Amelia Lavern Annette Feighner - Cum Laude
Rachel Anne Ferri
Jacob C. Graham - Cum Laude
Todd Allen Jeffers
Jesse Ryan Johnson
Kimberly Christine Koricich
Bethany Elise Lawrence
Kathleen Marie Littlefield
Michael Joseph Mader
Deborah Lynn Meade
Justin Eugene OLney
Thomas Anthony Panichi
John Paul Pickett
Ashley Mary June Pulman
Nicole Marie Redmond
Melissa A. Russell
Chris Milton Seekings
’'Kevin E. Smith
Sonya R. Smith - Summa Cum Laude
Mark William Van Cise - Cum Laude
Keith David White, Jr.
Andrew Dermis Young
Joshua Anthony Lanich
John Robert Leonard
Todd H. Talbot - Cum Laude
Secondary Education - General Science
William James Schneider
Secondary Education - Physics
Elementary Education/Special Education
Brice V. Bish - Magna Cum Laude
Jeffrey Michael Brasington
Sherri Lynne Callender
Amy M. Edwards
Erin Lorene Gantz - Summa Cum Laude
Mollie LeAnn Glass - Summa Cum Laude
Andrea Renee Graeb
Courtney Michelle Gray
Lindsay Frances Hartmann
* Kathleen E. Hofmann
Carla Marie Huck - Cum Laude
Drew Alan Maetz - Cum Laude
Ashley Marie McKee - Summa Cum Laude
Katie E. Ralston - Summa Cum Laude
Kimberly Ann Weber - Magna Cum Laude
Laura Arm Wojcicehowski - Cum Laude
Jermy Rachael Woodward
Nicola Anthony DiPlacido
Secondary Education - Social Studies
David Joseph Blend
Brock DeGene Boutwell, III - Magna Cum Laude
Ashley Anne Byers
Stephen Douglas Cunha
Adam M. Denevic - Magna Cum Laude
Marckus Aaron Gaines
James Rubai
Margaret Mae Wetmore
Brittany Lee Yost - Summa Cum Laude
Secondary Education - Spanish
Chrystal Lyn Brocious - Cum Laude
Special Education
Secondary Education - Comprehensive
English
Elementary Education/Early Childhood
Amanda Marie Behan
Katie Marie Desko
Brittany Ann Bobella
Leslie Marie Conway - Cum Laude
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Callie Ann Banyas - Summa Cum Laude
Thomas William Davidson
Special Education/Elementary Education
Jeima Marie Ferringer
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ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Alma Mater
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Pre-School Education
Sarah Beth Hall
Tina Marie Holcomb
April M. Linz
Christine May Shawver
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President
for Academic Support Services
Individualized Studies
Specialized Studies
Brandon Scott Adams
Jonathan J. Archibald
Kristen Marie Bierer
Mary H. Dye
Sarah Jo Goehring
Matthew S. Gray
Kevin Lyrm Holman
Christopher Lawrence Huey
Wendy Anne Miller
Kenneth George Parmerter
Sohaib Amin Sardar
Starr Cloud Boli
Carleigh Devin Brunot - Cum Laude
Tyra Dalaine Dance
Michele L. Donahue
Howynn Vinita Heidelberg
Stephanie Faith Kimball
Kimberly A. Kurchev
Christopher E. Nicklin
Rebecca Leigh Nuttall
Sarah R. Perdue
Thomas L. Shilling
John William Walker
Heather Sands Wilmoth
* Students who will complete degree requirements during Summer 2008.
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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Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
Board of Governors
Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
Edinboro University Council of Trustees
Commencement Committee
Dr. Judy G. Hample, Chancellor
Mr. Kermeth M. Jarin, Esq., Chair
Mr. Aaron A. Walton, Vice Chair
Mr. C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair
The Honorable Matthew E. Baker
Ms. Marie A. Conley Lammando
Mr. Paul S. Dlugolecki
Mr. Daniel P. Elby
Mr. Ryan Gebely
The Honorable Michael K. Hanna
The Honorable Vincent J. Hughes
Mr. Kim E. Lyttle
Mr. Joshua A. O'Brien
Mr. Joseph M. Peltzer
Mr. Guido M. Pichini
The Honorable Edward G. Rendell
The Honorable James J. Rhoades
Ms. Christine J. Toretti Olson
Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak
Mr. Harold C. Shields, Chair
Mrs. Virginia L. McGarvey, Vice Chair
Dr. Raymond L. Dombrowski, Secretary
Dr. Joseph G. Cacchione
The Honorable John R. Evans
Mr. John E. Horan
Sr. Catherine M. Manning
Mr. Benedict J. Miceli
Ms. Nicole L. Nelson
Mr. John A. Pulice
Harry K. Thomas, Esq.
Dr. Judy G. Hample, Chancellor (ex officio)
Dr. Pearl W. Bartelt, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Chair
Kari Althof, Assistant Director of the University Center
Dr. Gary Grant, Chair, Department of Music
Coleen Peckham, Coordinator of Special Events
Judy Kubeja, Senior Executive Associate to the Provost
Randall McCaslin, DELTA, Video Communications Center
Timothy W. Pilewski, Coordinator of Records and Registration
Brian Pitzer, Director of Public Relations
Barbara Polakowski, Coordinator for Degree Audit Systems
Lorraine Revak, Facilities Office and General Services Manager
Brenda Tucci, Alumni Relations
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.
EDINBORO
UNIVERSITY
COMMENCEMENT
December 13, 2008
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Convocation
Pearl W. Bartelt, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Prelude
Pomp and Circumstance
Edward Elgar
Star-Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key
Message from the President
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Gary S. Grant, Ph.D., Conductor
ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Lauren Cecchini
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Jeremy D. Brown, Ph.D.
President
How Can I Keep From Singing
Elizabeth Beckham
Trustee Greetings
University Chorale
Peter van den Honert, D.M.A., Conductor
Mrs. Virginia L. McGarvey
Vice Chair, Council of Trustees
Alumni Greetings
Nancy Rung, D.P.M.
Vice President, Alumni Association Board of Directors
Presentation of Candidates
Pearl W. Bartelt, Ph.D.
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean of Graduate Studies
and Research
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean of Liberal Arts
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean of Science, Management
and Technology
Kenneth M. Adams, Ph.D., Dean of Education
Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for
Academic Support Services
Conferring of Degrees
Jeremy D. Brown
Alma Mater
Lauren Cecchini
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Fanfare and Recessional
RECESSIONAL
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Edward Elgar
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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COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE
DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS
HONORS DESIGNATIONS
Gold Stoles............................ Summa Cum Laude
Apricot ....................................................... Nursing
White Stoles........................... Magna Cum Laude
Dark Blue...............................................Philosophy
Red Stoles ............................................Cum Laude
Light Blue ................................................Education
Gold Cords.............. Dr. Robert C. Weber Honors
Program Graduate
Peacock Blue ......................Public Administration
Red Cords........... Departmental Honor Graduate
Brown.......................................................Fine Arts
Citron .................................................. Social Work
Copper ....................................................Economics
Crimson................................................. Journalism
THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION
shields, alternately bearing three different designs:
the meigle, an interlacing knotwork peculiar to the
Pictish school of Celtic art; the Tudor rose design;
and "ESC" in interlocking letters on a background
of tabby weaving. Connecting each of the collar
shields is a Cross of St. George, representing the
union of Scotland and England. The entire
medallion was fabricated and cast in the cire
perdue (lost wax) process.
The first presidential medallion was presented
to former President Foster F. Diebold during the
May, 1981 Commencement ceremonies. Designed
and executed by Professor Henry Katzwinkel, the
sterling silver medallion consists of a three and
one-half inch pectoral pendant featuring on its face
the figure of a Gordon Highlander with pipes. To
the right of the piper is the Cross of St. Andrew. To
the left is the Cross of England. Flanking the figure
is the date 1857, the opening year of the University,
and garland thistles. In the background are the
hills of Scotland, and beneath the piper is an open
book, a symbol of knowledge. On the reverse side
is the sunken crest of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Surrounding the silver medallion is a gold
crafted circle which reads "Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania." Professor Katzwinkel, now retired,
added this piece to the medallion especially for the
Inauguration of President Frank G. Pogue in 1997,
and it is now a permanent fixture to the medallion
representing the school's current status as a
University.
The pendant descends from a shield
containing a triple-towered castle. The collar of the
medallion is comprised of a series of two-inch
Drab ........................................................... Business
Gray ...........................................Veterinary Science
THE CEREMONIAL MACE
Silver Gray...................................................Oratory
The ceremonial mace, a symbol of presidential
authority, is carried at the head of the academic
procession by the Grand Marshal, Dr. Thomas
Olive Green .............................................Pharmacy
White. A gift of the Alumni Association, the mace
was designed and executed by Professor Henry
Sage Green.............................. Physical Education
Katzwinkel and Dr. Seymour Blinderman, former
Lemon.......................................................... LibrarySciencechairman of the Art Department. It was first used
at the inauguration of Edinboro State College
President Chester T. McNerney, in 1967.
Lilac....................................................... Dentistry
Green ........................................................ Medicine
Maize .................................................... Agriculture
The mace, twenty-seven inches in length, is
topped by a sterling silver sphere studded with
Orange..................................................Engineering
circular cabochon rubies, secured by bezels. The
collar of the mace is inlaid with ebony, alternated
Pink.................................................................Music
with silver relief fleur-de-lis design elements. The
cultured pearls mounted in cups encircle the
Salmon Pink...................................................PublicHealthbottom of the collar symbolizing the thirteen state
colleges of Pennsylvania. The shaft of the mace is
Purple ................................................................Law
composed of Brazilian rosewood sections,
separated by sterling silver rings. The mace is
Russet .............................................;.......... Forestry
terminated by a cast sterling silver finial; the five
cultured pearls represent the existing curricula.
Scarlet ....................................................... Theology
The rib-like cone form is terminated by a small
silver sphere symbolizing the world.
White ......................Arts, Letters and Humanities
The metal working processes incorporated in
the ceremonial mace include turning, forging,
inlaying, stone setting, and lost wax centrifugal
casting.
Golden Yellow ............................................. Science
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ACADEMIC VESTMENTS
bars of velvet in black or the color of the discipline
in which the doctorate was obtained.
The gown, the cap, and the hood, representing
the major components of the academic dress, are a
ceremonial inheritance from the medieval
universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries,
where dress was the outward sign of privilege and
responsibility. The academic dress worn by those
participating in today's academic processional
symbolizes the level of their academic attainment
and the institution they attended.
HOOD
The most outstanding feature of the academic
dress is the hood. It is usually worn only for the
master's and the doctor's degrees. The doctor's
hood is longer than the master's hood and has
distinguished panels. The college or the university
granting the degree is indicated by the color of the
hood lining. The velvet trim of the hood indicates
the field in which the degree was granted.
GOWN
Although the gown is more frequently black,
certain universities have authorized the use of
colored gowns. The bachelor's and master's gowns
are fashioned from black serge. The yoke for the
bachelor's gown is designed to be worn closed and
features long, flowing and pointed sleeves. The
master's gown is designed to be worn open or
closed. Its sleeves are very long with square ends,
and the front part has an arc cut away. The arms
protrude through a slit at the elbow. The gown for
the doctor's degree is made of wool, serge, or silk
with an open front faced with wide velvet panels.
The sleeves are loose and 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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GRAND MARSHAL
PRESIDENT JEREMY D. BROWN
Dr. Jeremy D. Brown became the 16th
president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
on July 1, 2007. In the short time since his
inauguration. President Brown has already
established new pathways to academic excellence
while leading the University in continued physical
growth of the Edinboro campus. He has also
traveled to Panama, China, Poland and South
Korea, renewing or establishing new articulation
and collaboration agreements with higher
education institutions abroad, and has plans to
travel to Bosnia and Mexico for the same purposes.
courses. Transitioning into academic admin
istration, Dr. Brown was named associate dean of
the Graduate School at Yale University. Later, he
returned to Princeton as associate dean of the
faculty. In 2000, Dr. Brown was named rector of
Florida State University-Panama, serving as the
chief executive officer of a small U.S. university
operating in Latin America.
During his career. Dr. Brown has published
many scholarly articles and has been an invited
speaker at international conferences, research
institutions and universities. He served as a
visiting scientist at the University of Stellenbosch,
the University of Manitoba, the Department of
Nuclear Physics at Oxford University and the
National Accelerator Centre in Cape Town.
Since Dr. Brown assumed Edinboro's
presidency, graduate studies program enrollment
has increased significantly along with the
University's distance and online learning offerings.
His tenure also includes oversight of more than
$150 million in new and future construction
projects.
The President's community service includes
membership on the Board of Corporators of the
Hamot Health Foundation, the Board of Trustees
for the Saint Vincent Health Center and System,
and the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra's Board of
Directors and chairmanship of the Board's
education committee.
A renewed "Fighting Scots" school spirit
accompanies the Brown presidency, which
emphasizes Edinboro's Scottish heritage with
events such as Tartan Day, the Purple Thistle
Award to recognize outstanding faculty and staff,
and a fresh marketing campaign directed at
audiences in the traditional recruiting area as well
as beyond the boundaries of northwestern
Pennsylvania.
Dr. Brown and his wife, Rebeca, recently
became the parents of Andrew Jeremy Brown,
bom June 17, 2008. When not traveling for the
University or engaged in myriad presidential
duties, he likes to play squash. In fact, he coached
the St. Lawrence University men's and women's
squash teams for three years, taking the teams to
the national tournament. Weather permitting. Dr.
Brown also enjoys sailing and skiing, and
particularly takes delight in spending time with his
sons Lucas, Gabriel, and now, Andrew Jeremy, and
visiting his family in England.
Dr. Brown came to Edinboro from SUNYCanton where he served as provost and vice
president for academic affairs since 2003. As the
2,600-student university's chief academic officer,
he steered campus-wide strategic planning,
oversaw vigorous growth in distance learning
opportunities and cultivated many international
collaborations.
Having taken film
courses while on
sabbatical at Oxford
University, Dr. Brown
thoroughly enjoys,
when time permits, to
rmwind by watching
movies. Also, being
from Manchester, he
is an avid fan of the
Manchester United
soccer team.
A native of Manchester, England, he earned
both a Bachelor of Science and a Ph.D. in physics
from the University of Birmingham, England. His
doctoral work in experimental nuclear physics was
conducted at the University of Birmingham and
the University of Califomia-Berkeley. Immediately
following the completion of his Ph.D.
requirements. Dr. Brown spent two years at
Indiana University doing nuclear physics research.
Following his stint at Indiana, Dr. Brown
accepted a faculty position in the Physics
Department of Princeton University, where in
addition to continuing his research, he taught
undergraduate and graduate-level physics
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Dr. White is also employed at Saint Vincent
Health Center's Emergency Department where
his responsibilities include providing direct care
for a wide variety of critical and non-critical
patients, and serving as a charge nurse and
trauma nurse leader.
Leading the academic procession and
representing his faculty colleagues by carrying
the ceremonial mace at today's Commencement is
Dr. Thomas White of Edinboro University's
Nursing Department.
As an Assistant Professor of Nursing and
President of the University Senate, Dr. White's
distinction as Mace Bearer for the Winter
Commencement is symbolic of the central role
which faculty play in the academic and personal
development of Edinboro's students.
His educational philosophy demonstrates a
visceral understanding of the importance of
providing complete health care education to
students enrolled in one of Edinboro's most
sought-after programs. In fact, that philosophy
engenders a belief he conveys to students that
education has no culmination. "Education is a
lifelong journey," he tells his students. "My
education truly began when I graduated from
college!"
Dr. White, a native of nearby Venango and
graduate of Cambridge, Springs High School,
began his post-secondary academic career in
New Castle, Permsylvania, where he earned a
diploma in Professional Nursing from the
Jameson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.
From there, it was off to Edinboro University and
a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing in 1994,
followed by a Master of Science degree in nursing
in 1999.
An avid traveler. Dr. White is particularly
fond of his trips to Italy and to Hawaii.
Dr. White's background as an undergraduate
and graduate student at Edinboro served to
enhance and highlight a professional career here
that has benefited his students and his colleagues.
Like many in his field, he is respected University
wide as well as in the local health care delivery
system in the region beyond Edinboro.
By 2000, he had earned an additional 10 post
masters credits from Edinboro, and in 2006 he
was awarded the Doctor of Education in
Administrative and Leadership Studies degree
from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
As President of the University Senate, one of
Dr. White's tasks is to bring all segments of the
Edinboro community together to participate in
dealing with challenges facing higher education
in general and at Edinboro University in
particular.
His professional certifications are many and
include Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac
Life Support, Certified Emergency Nursing, Basic
Life Support Instructor and National BoardCertified Family Nurse Practitioner.
Dr. White typifies the dedication and
commitment of Edinboro University's faculty to
educational
excellence and
service to stu
dents.
That's
why his selection
as our Winter
Commencement
Mace Bearer and
Grand Marshal
honors not only
Dr. White, but
also Edinboro's
entire faculty.
Dr. White has made many professional
presentations at the state and national levels, and
his licensure by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and by the Drug Enforcement
Agency includes Registered Nurse and Family
Nurse Practitioner.
He began teaching at Edinboro University in
1995. His current assistant professorship
responsibilities include providing clinical
instruction for sophomore, junior, senior and
graduate (nurse practitioner) students; classroom
instruction in the area of medical/surgical
nursing,
pediatrics,
pharmacology,
and
community health for undergraduate nursing
students; and classroom instruction in assessment
and diagnosis for graduate family nurse
practitioner students.
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UNIVERSITY FACULTY MARSHALS
HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS
Dr. Max Azicri, Political Science and Criminal Justice Department
Charles R. Webber, May 1981
Fred Rogers, May 1998
Dr. Michael Bucell, Student Affairs and Student Success Department
Louis J. Tullio, May 1983
Donald DiPlacido, December 1998
Milton Eisenhower, May 1985
Dr. Yvonne Thornton, May 1999
Dr. Gertrude Barber, May 1988
Dr. James E. Barker, December 1999
Mary Porreco, May 1988
F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., September 2000
Sr. M. Lawreace Antoun, SSJ, May 1989
Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D., December 2000
Joseph DiMaggio Jr., May 1989
Dr. John Hope Franklin, December 2000
Ms. Amanda Frantz-Mamani, Foreign Languages Department
G. Andrew Fleming, May 1990
The Honorable Joyce A. Savocchio, December 2001
Dr. Melissa Gibson Hancox, Communication and Media Studies Department
Walter Hendl, May 1990
Donald M. Alstadt, May 2002
Dr. Karim Hossain, Physics and Technology Department
I. King Jordan, May 1991
K. Leroy Irvis, May 2002
Dr. David Hurd, Geosciences Department
Chuck Jones, December 1991
Mike S. Zafirovski, December 2002
Dr. Naod Kebede, Chemistry Department
Raymond Shafer, May 1992
David N. Matthews, December 2003
Charles Kennedy, May 1992
William E. Strickland Jr., May 2004
Mary Beth Kennedy, May 1992
Dr. David William Steadman, December 2004
Richard Nygaard, May 1993
Cheryl G. Vicary, December 2005
Na'im Akbar, December 1993
Thomas C. Vicary, December 2005
Mahmoud Haroon, December 1994
Edward G. Rendell, May 2006
Dr. Karen Seubert, Philosophy Department
Eiji Oue, May 1995
Sharon Stone, March 2007
Dr. Roy Shinn, Speech, Language and Hearing Department
Louis Porreco, December 1995
Dr. Kathleen Stevens, Middle and Secondary Education Department
Thomas Hagen, May 1996
Dr. Frank G. Pogue, May 2007
Dr. Nina Thumser, Biology and Health Services Department
Paul O'Neill, December 1997
Michael J. Redlawsk, May 2008
Dr. Tim Cordell, Music Department
Dr. Salene Cowher, Professional Studies Department
Ms. Diane Crandall, Art Department
Dr. James Dunn, Business and Economics Department
Dr. Jean Faieta, Special Education and School Psychology Department
Dr. Denise Finazzo Gaines, Elementary Education Department
Dr. Kathleen Lipkovich, Health and Physical Education Department
Mr. Paul Lisowski, Organizational Studies
Mr. Charles Marr, English and Theatre Arts Department
Dr. Grant McLaren, Psychology Department
Ms. Patricia Nosel, Nursing Department
Dr. Anne Quinn, Mathematics and Computer Science Department
Dr. Allan Turner, Social Work Department
Dorothy Dexter Pogue, May 2007 -
Michael Zahorchak, December 1997
Mr. John Widner, Baron-Fomess Library
Dr. Lee Williams, Sociology Department
Dr. Renata Wolynec, History and Anthropology Department
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Colby Bre-Arme Smith, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
Sherlanda Marie Thomas**, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2006
Mario Arm Torrelli**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 1999
Martin Minh Tran, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2003
Kara L. Bell**, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2002
MASTER'S DEGREES
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH
R. Scott Baldwin, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF ARTS
Communication Studies
Counseling
Zane Edward Bloom’^*, BA, Gannon University, 1996
Timothy Alan Hollabaugh, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2000
Jason Douglas Lavery, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2005
Shannon Therese McConnell, BA, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
Desiree Nicole Parker, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
* Penni S. Schaefer*^*^, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Maria A. Wishnok, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
* Jennifer Christine Clark, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
Emily Ann Crawford*'*, BA, Iowa State University, 2004
* Hollie K. Dean**, BA, Gannon University, 2006
Dawn M. Gashgarian, BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Cassandra R. Grimm, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Marica Tinae Harris**, BA, Wilberforce University, 1996; MSW,
University of Pittsburgh, 1998
* Melissa Ann Helgert**, BSN, Ohio University, 1990
* Amber Leann Hetrick, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2005
* Kassi Leigh Hindman**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2006
Donna Marie Kloss**, BA, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 2002
Dana M. Larson, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2006
Ashley Eileen McElhinny, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
* Mark Allen Montroy, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2005
* Danielle Michelle Prester**, BA, Allegheny College, 2000
* Bonnie Renee Quiggle, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
Bobbie Ray, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2002
* Nazera E. Reid, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1999
* Nicholas Andrew Ritchie**, BA, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2005
Heather Elaine Ryan, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Christine Marie Sitek**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2002
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Social Sciences
* Daniel R. Vogel, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Speech Language
Pathology
* Margaret Arme Agostinelli, BS, Nazareth College, 2005
* Julie Ann Azzarella, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
* Erin Lynn Balas, BSED, California University of Permsylvania, 2004
* Stamatela Balou**, BA, Technological Institute of Patras, 2005
* Navleen Kaur Bindra, BA, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute, 2004
Jessica Marie Boswell, BS, Clarion University of Permsylvania, 2005
Daniel H. Britchkow, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2003
* Munira J. Fatehi, BA, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute, 2005
* Carly Lynn Gaab, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
* Francis John Hayes-Lozada, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2006
* Kimberly L. Johns**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2004
* Elizabeth Ann Kauffman, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
* Kerry Arme Lichty, BA, West Chester University of Permsylvania,
2006
* Erin Lynn Reilly, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 2004
* Meghan Elizabeth Sebald, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
* Elizabeth R. Snook, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2004
* Kathryn Jean Reed**, BSED, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 1993; MED, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 1996
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership
* Casee Denys Blackmer**, BS, Gannon University, 2005
* Debra Louise Bullington, BSED, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 1973; MED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1997
Lindsay Arm Bums**, BSED, Saint Bonaventure University, 2005
Richard A. Bums**, BS, Slippery Rock University of Permsylvania,
1991
* Pamela Lyrm Chodubski, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1993; MA,
Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 1995
* Jessica Joy Crossley**, BSED, Geneva College, 2005
* Stacy M. Davis**, BA, Permsylvania State University, 2001
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* Vincenzia Marie De Micco*^^ BSED, Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, 2002
Kristina Ann Dongre’^’^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Sara Elaine Duncan**^, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Corinne Ann Eaton*’^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
* Jeffrey Allen Fonzo’*"^, BFA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Jonathan K. Frye’*'’^, BSED, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
1995
* Janie Marie Fryer**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2000
Michael D. Gaerttner, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2005
* Gary A. Gerber**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Christopher A. Groody**, BSED, Bloomsburg University of
Pennsylvania, 1995; MS, Wilkes University, 2007
Onalee Marie Hall**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1991
* Jeffrey Kenneth Hans**, BS, California University of Pennsylvania,
2004
* Heather Eileen Harmon**, BS, Westminster College, 2004
* Roddy Edward Hartle**, BSAE, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2000
* Philip Evan Heubach**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2002
* Traci Jo Hostetler**, BS, Kent State University, 1999
* Richard Lee Hulsinger, BS, Gannon University, 2006
Leslie Joan Jensen, BS, Iowa Wesleyan College, 1990
* Donna Michelle Keeley**, BSED, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
2002
* Michael D. King**, BA, Lafayette College, 1986
* Natalie Marie Kostelansky**, BSHPE, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2004
Peter John Kuvshinikov**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1999;
MED, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
* Matthew John Laser**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2002
Carol Osborne Lilly**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1985
* Natalie Elizabeth Lytle**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2005
Melissa Marie Marinelli**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Kevin Patrick Montie**, BS, Gannon University, 1999
* Christopher Robert Morral, BA, Lycoming College, 1998
* Andrew William Pollard, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2003
* Randy G. Powierza**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2001
* Kimberly S. Presta, BA, Kent State University, 1989; BA, Mercyhurst
College, 1992
* Shaimon Christine Rinestine**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2006
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Jacob Jon Scott**, BSED, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2003
* Christopher Ryan Shilk, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
Lauren Nichole Steinbeck**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2005
* Todd Joseph Sturgess, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1999
* David Robert Swanson**, BS, Gannon University, 2005
Penny Shreve Varee, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1984; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1989
Philip Mark Young Jr.**, BSED, Clarion University of Permsylvania,
2003
* Valerie Lynn Zampogna**, BA, Gannon University, 1998
* Jacqueline Michelle Zapko**, BSED, Youngstown State University,
2001
Liang Zou**, BA, Shandong Normal University, 2002
Educational Psychology
* Casey Marie Walters**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2007
Elementary Education
Richard Clemente lacobucd, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2001
* Sally Lorraine Kruse, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1987
Sheena Marie Leedham, BSHPE, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2006
* Martina Ann Love**, BA, Ohio State University, 1980
* Scott Albert Lykins**, BA, Thiel College, 2005
Rena Lyim McCartney**, BSED, Edinboro University of
Permsylvania, 2003
* Juliette Michele Nies**, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
1999
Jillian Kate Rerme, BSED, Edinboro University of Permsylvania, 2005
Jinelle Jo Salvatore**, BS, Slippery Rock University of Permsylvania,
1999
Amanda Marie Straight**, BS, Saint Francis College, 2002
Stacie Marie Tomcho, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995
Jennifer Marie Tully**, BS, University of Toledo, 2003
Tricia Anne Yochim**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2003
Middle/Secondary
School Instruction
* Gina Terese Black**, BS, Permsylvania State University, 2005
Adam John Bucheral, BA, Permsylvania State University, 1999
* Keith R. Featsent, BA, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
* Michelle M. Leone**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Pamela Arm Liccardi**, BS, Garmon University, 2000
* Jermifer Denise Mellin**, BS, Garmon University, 2002
* Rebbecca Amber Petachi, BA, Edinboro University of Permsylvania,
2006
Erin Kathleen Quiggle**, BA, Chatham University, 2006
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Trudi Renee Watkins, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
Lisa M. Stachnik’^*, BA, Mercyhurst College, 1982
Yvonne Louise Thayer, BA, Edinbpro University of Pennsylvania,
1998
Kevin J. Wahlmark, BA, Allegheny College, 1992
* Erin Lee Yerkey, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
2001
* Jane Ann Wieser**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1988
Special Education
Reading
Nicole Marie Boyce, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
William R. Burdick, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003; MED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Tracy Lynn Chrzanowski’*^^ BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 2000
* Amy Lynn Church-Boetger, BSED, Duquesne University, 2001
* Randi Renee Crosby, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1999
* Jennifer Louise Ditrich, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
BethAnne Gainer’^^ BA, Thiel College, 1993
Jane Brown Hackenberg, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1977; MA, Asbury Theological Seminary, 1982
* Lei Han’^’^, BA, Shandong Normal University, 1999
Kristen Arm Klodowski’^’^, BSED, Edinboro University of
Peimsylvania, 2002
* Susan Lee Komaromy**^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
Cherie Marie Kopac’^’^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
Kelly Lynn Kopin’^’^, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1987
Carla Arm Lindsey-Burgerf^*, BSED, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, 1998
Catherien Marie McCall, BSED, Edinboro University of
Peimsylvania, 1998
Tricia Arm Messenger**, BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1989
Lauren Arm Pizzuto, BSED, Edinboro University of Peimsylvania,
2003
Megan Kathleen Porter, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2001
Carrie A. Powell**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Amy E. Riggle, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Sarah Holland Schultz, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2003
Arm Madden Smith**, BS, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania,
1990
Tamara J. Stec, AA, Robert Morris College, 1982; BA, Mercyhurst
College, 1991
Amanda Marie Sullivan**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2000
Melissa Ann Carney, BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Shaun P. Hollabaugh, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1999
* Nicole Kathleen Jacobs, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
* Amberli Sue Lipinski, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2001
* Jennifer Renee Pezzuolo**, BA, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2003
* Toni Marie Scurpa, BSED, Youngstown State University, 1989
* Connie S. Shetler**, BA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Terri Lynn Thompson, BS, Grove City College, 2002
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Fine Arts
* Gregory Alan Byard, BS, University Of Southern Indiana, 2004
* Cara R. Jung, BA, Luther College, 2001
* Gerald Scott Rispin, BA, Mercyhurst College, 2003
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
* Wendy Jo Bartosek**, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Courtney Phillips Bradley, BS, Allegheny College, 2005
* Brittany N. Hutchison, BS, Stetson University, 2006
Brian Patrick McHail, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Mark E. Peterson, BS, Garmon University, 2006
Information Technology
Matthew Gordon Granger**, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Kyle Michael Hall, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Barry Kent Nuhfer, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1984
* Linda Rockson, BS, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology, 2005
Nicholas Patrick Sullivan, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2004
* Jennifer Lynne Tworek**, BS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 1992
Chad H. Waldron**, BSED, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
2006
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CANDIDATES FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING DEGREE
HONORS
Consortium with Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and
The following degree candidates have earned at least 60 credits as undergraduate students of Edinboro
University and have attained the following cumulative averages: Summa Cum Laude, 3.80 to 4.00; Magna Cum
Laude, 3.60 to 3.79; and Cum Laude, 3.40 to 3.59.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
* Donna Marie Barretta, BSN, Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Traci Jeanne Adiska
Justin Daniel Barwell
Brittany A. Bickel
Amanda Marie Boyle
Denise M. Buell
Nicole Porsha DeVita
Darren Charles DiFilippo
Edmberly L)mne Frantz
Kathryn Tara Fry
Annakaye Elizabeth Gier
Barbara Elaine Hanes
Kathleen Elizabeth Hofmann
Paul Joseph Martin
Amber Nicole Merritt
Kylene Ann Mullen
Christine Wairimu Mundia
Brian Andrew Schulz
Ashley Autumn Stull
Shamir Santos Tyler
Heather Renee Young
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Benjamin I. Banyas
Jonathan L. Baughman
Robert Nathan Beam
Pamela S. Birtikidis
Matthew L. Cole
AnnaMarie Corrao
Andrea M. Daman
Jonah Saul Davis
Cheryl Ann Ervin
Nicole L. Getsie
Paul Michael Haggerty
Ian Micheal Hannold
Rebecca Sue Henry
Renae Annette Hobaugh
Kara Marie Kauffman
Paula F. Learn
Erin Adair Marks
Marcus R. Masternak
Joseph Charles McClellan
Mathew Lee McClellan
Wesley C. McNeil-Zuck
Amanda Lynn Miaczyxiski
John David Moneyhon
Brian Matthew Moritz
Melissa M. Potase
Dana Lauren Smith
Amy Melissa Taylor
Patricia Diane Travers
Christopher Lee Turjan
Zackary J. Tushak
Kelly Lynn Williams
1997
Stacy Ellen Chiles, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1999
* Joann Elizabeth Clute, BSN, University of North Carolina, 1991
* Lindsey Aaron Craig, BSN, Gannon University, 2002
* Bridget Moira Foust, BSN, Pennsylvania State University, 2002
* Melissa Lea Greene, BSN, Gannon University, 2000
Christine Faye Higley’*’*, BSN, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
1995
Diane L. Hofius, BSN, Pennsylvania State University, 1996
* Michael D. Kacsmar, BSN, University of Texas, 1998
* Joseph Daniel Kollar, BSN, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2004
* Maryann Lukowich, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Margaret DiEsiderio McAnlis, BSN, University of Pittsburgh, 2004
* Rebecca J. McMurdy, BSN, Slippery Rock University of
Permsylvania, 2000
Kathleen Cournan Sarro, BSN, Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania, 2002
Allison C. Williams-BelP’^, BS, Millersville University of
Pennsylvania, 1989
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
* Deborah Ann Lewis, BA, Gannon University, 2005
Students who completed degree requirements during Summer 2008.
Students with a Quality Point Average of 3.95 or above.
The University does not claim the list of degree candidates or honors designations is absolutely accurate. Students are
granted degrees only if they meet all academic and financial requirements.
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CUM LAUDE
Alex C. Babbitt
Craig R. Bauman
John Daniel Black
Troy A. Bugosh
Joelyn Jordan Bush
Michelle Susanne Byham
Rashelle Lynn Carey
Lee David Copeland
Seth A. Davies
Victoria Lyrm Davis
Cathy L. Deeter
Kerri Michelle Detweiler
Damian Neil Donch
Matthew James Eimers
Laurie Elizabeth Fisher
Amanda Renae George
Gregory James Grasinger
Kevin Edward Grignol
Robert J. Hammer
Meghan Kathleen Harding
Nicholas Scott Hayes
Norelle Kristina Hixson
Carla Marie Huck
Aarron W. Hunsinger
Jermifer Lynn lerullo
Kenneth Andrew Krause
Cole William Kuzmish
Jessica Marie Lassen
Robert Allen Law
Bethany Elise Lawrence
Jennifer Ann Long
Sera Ann Manzi
Michael Wayne Martin
Seth Michael McBumey
Katelyn Margaret Metts
Tiel M. Murnock
Kristy Marie Nyland
Meghan Ashley O'Brien
Amy Lynn Osborne
Kurt Alan Powers
Phillip Marc Ranglin
Stasi Lyn Renz
Shauna Nicole Rice
Deborah S. Riefstahl
Jessica Lynn Ristau
Jonathan William Roberts
Rachel Ruth Schaen
Lauren Michele Sesler
Amanda Marie Shaffer
Eric Kyle Shaffer
Brian R. Shreve
Kory Matthew Smith
Tyler James Smith
Patricia Josephine Strobel
Lindsay Nikohl Teves
Christ! L. Truitt
Erin Renee Turner
Tiffany Mae Tyler
BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS
Terry L. Smith, Ph.D., Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Anthropology
Jodon Joseph Sonney
Kelsy L. White
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Art History
Stephanie L. Cox
Gregory James Grasinger - Cum Laude
Victoria Elizabeth Moyta
Laura M. Sutter
*
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Broadcast Journalism:
Radio/Television News
Meghan Kathleen Harding - Cum Laude
Amy Elizabeth Swonger
Communication Studies
DR. ROBERT C. WEBER
HONORS PROGRAM
Honors Diploma
Amanda Marie Boyle
Marcus R. Mastemak
General Education Honors
Armakaye Elizabeth Gier
Kylene Arm Mullen
Shamir Santos Tyler
Jonathan Edward Anderson
Alexandra L. Barrett
Max Farley Ellerhorst
Kimberly Lynne Frantz - Summa Cum Laude
Cody Trask Hastings
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Criminal Justice
* Raquia F. L. Barren-Pope
Matthew James Betton
* Andrew J. Bienio
Adam Paul Chamberlain
* Matthew L. Cole - Magna Cum Laude
Cathy L. Deeter - Cum Laude
Darren Charles DiFilippo - Summa Cum Laude
Tara Chantel Donaldson
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Brandon Christopher Dunn
Joshua Tyler Elford
Jennifer L. Forman
Kyle Chris Frost
Brad Dale Gerbec
Patrick Anthony Ginkel
Matthew John Hajec
Jeffrey A. Holowienko
Shaun D. Hyman
Mark Roger Kanski
Scott A. Kuiperi
Michael Alexis Lardin
Shawn Loughlin
Antony Michael Montini
Colleen Bettina Murphy
Jeremy Michael Norton
Brandi Nicole Oskin
Brian S. Palmer
Diana Marie Pearse
Adam J. Penley
Kelly Ann Pesta
Jessica Layne Rexroat
Lindsey Wiley Riazzi
Mark Nathan Riggle
Stephanie Renee Riley
Jonathan William Roberts - Cum Laude
Ryan James Shay
Matthew Paul Shields
William E. Shreve
Anthony William Smith
Kory Matthew Smith - Cum Laude
Paul David Thompson
Adam Dorm Tilko
Christopher Lee Turjan - Magna Cum Laude
Sara Elizabeth Wethy
Kelly Janette Williams
Terrence N. Williams
Drama
Music
Krista Lynne Chencharick
Evan Alan Cumo
Robert Joseph Ippolito
Joshua Mizikowski
Candice Marie Johnston
English
Kate E. Ames
LaRae Darcell Burks
Brittany Diaime Church
Amanda Sue Everett
Matthew Z. Crappy
Heidi Jean Henderson
* Adam Gregory Johnson
Christopher Scott Langer-Williamson
Stephanie Lee Merolillo
Philosophy
*
Angelo Angok Akum
Thomas Jefferson Limber
*
Political Science
Donald L. Aiken Jr.
Jeffery Robert Carlson
* Mark David Henderson
* Christine Wairimu Mundia - Summa Cum Laude
Tyler James Smith - Cum Laude
Kyle T. Swierczewski
Tiffany Mae Tyler - Cum Laude
Thomas Allen Warchol
German
Amy L. Balot
History
Benjamin I. Banyas - Magna Cum Laude
Richard Eric Bradford
Jeremy Scott Caldwell
Sheena Gail Conklin
Brandon J. Fahey
Jermifer Lynn lerullo - Cum Laude
Kenneth Andrew Krause - Cum Laude
Jacob Daniel Laba
Joseph Charles McClellan - Magna Cum Laude
Brian R. Moore
Eric Charles Schreckengost
Print Journalism: News and Editorial
* Megan Arm Bollinger
* Abbie Renee Brown
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* Emily Marie Mullen
Michael B. Dennison
James Louis English
Harma L. Esterly
Jessica Lorraine Gibson
Mary Christine Grebenc
Lavelle D. Harris
Ashley Margaret Haverlack
James F. Honecker
Sera Arm Manzi - Cum Laude
Erin Adair Marks - Magna Cum Laude
Stacie Anne Martin
Jeremy George Mosley
Tiel M. Murnock - Cum Laude
Allison Elizabeth Proba
Jamie Lee Pryber
Stasi Lyn Renz - Cum Laude
La Rene Patrice Sanders
Daniel Lee Sayers
Lisa Jean Sayers
Melissa Lynn Shaffer
Gabrielle Marie Shields
Zackary J. Tushak - Magna Cum Laude
Melissa Margaret Van Cleve
Amy Renae Waldinger
Leila LeShae Wilkins
Lisa Naomi Wood
* Cathy Ann Plott
Brian Allen Raygor
Andria Lavren Stelmack
Spanish
Amanda Marie Boyle - Summa Cum Laude
Shamir Santos Tyler - Summa Cum Laude
Speech and Hearing Sciences
* Susan Eileen Bauman
JoArm M. Cimarolli-Wykoff
* Michele Lynn Honard
Nicole Christine Sandonato
Speech Communication
Traci Jearme Adiska - Summa Cum Laude
* Charles Edward Asbury II
Brittany A. Bickel - Summa Cum Laude
* Jermifer Michele Ciera Brown
Joseph Alan Brown
Russell Angelo James Bufalino
Julie Elizabeth Bunner
Joelyn Jordan Bush - Cum Laude
Richard Allen Cerro
Ashley Nichole Chapman
Bailey Madison Delaplaine
Jessica Linda Durm
Lauren Ashley Gelsdorf
Ryan Patrick Grandy
Brooke Marlene Margaret Heath
Jamison T. Hixenbaugh
* Abigail R. Hucker
Angela Rose Johnson
Jaclyn A. Muenz
* Jessica Antoinette Muscella
Christopher Stewart Nick
Amy Lynn Osborne - Cum Laude
Kurt Alan Powers - Cum Laude
Adam Michael Prenatt
Andrea Marie Robinson
Rashelle Lynn Carey - Cum Laude
* Amber Lee Cooke
Jessica Nichole Edwards
Andrew Dennis Miller
Jason Donald Orfao
Horace Tyler
Nancy Elizabeth Washok
Humanities
Psychology
* Troy A. Bugosh - Cum Laude
Stacey Louise Alex
Leslie A. Allen
India C. Barcus
Noelle Christine Bruno
* Christina Lee Casey
Mark E. Colbert
Chelsea H. Rae Curlett
Brenton Daniel Davis
Devin Scott Kagle
* Kristy Marie Nyland - Cum Laude
Trevor Daniel Roberts
* David Ryan Sparrow
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Social Science
Wesley C. McNeil-Zuck - Magna Cum Laude
Tricia Arm Swanson
Sociology
Alex C. Babbitt - Cum Laude
Brittani J. Berkeley
Matthew Frederick Birkett
Michelle Susarme Byham - Cum Laude
Brad M. Cochran
Iren Brandon Evans
Ryan G. Gehrke
* Jessica Star Hodas
Holly Lynn Kruse
Cole William Kuzmish - Cum Laude
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Ryan Robert Rybicki
* Nicole Christine Sandonato
Janelle Ann Shollenberger
Brian R. Shreve - Cum Laude
Tiffany Irene Stanonik
Bridgett Lee Stoddard
Kendal Grace Sundback
Joshua James Sweeney
Joseph Adam Tomaszewski
Erin Renee Turner - Cum Laude
* LaVaughn W. Wesley
* Kelly Lynn Williams - Magna Cum Laude
Angela Marie Witt
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Hasan Papakodjo Odom
Shannon Yeong Phillips
Carly Anne Podlesnik
Donald Charles Prestidge
Amanda Marie Shaffer - Cum Laude
Vivek Kumar Shastry
Thomas S. R. Soltis
Russell C. Taylor
Andrea Joanna Vietto
Gina Bianca Weaver
John Robert Wooliscroft
* Geraldine McCormell-Murch
* Dawn Mae Swatsworth
* Donald Richard McLallen
* Felicia Marie McLaurin
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
* Janet Louise Roberts
* Chicoya Marie Showers
Criminal Justice
* Ebony Evangeleana Tate-Pruzenski
Gothlyn M. Barrett
James Paul Corbett
* Andrew K. Gorniak
Michael Renee Hooks
Stephanie Lynn Magda
Alicia Rose Moore
* Constance M. Thompson
* Cheryl A. Trabert
* Michelle Antoinette West
* Denise White
* Jason Edward Williams
* Jaylynn Williams
Fine Arts-Crafts
Matthew James Eimers - Cum Laude
Joel Nathaniel Kelly
Amy Marie Lemmon
John Z. Lindvay
Lindsay M. Motts
Glen E. Sanders
Mathieu Stanley Shields
Dana Lauren Smith - Magna Cum Laude
Melinda Deane Steffy
Shamir Santos Tyler - Summa Cum Laude
Kari Ann M. Unice
Eileen Quintilian Viloria
* Amanda Kay Vukich
Women's Studies
Traci A. Andrews
Alice Patricia Wofford
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Fine Arts-Applied Media Arts
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Douglas Allen Blair
Lee David Copeland - Cum Laude
Christopher Matthew Decima
Nicole Porsha DeVita - Summa Cum Laude
Charles Anderson Edwards Jr.
Joshua Joseph Gerbec
Thomas H. Gillem
Justin James Guerino
Loren Davidson Hagen
Paul Michael Haggerty - Magna Cum Laude
Nicholas Scott Hayes - Cum Laude
Byung-Ho Jeong
Adam Gregory Johnson
Joshua Adam Jones
Steven Nicholas Kraynik
Adam C. Lukas
Michelle Verena Mackey
Victor Louis Malcervelli
Kevin William Mast
Seth Michael McBumey - Cum Laude
Benjamin Dillon McChesney
Fine Arts-Studio Arts
David Josiah Bell
Whitney Leigh Wright
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN ART EDUCATION
Michael Adam Dimpel
Elise Marie Falatach
Renae Annette Hobaugh - Magna Cum Laude
Robert Joseph Ippolito
John Anthony Merolillo
Lindsay M. Motts
Kristen A. Rihs
Samantha Nicole Sexton
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Human Services-Social Services
* Billie Jo Dawison
* Debra A. Kinzig
Brittany Alyse Pierson
Mary K. Shaw
Summer Shantell Slayton
Brodie Lee Yoimg
Liberal Studies
* Marquita Shereece Amos
* Kelli Arm Barnes
* Carla Danielle Brewton
* Deborah Marie Buettner
* Fawna Cara Campbell
* Melania Lian Campbell
Keith William Cunningham
* Monica Deneen Evans
* Wanda Renee Favors
Willa Mae Fields
* Robin Elaine Fox
* Veronica Elaine Freimuth
Adam Michael Greenman
* Julie Marie Harris
Sarah L. Hazeltine
* Maria Elizabeth Hopkins
Gail L. Klimow
* Melanie Marie Lewis
* Alexa Ann Markiewicz
Claudette McAdory
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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Eric A. Randall, Ph.D., Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Earth Science
Biology
Benjamin Hunter Scarlett
Jamie Elizabeth Byers
* Marie Ellen DelBaggio
* Melissa Lynn Kriger
* Amanda Lynn Miaczynski - Magna Cum Laude
Ryan David Thiry
Environmental Studies/Geography
* Michael Sean Murphy
Julie Marie Reichard
Matthew Blaine Sumosky
Renee Rose Semrau
James I. Vidoni
Business Administration
* Gregory James Adams
Stephen Shawn Ames
* Matthew Steven Aultz
* Julia Agnes Bajek
* Nathan Alexander Bielecki
Denise M. Buell - Summa Cum Laude
Daniel James Burwell, II
Joshua David Bzorek
Seth A. Davies - Cum Laude
* Lisa K. Dietrich
Charles W. Duryea, III
Cheryl Ann Ervin - Magna Cum Laude
Melissa L. Fajbik
Adam James Farr
Jeremy Michael Ford
Joseph Stephen Gable
James G. Gillespie
Amy Kathryn Kwon Grande
* Kevin Edward Grignol - Cum Laude
Nicholas M. Hankins
* Courtney Boyd Harris
Joshua Paul Held
Corey M. Hixenbaugh
Aarron W. Hunsinger - Cum Laude
* Benjamin Andrew Kasemer
Ryan John Kelly
Caitlyn Rose Marie Karaisz
Ryan James Lilly
Vincent C. Lutman
Geography
Jerad W. White
Mathematics
Ian Micheal Hannold - Magna Cum Laude
David John Lipchik
Alisha A. Schutz
Natural Science and Mathematics
David Ellis Meade
Physics
Jonathan Robert Schweichler
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Geology
Scott G. Maloy
* Maria Antoinette Milone
Brian Matthew Moritz - Magna Cum Laude
Hardin B. Moss
* Brett William Petrilla
David Charles Pfeuffer Jr.
Meghan Rose Phillips
Richard Roy Reeves
Rhonda Lynn Rosenthal
Cynthia Louise Linton Rushton
Tamara M. Sallot
Trista Lynn Schultz
Bethany Sedney
Kelly Marie Sipple
Zachary Owen Smith
Laurie Elizabeth Sokolowski
Mark Raymond Tupek
April Marie Valencheck
Jacara Dominique Walker
David Yates
Joseph Charles Zilner
Joel Francis Banaszak
* Andrea M. Daman - Magna Cum Laude
Kara E. Emmert
* Barbara Elaine Hanes - Summa Cum Laude
* Paul Joseph Martin - Summa Cum Laude
* Crystal Lynn Traill
Medical Technology
* Mark E. Kitts
* Phillip Marc Ranglin - Cum Laude
* Eric Kyle Shaffer - Cum Laude
Nuclear Medicine Technology
* Susana Appiah-Kubi
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Chemistry
*
John Vincent Chimenti
Jason C. Newton
Kyle T. Scheuer
Mary Jane Yasurek
Justin Daniel Barwell - Summa Cum Laude
Victoria Lynn Davis - Cum Laude
Lovelle Erin Ebbert
Jessica Marie Lassen - Cum Laude
Jennifer Ann Long - Cum Laude
Michael Wayne Martin - Cum Laude
Nicole Mary Samick
Nursing
Ashley Ellen Field
Julie E. Lagana
* Jamie Ann Sivillo
Computer Science
Gregory L. Forinash
Eric J. Gates
David Charles Kappelt
Robert Allen Law - Cum Laude
David Earl Rhodes II
Nutrition
Agnieszka U. Zarycki
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING
Economics
James Ryan Northrup
Shirley Shantell Beasley-Posey
Michael Anthony Bencivenga
Sara Suzanne Canever
Damian Neil Donch - Cum Laude
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Daniel E. Farnham
Pamela Sue Bish Famham
Laurie Elizabeth Fisher - Cum Laude
Heide Mae Harrison
Bethany S. Hurley
Melinda S. Kokus
Kristie Leigh Marnelos
Sara Lindsay Schenberg
Angelle Shireen Sundberg
Tara Michelle Trbovich
Thomas Joseph Tssario
Nancy Jane Wargula
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Kenneth M. Adams, Ph.D., Dean
Elementary Education/Special Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN EDUCATION
Annakaye Elizabeth Gier - Summa Cum Laude
Kathleen Elizabeth Hofmann - Summa Cum
Laude
Elementary Education
Carla Marie Huck - Cum Laude
Nicole Lynn McFadden
Amber Nicole Merritt - Summa Cum Laude
John David Moneyhon - Magna Cum Laude
Kylene Ann Mullen - Summa Cum Laude
Emily A. Nicholson
Melissa M. Potase - Magna Cum Laude
Deborah S. Riefstahl - Cum Laude
Lauren Michele Sesler - Cum Laude
Amy Melissa Taylor - Magna Cum Laude
Olivia Anne Wojcicehowski
Sara Ann Baney
Craig R. Bauman - Cum Laude
Anna Lee Blakey
Jodie Leigh Deane
Ian Andrew Fedk
Nicole L. Getsie - Magna Cum Laude
Norelle Kristina Hixson - Cum Laude
Stephanie Suzanne Kelley
Julie A. Sedler
Ashley Autumn Stull - Summa Cum Laude
Heather Renee Young - Summa Cum Laude
Ryan Charles Zurad
ASSOCIATE OF ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Robert Brandt Hafner Jr.
Lucas Cody Stallsmith
Curtis Jeffrey Warner
Secondary Education - Comprehensive
English
Elementary Education/Early Childhood
John Daniel Black - Cum Laude
Stephanie Nicole Kobys
Marcus R. Mastemak - Magna Cum Laude
* Brian Andrew Schulz - Summa Cum Laude
AnnaMarie Corrao - Magna Cum Laude
Kerri Michelle Detweiler - Cum Laude
* Jaclyn Kathryn Getkin
Trade Lee Gibbons
Katie Lynn Hain
Robert J. Hammer - Cum Laude
Rebecca Sue Henry - Magna Cum Laude
Kelly Lynne Klimczyk
Paula F. Learn - Magna Cum Laude
Threasa Marie McElhirmey
Meghan Ashley O'Brien - Cum Laude
Alicia Ann Polansky
Angela Marie Prodente
Shauna Nicole Rice - Cum Laude
Jessica Lynn Ristau - Cum Laude
Rachel Marie Schreiber
Lindsay Nikohl Teves - Cum Laude
Tina Renee Walker
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Business Administration
* Sara Lynn Freeland
Amanda Alys Klein
* Bradly Allen Michael
Mark H. Murray Jr.
Eric A. Spencer
Computer Science
Barry E. Graff
Secondary Education - General Science
* William James Schneider
Ashley Marie Marlette
Secondary Education - Mathematics
Robert Preston Ohm
Aaron Michael Shakespeare
Secondary Education - Social Studies
* Jonathan L. Baughman - Magna Cum Laude
Robert Nathan Beam - Magna Cum Laude
Adam Ryan Brewer
Jonah Saul Davis - Magna Cum Laude
Kara Marie Kauffman - Magna Cum Laude
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Joseph Charles McClellan - Magna Cum Laude
Christ! L. Truitt - Cum Laude
Shawn Thomas Voyten
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Denise L. Ohler, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President
for Academic Support Services
Human Services-Developmental
Disabilities Specialist
Jennifer L. Day
Special Education/Elementary Education
Allison Joyce Brocious
Stephanie Sue Dropik
Pamela S. Birtikidis - Magna Cum Laude
Alita N. Carr
Kathryn Tara Fry - Summa Cum Laude
Rachel Ruth Schaen - Cum Laude
Melissa Marie Spring
Olivia Anne Wojcicehowski
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Pre-School Education
Miranda Marie Bean
Heather Lynn Celio
Christy Lynn Dettrey
* Tina I. Herrmann
Amanda S. Morehouse
Bridget Mary Parker
* Stasi Lyn Renz
Danielle L. Ricci
Melissa Margaret Smith
Jessica Marie Soltis
Nicole Stewart
* Jessica Marie Swope
Ashley Diana Lynne White
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
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Amanda Marie Boyle - Summa Cum Laude
Scott Richard Cederwall
Thomas J. Danias, Jr.
Robert Anthony Darch
Amanda Renae George - Cum Laude
Madison S. Goldfischer
Sylvester Charon Hanner
Thomas James LaVerde
Andrew Mark Lawrence
Bethany Elise Lawrence - Cum Laude
Mathew Lee McClellan - Magna Cum Laude
Jesse Alan Olson
David Mathew Reno
Kelly James Rensel
Joshua Alan Scott
Robert James Shay, III
Cory Justin Siegrist
Danielle Frances Sienkiewicz
Ashleigh Rose Smith
Kevin Edward Smith
Megan Marie Spellman
Patricia Josephine Strobel - Cum Laude
Juliette Grace Wells
Individualized Studies
Specialized Studies
Jonathan James Archibald
Michelle M. Bucko
Heather Janine Hinz
Steven Richard Holowach
A1 Gerone Johnson
* Matthew Ryan Lanich
Bryan Edward Marriott!
Katelyn Margaret Metts - Cum Laude
’*■ Alicia Rose Moore
Melissa Catherine Pavlek
Bruce Jared Schaaf
Alan Brett Stallsmith
* Sundeep Baggam
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Jonathan Michael Baumgardner
Erin L. Dean
* Michael J. Haider
Rodney A. Lowery
Michelle Marie Probst
Jenica Nicole Reynolds
Alan B. Stallsmith
Patricia Diane Travers - Magna Cum Laude
Students who completed degree requirements during Summer 2008.
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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Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
Board of Governors
Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
Dr. John C. Cavanaugh, Chancellor
Kenneth M. Jarin, Esq., Chair
Mr. Aaron A. Walton, Vice Chair
Mr. C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair
The Honorable Matthew E. Baker
Mr. Larry L. Brink
Ms. Jessica E. Carson
Ms. Marie A. Conley Lammando
Mr. Paul S. Dlugolecki
The Honorable Michael K. Hanna
The Honorable Vincent J. Hughes
Mr. Ryan R. Jerico
Mr. Kim E. Lyttle
Mr. Guido M. Pichini
The Honorable Edward G. Rendell
Ms. Christine J. Toretti
Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak
There are currently four vacancies on the Board.
Edinboro University Council of Trustees
Commencement Committee
Mr. Harold C. Shields, Chair
Mrs. Virginia L. McGarvey, Vice Chair
Dr. Raymond L. Dombrowski, Secretary
Dr. Joseph G. Cacchione
The Honorable John R. Evans
Mr. John E. Horan
Sr. Catherine M. Manning
Mr. Benedict J. Miceli
Ms. Nicole L. Nelson
Mr. John A. Pulice
Harry K. Thomas, Esq.
Dr. John C. Cavanaugh, Chancellor (ex officio)
Dr. Pearl Bartelt, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs
Kari Althof, Assistant Director of the University Center
Dr. Gary Grant, Chair, Department of Music
Judith Kubeja, Senior Executive Associate to the Provost
Randall McCaslin, DELTA, Video Communications Center
Coleen Peckham, Coordinator of Special Events
Timothy Pilewski, Registrar
Barbara Polakowski, Coordinator for Degree Audit Systems
Lorraine Revak, Facilities Office and General Services Manager
Brenda Tucci, Alumni Relations Office
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.