Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement Program, May and August 2020

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement MAY AND AUGUST 2020

WELCOME

WELCOME, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS

WELCOME, GRADUATES, TO THE IUP ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The IUP community extends its appreciation to the families and friends of a very distinguished graduating class. Over the past several years, class members have worked and studied and are now ready to begin a new chapter in their lives. For some, this will mean a job and the responsibilities of a family. For others, it will mean graduate or professional school. The university community hopes that, whatever course their future takes, these graduates will look back on their years here as having prepared them to meet and deal with the challenges that life will present.

Welcome to the IUP Alumni Association. As a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, you are automatically a member of the alumni association. There are no dues to pay and no rules or regulations to follow. The association brings alumni together on campus, virtually, and in regions across the nation and around the globe, providing opportunities for networking with fellow graduates. Visit www.alumni. iup.edu to learn about all of the benefits, programs, and services provided to you as an alumnus or alumna of IUP.

In today’s virtual ceremonies, more than 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students are recognized for their academic achievement. The IUP community joins parents, spouses, relatives, and friends in congratulating the graduates on their accomplishments and in wishing for them the happiness of a productive life, the respect of their fellow human beings, and the love of their families.

The Crimson Network allows you to build connections with other alumni and find mentors in your industry. This powerful virtual networking and mentorship tool also allows you to help current students following in your footsteps. Learn more at www.crimsonnetwork. iup.edu. The Office of Alumni and Friends will honor the Class of 2020 with a virtual toast Saturday, September 12, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. Please register to attend this special celebration at www.alumni.iup.edu/events.

Best of luck and congratulations.

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COMMENCEMENT—MAY AND AUGUST 2020

COMMENCEMENT Indiana University of Pennsylvania Virtual Ceremonies Graduate and Undergraduate Saturday, September 12, 2020, 9:00 a.m. • Eberly College of Business and Information Technology • College of Education and Communications • College of Fine Arts • College of Health and Human Services • College of Humanities and Social Sciences • Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (including interdisciplinary programs in Academic Affairs)

THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there, O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

ALMA MATER To our noble Alma Mater’s name, We, her children, sing a joyful lay, And to her a new allegiance pledge, That lives beyond a day. Refrain:

Sing, O sing, our Alma Mater’s praise, Hail, O hail, her colors’ gleaming hue! Give to her our homage and our love, And to her name be true.

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PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENTS, DEANS, AND CHAIRS Claire J. Dandeneau, chair, Counseling Jessica E. Miller, chair/director, Counseling Center Daniel R. Lee, chair, Criminology and Criminal Justice Lynn A. Pike, chair, Academy of Culinary Arts Melvin A. Jenkins, chair, Developmental Studies Catherine M. Dugan, chair/director, Disability Access and Advising David B. Yerger, chair, Economics Lynanne Black, chair, Educational and School Psychology David M. Piper, chair, Employment and Labor Relations Gian S. Pagnucci, chair, English Ibrahim J. Affaneh, chair, Finance and Legal Studies Stephanie A. Taylor-Davis, chair, Food and Nutrition Charles R. McCreary, chair, Foreign Languages John E. Benhart, chair, Geography and Regional Planning Nicholas D. Deardorff, chair, Geoscience R. Scott Moore, chair, History Stephen B. Shiring, chair, Hospitality Management Joshua L. Castle, interim chair, Human Development, Fashion, and Interior Design Pankaj Chaudhary, chair, Information Systems and Decision Sciences Michele R. Papakie, chair, Journalism and Public Relations Joshua L. Castle, chair, Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Science Kelly L. Heider, chair, IUP Libraries Ramesh G. Soni, chair, Management Parimal S. Bhagat, chair, Marketing Francisco E. AlarcĂłn, chair, Mathematical and Computer Sciences Dennis W. Faulkner, chair, Military Science Matthew R. Baumer, chair, Music Theresa M. Gropelli, chair, Nursing and Allied Health Professions Mary MacLeod, chair, Philosophy Muhammad Z. Numan, chair, Physics David D. Chambers, chair, Political Science DeAnna M. Laverick, chair, Professional Studies in Education Lisa C. Newell, chair, Psychology Theresa S. Smith, chair, Religious Studies Tracey L. Cekada, chair, Safety Sciences Dana Hysock Witham, chair, Sociology John A. Mueller, chair, Student Affairs in Higher Education Brian R. Jones, chair, Theatre, Dance, and Performance

MICHAEL A. DRISCOLL, PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT’S CABINET

Timothy S. Moerland, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs Debra L. Fitzsimons, vice president for Administration and Finance Thomas C. Segar, vice president for Student Affairs Patricia C. McCarthy, vice president for Enrollment Management Khatmeh A. Osseiran-Hanna, vice president for University Advancement Barbara J. Moore, executive director, Institutional Planning and Assessment Christopher P. Noah, chief marketing officer Elise Glenn, chief diversity and inclusion officer and Title IX coordinator

DEANS

Geofrey T. Mills, interim dean, Eberly College of Business and Information Technology Lara M. Luetkehans, dean, College of Education and Communications Curtis A. Scheib, dean, College of Fine Arts Sylvia S. Gaiko, dean, College of Health and Human Services Yaw A. Asamoah, dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Deanne L. Snavely, dean, Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Michele A. Norwood, associate vice provost; director, University College Hilliary E. Creely, interim dean, School of Graduate Studies and Research Erik C. Nordberg, dean, IUP Libraries Richard J. Muth, director, Regional Campuses

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS

Sekhar Anantharaman, chair, Accounting Benjamin L. Ford, chair, Anthropology Anthony J. DiMauro, chair, Art and Design Todd Garzarelli, chair/director, Athletics Narayanaswamy Bharathan, chair, Biology Monica L. Murdoch, chair, Career and Technical Personnel Preparation Anne E. Kondo, chair, Chemistry Lori E. Lombard, chair, Communication Disorders, Special Education, and Disability Services B. Gail Wilson, chair, Communications Media

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DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR At IUP, Merlo has chaired nine dissertation committees and has served on another 12. She also administers her department’s internship program and, for many years, coordinated its graduate program in criminology at IUP’s Monroeville Center (now Pittsburgh East). As chair of her department’s Speakers’ Committee, she has brought to campus many distinguished academics in the field. She also coordinates the annual Alumni Career Panel, giving students an opportunity to learn about career possibilities and to network with criminology professionals. She has also been active in IUP’s graduate and undergraduate scholars forums. She served on the committee that developed the format for the graduate forum and, since 2011, has judged graduate student posters and presentations.

Alida V. Merlo Criminology and Criminal Justice

During her tenure as Distinguished University Professor, she will assess educational programs for delinquent youth and explore implications of the 2019 legislation that authorized trauma-informed education in Pennsylvania public schools.

Alida Merlo, professor of criminology and criminal justice, has been selected as IUP’s 2020-21 Distinguished University Professor. A member of the IUP faculty since 1995, Merlo is nationally known for her scholarship in juvenile justice policy, and she shares her passion for that work with students of all levels.

“I anticipate that this research will identify characteristics of successful programs or strategies that can be emulated,” Merlo said. “They can help inform policy and provide a blueprint for other juvenile justice systems to follow. It could be the beginning of a new era in education.”

“I have worked to guide generations of scholars and practitioners,” she said. “I argue for a more compassionate, trauma-informed approach in dealing with youth who are often victims of maltreatment prior to their involvement in delinquency.”

ABOUT THE AWARD The Office of the President recognizes one faculty member each year with the Distinguished University Professor Award, based on a record of outstanding teaching, university service, and active and demonstrable engagement in research/scholarly activity that advances his or her discipline or its pedagogy. In addition to the lifetime title, the award earns recipients a grant and a reduced teaching load for one year to allow more time for research and scholarship.

Merlo has been recognized for her teaching and research and was twice honored by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences for her mentoring. Only the third woman to be elected the academy’s president, she has received its Fellow Award for contributions to justice education and scholarship and its Founder’s Award for service. Merlo’s mentoring has benefited both junior faculty members and students. She has served as an invited presenter for pre-tenure faculty members to aid in their teaching, research, and service. In addition, two of her former graduate students who went on to become faculty members at Slippery Rock University established an award in her honor, the Alida V. Merlo Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award, presented annually at that university.

Past recipients are as follows: Donald A. Walker, Economics, 1988; Leon D. VandeCreek, Psychology, 1989; John N. Fox, Physics, 1990; Mary R. Jalongo, Professional Studies in Education, 1991; John W. Kuehn, Music, 1992; Donald S. McPherson, Industrial and Labor Relations, 1993; Charles D. Cashdollar, History, 1994; Devki N. Talwar, Physics, 1995; Ronald G. Shafer, English, 1996; Richard D. Magee, Psychology, 1997; Robert S. Prezant, Biology, 1998; Robert J. Ackerman, Sociology, 1999; Eileen W. Glisan, Spanish and Classical Languages, 2000; Steven A. Hovan, Geoscience, 2007; John E. Stamp, Music, 2008; Gian S. Pagnucci, English, 2009; Bennett A. Rafoth, English, 2010; Lynn A. Botelho, History, 2011; Abbas J. Ali, Management, 2012; Victor Q. Garcia, Anthropology, 2013; Krzysztof (Krys) Z. Kaniasty, Psychology, 2014; Maureen C. McHugh, Psychology, 2015; David B. Downing, English, 2016; Teresa C. Shellenbarger, Nursing and Allied Health Professions, 2017; Jeffery L. Larkin, Biology, 2018; and R. Scott Moore, History, 2019. The award was not presented from 2001 to 2006.

Her writing—which includes seven coauthored or coedited books, 22 book chapters, 33 journal articles, 14 invited lectures, and more than 115 conference presentations— examines and assesses the transformation of the juvenile justice system and criminal justice policy in the 20th and 21st centuries, with an emphasis on the role of media, ideology, and politics.

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A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT DRISCOLL To the Degree Recipients,

ABOUT THE PRESIDENT

Congratulations on completing your degree program. Of course, we all would have preferred to be together in Ed Fry Arena, but COVID-19 had different plans for us. Nonetheless, commencement is a time to celebrate an end as well as a beginning. In your case, this is the beginning, the commencing, of the next phase of your life. We expect you to take what you have learned and use it to make this world a better place.

President Michael Driscoll’s leadership of IUP has been guided by principles that include empowering students to become the world’s transformative leaders through high-quality academic programs, strong support structures, and interconnected, hands-on learning experiences outside the classroom. Under his leadership, the university continues to develop new academic degree programs and revamp existing ones, leveraging IUP’s strengths to meet the needs of Pennsylvania’s residents while attracting students from across the nation and around the world. IUP’s international student population is the largest within Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. Many students enroll at IUP for noteworthy programs such as safety sciences, music, and criminology. An American Psychological Association publication has cited IUP’s doctoral program in clinical psychology as among the nation’s top five, while the Modern Language Association has praised IUP’s doctoral programs in English as among the most successful in advancing careers. During his tenure, President Driscoll has focused on creating a studentcentered educational environment. Since 2012, IUP has formed, among other initiatives, the President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion, the Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement, the Military and Veterans Resource Center, and the University College, a resource for all students but particularly for those who are still exploring their options for a major course of study.

You’ll be surprised at what you’ll take along with you. Some things you think you’ll always remember, you may soon forget. What will stay in your memory longest may be a particular professor. Years from now, you may still recall a lecture that person gave or a comment that person wrote on one of your papers. I can predict these memories with confidence, not just because I was once a new college graduate, but because I read alumni magazines. I see the letters and reminiscences that graduates contribute. Sometimes, they refer in detail to lectures that were given 50 or 60 years ago. Imagine! Though you may have absorbed the contents of myriad textbooks or performed any number of laboratory experiments, it is the human interaction you’ll likely carry with you—perhaps as long as you live. While faculty members have been teaching you their subjects, they’ve also been teaching you how to look at the world. Henry Adams wrote, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” Congratulations on your achievement. Michael A. Driscoll President

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UNIVERSITY SENATE AWARDS DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD FOR SERVICE Francisco Alarcón, professor and chair, Mathematical and Computer Sciences Since joining the IUP faculty in 1992, Francisco Alarcón has had a record of service to the university that is both extensive and varied. He has served IUP’s chapter of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties as secretary, as vice president, and as a longtime member of the Meet and Discuss Team. He joined the University Senate in his second year at IUP and went on to serve as secretary and chair. He has also served as chair of the Academic Computing Policy Advisory Committee, director for the Center for Teaching Excellence, chair of the Mathematics Department and later the Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department for 12 years, cochair of the Council of Chairs, and director/assistant director of the Center for Statistics Education in Pennsylvania for 15 years. Outside of IUP, he has served as president of the Allegheny Mountain section of the Mathematical Association of America, as treasurer of the Indiana Free Library, and as a board member for international nonprofit Teacher2Teacher Global, which provides science, technology, engineering, and math education and training to students and teachers in 10 countries.

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD FOR CREATIVE ARTS Stephanie Caulder, professor, Music A member of the IUP faculty since 2002 and past chair of the Music Department, Stephanie Caulder is principal oboist with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra and Keystone Wind Ensemble. She has also performed with orchestras and ensembles in Pennsylvania and southeastern states, including the Altoona Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, Pensacola Symphony, Southeastern Chamber Orchestra, Opera a la carte, Greensboro Symphony, Charlotte Philharmonic, Charlotte Repertory, and Wilmington Symphony Orchestras. In 2015, she toured Russia with the IUP Faculty Woodwind Quintet and presented masterclasses at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory and the Wind College. She has been an invited artist and presenter at conferences of the International Double Reed Society and has written articles for its journal, the Double Reed, as well as the North Carolina Music Educators Journal. Her discography includes 12 commercial recordings with the Keystone Wind Ensemble; a Koch International recording of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s concertos with the Kalichstein/Laredo/Robinson trio and Michael Stern, conductor; and a Klavier Music Productions release, Five in the Sun, with the Keystone Chamber Players. She has also performed with artists including Bernadette Peters, Mannheim Steamroller, and Marvin Hamlisch.

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD FOR RESEARCH Dana Driscoll, professor, English Now in her sixth year at IUP, Dana Driscoll serves as director of the Jones White Writing Center. Her research focuses on how people learn to write and transfer that knowledge to a wide range of circumstances and how to support research-based writing center practices. She participates in the multi-institutional Writing Transfer Project and is conducting a decade-long study of 13 student writers as they move through college writing tasks and into the workplace and beyond. Her articles on writing transfer have been widely published, and her “Theory, Lore, and More: An Analysis of RAD Research in the Writing Center Journal, 1980–2009,” which she coauthored in 2012, won the International Writing Centers Association’s Outstanding Article award. She is coeditor of Writing Spaces, an open source textbook series for first-year composition courses, and has been active with the Conference on College Composition and Communication. She has served in editorial roles with Southern Illinois University Press’s Writing Research, Pedagogy, and Policy series, IWCA’s Peer Review, and other publications. She also won a 2019 teaching award for the course Research Design and the Craft of Writing.

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD FOR TEACHING John Lipinski, professor, Management Now in his eighth year on the IUP faculty, John Lipinski coordinates IUP’s domestic MBA programs and codirects the Excellence in Entrepreneurial Leadership (ExcEL) Center. Before entering academia, he held managerial positions with Procter & Gamble, Warner Lambert, and PNC Bank. He also has significant global experience: His corporate career included assignments in China, Japan, Canada, and several European countries, and he has taught in India, Palestine, Hungary, Chile, and the Czech Republic. He brings that global perspective to his classes by using teleconferencing technology to provide guest speakers from around the world. In 2018, he won IUP’s Center for Teaching Excellence Award for Innovation for a virtual study abroad program he developed with the University of Pécs, Hungary. He is the advisor to IUP’s Future Entrepreneurs Club and Graduate Business Student Association. With these groups, he works to

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UNIVERSITY SENATE AWARDS involve students with the business community, and he encourages participation in various business plan competitions. He is also active with the Business of Humanity project at the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned his PhD in business administration.

DISTINGUISHED STAFF AWARD FOR SERVICE Julene Pinto-Dyczewski, associate director of Residence Life, Office of Housing, Residence Life, and Dining Julene Pinto-Dyczewski ’87, M’89 has spent most of her 30 years at IUP preparing students for leadership roles, most recently as training and leadership development specialist. She has held nine positions in three different offices at IUP, allowing her to gain and share experiences in each of those roles. She advises two National Association of College and University Residence Halls organizations: the National Residence Hall Honorary Great Oak chapter, which she founded in 1994, and the Residence Hall Association. She is the host school advisor to two students who were selected to serve on the association’s Central Atlantic Affiliate as regional board members. IUP has hosted nine regional board members throughout her career. PintoDyczewski is also a Difficult Dialogues diversity facilitator; Safe Zone co-coordinator; Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) suicide prevention trainer; and Green Dot Bystander Intervention trainer. Earlier this year, she received the first Division of Student Affairs Innovation Award for the Resident Assistant Placement Process, a project she codeveloped to help student leaders engage with their peers. She is also a recipient of the Ronald Lunardini Mentorship Award.

ABOUT THE AWARDS Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching The primary mission of IUP is to teach, and the university has received national and international acclaim because of the quality and dedication of the faculty. In appreciation of outstanding teaching ability, IUP presents this award. Past recipients include Mohammed E. Ghobashy, 1978; Irwin Marcus, 1979; Frank Viggiano Jr. and Mark A. Plivelic, 1980; Robert A. Patsiga, 1982; Ronald M. Weiers, 1983; Howard E. Tompkins, 1984; Conrad J. Gates, 1985; Ronald L. Marks, 1986; Francis W. Liegey, 1987; Joann E. Walthour, 1988; Robert J. Stonebraker, 1989; Mary Lou Zanich, 1990; Terry T. Ray, 1991; John W. Kuehn, 1992; Barbara A. Kraszewski, 1993; Gary J. Olmstead, 1994; Hilary L. DeMane, 1995; Rebecca A. Stoudt, 1996; Mary Ann Cessna, 1997; Sherrill J. Begres, 1998; William McPherson, 1999; Ronald A. Juliette, 2001; Laurence D. Kruckman, 2002; Linda J. McPherson, 2003; Thomas R. Lord, 2004; James J. Jozefowicz, 2005; Sally M. McCombie, 2006; Dan J. Tannacito, 2007; Richard J. Lamberski, 2008; David J. LaPorte, 2009; Becky A. Knickelbein, 2010; Lynne B. Alvine, 2011; Fredalene B. Bowers, 2013; Ajawad I. Haija, 2014; DeAnna M. Laverick, 2015; Joann M. Migyanka, 2016; Lisa Hammett Price, 2017; and P. Michael Kosicek, 2018.

Through public performances and exhibitions, IUP faculty members have brought acclaim and recognition to the university as well as to their particular media. The university annually considers candidates for this award based on their dedication to quality in the arts. Past recipients include Charles A. Battaglini, 1977; Ned O. Wert, 1978; Thomas J. Dongilla, 1980; Paul Ben-Zvi, 1981; Christopher L. Weiland, 1982; Ronald A. Juliette, 1983; John J. Dropcho, 1984; W. Delight Malitsky, 1986; Christopher L. Weiland, 1987; Donn W. Hedman, 1988; Carol A. Teti, 1989; Rosaly Roffman, 1990; James G. Staples, 1991; Jean J. Slenker, 1992; Ronald F. Smits, 1993; Mary Beth Leidman, 1994; Sarah J. Mantel, 1995; Dominic J. Intili, 1996; Maurice A. Kilwein-Guevara, 1997; Edward K. Simpson, 1998; Holly R. Boda, 1999; Annie-Laurie Wheat, 2001; Edward K. Simpson, 2002; Daniel J. Perlongo, 2003; Stanley L. Chepaitis, 2004; Chauna Craig, 2005; John E. Stamp, 2007; Patricia E. VillalobosEcheverría, 2008; Richard J. Kemp, 2010; Barbara A. Blackledge, 2011; Joan E. Van Dyke, 2012; Kevin E. Eisensmith, 2014; W. Zachary Collins, 2015; Mary Beth Leidman, 2016; Stanley L. Chepaitis, 2017; and David G. Martynuik, 2019. Distinguished Faculty Award for Service This award recognizes either significant or sustained contributions to the university community or to the community at large. Service may be part of an extension of professional responsibilities that exceed the nominee’s nominal job description or may be distinguished service to the local, state, national, or international community. Past recipients include Isadore R. Lenglet, 1982; John E. Merryman, 1983; Richard D. Magee, 1984; Warner E. Tobin, 1985; Daniel DiCicco, 1986; J. Merle Rife, 1987; Lorrie J. Bright, 1988; Mark J. Staszkiewicz, 1989; Anthony G. DeFurio, 1990; Marlin E. Hartman, 1991; Charles D. Cashdollar, 1993; Connie J. Sutton, 1994; Melvin R. Woodard, 1995; Donna L. Streifthau, 1996; Darlene S. Richardson, 1997; Mary Ann Cessna, 1998; Fran Pollock Prezant, 1999; Jerry L. Pickering, 2000; Steven F. Jackson, 2001; Veronica Toombs Watson, 2002; Mary E. Williams, 2003; Linda S. Nelson, 2004; Gail S. Sechrist and Ramesh G. Soni, 2006; Caleb P. Finegan, 2007; Calvin O. Masilela, 2008; Jonathan B. Smith, 2009; Joseph W. Domaracki, 2010; Janet E. Goebel, 2011; David M. Piper, 2012; Edel M. Reilly, 2013; Sue A. Rieg, 2014; Michele R. Papakie, 2015; David G. Lorenzi, 2016; Justin D. Fair, 2017; R. Scott Moore, 2018; and Gail S. Sechrist, 2019.

Distinguished Faculty Award for Research Research endeavors frequently culminate in the publication of scholarly articles and books that reflect favorably both on the individual faculty member and on the university. IUP presents this award for these scholarly contributions and for the institutional recognition they invoke. Past recipients include Joseph C. Clark, 1978; Vincent Miller, 1979; June K. Phillips, 1980; W. Wayne Smith, 1981; Arthur C. Hulse, 1982; Martin J. Morand, 1983; Donald A. Walker, 1984; Thomas R. Schaub, 1985; Patrick M. Hartwell, 1986; Gopal S. Kulkarni, 1987; Robert J. Ackerman, 1988; Charles D. Cashdollar, 1989; James M. Cahalan, 1990; Mary H. Micco, 1991; Devki N. Talwar, 1992; Edward W. Gondolf, 1993; Abbas J. Ali, 1994; Stephen K. Sanderson, 1995; Edward M. Levinson, 1996; Krzysztof (Krys) Z. Kaniasty, 1997; Charlene Pleger Bebko, 1998; Patrick D. Murphy, 1999; C. Thomas Ault, 2000; Prashanth N. Bharadwaj, 2001; John Zhang, 2002; Terry L. Peard, 2003; Alicia V. Linzey, 2004; Wang Xi, 2005; Narayanaswamy Bharathan, 2006; Gawdat Bahgat, 2007; Lynn A. Botelho, 2008; Abbas J. Ali, 2009; Kelli R. Paquette, 2010; John F. Sitton, 2011; Raymond P. Pavloski, 2012; Michael Sell, 2013; Shundong Bi, 2014; Benjamin L. Ford, 2015; Bitna Kim, 2016; Todd N. Thompson, 2017; Jeffery L. Larkin, 2018; and R. Scott Moore, 2019.

Distinguished Staff Award for Service With this award, the university recognizes staff members for their involvement in significant service. Past recipients include Raj Murthy and Michele A. Norwood, 2016; Evelyn (Lynnan) Mocek, 2018; and Jessica Mulvihill, 2019.

Distinguished Faculty Award for Creative Arts There are many avenues for scholarly or learned expression, and the creative arts provide, perhaps, the most visible of these avenues.

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THE UNIVERSITY

Indiana University of Pennsylvania was established in 1875 and is the only doctoral/ research university in Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. IUP has a long tradition of academic excellence and receives frequent accolades, including designation as one of The Best 385 Colleges in the 2020 edition of a Princeton Review book by that name. The university provides an intellectually challenging experience to more than 10,000 students at three campuses— all easily accessible from Pittsburgh and the Middle Atlantic region—among other sites.

Academic offerings include more than 120 undergraduate programs, more than 50 master’s degree programs, and 14 doctoral programs. Unusual opportunities for research at all levels and the Cook Honors College provide special challenges for academic growth. The variety and quality of instruction are characteristic of a big university, yet at IUP, close, one-toone relationships develop within the teaching framework, and a strong sense of community prevails.

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GOVERNING AND ADVISORY BOARDS PENNSYLVANIA’S STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

IUP COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES Samuel H. Smith, chair, Punxsutawney Mark A. Holman ’79, vice chair, Alexandria, VA Laurie A. Kuzneski ’93, treasurer, Indiana Joyce R. Fairman ’76, M’84, secretary, DuBois Jennifer E. Baker ’05, Worthington Timothy Cejka ’73, Latrobe Susan S. Delaney ’64, Indiana David Osikowicz, Punxsutawney Nathan T. Spade ’01, Mechanicsburg Abigaelle Vertil, student trustee, Philadelphia

Since its creation on July 1, 1983, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education has developed a reputation for service, achievement, and vision. Strong student demand for the academic offerings at the 14 public universities in the State System is evidenced by the combined enrollment of nearly 100,000 students. The State System universities are working to fulfill their potential as one of the largest human resource development infrastructures in the commonwealth.

STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS

IUP ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS John A. Simpson ’79, president, Irwin Tonya R. Anthony Hsiung ’00, M’03, vice president, Lancaster Michael J. Moyer ’04, treasurer, Commodore Leslie A. Miller Purser ’80, secretary, Dandridge, TN Kevin W. Bailey ’86, M’90, Charlotte, NC Kathie Kuvinka Basehore ’71, Columbus, OH Michael L. Bodolosky ’72, M’78, Johnstown Jerome A. Brown II ’97, Rockville, MD Marc C. Hutzell ’97, Olney, MD Joseph A. Kopko ’03, M’12, Pittsburgh Brenda L. Peterman ’87, Nutley, NJ Heather B. Reed M’13, Indiana Lisa A. Schlosser ’86, Rehoboth Beach, DE Tracy L. Settle ’80, Bradenton, FL Debra M. Evans Smith ’81, Woodbridge, VA Chrystina L. Black Steffy ’03, Alexandria, VA

Cynthia D. Shapira, chair David M. Maser, vice chair Samuel H. Smith, vice chair Timothy P. Briggs Audrey F. Bronson Nicole L. Dunlop, student, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Alexander H. Fefolt, student, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Donald E. Houser Jr. Scott Martin Marian D. Moskowitz Thomas S. Muller Noe Ortega, secretary of education’s designee Pedro A. Rivera, secretary of education Brad Roae Judith L. Schwank Meg Snead, governor’s designee Stephen L. Washington Jr., student, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Neil R. Weaver Tom Wolf, governor Janet L. Yeomans Chancellor Daniel Greenstein

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GRADUATION HONORS LATIN HONORS For first-time bachelor’s degree candidates, asterisks denote Latin honors as follows: *** Summa cum laude, 3.75 to 4.00 ** Magna cum laude, 3.50 to 3.74 * Cum laude, 3.25 to 3.49 For associate degree candidates, asterisks denote non-Latin honors as follows: *** With highest honor, 3.75 to 4.00 ** With high honor, 3.50 to 3.74 * With honor, 3.25 to 3.49

Gabriella Sue Scholl Alexa D. Smith Amber Ann Smith Andrew Joseph Somogyi Anne Elizabeth Sorisio Amber K. Trkula Clayton Atwood Vasey Erica Weimer Taylor Noel Wilson Samantha Elizabeth Wright Lindsay Jo Wynn

Graduation honors are tentative and are based on the cumulative grade point average after conclusion of the student’s next-to-last semester. Final honors for these graduates will be noted after final cumulative grade point averages have been calculated.

NEW FACULTY EMERITI Gail I. Berlin, English, 32 years Christine Black, Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Science, 27 years Kathryn V. Bonach, Sociology, 24 years Karen L. Brown, Libraries, 29 years David B. Downing, English, 31 years Eileen W. Glisan, Foreign Languages, 34 years Beverly J. Goodwin, Psychology, 33 years Jo-Anne Kerr, English, 15 years Robert M. Kostelnik, Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Science, 19 years Dasen Luo, Psychology, 23 years Laura E. Marshak, Counseling, 32 years Brenda M. Mitchell, Art and Design, 25 years Robert J. Mutchnick, Criminology and Criminal Justice, 37 years Linda C. Norris, English, 27 years Willard W. Radell, Economics, 38 years Shari A. Robertson, Communication Disorders, Special Education, and Disability Services, 22 years Devki N. Talwar, Physics, 31 years

Averages are determined on the basis of the following: 4=A; 3=B; 2=C. Degrees are conferred upon those who have completed requirements. The appearance of a name in this program is not a valid indication of graduation. Only the official diploma and transcript of the university are acceptable as evidence of degree attainment.

BACHELOR’S DEGREE RECIPIENTS WITH A 4.0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE The following students have completed their first bachelor’s degree program with a perfect 4.0 grade point average: Alecia M. Bender Ethan Patrick Blackie Brandon William Dykun Amelia E. Fouts Allie Alexis Gerber Abigail Diane Gerlach Morgan Blaire Glasser Rebecca Doral Grundy Brett Howard Caitlin Joelle Kalgren Rebecca Cathleen Koch Emily A. Kolojejchick Victoria Elizabeth Maziarz Emily L. Morgan Margaret Catherine Olin Alexis Lynn Pacek

NEW DEAN EMERITUS Michael J. Hood, College of Fine Arts, 20 years

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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS *Albert E. Diem *Agnes Sligh Turnbull, Class of 1910 *James M. Stewart *Samuel R. Loboda ’36 *Jean Daugherty ’44 *James Schlesinger *George M. Leader *Patrick F. McCarthy *Arthur J. Rooney *S. John Davis ’50 *Frank Gorell *Willis E. Pratt Steve R. Domen ’49 *Charles J. Potter *Andre Previn *Ralph W. Cordier Dick Thornburgh *Samuel W. Jack Jr. *Lawrence A. Cremin *Malcolm Cowley *William G. Kegel *E. James Trimarchi *John Campbell Bruce *Tito Capobianco *Lorin Maazel *Ernest L. Boyer Sandra Day O’Connor Richard C. Wallace Jr. David McCullough Paul A. Volcker *Fred McFeely Rogers Clifton R. Wharton Jr. *Paul A. Samuelson Robert P. Bozzone Oscar Arias Charles R. Fuget Abraham J. Twerski *John P. Murtha Gilbert M. Grosvenor Robert E. Cook ’64 Christine J. Toretti James M. Loy A. T. (Tim) Cejka ’73 Daniel A. Griffith ’70, M’72 Richard W. Macedonia ’66 Robert C. Wilburn Randall Silvis M’76 John J. Kopchick ’72, M’75 Robert C. Anderson ’67 Gerald Zahorchak M’88 *Glenn M. Cannon ’71 Karlin Roth Toner ’83 Clyde Mills McGeary ’54 Terry L. Dunlap ’81 Donald J. Mash ’64 John E. Wetzel

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PROGRAM—RECIPIENTS OF DOCTORAL, MASTER’S, Michael A. Driscoll, president, presiding Grand marshal: Gian S. Pagnucci, Distinguished University Professor; chair, Department of English

WELCOME

President Driscoll

NATIONAL ANTHEM*

IUP Alumni Virtual Band Directed and produced by Timothy A. Paul, assistant professor, Department of Music

REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKERS

President Driscoll

REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE IUP COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES

Samuel H. Smith, chair, IUP Council of Trustees; vice chair, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Board of Governors

GRADUATE STUDENT ADDRESS

Brittany S. Hull Doctor of Philosophy, English Chester, PA

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ADDRESSES

Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Madison I. Hornstein Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry Conneaut Lake, PA

College of Fine Arts Andrew J. Junttonen Bachelor of Science in Education, Music Education; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Music Performance King of Prussia, PA

REMARKS BY THE PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Timothy S. Moerland

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BACHELOR’S, AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES CONFERRING OF DEGREES

President Driscoll Provost Moerland

DOCTORAL AND MASTER’S DEGREES

Hilliary E. Creely, interim dean, School of Graduate Studies and Research

BACHELOR’S DEGREES Geofrey T. Mills, interim dean, Eberly College of Business and Information Technology Lara M. Luetkehans, dean, College of Education and Communications Curtis A. Scheib, dean, College of Fine Arts Sylvia S. Gaiko, dean, College of Health and Human Services Yaw A. Asamoah, dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Deanne L. Snavely, dean, Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, also presenting degree candidates from interdisciplinary programs

GRANTING OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS

Dennis W. Faulkner, lieutenant colonel, US Army; chair, Department of Military Science

PRESENTATION OF SENIOR CLASS GIFT

Melissa E. Craig Bachelor of Science, Human Resource Management Tidioute, PA

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GREETINGS

John A. Simpson ’79, president, IUP Alumni Association Board of Directors

CLOSING REMARKS

President Driscoll

ALMA MATER* Vocalist: Gino G. Parillo Bachelor of Fine Arts, Music Performance Derry, PA Pianist: Henry Wong Doe, professor, Department of Music

READERS

Graduate: Dr. Creely Undergraduate: John N. Kilmarx, associate vice president, Academic Administration

*Please join in the singing. Words are on page 2.

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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Michael Perella Dissertation: A Multi-Case Study: How Do Urban Principals Make an Informed Hiring Decision? Dissertation Chair: DeAnna Laverick Administration and Leadership Studies

Hilliary E. Creely Interim Dean

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

Rebecca Rose Robinson Dissertation: A Mixed-Methods Study Examining Assessment of Higher-Order Thinking Skills at the Secondary Level Dissertation Chair: Sue Rieg Curriculum and Instruction

May 8, 2020 Jamie Marie Brandon Dissertation: Educating for Security: A Qualitative Study of NonTechnical Information Security Policies in Association of American Universities Member Institutions Dissertation Chair: Crystal Machado Administration and Leadership Studies

Dawn Mary Settle Dissertation: Increasing Gender Equity in Computer Science: A Case Study in One Suburban High School Dissertation Chair: Meghan Twiest Curriculum and Instruction

Nicole Rose Buse Dissertation: Hospitality Accreditation Curriculum Standards, Learning Formats, and Lodging Managers’ Preparedness: A Quantitative Study Dissertation Chair: Kelli Paquette Curriculum and Instruction

August 6, 2020 Amy Diane Brown Dissertation: Impressions: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of the Perceptions of Beginning Male Primary Teachers and Mentor Relationships Dissertation Chair: DeAnna Laverick Administration and Leadership Studies

Julia R. Hershey Dissertation: Making Meaning of Teacher Leader Development and Practice: A Phenomenological Study in Christian Schools Dissertation Chair: Kelli Jo Moran Curriculum and Instruction

Victoria Rice Campbell Dissertation: The Recommendation and Promotion of Workplace Accommodations by Secondary Transition Practitioners Dissertation Chair: Mark Twiest Curriculum and Instruction

Abdul Habib Khalid Dissertation: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of the Potential for Enhanced E-learning in Public Higher Education in Afghanistan Dissertation Chair: Beatrice Fennimore Curriculum and Instruction

Christopher R. Cummings Dissertation: Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Overcoming Academic Probation Dissertation Chair: Kelli Paquette Administration and Leadership Studies

Jessica Marie Knepper Dissertation: Single Parents’ Perceptions of Their Child’s Homework on Family Stress, Resilience, and Overall Quality of Life Dissertation Chair: Daniel Wissinger Curriculum and Instruction

Michael J. Groman Dissertation: K-12 Teacher Professional Development on Concussion and the Return to School Guidelines Tool, Changes in Knowledge and Self-Efficacy: A Mixed Methods Study Dissertation Chair: Sue Rieg Curriculum and Instruction

Chanikarnda Komarakul Na Nagara Dissertation: Pedandragogy: Promoting Effective Learning Environments and Self-Efficacy in Adult Learners with Andragogy and Pedagogy Dissertation Chair: Kelli Paquette Curriculum and Instruction Suzanne Mateer Dissertation: The Effects of Graphic Novels on the Affective Domain in Elementary Boys: A Case Study of a 4th Grade Boys Book Club Dissertation Chair: DeAnna Laverick Administration and Leadership Studies Mackenzie Kathleen Olson Dissertation: The Impact of the FIRST STEP Next Intervention on Head Start Students’ Kindergarten Readiness Dissertation Chair: Lynanne Black School Psychology

Meagan Marie Guenther Dissertation: Perspectives of School Psychologists on Preparedness to Serve Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Dissertation Chair: Lynanne Black School Psychology Christina L. Hare Dissertation: The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Teacher Perceptions of Grade Retention Dissertation Chair: Becky Knickelbein School Psychology

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DOCTORATES AND DISSERTATIONS Erin M. Johnson Dissertation: Measuring Integrity of PBIS in Alternative Education Settings Dissertation Chair: Timothy Runge School Psychology

Asmaa Abdullah Alshehri Dissertation: African American Women’s Activism and Leadership: Life Writing, Films, and Social Media from 1960 to Present Dissertation Chair: Tanya Heflin English

Jeffrey T. Roberts Dissertation: Experiences of Middle Level Teachers Using One-to-One Technology: A Phenomenological Study Dissertation Chair: Sue Rieg Administration and Leadership Studies

Rebecca Ann Andrews Dissertation: The Influence of Trauma: Examining the Relationship between Childhood Traumatic Experiences and Violent Offenses among Incarcerated Males Dissertation Chair: Holly Branthoover Counselor Education and Supervision

Elizabeth Johanna Shiring Dissertation: Identifying Variables That Affect the Academic Success of Student-Athletes at a Division II University Dissertation Chair: Daniel Wissinger Curriculum and Instruction

Janet Anokye Dissertation: HBCU Composition Faculty Members’ Perceptions about Their Composition Students’ Use of African American English Dissertation Chair: Bennett Rafoth English

Elizabeth Marie Shotwell Dissertation: Exploring the Teacher Experience of Outdoor Education as an Instructional Tool: A Qualitative Case Study Dissertation Chair: Mark Twiest Curriculum and Instruction

George Armstrong Dissertation: Assessing Manufacturing Employee Perceptions of Supervisor Occupational Health and Safety Competencies and Potential for Occupational Health and Safety Training Facilitation Dissertation Chair: Wanda Minnick Safety Sciences

Todd Russell Spaulding Dissertation: Generation Z’s Motivation for Becoming Resident Assistants: Perceptions of State System of Higher Education RAs Dissertation Chair: Julie Ankrum Administration and Leadership Studies

David P. Brady Dissertation: Investigation into the Life Course Development of Authentic Leaders Dissertation Chair: D. Alex Heckert Administration and Leadership Studies

Lisa Westrick Surkovich Dissertation: How and Why Veteran Teachers Persevere: A Phenomenological Study Dissertation Chair: Crystal Machado Curriculum and Instruction

Christopher Jay Burlingame Dissertation: Taming the Terrible?: Transgressive Novels, Adaptation, and the Illusion of Legitimacy Dissertation Chair: Michael Sell English

LaQueda J. Taulton Dissertation: Perceptions of Black Women Administrators— Implications of Race and Gender on Career Advancement at Predominantly White Institutions Dissertation Chair: Kelli Paquette Administration and Leadership Studies

Aurelio Chapa Dissertation: Sympathies in Exile: Shakespeare and the Writings of Early Modern Jesuits Dissertation Chair: Michael Sell English

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

John M. Cookus Dissertation: Analysis of the YLS/CMI Risk Assessment and Recidivism Prediction for Justice-Involved Youth Dissertation Chair: John Anderson Administration and Leadership Studies

May 8, 2020 Said Rashid Al Harthy Dissertation: Investigating Omani Parental Involvement in Their Children’s English Language Learning Dissertation Chair: Mary Stewart English Nawal Ibrahim Alhodithi Dissertation: Undergraduate Research within an Interdisciplinary English Department: Composition Faculty Experiences and Perceptions Dissertation Chair: David Hanauer English

Darius Montriece Cureton Dissertation: Composing in a Digital Age: Unpacking the Techtinuum among First Year Writing Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Dissertation Chair: Gian Pagnucci English

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DOCTORATES AND DISSERTATIONS Amy L. George Dissertation: The Construction of Mosaic Identities in Asian American and Arab American Poetry Dissertation Chair: Lingyan Yang English Randy Allan Goin Dissertation: Generation Gap? Digital Natives’ versus Digital Immigrants’ Perceptions of Authenticity in Social Media Interactions with Higher Education Institutions Dissertation Chair: Mark Piwinsky Communications Media and Instructional Technology John Grant Dissertation: Mutuality for Universal Access: A Study of Disablism, Ableism, and Ableist Normative Violence Affecting Disability Access in First-Year Composition Dissertation Chair: Resa Bizzaro English Donald Grimes Dissertation: Professional Nursing Values of Second-Degree Nursing Students and Influence by Clinical Nursing Faculty Dissertation Chair: Lora Hromadik Nursing Kelly Lynn Hamren Dissertation: “Я тоже мраморною стану”: The Poetics of Metamorphosis in Russian Modernism Dissertation Chair: Michael Williamson English Mousa O. Hasan Dissertation: Exploration of Multilinguistic Landscape as a Source of Input in Second Language Acquisition: Linguistic, Sociolinguistic, and Pedagogical Analysis of English-Arabic Public Signage Dissertation Chair: Lilia Savova English Daniel A. Krack Dissertation: So...Here I Am: An Ethnodramatic Exploration of the Experiences of LGBTQ+ High School Students Dissertation Chair: Sharon Deckert English Emily Elaine Lasinsky Dissertation: Loss, Transformation, and Calling: Narratives of Female Counselors-in-Training Dissertation Chair: Claire Dandeneau Counselor Education and Supervision Matthew Robert Loudon Dissertation: We’re One Weird Herd: Alternative, Queer Communities in Modern Animation Dissertation Chair: Thomas Slater English

John Michael Mulroy Dissertation: An Investigation of Occupational Safety and Health Management System’s Attributes, Including Management Leadership, on High-Hazard Small Enterprise Safety Outcomes for Use in Modifying OSHA Consultation’s Safety and Health Assessment Worksheet (Revised Form 33) Dissertation Chair: Jan Wachter Safety Sciences Kirsten Ann Piatak Dissertation: Sexual Victimization on a College Campus: Examining the Role of Routine Activities Theory on Risk and Protective Factors for Male and Female Students Dissertation Chair: Sadie Miller Criminology Rebecca Sue Sarver Dissertation: Faculty Perceptions of the Leadership Style of a Former University President Who Is a Retired Military General Dissertation Chair: Michelle Sandhoff Administration and Leadership Studies Anthony Paul Schiera Dissertation: The Positioning of Middle East Regional Writing Centers, Writing Tutors, and Student Clients Dissertation Chair: Sharon Deckert English Francene A. Scott Diehl Dissertation: An Evaluation of Social Marketing Delivery Modes Aimed at Teen Smartphone Use while Driving Behavior: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior Dissertation Chair: Christopher Janicak Safety Sciences Andrew John Smith Dissertation: What Do Manga Depict? Understanding Contemporary Japanese Comics and the Culture of Japan Dissertation Chair: Christopher Kuipers English Silvia Vaccino-Salvadore Dissertation: Kuwaiti Women’s Identity Construction and Negotiations as English Language Teachers: A Narrative Inquiry Dissertation Chair: Gloria Park English Michael Paul Verona Dissertation: A Quantitative Study Examining the Effect of a SelfForgiveness Model on Self-Stigma in Individuals Diagnosed with Substance Use Disorder Dissertation Chair: Holly Branthoover Counselor Education and Supervision Natalya Vodopyanova Dissertation: Reaching Constituencies: Online Media Use among Rural Nonprofit Organizations Dissertation Chair: Mark Piwinsky Communications Media and Instructional Technology

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DOCTORATES AND DISSERTATIONS Rebecca Harris Dissertation: A Comparative Program Evaluation: PA ACT101 and a Summer Bridge Program Dissertation Chair: Brandon Vick Administration and Leadership Studies

Cristen M. Walker Dissertation: The Impact of an Animal-Assisted Intervention Using Certified Therapy Dogs on Psychological and Physiological Measures of Pre-Licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Student Test Anxiety Dissertation Chair: Teresa Shellenbarger Nursing Marie Theresa Webb Dissertation: Negotiating Professional Identities of English Language, Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies Instructors: Implications for Teacher Education across Disciplines Dissertation Chair: Gloria Park English Mohamed Ahmed Taha Abdelhalim Yacoub Dissertation: Exploring the Narrated Experiences of Four Multilingual Muslim Students in Separated and Integrated Undergraduate Composition Courses with Implications for Composition Programs Dissertation Chair: Curtis Porter English August 6, 2020 Tariq Jameel Fahad Al Soud Dissertation: A Comparative Study of Mobility in the British Victorian and Modern Arab Novels by Women: Jeopardizing Virtue and Honor Dissertation Chair: Michael Williamson English Samantha L. Bennett Dissertation: Restorative Policing: An Analysis of Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy on Police Dispositions of Youth Dissertation Chair: Jonathon Cooper Criminology Jacob W. Dembosky Dissertation: The Everyday Challenges Faced by Young Adults with Autism and Their Parents Dissertation Chair: D. Alex Heckert Administration and Leadership Studies Rebecca A. Elinich Dissertation: Chasing the Guild Princess: How Avatar Identity Affects Addictive Tendencies Dissertation Chair: James Lenze Communications Media and Instructional Technology Peter Anthony Faziani Dissertation: The Intrusion of Trauma into Daily Routine: The Consequences of the Interwar, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War in Literature Dissertation Chair: Michael Williamson English Melanie Gagich Dissertation: Examining First-Year Writing Students’ Emotional Responses towards Multimodal Composing and Online Audiences Dissertation Chair: Matthew Vetter English

Paul Michael Hawkins Dissertation: An Analysis of the Influence of Need for Cognition, the CSI Effect, and Neuroimaging Evidence on Capital Juror Death Penalty Sentencing Dissertation Chair: Jennifer Roberts Criminology Jennifer M. Hedden Dissertation: I Do What I Have to Do: Perceptions of Family Leave among Low-Wage Workers Largely Left Out of FMLA Dissertation Chair: Kathryn Bonach Administration and Leadership Studies Brittany S. Hull Dissertation: When You Use Ya White Voice Ta Git Da Job: Linguistic Identity Negotiation and the Black Woman English Teacher-Scholar Dissertation Chair: Matthew Vetter English Jill Hummel Dissertation: Queering Pregnancies: Gestational Bodies and ‘-Topic’ Spaces in Contemporary Literature and Film Dissertation Chair: Michael Sell English Jialei Jiang Dissertation: From First-Year Writers to Socially-Responsible Designers: Exploring the Implications of Posthuman Ethics for Multimodal Composition and Rhetoric Dissertation Chair: Matthew Vetter English Jemayne Lavar King Dissertation: The Soles of Black Folk: African American Sneaker Culture and Its Influence in Literature, Film, Television, Sports Studies, and Music Dissertation Chair: Michael Sell English Steven Robert Leuschel Dissertation: Mentoring the Toyota Way: A Qualitative Study of the Sensei-Protégé Relationship at Toyota Dissertation Chair: John Anderson Administration and Leadership Studies Satoko Marquet Dissertation: The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences, SocialEmotional Functioning, and Perceived Support on Well-Being from Early Childhood to Young Adulthood Dissertation Chair: John Anderson Administration and Leadership Studies

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DOCTORATES AND DISSERTATIONS Robert Orth Dissertation: Diversion vs. Incarceration: A Recidivism Study among Nonviolent, Substance-Dependent Offenders Dissertation Chair: John Anderson Administration and Leadership Studies Carl B. Sell Dissertation: Recontextualizing the Once and Future King: Arthurian Appropriations from Historia Brittonum to Aquaman and Beyond Dissertation Chair: Christopher Kuipers English Chunghyeon Seo Dissertation: The Effectiveness of Police Response Models for Handling People with Mental Illnesses: A Meta-Analysis and a Survey of Police Chiefs Dissertation Chair: Bit Na Kim Criminology Ramy Moustafa Kamel Shaaban Dissertation: Examining Audiology Students’ Clinical Reasoning Skills and Satisfaction with Virtual Audiology Cases Aided with No Collaboration, Live Collaboration, and Virtual Collaboration Dissertation Chair: James Lenze Communications Media and Instructional Technology Rodney K. Taylor Dissertation: Writing Back: Anti-Plantation Literature in the Reconstruction South, 1865-1905 Dissertation Chair: Todd Thompson English Kristi Lea Williams Dissertation: Feminine Arguments from the Grave: Women’s Social Roles in Female Authored Ghost Stories, 1865-1910 Dissertation Chair: Todd Thompson English

DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY August 6, 2020 Sofia L. Alvarez Dissertation: The Impact of Sexual Assault Acknowledgement Status and Shame on Psychological and Academic Outcomes Dissertation Chair: Maureen McHugh Clinical Psychology Kermeka Desai Dissertation: Hindsight Bias in Clinical Violence Risk Assessment: Moderating Factors and Debiasing Techniques Dissertation Chair: Anthony Perillo Clinical Psychology Rebecca L. Frazier Dissertation: The Effects of a Dual-Strain Probiotic Supplement on Attention and Memory in Healthy Subjects Dissertation Chair: David LaPorte Clinical Psychology Victoria E. Hauth Dissertation: Confirmation Bias and Pedophilic Disorder Diagnosis in the Decision Making of Sexually Violent Predator Commitment Evaluations Dissertation Chair: Anthony Perillo Clinical Psychology Christopher Thomas Metzger Dissertation: Establishing Normative Data for the Fuld Object Memory Evaluation on a Younger Population Dissertation Chair: David LaPorte Clinical Psychology Kaitlin M. Quinn Dissertation: Somatic Symptom Disorder and Personality: Associations and Implications for Treatment Response Dissertation Chair: Stephanie Davis Clinical Psychology Nathalie I. Rieder Dissertation: Demographic Variables, Stressors, and Psychosocial Resources as Predictors of Psychological Well-Being, Distress, and Burden in Informal Caregivers Dissertation Chair: Tara Johnson Clinical Psychology

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MASTER’S AND POST-MASTER’S DEGREES EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST May 8, 2020 Morgan Samantha Black School Psychology Jacqueline Ann Hummel School Psychology Kierstan Kieu Le School Psychology Tenisha Lynn Mason School Psychology Aubrey Anne Miller School Psychology Benjamin Steele Neff School Psychology August 6, 2020 Anna R. Pyne School Psychology

MASTER OF FINE ARTS May 8, 2020 Azadeh Jahangirijoozani Thesis: Irrepressible Arcana Thesis Chair: Nathan Heuer Art David Kiefer Thesis: The Imagined within the Real: Imagination, Storytelling, and Our Perception of Reality Thesis Chair: Nathan Heuer Art Tyler Brady Stanton Thesis: Remembering Objects Thesis Chair: BA Harrington Art August 6, 2020 Alessandra Celeste Cupani Thesis: The Joys of Eating Thesis Chair: Susan Palmisano Art

MASTER OF ARTS

Shelbe Lee Ferry English

May 8, 2020 Sayed Ali Reza Ahmadi English

Peter Joseph Gillece Sociology

Sarah E. Avery Student Affairs in Higher Education

Raquel Marie Gold Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Thomas Edward Barnes Adult and Community Education

Zachary Isaac Grover Student Affairs in Higher Education

Jack Warren Berkebile Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Sarah Hallman Student Affairs in Higher Education

Sarah Christine Bernhardt Student Affairs in Higher Education

Sicheng He Music

Joseph Allen Bomberger Applied Archaeology Anna Catherine Borges Student Affairs in Higher Education Brendan Christopher Boyle Music Margaret Elizabeth Buterbaugh English Steven Alex Campbell Applied Archaeology William Carney Student Affairs in Higher Education

Malena Christine Hughes Human Resources and Employment Relations

Wayne Thomas Nichols Student Affairs in Higher Education Jason Ford Olivares Student Affairs in Higher Education Victor Manuel Osorio Student Affairs in Higher Education

Denise M. Kennedy Human Resources and Employment Relations

Paige Nicole Pecora Adult and Community Education

Caroline Hart Krishan Human Resources and Employment Relations

Mary Rose Pedron Student Affairs in Higher Education

Taylor Marie Kyle Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Kaitlin Peltz Student Affairs in Higher Education

Robert Paul Lawson Music

Emily Melissa Price Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Zaakiyah A. Cua Applied Archaeology

Megan Nicole Marron Student Affairs in Higher Education

Jennifer Elias Adult and Community Education

Gregory Myers Student Affairs in Higher Education

Emily Frances Ostrowski Student Affairs in Higher Education

Alyssa M. Long English

Krystal Lee Edgreen Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Melisa Rosenda Mora Student Affairs in Higher Education

Muhammad Qasem Jami English

Shayna Anita Castaldi Student Affairs in Higher Education

Allyson Cujas Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Tyler Joseph Montgomery Student Affairs in Higher Education

Paige Matzerath Student Affairs in Higher Education Jacob McCord-Wolbert Human Resources and Employment Relations Dennis Miranda English

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Brandon Howard Rager Student Affairs in Higher Education Renee Elizabeth Raymond Student Affairs in Higher Education Tamara Richards Clinical Mental Health Counseling Carl William Richter Music

MASTER’S DEGREES Karen Marie Rottschaefer Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Victor Robert Velez Human Resources and Employment Relations

Jennifer Louise Russell English

Victor Robert Velez Public Affairs

Sally Russick Adult and Community Education

Craig Ronald Washington Student Affairs in Higher Education

Annie Marie Salvatore Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Stephen Christopher Weinmann Student Affairs in Higher Education

Cortney Seltman Clinical Mental Health Counseling Andrew Joseph Serina Criminology Ryan Andrew Sharp Student Affairs in Higher Education

Shelby Lynne Williams Music Sierra Corin Williams Student Affairs in Higher Education Esjoy Su Seen Wong Music

Kristen Renee Shimko Student Affairs in Higher Education

James Lee Yaworski Human Resources and Employment Relations

Michael Shoaf Music

August 6, 2020 David Asante Ansong Human Resources and Employment Relations

Emily Lauren Shook English Kelly Grace Stewart English Charles A. Stock Student Affairs in Higher Education Yahia Mansour Tahat English Wesley Maeve Thompson Music Donald Max Trenn Jr. Music Michelle Elizabeth Truitt Clinical Mental Health Counseling Sequoia Sage Van Camp English

Julie Denise Babal English

Jordan David Christman Criminology Capri Karmae Clark Criminology Taylor Delval Human Resources and Employment Relations Katelyn M. Denton Sociology Avigayil Chava Diamond Clinical Mental Health Counseling Tiana Shelby Dillon Criminology Tyneisha Eaddy Employment and Labor Relations Chiara Melanie Ebig Sociology Rebecca Lynn Fraser Adult and Community Education Darren Dalton Frederick Public Affairs Anthony Joseph Frontino English

Elizabeth Mayne Peace Clinical Mental Health Counseling Vienna Marie Pecora Employment and Labor Relations Brenna Pieczynski Human Resources and Employment Relations Ira Loraine Redd Clinical Mental Health Counseling Jesse O. Rice English Patrick Nolan Ryan Criminology Emily Ann Sagwitz Human Resources and Employment Relations Saphanley Saint-Vil Criminology Clarence Samuel Criminology Allison Seidel Criminology Emma Elizabeth Shannon Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Heather Grace Baker Criminology

Bradley James Henry Human Resources and Employment Relations

Heather Barfield Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Amira Gendy Kaldas Adult and Community Education

Janee Elizabeth Becker Applied Archaeology

Amardeep Kaur Human Resources and Employment Relations

Joshua August Weiss Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Stephen Jude Krestar Criminology

Alexis Lynn Wilhelm Criminology

Mace Bennett Long Applied Archaeology

Nicholle Tyler Williams Sociology

Kalia Bethea Criminology Kathryn Brown Criminology Zachary Alan Cable Music Jose Daniel Carrion Adult and Community Education

Natasha Renee Mitchell Human Resources and Employment Relations

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Tori Joan Stromberg Criminology Sarah Watters Sociology

MASTER’S DEGREES MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION May 8, 2020 Abhijith Business Administration

Dustin Matthew Dubensky Business Administration

Thanusha Kamal Business Administration

Nihith Krishna Pathapalem Business Administration

Kartik Jagadeesh Dyavappanavar Business Administration

Ujwala Kampalli Business Administration

Shailesh Venkatesh Patil Business Administration

Dennis Colton Kensinger Business Administration

Yeshwanth Patnam Srinivasamurthy Business Administration

Brian Lindon Everett Business Administration Nischitha Gangadhara Business Administration

Vishnu Bhargav Kodandaramaiah Balaji Business Administration

Harshitha Ammallidoddi Chandrahasa Business Administration

Raja Sekhar Reddy Gangavaram Business Administration

Vinod Kumar Kotapati Business Administration

Hannah Place Business Administration

Akila Anjanappa Business Administration

Khalieb Andrew Garthwaite Business Administration

Ritesh Kotike Business Administration

Ashitha Arumugam Business Administration

Gowtham Goalla Chandra Sekhar Business Administration

Esther Hsiu-Mei Kuntner Business Administration

George Allwyn Puthur Kaithakott Antony Business Administration

Rachal Ajjamada Jaya Business Administration

Nikhil Balakrishna Business Administration Kiran Mallikarjunappa Benakanakondi Business Administration Sachin Benakanakondi Nageshappa Business Administration

Mohith Gopal Business Administration Harshini Gopinath Business Administration Venkata Sivaram Gudela Business Administration

Ashay Bhandary Business Administration

Channappa Halahalli Nanjunda Prasad Business Administration

Moksha Boreda Business Administration

Aishwarya Hawaldar Business Administration

Daniel Edward Bostedo Business Administration

Jordan Hawker Business Administration

Madhu Byagadadenahalli Rajappa Business Administration

Tyler Herman Hensler Business Administration

Akshatha Chandrashekar Business Administration Sachin Channa Keshava Business Administration Niroop Chitalur Anilkumar Business Administration Moksha Dommasandra Bhuvanesh Business Administration Sachin Dubeer Business Administration

Rawan Howsawi Business Administration Adithya Hrudaya Business Administration Shreya Jayachandra Urs Business Administration Dina Jouhari Business Administration Praveen Kadahalli Ravishankar Business Administration

Shefali Kuthyala Business Administration Harshini Mahadev Business Administration Chinmayee Matarangimath Business Administration Poojita Melmalgi Business Administration Rahul Raj Modupalli Business Administration Chetan Mohan Business Administration Santhosh Aradhya Mohan Shankar Business Administration

Raveena Pinto Business Administration

Monish Manohar Raju Business Administration Michael Rambow Business Administration Sharveshwaran Ramesh Business Administration Monika Ramesha Reddy Business Administration Seema Ravi Business Administration Santosh Reddy Rekkala Business Administration Kylee Nicole Rosati Business Administration Michael Joseph Rycharski Business Administration

Dayanidhi Muniraje Gowda Business Administration

Emily Patrice Sayler Business Administration

Sowmya Rao Muthyala Business Administration

Swetha Shanmugam Business Administration

Vaishnavi Nataraj Business Administration

Manasa Shekar Business Administration

Pooja Hanamant Nirani Business Administration

Vidya Soma Reddy Business Administration

Hari Vinay Pappu Business Administration

Kushal Somepalli Business Administration

Sanatkumar Jinnappa Parmaj Business Administration

Dhruva Srinath Business Administration

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MASTER’S DEGREES Shobhen Suara Business Administration

Mary Bannoura Business Administration

Lana Azmi Shaltaf Business Administration

Sydney Kum Sun Howard School Counseling

Thejas Raj Sunder Raj Business Administration

Lamia Galal Dawood Business Administration

Ahmad Bahjat Shuaibi Business Administration

Kaitlin M. Kelley Health and Physical Education

Saicharan Tabjulu Business Administration

Rami Ibrahim EL-Khoury Business Administration

Eric Daniel Simon Business Administration

Jacqueline Kutzfara School Counseling

Monisha Vadivel Business Administration

Lindsay Grace Evans Business Administration

Chad Smith Business Administration

Michelle Renei Newsome School Counseling

Prem Vemulapalli Business Administration

Martha Fusco Business Administration

Tyler Leonard Speis Business Administration

Gianna Celeste Parlavecchio Health and Physical Education

Nishanth Venkatesh Business Administration

Niveen Imseeh Business Administration

Jeremy Clifford St. Pierre Business Administration

Vanessa Megan Rimbey Health and Physical Education

Meghana Vijayakumar Business Administration

Daniel Imseih Business Administration

Nataly Tannous Business Administration

Kathleen M. Steever Mathematics Education

Sree Ankitha Yalamanchili Business Administration

Alexander Michael Julian Business Administration

Christopher Khalil Temple Business Administration

Betsee Renee’ Stock School Counseling

Abhinay Yedlapalli Business Administration

Paul Keane Business Administration

Christopher Thompson Business Administration

Christopher Alan Zele Business Administration

William Lowry Business Administration

XingYang Zeng Business Administration

Linda Sue Welker Business Workforce Development

August 6, 2020 Suleiman Abu Dieh Business Administration

Jessica Lynn Martin Business Administration

Mark Matthew Zimmerman Business Administration

Riham Mikkawi Business Administration

MASTER OF EDUCATION

Adel Osama Abu Rmeileh Business Administration Anas Fayyad Aghbar Business Administration Meshal S. Alahmari Business Administration Ismail Alexander Atef Alawneh Business Administration Mohammad Ali Al Okdeh Business Administration Loren George Al-Rantissi Business Administration Nathmi S. Al Reshq Business Administration Mohammed Obaid Alshammari Business Administration Alexis Marie Baldwin Business Administration

Hanadi Mubark Business Administration Fida’ Musa Business Administration Mohammad Musleh Business Administration Ous Nicola Nasir Business Administration Nadeen Hani Natour Business Administration Kelly Elizabeth Noonan Business Administration Brooke Leslie Ruffner Business Administration Mary Nabil Salsa’ Business Administration

May 8, 2020 Daniel Anthony Burns Health and Physical Education

August 6, 2020 Kelly A. Beatty Special Education Emma Katharine Archer Literacy Hannah Marie Barkey Literacy Ben Barnhart Health and Physical Education

Ashley J. Collins Health and Physical Education

Lydia Pearl Bougher Literacy

Isaiah Alexander Danner Health and Physical Education

Andrea Jayne Bracken School Counseling

Chloe Jane Devett Health and Physical Education

Christen Lee Bragg Health and Physical Education

Jay Veslin Doster Health and Physical Education

Sadie K. Breon Educational Psychology

Christine Elizabeth Estvanik School Counseling

Amanda Rae Campbell Literacy

Morgan Elizabeth Good Health and Physical Education

Liza J. Caprara Literacy

Natalie Hooker School Counseling

Megan Brianne Carolus Literacy

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MASTER’S DEGREES Regan Chalk Educational Psychology

Roman Antonio Quinn Educational Psychology

Jill Nicole Chieruzzi Speech-Language Pathology

Catherine Krygeris Biology

Haylea Lynn Courter Health and Physical Education

Chandler Cora Reed Literacy

Alexa Clark Food and Nutrition

Abigail Marie LaBue Speech-Language Pathology

Alison Frances Decker Special Education

Brittany Robinson Literacy

Sara Clauto Food and Nutrition

Jonathan Lees Safety Sciences

Monica JoLee DeLoreto Literacy

Brittany Nicole Rodkey Literacy

Kaitlyn Rose Cunningham Safety Sciences

Miranda Jo Lomman Sport Science

Cassandra Fenton Educational Psychology

Rachel Schiera Literacy

Alyssa Damiano Speech-Language Pathology

Chelsea Lyn Maloskey Speech-Language Pathology

Angela Ann Frontino Literacy

Daniel John Scutella Mathematics Education

Amery E. Dennis Food and Nutrition

Andrea Marie Marshall Food and Nutrition

Claire Alexandra Furman Educational Psychology

Megan Renae Strawcutter Educational Psychology

Daniel Dudek Biology

Katherine Jayne McCann Health Services Administration

David J. Gold School Counseling

Brittany M. Weaver Literacy

Opeyemi Oyintarila Farquah Safety Sciences

Kyle Parr Geography

Julie Anne Johnson Mathematics Education

Kara Rose Wenzel Mathematics Education

Katelin Tessa Fox Food and Nutrition

Edward John Pavlosky Nursing

Brianna Johnston Special Education

Joanna Claire Zack Literacy

Brianne J. France-Layton Speech-Language Pathology

Brittany Marie Polke Nursing

Lauren Danielle Keith Literacy

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Drew Gregory Garverick Safety Sciences

Taylor LeeAnn Rainey Speech-Language Pathology

Nicole Halcin Speech-Language Pathology

Aubrey Lynn Ramos Biology

Delaney Marie Hallinan Speech-Language Pathology

Sean Oliver Rhodes Applied Mathematics

Raegan L. Hanna Speech-Language Pathology

Williem Rizer Applied Mathematics

Juanita Harris Sport Science

Jared William Sabo Safety Sciences

Sabrina Henri Health Services Administration

Shaina M. Sclesky Speech-Language Pathology

Charles Tyler Horsley Sport Science

Jadie Smith Speech-Language Pathology

Melissa Paige John Speech-Language Pathology

Katie Elizabeth Smith Biology

Bridget A. Klein Speech-Language Pathology

Hannah Nicole Speedy Speech-Language Pathology

Lisa Myong Kmetz Health Services Administration

Katherine Stivason Food and Nutrition

Sydney Kurzum Lane Literacy Jeannie S. Lee Educational Psychology Megan Elizabeth Lenzi Health and Physical Education Brigid Suzanne McCracken Literacy Kaitlin Frances McLean Health and Physical Education Katie Lynn Moffa Literacy Elizabeth J. Morrow Literacy Alexa Rae Partin Mathematics Education Mikayla M. Plafcan Literacy

May 8, 2020 Anna Elizabeth Abbott Food and Nutrition Mohammed Ali Alharthi Health Services Administration Madison Kathleen Antus Speech-Language Pathology Danielle N. Balint Speech-Language Pathology Ruth Anne Bender Food and Nutrition Lindsay Marie Boss Speech-Language Pathology Samuel Francis Boyd Safety Sciences Brooke Elizabeth Burfield Speech-Language Pathology Jessa Lynn Cardelli Health Services Administration

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MASTER’S DEGREES Shelby Rose Taylor Safety Sciences

Brennan Joseph Dumm Applied Mathematics

Codey Leigh Mathis Biology

Thomas F. Torchia Safety Sciences

Joseph William Fischer Safety Sciences

Tyler Maykovich Biology

Michelle Tweardy Food and Nutrition

Nicholas Foster Safety Sciences

Michael Allen Mlynar Strategic Communications

Kayley Weaver Biology

Melissa Gerhart Safety Sciences

Blaise Daniel Moffa Sport Science

Taylor Ann Whited Speech-Language Pathology

Anvita Sunil Ghuge Biology

Anthony William Naro Speech-Language Pathology

Emily June Wickline Nursing

Krista Lee Gismondi Sport Science

Brianna Olivieri Food and Nutrition

Jennifer Williams Speech-Language Pathology

Charles William Hamlett Strategic Communications

James Richard Rescinito Sport Science

August 6, 2020 Olivia Jeanette Accardi Strategic Communications

John Heebner Safety Sciences

Emilea N. Rippin Nursing

Kalie Morgan Hoover Safety Sciences

Marques Paul Ross Strategic Communications

Christopher Robin Jiuliante Safety Sciences

Kenneth Andrew Schroeder Strategic Communications

Robert David Jones Sport Science

Anthony James Stipcak Safety Sciences

Taylor LaShawn Jones Strategic Communications

Shelby Heath Stone Sport Science

Alexander Michael Julian Sport Science

Erin Lynn Techentine Safety Sciences

Kami Kaczanowicz Sport Science

Monica Ann Urbanski Food and Nutrition

Robert C. Krouse Safety Sciences

Elizabeth AnnMarie Wesney Sport Science

Michael Andrew Kunkle Safety Sciences

Lauren Wiser Health Services Administration

Alyssa Ann Leonard Sport Science

Shelby Lyn Zakrzewski Biology

Nawaf Mohammed Alkhathami Health Services Administration Shimaa Ali Alzgool Biology Sunday Luke Ayobami Applied Mathematics Brian Bachowski Health Services Administration Amanda M. Barclay Geography/GIS and Cartographer Kady E. Bills Safety Sciences Courtney Mae Boyer Sport Science Stephanie Marie Boyer Food and Nutrition Ashlyn Bubak Food and Nutrition Brandon Michael Cox Biology Stephanie Pauline Daugherty Health Services Administration

Hannah Lee Loughner Food and Nutrition Noah Michael Mandel Sport Science Bryceandrew Markwardt Safety Sciences

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PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTER’S May 8, 2020 Thomas Armstrong Applied and Industrial Chemistry Ann Omoyemi Fagbuyi Applied and Industrial Chemistry

EBERLY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Geofrey T. Mills Interim Dean Beige tassels Accounting Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Samantha Lynn Adams *** Kaitlin Marie Albright *** Abby L. Benden Jesse Paul Bittner *** Saboor Farooq ** Lauren Nicole Farrell * Matthew Robert Gazdag *** Aubriana Elizabeth Henry * Andrew Russell Konieczny *** Kelly Ann Kumetis *** Alexis P. Lutz David Nicholas Maly *** Tessa Marie Matulis * MaKenzie Noelle Maust * Bryce Anthony McCall *** April Joann Murdick *** Mitchell Michael Murray Neil Papageorge * Tavin Lynn Petruzzi *** Megan Theresa Rengers * Jonathan Glenn Rorabaugh * Brian M. Uhrin Nick Visco Rebecca Anne Westhoven ** August 6, 2020 Sultan Muhammad Alharbi Joshua Phillip Cole *** Petrice Terissa Forte Rachel Alyssa Garris *** Shane A. Magnifico Hollie L. Metzgar Russell Arthur Siess Erica Weimer ***

Finance Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Abdullah Dhaidan Aldajani ** Zachary T. Azzarelli * Valerie Renee Berryman *** Eskarlie Conce-Molina Matthew James DeCesare * Jenna Lynn Deluca James Drohan *** Jeremy A. Eckenrode Joshua Matthew Edgar ** Kevin Luis Gonzalez-Rankine Mitchell Dalton Gordish ** Brandon James Gustafson Logan Hickey Luke G. Hollander ** Brett Howard *** Hayley M. Kocyan * Kelly Ann Kumetis *** Bailey Allen Larkin Alexa Ann Lavery Cynthia M. Lebron Yifu Li Angelina Marie Manning ** Patrick Allen O’Neil Tyler D. Pashley Marlon Eldon Phillip Jr. Bo Hunter Putt ** Alyssa Nicole Seaman Scott David Serafin Rebecca M. Shellenbarger *** Yiting Shu ** Jordan Michael Simanski Benjamin C. Snyder *** Adam Michael Struky ** Corey E. Taylor Kevin A. Trinkle * Jared Joseph Uncapher Evan M. Vink * Ridge Anthony Williams August 6, 2020 Almuayyd Tariq Aljoufi Fawaz A. Alotaibi David Richard Baker Trisdyn Rayna Lapping ** Cyrus Lieb Jay Lamar Morrison Jr. Gunnar Chasse Royer Matt Christopher Wilson

Human Resource Management Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Meghan Mei-Qian Bednar Ashley M. Campbell James Edward Clark *** Melissa Elizabeth Craig * Kevin R. Erb Zakiya Shanee Hoots Harley T. Jozwiak ** Karissa Ann Kubiczki Ashlin Faith Lacomba Brandon W. Lynd ** Margaret L. McClain *** Brendon Joseph Myers Alexis Eva Nash * Joelle E. Neatrour * Amber Amor Pferdekamper ** Cara Nicole Sweeney Shannon Lee Urich * Jason Wendel *** Heather Darlene Wilson ** August 6, 2020 Mark Edward Armstrong Jr. Joshua Alan Bromley Olivia Inez Ryan Christian I. Wells International Business Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Nathan Charles Kouns Ekaterina Minchenkova *** Tong Sun Zixuan Zhao August 6, 2020 Teniola Hannah Odumosu Matthew Tyler Patrick Management Information Systems Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Aubriana Elizabeth Henry * Antwyne V. Williams

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Management Information Systems/Information Systems Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Vanellsa E. Acha ** Nicholas Alexander Barone Ross Andrew Burkett Noah Jacob Donohue *** Matthew David Fields Jonathan S. Gribe Timothy Brandon Johnson * Nathan Torres Leon Guerrero *** Nicholas Samuel Mangieri Jake A. Pascarella * Brighton Graham Plauger * Austin John Pudliner * August 6, 2020 Jake William Diskin Nathan Gerard Janov Devan William Riggie Susan A. Scott ** Management Information Systems/Information Technology Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Matthew Thomas Casini ** Jhavon Craighead August 6, 2020 Jonathan A. Biller Briyhan Malik Harris Courtney Marie Petrauskas * Eric Henry Scott **

EBERLY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Management/Energy Management Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Gabriella Brooke Lonzo Alyssa Nicole Seaman August 6, 2020 Tanner Michael Scott Barr Jacob Shawn Dorian Robert H. Kerr Jr. Management/ Entrepreneurship and Small Business Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Gabrielle Z. Belz ** Emilie Georgia Dunn William M. Gebhart Jr. ** Jacob Douglas Martin Ernest Benjamin Morris Dominica Marie Niccolai ** Andre Jaylin Reid Michael Benjamin Wolski August 6, 2020 Kevin Sevoughn Nazyr King Connie Laird John Aaron Lamplugh Cole Anthony Macek Stephen Rippe Zachary Joseph Weidner

Management/General Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Amal Aldohan Christopher Jeffrey Alesantrino Nicole Elizabeth Austin Patrick John Calabro * Kevin E. Chearney Justin Robert Cress Ryan Edward Daigle ** Jacob Wesley Gwin Dylan Shane Jesko * Matthew Scott Kovaloski Ethan A. Lyons * Krystal L. MacNamara Katelin Samantha Olson Christelle Magouga Pape Sarah Marie Pluchinsky ** Rachel Elaine Poffenberger *** Delaney Elise Rice * Matthew L. Robinson Peter Michael Rubash Brenden Joseph Shanahan Victoria M. Smith * Ryan Dean Taylor Darren Anthony Waldt August 6, 2020 Zachary William Brucher Jeremy Chase Campbell Nicole M. Costa Hannah Nicole Fleck Mahadia S. Kumbuka Mary Rose Laird Katya M. Noullet ** Aram Jeffrey Pakradooni III Valerie Renee Ray Vincent Rossi Jr. Marcus Khalil Wright

Management/Supply Chain Management Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Matthew Ryan Baird Albion Bajrami Dominic Arrigo Boito * Bryan Daniel Brogley Derrin Gregory Dietz ** Karen L. Evanko * Allison Kaye Gardner ** Kenny Jesko Eric Kinderman ** Jack Joseph Kocjancic Camden Neil Lydick Taiyi Ma Dimitri Arman Nelson * Joshua Mahlon Pentz Regan Holli Quinn ** Peyton Anthony Swope Jonah Samuel Wanamaker Logan A. Wenger August 6, 2020 Kevin Thomas Anderson Ricardo Peterson Jr. Marketing Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Vanellsa E. Acha ** Dante Alan Atkinson Hussain Banabila Breanna Marie Barnes ** Jacob Marshall Braddick Jessica Renee Buchna Kayleigh Renaye Cooper ** Amanda Paige Cornett Quentin M. Davis Jr. Ryley E. Deems * Emily Maria Duffy Daine M. Dupree ** Alaina Christine Esparza Brooke Elizabeth Evans Jesalyn Nicole Fada ** Corey William Gianotti Morgan Rhys Harris Sean Damir Henry Hannah Marie Hollingsworth * Ezabella Maria Jioio Faris Abdulmojeeb Jouhari Daylen C. Kasper McKenna Leigh Keffel Kennedy Nicole Kengor *

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Nicole Jean Lavallee * Alexandria Lee Lazarchik ** Cassidy P. Lydick Dante James Mahlmeister Sr. Hannah Olivia Marsonek Megan Alia McCunn * Najey Angelique McDuffie ** Dana Elle Medan Kathleen A. Mest *** Ekaterina Minchenkova *** Friedrich Edward Mittelstadt Angela L. Moffa Nicole Marie Munion *** Jessica Mary Omick * Alexander Thomas Orefice * Madeline Storm Poirier Christopher Brandon Previti Arielle J. Pullett Kirsten E. Richards *** Morgan Anne Rihn * Marcus Alexander Rose Mia Nicole Rymer Mia Rose Santucci Brooke A. Scarfo * Mara D. Shields *** Joshua James Sidary Kyle Vincent Varone *** Heather Darlene Wilson ** Chantel A. Young ** Alexis Marie Zimmerman * August 6, 2020 Majid Alnahdi Tyrek Dashon Dantzler Diondre D. Faulk Dillon Johncour Goltz Michael E. Joyce Elaine Julia Kerr Katelyn Danielle Leonard Monica Desiree Lepo Michael Bernard Longhitano Kendra Lee McCartney Tara Christine Mikesic ** Dayonna Nasir David Charles Probert Kelly Amanda Sheilds Devon Nicole Suarez

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

Lara M. Luetkehans Dean Light blue tassels and white tassels Communications Media Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Clifton A. Davis August 6, 2020 Ian Anthony Breznican Michael Anthony Corona Shay D. Geczi Kyle David Quinn Communications Media/ Media Marketing Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Emine Jane Boz Samantha Maria Giovacchini William Monono Gabriela T. Rossi Nathan William Smith Miranda Marie Soliday *** August 6, 2020 Mackenzie Gabriella Biedrzycki Reagan B. Bish * Heather Catherine Diulus *** Brendan Joseph George Rachel Michelle Leskowsky ** Jarret Kyle Snyder Amy Allison Steedle ***

Communications Media/ Media Production Bachelor of Science

Communications Media/ Media Studies Bachelor of Science

May 8, 2020 Rashid Alhumaidi Alanazi * Patrick David Cone ** Eli Aaron Frailey Jacqueline Rose Gillis * John Hilditch *** Alexis McKayla Holman * Ashley Lynn McCurdy ** Jordan Rem McKeiver Sean Mellor James Imani Goolsby Nelson Tarah Lynn Pipchok *** Connor Nicolas Quarles ** Noah Robert Saylor ** Natalie Brooke Stanton **

May 8, 2020 Emilee Marie Howells ** Valerie Anne Kerrigan * Charles Jeffery Sandacz Jajuan Shakir Stieff Rachel Nicole Vichie

August 6, 2020 Jonathan James Berkey Kyle Leonard Bernstein India C. Bey Gabrielle Bonnar *** Ka-Ron Jahir Burke-Thomas Jr. Dorian Edward Carter Kaitlyn Rose Dotts Adam Michael Dworek * Tori Jo Geidel * Allison Paige Goodlin *** Trent Douglas Gross Brianna Grace James ** Mitchell Gary Jubas John David LaVan ** Kadar Juwan Lee Angela D. Lowe Ryan Houghton Malone Nathanael Kris McNutt * John Marshall Melnyk Joshua Frank Nixon Gabriella Sue Scholl *** Jacob Anthony Spagnol

August 6, 2020 Rami Ahmed Bekhet Morgan Rose Detweiler ** Kate Olivia Foley Sydney Hendrix ** Charles Thomas Humphries Nyja Tatiana McCleese Malik Lamont Miller Leah A. Natushko *** Timothy James Rager Jr. Luke Addison Smeltz Nigel Walker Tyler Alan Whitfield * Disability Services Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Cheyne Rivers Francis ** Justin Andrew Hrabosky Nicole Erin Moyer *** Chelsea Nicole Rager ** India Renae Scott August 6, 2020 Kylie Elizabeth Anderson Abigail Leigh Bachman ** Hunter Patrice Hudson Early Childhood Education Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Natalie Louise Deck *** Anne Marie Hennessey ** Emily A. Kolojejchick *** Alaina M. Laverick * Ashlee Rae McClure ** Vandy Marie Robinson * Aytierra Nicole Tender *

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Early Childhood and Special Education Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Gina Claire Baldoni *** Genevieve M. Berdomas Darby Sue Boyles ** Abigail Paige Brown *** Megan Elizabeth Caton *** Madison Danielle Cross *** Sarah Elizabeth Dawsey *** Brooke Taylor Dougherty * Janee Victoria Fabian * Elizabeth Laura Foreman *** Kristina Brooke Frain *** Christina Belle Franks *** Marissa Ann Hanchey *** Seth A. Hershberger ** Madison Mae Kladnik ** Heather Linn Kolanda *** Erinna Kondrat ** Stephanie Patricia Lauble *** Lindsey N. Lockhart *** Adam Charles Marcinek * Breanna Marie Medina *** Anita D. Morrison *** Kaylie Nicole Prementine * Carmen Paige Riggle ** Samantha Rae Rihn Lauren Nicole Robinson * Kirsten Elizabeth Rush ** Hannah Kate Schrecengost *** Allison Elizabeth Smith * Tessa Marie Smith ** Savannah Marie Stanley *** Cierra Kierstyn-Jean Stoner ** Hannah Renee Thomas ** Hannah Elizabeth Tibbott *** Courtney Nichole Toney *** Alexandra Uhing ** Miranda Elizabeth Uhrig ** Miranda Grace Waterman *** Emelia Elizabeth Weinel *** Danielle Rachel Elizabeth White * Quiana Chanel Williams *

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Early Childhood and Special Education/Urban Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Kirkley Miranda Lear *** Annie V. Neurohr ** Julia Elizabeth Pampalone *** Daeva Suzanne Simmons *** Shara Frances Wohlgemuth *** General Studies Associate of Arts May 8, 2020 Delaney Francis Gillman Donald W. Hill Matthew Albert Thaemert Jordan Olivier Watson General Studies Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Christin Nicole Ellis Brandyn Reid Hoosier Ashley Marie Jenks Symone Madison Kinnan ** Annette Vivian McGraner Deion Joseph Ott Cassidy Jo Ruffing Cathrine E. Zerfing August 6, 2020 Kamiah Tanae McClellan Nicholas McLaughlin Moon Jay Michael Pettina Bennett Patrick Sheahan Middle-Level Education Grades 4-8/Mathematics Bachelor of Science in Education

Special Education Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Megan Paige Harpold ** Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Anabelle Leigh Aten * Erin Marie Barrett *** Kelly L. Bauer *** Abriana Clair Colborn *** Madison Maria Davis ** Natasha Doyle *** Aryn Noelle Dubosky ** Taylor Nicole Karan * Mekenzie Anna Letso * Dayna Michele Lyle * Julia Veronica Mello *** Emily Jean Miller ** Taylor Marie Palmer *** Bridget M. Pelosi ** Hannah Marie Richards *** Toni M. Smay *** Camen Brinlee-Jane Weber ** Lexi Marie Winckler ** Vocational-Technical Education Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Samuel Anthony Ettaro II *** Daniel M. Overdorff Carissa Lorraine Penatzer

May 8, 2020 Shannon Marie Mikus ***

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COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

Curtis A. Scheib Dean Brown tassels

Interdisciplinary Fine Arts/ Dance Arts Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Sara Nicole Jobes

Art Education Bachelor of Science in Education

Interdisciplinary Fine Arts/ Music Theatre Bachelor of Arts

May 8, 2020 Amber Rayne Carbaugh *** Allan M. Gaus *** Jamie Leora Geiser *** Kassidi Nicole Kabler * Jenna Kelly Moore Sarah Ann Patrick *** Sara Corneilia Thomas ***

May 8, 2020 Brian Patrick Kane

Art Studio Bachelor of Fine Arts May 8, 2020 Nicholas E. Richardson Art/Studio Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Samson Kuranya Andanje Trey Lewis Cone * Alison Marie Douglas * Addyson N. Fry * Mikale Makle Regis Paul Pekar ** Alec Leigh Stump

Music Bachelor of Arts

Theatre Bachelor of Arts

May 8, 2020 Holly Nicole Lightner ** John Andrew Mills Samantha Loretta Stossel ***

May 8, 2020 Paris Bianca Cordova * Rebecca Cathleen Koch *** Aleah Marie Krug **

Music Education Bachelor of Science in Education

August 6, 2020 Olivea Elizabeth Norris

May 8, 2020 Alecia M. Bender *** Teivan Lei Bowman *** Alexandria Paige Bryant *** Michael Roberto Buckstein Matthew Allen Darr *** Allie Alexis Gerber *** Daniel Raymond Hutton Andrew Jacob Junttonen *** Hayden James Kramer *** Ellizabeth Margaret Lahm * Kristen S. Legge *** Ryan Edward Page ** Renee Elizabeth Short ** Anne Elizabeth Sorisio *** Jenna Lynn Toth ** Amy Lou Varner *** Lea M. Wehnau *** Chamari Eman Willis *** August 6, 2020 Benjamin James Henigin * Music Performance Bachelor of Fine Arts May 8, 2020 Alexander B. Haines ** Andrew Jacob Junttonen *** Callan Moyer *** Gino Giovanni Parillo Elizabeth Anne Sloan * Benjamin R. Strong

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Theatre/Musical Theatre Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Lindsay Anne Herring *** Damon Aasim Oliver Jr. Kayla N. Prough Adrian Terrance Williams August 6, 2020 J’Quay Lamonte Gibbs

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Sylvia S. Gaiko Dean Green tassels, maroon tassels, and apricot tassels Athletic Training Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Thomas Gerald Blakeslee Matthew James Breno * Nicole Ashli Entenberg Ashley Raeann Rok ** August 6, 2020 Anthony Dametrius Santana Jr. * Criminology Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Ivette Danais Acosta-Lora * Corey Johnathon Alston *** Jason William Ash Amy Louise Baker ** Bolanle Mercy Balogun Kaitlyn Rae Beers *** Mario Richard Bernard ** Ethan Patrick Blackie *** Hannah Elizabeth Brennan Johnathon Logan Brink Noah Christopher Brockway Angela Jane Damiano ** Alexis Deimler ** Gabrielle Sophia DeSousa Colton Blake Dominick Benjamin Adam Dudash Emily Jordan Dulion * Gracie Haven Eddy * Blaise Robert Erzar ** Kayla Rae Ford Jaezhaun W. Garland Bryce A. Gibbons Thomas Anthony Habgood * Cassandra Leigh Haraschak Dominique Lanee Hayes Tyler Jon Houck ** Richanda Lynne Hyder *** Alaura Cierra Johnson * Kendall E. Johnson * Shala Elizabeth Kemp Mark Anthony Keyser * Kyle Jeffrey Kinter ** Joseph Franco LaRocca *** Mikala R. Lindsey

Nathan H. Matas Kyree Christopher Michael McGill Alex Josef McKibben Marissa A. McMechen * Caroline Amelia Meyer * Stephanie Ann Montgomery Morgan Marcella Novosel * Michael John Ondik * Alexis Lynn Pacek *** Aaron Michael Patchin ** Raegan M. Plowman *** Jelena Marie Resto Staci Renee Rhoads Emily Elizabeth Ryan * Hannah Eve Schaffer Chandler Emmanuel Schloder Layne Briggs Sheldon ** Frank Jerome Shor *** Lauren Elizabeth Slane * Amber Ann Smith *** Jaleh Nicole Smith Ella Kathryn Spencer ** Lauren Grace Starr Christopher Damian Stello Gabrielle Elizabeth Stewart *** Cheyenne Marie Tatters Brittany Ann Thatcher ** Austin Matthew Thomas Dara Leshe’ Thomas * Emily Mae Treaster * Andrew Joseph Umstead Tyler Mark Ursida Steven P. VanSant Stefen Edward Vyhonsky Aliyah Yvonne Washington * Andrew James Wasielewski ** Donnell J. Wessels III Lexi Marie Winckler ** Arielle LaeNajia Winfrey Kristia Devonna Woodward Lindsay Jo Wynn *** August 6, 2020 Michael Jerome Adams Sr. Shaniyah D. Banks Dominique Marie Bautista * Caitlin Nicole Bompiani Myles Burden Eric Lee Calhoun *** Mileihka Colon-Arroyo Connor McCloud Cooley ** Abigail Diane Gerlach *** Tayohna Gilliard Hailey Elizabeth Houk ** Jackson Karl Hurlbert Dominique Alexis Jackson Imani Jahday Johnson Semaj D. Johnson

Nicholas F. Kambic Sara Margaret Keller ** Tyler Thomas Kurtz * Garrett Samuel Martell Matthew M. Munsch Mark James Parry Emily Paszkiewicz *** Lyndsay Rae Pinto Trenton Robert Ream Francisco Andres Sanchez III Amberley Elizabeth Spicher Benjamin Jonathon Thornton Gwendolyn Marie Tremblay Kenneth Lee Trush ** Jacob Alexander Walterhouse Morgan Cheyenne Wells Tamaira Marie Wetzel Marlon Lamont Wilkerson Jr. Donasia Zina Wilson * Alexis Woods Criminology/Pre-law Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Rachel Lynn Boyer *** Eva J. Campion *** Paige Landry Norton *** Melinda Ann Rivera Kanyya Dora Stroman ** August 6, 2020 Kayla Nicole Causer ** Savoun Marie Honaker Culinary Arts Associate in Applied Science May 8, 2020 Madelynn Mary Lyons Barry * Benjamin Matthew Bradshaw *** Sydney MacKenzie Carder Ashley Giselle Cruz *** Randee Lynn Deener * Stephanie Lynn Forcey ** Ashley Elizabeth Guyaux *** Lauren Grace Longstreth ** Austin Lee Monday *** Michael Lloyd Rockwell *** August 6, 2020 Kierra Star Hufnagel Thomas James Moran Jason Louis Teears

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Family and Consumer Sciences Education Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Lacey O’neil Howe Elizabeth A. Saupe *** Hope Mae E. Tosten * Fashion Merchandising Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Ashley Nicole Borger *** Courtney Margaret Calvanelli *** Helene Elizabeth Coll Madison R. Davis Brennen Patrick Dunegan Ashley Renee Goodlin *** Victoria A. Janke *** Jeniece Danee Jervis Rachel Knott * Najey Angelique McDuffie ** Jules M. Odum Jr. Vera Nicole Rawls Marcus Alexander Rose Lakin MacKenzie Rotz *** Ashley May Speare Chelsea Lynn Stavely Kayla Lee Thoman Amanda Wiff August 6, 2020 Julia Elyse Anderson Rafael Antonio Bizaldi Troi E. C. Daniels Mikayla Rose Green Nala Tonette Johnson Shymira O’Day-Wilson Samantha Thoman ***

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health and Physical Education/Community Health Education Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Cheyenne Jeniece Matthews Claire Elizabeth Mikesell *** Health and Physical Education/K-12 Teacher Education Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Colin Michael Claus * Jaycelyn M. Fleming *** Mark Allen Klinger Jr. ** Kevin Richard Smith ** Health and Physical Education/Recreation and Leisure Studies Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Maura Beth D’Anna * Hospitality Management Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Mohammed Alrehaili Kyleigh Jaye Bellman * Shelby Rennae Bepler ** Erin Elizabeth Bertuzzi *** Deanna Lyn Bibbus *** Taylor Madison Bowen Jacob Lee Brooks Jordan Elliot Carrasquillo Alec John Covelli Kelsey Anne Durborow *** Alexis E. Fleming Lindsy Rose Foner ** Aaron Sotero Garcia Kristina Nicole Gartner ** Dara Paige Giglio ** Olivia Rose Grim ** Rebecca Doral Grundy *** Ashley Elizabeth Guyaux *** Carly Michael Huff ** Christian Michael Jones * Issac W. Lowe * Matthew Richard Marinchek *** Chelsey Marie McKee *** Jacqueline Spencer Mitchell *** Brooke Alexis Patterson

Eboni Pearson * Megan Maurita Perz *** Jada Marie Phillips * Kellyn N. Puchalski ** Madisson Paige Rinella ** Anna Jane Serfass ** Bailey Elizabeth Taylor * August 6, 2020 John August Bittner * Benjamin Matthew Bradshaw *** Samantha Rae Carlin ** Kevin Edward Carnvale * Sadie Ann Lightner ** Sydney Ariel Naughton * Samantha Nesser Tayvon Ramir Stieff Devon Umphrey Adriane Mary Weaver Isatu H. Weaver * Melissa Anne Youngelman Andrea Siobhan Zagorski * Hospitality Management Associate of Science

Interior Design Bachelor of Science

Nursing Bachelor of Science

May 8, 2020 Abby Leigh Blochberger *** Jenna Marie Bruce Catherine Anne Bulvin ** Joshua Daniel Bundy ** Alexis Phyllismarie Chilson ** Emily Sarah Helm Sarah Marie Helton ** Charise A. House ** Jessica Lin Nicki Marie Lukehart * Emma Marie Martin *** Brooke Ashley Matthews * Ezekeal Michael Omasta Melissa Nicole Paul Briana Jordan Pondish Worrell * Julia Lynn Tonelis

May 8, 2020 Rachel Elizabeth Balogh Veronica Baroni ** Lauren E. Barrett Rebecca Mae Barton Ashton Nikole Battistelli Haley Lynn Bertges * Jenna Mae Berzansky *** Casey Lynn Borland ** Madeline R. Bowman Kayla N. Brown * Courtney Erin Buchler Lyndzey Elayne Busovicki ** Libby Elise Cataldo Kaitlyn Marie Comiske * Ashley Skye Comley Haley Nicole Cooke ** Anna Kathryn Cornell Lisa D. Davidson ** Holly Nicole Decataldo ** Allyson M. Donnelly * Karli Renee Drewencki Autumn Lynn Ellis Mallory Renee Eperesi ** Audra M. Everitt ** Madeline Ann Felsburg * Jordan Alexis Fisher Samantha A. Foxx Kaylee Elizabeth Gardner * Lauren Elyse Gartner * Amanda Lynn Goodwin Jennifer L. Haacke Brooke Nichole Hammond Molly Amanda Harris Aria Christiane Hartwig * Patricia Louise Hinkson Alicia Marie Hower * Amanda Leigh Huss Marissa Noelle Ingalls ** Jordan Emily Innes Monica M. Kerlin * Madison Leigh Kerr *** Zoe Mahiia Kerr Madeline Pauline Kriberney Ericka Paige Kubik * Katrina Elizabeth Kudla Shelby Morgan Lightcap ** Colleen Luttrell Morgan M. Markloff Larissa Marie Martin * Baylee Marie Marvich ** Amanda N. Mayo Jillian K. McCloskey * Morgan Leigh McFarland

August 6, 2020 Adrian Gerard Adams Markeeta Terrea Condon

May 8, 2020 Amber Kae Cozza *

Medical Imaging/Nuclear Medicine Technology Bachelor of Science

Human Development and Family Science Bachelor of Science

May 8, 2020 Andrew William Genett Jordan E. Henderson

May 8, 2020 Moorasya A. Bey Kristen D. Casella ** Brittney Lynn Doty Leslie Marie Gorbea Colleen M. Jervis * Caylinn Rayelle Jordan ** Kaitlyn Marie Kocian Lynne Marie Laffey Alicia Tamika Manor Ta’Lia Marie Martin Nyla D. Meade Jennifer Mejia Nicole Erin Moyer *** Morgan Louise Parris ** Kayla L. Reynolds Hannah Jeannette Rich *** Kara Lynn Schaertel *** Kyra R. Smith Grace E. Wadsworth ** Elyssa Renee West *

August 6, 2020 Allison Elizabeth Baker Ciara Moran Buckingham * Cortney Elizabeth Hoover *** Jasmine Nichole Misner Rachael Danae Morgart Julia Ryan Pickar ** Abdullah Rajab Nicole Frances Serianni * Andrew Allen Swales Kelly A. Thoma

August 6, 2020 Anna Alexandra Billetdeaux

Medical Technology Bachelor of Science August 6, 2020 Fatimah Hussain Alsultan *** Megan E. Desmond ** Kaleigh Marie Gilmer Lauren Olivia Hoover * Hayley Lynne Kepple *** Stephanie Alexa Lenavitt ** Brittany L. Prugh *** Amanda Katherine Rush

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COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Sara H. Merritt Sierra Michelle Misko * Jason Andrew Moomau Macy Lauren Mularski Bryn C. Nelson Olivia Rose Nupp ** Jacob Robert Opalka ** Kyle Robert Pensa Brianna Nicole Phillips Brooke Anne Prenni * Gina Marie Roncher * Alexis Elizabeth Schwartz * Jessica S. Shaffer * Caitlyn H. Sheehan ** Emily Rae Sheridan Robert H. Sickles IV * Mikhala Ashley Stover ** Fatouma Tangara * Taylor Mikael Trybus Jeremy Lawrence Updyke * Josie Lynn Valvo Lauren T. Woodburn Madeleine Mortenson Yost Sarah E. Zarpentine August 6, 2020 Kaitlyn Marie Auel Lily Isabel Balousek Joshua Beale Joseph Kyle Britton * Brooke Charlene Davis Drake Paul Dennis Katie Diane Duff Harlee Christine Dunwoody Lisa Loretta Fantone Gabrielle A. Gardner Brooke Gaumer * Samantha Victoria Homic Hannah Gabrielle Hunt Hailey Ann Koch ** Anastasia T. Laterzo Angela Rachel Martoccio Kenzie Anne McCombs Diara L. McCullough Jordyn Rae Oliver * Sally Seanna Pollock John O. Rea * Cameron Taylor Shay Keandra Zakia Stanton Dana Maxiene Stitt Massiel Karelis Tolentino Lauren Ashley Vokes ** Erin C. Welsh Emilee Rose Wilson Marisa L. Zik

Nutrition Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Austin David DuFour Margaret Elizabeth Fleck * Jordan Thomas Marshall *** Annalyssa Roush ** Kennedy F. Spencer *** Dillan Wilson August 6, 2020 Hannah Elizabeth Barsh Kristina Rayne Shearer Nutrition/Culinary Dietetics Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Kathryn Benson ** Danielle M. Dusharm ** Nicole Leigh Groh Caitlyn Marie Miller * Erika Lynn Syktich Nutrition/Dietetics Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Alaina Rose Backer ** Ashley L. Beam *** Kelvin Jacob Buggey *** Laura Marie Campagna Rachel McKenna Coyne Sarah Frances Durbin *** Allie K. Duttry ** Hailey Marie Ebersole ** Kelly Ann Glennon * Aaliyah Jordan Hepler Chelsea Lynne Johnston * Abbey Lynne McCool Meghan K. McCreary ** Allie Julia Megahan * Mikayla Marie Northup * Elexsis Paige Robison ** Jacob Elijah Sadler Francesca Jule Santell ** Brandi Cheyenne Segura Leigh Ann Shoemaker *** Taylor Victoria Strong *** Jenna Marie Trybus * August 6, 2020 Megan Lynn Weimer *

Physical Education and Sport Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Dominiche Lamar Allen-Griffin Aubri Elizabeth Asan Boniface Korvelly Stevens Jr. Physical Education and Sport/Exercise Science Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Miranda L. Andrejchak * Annika Jacqueline Baermann * Riley Lucas Barber Briar T. Barrett Troy Marcus Brown Shoshanna Belle Carlos Allen Casso Julia Teresa Cipollone * Paige A. Coacher Suzanne Elizabeth Crider * Madison Rylie Elsesser Blake James Engle Kaitlyn Lucia Falconi ** Margaret Elizabeth Fleck * Ryan Andrew Hewitt * Olivia Patricia Hine Scott Edward Holsinger ** Maurice C. House Christian G. Labash ** MacKenzie Rae McMackin ** Dominque McNeil Kendra Nicole Mengle Gerard Morato Sr. Lauren Rose Neubert ** Michal Ogrodniczuk * Aubrey Danielle Pratt Andre Russell *** Ashley Nicole Tomasko * Bailey Nicole White Eric Michael Ziegler ** August 6, 2020 David Kohan *** Abigail Elizabeth Leach Jan Carlos Matos-Leonor Jordyn Cynthia Meyer ** Shelby Lynn Morgan ** Arlene G. Moteelall * Bria Nichole Otwell Keith Jerome Stinnette Brittany Marie Stouffer * Justin James Stoupis

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Physical Education and Sport/Pre-athletic Training Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Carrie Jo D’Andrea ** Ryan D. Wolf * Physical Education and Sport/Sport Administration Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Cameron Kirtland Allmendinger Amanda Leigh Brestensky Thomas James Cavill Zachary Mark Cerberville Tyler John Gustafson *** Mohamed Kakay Elizabeth Marie Leard Alexander Keegan Lohman Madison Nicole Macharsky Ethan Elliot Mangan Connor Patrick McGarry * Brooke Eileen Miller * Qwamere William WrightDowning August 6, 2020 Gino Gabriel D’Andrea Trenton W. Gaston Alexander Eddie Muniz Dasha Marie Stauffer-Witten Respiratory Care Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Zinab Mansoor Alali ** Mansour Saleh Alghamdi * Ashwaq Mohammed Alshomrani Shawn A. Aspuria Alexus Annette Banks Kirstie Alyssa Branthoover Donte Ricky Brown Nadine Marie Brown Ciara Rose D’Imperio Samantha Kathryn Elliott Jessica Rae Laney * Alison Teresa Marron Allesandra Marie McKelvey Alexsae E. Wyandt **

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Safety, Health, and Environmental Applied Sciences Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Anthony Joseph Affinito * Nicholas John Amendola * Steffanie Dawn Anna *** Liam Micheal Barnett Levi Thomas Bruner Patrick Mark DeIvernois *** James Russell Doverspike Michael David Emanuele Josey Mae Evans Shayne Michael Farrell * Blaine Michael Harteis * Reilly Xavier Heiligenstein Eric Daniel Huet Brandon J. Jacobs * Devin Erich Jeffries ** Christian James Kelly ** Alec Tracy Londino ** Conor Robert MacIejewski Samantha Jean Martin Jackson Alexander Maurer ** Alexis Tierra McElheny Adam Michael McQuillan Tiffany Ann Naccarato ** Noah M. Nulph ** Lauren Marie Peightal ** Tyler Jon Pershing * Hannah Mae Ponitz ** Tristan Daniel Show Glenn Edward Smathers * Cassidy Sue Stitely Julia Bailey Waszyn *** Alexis Marie Wozniak **

August 6, 2020 Ryan David Binkley Jordan Thomas Crawford *** Drew Anthony Furman * Seth David Goodlin Veronica Ann Heithaus Erik J. Hicks Sean Kaufman Morgan P. Keeno ** Keiton James Kramer *** Benjamin Joseph Krings Maria Savina LaMagna * Tyler J. Lenhardt * Garrett Matthew Lenhart Ryan Charles Leshinsky Jacob George Lewis Nathan Thomas McEvoy Gavin James McGary ** Bailey Alan Mumau Jonathan Michael Murphy Nicholas Robert Norris Carey R. Okoth Joshua Kenneth Over Anthony Michael Palombo Taylor Renee Pedmo * Corey Neil Ramsden * William Thomas Schultz Cassidy O. Shearer *** Brian Edward Stanchin Kenna D. Willson-Kerns *** Gregory Daniel Zoffel

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COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Economics Bachelor of Arts

English/Pre-law Bachelor of Arts

International Studies Bachelor of Arts

May 8, 2020 Tana-Shay Oneaka Newton

May 8, 2020 Nathan Michael Beatty ** Kira Bouton *** Christian A. Cochran ** Colin Alexander Hale Emily L. Morgan ***

May 8, 2020 Alaska J. Antestenis ** Karlena N. Calabro Mardi Elizabeth Celli ** Margaret Rose Collings *** Brooke Ann Simpson Peter Joseph Trouba *

May 8, 2020 Kaitlin Marie Albright *** Turki Mohammed Alhazmi Daniel Austin Ayers Nathan Clay Blankenbicker Matthew Kyle Cellucci *** Joseph Anthony Delong Joshua Matthew Edgar ** Zachary L. Etterman Jesalyn Nicole Fada ** Megan Alia McCunn * Joseph D. Teson Jonathon Edward Tirpak ** Jordan Anthony Weaver *

Anthropology/Applied Anthropology Bachelor of Arts

August 6, 2020 Maura Christine Burd ** Taylor Nicole Wascovich

May 8, 2020 Kayla Dawn Dawson ** Katelynn Elizabeth Shendge *

English Education Bachelor of Science in Education

Anthropology/ Archaeology Bachelor of Arts

May 8, 2020 Renee Carol Kusnir * Jessica Noel Radcliffe *** Wyatt Elliott Shank ***

Yaw A. Asamoah Dean White tassels

Anthropology Bachelor of Arts

May 8, 2020 Ashley Jordan Nagle * Jacob Thomas Ulmer

English/Writing Studies Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Jacob E. Breslawski * Marissa Catherine Greenblatt *** Quinn Joseph Milligan Margaret Catherine Olin *** Ariel E. Shultz ** Geography/Environmental Geographer Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Benjamin Charles Ashton Geography/Geographic Information Systems and Cartographer Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Brandon William Dykun *** Nathaniel D. Kiehm ***

English/Film Studies Bachelor of Arts

Asian Studies Bachelor of Arts

August 6, 2020 Halimah O’Daniel

May 8, 2020 Joseph Gallo III ** Madeline Elizabeth Newsome ** Amanda Joy Woodside **

English/Literary, Textual, and Cultural Studies Bachelor of Arts

History Bachelor of Arts

May 8, 2020 Aaesha Adel Alsaqer * Tea Naykl Capps Sydney Sierra Elslager *** Amber Nicole Wilson ** English/Literature/Culture Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Kerry James Reed *** August 6, 2020 Taylor Jean Kianka

May 8, 2020 Jesse J. Brown ** Cole Andrew Crumpler ** Catrina Rae Faser Zachary D. Fjellanger Carly Jane Gould Dylan Thomas Hall Seth Johnson Antonella Mastroianni ** McKenna Grace Miller John Robert Snow II Samantha Loretta Stossel *** Amber K. Trkula *** Gregory Joseph Wharton August 6, 2020 Megan Alexandra Richardson *** James Deshawn Watson Jr. Benjamin Clark Whitten

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Journalism and Public Relations Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Rachel Elizabeth Brieve Desmond Theodore Brown *** Angelina E. Ciotola ** Casey Jade Coffield Veronica L. Fallert Yasheka O. Garvey Hailey E. Gibson William J. Kenny Lynn M. Komorowski Kendell P. Loughner Nicholas Evan Macia Kathleen A. Mest *** Kate Elizabeth Robson * Jessica L. Truby ** August 6, 2020 Jeremy William Stout Jodi Wessel Philosophy Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Kathryn Elizabeth Misiak **

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Political Science Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Kimberly Amanda Shirley Anderson ** Maria E. Coll ** Alex J. Edmundson * Madisyn R. Fetherolf Fabian Fuchs Michael Charles Garrow III Matthew McLain *** Alexis Julia Pollock * Abraham Villagomez Zavala Ryan Michael Walbrecher John Edward Weston Talia Williford *

Social Studies Education/ History Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Madison Abingdon Brooks Caitlin Joelle Kalgren *** Ryan M. Lemay * Seth Thomas Reese Joseph Tyler Rhoades * Matthew Patrick Riccio *** Samuel Roha Malena Alyssandra Smith ** Jessica Steyer Nathan R. Williams Taylor Noel Wilson ***

August 6, 2020 James Frederick Webb IV

Sociology Bachelor of Arts

Political Science/Pre-law Bachelor of Arts

May 8, 2020 Taylor Alexa Angstadt Cydney Patricia Brown Kaela Audrey Cardarella Rebecca A. Cussen Radia D. Davis Jamie Renee Deagler Devazha Yvonne Dortch Rebecca Kate Downs * Niasia Monae Harding Hanna Rose Hudec ** Amanda Angel Kuntz Lauren Nicole Leaf Courtney Marie Martin Kathryn Elizabeth Misiak ** D-Ondre Page Imani Pitts Imani M. Roberson Michaela Danielle West Deja Lanay Wilson

May 8, 2020 Dalia E. Kerzner * Jonah Robert Landfried Regional Planning/ Environmental Planner Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Clayton M. Blough Regional Planning/ Land Use Planning and Geographic Information Systems Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Ahrehon L. Thompson *** Religious Studies Bachelor of Arts

Sociology/Human Services Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Nicholas Nathaniel McGough Rogacki Miranda Emily Myers August 6, 2020 Paige Morgan DeCasper ** Cassidy Jean Francisco * Katlyn Renee Glessner *** Anna E. Mechling *** Danielle Elizabeth Ortiz Kasey Lynn Suchar Sara Elizabeth Walker *** Madison Jayne Winger Spanish Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Alyssa Marie Burd * Abbey R. Kainz ** Spanish Education Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Samantha Ann Jobe ***

August 6, 2020 Rondisha A. Hickman Emily Christine McAfoose Rasheem C. Thompson

May 8, 2020 Megan Renee Arendash Austin Anthony Marsico

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KOPCHICK COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS

Deanne L. Snavely Dean Gold tassels

Biochemistry Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Nathan Andrew Hill Madison I. Hornstein ** Autumn Elizabeth Toki ** Biology Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Chyna V. Haley August 6, 2020 Trishana M. Gordon Biology Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Ren C. Adair Jacob G. Duff Brandon Lawson Alicia Marie Leasure Cherish Janelle Smith Jordan Rashaan Turner Ian M. Williams *** August 6, 2020 Griffin Robert Epps Biology/Cell and Molecular Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Julie A. Lee *** Victoria Elizabeth Maziarz *** Biology/Ecology, Conservation, and Environmental Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Rebeccah Bailey ** Michaela Lea Caldwell ** John James Capitosti Jacob A. Curti Karlie Marie Ebert Wesley Chase Kundla * Jeffery Thomas Larkin ***

Morgan Mae Moran Bo Hunter Putt ** Nicole A. Thiry Hannah Ashley Yeager ** Runjia Zhang August 6, 2020 Conrad Thomas Allison Robert A. Knewtson Jessica Lee Zollinger

Chemistry Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Randall Allen Koziel Chemistry/ Interdisciplinary Chemistry Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Kaitlyn Sarah Adams ** Madeline Kay Hammond *

May 8, 2020 Fahad Swelam Albalawi Justin Robert Johnson

May 8, 2020 Lindsey Nicole Aman *** Ian J. Darragh * John Clark Grozanick Jr.

Computer Science/Cyber Security Bachelor of Science

May 8, 2020 Mohammed Ali *** Brayden J. Bowerman * Kayla Mae Dunmire ** Logan Marie Felton *** Morgan Blaire Glasser *** Devynn Chrysandra Ireland ** Brianna R. Lubarsky Gerneleh Paye ** Alexa D. Smith *** Mariana Alexandra Valenzuela * Clayton Atwood Vasey ***

May 8, 2020 Brianna Jo Ashcraft Dakota Elizabeth Bowes Brianna Danielle Faber ** Shannon Patrice Hartigan ** Lauren Nicole Kambic ** Samantha Rose Rocco *

Geology Bachelor of Science

August 6, 2020 Gayah Lovetee Karmo

Biology/Pre-medical Bachelor of Science

Biology/Pre-veterinary Bachelor of Science

Computer Science Bachelor of Arts

May 8, 2020 Michael Robert Bacha Cody Thomas Fetterman * Slater Donald Hanna Kaleb Carlton Levicky * James Andrew Lutz ** Saksham Mohan David Dalton Piper Hunter Neal Rhine * Danielle Marie Super ** Computer Science/ Languages and Systems Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Joshua Griffith * August 6, 2020 Philip Raymond Christensen *** Lyndon J. Darwin-Shelton

Geology/Energy Resources Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Justin David Fenchak Mitchell Alan Moore Shane Tyler Parker *** Nicholas Christopher Payne Geology/Environmental Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Manuel Aviles Torregrosa Ross Tyler Bolesta ** Ryann Elizabeth Knowles * Victoria Alexus Lewis ** Kevin Jacob Soffera *** August 6, 2020 Brian Andrew Bennett ** Gabriella Lynn Millette Allison Elizabeth Rife * Mathematics Bachelor of Science

Computer Science/ Software Engineering Bachelor of Science

May 8, 2020 Patrick David Cone ** Dafni Da’shelle Pratt

May 8, 2020 Shahr Alazmi *** Dylan Ronald Bolen Olajubu Jubril Folaranmi ** Benjamin Robert Hudock * Austin Richard Johnson *** Cody Joshua Pytash *** Alaina Anna Schwarz * Alexander John Sherrow Chad Harrison Wise

Mathematics Education Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Mariah M. Reilly ** Heidi Lynn Plant ** Mathematics/Applied Mathematics Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Luke Arthur Dufour Esteban Felipe Garcia August 6, 2020 Lingcai Lin

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KOPCHICK COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS Natural Science Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Allison J. Cerwensky * Elizabeth Lobov * Tyler Bryce Robinson * Aaliyah Dejour Stovall August 6, 2020 Chloe Frye * Kelly Marie Ghilani Emily Christine Smith Natural Science/ Pre-dentistry Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Kimberly Nicole Kelly ** Tiffany Ngoctran Le * Natural Science/ Pre-optometry Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Adam Joseph Bartnicki Kerstyn R. Beightley * Jessica Helen Bulkley *** Ricardo Noah Gross Olivia Clairmencia Thelon Emily Ann Walker Natural Science/ Pre-pharmacy Bachelor of Science August 6, 2020 Simran Mangat * Genesis Victoria Sarah Ann Wilson

Natural Science/ Pre-physical Therapy Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Ashley Victoria Andrews ** Baily L. Blackburn ** Emily D. Brewer Julianna G. Gaborek Alexiss Gia Asha Griggs Megan Elizabeth Kester *** Alex Blake Kopera * Darwin Saint-Cyr Jazmin Aubreanna Shields *** Andrew Joseph Somogyi *** Kennedy F. Spencer *** Ian Demoy Antonio Watkins August 6, 2020 Duncan Reilly Capron Natural Science/ Pre-physician Assistant Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Brittany Lynn Arner ** Kiara Michelle Comiske * Jaemie Lynne Cotter ** Physics Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Brandon Scott Vought ** Physics Education Bachelor of Science in Education May 8, 2020 Brandon Scott Vought **

Physics/Pre-engineering Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Michael Andrew Joos Elijah M. Solley Psychology Bachelor of Arts May 8, 2020 Jenna Lynn Alexander Elizabeth Jane Ansel *** Jason Neal Baumler Alyssa Christine Bechtel Brianna Faye Belfiore ** Savannah N. Boskovitch Jenna Marie Caroff ** Zarabeth Kathrin Cook Rebecca A. Cussen Maria Patricia DeLucia * Aarin J. Duncan Alexis Nicole Edge *** Blaise Robert Erzar ** Imani Zhane Favors Amelia E. Fouts *** Alexis Jordan Harley Autumn Marie Hause *** Melissa A. Horak *** Jessica Lynn Ignace ** Cassondra Sue Jordan * Kyle C. Kesling Kaylah Kimak ** Aleah Rose Koerbel * Kara A. Kosnosky Samantha Marie Landers Allie Marie Letso *** Victoria A. Louder * Taylor Anthony Mackowski Sophia M. Manges *** Anne Elizabeth Michaels ***

Emily Kristen Moser ** Kaitlyn Faith Murphy Meredith N. Neupauer Heather Janelle Page ** Bali Michael Primm Kaitlin Mae Radle Cody L. Rathke *** Marjani Alek Reid Devon Paige Robinson ** Kylie Shea Royal Nicole Maree Sarnovsky Eric Russell Sensebaugh Blaine Scott Shindel * Melanie Urmilla Singh Courtney Lenore Smith *** Katherine Elizabeth Snyder * Elizabeth Sullivan Melissa Nicole Szmurlo Taylor Renee Valente Vita S. VanHausen-McMillian Sophia Teresa Walden ** Colby P. Warshel ** Amie L. Wechezak Henry Wesley Weeks Samantha Elizabeth Wright *** Celine Zabala Amber Nicole Zinno *** August 6, 2020 David Lionel Dixon Christina Rose Dolan * Destiny Foote Morgan E. Foster Maleah Morgan Grabiak Olivia J. Maloney Hali Monae Ross

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS IN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Public Health/Behavioral and Mental Health Bachelor of Science May 8, 2020 Chris Leticia Sanjuan **

August 6, 2020 Taylor Lynn Cary Rocio Jaimes Cruz * Marissa Marie Malloy Alexis Briana Talton Alexis Han Tang *

Public Health/ Environmental and Occupational Health Bachelor of Science

Public Health/ Epidemiology and Biostatistics Bachelor of Science

May 8, 2020 Linnie Larnel Joy Jr.

May 8, 2020 Sara Jane Freehling

August 6, 2020 Madyson Kay Thompson **

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MILITARY SCIENCE IUP ALUMNI VIRTUAL BAND Timothy A. Paul, musical director and producer Flute Emily Goll Canner ’08 Kaitlin Daneker Obielecki ’07 Amanda Lykins ’09 Heather Leighty Oaster ’07

Horn Lisa McCormick ’07 Katie Strong ’06 Jude Gore ’06 Gina Lenox ’01

Oboe Louise Vranesevic ’12

Trombone Joshua Brumbaugh ’05 Nicole Rechichar Whitney ’06 Brett Rynhart ’08

Bassoon Luke Hamilton ’17 Clarinet Jake Kearney ’11, M’16 Ashley Allen ’07 Heather Stevens Terry ’01 Jamie Sirgey Gore ’06 Michelle Buige Kokus ’99, M’05 Adam Sroka M’06 Kelly Horan ’02

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE Dennis W. Faulkner Chair Upon conferral of the degree, the following students will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the US Army: Ethan Patrick Blackie *** Jordan Thomas Crawford *** Cole Andrew Crumpler ** Ryan Edward Daigle ** Audra M. Everitt ** Jordan Alexis Fisher Brooke Gaumer * Amanda Lynn Goodwin Eric J. Hicks Devin Erich Jeffries ** Eric Kinderman ** Kyle Jeffrey Kinter ** Christian G. Labash ** Jonathan Michael Murphy Brendon Joseph Myers Michael John Ondik * Ryan A. Redilla *** Nicole Maree Sarnovsky Cherish Janelle Smith Brittany Ann Thatcher **

Bass Clarinet Alyssa Baughman Wright ’05 Alto Saxophone Mitchell Custer ’08 Brittany Robinson-Chen ’06 Tenor Saxophone Andrea Strong Fenske ’08 Bari Saxophone Jamie Boerio ’11 Trumpet Tim Winfield ’05 John Powlison ’10 Erin Wilson Page ’07 Jordan Canner ’07 Bob Bottger ’07 Anastazia Hall ’19 Richard Kane ’07 Mason Stiver ’15 Lynn Burich Hudak ’06 Sadie Spencer ’16 Willis Spencer ’11 Jessica Bulebosh Wise ’05

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Euphonium Geoff Durbin ’07 Andrew Bajorek Tuba Matt Whitney ’07 Larry Sarvey ’08 Jason Diaz ’04 Percussion Rich Bono ’07, snare drum Michael Dooley ’08, bass drum Brandon Kelly ’05, cymbals Brian Tychinski ’91, M’92, bells

THE SYMBOLS OF LEARNING Participants in the commencement procession are attired in regalia that reflects a history and heritage that can be traced to the medieval universities of the 11th and 12th centuries. Modern academic regalia evolved from the kinds of apparel worn by monks and students in the Middle Ages to keep warm in the medieval castles and halls in which they studied. Academic life as we know it today began in the Middle Ages, first in the church, then in the guilds. The teaching guild was the Guild of the Master of Arts, and the Bachelor was the apprentice of the Master; their dress was the outward sign of stature and responsibility. Academic regalia was thus a visible manifestation—in color and pattern and design—that unified those of common discipline and like purpose. In later centuries, to preserve the regalia’s dignity and meaning, universities set rules of academic dress. American universities agreed on a definite system in 1895, establishing a code of approved attire. In 1932, the American Council on Education revised this code, which, for the most part, governs the style of academic dress today. The principal features of academic dress are three: the gown, the cap, and the hood. The Gown. The flowing gown dates to the 12th century. Many think it was worn as protection against the cold of unheated buildings. It has become symbolic of the democracy of scholarship, for it completely covers any dress of rank or social standing. It is (with a few institutional exceptions) black for all degrees. Pointed sleeves indicate the bachelor’s degree; long closed sleeves with a slit in the arm, the master’s degree; and round open sleeves, the doctoral degree. The gowns for bachelor’s and master’s degrees have no trimmings; the gown for the doctoral degree is faced down the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet across the sleeves, in the color distinctive of the faculty or discipline in which the degree pertains. The official colors of the college may also appear in the gown or its decorations. The trustees and some administrators of IUP wear gowns of slate trimmed in crimson velvet. The Cap. The freed slave in ancient Rome won the privilege of wearing a cap, and so the academic cap is a sign of the freedom of scholarship and the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. Old poetry records the cap of scholarship as square, symbolizing the book, although other authorities claim that it is a mortarboard, the symbol of the masons, a privileged guild. At the baccalaureate level, the color of the tassel on the cap denotes the discipline. The tassel is moved from the right side of the cap to the left side upon conferral of the degree. The Hood. In regalia, the hood is an inverted shield with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color of the college. The color of the facing of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree; the color of the lining of the hood designates the university or college from which the degree was granted.

The Mace is a ceremonial staff carried by a senior faculty member who serves as the grand marshal. This official opens and closes all academic convocations. Artist and metalsmith Walter J. Kipp, a 1942 graduate of Indiana State Teachers College, designed and constructed the mace for IUP in 1967. The design was created around the state seal, which was placed at the top of the mace. The large keystone which comes next symbolizes the state emblem, and on this keystone the letters IUP are placed. The handturned shaft is made of native Pennsylvania walnut. The President’s Medallion is worn by the president of the university during academic convocations as a symbol of the leadership responsibilities vested in that office. Michael A. Driscoll was the first president to wear the current medallion, which features the university seal in antiqued silver and crimson. A creation of the IUP Design Studio, this fourth presidential medallion was constructed by Medallic Art Company in 2014. Walter Kipp made the original medallion in 1968 for the 15th president, William W. Hassler. Robert W. Hamilton ’54, M’64, professor emeritus of art, created a replacement medallion in 1998, and Wendell August Forge crafted a third in 2005. The Philanthropy Cord is worn as a symbol of philanthropic pride by the newest alumni who have contributed to the Senior Giving Campaign. This doubleknotted gray and crimson cord symbolizes the reciprocal commitment between IUP and its alumni. The Education Abroad Cord, blue and green entwined, designates students who have participated in an education abroad program during their time at IUP. These students have studied, volunteered, and/or interned in a wide variety of majors at institutions and other locations throughout the world.

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THE SYMBOLS OF LEARNING The Regional Campus Cord, in crimson and gold, is worn by new graduates who studied at an IUP regional campus. The crimson represents IUP as the degreegranting institution, and the gold symbolizes the knowledge and determination that were keys to success at the regional campus. The Lavender Cord is worn by graduates who identify across the spectrum of gender identity, gender expression, and/or sexual orientation. The lavender represents a

combination of the pink and black triangles gay men, lesbians, and some political prisoners were forced to wear in Nazi concentration camps. The Red, White, and Blue Cord indicates a student’s military affiliation. Those wearing the cord may be current or former members of the military or their family members.

COLLEGE TASSELS Eberly College of Business and Information Technology—beige tassels College of Education and Communications—light blue tassels and white tassels College of Fine Arts—brown tassels College of Health and Human Services—green tassels, maroon tassels, and apricot tassels College of Humanities and Social Sciences—white tassels Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics—gold tassels The following is a list of colors established by the Intercollegiate Code to represent the different departments of learning: Maize: Lilac: Copper: Light blue: Orange: Brown: Russet: Maroon: Peacock blue: Crimson: Purple: Lemon: Green: Pink: Apricot: Silver gray: White: Olive green: *Dark blue: Sage green: Salmon pink: Gold yellow: Citron: Gray: Scarlet: Sapphire:

Agriculture Dentistry Economics Education Engineering Fine arts, architecture Forestry Home economics Public administration Journalism Law Library science Medicine Music Nursing Oratory (speech) Arts, letters, and humanities Pharmacy Philosophy Physical education Public health Science Social work Veterinary science Theology or divinity Business administration

*Includes doctor of philosophy degree in all fields except those listed here

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COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE, 2020 Nicole L. Bukosky Melvin B. Cornell Todd D. Cunningham Melissa L. Custer Melissa L. Daisley Bruce V. Dries Jennifer L. Dunsmore Dennis W. Faulkner Mary F. Greb, chair Megan D. Heilbrun Nicole R. Knox Christopher P. Noah Holly L. Olexo Susan F. Patterson Samuel H. Phillips, chair Michael Powell, chair Sharon E. Procter Timothy Rager