Commencement Program 2023

Baccalaureate and Commencement Saturday, May Sixth and Sunday, May Seventh Two Thousand Twenty Three

Mission

Waynesburg University educates students to make connections between faith, learning and serving so they might faithfully transform their communities and the world. As a Christian comprehensive University, we strive to inspire and challenge every undergraduate and graduate student to a life of leadership and purpose for the glory of God.

The Academic Procession Mr. Rea Redd, Faculty Marshal Dr. James R. Bush, Deputy Faculty Marshal Mr. Andrew Heisey, Assistant Faculty Marshal Mr. Kenneth Cairns, Assistant Faculty Marshal

During the Commencement Procession through the parks, degree candidates will split ranks to line both sides of the walkway to Miller Hall as a sign of respect and appreciation to faculty, administration and special guests passing through the rows of graduates.

As the recessional takes place at the conclusion of the Commencement Exercises, graduates will receive the same sign of respect and appreciation as they, in turn, pass through members of the faculty and administration lining the pathway through the park.

THE COLORGUARD THE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES THE WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY

The Color Guard is provided by the WVU Army/Air Force ROTC Program

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The Graduate Programs Commencement Exercises Founded 1849 THE PROCESSIONAL Coronation March......................................................................... Meyerbeer Pomp and Circumstance.........................................................................Elgar Sinfonies DeFanfares...........................................................................Mouret Rigaudon.............................................................................................Campra Prelude and Fugue in C Major..........................................................J.S. Bach With Trumpets and Horns.................................................................. Handel Ferdinand Dolfi ’84, Organist THE WELCOME..................................................................................................Rea Redd Director of Eberly Library, Librarian IV and Professor and Faculty Marshal THE NATIONAL ANTHEM “Star Spangled Banner”.......................................................................... Francis Scott Key Tess Marlin Gabriel Reed Senior Lamplighters

THE INVOCATION................................................................................... Joshua Sumpter University Chaplain

GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES................... Gregory J. Halvatzis ’73 ..................................................................................................... Chair, Board of Trustees

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER........................................................ Douglas G. Lee ’81 ................................................................................................ President of the University

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THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS........................................................Mindy M. Zatta "The Power of Defining Moments"

THE PRESENTATION OF THE TIMOTHY AND CAROLYN THYREEN SERVICE LEADERSHIP AWARD........................................ Presented by President Douglas G. Lee Mindy M. Zatta, MBA ’09 GRADUATE PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE......................................... Alyson Johnson

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Candidates will be presented to President Douglas G. Lee ‘81

by Dana Cook Baer, Provost

THE VALEDICTORY TO THE GRADUATES.................................... Douglas G. Lee ’81 .................................................................................................. President of the University

THE BENEDICTION.................................................................................. Joshua Sumpter University Chaplain

THE RECESSIONAL.........................................................James D. Randolph Kiltie Band Bagpipers Andrew Heisey Jeremy Olisar, Director Lucas Pettit Drummers Camilo Jauregui, Drum Instructor Damien Murbach Tim Reeder Tricia Sarada Conner Sawyer

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Baccalaureate Founded 1849 THE PROCESSIONAL Coronation March........................................................................................ Meyerbeer Sinfonies DeFanfares........................................................................................ Mouret Rigaudon........................................................................................................... Campra Prelude and Fugue in C Major......................................................................... J.S.Bach With Trumpets and Horns................................................................................Handel Ferdinand Dolfi ’84, Organist

THE WELCOME....................................................................................................Rea Redd Director of Eberly Library, Librarian IV and Professor and Faculty Marshal

THE INVOCATION....................................................................................Joshua Sumpter University Chaplain THE ANTHEM Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal...................................traditional hymn arr. Alice Parker The Lamplighters Touring Choir Melanie Vaccari Catana, Director LITANY......................................................................................................Dana Cook Baer Provost Reader:

Lord of earth and heaven, your call resounds like a clear, bright trumpet blast.

Congregation:

Come, worship the giver of all good gifts!

Reader:

Holy God, you take delight in our gifts and talents offered back to you as a living sacrifice.

Congregation:

May our worship express gratitude for the accomplishments of these years past.

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Reader:

Faithful Father, you ask us to trust you for the future.

Graduates:

May our worship express our faith that you will guide and direct our paths in the years to come.

Reader:

Redeemer King, you equip and prepare your people to bear your loving Kingdom to a world in need.

Graduates:

May our worship declare our commitment to do your will through loving service.

Reader:

Lord of Hosts, you send forth your Spirit to free us - body, mind and heart - to live with unceasing praise.

Congregation:

May our worship reflect the dedication of our hands and feet, wealth and resources, time and talents to the purifying fire of your Spirit!

All:

Lord, we are yours, draw us near to you!

*THE HYMN O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Page 130)...........................................Charles Wesley Melanie Vaccari Catana Director of Choral Music/Assistant Professor of Vocal Music O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise, The glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace!

Jesus! the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease, 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 'tis life and health and peace.

He breaks the power of cancelled sin, he sets the prisoner free; His blood can make the foulest clean; his blood availed for me.

He speaks, and listening to His voice, new life the dead receive; The mournful, broken hearts rejoice; the humble poor believe.

My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim, To spread thro' all the earth abroad the honors of your name.

THE SCRIPTURE LESSON.........................................................................Genesis 12:1-3; John 21:1-19

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER.........................................................Douglas G. Lee ‘81 President of the University

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*The congregation is requested to stand and join in the singing.

THE BACCALAUREATE SERMON........................Reverend Austin Crenshaw Shelley Senior Pastor and Head of Staff at Shadyside Presbyterian Church “Broke, Blessed and Beloved”

*THE HYMN Be Thou My Vision (Page 532).................................................Eleanor H. Hull, SLANE Melanie Vaccari Catana Director of Choral Music/Assistant Professor of Vocal Music Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart Naught be all else to me, save that thou art.

Thou my best thought, by day or by night, Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word; I ever with thee, and Thou with me, Lord.

Thou and Thou only, first in my heart, High King of Heaven, my treasure thou art.

High king of heaven, my victory won, May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

THE BENEDICTION..................................................................................Joshua Sumpter University Chaplain

THE RECESSIONAL THE ORGAN POSTLUDE

*The congregation is requested to stand and join in the singing.

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The Academic Procession Mr. Rea Redd, Faculty Marshal Dr. James R. Bush, Deputy Faculty Marshal Mr. Andrew Heisey, Assistant Faculty Marshal Mr. Kenneth Cairns, Assistant Faculty Marshal

During the Commencement Procession through the parks, degree candidates will split ranks to line both sides of the walkway to Miller Hall as a sign of respect and appreciation to faculty, administration and special guests passing through the rows of graduates.

As the recessional takes place at the conclusion of the Commencement Exercises, graduates will receive the same sign of respect and appreciation as they, in turn, pass through members of the faculty and administration lining the pathway through the park.

THE COLORGUARD THE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES THE WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY

The Color Guard is provided by the WVU Army/Air Force ROTC Program 8

The Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Founded 1849 THE PROCESSIONAL Coronation March......................................................................... Meyerbeer Pomp and Circumstance.........................................................................Elgar Sinfonies DeFanfares...........................................................................Mouret Rigaudon.............................................................................................Campra Prelude and Fugue in C Major..........................................................J.S. Bach With Trumpets and Horns.................................................................. Handel Ferdinand Dolfi ’84, Organist THE WELCOME..................................................................................................Rea Redd Director of Eberly Library, Librarian IV and Professor and Faculty Marshal THE NATIONAL ANTHEM “Star Spangled Banner”.......................................................................... Francis Scott Key Tess Marlin Gabriel Reed Senior Lamplighters

THE INVOCATION................................................................................... Joshua Sumpter University Chaplain GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.................... Gregory J. Halvatzis ’73 ...................................................................................................... Chair, Board of Trustees INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER......................................................... Douglas G. Lee ’81 ................................................................................................. President of the University THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS................................................... Mr. Thomas Foley President of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania (AICUP) “The Value Proposition of a Waynesburg University Degree” 9

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES Recipients presented by Reverend Thomas Hall and Mr. J.W. Montgomery Assisting with the investitures will be Mr. Mark Fox and Dr. Carolyn Thyreen DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS Mr. Thomas Foley DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS Reverend Austin Crenshaw Shelley RECOGNITION OF VALEDICTORIANS...............................................Maddison Butler Gabriela Hallman Elliott Kimball THE VALEDICTORY TO THE UNIVERSITY.......................................Gabriela Hallman Resilience In Small And Big Moments CONFERRING OF DEGREES Candidates will be presented to President Douglas G. Lee ‘81

by Dana Cook Baer, Provost

THE PRESENTATION OF THE DOUGLAS G. AND KATHRYN D. LEE SERVANT LEADERSHIP AWARD............................................Presented By Gregory J. Halvatzis ’73 Chair, Board of Trustees

THE VALEDICTORY TO THE GRADUATES.................................... Douglas G. Lee ’81 .................................................................................................. President of the University

THE BENEDICTION.................................................................................. Joshua Sumpter University Chaplain THE RECESSIONAL.......................................................... James D. Randolph Kiltie Band Bagpipers Andrew Heisey Jeremy Olisar, Director Lucas Pettit Drummers Camilo Jauregui, Drum Instructor Damien Murbach Tim Reeder Tricia Sarada Conner Sawyer 10

About our Commencement Speaker Mindy Zatta is a private wealth advisor with over 20 years of experience.

Zatta has devoted her entire career to the financial services industry and bettering her clients’ lives. Before joining IronBridge Wealth Counsel, she served as a financial advisor helping to build a successful advisory practice at a national financial services firm.

Zatta’s commitment and service to her clients are the guiding principles that drive her business and every decision she makes.

While at her former broker dealer, Zatta was a member of The Resource Group, an invitation-only nationwide network of the top 200 planners.

Additionally, Zatta was a member of the WISE group, a special group of women inspiring, supporting and educating other female colleagues, clients and future advisors pursuing knowledge and services in the financial planning industry. She has also been recognized as a Five Star Wealth Manager for the past ten consecutive years.

Deeply involved in her community, Zatta serves on the Washington Health System Foundation Board as the Investment Committee Chair; the Washington County Hospital Authority; the Washington Area Humane Society Board; and Waynesburg University’s Business Advisory Board. Her volunteer efforts with charitable organizations are numerous and include the American Cancer Society, RELAY for Life, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Dress for Success.

Zatta holds an M.B.A. from Waynesburg University and a B.A. in Economics and Women’s Studies from Denison University. She also has earned designations as a certified financial planner, chartered retirement planning counselor and behavioral financial advisor.

Zatta currently resides in the Boro of East Washington with her husband, Jeremy.

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About our Baccalaureate Speaker The Reverend Austin Crenshaw Shelley is the Senior Pastor and Head of Staff at Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. Previously, Rev. Shelley served for nine years as the Associate Minister of Christian Education at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, where she was ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in October 2012.

After earning her Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College, Rev. Shelley received her Master of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary, where she is presently a Ph.D. candidate in homiletics. Throughout her years of study at Princeton, she has continued her strong commitment to sacred music and the arts as a soprano and flautist with the seminary’s choir.

Prior to attending seminary, Rev. Shelley began her journey toward a second career in professional ministry as the Director of Youth Ministries at Lake Murray Presbyterian Church in South Carolina. Her first career as a teacher of visual art, Spanish, Latin, and gifted students’ programming turned out to be pivotal in preparing her for her passions in ministry: children’s ministry, ministry in the public square, writing, teaching, and preaching.

In 2014, Rev. Shelley joined the governing board of Young Clergy Women International, serving as managing editor of the organization’s online magazine, until her graduation from the group in 2019. Since that time, she has enjoyed writing poetry, sermons, and articles for various publications, including The Christian Century; Connections; and Preaching as Resistance: Voices of Hope, Justice, and Solidarity, edited by Phil Snider.

Rev. Shelley and her husband, Mark, together parent four children.

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About our Commencement Speaker Tom Foley, president of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania (AICUP), has held numerous leadership positions over three decades in four fields, including education, workforce development, volunteer service and public policy.

Foley has testified more than 50 times before governmental and legislative bodies in Harrisburg, Belfast, Dublin and Washington, D.C., and chaired ten statewide boards and commissions in Pennsylvania.

He has written on a wide range of public policy topics, including on issues of justice, foreign policy, preschool education, sports, workforce development and Irish history. The recipient of over 100 awards for his endeavors, Foley was named a Top 100 Irish American in both education and law, becoming one of only two individuals to receive both honors. Foley is also the recipient of the Centennial Medal for Service, the Liberty Bell Award and numerous humanitarian awards, and is an honorary member of the Philadelphia Fire Department.

Foley has served in both the executive and legislative branches of the federal government, working for Congressman James Shannon and then-Senator Joe Biden, whom he served as speechwriter and legislative aide. He also did intensive work in D.C. on issues involving peace and justice in Northern Ireland and Central America.

Foley and his wife, Michele, a lifelong educator, are parents of three sons, an historian, an architect and a family physician, and have four grandchildren.

Foley grew up in a family of 12 siblings, and is the grandson of Irish immigrants.

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Honor Graduates* BRIANNA NICOLE ADANITSCH

MICHAELENA JO HAMMOND

KARLEE ANDERSON

MARIA ELIZABETH HANNI

LEAH CORINNE BARRETT

ADAM JAMES HARTNETT

BRISTON JOSHUA BENNETT

MARINA ANNE HASTINGS

HALEY N. BERRY

KENDRA LOUISE HAUSHALTER

AUTUMN LINDSAY BLAIR

NICHOLAS LEE HAUSHALTER

SARAH KAYE BROWN

SAMUEL RILEY HAWKINS

NATHAN LEE BRUDNOCK

ALEC JORDAN HENDAL

CAELYN ALEXIS BUTLER

KATHERINE BROOKEROSE HENDERSON

MADDISON MARIE BUTLER

MACIE CHRISTINE HOTHEM

ALEXIS CAIN

RACHEL ANN JAKUBOVIC

ALISON RAE CAMMISA

ANDREW CHARLES KEMERER

KASIE MARIE CAMPBELL

DYLAN M. KENNEDY

HANNAH MARIE CHEPLIC

ELLIOTT TOD KIMBALL

ELIZABETH IRENE COLLINGS

EMILY ROSE KINGSTON

CAROLINE ROSE CULOS

CAITLIN ELIZABETH KOHLMEYER

ALYSSA LOUISE D’ALESSANDRO

COURTNEY KOONTZ

SYDNEY ELIZABETH DALLY

TREVOR MICHAEL KOTCHMAN

CASSANDRA NICOLE DARRALL

ERIN ELIZABETH LANG

EMMA GRACE DAUGHERTY

MICAH STEVENSON LEITH

MCKENZIE ANN DOWNER

COLSEN P. LINEY

KIRA R. DURDEN

LAUREN LOBER

ANDREW WILLIAM EVANS

PARKER MAKOWSKI

FAITH MARIE FALICK

AUSTIN JAMES MAKSIN

HALEY MORGAN FERRICKS

ALEKSA ELIZABETH MALYS

TYLER GRANT FUNK

QUINTIN ANDREW MAPSTONE

TYLER MICHAEL GADD

TESS CAROLINE MARLIN

COURTNEY CATHERINE GROVE

ALEXYS NICOLE MARSH

GABRIELA PATRICE HALLMAN

PAIGE CARMELA MATTES

* Honors based on cumulative grade point average through the First Semester of the 2022-2023 Academic Year. Gold Cords are worn by Honor Graduates.

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Honor Graduates* MAGGY JO MCCARTY

JALEXIE A. ROMAN

ROCKY ANDREW MCGEARY

HANNAH ELIZABETH ROSE

ZOE GRACE MEDVID

LACEY MARIE RUSSELL

RACHEL DANIELLE MEJALLI

MICHAEL J. SALIBA

TYLER M. METZGER

EMILY PAYTON SARVER

DREW BRYAN MILLER

MATTHEW JAMES SCHEIBER

HOPE ELIZABETH MILLER

EMILY M. SCHROEDER

MALLORY DAWN MILLER

KENNEDY GRACE SCHUCK

ELYSE ANNE MORGAN

BRODIE LEIGH SHAFFER

JAMES ROBERT MORRIS

SOPHIE ELIZABETH SHAHAN

CHRISTINA THERESIA MULLER

ALEXIS TAYLOR SHANDOR

JESSICA MARIE MYERS

REBECCA FAITHE SHANK

SAMANTHA AMBER NEWMAN

AIDAN E. SHEELY

ELIZABETH ROSE OSCHE

ERYNN ELIZABETH SOKOL

EVE MADELINE O’SULLIVAN

MARGARET OLIVIA STAINS

LANE SCOTT OURS

KAYLA STOHON

BROCK P. OWENS

JESSICA JADE STUER

BRITTANY NICOLE PALFREYMAN

AUDRA JEANNE TERRILL

ELLENA PATEL

HALEIGH SHAI THOMAS

SAMANTHA JO PETE

MAXWELL ISAAC TOOPS

ALIA JANAE PIECHNICK

REBEKAH JEANNE VAUGHAN

JOSHUA ALLEN POINDEXTER

ALIZA CHRISTINE WIDDUP

BRITNEY LYNN POLLOCK

HANNA CATHERINE WILSON

ABBY LYNN POWERS

JASON D. WISSINGER

MADISON SUSANNE RAMSEY

KATELYN ELIZABETH WOLFE

ELIZABETH RAUGHLEY

GRACE K. WOODS

SARAH RAE RENTLER

KAYLEA WREN

COREY JAIDYN RICHARDSON

CALEB JAMES YAUGER

JACLYN VICTORIA RIDER

JEFFERSON JAMES ZARELLA

SHAYLA MARIE ROKICKI

* Honors based on cumulative grade point average through the First Semester of the 2022-2023 Academic Year. Gold Cords are worn by Honor Graduates.

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DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE Neomi Aladjem Pittsburgh, PA “Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury Prevention: A Quality Improvement Project”

Megan Elizabeth Miller McMurray, PA “Fall Prevention Interventions Decreasing the Number of Falls in the Geriatric Psychiatric Population”

Lisa Marie Cameron New Castle, PA “Prevention of Pressure Injuries in Long-Term Care Residents: A Quality Improvement Initiative”

Courtney Lynne Nyoh Conway, PA “Implementation of Professional Development Mapping Sessions to Increase Perceived Development: A Quality Improvement Project”

Louise M. Dobbins Pittsburgh, PA “Early Patient Discharge: A Quality Improvement Initiative”

Christie Ryan McDonald, PA “Improving Bed Throughput: A Quality Improvement Initiative”

Marian Therese Longstreth Washington, PA “Implementing Best Practices for Decreasing Nurse Hesitancy to Call the Rapid Response Team: An EvidenceBased Quality Improvement Initiative”

Emily Ann Shawley Belle Vernon, PA “Interdisciplinary Telerounding in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative”

Kerry Ann Maier Monaca, PA “Resiliency Education in a Nurse Residency Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative”

Amy L. Snyder Sarver, PA “Implementation of Stay Interviews to Decrease Nurse Turnover and Increase Nurse Satisfaction”

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Jerry Lee Dooley Jr. Mannington, WV “Burnout Among School Counselors in West Virginia Public PK-12 Schools” 16

Leann E. Romitti West Mifflin, PA “LGBTQ+ Identified Counselors: Experiences in the Clincial Workplace”

MASTER OF ARTS Megan Anne Ayers Pittsburgh, PA

Anthony Nicholas Mirabile Conshohocken, PA

Megan Catherine Banes Bethel Park, PA

Cory D. Mitchell McMurray, PA

Ronald Paul Behanna III Charleroi, PA

Alexandria Jacqueline Pust Douglassville, PA

Danielle Deprise Butler West Mifflin, PA

Sean Patrick Ramsey Waynesburg, PA

Christopher Michael Caldwell Jr. Greensboro, PA

Keelie Rae Selvoski Rostraver, PA

Kristina Marie Cannon Connoquenessing, PA

Aaron James Sielski Waynesburg, PA

Hannah Elizabeth Carey Pittsburgh, PA

Isaiah Levera Skeete Washington, PA

Victoria L. Dishner Valencia, PA

Stephanie Lynne Stevens Ambridge, PA

Elizabeth A. Garren

Essence Imani Marie Suggs Waynesburg, PA

Chelsea J. Kautz Berlin, MD

James Jeffrey Van Zandt Pittsburgh, PA

Natalie Ann Krut McDonald, PA

Angela Dawn Veltri Bridgeville, PA

Sara R. Kwiatkowski Pittsburgh, PA

Erica Christine Warner Pittsburgh, PA

Charley Samantha Ledgerton Bridgeville, PA

Claire Elizabeth Wherthey Johnstown, PA

Olivia Claire Mahla Pittsburgh, PA

Amanda Marie Whitlow Georgetown, PA

Megan Carey McElligott Waynesburg, PA

Tyler Anthony Woodrow Gibsonia, PA

Washington Court House, OH

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MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Hannah Catherine Hamilton Waynesburg, PA

Gabrielle Pru Muilenburg Carmichaels, PA

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Jonathan Gordon Babyak IV Pittsburgh, PA

Robert Edward Kulpa Jr. Pataskala, OH

Annie Lynn Baich Pittsburgh, PA

Joshua Kumer Hickory, PA

Marinela Banovic Moon Township, PA

Ryan John Lemmon Waynesburg, PA

Natalie Magee Conte Philipsburg, PA

Derek Alan Martin Pittsburgh, PA

Taylor J. Criste Carnegie, PA

Michael Jonathon McVicker Waynesburg, PA

Robert Clark Fox Waynesburg, PA

Bradley Scott Meredith Freedom, PA

Elizabeth A. Garren

William Karamo Motley Pittsburgh, PA

Felicia M. Gehres Waynesburg, PA

Alexandra Marie Myers Washington, PA

Angelica Victoria Good Waynesburg, PA

Dylan James Nowakowski Bridgeport, OH

Joshua C. Hilzendeger McMurray, PA

Shannon Alexis Ortosky Richeyville, PA

Chace Montgomery Johnston Dilliner, PA

Zachary M. Palucka Pittsburgh, PA

Nijon Antonio Kirkman Cleveland, OH

Debra J. Panucci McMurray, PA

Washington Court House, OH

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Christine Perlick Pittsburgh, PA

James Louis Sray Jr. Canonsburg, PA

James Stephen Peters Washington, PA

Caleb Isaac Stephens Titusville, PA

Tyler J. Raines Elkridge, MD

Michelle L. Stonemark McDonald, PA

Robert Sean Redinger Pittsburgh, PA

Nicholas Peter Sylvester Coraopolis, PA

Gloria Gabriela Reed Midlothian, TX

Andrea Marie Taylor McMurray, PA

Charles Dunlap Richardson Lititz, PA

William Earl Teagarden Nemacolin, PA

Martin Anthony Rock Latrobe, PA

Adrienne Dawn Tharp Waynesburg, PA

Marc Pascal Schaper Zurzach, Switzerland

Kathleen Ann Trueman Pittsburgh, PA

Aaron James Sielski Waynesburg, PA

Taylor Nicole West Washington, PA

James E. Shahan Jr. Perryopolis, PA

Ryan Donald Williams Pittsburgh, PA

Isaiah Levera Skeete Washington, PA

Curtis Jay Wolfe Clarion, PA

Kayla Lynn Spina Eighty Four, PA

Tyler Richard Wright Weirton, WV

MASTER OF EDUCATION Payton D. Barr Washington, PA

Joseph Stanley Sabolek Belle Vernon, PA

Jamie Leigh Dobson Pittsburgh, PA

Rachel Audrey Sharp Knoxville, TN

Angelica Victoria Good Waynesburg, PA

Taylor K. Staley Waynesburg, PA

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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ATHLETIC TRAINING Zachery Allen Baughman Polk, PA

Alyson Nicole Johnson Raceland, KY

Mya Kathryn Brooks Lansing, MI

Jordan Lynn Porterfield Connellsville, PA

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

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Sarah Elizabeth Cline Oakdale, PA

Alaina Lynn Martini Pittsburgh, PA

Taylor J. Criste Carnegie, PA

Catherine Louisa McGraw Monrovia, MD

Christine Elizabeth Dawson Wexford, PA

Johnna Renee Resek Pittsburgh, PA

Emmanuel Adedayo Fatona Allison Park, PA

Rose Marie Scalo Butler, PA

Elise Erinne Gides Valencia, PA

Chasity J. Steele New Castle, PA

Makenna Hadrych Morgantown, WV

Paulette Nadine Tarkin Irwin, PA

Jessica B. Kaddy Export, PA

Kendall Tuttle Lake Lynn, PA

Robin Michele Leasure Toronto, OH

Suzanne Dawn Zack New Wilmington, PA

BACHELOR OF ARTS Leah Corinne Barrett Ruckersville, VA

Hannah Marie Cheplic Finleyville, PA

Malea Marie Baxter Washington, PA

Makenzie Rose Cima Irwin, PA

Austin Ray Bechtold Pittsburgh, PA

Mackenzi Ann Cole Waynesburg, PA

Reghan Dean Benschoter Newark, OH

Elizabeth Marie Dawn Cook Pineville, WV

Logan Xavier Blakeman Falling Waters, WV

Garrett Robert Cook Weirton, WV

Justin Burnette Greensburg, PA

Leighton Mae Croft Cheat Lake, WV

Caelyn Alexis Butler Johnstown, PA

Caroline Rose Culos Gibsonia, PA

Maddison Marie Butler Altoona, PA

Haley Michelle Custer Leechburg, PA

Alexis Cain Weirton, WV

Alyssa Louise D’Alessandro Vineland, NJ

Jesse O. Cain Hedgesville, WV

Cassandra Nicole Darrall Washington, PA

Rachel Lee Caldwell Ligonier, PA

Emma Grace Daugherty Freeport, PA

Alison Rae Cammisa Renfrew, PA

Keith Alan Deasis Pittsburgh, PA

Patrick Erin Carlson Jr. Crafton, PA

Kira R. Durden Saint Thomas, PA

Mackenzie Cori Carpenter Wind Ridge, PA

DeAndra Lenae Edwards Charleroi, PA

Dale Wesley Champlin III Ambler, PA

Andrew James Elerick Saint Clairsville, OH

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Andrew William Evans Bethel Park, PA

Katherine Brookerose Henderson Littleton, WV

Nathaniel Lee Fletcher Jr. Munhall, PA

Richard Allen Henderson Bethel Park, PA

Tyler Grant Funk North Huntingdon, PA

Gavin Andrew Hornyak West Mifflin, PA

Arthur Howard Gallagher Jr. Uniontown, PA

Alexander John Hughes Waynesburg, PA

Kimberly Ann Graver Alpharetta, GA

Elliott Tod Kimball† Hardwick, VT

Colby C. Green Burgettstown, PA

Emily Rose Kingston Ellwood City, PA

Nathan Joseph Grella Gloucester, VA

Bryan Christopher Kline Waynesburg, PA

Jarrett Dale Grove Gallitzin, PA

Courtney Koontz Charleroi, PA

Gabriela Patrice Hallman Douglassville, PA

Erin Elizabeth Lang Pittsburgh, PA

Michaelena Jo Hammond Chambersburg, PA

Luke Mathieu-Mendoza LaVanway Monroe, MI

Maria Elizabeth Hanni Coraopolis, PA

Micah Stevenson Leith Clearville, PA

Gabriel Aiden Harr Latrobe, PA

August Trey Lober Houston, PA

Adam James Hartnett† McKeesport, PA

Lauren Lober Houston, PA

Marina Anne Hastings Shippensburg, PA

Christopher Anthony Makosey McKeesport, PA

Kendra Louise Haushalter Polk, PA

Aleksa Elizabeth Malys Wilkes Barre, PA

Nicholas Lee Haushalter Polk, PA

Tess Caroline Marlin South Park, PA

† Completed all components of the Honors Program

Rose Marie Mathews Pittsburgh, PA

Marco Vincent Parry Youngstown, OH

Silas Mays McDonald, PA

Anthony Robert Parsons Moon Township, PA

Justice Rayshawn McCamick Galloway, OH

Ellena Patel Twinsburg, OH

Maggy Jo McCarty Lumberport, WV

Abigail Margaret Phillips Bridgeville, PA

Kirstin Tyler McCord Fairview, WV

Alia Janae Piechnick Bridgeville, PA

Rocky Andrew McGeary McDonald, PA

Sidney J. Pinkston Alexandria, VA

Victoria Grace Meiklejohn Boonsboro, MD

Joshua Allen Poindexter Belle Vernon, PA

Braedyn Pierce Mihalic Saint Clairsville, OH

Britney Lynn Pollock Carmichaels, PA

Hope Elizabeth Miller Port Matilda, PA

Abby Lynn Powers Pittsburgh, PA

Jeremiah Scott Miller New Freeport, PA

Gina Marie Ranieri Carmichaels, PA

Mallory Dawn Miller Ligonier, PA

Emily Kathryn Redman La Plata, MD

Elyse Anne Morgan Beaver Falls, PA

Sarah Rae Rentler Pittsburgh, PA

Gwyneth Bliss Napier Pullman, WV

Colin C. Rhodes Manor, PA

Carter James Newcome Rossiter, PA

Corey Jaidyn Richardson Glenshaw, PA

Erin Elizabeth Onderko New Wilmington, PA

Ashley Renee Rogers Graysville, PA

Brock P. Owens Johnstown, PA

Jalexie A. Roman Clermont, FL

Brittany Nicole Palfreyman Washington, PA

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Chase C. Rondon Dillsburg, PA

Melinda Joy Spiker Acme, PA

Hannah Elizabeth Rose Jeannette, PA

Margaret Olivia Stains South Fork, PA

Courtney Hannah Ross Aleppo, PA

Nicholas Ryan Staso Washington, PA

Bo Ruffner Latrobe, PA

Jessica Jade Stuer Johnstown, PA

Michael J. Saliba New Kensington, PA

Hayley Elizabeth Sweeney Johnstown, PA

Emily Payton Sarver Confluence, PA

Haleigh Shai Thomas Waynesburg, PA

Matthew James Scheiber Courtney, PA

Rebekah Jeanne Vaughan Prosperity, PA

Emily M. Schroeder Pittsburgh, PA

Madelyn Therese Verhoff Bellevue, OH

Alexis Taylor Shandor Pittsburgh, PA

Clinton Robert Whitelatch Moundsville, WV

Rebecca Faithe Shank East Berlin, PA

Tara Lynn Wildner Somerset, PA

Aidan E. Sheely Mechanicsburg, PA

Logan Grant Wilson Norwich, OH

Angel J.R. Smith Aliquippa, PA

Kaylea Wren Wheeling, WV

Kayla Marie Smith Greensboro, PA

Caleb James Yauger Evans City, PA

Zoie Elise Smith Berlin, PA

Christopher David Zaccheus Canonsburg, PA

Erynn Elizabeth Sokol Canonsburg, PA

Jefferson James Zarella Carmichaels, PA

Abigail M. Spiker Gibbon Glade, PA

Joel Alexander Zellem Fombell, PA

† Completed all components of the Honors Program

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Autumn Lindsay Blair Pittsburgh, PA

Anna Morgan Hilverding Waynesburg, PA

Skyler Elizabeth Bogus Point Marion, PA

Macie Christine Hothem† Saint Clairsville, OH

Mya Kathryn Brooks Lansing, MI

Breanne Louise Hunter West Alexander, PA

Jamie Anne Burda Greensburg, PA

Andrew Charles Kemerer Herminie, PA

James Allen Cokley III Cochranton, PA

Dylan M. Kennedy Washington, PA

Harley Constable Smithfield, PA

Trevor Michael Kotchman Coal Center, PA

John Henry Dickson Pittsburgh, PA

Joseph M. Kraft Munhall, PA

Steven J. Dowling Canonsburg, PA

Hayley Kubincanek Bethel Park, PA

Camryn Kerbe Dyer Church Hill, PA

Emmanuel M. Les’Pere Smithfield, NC

Faith Marie Falick Bridgeville, PA

Colsen P. Liney King of Prussia, PA

Haley Morgan Ferricks Canonsburg, PA

Austin James Maksin Verona, PA

Logan William Gottshall Cresson, PA

Quintin Andrew Mapstone East Millsboro, PA

Courtney Catherine Grove Frederick, MD

Tyler M. Metzger Connellsville, PA

Nicholas James Hall Fayette City, PA

Serena Nicole Neville Morgantown, WV

Tom Hanik Windber, PA

Lane Scott Ours Moorefield, WV

Jesse Tyler Hazlett Youngwood, PA

Cameron John Pollana Washington, PA 25

Madison Susanne Ramsey Waynesburg, PA

Maxwell Isaac Toops North Huntingdon, PA

Elizabeth Raughley Newark, NJ

Meaghan Nickole VanSickle Farmington, PA

Gabriel James Reed Belle Vernon, PA

Tyler James Williams Youngwood, PA

Travis J. Stiffy North Apollo, PA

Jason D. Wissinger Windber, PA

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

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Karlee Anderson Morgantown, WV

Anika Lee Dansby Canton, OH

Briston Joshua Bennett Mount Morris, PA

Trey Carl Denniston Wheeling, WV

Haley N. Berry Waynesburg, PA

Jeremy Thomas Eng Elon, NC

Sean Patrick Brennan Moon Township, PA

Chase Michael Espen Saint Clairsville, OH

Carlton Brown Riverside, CA

Ryan P. Felberg Solon, OH

Sarah Kaye Brown Dilliner, PA

Tyler Michael Gadd Uniontown, PA

Nathan Lee Brudnock Sycamore, PA

Noah Glenn Grossnickle Myersville, MD

Todd Dillon Burner Parkersburg, WV

Samuel Riley Hawkins Saint Inigoes, MD

Nicholas David Cruny Follansbee, WV

Shawn Paul Hytla Moon Township, PA

Hunter Joseph Curran Oakdale, PA

Amy Liu Beaver, PA

† Completed all components of the Honors Program

Parker Makowski Washington, PA

Jaclyn Victoria Rider Smithfield, PA

Drew Bryan Miller Waynesburg, PA

Shayla Marie Rokicki Bentleyville, PA

Jacob Carl Miller Jefferson Hills, PA

Jonathan Mark Ruffing Bentleyville, PA

Makalia Hart Morrell Scenery Hill, PA

Kennedy Grace Schuck Marietta, OH

Adriana Patricia Palma Pittsburgh, PA

Robert Allen Springer III Waynesburg, PA

Samantha Jo Pete† Cochranton, PA

Alex O. Torrance Latrobe, PA

Joshua Raymond Radakovich Erie, PA

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MARINE BIOLOGY Ciera’ Renee Fitts Dayton, OH

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Brianna Nicole Adanitsch Scottdale, PA

Kasie Marie Campbell Meyersdale, PA

Laura Elizabeth Alioto** Pittsburgh, PA

Alyssa Nicole Clements Hopwood, PA

Hazel G. Austria-Robles Pittsburgh, PA

Emily Carlamarie Close La Mesa, CA

Bianca Antoinette Bertucci** Burbank, IL

Elizabeth Irene Collings Beaver, PA

Logan Michelle Bielecki Burgettstown, PA

Allison Cramer Brownsville, PA

Justine Leigh Brown Grindstone, PA

Tammy Lynn Cushey Saxonburg, PA

**Academic Excellence in Adult Programs

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Sydney Elizabeth Dally Dunbar, PA

Heather Arlene Kinder Fredericktown, PA

Emily Ruth Daum Tarentum, PA

Caitlin Elizabeth Kohlmeyer Canonsburg, PA

Brenna Mary Deines Colorado Springs, CO

Stephanie Kyi Brooklyn, NY

McKenzie Ann Downer Waynesburg, PA

Tucker Shane Livengood Reedsville, WV

Kayla Michelle Eckels Morgantown, WV

Morgan Lynne Lugowski Crescent, PA

Hannah Leigh Feth Pittsburgh, PA

Morgan Taylor Macfarlane Washington, PA

Teighan Lynn Finley Millsboro, PA

Alexys Nicole Marsh Randolph, NY

Abby Fitzpatrick Claysville, PA

Paige Carmela Mattes Venetia, PA

Olivia Grace Foust Somerset, PA

Allison Morgan McCracken Morgantown, WV

Samantha R. Gallo Waynesburg, PA

Zoe Grace Medvid McMurray, PA

Kendall Leigh Gossett Rices Landing, PA

Rachel Danielle Mejalli West Mifflin, PA

Rachel Marie Gruber Aliquippa, PA

Nicole Marie Micik Washington, PA

Kent Lee Harkleroad Apollo, PA

Elaina Marie Mills Cailfornia, PA

Alec Jordan Hendal Canonsburg, PA

James Robert Morris† Jefferson, PA

Rachel Ann Jakubovic West Mifflin, PA

Christina Theresia Muller Apollo, PA

Hannah Marie Kalemon Cheswick, PA

Jessica Marie Myers Smithfield, PA

**Academic Excellence in Adult Programs

Meckenzi Nelson Washington, PA

Sophie Elizabeth Shahan Perryopolis, PA

Samantha Amber Newman Greenmount, MD

Jacqueline Marie Shaw Rostraver Twp, PA

Katelyn Elizabeth Orr Bethesda, OH

Bailee Catherine Shimek Waynesburg, PA

Elizabeth Rose Osche Glenshaw, PA

Becky Sondericker Holbrook, PA

Eve Madeline O’Sullivan Ligonier, PA

Marissa Lynn Spangler Northumberland, PA

Claudia Evan Platt Venetia, PA

Kayla Stohon Summerhill, PA

Danika Marlene Reed Woodbury, PA

Dana R. Sylvester Export, PA

Joleen Trinette Romano Washington, PA

Audra Jeanne Terrill Claysville, PA

Hannah Marie Rosenberger Bruceton Mills, WV

Aliza Christine Widdup Waynesburg, PA

Lacey Marie Russell Canonsburg, PA

Hannah Catherine Wilson Fairchance, PA

Sarah Nicole Russell McDonald, PA

Katelyn Elizabeth Wolfe Jefferson, PA

Amanda Leigh Schardt Washington, PA

Grace K. Woods Waynesburg, PA

Brodie Leigh Shaffer Hermitage, PA

Madison Clare Zajdel Washington, PA

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS Caitlin Sienna Misejka Tarentum, PA

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A Note on Academic Attire

The academic attire worn at American colleges’ exercises today goes back in its essential features to the Middle Ages. The oldest universities of northern Europe, such as Oxford, grew out of church schools, and both faculty and students were regarded in the Middle Ages as a part of the clergy. Hence, they wore clerical garb, largely borrowed from the monastic dress of their day, not merely on special occasions, but as their regular attire.

The head covering of the academic attire developed out of the skullcap worn by the clergy in cold weather to protect their tonsured heads. In the universities, this skullcap acquired a point on top, which gradually evolved into a tassel. The bonnet with tassel is still worn by degree-holders of the European universities. But, in this country, it has been replaced by the familiar mortar-board, which still, however, retains the medieval tassel.

The hood (the medieval caputium) was originally a head-covering worn over the head in bad weather, and otherwise dropped onto the shoulders, like the monk’s cowl. At first, it was worn by faculty and students alike, but in the early 16th century it was restricted to graduates, and thus came to be the mark of a degree-holder. The hoods contained pockets — for donations from students. Higher degrees provided larger hoods and larger pockets. Today, each college has its distinctive colored hood-lining by which its graduates may be recognized in academic processions.

The gown worn today is the medieval roba, and seems to have been borrowed from the habit of the Benedictine monks. The gown was intended to keep the professors warm in the cold monasteries. In the Middle Ages, undergraduates, bachelors and masters could be distinguished by the simplicity or elaborateness of their gowns, and this practice remains today. The doctoral gown has three furred strips (called Chevrons) on each sleeve; the master’s gown generally has open sleeves; and the bachelor’s gown is plain.

The wide velvet borders extending down the front of the doctoral gown, the velvet bars on the sleeves and the borders of most hoods are colored according to the scholarly field of the wearer. The most usual of these are: White

Arts, Letters and

Pink

Humanities

Light blue

Education

Olive drab

Business Administration

Dark blue

Philosophy

Economics

Sage green

Physical Education

Copper Brown

Gold yellow

Science

Law

Scarlet

Theology

Library Science

Apricot

Nursing

Fine Arts and Architecture

Purple Lemon Green

Music

Medicine

Salmon pink

Public Health

Thank You

Waynesburg University gratefully acknowledges the contributions presented by the Class of 2023 as part of the Senior Class Gift.

The Alumni Office will be giving a gift to graduates in Fountain Park (directly south of Miller Hall) following the Commencement Exercises.

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