University of Richmond School of Professional and Continuing Studies – Class of 2020 Program

Commencement

School of Professional and Continuing Studies

Class of 2020

May 8, 2021

Dear Graduates: We find ourselves celebrating graduation in a new and different way this year.

While I wish the pandemic were behind us, I am delighted that we are able to gather in-person to celebrate your remarkable accomplishments at the University of Richmond. This program notes many of those achievements, yet such lists can only hint at the range of successes and opportunities that you have collectively realized.

This ceremony marks an important milestone; it also celebrates a beginning – indeed, a commencement – of the lives of purpose for which your education has prepared you. Our hope is that your time at Richmond has challenged you intellectually, animated a lifelong curiosity, and introduced you to new perspectives and experiences. We have also sought to give you the opportunity to build lasting friendships with faculty, staff, and fellow students from whom you will continue to draw knowledge and inspiration.

Many of you have embraced this work while pursuing careers and raising families, and we share great pride in your accomplishments. It has been a privilege to have you in our community of scholars, and we look forward with anticipation to the difference you will make as leaders in your professions and communities. As you extend your appreciation to family and friends who have supported you on this path, know that when the last strains of Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 have played and you have departed the Robins Center with your classmates, you will always have a home here at Richmond.

My best wishes,

Ronald A. Crutcher President

Commencement Exercises PRESIDING

Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher President, University of Richmond

Academic Processional March and National Anthem Invocation............................................................................................The Reverend Dr. Craig Kocher University Chaplain and Jessie Ball duPont Chair of the Chaplaincy Welcome....................................................................................................................President Crutcher Introductory Remarks.........................................................................................Dr. Jamelle S. Wilson Dean, School of Professional and Continuing Studies Student Commencement Speaker.......................................................................Brian C. Krach, C’20

Presentation of Awards.......................................................................................... Dr. Jeffrey W. Legro Executive Vice President & Provost

Margaret Dalton, C’12 President, 2019–21 SPCS Alumni Association 2020 Itzkowitz Family Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Award.................................... Dr. Meghan Rosatelli

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts 2020 Gibb Family Distinguished Alumni Award.......................................................Eric Beatty, ’01, GC’12

Presentation of Diplomas..................................................................................................Dean Wilson Conferring of Degrees............................................................................................. President Crutcher

Benediction.............................................................................................................................Dr. Kocher

Other Participants in the Ceremony Dr. Thomas J. Shields, Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs...............................................................University Marshal Jerrod David Hawkes, C’20.................................................................................................................. Mace Bearer Kiana Sheree Bradford, GC’19....................................................................................... United States Flag Bearer Tammy Alexander, GC’19........................................................................... University of Richmond Flag Bearer Tiffany Anne Humphrey, C’20...............................................................................................SPCS Banner Bearer Daniel L. Hocutt, R’92, G’98, SPCS Web Manager, Adjunct Professor, Liberal Arts................................Reader * Mace, Flag, Banner bearers, and other students participating in the program are graduating students with the highest grade point averages. In the event of a tie, selection is made by committee. While Tiffany Humphrey, C’20, received the honor of being named SPCS Banner Bearer, she was not able to attend the ceremony in person. In her place, student speaker Brian Krach, C’20, will be carrying the school banner.

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Students in Completion of Award Requirements CERTIFICATE IN APPLIED STUDIES Graduates — December 27, 2019 • May 9, 2020 • August 19, 2020 Benjamin Joseph Blados.........................................................................................Richmond, Va. Shani Figgins Buchholz.........................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Francine Bernice Critchlow......................................................................................... Suffolk, Va. Alexander Page Crockett-Verba................................................................... Elizabeth City, N.C. Anthony Michael Forte................................................................................. Hoffman Estates, Ill. Charleatta D. Funney..............................................................................................Richmond, Va. William Frederick Graeter.............................................................................................. Pisa, Italy Shavon Ernestine Gunnell......................................................................................Richmond, Va. John E. Hambly..............................................................................................................Pulaski, Va. Meron B. Jembere................................................................................................... Glen Allen, Va. Sarah Faye Levine....................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Danielle Siera McCowan-Lewis............................................................................Richmond, Va. Monique M. Nguyen........................................................................................... Falls Church, Va. Tanisha LaShay Oliver............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Robert Dirom Richards III.....................................................................................Richmond, Va. Dylan Charles Shiflett.............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Taylor N. Stevenson......................................................................................... Prince George, Va. Lauren Brooke Vaughan.........................................................................................Richmond, Va. Darryl E. Wright......................................................................................................Richmond, Va.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY Graduates — December 27, 2019 • May 9, 2020 • August 19, 2020 Suzette Monet’ Banks-Flowers...............................................................................Petersburg, Va. Amanda Paige Bolton.................................................................................. Hanover County, Va. Kristen R. Callan....................................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Timothy T. Carter....................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Janine Elizabeth D’Elia................................................................................................ Chester, Va. Amy Lynn Ferry.......................................................................................................Poquoson, Va. Diane Marie Flemming............................................................................North Chesterfield, Va. Elizabeth Camp Hanson.........................................................................................Richmond, Va. Charlene Heyward...................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Amanda Marie Holt................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Erin Gabrielle Hurley.................................................................................................. Henrico, Va. Timothy Cameron Jessee........................................................................................Richmond, Va. Janielle Shaunte Lattimore.......................................................................................Hampton, Va. Elizabeth H. Morris.................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Lyndsey Gayle Noel.......................................................................................................Amelia, Va. Shavvon LaTonya Price.......................................................................................... Glen Allen, Va. 4

Rachel Hannah Principe.........................................................................................Richmond, Va. Lindsey Capraro Smith...........................................................................................Richmond, Va. Paul Michael Suhr................................................................................................ Chesterfield, Va. Laurie Thompson Surles........................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Elizabeth Hayes Thomas.........................................................................................Richmond, Va.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Graduate — May 9, 2020 Laura R. Hansen......................................................................................................Richmond, Va.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE — PUBLIC HISTORY Graduate — May 9, 2020 Christine Victoria Wuebker...................................................................................Richmond, Va.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE TEACHER LICENSURE PREPARATION Graduates — December 27, 2019 • May 9, 2020 Diamond Iyabo-Seymone Agbedare.......................................................................Hampton, Va. Whittney Sinclaire Barnes......................................................................................Richmond, Va. Laura Elizabeth Beard.............................................................................................. Arlington, Va. Maria Albana Bourke........................................................................................... Chesterfield, Va. Tonya Marsh Campbell.......................................................................................... Glen Allen, Va. Andrew Blake Carrey..............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Lisa Dragani Cooley............................................................................................. Chesterfield, Va. Marlea S. Donaho...................................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Molly K. Dunsmore........................................................................................................Crozet, Va. Jennifer Kay Harris..............................................................................................Muskegon, Mich.

Peter R. Jenkins............................................................................................................ Henrico, Va. Chandley Elyse Jones..............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Amanda Rogers Jordan...........................................................................................Richmond, Va. Gabriella Kaszala.................................................................................................... Glen Allen, Va. Lisa C. Langberg..................................................................................................... Glen Allen, Va. Stephanie L. Mackey...............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Margaret L. O’Connor.............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Emily Marie O’Laughlin....................................................................................... Midlothian, Va. Casey M. Parker............................................................................................... Mechanicsville, Va. Regine C. Pittman................................................................................................ Chesterfield, Va. Lane Lorene Riekel.................................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Shayla Patrice Riggs................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Stephen Samuel Roszel VIII...................................................................................Richmond, Va. Caroline P. Schoeneweis........................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Shay S. Schultheis................................................................................................... Alexandria, Va. 5

Michael Joseph Shrum............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Shelby E. Smith................................................................................................ Mechanicsville, Va. Cynthia Ward Weber........................................................................................... Chesterfield, Va. Deborah Roberta Wilde........................................................................................ Springfield, Va. Lindsey Jordan Winston................................................................................... Williamsburg, Va.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LIBERAL ARTS Graduates — December 27, 2019 • May 9, 2020 • August 19, 2020 Emily S. Ball................................................................................................................. Henrico, Va. Lendi Leah Bass......................................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Shannon Helene Ciucci........................................................................................... Easton, Conn.

Kinga Joanna Dankowska.................................................................................Zgorzelec, Poland Tawana Lucretia Demery.......................................................................................Richmond, Va. Robert Hunter Hancock Jr.....................................................................................Richmond, Va. Jerrod David Hawkes............................................................................................... Syracuse, N.Y. Kalene Szymczak Hill.....................................................................................Fredericksburg, Va. Melissa R. Howell....................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Keisha N. Manley....................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Drucilla Adams Marsh................................................................................................ Henrico, Va. Christine M. McCoy.............................................................................................. Glen Allen, Va. Michael Edward McDaniel...................................................................................... Rockville, Va. Kelly A. Ortiz.......................................................................................................... Richmond, Va. Sarah Elizabeth Petty............................................................................................ Midlothian, Va. Johnny Lee Woods-Spitzer....................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Joseph Lee Taylor..........................................................................................................Exmore, Va.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Graduates — December 27, 2019 • May 9, 2020 • August 19, 2020 Ian Andrew Barclay.............................................................................................. Midlothian, Va. Matthew J. Broderick.........................................................................................Binghamton, N.Y. Jacob C. Clary.................................................................................................. Mechanicsville, Va. Lucas J. Everett.........................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Jennifer Michelle Halligan....................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Angela Marie Helck.................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Tiffany Anne Humphrey....................................................................................... Glen Allen, Va. Sean Kim.................................................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Abdulai Samuel Koroma.............................................................................Makeni, Sierra Leone Brian C. Krach............................................................................................................. Henrico, Va. Ryan W. Kramer.......................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Laini Katrese Marshall............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Patricia Leigh Messer..............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Heather Renee Mitchell.................................................................................. Mechanicsville, Va. Yenny Munoz Rosales.............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Leslea Noelle Newlon.............................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Christine Jean Poindexter..................................................................... Chesterfield County, Va. 6

Ryan Lee Pullin........................................................................................................... Lakeside, Va. Hector Christian Damien Quinones....................................................................Richmond, Va. Jeffrey Charles Evan Szwarc...................................................................................Richmond, Va. Katherine H. Troy....................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Matthew Arthur Turek...........................................................................................Richmond, Va. John Wade Waldrop......................................................................................................Amelia, Va. Megan Yeats Wilson....................................................................................... Tappahannock, Va. Kevin Kyle Wood............................................................................................. Mechanicsville, Va.

MASTER OF EDUCATION Graduates — December 27, 2019 • May 9, 2020 • August 19, 2020 R. Peyton Anderson III.................................................................................................Amelia, Va. Caroline Holli Beazley............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Meredith Leigh Prin Blomquist..................................................................................Bel Air, Md. Kiana Sheree Bradford............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Rachel Elizabeth Bringewatt..................................................................................Richmond, Va. Jasmine Eman Brown.................................................................................................. Henrico, Va. Andrea J. Bullis.......................................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Kathleen Eaton Clements.......................................................................................Richmond, Va. Sally Hinson Clements.................................................................................................Warsaw, Va. Beverly Lloyd Cocke.............................................................................................. Glen Allen, Va. Jason Lee Collins............................................................................................. Christiansburg, Va. Brian Paul Conlon..................................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Yael D. Fletcher........................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Diana Chadwick Futrell.................................................................................. Mechanicsville, Va. Chereese Shontae’ Harrison..............................................................................Spring Lake, N.C. Christen Harmeling Hawkins................................................................................Richmond, Va. Clinton Carty James............................................................................................... Glen Allen, Va. Robert R. Knaupp...................................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Stephanie Lynn Mackey..........................................................................................Richmond, Va. Ian Redfern McClure................................................................................................... Chester, Va. Jeanine Candace Mowbray................................................................................ Wilmington, Del. Gráinne F. Murray...................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Casey Marie Parker......................................................................................... Mechanicsville, Va. Virginia Ann Sadler................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Matthew Robert Seidita..........................................................................................Richmond, Va. Andrew McNeal Stoddard..................................................................................... Glen Allen, Va. Nichole Elizabeth Thomas.................................................................................... Glen Allen, Va. Philip Sutherland Tickle.........................................................................................Richmond, Va. Tara Wesley..............................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Deborah Roberta Wilde........................................................................................ Springfield, Va.

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MASTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Graduates — December 27, 2019 • May 9, 2020 Emily M. Beers........................................................................................................Midlothian, Va. Jarmal Tyrone Anthony Bevels Jr..................................................................Fredericksburg, Va. Samantha L. Burton...............................................................................................Goochland, Va. Keaton Coleby Elam Busser...................................................................................Richmond, Va. Rachael Connors.....................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Fletcher Christian Cox............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Noah R. Cox.............................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Anjelica E. Crawford........................................................................................ Prince George, Va. Megan Rita Dooley..................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Marilyn Nicole Durham.......................................................................................... Powhatan, Va. Jonathan Fisher.........................................................................................................Beaufort, N.C. Briley Conder Lemon.............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Anne Frances Morgan........................................................................................... Glen Allen, Va. MacKenzie Atkins Pope..................................................................................Fredericksburg, Va.

MASTER OF LIBERAL ARTS Graduates — December 27, 2019 • May 9, 2020 • August 19, 2020 Tammy Alexander........................................................................................... Mechanicsville, Va. Sojourna J. Cunningham.................................................................................. Scotch Plains, N.J. Elizabeth Adelaide Darling....................................................................................Richmond, Va. Charles P. Fessler.................................................................................................................Erie, Pa. Lorena Elizabeth Oskins.................................................................................. Rochelle Park, N.J. Adam Douglas Otero............................................................................................. Glen Allen, Va. Amanda Alice O’Neal Powell.................................................................................Richmond, Va.

MASTER OF NONPROFIT STUDIES Graduates — December 27, 2019 • May 9, 2020 Rachel A. Biundo.....................................................................................................Richmond, Va. Lindsey Reid Campbell..................................................................................... Rocky Mount, Va. Gwendolyn Alston Douglas.................................................................................. Glen Allen, Va. Amber Nicole Garcia..............................................................................................Richmond, Va. Elizabeth Anne Gilkeson King............................................................................. Glen Allen, Va. Emily Anna Koci....................................................................................................... Rockville, Va. Timothy N. Nesselrodt...........................................................................................Richmond, Va. Jenna Claire Slowey............................................................................................ Moorestown, N.J.

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Biographies STUDENT SPEAKER Brian C. Krach cultivated his passion for helping people solve problems as the sole proprietor of an independent insurance practice for over a decade. That passion, combined with a desire for personal challenge, led Krach to return to higher education after a twenty-year break. The University of Richmond School of Professional & Continuing Studies provided the perfect opportunity for him to further his personal and professional goals.

Krach began pursuing a bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies at UR in the summer of 2018 after learning about SPCS from an information session at Reynolds Community College. His educational momentum pushed him beyond his bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies. After earning an undergraduate degree in May 2020, Krach started law school at the University of Richmond in August as part of a long-term goal to maximize his contribution to society.

Krach credits his life experience, family support, and zeal for learning as playing a role in his aspiration for professional gratification as well as for his success.

ITZKOWITZ FAMILY DISTINGUISHED ADJUNCT FACULTY AWARD Dr. Meghan Rosatelli is an adjunct professor in English and the humanities in SPCS, where she teaches courses in American literature and culture; and in the Department of Art and Art History, where she teaches courses on digital art. Rosatelli received a Ph.D. in Media, Art, and Text from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2011.

Rosatelli’s dissertation, A Framework for Digital Emotions, focused on the relationships between digitization and art practices as well as digital and internet art history. She is the founder and director of the online journal Digital America: an online journal on digital culture and art, which is supported by the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Richmond.

Over the past eleven years as an adjunct professor at the University of Richmond, Rosatelli has also held roles leading digital interpretation at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and in experience design at Capital One, where she currently leads the global design system.

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GIBB FAMILY DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Eric Beatty graduated from the University of Richmond in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree and the School of Professional and Continuing Studies in 2012 with a master’s degree in Human Resource Management. Beatty served on the SPCS Alumni Association Board from 2012–19 and was the Board’s president from 2017–19.

Beatty has worked at the University of Richmond for 19 years and is a captain with the UR Police Department. He is an avid lifelong learner and has attended the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police Chief Executive Leadership School and also has earned a Mini-MBA from the Robins School of Business. Eric belongs to several professional organizations and maintains instructor certification for the Speed Measurement and Crisis Intervention Team.

Beatty currently serves on the SPCS Dean’s Ambassadors Circle. He has two daughters and lives in Manakin-Sabot with his wife, Brittany, who is a 2015 graduate of SPCS. Beatty enjoys being outdoors and spending time with his wife, kids, animals, and family.

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