HOME. OF BRIGHT FUTURES.
Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 7, 2021 and Saturday, May 8, 2021 Times Union Center, Albany, New York
There is no place like Saint Rose.
Congratulations, Graduates! WELCOME, CLASS OF 2021! The College of Saint Rose is proud of you. Today you become part of a vast international community of Saint Rose alumni more than 46,000 strong. You will transform lives by teaching, leading organizations, influencing public policy, writing novels, reporting the news, creating art or music, building IT systems, conducting groundbreaking scientific research, or running your own companies. Be fearless, trust your instincts, learn to laugh, and savor each moment as you did at Saint Rose. You are now all proud Saint Rose alumni.
History of the College The College of Saint Rose was founded in 1920 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet as a Roman Catholic college for women. Its founders selected the name of Saint Rose to honor the first canonized saint in the Americas. The primary academic purpose of the College was the full development of the person through a strong liberal arts curriculum. Initially, emphasis was placed on the professional training of teachers, and this emphasis was later expanded to include preparation for business and other professions. As needs in the Albany area increased, the College revised its programs to meet those needs. An evening division was developed in 1946 to support World War II veterans and reinstituted in 1974 to provide for continuing education. In 1949, a graduate school was added to provide master’s degree programs. Men were admitted to both the original evening and the graduate division and, in 1969, the College became fully coeducational. In 1970, the Board of Trustees was expanded to include laypersons in addition to the Sisters of St. Joseph. With the formal transfer of control to this Board, The College of Saint Rose became an independent college sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province.
Mission Statement The College of Saint Rose community engages highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students in rigorous educational experiences. In the progressive tradition of the founding Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, we welcome men and women from all religious and cultural backgrounds. In addition to developing their intellectual capacities, students have the opportunity to cultivate their creative and spiritual gifts in a diverse learning community that fosters integrity, interdependence, and mutual respect. The College delivers distinctive and comprehensive liberal arts and professional programs that inspire our graduates to be productive adults, critical thinkers, and motivated, caring citizens. Our engagement with the urban environment expands the setting for educational opportunities and encourages the Saint Rose community’s energetic involvement and effective leadership in society.
Integrity Statement Honesty, trust, respect, fairness, responsibility, and the free exchange of ideas form the foundation of integrity that supports the entire community at The College of Saint Rose. Faculty, staff, administrators, and students embrace these ideals in all their interactions and communications. Members of the Saint Rose community are committed to developing and implementing clear and fair institutional policies, standards, and practices, applied equitably and humanely. In keeping with its mission, The College of Saint Rose creates a culture that continually fosters the development of personal integrity and promotes ethical behavior throughout the larger society.
Statement of Values The College of Saint Rose values an environment which: Promotes academic excellence; Nurtures respect for, and commitment to, lifelong learning; Strives to achieve a caring, diverse community; Fosters the development of the whole person; Empowers individuals to improve themselves and the world around them; and Reveres its Catholic history, heritage and respect for other traditions.
In tuo lumine videbimus lumen
In thy light we shall see light
Commencement Ceremony RECOGNITION OF THE GRADUATES Marcia J. White, Interim president Pomp and Circumstance Op. 39, No. 1, Sir Edward Elgar, arr. by Clare Grundman
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Star Spangled Banner, F. Scott Key, arr. by Jack Stamp Lift Every Voice and Sing, J. Rosamond Johnson and James Weldon Johnson
INVOCATION May 7: Sr. Danielle Bonetti, CSJ, Trustee May 8: Sr Katherine Hanley, CSJ, Ph.D. ’61, Trustee
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Marcia J. White ’00
PRESENTATION OF THE CARONDELET MEDAL TO SISTER MARY ANNE HEENAN, CSJ ’68 Reader: Lisa Haley Thomson G’94, Chief of staff Presenter: Jeffrey D. Stone, Saint Rose Board of Trustees chair
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS May 7: Cecily Wilson-Turner G’07, Ed.D. May 8: Edson Chipalo ’17
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATES Marcia J. White ’00, Interim president Margaret T. McLane, Ph.D., Interim provost and vice president for academic affairs Jeffrey D. Stone, Saint Rose Board of Trustees chair Theresa Ward, Ed.D., Interim dean, Thelma P. Lally School of Education
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES AND CONFERRING OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES Marcia J. White ’00, Interim president Margaret T. McLane, Ph.D., Interim provost and vice president for academic affairs Jeffrey D. Stone, Saint Rose Board of Trustees chair Shai Butler, DLP, Vice president for student development Raj Aroskar, Ph.D., Dean of the Huether School of Business Gerry Lorentz, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities Ian MacDonald, Ph.D., Dean, School of Mathematics and Sciences Theresa Ward, Ed.D., Interim Dean, Thelma P. Lally School of Education
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES AND CONFERRING OF DUAL AND GRADUATE DEGREES Marcia J. White ’00, Interim president Margaret T. McLane, Ph.D., Interim provost and vice president for academic affairs Jeffrey D. Stone, Saint Rose Board of Trustees chair Shai Butler, DLP, Vice president for student development Raj Aroskar, Ph.D., Dean of the Huether School of Business Gerry Lorentz, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities Ian MacDonald, Ph.D., Dean, School of Mathematics and Sciences Theresa Ward, Ed.D., Interim Dean, Thelma P. Lally School of Education
THE TURNING OF THE TASSELS Margaret T, McLane and the Graduates
The audience is requested to remain in place until all the participants in the Academic Recession have left the Times Union Center. Download a free copy of the 2021 Commencement Video Video will be available at www.strose.edu/commencement-videos
Board of Trustees CHAIR
Jeffrey D. Stone
Sr. Patricia A. St. John, CSJ, Ph.D. ’79
PAST CHAIR
Sr. Miriam Ukeritis, CSJ, Ph.D. ’69
Sr. Mary Anne Heenan, CSJ ’68
FIRST VICE CHAIR
Sr. J. Elizabeth Van Deusen, CSJ ’84
Michelle Borisenok ’80
Marcia J. White* ’00
SECOND VICE CHAIR
Harold L. Williams
SECRETARY
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Sharon M. Duker G’15
Sr. Diane Zigo, CSJ, Ph.D. ’80
Paul Cavanugh † James J. Barba
Rhea P. Clark
Sr. Danielle Bonetti, CSJ
John Dunne †
Rita B. Crotty ’70
Joanne Esposito ’69, G’82
Denise DiNoto ’95, G’96
Sr. Mary Kevin Ford, CSJ ’41†
Sr. Margaret M. Edic, CSJ ’72
Richard J. Huether
Ryan P. Halliday ’99
Sr. Margaret M. Keeshan, CSJ†
Sr. Katherine Hanley, CSJ, Ph.D. ’61
Kenneth T. Lally†
George R. Hearst III
Kevin G. Langan †
Sr. Joan Lescinski, CSJ, Ph.D. ’70, G’74
Thomas A. Manion †
Hai Ling ’93
Donald A. McKay †
I. Norman Massry
Kathleen M. Picotte ’34 †
Julie Massry Knox G’04
Victor J. Riley †
Matthew H. Mataraso
Margaret D. Sandman ’40 †
Lee A. McElroy, Jr., Ed.D.
Robert H. Sloan †
Daniel P. Nolan
Hon. Ronald B. Stafford †
Kevin O’Connor
Carl E. Touhey †
Michael O’Hanlon ’77
Hon. Leonard B. Weiss
Kathleen S. Ricker, Ph.D. ’70 James J. Sandman
*Ex-officio
†Deceased
Class of 2021 CANDIDATES FOR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATES Matt Bambino
Max Holzhueter
Tyler Sheldon
Ra’Kwon Meleek Brady
Michael Mortensen
Daniel P. Walsh
Dora Butner
Pablo Enrique Nieves Jr.
Sean Patrick Ward
Dylan M. Calderon
Ryan Patrick Peterson
CANDIDATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES School of Arts and Humanities Gerry Lorentz, Ph.D., Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS Valerie Rose Barbosa
Leigh Friday
Aaron Francesco Muia*
Asa A. Bastar
Kyle Kenneth Gingell
Jessica Murray*
Frank E. Bearden
Tyler Jacob Hedden*
Ethan Kenneth Niles
Danniella Louise Beltran
Ryan Nicholas Holdridge, cum laude
Kevin Nelis O’Brien*, summa cum laude
Alexander Travis Horton*
Emily Rose O’Connor, magna cum laude
Patrick J. Berkery Christopher Raymond Bishop Sarah Michelle Clark, magna cum laude Emily Marie Cruz David Alexander Cuttino Maja Birgit De Garay, magna cum laude Hannah Rose Deetz, cum laude Kayla M. Demicco Stanley W. Denis David C. Di Maggio, cum laude Madeline A. Donohue Macey Nicole Drezek, summa cum laude Patrick Driscoll** Kiyonna Destiny Brandon G. Fernandes**
Kelsey Morgan Hulbert, cum laude Divah Aaliyah Johnson Taleah D. Johnson-Harris* Maida Marina Khan** Victoria Katarzyna Kulesza, cum laude Sabrina Joy Leviton, summa cum laude Hannah Jordan Liscomb,** magna cum laude Sydney Marie Manning Lorrie Lisa Marie Marr, cum laude Susej Mendoza Kyle Peter Meoli Carly M. Morstatt** Jennifer Michelle Moss, cum laude
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021
George Henry Ostrowski Nadia Jewel Payan, summa cum laude Danielle Ann Piccone, cum laude John P. Pierce Melanie Paige Powzyk Lily Nicole Prashaw* Nathaniel James Raymond Brendan Reed Lizmarie Garcia Rivera Luis Angel Rodriguez* Courtney Madison Round* Christopher J. Ruckert Isabelle Selenia Rulison, summa cum laude Julie Ann Rybka
Jaysalee Salcedo Emily Sarah Mackenzie Stiles, summa cum laude Kelsi Rose Taylor* Samantha Torres**
Julia James Vavrinec,* magna cum laude Justin Vega* Jinessa Velez, magna cum laude
Marcel Walls, magna cum laude Dimitri Robert Wind* Cailey R. Wolfgang Samantha Elizabeth Zimmerman, magna cum laude
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Yousef E. Abdelmagid, cum laude
Hannah Jackson, cum laude
Kaylee Sterns, magna cum laude
Taylor Brianne Bock
Matthew Nolin Law
Isabella Beatrice Burnett
Tien K. Le
Meghan Noelle Tomisman, cum laude
Jude Daniel Daigneault
Goodness Nnennaya Okoro, cum laude
Allyson Justine DeRusso, magna cum laude Victoria Charlotte Dillman
Sarah Anne Sampson, magna cum laude
Rosina Marie Torres Christian Henry Wechgelaer, cum laude Yaqing Xie*
Lisa Marie Schroeder,* cum laude
BACHELOR OF MUSIC Marissa Nicole Scotti, summa cum laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Griffin R. Bengraff, cum laude
Andrew James Durand*
Lars Johnson Boller
Robert S. Furino II*
Dalton Thomas Burrello, magna cum laude
Jasmine Marie Gold*
Christopher Tyler Campanella, cum laude Kayla Gabrielle Carpenter** Daniel J. Carr Juliana Castrillon, magna cum laude Victoria Teresa Christie, magna cum laude Kacie Catherine Ciarelli, cum laude Andy Coyotl** Aidan William Roddy Daft* Ryan Arthur Davis* Evan R. Delgado
Alma Lynda Gonzalez, cum laude Kaleigh Nicole Gonzalez Chelsey Lea Horner,* magna cum laude Allison Rose Jones, cum laude Jacob Paul Kindon Gabriel James Klingler-Horn, cum laude Mark Anthony Manning* Shawn W. Mcnair
Thea Marie Mundy, magna cum laude Xavier Jordan Ortiz-Reyes Anthony Lewis Potente III* Juliana Christina Rivelli, magna cum laude Nicholas Thomas Santos* Stephanie Ann Scherer,* magna cum laude Ana Carolina Seixas Peronico Joshua Steven Shultz, magna cum laude Kyla Virginia Silk**
Demi Lee Mcnulty
Julianna Santos Sweeney,* magna cum laude
Brad Karl Monkell*
Sarah E. Wright, summa cum laude
Lillian Madison Morgan
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021
Huether School of Business Raj Aroskar, Ph.D., Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Gregory Thomas Allard, summa cum laude Adam Jessie Anderson Cameron D. Anderson Kyla T. Archie,* cum laude Oskar Jakob Åström, magna cum laude Emely Banguero-Hurtado Filippo Bellu, summa cum laude Ryane Kayla Brush Roger Daniel Byegeka Darnae Isiah Camp** Taylor Ellen Davies, magna cum laude Alexandra Josephine Docimo, cum laude
Martine Evelyn Greenblatt
Kaliah Noel, magna cum laude
William Connor Hennessy
Gopi N. Patel,** cum laude
Michael Alexander Hughes
Johnny Pohlman,** cum laude
Jheivonnia Ikolia Johnson
Jessica Lynn Polistena*
Callie Lauren Jones,* magna cum laude
Gregory Joseph Powe
Natalie Leanne Joseph, cum laude Akeem King Ethan R. Knapp, cum laude Cameron J. Knox Imani Knowles Liam P. Lajeunesse Ethan M. Lalli, summa cum laude Jose Armando Maceda** Anna Maggiolo, magna cum laude
Amanda Pashka Dushaj, cum laude
Bianca Leslie Martinez
Nina Angela Fedullo, cum laude
Brandon Tyler Mason, magna cum laude
Andrea Lynn Feliciano, magna cum laude
Donovan Denzel Mayers**
Kareen P. Flemming
Andrew Jeffrey McCullough
Victoria Fogg
Sean Ryan McGuinnes
Kyle Nabus Gainer*
Jade Alexis McKoy
Carissa Lynn Gholson*
Jenna Elizabeth Meaney, magna cum laude
Anthony Josue Ramos* Lisa Marie Robilotto, cum laude Breanna Fawn Robinson Christopher Robinson Alysia Duvita Sanichar* Angelo Sbuttoni* Stephanie Siu Mya Shynice Smiley Deven H. Somwaru* Matthew Griffin Sweet, cum laude Christian Patrick Testo* Dominick J. Vricciariello* Anika Broek Weiss,* summa cum laude Gabrielle Amanda Welsh, cum laude Kirstin Janan Wood,* summa cum laude Nicholas R. Zuba
Thelma P. Lally School of Education Theresa Ward, Ed.D., Interim Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Ani Morgan Adamski,** summa cum laude Kiara M. Alicea Olivia Rose Allen, magna cum laude Muna Alwakfi Jennifer A. Ames,* summa cum laude John Peter Angerame, summa cum laude Jasmine Gladys Aurelien** Amber Janelle Bailey, cum laude Carly Adelaide Baker,* cum laude
Alyssa S. Barratt,* cum laude Casey Marie Baumeister,* cum laude Skylar E. Betkowski, cum laude Molly Anne Biittig Alyssa Jean Bové,** summa cum laude Kelly Rose Brinsko Courtney Michele Caldwell,** magna cum laude Lisbeth Canto Gianni Fredrico Carillo
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021
Claire N. Carpenter,* summa cum laude Ryan Thomas Charette Dana Antoinette Cosco, magna cum laude Griffin Myles Coughlin Elizabeth Grace D’Agostino, cum laude Skylar E. Davidson, cum laude Laila A. Dyer Kristin Emanuele Mary Catherine Evers*
Alissa Kate Folts Jenna Grace Frank,* cum laude Liana Nicole Frauenberger, summa cum laude Michael Augustus Gardner, cum laude Alonna Ashley Garmley Joseph Anthony Garozzo, magna cum laude Alexandria Nicole Green, summa cum laude Sarah Ann Green,* cum laude
Hannah Danielle Magliocca, cum laude
Kelsey Marie Savaria, summa cum laude
Julissa Sara Manzanet
Amber Rose Scattareggia,* cum laude
Michaela J. Marotta, cum laude Samantha Paige Matthews* Alexis Taylor McCarthy* Rachel Eleanor McGrath,* summa cum laude Theresa Patricia Mulvey, magna cum laude Brittney T. Murray*
Nadine Hendlin Scoville* Naomi Lynette Shaw Katelyn Marie Shoemaker** Sidra Smith,* magna cum laude Charlotte Marie Sochia Rachelle Ann Soucia Emily A. Surak, cum laude
Meghan Eileen Grimes
Brianna Rose Nassar, magna cum laude
Claire Irene Hammond,** summa cum laude
Emma Sue Norcross, summa cum laude
Carly Elizabeth Hillman
Emily O’Leary**
Ryan Casey Hinkle, magna cum laude
Madelyn Alyce Percy, magna cum laude
Jillian Rose Hooper
Jessica Marie Perkins
Samuel D. Huttig
Emilie Rose Perry*
Elizabeth Mary Tornatore, magna cum laude
Sophia Jean-Charles
Najaah S. Phillip
Jennealyn M. Treen, cum laude
Amelia Abigail Jones*
Lauren A. Prendergast
Abigail Jeanette Kennedy,* summa cum laude
Kayleigh Anne Puliafico, cum laude
Alexandra Lynne Del Vecchio**, summa cum laude
Brooke Elizabeth Keresztessy*
Gabriella Rose Racana, magna cum laude
Fatema Khatun
Crystal Nicole Rafferty, cum laude
Anna Elizabeth Krupa
Caitlin Marie Rechenberger*
Bryan Kurt Ladu, magna cum laude
Crystal Marie Rios* Arianna Rose Rivera*
Christopher Tapia Lindsay Anne Thornton,* summa cum laude Taylor Jane Tilford, summa cum laude Meghan M. Tompkins,* summa cum laude
Amanda Nicole Velez Erica Vickers, cum laude Ashley Mary-Elizabeth Walsh, magna cum laude Bryel Sinel Weinlein, magna cum laude
Brianna S. Robles
Erin McRae Wentworth,** magna cum laude
Jordan Michelle Rockwell, cum laude
Dana Louise Mary Will, cum laude
Carly M. Rodriguez,* cum laude
Emily Christine Wood, cum laude
Shannon Rose Linquist, summa cum laude
Megan Emma Rosborough, summa cum laude
Katelynn Bond Worobey, summa cum laude
Erin M. Mackey
Shannon Rose Ruzzo
Hannah Carolyn Lansing,** magna cum laude McKenzie Lynn LeVan, magna cum laude
School of Mathematics and Sciences Ian MacDonald, Ph.D., Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS Sarina Carmela Biski, summa cum laude
Amanda Caroline Elizabeth Esposito, magna cum laude
Danielle Colleen Blumberg*
Tyler M. Fier-Kohlmier
Morgan Elizabeth Bryant
Zsay Karyzmh T. Harris*
Megan Dakota Carlson*
John Joeseph Hyman-Martin*
Noah Andrew Carter*
Tristyn Anne Koren,* summa cum laude
Sarah Grace Charles
Noelia Suheily Lagos
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021
Gloria Ivette Rivera Kimberly Sacchi** Emilicia Grace Smith* Marc Philippe Tabales* Savannah Lee Talavera Lana Rose Torrens, summa cum laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Bright A. Alamu
Agya Dhakal*
Imani L. Jenkins
Alice Elizabeth Aldrich, cum laude
Emily Catherine Disco
Anna Jodha
Dharon T. Allen
Danielle McKenna Dixon*
Clifford Jodharam**
Colby Christene Andrews
Leah Marie Dollard
Kimarley Johnson*
Mercedes Anson
Melanie Anne Donlon
Meghan Marie Appel
Jason Enrique Dougall,* magna cum laude
Mary Rose Kazolias, summa cum laude
Katelyn Desmore Ashe, summa cum laude Trevor David Bali, cum laude Leanne Lidia Barnard,* cum laude Samuel Berrios* Meghan Kathleen Bigos Patricia Jeannette Blair Rachel Anne Bonanno, magna cum laude Denzel C. Booker** Alexandria Lynn Brelsford* Lillie Nicole Brenchley
Erianna Hope Dupras,** magna cum laude Chelsea Rose Eaton Aaron Edgar Grace Elizabeth Ehrmann, magna cum laude Omar Elmahrouky,* magna cum laude Taylor Farrell Tiffany Marie Firstiun* Rebecca Hannah Ford*
Cedric Lee Brown
Fernanda Marie Fox, magna cum laude
Kiki Brown*
Emily Elizabeth Franks, cum laude
Essence Yvannah Bryant
Ashley Nicole Freels
Victoria Rae Bull, cum laude
Jeshua Alexis Galusha,* summa cum laude
Joshua James Bullard,* summa cum laude Theron Gerald Bullcock,** summa cum laude Grant S. Burns* Jennah Lynne Campbell Kylie Canavan* Gabrielle Christina Canzano** Hayden Patrick Carney Jacqueline R. Catalano, cum laude
Kayla Marie Keaton* Natalie Clarise Kelley Carly A. Kerr* Jordan Elizabeth Kittle,* cum laude Taeyah Marie Kornegay Alix A. Kovac, summa cum laude Abigail Clancy Kronau,* magna cum laude Emily Catherine Kurtzner Marika Laurendeau,* magna cum laude Nicholas Patrick Lee* Brent James Legenbauer Andrea Suzanne Leigh Vivian Leung Angeli Taylor Lillman Felicia Remington Looney
Olivia R. Grady
Andrew J. Lule, summa cum laude
Kassondra Renei’ Gordon
Grace C. Magee, magna cum laude
Gianna Grosso**
Bianca L. Maitre
Adriana Nicole Guerriero, magna cum laude
Alexander Wadsworth Manios, magna cum laude
Madison Lee Hack, summa cum laude
Jocelyn Marie Marcelino
Austin Joseph Haley-Berry, summa cum laude
Joseph Benjamin Markham* Genesis Marte, magna cum laude Jasmine Yvonne May
Angela M. Cholewa
Kristian Kenneth Hammervik, magna cum laude
Destiney Letrice Clarke, cum laude
Ilana Michelle Hemphill
Danielle E. Mccray
Gyahda Unique Cockrell
Desirae N. Hanks
Ryan Melton
Joshua Christopher Collins
Arleth Crystal Hernandez
Gregory Richard Meyers, cum laude
Patricia Rose Corbett
Lucia Guadalupe Hernandez-Calderon
Kevin J. Miller, magna cum laude
Timothy John Cramer, magna cum laude Adriana Lucia Crimi,* summa cum laude Shannon Elizabeth-Reed Crotty Anthony E. Dawson* Sara Elizabeth Derderian, magna cum laude Sarah Beth Devernoe, summa cum laude
Dezerae Destany Hoang Frank F. Houser, summa cum laude Myah Lourdes Hughes Taylor Anne Humphrey, summa cum laude Kyla Rose Jacobs Nora Grace Jacobs, cum laude Derrick Lamon James,* summa cum laude
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021
Kaitlin Ashley McCarthy
Taylor Lynn McKeon Johanny Monsanto Jasmina Angelika Mujanovic Claire Alice Murphy, summa cum laude Melissa Elaine Myler Daniela Nolasco* Zachary R. Norman Ixory Rosalva Palacios*
Elizhane Ciara Parson*
Sabrina Agnes Sevilla
Morgan Simone Thompson**
Margery Ann Paulino
Shyanne Shamanie Shaw
Jose Francisco Torres,* cum laude
Lauren Michelle Pelletier
Erin Kimberly Shay, cum laude
Tamia Ebony Trice**
Leann Dalene Pichardo
Amanda Leigh Snow, cum laude
Michael Robert Valerino, cum laude
Scott I. Pisall*
Jessica Marie Sokol, summa cum laude
Jordyn Kristine Veihdeffer
Stenecia A. Pitt Taina Nichol Plata* Nereyda Ramirez** Allison Ann Reome* Robert Jasper Douglas Retic, magna cum laude
Tanaesha Julia Spaulding Briana Theresa Spina, summa cum laude Timothy Bernard Stark, summa cum laude
Revah Rebecca Ward Alexandra M. Warner, magna cum laude Kylee L. Warner* Cassandra Rose Wayne Christopher G. Weiss
Jasmine Caitlyn Robles
Olivia Jessie Jean Stebbins-Hopkins, summa cum laude
Kristabell F. Rodriguez**
Chloe Katharine Stockman
Ti’Yanna R. Wilkins-Kelley
Ashleigh Eden Rowling
Alexandra Jean Storm*
Dashea Rovenia Williams**
Brenna M. Rustick*
Jacob Thomas Stote
Samuel H. Winter**
Hunter James Ryan, magna cum laude
Shannon Eileen Sullivan,* magna cum laude
Summyrrh N’dea Woodard, summa cum laude
Giovani F. Saldana
Eric Christopher Szillus,** cum laude
Isa Yolbarsov*
Thomas David Schuppe*
Olga Susana Tejada
Chaoyan Yu,* cum laude
Sophia Elizabeth Selino
Jordan Asher Tennant
Jessica Gabrielle Zych
Samantha Jean Seus,* magna cum laude
Gannon A. Thompson
Nataisha Imani White
GRADUATE DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES OF ADVANCED STUDY Huether School of Business Raj Aroskar, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Christina Marie Anderson**
Austin Michael Hayostek
Ying Meng
Deisy Valentina Basto Roa
Sadia Hussain
Shannon M. Moore**
Michael Berkowitz*
Wari Ningsenenso Isaac
Keith Christopher Payet
Robyn Elizabeth Bhend*
Jordyn Tayla Jamal
Andrew Jon Pedone**
Timothy L. Buff Jr.
Karamjeet Kaur
Johnny Pohlman**
Nicolina Mae Cochran**
Chas Stephen Lacko*
Betsy Dinora Quezada-Hernandez
Ryan E. Deyette*
Ethan M. Lalli
Sunitha Kumari Rajkamal*
Michelle Anne Fusco*
Savanna M. Liverio**
Jennifer M. Rossano
Emily D. Gilman*
Ryan Ashley MacDonald
Sarah Mabel Tyrrell
John Robert Graham
Steven John Marchese*
Jerry Joseph Witkop Jr.**
Liam James Guiton*
Brandon Tyler Mason
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021
MASTER OF SCIENCE Michael J. Alfano*
Jheivonnia Ikolia Johnson
Kiran Nazir**
John R. Braun**
Andrew J. Guzman Melendez**
Emanuele Giuseppe Renda**
Darnae Isiah Camp**
Shawn Alan Miller
Jeffery Alan Sega**
Daniel Aaron Graham**
Anne-lynsha Jennifer Momperousse**
Maggie Tang*
Sohail Iqbal
James R. Murynec*
Justin Thomas Willis*
CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED STUDY Deisy Valentina Basto Roa
Liam James Guiton*
Myrdel Geffrard*
Austin Michael Hayostek
Daniel Aaron Graham**
Betsy Dinora Quezada-Hernandez
Jerry Joseph Witkop Jr.*
Thelma P. Lally School of Education Theresa Ward, Ed.D., Interim Dean
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION Rachel Lynn Abbatiello*
Keelia Anna Brennan**
Gabriella Marie Dellapenna*
Leidy Acosta*
Kailey Rae Brunell
Lea Delosa**
Ani Morgan Adamski**
Olivia Ashley Bruni**
David C. Di Maggio
Hena Ali*
Althea Marcelle Brutus-Garraway
Allison L. DiScanio
Madeline Almonte
Randall Bryant
Margaret Jane Donnelly
Mohammed Homod G. Alshalan*
Monica Ann Buono-Garufi*
Mary Kathleen Durkin
Mackenzy Antoine
Joseph P. Calcagno
Valerie Edouard
Erika C. Applebaum**
Taylor Cardona*
Sharon Rosemarie Edwards-Grant**
Brian Avery
Catherine A. Carella-Dean
Lisa Maria Ehman*
Melissa Joan Avery
Megan Dakota Carlson*
Carli Anne Elble*
Jordan Taylor Babbitt
Mattalyn Renee Hunt Carollo
Paige Ellis*
Loni Denelle Babcock
Carissa Rea Carrier
Alison Marie Eng**
Brooke Elizabeth Bailey
Lauren Lee Castellana
Amanda Caroline Elizabeth Esposito
Allison G. Barranca**
Kaitlin Cameron Cavell
Nikole Summer Evereth
Fiona Jane Beaton
Eliot Madeline Clark**
Matthew Fitzpatrick*
Jamie C. Becker
Amanda Rachel Conklin**
Robin E. Fleshman
MaryKathleen Anne Beglane
Kennedy Renee Connor**
Mackenzie Collins Flynn
Theresa Kristine Belfance*
Sydney Cooke*
Herman Livingston Fogah Jr.
Cyntra Bernardo*
Elba Noemi Cornier
Jennifer Anne Forman**
AnnaMarie K. Bertrand*
Kyle P. Cotter
Alaina Jordan Foust*
Henry Best
Natalie Anne Couse
Jannet Franco**
Nisa F. Bilal
Claire Fitzpatrick Crosier*
Veronica Felice Frazier-Howard*
Sarina Carmela Biski
Lauren Cunningham
Jessica Xiaoqi Fu
Vivian Ruth Black**
Gabrielle Rose D’Alessandro
Allison Laurel Gallaher*
Emily Lynn Blow
Madeline Louise Daoust**
Brooke Anne Gamelli**
Danielle Colleen Blumberg*
Kelsey Joanne Davidson*
Leslie Gangemi
Emily Sandra Bonesteel
Chiniqua Nicole Davis*
Starr Giscombe*
Alyssa Jean Bové**
Dayanna R. Davis*
Connor Joseph Gray
Jovia C. Bowes
Maja Birgit De Garay
Claire Helene Greenhill
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021
Tamisha Michelle Grey*
Yvette Veronica McEachin*
Sarah Louise Sabatino*
Erin Taylor Gross**
Chelsea Mariah McFarland
Amy Melissa Sacchetti
Abigail Alysa Hambidge**
Alexandra Mary McManus
Vivianna Cruz Salce**
Valerie J. Hamilton-Roux
Kaitlin Mackenzie Meier*
Holley Teresa Salmon
Claire Irene Hammond**
Carolyn Denise Mejia
Sarah Elizabeth Samascott
Crys Hassler
Rebecca Louise Merriman**
Joshua Aaron Sangaline*
Peyton Olivia Hnyla*
Samantha Kristina Miller
Dominic Anthony Scecchitano
Luke Richard Horton*
Harim Jamshaid Minhas
Adam M. Schwenzfeier**
Kelsey Lynn Hudgins-Shelton**
Wardell Khalajha Minor*
Krista L. Seeberger
Sarah Elizabeth Hummel
Martin J. Miranda*
Courtney Quinn Selvaggi
Carli Paige Imreh-Allegretta**
David E. Morales
Justin D. Serafini**
Alyssa Lee Jaquinto**
Jusse Morine
Bora Shabaj*
Sonia Ruth John*
Briana J. Moroney**
Shereene Shames*
Christopher Vincent Johnson
Mackenzie Marie Morrison*
Suna Shin
Kelsey Morgan Johnson**
Carly M. Morstatt**
Rohiatou Siby
Shaakira Amira Johnson*
Meredith Paige Mounty**
Julia Margaret Smith
Ashley Marie Johnston*
Noura Moustapha
Emily Felice Snyder
Jessica Morgan Jones
Aaron Francesco Muia*
Marlee Faith Spencer
Didem Nur Dede*
Shakila B. Mumtaz-Roman
Savannah Lee Talavera
Megan Caroline Kenney
Caitlin Murphy*
Alexi Elizabeth Taranto*
Ethan Richard Kisielis
Leah Matulina Murphy
Kelsi Rose Taylor*
Tristyn Anne Koren*
Joanne Stephanie Oliver*
Gabrielle Christine Tegiacchi**
Kristyn Marie Kreutziger*
Laura E. Olivo
Marjorie Dede Tetteh*
Megan Eileen Lachapelle
Justice A. Parker
Addison Nicole Todd
Agnes Laufer**
Gianna Marie Pasqualetti**
Matthew Tomasi
Lynette Laverty*
Mitzie Alecia Patterson
Lana Rose Torrens
Renee Claire Lawlor**
Rosalia Perez Liranzo*
Raisa R. Turner
Erica Leavy
Dimple Permaul*
Anthony J. Umina
Sabrina Joy Leviton
Victoria M. Persico*
Gaetano Vaccaro*
Xiuping Li*
Dominique Dacchille Petersen*
Marjorie Vail
Leslie Liang*
Kiesha Leah Philistin*
Jennifer Lynn Valicenti**
Mingchin Lin*
Antonia Angela Piccirillo
Jinessa Velez
Madona Vernessa Liverpool-Cabrera*
Melanie Paige Powzyk
Shannon Johanna Vigh*
Nicole Emily Lomangino*
Mackenzie Marissa Pratt*
Anthony Vitale**
Kristen Alicia Przybylo**
Kristen Marie Wall*
Rocco J. Puccella**
Laura Suzanne Walters**
Nicholas Purificato
Danielle M. Waters
Sydney Ariel Ramos**
Nicole Emily Weiss
Delmara S. Reece
Jessica S. Welge
Taylor Marie Resso
Sophie Clarisse Westfield
Luke Samuel Riccio*
Lee Marguerite Whelihan*
Elizabeth Lois Riley
Marcia White
Jennifer Sarah Rock**
Lauren Michelle Wolfe*
Alexandra Antonia Roviezzo
Sydney Elizabeth Wolfe
Maria Kaleigh Rowe**
Abigail Eve Wood**
Elizabeth Marie Rubscha*
Katelynn Bond Worobey
Benjamin Kane Russell*
Dara Ann Yusuf*
Alexis Rae Rytel*
Kristi Lynn Zalinka
Erica Aline Long** Alexandra Loredo Julianna Marie Luciano Jolie Ann Ludwig Lexy Kendall Lynch* Jennifer Mahoney* Ashley Nicole Malmberg Connor G. March** Lauren Ann Martelli** Megan V. Martin Taylor Elaine Martineau Melissa A. Martinez Christopher J. Mattura**
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021 + Completed or anticipating completion of more than one Certificate of Advanced Study between December 2020, May 2021 and August 2021.
CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED STUDY Caitlin A. Adams**
Simone Marie Brown+
Kyle P. Cotter
Kristen Ahangari*
Thomas Christopher Brown+
Gabriel Cotto
Carly Allen
Caroline Ann Browne+
Nickolas Raymon Cox+
Kristina Allocco**
Candida N. Browne-Burton
Gilynn Justine Cromartie+
Chelsea Ann Althoff
Kailey Rae Brunell
Leah Kathleen Cronshaw+
Emelina M. Amores Naranjo+
Althea Marcelle Brutus-Garraway+
Kattia Elizabeth Cuba
Sandra Francisca Anderson+
Randall Bryant+
Christina J. Cuccurullo+
Kate A. Ansman
Christopher D. Bucci**
Vanessa L. Cuffie
Mackenzy Antoine+
Elizabeth M. Buchberg
Julianna L. Currey*
Monique A. Antoine+
Monica Ann Buono-Garufi+
Zenzile Nzinga DaBreo+
Calogero Argento
Donna Marie Burns*
Eric Daniel D’Appolonia*
Sean Michael Arnold+
Jordan Thomas Burns**
Erroll L. Davidson+
Nicholas Auriemma
Erica Lynn Burton
Chiniqua Nicole Davis+
Daniel Avdoyan+
Nestor L. Bussi
Dayanna Davis+
Suriyati Barnes*
Isma Nahid Butt+
Catalina Daza+
Christopher Michael Basso*
Amanda Buttafuoco+
Tanya Dineen Baptiste
Joseph Paul Calcagno
Jennifer M. DeGirolamo
Riham A. Barghouti**
Valery Y. Calixte*
Pierina De La Cruz*
Elvin Batista*
Samantha Lynne Camillery**
Jessica Lynne Decegli*
Kevin Baumann**
Carolyn A. Campagna
Brunilda Del Rosario+
Maria Belfiore+
Philip J. Cancellaro*
Briana Delach+
Danielle Maquicia Pierre Belizaire+
Gaspare Frank Capobianco-DiBlasi+
Janine M. Delgado
Jennifer Belliveau
Julia A. Carbone**
Kimberly M. Delgado**
Antonia Angie Bendezu*
Christina A Cardella**
Rachel Shannon Dellarocco
Sean Thomas Benitez*
Johann Cariello+
Joanna Marie DeMartino*
Pauline M. Benjamin
Jennifer L. Carlton*
Sheila Ann Dempsey+
Mary Christina Bergmann+
Andrew S. Carpenter**
Danielle Rose DiCicco+
Cyntra Bernardo+
April Carr
Antoniette Maria DiGregorio+
Morisa Michelle Berroa**
Blanca E. Carranza**
Christopher Digregorio*
Jared Seth Berry**
Mackenzie Erin Carroll
Christopher Dillon
Lajuana Alberta Berry
Arlise Sheta’ Carson
Jillian Christine DiRoma+
Christina M. Bianco
Nicole Cast
Lisa Dolce+
Reina L. Black+
Jessica Cari Cecchini+
Erik J. Dorf**
Elizabeth A. Blass Friedman**
Brandy L. Caughman+
Lendita Drenica+
Katie M. Blydenburgh+
Jennifer Jean Cepeda
Pamela Erica Duarte
Lauren A Bonanno**
Jien Tao Chan
James T. Ducharme*
Victor L. Bonini
Olga Chernomaz+
Matthew G. Duke**
Kasha Amanda Boodram
Esther H. Cho+
Africa Dunn-Taylor+
Corey Borowitz**
Hyeyoung Chon*
Joseph M. Dunne-Jaffe**
Susana Boyko
Jamie Lee Ciotti*
Shruti Darshini Dyal*
Melissa Bracco
Brittany Cirrone+
Joseph Michael Eckstein**
Jessica Brooke Boyle*
Ruel M. Clarke
Valerie Edouard+
Latisha D. Brace
James A. Cochran+
Heather Ann Edwards
Jenacee Lauren Bradbury
Hope Sandi Cohen+
Themistocles Michael Efthimiades+
Catherine Murphy Bragg
Jennifer L. Cohen*
William Palmer Ehrenfeld**
Paige Kathleen Bressett
Daniel Christian Colosimo+
Evdokia Eliakostas
Dwayne Britton
Tracy Condie*
Stephen Eller+
Valerie A. Brock
Kelly Claire Conforti
Meridith M. Emmer+
Soraya Alycia Brooks**
Ashley Elizabeth Connor*
James C. Enny+
Donald P. Brosnan*
Peter Joseph Costa*
Yovanka Espinal+
+
+
Angela Debellis+ +
+
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021 + Completed or anticipating completion of more than one Certificate of Advanced Study between December 2020, May 2021 and August 2021.
Juliana A. Espinal-Vasquez+
Fatima H. Harb**
Georgia Karantzalis+
Vanessa A. Espinoza*
Nicole J. Harrigan
Kristofer Shaun Kirkpatrick
Rita Annetta Esposito*
Joshua Walter Hartshorne**
Natalie Marie Kratochvil
Kimberly Marie Essig**
Tiffany Lynnette Henry
Nicole Elizabeth Kuse+
Ricky Antonio Estevez
Esther M. Hernandez
Yadira Lamarque+
Jenna Marie Evarts*
Sydney Michele Hewitt*
Brian Thomas Landin+
Kathleen Joan Fanning+
Shari Ilyse Heyen**
Tanya Laughlin
Danielle Marie Felicissimo+
Kerin Bridget Hilton
Daniel Michael Layer
Krista M. Filupeit
Lily L. Ho
Erica Leavy+
Franca Fiorentino+
Thuraya G. Holden+
Adam P. Lechillgrien*
Priscilla Firmin-Guyon+
Monique Chevonne Holmes*
Patricia R. Lectora
Nancy Flores+
Natalie Holness+
Marie T. Leveque+
Herman Livingston Fogah Jr.+
Rachel Ann Horn
Keisha Latoya Lewis*
Taupa Fogo-Toussaint
Jahnee Marie Huber
Melissa A. Lewis**
Amy Jennifer Frank*
Allena Cashena Hudson+
Heather Li*
Robert Franco+
Michaelene Hudson-Aaron**
Ilene Lief+
Roxanne Franquelli+
Michael Robert Humphrey
Brianna Theresa Frasca+
Amanda Victoria Hunte**
Madona Vernessa Liverpool-Cabrera+
Veronica Felice Frazier-Howard+
Nayeon Hwang*
Marianna Freydlin
Patrice Vernay Imaralu
+
+
James Loeffler Shyanna Logan
Anna Freidank**
Stacy E. Incardona
Shavon J. Frost+
Jacqueline Bove Incorvaia+
+
Keisha Froyze-Brown
+
Joseph Inghilterra
+
Alison Emma Galea
Amanda Irizarry
Angela Gallucci**
Viviana Isaza
Geeta Ganesh+
Aimee R. Iuliucci**
+
Kudirat A. Ganni
+
Stephanie E. Luce* Nicola M. Lynch*
Victoria A. Jablonski
Melissa Mackhanlall-Cruz**
Melinda A. Garrick
Rahat Jalil
Jeremy Garritano
Jarolyn Javier**
Natacha K. George-St.Brice+
Nasreen Jawaid
Madelaine Mercedes German Schultz+
Gloria A. Jean
Tamaira Estelle Green+
Lashawn D. Jefferies
Zully Mercedes Gieseken Moore Wendy A. Gomez-Berni+ Treena R. Green-Hall Denyse Greenidge Valerie Griffin** Giovannina Nadia Guarnera* Jennifer Mary Guernsey** Kimberly Guillen** Emily K. Gunther+ Angel Guillermo Gutierrez Jill Guzzardo* Samantha N. Haimowitz+ Marvelyn Marie Hamilton+ Julie Kathryn Handel Marina Hanna+ Miranda Delaney Haraughty**
Barbara Magloire* Patrick Maguire+ Thomas Robert Magrino+ Jennifer Marie Mahoney+ Celida M. Maldonado
Pierrette Jean-Paul
Lakendra Yvonne Malizia+
+
Jamie S. Mandel
Robin Jefferson+
Lauren Manetti*
Andrea L. Jette**
Teresa Marino
Sonia Ruth John*
Anna Markova*
Kristen Ann Johnsen
Peter M. Markovics+
Courtney A. Johnson
+
Kristopher Benjamin Johnson Nancy Johnson Shaakira Amira Johnson
+
Allen Jovaughn Jones
+
Kariume Alexander Joyner Jason K. Kahn
+
Brittni Kanhai
+
David R. Kantrowitz+ Nicole T. Keith Lisa Kernahan Tamara Klioutchnikov+ Yulya Kravchik
Dorothy Anna Lonergan* Nicole Grace Lucatuorto*
Kevin Jackson+
Cristina Giansante**
Amanda Christine Lolik Alexandra Loredo+
Craig Michael Garber
Danielle Gianfortune
John Llera
Casey Marks+ Megan Victoria Martin+ Melissa A. Martinez+ Frances May Jenna Mazzillo+ Erin Marie McCabe+ Laura McCabe+ Yvette Veronica McEachin+ Melinda McFadden Kristin McGurl* Ali J. McLaughlin* Zulay Matilde McLean+ Jennifer Maria McRae
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021 + Completed or anticipating completion of more than one Certificate of Advanced Study between December 2020, May 2021 and August 2021.
Jocelyn Hannah Meermans
Malgorzata Oszczypala+
Cierra Janell Robinson
Besim Mehmedovic*
Bianny Mercedes Ovalles Tineo**
Pietra Francesca Rocco
Carolyn Denise Mejia+
Gretchen Overman*
Ronald Rockwood
Jeannine Mele+
Maria A. Panagiotakis+
Geneva Rodriguez
Michelle Mellilo**
Angela Maria Panepinto+
Juan Carlos Rodriguez+
Sherise Michael
Tina Papamichael-Molos*
Sereida S. Rodriguez*
Jason S. Migne**
Valerie Page**
Stephany Rodriguez+
Sabrina Mikit**
Cynthia Y. Palmer
Logan P. Roessle-Tupper+
Ralph P. Milazzo**
Nikhil Pandey+
Lisa Romanowski**
Danielle M. Milazzo Roccisano**
Pelagia Papoutsis**
Yansi Veronica Romero+
Morgan Miller
Ava Pappalardo
Deanna Rosinski*
Martin Jonathan Miranda+
Benjamin Anthony Paquette+
Lissette Rossi-Felipe+
Michael Anthony Mondello*
Patricia Olembo Wakhu Parker*
Emily Rothenberg**
Brick Montalto+
Shaquawn Shanel Parker*
Alexandra Roviezzo+
Aria K. Montcrieff
Christine T. Perricelli**
David J. Rubano
Claribel Morales
Mitzie A. Patterson+
Jarrett Adam Rubin+
David E. Morales+
Raquel Aria Payne
Stephanie Marie Rush**
Kristen Moran-Daleo+
Robert V. Pena Diaz*
Nicholas A. Saffioti
Jusse Morine+
Rosalia Perez Liranzo+
Stephon Sair*
Adrienne Morpurgo**
Tetyana Perkhalyuk*
Sarah Elizabeth Samascott
Nicole M. Morrisey+
Monee M. Perkins+
Denise A. Sanzone+
Deanna Simone Morrison
Diana Marie Perrone*
Alexandra V. Sapienza**
Lori Lee Morrison*
Dominique Dacchille Petersen+
Christopher Michael Sasso**
Kayla Maria Morrow*
Katherine Peterson*
Allyson Satnick
Dara L. Morton*
Melissa Ann Pfluger+
Jennifer L. Scamell+
Amy Eman Moselhi
Deborah Frances Pierre
Dominic Anthony Scecchitano
Shahreen Mourad
Kathleen Pierre-Buggs+
Jenna Schiffman+
Daniel J. Moy+
Karen Rachel Pierre-Charles+
Beth A. Schloicka**
Shakila Bano Mumtaz-Roman+
Simone A. Pitts+
Danielle Schneider+
Layla M. Munson
Florely Pizano
Breanna Yael Schwartz+
Shakema Murdaugh
Ivana Polonia
Colleen Schwartz+
Brittney Rose Murray
Brooke Poznak
Kelly A. Sciarra
Omar Nasr
Anduela Prela+
Michael Anthony Negron
Jennifer A. Privitera
Ravan Tiwana Scott-Channer+
Katherine E. Nelson
Jessica Anne Prush+
Todd J. Seabury+
Evauna L. Neville
Wendy Rahaman-Seuram+
Bora Shabaj+
Betty B. Nieves
Farhana Rahman
Dani Lynn Shehada+
Sahira P. Nunez
Juliana Rashwan+
Suna Shin+
Didem Nur Dede+
Peter Raubvogel*
Kaleigh E. Sidaras**
Sarah Mary OBrien*
Carey A. Raymond*
Mary K. Sieber**
Nia Alyssa O’Connor*
Khristine Bernadette Raymond+
Gregory Silak**
Brinna Renee O’Hara+
Delmara S. Reece+
Katie Lynn Sill**
Laura E. Olivo+
Ryan Neil Reed
Candice Simmons
Maris L. Olivo+
Conor T. Reilly+
Melissa Anne Singer+
Christopher Daniel Onorato+
Lauren Marie Reynolds*
Jagroop Singh+
Kelly B. Onorato*
Utashani Richardson**
Sarika M. Singh**
Jennifer A. Orbacz+
Denise M. Richmond+
Katherine A. Sinsabaugh+
Cynthia N. Orellana+
Charmaine M. Ricketts*
Sharon Skelton
Gabrielle Marie Ortiz+
Cordell L. Rigg
Nichole Lorraine Skotak*
Jonathan S. Ortiz*
Yelena Rivera**
Jordan N. Slattery**
Leslie M. Ortiz**
Renee Kathleen Rizzo
Heather D. Smith
+
+
+
+
+
Chevanee Natalee Scott+ +
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021 + Completed or anticipating completion of more than one Certificate of Advanced Study between December 2020, May 2021 and August 2021.
Shani Soares
Raisa Roxanna Turner*
Jessica S. Welge
Melissa Sheray Soldati
Allegra Levine Turnier
Lauren Wendorf
Mark P. Soliman*
Rosaria Ulitto**
Jacquelyn Karah Wertel
David Alexander Sommer+
Anthony J. Umina
Jo Ann Kelly Westhall+
Victoria Ann Sortino**
Denise K. Uschakow*
Marcia White+
Caroline Sourial
Sarah Anne Uzzi
Lolita Wilder+
Nicole L. Sparrow
Gordon Van Owen+
Alonna Jennay Williams
Carly Rose Stambaugh*
Jacqulyn Dignum Vandenburgh**
Daniel Charles Williams**
Crystal N. Stevens
Christiana M. Vasquez
James B. Williams
Shawndel A. Stewart+
Golderina Venson+
Shameeka Williams
Roy D. Stiles
Jeanine A. Verderosa**
Tara Sheral Williams**
Toya Stilley**
Jennifer Lynn Vidalon*
Vicky Lynn Williams
Elizabeth Stranzl*
Matthew Viera
Elena D. Wilson*
Kimberly Ann Swanson*
Michelle M. Villa*
Danielle J. Winsko+
Jessica D. Tancreto*
Elizabeth Margaret Villajos
Kristin Woodhead
Alyssa Frances Dianne Taylor
Yaritza I. Villalba*
Krystal Simone Worthy
Caroline Testa*
Anthony Vitale+
Yasuko Yamaguchi*
Chantelle Thompson
Karin Vitellaro
Fan Yang**
William E. Tinglin**
Diana Walcott-Ward**
Karina P.S. Yeomans
Angela Dolores Tipaldi*
Marcia A. Walker*
Arlene Leona Yiadom*
Dena Marie Tishim
Gina M. Walpole**
Arooba Yousaf**
Lissette N. Torres**
Juanita Derhue Christina Walters
Soye Zaid-Muhammad+
Christos A. Tripotseris
Erin Ward+
Franco A. Zagari**
Esmeralda Cathleen Tully+
Nga A. Warren**
Gina Erica Zuckrow
Karlene E. Turner
Danielle M. Waters
School of Mathematics and Sciences Ian MacDonald, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF SCIENCE Trevor David Bali
Shannon P. Gizzi
Brianna A. Perrone
Rachel Barnett
Daysi Gomez Gonzalez*
Kelsey J. Quackenbush
Sai Raghavendra Chowdary Bhashyam*
Ranvijay S. Kaliraman
Lauren A. Rabideau
Kayla M. Keyser
Renuka Rajkumar*
Stacy Lynn Lauver
Gabriela Dolores Rivera
Amber Elizabeth Lavare*
Jessica Marie Roberts
Raymond Scott Lawyer*
Amit Shrestha
Taylor Joan Lee
Danielle Elizabeth Stokna
Davina L. Mayo-Dunham
Ujjwal Tripathi
Kevin J. Miller
Saif Ullah*
Marissa C. Morris
Manideep Vanam
Erinn Murray
Alysabeth Marie VanBramer
Noelle Patricia-Ramona Pagan*
Padma Shekharrao Vayuvegula
Katie Ann Parisi
Susmitha Vuppala*
Ashley Peart
Lori J. Walker*
Antonia M. Peppe
Isa Yolbarsov
Tiana Jade Brackin Cedric Lee Brown Joshua James Bullard* Charles Manuel Callejo Kasey Mercedes Campos Yuheng Chen* Janine Rose Countryman Dana Renee-Nicole Del Genio Victoria G. Dingley Elizabeth Grace Gainor** Reshma Ambica Ganugapati Rupak Gautam
*Graduated December 2020 **Anticipating completion of graduation requirements August 2021 + Completed or anticipating completion of more than one Certificate of Advanced Study between December 2020, May 2021 and August 2021.
Commencement Speaker May 7, 2021 She decided then she would become a teacher because she wanted to be as meaningful in students’ lives as her teachers were in hers. In 2000, she started her career in the City School District of Albany, returning to her hometown because she believed her teachers in Albany were among the best, and she wanted to learn from them. Wilson-Turner taught for seven years at Arbor Hill Elementary School. After earning her certificate of advanced study at Saint Rose, she became principal of the district’s Sheridan Preparatory Academy. WilsonTurner then went on to Albany High School, where she served as house/academy principal then principal, before becoming the district’s assistant superintendent
Cecily Wilson-Turner G’07, Ed.D.
for elementary instruction in 2015.
Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Instruction, City School District of Albany
and seeks to support teachers’ success in any way she
Cecily Wilson-Turner is the assistant superintendent for
can “from providing them with systems and structures
elementary instruction for the City School District of
She describes her leadership style as “servant-leader”
to just being a human being when they need someone
Albany, overseeing the city’s 11 elementary schools.
to be a human being with them.”
Wilson-Turner holds a B.A. in Public Policy Analysis
Although Wilson-Turner has spent the majority of
from Princeton University, an M.A. in Elementary Education and Teaching from New York University (NYU), an advanced certificate in educational leadership from Saint Rose, and an Ed.D. from
her career as an administrator, her heart remains connected to the role of the teacher – and to the district’s students. “You go into a classroom, and you’re always a teacher,”
Teachers College of Columbia University.
she says. “You sit down next to a student who’s
As a child attending Arbor Hill Elementary School,
struggling with a problem, and even though you’re
Wilson-Turner was nurtured by teachers who made her feel exceptional while holding her to high standards and inspiring her with hands-on learning opportunities.
supposed to be observing, you start teaching. You ask them what they’re learning today. And they can’t wait to tell you.”
Commencement Speaker May 8, 2021 Before beginning his doctoral program, Chipalo relocated to Alaska, where he worked as a children’s mental health clinician for Akeela, a nonprofit organization providing mental health services and prevention and treatment of substance abuse. Chipalo was born into poverty in Zambia and lost both of his parents when he was a child. He was raised by his grandparents, who were subsistence farmers producing maize, beans, and peanuts. Driven by Nelson Mandela’s words, “Education is the power we can use to change the world,” Chipalo finished school in Zambia, and he worked as a volunteer with children with disabilities in South Africa and Scotland before
Edson Chipalo ’17, MSW, Ph.D. student Edson Chipalo is a Ph.D. student and a Graduate Council Fellowship recipient at the University of Alabama. His main research focuses on substance use and violence among refugees and immigrant populations with multifaceted mental health problems. Additionally, his secondary research focuses on cancer, global mental health, domestic violence, and health disparities in low- and middle-income countries.
he came to the United States to volunteer with an organization assisting elderly individuals and people with disabilities in New York. He later spent two years at Berkshire Community College, where he obtained his associate degree, and later transferred to Saint Rose. At Saint Rose, he was a member of the cross country and track teams, winning the Class of 2017 Academic Excellence Award and Senior Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. He also served as a tour guide and orientation leader before graduating with his bachelor’s degree in 2017.
Most recently, he completed his Ph.D. coursework in
Upon completing his Ph.D. from the University of
April 2021. In May 2021, he will start working on his
Alabama, his goals are to become a social work
dissertation titled: “The Prevalence of Post-Traumatic
professor doing research on mental health among
Stress Disorder and its association with exposure to
refugee and immigrant populations.
violence in children in the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in Tanzania.”
“My life has been a journey from grass to grace, pessimistic to optimistic, and despondency to
He earned a Master of Science in Social Work (MSW)
hopefulness, from far-fetched dreams to reality. I didn’t
from Columbia University in 2018 and graduated
want to continue in the cycle of poverty I never chose
summa cum laude from Saint Rose in 2017 with a B.S.
to be born into,” Chipalo said upon his graduation from
in Social Work.
Saint Rose in 2017. “I am geared to join the cause — to be the agent of change society needs.”
Honorary Degree Recipients 1971
Laman H. Bruner Jr. †
1987
Sr. Catherine Francis Soulier, CSJ †
Sr. Therese Lynch, CSJ †
Toni Morrison
Samuel E. Aronowitz †
Elizabeth Sewell
Aloysius A. Mazewski †
Edward J. Mortola †
Ann D. Muehleck 1981
1974
William J. Donlon
Harold C. Martin †
Sr. Dorothy Ann Kelly, OSU †
Dorothy B. Baker † The Honorable Samuel S. Stratton †
Dolores D. Wharton 1988 Vivienne Anderson †
1982
Jeay Ling Koo †
Erastus Corning II †
Jack Smith
Albert Hessberg II †
Rosalyn S. Yalow †
1975
Gerald and Patricia M. Mische
Sr. Catherine T. McNamee, CSJ
The Honorable Hugh L. Carey †
1989
Ronald S. Berman
Rev. James C. Finlay, SJ †
Irving Kirsch † Kevin G. Langan †
1976
1983
Frederick T. Allen
Ernest L. Boyer †
The Rev. Matthew T. Conlin, OFM †
Sr. Margaret M. Keeshan, CSJ † Victor J. Riley Jr. †
1977 The Most Rev. Howard J. Hubbard, DD James S. Smoot Helen A. Warren †
Richard M. Krasno
The Honorable Ronald B. Stafford † 1990 Sr. Maureen Joyce, RSM † Charles Osgood Robert H. Sloan †
1984 Sr. Serena Branson † Joseph A. Califano Jr.
1991 Sir Michael Tippett † Rev. Hugh F. Hines, OFM
1978
The Most Rev. Edward J. Maginn, DD †
The Rev. Peter G. Young
Raphael F. Simches †
The Honorable Michael R. McNulty
1985
1992
William Kennedy
The Honorable Leonard A. Weiss Mary Jane Smith ’63, G ’68
1979
The Honorable Richard J. Conners †
Sr. Mary Kevin Ford, CSJ †
Ambassador Rinaldo Petrignani
Sr. Mary Rose McGeady
Herbert L. Shuttleworth II † The Honorable Daniel P. Moynihan †
1993
Henry D. Paley † Pauline K. Winkler † 1980 Warren F. Beer Sr. Mary Seraphine Meaney, CSJ † Reverend Timothy S. Healy, SJ †
†Deceased
Roland W. Schmitt
1986
Frank Foster †
Margaret B. Furlong Maloy †
Luz B. Allende
The Honorable Thomas M. Whalen, III †
Ernest (Ernie) Tetrault
The Honorable Sol Wachtler Eoin McKiernan †
1994
Christo and Jeanne-Claude †
First Lady Matilda R. Cuomo
1995
Patricia Brady-Danzig ’53, G’56
2008
Leon Golub †
Linda Caldwell Fuller Millard Dean Fuller †
Gov. David Paterson
Patricia Hayes Rev. Joseph A. O’Hare, SJ
Kati Haycock
2009
The Honorable Loretta A. Preska ’70
Carl E. Touhey †
Jimmy Fallon ’09
Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ
John Joseph Zogby
Joseph James Bulmer †
2002
2010
Louis C. Vaccaro
Dr. Frank H.T. Rhodes
Maria Bartiromo
Clifton R. Wharton Jr.
Lee Shaw †
Dr. Jeremiah Lowney, Jr.
Antoinette O. Bosco ’50
Gail Deegan ’68
1996
Dr. Frances Fox Piven 1997 Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC †
2003
The Honorable Raymond W. Kelly
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mervyn L. Alphonso ’75
James P. Menzies
1998
Joy S. Emery
H. Carl McCall Grace Corcoran Kennedy ’37 † George J. Mitchell
William R. Pulleyblank
2004 First Lady Libby Pataki
2011 Michelle Rhee 2012 Kathleen Sullivan R. Mark Sullivan, Ed.D. 2013 James J. Sandman J. Spencer Standish †
Thomas A. Manion
Elaine Houston
1999
Morris Massry †
2014
Dr. Carol Warenchak Denicole ’56 †
Daniel P. Nolan
Sr. Karen M. Kennelly, CSJ Thelma P. Lally † Matthew H. Mataraso 2000 John Hume Timothy J. Russert † The Honorable Joseph L. Bruno The Honorable Joseph W. Bellacosa The Honorable Inder Kumar Gujral Tadesse Wuhib, M.D. ’87 Rev. Leo J. O’Donovan, SJ 2001 His Eminence Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy
Dr. Antonia Coello Novello
2005
Patricia Hunter Standish ’50, G’57
Harry M. Rosenfeld
Mary Beth O’Brien
2015
Lawrence M. Small
Timothy John Fenton
The Honorable Gerald D. Jennings 2016 2006
Sr. Katherine Hanley CSJ, Ph.D. ’61
Dr. Billy Taylor † Joseph J. Plumeri
2017
Gerardine Fitzgerald Ferlins ’70
Eve Burton
2007
2018
Chuck Close
Parisa Khosravi
Dr. Gregory Peter Maguire Denise E. O’Donnell, J.D.
2019
The Honorable Elizabeth O’Connor Little ’62
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
The Carondelet Medal Sister Mary Anne Heenan, CSJ ’68, Carondelet Medal Recipient Past chair and current member, Saint Rose Board of Trustees Sister Mary Anne Heenan is known for leading with
Sister Mary Anne has served on the Saint Rose
a mathematician’s analytical mind and a servant-
Board of Trustees twice – from 1988 to 2004, and
leader's heart. She has brought compassion, focus,
then again beginning in 2010 through today. From
and consensus-building to her many roles, whether
December 2017 through early 2020, she also served
it was leading Catholic schools during times of
as board chair.
rapid change, helping numerous boards to stay centered on their missions, or forging partnerships between organizations for the betterment of the dear neighbor. Firm, yet always gracious, Sister Mary Anne can manage even the most difficult situations, bringing groups together over common values and a commitment to selflessness.
She is the former superintendent of the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Syracuse and a senior consultant with Wisconsin-based Meitler, a strategic consulting firm serving Catholic and other faith-based schools nationwide. From 2013 to 2020, she served as director of the Albany Province of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. She is a former chair of the New York
As both a member and past chair of the Saint Rose
State Council of Catholic School Superintendents;
Board of Trustees, she has never failed to remind
and a former member of the boards of the Saint
fellow board members that students are the reason
Francis Adult Day Care Center in Syracuse,
and purpose for the College, and serving them justly
Support Inc. of Syracuse, Junior Achievement of
and equitably is at the root of the Saint Rose mission.
Central New York, and African Sisters Educational
Collaborative. She is currently serving as chair of
in education from the State University of New
the board of directors for St. Mary’s Hospital in
York at Oswego, and completed advanced
Amsterdam, New York.
study in educational administration at SUNY
As the Albany Province Director of the Sisters of St. Joseph, she led innovative and bold change,
Cortland, SUNY Oswego, Fordham University, and Manhattan College.
guiding the establishment of a collaborative
In describing some of her fellow Sisters, Sister Mary
agreement with Eddy Senior Care, part of St.
Anne once said, “They would encourage us not to
Peter's Health Partners (SPHP). The innovative
settle for what is, but to think about and dream
plan enables the Sisters to continue to receive
about what could be.”
health care at the Provincial House while allowing St. Peter's Health Partners to bring new health care services to seniors in Albany and Rensselaer counties. The partnership was part of a strategic plan to allow the aging members of their order to receive care at the Provincial House and remain together, and it enables the Eddy to establish a new senior care facility — caring for the dear neighbor. Sister Mary Anne earned a bachelor’s degree in
Her own career has reflected this same approach, whether it was shaping a system for thousands of Catholic school students, thinking creatively about healthcare, or helping to guide the College toward innovation while staying true to its founding values. She is both servant-leader and teacher — showing others the rewards of focusing on mission and ceaselessly seeking ways to widen that impact.
mathematics at Saint Rose, a master’s degree
IN RECOGNITION Sister Mary Anne Heenan, in your decades as a school leader, educational consultant, board member, and leader for both your alma mater and your order, you have lived our mission of inclusivity and service to the dear neighbor. As a past chair and current member of the Saint Rose Board of Trustees, you’ve asked questions that bring consensus and have never failed to remind us that students are the heart of the College. In your leadership and board roles for many organizations, you’ve solved problems with creativity and compassion, finding ways to multiply the impact of the solution to touch as many lives as possible and serve the needs of the times. For reminding us that centering ourselves on our shared values will always bring us to the greater good, Sister Mary Anne, The College of Saint Rose confers to you its highest honor, the Carondelet Medal.
The Carondelet Medal This medal is awarded to an individual who, through working in the community, has enabled others to move toward a fuller development of their personhood. Thus is the larger human family nourished. The recipient has shown a commitment to striving for excellence, as well as supporting equal access to education, in keeping with the College’s founding vision. In addition, the recipient is one committed to the Saint Rose tradition of the liberal arts, understood here as education of the whole person, and to those moral and religious values that are consistent with Judeo-Christian tradition. Finally, in conferring this medal, The College of Saint Rose recognizes the individual for exceptional contributions to education, which, in the broadest sense of the word, is the passing on to others that which one has received.
RECIPIENTS OF THE CARONDELET MEDAL 1985 Sister M. Rosaleen Gilroy, CSJ, ’24 †
2005 Charles E. Greene, Jr.
1986 The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
2008 Sister Rose Regina Smith, CSJ ’50
1989 Sister Mary Kevin Ford, CSJ, ’41, L.H.D., ’79 †
2012 Karene Tarquin Faul †
1991 Sister Catherine T. McNamee, CSJ, ’53, L.H.D. ’75
2013 Howard J. Hubbard, D.D.
1995 Sister Anne Tranelli, CSJ ’66, G’78
2014 Margaret M. Kirwin, Ed.D.
1996 Sister Anne L. Clark, CSJ, ’59, G’66
2015 Sister Anne Bryan Smollin, CSJ ’66 †
1998 William A. Dunne
2017 Sister Charleen Bloom, CSJ, Ph.D. ’57
2002 J. Robert Sheehan †
2021 Sister Mary Anne Heenan, CSJ ’68
Academic Programs and Degrees
Bachelor of Music (B.M.)
The College Experience Program
curriculum in a professional field of music.
A degree conferred by institutions of higher education for the completion of a four-year
In partnership with The College of Saint Rose and Living Resources, the College Experience
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Program is a two-year certificate program for
The degree conferred by institutions of higher
individuals with intellectual and developmental
education for the completion of a four-year
disabilities. The curriculum is designed to foster
curriculum with emphasis on science, or for the
independence and encourage students with
completion of a four-year curriculum in certain
developmental disabilities to explore areas of
technical or professional fields.
interest both professionally and socially.
completion of the program.
Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Science in Education (M.S. in Ed.)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
second degree, ranking above the bachelor’s
The degree conferred by institutions of higher
degree and below the Ph.D., Ed.D. or other
education for the completion of a four-year
equivalent doctoral degrees.
The program’s main goal is for each student to be prepared to enjoy independent living and working (with or without assistance) upon
curriculum in liberal arts, originally with emphasis on the humanities, but more recently without
The degree of advanced character, usually a
Certificate of Advanced Study
regard to a special field of emphasis.
A credential issued by institutions in recognition
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
leading to a degree. The College of Saint Rose offers
The degree conferred by institutions of higher
both post-bachelor’s and post-master’s Certificates
education for the completion of a four-year
of Advanced Study.
of the completion of a curriculum other than one
curriculum in the visual arts.
Academic Heraldry The history of academic dress reaches back to the days of the oldest European and British universities. From the basic design of this attire, the American colleges devised a suitable symbolism for academic apparel. The bachelor’s gown has long pointed sleeves, whereas the master’s gown is distinguished by long oblong sleeves; the doctor’s gown is faced along the front with broad velvet panels and has full bell-shaped sleeves, each bearing three horizontal bars of velvet. It is the hood that gives color to the academic costume and identifies the degree awarded. The hood is silklined with the colors of the institution conferring the degree. Gold and white are the official colors of The College of Saint Rose. The hood is bordered with velvet of a prescribed width and color to signify respective fields of learning. For example, white for bachelor and master of arts, and golden yellow for bachelor and master of science. Caps worn with bachelor’s and master’s gowns generally have black tassels.
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