2025 Rider University Commencement

Commencement

Table of Contents

Undergraduat e Commencement | 7

Graduate and Doctoral Commencement | 31

Awards and Honor Societies | 45

Commencement Seating and Venue Maps | 58

Rider University Traditions

The President’s Robe

The robe worn by the president of Rider University is cranberry and gray. It is worn by the president at formal academic occasions.

Andrew J. Rider Statue

A bronze statue that bears the likeness of Rider University’s namesake, Andrew J. Rider, was commissioned by the 2018-19 Student Government Association. Located in front of the Bart Luedeke Center, the statue portrays Rider sitting on a bench with his arm draped atop it. Rider was instrumental in steering the early institution to success, and today many school traditions are linked to his legacy.

The Rider Rock

The Rider Rock was initiated by students in 2006 to honor generations of Rider students and to connect them to the symbolic Rider Elm, the emblem of learning and the cycles of life. Incoming Rider students touch the Rider Rock following New Student Convocation, and graduating seniors complete the cycle during Senior Week. The five-foot-high granite rock, located on the Campus Green, is inscribed with Rider’s motto, the Latin words “In Omnia Paratus,” which translates to “in all things prepared.” The inscription continues, “By touching the Rider Rock, we affirm our commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and the betterment of our world. Through the time we spent here, we are forever joined to the past and future generations of students and to Rider University.”

The Presidential Medallion

The Presidential Medallion was presented to Dr. Dell’Omo on the occasion of his inauguration as Rider’s seventh president. The Presidential Medallion depicts the seal of the University and is inscribed with the University’s motto, the Latin words “In Omnia Paratus,” which translates to “in all things prepared.” Circular links of the chain represent each of the colleges and the names of each of Rider’s seven presidents are engraved on curved banner links. The medallion is worn by the president at official University functions of high solemnity when academic attire is worn.

The Mace

The mace, carried at the head of the procession, is a traditional symbol of authority at governmental, ecclesiastical and scholarly occasions. Originally a warlike implement, it has evolved in form and fabric to fit its present ceremonial purpose. Of silver and ebony, the mace of Rider University is a memorial to Roland T. Henderson, Class of 1949, and was presented in 1975 by his widow, Elizabeth. The names of Rider’s seven presidents are engraved on the mace.

Rider University Statement of Community Values

In our endeavor to make Rider University a just community, we commit ourselves, as caring individuals, to the following principles:

» that our rigorous intellectual life nourishes our minds and spirits;

» that no person roams these halls as a stranger;

» that integrity of word and deed forms the foundation of all relationships;

» that we recognize that real leadership is derived from service to others;

» that we celebrate our differences for they are our strength;

» that we are proud of this special place, entrusted to us by past generations, nurtured by us for future ones;

» that we share not one Truth, but respect our common pursuit for understanding;

» and through the time we spend here, we are forever joined to each other and to Rider University.

Adopted on University Day, April 12, 2001

Academic Heraldry

The wearing of caps, gowns, and hoods at college and university functions dates back to the Middle Ages when they were first worn by monks and students in order to keep warm in the damp and drafty 12th-century castles and halls of learning. Through the years, their style and color have come to represent certain exact meanings.

» Gowns for the associate’s and bachelor’s degrees, worn through undergraduate study, have a semi-stiff yoke, long pleated front and intricate shirring across the shoulders and back. The gown is worn closed and is primarily distinguished by its long, pointed sleeves.

» The gown for the master’s degree has the same yoke effect as that of the bachelor’s, but is so designed that it may be worn open or closed. The back of the sleeve is oblong and square cut.

» Gowns for the doctoral degree are also worn open or closed. They have long velvet panels down the front and three velvet bars on the bellshaped sleeves. This velvet trimming may be either black or the color distinctive of the field of learning to which the degree pertains.

» Caps may be mortarboards or soft, square-topped caps. The tassel of the associate’s and bachelor’s caps may be black thread; the tassel for the master’s cap, silver thread; and the tassel of the doctor’s cap, gold thread.

» At Rider University, the tassel color indicates graduation with honors: undergraduate degree candidates receiving their degree with honors, cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude, wear white tassels. Master’s degree candidates receiving their degree with distinction wear tassels of cranberry.

» The hood gives further color and meaning to the academic costume. The hood is a shell of varying sizes for the baccalaureate and graduate degrees and of material to match the gown. It is lined with the color or colors of the institution conferring the degree and is bordered with velvet of the proper width and color to indicate the field of learning:

» Business/Drab

» Education/Light Blue

» Fine and Performing Arts/Brown

» Health Sciences/Citron

» Arts/White

» Music/Pink

» Nursing /Apricot

» Physical Education and Health/Sage Green

» Science/Gold

Rider University Board of Trustees

Chair:

Joan Mazzotti ’72

Vice Chair:

James P. Bush ’80

Vice Chair:

Michele Powers ’84

President: Gregory G. Dell’Omo

Julio R. Abreu ’75

Suzanne Borgos

Jill Hammer Canastra ’72

F. Christopher Carothers ’91, ’94

Keith N. DiGrazio ’84

Carlos Dortrait ’00

Neil Gerard ’89

Patricia Hartpence ’78, ’86

Deborah Haskins ’81, ’84

Warren Hirschhorn ’73

Megan A. Holohan ’99, ’01

Thomas J. Lynch ’75

Joseph J. Maggio

Joseph McDougall ’93

Marc A. McKithen ’96

Thomas M. Mulhare ’70

Commencement Presiding Officer

Kelly Bidle

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Grand Marshal (Undergraduate Ceremony)

Bosah Ebo

Professor, Department of Communication, Journalism and Media

Grand

Marshal (Graduate and Doctoral Ceremony)

Gary Neubeck ’76, ’82

Christopher Nikolich ’92

Mark S. Nurse

Sherise Ritter ’84

William Rue ’69 Trustee Emeritus

Mark S. Schweiker ’83

Wright Señeres ’97

Ron Cook

Professor, Department of Management

Procession

Members of the Faculty

Members of the Graduating Class

Grand Marshal

Senior Administrators and Deans

Trustees

Honorary Degree Recipients

President of the University

The audience is asked to rise for the procession and to remain standing for the National Anthem.

Order of Ceremonies

Welcome

The National Anthem

Arr. Robinson

Dr. Gregory G. Dell’Omo President

Members of the Musical Theatre Class of 2025

Opening Remarks Dr. Dell’Omo

Conferring of Honorary Degree

U.S. Senator Andy Kim

Distinguished Honors

Presentation of Class Gift

Graduating Class Speaker

Recognition Honors

Conferring of Degrees

Dr. Kelly Bidle

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Dell’Omo

Dr. Bidle

Ethan Elkin-Handelman ’25 Senior Class Chair

Nicole Woodland-DeVan ’98

Alumni Board President

Jared Hiller ’25

Dr. Bidle

Dr. Bidle

Dr. Dell’Omo

Introduction of the Graduates

Norm Brodsky College of Business

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

College of Education and Human Services

Bachelor of Arts

College of Arts and Sciences

School of Communication, Media and Performing Arts

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Bachelor of Arts

School of Science, Technology and Mathematics

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Westminster Choir College

Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Closing Remarks

Recessional

The audience is asked to rise for the recessional.

We recognize the passing of members of our Rider community with the flower arrangements located center stage.

Dr. Eugene Kutcher Dean

Dr. Jeannine Dingus-Eason Dean

Dr. Bidle

Dr. Bidle

The Honorable Andy Kim, United States Senator from New Jersey

The Honorable Andy Kim has served as New Jersey’s senator since 2024. A lifelong public servant, he is the first Korean American elected to the U.S. Senate and New Jersey’s first Asian American senator. Previously, he represented his home district in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms, serving parts of Burlington, Ocean, Mercer and Monmouth counties.

During his tenure in the House, Sen. Kim focused on national security and supporting U.S. service members, veterans and their

families as a member of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees. He also championed small businesses on the House Small Business Committee and addressed major challenges on the Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis and the Select Committee on Strategic Competition with China.

Before serving in Congress, Sen. Kim held roles at USAID, the Pentagon, the State Department and the White House National Security Council. He also advised

Generals David Petraeus and John R. Allen in Afghanistan. In the Senate, Sen. Kim is dedicated to combating corruption, strengthening democracy, building an inclusive economy and enhancing national security.

2024 marked 50 years since his parents immigrated from South Korea. Raised in South Jersey, he is now a proud husband and father of two.

Degree Candidates

The following is a list of candidates for degrees. Indication of graduation honors is based upon the cumulative grade point average after the conclusion of the fall semester. The official roster of degree recipients and the final calculation of graduation honors are recorded in the Office of the Registrar of the University.

* Degree candidates listed with this symbol completed their degree requirements in December 2024 or January 2025.

+ Degree candidates listed with this symbol are expected to complete their degree requirements during the summer.

A recording of today’s ceremony will be archived on the Rider University website.

Today’s graduates are being professionally photographed by Legacy Photographics. Proofs will be sent to their rider.edu email address.

Norm Brodsky College of Business

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Autumn C. Agliata + Marketing summa cum laude

Bryan Nelson Akongo

Business Administration

David A. Almeida

Business Administration magna cum laude

Rayan Saleh Alramyan

Information Systems summa cum laude

Zachary R. Altamore

Business Administration

Kernst B. Andrieux

Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management

Nicholas Angelo Armano + Global Supply Chain Management magna cum laude

Nathan T. Armstrong

Global Supply Chain Management

David Walter Ashcroft

Global Supply Chain Management

Mina Ayoub

Global Supply Chain Management cum laude

Ali Magdy Baish + Marketing summa cum laude

Bella Lucy Banfe Marketing cum laude

Maleehah Barnett Marketing

Jocelyn Stephanie Barrera Finance

Michael H. Barton Information Systems

Daniel M. Batista

Business Administration, Sport Management cum laude

Robert Joseph Bauer

Business Administration, Sport Management

Jillian A. Beczo

Accounting summa cum laude

Olivia Cristine Bennett Health Care Management cum laude

Richard H. Biggs III *

General Business summa cum laude

Angilee A. Blake Finance

summa cum laude Honors in Business Administration

Jamia Armoni Blake * Business Administration cum laude

Raquel Armida Bolin Marketing

Erik Thomas Brady Organizational Psychology

Michael T. Brennan + Actuarial Science

Aidan Gregory Breustedt * Accounting, Finance cum laude

Alexander M. Butti

Business Administration summa cum laude Honors in Business Administration

Victorialynn S. Byk

Management & Leadership summa cum laude

Katerin Carrera

Business Administration

Alyssa N. Carter * Business Administration magna cum laude

Sophia Marie Casino Business Administration cum laude

Jason C. Ceria

Accounting

Karolina M. Chechla * Finance summa cum laude

Justin Chester + Finance

Vincent Chirichella

Business Administration magna cum laude

Patrick Lawrence Cioffi

Marketing, Sport Management summa cum laude Honors in Business Administration

Maurice Antoine Clark-Wilkinson + Business Administration

Kayla R. Clavijo Human Resource Management

Payton Reed Collins * Management & Leadership cum laude

Danna C. Contreras Urgiles Accounting summa cum laude

Vincent A. Coppola * Business Administration cum laude

Andromeda Nicole Cornelius * Accounting summa cum laude

Sheila Liseth Cortez

Accounting cum laude

Bethany Hope Costleigh

Business Administration, Management & Leadership

Jacob E. Davis

General Business cum laude

Isaac Lemuel Dean II Global Supply Chain Management

Jacqueline Paige Dembowski Accounting magna cum laude

Anthony J. DeSantis + Business Administration summa cum laude

Shruti Balvant Deshmukh

Business Data Analytics magna cum laude

Alexander Dhurpat Finance

Joshua Joseph DiGeronimo

Global Supply Chain Management, Business Data Analytics magna cum laude

Angelina DiMatteo * Business Administration summa cum laude

Darlin J. Donado * Finance

Jordan Dorado Information Systems

Matthew Charles Doughty Business Administration, International Business cum laude Honors in Business Administration

Colin P. Douglas Finance

Paulina Duque

Global Supply Chain Management, Entrepreneurial Studies summa cum laude

Matthew Ryan Eisenberg * Business Data Analytics cum laude

Mazen Osama Elshanawany + Business Administration cum laude

Duygu Erzurum Evci + Health Care Management

Rachel E. Everett * Business Administration, Sport Management magna cum laude

Matthew Faleska Finance cum laude

Derek M. Fantano + Business Administration

Fatima Fayyaz Health Care Management

Matthew R. Fee Marketing

Marcus Torrien Feggins Marketing, Sport Management

Sage Elizabeth Ferguson Marketing magna cum laude

Antoni J. Flis + Business Data Analytics

Robert A. Flowers Accounting cum laude

Omarion M. Francis Marketing

Stephen A. Gabriel * Global Supply Chain Management

Andrew J. Galante * Accounting cum laude

Kimberly D. Galeano

Accounting summa cum laude

Nahun Gallegos-Santibanez Finance

Vishal Laxman Ganeshan Finance, Accounting summa cum laude

Kristyn Paige Gardner Marketing, Sport Management magna cum laude Honors in Business Administration

Giacomo Camillo Ghitti Finance magna cum laude

Daniel Giraldo-Puerta Finance, Business Administration, International Business

Paris Amber Gittens Entrepreneurial Studies

Trevor Paul Giwerowski Business Administration, Sport Management

James H. Glynn Global Supply Chain Management

Nicole Alexis Glynos Entrepreneurial Studies cum laude

Brooke Constance Golbeski Management & Leadership, Sport Management summa cum laude

Dominic V. Grandilli + Accounting summa cum laude Honors in Business Administration

Connor Guzy Finance

Andrew David Habeeb Business Administration

Araba Acquah Hackman + Business Administration

Philip Mourad Beniamin Hanna Information Systems summa cum laude Baccalaureate Honors, Honors in Business Administration

Hannah R. Harrison

Accounting summa cum laude Honors in Business Administration

Julia Ann Harsche Business Administration, Sport Management magna cum laude

Freddie Haynesworth IV + Business Administration, Sport Management

Alexander Hermann

Global Supply Chain Management magna cum laude

Yahelis Yvette Hernandez Cervantes Management & Leadership cum laude

Brody John Charles Hicks

Finance

cum laude

Matthew Tyler Hoelke

Management & Leadership,

Global Supply Chain Management

Kai I. Hunter + Business Administration

Michael Jacob Immordino

Information Systems

magna cum laude

Logan Ingemi

Global Supply Chain Management

Edward Ingram

General Business

Jahmoy Jerraldo Alston Jackson

Business Administration, Sport Management

Jaser Elexander Johnson + Business Data Analytics

Alexandria Kantzer + Entrepreneurial Studies

Joshua C. Klingele *

Accounting

magna cum laude

Dylan Michael Kotch

Business Administration

magna cum laude

Ewelina Victoria Krokos

Marketing

magna cum laude

Jamie Marie Kubach

Finance

cum laude

Jeffrey Scott Kuhl

Finance, Sport Management

magna cum laude

Dylan James Lachmanen

Economics, Finance

magna cum laude

Meadow Marie LaDuke

Finance

summa cum laude

Valentina Laguado Manosalva

Global Supply Chain Management, Finance summa cum laude

Tyler Lagun

Finance, Entrepreneurial Studies

Nicholas J. Lane

Business Administration summa cum laude

Leo Lattanzi

Business Administration magna cum laude

Thomas J. Laughlin

Accounting magna cum laude

Eric Lin

Accounting summa cum laude

Honors in Business Administration

Lance Lobo

Business Data Analytics summa cum laude

Michael F. Loesche

Marketing, Sport Management

Fabiola Nian Lozada + Entrepreneurial Studies

cum laude

Sia Madan *

Human Resource Management

Nieko Antonio Malone +

Business Administration

Sherrie Villanueva Manalo

Marketing

magna cum laude

Melani Maribel Mancheno

Finance

summa cum laude

Daniel Robert Manfredo *

Human Resource Management

magna cum laude

Vikram Manisankar *

Business Administration

magna cum laude

Julia Marano

Marketing

Michael Timothy Martin

Actuarial Science

summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors, Honors in Business Administration

Valeryn Mata *

Global Supply Chain Management summa cum laude

Carley L. Mcaleavey

Business Administration

Jennifer E. McArthur

Global Supply Chain Management

summa cum laude

John Thomas McGeechan

Business Administration

Ryan Michael Mcintosh

Marketing

summa cum laude

Sandro Mechael +

Business Administration

Shruti Prashant Meher

Information Systems cum laude

Maximilian M. Melnyk

Business Administration cum laude

Monica Joan Melo-Pelaez

Accounting cum laude

Jennifer Antonia Menchu Arpi

Marketing, International Business summa cum laude

Edgar Manuel Merino Garcia

Business Administration

Kayla Emily Milko

Finance, Business Administration

magna cum laude

Thomas Joseph Miller

Accounting

Minhal Mir

Marketing

Jake A. Mitchell + Finance, Entrepreneurial Studies magna cum laude

Jasmine Rose Montiel

Organizational Psychology cum laude

Richard L. Moore

Business Administration

Gregory Durrel Moundine Jr.

Human Resource Management

magna cum laude

Adam J. Mugavero

Business Data Analytics magna cum laude

Aidan Jeremiah Murphy Accounting summa cum laude

Chrystyna Mykhaylyshyn Global Supply Chain Management, Business Data Analytics summa cum laude Honors in Business Administration

Olena Mykhaylyshyn Accounting, Global Supply Chain Management, International Business summa cum laude Honors in Business Administration

Taras Mykhaylyshyn Finance, Sport Management summa cum laude

Elijah Mason Nevlin Accounting, Marketing summa cum laude

Nicholas Anthony Olszewski Accounting summa cum laude

Aaron Ortiz + Accounting

Alyssa Marie Ortiz Marketing cum laude

Ella Lee Osmers + Business Administration

Destiny Carmen Pagan Business Administration summa cum laude

Dhriti Kamlesh Pandey + Information Systems

Devanshi Pandya

Marketing, Human Resource Management magna cum laude

Elisabeth L. Pasake Business Administration, Sport Management summa cum laude

Tvisha Sanket Patel Business Data Analytics

Ashley Pedroza * Information Systems

Bailey Rose Pellegrino Business Data Analytics

Anthony J. Penardi Business Administration cum laude

Elmer O. Perez-Javier Finance cum laude

Anthony G. Peterpaul Information Systems cum laude

Destiny N. Pierre Marketing magna cum laude

Desiree Amini Pitt Business Administration cum laude Honors in Business Administration

Jennifer Plazas Information Systems

Brady J. Plunkett * Management & Leadership summa cum laude

William Thomas Polise Accounting, Sport Management summa cum laude

Caheil L. Powell Marketing

Morayma Amy Preste Global Supply Chain Management summa cum laude

Vidya Isabella Ramsood Management & Leadership, Information Systems summa cum laude

Sanaa Lauryn Redmond Finance magna cum laude

Kyle Michael Reiser Global Supply Chain Management summa cum laude

Matthew Justin Riker Marketing cum laude

Branden Lee Rivera Business Administration

Nelson Luis Rivera Marketing

Lizandro A. Rodas * Accounting

Mariana Rodas-Granados + Business Administration, Sport Management

Avery Lee Rodriguez Accounting

Javier Alexzander Rodriguez * Business Administration magna cum laude

Francesca Rose Roehm

Entrepreneurial Studies

summa cum laude

Honors in Business Administration

Eileen Rojas

Finance, Business Administration magna cum laude

Abhimanyu Roperia

Business Data Analytics

Raul Rosado Accounting

Gina M. Rotella

Marketing summa cum laude

Scott Daniel Saady +

Business Administration cum laude

Kimberly Salinas

Business Administration magna cum laude

Emily Clarisa Samayoa Finance

Dhruti Hemang Sampat

Business Data Analytics cum laude

Debbie Cashmere Sanchez-Novillo

Accounting, Finance summa cum laude

Honors in Business Administration

Luis F. Sandoval

Accounting

Kostantinos N. Scharko

Finance

summa cum laude

Olivia Schlosky

Accounting

summa cum laude

Kathryn Faith Schmierer

Human Resource Management

cum laude

Cali Francis Schwerdtfeger

Marketing magna cum laude

Devansh Shanker

Economics

magna cum laude

Diante L. Sharpless

Business Administration, Sport Management

Matthew Christian Shepherd * Business Administration

Richard Stephen Sica

Global Supply Chain Management cum laude

Rainiero De Jesus Sieveret * General Business

Jonathan G. Simard

Entrepreneurial Studies

Thomas C. Skrocki + Finance

Kirollos Samy Soliman

Business Administration

summa cum laude

Lynell Tannis Stanislaus-Niles + Human Resource Management, International Business

magna cum laude

Kamille Stankevicius

Finance

summa cum laude

Taylor Marie Stockdale

Marketing, Health Care Management cum laude

Alyssa Rose Stoddard

Management & Leadership magna cum laude

Honors in Business Administration

Donald James Sucher Jr.

Business Administration

Hailey Jeanne Swedo

Business Administration summa cum laude

Damian E. Szumigraj

Global Supply Chain Management cum laude

Dhruv Tangri

Finance

Iain S. Taylor

Global Supply Chain Management magna cum laude

Noah J. Taylor

Global Supply Chain Management cum laude

Siarra N. Tejada

Accounting cum laude

Vanesa Terreros + Organizational Psychology cum laude

Matthew Donald Timmerman

Accounting summa cum laude Honors in Business Administration

Ashley Divina Torres

Health Care Management,

Human Resource Management

magna cum laude

Autumn E. Trackewicz

Marketing

Elizabeth Trinchera

Accounting

Om Trivedi

Finance, Marketing cum laude

Lauren Elizabeth Turnbull * Finance

cum laude

Uzonna N. Ugorji *

Business Administration

Cathryn Reese VanBogelen

Finance, Sport Management

cum laude

Therry Venescar + Finance

Alexis M. Vest Information Systems summa cum laude

Cameron J. Warder

Business Administration

Bruce Washington Jr.

Human Resource Management magna cum laude

Colton Luke Washleski

Global Supply Chain Management

cum laude

Lady M. Watanabe-Aranda

Human Resource Management

summa cum laude

Zachary Wathen

Entrepreneurial Studies

cum laude

Robert Scott Weidlich

Marketing

magna cum laude

Melanie Frances Weiss +

Human Resource Management

Gwenivere Isabel Wells

Business Administration summa cum laude

Robert Daniel Westerlund

Business Data Analytics cum laude

Marc Andrew Wharfe

Business Administration, Sport Management

Jayden Wilkie

Finance cum laude

Jeymel Bradley Yunga

Global Supply Chain Management

Marcela Carolina Zarate Diaz + Business Administration

College of Education and Human Services

Bachelor of Arts

Sabreen Assaf

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies summa cum laude

Biyanka Mary-Kathyrn Bradley

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies

Rachel L. Brooks

Elementary Education, Psychology summa cum laude

Gianna M. Buch

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies cum laude

Jacquelyn A. Budai

Secondary Education, History summa cum laude

Sophia Marie Caparas

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies summa cum laude

Giulia Conigliaro

Elementary Education, Psychology magna cum laude

Danielle E. D’Abundo

Elementary Education, Dance

Ethan Jacob Elkin-Handelman

Elementary Education, Psychology summa cum laude

Leslee Espejel

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies cum laude

Caitlyn N. Ferry *

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies summa cum laude

Alexa Ann Flynn

Elementary Education,

Integrated Sciences & Math magna cum laude

Kyler M. Fullerton *

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies magna cum laude

Hailey Nichole Gabloff

Elementary Education, Psychology summa cum laude

Brianna Lucia Garces

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies cum laude

Kasmir Grapski *

Secondary Education, Earth Sciences cum laude

Marissa Nadine Harding

Secondary Education, English summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Jared Hiller

Secondary Education, Mathematics summa cum laude

Cathleen Emma Kane *

Secondary Education, History summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Izabelle G. King

Elementary Education - STEM cum laude

Tyler J. Klinsky

Secondary Education, History magna cum laude

Danielle R. Lambert

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies magna cum laude

Samantha Lock *

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies cum laude

Samantha K. Lucarelli *

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies magna cum laude

Jennifer Maher *

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies summa cum laude

Amanda T. Mendez

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies magna cum laude

Sarah Elizabeth Mickley

Elementary Education, Political Science cum laude

Morgan Patricia O’Leary

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies summa cum laude

Emily Papp

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies magna cum laude

Domenic Anthony Parisi

Elementary Education, Psychology magna cum laude

Cassidy Sarah Petrone

Secondary Education, English summa cum laude

Emma Elizabeth Phelps *

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies magna cum laude

Angela Renee Riedinger

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies summa cum laude

Brigid M.Rizziello +

Secondary Education, History summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Jay Faith Rogers

Secondary Education, English magna cum laude

Bridget Nicole Schieder *

Elementary Education, Sociology magna cum laude

Jenna Elizabeth Sharp

Secondary Education, French

Alexandra May Soliman

Elementary Education, Psychology

summa cum laude

Ariana Elizabeth Szep

Elementary Education -

Multidisciplinary Studies

summa cum laude

Alison Szmitkowski

Elementary Education -

Multidisciplinary Studies

magna cum laude

Logan M. Van Nosdall

Elementary Education -

Multidisciplinary Studies cum laude

College of Arts and Sciences

Lydia Anne Wallace

Elementary EducationMultidisciplinary Studies cum laude

Victoria Yzaguirre

Elementary Education -

Multidisciplinary Studies

summa cum laude

School of Communication, Media and Performing Arts

Bachelor of Arts

Nadia Anna Abramowitz *

Game & Interactive Media Design cum laude

Princella M. Akuaku *

Graphic Design

magna cum laude

Kylie Ann Kay Alexander * Theatre

Dan-lael Alexandre

Communication Studies

cum laude

Kashir J. Allen-Johnson

Game & Interactive Media Design

cum laude

Carly Susan Amaxopoulos

Arts & Entertainment Industries

Management

James Joseph Baresich

Graphic Design summa cum laude

Jason Lamont Barnes Jr.

Radio and Podcasting

Azeem M. Bell

Sports Media

Abigail Rae Bielski

Game & Interactive Media Design

summa cum laude

Riley Alexander Bocchicchio

Theatre, Marketing summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Luke F. Boden

Graphic Design cum laude

Marlene Brockington * Journalism cum laude

Gabrielle Brown

Theatre

Matthew R. Brown + Sports Media cum laude

Kaniah Browne * Dance

Xavier Che Calderon Byrd Sports Media

Joseph D. Candullo

Film and Television summa cum laude

Kaela Chrizele Canlas Canlas + Public Relations

Alison Cayetano Santamaria

Arts & Entertainment Industries Management summa cum laude

C.M. Colleton

Film and Television

summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Yusef Jabir Collins-Bryant + Music Production

Joseph Evan Connelly

Game & Interactive Media Design cum laude

Ava Rose Conte

Game & Interactive Media Design cum laude

Yanira Marie Crawford +

Graphic Design magna cum laude

Denise M. Crigger

Music Production magna cum laude

Samuel S. Cuthbert * Sports Media

Jaina Lin Yabut Daclan * Communication Studies

Edward Teofilo Darby + Game & Interactive Media Design

Ida Jennifer DeMarco *

Arts & Entertainment Industries Management cum laude

Diego Dominguez Theatre

Jayden A. DuBard

Game & Interactive Media Design

William K. Dusinberre Film and Television

Kylie Frazier Emmens

Communication Studies magna cum laude

Alexandra Marie Faltaous + Graphic Design

Allison M. Fama Dance summa cum laude

Kayla E. Faynor Dance magna cum laude

Diesel R. Fiore

Communication Studies

Sasha Andrea Flowers Film and Television

Anthony Santino Fontana Music Production

Jasmine Marie Fox Film and Television

Katherine Elizabeth Frame

Communication Studies summa cum laude

Nicholas Charles Franki Theatre summa cum laude

Joseph Mark Gallipoli

Graphic Design cum laude

Bruno Queiroz Garcia Game & Interactive Media Design

Joseph Robert Garino Sports Media

Mia Kate Gathman *

Communication Studies summa cum laude

Carmine J. Giordano + Graphic Design magna cum laude

Louis J. Giovacchini + Graphic Design

Ashley Goldston + Dance magna cum laude

Laila Elizabeth Green + Sports Media

Sarah F. Griffin

Journalism, Political Science magna cum laude Baccalaureate Honors

Devon M. Gutierrez Graphic Design cum laude

Hafeez Hardin Game & Interactive Media Design cum laude

Atallah Sa’Rah Gibbons + Music Production

Lawton Elijah Haynes + Film and Television

Sofia Viviana Hernandez * Theatre cum laude

Jordan Lee Hirsh Sports Media summa cum laude

Nicholas Stephen Hodson * Communication Studies

Mychael D. Holloway Game & Interactive Media Design cum laude

Joseph Vincent Hraska Game & Interactive Media Design cum laude

Avery Raye Hubert Theatre magna cum laude

Jack Jock Music Production

Victoria Ann Johnson Film and Television

Eileen Jones + Graphic Design cum laude

Joseph Z. Jones + Radio and Podcasting

Natalie Nicole Kapustin Film and Television cum laude

Timothy Joseph Kelly Film and Television

David Aaron Kessler * Game & Interactive Media Design summa cum laude

Denise King

Theatre, Film and Television summa cum laude Baccalaureate Honors

Zachary Christopher Klein * Journalism summa cum laude

Margaret Jean Kleiner Graphic Design summa cum laude

Kaitlyn M. Lam + Graphic Design

Spencer Langevine Jr. + Arts & Entertainment Industries Management

Jada Michelle Laws

Communication Studies cum laude

Claudia T. Le Sports Media

Justin B. Leff * Arts & Entertainment Industries Management magna cum laude

Matthew A. Lequang + Music Production

Alex Hsiang Lin

Game & Interactive Media Design summa cum laude

Lianne Marie Litchfield

Film and Television

Melanie Rose Lombardo Sports Media

Andrik Alexis Lopez Cruz

Game & Interactive Media Design

Michael J. Maista

Film and Television cum laude

Christopher M. Maniaci *

Graphic Design

Saniyya La’Nae McCloud

Dance cum laude

Sean P. Mccusker

Game & Interactive Media Design

Patrick Daniel McLendon

Graphic Design

summa cum laude

Scott Meneses-Hedervari

Game & Interactive Media Design

magna cum laude

Dontae Juvari Miller + Sports Media

Delaney Misier

Communication Studies

summa cum laude

Kyler B. Montague + Communication Studies

Dorothy Montrose

Game & Interactive Media Design magna cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Ashley R. Morales *

Film and Television, English magna cum laude

Hannah Lee Newman

Journalism

magna cum laude

Connor Goodwin Norton

Game & Interactive Media Design

Claire Isabella Palmer

Music Production

summa cum laude

Olivia Grace Parker

Radio and Podcasting

summa cum laude

Dakota Emerson Rai Patterson

Theatre

Jamie Sabrina Pena

Dance summa cum laude

Ryan Patrick Petrilli

Game & Interactive Media Design

Emma Marie Poeckh

Graphic Design

summa cum laude

Aaron P. Presti

Public Relations

Christopher Leonard Proia

Sports Media cum laude

Cecilia Puga *

Game & Interactive Media Design summa cum laude

Keiaira Renesha Monique Rainey

Dance

magna cum laude

Sydney Michelle Repp

Game & Interactive Media Design summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Edmund J. Robertson

Film and Television summa cum laude

Faith Amaya Robinson-Hughes

Film and Television

summa cum laude

Felicia Grace Roehm

Journalism

summa cum laude

Jacob Matthew Roszkowski *

Music Production cum laude

Richard Jason Saile

Sports Media

magna cum laude

Dylan Scheideler

Sports Media cum laude

Cole James Schneider

Sports Media

Samantha R. Schucht

Theatre, Arts & Entertainment

Industries Management

magna cum laude

Kaitlyn Marie Seawood

Journalism

summa cum laude

Aaliyah Jordan Shoulders

Film and Television

magna cum laude

Jeffrey Mitchel Sickles

Game & Interactive Media Design cum laude

Kaylie R. Smith

Dance summa cum laude

Michaela Smith *

Communication Studies summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Aidan Matthew Smolski

Sports Media

cum laude

Kyle Strobel

Communication Studies

cum laude

Katherine Joyce Sukunda

Communication Studies

magna cum laude

Josiah Thomas

Graphic Design

summa cum laude

Jacob Jeffery Tiger

Journalism

magna cum laude

Ellee Jo Trowbridge

Theatre

magna cum laude

Taylor Renea-Ann Tunstall + Journalism

Chelsea Udoye

Theatre, American Studies summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Reynaldo Jose Urena

Game & Interactive Media Design summa cum laude

Leslie Uriostegui

Graphic Design magna cum laude

Arseniy Vasilyev

Music Production

Jason Estuardo Villanueva

Game & Interactive Media Design

magna cum laude

Tariq Williams

Game & Interactive Media Design

Charles Albert Wilmore II

Music Production cum laude

Nickolas M. Witkowski

Communication Studies summa cum laude

David Michael Wright III

Sports Media cum laude

Tyler Martin Yonkowski + Film and Television summa cum laude

Lu Zhao

Graphic Design magna cum laude

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Lyndsey Anne Adkisson

Musical Theatre

magna cum laude

Liberty Ashe

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre summa cum laude

Kate Bilenko

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Meredith Ann Bishop *

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre summa cum laude

Mya Rose Bodnick

Musical Theatre

summa cum laude

Hannah Grace Bonnette

Musical Theatre magna cum laude

Christina Claire Brown

Musical Theatre

Alain Edward Brutus

Musical Theatre

Mai Bonta Caslowitz

Musical Theatre

summa cum laude

Anne Olivia Cincotta

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Margaret (Maggie) Rose Coscia

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre magna cum laude

Grayson Stephen DavidockPetaccio

Musical Theatre magna cum laude

Lydia E. Diekmann

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Sydney Yvonne Druttman

Musical Theatre magna cum laude

Shae Nicole Duggan

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Rafael Ferreira

Musical Theatre

Madison M. Figueroa

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Kylie Ann Flite

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre summa cum laude

Nicholas Charles Franki

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre summa cum laude

Isabella M. Frost

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre summa cum laude

Catherine Carol Harbison

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre, Dance summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Aidan Michael Kelly

Musical Theatre magna cum laude

Isabella Kramb

Musical Theatre

Sophia Louise LaCorte

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Jillian Ann Lee

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Breanna N. Lemerise

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Megan Paige Lozito

Musical Theatre magna cum laude

Juliette Dawn Maners

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Lucas D. Marinetto

Musical Theatre

Grace Catherine McKenna

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Daniel Anthony Menjivar *

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre summa cum laude

Mia Caitlyn Mintz

Musical Theatre magna cum laude

Isabelle Oliver

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre summa cum laude

Ksenia Panchenko

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre summa cum laude

Emily Marie Paruk

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Sophia Elizabeth Porter

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre summa cum laude

Aileen Pujols

Acting for Film, TV & Theatre magna cum laude

Hunter Thomas Quinn

Musical Theatre

magna cum laude

Lane L. Radeke

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Olivia Grace Sauerberg

Musical Theatre magna cum laude

Eleni Sophia Segerblom

Musical Theatre

Mica Annmarie Swingholm

Musical Theatre

cum laude

Morgan Lane Thompson

Musical Theatre

summa cum laude

Dominic Carmine Trivigno

Musical Theatre

Mitchell A. Wiley

Musical Theatre

summa cum laude

Madison Aimee Winkler

Musical Theatre summa cum laude

Gavin M. Wright

Musical Theatre magna cum laude

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Bachelor of Arts

Jacob Adam *

Psychology

magna cum laude

Bobby Sohail Ahmad

Liberal Studies

Madison R. Akay

Criminal Justice

magna cum laude

Oyedapo Akinboye

Psychology

Madalyn J. Altieri

Liberal Studies

Michael Curtis Anthony Rodriguez +

Liberal Studies

summa cum laude

Todd Richard Appleby * History

Arianna Love Asare

Psychology

summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Christina Ascolese

History

summa cum laude

Scarlin Lisbeth Ayavaca

Psychology

Matthew R. Badolato

Sociology summa cum laude

Maura Reann Baker

Psychology cum laude

Corban Ephraim Ballek + Psychology summa cum laude

Rashon Jamal Barksdale *

Liberal Studies

Davidson Barthelemy

Criminal Justice

Matthew Joseph Basile + Psychology

Patricia Katherine Becker

Liberal Studies

Asiah M. Bell

Criminal Justice magna cum laude

Mckenzie J. Bell

Criminal Justice

Sophia Berrio

Political Science

cum laude

Asbel Tapia

Spanish summa cum laude

Klaudine Quinn Bessasparis *

English summa cum laude

Taylor Blunt

Political Science magna cum laude

Terrence Aaron Bolton

Psychology summa cum laude

Lauren Mae Braisted

Psychology

Jared William Brito

Liberal Studies

cum laude

Carissa Dawn Brunk + Psychology summa cum laude

Erin M. Monigle

Psychology cum laude

Nicole Rosa Caldarone

Criminal Justice

summa cum laude

Anthony John Cammarano

English summa cum laude

Mitchell Gregory Carr * History

Naa’san Shyliek Jordan Carr *

Political Science

Pamela Collado

Psychology

David E. Collins

English cum laude

Maura Elizabeth Corman

English summa cum laude

Ronny Corrales

Psychology

Mariona Cos Morales

Psychology magna cum laude

Isabella Costello *

Psychology magna cum laude

Claudia Evelyn Cream

Psychology

magna cum laude

Diamond Angelique Diaz Psychology summa cum laude

Sarah H. Dickstein Psychology

Alexa R. Dinten Psychology

McKenzie K. DiStefano

English summa cum laude

Bethlehem Dooley Psychology cum laude

Kieran Keegan Dosch History cum laude Baccalaureate Honors

Brenna Cathryn Edwards Liberal Studies

Chika Adaora Efobi

Psychology

Faten Elmostehi * Psychology

Sarah Rose Eskew Psychology summa cum laude Baccalaureate Honors

Rahim Abder Essahli * Liberal Studies summa cum laude

Alexander Joseph Ferro * Psychology

Hallie Rose Flite * Psychology summa cum laude

Carmella Maria Flocco History magna cum laude

Kaitlin Grace Foley * Psychology summa cum laude

Margret Fridriksson Sociology

Ryley Synai Frye Psychology

Diana L. Garcia Criminal Justice, Sociology summa cum laude

Mariah Kelis Garcia * Psychology

Antonia Michelle Gismondi Psychology

Ruth Gobena Psychology

Janaya Marie Green

Psychology

Bridget C. Gum-Egan

English magna cum laude Baccalaureate Honors

Justin Hearin * Philosophy, English summa cum laude

Talia Kay Hincks

English summa cum laude

Zyon S. Howell + Psychology cum laude

Andy Huerta Psychology cum laude

Joscelyn E. Hunter Psychology

Jacob R. Hybbeneth Criminal Justice cum laude

Peter Holway Ilias Psychology magna cum laude

Adrianna Rae Jaccoma * English cum laude

Eric Ji English cum laude

Cheyenne Michelle Jones + Psychology

Lindsay Josepin Psychology cum laude

Michael J. Keahon * English summa cum laude

Kiley Mei Kearney Psychology magna cum laude

William James Kenny + Psychology summa cum laude

Soumya Kumari Khandavalli + Liberal Studies

Josie Love Klenk Psychology cum laude

Jessica J. Klinger * Psychology

Brianna Marie Kovach Psychology magna cum laude Baccalaureate Honors

Elizabeth A. Kullman * Liberal Studies

Alexis Nicole Landon Criminal Justice, Sociology magna cum laude

Michael Laskowski

Criminal Justice cum laude

Andrew S. Lawrence Liberal Studies cum laude

Lindsey Ann Lecuyer * Political Science magna cum laude

Brynn Lorraine Levins Psychology magna cum laude

Jahliyah Monae Cierah Lewis + Criminal Justice, Psychology cum laude

Mikayla Elaine Lillibridge English

Amy Beth Liszt * Liberal Studies summa cum laude

Sonia Little Psychology summa cum laude

Sarah Rachel Littman Psychology

Taylor Anastasia Manos Psychology

Savanna Marie Marcantonio English cum laude

Orion Christopher Martin Criminal Justice cum laude

Aliyah Dacir Matthews * Criminal Justice

Hope Nicole Matthews Psychology

Aishling Mccollum + Criminal Justice cum laude

Emily N. Meier + Criminal Justice

Kayla Rose Miller Psychology summa cum laude

Elizabeth-Mae Catherine Minimi History summa cum laude

Ramnarine Eddie Mora-Doobraj Criminal Justice

Ashanti Renee Motley + Liberal Studies

Gianna Louise Narciso Psychology magna cum laude

Christina Rose Natoli Political Science

summa cum laude Baccalaureate Honors

Nyshel Nelson * Criminal Justice, Sociology cum laude

Caitlin Veronica Nolan + Psychology

Rafelina Esther Nunez Criminal Justice cum laude

Kaylia A. O’Donnell History

Yahseer M. Oliver Economics

Avery Sara Oppenheim Psychology

Daniel J. Ornosky + Political Science

Jasmine Paredes * Psychology

Rachel Abigail Hagan Parilis * Psychology

Darleny Pena + Psychology

Isabel Maria Pena Spanish

Aniyah Kennedy Pender Psychology

Samantha Ann Plitz * Liberal Studies

Casey Rose Polera Psychology summa cum laude

Gabriella Jean-Michelle Polynice + Liberal Studies

Chelsea T. Pompey * Health Care Policy

Vincent H. Proctor * History summa cum laude

Samantha Villalta Quintanilla + Criminal Justice, Sociology

Vladimir Rakitskiy Psychology cum laude

Bhumika Ramkishun * Psychology

Jesse Q. Randolph + Liberal Studies

Fahad M. Rashid + Criminal Justice

Justin Joseph Rauch

Criminal Justice, Sociology magna cum laude

Titus Darius Reese Psychology magna cum laude

Shane Ryan Reitsma Sociology

Jomarys Reyes + Psychology summa cum laude

Brenna Lynn Richard + Liberal Studies

Jessica N. Ridge * Sociology magna cum laude

Shawn Raekwan Angelo Rippy Political Science summa cum laude

Janaya L. Ross

Criminal Justice

summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Amarilis Ruiz

Sociology, Criminal Justice

summa cum laude

Katelyn A. Salvatore

History

summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Julia E. Simmons *

Criminal Justice

Cecilia E. Simon

Political Science

summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Ted N. Simon * Psychology

Angie Jade Smith * Psychology magna cum laude

Philippe Emmanuel Snoy * Psychology

magna cum laude

Sapandeep Kaur Sohpal Psychology

Noelia Siara Sorber

Criminal Justice

Jasmine Soto * Liberal Studies

cum laude

Krisantha D. Spencer

Psychology

magna cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Jennie Mae Sprouse Sociology magna cum laude

Gabriella Sapphire Steele Criminal Justice magna cum laude

Mariah Trianna Stephens Criminal Justice, Sociology cum laude

Ciara Ayana Taylor Psychology cum laude

Dashantae J’Syah Threadgill Psychology cum laude

Jamal Marvin Toussaint * Criminal Justice

Guiliana Rose Varone Psychology

Chaniyah Alexus Vaxter Criminal Justice

Lesley M. Velasquez Global Studies summa cum laude

Michelle Velazquez Ordaz + Psychology

Katherine Walsh Psychology

Elyse Ryan Warner + Liberal Studies cum laude

Karissa R. Watson * Psychology

Mecca Kiera Watterman + Criminal Justice

Justin Wells Psychology summa cum laude

Destiny C. Wilkerson + Liberal Studies

Catherine Wilson * Psychology summa cum laude

Daija B. Wilson Criminal Justice, Sociology summa cum laude Baccalaureate Honors

Alexa J. Wright

Psychology magna cum laude

Brian J. Young Criminal Justice magna cum laude

Cassidy Zhuang Psychology magna cum laude

School of Science, Technology and Mathematics

Bachelor of Arts

Anastasia S. Katsaras * Dance Science

Francesca Ann Madalena Biology cum laude

Chifomma Rosemary Onyiuke + Biology

Bachelor of Science

Allison Abate + Health Sciences

Margaret Annabelle Achanzar + Health Sciences

Taj Quamar Adams Cybersecurity

Hephzibah T. Ajayi * Cybersecurity

Sultan Abdulwahab H. Alenazi Computer Science summa cum laude

Ayanah Diann Alston Cybersecurity

Clifford Opoku Amankwaah + Exercise Science

Ashanti A. Anderson Biology

Christopher J. Argueta De Leon Biology

Daniel Balicky + Computer Science

Emma Irene Barborak Biology

Vanesa Barragan-Luna Biochemistry cum laude

Alejandra Lorena Bartutis Yero Exercise Science

Matthew A. Began Computer Science

Joseph Alexander Bennis * Cybersecurity cum laude

Annaela Boahene Biology cum laude

Osei Nana Boffah Biology summa cum laude

Joshua Wesley Brewer * Health Sciences cum laude

Olivia Grace Burroughs Health Sciences summa cum laude

Brandon Alec Callahan Cybersecurity magna cum laude

Selena A. Carrington Health Sciences cum laude

Kristina M. Carsley Environmental Sciences

Michelle Dolores Castillo

Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology cum laude

Rohit Chatterjee

Exercise Science

Martin John Chladek

Exercise Science

magna cum laude

Daniel J. Cilone + Cybersecurity

Emma Katrina Cordero

Biology

magna cum laude

Ariana Lopez

Computer Science

Seth J. Curry

Computer Science

magna cum laude

Abigail Dias

Computer Science

cum laude

Kevin John Doornbosch * Computer Science

summa cum laude

Kyleigh Anne Elsayed + Marine Sciences

Ashley Hannah Erickson

Biology

magna cum laude

Franko Fernando

Computer Science

Ameerah Gadatia

Computer Science

Shiva Gantala

Computer Science

magna cum laude

Thomas S. George

Cybersecurity magna cum laude

Joseph Ronald Gerba

Computer Science

magna cum laude

Carlos J. Gomez

Computer Science

Jasmine Danielle Green + Health Sciences

Abygail Jean Havens

Health Sciences

Terrell Amir Henderson

Cybersecurity cum laude

Jessica Michelle Hoschek * Cybersecurity, Computer Science summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Andy Huerta

Health Sciences

cum laude

Sara Louise Hughes *

Biology magna cum laude

Andrew Donald Jensen * Cybersecurity cum laude

Samantha Jordan *

Exercise Science

Yash Keshavpatnam + Cybersecurity

Yousuf Khan

Cybersecurity summa cum laude

Kira Elizabeth Kook Biology

Jamie Emily Kuminski

Behavioral Neuroscience magna cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Rachel Fuss Geology magna cum laude

Noah Lawson

Exercise Science

Jenna R. Lynch

Health Sciences

summa cum laude

Reese Dominick Manfredi +

Exercise Science cum laude

Aubriana Lynn Marranca

Health Sciences

magna cum laude

Mark Kristopher Marron

Exercise Science

Ryan Martines + Cybersecurity

Fiona Clare McCann * Biology summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Mark William McDermitt

Cybersecurity cum laude

Sarah Ashley McLean

Biology

magna cum laude

Grace Elizabeth Medei

Health Sciences

cum laude

Princess Emmanuela A. Agyemang Mensah

Behavioral Neuroscience

Collin Matthew Merz

Computer Science

magna cum laude

Angelina M Messina

Cybersecurity

summa cum laude

Arshad Amjad Khan

Mohammad *

Computer Science

magna cum laude

Brittany A. Morris

Health Sciences

summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Aziz Osman

Computer Science, Cybersecurity cum laude

Christian L. Overton + Cybersecurity

Raisa Esther Palleija Pichardo

Exercise Science

Hailey Elizabeth Palmer

Biochemistry summa cum laude

Vrusha B. Patel

Biology

Kevin Koduah Peprah

Health Sciences

cum laude

Nicholas R. Persichetti

Cybersecurity

Hao Anh Pham Luu

Computer Science summa cum laude

Margherita Pizzi Exercise Science summa cum laude

Kyle Poeckh Cybersecurity

Daniel J. Poinsett

Cybersecurity summa cum laude

Heidy Portillo Rodriguez Health Sciences magna cum laude

Reed Caleb Possoff Cybersecurity cum laude

Ethan James Przygoda Biology

Logan Loraine Racine Exercise Science cum laude

Emma Anne Rambo Exercise Science magna cum laude

Rafnida Rauf Computer Science cum laude

Madison Mary Rivera Biology

Michael Stephen Robinson Jr. + Computer Science

Marissa Leah Ross Exercise Science summa cum laude

Genevieve Mary Ryan * Health Sciences magna cum laude

Breanna Lynn Santini Exercise Science cum laude

Lyric Scott Exercise Science cum laude

Mackenzie Claire Scott Biology magna cum laude

Mohammad Faizan Shakil Shaikh Computer Science, Cybersecurity magna cum laude

Jalisa Alexina Shuman Cybersecurity summa cum laude

Aliaksandr V. Siamashka Computer Science summa cum laude

August Alloway Marine Sciences magna cum laude

Thomas W. Sperduto + Computer Science magna cum laude

Adrienne Audrey Steinruck

Actuarial Science, Mathematics cum laude

Johannah Stevenson

Computer Science, Health Sciences summa cum laude

Allison Joy Stewart Environmental Sciences summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Tyler Johnson Stewart Cybersecurity magna cum laude

Logan Swillinger Cybersecurity

David Matthias Szuba Cybersecurity magna cum laude

Akshay Jagdish Tank Computer Science

Asa Azariah Terrell Exercise Science

Elvin Torres Cybersecurity cum laude

Michael Ezio Treglia Health Sciences cum laude

Gabrielle M. Turco Computer Science magna cum laude

Austin G. Uhl Computer Science cum laude

Michael David Valentine Health Sciences cum laude

Jessica E. Young Biology

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Emmanuel Amankwaah

Nursing summa cum laude

Barbara Jean Edmonds +

Nursing summa cum laude

Racheal Aubrey Ivins

Nursing summa cum laude

Norician Krebs

Nursing summa cum laude

Tamar T. Lerner

Nursing summa cum laude

Amanda Marie Richter

Nursing

Westminster Choir College

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Cherisse R. Bonefont

Music

cum laude

Brandon Desmond Brooks *

Music

Diego Dominguez

Music

Jessica Lynn Koscak

Music

magna cum laude

James Thomas Moyer

Music

Bachelor of Music

Emilie Grace Beals

Music Education

summa cum laude

Mackenzie Elizabeth Berry

Music Education

cum laude

Abigail Robin Culkin

Voice Performance

summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Olivia M. Dixon

Music Education, Sacred Music

summa cum laude

Devin Vincent Embrich *

Music Education

summa cum laude

Amanda T. Baim *

Music Education

summa cum laude

Daniel J. Piver

Music Education

summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Abigail Amira Rose

Music Education summa cum laude

Sarah M. Vawdrey

Music Education

summa cum laude

Baccalaureate Honors

Jasmin Undina Villatoro *

Music Education

magna cum laude

Julia Rose Wilder

Music Education

summa cum laude

Procession

Members of the Faculty

Members of the Graduating Class

Grand Marshal

Senior Administrators and Deans Trustees

President of the University

The audience is asked to rise for the procession and to remain standing for the National Anthem.

Order of Ceremonies

Welcome

The National Anthem

Opening Remarks

Conferring of Honorary Degree

Dr. Gregory G. Dell’Omo President

Westminster Choir Under the direction of Dr. Donald Nally ’87, ’19

Dr. Dell’Omo

Dr. Kelly Bidle

Dr. Rosephanye Powell ’87 Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Dell’Omo

Non Nobis Domine

Westminster Choir Dr. Rosephanye Powell ’ 87, ’ 25 (b. 1962)

Distinguished Honors

Graduating Class Speaker

Conferring of Degrees

Dr. Bidle

Karen Stutzman ’25

Dr. Bidle

Dr. Dell’Omo

Introduction

of the Graduates

College of Education and Human Services

Doctor of Educational Leadership

Educational Specialist

Master of Arts

Master of Arts in Teaching

Norm Brodsky College of Business

Master of Accountancy

Master of Business Administration

Master of Science

College of Arts and Sciences

School of Communication, Media and Performing Arts

Master of Arts

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Master of Arts

School of Science, Technology and Mathematics

Master of Science

Master of Science in Nursing

Westminster Choir College

Master of Choral Pedagogy

Master of Music

Master of Music Education

Master of Voice Pedagogy

Closing Remarks

Recessional

The audience is asked to rise for the recessional.

We recognize the passing of members of our Rider community with the flower arrangements located center stage.

Dr. Jeannine Dingus-Eason Dean

Dr. Eugene Kutcher Dean

Dr. Bidle

Dr. Bidle

Dr. Rosephanye Powell ’ 87

Dr. Rosephanye Powell ’87 is widely recognized as one of America’s most distinguished choral composers.

Her works have been performed in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Spivey Hall and London’s Cadogan Hall. Ensembles including Cantus, the St. Olaf Choir and the Grammywinning Chanticleer have premiered her compositions, which are published by leading organizations such as Hal Leonard Corporation, Gentry Publications and Oxford University Press.

Dr. Powell has led all-state and honor

choirs nationwide and shared her expertise internationally in Italy, Australia and the United Kingdom. She is a professor and coordinator of voice studies at Auburn University, where she teaches applied voice, vocal literature and vocal pedagogy. She also conducts the women’s chorus and coconducts the concert and gospel choirs. In 2022, Harvard University honored her with the Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award for her contributions to music and arts education.

Dr. Powell earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from Alabama State University (summa cum laude), a master’s degree in vocal performance and pedagogy

from Westminster Choir College and a doctorate in vocal performance from Florida State University.

Her accolades include the American Choral Directors Association’s 2025 Raymond Brock Commission, the Living Legend Award from California State University’s African Diaspora Sacred Music Festival and the Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2023, she was awarded Honorary Life Membership in the National Collegiate Choral Organization and received the National Vanguard Award from the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc.

Degree Candidates

The following is a list of candidates for degrees. Indication of graduation honors is based upon the cumulative grade point average after the conclusion of the fall semester. The official roster of degree recipients and the final calculation of graduation honors are recorded in the Office of the Registrar of the University.

* Degree candidates listed with this symbol completed their degree requirements in December 2024 or January 2025.

+ Degree candidates listed with this symbol are expected to complete their degree requirements during the summer.

A recording of today’s ceremony will be archived on the Rider University website.

Today’s graduates are being professionally photographed by Legacy Photographics. Proofs will be sent to their rider.edu email address.

College of Education and Human Services

Doctor of Educational Leadership

Natalie R. Ciervo with distinction

Kristen Nicole Kraunelis with distinction

Adam Jerry Lucas with distinction

Mary Jo Nagy Mikhail with distinction

Raquel Estremera-Rivera with distinction

Jaishree Saxena * with distinction

Sukhpreet Kaur Singh with distinction

Erica Spence-Umstead with distinction

Shaun L. Williams

Keoke E. Wooten-Johnson with distinction

Education Specialist

Jennifer C. Aussicker School Psychology with distinction

Joshua D. Beck School Psychology with distinction

Alyssa Marie Calderone School Psychology with distinction

Marci B. Cole School Psychology with distinction

Kayla Mary Coleman School Psychology with distinction

Melissa Diane DeShaw School Psychology with distinction

Macy Lauren Geiger School Psychology with distinction

John James Guzick School Psychology with distinction

Darla Mackenzie Haas School Psychology with distinction

Brooke Hailey Helfenbaum School Psychology

Erica Hernandez School Psychology with distinction

Genesis T. Walker School Psychology with distinction

Emily Wasnieski School Psychology with distinction

Kyra Lynn Zdep School Psychology with distinction

Master of Arts

Leandra Mirelis Acosta + Organizational Leadership with distinction

Jamie B. Adler Educational Leadership with distinction

Mackenzie Amstutz * Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Jenna Helaine Atkinson * Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Catherine Jane Bennett Teacher Leadership with distinction

Jessica Benvenuti Special Education with distinction

Kayla Rose Bianco Educational Leadership with distinction

Rhianna Elizabeth Bradley Special Education with distinction

Terryann Cantalupo Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Steven D. Carmona Organizational Leadership

Vanessa Carter * Counseling Services with distinction

Kristin T. Celendano

Special Education with distinction

Kathryn Rose Cole * Special Education

David N. Cooper * Athletic Leadership

Danielle Annette Costanzo * Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Deandra Marie Cuce * Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Kassidy Lynn D’Amico Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Johnai Nicole Davis-Brown Organizational Leadership

Matthew Joseph DeSellems

Special Education

Anna Maria Devlin + Athletic Leadership with distinction

Younok Dumortier Shin Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Alexander Ward Edelberg * Athletic Leadership with distinction

Elijah Figueroa Athletic Leadership with distinction

Sorangely Encarnacion + Teacher Leadership with distinction

Victoria Kristine Finger Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Gino A. Fluri Special Education

Kylee A. Garcia * Organizational Leadership with distinction

Jaclyn Gellman Special Education with distinction

Natya Lee-Anne Glasco Athletic Leadership

Michala Hope Glassman * Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

John A Gonzalez * Athletic Leadership

Jamison Mikai Green Counseling Services with distinction

Nadia Milagros Guzman Organizational Leadership

Holly A. Halligan

Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Earl Henry Hester Jr. * Athletic Leadership

Kylee Alyse Hine Organizational Leadership with distinction

Cherrish Hudgins Organizational Leadership with distinction

Nicole B. Infermo

Organizational Leadership with distinction

Gianna Marie Innucci * Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Charlene Denise Jamison

Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Nicole Melissa Johnson Counseling Services with distinction

Courtney Jacqueline Karagjozi Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Kristina Ott Teacher Leadership with distinction

Kristen Marie Kreutzberg * Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Gabrielle Nicole Krutan Special Education

Suchitha Muppudathi Kumar Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Jana Kupec Special Education with distinction

Elisabeth Rae Labelle Special Education

Vincent W. Lee * Athletic Leadership

Lia E. Legregin * Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Porter LeVasseur * Athletic Leadership

Maia R. Levenshus Athletic Leadership with distinction

Joseph Orlando Lostumbo Athletic Leadership with distinction

Kimberly Grace Lucas Educational Leadership with distinction

Dean Walter Luciano Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Lauren M. MacArthur Special Education with distinction

Jenna C. Maino * Counseling Services with distinction

Lily Anne Marx

Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Lauren Alexandra Mazzanna * Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Marissa Merino

Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Matthew M. Metzger * Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Desirae Tiara Miller Special Education

Erica L. Mitchell *

Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Christina C. Mittler

Organizational Leadership with distinction

Riley Marie Mozes

Organizational Leadership with distinction

Riley Erin Muller *

Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Natalie Camila Munguia

Organizational Leadership with distinction

Cameron Lillian Murray

Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Julie Olters + Organizational Leadership with distinction

Jordan M. Oneill + Organizational Leadership with distinction

Nathaniel Perrucci

Organizational Leadership with distinction

Kimberly Petro-Orlik

Special Education with distinction

Morgan Dominique Presley

Athletic Leadership

Jaina Raveendran

Special Education with distinction

Dawn Marie Rhodes

Special Education

Caitlin Marie Rinaldi

Special Education with distinction

Mekhi Rivers

Organizational Leadership

Hope L. Robertson

Athletic Leadership

Dylan E. Rodriguez

Athletic Leadership

Michelle T. Rossi *

Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Angel Sanches

Organizational Leadership

Bri Anne Sciametta

Special Education

Scott R. Silvester *

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Kaya Karim Simpson

Athletic Leadership

Cynthia Sousa

Special Education with distinction

Erin C. Stewart *

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Angelina R. Tarabokija *

Athletic Leadership with distinction

Monasia Eboni Taylor *

Athletic Leadership with distinction

Lisa Then

Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Vianka E. Toro Garcia *

Counseling Services with distinction

Caitlin Villarreal +

Teacher Leadership with distinction

Laura Ann Walters *

Teacher Leadership with distinction

Nakia Denaya Watson

Athletic Leadership

Jack Ryan Winsett

Athletic Leadership

Nicole M. Winslow

Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Cassidy Rae Wood *

Clinical Mental Health Counseling with distinction

Master of Arts in Teaching

Marchesa Fabila Ababa with distinction

Charu Gupta Agarwal with distinction

Chelsea Nicole Beeck * with distinction

Maria Del Carmen Bouchard with distinction

Carli G. Ciocco with distinction

Abigail S. Davis with distinction

Michael Delucia III with distinction

Shelly L. Falk-Voss * with distinction

Monica A. Fischer with distinction

Nicole Susanne Meggiolaro * with distinction

Ashley Lynn Forsyth * with distinction

Matthew Edward Gorda

Dawn Michele Harcar

Danielle L. Hare

Angela J. Kretzmann with distinction

Jonathan Lee Logan *

Diana G. Luque with distinction

Angelina Lysenko

Thomas J. Mack * with distinction

Alana J. Masino * with distinction

Sherise J. Nash *

Tracy L. Natale with distinction

Samantha Ranaghan *

Kia Christine Santoro with distinction

Adam B. Schreck *

Michael J. Sharp Jr.

Jenna M. Silvestri + with distinction

Riley Isabella Zoldi with distinction

Norm Brodsky College of Business

Master of Accountancy

Angela M. Allen + with distinction

Khalid Matar Alotaibi *

Diana Baldera

Kristina Lynn Bartley *

Nicholas A. Batelli * with distinction

Britney Bianca Beecham * with distinction

Burhanuddin Mohsin Bharmal with distinction

Amanda Andrea Birbal * with distinction

Amanda Paige Bober with distinction

Thomas James Brooks *

Jesse A. Campoverde

Mi-Angel Mialisa

Diamond Cervera with distinction

Yu-Ting Chao + with distinction

Akshay Chhabra *

Christopher Davis * with distinction

Jessica Leigh Dawson * with distinction

Brandon DeRosier

Jonathan B. Estivene

Nileshkumar Chhotulal Fulwari with distinction

Aswaneeth Govindan with distinction

Christopher Joseph Gulics * with distinction

Brian M. Hawk * with distinction

Jeffrey A. Hobson

Arché Jean

Ryan Christian Kiriloff with distinction

Sai Kumar Kotta with distinction

Stephanie M. Leung * with distinction

Andrea Nicole Lipkus with distinction

Akansha Manoj Lohia with distinction

Saurabh Shriram Mantri

Hritik Sanjiv Mishra

Aracely Morales

Aditi Arvind More

Sophia C. Musienko * with distinction

Roni Hemanshubhai Naik with distinction

Andrew J. Norton with distinction

Edward John O’Connell

Timothy Tyler Orfe + with distinction

Parth Dipeshbhai Patel with distinction

Francheliz Taiz Peguero Mauricio with distinction

Nabeeha Rashid + with distinction

Sanjay Sureshkumar Sahal

Vikram Prakash Sangam * with distinction

Ranjini Sankar with distinction

Vivek Purshottam Sata with distinction

Tallen Alexander Smith with distinction

Paul W. Strobel

Rutvik Dhirenbhai Thakkar * with distinction

Varshil Jagdishkumar Thakkar with distinction

David C. Thompson *

Sri Datta Chandra Mouli Tommandra with distinction

Marisol Velosa Lamon with distinction

Taras I. Vovk *

Felecia Shanique Royal-Watson with distinction

Justin Tyler Wellman

Master of Business Administration

John Mario Alcamo + with distinction

Shawn Renee Arthur

Marc Z. Bishai with distinction

Michael Joseph Bocra with distinction

Alexander Alain Boeckx + with distinction

April Renee Brogle + with distinction

Justin David Costanzo * with distinction

Karl Richard Craft * with distinction

Marissa Daniels with distinction

Oliva De La Torre Coca

Zachary Anatol Dowbnia with distinction

James Joseph Ehring + with distinction

Lillian Ugochi Elenwoke

Thomas J. Evan

Jacob Daniel Fiero

Brendan Fischer Boehm *

Wambui Jane Gilbert + with distinction

Christopher M. Gorda *

Parker Blake Jarratt

Michael Kennedy +

Justin M. King + with distinction

Kevin Joel Lizama

Jason P. McCaulley * with distinction

Connar Ann Melcher + with distinction

Christine E. Montesano *

Blake A. Oramas * with distinction

Daniel J. Persichilli *

Kevin Pogroszewski * with distinction

Mukesh Joshwa Ramsood with distinction

Sebastian G. Rojek

David Joseph Rucci *

Stefanie Nicole Schnabel

Ellie Mae Sciancalepore

Ethan Michael Shaw

Buse N. Topcu + with distinction

Chukwuemeka Victor Ubaka

College of Arts and Sciences

Robert John Vohdin, Jr.

Peyton J. Ward

Brian West + with distinction

Sharon M. Whitfield + with distinction

Ryan N. Wood

Shashi Bhushan Yadav * with distinction

Katie Elizabeth Ziegler

Master of Science

Jacob Paa Kwesi Bart-Plange Information Systems

Zeinab H. Chalang + Information Systems

Supriya Cherukupelli Information Systems

Jay Dharmesh Dave * Information Systems

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Master of Arts

William Thomas Cullen III Applied Psychology

Mark Delgado + Applied Psychology with distinction

Samantha Marie Eosso + Applied Psychology with distinction

Tara Lynn Evison Applied Psychology

Jermiron A. Hardy * Information Systems with distinction

Sejada Charisma Irons * Information Systems

Astou Ka Information Systems

Cole David McComas

Information Systems

Tristan Randolph Information Systems with distinction

Rafaella Bossi Tavares Information Systems

Heta Shah * Information Systems

Karagh Grace Tait

Information Systems with distinction

Bharath Kumar Valaboju

Information Systems

Shashi Bhushan Yadav * Information Systems with distinction

Laura E. Fernandez Bustamante + Applied Psychology with distinction

Amanda Caroline Gelberg * Applied Psychology

Deanna M. Gross * Applied Psychology with distinction

Hayley Gladys Haberstroh Applied Psychology

Gary Joseph Hance * Applied Psychology with distinction

Abigail E. Hess Applied Psychology with distinction

Ashleigh Sierra Hoey Applied Psychology with distinction

Jack H. Hutchinson + Applied Psychology

Matthew John Iacoviello + Applied Psychology with distinction

Hera Khuram * Applied Psychology with distinction

Paige Alexandria McKenna * Applied Psychology

Laura A. Morales Applied Psychology

Alana Imani Morgan Applied Psychology

Kelly Owen Applied Psychology

Dhruti Patel Applied Psychology

Vishali Ashwin Patel Applied Psychology

Isabel M. Peterwas Applied Psychology with distinction

Michael Sean Roach Applied Psychology

Morgan Ashley Ruth Applied Psychology

Gabriella Spadaro Applied Psychology with distinction

Michelle A. Suarez + Applied Psychology

Theodore A. Sulton Applied Psychology

Douye Christina Tebepah Applied Psychology

Johanna Tineo Applied Psychology

Meagan Rose Castaldo Applied Psychology with distinction

Emily Ann Virok Applied Psychology with distinction

Antonio R. Williams Applied Psychology

Joseph F. Wingo Applied Psychology

Kimberly N. Winter Applied Psychology

School of Science, Technology, and Mathematics

Master of Science

Rashawn E. Burrell Cybersecurity

Taliyah Ajaneh Moseley Cybersecurity with distinction

William A. Pitera * Cybersecurity

Javon P. Rowe Cybersecurity with distinction

Master of Science in Nursing

Kristy Elizabeth Frascella Psychiatric Mental Health NP with distinction

Ravneet Kaur Family Nurse Practitioner

Kristina Marie George Family Nurse Practitioner

Westminster Choir College

Master of Choral Pedagogy

Kamala Naomi Cafaro + Choral Pedagogy with distinction

Julianne Norman

Choral Pedagogy with distinction

Felicia Cassandra Villa

Choral Pedagogy with distinction

Tracy Lynn Wieseman + Choral Pedagogy with distinction

Anna Elizabeth Ziolkowski

Choral Pedagogy

Master of Music

Nathan Craig Anderson

Voice Pedagogy & Performance with distinction

Maxwell N. Brey

Choral Conducting with distinction

Song Ju Chi

Sacred Music

Emma E. Clark +

Voice Pedagogy & Performance with distinction

Philip Dean Clary

Sacred Music

Grace Elizabeth Comeau

Voice Pedagogy & Performance with distinction

Maya Cooper

Choral Conducting with distinction

Skylar Anthony Lewis Derthick

Choral Conducting

Michelle Ganson

Sacred Music with distinction

Christian Gray Johnson

Choral Conducting with distinction

Murray Franklin Kidd *

Sacred Music with distinction

Annabel R. McCasland

Choral Conducting with distinction

Gregory Robert Nappa

Choral Conducting

Katelyn Elyse Reinhard

Choral Conducting with distinction

Karen Altice Stutzman

Sacred Music with distinction

Tyler Daniel Weakland *

Sacred Music with distinction

Daniel Orwig Weatherholt

Sacred Music

Qingyang Ye

Voice Pedagogy & Performance

Matthias Young

Sacred Music with distinction

Master of Music

Education

Juliana Elisabeth Chiriboga

Music Education with distinction

Emily A. Huguenin

Music Education with distinction

Benjamin D. Kirk

Music Education with distinction

Nicholas Marsola +

Music Education with distinction

Abbey Ritter

Music Education with distinction

Naomi Sestak

Music Education with distinction

Master of Voice Pedagogy

Hannah Lundy Connell *

Voice Pedagogy with distinction

Aimee Elizabeth Mallou +

Voice Pedagogy with distinction

Lauren Competello

Voice Pedagogy with distinction

Sophie Huisken

Voice Pedagogy with distinction

Abigail Lantz +

Voice Pedagogy with distinction

Jonathan James Morrone

Voice Pedagogy with distinction

Daniela Pacheco Salazar *

Voice Pedagogy with distinction

Elesa Rose Kravets +

Voice Pedagogy with distinction

Michael Hogan Woods

Voice Pedagogy with distinction

Awards and Honorees

Awards

President’s Award

The President’s Award recognizes graduating seniors who show the highest realization of the objectives of Rider University. Awardees are wellrounded in activities, with a high grade point average and outstanding performance in community service, leadership and campus involvement.

Angilee Blake

A Finance and Business Analytics major with a 3.75 cumulative GPA, Angilee exemplifies what it means to be a servant leader and community changemaker. With over 900 hours of service as a Bonner Community Scholar, Angilee addressed food insecurity, homelessness, and other student needs in her leadership roles as manager of the Rider Pantry, Community Assistant and Office of International Education student mentor and in her work offering financial literacy workshops and donation drives across campus. Angilee also served as President of DAARSTOC, Rider’s premiere executive skill-building organization; a member of the Norm Brodsky College of Business Student Advisory Board; and served in a variety of internship positions with Deloitte, Johnson & Johnson and Wiss.

Christina Natoli

Christina, a Political Science major with minors in Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and Political Communication, has maintained a 3.99 cumulative GPA while actively engaged in a variety of impactful leadership positions. As this year’s student body president, Christina helped shape university decisions as a member of the Presidential Search Committee and an integral part of the campus master planning process. She was actively involved in Model UN and Greek life, serving a variety of leadership roles over the years, and served as an Admissions tour guide and writing tutor. Among her many national and university recognitions, Christina is a Trustee Scholar, Andrew J. Rider Scholar and Sorority Woman of the Year.

President’s Inclusive Excellence Award

The President’s Inclusive Excellence Award honors an undergraduate student who has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the goals outlined in Rider’s Inclusive Excellence Plan, advancing diversity, equity and inclusion on campus and in the surrounding community.

Dwight Pulliam

Dwight is a junior Business Data Analytics major and a member of Alpha Lambda Delta and Omicron Delta Kappa honor societies. Through his leadership, service and advocacy, Dwight has helped foster an inclusive campus environment as he has sought to build bridges, educate others, and create spaces where all students feel heard and valued. In addition to his SGA involvement, Dwight serves as President of Black Men Unified, Community Assistant, Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) ambassador, peer counselor for the EOP Summer Institute, and member of the President’s Council on Inclusion. In fall 2024, Dwight established Necktie Tuesday to encourage students to embrace a professional image and become more comfortable dressing professionally.

Rider University Senior Engaged Learning Award

The Rider University Senior Engaged Learning Award recognizes those who have participated in three categories or more of Engaged Learning and have passionately reflected on the impact of that engagement as it relates to their learning.

Angilee Blake

In addition to being honored with the President’s Award, Angilee also received the Rider University Engaged Learning Award. Angilee embodies the values of Rider’s Engaged Learning Program, having demonstrated significant achievement across four of the program’s six defined categories.

Andrew J. Rider Scholars

Mya Bodnick

Victorialynn Byk

Sophia Caparas

Maura Corman **

Olivia Dixon **

Hailey Gabloff ***

Dominic Grandilli

Talia Hincks

Racheal Ivins

Margaret Kleiner

Melani Mancheno

Patrick McLendon **

Angelina Messina

Christina Natoli ***

Morgan O’Leary ***

Emily Paruk **

Trustee Scholars

Riley Bocchicchio

C.M. Colleton

Marina Jean-Baptiste

Dominic Grandilli

Marissa Harding

Fiona McCann

Dorothy Montrose

Christina Natoli

Daniel Piver **

Vincent Proctor

Kyle Reiser ***

Marissa Ross

Katelyn Salvatore

Aliaksandr Siamashka

Alexander Sobieski

Ariana Szep

Sarah Vawdrey **

Julia Wilder **

* First-year scholar ** Second-year scholar *** Third-year scholar

Caheil Powell

Shawn Rippy

Cecelia Simon

Kaitlyn Seawood

Allison Stewart

Jordan Taylor

Center for the Development of Leadership Skills: Leadership Certificates

Angilee Blake Joseph Giambelluca

General Awards

Alpha Lambda Delta Maria Leonard Book Award

Amy Silvers Memorial Award

The Jan Friedman-Krupnick Outstanding Resident Advisor Award

Omicron Delta Kappa Rider Circle Leader of the Year Award

The Rhonda R. Cohen Endowed Award

Student Entertainment Council Award

Bridget Gum-Egan

Jared Hiller

Hailey Gabloff

Morgan O’Leary

Soumya Khandavalli

Kaitlyn Lam

Michelle Velazquez

Nicole Glynos

Vanesa Barragan-Luna

Kiley Kearney

Nick Witkowski

Norm Brodsky College of Business

The Accounting Chairperson’s Appreciation Award Francheliz Peguero

Daniel R. Bonamici Accounting Award Dominic Grandilli

Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key Kyle Reiser

The Economics Department Award Devansh Shanker

The Edward M. Durkin Prize Victorialynn Byk

The Gill Plaque Vanesa Terreros

Henry A. Brackman Award for Academic Excellence

Leonard A. Olson Alumni Award

Olena Mykhaylyshyn

Debbie Sanchez

Marketing Department Award Gina Rotella

College of Arts and Sciences

Arlene Wilner Certificate of Excellence

Behavioral Neuroscience Senior of the Year

Marissa Harding

Christina Natoli

Emily Paruk

Katelyn A. Salvatore

Allison Stewart

Jamie Kuminski

Biology Senior of the Year Mackenzie Scott

Certificate of Achievement in Political Science Christina Natoli

Computer Science Senior Award

Criminal Justice Student Merit Award

Angelina Messina

Diana Laura Garcia

Dr. Chau T. Phan Model United Nations Award Eden Nadella

The Emanuel Levine Phi Alpha Theta Prize

Exercise Science Outstanding Senior of the Year

Brigid M. Rizziello

Katelyn A. Salvatore

Marissa Ross

Foreign Language Study Certificates of Achievement

Chinese Minor

Abi R. Bielski

French Minor

Alison Cayetano Santamaria

Michelle M. Velasquez

Spanish Major

Asbel Berroa

Spanish Minor

Danna Contreras

Olena Mykhaylyshyn

Frederick L. Ferris Journalism Trophy

Harry Rine DeYoung Award

Health Sciences Outstanding Senior of the Year Award

Honors in Environmental Studies

Howard and Harriett Schwartz Award

John S. Lewis Student Award for Best Essay on Social Change

The John S. Lewis Student Award for Social Contribution

Law and Justice Student Merit Award

The Paul C. Sherr English Award

Jake Tiger

Patrick McLendon

Olivia Burroughs

Brittany Morris

Allison Stewart

Nick Witkowski

Rachel Robles-Arevalo (first place)

Wendy Weeks (second place)

Liv Amato (first place) Ellie Diane Shumate (second place)

Janaya Ross

Maura Corman

Marissa Harding

Talia Hincks

Prize in Mathematics Jared Hiller

Shirley M. Johnson Award for Psychology

Sidney Meth Annual Sociology Award

The Sociology Certificate of Merit

Rachel L. Brooks

Hailey Gabloff

Matthew Badolato

Amarilis Ruiz

College of Education and Human Services

Carol Brown Literacy Award Victoria Yzaguirre

Carol Messersmith Scholarship Award Rachel Brooks

Certificate for Excellence in Early Childhood Education Alexandra Soliman

Certificate for Excellence in Elementary Education Morgan O’Leary

Certificate for Excellence in English as a Second Language Brianna Garces

Certificate for Excellence in English Education Marissa Harding

Certificate for Excellence in Mathematics Education Jared Hiller

Certificate for Excellence in Middle School Education Izabelle King

Samantha Lucarelli

Certificate for Excellence in Science Education Kasmir Grapski

Certificate for Excellence in Special Education Domenic Parisi

Certificate for Excellence in World Language Education

Jenna Sharp

Certificate of Outstanding Achievement in Elementary Education Sophia Caparas

Certificate of Outstanding Achievement in Secondary Education Jared Hiller

David Pierfy Certificate for Excellence in Social Studies Education Cathleen Kane

Faculty Citation of Merit Jay Roberson

Michele Kamens Memorial Leadership Award

Leadership Awards:

Council for Exceptional Children

Jeana Sabatini-Gilbert

Cassidy Petrone

Kappa Delta Pi Jared Hiller

Hailey Gabloff

Student Education Association Morgan O’Leary

New Jersey Distinguished Clinical Intern Award

Suzanne Gespass Award

Sophia Caparas

Hailey Gabloff

Cassidy Petrone

Graduate Education, Leadership and Counseling

Dr. James P. Murphy Humanistic Counseling Award

Jenna Atkinson

Lisa Then

The Leonard Goduto Jr. Scholar Practitioner Award Adam Lucas

Lincoln Scott Walter Memorial Award in Counseling Services

Outstanding Achievement Award in Organizational Leadership

Outstanding Achievement Award in Special Education

Robert Foose Memorial Award in Educational Leadership

Susan Mandel Glazer and Phyllis Fantauzzo Literacy and Learning Award

School of Fine and Performing Arts

The Dr. Patrick Chmel Theatre Award

The Joseph P. Vona ’57 Endowed Music Theater Scholarship (Music Theater)

Younok Dumortier Shin

Cam Murray

Tiina Mittler

Kristin Celendano

Cynthia Sousa

Kim Lucas

Caity Villarreal

Riley Bocchicchio

Avery Hubert

Ellee Jo

Deryn Kraner

Maurice H. Hageman II ’63 Memorial Endowed Fine Arts Award Nick Franki

The Mildred C. Hawkins Fine Arts Endowed Scholarship

Samantha Haraway

Ella Rybcznski

Presser Scholar Award Olivia Dixon

The Tharyle Prather Endowed Scholarship

Student Government Awards

Alpha Lambda Delta Maria Leonard Book Award

Amy Silvers Memorial Award

Alyssa Gil-Pujols

Hailey Gabloff

Morgan O’Leary

Soumya Khandavalli

Kaitlyn Lam

Omicron Delta Kappa Rider Circle Leader of the Year Award

Ralph Materia Memorial Award Nick

The Rhonda R. Cohen Endowed Award Vanesa

Student Entertainment Council Award

The Cassie D. Iacovelli Student Government Award Emma Cordero

The Jan Friedman-Krupnick Outstanding Resident Advisor Award Michelle Velazquez

Nicole Glynos

Witkowski

Barragan-Luna

Kiley Kearney Nick Witkowski

Honor Societies

Admissions

Anne Olivia Cincotta

Ida DeMarco

Sarah Dickstein

Ethan Elkin-Handelman

Duygu Erzurum

Allison Fama

Dominic Grandilli

Jared Hiller

Denise King

Zachary Klein

Brianna Kovach

Thomas Laughlin

Alpha Kappa Delta

Lexi Landon

Lizbeth Rodriguez

Alpha Mu Alpha

Autumn Agliata

Ali Baish

Bella Banfe

Patrick Cioffi

Kristyn Gardner

Ewelina Krokos

Sherrie Manalo

Ryan Mcintosh

Alpha Phi Sigma

Diana Garcia

Michael Laskowski

Jahliyah Lewis

Beta Alpha Psi

Bitta Alborzfard

Victoria Annunziata

Marrisa Blankenbiller

Rylee Cascone

Danna Contreras

Justin Rauch

Jessica Ridge

Janaya Ross

Breanna Lemerise

Jenna Lynch

Angelina Messina

Christina Natoli

Emily Paruk

Cassidy Petrone

Felicia Roehm

Kaitlyn Seawood

Allison Stewart

Alison Szmitkowski

Ellee Jo Trowbridge

Victoria Yzaguirre

Jennifer Menchu

Dev Pandya

Destiny Pierre

Caheil Powell

Jasmine Reyes

Om Trivedi

Amarilis Ruiz

Gabriella Steele

Liv St.Jaques

Jacqueline Dembrowski

Adam Edders

Dominic Grandilli

Rachel Lee

Matthew Marinella

PJ McCall Jr.

Francheliz Peguero

Lauren Turnbull

Cathryn Vanbogelen

Rosa Vaca

Daija Wilson

Chi Sigma Iota (Rho Upsilon Beta Chapter)

Terryann Cantalupo

Nicole Johnson

Delta Sigma Pi

Sheila Cortez

Kimberly Galeano

Nahun Gallegos-Santibanez

Tyler Lagun

Suchitha Kumar

Marissa Merino

Cameron Murray

Lisa Then

Nicole Winslow

Thomas Laughlin

Chrystyna Mykhaylyshyn

Olena Mykhaylyshyn

Taras Mykhaylyshyn

Pagan Destiny

Kyle Reiser

Siarra Tejada

Om Trivedi

Department of Communication, Journalism and Media Honor Society

Princella M. Akuaku

JJ Baresich

Yanira Crawford

Kylie Emmens

Katherine Frame

Mia K.Gathman

Carmine Giordano

Kappa Delta Pi

Emilie Beals

Sophia Caparas

Giulia Conigliaro

Leslee Espejel

Caitlyn Ferry

Alexa Flynn

Sarah Griffin

Jordan Hirsh

Zachary C. Klein

Maggie Kleiner

Patrick McLendon

Delaney Misier

Hannah Newman

Olivia Parker

Emma Poeckh

Felicia Roehm

Rich Saile

Kaitlyn Seawood

Michaela Smith

Katherine Sukunda

Cathryn VanBogelen

Josiah Thomas

Jake Tiger

Leslie Uriostegui

Nicholas Winkle

Nick Witkowski

Lu Zhao

Hailey Gabloff

Briana Garces

Ethan Handelman

Marissa Harding

Jared Hiller

Danielle Lambert

Samantha Lucarelli

Morgan O’Leary

Emily Papp

Cassidy Petrone

Angela Riedinger

Abby Rose

National Chinese Collegiate Honors Society

Abi R. Bielski

Omicron Delta Epsilon

Yahseer Oliver

Bridget Schieder

Alexandra Soliman

Ariana Szep

Alison Szmitkowski

Logan Vannosdall

Victoria Yzaguirre

Omicron Delta Kappa

Cherisse Renee Bonefont

Ashley Hannah Erickson

Kayla Elizabeth Faynor

Dominic Valeriano Grandilli

Phi Alpha Theta

Jacquelyn Budai

Cathleen Kane

Phi Sigma Tau

McKenzie J. Bell

Pi Gamma Mu

Michael C. Anthony II

Arianna Love Asare

Claudia Evelyn Cream

Diamond Angelique Diaz

Ethan J. Elkin-Handelman

Sarah Rose Eskew

Hallie R. Flite

Hailey Nichole Gabloff

Pi Sigma Alpha

Sarah F. Griffin

Psi Chi

Arianna Asare

Terrence Bolton

Rachel Brooks

Giulia Conigliaro

Diamond Diaz

Andy Huerta

Hailey Elizabeth Palmer

Kimberly Janeth Salinas

Mitchell Meyer

Elizabeth Minimi

Brigid Rizziello

Katelyn Salvatore

Chaniyah A. Vaxter

Diana Laura Garcia

Joseph S. Giambelluca

Bridget Gum-Egan

Kiley M. Kearney

Brianna M. Kovach

Alexis Landon

Michael Laskowski

Jahliyah Monae Cierah Lewis

Mitchell Ryan Meyer

Kayla R. Miller

Ramnarine E. Mora

Casey Rose Polera

Jomarys Reyes

Janaya L. Ross

Amarilis Ruiz

Katelyn A. Salvatore

Noelia Siara Sorber

Jennie Mae Sprouse

Gabriella Sapphire Steele

Nia Violette

Daija B. Wilson

Victoria Yzaguirre

Shannon Heckman

Helena Rashid

Cecilia Simon

Sarah Eskew

Hallie Flite

Kaitlin Foley

Hailey Gabloff

Ethan Handelman

Brianna Kovach

Sonia Little

Kayla Miller

Titus Reese

Jomarys Reyes

Angie Smith

Alexandra Soliman

SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society

Terrence Bolton

Kevin Doornbosch

Sigma Delta Pi

Cece Cream

Justin Hearin

Greg Moundine

Lina Nunez

Danna Contreras

Sigma Tau Delta

Klaudine Bessasparis

David Collins

Maura Corman

Joe Giambelluca

Bridget Gum-Egan

Marissa Harding

Talia Hincks

Adrianna Jaccoma

Michael Keahon

Mikayla Lillibridge

Lauren Mickley

Cassidy Petrone

CURE Insurance Arena (Undergraduate Ceremony)

Undergraduates must check in on the concourse level as indicated above before heading to the lower level to robe and line up for the procession.

Faculty check in, robe and line up on the lower level. Everyone should report for procession lineup no later than 1:30 p.m.

Graduates are seated by college and can be distinguished by the color of their hoods. They are not seated in alphabetic order. Watch for your graduate’s seating location as they process to their chairs on the arena floor.

Seating:

Norm Brodsky College of Business (NBCB)

College of Education and Human Services (CEHS)

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

CURE Insurance Arena (Graduate and Doctoral Ceremony)

Graduates must check in on the concourse level as indicated above before heading to the lower level to robe and line up for the procession.

Faculty check in, robe and line up on the lower level. Everyone should report for procession lineup no later than 9 a.m.

Graduates are seated by college and can be distinguished by the color of their hoods. They are not seated in alphabetic order. Watch for your graduate’s seating location as they process to their chairs on the arena floor.

Seating:

Norm Brodsky College of Business (NBCB)

College of Education and Human Services (CEHS)

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Once a Bronc, always a Bronc.

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