Commencement Program 2025_Digital

Centennial Year Commencement

CLASS OF 2025

Dr. Ronald A. Matthews President

Dear Class of 2025,

As Eastern University celebrates a century of Christ-centered education, the Class of 2025 holds a special place in history.

You are the Centennial Graduates, stepping forward as the next chapter in this enduring legacy. For 100 years, Eastern has equipped students to lead with faith, reason, and justice. Now, emboldened by God’s grace and power, you will join generations of alumni who have shaped communities, industries, and lives around the world.

Your time at Eastern has prepared you not only with knowledge but with the character and conviction to make a meaningful impact. Wherever your path leads, may you walk confidently in your calling, knowing that you are part of something greater than yourselves.

As you cross the stage, remember that you are carrying Eastern’s mission into the next 100 years and setting the trajectory for our flourishing future.

Congratulations, graduates!

Ronald A. Matthews President of Eastern University

Commencement Speaker

Marvin Rees

Life Peer, UK House of Lords

Lord Marvin Rees is a 2001 graduate of Eastern University's Economic Development Program and served as Mayor of Bristol, UK from 2016 to 2024. He made history as the first person of Black African heritage elected as mayor of a major European city. Throughout his two terms, Rees earned international recognition for his impactful leadership at the intersection of politics and social justice.

His leadership is rooted in his personal journey. Growing up as a mixed-race son of a single white mother in 1970s Britain, he faced racism and stigma. This shaped his commitment to social justice, racial equality, poverty alleviation, and ambition.

His lived experiences drive his advocacy for inclusive policies, social mobility, and the delivery of real practical solutions, ensuring that opportunities are accessible to all. Marvin has been a strong proponent of the importance of city leadership and the potential of urbanization to address global challenges. He delivered a TED Talk in 2022 on the critical role cities play in combating climate change.

Marvin has been recognized for the significance of his leadership including: an OBE, for services to local government; an Honorary Industrial Professor with University of Bristol; an Honorary Fellowship, UK Faculty of Public Health; an Honorary Doctorate, Swansea University; an Honorary Fellowship, RIBA; and an International Urban Leadership Award, University of Pennsylvania. In 2019 he was named Politician of the Year by the Business Green Leaders Awards. In 2025 he was given a Life Peerage by the Prime Minister of the UK and elevated to the UK House of Lords.

Great is thy Faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not; As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.

Chorus:

Great is Thy faithfulness!

Great is Thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided –

Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above

Join with all nature in manifold witness

To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

Chorus

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Chorus

TEXT: Thomas Obadiah Chisholm

MUSIC: William M. Runyan

Commencement Program

Class of 2025

President Ronald A. Matthews, presiding

Friday, May 9, 2025

2:00 p.m.

College of Business and Leadership (CBL)

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences (CEBS)

College of Health and Sciences (CHS)

Esperanza College of Eastern University (EC)

Palmer Theological Seminary and College (PTSC)

Templeton Honors College (THC)

CLASS OF 2025

Commencement Program

Musical Prelude Franklin Brass Quintet

*Academic Processional

*Hymn

“Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Rev. Perry O. Brisbon Adjunct Professor, Department of Music

Dr. Steven A. Ford Assistant Dean, Division of Fine & Performing Arts

*Invocation Dr. Joseph B. Modica University Chaplain

Welcome and Announcements

Scripture Reading: Jonah 2: 1-10 (NIV)

Alumni Welcome

Dr. Ronald A. Matthews President

Kaitlyn Willsey ’25 College of Health and Sciences (reading Scripture in English)

Vanahi Diaz Fernandez ’25 Esperanza College (reading Scripture in Spanish)

Mr. Steven E. Clemens ’91 Chair, Board of Trustees

Introduction of Student Speaker Dr. Kenton L. Sparks Provost

Student Speaker

Commencement Address

Remarks

Ashley Lynn Spracken ’25 College of Health and Sciences

Lord Marvin Rees, MS ’01 Life Peer, UK House of Lords

Mr. Steven E. Clemens ’91 Chair, Board of Trustees

Commencement Program

The Awarding of Degrees

Dr. Ronald A. Matthews, President

Dr. Christa Lee-Chuvala, Dean, College of Business and Leadership

Dr. Susan Edgar-Smith, Dean, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Tracey Greenwood, Dean, College of Health and Sciences

Dr. Nilsa Graciani, Acting Dean, Esperanza College

Dr. Kimberlee Johnson, Dean, Palmer Theological Seminary and College

Dr. Brian A. Williams, Dean, Templeton Honors College

*Benediction ...............................................................................................................................

Dr. Amy Richards Affiliate Professor, Liberal Studies and Chair, Philosophy, Templeton Honors College

*Academic Recessional Franklin Brass Quintet

*Audience please stand.

SPECIAL THANKS TO Gonfalon Bearers: Denise Henry, Director of Institutional Support, and Susan Yavor, Manager of Instructional Design and Learning Technologies

Name Readers: Christian Hicks, Director of GPS Enrollment; Sully Mori, Esperanza Student Success Coordinator; Andrew Osterhout, Academic Quality Specialist; Lisa D. Roach, Accounts Payable Manager

CLASS OF 2025

College of Business and Leadership

Bachelor of Arts

Tiffany Blain Cum Laude

Rodney Eugene Blake, Jr.

Magna Cum Laude

Chevelle L Hutchins

Cheryl Alice Johnson With Distinction

Antéya Shenaé Jones Cum Laude

Stacy A. Maitland

Cherice A. Wallace

Bachelor of Science

Morgan Adamski

Jacktone Stephen Ambuka

Zoe Carrasquillo

Sandy Diep

Vivian Maria Fred

ToniMarie Harvey

Micah Steven Henry

Deniel Kristiansen

Len McLean

Riley Anne Olberding

Danny Fidel Rodriguez

Ian Shaffer

Summa Cum Laude

Ramanpreet Singh

Trisha Lavonne Wilcox

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Associate of Arts

Kristiann Calvert

Shekera Wilson-Coaxum

Ayana Ervin

Shantella Langley

Robin Jill Long

Victoria A. Lozano

Zahnaya Denise Manley

Maryellen May

Sylvia Rose Mitchell

Kelly Nast

Boaz Jay Parker

Venesha Taylor

Fayona Ann Thompson

Tashina Pearson- Wilson

Bachelor of

Arts

Antoinette Renee Alexander

Heather Ann Geesaman

Mecca Aanisah Sharrieff With Distinction

Bachelor of Science

Rehab Abounar

Shantay Alexander

Jennifer L. Ammerman

Summa Cum Laude

Marcus Ammons Manley

Brianna Amodei

Abigail Aponte

Starr Bond With Distinction

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Faith Miranda Brenneman

Summa Cum Laude

Miyuki Bucci

Summa Cum Laude

Frances Butterline

Magna Cum Laude

Sara Enid Casillas

Jemma Nicole Church

Summa Cum Laude

Alyssa M. Coates

Aliya Crittenton-Harps

Ashley Cunningham

Summa Cum Laude

Jessica Lynn DeMutis

Milagros Diaz

Summa Cum Laude

Malaika Felts

Andreia Scheffer Fernandes With Distinction

Jenna Foster With Distinction

Omairis Esther Frias

Lauren M. Funkhouser

Amirah Darlene Gary

Alysha S. Glover

James Godboldt

Tiffany Grim

Alicia E. Harris

Summa Cum Laude

Amber-Ze'Na Harris With Distinction

Jasmine Lauren Harris

Rachel Kennedy With Distinction

Savannah Marie Kepple With Distinction

Natascha-Lin King College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Undergraduate Student Leadership and Service Award

Summa Cum Laude

Kathryn Anne Landreth

Shakira LaShaun Lavenhouse

Michelle Martinez

Siahnie McGee

Ebony M. Mills

Jada Lynn Murlin

Magna Cum Laude

Nancy Nguyen With Distinction

Joamely Janet Ortiz

Tiffany Barbara Osborn With Distinction

Vanessa N. Pagan

Ada Jazmin Perez

Nicole Ramos

Roseanne Rodriguez

Eidilee Nicole Rohena Jimenez

Yara Roman Ortiz

Martha Schmidt

Summa Cum Laude

Rhianna J. Sharpless With Distinction

Kiane Staniskis Cum Laude

Kimberly Stern

Magna Cum Laude

Makella Szozda

Andrea Kristine Taylor

Casey Vickery

Summa Cum Laude

Sherry C. Walker Cum Laude

Michelle Walls

ToniAnn Weirich

Summa Cum Laude

Tracy Sue Weirich With Distinction

Amanda Woodson

CLASS OF 2025

College of Health and Sciences

Associate of Arts

Tykeisha Barrow

Joyce Taqi Dean

Lisa Jeanne Douglas-Aubé

Josephine Elizabeth Epping

Khadaija Roberta Hicks

Lisa Marie Resto

Marjorie Scipion

Marcianna Nicolette Tavani

Master of Arts (Theological and Cultural Anthropology)

Jessica Linn Altz

Emma Ruohoniemi

Abigail Young

Master of Education (School Health Services)

Lucille Ann Barrett

Deborah Bennett

Melissa Boob

Amanda Broderick

Laurie Tornetta Brown

Samantha Rose Conrad

Margaret Mary Cox

Rachel Leigh Coykendall

Alysa Davis

Marie Fetsick

Gina Giovinco

Traci Goforth

Brittany Nichole Hutton

Meghan Ilasi

Cortney Keys

Colleen Marie Lampone

Jenna Suzanne Landis

Michele Luppe

Eleanor Jean Madigan

Megan Lynne Margavage

Amanda Lynn McCray

Amanda J. McLoughlin

Kathryn Boericke McQueen

Kathleen Miller

Karen Lynn Morris

Stephanie Morris

Keriann Murphy

Marjorie O'Brien

Amy O'Hara

Mackenzie Lynn O'Keefe

Lauren Olcese-Mercurio

Joanna Francine Parker

Jasmine Edith Peno

Krista L. Petty

Jennifer M. Rimert

Kimberly Joy Robinson

Ashley Rudolph

Abigail Lynn Slater

Latasha Anne Ebony Snyder

Hyo Staner

Maria Teresa Stelacio

Misty Elizabeth Stephens

Janelle Stoltzfus

Deborah Ann Sweeney

Deena Szilezy-Oppenheimer

Lakeea Taylor

April Tyler

Theresa Valent

Lauren Venafra

Krista Leigh Weaver

Megan Whisel

Stephanie Zecca Winsman

Katelyn Marie Zecca

Master of Science (Data Analytics)

Oludare H. Akanbi

Heston John Allred

Tiana R. Arzuaga

Margaret Bahr

Katelyn Marie Banalewicz

Rebecca Kathrine Barclay

Bailey Barnard

College of Health and Sciences

Joseph Hall Barnett

Ada Alazar Berhane

Chloe Birta

India Bobadilla

Eric Demetrius Bradley Jr.

Ibinabo Braide

Brandon Brelsford

Brianna LaVern Brown

Roberto Busby

Raymond Thomas Carter

Sasi Kumar Chandru

Stef Kaki Chung

Ryan Cowan

Cristal Cruz Mora

Destinee Cushing

Jordan Nicole Daitch

Julian Adam Dansby

Albert Kennard Davenport

Desirae M. DeJesus

Lisbeth Diaz

Tahnee Dixon

Mahudjlo Djengue

Meagan L. Dresser

Kendra Anne Dunham

Richard William Esenbock

Monique Flores

Emily A. Fogarty

Shivaguru Ganesh

Sandra Gibson

Samantha Glauser

Thomas Mack Gordon

Stanley Eugene Guinn

Brian Gustin

Jaime Hanf

Emily Harding

Edward C.N. Hill III

Brittni Hunter

Kaseem M. Jones

Steven Travis Langley

Michael James LeDuc Jr.

Joshua N. Longmire

Steven Li

McClinton Luckett

Cassatia Lynch

Jennifer Michelle Mann

Nickeisha Antoinette Manya

Erica Martyniuk

Shakira Nadiv Jaleen Mason

Viergeline Maxius

Amber Lynne Cardinal

Oliver Thomas Gardner McKenna

Sabrina Millar

David Scott Mills

Ashley Mize

Kurt L. Mullen

Joy Naik

Vivian Ngo

Hoang Nguyen

Nadine Rebecca Oland

Christy Shunte Pam

Angela Kim Paolella

Mia Carolyn Parise

Krista Park

Jayasuriya A D L Perera

Nicolas Perez

Michelle Peters

Cierra Brook Poole

Elizabeth Reilly

Larissa Richey

Clare Annie Rosser

Smriti Rupakheti

Erica-Lyn Russell

Dorothy Alice Sheer

Lauren Smith

Evan Standerwick

Makena Nicole Stewart

Adrianna MacKenzie Taylor

Taylor Vidmar

Frederick Weller

Olivia Ann Wynn

Jiyeon Ellie Yim

Palwasha Khan Zahid

Emily A. Zamot

CLASS OF 2025

College of Health and Sciences

Master of Science

(Data Science)

Maaz Abdelsalam

Hesham Mustafa Ali Abduljalil

Samuel Chukwudi Abia

Andres Abin-Fuentes

Raliat K. Abiola

Bibbin Abraham

Adekunle Ola Adekunle

Jaiyeola Solomon Adeniyi

Jivan Adhikari

Shimels Afework

Mfon Sylvester Afia

James Salarda Chan

Neelam Agashe

Chika Agiriga

Rhyana Ahmad

Sally Ahmed

Tina Ahuja

Lindsay Aiello

Olayinka Mubarak Akinbola

Florian F. Akpabie

Darlene Faith Alcorn

Jeffrey James Alder

Farheen Fatima Ali

Laila Ali

Nadav Alkaslassy

Adrian Allen

Abdullrahman Al-Murshed

Danielle Altersitz

Jeannine Marie Amm

Christian Anderson

Samantha Anderson

Brett Andrews

Julie Andrews

Isaac William Angell

Imanuel Annoh

Sinahi Aqrawi

Kalena Archer

Estrella Arellano

Mathew Armstrong

Rajalakshmi S Arumugam

Akeem Adekunle Asiru

Andrew Michael Assile

Parmida Atashzay

David Atomode

Shalymar Avilés Carrazana

Mark Ernest Bahr

Sonya Baigildin

Taylor Baker

Hawi Balcha

Gloria Christine Bales

Shannon Ballard

Danilo Henrique Barbosa

Josh Evan Barker

Rebecca Suzanne Barney

Canisha Mechell Barron

Daniel Barton

Nicole Marie Basile

Mirza Basim

Doljinsuren Batbaatar

Anthony Battle

Taylor Nicole Bauman

Miguel Angel Bautista

Donald Eugene Baylor Jr.

Brandon Jacob Benalcazar

Kerry Benavides

Troy Benson

Rachael Berns

Alexander Bershadsky

Michael Parker Beyers

Gandhi Bhattarai

Samantha Morgan Bieth

Luo Biqiang

Steven K. Bird II

Placide Birori

Jairus Machoka Birundu

Benjamin Bishop

Sheldon St.Christopher Bishop

Paul Douglas Bleeker

Mark Bochner

Kristen Bogaerts

Faizan Danish Bokhari

Chris Bolognese

Fatrianto Bong

John Kerry Bonyo

Navindra Boodhoo

College of Health and Sciences

Adam Todd Booz

Jennifer Lynn Boozier

Lauren Bralski

Jade Bray

Amy Brevick

Jonathan Thomas Brewer

Elizabeth Joy Brewers

Dashiell James Bringhurst

Jakob Sheerin Britton-Doucette

Jared Broadman

Matthew Broderick

Nicholas Bromley

Chris Bronski

Adriana Brown

Derius Brown

Shaquilla M. Brown

Ellen Hoopingarner Bruce

William Vance Bruce

Veronique Brunet

Samuel Jesse Brunk III

Mary Elizabeth Burfeind

Adi Burrack Bizaui

Amy Cady

Michelle Callahan

Keith Daryl Calligan

Moises Calvalhar

Artana Campagna

Richard Campbell

Holli Erin Campolongo

Jorge Campos

James Christopher Capone

Jose Manuel Cardenas

Jonathan Carlton

Bryn Caron

Colin Carroll

Matthew Phillip Carver

Jillian Cashman

Anthony Castellano

Patrick Catton

Bradford Cavanaugh

Melissa Yvette Cavazos

Johnathan Ceja

Jovial Paul Chakkalakkal

Annie Chang

Mark Alexander Chapman

Evan Charlesworth

Ann Chatelle

Jacky Chen

Lakshna Chopra

Divya Choudhary

Bedabrata Choudhury

Alyssa Christensen

Bryon Christian

Wing Kai Chu

Sean Chung

Benjamin Frederick Clardy V

Alyssa Compton Clark

Brian D. Clark

Keva Monte Clay Jr.

Jaime Elizabeth Clemons

Jerrell Devon Coakley

Kalene Coffey

Mark Connelly

Carmel Elizabeth Duea Cooper

Cory Cooper

Ian Gregory Copeland

Brittany Cottle

Tristan A. Cox

Christopher Dale Crawford

Jane Patricia Crewdson

Ashton Crochet

Gabriel Cunningham

Anthony Michael Cuozzo

Reyce Curnane

Izaak James Curry

Annie Cushing

Henry Dacres

Derek Daffara

Roman Damaso

Christina Ann D'Amico

Michelle David

Alisa Lynne Davis

Connor Davis

Kendra Denise Davis

Lillyan A. Davis

Terrin Day

Kseniia Daza

Gabriel Josue de Loayza Vallejos

College of Health and Sciences

Orsolina de Michiel

Daniel Jonathan Debelak

Vilimira Nedyalkova Delcheva Prieto

Matthew Delgado

Ernest Anthony DeLosAngeles

Ashleigh Oliver Demerin

Travis Despain

Vitalii Diakonov

Amadou B. Diallo

Dise Diasonama

Darryl Martha Diaz

Mathew Dietz

Vincent DiMichele

Marie Thien Huong Dinh

Nguyen Vu Dinh

Phuongnhung Thi Do

Rangavalli Doddapaneni

Olivia Lauren Dominguez

Erika Lauren Doogah

Andrew Carter Dorau

Solomon Dorsey

Danyelle L. Dosunmu

Julia Lynn Duchnowski

Jeremiah Durran

Tochukwu Adindu Duru

Neeraj Dutt

Annie Dwyer

Kendall Dwyre

Andrew Dykeman

Abiodun Edunro

Natalie Effiom

Madison Ramona Ehnes

Zachary John Eischeid

Estelle Ekosso

Maad El Gali

Kebede Alemu Eliso

Samir Elkhatib

Susan Eugenia Elliott

Luke Ellis

Obinna Enechionyia

Chadd Engel

Helina Ermias

Florence Taiwo Eromosele

Adanma Eronwu

Joshua Esposito

Farhad Ezatkhah

Rakel Kohana Faaland

Jaron Newton Fairweather

Hanming Fan

Kelly Fang

Oludare Akintomiwa Faniran

Alan Luo Fanng

Komil Fazilov

Rizan Fazily

Heather Rae Ferlitch

Ian Gabriel G. Fernandez

Andrea Ferral

Anthony Vincent Ficarrotto

Quinn Fillmore

Christine Annette Fitzer

Nina Melissa Fitzpatrick

Sean Walter Fletcher

Patrick Minoru Foran

Devin Ford

Michael Carl Fortman

Jason Fox

Leslie R. Fraboni

Lucy Rose Frank

Saori Buhr Frank

Jason R. Frazier

Ian Joseph Friedrichs

Carlos Alberto Fuentes

Rutushikha Fulzélé

Angus Fursdon-Welsh

Ermias Gelaye Gaga

Agastya Gangishetty

Jesus Alfredo Garcia Gonzalez

Natasha Garcia

Wilfredo Garcia Rivera

Matisse Celestina Zenobia Garnett-Young

Christopher Garre

Juan Garza Jr.

Sintayehu S. Gemechu

Nicolas Paul Gentile

Mabel Geraldo Delima

Justin Gervasi

Julia Dee Getts

Predria Ghariby

College of Health and Sciences

Anil Ghimire

Brittany Nichole Gholston

Adam Gildwarg

Lelina Gizaw

Steven Michael Gladden

Ross Michael Gladey

Wondwosen L. Godana

Jennifer Godwin

Isaiah A. Gonzales

Martin Gonzalez

Jay Krishnan Gopalakrishnan Prameela Devi

Evan Chester Gorczynski

Nathan A. Goss

Kathryn Jane Goy Julien

Calvin James Gray Jr.

Joseph Green

William Green

Nicholas Griffin

Rachel Kelly Griffin

Randal L. Griggs

Andrew Lawrence Grooters

Alexander Benedict G. Gruezo

Ethan Gueck

Brooklynn Brielle Guinto

Kiran Kumar Goud Gundrai

Rafaela Beatriz da Silva

Anamika Gupta

Franco Gustave

Celso Hada

Akrem Hagos

Sharon A. Haines

Hanna Emilia Halfinger

Ashanti Hall

Nathaniel Hall

Kai Alexander Hallam

Dina Mohamed Hamed

Ramsey L. Hamilton

Luke Jeffery Hanson

Tarek Harba

Alan Yong Harrington

Damali Sala Harris

Ashley Harris-Norwood

Dustin Hartle

Krista Nichole Harty

Randy Michael Harvey

Shakhawat Hassan

Tracee Hatcher

Joshua Robert Hawker

Jona Hazizaj

Mitchell Healy

Victoria Heard

Thomas Held

Mouasue Johnny Her

Alicia Hernandez

Cynthia Lee Hernandez

Timothy A. Hernandez

Jose Miguel Hernandez Septien

Leonard Hidalgo

Jeffrey Hilb

Kerry Hill

Ronald Hill

Joel Phillip Himes

Huong Ho

Shannon M. Hoague

Kaleb Hodnett

Jared Hoerter

Patricia Hoffman-Friedes

Emily Diane Holdren

Melissa Hollis

Chandler Aimes Holt

Theodore Hopkins

Kayla Charlotte Horne

David B. Horvath

Adele Koomi Hounakey

Chengzhe Huang

Dylan Huber

Edward Michael Huber Jr.

Jeremy Hudspeth

Ailena Sue Hunsinger

Owen D. Hunter

David Hurley

Nicholas Hyde

Okechukwu Victor Inyama

Neda Irani

James Irizarry

Luis Izquierdo

John Dale Jackson

Humayoon Jafri

College of Health and Sciences

Christopher Dean James

Nitesh Kumar Jangid

Dema Wisam Jasim Jasim

Edwin Santiago Jerez

Ross John

Alec Chapman Johnson

Joshua Caleb Johnson

Kevin Johnson

Tyler Johnson

Lee Jones

Luke Jones

Matthew Jordan

Chrisler John Joseph

Youssef Jouad

Jilma Joy

Iclert Justilien

Adam Kachel

Mukta Kachhara

Seetharam Kandarpa

Natasha Mishka Kaplan

Shnehi Karki

Scott Karnish

Olaide Kashimawo

My Abdelmajid Kassem

Andrew Keane

Meklit Kebede

Kevin Keller Kenga

Elena Marie Kenney

Adam Christian Kent

Jordan Khamvongsouk

James Michael Kilbride

Grace Kilroy

Sarah Elizabeth Kimak

Jeremy Kincaid

Lynda Carrie King

Erin Kirk

Laura Rose Kirkpatrick

Erika Klem

Nathan Kloos

Camilla Knackstedt

Daniel Christopher Knight

Katherine Lyndsea Koebbe

Joshua Korang

Madisen Claire Korpi

Jordan Koupal

Andrii Kovbasistyi

Raghavendra Krishnapuram

Georgios Kroupis

Manish Kumar

James Karl Kurtz

Allison Lacovara

Ashley Lahm

Dawa Karpo Lama

John Vincent Joseph Lang

Kenneth Larbi-Kwapong

Yanet Larramendi Sanchez

Christina Joy Lasota

Shaina Lavergne

Elizabeth Lease

Justin Leger

Kristie Melissa Legge

Kayla Ivy Lei

Tanya Leonce

John LeStonga

Alan Lew

Christine Lewis

Rebecca A. Lewis

Jiejun Li

Wendy Lim Li Chin

Richard Rola Licas

Aidan Nicholas Link

Matthew Lipscomb

Marc-Anthony Llosa

Haritha Lnu

Kaitlin Neumann Logan

David Lopez

Abigail Lorenzen

Michael Loveland

Lily Grace Loyer

Angelica Lozano Gomez

Han Lu

Tiangeng Lu

Richard Harry Luc

Megan Lucado

Nickolas Mabini

Kimberly Millicent Mabon

Madison Macaulay Fuja

John Maclay

College of Health and Sciences

Xavier Maxwell Maddox

Chaz Madrid

Imane Maghni

Joseph Kyle Maiden

Kalea Sion Main

Milliscent Tariro Makaudze

Aamir Mamoon

Ravi Manandhar

Alyssa Mancuso

Samanvitha Mandra

Qaisar Manzoor

Jaclyn Maraia

Whit Marcellus-Altman

Kamani W. Marchant

Tadiwos Marie

Laura Carina Marien

Emmanuel Marinos

Donald Jordan Marsh

David Benjamin Marshall

Ricardo Martinez

Aundre Jordan Marzulli

Carissa Mason

Philip Massine

Serena N. Matos

Ryuei Matsui

Christopher Matthew

Austin Travis Matthews

Edward Musau Mbwika

Darion McAdoo

Amanda Haynie McBurnett

Robert Thomas McCann

Lynn McCollom

Colte McCorkle

John McCown

Rachel McDade

Sarah McDonald

Matthew McGarry

Jonigh Natalie McGee

Shawn Devin McGrady

Daniel Joseph McHatton

Todd R. McKeever

Jaquila McWilliams

Jemma Marie Medrano

Fernando Luiz Brito Melo

Javier Fabian Mendez

Trenton Menor

Alexis Mercado

Aubrey Lynn Merced

Skyler Merry

Tesfaye Tirfe Meshesha

Jessica Fabiola Meza Perez

Michael Adam Micek

Philip Michlik

Joshua Middagh

Clayton Miller

John E. Miller

Leah Miller

Megan Miller

Zachary James Miller

Maria Alejandra Minaya Cruz

Jillian Minutillo

Dexter Grant Mitchell

Melissa Mitchell

Michelle Denise Mitchenor

Yahia Babiker Mohamed

Heath Montgomery

Jacob Vincent Montoya

Michael Mooney

Mallory Patricia Mora

Mathias Martel Helton Morache

Nicholas Morin

Amy Moschos

Dennis Lee Mott

Moulouk Nicolas Mouzaoir

Lydia Mugga

D. Syed Muhammad

Elizabeth Uwase Muhire

Timothy Mullen

Allyson Mullinax

Henry Murray

Michael James Murray-Busher

Braeden Michael J. Myers

Mitchell Nathan

Ryan Navarro

Chidera Ndubuisi

Krishna Priya Nemalikanti

Kamal Krishna Neupane

Kate Ngo

CLASS OF 2025

College of Health and Sciences

Emma Morgan Ngokion

John Jr Nguyen

Minh Nhut Nguyen

Quynh Nguyen

Uyen Pham Minh Nguyen

Zachary Niccoli

Selam Asfaw Nida

Curtis Nielson

Andrew J. Niewiarowski, Jr.

Isaac Nikolin

Khawla Nirjhar

Barbara Nolter

Jacob Nordstrom

Ifeanyi Nnamaka Nwambuonwor

Arpana Nyaupane

Parker Oberg

Bright Ofori

George Uriah Ogolo

Isak Walter Ohman

Ebenezer Ojo

Salome Ok

Olubunmi Olarinde

Valentina Olaya

Sebastian Olaya Yepes

Mark Oliver

Miranda Oliverius

Jace Coles Olsen

Samuel Osisiye Onewo

Henry Opoku-Gyambibi

Temitope Orebote

Sidney David Osborn

Ashley Marie Owens

Ronald Oswaldo Pacheco Montenegro

Sameer Pakuwal

Tenzin Paldon

Adam Tyler Palmisano

Christopher Panchura

Amar Pandit

Gregory Parisi

Nicholas Steven Parisi

Emily Parker-Eaton

Jeffrey Alan Parton

Raj Ajay Patel

Smita Patel

Vraj Patel

Grace Pauly

Brian Pearce

Ryan Dominic Peng

Tyrone L. Penson

Sofia Perales

Chanuka Gehasha Perera

Mariah Richelle Perez

Frank Michael Pesce

Levi Allen Peterson

Amy Briar Pezzoni

Quoc Van Anh Pham

Ben R. Phillips

Brandon Warren Phillips

Josette Pierre

Bryan Vladimir Piguave Llano

Timothy Ponden

Lucas Popilock

Matthew Potter

Kari Prabhakar

Arvind Pratap

Blake Pritchard

Peter James Procopio

Tibebu Proctor

Edlyn Nachelle Profic

Madhusudhana Rao Venkata Punuganti

Nicholas Qualitza

Mireya Quintanar

Matthew Edward Minh Rafferty

Sharad Chandrakant Raikar

Murthy Ramabhotla

Anayansi Ramirez

Ashley Rando

Haneef Rasheed

Jasim Rasheed

Joshua Joseph Rask

Syed Rayhan

Michael Bernard Reaves

Uriah Rob Redden

Hunter Reed

Chase Reske

William Gerard Ries

Marthony Rigor

Michael Anthony Rinaldi

College of Health and Sciences

Talia Rivera

Samuel Eric Roberts

Stephanie Louise Roberts

Jessica Robeson

Jeremy Rocheleau

Jaime Veliz Rodriguez

Chanapong Rojanaworarit

Carter Jacob Rooney

James Scott Rudy

Courtney Runowski

Warren Gene Russell III

Ufitinema Diane Rwigamba

J. Michael Rzeszut

Nishant Sagar

Magan Saini

Heidi Saltsman

Wilmer Fernando Sanabria

Eduardo Jose Sanchez

Veronica Sanchez

Genesis Santiago Jr.

Salma Sapkota

Robert Leroy Sapp

Sandro Satta

Nishit Saurabh

Uzma Sayyeda

Tyler Schaffer

Philip Thaddeus Scheibe

Stephen James Schilling

Erik Schulze

Douglas Schwartz

Jason Brodie Scott

Kyle James Seagrave

Jonathan Reid Seaward

Miyah Segura

Jon Patrick Seiler

David Sen

Pranab Sengupta

James Albert Sentz

Valeria Serenil

Dylan Michael Shaffer

Dinesh Jung Shah

Millie Shah

Niraj Shah

Osama Shahbaz

Muhammad Shakeel

Mohammad Shalbak

Zade Shammout

Ryan Tessa Sharkey

Mritunjay Sharma

Eric Shatzky

Emily Sheehan

Kathleen Sheehy

Daniel Short

Ishwori Shrestha

Sagun Shrestha

Unisha Shrestha Tusuju

Briton Eugene Simmons

Sarah Louise Simpson

Seid Siraj

Heather Rene Slaven

Caitlyn J. Smith

Harrison Smith

Kelsey Nicole Smith

Lindsay Nicole Smith

Nicolas Smith

Paris Riley Smith

Shirtoria B. Smith

Lori Marie Smotryski

Demetrius Patrice Snow

Amelia Sobrepena

Theodore Sofios

Kristian Sogge

Kaevon Soleman

Joel Soleyn

Hannah Solomon

Edward Sorrell

Madison Spence

Ashley Lynn Spracken

Kshama Srinivas

Pooja Srivastava

Edward Price Stallard

John Tyler Stamm

Tyler Garrett Stark

Brent Steele

Claire Elaine Stegman

Sarah Margaret Steinbaum

Tyler Stetson

Kayla Stites

CLASS OF 2025

College of Health and Sciences

Rachel Lauren Stowers

Mikayla Leilani Strange

Michael Stratton

Jason E. Strickhouser

Joanna Stulz

Whitney Nicole Sturgill

Tyana Janessa Summers

Derrick R. Suragh

Melissa Susan Sweeney

Anaf Tabor

Habtamu Y. Tafese

Bersabeh Demissie Tafesse

Garry Tam Huang

Jacqueline Tangbobito

Jaime Jacqueline Tarantola

Robert D. Tatz

Mark Robert Taylor

Berhane Tedla

Abel Teklemariam Tekle

Richard Telusma

Mahder Tesfaye

Jharna Thakur

Bikram Thapa

David Richard Thomas

Josh Tilton

Earlene Rae Tingle

Mia Katherine Todd

David Toth

MacKenzie Trammell

Benjamin Trerice

Kelly Anne Henaghan Trump

Kyaw Tun

Huseyin Turan

Ivan Mapp Turner III

Christina Marie Turpin

John Rogers Tusken

Abhishek Tyagi

Kathy Lou Tyson

Gandhi Uppalapatti

Daniel Urdaneta

Muhammad Usman

Gelila G. Utalo

Sayan Uttarkar

Henriette Uwumwami

Pritee Vaivude Dumbre

Bao Vang

Tijo Varughese

Roselor Vedrine

Kevin Veeder

Dave Veglahn

Jackeline Vela

Aruna Jyothi Vemula

Julia Verdanidze

Aaron Verive

Ryan James View

Ajay Prasadh Viswanathan

Doraid Waheed

Paul James Walker

Blake W. Wallace

Gary Daniel Warren

Erica Nicole Warsinsky

Jennifer Weaver

Kenroy Clinton St George Wedderburn

Consuelo Wells

Noah Wesley-Chevalier

Jeremy Howard Westerfield

Julie Ann Wetterlin

Kristin Whitaker

Nataliia White

Lonnie Lee Wibberding

Logan Wicke

Asher Wiley

Elizabeth Williams

Jonathan Williams

Katie Jolene Williams

Misty Nicole Wilson

Robert Alan Wilson, Jr.

Colin Winkelman

Nathan R. Winzenried

Daniel Quinn Wisniewski

Jennifer R. Wisniewski

Todd Michael Wisotzkey

Analise Nicole Withrow

Emma Wokem

Abraham Mengesha Woldemariam

Andrew Wolfanger

Keefe Wong

Michelle Williams Wrabley

College of Health and Sciences

Yun Wu

Tanya Wygant

Abubakarr Yalancy

Andrew Yamriska

Yilei Yang

James Conary Yarbrough

Buruk T. Yeshidenber

Beamlak Yimam

Joseph Aaron Yusko

Nicholas Zembruski

Chong Gui Zhao

Jialin Alex Zheng

Cheri Zheng-Fredericks

Erin Ziegler

Brett Zosh

Master of Science in Nursing

Meghan Boyce

Sandra Helen Brady

Theresa Anne Leslie

Allison Taylor Michael

Tahira Imani Whittington

Master of Social Work

Darcy Arthur

Jameson Padraig Brown

Latesha M. Carter

Calvin J. Carthan Jr.

Esperanza College

Associate in Applied Science

Guillermo Zaul Galarza

Grismaldy Herrera

David M. Maisonet Velez

Keven Nunez

Megan Clark

Jennifer Lynn Cleary

Kayla Marie Doris Daley

Sierra Anais Winslow Fegely

Yolanda Gaona

Cianté Hardee-Hudson

Eric Harrington

Shelby Leanne Kemp

Megan Peggy Lawson

Shameeka Lazarre

Melissa Alice LeBrun

Glendaliz Lora

Alexy Breanne Maratellos Allen

Mika Muschamp

Amanda Oertel

Elizabeth Osterday

Jacklyn Petersen

Irma Rosalba Quiroz Luna

Carmen M. Ramos

Deonni Serina Rayford Roundtree

Yesenia Rodriguez Rodriguez

Suzz Sandalwood

Jennifer Shetterly

Sidney A. Thomas II

Trinity Autumn Upton

Miranda Walters

Aislinn Weiman

Kaitlyn Willsey

Eneida Ramos-Santos *

Yeriel Reyes

Adrieliz Marie Reyes Leon

Joshua Rivera-Rojas

Charlie Vallejo

Esperanza College

Associate in Science

Justin Gabriel Angeles NÊñez

Valentina Arroyave Diaz

Leilannie Noemi Gonzalez

Shalaya Jones

Marianne J. Lebron *

Yaliah Mendoza

Layliany Raphael

Yaveh Reyes

Maria Teresa Reynoso Genao

Ciara Jamila Richardson

Cierra Princesa Rosario

Glory Santos Romero

Brandon Yahir Soto Barrondo

Associate of Arts

Natasha Linette Cruz

Vanahi Del Carmen Diaz Fernandez

Michelle Dougherty

Princesa Maricel Fulgencio Palmero

Kristal Marie Gorbea Cruz

Janeè Nicole Kelly Green

Chaveliz Marie Reyes-Pacheco

Steve Rivera

Nashalie Rosado

Jeannette A. Santiago

Joleydi M. Suarez

Wilmari Vazquez

Palmer Theological Seminary and College

Bachelor of Arts

Verlene Novinca King

Magna Cum Laude

Anderia Nicole Richardson-Fountain

With Distinction

Jacob Wells

Templeton Honors College

Master of Arts in Teaching Classical Education

Trinity Carolyn Bankson

Andrew Gillespie

Kimberly Johns

Jennifer C. Milligan

Ann Pearl Stevens

Rose Helen Marie Tomassi

* W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Scholarship recipient

Students listed in this program are candidates for degrees that will be conferred upon certification of successful completion of all coursework. Preliminary honors appearing in this program are based upon the cumulative record at the end of the preceding term of academic work. Final honors recognition will appear on transcripts and will be based upon all Eastern University academic work leading to graduation.

Commencement Program

Class of 2025

President Ronald A. Matthews, presiding

Saturday, May 10, 2025

10:30 a.m.

College of Arts and Humanities (CAH)

College of Business and Leadership (CBL)

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences (CEBS)

College of Health and Sciences (CHS)

Palmer Theological Seminary and College (PTSC)

Templeton Honors College (THC)

CLASS OF 2025 Commencement Program

Musical Prelude Franklin Brass Quintet

*Academic Processional

*Hymn

“Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Rev. Perry O. Brisbon Adjunct Professor, Department of Music

Dr. Steven A. Ford Assistant Dean, Division of Fine & Performing Arts

*Invocation Dr. Joseph B. Modica University Chaplain

Welcome and Announcements

Scripture Reading: Jonah 2: 1-10 (NIV)

Alumni Welcome

Dr. Ronald A. Matthews President

Julian Riley ’25 College of Business and Leadership (reading Scripture in English)

Aleah Zubrod ’25 College of Arts and Humanities and Templeton Honors College (reading Scripture in Arabic)

Mr. Steven E. Clemens ’91 Chair, Board of Trustees

Introduction of Student Speaker Dr. Kenton L. Sparks Provost

Student Speaker

“You Do Not Walk Alone”

Leah L. Laut ’25 College of Arts and Humanities

Turning Point Ensemble

Rev. Perry O. Brisbon Director

Prof. Susan Ricci-Rogel Accompanist

Commencement Program

The Awarding of Honorary Degree to Lord Marvin Rees

Introduction of Commencement Speaker

Mr. Steven E. Clemens ’91 Chair, Board of Trustees

Dr. Kenton L. Sparks Provost

Dr. Ronald A. Matthews President

Dr. Ronald A. Matthews President

Commencement Address Lord Marvin Rees, MS ’01 Life Peer, UK House of Lords

Remarks ........................................................................................................................

Mr. Steven E. Clemens ’91 Chair, Board of Trustees

The Awarding of Degrees

Dr. Ronald A. Matthews, President

Dr. Timothy Brown, Dean, College of Arts and Humanities

Dr. Christa Lee-Chuvala, Dean, College of Business and Leadership

Dr. Susan Edgar-Smith, Dean, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Tracey Greenwood, Dean, College of Health and Sciences

Dr. Kimberlee Johnson, Dean, Palmer Theological Seminary and College

Dr. Brian A. Williams, Dean, Templeton Honors College

*Benediction ............................................................................................................................

Dr. Walter Huddell Professor and Program Director, Mathematics, College of Health and Sciences

*Academic Recessional Franklin Brass Quintet

*Audience please stand.

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Gonfalon Bearer: Andrea Ruth, Director of Financial Aid

Name Readers: Christian Hicks, Director of GPS Enrollment; Andrew Osterhout, Academic Quality Specialist; Lisa D. Roach, Accounts Payable Manager

Student Awards: Melissa Bryant, Vice President for Student Development

College of Arts and Humanities

Bachelor of Arts

Sara Abbate

Summa Cum Laude

Lily M. Bertolet

Summa Cum Laude

Josiah-Micah Judah Cash

Autumn Croy

Magna Cum Laude

William Cunningham

Ella Grace Curcuruto

Magna Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Allen Dastine

Ava Margaret DeLong

Ryan Charles Drobnick

Summa Cum Laude

Seamus Patrick Feeley

Ada Josephine Germany

Summa Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Aaliyha Breanna Gilbert

Cum Laude

Lindsey Mae Houck *

Cum Laude

Sylvie Jones

Magna Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Skyler Victoria Kellers

Sarah Kathleen Kimmel

Summa Cum Laude

Mrs. W. Byron Brown Christian Service Award

Biblical Studies Award

Abigail Grace Kitchen

Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Caroline Cherry Literature Award

Leah I. Laut

Gilbert L. Guffin Freedoms Foundation Award

Christian Steven Lengkeek

Magna Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Elizabeth Florence Leonard

Cum Laude

Margaret Kathleen Manousos

Taylor Marin

Summa Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Valentina Marie Marino

Jillian Paige Mino

Magna Cum Laude

Grace Elizabeth Nealy

Summa Cum Laude

Samarah Marie Pacheco

Ashlynne Mrinalini Pillai

Summa Cum Laude

Aaron Matthew Rantanen

Justin Taylor Rittwage

Chloe Elizabeth Rupe

Cum Laude

Aniya Sanchez

Brianna Ellen Sanders

Justin Alan Shaffer

Cum Laude

Tia Sigler

Magna Cum Laude

Allen Guelzo Award

Morgan Lee Sitasz

Summa Cum Laude

Phi Sigma Iota Language Honorary Award

Katherine Grace Thomas

Magna Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

The Frederick J. Boehlke Award

Tyler Christopher Wallace

Office of Faith and Practice Award

Aleah Grace Zubrod

Magna Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Bachelor of Science

Kiersten Margaret Brecht

Cum Laude

College of Business and Leadership

Bachelor of Science

Ryan Patrick Adams

Maxwell James Bushong

Summa Cum Laude

Business Faculty Award

Zachary Wallace Chaplin

Summa Cum Laude

Jack Geiger Memorial Award

Alia Janay Chase

Tenzin Choedak

Addison Clark

Maeve Ellen Colligan

Magna Cum Laude

Logan Lee Culp

Dan Divita

Cum Laude

Joshua Luis Dorflinger

Xavier Antonio Dunham

Cum Laude

Madison Kelly Evans Cum Laude

Christopher Mark Fanelli

JoEl Elise Groff

Magna Cum Laude

Davin Joel Hernandez

Gabriella Lynn Hollinger

Magna Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Bridgette Kelly Cum Laude

Michal Kolaczewski

Luca T. Marinucci Cum Laude

Gavin Mark Mikulski

Makenna Grace Miller

Summa Cum Laude

Jonathan Milne Cum Laude

Liam Joseph O'Connor

Syanne Pennelope Pichon Cum Laude

Russell Jean-Pierre Germain Pilard

Julia Rose Prekup

Samuel Joseph Provido

Quincy Ritz

Joseph Nathanael Rivera

Mary-Kate Elizabeth Sansone

Suraj Sharma

Saba Svani

Joziah Trevino

Jacob Phillips Wagner

Sarah Marie Westmoreland Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Office of Faith and Practice Award

Zona Wilson

Lauren Elizabeth Young

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Bachelor of Arts

Matthew Thomas Brown

Kevin Jesus Chasiluisa

Reese Devlin

Cum Laude

Althea Nicole Dietze

Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Emma Ditman

Keishla Figueroa Cum Laude

Janean Alexis Foster

Julia Hope Furlong

Magna Cum Laude

Alyssa S. Gibbs

Magna Cum Laude

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Marissa Renee Good

Magna Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Ethan Goonewardene

Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Madison Juliana Howes

Magna Cum Laude

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Kappa

Delta Pi & Psi Chi Student Advocacy Award

Cassandra Kay Kaeppel

Jania Long

Rita Davina Maiorana

Kacie R. Noonan

Elijah James Osborne

Brady Palmer

Cum Laude

Terry Weathersby Memorial Scholarship Award

Yolanda Turner Personal Growth Award

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Undergraduate Student Leadership and Service Award

Sophie Grace Rollins

Minnie Manning Psychology Prize

Rachel ELizabeth Rymarowicz

Cum Laude

Jayden Lamar Smith

Samantha Grace Sturkey

Marielle Jamari Tomlinson

Samantha Ann Voelker

Cum Laude

Sarah L. Wilk

Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science

Jessica Evelyn Baines

Lilyanna C. Baynum

Elizabeth Grace Botbyl

Summa Cum Laude

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Kappa

Delta Pi & Psi Chi Student Advocacy Award

Kristin Cordelia Bunting

Elizabeth Opal Ceraso

Summa Cum Laude

Academic Honor Award

Elsie Williamson Fraser Award in Education

Sharon Dotti

Magna Cum Laude

Kristen Grace Furlow

Summa Cum Laude

Sara Germain

Christopher John Miller

Eliana Brielle Pitts

Dana Przychodzien

Summa Cum Laude

Academic Honor Award

Taina Laura Reyes

Magna Cum Laude

Kiana Roshell Sampson *

Lydia Grace Shepherd

Summa Cum Laude

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Undergraduate Student Leadership and Service Award

Anastasia Sider-Rose

Summa Cum Laude

Janice Stead Memorial Award

Payton Silva

Summa Cum Laude

Stephenia Jangar Tenny

Julia Joanne Thompson

Summa Cum Laude

Jeffrey Wu

Cum Laude

Grace Vaughan Youakim

College of Health and Sciences

Bachelor of Arts

Lindsay J. Addink

Summa Cum Laude

Evan Amey

Summa Cum Laude

The SMACS Outstanding Mathematics

Student

Briana Nicole Berry

Gabrielle Sophia Brown

Cum Laude

Morgan Burno

Benjamin Noah Mondares Connolly

Kelly Johana Contreras

Aissata Coulibaly

Joshua Alexander Cruz Criminal Justice Award

Kevin James Cummings

Cum Laude

Tyler Dauchert

Sheyani Nashea Davis

Nicholas Andrew DiPietro

Joshua Henry Eib

Brandon Arnold Elvira-Pena

Brielle Glinton

Noah Everett Gonzalez

Cum Laude

Thomas A. Hirsch

Jakaylah A. Holland

Tyerra Elaine Jarvis

Magna Cum Laude

Marlyne Jean

Nikita A. Kellman

Tea Luckenbill

Cum Laude

Diane Renich Kelley Award in Missio

Logan Rae Martin

Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Jasmine Jarelys Martinez

Aliya Lorpu Nagbe

Olivia Christine Nicholson

Cum Laude

Shanaiah Isabel Ortiz

Joshua Charles Pavao

Templeton Honors College

Kylie Pierce

Summa Cum Laude

Sociology Award

Ryan Poole

Shane Nicholas Schaffer

Magna Cum Laude

Jasmine Nicole Sheard

Timothy Shodipe

Torey Damir Smith

Abigail Nicole Tobelmann

Justin Uruchima

Denard Angel Vanegas

Magna Cum Laude

Erika Marie Velez

Zachary Isaiah Villa

Cum Laude

John Brendan Ward

Magna Cum Laude

Elise Morgan Wiley

Summa Cum Laude

Sarah L. Wilk

Magna Cum Laude

Shane E. Witzer

Templeton Honors College

Abigail Joan Young

Tyler M. Zeck

Bachelor of Science

Ifeoluwa Adedokun

Magna Cum Laude

Maximilian Dominic Bagileo

Summa Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

American Chemical Society Scholastic Achievement Award

University Alumni Award

Owen Daniel Burt

Cum Laude

The SMACS Outstanding Computational Science Student

Christina Ruth Calianga

Cum Laude

CLASS OF 2025

College

of Health and Sciences

Michelle Chambers

Luisa Fernanda Chaquea

Caden William Clements

Cum Laude

Dr. Gordon C. Bennett Heroic Endeavor Award

Arielle L. Collins

Cum Laude

Eric Peter Cselovszky

Connor Joseph Culp

Cum Laude

Andrew William DeStefano

Summa Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Student Body Award

University Achievement Award

Gianna Festino

Tyler Grace Foote

Cum Laude

Madison C. Forde

Trinity Elizabeth Gruber

Summa Cum Laude

Kartik Gulati

Allison Cora Harris

Summa Cum Laude

Victoria Ann Hook

Alex Hull

Cum Laude

Brian Douglas Justus

Veoletta Alksia Katko

Summa Cum Laude

Zachary William Klym

Hailey N. Krichten

Magna Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

University Alumni Award

Brian Lang

Cum Laude

Evan Joseph McAfee

Naw Grace Khaing Min

Nina Pauline Palumbo

Hailey Alexis Shreffler

Summa Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Thomas Henry Fraser Award in Life Sciences

University Achievement Award

Camila Sosa-Valencia

Templeton Honors College

Riley John Supp

Soleil Maria Torres-White

Jacinth Cyrus Tran

Adam Michael Venezia

Cum Laude

Madeline Rose Weeks

Cum Laude

Templeton Honors College

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Julienne Atiamon

Janice Stead Memorial Award

Joshua Daniel Ball

Anna Jacquelyn Bond

Magna Cum Laude

Katie Jo Christoffersen

Summa Cum Laude

Dylan Bruce Daigneault

William R. Fishter

Summa Cum Laude

Reese H. Fronczak

Elaina Rose Grando

Cum Laude

Hayley Hansell

Laila Inez Hawkins

Norah Hollenbach

Templeton Honors College

Samantha Lena Hurban

Cum Laude

Olivia Grace Hutt

Magna Cum Laude

Dorian Michelle Ilyes

Cum Laude

Sage Marie Jackson

Grace Veronica Johnson

Emma Ireland Kircher

Molly Donovan Magill

Maggie Ann Maynard

Nkechinyere Nicole Mbonu *

Magna Cum Laude

Megan Nicole McLoughlin

Logan Andrew Minch

Destiny A. Mosley

Madison Faith Moylan

Summa Cum Laude

John Melvyn Panko

Maeve Katherine Quinn

Summa Cum Laude

Hunter J. Rosetta

Denise Smith Jaspers

Olivia Eileen Stolarski

Sarah Sumbillo

Austin Hunter Utterbaugh

Kevin Lynn Williams *

Cum Laude

Autumn Noel Wimbrough

Summa Cum Laude

Lily Ann Younger

Cum Laude

Joy Melissa Yurek

Cum Laude

Bachelor of Social Work

Genesis Leah Barfield

Jenna Marie Crowley

Magna Cum Laude

Kayla Jefferson

Edan Jocalyn Lawson

Magna Cum Laude

Natalie Saxton

Shianne Dolores Schott

Cum Laude

Devon Marie Wetzel

Cum Laude

Palmer Theological Seminary and College

Bachelor of Arts

Kirstan Ann Berger

Youth Ministry Award

Julian Christopher Riley

Cum Laude

Mrs. W. Byron Brown Christian Service Award

Dr. Gordon C. Bennett Heroic Endeavor Awards

Theological Studies Award

* W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Scholarship recipient

Students listed in this program are candidates for degrees that will be conferred upon certification of successful completion of all coursework. Preliminary honors appearing in this program are based upon the cumulative record at the end of the preceding term of academic work. Final honors recognition will appear on transcripts and will be based upon all Eastern University academic work leading to graduation.

Commencement Program

Class of 2025

President Ronald A. Matthews, presiding

Saturday, May 10, 2025

3:30 p.m.

College of Business and Leadership (CBL)

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences (CEBS)

CLASS OF 2025 Commencement Program

Musical Prelude Franklin Brass Quintet

*Academic Processional

*Hymn

“Great is Thy Faithfulness” Rev. Perry O. Brisbon Adjunct Professor, Department of Music

Dr. Steven A. Ford Assistant Dean, Division of Fine & Performing Arts

*Invocation Dr. Joseph B. Modica University Chaplain

Welcome and Announcements

Scripture Reading: Romans 5:3-5 (NIV)

Alumni Welcome

Dr. Ronald A. Matthews President

Allen T. McGrath ’25 College of Business and Leadership (reading Scripture in English)

Nicole M. Weirich ’25 College of Education and Behavioral Sciences (reading Scripture in Spanish)

Mr. Steven E. Clemens ’91 Chair, Board of Trustees

Introduction of Student Speaker Dr. Kenton L. Sparks Provost

Student Speaker Nancy Flanagan Kelly ’25 College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Introduction of Commencement Speaker

Commencement Address

Dr. Ronald A. Matthews President

Lord Marvin Rees, MS ’01 Life Peer, UK House of Lords

Commencement Program

Remarks

The Awarding of Degrees

*Benediction

Mr. Steven E. Clemens ’91 Chair, Board of Trustees

Dr. Ronald A. Matthews, President

Dr. Christa Lee-Chuvala, Dean, College of Business and Leadership

Dr. Susan Edgar-Smith, Dean, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Randolph Walters Professor, Counseling Psychology, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

*Academic Recessional Franklin Brass Quintet

*Audience please stand.

SPECIAL THANKS TO Gonfalon Bearers: Madison Bernlohr, CBL Manager of Operations and Products, and Deb Weiser, Executive Assistant to the Dean of CBL

Name Readers: Christian Hicks, Director of GPS Enrollment; Andrew Osterhout, Academic Quality Specialist; Lisa D. Roach, Accounts Payable Manager

CLASS OF 2025

College of Business and Leadership

Master of Business Administration

Adekunle Ola Adekunle

Adem Nurhussen Adem

Nadine Afari Martinson

Nida Ahmad

Adeyinka Temitope Akinola

Ogho Elizabeth Akpoveta

Abdullah Al Soufi

Zaid Alabbas

Andrea Maria Alanis

Hammed Ajibade Alao

Miguel Felix Alberto

Patrick Lee Alexander

Farzan Ali

Muhammad Ali

Katrina Alicea

Yasir Al-Khalili

Issa Alna Ouri

Rasha Alsaad

Salem Alshimmari

Kia Alston

Kennedy Olisaebuka Amah

Brianne Lenay Amaro

Alisher Aminov

Ashley Kristen Anaya

Samantha Anderson

Marilee Andrews

Rosedor Anglade

Yetunde Anifowose

Alex Ann

Hakeem Anthony

Angela Apicella

Joseph Tetteh-Dukens Appiah

Tyler Applegate

Nicholas J. Archer

Joshua John Arellano

Jonnathan Matthew Ashby

Ryan Scott Ashby

Aya Ashour

Rachel Ann Atkins-Ellis

Renée B. Atkinson

Ashley Augustine

Eric Alan Aulbach

Hanan Awawdeh

Marisa Alexis Baca

Brittney L. Bailey

Tommy Reginald Ballard

Tayyebah Baqibillah

Kayla Michelle Bardonner

T-Max Blayon Barlue

Sarah May Barnett

Paul Patrick Barrett Jr.

Tammie C. Barrett

Sheldon D'Andre Bartley

Rebecca Bear

Robert J. Beatty

Matthew Eric Beck

Paul Henry Beckmann

Emily Beckner

Emily Beedlow

Divora Bekele

Jessica Belisle

Crystal Bell-Black

Brandon Jacob Benalcazar

Emily Benco

Allen Armen Berberian

Karissa Ann Bernacki

Kevin Berning

Nadine Bibbo

Christopher James Biewer

Teresa Bigord

Steven Black

Sherita L. Blair

Danny Donnell Blakeney

Patricia Bleignier

Eunice Boateng

Kent E. Boatman

Laura Lynn Bocko

William Frederick Bohm

Robert D. Boland

Vyacheslav Borysov

Rachel M. Bowman

Ny'Asia Brackett

Lauren Bralski

Maeghan Brandenburg

Ashley Brooke Breeden

Melissa Joan Breen

Edward Christopher Brennan

College of Business and Leadership

Kevin Brennan

Ericka Avila Brian

Taylor Bridges

Miranda Rene Brommer

Aliyah S. Brooks

Melinda L. Brosious

Adriana Brown

Denise Brown

Joseph Brown

Khamala Brown

Shawn Brown

Sophia Gabrielle Brummett

Sarah Carolyn Bruno-Patrey

Tai-Neisha Renay Bryant

Thaer Suliman Ali Bsharat

David R. Buchy

Karen Anne Buck

Kendyll Rose Buck

Jeffrey Bundrys

Jonathon C. Bullock

Olivia Bumann

Kristen Diane Buonfiglio

Matthew Burke

Leah Janine Burnett

Nichole R. Burns

Kira Bursaw

Scott Burti

William J. Burton

Daniel Joseph Butler

Erin Byorick

Elissa Marina Cala

Jon Robert Camden

Jasmine Campbell

Jeanine Campbell

Leah Patricia Campbell

Tyesa Canady

Laura A. Cannillo

Reid Harmon Cannon

Cameron Lee Carbaugh

Allison Kelly

Stephanie Marie Carroll

Krystal Cartagena

Brianna Carter

Camrah Sky Carter

Karina Carter

Anthony J. Case Jr.

Mia Christen Cassell

James Vardaman Cassels

Edwin Tatoy Castaneda

Matthew Allan Castellaw

Sergio Michael Castro

Stradder Charles Caves

April Cecil

Dylan Cellini

Jose Luis Cervantes Jr.

Alexa Victoria Cervella Mattox

Jovial Paul Chakkalakkal

Monica Ciera Chambliss

Matthew Allan Chandler

Andrew Chapman

Alexandra Mercer Cheuk

Joshua Chukwumaeze

Angelisa Barbara Cintron

Catherine M. Cintron

Arkese LaRon Claiborne

Kyle Thomas Clapper

Alyssa Compton Clark

Diane Zybko Clark

Zaine Clark

Rachel Irene Clarkson Reid

Richard Clemens

Charniece Monae’ Clinkscales

Lisa Shumpert Cockrell

Kennedy Ann Coffelt

Peter Coffey

Jett Colaizzo-Lomax

Robert Lee Cole

Tiffani Coleman

Emma Marie Collee

Luc Abraham Comper

Gordon Alexander Comrie, Jr.

David Michael Conder

Sharesse Marie Conklin

Demetrius Cooley

Claude M. Cooper

Alexis Corcoran

Matthew Corcoran

Steven Charles Corso

McKayla Cotton

Victor S. Couzens

CLASS OF 2025

College of Business and Leadership

Christopher K. Covington

Damia Alexandria Covington

Emmanuel Jabari Covington

Jennifer Cox

Elizabeth Dorothy Coyle

Ashton Crochet

Joshua James Crouch

Dane Lazaro Cruz

Jean Carlos Cruz

Megan Rose Culpepper

Robert Shawn Cunningham

Matthew Czapla

Trevor Damron

Dillon Frank Dang

Julian Adam Dansby

Austin Joel Davco

Toyanika Traylor Davidson

Michael Davie

Alisa Lynne Davis

Bernice Davis

Jennifer Davis

Riley Paige Joshua Davis

Pedro Augusto de Oliveira

Anthony J. DeAngelis

Jack Phillip Deardorff

William Cody Decker

David Imamu Defoe

Laura R. Delaney

Miguel Orlando Delgado

Heather DeMarco

Lauren Taylor DePalma

Deborah Lynn DePeppe

Maxwell DeSieno

Kathryn Detwiler

Meghan Dickinson

Joseph Di Gerolamo

David Gregory DiGiovanni

Madison Rose DiLaura

Nicole Margaret DiIenno

Abigail Jean Dockey

Michael Dodge

Wendy Dolphin

Alyssa Iris Dominguez

Belia Dorsa

Aldranae Ciera Dover

Robert Nelson Dowling

Tyler John Downey

Michael Drag

Lauren Kristin Durkin

Devyn Dyer

Zachary Dykes

Nichol Ealey

Margaret Jean Eckles-Ray

Ashley Elliott

Aaron Robert Ellis III

Mohammed Ali Elsheikh

Kemie Renay Emmanuel

Misghna Esayas

Russell Phillips Esken

Peta-Gaye Renae Espinoza

Matthew Esquijerosa

David Alexander Euliss

Kenneth Duane Fain

Ryan Farquharson

Kathleen Diane Fasenfest

Morgan Faust

Anthony Seal Felder

Esther Bidnick

Terrence Troy Fenderson

Joy Ferst

Shane William Finkel

Daniel Fisher

Jasmine M. Folkes-Covelle

Denise A. Forbes

Katherine Formoli

Alison Fowler

Nathan Freeman

Johnathan James Fuentes

Ashley Fullard

Maria Gabor

Giuseppina Jolie Gaglio

Djanila D. Gahar

Steven Michael Galliera

Venessa Lynn Gamboa

Andy Manick Gangadin

Gabriela M. Gantman

Fenix S. Garcia Young

Kyle Gaul

Erin Taylor Kawaiokalani George-Kim

Sudarshon Ghimirey

College of Business and Leadership

Brittany Nichole Gholston

Jeanette Gil

Mark G. Gilbert

Brittany C. Gilmore

Ryan C. Gilpin

Theresa L. Given

Angelina Gizzio

Eileen Rothenbach Glah

James Montez Glasper

Leah Gledhill

Wareen Max Goins

Jose Luis Gomez

Beatriz Gonzalez

Rene Gonzalez

Anthony Robert Grandinetti

Deidre Ramona Grant

Tonya F. Gray

Michael Greco

Wade Garrett Greenwald

Elaine Frances Grieves

Stephanie Griffiths

Loretta Cherise Grissom

Christopher Ty Grogan

Hunter Grol

Jeffrey Gross

Alexander Benedict G. Gruezo

Layla Justine Guempel

Chandni Gulati

Tuhin Gupta

Brooke Marie Haga

Mia Therese Hagerty

Eugenia Haizel

Jeremiah Wade Hale

Jason M. Hall

Kristian Hall

Melissa Hall

Alisha Hallager

Kai Alexander Hallam

Dina Mohamed Hamed

Matthew Hammond

Justin Hampton

Brendan Kevin Hanagan

Heather Hanscom

Damali Sala Harris

Hasson A. Harris

Patricia Harris

Stephanie Harris

Chanel Nicole Hart

Korryn Hart

Randolph Lee Hart

Mark Steven Hartmann, Jr.

Jalilla Harvey

Shane Robert Harvey

Jason D. Hawk

Nathan Hawsey

Torrey Healey

Daniel Michael Hedberg

Jason E. Heiland

Stephen J. Hemler

Joshua Hemmann

Nelly Ann Hernandez

Landon Hess

John T. Hetzel

Daryl K. Hickson

Savanna Hoffman

Kevin Hojnacki

Karen Holley

Andrea Tiffany Holliday

Jason Hollister

Mason Horsburgh

Amber A. Houser

Marci Hubbard

Dylan Huber

Dana Jolene Hugle

Teresa Humes

David Joseph Hunsberger

Sean Hurley-Del Vecchio

Kori Taneile Hutton

Richard Ibhagui

Kristin Iden

Mychele Ingram

Nicole Interrante

Andrew James Irvine

Claudia Lynn Izzi

Kiara Jackson

Michelle Jackson

Aaron M. James

Tracy Jarlee

Irene Marie Jenkins

Jeevan Jerome

CLASS OF 2025

College of Business and Leadership

Richard Jimenez

Sabrina Kayleen Jimenez

Jesse Jiron

Sunitha John

Marquis D. Johns

Elizabeth Virginia Johnsen

Brandon Bernard Johnson

Breanna Nicole Johnson

Bryan Gregory Johnson

Marcus Duane Johnson

Meyantae Annette Johnson

Steve Johnson

Mackenzie Joiner

Mickenzie Josephine Jones

Sharnell Nicole Jones-Farlough

Anthony Edward Jordan, Jr.

Juliette Elizabeth Joseph

Riya Joy

Christopher Scott Joyce

Lacy Joyner

Kai Junho Jung

Adrienne Michaele Justice

Mark Kaczmarczyk

Henry Kandakai

Berkay Kaymak

Bryant Michael Keal

Howard K. Kennedy

Tara Lynn Kennedy

Faiq Khan

Tanjila Sharmin Khan

Ahmed Khater

Juman Naser Khatib

Anna Linne Kidder

Travis Edward Kilpatrick

Tiffany King

Takesha Kirkland

Jason Karel Klee

Stephen Kloter

Brian Konstanty

James Durrett Koon

Jarrett Korn

Yunus Kose

Jolanta Kosek

Phalen Kuckuck

Prannoy Kuruvilla

David LaFay

Carlos Laguerre

Ashley Lahm

Sandesh Lama

Faith Lane

Sandra Ruiz Lane

Amanda Claire Langhauser

Britney Ann Lanoue

Aliza Lappin

Candace Nicole Lassiter-Oates

William D. Laste

Isaiah Lay

Tuan Minh Le

Regan Lindsay Learn

Matthew James Leavy

Paulina Ledezma

April Lynn Lemon

Natasha L. Lenhart

Addison Jayne Lesher

Julia L'Esperance

Julie Leung

Jade C. Lewis

Gerson Ulises Linares Cruz

Jeremiah E. Lingley

Kevin Linton

Leona Lkova

Haritha Lnu

Thurmond Eric Long

Michelle G. Loren

Jacob Anthony Lotkowski

Jamie Ann Lupica

Jessica Lynard-Kongkiat

Ana Maandal

Bridie Anne MacCrory

Matthew Thomas Mackay

Darryl Jerome Mackey

Vicki Lynn Macklin

Erin Mahan

Oksana Malanchak

O'Neal Malcolm

Rene Maldonado

Christina Ann-Marie Mallilo

Maeve Cristina Maltese

Nellie Maria Manier

Keith Manis

College of Business and Leadership

Michael Mapp

Cynthia Marden

Connor Mariani

Giana Marino

Michael Markham

Wendy Marks

Lorreline Marroquin

Tiffany Cheron Marsh Hendi

Amanda Marshall

Ariana L. Martin

Destiny Martin

Ian Martin

Renella Wilson Martin

Torrie Martin

Adelita Martinez

Oluwatosin Martins

Riley Elizabeth Marx

Jasmine Massey

Eyad Matar

Heather Durrant Matejik

John Titus Mathai

Zachary Paul Matuszczak

Joshua Micah Mawhirter

Ladeidre Mazahreh

Amber Elizabeth McCarney

Kristine McCarthy

Christopher S. McCarty

Kimberly McCloskey

Laurence Tucker McClure

Lexus McCluskey

LaShawnda McCoy

Paige McEntire

Timothy McGorry

Allen Thomas McGrath

Chantelle McIntosh-Curry

Kedrick Arpesh McIntye

Mario John McIntyre

Micah McKinney

Daniel McMahon

Jennifer Prevoznik McNamara

Patrick McVeigh

Elena McVey

Jack Meegan

Timothy M. Meehan

Aditya Mehta

Genevieve Sabrina Mentis

Robin Ellen Mercado

Matthew James Meyers

Derek Clark Mickler

Megan Lynn Miller

Carmen David Mirabile

Michael Mischissin

Damita Mitchell-Maxey

Trisia Blain Moctezuma

Vincent Moffa

Rudolf Korma Moiyallah

Brendan Patrick Monaghan

Quentin D. Monroe

Taylor Brooke Montag

Asia Moore

Rondaia Moore

Sean Moran

Carlene Nadine Morris

Nathan Grant Morris

Olivia J. Morton

Louis Robinson Motley

Victoria Maria Moyer

Maria Theresa Gregorio Muego

Yasmeen Aliyah Muhammad

Beau J. Munhollon

Chris Munoz

Timothy Munz

Don Murphy

Tiffany Anne Murphy

Henry Murray

Matthew Raymond Muschamp

Julia Myers

Leeann Marie Nabors

Cynthia Marie Nance

Susan Napitan

Sanat Nayak

Juan Netto Vieira Lopes

Andrew Ngo

John Jr Nguyen

Thao Nguyen

Thu Diem Thi Nguyen

Cheryl Lynne Nicholas

Jennifer Kyle Nichols

Curtis Nielson

Tina Marie Nies

CLASS OF 2025

College of Business and Leadership

Anthony Nieves

Rosemary Njanike

Harrison Kipp Noblett

Nichaela Noebe

Jonathan Noland

Daylen L. Norris

Andrew O'Brien

Christopher Todd Odom

Nana Ama Ofori

Korede Adeniyi Ogunbamowo

Jennifer M. Oh

Harriet Okatch

Chinwe Niya Okike

Emmanuel Oluloto

Temitope Anuoluwapo Omole

Diana M. Oprea

Marisol Orellana

Alyssa Marie Oreskovich

Patrick James O'Rourke

Stefanie Ortiz

Joseph Matthew Paradise

Stephanie M. Parks

Ronald William Passarella

Chandni Patel

Nicole Julia Patlakh

Mario Patterson

Tyaira Patterson

Belinda Paz

Jeremy Pearce

Braden Mark Pedersen

Irving Pena

Juan Pablo Pena

Victor Manuel Pena

Mayra Peralta

Abby Leanne Pereira

Clifford Thomas Pereira

Kyle Phillip Perna

Kyle Roderick Pettoni

Tanya Marsha Pexton-Fergusion

Niki Phan

Chelsea Picciotti

Ashley D'Emidio Piccoli

Jannon Jordan Pierce

James Anthony Plenty

Alexander C. Polen

Palesia Ponder

Carmen Alina Popescu

Elizabeth Poroli

James Michael Potts

David Olivier Poulin

Bradley C. Prentice

Joseph Price

Paaras Puri

Billie Purnell-Rhodes

Jennifer Marie Quesada

Nandhini Ramesh

Erlinda Rangel

Hafsa Rasheed

Joshua Joseph Rask

Khadira Juanita Ray

Naeisha Ray

Robert Reale

Shari Lynne Rechtorik

Isaiah Reddish

Mohammad Kamal Refaei

Barlow Sabre Reid

Jonathan Stephen Reid

Katie A. Rendón

Heather Lillane Renick

Samantha Reyes

Melissa Rial

Joseph Augusto Rivera

David Andrew Roberts

Justyn LaNay Roberts

Mohit Kumar Roberts

Holly Robertson

Shaun Patrick Robertson Jr.

Jasmine Ashley Nicole Robinson

Ricardo Rodriguez Jr.

Heather Nicole Rogers

Angela Rojas

Joshua Andres Roman

Luis Antonio Pichardo Roman

James Roselli Jr.

Nichole Rosenberger

Tashana Tatiyani Roshae

Rachel Allison Ross

Tyler Anthony Rossini

Brian Rowe

Jacob Rowland

College of Business and Leadership

Ruth Rivera

Christian Collins Ruark

Louis Christopher Ruch

Grace Ruddock

Morgan Emily Ruhl

Gustavo Enrique Ruiz Abad

Camellia Russell

Warren Gene Russell III

James D. Russum

Hannah Deborah Rymarowicz

Sayed Mobin Sadat

Manvir Sahota

Jacqueline Salamone

Raneem Saleh

Ben Cardell Sanders

John Vincent Sanders Jr.

Jennifer Sanderson

Komal Saraiya

Machiko Sato

LeAndrea Satterfield

Layla Rayne Sawyers

Theresa Margaret Schafer

Jared S. Schaffstall

Juanita A. Schneider

Kylie Scofield

Carmen Scott

Fallon Lee Scott

Maria delCarmen Scott

Don "DJ" Seawell II

Wesley Adam Sechrist

Jordan Segrave

Adam William Sergent

Madelyne Hayes Shaver

Bethany Shaw

Stephen John Sherk

Lhakpa Yangchen Sherpa

Jennifer Santoro Shickler

Dimitry Shiling

Anna Sible

Eduardo Fernando Silveira

Christopher Reshawn Simmons

Deja Ann Simon

Jaime Simon

Troy Simons

Reya (Reeha) Sinha

Cristian Sirbu

Jeremiah Gonzales Sitoy

Matthew Sterling Smart

Amanda Smith

Robin Cody Smith

Thomas Aaron Smith

Chaviva Sochet

Karen Sorrell

Melody Sorrell

Ellasen Spangler

Jason Spillane

Chad Brannon Srader

Heather Rose Staley

Tylar Stanley

Grace Kessler Stansbery

Reginald Lavurn Starling

Scott Stemmer

Lauren Stochl

Faith Lynn Stoltenburg

Anna Ling Stone

Steven Charles Strauser

Amanda Hastings Stryjewski

Rachel Margaret Sullivan

Melissa Susan Sweeney

Deana Szentmiklosi

Peter Tachdjian

Gregory Taglialatela

Garry Tam Huang

Justin Bradley Tanguay

Amit Thakre

Nathan Tharnish

Brent Thomas

Delena Grace Thomas

Janice Thomas

Michael Thomas

Alex M. Thompson Jr.

Jason Thompson

Kimberly Florence Thorpe

Vickie Tiche

Brian Joseph Tiehen

Christopher Tiernan

Amy Radovich Tollefson

Rebecca Jean Tomlinson

Cherilynn Tootle

Anjerrica S. Torrence

CLASS OF 2025

College of Business and Leadership

Arnold Torres Jr.

Dina Toto

Daniel T. Tran

Hoang Phi Tran

Nicholas Tremitiedi

Edward Anthony Tubbs, Jr.

Musa Sidikie Turay

Chase Stanford Turner

William Turner

Gandhi Uppalapatti

Thelma Maria Urroz

Christine Chidinma Uzoigwe

Hector Gerardo Valadez Rodriguez

Edma Marie Q. Valencia

Spencer John Jose Van Fleet

Kristina Rose Vavrek

Starr Mikael Vavrek

Darien Isaiah Veal

Matthew Lutman Veltri

Melissa Verga Frattarola

Rebecca Jane Vickers

Charlie C. Villate

Jacob Michael Vitone

Paul Vizza

Glenn Vo

Mya Joy Vogel

Rachel Vonderheide

Andy Chau Vu

John Wade

Samantha Lynn Wagner

Ashley Lauren Walker

Jasmine E. Walker

Paul James Walker

Felicia Walker Williams

Joanna Wallace

Stewart Joseph Wanser

Callie Elizabeth Wardhammar

Nathan J. Warfel

Vicki Marie Weaver

Clifford E. Welby

Kristan Welch

Julian C. Wells

Jessica Welsh

Kelly Wenzl

Carla Wertz

Kathryn Elaine White

Richard White

Terra Lynn White

Daphine Lynne Whitfield

Landon Ray Wilcox

Sade Tameka Wilcox

Daneisha Williams

David Williams

Jake Williams

Shianetta T. Williams

Travis Justin Williams

Philip Mark Williamson

LaMia Willis

Nicole Amanda Wilson

Tawana Winder-Nock

Brittany Lauren Wood

Elizabeth D. Woodford

Spencer Worthington

Brian J. Wright

Zenobia Ashanti Wright

Renee Wu

Amanda Wynne

Jobin Xavier

Dan Kwame Yanful

Kiyo Yoda

Erica Young

Mitchell Yuan

Shayda Zabihialam

Diana M. Zebuski

Matthew David Zeffert

Kailey Elizabeth Zentner

Yacine Zerdoum

Alexandra Erwine Zysk

College of Business and Leadership

Doctor of Philosophy (Organizational Leadership)

Joshua Broward

DISSERTATION: Inside the Black Box of Deep Leader Development

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Richard Jonsen

Jennifer Quigley Cipollone

DISSERTATION: Pennsylvania State Mandate

Chapter 339 and School Counselors as Leaders: A Phenomenological Study

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Drs. David Bronkema and Kathy-Ann Hernandez

Charise Jones-Wheeler

DISSERTATION: Walking on Water and Flying: A Phenomenological Study of the Development of Political Ambition Among Black Female Political Leaders

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Kathy-Ann Hernandez

Janice Moore

DISSERTATION: We are but Trusted Servants: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Conflict Management Among Business Leaders Engaged in AA’s 12-Step Recovery Program

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Connie Ostwald

Jake Allan Ormond

DISSERTATION: An Exploration of the Influence of Local Church Leaders’ Servant Leadership Behaviors on Members’ Religiosity in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Drs. David Bronkema and Abere Kassa

Karen LeAnn Perham-Lippman

Student Service Leadership Award

DISSERTATION: Destructive Leaders, Followers, and Conducive Environments Co-Creating Destructive Leadership as a Group Process: A Mixed Methods Study within the Technology Industry

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Christa Lee-Chuvala

Rachel Saliba

DISSERTATION: Liberated to Lead: A Narrative Study of Defining Moments in the Professional Leadership Development of Lebanese Women

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Kathy-Ann Hernandez

Kendal Lynn Swartzentruber

DISSERTATION: Imagining What Might Be: Relational Ethics Through the Eyes of the Disability Community

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. David Bronkema

Lynnita Weber

DISSERTATION: Networks that Work: How Psychosocial and Career Support in Developmental Networks Influence Women’s Leader Identity in Christian Nonprofits

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Kathy-Ann Hernandez

Jonathan Wiles

DISSERTATION: Crisis Vision Anchoring and Reiteration: A Theory Grounded in the Experience of INGO Leaders During the COVID-19 Pandemic

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Christa Lee-Chuvala

CLASS OF 2025

College of Education

Master of Arts

(Counseling)

Ashlyn Arthur

Jayleen Arleth Almanzar

Johanny Rossy Baez Rodriguez

Jeffrey Thomas Blaies Jr.

Amanda Boshell

Karly C. Cooper

Christal Chanel Dangleben

Afiya Asha Dolloway

Brittany R. Ekstrom

Charlea Fields

Stephanie Marie Figueroa

Shanelle Ford

Michelle Marie Galdames-Henry

Shaina L. Gifford

Marissa Corinne Gleason

Paule Veronique Gnapi

Keishmy Dalysh Guerra-Otero

Kaeley Hazard

Brianny Vanessa Hernandez

Anayochukwu Iloabanafor Sr.

Tiera Kathryn Johnson

Jessica Kaczmarczyk

Nancy Flanagan Kelly

Kerri S. Kneisley

Mary Ashlyn Kosma

Hector Lopez

Haley Noykoff

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Graduate Student Award for Leadership, Service, and Advocacy

Taylur Nicole Owens

Imani Pressley

Tracey Quarles

Kennesha Victoria Rodgers-Dickson

Rae Morgan Scrivens

Julianne Marie Shughrue

Kimberly Thomas

Teresa Wilde

Anastassia Williams

Master of Education

Stephen F. Acosta

Damona M. Albert

Luis Daniel Arauz

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Graduate Student Award for Leadership, Service, and Advocacy

Megan Elizabeth Aspenberg

Daine Charles Baker

Lindsay Lauren Baker

Scott Brient Baker

Laura Jean Bart

Katherine Sarah Beatty

Ashley Nicole Bookhamer

Brittney Danielle Booth

Amanda Joy Bosico

Rachel Ann Boss

James Richard Bowen

Devin Francis Bradley

Katie N. Brennan

Jennifer R. Brown

Janae E.K. Butler

Monique Cann

Lisa Dale Catton

Tiffany Rose Cerverizzo

Justin Collins

Lisa Coppolino Valerio

Jastocia Corbin-Sexton

Ariannys Cuevas

Kelly Lynn Cummings

Darnell A. Dancy-Thomas

Brian Andre Davis

Courtney Noel Day

Latasha J. Day

Lonnie Diggs

Zoey Renee Dippery

Charlene Denise Dixon

Olivia Hope Dolan

Lauren Leigh Egan

Amanda Elliott

Keshia L. English

Brittany Lauren Falco

Stacey Anna Fash

College of Education

Julie Christine Feister

Fallon Marie Fermin

Jordyn Fitch

Christopher Fitzgerald

Janet Theresa Gallagher

Victoria L. Galvan

Luke Gehlhaus

Zakee R. R. Gibson

Stephanie Ginsburg

Krista Godbout

Amanda Golden

Denilson Gomez Esteban

Kelly Gonzalez

Charlene Graham

Cheryl Grasso

Abigail Jane Greco

Benjamin Greer

Mallory Pencek Griggs

Andrew Grimes

Elaine C. Guyer

Emma Claire Hansen

Leslie Marie Hargrove

Lucy Harvey

Clarice M. Henry

Kelly Heywood

Taylor Himmelwright

Deirdre E. Hines

Katrina Hughes

Jennifer Itzenson

Michelle Ann Jamieson

Cassidy Elizabeth Jemo

Gheevarghese John

Sheena Johnson

Monica Joseph

Sherry Denise Joyner

Amanda Kance

Sharoona S. Kanwal

Lydia Kao

Dorenda C. Kelly

Kimberly H. Kelly

Aimee E. Kemp

Ashley Kerns

Yomari Kiefer

Patrick James King

Viktoria Kneis

Sydney Kathryn Koncsol

John J. Kramer

Stephanie Ann Hartranft

Aileen Lainez-Best

Nicole Laird

Larry J. Lantz

Julia Elizabeth Lee

Lisa Marie Lisicki

Alyssa Logan

Erin Elizabeth Mahoney

Mariana Makoon-Singh

Jonathan Jeffery Marshall

Rachel Ann Martell

Mackenzie Hope Mayer

Tara McClimon

Austin Robert McVaugh

William Elvin Milby III

Tina L. Miller

Kristyna Mills-Delarge

Amaya Christina Mitchell

Mei Lynne Moerder

Lalasa E. Mohr

Samara Montalvo

Nefty Moreno Ruiz

Courtney Lynne Murray

Laura Ann Musser

Thomas Michael Nagle

Khadejia Nash

Madjiguene Ndiaye

Viviana Negron

Trinh Nguyen

Victoria Alexandra Nichols

Chris Nickerson

Merritt A. Nudy

Sarah N. O'Donnell

Angel Stephanie Padilla

Cassidy Marie Pallitto

William A. Pasternak

Matthew Petrick

Kathryn Ann Porter

Kathryn Anna Potts

CLASS OF 2025

College of Education

Makella Pryce

Rachel Quigley

Mia Noel Rabena

Megan Elizabeth Reichard

Mandy L. Rinaldi

Naimery Rosario

Sarah J. Ruhl

Marcy Saldivar

Robin Gail Saldivar

Christine Salgueiro

Erin Sarte

Abigail Schreck

Alaina Schumann

Sonia Shakir

Gia Colette Shelton

Carli Marie Sitkowski

Sarah Elizabeth Smith

Joelle C. Stahr

Brandelle Steckel

Christopher Steinke

Kimberly Michelle Darrigo Teaford

Sadaayah Thomas

Emily Marguerite Tomasetti

Joette Jamie Tomoney

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Graduate Student Award for Leadership, Service and Advocacy

Felicia Trievel

Katelyn Marie Vaccaro

Kristin Rosemarie Vernachio

Alexis L. Victor

Claire Vocke

Lindsay Ann Weaver

Shante' Webster

Hannah Ilene Weiss

Emily Wevodau

Madeline A. Weyman

Kaliyna Lynette Williams

Raven Leah Williams

Chastity Jessica Wise

Victoria Erica Wood

Valbona Xhagolli

Sydney Zeigler

Master of Science (School Psychology)

Jennifer Blatman

Gillian Catherine Conner

Regan Lynn Day

Jack Hete

Kathleen Kamp

Joanne Leibowitz

Marie Cecilia Spearing MacLacklin

Lauren McClure

Megan McCulloch

Katherine M. Pepe

Cain Russell

Madison Grace Saylor

Madison Nicole Spitko

Elizabeth Marie Stanton

Nicole Weirich

Rachel May White

College of Education

Doctor of Arts (Marriage and Family Therapy Studies)

Rebecca Leah Jacob Smith

PROJECT: An Exploration of Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy With African American Families

PROJECT ADVISOR

Dr. Wendell Scanterbury

Socrotiff Carruth Michael

PROJECT: Gottman Couples Therapy

PROJECT ADVISOR

Dr. Sherri Humphries

Doctor of Philosophy (Marriage and Family Therapy)

Vincent Exeoma Arisukwu

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Graduate Student Award for Leadership, Service, and Advocacy

DISSERTATION: The Spiritual Grounding of Hope in Marital Relationships and its Effect on Marital Satisfaction Among Christian Married Men and Women in the United States

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Craig Bach

Benjamin Jay Cerniglia

DISSERTATION:How do Male Protestant Church Leaders Experience and Understand the Impact of Their Pornography Use: An Exploration of the Male Journey to Understanding Pornography within the Christian Church

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Kristen Poppa

Keri Ann Grant

DISSERTATION: Examining Marriage and Family Therapy Doctoral Graduates Preparedness as Higher Education Faculty

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Kristen Poppa

Eric Deshun Moore

DISSERTATION: Black Marriage: Examining The Common Factors Found Among African American Couples Married Fifteen Years Or More

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Andrea Hargett

Jennifer Lynn Ransil

DISSERTATION: The Impact of Military-Related Injury on Veteran Couples' Sexual Relationship

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Cheryl Sparks

Betsy Scott

DISSERTATION: Analyzing the Impact of Personal Histories of Complex Trauma among Church of the Nazarene Clergy on their current PTSD, C-PTSD, and Burnout Scores

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Brian Esposito

Brooke Noelle Wheeler

DISSERTATION: The Interrelationship of Attachment Style and Attachment to God Among Adoptive Mother-Daughter Dyads

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Cheryl Sparks

Prizes and Awards

Prizes and Awards

Academic Honor Awards

Awarded to the graduating seniors who have attained the highest scholastic averages for three years; i.e., six semesters or more as full-time students at Eastern University.

Elizabeth Ceraso; Dana Przychodzien

Allen Guelzo Award

In honor of Dr. Allen Guelozo, the former Chair of the History Department, founding Dean of the Templeton Honors College, and eminent historian, this award is granted to a history major who has demonstrated original historical insights and rigorous research.

Jyothika Sigler

American Chemical Society Scholastic Achievement Award

Awarded to a graduating senior with the highest academic achievement in Chemistry.

Maximilian Bagileo

Biblical Studies Award

Awarded to a graduating senior by the department for excellence in Biblical Studies.

Sarah Kimmel

Board of Fellows Outstanding Dissertation Award

Awarded for doctoral dissertations that not only embody a high quality of scholarship but also an integration of faith, reason, and justice.

Paula Darbeau; Amir St. Clair

Business Faculty Award

Awarded to a graduating business major who has displayed academic excellence as well as practical application of business concepts.

Maxwell Bushong

Caroline Cherry Literature Award

Awarded to a graduating senior with a major in English literature who has both pursued and attained excellence in the critical engagement with literature.

Abigail Kitchen

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Kappa Delta Pi & Psi Chi Student Advocacy Award

Awarded to two students in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences who demonstrate leadership through service and advocacy in Kappa Delta Pi/PSI CHI activities that engage the Eastern University community, local schools, agencies, and organizations that advocate for students.

Elizabeth Botbyl; Madison Howes

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Graduate Student Award for Leadership, Service, and Advocacy

Awarded to students who demonstrate leadership through service and advocacy in the Eastern University community, local schools, professional organizations, and faith institutions.

Vincent Arisukwu; Haley Noykoff; Joette Tomoney; Luis Arauz

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Undergraduate Student Leadership and Service Award

Awarded to students who maintain a 3.5 GPA and demonstrate leadership through service and advocacy in the Eastern University community, local schools, professional organizations, and faith institutions.

Brady Palmer; Lydia Shepherd; Natascha-Lin King

Prizes and Awards

Criminal Justice Award

Awarded to a graduating Criminal Justice major who demonstrates outstanding academic achievements as well as participation activities that benefit the larger community.

Joshua Cruz

Diane Renich Kelley Award in Missions

Awarded to a graduating missiology and anthropology major who shows promise for crosscultural Christian ministry.

Tea Luckenbill

Dr. Gordon C. Bennett Heroic Endeavor Awards

Awarded to graduating students who have overcome extreme physical limitations, unusual family obligations, or other non-academic personal problems to secure their diplomas.

Caden Clements; Julian Riley

Elsie Williamson Fraser Award in Education

Awarded to a graduating education major for excellence and ability.

Elizabeth Ceraso

The Frederick J. Boehlke Award

Awarded to a history major by the department for a significant and unique contribution.

Katherine Thomas

Gilbert L. Guffin Freedoms Foundation Award

Awarded to a graduating senior for the best paper in some area of American history, particularly as it concerns basic freedoms.

Leah Laut

Jack Geiger Memorial Award

Awarded to the graduating senior majoring in business administration or economics who was very active in the business student organizations.

Zachary Chaplin

Janice Stead Memorial Award

Awarded to students selected by the faculty for their contribution to the Christian life program of the University.

Anastasia Sider-Rose; Julienne Atiamon

Minnie Manning Psychology Award

Awarded to juniors or seniors majoring in psychology, on the basis of a high degree of interest as shown by a paper submitted to the Psychology Department.

Sophie Rollins

Mrs. W. Byron Brown Christian Service Award

Awarded to a student going into full-time Christian service.

Sarah Kimmel; Julian Riley

Office of Faith and Practice Award

Awarded to a junior or senior student, nominated by the Office of Faith and Practice, who has shown the greatest aptitude in applying Christian principles to practical life.

Sarah Westmoreland; Tyler Wallace

Phi Sigma Iota Language Honorary Award

Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest academic average in a Language program.

Morgan Sitasz

The SMACS Outstanding Computational Science Student Award

Awarded to a graduating student by the School of Mathematics and Computational Sciences for excellence in computer science or data science.

Owen Burt

Prizes and Awards

The SMACS Outstanding Mathematics Student Award

Awarded to a graduating student by the School of Mathematics and Computational Sciences for excellence in mathematics.

Evan Amey

Sociology Award

Awarded to a student demonstrating excellence in Sociology.

Kylie Pierce

Student Body Award

Awarded by vote of the student body to the outstanding graduating senior for ability, activity, and scholarship.

Andrew DeStefano

Student Service Leadership Award

Awarded to a graduating student who has exemplified the ideals of leadership through service consistent with the program goals of the PhD Program in Organizational Leadership.

Karen Perham-Lippman

Terry Weathersby Memorial Scholarship Award

Awarded to a Psychology major during the senior year who demonstrates a strong commitment to the field, both as a student and as an emerging professional, and demonstrates Godly character and a strong record of service to others, as well as exemplary integrity and humility.

Brady Palmer

Theological Studies Award

Awarded to a graduating senior by the department for excellence in Theological Studies.

Julian Riley

Thomas Henry Fraser Award in Life Sciences

Awarded to a high-achieving graduating senior in Pre-Med, Biology, or Biochemistry.

Hailey Shreffler

University Achievement Awards

Awarded to two graduating seniors who, in the judgement of the faculty, have shown initiative, industry, and enterprise in their University careers.

Hailey Shreffler; Andrew DeStefano

University Alumni Awards

Awarded to two graduating seniors who have made the most significant advance during their university careers.

Maximilian Bagileo; Hailey Krichten

Yolanda Turner Personal Growth Award

Awarded to a graduating senior who has exhibited significant personal growth during their time at Eastern.

Brady Palmer

Youth Ministry Award

Awarded to graduating seniors by the department for excellence in the study of Youth Ministries.

Kirstan Berger

Scholastic Achievement

In order to recognize the superior scholastic achievement of a student during his/her academic course, the University awards bachelor’s degrees with honors. Transfer students are eligible for these honors if they have completed at least 60 semester hours of Eastern University credit.

Summa cum laude: cumulative grade-point average of 3.90 or better

Magna cum laude: cumulative grade-point average of 3.75 to 3.899

Cum laude: cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 to 3.749

With Distinction: the designation for graduating students with cumulative grade-point averages of 3.8 or better and 39-59 credits earned at Eastern University.

Academic Regalia

The medieval scholar wore a clerical robe so all would know his station in society. The clerical robe was appropriate since all students were expected to become part of the clergy. Distinctions have always been made among the academic grades. Thus, the robe of the doctor is more elaborate than that of the master and the master is different than the undergraduate.

Academic regalia may consist of three parts—the gown, the hood, and the cap. There is considerable variation in European universities. In 1893, a system was adopted in the United States so that one could tell at a glance the university where the degree was earned, the field of study in which the degree was earned, and the level of the earned degree.

Most robes are black; although, occasionally a university may adopt a robe of another color such as Harvard in adopting the crimson as its own. Doctoral robes are longer, fuller, and more richly trimmed with bands of velvet down the front and on the sleeves. These can be black or symbolize a field of study. The master’s gown has sleeves usually cut above the elbow and the bachelor’s gown is a simple pleated robe.

The cap of most American universities is usually the stiff, square black traditional mortar board with a black tassel. The doctoral cap may have a gold tassel with the tassel worn on the left. Many European universities favor the soft beret-type cap. A few American institutions use this cap as well.

The hood is the most interesting and colorful part of the regalia. The largest hood is the doctor’s. The colors of the hood’s lining, arranged in chevrons, symbolize the colors of the college or university which granted the degree. Thus, Eastern University of St. Davids, PA has chevrons of maroon and white. The velvet trim, visible at the neck, indicates the field of study in which the degree was earned. Some frequently seen hood colors and the fields of study from Eastern University are as follows:

Academic Regalia

The cords, stoles, pins, and medals not only add color to the regalia but designate significant accomplishments.

HONOR SOCIETIES – ACADEMIC CORDS

Alpha Kappa Delta – International Honor Society of Sociology – Deep Sky Blue

Alpha Phi Sigma – North American Criminal Justice Honor Society – Blue & Gold

Alpha Psi Omega – National Theatre Honor Society – Light Blue & Gold

Delta Mu Delta – International Honor Society in Business – Yellow & Purple

Iota Tau Alpha – Athletic Training Honor Society – Red, Yellow, & Blue

Kappa Delta Pi – International Honor Society in Education – Purple & Green

Lambda Pi Eta – National Communication Association Honor Society – Gold

NHSDA – National Honor Society of Dance Arts – Sky Blue & White

Phi Alpha Theta – National History Honor Society – Red & White

Phi Sigma Iota – Foreign Language Honor Society – Purple & White or Purple & Gold

Pi Sigma Alpha – American Political Science Association – Red, Black, & White

Psi Chi – National Honor Society in Psychology – Yellow & Purple or Silver & Navy

Sigma Delta Pi – National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society – Blue & Gray

Sigma Theta Tau International – International Honor Society of Nursing – Purple & White

Sigma Zeta – National Science & Mathematics Honor Society – Blue & Silver

STOLES, PINS, CORDS, AND MEDALS

American Chemical Society – Pin with Blue & Gold Cord

Campolo Fellows – Red Stole

Leadership Fellow Program – Pin and Royal Blue cord

Legacy Student – Pin

Multicultural Awareness Student Ambassador – Kente Stole

Philanthropy Cord (Senior Gift Contributor) – Maroon & White

School of Nursing – Pin with White & Red Stole

Templeton Honors College – Medal on Ribbon

Varsity Student-Athletics – White with Burgundy Piping

Wilson Goode Scholars Program – Kente Stole

Commencement Etiquette

Please be respectful to all graduates and:

• Silence your phone.

• Express your excitement in ways that will not prevent others from hearing the speaker and enjoying the ceremony

• Stay for the entire ceremony in order to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of all graduates.

No Exceptions.

2025 Senior Class Gift

Join an Eastern tradition by donating to the Senior Class Gift Fund. Scan the QR code below to give online in honor of an Eastern graduate.

make a gift: eastern.edu/give

Your student will receive a philanthropy cord as a keepsake, symbolizing their achievements at Eastern. Cords will be mailed to the address provided with your gift. To send it elsewhere, include the preferred address in the giving page comments. Congratulations, graduates! Go forward and lead with Faith, Reason, and Justice. advancement@eastern.edu