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NINETEENTH ANNUAL DECEMBER COMMENCEMENT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2023
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COMMENCEMENT
Rt. Rev. Martin de Porres Bartel, O.S.B., B.B.A., M.B.A., M.Div., J.D. Archabbot and Chancellor Presiding
ACADEMIC PROCESSION
The audience will stand during the procession and invocation.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION John T. Delaney, B.S., A.M., Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs
NATIONAL ANTHEM
The Saint Vincent College Choir
INVOCATION
Rt. Rev. Martin de Porres Bartel, O.S.B.
CONFERRAL OF THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF HONOR Rev. Paul R. Taylor, O.S.B., B.A., M.Div., M.A., Ph.D. President, Saint Vincent College
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Kim Ward
President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate
CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE John T. Delaney
ALMA MATER
The audience is requested to stand and join in the singing. Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent Our Mother and our guide! To honor and love thee Shall ever be our pride.
Thy guiding hand hath shaped our course On life’s unruly sea; Until the end with grateful hearts We shall be true to thee.
BENEDICTION
Rev. Maximilian Maxwell, O.S.B., Director of Campus Ministry
RECESSIONAL
The audience will stand during the benediction and recessional.
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T h e H o n o r a b l e K i m Wa r d Commencement Speaker
S
enator Kim Ward has represented Pennsylvania’s 39th Senatorial District since 2008. A history maker, Senator Ward is the first woman to represent the residents of Westmoreland in Harrisburg. Known as a problem solver, Senator Ward was elected in to serve as the first female Senate Majority Leader in 2020. Having earned the respect of her Senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle, Senator Ward became the first woman elected as Senate President Pro Tempore in 2022. The foundation of every decision made by Senator Ward is based on what is good for Pennsylvanians and the Commonwealth. A hallmark of her legislative leadership is to ensure the people’s voice is never lost. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Ward championed a constitutional amendment that instituted the largest transfer of executive power since President Herbert Hoover. It gave the people of Pennsylvania a greater say in how the government operated in times of crisis, including the shutdown of schools and businesses. Additionally, Senator Ward advanced legislation that set best practices in the areas of regulatory reform including hospital funding—making some health care and business waivers permanent. Senator Ward also took steps to ensure the state’s fiscal solvency. A champion of Pennsylvania families and children, Senator Ward also led efforts to enact legislation reforming Pennsylvania’s child abuse laws, and her Ready to Succeed legislation created one of the most successful higher education grant programs that helps middle-class families. Before entering politics, Senator Ward worked as a Board-Certified Respiratory Therapist at Allegheny General Hospital, Vanderbilt University Hospital, and Hershey Medical Center. Senator Ward is a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Hempfield Township. She and her husband, Dr. Thomas Ward, have three sons, Tom, Michael, and Matthew. They also have six beautiful “grand angels,” Josie Jane, Thomas, George, Roman, Kennedy, and Noah.
HERBERT W. BOYER SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING Stephen M. Jodis, B.CPE., M.S., Ph.D. Dean
Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Tracy Lynn Birmingham Maria Louise Bittel Sierra Nicole Buchan Rachel Elizabeth Lane Chung Nicole Leigh Cicio Devin James Ewing Caroline Louise Giel Kirstie Lynne Good Alexandria Nicole Graham Kathryn Gwynn Cori Lynn James Kaitlin Marie Kopchak
Tyler James Krivanek Kendall Rae Lapkowicz Sung Hee Lee Derek John MacDonald Sarah Mae Malaskovitz Tyler David Matheson Megan Ann McKelvey Tessa Manolis Meenan Rebekah Ross Mendillo Ta’Quana Sharea Moye Amanda Elizabeth Paterson Levi Glenn Silbaugh Kayla Marie Sistilli Lindsay Marie Smelko
Taylor Elizabeth Spinosi Molly Ann Stuvek Ross James Teeple Meagan Beth Yanosick Alexandria J. Yunetz
Health Science Bachelor of Science Nikhil Satish Mohan
Mathematics
Bachelor of Science George Francis Reich
THE ALEX G. MCKENNA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, AND GOVERNMENT Michael J. Urick, B.S., M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D. Dean
Criminology
Master of Science Raven C. Clawson-Marshall Paige Elizabeth Lee Dawson Tristin S. Greer* Chloe Concetta Palmiere Teresa Nicole Zambotti
Management: Operational Excellence
Master of Science Mario James Balestreri Troy J. Dailey Renee Perry Garbeglio* Sean Peter Gillespie* Keila Sarai Lobos-Hernandez* Dean A. Marker Richard Conrad Medeiros
* August graduate
Colin Michael Parks Maximilian Frederick Schuler* Josephine Emma Smith* Casey A. Vrable
Accounting
Criminology, Law and Society Bachelor of Arts Joseph Daniel Shrum++ Logan Carns+
Bachelor of Science Nicholas Raymond Bridge+ Ayden Edward Kelley+++
Finance
Business Administration
Marketing
Bachelor of Science Brandon Nolder Jr.
Bachelor of Science Kaitlyn Jane Patton+ Bachelor of Science Ryan Louis Ramos Patrick Ian Tavitas
Business Economics Bachelor of Science second major Kaitlyn Jane Patton+
+ Cum Laude ++ Magna Cum Laude +++ Summa Cum Laude
The official list of graduates is available in the Office of the Registrar.
Politics
Bachelor of Science Brendan L. Maher*
Sports Management Bachelor of Science Adam Ryan Bosco* Joseph Edwin Kremer
SCHOOL OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Elaine Bennett, B.A., M.P.H., M.A., Ph.D. Dean
Counselor Education Master of Science Cynthia Anne Greene* Gianna Rose Donate* Samantha Yvonne Estupinian* Stuart Ozaine Hall* Kierstin Eva Hufnagle* Jonathan Michael Oskin* Samantha Ponzetti* Danika Lynn Stuffer*
Curriculum and Instruction Master of Science Megan Scott*
Instructional Design and Technology Master of Science Beth L. Bollinger* Bridget Anne Canzonieri Paige Danielle Krempasky
Communication Bachelor of Arts Kendall Janosko
Early Childhood Education Bachelor of Science Emily Anne Merovich Thomas Moises Sanchez
General Studies Bachelor of Arts William A. Aikins
History
Philosophy and Theology Bachelor of Arts Yigeng Feng+++
Psychology
Bachelor of Science Joy Alice Pontzer++ Matthew Paul Bertone Alec John Murtha Rebekah Marie Kohser+
Bachelor of Arts Benjamin Kiefer Edwards Raymond Russell Duffy
Theology
Liberal Arts
Addiction Specialist
Bachelor of Arts Jordan Charles Stranko
Music Performance Bachelor of Arts Tristan Jack Kindle*
Bachelor of Arts Sarah Ruth Riffon*+ Certificate Rebekah Marie Kohser+ Alec John Murtha Joy Alice Pontzer++
Music
Bachelor of Arts Briana Alina Huff
AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN THE MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY Levi Glenn Silbaugh ............................................................ Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice
*August graduate
+ Cum Laude ++ Magna Cum Laude +++ Summa Cum Laude
The official list of graduates is available in the Office of the Registrar.
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Saint Vincent College 300 Fraser Purchase Road Latrobe, Pa 15650 724-532-6600 www.stvincent.edu 11198–550–12/2023