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Welcome to the Long Magenta Line
Welcome
to the Long Magenta Line!
Muskingum’s 177th Undergraduate Commencement was held on May 7, 2022. Graduates received their Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees.
Dr. Kim Gage Rothermel ’71, delivered the Commencement Address and the Charge from the
Board of Trustees. She has served as Chair of the Board since 2019 and as a Muskingum trustee since 1997. A member of the State Medical Board of Ohio and a retired pediatrician, her distinguished career includes private practice at the Ohio Center for Pediatrics, teaching as Clinical Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University, and leadership as President of the Medical Staff at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Kim Gage Rothermel ’71
Dr. Ana Kehrberg, Associate Professor of Psychology and the 2021-2022 recipient of Muskingum’s William Oxley Thompson Award for Excellence in Teaching, presented the Faculty Charge to the Class of 2022. “You have learned to ask questions when you don’t understand…also to answer others’ questions. You have learned that we need to rely on family and friends, and to support one another. You have learned that you can be successful, even when times are hard.”
Dr. Ana Kehrberg
Senior Class Representative and John Glenn Fellow Hallie Crawford ’22 delivered the Student Charge to her classmates. Class of 2022 Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates.
Muskingum celebrated Baccalaureate 2022 with the theme “The Winding Road,” blessing the Class of 2022 in prayer, word, and song. Front: President Sue Hasseler, Parker Brown ’22, Mariah Ridgeway ’22, who shared reflections with her classmates. Back: Provost Nancy Evangelista, Chaplain Julia Wright, Director of Alumni Engagement Dani Crown Jadwin ’15. President Sue Hasseler toasted the Class of 2022 – “a group of students who have shown exceptional persistence and joy.”
Muskingum Celebrates 30th Graduate Commencement
On May 5, 2022, family and friends joined to celebrate graduates receiving Master of Arts in Education, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Occupational Therapy, and the University’s first Master of Business Information Systems degrees.
Edmund J. “Ed” Romito III ’11G, a graduate of the Master of Information Strategy, Systems, and Technology program, delivered the commencement address and received an honorary Muskingum Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
In early 2022, Ed was named the Chief Transformation Officer of Genesis HealthCare System, after serving since 2009 as the system’s Chief Information Officer. He joined Genesis in 1995 as the Director of Information Systems, Healthcare Information Management, and Biomedical Engineering.
Ed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Information Science from the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University and multiple professional certifications in healthcare information management. “My decision to attend Muskingum University changed the trajectory of my career…it equipped me with not only new skills, but a new way of thinking, not what to think but how to think…it is a major factor in my success since graduating.
Ed Romito ’11G
