WVU Commencement Program: May 2012 - Graduation

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ALMA MATER
Alma, our Alma Mater,
The home of Mountaineers.
Sing we of thy honor,
Everlasting through the years.
Alma, our Alma Mater,
We pledge in song to you.
Hail, all hail, our Alma Mater,
West Virginia “U.”
—Louis Corson
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Dear Graduates:
Congratulations! You have worked hard to reach this day – the day you become
a graduate of West Virginia University.
Your hard work, perseverance, and enthusiasm for learning helped to get you to
this point. With these qualities and the knowledge and skills acquired at WVU,
you can achieve great things.
To families and friends who are with us today to celebrate – thank you! You have
played a critical role in helping students succeed in college, and you share credit
for helping our students reach this monumental point in their lives.
Graduates, you now belong to our worldwide alumni family of 180,000. Please
stay in touch with us, and wear your flying WV with pride wherever your dreams
may take you.
Please visit us often. You always have a home here at WVU – where we are united
in Mountaineer spirit.
Best wishes for continued success. We are proud to call you one of our own.
Let’s Go Mountaineers!
Sincerely,
James P. Clements, Ph.D.
President
West Virginia
University
Dear Graduates:
Graduation is always a special celebration among Mountaineers! Today, you join
more than 180,000 graduates who proudly represent their alma mater all over
the world. It is truly a special day for you, and for us, as we welcome you into our
alumni family.
And although you may be beginning a new journey today, you will always have a
home at WVU -- the beautiful Erickson Alumni Center -- and a lifetime connection
to the University through the WVU Alumni Association. We hope you will take
advantage of the many benefits and programs we have to offer, including:
* A strong network of chapters throughout the country and world. Our
more than 100 chapters and constituent groups provide professional and social
networking opportunities, career advice, volunteer activities, and opportunities
to reconnect with your fellow Mountaineers.
* The Mountaineer Connection, www.mountaineerconnection.com, is your
one-stop location for news/events, a WVU e-mail address, and other information.
It’s also a place where you can update your personal information and share
information with classmates.
* Visit us at http:/alumni.wvu.edu for information about alumni events,
stories on our graduates, benefit information, and so much more!
You are forever a Mountaineer, and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Let’s Go Mountaineers!
In Mountaineer Spirit,
Stephen L. Douglas
President, WVU Alumni Association
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West Virginia University Commencement
May 11-13, 2012
Table of Contents
General Information
West Virginia University Alma Mater
1
Letter
from the
President
2
Letter
from the
Alumni Association
3
Information
for
Guests & Graduates
6
Commencement Traditions
7
2012 Honorary Degree Recipients
8
2012 Order
of
Vandalia Honorees
10
West Virginia Higher Education Governance
12
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
College
of
Human Resources & Education
13
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural
Resources & Design
60
Perley Isaac Reed School
of
Journalism
22
Eberly College of Arts & Sciences
Doctoral & Master’s Degree Candidates
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering &
Mineral Resources
69
27
Bachelor’s Degree Candidates
College
of
Law
76
38
College
College
of
Creative Arts
of
Physical Activity & Sport Sciences
92
45
College
of
Business & Economics
49
Information for Guests & Graduates
DIPLOMAS
Today, graduates will receive a West Virginia University diploma cover as they are individually recognized on-stage.
Diplomas will be mailed to graduates in the weeks following the ceremonies. Please contact the Office of the University
Registrar at (304) 293-5355 or [email protected] if you have any questions.
GOLD AND BLUE STUDENT AMBASSADORS
Gold and Blue Student Ambassadors will be on-site to assist you as you park and make your way to the various venues.
If you have questions along the way, be sure to stop and ask—they’ll be happy to assist you. They can be identified by
their khaki pants and polo shirts with Gold and Blue Student Ambassador insignia and name tag.
DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATIONS
If you made arrangements with WVU’s Office of Disability Services, please follow the instructions you were provided
before arriving at your Commencement ceremony. If you did not make arrangements prior to the event, please see a
Gold and Blue Student Ambassador who will assist you. Please note that accessible seating is limited and available on a
first-come, first-served basis.
GRADUATE ARRIVAL
We recommend that graduates arrive 1 hour prior to the start of their ceremonies. This will allow for sufficient time for
check in and line up.
PHOTOGRAPHY
West Virginia University is pleased to announce that it has partnered with GradImages to capture the special memories
of Commencement Weekend. A photograph of each student will be taken as he/she crosses the stage. Additional shots
will also be offered, depending on the venue.
Following Commencement Weekend, graduates will be sent an electronic copy and hard copy of their photo proofs. All
electronic communication will be private and secure. Electronic proofs can be expected within 24 hours of the conclusion
of each ceremony, and you can expect your order to arrive within 5-7 days of placing the order. Electronic proofs will
be sent to the e-mail address indicated by the graduate. For complete information, please visit www.gradimages.com.
DECORUM & COURTESIES
West Virginia University asks that all guests remain in their designated seating areas during the ceremony. Due to
security and safety concerns, guests are not permitted to approach the stage to take personal photos, present gifts to, or
congratulate their graduates. We appreciate your cooperation. We also ask that you refrain from using air horns or other
noise-making devices as the graduates are recognized individually. It is important to each family to hear their graduate’s
name called. Graduates are required to remain with their class through the duration of the ceremony. Also, please turn
your cell phone to ‘silent’ during the ceremony.
FLORAL SALES
Flowers will be available for purchase on-site at the three primary commencement venues: the Coliseum, Creative Arts
Center, and the Morgantown Event Center. A variety of options will be available for under $30 including single, three,
and half dozen roses and a colorful spring bouquet, and they will come in custom blue and gold packaging. Cash only.
Proceeds will benefit West Virginia University’s Horticulture Club and Plant and Soil Sciences Club.
LOST AND FOUND
Following the ceremonies, inquiries about lost and found items should be directed to 304-293-7132. Unclaimed items will
be retained for 90 days and then donated to an appropriate outlet.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION
In the case of an emergency, event staff will guide guests and graduates to the nearest exit. If medical attention is needed,
EMS is on-site and available to assist. Please seek out a Gold and Blue Student Ambassador or other event or University
staff so they may contact the detachment.
FEEDBACK
Following Commencement Weekend, a survey will be posted at http://graduation.wvu.edu to gather your feedback. West
Virginia University encourages graduates, participants, and guests to complete the online form. Event organizers have
been able to make improvements and implement several suggestions based on input given in past surveys.
Commencement Traditions at West Virginia University
THE SEAL
West Virginia University’s seal was adopted by the WVU Board of Regents on June 15, 1869. The center of the seal includes
an outline of the campus (then only Woodburn Circle), hills behind the buildings to reflect the institution’s stability, and
a rising sun to indicate its prosperity.
The motto in the inner circle in Greek translates to: “Add to your faith virtue and to virtue knowledge” (from 2 Peter 1:5 in
the King James Bible). The outer circle in Latin translates to: “Seal of the West Virginia University. Established 7 February,
1867.” The Regents’ original, handwritten resolution adopting the seal is located in the University Archives in the WVU
Wise Library.
THE MACE
The mace is a symbolic tradition that originated during the Middle Ages. The ornamental staff of authority is brought to the
platform by the University Marshal who, to signify the beginning of the ceremony, taps it thrice and places it in the holder.
The mace used in official ceremonies at West Virginia University was handcrafted by a WVU professor. It represents the
official authority of the University president and precedes him or her at academic ceremonies, including Commencement
and inaugurations. When the president is not in attendance, smaller batons are used to signify the designation of authority.
MARSHALS
The tradition of academic marshals comes from storied English universities. The Grand Marshal is the chief protocol
officer who coordinates the ceremonial traditions of Commencement, including the processional and recessional. The
Grand Marshal is also responsible for the school’s relics, including the mace and batons. University marshals are typically
members of the faculty body. Schools and colleges may also select their own faculty and student marshals to help facilitate
their individual ceremonies.
UNIVERSITY MARSHALS
Kari E. Sand-Jecklin, Grand Marshal
Khashayer Aminian
Robert DiClerico
Aaron Gale
Peter M. Gannett
Robert Gerbo
Mohssen Ghalichebaf
Margaret K. Glenn
Lawrence A. Hornak
Hillar Klandorf
Dianna Martinelli
Susan Morgan
Tracy Morris
Susan Newfield
A. Graham Peace
Jeffrey L. Petersen
Charles D. Ponte
Chad N. Proudfoot
Janet H. Robbins
Andrew Shiemke
Joann Siegrist
Gail VanVoorhis
Robert A.
Waterson
Jack C. Watson
Todd P. West
ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL AND REGALIA
The sequence of the processional is as follows: members of the platform party, deans, faculty, degree candidates, honored
guests, and presiding officer, such as the University president or provost. The history of the academic regalia worn today at
American college exercises dates back in its essential features to the Middle Ages. The oldest universities of northern Europe
evolved from ecclesiastical institutions, and during the early days, both faculty and students were regarded as 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 costume.
The head-covering of the academic costume was developed from 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 some; however, for the most part it has been replaced by the more familiar mortarboard.
The gown worn today seems to have been borrowed from the habit worn by Benedictine monks. No trimming is found on
the bachelor’s and master’s gowns. For those holding doctoral degrees, the gown is faced down the front and trimmed
on the sleeves with velvet.
Today’s hood is colored according to the scholarly field of the individual and bears, on the inner liner, the official colors
of the institution that conferred the degree. The West Virginia University ceremonial regalia consists of a blue gown with
blue velvet trim, a gold and blue hood, and a blue hat. This regalia is worn by members of the platform party, special
guests, and members of the University administration.
2012 Honorary Degree Recipients
At Commencement, West Virginia University recognizes the contributions of distinguished persons
by conferring honorary degrees upon them.
Gregory S. Babe
West Virginia University is recognizing Gregory S. Babe with an honorary degree. Mr. Babe is president and chief executive
officer of Bayer Corporation and is the senior Bayer representative for the United States and Canada. He is responsible
for the North American activities of the worldwide Bayer Group, an international health care, nutrition, and innovative
materials group based in Leverkusen, Germany. In addition, he is also the president and CEO of Bayer MaterialScience LLC.
Previously, Mr. Babe served as president and CEO of Bayer Corporate and Business Services LLC, where he was responsible
for providing expertise and support in engineering, information systems, procurement, materials management, human
resources, financial, accounting, and other business services to Bayer Corporation and its affiliates.
He joined Bayer in 1976 as an intern in the polyurethanes group and has held several management positions of increasing
responsibility, including manager of the Brunsbüttel, Germany facility; director and general manager of Hennecke
Machinery, then a unit of Bayer’s polymers division in Pennsylvania; vice president of corporate quality; and director of
a national program to implement Bayer’s enterprise resource planning system. Prior to his current roles, he was named
senior vice president of information services, a role that was expanded to include the NAFTA region. When Mr. Babe was
named president and CEO, he continued his role as chief information officer.
Mr. Babe is the chair of the Bayer Political Action Committee and the Bayer USA Foundation. For five years he served as
the executive sponsor of the Bayer Diversity Advisory Council.
Gregory Babe serves on the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Executive Committee and Board of Directors, and as
the executive chair of the ACC’s Responsible Care Board Committee, in addition to being a member of ACC’s Chemical
Management and Board Research Committees. He also serves on the National Association of Manufacturers’ Board of
Directors and Executive Committee.
Outside of his profession, Mr. Babe serves as chair of the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he sits
on the Allegheny Conference on Community Development’s Executive Committee and acts as vice chair of the Board of
Directors. He also serves on the WVU Foundation Board.
A native of West Virginia, Mr. Babe holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from West Virginia
University. He is married, has four children, and resides in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Ming Hsieh
West Virginia University is recognizing Ming Hsieh with an honorary degree. Ming Hsieh was co-founder of Cogent, Inc. and
served as CEO and chairman of the company until 2010, when it was purchased by the 3M Company. Under his leadership,
Cogent became a leading provider of biometrics identification systems and solutions to government, law enforcement
agencies, and other organizations worldwide.
Ming Hsieh has served on the University of Southern California Board of Trustees since 2007 and on the Board of Trustees
of Fudan University since 2011. As a philanthropist, he has donated more than $100 million to high schools, research
institutions, and universities. He has established two distinguished professorships in teaching and research for the Forensic
and Investigative Science Program in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University. He also made
possible a gift from Cogent to develop a state-of-the-art teaching and research facility for the Forensic and Investigative
Science Program’s home in Oglebay Hall.
Ming Hsieh’s longstanding interest in training, mentoring, and nurturing the next generation of forensic scientists has
fueled his generosity toward WVU. He has given the University more than $5.5 million, including contributions for the
construction of Ming Hsieh Hall on the Downtown campus in 2007.
Ming Hsieh received a BSEE in 1983, a MSEE in 1984, and a doctor of humane letters in 2011, all from the USC.
G. Ogden Nutting
West Virginia University is recognizing G. Ogden Nutting with an honorary degree. Mr. Nutting is publisher of the Ogden
Newspapers, Inc., which publishes six daily and three weekly newspapers in West Virginia, as well as 34 daily newspapers
in ten other states. The newspaper company was founded by Mr. Nutting’s grandfather, H.C. Ogden, a WVU graduate of
1887, who published the first edition of the Wheeling News on September 22, 1890. West Virginia’s largest newspaper
company, Ogden Newspapers has had its headquarters in Wheeling ever since.
Active in national and state newspaper and journalism associations, Mr. Nutting served on boards or committees of the
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association, the American Newspaper Publishers’ Association, and the West Virginia
Press Association, which in 1994 named him a life member “in appreciation for years of outstanding service” and in 2010
gave him the Adam Kelly Premier Journalist award.
Ogden Nutting has been a member of the WVU Foundation Board of Directors, and as a member of the School of
Journalism Visiting Committee he was instrumental in establishing the Ogden Newspapers and Nutting Family Journalism
Endowment Scholarship Fund for juniors and seniors studying print media. Ogden Newspapers and the Nutting family
also created the West Virginia University Journalism Library Endowment Fund, the Ogden Newspapers Seminar Series,
the Ogden Newspapers Multimedia Classroom, and the Ogden Newspapers Endowed Visiting Professor, which was held
for ten years by the late George Esper.
West Virginia University has recognized Mr. Nutting’s service with the Most Loyal West Virginian Award, the Distinguished
Service Award, and the first Paul A. Atkins Friend of the Journalism School Award. He has also been inducted into the
Order of Vandalia and the West Virginia University Business Hall of Fame. In addition, the Nutting Foundation received
the WVU Foundation’s Outstanding Philanthropy Award.
The Nutting family also owns Seven Springs Mountain Resort and is the major owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mr. Nutting
serves on the boards of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Bethany College, the Linsly School, the Wheeling Park Commission, and
the Stone Foundation.
He and his wife, Betty Woods Nutting, have two sons, William Ogden Nutting, vice president and secretary of the Ogden
Newspapers, Inc., and Robert McLain Nutting, president and CEO of the Ogden Newspapers, Inc. They also have five
granddaughters and one grandson.
Stuart M. Robbins
West Virginia University is recognizing Stuart M. Robbins with an honorary degree. He earned a bachelor’s degree in
history from WVU in 1965. Mr. Robbins is the former managing director of Global Equities for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette,
one of Wall Street’s leading investment banking firms. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Robbins managed a worldwide
business of over 1,500 people in 24 offices doing business in all major international money markets. He was also a member
of DLJ’s Board of Directors, a member of the Board of DLJ International, chair of DLJ International (Equities), and chair
of Autranet, Inc.
Following his retirement from DLJ, Mr. Robbins was chair of the Board of Directors of SoundView Technology Group, a
specialist in technology and one of the investment industry’s leading independent research providers. He chaired the firm
through a significant restructuring in a sharp investment industry decline to a return to profitability and led the Board in
selling to Charles Schwab.
Mr. Robbins was a member of the Board of Archipelago, the nation’s leading electronic securities exchange, participating
from its initial public offering until its merger with the New York Stock Exchange. He also served as a member of the Board
of LaBranche & Co., formerly the leading NYSE specialist and a major participant in the structured products business,
prior to its sale to the Cowen Group.
Mr. Robbins is currently chair of the Board of Directors of Open Exchange, Inc., a leading provider of fully secure video
networking solutions to the financial services industry. Mr. Robbins is also a former Institutional Investor All Star investment
research analyst, having been ranked in the top three in his industry for eleven consecutive years. His experience includes
numerous other corporate boards and participations with industry associations.
Mr. Robbins has been active in educational, charitable, and civic activities. He a former chair of the WVU Foundation
Board of Directors, and he has served as a member of the College of Business and Economics Advisory Board, as a former
member of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board, and as a founding member of the Mountaineer Athletic
Club Development Council. He has also served on numerous other charitable and governmental boards and associations.
Mr. Robbins and his wife, Joyce, have established the College of Business and Economics Center for Global Business and
Strategy, a chair in History, a Distinguished Professorship in Epidemiology for the School of Public Health, along with
several other funds and scholarships at West Virginia University. The University has honored his service by inducting
him into both the Academy of Distinguished Alumni and the Order of Vandalia. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins split time between
Florida and Michigan and have two children and four grandchildren.
2012 Order of Vandalia Honorees
The Order of Vandalia is West Virginia University’s highest award for service to the University. The Order includes a long line of
dedicated Mountaineers who have impacted the University through outstanding service. During Commencement Weekend, new
members are inducted into this elite group in a ceremony hosted by the WVU Alumni Association.
Alison Deem
Alison Deem graduated from West Virginia University in 1970, and has been a champion of the University ever since. She
has generously given her time and resources to promoting and improving the arts at WVU, especially within the College
of Creative Arts.
She is a past member and former chair of the College of Creative Arts Visiting Committee. Through that work, she was
instrumental in growing support, visibility, and engagement through new scholarships and educational opportunities. In
addition, she continues to serve on both the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra-West Virginia University Partnership Board
and the newly formed Friends Organizing Committee of the Art Museum of West Virginia University.
For over 15 years, Alison Deem and her husband, Patrick Deem, a graduate of the WVU College of Law and a practicing
attorney with Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, have provided financial support for the Deem Distinguished Artist Lecture Series,
which brings leading contemporary artists and scholars to the College of Creative Arts. In addition, they established the
J. Bernard Schultz Endowed Professorship in Art in honor of former College of Creative Arts Dean and Director of the
Creative Arts Center, Bernie Schultz. The Professorship provides funding to support research and creative activity by a
professor of art at WVU. The Deems have also made an initial contribution to the proposed Art Museum of West Virginia
University.
Ms. Deem is also a member, and past president, of the United Way of Harrison County and a member of the Board of
Trustees of the Bridgeport Public Library. She is also a founding member and past president of the Harrison Arts Council,
Inc. She is a former member of the Board of the Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library, the West Virginia Library Commission,
the Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc., the United Health Foundation, and the Advisory Committee
on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
The Deems have two children, Megan and Patrick Jr., and reside in Bridgeport, West Virginia.
Paul Christopher Farmer
Paul Christopher Farmer came to West Virginia University from Mullens, West Virginia, to study mining engineering, and
graduated in 1956.
As a student, he was an active member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity and has remained an active alumnus, serving as
an original and continuing board member of WVU’s Kappa Alpha Building Association and the Alumni Board. He was
instrumental in planning and raising money for the new Kappa Alpha house that is a model for other fraternities.
Paul Farmer has shown his dedication and service to WVU in many ways over the years. He served as president of the
National Capital Area Chapter of the WVU Alumni Association, making it one of the most successful alumni chapters in
the country.
For nearly 23 years, he ran buses packed with Mountaineer fans to many home and away football games. Paul never
allowed the outcome of the contest to determine the success of the trip, making it a point to share time with his guests
and enjoy good food and good fun with them.
As “Head Crab,” Paul oversees the largest non-athletics fundraiser for the WVU Alumni Association, the D.C. area WVU
Alumni Association Crab Feast. The event has grown significantly under the 34 years of his leadership. What started out
as a small backyard gathering has grown into an event that accommodates over 800 people, including the Mountaineer.
Paul received the first John F. Nicholas Jr. award from WVU in 1998. In 2009, he was given the National Capital Area Chapter
Lifetime Achievement award. The Alpha Rho Chapter of Kappa Alpha also presented him with an appreciation award.
A graduate of the George Washington University School of Law, he worked for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority as an attorney, the D.C. Highway Department, and served as a lieutenant in Korea with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. He currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia.
EDNA BENNETT PIERCE
Edna Bennett Pierce grew up near the West Virginia and Ohio state lines in Beaver, Pennsylvania. She learned the art of
giving from her parents, metallurgical engineer, Karl, and homemaker and teacher, Alice Gordon Peterson. Edna graduated
from Penn State University in 1953 with a B.S. in Home Economics. While at Penn State, she met, and later married, C.
Eugene Bennett, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry from West Virginia University. He later
went on to earn his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and his M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Together, the
Bennetts raised six children - Karl, Linda, David, Susan, Carol, and Alice - in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania and Wilmington,
Delaware. Edna is now the grandmother of twelve and the great-grandmother of one. After Eugene’s death in 1996, she
married A. Duer Pierce, Jr., through whom she added three adult children, three grandchildren, and, subsequently, three
great-grandchildren to her proud family.
She has been active in her church, teaching Sunday school, singing in the choir, and, over the years, serving on five different
boards. She has also served on the boards of Ingleside Retirement Home, the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, and Opera
Delaware. She served on the Campaign Steering Committee for the Grand Destiny Campaign of the Pennsylvania State
University and is currently serving on the Development Council of the College of Health and Human Development. She has
been instrumental in renewing the playground of the Nursery School at Penn State, establishing the Prevention Research
Center for the Promotion of Human Development, building the Bennett Day Care Center, and establishing the Bennett
Lectureship in Prevention Science.
At WVU, Eugene and Edna Bennett established the Careers for Chemists program and established an endowment for
a Professor of Chemistry. In 1979, they hosted the first Delaware Chapter WVU picnic at their estate, an event that has
become a yearly tradition. Since Eugene’s death, Edna has continued to support the Department of Chemistry and host
the popular Delaware WVU picnic.
BENJAMIN M. STATLER
Benjamin Statler and his wife, Jo, recently pledged the largest single gift commitment ever made to West Virginia University,
a $34 million gift to benefit the newly re-named Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. This
gift includes funds for construction of a new advanced engineering research facility, the establishment of the Statler
Research Scholars Program, scholarships and research support for undergraduates majoring in engineering, creation of
three endowed faculty chairs in energy research, and a graduate research fellows program.
This is but one of the generous gifts the Statlers have made to WVU over the years. With nearly $60 million of support
given to their alma mater, the Statlers have been able to fund the comprehensive breast cancer program at WVU’s Mary
Babb Randolph Cancer Center, The Erickson Alumni Center building, the new Basketball Practice Facility, Mountaineer
Athletics, and programs in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
In addition, Benjamin Statler has given his time to WVU as a member of the Department of Mining Engineering Visiting
Committee and the WVU Foundation board of directors.
For his commitment and service, he has been inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni and the West
Virginia Business Hall of Fame. He holds an honorary doctorate in sciences from WVU and has received both the WVU
Foundation Outstanding Philanthropist Award and Milan Puskar Award. In addition, he has been named by WVU as a
Most Loyal West Virginian and a Distinguished Engineer of Mines.
Benjamin Statler is a 1973 graduate of WVU. He began his career as a laborer with CONSOL in 1969. He advanced steadily
over the years, rising to the positions of section foreman, assistant superintendent, superintendent and technical assistant
to vice president of Morgantown operations before becoming vice president of Moundsville and Ohio operations. In 1994,
he was named senior vice president of mining for the eastern region, and in 1996, he became senior vice president of
mining for CONSOL.
In 1999, he retired from CONSOL to start his own mining company, PinnOak Resources, which is an entrepreneurial coal
mining and energy resources group, with annual production capacity in excess of seven million tons of high-quality, lowvolatile metallurgical coal. The company has had a positive economic impact on West Virginia and the nation.
Benjamin sold PinnOak in 2007. He is currently CEO of Gulf Coast Capital Partners, a private investment firm he cofounded. The Statlers reside in McMurray, Pennsylvania and Naples, Florida.
WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNANCE
Earl Ray Tomblin
Governor
Kay Huffman Goodwin
Cabinet Secretary of Education and the Arts
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Paul Hill
Chancellor
David K. Hendrickson, Chair, Charleston
Bruce Berry, Vice Chair, Morgantown
Kathy G. Eddy, Secretary, Parkersburg
Jenny Allen, Shepherdstown
Bob Brown, Charleston
John Estep, Richwood
Kay Huffman Goodwin, Charleston
John Leon, Fairmont
Jorea Marple, Charleston
David R. Tyson, Huntington
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Andrew A. Payne, III, Chair, Charleston
James W. Dailey, II, Vice Chair, Martinsburg
Thomas V. Flaherty, Secretary, Charleston
David B. Alvarez, Bridgeport
Jason Bailey, Ripley
Ellen S. Cappellanti, Charleston
Thomas S. Clark, Bruceton Mills
Lesley Cottrell, Morgantown
Robert K. Griffith, Morgantown
Raymond J. Lane, Menlo Park, California
Diane Lewis, Morgantown
Dixie Martinelli, Morgantown
William O. Nutting, Wheeling
Edward L. Robinson, Charleston
J. Robert “JR” Rogers, Hurricane
Charles M. Vest, Washington, D.C
William D. Wilmoth, Wheeling
Senior Academic Administration of West Virginia University
James P. Clements
President
Michele G. Wheatly
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Christopher C. Colenda
Chancellor for Health Sciences
Jay Cole
Chief of Staff
Jennifer Fisher
Executive Officer for Policy Development
Jennifer A. McIntosh
Executive Officer for Social Justice
Kenneth D. Gray
Vice President for Student Affairs
William H. Hutchens, III
Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Christine M. Martin
Vice President for University Relations
Fred King
Interim Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Margaret R. Phillips Vice President for Human Resources
Narvel G. Weese
Vice President for Administration and Finance
Oliver Luck
Director of Athletics
Russell K. Dean
Senior Associate Provost
Carolyn D. Long
Campus Executive Officer, WVU Institute of Technology
Kerry S. Odell
Campus Provost, Potomac State College of WVU
Jonathan Cumming
Associate Provost for Graduate Academic Affairs
Elizabeth A. Dooley
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Michael Lastinger
Associate Provost of International Academic Affairs
Cecil B. Wilson
Associate Provost for Academic Personnel
Nigel Clark
Associate Vice President, Academic Strategic Planning
Steven C. Bonanno
Interim Director of Cooperative Extension Service
Stephen E. Robinson
University Registrar
Mark Six
Interim Executive Director of Information Technology
9:00 a.m. | Coliseum
College of Human Resources & Education
Saturday, May 12, 2012 | 9:00 a.m.
Stage
Five-Year Teacher
Education Program
(B.A. / M.A.)
Doctoral Candidates
Master of Arts
Master of Science
CDFS, MDS, SPA
Bachelors
Master Programs (Cont.)
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Elizabeth A. Dooley, Interim Dean
PRELUDE & PROCESSIONAL*
National Anthem
WELCOMING REMARKS
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
“MY HOME AMONG THE HILLS”
Krista Shinew, D.M.A.
Rachel Viglianco
Elizabeth A. Dooley, Interim Dean
Dr. Carolyn Atkins, Professor
College of Human Resources and Education
Rachel Viglianco
Presentation of Graduate
Degree Candidates Dr. Sebastian Diaz, Associate Professor
Presentation of Undergraduate Degree Candidates Dr. Terence Ahern, Associate Professor
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
ALUMNI CHARGE TO THE CLASS OF 2012
James P. Clements, President
West Virginia University
Kaye McCrory, President
Alumni Association
Rachel Viglianco
ALMA MATER**
RECESSIONAL
Krista Shinew
Please join us for a reception to congratulate our graduates immediately following the ceremony
in the Shell Building beside the Coliseum.
Graduates will have professional photos taken as they cross the stage. Ordering instructions are available at http://
graduation.wvu.edu.
* Members of the audience may be seated during the processional.
** Members of the audience are requested to stand and remain at their places.
Smoking is prohibited in the Coliseum.
Dr. Carolyn Atkins
Dr. Carolyn Peluso Atkins is a professor in the Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology at West Virginia University.
She received all of her degrees—a bachelor’s and master’s in rhetoric and public address, a master’s in speech-language
pathology, and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction—from WVU. She also holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence
in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The recipient of numerous teaching awards, Dr. Atkins was the 2005 West Virginia CASE Professor of the Year. This national
teaching award, sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching, is based on dedication to teaching, commitment to students, and innovative instructional
methods.
Dr. Atkins also received the WVU Foundation Award for Outstanding Teacher, the Golden Key International Honour Society
Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Teacher, and the WVU College of Human Resources and Education Award for
Outstanding Teacher. In 2002, she was selected as Most Loyal Faculty Mountaineer. In 2004, she received the College of
Human Resources and Education Laddie Bell Award for Distinguished Service and was inducted into Mountain Honorary.
In 2006, she was named Italian-American Woman of the Year by the Clarksburg Italian Heritage Festival. In 2009, she
received the WVU Student Affairs Outstanding Achievement Award.
Atkins is most recognized as the creator of “Student Athletes Speak Out,” a service-based program that prepares WVU
student-athletes for public speaking through development of communication skills and self-confidence. In 2007 and
2008, she created and sent character education DVD’s featuring nine WVU student-athletes to all middle schools in West
Virginia and developed an accompanying web site, http://saso.wvu.edu. In 2008, she published Great Unexpectations:
Lessons from the Hearts of College Athletes, a book about her teaching experiences. As a result of a generous donation,
the book has been sent to all middle schools and all public libraries in West Virginia. She is also establishing a Veterans
Speak Out program in conjunction with a public speaking class for military veterans attending WVU.
College of Human Resources & Education Faculty
Benedum Collaborative
Sarah Steel
Curriculum & Instruction/Literacy Studies
Matthew Anderson
Charline Barnes Rowland
Malayna Bernstein
Sylvia Berryhill
Johnna Bolyard
Donna Breault
Jeffrey Carver
Eva Erdosne Toth
Joy Faini Saab
Micah Fierstein
Ernest Goeres
Meadow Graham
Mary Haas
Sharon Hayes
Helen Hazi
Dee Hopkins
Jerry Jones
Lauryl Lefebvre
Stephanie Lorenze
Ashley Martucci
Aimee Morewood
Patricia Obenauf
Steve Rinehart
James Rye
Joy Saab
Sarah Selmer
Melissa Sherfinski
Sam Stack
Ye Sun
Allison Swan Dagen
Robert Waterson
Randy Wiesenmayer
Adriane Williams
Center for Student Advising & Records
Jane Cardi
Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling & Counseling
Psychology
James Bartee
Katherine Byers
Regina Carrick
Jeff Daniels
Margaret Glenn
Michiko Iwasaki
Edward Jacobs
Monica Leppma
Christine Schimmel
Roy Tunick
Dean’s Office
Elizabeth Dooley
Paul E. Chapman
International Center for Disability Information/JAN
Denetta Dowler
D. J. Hendricks
Beth Loy
Richard Walls
Special Education
Sara Aronin
Christan Coogle
Kimberly Floyd
Cathy Galyon-Keramidas
Chauncey Goff
Melissa Hartley
Sung Hee Lee
Barbara Ludlow
Michael Mayton
Jill Olthouse
Michael O’Neal
Ann Richards
Mary Ellen Zeppuhar
Speech Pathology & Audiology
Carolyn Atkins
Ashleigh Callahan
Ingrid Davis
Leslie Graebe
Karen Haines
Robin Jones
Mary Ellen Koay
Norman Lass
Conrad Lundeen
Gayle Neldon
Robert Orlikoff
Janet Petitte
Vishakha Rawool
Dennis Ruscello
Linda Shuster
Kenneth St. Louis
Technology, Learning & Culture
Terence Ahern
Reagan Curtis
Sebastian Diaz
Suzanne Hartman
Patricia Haught
Daniel Hursh
Ugur Kale
Lauryl Lefebvre
Carol Markstrom
Kristin Moilanen
Anne H. Nardi
Amy Root
Neal Shambaugh
Jessica Troilo
Bobbie Warash
Pamela Whitehouse
Nancy Wolfe-Dilgard
Degree Candidates
DOCTOR OF AUDIOLOGY
May 2012
Lindsay Beth Foster
Ashley Nicole Lambert
Stacia Dawn Lewis
Kristin Ashley Myers
Jessica Elizabeth Poe
Erin Marie Reed
Kimberly Lynn Richards
Andrea Beth Yost
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
December 2011
December 2011
Higher Education Administration
Twyla Lenette Jones
Dennis McNaboe
May 2012
Daton Nacha-Terresza Dean
Kim Victoria Green
Eleanor Mary Messman-Mandicott
Debbi Jean Pariser
Counseling Psychology
Laura Kay Artman
Susannah Rowan Flamm
May 2012
Clark Daniel Pinson
Education
December 2012
Curriculum & Instruction
Public School Administration
Philip Kontor Adu
Miriam Roth Douglas
Lucretia Marie Hubler-Larimore
December 2011
May 2012
August 2011
December 2011
Raji Msail Alsharari
Sararose Devore Lynch
Beverly Annette Michael
Jane Diamond Simmerman
Lisa Lynn Simpson
Christina Dawn Chambers
Thomas Clark Chappelear
Kimberly Santoro Miller
Jason Jude Smith
Heiko Everwien Ter Haseborg
Elizabeth Adelina Vitullo
Educational Psychology
December 2011
Bridget J. Hayes Russell
May 2012
Vance D. High
Kristine Easterday Mcgee
Harrison Ntabo Oonge
Bethanie Morris Stiles
August 2011
Instructional Design & Technology
May 2012
Angela Dowling
Antoinette Hando
Special Education
August 2011
Craig M. Crow
Tara A. Brooks
Laura E. Holland
Naomi Elizabeth Himmelwright May 2012
Lamm
Jennifer Lee Suppo
Daniel Lee Moorehead
Traci Joan Tuttle
Karen L. Posa
Jeremy Edward Vittek
Trina L. Yearwood
Disclaimer: The list of degree candidates in this program is tentative and based upon the anticipated successful completion of work undertaken during the
Second Semester 2011-2012. This document should not be taken as an official record that degrees have, in fact, been awarded.
Degree Candidates
MASTER OF ARTS
Counseling
December 2011
Jamie Lee Griffin
May 2012
Sarah King Childers
Amanda Lee Craven
Kimberly Ann Crowell
Emma Bronwen Fredette
Timothy Jay Hawk
Nicole Leigh Jenkins
Jessica Leigh Johnston
Layne Mae Kehl
Jennifer Lynn Mathieu
Amanda Nicole Okel
Samantha Danielle Parsons
Molly Elizabeth Pruski
Andrea Leigh Ramsey
Patrick Louis Rieser
Anna Marta Stanislawski
Kristen Leah Thacker
Brittany Jean Wilson
Shengjue Yang
August 2011
Catherine Louise Bragaw
Rebecca Barrett Duval
Mary Beth Vickers
Blane Edward Windon
Sandra Dee Rutledge Windon
Higher Education Administration
December 2011
Charles Jerome Caldwell
Richard Lee Snyder
May 2012
Wafa M. Aldighrir
Erin Terceira Brady
Jason K. Butts
Erin K. Gaertner
Adam Daniel May
Michael Hunter McKeever
Evan Douglas Widney
Public School Administration
December 2011
Stacey Lynn Jolliff
May 2012
Lauren Elizabeth George
Joseph Shannon Price
Stacey Marie Spadafore
Educational Psychology
August 2011
Brittane Lynn Todd
December 2011
Dana Cihelkova
Melanie Kay Hockenberry
Xin Liu
Amanda Jane Webster
May 2012
Kaitlin Justine Buchanan
Stephanie Leigh Clarke
Elementary Education
August 2011
Carrie Elizabeth Abes
Lance William Astorino
Linda D. Berwanger
Kristen Snider Darke
Amanda Rose Fisher
Tiffany Nicole Kilmer
Pamela Jill Manypenny
Amy Marie Morrow
Sheena Lee Paden
Lindsey Marie Pastorius
Molly Marie Snoberger
Jamie Lynn Stuckey
December 2011
Kamali Dawn Bailey
Barbara Lee Beard
Kathleen Renee Bonnstetter
Nicole Marie Brent
Kelli Ann Casimir
Jennifer Lynn Cook
Amanda Lynn Darby
Melissa Sue Donaldson
Allison Elizabeth Escolopio
Brittany Nicole Fracasso
Mary Beth Garcia
Michelle Marion Hall
Amanda Catherine Hess
LaToria Sherrie Hudson
Lydia J. Keeton
Rebecca Megan McBride
Emily Beth McDonald
Jill Cathleen Neff
Kimberly Dian Nelson
Charley Nicole Phillips
Christine Ann Sherman
Amanda Lee Tracey
Cara Marie Unger
Stephanie Lee Whiteman
May 2012
Melinda Kay Eskridge
Ashley Brooke Finniss
Rachel Elaine Fluharty
Nicole Clarissa Hedrick
Nicole Irene Houser
Velda L. Icard
Wendy D. Johnson
Jacqulyn Denise King
Sarah Beth Kotcon
Debra Powers McIntosh
Amber E. Miller
Molly Michelle Morgan
Kelli Arden Nestor
Mallory O’Dell
Nicole Adeline Pennington
Lucinda Catherine Riffee
Robin Christine Van Meter
Christina Marie Zinn
Multidisciplinary Studies
May 2012
Bethany L. Alexander
Josalyn Renee Bailey
Francesca Maria Biondillo
Buena M.Boyd
Morgan Crislip Campbell
Jessica Frances Cappellini
Meighan Nichole Carder
Gina Marie Catrambone
Haley Elizabeth Clark
Jaclyn Roseann Combs
Jessica Don Cox
Nicole Marie Crace
Kelsey Violet Davidson
Alison Jude Doffont
Amanda Brooke Dolan
Megan Elizabeth Enscoe
Jacqueline Lee Erney
Cera Bess Estep
Danielle Marie Fernandez
Paige Alexi Festa
Amy Marie Floyd
Kristina Lee Francica
Krystal Lee Fung
Karyn Rebecca Goldberg
Shelly Marie Hedko
Sarah Anne Hicks
Natasha Lynn Hughes
Pauline Faith Jackson
Heather Marie Johnson
Samantha Barbara Jorden
Tiffani Renee Kaczor
Danielle Moira Roze Kelly
Jennifer Marie Lauri
Sharee Danielle Lear
Amber Colette LeHew
ElizabethAnn Malone
Sarah Jean Malone
Emily Lauren Martinelli
Alita Maria Meyers
Jessica Erin Michael
Andrea Christine Miller
Kathryn Kearns Moore
Lindsay Nichole Opthof
MichaeliaG. Pauley
Lindsey Renae Persinger
Nicole Marie Peterson
Erin Marie Reed
Rebecca Renee Rockwell
Casey Annette Sauter
Kylie Marie Shahan
Laura Kay Shelton
Jennifer Ann Shuke
ElizabethNoelle Smith
Kristen Renee’ Sobutka
Megan Suzanne Springer
ElizabethCane Stanley
Vanessa Rose Stedrak
DEGREE CANDIDATES
Kaitlin Marie Struble
Mary Elise Sullivan
Bryana Renee Thomas
Tiffany Latasha Thompson
Kathryn Rita Trebino
Kara Jo Whanger
Shannon Elizabeth Wildstein
Brittany Morgan Wiles
Susan Laine Yohe
Erin N. Younkin
Instructional Design & Technology
August 2011
Atsuko Ishimine
Todd Edmund Poole
December 2011
Matthew Edward Parker
May 2012
David John Murphy
Reading
August 2011
Amber Dawn Branch
Amy G. Cole
Nicole Marie Dindak
Heather Michelle Ferrell
Kimberly Dawn Fink-Didawick
Rebecca Lynn Hale
Heather Nicole Long
Heather Marie Lorigan
Erin Elizabeth Maradei
Jenny Marie Potts
Amy Rae Pryor
Carolyn Renee Sweeney
December 2011
Desiree Lynn Daugherty
Brittany Nicole Fracasso
Kelley Renee Keller
LaCretia Ellen Marie Kithcart
Tonya Renee Mitchell
Amber Lynn Myers
Elisa Nicole Sprowl
Cara Marie Unger
May 2012
Carrie Emma Ciccolella
Elizabeth Victoria Convey
Amy Allyson DeLawder
Alicia Nicole Hardman
Alanna Rae Harvey
Nicole Clarissa Hedrick
Randal E. Retherford
Nicole Suzanne Stogran
Secondary Education
August 2011
Ali Mohammed Aljodea
Amber Elizabeth Barse
Eric Thomas Bennett
Samia Bouallegue
Ray Denver Bradley
Alessandra Rosseto Cardoso Clark
Andrew James Cooper
Gretchen R. Cremann
Jessica Danielle Ely
Anita Ann Helmick
Katherine Marie Jenne
Amy Lavonne Johnson
Rachel Elizabeth Macklin
Akbar Hassan Rizvi
Autumn Means Scott
Annastella Marie-Antoinette Vester
Christopher Ryan White
December 2011
Maha Abdulrahman Alasmi
Awatif Nasser Albalawi
Michael Scott Berger
Maximilian John Cadorette
Danielle Victoria Clements
Sarah Elizabeth Cook
Niki Maria DeMartino
Travis Alan Doyle
Michael Dylan Fennell
Michael Patrick Gilkison
Seth Allen Gordon
Kara Lee Lawson
Nicholas Sean Mueller
Ashley Nicole Murphy
Rivkah Denise Nelson
Sarah Ann Rudy
Kimberly Shahan
Phillip Markle Shoemaker
Annabelle Skaggs
Joel Thomas Whiteman
May 2012
Sara Marie Boppe
Tabitha Jamila Deane
Rebecca Ann Dolph
Justin Bernard Ellis
Robin R. Frost
Stephanie Caroline Goodnight
Cassie Marie Kelly
Albina Khabibulina
Bharath Sampath Kumar
Anna Marie Lama
Caryn Julia LaMantia
Karen Whittaker McClain
Allison Michele Miller
Weston Ross Mullenix
Courtney Anne Ostaff
Christina Pizanias
Jenny Lynn Seibert
Stephanie Lynn Shepard
Jordan Emmanuel Smalls
Alec Thompson Smith
Michael Nash Staggers
Jacob Curtis Staggers
Amie Nichole Swiger
Tonya M. Wells
Travis R. Wells
Shanita Kitt Wine
Jeremy Patrick Zeiders
Secondary Education
English
May 2012
Carrie Deanne Alt
Brent Nicholas Balog
Chelsea Renee Clagg
Alicia Marie Heare
Megan Rena Kelly
Michele Lynn Kelly
† Ahna Laneah Lewis
Kristin Ann Mabe
Molly Rose Martin
Kelly Nicole Matava
† Rachel Lauren Viglianco
Secondary Education
Foreign Languages
May 2012
Staci Dian Hatchett
Brianna Jo Huffman
Michael Martin Stang
Secondary Education
Interdepartmental Studies
May 2012
Corey Jack Burns
Bailey Christine Coen
Anthony Patrick DiSibio
ElizabethChristine Emmerth
† Charles Frederick Gruber, III
Evan James Keneavy
CameronLewis Koehler
Zachary Thomas Liberto
William Colin Lightfoot
Kirk Timothy Meehan
David Philip Mongada
Lucia Ann Perrotti
Kevin Eugene Knutson Roberts
Tabitha Dawn Rollins
Leigh Ryan Schlener
Sara Brooke Scott
Joshua Garrett Sims
Christopher Robin Six
Christopher Paul Tagmyer
Secondary Education
Mathematics
May 2012
Christina Louise Barnett
Corina Ruth Carl
† Allison Elizabeth Cremeans
Samuel Jay DeWitt
Megan Leigh Hott
Gwynne ElizabethJohnson
Tyler Robert Place
Seneca Lynn Sheppard
Anna Marie Taylor
Jon Mitchell Webster
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Degree Candidates
Secondary Education
May 2012
Elaine Mae Hatcher
Special Education
August 2011
Jennifer LeAnn Armstrong
Cloey Elizabeth Beck
Michelle Renee Gwinn
Jennifer Hanson
Theresa L. Hayner
Sonia Andra James
Tammy M. Jenkins
Cara Elizabeth Kennedy
Brandy Jo LaFlam
Heather Throne Martsolf
Patricia Faye McCoy
Cari Anne Nanna
Jessica Lynn Nelson
Holly Ann Peters
Danielle Rae Ricketts
Lindsey Nesbitt Shaner Orndorff
Katherine Elizabeth Smith
Susan E. Smith Bouhda
Susan Paige Supcoe
Megan Turske
Chi’Cara Renee Upchurch
December 2011
Jerica Brande’l Adkins
Craig Edward Arch
Sydney Folk Cheesebrough
Tammie Lynn Cusack
Lisa Anne Dean
Holly Jean Dukich
Rachel Lindsay Eversole
Tracy Lee Fitch
Jennifer M. Goddard
Jennifer Ann Keech
Melissa Faye Klucarich
Valarie Lorane Lobb
Edith Rachelle Ochoa
Heather Lynn Pyne
Charla Joy Reger
Teresa Joyce Roberts
Amy Michelle Saunders
Lindsay Stepanek
Nicole Linn Stump
Christine Louise Fazio-Tomlinson
Sarah Diana Ware
Loretta A. Workman
May 2012
Kristina DeAnn Anderson
Timothy James Basalla
Shanine Beets
Cynthia Dawn Boyce
Rachelle Rae Carter-Crim
Travis Neil Coon II
Sarah Marie Darnall
Jerry Nario Diaz
Barbara Joy Duckworth
Tony Ray Dugan
Kristen Leigh Earnest-Deems
Jessica Kathleen England
Jaissa Liane Gerity
Angella Catherine Hamlin
Tina Dawn Hatfield
Melissa Jane Hensel
Terri Ann Holley
Courtney R. Howes
Melissa Ann Huddleston
Jay Matthew Huffman
Diane Carol Jensen
Jamie Erin Johnson
Kathryn Ann Kaufman
Rachel Grace Knotts
Tonya M. LaFaber
Erin Estelle Lynch
Stacey Ann Marple
Karen R. Martin
Robbyn Susan Mattson
Neil Enrique Maxwell
Amy Jo May
Roxianne Rae McCarty
Jaclyn Ann McCombs
Jessica Lynn McLaughlin
Jo Lynn Mitchell
Bridgett LeeAnn Peterson
Inez Alecia Placencia
Chasity Love Plaza
Gwendolyn Nicole Richards
Michelle Dawn Rickard
Lori Ann Scott
Michele Sexton
Allison K. Shriver
Kristina Elizabeth Smith
Heidi Suzanne Stern
Elizabeth Rae Stidom
Lyndsay Darnell Sypolt
Nathan Ryan Tallman
Erin Steve Thomas
Robin Suzanne Thompson
Rusty Dawn Thornton
Deirdre Melisha Watkins
Speech Pathology
December 2011
Rachel Elizabeth Riffee
May 2012
Tiffany Marie Alt
Jacqueline Yvonne Barnett
Megan Nicole Brookover
Vanessa Alexandra DeCesare
Ashley Lynne Detrick
Kathleen Anne Duffe
Molly Elisabeth Fortier
Amy Leigh Gayman
Cara Rebekah George
Abigail Ruth Hess
Abigail Lynn Johnson
Andrew Baron Johnson
Philip John Kevech
Abby Quinn Lilly
Lindsey Nicole Lytwak
Kristin Michele Messenger
Lindsey Megan Mowery
Julianna Leigh Scott
Megan Elizabeth Shields
Erin Lindsay Steinberg
Danielle Stevens
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Rehabilitation Counseling
August 2011
Kristin Marie Donze
Lynette Marie Dziadosz
Jennifer Ann Forde
Bruce L. Peveto
December 2011
Sandra Jo Hassenpflug
May 2012
Julie Beth Bosley
Andrew A. Fowler
Kathryn Marie Hill
Michelle R. Markle
Elizabeth Ann Matheny
Shay Danielle Niland
Stacy Leigh Niwa
Michele Lee Prouty
Danielle Marie Rowan
Susan J. Suda
DEGREE CANDIDATES
BACHELOR OF
MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
December 2011
Courtney Alexandra Beach
May 2012
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Josalyn Renee Bailey
Francesca Maria Biondillo
Buena M. Boyd
Morgan Crislip Campbell
Jessica Frances Cappellini
Meighan Nichole Carder
Gina Marie Catrambone
Haley Elizabeth Clark
Jaclyn Roseann Combs
Jessica Don Cox
Nicole Marie Crace
Kelsey Violet Davidson
Alison Jude Doffont
Amanda Brooke Dolan
Megan Elizabeth Enscoe
Jacqueline Lee Erney
Cera Bess Estep
Danielle Marie Fernandez
Paige Alexi Festa
Amy Marie Floyd
Kristina Lee Francica
Krystal Lee Fung
Karyn Rebecca Goldberg
Shelly Marie Hedko
Sarah Anne Hicks
Natasha Lynn Hughes
Pauline Faith Jackson
Heather Marie Johnson
Samantha Barbara Jorden
Tiffani Renee Kaczor
Danielle Moira Roze Kelly
Jennifer Marie Lauri
Sharee Danielle Lear
Amber Colette LeHew
Elizabeth Ann Malone
Sarah Jean Malone
Emily Lauren Martinelli
Alita Maria Meyers
Jessica Erin Michael
Andrea Christine Miller
Kathryn Kearns Moore
Lindsay Nichole Opthof
Michaelia G. Pauley
Lindsey Renae Persinger
Nicole Marie Peterson
Erin Marie Reed
Rebecca Renee Rockwell
Casey Annette Sauter
Kylie Marie Shahan
Laura Kay Shelton
Jennifer Ann Shuke
Elizabeth Noelle Smith
Kristen Renee’ Sobutka
Megan Suzanne Springer
Elizabeth Cane Stanley
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Kaitlin Marie Struble
Mary Elise Sullivan
Bryana Renee Thomas
Tiffany Latasha Thompson
Kathryn Rita Trebino
Kara Jo Whanger
Shannon Elizabeth Wildstein
Brittany Morgan Wiles
Susan Laine Yohe
Erin N. Younkin
Multidisciplinary (Education) Studies
December 2011
Charles Louis McDermott
May 2012
** Alecia Mae Daniels
*** Christina Marie Fantacci
Secondary Education
May 2012
Elaine Mae Hatcher
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Child Development & Family Studies
August 2011
Megan Alexandra Kinard
** Martha Marie Leichliter
December 2011
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Arielle Lauren Becker
Darsey Kay Branthoover
Samantha Nicole Buckler
Meghan Christine DeVito
Jamie Lynn Fries
Holly Renea Hart
Sabrina Dawn Haymond
Miranda Yvonne Haynes
Alexa Catherine Koumaras
Haley Marie Linn
Kelly Markovich
Michelle Jennifer McGrane
Letha Danielle Mills
Heather Lyn Moran
Jessica Rae Sowards
Britney Leigh Whitmore
May 2012
Alyssa Lauren Barsky
Emily Jae Beabout
Kalie Marcheta Carr
Holly Adele Conklin
Staci M. Director
Kristen Marie Dively
Chelsea Brooke Carrier Eades
Christina Marie Fantacci
Kyndell Jillian Fry
Kristen Nicole Gulling
Jessica Anne Hilling
Jenica Dawn Hughes
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Christie Marie Lanham
Katrice Elizabeth Logan
Jasmine Marie Miller
Kelly Ann Muller
Melissa Mae Nearman
Barbara Georgia Nictas
Kylie Mari Phillips
Jill Elizabeth Pope
Shawna Nicole Richards
Jennifer Ruth Sharon
Bridgid Marie Staub
Meagan Michelle Thomas
Savanna Gale Vance
Speech Pathology & Audiology
August 2011
Amy Eilis Bieski
May 2012
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Christa Nadeene Browning
Lorenzo Paulo-Fernando Carunungan
Brittany Nicole Clark
Emily Nicole Cochran
Jolisha Suzanne Cundiff
Catherine Claire Cunningham
Tenille Marie Dallas
Benjamin Britton DeFazio
Jordan Leah Diesel
Kaitlyn Alyssa Dowd
Molly Lynn Drescher
Mercedes Breanne Enoch
Ariel Blake Fink
Lindsay Marie Fox
Rachel Ann Gerhard
Gabriela Cecelia Greco
Brittany Renae Harouse
Madison Grace Hayes
Jennifer Lynn Heddaeus
Schyler Nicole House
Jamie Leigh Jones
Holly Christine Kennell
Kayla Lanham
Mallory Nicole Long
Georgia Elizabeth McClure
Colleen Marie McTeague
Audrey Morgan Metzger
Sara Emily Neville
Samantha Nicole O’Neil
Keara Elizabeth Palmay
Amanda Lynn Perkins
Jillian Michelle Ramsey
Lindsey Elisabeth Rogers
Marcella Robin Rudick
Lindsey Kaylea Seijo
Lindsey Brooke Stalnaker
Margaret Joan Tomko
Alyssa Tonkovich
Samantha Marie Wenger
Jaimee Cecille Wittman
Brittany Allison Wolfe
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
University Honors Scholar
Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism
9:30 a.m. | Creative Arts Center
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Maryanne Reed, Dean
NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOMING REMARKS
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE
William Haller, D.M.A
Sarah Nale
Maryanne Reed, Dean
Lesley Cottrell, Chair
Faculty Senate
G. Ogden Nutting, Publisher
Ogden Newspapers, Inc.
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
Sarah Nale
Master of Science
Integrated Marketing Communications
Master of Science
Bachelor of Science in Journalism
Sang Lee, Program Chair
Gina Martino Dahlia, Program Chair
John Temple, Program Chair
John Temple, Program Chair
Rita Colistra, Assistant Professor
CLOSING REMARKS
ALMA MATER**
RECESSIONAL
Shelly Stump, Online Programs Advising Director
Steve Urbanski, Director of Graduate Studies
Journalism
Advertising
Broadcast News
News-Editorial
Public Relations
Michele G. Wheatly
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Maryanne Reed
Sarah Nale
William Haller
in the Douglas O. Blaney Lobby of the Creative Arts Center.
graduation.wvu.edu.
Smoking is prohibited in the Creative Arts Center.
G. Ogden Nutting
West Virginia University is recognizing G. Ogden Nutting with an honorary degree. Mr. Nutting is publisher of the Ogden
Newspapers, Inc., which publishes six daily and three weekly newspapers in West Virginia, as well as 34 daily newspapers
in 10 other states. The newspaper company was founded by Mr. Nutting’s grandfather, H.C. Ogden, a WVU graduate of
1887, who published the first edition of the Wheeling News on September 22, 1890. West Virginia’s largest newspaper
company, Ogden Newspapers has had its headquarters in Wheeling ever since.
Active in national and state newspaper and journalism associations, Mr. Nutting served on boards or committees of the
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association, the American Newspaper Publishers’ Association, and the West Virginia
Press Association, which in 1994 named him a life member “in appreciation for years of outstanding service” and in 2010
gave him the Adam Kelly Premier Journalist award.
Ogden Nutting has been a member of the WVU Foundation Board of Directors, and as a member of the School of
Journalism Visiting Committee he was instrumental in establishing the Ogden Newspapers and Nutting Family Journalism
Endowment Scholarship Fund for juniors and seniors studying print media. Ogden Newspapers and the Nutting family
also created the West Virginia University Journalism Library Endowment Fund, the Ogden Newspapers Seminar Series,
the Ogden Newspapers Multimedia Classroom, and the Ogden Newspapers Endowed Visiting Professorship, which was
held for 10 years by the late George Esper.
West Virginia University has recognized Mr. Nutting’s service with the Most Loyal West Virginian Award, the Distinguished
Service Award, and the first Paul A. Atkins Friend of the Journalism School Award. He has also been inducted into the
Order of Vandalia and the West Virginia University Business Hall of Fame. In addition, the Nutting Foundation received
the WVU Foundation’s Outstanding Philanthropy Award.
The Nutting family also owns Seven Springs Mountain Resort and is the major owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mr. Nutting
serves on the boards of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Bethany College, the Linsly School, the Wheeling Park Commission, and
the Stone Foundation.
He and his wife, Betty Woods Nutting, have two sons, William Ogden Nutting, vice president and secretary of the Ogden
Newspapers, Inc., and Robert McLain Nutting, president and CEO of the Ogden Newspapers, Inc. They also have five
granddaughters and one grandson.
Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism Faculty
Professor
Teaching Assistant Professors
Maryanne Reed, Dean
Associate Professors
Joel Beeson
Sang Lee
Christine Martin
Diana Knott Martinelli, Widmeyer Professor in Public Relations
R. Ivan Pinnell
John Temple
Emily Hughes Corio
Gina Martino Dahlia
April Johnston
Elizabeth Oppe
Tom Stewart
Lecturers
Mary Kay McFarland
Kristen Wilkerson
Professor Emeriti
Assistant Professors
Hongmin Ahn
Bob Britten
Dana Coester
Rita Colistra
Steve Urbanski, Director of Graduate Studies
Paul A. Atkins
John H. Boyer
Charles F. Cremer
Robert M. Ours
Guy H. Stewart
William R. Summers, Jr.
Pamela D. Yagle
Visiting Assistant Professors
James Ebel, Harrison/Omnicom Professor in Integrated Marketing Communications
Lois Raimondo, Shott Chair of Journalism
In memory of Dr. George Esper, former Ogden Newspapers Visiting Professor in Journalism.
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Integrated Marketing Communications
August 2011
Sunday Ann Barbaro
Angela May Bayless
Alicia Suka Besenyei
Robert J. Doran
Erann Louise Dutton
Shelley Welch Greene
Rachael Marie Kelly
Martin Edward Levenson
Zachary Brennon Overking
Kevin Allen Pack
Nancy K. Reardon
Robert Thomas Shoup
Kelanie Simonsen
Sarah Ilene Smith
Kristen Alison Skender
Benjamin Andrew Tremont
December 2011
Noel Arias
Claire Andrea Berlin
Crystal Renee Bevins
Victoria Denise Bishop
Anne Meyer Bowling
Matthew James Brandt
Benjamin Thomas Burford
Ronald Michael Burns, Jr.
Taryn E. Burns
Jamie Sue Ceman
Leslie R. Chaffin
Joelle Connors-Ennis
Edith Menette Damann
John Lee Dudley
David Edward Eyssen
Seth James Fogle
Barry A. Fuchs
Catherine E. Hamilton
Jaime Lynn Hunt
Kimberly Botkin Kirk
Katherine Brachelli La Hart
Lisa Marie Haley Padilla
Shaye Lynn Pentino
Elizabeth Jane Reinhardt
Karen Vannoy Sickles
Christopher Michael Siekman
Courtney A Smedick
Ainsley Brook Stefanick
Stephanie Laura Stroud
Leslie Ann Tennant
Shelly Isa Teter
Bonnie Jean Thomas
Jade Ashley Waddy
Amanda L. Weber
Joseph Brant Wingard
May 2012
Marilyn Elizabeth Adams
Elyse Patricia Anderson
Jill Victoria Arvidson
Mitzi C. Avanzado
Meridith Kathryn Barth
Brittany Marie Bennett
Nicolette Marie Bianchi
Jonathan Douglas Bickford
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Summa Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Degree Candidates
Tara Lynn Bittl
Alyssa Marie Boruff
Kimberly Joette Bozick
Tarsha C. Bracey
Karlene Tania Bringemeier
Natalie Jo Bubb
Megan Francine Canavan
Diane L. Centeno
Amy Lynn Clausen
Julia Michelle Cyphers
LeAnn Marie Dickens
Kayla Michelle Donathan
Amanda Renee Dunn
Jens Eckels
Kara Brianne Gold
Corissa Nicole Greer
Jocelyn Rebecca Haugen
J. Christopher Hebert
Rishira Charlay Hill
Portia Janay Johnson
Chaylee M.E. Liberator
Melissa Jo McDilda
Laura McDonald
Kelly M. McGlumphy
Sarah Louise McLean
Katie Margaret McMullen
Jason D. Miller
Ashley Dawn Pennington
Michael Christopher Selvaggio
Kristen Kee Watson
Danny Robert Weber
Wendy Dawn Whitt
Kathryn Sloan Wilson
Heather L. Young-Bozsoki
Kayla Marie Thorn
Matthew F. Walt
* Hannah Laura Watkins
December 2011
Juliette Marino Burguieres
Patrick Burke Cummings
Adam Conrad Dudek
* Lauren Rebecca Dushkoff
Lauren Christine Furey
Kristen Audra Meadows
Janelle Elizabeth Miley
Jeffrey Jay Nicholas
Heather Nicole Poindexter
Matthew Taylor Poremski
Christopher Bruce Schielzo
Kylie Marie Wagner
* Laurie Ann Wherley
May 2012
* Sarah Marie Aldridge
Daniel Joseph Alkire
* Clarissa Paige Blamble
Katelyn Mary Bordini
Hugh Palmer Brown
*Taylor Callahan
Gabrielle Lauren Carstens
Stephanie Gayle Chambers
Bethanie T. Clar
Brooke L. Cobb
Lauren Ashley Coxen
Arthur J. Denman III
Nickolas John Detwiler
Kevin Christopher Diffley
Daniel Joseph Driscoll
Journalism
Martin Andres Fernandez
August 2011
Michael Stephen Freeman
Rachel Lara Davis
** Abigail Sanders Gordon
Angela Everhart
Shane Isaac Guthrie
Rhonda Snow Hollen
Amanda Michelle Harshman
Adam Kyle Haynes
May 2012
* Amanda Leigh Hillman
Bayley Brett Brown
Jessica Paige Humphrey
Deepa Rajkumar Fadnis
Max Russell Jentsch IV
Katherine Joanne Patton
Morgan Patricia Johnston
Leann Michelle Ray
Michelle Christine Kopecky
Kristen Alexandria Wishon
Ryan Anthony Krofcheck
Boya Xu
Erik Christian Kuhn
** Hadley Elizabeth Kunz
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN JOURNALISM
Matthew Patrick Long
Advertising
Eugene Michael Lugat IV
August 2011
*Margaret Ann Matsko
Zachary Preston Allen
Catalina Maria Mejia
Anthony Joseph Anderson
*Ethan Michael Messineo
Christian Marlin Beck
* Chelsea Bryn Midkiff
Kim Nichole Berntson
Erika Colleen Mong
Michael Allen Cooper
Amanda Elaine Moreau
Meghan Ashley Engle
Sean Michael Nally
Brittany Ann Franklin
Lori Beth O’Dell
Travis Scott Lance
Joshua David Petka
Alfred Fitzgerald Lynch III
Kimberly Laren Poff
Joseph Nicholas Medici
Evan Vincent Richardson
Michael Christian Meola
** Joseph Michael Rinaldi
Ashley Marie Miller
Kayley Jane Rogers
Kevin Farrar Nowak
Christopher Rohman
Christin Michelle Ogden
* Brittney Michelle Sabatino
Brittany Jane Parks
John Joseph Simson
Armand Major Patella III
*** Katrina Rose Sorrentino
Andrew Patrick Smith
* Christopher Owen Symes
Beau Hunter Snarr
Megan Elizabeth Thomas
Jordan Joseph Soccorsi
*** Logan Joseph Venderlic
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Andrew Jeremy Walker
Julia Meyer Weigle
Chelsea Elizabeth Wheaton
Scott Allen Zimmerman
Broadcast News
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August 2011
Jade Ellen Audia
Erin Angela Bruner
Aaron Thomas Deininger
Robert Vernon Enos
Rodney Dean Lamp II
Raymond Paul Zawodni
December 2011
Kelly Ann Dudenhaver
Matthew Phillip White
May 2012
Ryan Kendra
Journalism
August 2011
Chelsea Glenn Fuller
Katie Lynn Harr
Matthew David Hauswirth
Josephine Amber King
Kevin Comer Mullins
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December 2011
Chalee Alexandra Apessos
Scott Allen Cahoon
Andrew John DiGirolamo
Whitney Lynn Godwin
Alexander James Hagan
Rebecca Rae Lebherz
Jon Tyler Lemieux
Kelsey Shae Pape
Kaira Colleen Traver
Emily Jane Vennare
Adam Christopher Woofter
Mayuri Mukherjee
Joseph Andrew Saulen
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May 2012
Laura Grace Allen
Scott Timothy Bates
Alexander Paul Belfiori
Mallory Ash Bracken
Emily Allison Braun
Eva Marie Buchman
Lindsey Lynn Burnworth
Donald Lee Butcher
Paige B. Carver
Brooke Anne Cassidy
Jacqueline Louise Delphin
Erin Anne Fitzwilliams
Bevin Anne Fletcher
Laura Caroline Flood
Casey Lynn Hofmann
Carl Nils Josephson
Jenna Lee Kees
Alexandria Christine Koscevic
Matthew Emmett Krauza
Autumn Marie Lonon
Jessica Beth Marghella
Ashton Jane Marra
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Magna Cum Laude
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Summa Cum Laude
Cum Laude
DEGREE CANDIDATES
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Joshua Ryan Marshall
Shay Eileen Maunz
Mackenzie Dawn Mays
Evan Christopher McCaffrey
Erica Mokay
Alexander James Panos
Anthony Frank Pellegrino
Ashley Marie Piomelli
Mary Margaret Power
Jessica Marie Robey
Ryan Christopher Ross
Jonathan Robert Rudder
Derek Everett Rudolph
Benjamin Lee Scott
Sayres David Seaman
Brittany Ford Stewart
Taelene Dawn Swihart
Alexander Victor Trafecante
Amy Lynn Wallace
Ryan Mathew Whytsell
Cody Nicole Wiegand
Christopher Arthur Williams
Sara Renee Wise
Codi Quinn Yeager
Samantha Ali Young
News-Editorial
December 2011
Sarah Elizabeth Asti
Joshua Stephen Clark
Kayla Danielle Shane
Public Relations
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August 2011
Aliesa Malette Canterbury
Erica Marie Deibel
Heather Nicole Groggs Hudson
Casey Elizabeth Long
Adrienne Nicole Lundell
Apollo Mark Marple
Rachel Michele McGuire
Matthew Linn Morris
Rachel Kathleen Taylor
Meg Ann Workman
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December 2011
Kara Lea Delbert
Emilie J. Dile
Joseph James Doris
Katharyn Louise Everly
Autumn Lacey Gerau
Erin Elizabeth Gomez
Kiersten Elise Hogbin
Bryce Cody Lyons
Casey Kathleen Lyons
Bridget Renay McGuire
Rachel Alexandra Mort
Elisabeth Irene O’Connell
Kathryn Elizabeth Pappa
Brittany Jeanne Price
Daniel R. Riesenberger
Amanda Marie Sains
Lauren LaRue Sandberg
Maria E. Sidote
Kayla Marie Smith
Erika Lynn Thon
Lindsay Anne Walus
Gwendolin Kay Witman
May 2012
* Leigh Elizabeth Ashby
Cathleen Louise Augusta
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Jessica Mared Austin
Talia Samae Brunicardi
Sarah Elizabeth Butts
Nikki Marie Cannon
Meghan Elizabeth Carlson
Melissa Ami Clark
Haleigh Elizabeth Cohen
Morgan Emily Constable
Matthew Ryan Cooksey
Alexandra Marie Cordero
Ryan Terence Cummings
Alexander Lewis Daniels
Megan Elizabeth Denny
Kelly Jewel Dodds
Natalie Jean Doerr
Blair Ashley Dowler
Alex Dufour
Hannah Mifflin Ellis
Jordan Ellison
Samantha Jo Esposito
Bridget Jessica Feeney
Erin Michelle Graziani
Alexa Jean Hadfield
Cassidy Peace Haislip
Julie Marie Hildenbrand
Breanne Marie Hill
Megan Nicole Kerr
Jared Tyler Lathrop
James Morgan Leach
Gabrielle Cecilia Londono
Kristen Marie Lucas
Brenton Lloyd Mack
Jacqueline Ann Manley
Kaitlyn Marie Mann
Michael Kevin Maslyn
Jane Louise Kenny McCague
Caitlin Elyse Melvin
Christine Marie Melvin
Shannon Elizabeth Mossman
Rochelle Alanna Neely
Lucas Lee Nesler
Rachel Dianne Nieman
Meaghan Amanda Norford
Jordan Patrick Nuzum
Rachael Leigh Patnesky
Lauryn Ashly Pawlikowski
Hayley Michelle Peluchette
Anna Elizabeth Quinn
Angela Marie Russo
Jessica Lynn Santillo
Jessica Seiden
Johnna Lee Shumate
Katherine Lee Sloane
Megan Skylar Smith
Brian Michael Ohrel Smith
Kelli Rose Snedegar
Lauren Elizabeth Sobon
Lynne Marie Stabler
Katlin Michelle Stinespring
Nicole Loren Trouerbach
Kayla Jo Vincent
Joshua Quinn Walters
Kaitlyn Marie Ward
Brianna L. Wenner
Alexandra Rose Wildstein
Jacqueline Babette Williamson
Whitney Nicole Woofter
Trisha Faye Worstell
Zachary David Young
Benjamin M. Statler College of
Engineering and Mineral Resources
2:00 p.m. | Coliseum
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Saturday, May 12, 2012 | 2:00 p.m.
Stage
Master of Science
Mechanical and Aerospace
Doctor of Philosophy
Chemical
Civil and Environmental
Lane Computer Science and Electrical
Mechanical and Aerospace
Mining
Petroleum and Natural Gas
Lane Computer Science and Electrical
Industrial Management Systems
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Eugene V. Cilento, Glen Hiner Dean
NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOMING REMARKS
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE Krista Shinew, D.M.A
Jennifer Berkebile
Eugene V. Cilento, Glen H. Hiner Dean and Professor
Benjamin M. Statler College of
Engineering and Mineral Resources
Faculty Senate
Gregory S. Babe, BS Mechanical Engineering ’80
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bayer Corporation and Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Jennifer Berkebile
Master of Science
Bachelor of Science
Chemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lane Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Mining Engineering
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering CONFERRING OF DEGREES
ALMA MATER**
RECESSIONAL
Warren R. Myers, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Warren R. Myers
Rakesh Gupta, Chair
Radhey Sharma, Chair
Brian Woerner, Chair
Wafik Iskander, Chair
Jacky Prucz, Chair
Christopher Bise, Chair
Samuel Ameri, Chair
James P. Clements
Benjamin M. Statler, BS Mining Engineering ’73; ScD ’09 Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Gulf Coast Capital Partners
Jennifer Berkebile
Krista Shinew
Please join us for a reception to congratulate our graduates immediately following the ceremony in the Shell Building beside the Coliseum.
graduation.wvu.edu.
Gregory S. Babe
West Virginia University is recognizing Gregory S. Babe with an honorary degree. Mr. Babe is president and chief executive
officer of Bayer Corporation and is the senior Bayer representative for the United States and Canada. He is responsible
for the North American activities of the worldwide Bayer Group, an international health care, nutrition, and innovative
materials group based in Leverkusen, Germany. In addition, he is also the president and CEO of Bayer MaterialScience LLC.
Previously, Mr. Babe served as president and CEO of Bayer Corporate and Business Services LLC, where he was responsible
for providing expertise and support in engineering, information systems, procurement, materials management, human
resources, financial, accounting, and other business services to Bayer Corporation and its affiliates.
He joined Bayer in 1976 as an intern in the polyurethanes group and has held several management positions of increasing
responsibility, including manager of the Brunsbüttel, Germany facility; director and general manager of Hennecke
Machinery, then a unit of Bayer’s polymers division in Pennsylvania; vice president of corporate quality; and director of
a national program to implement Bayer’s enterprise resource planning system. Prior to his current roles, he was named
senior vice president of information services, a role that was expanded to include the NAFTA region. When Mr. Babe was
named president and CEO, he continued his role as chief information officer.
Mr. Babe is the chair of the Bayer Political Action Committee and the Bayer USA Foundation. For five years he served as
the executive sponsor of the Bayer Diversity Advisory Council.
Mr. Babe serves on the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Executive Committee and Board of Directors, and as the
executive chair of the ACC’s Responsible Care Board Committee, in addition to being a member of ACC’s Chemical
Management and Board Research Committees. He also serves on the National Association of Manufacturers’ Board of
Directors and Executive Committee.
Outside of his profession, Mr. Babe serves as chair of the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he sits
on the Allegheny Conference on Community Development’s Executive Committee and acts as vice chair of the Board of
Directors. He also serves on the WVU Foundation Board.
A native of West Virginia, Mr. Babe holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from West Virginia
University. He is married, has four children, and resides in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Ralph M. Barnes Senior Scholastic Achievement Award
2012 WVU Foundation Outstanding Seniors
Established by the family of Ralph M. Barnes, an alumnus
of the College of Engineering, to encourage, recognize, and
reward superior academic performance, this award goes to
the graduate(s) with the highest grade point average during
their junior and senior years while enrolled as a full-time
student. Recipients will be announced at Commencement.
Each year the WVU Foundation selects WVU’s top
graduating students based on a number of criteria,
including academic achievement, honors and awards,
public service, demonstrated leadership, collegiate work
experience, reference, and a narrative of value of the WVU
undergraduate experience. This year’s WVU Foundation
Outstanding Seniors from the Benjamin M. Statler College
of Engineering and Mineral Resources are:
Amy Louise Burt
Brittney Kaye Benchoff
Niccolo Campriani
Engineers’ Creed
As a professional engineer, I dedicate my professional knowledge and skill to the advancement and betterment of human
welfare. I pledge:
To give the utmost of performance;
To participate in none but honest enterprise;
To live and work according to the laws of man and the highest standards of professional conduct;
To place service before profit, the honor and standing of the profession before personal advantage, and the public welfare
above all other considerations.
In humility and with need for divine guidance, I make this pledge.
Adopted by the National Society of Professional Engineers, June 1954
Degree Candidates
December 2011
August 2011
Aerospace Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Science
Jason Nicholas Gross
Committee Chair: Dr. Marcello Napolitano
Dissertation Title: Sensor Fusion Based Fault-Tolerant Attitude
Estimation Solutions for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Jie Lin
Committee Chair: Dr. Donald Adjeroh
Dissertation Title: Suffix Structures and Circular Pattern Problems
Electrical Engineering
Rabie Belkacemi
Committee Chair: Dr. Ali Feliachi
Dissertation Title: Immune System Based Control and
Intelligent Agent Design for Power System Applications
Lee E. Rodak
Committee Chair: Dr. Dimitris Korakakis
Dissertation Title: Surfactants and Digital Alloys for Strain
Relief in III-Nitride Distributed Bragg Reflectors and Related
Heterostructures via Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy
Mechanical Engineering
Fadi Hajsaid
Committee Chair: Dr. Hany Ammar
Dissertation Title: Security-Based Risk Assessment for Software
Architecture
Ying-Wooi Wan
Committee Chair: Dr. Lan Guo
Dissertation Title: Computational Hybrid Systems for Identifying
Prognostic Gene Markers of Lung Cancer
Jinyu Zuo
Committee Chair: Dr. Natalia Schmid
Dissertation Title: Iris Recognition: Robust Processing, Synthesis,
Performance Evaluation and Applications
Nicholas Jaye Hansford
Committee Chair: Dr. William Wayne and Dr. Alfred Stiller
Dissertation Title: Development and Testing of a Fractal Analysis
Algorithm for Face Recognition
Fritz Andres Campo Schickler
Committee Chair: Dr. Ever Barbero
Dissertation Title: Prediction of Mechanical Properties of
Aerogels using a Multifractal Multidimensional Multiscaling
Approach
Aaron Joshua Kessman
Committee Chair: Dr. Darran Cairns
Dissertation Title: Mesostructured Hydrophobic–Oleophobic
Silica Films for Sustained Functionality in Tribological
Environments
Kwangsoon Lee
Committee Chair: Dr. Bruce Kang
Dissertation Title: Numerical Simulation of a Load-based
Micro-indentation Technique for NDE on Thermal Barrier Coating
Systems
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Abbas Belyadi
Committee Chair: Dr. Khashayar Aminian
Dissertation Title: Modeling studies to evaluate performance of
the horizontal wells completed in shale
Melissa L. Morris
Committee Chair: Dr. John Nuszkowski
Dissertation Title: Development of an Artificial Neural Network
to Predict In-Use Engine Emissions
Bernardo Restrepo
Committee Chair: Dr. Larry Banta
Dissertation Title: Experimental Characterization of Fuel Cell Gas
Turbine Power System and Determination of Optimal Trajectories
of Operation Using a Model Predictive Controller
Lijuan Wang
Committee Chair: Dr. Nigel Clark
Dissertation Title: Heavy-Duty Vehicle Models and Factors
Impacting Fuel Consumption
Occupational Safety and Health
Yun Sun
Committee Chair: Dr. Ashish Nimbarte
Dissertation Title: Effects of Load and Gradient on Musculoskeletal
Loading during Dynamic Two-Wheeled Cart Pushing and Pulling
Degree Candidates
May 2012
Aerospace Engineering
Adi Adumitroaie
Dissertation Title: Initiation and Evolution of Matrix Cracking in
Non-Symmetric Laminates under in-Plane and Flexural Loading
Meagan Lynne Hubbell
Committee Chair: Dr. James Smith
Dissertation Title: Planform Characterization of a Low Speed,
High Lift, Ground Effect Glider
Chemical Engineering
Ashish Suresh Bambal
Committee Chair: Dr. Dady Dadyburjor
Dissertation Title: Study of the Effect of Surface Modification and
Sulfur Impurities in Syngas on the Fischer-Tropsch Performance
of Cobalt Catalysts
Christopher Lawrence Yurchick
Committee Chair: Dr. Alfred Stiller
Dissertation Title: Coal Liquefaction Process Development
Civil Engineering
Ning Zhang
Committee Chair: Dr. Lian Lin
Dissertation Title: Study of Chemical States, Composition and
Adsorption Behavior for Iron Coated Granular Activated Carbon
(Fe-GAC) inTerms of Selenate Removal and Feasible Adsorbent
Modifications
Computer Science
Luyi Wang
Committee Chair: Dr. Yenumula Reddy
Dissertation Title: A Context Centric Model for Building a
Knowledge Advantage Machine based on Personal Ontology
Patterns
Gulfam Iqbal
Committee Chair: Dr. Bruce Kang
Dissertation Title: Durability Model of SOFC Anode Structure
under Thermo-Mechanical and Fuel Gas Contaminants Effects
Derek Ross Johnson
Committee Chair: Dr. Nigel Clark
Dissertation Title: Implementation of Wet Scrubbing Technologies
to Marine Diesel Enginees for the Reduction of Nox Emissions
Ming Li
Committee Chair: Dr. Nianqiang Wu
Dissertation Title: Gold Nanoparticle-Based Surface Plasmon
Mediated Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering and Energy
Atransfer Platforms for Sensing Applications
Andrew Douglas Lowery
Committee Chair: Dr. James Smith
Dissertation Title: Development of a Near-Field Projectile
Location System
John Sandro Rivas Murillo
Dissertation Title: Structural and Mechanical Properties of Silica
and Hybrid Aerogels and Xerogels Studied Using Molecular
Dynamics Simulations
Mining Engineering
Jianwei Cheng
Committee Chair: Dr. Yi Luo
Dissertation Title: Comprehensive and Integrated Model for
Atmospheric Status in Sealed Underground Mine Area
Simona Gabriela Crihalmeanu
Committee Chair: Dr. Arun Ross
Dissertation Title: Multispectral Scleral Patterns for Ocular
Biometric Recognition
Rohit Goswami
Committee Chair: Dr. Lawrence Hornak
Dissertation Title: Guided Wave Resonant Optical Structures and
LED Micro Resonators for Biosension Applications
Qiang Hao
Committee Chair: Dr. Xin Li
Dissertation Title: Selected Topics in Video Analysis and
Compression
Francesco Nicolo
Committee Chair: Dr. Natalia Schmid
Dissertation Title: Face Recognition: Matching Visible Against
Short Wave Infrared in Classical and Distributed Set Up
Degree Candidates
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Industrial Hygiene
August 2011
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
August 2011
Rabab Taqi Alabdulmohsen
Jigang Li
Soumya Jawahar Gujjar
Avinashkumar Vinodkumar Karre
May 2012
May 2012
Borja Cantero Tubilla
Terrence R. Ryan
Dyna Ibarhim Alshaman
Christine Ann Beil
Stephen Philip Kasberger
Justin Ernest Lamper
Justin Anthony Meador
Daniel Lee Mitchem
Katelynn Jo Rancjik
Safety Management
August 2011
Gary Allen Ford, Jr.
Brandon Neil King
December 2011
Aaron Michael Ashley
Tosha Anne Brown
Kristi Ranee Evans
Kyla M. Groves
Travis Shawn Hamrick
Stephanie Jane Hubbell
Sarah Renee Matthews
Corey Austin May
Clay Cameron Medley
Carl Dennis Pride
Jason F. Shrewsbury
Julie Ann Szymanek
May 2012
Justin Boone Boyce
Michael Anthony Cinalli
Matthew J. Cinalli
Jordan Neil Curry
John Grayson DeVaul
Chris Fotos
Andrew Joseph Grubler
Timothy James Keller
Lindsay Leigh Paulin
Thomas Clayton Stewart
Serena Sue Straight
Dustin James Turbin
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
December 2011
Francis James Barchesky
Frederick Martin Beamer
Zachary James Merceruio
Daniele Tancredi
May 2012
Ondrej Karas
Eric Scott Legg
CIVIL ENGINEERING
August 2011
Erin Danielle Bailey
Kane Wagner Gyovai
Sai Bharath Kumar Varre
December 2011
Eric Wayne Baker
Soumya Sundar Chowdhury
Andrew Paul Darnell
Naser Ali Elareibi
Manish Roy
Laura Ann Sesack
Jeremi John Stawovy
Richard Milton Wise
May 2012
Benjamin David Bowes
Venugopal Reddy Chada
John Elias Crane
Andrew Lane Dietz
Denny Wayne Dispennette
Erik William Edwards
Pengcheng Jiao
Bradley Addison McGraw
Nagavardhana Kumar Perisetty
S M Mamun-Ar Rashid
Varun Krishna Sadam
Anshul Soanpet
Jennifer Marie Stains
Mehrzad Zahabi
COMPUTER SCIENCE
August 2011
Pradeep Kumar Bhukya
Lonnie Lawrence Bowe IV
Adam Michael Brady
Cunjian Chen
Zachary Lee Hutzell
William Wireko Mensah
Myunghee Terry Wilson
Yin Xu
December 2011
Soumya Rani Badugu
Aruna Sri Bommagani
Rukmini Kota
Yiyang Liu
James Michael Martin
Praneeth Polavarapu
Qin Wu
Jie Xiao
May 2012
Jonathan Dee Day
Nikhitha Doddi
Nikola Janevski
William James Klingelsmith
Paul William McBurney
Swetha Parvathaneni
Aaron Michael Riesbeck
Brandon Michael Stewart
Matthew Raymond Young
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
August 2011
Laila P. Akkineni
Sirisha Boothapati
Manasaveena Chennuri
Rakesh Devineni
Robert Joseph Fernandez
Bashar M. R. Hamza
Sri Venkata Padmavathi Kurapati
Bhaswanth Mamidipaka
Swathy Mode
Sree Theja Nimmagadda
Srikanth Parupati
Dinesh Patha
December 2011
Seetaram Venkata Alwala
Ahmed M Abu Seta Ammar
Uday Kiran Reddy Arredla
Sadhana Reddy Goda Krishna
Vivek Kosgi
Kyle Robert McMillan
Harish Kumar Gowd Palakurthi
Vaidyanath Ramachandran
Jerry Lee Thompson
Raghavendra Aniketh Varma Vegesana
Naveen Venkatesan
May 2012
Muniru Akintunde Akinkuolie
SolomonBeresa Bayisa
Moataz A. Elbaz
Ravindra Babu Gadde
Ryan Michael Hanlon
Essam Abdulkader Koshak
Vamsi Krishna Kumbham
Srinitya Musunuru
Lalith Kumar Nallanagulagari
Sriram Sankar
Zachary David Williams
ENGINEERING
August 2011
Timothy C. Nelson
May 2012
Pujya Wagle Gautam
DEGREE CANDIDATES
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
August 2011
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MINING
ENGINEERING
December 2011
Seyed Mohammad Jalali
Srikanth Manukonda
Dachao Nie
December 2011
Phani Kishor Guthula
Yuping Huang
Nishil Singh Thakur
Kai Wang
May 2012
Suman Kanti Chowdhury
Eswara Rao Pinapothu
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
August 2011
Ramamoorthy Balakrishnan
Chia-Nung Chou
Nathan Kimble
Brock A. Merritt
Tian Zhang
December 2011
Prabash Eroshana Abeyratne
Phillip Ryan McElfresh
Nathan Synnott Music
James Robert Perry
Perry L. Spaur II
Ganesh Vedula
Xin Zhou
May 2012
Praveen Reddy Baddam
Peter Bonsack
Xueqin Chen
Matthew Allen Cunningham
Karthik Reddy Dandu
ElizabethEmma DeFusco
Manoj Kumar Dobbala
Raphael William Alwin Dodrill
Sodith Kumar Reddy Gandavarapu
Megan Rae Gorrell
Sai Praneeth Gunturu
Edward Robert Jackson
Nithin Jose
Jaclyn N. Kokx
Anveeksh Koneru
Robert Francis Minehart
Robert Gordon Murphy
Dumbi Azubuike Otunyo
Volkan Ozyar
Kevin Louis Peil
Adam Russell Sayres
Mark Samir Shoukry
Douglas Alan Ward
Jackson William Wolfe
Jinlong Yan
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May 2012
Adeniyi Adekunle David Adebisi
Timothy Armand Nolan
Patricio Gabriel Terrazas Prado
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering
and Mineral Resources
August 2011
*
Christopher Adam Carpenter
Joseph Eugene Eagan
Arvind Vasudevan Jagannathan
Ryan D. Knost
Thomas R. Littleton
Mark A. Parsons
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
December 2011
ENGINEERING
** Sean Matthew Adam
August 2011
Andrei Mihai Perhinschi
Bander Ibrahim AlQuaimi
Abdallah Omar Arwishad
David Christopher Bell
Hossein Belyadi
Kyle Remington Clark
Osade O. Edo-Osagie
Jacques Ayamba Ita
Essa Mostafa Tabar
Abdullahi Yusuf
December 2011
Mahmod Souliman Alkalawi
Qin He
Ali Omran Nasar
May 2012
Hussain Ali Al-Fadhel
Joshuah Warren Dalton
Melaine Edouard Kolimedje
KimberlyLeAnn Larch
Virginia Price Naryka
Alireza Shahkarami
Adam Clayton Wade
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
December 2011
Martin D. Dombrowski
Christopher Shane Hicks
Rhonda Kay Millione
Christopher A. Smith
May 2012
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Brett Elliott Armstrong
Jeffrey Michael Brenwald
Stephen Britt-Crane
Christopher Michael Crowder
David Knaffl Harlan
Elliott Vincent Iannello
Emily Sue Keener
Kimberly Michelle King
Peter Antonio Kirkpatrick
Maxwell Albert Kobe
Jennifer Elisabeth Lake
Aaron James Lamb
James Andrew McKowen
Caitlin Elizabeth Miller
Randall Lee Moneypenny
Patrick Connell Orsinger
Rebecca Lea Rush
Andrew Bernard Shepard
Samuel Paul Simons
Brandon Wilson Stalnaker
Jacob Stryder Steele
Steven David White
Joseph A. Yaworski
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
August 2011
Jason Kyle Darby
Jonathan Mark Dehlin
December 2011
May 2012
Matthew David Brown
Landon Tyler Cole
Kent Lee King
Jeremy Scott Leasor
Brian Moats
Michael Paul Teeter
† ***
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Rustin Matthew Ault
Matthew Calean Corum II
Forrest Gray Desjardins
Elizabeth Shannon Lewellen
Todd Molina
May 2012
Corey Devon McGee
* Vincent Thomas Rogers
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
December 2011
*
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Joseph Salvatore Close
Jeffrey William Conrad
Lee W. Eltringham
Michael Andrew Filter
Nathaniel David Gandee
DEGREE CANDIDATES
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Jason Curtis Hamilton
Russell Jeffrey Kight
Trenton Jameson Larrabee
Brandon Lee Lewis
Robert Frye Lilly III
Mark Edward Magee
Nicholas Guido Mariani
Mitchell Gaetano Marozzi
Michael James Nussbaum
Rex Dean Persinger
Timothy William Repko
Zachary Louis Seamon
Jon Stephen Taylor
David Edward Turner
May 2012
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Skye Kendall Baber
David Elias Debusca
Rebecca Caitlyn Durham
Joseph P. Dygert
Carla Ann Feragotti
Patrick Jackson Fluharty
Brent William Hedrick
Christopher Edward Heim
Wade Michael Mendoza
James Andrew Reil
Coty Michael Riffle
Chad David Sachleben
Stephen Alexander Schramm
Harry Gustavus Shaffer, IV
Zachary Alexander White
Tyler Davis Witmer
Mark William Wroblewski
BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS
August 2011
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Christopher Alan Carpenter
Michael Allen Castle
Matthew Bernard Codispoti
Thomas John Dentice
Brian Robert Desel
Aaron William Fast
Rebecca Lea Ferrell
Andrew Ryan Gilbert
Lauren Victoria Gioia
Shannon Lianne Gribbons
James Paul Haldeman
Matt William Jarrett
Sarah Nicole Lazur
Eugene Elliott Lewis
Garrett David Maner
Jonathan A. Mauller
Patrick Bernard McBurney
Audrey Elizabeth Romberger
Andrea J. Sakla
Alysia Dawn Salva
Lincoln John Schaefer
David Michael Stone
Laura R. Story
Douglas Scott Teter
Benjamin D. Waldron
Jason Samuel Ware
Thomas Ross Werner
May 2012
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Jessica Ann Berry
Amanda Bess Holbert
Emily Sue Keener
Jennifer Elisabeth Lake
Wesley James Moody
Patrick Carl Noll
Christopher John Robison
Joseph Alexander Yaworski
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
May 2012
† ***
Thomas Dirk Athey
Julian David Bergstein
Austin Tyler Blake
Noah Matthew Brak
Christie Victoria Brown
Sarah Jean Caprio
*
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†
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
August 2011
Jihad Kamal Boustany
James Russell Smith
August 2011
December 2011
Sean E. Combs
Andrew Timothy Jenkins
Donald Russell Jones
Nicholas Anthony Novick
Glenn Thomas Swartz
Brett Matthew Wintermute
December 2011
Samuel Vincent Moldowan
Anthony J. DeGuiseppi
Deanna Lynn Deliere
Kylea Nicole Demarco
Benjamin James Elefritz
Daniel Douglas Estep
Brandon Alan Ferrell
William Elias Ghazi
Rachel Lea Grzybek
Carter Lawrence Hulcher
Sarah Marie Hurr
Melissa Renee Mack
James B. Maier
Jason Anthony Mash
Robert Earl Miller, III
Christopher Wesley Rombold
Robert Brian Seitz, II
Ginger Sue Stern
Angela Marie Tortoriello
Elizabeth Ashley Tucker
Kirk Wayne Wagner
William John Wallace
Cory Neil Weaver
Kayla Jane Wickey
CIVIL ENGINEERING
* Arvind Vasudevan Jagannathan
December 2011
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Hannah Margaret Baxter
Nicholas Robert Bonacquisti
Justin Michael Dilley
Kenneth Donald
Gregory Charles Donnelly
William Jan Folkerts
Steven Frank Guenther
Harman Edward Hartman
John Michael Hines
Kyle Reed Koppenhaver
Shawn Michael Larkins
Charles Kevin McPeek II
Christopher Richard Newman
Alan Paul Oliphant
Jeffery Michael Pfarr
Skyler Dale Roberts
Rachel Mary Sellaro
Stephanie Marie Spangler
Spencer Paul Teufel
Matthew Charles Whittington
Justin Joseph Zdonczyk
May 2012
Brandon Michael Blake
Jacob Wilder Brown
Scottie Ewing Brown
Elliot A. Callen
Oliver John Conner
***
† ***
Brett William Costello
Thomas J. Guthrie
Frank Alexander Hamilton
Kaleb Scott Hebert
Corey Scott Hinkle
Patrick William Lewis
Andrei Mihai Perhinschi
Eric James Wright
Nicholas Charles Yanak
May 2012
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Abdulrahman Mutlaq Alatawi
Brett Elliott Armstrong
Stephen Britt-Crane
Kevin Ryan Burkett
Justin Nathaniel Clarke
Bradley Jeremiah Cox
Andrew Marshall Dolby
Timothy Scott Godisart
Ryan Nicholas Gross
Matthew David Grubb
Samantha Renee Hess
Jason Patrick Ice
James Andrew McKowen
Brian Dean Neff
Patrick Carl Noll
Srimoyee Ray
Justin Daniel Robinson
Christopher John Robison
Andrew John Saluta
Patrick Michael Shahan
Andrew Bernard Shepard
Daniel Carlton Smith
Jacob Stryder Steele
Everett D. Thomas
Jack Edward Vaughn
Degree Candidates
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
August 2011
Thomas Anthony McKahan, Jr.
James Russell Smith
Zachery John Taormina
December 2011
Mohammed Baqer Al-Saleh
† * Benjamin Aaron Bearce
** Joshua Kyle Deem
Donte L. Dunkley
† *** Frank Alexander Hamilton
** Kenneth Ray Hite
Patrick William Lewis
Justin Michael Peacock
Evan Graham Swihart
Barbara Jean Torok
David Lee Williams
Eric James Wright
*** Ryan Paul Wyatt
Nicholas Charles Yanak
*** Wentian Zhou
May 2012
Ahmed Nasir Al Talib
*** Kevin Ryan Burkett
Tera Brianne Cline
Bradley Jeremiah Cox
Michael Wayne Crites III
Andrew Marshall Dolby
G. Ryan Gaudy
Timothy Scott Godisart
Justin Ryan Hardinger
* Jason Patrick Ice
Kevin Russell Knowles
Cory Thomas Murray
* Gregory Alan Nelson
Luke Christopher Pavlic
Arthur Earl Perkins, III
Derick Todd Powell
Alexander Nicholas Roberts
*** Patrick Michael Shahan
* Kevin Patrick Shugerts
† ** Kyle David Swisher
*Tessa Nicole Turek
William Bard Wells, III
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
August 2011
Michael Jamar Austin
Christian Roman Castro
**Melissa Anne Cottage
Justin Tyler Dalton
Henry Thomas Davenport
Grant Edward Gross
Timothy Frederick Hahn
Corey Michael Hughes
Andrew C. Johnson
Barrett Jay Kabulski
* Cum Laude
** Magna Cum Laude
*** Summa Cum Laude
Jonathan R. Michniak
Stephen Richard Morris
Kaung Nyunt Myat
Michael Jordan Myers
Tara Marie Napolillo
John Robert Novotny
Wael Ibrahrim M. Qararaali
Benjamin Adam Trogdon
December 2011
Alexander Thomas Burnham
***Niccolo Campriani
Kasey Ann Cutlip
Ryan Paul Debardi
Daniel Thomas Gardner
Samantha Lynn Gracie
Jeffrey Richard Hadfield
Robert Cody Hall
Ashley Michelle Heier
Samuel David Kawalek
Matthew Cengiz Kol
Charles Peter Kraft
Zachary Paul Locks
Michael Francis McCoy
Garrett Hodgson McLean
* Jason Arthur Shipe
Jeremy Craig Smolder
Jonathan Michael Wright
May 2012
** Adel AlQahtani
* Bradley Michael Anania
Madison Elisabeth Andreini
† *** Brittney Kaye Benchoff
Jason Leonard Biro
† *** Marshall Garet Bishop
*Emily Michelle Blackburn
† *** Vincent Michael Bonasso
*Matthew Ryan Brown
Ryan Fuller Cherry
Andrew Perry Combine
Travis Wayne Cunningham
Garrett Michael DeVault
Leigh Ann Durham
Louise Vivian Figueira
*** Liza Preston Fulks
Matthew Todd Gerver
Najee Muhammed Goode
Breanna June Henry
*Mallory Jane High
† * Kristine Alexandra Hockman
* Jesse Thomas Hood
† *** Regina Marie Lasure
*Michael Russell Lemon
James Andrew Mack
Louis Clifton Maitland
Derrick Gregory McCoy
Emily Marie Minehart
*** Jesse Colter Moore
Jacob R. Morris
***Thomas Sheridan Mosteller
Hannah Marie Nickerson
Casey Caslin Patton
*Michael Robert Pitrolo
† *** Asit Pokharel
Saba Jazmine Raeisi
Shawn Andrew Riddle
* Joseph Andrew Sasala, III
Michael Francis Schmitz
Darcey Lee Shrader
* Jacob Benjamin Strite
** Jaryn Austin Studer
Russell Robert Swiler
Scott Tyler Thorn
Nicole Lane Tritsch
*Melissa Sue Vandegrift
Drew Hendrikus Vanderwijst
Kelsey Marie Welka
Casey Richard Whittaker
Adam Paul Woodruff
Richard Emerson Woody
Brandon Michael Yetman
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
August 2011
Mark Robert Coulson
Curtis Allen Evick
Jared Michael Heilman
James Edgar Ludovici
Anthony Joseph Paletta, Jr.
Nicholas Haven Pivar
Andrew Steven Pustay
Jeremy David Alcott Williams
December 2011
Joshua Joseph Boker
Timothy Joseph Connors
* Jeffrey William Conrad
Joshua T. Davis
Lee W. Eltringham
Michael Andrew Filter
Angela Cristine Foehrkolb
Nathaniel David Gandee
Matthew Ray Gapen
* Jason Curtis Hamilton
Joseph Jebrine Hasan
Zachary Louis Kamen
Mohamed Ahmed Khoori
Russell Jeffrey Kight
Dev Raj Kumar
† * Trenton Jameson Larrabee
* Brandon Lee Lewis
Robert Frye Lilly III
† *** Mark Edward Magee
** Joseph D. Marconi
† *** Nicholas Guido Mariani
Mitchell Gaetano Marozzi
Jordan Christopher Matijevich
David L. McGrain
Matthew Raymond Michael
Michael Dennis Murphy
**Michael James Nussbaum
Stephen Michael Parker
† *** Rex Dean Persinger
**Timothy William Repko
Taylor Davidson Rush
** Zachary Louis Seamon
** Jon Stephen Taylor
Jeremiah James Trinone
* David Edward Turner
DEGREE CANDIDATES
May 2012
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Tyler J. Alokonis
Stephen James Andursky
David Scott Arboneaux
Mohammad Monther Asad
Skye Kendall Baber
Nicholas Alexander Barnett
Matthew C. Barrow
Christopher Carson Bartley
Justin Walter Berry
Phil James Brainard
Tod Steven Camara
David Elias Debusca
Anthony Joseph Del Rocco
Alexander Robert Dembski
Charles Joseph Diable II
Joseph P. Dygert
Clifton Conrad Edwards
Nicholas Thomas Ellis
Christopher M. Engler
Jeffrey Norbert Esker
Carla Ann Feragotti
Patrick Jackson Fluharty
Andrew Joseph Hammond
Stephen Andrew Hayes
Christopher Edward Heim
Michael Everett Hellyer
Eric Nolan Huffaker
Tyler Scott Jacobsen
David Patrick Kannapel
Kevin Weller Kramer
Jeremy C. Lerose
Andrew Richard Lucas
Kevin Luo
Joseph Harry Maldonado
John Timothy Martin
Jerry Hunter Mason
Joseph Michael Matheny
Joshua Robert Matthews
Wade Michael Mendoza
Arthur Robert Minnick
Ronald Andrew Mongold
Cory James Morgan
Annamarie E. Murray
Anand Narayanan
Nicholas Mark Ouellette
Donald Allen Palo
Nathan Edward Price
Mina Hany Rafla
Ryan Lee Respet
Coty Michael Riffle
Garrett Tyler Rinker
Daniel David Rivenbark, Jr.
Matthew Curtis Robinson
Chad David Sachleben
Harry Gustavus Shaffer, IV
Brandon David Shreves
Michael William Snyder
Steven James Sucevich
David Andrew Thompson
Travis Lee Thompson
David Thomas Vanderwijst
John Michael Vassiliou
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Rodi Vis
Rowan Morgana Weiblen
David Weichsel
Christopher Michael White
Zachary Alexander White
Gifford Roy Williams
Jason Lee Williamson
Austin Lee Winn
Robert Gary Wisman
Mark William Wroblewski
Andrew Jay Young
MINING ENGINEERING
August 2011
David L. Blake
Sean E. Combs
Kevin Michael Hatfield
December 2011
***
Thomas R. Appel
Nicholas Keith Blevins
William Daniel Craddock
Jacob Andrew Haney
Zachary Tyler Leggett
Nicholas Colby Long
Liem Thanh Pham
Skyler Dale Roberts
Christopher James Rose
Rachel Mary Sellaro
May 2012
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Daniel Casey Anderson
Kevin Scott Backus
Corey Sullivan Bodnar
Amy Louise Burt
Derek Wayne Butler
Oliver John Conner
Kellen Andrew Davis
Travis McKinley Hartsog
Sarah Marie Hurr
Jason Alexander Kirk
Jonathan Barrett Kirk
Jared Paul Kreps
Jason Anthony Mash
Charles Tarisai Ndhlovu
Robert Brian Seitz, II
Brandon Lee Swartz
William John Wallace
Cheston Donald Ray Weese
Nathan Dale Woodrum
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
ENGINEERING
December 2011
Ahmed Mohammed Al-Drees
Abdulaziz Fahad Al-Moosa
Nicholas Parr Elliott
May 2012
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Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Ahmed Abdelhak Abdelmoghith
Eric Robert Addessi
*** Shabeeb Nasser Al Ajmei
Mohammed Adnan Al Awami
*** Luai Ahmed Al Hamad
* Mohammed Tawfiq Al Khalifa
*** Aladdin A. AlAnsary
* Abdulaziz Aldarah
Abbas Saeed Algafli
Mohammed Ahmed Alkhuwailidi
* Ahmed Mohammed Ameen AlMousa
Mohammed AlQahtani
* Yousef Mohammed AlSafi
Yousef Mansour Alshareef
Khaled Talal Alsunnary
Mohammed Salman AlYoussef
Mohammad H. Atiyah
*** Sultan Jalal Attiah
Tammy Louise Barnett
Marwan E. Bashir
Daniel John Batton
Jacob Thomas Blatt
*** Senan Hassan Bo Khamseen
** Myridia Mae Boggs
* Evan Anthony Botizan
Ian Paul Costello
Brandon Jacob Crawford
* Zachary David Densmore
Franck Donfack
Flynn Keith Ficker
Stephen Michael Fought
† *** Benjamin Kenneth Fouts
* Corey Michael Groves
** Brendan William Gustus
Seth Leland Hallam
Grant Daniel Hoffner
Joshua Nathaniel Huff
Shane Evan Huffman
Kevin Michael Jewell
* Mahdi Hasan Johar
Elliot Roman Krupa
Carter Casey Layfield
Adam James Lester
Samuel Nicholas Lewis
*** Yunmiao Liang
Sean Francis Malone
† Armel Mbiankeu Mbakop
*** Cody Norman McCormick
David Garrett Miller
*** Abdulrahman Tarik Mishkhis
** Mohammed Khalid Mugharbil
Pierre Romeo Nagha
Chinedu Anthony Nwokolo
Lotanna Tochukwu Obiorah
Matthew David Osborne
Erin Casey Phillips
** Patrick Braden Quinn
Jack George Schmidt III
Jesse James Street
William Maxim Foki Tambekou
Robert Wayne Tolliver, Jr.
Alexander J. Tyler
* Criss Rockhill VanGilder
Eric Michael Viski
** Ryan Lloyd Warner
*** Adam Randolph Wolfe
College of Law
2:00 p.m. | Creative Arts Center
ORDER OF EXERCISES
College of Law
Joyce E. McConnell,
The William J. Maier, Jr. Dean & Thomas R. Goodwin Professor of Law
PRELUDE
CALL TO ORDER
John E. Taylor, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
WVU College of Law
PROCESSIONAL*
William Haller
NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Joyce E. McConnell, Dean & Professor of Law
WVU College of Law
RECOGNITION OF WVU COLLEGE OF LAW
Chad Thomas Webb, President, Class of 2012
Kristen Antolini
WVU College of Law, Class of 2008
PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR
Vincent P. Cardi, 2012 Law Professor of the Year
Kristen Antolini
RESENTATION OF JUSTITIA OFFICIUM AWARD TO P
ELLEN S. CAPPELLANTI & SCOTT S. SEGAL
HOODING OF THE CLASS OF 2012 GRADUATES & CONFERRING OF DEGREES
Joyce E. McConnell
Andrew N. Richardson, Esq., Vice President
Wells Fargo Disability Management
WVU College of Law, Class of 1982
CLOSING REMARKS
ALMA MATER**
RECESSIONAL
Joyce E. McConnell
Michele G. Wheatly
Joyce E. McConnell
Kristen Antolini
William Haller
in the West Virginia University Law Center lobby.
graduation.wvu.edu.
Degree Candidates
DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE
August 2011 Graduates
Peter Owusu Boahene
December 2011 Graduates
Sean Michael Buckley - JD/MBA
Ronald W. Virts
Thomas D. Yanni
May 2012 Graduates
Ambria Monique Adkins
Joseph Lawrence Amos, Jr.
Jaclyn Faulkner Ashe
Jacqueline Brooke Atchison
John-Mark Atkinson
Natalie Brown Atkinson
Benson Olatubosun Awosika
Brian Dunlap Bailey
James Marion Bailey
Noah Alexander Barnes
Adam Edward Barney
Vanessa Ann Baxter
Elspeth Alyn Bennett
Miles Benjamin Berger
Matthew Chandler Berthold
Joseph Reiner Blalock
John P. Blanc
Jason David Bowles
Holly Jeanette Bowling
Cole Marie Bozic
Sara Elizabeth Brown
Brady Austin Campbell
Katherine E. Cappellari
Harold Keith Carpenter
J. Wesley Chancey
Nathan Christopher Chapman
Braden L. Christopher
Christopher William Ciccarelli
Patrick Lee Cimino
Erin Alyse Clark
Kayla Anne Cook
L.G. Corder
Justin Ernest Craft
Mark Curtis Dean
Jennifer Renee Dempsey
Katherine Rose DiStefano
David Alan Dobson
Jack Christopher Dolance II
David Peter Ducatman
Zachary Stuart Dyer
Warren Jason Morgan
Philemon T. Enoch
Emily Kem Moy
Lauren Ashley Estep
Marjorie Anne Mullins
Andrew Steven Felts
Alexander French Nelms
Jennifer Lee Finch
Jonie Elizabeth Nelson
James Thomas Fogartie
W. Brian Nickerson
Michael Patrick Ford
Shana Lynn O’Briant
Jerry Ray Fowler II
Lara Kay Omps
Laura Kristen Full
Thompson Robert Pearcy
Lindsay Michelle Gainer
Gregory Allen Pennington
Bradley Stephen Garner
Charles Robert Pinkerton
Chelsy Michal Gevas
Matt Clay Pinsker
Yasmina Rosette Ghantous
Jacob J. Polverini
Nicholas Anthony Graziosi
Angel Alberto Pont
Alex Manuel Greenberg
Jessica Mary Potter
Justin Nathaniel Gregory
William Charles Ray
Kathleen Keough Griebel
Jessie Feather Reckart
Charles David Hall
Rachel Elizabeth Reed
Roger G. Hanshaw
Courtney Nicole Richardson
Andrew Joseph Harris
Jenna Lynn Haymond Robey
Iram Hasan
Samuel C. Rogers II
Brandon Lee Hatfield
Rebecca Marie Saracco
Christopher Adam Hawthorne
Erik Alan Schramm, Jr.
Eric Paul Hensil
John Charles Scotchel III
Samuel Paul Hess
Carolyn Lee Scully
Jacob Patrick Jean
Jacob Ray Shaffer
Brian Patrick Jett
Christopher Paul Sherwin
Matthew Austin Jividen
David Lewis Shuman, Jr.
Jared J. Jones
Christina Lynn Singletary
Rachel Ann Karpency
Lindsey Bennett Smith
Ryan James Kent
Joshua Lemuel Smith-Shimer
Dennis Bryan Kittle
Michael William Stark
Sarah Elizabeth Lackey
Laura Rae Stealey
Tyler Grant Lansden
Steven Andrew Stonestreet
Nicole Marie LaPresta
Matthew A. Stout
Jacob Dean Layne
Matthew Grant Taylor
Daniel Tyler LeMasters
Kyle Thomas Turnbull
Tessa Lind
Lauren Kimberly Turner
Brian Michael Linkous
Jared Coy Underwood
Lance David Littell
Marc Thomas Valentine
Rachel Livingood
Tiffany Renee VanderKolk
Andrew Harry Maass
Brittany Leah Vascik
Sarah Bethany Massey
Robert Owen Waters
Aaron Russell Matthes
Chad Thomas Webb
Michael Alexander McGlothlin
Sean P. Wellings
Lindsey Deseree Christine McIntosh Alan Matthew White
Taylor Reid Miles
Justin Lee Williams
Marianne Demega Monkam
William Shane Wilson
Jared Thomas Moore
Steven Sheldon Wolfe
Michael James Moore
Robert Michael Wyatt II
Disclaimer: The list of degree candidates in this program is tentative based upon the anticipated successful completion of work undertaken during the
second semester of the 2011-2012 academic year. This document should not be taken as an official record that degrees have, in fact, been awarded.
LAW HONORS, ACTIVITIES & RECOGNITIONS
ORDER OF THE COIF
Selection to the Order of the Coif, as represented by the white circle on the graduate’s hat, is a recognition of outstanding scholarly
achievement in law school. West Virginia University has been the home of a chapter of the Order of the Coif since 1925.
ORDER OF THE BARRISTERS
A national honorary organization, the Order of the Barristers encourages oral advocacy and brief writing skills through effective law
school appellate moot court programs. Members of the Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association, the Moot Court Board, and students who
have outstanding oral advocacy achievements are eligible for the award.
PATRICK DUFFY KOONTZ PRIZE
The Patrick Duffy Koontz Prize is a monetary prize awarded to West Virginia residents selected by the College of Law scholarship
committee on the basis of scholarship, character, and leadership potential.
THOMAS N. CHAMBERS AWARD IN TAXATION
The Thomas N. Chambers Award in Taxation was established by the West Virginia Tax Institute in recognition of outstanding achievement
by a student in tax law scholarship.
THE WEST VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW
The West Virginia Law Review publishes three scholarly issues each year, which regularly are cited by courts throughout the nation as an
authoritative source of interpretation and explanation of the law. Candidates for the Law Review are selected on the basis of academic
performance and legal research and writing skills following their first or second year in law school. Members of the Board elect the
Editor-in-Chief, who appoints other executive editors. The West Virginia Law Review is the fourth oldest student-led law journal in the
nation and was established in 1894.
MARLYN E. LUGAR TRIAL ASSOCIATION
The Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association is an honorary society of law students selected based on their grades in Trial Advocacy.
Participating students compete in intramural trials during the Fall of their third year and represent the WVU College of Law in external
trial competitions during the Spring. The Association also sponsors and conducts the West Virginia Invitational trial competition, which
is open to all students at the WVU College of Law.
MOOT COURT
The Moot Court Board manages the George C. Baker Cup intramural appellate moot court competition. Members of the WVU College
of Law national and international moot court teams are selected from the members of the Board on the basis of competitions and
represent the College throughout the area and the nation.
WVU LAW CLINICAL LAW PROGRAM
The Clinical Law Program provides civil legal services to qualified clients with a variety of concentrations. These cases provide excellent
experiential learning opportunities for law students.
GENERAL CIVIL PRACTICE CLINIC
THE INNOCENCE PROJECT
LOW INCOME TAXPAYER CLINIC
CHILD AND FAMILY LAW CLINIC
ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAW CLINIC
HUMAN RIGHTS AND IMMIGRATION LAW CLINIC
SUPREME COURT ADVOCACY CLINIC
VETERAN’S ASSISTANCE PROJECT
LAND USE & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LAW CLINIC
THE JUSTITIA OFFICIUM AWARD
The WVU College of Law Justitia Officium Award recognizes outstanding contributions and service to the legal profession and is the
highest honor the College of Law bestows on an individual. Established in 1978, in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the
founding of the College of Law, the Justitia Officium Award is presented annually. An individual bronze plaque bearing the recipient’s
name and the year the award was presented is mounted in the lobby of the WVU Law Center.
JUSTITIA OFFICIUM AWARD RECIPIENTS
Ms. Ellen S. Cappellanti, Jackson Kelly PLLC
Mr. Scott S. Segal, Segal Law Firm
Herbert S. Boreman ‘78-’79
Robert T. Donley ‘78-’79
John E. F. Wood ‘79-’80
Charles C. Wise, Jr. ‘79-’80
Frank C. Haymond ‘80-’81
Hale J. Posten ‘80-’81
Stephen Ailes ‘81-’82
Robert G. Kelly ‘81-’82
Russell C. Dunbar ‘82-’83
Sec. Cyrus Vance ‘82-’83
Paul J. Kaufman ‘83-’84
Harry G. Shaffer ‘83-’84
Robert C. Byrd ‘84-’85
Thomas M. Chambers ‘84-’85
Judith A. Herndon ‘85-’86
Paul N. Bowles ‘86-’87
Guy O. Farmer ‘87-’88
H arry E. Moats ‘87-’88
Herbert H. Henderson ‘88-’89
Vincent V. Chaney ‘89-’90
Frances L. Horn ‘91-’92
Kenneth D. Gray ‘92-’93
PAST JUSTITIA OFFICIUM AWARD RECIPIENTS
Robert E. Maxwell ‘93-’94
John T. Copenhaver, Jr. ‘01-’02
Thomas B. Miller ‘94-’95
John E. Jenkins, Jr. ‘01-’02
William T. Brotherton, Jr. ‘95-’96
Robert B. King ‘02-’03
Paul L. Selby ‘95-’96
M. Blane Michael ‘02-’03
Arthur M. Recht ‘96-’97
Joseph Simpson Farland ‘03-’04
Elizabeth V. Hallanan ‘96-’97
Sue Seibert Farnsworth ‘03-’04
Thomas E. McHugh ‘97-’98
Irene M. Keeley ‘04-’05
Willard D. Lorensen ‘99-’00
Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. ‘04-’05
Margaret L. Workman ‘99-’00
Joseph R. Goodwin ‘05-’06
Charles H. Haden II ‘00-’01
Thomas R. Goodwin ‘05-’06
John L. McClaugherty ‘00-’01
George R. Farmer, Jr. ‘06-’07
J. Davitt McAteer ‘06-’07
Thomas B. Bennett ‘07-’08
Charlotte R. Lane ‘07-’08
Joseph P. Albright ’08-‘09
John Robert Clifford ’08-‘09
Irene C. Berger ’09-‘10
Stanley M. Hostler ’09-‘10
Charles M. Love III ’10-‘11
Robert M. Steptoe, Jr. ’10-‘11
Ellen S. Cappellanti is the Leader of the Jackson Kelly Firm’s Corporate and Business Practice Group. She assists clients in
a wide variety of commercial transactions, including financings, leasings, acquisitions, and real estate development projects.
She also regularly represents debtors, creditors, and trustees in business bankruptcies and out-of-court restructurings.
Ms. Cappellanti is the past chair of the Standing Bankruptcy Committee of the State Bar and is in The Best Lawyers in
America® under the bankruptcy, corporate mergers, and acquisitions and real estate designations. She is a member of the
American College of Real Estate Lawyers. She is recognized by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, as
a preeminent Corporate/M&A lawyer. In the 2011 edition of Chambers USA, sources said Ms. Cappellanti’s “connections
in the state make it easy for us to reach the right people.” She served as the President of the governing council of the
West Virginia Law Institute and is a Master (Emeritus) of the Judge John A. Field, Jr. Inn of Court. Ms. Cappellanti is a
member of the Judicial Conference of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She is a member of
the West Virginia Bar and has been admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern and
Southern Districts of West Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Sixth Circuits, and the United
States Supreme Court of Appeals.
Ms. Cappellanti is committed to community service. Appointed by West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin in 2007, she serves
as a Member of the West Virginia University Board of Governors. She is the representative of the Board of Governors on
the West Virginia United Health System Board. She serves on the Honorary Board of the Contemporary American Theater
Festival, Inc. She is the Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of the Clay Center of the Arts and
Sciences. She is the past Co Chair of Advantage Valley, Inc. and past President and Member of the Board of Directors of
the Discover The Real West Virginia Foundation. She has participated in four trade missions to the Far East with Senator
John D. Rockefeller IV, and in a 2007 trade mission to China with Governor Joe Manchin. Ms. Cappellanti also has been
elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Charleston, West Virginia, bank of Branch Banking and Trust Company.
Ms. Cappellanti graduated from West Virginia University in 1977 and served as student body vice-president while an
undergraduate. She graduated in 1980 from the West Virginia University College of Law, where she was selected as a
member of Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers. While in law school, she was a member of the West Virginia
University College of Law Moot Court Board and the National Moot Court team and served as Lead Articles Editor of the
West Virginia Law Review.
Ms. Cappellanti is a past recipient of the YWCA of Charleston Women of Achievement Award and the WVU College of
Law Women’s Law Caucus Distinguished Women in the Law Award.
Scott S. Segal thrives on the practice of law, and his arena of choice is the courtroom. He concentrates on representing
catastrophically injured people or the estates of those killed due to the negligence of others. Some of the types of
cases he handles involve industrial accidents, aviation tragedies, tractor trailer crashes, train wrecks, mining accidents,
electrocutions, workplace injuries, and injuries from defective products. Mr. Segal also has a major practice emphasis on
class action litigation and complex mass litigation. The types of class and complex cases he has handled include asbestos
litigation, pharmaceuticals, insurance practices, and a wide range of consumer matters.
Mr. Segal earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Vermont in 1977. He earned his J.D. in 1981 from
the West Virginia University College of Law. Mr. Segal excelled in trial and advocacy skills during law school. He was a
member of the Moot Court Board, the National Appellate Competition Team, and the National Trial Competition Team.
He achieved recognition with the award of the prestigious Order of the Barristers and the Marlyn E. Lugar best advocate
award. He has been an avid supporter of both the University of Vermont, where he received the Alumni of Achievement
Award, and West Virginia University, where he was honored with the Most Loyal Alumni Mountaineer Award.
Mr. Segal has many significant accomplishments for his clients. For instance, he obtained a $25 million jury verdict for a
physician who had been treated improperly by a hospital. Mr. Segal was co-trial counsel in litigation regarding the improper
payment of gas royalties to thousands of West Virginians. The jury awarded $405 million to the plaintiffs. Mr. Segal was
co-lead counsel in the West Virginia diet drug litigation, which was successfully resolved. He was co-lead counsel in the
West Virginia litigation involving the diabetes drug, Rezulin, which is one of the few such cases in the country to overcome
legal challenges and reach resolution. Mr. Segal was in the forefront of asbestos litigation and has successfully tried and
resolved over 15, 000 asbestos and/or mesothelioma cases. Mr. Segal has presented over 40 continuing legal presentations
in West Virginia and throughout the United States. He presented on several occasions “Ethics and Leadership” on a tour
of all United States Air Force Bases in Europe.
Mr. Segal is a member of and involved in numerous professional associations. In 1998, Mr. Segal was inducted into the
Inner Circle of Advocates, which has a limited membership of one hundred of the best plaintiffs’ trial lawyers in the
United States. Some of his other associations include the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Association
for Justice – Leader’s Forum, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the West Virginia Association for Justice - Board
of Governors, and the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Mr. Segal is President of the Segal & Davis Family Foundation
which supports programs for education, children, and animal protection. He has served on many boards, including The
University of Vermont Foundation, The National Youth Science Foundation Board of Trustees, and Make-A-Wish Foundation
of Western Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia. Mr. Segal resides in Charleston with his wife, the Honorable Robin
Jean Davis; their son, Oliver; and their golden retrievers, Lear and Jackson.
DEDICATIONS IN MEMORY OF AND IN HONOR OF
The Class of 2012 has presented a collective gift to the College of Law. This class gift is comprised of individual contributions given
by the following members who wish to recognize those who have supported them in their quest to master the discipline of law.
Jaclyn Faulkner Ashe
In honor of my loving husband,
Jeremy. Thank you for believing in
me and supporting me through this
journey. I love you so much!
In honor of my loving parents.
Thank you for all the love and
prayers. I love you.
Jacqueline Brooke Atchison
In honor of my parents, Jack and
Melody; wonderful fiancé, Kevin;
and family. Thank you for loving and
supporting me through this journey.
Benson Olatubosun Awosika
In honor of my family; thank you
for all your love and support!
Jason David Bowles
In honor of my parents and
grandparents – I am thankful for
your guidance and love.
Sara Elizabeth Brown
In honor of my parents, Alan and
Linda Brown. Thanks for all your
love and support.
Patrick Lee Cimino
In honor of Mom, Dad, Kevin, Katy,
Neal, and Amy. Thank you for
everything.
L. G. Corder
In honor of Emmett, who inspires
me, and Tracie, who is my biggest
supporter. I love you both.
Jack Christopher Dolance II
In memory of my grandfather
(Poppaw), my mother, and my
father. To my amazing family:
Thank you for your love, support,
and patience. Today is for you.
In memory of Gregg Harris and
Grace Tenant.
Jacob Patrick Jean
In honor of my mom and dad, Jade,
Jesse, and Paige. Thank you for
your love, encouragement, wisdom,
and patience. I love you all and
couldn’t have made it without you.
Rachel Ann Karpency
In honor of my family. Thanks for all
your love and support. I love you!
Jenna Lynn Haymond Robey
In honor of Matt, Mom, Dad, Hampton,
and family. Thank you for all your love
and support.
Lindsey Bennett Smith
In honor of my mom, dad, and sister
for always believing in and supporting
me. Thank you Smith, Gill, and Vinall
families.
Tessa Lind
In honor of my parents, David and
Nada Lind. Thank you for all that
you’ve taught me and for giving
me the encouragement I’ve
needed these past three years.
Lauren Kimberly Turner
In honor of my parents, Michael and
Alisa, and my grandparents, Ed, Karen,
and Marie.
Sarah Bethany Massey
In memory of Mayme Massey,
James Massey, Louis Murad, and
Anna Cater Murad.
In memory of my grandfather, George
Turner.
Aaron Russell Matthes
In honor of my family: Helene,
Gary, Noelle, and Sam. Thanks for
all your support.
Marianne Demega Monkam
In honor of Eric Monthe,
supportive fiancé and best friend.
Jared Thomas Moore
In honor of my parents, Jerry and
Louise Moore. Thanks for always
believing in me. Thank you to all
of my family and friends for the
continuous support.
Warren Jason Morgan
In honor of Dan, Margaret, Jalea,
Sarah, and Barney. Live long and
prosper.
Marjorie Anne Mullins
In honor of my parents, Leslie and
Kerry Mullins, and my fiancé,
Casey Thornton. Thank you for
all of your love and support.
Jessica Mary Potter
In honor of my family, for your love
and unwavering support. Thank you.
In honor of Gil, Cody, and Ciarra.
Thank you for all your support.
Tiffany Renee VanderKolk
In honor of my incredibly supportive
parents and husband: Joe, Melody and
Vance. You mean everything to me,
and I would not be where I am today
without your sacrifices.
Brittany Leah Vascik
In honor of my parents, Jim and
Debra. Your support is encouraging,
motivating, and never ending. Thanks
for everything you do and for always
believing in me!
In honor of my brother, Parker. Thank
you for always pushing me to succeed.
Chad Thomas Webb
In honor of my parents and
grandparents, Terry and Sherrie and
Vida and Estil. I love you so much, and
I’ll never be able to repay everything
you’ve done for me.
In honor of my parents, Richard and
Diana Wilson. Thank you for your love
and support through the years.
Steven Sheldon Wolfe
In honor of Robert and Sarah Wolfe.
Your love and support made today
possible.
STUDENT MARSHALS
2011-2012 WVU COLLEGE OF LAW
FACULTY
President
Student Bar Association
Noah Alexander Barnes
Chief Justice
Moot Court Board
Jessie Feather Reckart
Jena Martin Amerson
Associate Professor of Law
Gerald G. Ashdown
James H. “Buck” & June M. Harless
Professor of Law
Robert M. Bastress
John W. Fisher II Professor of Law
Editor-in-Chief
West Virginia Law Review
Kelly Behre
Visiting Associate Professor of Law
Jared Thomas Moore
Michael Blumenthal
Visiting Professor of Law
President
Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association
2011-2012 WVU COLLEGE OF LAW
ADMINISTRATORS
Joyce E. McConnell
The William J. Maier, Jr. Dean
Thomas R. Goodwin Professor of Law
Greg Bowman
Thomas C. Cady
Professor of Law
Vincent P. Cardi
Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love
Professor of Law
oyce E. McConnell
J
William J. Maier, Jr. Dean
Thomas R. Goodwin Professor of Law
Marjorie A. McDiarmid
Steptoe & Johnson
Professor of Law & Technology
Patrick C. McGinley
Charles H. Haden, Jr. Professor of Law
James A. McLaughlin
Robert L. Shuman Professor of Law
Dale P. Olson
Professor of Law
Thomas O. Patrick
Teaching Associate Professor of Law, LRRW
Alison Peck
William Rhee
Franklin D. Cleckley
Arthur B. Hodges Professor of Law
Camille M. Riley
Associate Dean, Administration & Finance
Barton Z. Cowan
Larry V. Starcher
Visiting Lecturer
Anne M. Lofaso
andré cummings
Professor of Law
John E. Taylor
Associate Dean
Academic Affairs
Professor of Law
Gregory Elkins
Associate Dean
Faculty Research & Development
Professor of Law
Charles R. DiSalvo
Woodrow A. Potesta Professor of Law
John E. Taylor
James R. Elkins
Professor of Law
Hollee S. Temple
Teaching Associate Professor of Law
Director, LRRW
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
John W. Fisher II Professor of Law
Atiba Ellis
Matthew Titolo
Janet Armistead
John W. Fisher II
William J. Maier, Jr. Dean Emeritus
Professor of Law
Sean Tu
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Valerie Hunt
Assistant Dean, Development
Jessica Justice
Assistant Dean
West Virginia Continuing Legal Education
Jennifer Powell
Assistant Dean, Career Services
Megan Annitto
Director, Center for Law & Public Service
Tina Jernigan
Director, Admissions
Susan Wolford
Acting Director
WVU College of Law Library
Rosalind Lister
James J. Friedberg
Hale J. and Roscoe P. Posten
Professor of Law
James Van Nostrand
Director, Center for Energy & Sustainable
Development
David C. Hardesty, Jr.
WVU President Emeritus
Professor of Law
Suzanne Weise
Jessica Haught
Visiting Teaching Associate
Professor of Law, LRRW
David L. Krech
Teaching Associate
Professor of Law, LRRW
Director, Appellate Advocacy
Robert G. Lathrop
Patricia Lee
Director, Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
Anne M. Lofaso
Associate Dean
Faculty Research & Development
Professor of Law
Assistant Director, Career Services
Kristin Brumley
Integrated Marketing Specialist
Communications
Grace J. Wigal
Teaching Professor of Law
Director, Academic Excellence Program
PROFESSORS EMERITUS
Forest J. Bowman
Jackson & Kelly Professor Emeritus
William O. Morris
Professor Emeritus
College of Creative Arts
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Paul K. Kreider, Dean
NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOMING REMARKS
William Haller, D.M.A.
Jennifer A. Berkebile
Doctor of Musical Arts Student
Paul K. Kreider, Dean
OUTSTANDING STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Amy Lynn Cheung
School of Music
William J. Winsor, Associate Dean
OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS
FACULTY/STUDENT
MENTORED RESEARCH AWARDS
William J. Winsor
Allison Miller, B.M.
College of Creative Arts, Class of 1996
School of Art & Design
School of Music
School of Theatre & Dance
ALMA MATER**
RECESSIONAL
John Nicholas Kiselica
School of Theatre & Dance
Jennifer Rose Buch
School of Art & Design
Alison Helm, Director
H. Keith Jackson, Director
Joshua B. Williamson, Director
Michele G. Wheatly
David Bess, Ph.D.
William Haller
graduation.wvu.edu.
Allison Miller
NYC-based drummer Allison Miller defies all boundaries bringing her individual sound to diverse types of music while
preserving their stylistic authenticity. Allison goes from leading her band, BOOM TIC BOOM, to playing with legendary
songwriting vocalists Ani DiFranco, Brandi Carlile and Natalie Merchant, to touring with avant-garde saxophonist Marty
Ehrlich and legendary organist Doctor Lonnie Smith. She approaches each of these musical situations with her own stylistic
identity and a creative, fresh and energetic approach. Allison was chosen as “Rising Star Drummer” in Downbeat’s 53rd
and 58th Annual Critics Poll.
Raised in the Washington D.C. area, Miller began playing the drums at the age of ten, studying with Walter Salb, and was
soon thereafter featured in Downbeat Magazine’s “Up and Coming” section in 1991. After graduating from West Virginia
University she moved to New York City to study with Michael Carvin and Lenny White and pursue what has become a
fruitful career as a freelance drummer, composer, producer, and teacher.
Allison is currently celebrating the release of her second solo leader album, BOOM TIC BOOM (Foxhaven Records, March
2010). BOOM TIC BOOM, named one of the “Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2010” by the LA Times, pays homage to and is inspired
by all of the important women in Miller’s life. The album features pianist Myra Melford, violinist Jenny Scheinman, and
bassist Todd Sickafoose. Together, they musically collaborate, creatively expounding on compositions written primarily
by Miller and Melford. Miller has been recognized by the Showtime network, which featured her music in the series The
L Word, and by the US State Department when she was chosen to tour East Africa, Eurasia and Southeast Asia as a Jazz
Ambassador.
Allison also produced the critically acclaimed children’s album. Ask the Planet (2009). Organized by the Biomimicry
Institute, Ask the Planet connects environmentalism with song, while educating children about respecting the environment
and learning from nature’s plan. Ask the Planet was awarded the “National Parent Award” in 2009.
In 2008 Allison founded the “Walter Salb Memorial Musical Scholarship Foundation” in honor of her late teacher and
mentor. The foundation annually provides a promising young musician a monetary award directed toward furthering their
studies in music. Passing on the tradition of jazz drumming is also very important to Allison. She is currently on Modern
Drummer’s 2011 Pro-panel and holds an adjunct teaching position at Kutztown University. She also gives lessons and
master classes at additional universities and high schools throughout the United States. She has been featured in DRUM
magazine, Downbeat, Jazz Times, Modern Drummer, Drummer UK, Jazziz, Yamaha All Access 360, TomTom Magazine,
Traps, All About Jazz NY, and Female Musician magazine.
Allison endorses Yamaha drums, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks and mallets, Evans heads, and LP Percussion.
Outstanding Student Awards
College of Creative Arts Student Marshals
Jennifer Rose Buch
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art & Design
Sheree Dawn Wentz
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art & Design
Amy Lynn Cheung
Bachelor of Music
Ian Thomas Cicco
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre
Megan Elise Massie
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre
DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS
December 2011
DEGREE CANDIDATES
Music
December 2011
Hyuk Cha
Christina Lani Romich
Forrestt Dereck Scott
*** Aryelle Lindsey Delgado
Kathleen Lynn Graham
Sarah Nicole Groves
May 2012
May 2012
Marie Arlou Campanilla Borillo
Joseph David Johnson
Christopher Jason Koontz
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MASTER OF ARTS
Art
Frank Doutrich Deets III
Maria Nicole Fantacci
Jacob A. Muscavage
Isaac Taylor Sheets
Andrew Reese Slater
Bangmin Nong
Theatre
May 2012
December 2011
Jillian Dawn Barto
Marie Louise Drexler
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Art & Design
May 2012
Thomas Dale Stollar
Theatre
May 2012
Audrey Grace Ahern
Todd Donald Berkich
Amy Rene Byrne
Branden Russell Chowen
Kara Haas
Gregory Charles Holt
Gregory Dean Jernigan
Benjamin Thomas Lauer
Claire Ann Phelps
MASTER OF MUSIC
December 2011
Tse Wei Chai
Amanda Jean Devereaux
Sora Lee
Rachel Elizabeth Weiss
May 2012
Pin Xuan Cheng
Molly Elizabeth Christie
Julianne Elizabeth Kremm
Amber Dawn Pottmeyer
Saesha Mary Senger
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Art History
May 2012
** Ellen Carroll Cook
Jessica Danielle Linger
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Magna Cum Laude
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Summa Cum Laude
Cum Laude
May 2012
*** Lindsay Channa Dawson
** Jalyn Kurtis Riggleman
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Art & Design
Theatre
December 2011
Wendy Marie Akers
Elizabeth Marie Porter
May 2012
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Austin Howard Burdette Barnett
Kendall Renee Eby
Hannah Elizabeth Giddings
Kristin Marie Greene
Justin Michael Griffiths
Staci Lee Hare
Benjamin James Michael Koontz
Sarah Kathryn Lemanski
Megan Elise Massie
Caitlin Desiree Margo Matty
Mara Elizabeth Nadolski
Gailyn Mary Neutzling
Nicholas Paul Parker
Kayla Michelle Sleigh
Krista Whites
August 2011
** Christopher Joseph Gregory
Aubrey Nicole Hostler
William Aaron Marple
December 2011
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Shane Eugene Allen
Mariam Hany Ammar
Emily Rose Kerwin
Jarrod Lee Ott
Gerald William Stump
May 2012
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Laura Beth Amtower
Michael Francis Badzek III
Lauren Marie Balistreri
Emily Elizabeth Barnhart
Zachary Arthur Boutilier
Jennifer Rose Buch
Arlie Elroy Chipps IV
Leslie Marie Coffman
Erin Jasmine Crouse
Kayla Ann Dolby
Ethan Lee Dray
Bailey Adair Farnsworth
Brittany Ann Ferguson
Carly Michele Goodman
Richard Alexander Green
Jessica Anne Haring
Hannah Elizabeth Humlan
Logan Nichole Jones
Summer Elizabeth Karge
Halley Laurel Kurtz
Hayli Renea Mckinstry
Becky Moore
Mackenzie Maria Murdock
Radhika Patel
Dolton Chance Richards
Felicia Lorraine Rinehart
Matthew Ryan Sanchez
Lauren Breanne Schiefelbein
Nicole Elizabeth Seidman
Brendan John Sellaro
Peter Sean Tichnell
Sheree Dawn Wentz
Larry Alfred Whittington
Kelsey Marie Wince
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
August 2011
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Robert Aaron Dawson
Matthew Wesley Harman
Matthew Damous Jackfert
Jarrell D. Strickland
December 2011
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Steven Robert Auten
Christopher William Brewer
Nathan Thomas Costella
Charles Thomas Durso
David Karl Price
George Michael Simpson, Jr.
Caroline Marie Stahl
May 2012
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Kristin Marie Chamberlin
Amy Lynn Cheung
Ian Thomas Cicco
Zane Robert Cupec
Jaime Alexandra Doerr
Alexandra Ann Margaret Elmes
Robert Allan Ford
Larissa Morgan Hardin
Christopher Everett Jones
Matthew Robert Kingsbury
Laura Elizabeth Koposko
Kathleen Elizabeth McDonald
Diego Lyra Medeiros
Sarah Marie Plata
John Dennis Posey
Katherine Elizabeth Ross
Kaitlyn Marie Smith
John Alexander Steadman
Lei Ching Tan
Christopher William Toeller
Elijah Grant Wallizer
Yun-Hsuan Wang
Lucas Tyler Woods
College of Business & Economics
Saturday, May 12, 2012 | 6:00 p.m.
Stage
Ph.D. Economics
B.S. Economics
B.S. Management
M.B.A.
M.S. Finance
B.S. Accounting
B.S. MIS
M.S. Marketing
M.P.A.
B.S. Finance
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Jose V. Sartarelli, Milan Puskar Dean
NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOMING REMARKS
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE
Faculty Senate
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
Master of Professional Accountancy
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Finance
Master of Science in Industrial Relations
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Accounting
Business Management
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
ALMA MATER**
RECESSIONAL
Krista Shinew, D.M.A
Sarah Nale
Jose V. Sartarelli, Milan Puskar Dean
College of Business and Economics
Kim Craig, Class of 1977
President/CEO F.N.B. Wealth Managemet
Sarah Nale
Stratford Douglas
Robert Maust
Gary Insch
Victor Chow
Joyce Heames
Stratford Douglas
Robert Maust
Joyce Heames
Victor Chow
Virginia Kleist
Jim Brown
James P. Clements
Stuart M. Robbins, WVU ‘65
Chair, Open Exchange Inc. Board of Directors
Sarah Nale
Krista Shinew
in the Shell Building beside the Coliseum.
graduation.wvu.edu.
Stuart M. Robbins
West Virginia University is recognizing Stuart M. Robbins with an honorary degree. He earned a bachelor’s degree in
history from WVU in 1965. Mr. Robbins is the former managing director of Global Equities for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette,
one of Wall Street’s leading investment banking firms. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Robbins managed a worldwide
business of over 1,500 people in 24 offices doing business in all major international money markets. He was also a member
of DLJ’s Board of Directors, a member of the Board of DLJ International, chair of DLJ International (Equities), and chair
of Autranet, Inc.
Following his retirement from DLJ, Mr. Robbins was chair of the Board of Directors of SoundView Technology Group, a
specialist in technology and one of the investment industry’s leading independent research providers. He chaired the firm
through a significant restructuring in a sharp investment industry decline to a return to profitability and led the Board in
selling to Charles Schwab.
Mr. Robbins was a member of the Board of Archipelago, the nation’s leading electronic securities exchange, participating
from its initial public offering until its merger with the New York Stock Exchange. He also served as a member of the Board
of LaBranche & Co., formerly the leading NYSE specialist and a major participant in the structured products business,
prior to its sale to the Cowen Group.
Mr. Robbins is currently chair of the Board of Directors of Open Exchange, Inc., a leading provider of fully secure video
networking solutions to the financial services industry. Mr. Robbins is also a former Institutional Investor All Star investment
research analyst, having been ranked in the top three in his industry for eleven consecutive years. His experience includes
numerous other corporate boards and participations with industry associations.
Mr. Robbins has been active in educational, charitable, and civic activities. He a former chair of the WVU Foundation
Board of Directors, and he has served as a member of the College of Business and Economics Advisory Board, as a former
member of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board, and as a founding member of the Mountaineer Athletic
Club Development Council. He has also served on numerous other charitable and governmental boards and associations.
Mr. Robbins and his wife, Joyce, have established the College of Business and Economics Center for Global Business and
Strategy, a chair in History, a Distinguished Professorship in Epidemiology for the School of Public Health, along with
several other funds and scholarships at West Virginia University. The University has honored his service by inducting him
into both the Academy of Distinguished Alumni and the Order of Vandalia.
Mr. and Mrs. Robbins split time between Florida and Michigan and have two children and four grandchildren.
Kim Craig
Mr. Craig is a native of Clarksburg, West Virginia, and currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of F.N.B.
Wealth Management which operates First National Trust Company, a nationally chartered trust company, F. N. B. Investment
Advisors, Inc., a registered investment adviser, and First National Investment Services Company, LLC, a licensed insurance
agency. Mr. Craig received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from West Virginia University with
designated majors in finance and accounting.
Following graduation from West Virginia University, Mr. Craig was employed by Fidelity Union Bancorporation in
Moorestown, New Jersey, the Blueville Bank of Grafton in Grafton, West Virginia, First National Bank of Morgantown
in Morgantown, West Virginia and served as Executive Vice President of Promistar Financial Corporation prior to his
appointment as President and Chief Operating Officer of Promistar Trust Company in May of 1990.
Mr. Craig’s post graduate work includes a professional designation as Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) from
the Institute of Certified Bankers; certification from the National Trust School at Northwestern University in Evanston,
Illinois; Trust Functions and Services from Pierce Junior College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Fiduciary Income
Taxation from Rider College in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Mr. Craig has also received similar designations in both Wealth
Accumulation and Advanced Estate Planning from the American College.
WVU College of Business & Economics Administration
Jose V. Sartarelli, Ph.D.
Dean
Clifford Hawley, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Economics
Director, Communications & Marketing
Karen France, Ph.D.
William B. Riley, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Finance
William B. Riley, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Chinese Business
Gary Insch, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Graduate Programs
Andy Wood, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Marketing
Tom S. Witt, Ph.D.
Director, Bureau of Business & Economic
Research
Cesidio “Jess” Mancini
Joyce Heames, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Management
Associate Dean, Administrative Services
Patrick Gregg
Rita Sailer
Director, Center for Career Development
Nancy McIntyre, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Tom S. Witt, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Research & Outreach
Joseph P. Seiaman
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs
A. Graham Peace, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Special Projects
Robert Maust
Chair, Department of Accounting
A. Graham Peace, Ph.D.
Chair, Management Information Systems
Robert Maust
Coordinator, Master of Professional
Accountancy
Nancy McIntyre, Ph.D.
Interim Director, Entrepreneurship Center
Stratford Douglas, Ph.D.
Martina Bison-Huckaby
Coordinator, Ph.D. Program
Director, Executive Education
Jeffery Houghton, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Industrial Relations Program
Terry Rose, Ph.D.
Director, Fred Wright Center for Insurance
& Services
Victor Chow, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Master of Science in Finance
Elizabeth Tomlinson, Ph.D.
Director, Business Communications &
Learning Center
Carol A. Henry, Ed.D.
Director, Information Technology
Staff
Bonnie Anderson
Graduate Programs
Jane Armstrong
Undergraduate Programs and Advising
Debra Buchanan
Industrial Relations
Lana Cantoni
Dean’s Office
Erin Carter
Center for Chinese Business, Finance &
Marketing
Brian Chang
Undergraduate Programs and Advising
Tami Gurley-Calvez
Bureau of Business & Economic
Research
Susan Gustin
Undergraduate Programs & Advising
Marlene Guzy
Development
Carole Kiger
Technology Support
Jamie Kiszka
Graduate Programs
Henry Lee
Technology Support
Christiadi
Bureau of Business & Economic
Research
Erica Lindsay
Communications & Marketing
Andrea Davis
Business Office
Susan Maczko
Anita Davis
Executive Education
Marco Maurier
Technology Support
Greg Goodwin
Center for Career Development
Linda Moore
Dean’s Office
Jo Morrow
Business Administration
Michelle Paugh
Business Office
Cynthia Perkins
Lisa Polling
Executive Education
Patricia Ratliff
Business Office
Susan Robison
Center for Career Development
Karen Smith
Economics
Tony Sotelo
Accounting
Charylene St. Clair
Graduate Programs
Tim Terman
Communications & Marketing
Catharine Thieme
Accounting
Barbara Apostolou
Nicholas Apostolou
Noel Brock
Richard Brooks
Jack Dorminey
Richard Dull
Arron Scott Fleming
Nancy Lynch
Robert Maust
Adolph Neidermeyer
Presha Neidermeyer
David Pariser
Timothy A. Pearson
Richard Riley
L. Christian Schaupp
Megan McBride-Schaupp
Denise White
Management
Ajay Aluri
Gerald Blakely
Neil Bucklew
David Cale
David Dawley
Frank DeMarco
Jim Denton
Jack A. Fuller
Joyce Heames
Tim Heames
Jeffery Houghton
Gary S. Insch
Faculty
Suzanne Kitchen
Nancy McIntyre
Tim Munyon
Dietrich Schaupp
Abhishek Srivastava
Linda Sypolt
Edward Tomlinson
Jun Xia
Economics
Ronald Balvers
Arabinda Basistha
Roger Congleton
Brian Cushing
Stratford Douglas
Eran Guse
George Hammond
Clifford Hawley
Shulchiro Nishioka
Adam Nowak
Santiago Pinto
William Reece
Amanda Ross
William Trumbull
Tom S. Witt
Feng Yao
Dongwoo Yoo
Andrew Young
Executive in Residence
Finance
Ashok Abbott
Naomi Boyd
K. Victor Chow
Frank DeGeorge
Ann Marie Hibbert
Alexander Kurov
Constanza Meneghetti
William Riley
Terry Rose
Paul J. Speaker
Marketing
James Brown
Jody Crosno
Annie Cui
Paula Fitzgerald
Karen France
Cyril Logar
Richard McFarland
Matthew Sarkees
Elizabeth Tomlinson
Michael Walsh
Andy Wood
MIS
Oran Alston
Virginia Kleist
Graham Peace
Nanda Surendra
William Hutchison
Faculty Marshals
Undergraduate
Professor Andrew Young, Economics
Dr. Jack Dorminey, Accounting
Dr. Ann Marie Hibbert, Finance
Dr. David Dawley, Business Management
Dr. Nanda Surendra, Management Information Systems
Dr. Andy Wood, Marketing
Graduate
Dr. Shuichiro Nishioka, Economics
Dr. Richard Brooks, Accounting
Dr. Gary Insch, Business Administration
Dr. Alexander Kurov, Finance
Dr. Neil Buckew, Industrial Relations
Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary
Beta Gamma Sigma is the international business honor society for students enrolled in programs accredited by the
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). To qualify for membership inductees
must be in the top ten percent of baccalaureate students, in the top twenty percent of the graduate students, or have
completed all degree requirements for doctoral studies.
2012 Members Graduating
Jason Andrukonis
Thomas Bailey
Jeffrey Berryman
Daniel Carlson
Sarah Cartwright
Kelly Castleberry
Kelsey Claprood
Elizabeth DeVault
Elizabeth Dickerson
Ryan Flanders
Valerie Flanigan
Amy Forshey
Alan Gnegy
Adrienne Goff
Tyler Goodykoontz
Michael Gruber
Mariah Hamilton
Evan Hardesty
Stephen Henderson
Kyle Hess
William Jemiolo
Jeremy Todd Jordan
Ryan Joy
Ryan Keller
Jonathan Labate
William Laubach, III
Lindsey Lutyens
Abigail Monson
Jeremy Munza
Cody Nieman
Thomas O’Shields
Eduardo Gonzalez Soler
Garnett Robinson
David Rocchini
Gina Roman
Alison Ryan
Ashley Smith
John Robert Terneus
David Wable
Degree Candidates
Economics
August 2011
Casto Martin Montero Kuscevic
Jared A. Pincin
May 2012
Eugene Bempong Nyantakyi
Elena Bondarenko
Christa Dean Court
John Arthur Dove
Amy Faye Godfrey
Adam James Hoffer
Tuan Viet Le
Adam Jay Pellillo
MASTER OF ARTS
Economics
August 2011
Julie Saty Lohi
Eric James Pennington
Hossein Radmard
December 2011
Kelly Terhune Hughes
Serkan Karadas
Shadrack Mwenda Mwilaria
Minh Tam Tammy Schlosky
Seydina Ousmane Sene
Zheng Tian
May 2012
Jennifer Lynn Clark
Andrew Martin Friedle
Amanda Marie Kaler
Maryam Naghsh Nejad
Kathleen M. Sheehan
Adam Dale Stivers
Jue Wang
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
August 2011
Andrew Stephen Ash
Lucas Daniel Askew
Nathan Gregory Bartlett
Mark Robert Billotti
Mary A. Bruen
Junwen Chai
Daniel David Clark
Kelly Lynn Cruse
Leslie Anne Cruse
Sarah Catherine Davisson
Garrett Russell Dinsmore
Justin Wayne Dunlap
Joseph W. Ferrell
Aleksandra A. Glotko
Nicholas Adam Halfhill
Kevin Henry Haun
Matthew Joseph Heller
Sean Michael Henry
Stephen Nathaniel Holcomb
Rachel Argus Issenberg
Ryan Joshua Jones
Colleen B. Kelly
Matthew Jude Keplinger
Erin Susanne Lauer
Noel Claire Leuzarder
Aoyu Li
Yihou Li
Ju-Chin Lin
Benjamin Todd Linville
Paul William Adolph Listman-Ward
Ashley Renee Malik
Jesse Alexander McNeely
David A. Mitchell
Charlotte Ariel Morgan
Yue Wah Ng
Drew Lewis Nutter
Matthew Kyle Poorman
Derek James Putila
Jared Dale Ramsey
Taylor Ashcom Rooke
Rebecca Rosing
Adam Wesley Sainato
James Michael Scharnitz
Jeremy David Shockcor
Christopher Shane Stang
Zacary John Tardiff
Terrence Wayne Triplett, Jr.
Zhan Wang
Jonathan Joseph West
Paul Ross Williams
William Joshua Wilt
December 2011
Kristopher Shawn Bennett
Sean Michael Buckley
Marcus D. Corvino
Corey Seth Facemire
Abby Elizabeth Freeland
Tiffany Dawn Kennedy-Dowler
Christoph Ernst Wilken Kisker
Matthew Joseph Kritzer
Denise Michelle Kyker
Kevin Daniel Moore
Apryl Phares-Zirkle
Candice April Powers
Arif Rashid Sarwari
Elisa Genevieve Margot Sommer
Brandon David Stull
Deanna Jeanette Vaughan
Jason E. Wyers
May 2012
Adetola Olusegun Awofisayo
Amy Christine Bean
Joanna Lynn Binegar
Shannon C. Bodkin
Jay Joseph Bringman
James Espe Briones
Ashley Michelle Brown
Stephen Joseph Campbell
Douglas Kirkpatrick Cross
Douglas William Farmer
Jonathan Henry Gavlinski
Kristina Amanda Geiselhart
Kathleen Keough Griebel
David Alan-Walter Hearst
Jason Pershing Henderson
Larry William Jimison, II
Jared J. Jones
Jeremy Todd Jordan
Daniel Edward Kimble
John Christian Knight
Kestrell Brenna Lowe
Christopher Ryan Marshall
Michael Alexander McGlothlin
Joshua Lee Miller
Bradley Daniel Miller
Joseph Reid Mosesso
Sanjay K. Pandey
Brittany Autumn Sheets
William Daniel Snyder
John Robert Terneus
Daniel Kyle Whitehead
Robert Michael Wyatt
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL
ACCOUNTANCY
August 2011
Drew David DuPont
Andrew Brice Fluharty
Joseph David Fulaytar
Ashlea Paige Griesbaum
Katrina Marie Hostler
Hua Huang
Amanda Mae Kobasher
Logan William Kowcheck
John Joseph Lambert
Jessica Lynn Mathew
Daniel Joseph McNichol
Sheila Anne Mick
Mallory Dawn Ohse
Megan A. Rushford
Andrew Lyle Sageser
Eric Charles Scrudato
Matthew Leland Sexton
Andrew Riggin Silbernagel
Stewart Russell Sleime
Wesley Allen Tracewell
Ryan C. Wallace
Patrick Harrison Weiner
Stephen Grant Whitehair
December 2011
Sydney Michelle Boggess
Zachary W. Carder
Zhiling Peng
Victor Julian Shaffer
May 2012
Lauren Brooke Ayers
Joshua Clifford Barnhart
Danielle Marie Bieniek
Christopher Ernest Burky
Devon Marie Cleland
Chad Westley Cottrill
Ryan Andrew Hasara
Damon Ricardo Hubbard
Jacob Thomas Kidwell
Jack Lee Oliver
Max Phillip Sperry
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Finance
August 2011
Brittany Lynn Audia
Yen-Pu Chen
Kevin Donahue
DEGREE CANDIDATES
Chad Everett Hileman
Zhaoyun Jia
Lu Jin
Selcuk Karahan
Kristopher J. Korzi
Meilin Liu
Yang Liu
Chade W. Lowe
Juyun Lu
Wei-Hwa Peng
Jeremy David Shockcor
Mary Theresa Soo Hon
Fan Zhang
December 2011
S. Tyler Remick
May 2012
Tuan Viet Le
Industrial Relations
August 2011
Megan Leigh Albright
Erin Nicole Alexander
Brittany Renee Baria
Matthew John Basil
Mary A. Bruen
Monique Renee Burton
Andrew Michael Carnes
Adam Tyler Chini
Nick Demus IV
Matthew Anthony DiSilvio
Joshua Gregory Finniss
Jeffrey Ryan Fowler
Stephen Andrew Gansor
Tristan Leigh Gartin
Kevin Henry Haun
Rachel Argus Issenberg
Sherri Lynn James
Chase Adams Keffer
Courtney Lynn Kendle
Scott Anthony Kozlowski
Matthew Thomas Lee
John William Lively
Katherine Anne Lukens
Dianna Marie McCann
Rachel Joy Miller
Adam Wesley Sainato
Sarah Marie Smith
Cameron Russell Thoroughman
Jennifer Nicole Triplett
Lauren Lee Walker
Robert Andrew Wheeler
December 2011
Tiffany Christine Bolner
Michael Edward Sirockman
Marie Elizabeth Wells
May 2012
Chanaka Roshan Abeyratne
Joshua Allen Fisher
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Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Economics
August 2011
Stephen J. Caudill
Ryan David Combs
Thomas Orion Weidman
December 2011
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Ian Harrison Alexander
Sulayman E. Cham
Megan Elizabeth Coffman
Brandon Robert Cork
Sean Thomas Droginske
Jourdan Gibson
Patrick T. Krimm
Elias McQueen
Samuel David Namay
May 2012
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Kyle Joseph Basehore
Michael Joseph Behrens, Jr.
Sarah-Anne Brault
Sarah Kathryn Elizabeth Flint
Michael Patrick Gruber
Jordan Joseph Hantz
Beth A. Howell
Pavel Mihaelovich Ivchenko
Daniel Francis Kelleher
Daniel P. McDermott, Jr.
Jack Stevenson Mesner
Ryan Kendrick Mulraney
William Warren Pence
Anthony Peter Schmidt
Christopher L. Shultz
Francis Angelo Viola, Jr.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Accounting
August 2011
John J. Brewster
Ryan Mitchell Buckley
Abby L. DiNofrio
Marisa Noel Frezza
Jordan Thomas Jones
Ey Jin Ko
Brandon David Mullens
Brandyn Lee Whiting
Ryan G. Wilson
December 2011
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Kory A. Bliss
Philip Michael Capogreco
Bridgette L. Cooper
Nicholas Patrick Ferrari
Zachary H. Findley
Lacey Kae Gantzer
Brian S. Gillenwater II
Devin Ann Goudy
Thomas Lee Harvey
Laura Reed Kepple
Tyler Jay Lowers
Evan M. Ludewig
Jennifer Lynn Mastaller
Joshua D. McClead
Ryan Allen Melder
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Christian Andrew Mussig
Donald Dwayne Redman
Douglas Jared Rimler
Daniel L. Roberts
Kyle Timothy Snell
Shawn Douglas Sowers
Daniel John Swick
Raleigh Marie Thomas
Michael Shane Welter
Timothy Cullen Woomer II
Mark Arthur Zinn
May 2012
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Matthew George Abraham
Chad Douglas Alkire
Eric Michael Angstadt
Gregory T. Bat
Lindsey Marie Beaver
Paul Corkrean Bonasso
Eric M. Booker
Michael D. Boone
Brian Douglas Brick
Jeremy Andrew Burgess
Sean Michael Burner
John Ethan Chapman
Matthew Christoffersen
Emily Marie Clapper
Geoffrey James Conway
Amanda M. Cook
Christopher Richard Cumbie
Elizabeth Brooke DeVault
Elizabeth Anne Dickerson
Ryan C. Doele
Michael T. Donnelly
Andrew Ryan Ellis
Jane Louise Evans
Andrew Thomas Kirby Evans
Sara Ashley Fetty
Valerie Marie Flanigan
Derica Nicole Fletcher
Amy Marie Forshey
Edward Andrew Francowic
Alysa Elizabeth Friel
Steven Byron Funk
Allison Paige Geris
Alan Michael Gnegy
Brittney May Goad
Michael David Goertler
Adrienne E. Goff
Tyler McCue Goodykoontz
Kevin Michael Griffin
Mariah Blake Hamilton
Rebecca D. Hanlon
Evan M. Hardesty
Bethany Paige Harper
Patrick Egan Harris
Casey Jordan Haynes
C. Ryan Hayslette
Laura Ann Hoffman
Clint Patrick Holbert
Katie E. Householder
Michael P. Howell
Jesse Lane Isner
Felicia Marie Jankowski
William E. Jemiolo
Jody Loren Johnson
Justin A. Keeler
Heather Lynn Kelleher
DEGREE CANDIDATES
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Ryan Raymond Keller
Samantha Nicole Kite
Justin A. Kline
Rikki Renea Knotts
Brandi Lyn Lambka
William John Laubach III
Christopher Andrew Longerbeam
Jeremy Alexander Luna
Carl Brandon Mack
Anthony Michael Maffei
Brian Charles Marchelewski, Jr.
Sarah Elizabeth Mateer
Jessica Marie Mazzone
Blaine Adare McKinney
Elana Rose Melli
Christopher William Motyl
Bianca Kristene Mugnano
Jeremy Daniel Munza
Casey Clark Nau
Cody Ryan Nieman
Thomas Lee O’Shields
Matthew J. Orchulli
Summer Dawn Patton
Daniel Beirne Pritt
Hayley Jane Rayburn
Kelsey Jane Rayburn
Bryan James Reifer
Sarah Christine Remo
Andrew Carver Robey
Garrett Luke Robinson
David Anthony Rocchini
Ryan Douglas Rockwood
Taj Zachary Rohr
Zachary James Rosencrance
Garrett Christopher Rowan
Tyler Sandoval
Floyd McKinley Sayre
Richard Kenneth Schutte III
Andrew C. Shaffer
Adam Ryan Sinclair
Erica Lynn Singer
James Ryan Sklencar
Ashley Danielle Smith
Dylan Matthew Snyder
Brittany Taylor Snyder
Adam Michael Stevens
Morgan Nicole Thomas
Michael Alexander Tonelli
Michelle Lee Turner
Wesley David Vincent
David Troy Wable
Brandon Michael Welsh
Elva Nicole Whetzel
Reed Edward Williams
Wyatt Daniel Young
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Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Business Management
August 2011
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Michael Emmanuele Flack
Andrew Kiyfes
Kaitlin Mary Klimowski
Joseph Peter Moss
Jordan Riley Smith
Kelly Elizabeth Taylor
Derya Ucuz
December 2011
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Donald W. Barclay
Tighe Crawford Bullock
Chelsea Elizabeth Buseman
Michael Austin Corbin
Paul M. Facemire, Jr.
Justin Michael Fink
Justin Thomas Floyd
Corey Lee Frye
John Edward Guilbert
James M. Hughes
Matthew David Kelly
Crystal Lynn Kleeh
Patrick Christopher LaGuardia
Erin Caitlin May
Andrew Kevin McLaughlin
Jarred Wayne Nutter
Michelle Ann Onuska
Brandon A. Price
Kristen Renee Pryor
Vy Ngoc Quynh Quach
Patrick T. Reardon
Teresa G. Santelli
Mark Stephen Schneider
Matthew Michael Schreiber
Jeffrey Paul Shao
Michael Ryan Spierto
Hope L. Sweeney
Eric Davis Tonnessen
JoHanna Dale Yost
Lauren Brooke Zimmerman
May 2012
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James R. Allen
Matthew Logan Andenora
Jason Michael Andrukonis
Jordan Dimitrios Apostolou
Andrew Stuart Armstrong
Matthew Frederick Bartling
Keenan Thomas Becker
Ryan Andrew Belcher
Paige M. Belcher
John Erickson Benyak
David Kristopher Bertha
Kenneth Joseph Bickel
Tyler D. Blickenstaff
Erin M. Bowers
Jacob Marvin Bowman
Jenna Lynn Brady
Brian S. Brodzansky
Christopher J. Bucon
Aaron B. Butcher-Winfree
Kyle J. Butson
Mark Christopher Buzby
Daniel R. Carlson
Cole Robert Cassis
Amy Elizabeth Chrzaszcz
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Joshua J. Contraguerro
Brittney Rachelle Cook
Anthony J. DeFazio
Roger Newhall Derby III
Nicholas Michael Dilello
Kien Trung Do
Patrick Griffin Fitzgerald
Alexander Scott Folmer
Samantha Emily Freels
Amanda Virginia Freels
James Coy Freeman
Ryan Michael Gift
Michael M. Glick
Eduardo Luis Gonzalez
Maria Grace Greco
Christopher Payne Harris
Stephen Michael Henderson
Kyle Matthew Hess
Stephen Gregory Jewell
Carrie Elizabeth Johnson
Ryan Charles Joy
Jerril T. Kalaparambath
Michael James Kalinowski
Christopher H. Kavanagh
Neil A. Logan
Jason Franklin Lustig
Danielle Jean Mackey
Gregory Joseph Maguire
Matthew Colin Manning
Autumn Michele McClelland
Callista Anna-Marie McNair
Brent David Everest Meyers
Jonathon Freeman Julian Miller
Abigail Lynn Monson
Michael David Mullinix, Jr.
Jordan Dane Murman
Jordan Charles Murn
Christine Kelly Myers
Nicholas Shaun Orban
Duygu Ozpaksoy
Alexander Edwards Peluchette
Joseph Walter Pifer
Cassidy Rae Preece
Andrew S. Richardson
Esteban Espinoza Roca
Mitch Alan Rosendale
Martin Jamison Schultz
Dan L. Shearer
Taylor Ross Shepherd
Jack Gregory Sherry
Jenna L. Shiben
Bradley Joseph Singleton
Gray A. Slother
Tara Nicole St. Clair
Vincent Arthur Steffich
Kerri Jo Thompson
Mark Andrew Thompson
El Hadji Amadou Hamidou Toure
Andrew Joseph Vecchio
Catherine C Wickline
Aaron Joseph Wilson
Frank C. Wilson
Patrick Nicholas Wilson
Nathaniel Jonathan Wright
DEGREE CANDIDATES
Finance
August 2011
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Justin Bryant Blankenship
Ryan David Combs
Michael A. Greenly
Sean Read McCreery
Stephen H. Morrison IV
Zachary Stephen Romanowski
Brandon Robert Smick
Val Alex Young
December 2011
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Megan Elizabeth Coffman
Andrew M. Conroy
Christopher Michael Devlin
Joshua Eric Gimble
Bree Danielle Gustke
Cameron Witt Hillard
Theodore B. Karen
Michael Robert Lovato
Edward Charles Maher, Jr.
Samuel David Namay
Kirk Michael Pappas
Trent C. Reid
Charles Joseph Shaw
Cameron G. Stewart
Tyler Cameron Urban
Brent Arden Watson
Jeremy Matthew Webb
Daniel Joseph Westermeyer
G. Morgan T. Wood
May 2012
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Fahad Ahmed AlGhamdi
Kent Gregory Bailey
Thomas Michael Bailey
Jeffrey Tyler Berryman
Kyle D. Boker
William Blake Bridges
Natalie Alison Burton
Kevin Charles Busick
Matthew David Cameron
Maxwell James Carozza
Kelly Lawrence Castleberry IV
Jesse Thomas Catalano
Andrew James Cirilli
Christopher Robert Clarke
David Nicholas Claudio
Nicholas John Coucoules
Gregory Robert Dahl
Chandler S. Dewese
Ryan P. Flanders
Sarah Kathryn Elizabeth Flint
Ruben Garrido
Christopher Geigel
Sean Cameron Goldstein
Connor Michael Gorman
William Zachary Grimsley
Jake Thomas Higgins
William Vernon Hogan
Wayne Thomas Hudson, Jr.
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* Caitlin Marie Jackson
† Christopher Keith Johnson
Kristen Melissa Jurasik
Cameron F. Kania
Karen Denise Knick
Richard Thomas Kovatch
*** Jonathan Lawrence Labate
* Samantha Selina Rose Marcellus
* Stephen Andrew Marcus
Kellie Ann McDonald
* Wesley Adam McGinnis
** Korey Michel
Brandon Zachary Miller
Jessica Lynn Misko
Brittany Dawn Parker
Jonathan T. Prahl
* David Michael Pulaski
* Scott Anthony Safcsak
Ahmad Abdulrahman Sindi
Eric James Snyder
Joshua Tobias Stickley
Travis Lee Stolfer
Brittany Nicole Stump
Yipeng Theodore Sun
Andrew Steven Thomas
** Maureen Chase Tobin
** Shanna Hsin-Lei Tu
Brandon Taylor Waldner
Holli Marie Wolfe
Marketing
August 2011
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Dana Marie Ballato
Benjamin James Eddy
Michael Thomas Fontanesi
Ashley Michelle Olson
Cassandra Jo Pisone
December 2011
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Shane Corey Bartolomeo
Stephen Bruce Boalo
Alyssa Marie Cross
Tuan Ba Doan
Rayanne Jessica Gaudreau
Whitley Morgan Hall
Morgan Adar Houghton
Michael Joseph McCabe
Gregory Keller McCormack
Julie Marie Moore
Maddie M. Orend
Joshua Phillip Peterson
Elizabeth Danielle Rekas
Viraj J. Suryawanshi
Lauren Ann Thorp
Stephen George Volker
Sierra Kathryn Wallizer
May 2012
Management Information Systems
August 2011
Justin Ethan Collins
David Corbley Lawson
December 2011
Jared David Lloyd Friedman
Arthur James Morley
May 2012
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Jeffrey J. Clifford
Emily Brooks Coffman
David Josiah Deal
Matthew Charles Finnell
Anthony Michael Frangione
Jared F. Goodman
Hopi Daniel Hathaway
Alec F. Heiskell
Lindsay Mary Kapuscienski
Sherry Marie Mayle
Bryce M. Mclane
Spenser Reed Noland
Andrew J. Oliu
Tyler Michael Romeo
Alan Donald Rowan
Alison Wynne Ryan
Justin Alexander Schmitt
Philip Thomas Shaffer
Lauren Nicole Stevens
Briana Nicole Tranchini
Corey Allen Westerman
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Summa Cum Laude
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Jaime Lynne Angelicchio
Jerred Phillip Bellinger
Tyler Christopher Bohner
Andrew S. Boy
Katelyn Marie Briggs
Talia Samae Brunicardi
Joshua Michael Burns
Lauren Hope Camerieri
Sarah Joanne Cartwright
Kelsey A. Claprood
Krista Lea Comer
Kevin Daniel Connors
Brooke Meredith Corey
Alexander Channing Crank
Alethea Bren Critides
Erin Joan Dailey
Jason Louis Danielsen
Harrison P. Donahue
Riley James Dunn
Katherine Rose Dyer
Avery Victoria Field
Michael A. Filandino
Brandon M. Fischetti
Ryan Wayne Franks
Jessica Tess Gard
Kathleen Margaret Glebinski
Caroline Nicole Hanson
Charles R. Harman
Shawn Logan Harvey
Kimberly Dawn Headley
Chelsea Marie Hyers
Paris Breanne Jordan
Mark Christopher Jurick
Brett Allen Justice
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Tyler D.M. King
Gabriel G. Koons
Kristina Nicole Kostenko
Alexis P. Kurianowicz
Robert B. Lees
Katie Beth Lester
Emily Marie Liscio
Dillon Joseph Lively
Lindsey Danae Lutyens
Mary Kelsey MacCourtney
Chelsea Lauren Mangini
Paul Mason
Stephen Charles Mattera
Sean Patrick Morris
Mallory Jo Mueller
Marcel Devin Myers, Jr.
Erika Lynn Nuzzo
Natalie Rae Pace
Tyler Jacob Park
Nichole Peterson
Amanda Jordan Pini
Thomas Ryan Ponzurick
Melissa Gadsby Roeder
Amy Nicole Rogers
Gina Marie Roman
Lindsay Christine Sawyers
Justin Scheib
Laura Elizabeth Senic
Nathan Lee Sirbaugh
Brian Joseph Stackhouse
Caitlin Michelle Steele
Daniel Louis Sweigart
Katherine Mary Szold
Andrea Beth Tracewell
Christine Marie Troup
Levi Samual Wallace
Sarah Elizabeth Wattick
Andrew David Waxman
Alisha Anne White
Sara-Anne O’Neal Williams
Brian David Winowich
James William Younger
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Davis College of Agriculture,
Natural Resources & Design
9:30 a.m. | Coliseum
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Sunday, May 13, 2012 | 9:30 a.m.
Stage
B.MdS.-M.S.
Animal & Nutritional Sciences
Design & Merchandising
Forestry & Natural Resources
Plant & Soil Sciences
Resource Management
M.S.-Ph.D.
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Design
Rudolph P. Almasy, Interim Dean
NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Master’s Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
Division of Animal & Nutritional Sciences
Division of Design & Merchandising
Division of Forestry & Natural Resources
Division of Plant & Soil Sciences
Division of Resource Management
ALMA MATER**
RECESSIONAL
Krista Shinew, D.M.A.
Sharon Lankford
Rudolph P. Almasy, Interim Dean, Davis College of
Agriculture, Natural Resources & Design
Joel G. Newman, President & Chief Executive Officer American Feed Industry Association, Arlington, Virginia
Sharon Lankford
Kenneth P. Blemings, Associate Professor
Animal & Nutritional Science
Michele G. Wheatly
H.R. Scott, President, Davis College of Agriculture,
Natural Resources & Design Alumni Association
Sharon Lankford
Krista Shinew
Please join us for a reception to congratulate our graduates immediately following the ceremony in the Shell Building beside the Coliseum.
graduation.wvu.edu.
NOTE: Smoking is prohibited in the Coliseum.
Joel G. Newman
Joel Newman was elected American Feed Industry Association president in July 2004 and officially assumed his post in
January 2005. He is only the seventh president in the association’s 101-year history. Joel’s prior AFIA affiliation included
serving as chairman of the board and four terms as director.
Joel has over three decades of diverse agribusiness career experience. He has served in several positions, from sales to CEO
leadership, in various agribusiness segments, including retail, petroleum, food processing, agronomy, and commercial feed.
Joel completed his bachelor’s degree in animal science at West Virginia University and his M.B.A. in finance at Syracuse
University. He is director of the International Feed Industry Federation, headquartered in the United Kingdom. He is also
an appointed member of the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture’s Agriculture Technical Advisory Committee and serves on the
U.S. Delegation for Codex Alimentarius, which establishes global food safety and trade standards. He recently served on
the President’s Food Safety Initiative. In 2009, Joel led the establishment of an industry foundation, IFEEDER, to fund
future education and research priorities of the industry and serves as president of the foundation.
Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, AFIA is the only national trade association devoted exclusively to representing the
interests of the animal feed industry and its suppliers. Membership includes feed and pet food manufacturers, ingredient
manufacturers and suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and companies that supply goods and services to those agricultural
sectors. AFIA’s over 500 corporate members manufacture 75 percent of the nation’s primary commercial food.
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Design Administration
Rudolph P. Almasy
Interim Dean
Dennis K. Smith
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Multidisciplinary Studies
Timothy T. Phipps
Associate Dean for Research & Outreach
Thomas W. Green
Assistant Dean for Finance & Administration
Paul E. Lewis
Assistant Director for Outreach & Community Affairs
Barton S. Baker
Director of the Division of Plant & Soil Sciences
Matthew Wilson
Interim Director of the Division of Animal & Nutritional Sciences
Barbara S. McFall
Director of the Division of Design & Merchandising
Joseph F. McNeel
Director of the Division of Forestry & Natural Resources
Jerald J. Fletcher
Director of the Division of Resources Management
DEGREE CANDIDATES
MASTER OF AGRICULTURE
Animal & Food Sciences
August 2011
August 2011
Aunchalee Aussanasuwannakul
December 2011
Stephanie Kathrine Gatrell
May 2012
Kevin Scott Shaffer
Reza Tahergorabi
Forest Resource Science
August 2011
Shawn T. Grushecky
Wenshu Lin
December 2011
Andrew William Hafs
Kenneth Richard Sheehan
Steven James Storck
Melissa Ann Thomas-Van Gundy
May 2012
Holly M. McChesney
Robert Joseph Michalow
Robin Lynn Yeager
Genetics & Developmental Biology
August 2011
Prashanthi Mulinti
December 2011
Crystal Marie Goldyn
Lindsey Michelle Crites
Brian Jordan Hurley
Andrea Marie Kneer
Jessica Lee Maple
Alisha Nichole Persinger
Kent T. Saul
Serena Sue Straight
Vanessa Ann Wallace
David A. Wilson
Lisa Kelly Nix
May 2012
Jennifer Rachelle Parsons
Anna Delaine Phoenix
Joshua Edward Rice
Natural Resource Economics
December 2011
Saima Bashir
Kaitlyn Mari Kiehart
Kayla Jene Lemley
Janel Clare Nye
Whitney Dawn Porter
Michael Joseph Vozniak
May 2012
Megan Renee Andrews
Eric Brian Frederick
Jaclyn Shae Hoover
Lucia A. Mosesso
John F. Beck
December 2011
Megan Anne Parker
Jessica Lynn Welling
May 2012
Amanda Jean Cathers
Sara Luchretia Sloane
Applied & Environmental
Microbiology
December 2011
Christopher Tyler Moore
May 2012
Mariana Teodora Farcas
Entomology
August 2011
Sudan Gyawaly
Agricultural & Extension Education
December 2011
Natasha Rae Winslow
Matthew Isaac McKinney
December 2011
Nutrition & Food Science
August 2011
Becky Layne Berkebile
Jason Allen Burnside
Jennifer N. Dunn
Rachael Leigh Payne
August 2011
Praveena R. Jayaraman
Rajendra Prasad Poudel
Xueting Zhao
December 2011
Ryan Michael Benninger
Chairat Choesawan
Mary Bekunda Kobusingye
Tizita Alemayehu Wasihun
May 2012
Sulaiman Olawale Balogun
Saman Janaranjana Herath Bandara Christopher David Bouquot
Daniel Robert Miller
August 2011
Jennie Lin Zambito
MASTER OF SCIENCE
May 2012
Plant & Soil Sciences
August 2011
December 2011
Human & Community Development Agriculture & Resource Economics
December 2011
Animal Physiology
August 2011
Alexandra Marie Strucel
Brittany Nicholle Swiger
May 2012
Jordan Elizabeth Bryant
Maria Lyn Dalzot
Ashley Marie Evans
Ilgin Paker
Christin Rose Sell
Recreation, Parks & Tourism
Resources
August 2011
Coy James Belknap III
Albert J. Mestrovic III
May 2012
Teri Lynn Chuprinko
Radley Edward Miller
Agronomy
Reproductive Physiology
Calene Bridget Thomas
Todd Michael Ramboldt
May 2012
Reproductive Physiology
August 2011
May 2012
May 2012
Glenna Michelle Schmid
Tina Lynn Dow
Tiffany Ann Wilmoth
DEGREE CANDIDATES
Wildlife & Fisheries Resources
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
August 2011
August 2011
Heather Leigh Ellery
Charnee Lee Rose
Stephen Michael Selego
Darrin Michael Welchert
Agribusiness Management & Rural
Development
Eric Mitchell Miller
Jeremy David Mizel
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May 2012
December 2011
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December 2011
Geriann Albers
Ross G. Andrew
Michael Anthony Porto
Cheryl Lynn Schweizer
FORESTRY
August 2011
Ivan Zhelev Anastasov
Sarah Jane Deacon
Abigail Louise McQueen
Matthew Desmond Oliver
Pradip Saud
David Bradley Summerfield
May 2012
Terry Lewis Burhans, Jr.
Saurabh Kumar
Megan Elizabeth McCuen
Ellen Lee Voss
BACHELOR OF
December 2011
Kelsey Renee Fertig
Jeremy Ryan O’Ferrell McGhee
** Christian James Roper
May 2012
Alexis Hope Coppola
Hamilton Lake Ford
Jesse Aron Jean
Patricia Marie Luber
John A. Ruggeri
Jonathan Daren Allen
Shawn Micheal Alleshouse
Robert James Ashley
John M. Elias
J. Milton Porterfield IV
Jessica Rose Slike
Hannah Elisabeth Heavner
John Walter Nelson
Justin Wade Smith
Joshua Jay Sturdevant
Katherine Anne Workman
May 2012
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Timothy Mark Allen II
Elise Marie Beyer
Shawn Steven Bland
Amy Louise Burt
Justin Kip Chandler
Jessica Lynn Crum
Matthew Lee Dotson
Nathaniel Joseph Frederick
Taylor Steven Groff
Brien Healy Jamison
Cody Dale Johnson
Zackary Von Lovell
Lindsay Nicole Maus
Brandi Ellen Naylor
Troy Louis Nussbaum
Joshua Clinton Oates
Sabra Dawn Plum
Eric Michael Rhodes
Eric James Rose
Bethany Grace Sirk
Tiffany Jo Sismondo
Samantha Benson Webb Steele
Megan Larue Thompson
Michael Gerard Weyand
May 2012
Melinda Ann Smith
Biochemistry
August 2011
Tyler Brendan Galbreath
December 2011
Seth Alan Neptune
May 2012
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Crystal Cheree Allen
Nicholas Benjamin Amos
David Anthony Buzzard
Sean Matthew Hanlon
Brittany Dawn Ratcliff
Milo William Sanda
Yale Morgan Tiley
Keith Aaron Weise
Erica Fay Wilkins
Bradley Robert Williams
Design Studies
Amber Nicole Rose
Hadley Elizabeth Garnett
Julie Anne Arnold
Ethan Lynn Bloomfield
Ashley Dawn Bohrer
Dominick Edward Cangemi
Sarah Nicole Claprood
Sharon Nicole Frankhouser
May 2012
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Applied & Environmental
Microbiology
August 2011
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Morgan Rae Foley
Emily Danielle Gaither
Johanna Katelin Haggerty
Tina Elyse Hoggarth
Rush Madison Holt
Erin Nicole Keller
Angela Elsie Lamp
Jedson Robert Liggett II
Jennifer Diane McIe
Brandi Ellen Naylor
Ronald David Shaw
Grace Elizabeth Skaff
Laura Marshall Slack
Kristen Danielle Smith Bisom
Karen Nicole Sommers
Rebecca Ann Spear
Benjamin Patrick Werle
Blake Alexandria Younis
December 2011
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Katherine Nicole Austin
Louisa Elaine Bowen
John Butler Boyd
Kailynn Michelle Cerny
Rachael Ellen Cramer
Jillian Nichole Dishion
Krystal Dawn Ferrell
August 2011
December 2011
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Sara N. Inglis
Sarah Marie Jones
Kelsey Jane Rigel
Sarah Ann Sepkowski
May 2012
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Nicole Leann Ambrozak
Joseph Christopher Burker
Lucinda Faith Harris
Amanda A. Smyer
DEGREE CANDIDATES
Environmental & Natural Resource
Economics
August 2011
Lawrence Paul Schoonmaker IV
December 2011
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Ivan John Maldonado II
Patrick Charles Santaspirt
Jared Thomas Shockey
Caleb Paul Sullivan
Llewellyn Charles Williams III
May 2012
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Ashlee Dawn Fitch
Brittney Ann Frazier
Jacob Edward Johnson
Maria Addison McCain
Amelia Elizabeth Plank
James Edward Turner
Fashion Design & Merchandising
August 2011
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Sierra Nicole Cain
Veronica Anna Cello
Melissa Marie Collazo
Heather Marie Delgaldo
Meredith Brooke Edwards
Kerri Ashley Gant
Kellie Jo Hatcher
Kinley Lauren Horne
Stephanie Marie Keaton
Stephanie Michelle Kuntz
Stephanie Rose Levenson
Jennifer Lynn Logan
Abby Elizabeth Mallow
Rachel Shea Nicholson
Amanda Jennifer Peruta
Cassandra Jo Pisone
Joanna Grace Radow
Marissa Anne Scovill
Hannah Jo Shaffer
Elizabeth A. Shewbridge
Alyssa Renee Silvestri
Michelle Cheree Strong-Miller
Samantha Michelle Whalen
Carly French Willson
December 2011
Sarah Ann Baillargeon
Leah E. Caprio
Kelly Ann Coffindaffer
Jaya Pauline Shibani Dyer
Amy E. Gluch
Kimberly Grace Lockwood
May 2012
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Emily Elyse Cale
Melaina Renee Cimini
Carly Nicole Humphreys
Arica Marion La Magna
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Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
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Sarah Beth Moore
Kristina Alee Pellien
Rachel Elizabeth Sapio
Nicole Marie Schmidt
Andrea Valerino
Human Nutrition & Foods
August 2011
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Ashley Nicole Albaugh
Elizabeth Marie Cano
Joseph Abraham Leuliette
Kaitlin Mock
Anna Lee Watson
December 2011
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Christine Ann Dyer
Brandi L. Nobles
Kyle Edward Rooney
James Dayton Searls
Timothy Lee Siege, Jr.
Shelley Lynn Talpas
May 2012
** Chelsey Lyn Allen
Kyllie Lynn Bebout
Jillian Sarah Black
Jessica Virginia Brantner
Katie Lynn Bulian
Ariel Elizabeth Buric
Dianne Carla Cerulli
* Devin Marie Diehl
Andrew Michael Hill
Sarah Elizabeth Howard
Devin Leah Kesecker
Jacqueline Marie Lorimer
Kaitlin Anna Mollohan
* Erica Leigh Paulus
Taylor Marie Powell
Julie Michelle Sankbeil
* Alexandra Marie Smith
Elizabeth Alexandra Stone
Amy Lynn Vincent
** Amy Elizabeth Wright
Interior Design
August 2011
Sami Akkad
December 2011
Amber Dyan Jones
May 2012
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Maribeth Allen
Brittany Leann Fritz
Ashley Kristine Hardt
Stephanie Ann Mansberger
Katrina Lisette Matthews
Jennifer Anne Propst
Joanna Stipa
Elizabeth Anne Wahbe
Elizabeth Anne Widdis
Soil Science
May 2012
* Kathryn Marie Payne
Wildlife & Fisheries Resources
August 2011
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Brandon James Arbogast
Isaac Gibson
Logan Michael Maxwell
John Ryan McGlone
Arthur Wayne Riley, Jr.
Audra Elizabeth Sabo
Barry L. Shier
December 2011
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Hollie Jean Fluharty
Christopher David Grady
Zachary Lincoln Harman
Lisa Kate Hudson
Gabriel James Jones
Mark Jacob Kendle
Jonathan Mark Kendra
Zachary Clayton Lay
Kara Danielle Schwanger
Vincent Michael Untied
May 2012
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Levi Garth Abel
Christopher McKinley Anderson
Matthew Richard Belcher
Eric Nathaniel Blend
Geoffrey Clark Brinker
Ira L. Brown, Jr.
Tyler Scott Evans
Jeremy Lynn Everson
Eric Daniel Eyde
Donald Douglas Gilbert
William Obie Haus
Anthony Michael Hoffman
Jacob Daniel Jabbour
Chivon Nicole Kisic
Katrina Sue Lawrence
Christopher Lee Mangen
Ashlee Dawn Martin
Chad Edward Neil
Timothy Michael Owen
Curtis Junior Roth
Kayla Marie Smith
Gregory Mark Stavely
Johanna Marie Taylor
Cody A. Uhas
Ryan C. Varga
Ryan Lee Wetzel
Lee Allen Yost
Wood Science & Technology
December 2011
Jeremy Wayne Owens
Paden Donald Wilson
May 2012
Bradley Karel Halley
Bryan H. Morse
Andrew Theodore Ryznar
DEGREE CANDIDATES
AGRICULTURE
December 2011
Devin Ryan Johnston
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December 2011
May 2012
Agricultural & Extension Education
August 2011
Benjamin David Clark
Angela Dawn Fisher
Jason Charles Smith
May 2012
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John Lee Abersold
Brittany Lynn Bowman
Steven Michael Clagg
Nicholas S. Cox
Kevin Michael Delaplain
Julie Katrina Gall
Kasey Marie Kelley
Wendy Lambert Knopp
Christopher Stephen Livengood
Mark Wade Longfellow
Cassandra Dawn Morgan
Allyson Elizabeth Peters
Barbara Fae Pfender
Eleanor Nicole Porter
Timothy Wayne Reed II
Colton N. See
Leah Katherine Vance
Rachel Emmaline Yohn
Agroecology
August 2011
Benjamin Lee Schultz
December 2011
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Ashley Beth Jackson
Danielle Nicole Leeson
Erin Lynn Smith
Sierra Noelle Smith
Ashley Elizabeth Summers
Jacob Levi Blue
Heather Cristina Bradley
Pamela June Burns
Andrew Edward Casamassima
Alina Marie Corey
Brooke Renee Darlington
Benjamin Hunter Evick
Samantha Lee Flynn
Amanda Jayne Duncan Fulk
Derek Lee Michael Garrett
Megan Lynne Grzeskiewicz
Sarah Elizabeth Hansard
Jenna Elizabeth Hardy
Rileigh Michelle Johnson
Karis McKenna Kline
Heather Lynne Laverty
Elizabeth Grace McKenzie
Kristen Marie Moran
Brittney Kay Orwick
Sarah L. Peplowski
Samantha Dawn Petersen
Khrystian Ann Rosier
Jessica Lynn Rouda
Kayla Jean Seals
Ashley Brooke Shuster
Courtney Leah Willis
Devan Nicole Yoder
Environmental Protection
August 2011
Daniel Richard Gladys
Craig Michael Gratz
May 2012
December 2011
Ryan Russell Hill
Abbie Leigh Kincaid
Jennifer Lauren Renner
Susanna Lee Wheeler
Agronomy
August 2011
Eric Jeffrey Custer
Courtney Devin Sheppard
* Caroline Anne Copenhaver
Thomas Jay Montgomery
May 2012
Susan J. Bindernagel
Benjamin Justin Davis
Horticulture
August 2011
Christina Lea Hamrick
December 2011
Edward Cox
Juan Ramon Franco Coronado
May 2012
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Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
August 2011
Robert M. Boehle
Walter Brandon Moseley
December 2011
Devin Andrew George
Matthew Wallace Hamilton
Matthew David Quinterno
Aaron Gene Tumblin
May 2012
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Spencer Vincent Andrews
Scott Jerald Cessna
Joseph Paul Cotner
Jeremy N. Gregory
Matthew Thacker Hall
Jeremiah Arthur Hawley
Evan Bradley Hoffman
Brandon W. Hosselrode
Shawn Jacob Jeffries
Alex R. Kern
Steven Christopher Lowe
Benjamin Pfetzer Misleh
Sean Louis Nolan
Andrew Theodore Ryznar
Smith Christian Sarver
Jared Daniel Staggs
Carson Andrew Wright
Brian Alan Young
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
August 2011
Matthew Ryan Pizatella
December 2011
Kayleigh Elizabeth Davis
December 2011
Ronald Marc Wist
FORESTRY
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Matthew Colin Berger
Peter Alan Boucher
Stefanie Kay Hite
David Kenneth Mitchell
Jordan Matthew Schramm
Samantha Leeann White
May 2012
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James John Armillay
Alexander Michael Baldwin
Robert Lawrence Carey
Joshua Michael Clevenger
Frank Domenick Flora
David Andrew Foster
Kevin James Kurdziolek
Brian Bette Maloy
Matthew Robert McWilliams
Garrett Michael Neeb
Justin Brian Powers
Ryan Michael Puma
Donald William Ratigan
Samuel Alan Rich
Logan Alexander Thompson
John Joseph Tracy
Travis John Wall
Andrew Robert Webeler
Ryan M. Welch
DEGREE CANDIDATES
RECREATION
August 2011
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Christopher D. Caplinger
Sarah Michelle D’Agostin
Natasha Shay Green
Wesley John Harris
Brett Wesley Harshbarger
December 2011
Matthew Jason Adams
Erin Corinne Douglass
Taylor Sage Long
May 2012
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Darren Allan Foster
Elana Danielle Hayes
Grace Lauren Heiderman
Marco Thomas Laiti
Emily Anne Wallace
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Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Doctoral & Master’s Degree Candidates
10:00 a.m. | Creative Arts Center
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Robert H. Jones, Dean
prelude & PROCESSIONAL*
National Anthem
Samantha DeStefano
WELCOMING REMARKS
Robert H. Jones, Dean Eberly College of Arts & Sciences
commencement address
Mark Brazaitis, Director
Master of Fine Arts Program WVU Department of English
“My Home Among the Hills’’
Samantha DeStefano
Eberly College Department Chairs
Fred King, Interim Vice President
WVU Office of Research & Economic Development
ALMA MATER**
Samantha DeStefano
RECESSIONAL
William Haller
graduation.wvu.edu.
Eberly College of Arts & Sciences Administration
Robert H. Jones, Ph.D.
Dean
Joan S. Gorham, Ed.D.
Katie R. Stores, Ph.D.
Interim Assistant Dean, Research
Asuntina S. Levelle, J.D.
Associate Dean, Financial Planning & Management
Katherine A. Karraker, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
L. Christopher Plein, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, School of Applied Social Sciences
Department Chairs / Program Directors
Richard B. Thomas
Biology
Nancy L. Adams
Legal Studies (MLS)
Carol A. Hando
Regents B.A.
Terry W. Gullion
Chemistry
M. Carol Zwickel
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Aaron M. Gale
Religious Studies
Matthew M. Martin
Communication Studies
Edgar J. Fuller
Mathematics
Industrial Math and Statistics
Lisa DiBartolomeo
Slavic and East European Studies
Clifford B. Hawley
Economics
Evan M. Widders
L. Christopher Plein
Social Work
John Ernest
English
Creative Writing (MFA)
Ralph W. Clark
Philosophy
Corey J. Colyer
Sociology and Anthropology
Criminology
Keith Morris
Forensic and Investigative Science
Earl E. Scime
Physics
E. James Harner
Statistics
J. Steven Kite
Geology and Geography
Environmental Geoscience
R. Scott Crichlow
Political Science
Ann M. Oberhauser
Women’s Studies
Liberal Studies (MALS)
Elizabeth Fones-Wolf
History
Joe D. Hagan
International Studies
Tracy L. Morris
Psychology
John C. Kilwein
Public Administration
Ángel T. Tuninetti
World Languages, Literatures &
Linguistics
Mark Brazaitis
Mark Brazaitis directs the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing in the Department of English at West Virginia
University. He is the author of An American Affair, winner of the 2004 George Garrett Prize for fiction; The River of Lost
Voices: Stories from Guatemala, winner of the 1998 Iowa Short Fiction Award; The Other Language, winner of the 2008
ABZ Poetry Prize; and a novel, Steal My Heart. His latest collection of stories, The Incurables, won the 2012 Richard Sullivan
Prize and will be published by the University of Notre Dame Press this winter.
He was the screenwriter for the award-winning Peace Corps documentary How Far Are You Willing to Go to Make a
Difference? His stories, poems, and essays have appeared in The Sun, Ploughshares, Witness, Beloit Fiction Journal, Notre
Dame Review, Greensboro Review, Shenandoah, and other literary journals. Brazaitis has also published journalism in The
Washington Post, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Detroit Free Press, and American Medical News.
He has given more than 75 public readings of his work throughout the United States and in Cuba and has been featured
on National Public Radio.
Brazaitis received a master of fine arts degree from Bowling Green University and a bachelor’s in history from Harvard
University. He is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, the Eberly College’s Outstanding Researcher
and Outstanding Teaching Awards, and the 2011 Benedum Distinguished Scholar Award. He lives in Morgantown with his
wife, Julie, and his daughters, Annabel and Rebecca.
Degree Candidates
Biology
August 2011
Baneshwar Singh
Sara Kristen Souther
History
MASTER OF ARTS
Mehmet Tepeyurt
Jennifer Megan Tobin
August 2011
August 2011
May 2012
Chemistry
Fiona Maryam Mani
Charles Edwin Steinmetz
December 2011
Shengrong Ye
May 2012
Stephanie Ann Archer-Hartmann
Guodong Gu
Ted Langan
Wuming Yan
Mathematics
August 2011
Stephanie Rachel Beck Roth
Calistus Ngeh Ngonghala
Qin Wu
December 2011
Jordan Michael-Hedrick Musser
May 2012
Colleen Carol Malachowski
Sydney Michelle Staggers
English
August 2011
Sohinee Roy
Lori Halvorsen Zerne
Physics
August 2011
Cameron Bradley Keenan
James David Rall
Jarrod E. Schiffbauer
December 2011
Jason Robert Boyles
Adam Taylor Brant
May 2012
Jeremy Clayton Justus
Irina Vsevolodovna Rodimtseva
Nevena Stojanovic
Jason Michael Stupp
Political Science
August 2011
Harry Carl Taylor III
May 2012
Geography
December 2011
Susan Jean Bergeron
Janice Marie Hardin
Amanda Leigh Krugh
Thomas M. Saladyga
Denyse Nicole Wyskup
Edward Brenya
Felix Kumah-Abiwu
Nat Papa Kobina Markin
Tiffany M. Berkebile
Peggy Lynn Cashdollar
Lora Leigh Chapman
J. Grant Cupp
Charles Bryan Daugherty
Tiffany Dawn Davis
Annemarie Eleonore de la Garza
Angel Acasio Decierdo
Henry Eugene Fletcher III
Kent James Gamble
Kelsie Jo Kittle
Sara Beth LaBelle
Erin Nicole Ledsome
Kelly Lynn Geier Odenweller
Zachary Lee Rice
Michelle Ann Saint Aubin
Jessica Dawn Sharps
Jodi L. Tatro
Jenny Rene Thoma
Ryan Adam Thorn
Sarah C.J. Wright
December 2011
Kelly Renee Bauknecht
Kristen Marie Collier
Jonathan Edward Corra
Diane Katherine Elliott
Thomas Franklin Lemon , Jr.
Kimberly Ann Monahan
Lavonne Joyce Pennington
Justin Duane Southern
Suzanne Marie Stuart
Frankie Michelle Thompson
Michelle Diane Zumpano
May 2012
Michael Paul Andrew
Michelle Renee Dronsfield
John Michael Reesman
Pamela Irene Roy
Christina Marie Sullivan
Psychology
English
Timothy Scott Pruett
Eric Scott Grady
Katrina Lee McCoy
Laurie Lynn Ragatz
Stephanie Marie Wagner
Justin Curtis Brewer
Patrick Steven Herald
Jason Rick Markins
Geology
December 2011
May 2012
December 2011
Daniel Harris
Elizabeth Carol Rhenberg
August 2011
Carlos Renato Xavier Cancado
Christine Elizabeth Gould
Jessica Bergey Stoltzfus
Leo Schlosnagle
Ben Joseph Weinstein
August 2011
May 2012
Martina Celeste Helfferich
Rebecca Ann Krese
Jessica Elizabeth Murphy
Mikenna Ann Pierotti
Allison Matlack Pranger
Mark Matthew Scaramuzzi
May 2012
Chad Stewart Brice
Anne McKennan Foreman
Sally Lynne Huskinson
Toshikazu Kuroda
Elizabeth Evaline Stacom
Degree Candidates
Foreign Languages
Political Science
Joern-Timo Riepel
Catherine Jean Walter
Matthew Todd Bailey
Katyn Beth Gross
Mohamed Saffa Lamin
August 2011
December 2011
Tariq Saleh Alhadlaq
Lindsay Caitlin Anderson
Intan Zanariah Hamdan
Abdelaziz Jebbar
Jia-chuen Yen
Geography
August 2011
Travis Richard Cowles
Lindsey Danae Felton
December 2011
Bradley P. Breslow
Caroline Wogan Leland
May 2012
Benjamin Alan Baker
History
August 2011
Joshua Harold Baker
Elizabeth Kate Dietzen
Madis Ehastu
Emily Susan Hager
Danielle Paige LaPresta
Megan E. McGee
Kathleen Naglee
Michael Paul Piano
Joseph Michael Snyder
Marina Suhhoterina
Jekaterina Tsizikova
Matthew D. Wood
December 2011
Bartosz Kaluga
Abigail Elaine Miller
Tomasz Piaszczyk
May 2012
Amanda Kathleen Adams
Katherine Louise Brackett
Benjamin Ryan Francis
Jared Thomas Frederick
Jason Scott Hedrick
Joshua Matthew Howard
Joanna Karolina Klimczak
Kathleen Anneliese Logothetis
Eric Raymond McLaughlin
Elizabeth Ann McMullen
Mary Anna Mead
Dean R. O’Brokta
Joseph McLean Phillips
Max David Reinke
August 2011
Linguistics
May 2012
Juman Safwan Al Bukhari
Eva Ballardini
Zachary Daniel Balog
December 2011
Jana Jeanne-Tess Blach
Shabbir Ahmad Khan
Abigail Carretero Hernandez
Ika Laili Rahmawati
Nelson Jasac Castillo Narvaez
Liana Adi Rahmawati
Tamara De Ines Anton
Sara Echarri Recarte
Macarena Escondrillas Luna de May 2012
Toledo
Addai Timothy Adivilah Balag’kutu Maria Fernandez Conde
Lindsey Amber Brugnoli
Grace Elizabeth Hutchens
Gordon John Burns
Farzad Karimzad Sharifi
Ritu Dhungana
Ryan Christopher King
James Lowell Dzuris II
Natalya Kuznetsova
Tara Marie Hannum
Negar Mohammadi
Joshua Kenton Henderson
Juan Mundel
Vaida Lilionyte
Patricia Moore Patton
Britta Renee Nelson
Laura Perez Marco
Andraz Poje
Maria Ruiz Rosique
Todd Taylor
Isabel Cristina Sanchez
Michael Edward Thunberg
Ayaka Sano
Emel Elif Tugdar
Katherine Lynn Shepard
Vontrice Renee White
Jose Ignacio Sierra Lopez
Sigrid Solano Moraga
Juan Soto Valero
Professional Writing & Editing
Sara Urruticoechea Romero
Rachel Page Wilson
August 2011
Marco Zeni
Allison Harper Hitt
December 2011
Virginia Ann Lance
Psychology
August 2011
Tariq Najih Al-Dwaikat
Briana Jean McElfish
Elizabeth Catherine Price
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Creative Writing
May 2012
Justin David Anderson
Justin Shawn Crawford
Elissa Jane Hoffman
Micah Hubert Holmes
Matthew L. London
Kelly Olene Sundberg
Sociology
MASTER OF LEGAL STUDIES
Thomas Kenneth Wytiaz
Glenn Daniel Berg
Jocelyn Bucklew
Linda Dorothea Greer
August 2011
December 2011
August 2011
Dawn Marie Lozzi
May 2012
Debra Ranee Blaacker
Christopher Douglas Davies
Lara Michelle Foster
Anastasiia Kucher
December 2011
Renu M. Chakrabarty
Trina C. Crowder
Deanna M. Hiles
Adrainan Hope Looney
Scott T. Mascola
Joshua James Nabors
Jenna E. Proudfoot
Debra Lynn Richards
James Robert Summers
Joseph Edward Williams
May 2012
Lori Renee Temple
Degree Candidates
MASTER OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
Geology
Psychology
August 2011
Margaret Elizabeth Walker-Milani
Ellen Nicole Brosh
Lindsay Ann Gerolimatos
Jeffrey John Gregg, Jr.
Robert Eugene Phillips III
Alison M. Vargovich
Zoe Louise Isabel Ham
December 2011
Carmen Rose Abreu
Keith A. Bayles
Jeffrey Michael Gustafson
Ashwin Jagannathan
Kayla Marie Taylor
Matthew S. Wolfson
Megan Ann Yachini
May 2012
Michael Christopher Adams
Stavros Atsas
Matthew Joseph Boczanowski
Brian David Dayton
Heather Marie Downey
Amanda Eileen Ejimofor
Brooke Elizabeth Fletcher
Cody Christopher Ford
Jordan Anthony Geisler
Ryan Cliff Gillespie
Ayman Wali Haddadi
Jon Andrew Kincaid
Derek Scott Kurcaba
Brittany Nicole Salmons
Tyler Brenton Schenck
Samuel Weymouth Stout
William Boyd Turner III
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
August 2011
Debolina Ganguly
Chase Foster Kempinski
December 2011
Ashley Elizabeth Banks
Beatriz Alves Vianna
May 2012
Michael Andrew Levy
Scott Edward Spal
Lizmery Milagro Suarez Ferguson
Forensic & Investigative Science
August 2011
Eric James Widman
August 2011
December 2011
Thomas Bradley Donahoe
Ian Matthew Lucas
Steven Allen Sesack
Roy Lyman Sexton IV
May 2012
Joel Michael Follmeyer
James Allen Metz
Michon Lynn Mulder
Elise Marie Swan
Matthew Robert Weber
Mathematics
December 2011
Janet Louise Anderson
William Justin Reinike
Brittany Lynn Vincent
August 2011
December 2011
Shana Roshell Bailey
Amanda Hauser Costello
Kristina Marie Kania
Christopher A. Krebs
Darcey Nicole Powell
Jocelyn Fern Osnes Stokes
May 2012
Carol Lavae Goulet
Tara Eileen Karns
Colleen Michelle Keelan
Amanda Leigh McBean
Jonathan Michael Ortega
William John Paul Reilly
Ria Melinda Travers
Michael Alden Winser
May 2012
Emine Isceviren
Renee Yvonne LaRue
Kristen L. Murphy
Katerina Nicole Smith
Jie Yang
Lu Zhang
Statistics
August 2011
Matthew Thomas Beidler
Srikanth Raghavan
Mohamed Ali Abusheha
Ashley Arlene Avery
Yoganand Budumuru
David Jeffrey Bueller
Abdelfattah Mustafa Elbarsha
Brice Gnonleba Gnahore
Yanting Liang
Khachatur Sarkisian
Stephen James Schuch
Qilu Zeng
December 2011
December 2011
Physics
August 2011
Spencer Allen Wolfe
May 2012
Elise Stacey Garasi Agra
Guerau Bernat Cabrera
Jayanth Chennamangalam
Justin Garon Elfritz
Mehran Mohebbi
Kelly Lynn Pisane
Katherine Courtney Rabidoux
Oshadha Kanchana Ranasingha
Piyapong Sitthison
Zhengjun Wang
Chinedu Leonie Adjeroh
Juan Feng
Yi Jin
Avdeshkumar Ramshankar Rai
Jue Wang
Hong Zhi Zou
May 2011
Brian J. Burdi
Erik Richard Eddy
Shunika Sharay Hamilton
Harini Vaidyanath
Xiangyi Zhao
Polly C. Povejsil Ziegler
May 2012
Patricia Thanh Elswick
Eric Lyle Everts
Mandi D. Hellested
Bailey Elizabeth Knowlton
Degree Candidates
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
August 2011
Megan Ann Davia
Jamie Lynn Downs
Amanda Eileen Ejmofor
Tina Gayle Fazenbaker
Christine Renee Feller
Carlyn Pamela Fireline
Steven Lee Fitzgerald
Amanda Dawn Friend
Lawrence Anthony Furst II
Annette M. Gosnell
Sarah Elizabeth Gregory
Alissa Marie Gren
Seth Bryan Haines
Crystal Ann Harper
Tina M. Hawkins
Angela R. Heare
Debra Sue Helmstetter
Brittany Ilene Henderson
Elizabeth Marie Hensley-Holliday
Elisa Marie Hickman
Crystal Jean Hoffman
Ann-Marie Hogan
Amanda Lynn Honaker
Trista Lynn Hoosier
Courtney Elizabeth Hoover
Jessica Lea Huff
Emily Jane Huffner
Denise Elaine Hughes
Leila Jeanne Jahantab
Stephanie Dayle Kaiser
Jennifer Lynn Kidd
Tracy Ann King
Meghan Kyle Koury
December 2011
Michael Arthur Kuhn
Mary Louise Herald
Allison C. Lange
Mary M. Khweis
Kimberly Jo Lawless
Nicholas Dixon Trietsch
Dawn Ellen Leonard
Kathryne Nicole Lloyd
May 2012
Lacey Jo Locke
Amie Jo Albright
Gary Wayne Long
Audrey Alcala
Margaret Kathryn Marks
Deborah LaVene Allman
Jessica Nicole Matala
Amanda G. Ayers
Alyce Kay Matherly
Laci Noelle Billotti
Angela Faye McClure
Jason Richard Bittenbender
Michelle Ann McGilton
Brooke Danielle Blankenship
Erin Elizabeth McKinney
Alicia Leanne Boyer
Deanna Lynne Mcmillian
Tracey A. Johnson Brotosky
Ardith Starr Michaux
Trina Marie Bryant-Ratliff
David Scott Milam
Joanne Kristy Buckle
Akeya Shontelarue Carter-Bozman Marcedes Ann Minana
Kateri Renee Moomau
Desiree Rose Catlett
Rachel Louise Moss
Victoria Camille Chase
Amber Nicole Murphy
John Arthur Clark
Mary Michele Palencar
Mary Melissa Cleaveland
Jennifer Leigh Paugh
Diana Collins
Sulafa Asaad Rasheed
Crystal Kolb Condry
Pamela Renee Rice
Kaitlyn Patrice Creager
Gloria Jean Allen
Roger Shawn Allen
Wendy Michelle Baracka
Angela Jeanette Boville
Ambre Rae Bricker
Bonnie Brooks
Tracy Annette Conner
Christina M. Freels
William Arthur Gomke
Cindy Lee Grimmett
Victoria Hansen
Tamra Ann Jones
Heather Dawn Lanham-Morgan
Gina Michele Lendvay
Steven Dunn Longerbeam
Rebecca Sue Lucas
Selena Justine Miller
Michelle Samms Null
Rebecca Kathlyn Perry
Michelle D. Ross
Elizabeth S. Rust
Kristen Ann Sanders
Leslie Michelle Shamblin
Amanda Jean Sigley
Kentia C. Smith
Shannon Leah Stewart
Kenneth Storey
Myra Lebow Talenfeld
Wendi Kathryn Taylor
Christine M. Tyree
Ryan P. Wilson
Miranda Lissette Richards
Amanda R. Riser
Illona Marie Roman
Melissa Ann Rosenberger
Brittany Nicole Salmons
Jill Marie Saner
Colleen Jo Savage
Herschel Gene Shamblin
Michael Christopher Shor
Lindsay Michelle Smith
Brittany Megan Sponaugle
Gina Michelle Spriggs
Melinda Lynette Strader
Steven Warren Sturgill
William Patrick Tart III
Kimberly Sue Thomson
Tina M. Tordella
Janet Lynn Twigg
Betty Sue Urice
Tekisha DeHaven Waddell
Alyssa Rae Warco
Audra Nicole Warren
Lorri Ann Whitehead
Richard Stephen Willison, Jr.
Mark I. Willow
Alissa VanMeter Wilmoth
Laura Michelle Wilson
Amanda Dawn Woods
Julie Ann Yerkovich
Bachelor’s Degree Candidates
Sunday, May 13, 2012 | 2:00 p.m.
Stage
Women’s Studies
World Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
Slavic & East European Studies
Sociology & Anthropology
Criminology
Chemistry
History
Interdepartmental Studies - International Studies
Math/Stats - Multidisciplinary Studies
Philosophy - Physics
Political Science - Psychology
Biochemistry
Biology
Economics
English
Environmental Geoscience/Geography/Geology
Regents B.A.
Religious Studies
Social Work
ORDER OF EXERCISES
NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOMING REMARKS
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE TO
MING HSIEH, CO-FOUNDER OF COGENT, INC. Krista Shinew, D.M.A
Sarah Nale
Michael Mays, Chair-Elect
WVU Faculty Senate
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT’S REMARKS
“MY HOME AMONG THE HILLS’’
Bill Nevin, Director of Communications
WVU Foundation
ALMA MATER**
RECESSIONAL
James P. Clements
Sarah Nale
James P. Clements
Richard French, Chair
Eberly College of Arts & Sciences Advisory Committee Bachelor of Arts in Political Science ‘88
Sarah Nale
Krista Shinew
Please join us for a reception to congratulate our graduates immediately following the ceremony in the Shell Building next to the Coliseum.
graduation.wvu.edu.
NOTE: Smoking is prohibited in the Coliseum.
Eberly College of Arts & Sciences Administration
Robert H. Jones, Ph.D.
Dean
Joan S. Gorham, Ed.D.
Katie R. Stores, Ph.D.
Interim Assistant Dean, Research
Asuntina S. Levelle, J.D.
Associate Dean, Financial Planning & Management
Katherine A. Karraker, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
L. Christopher Plein, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, School of Applied Social Sciences
Department Chairs / Program Directors
Richard B. Thomas
Biology
Nancy L. Adams
Legal Studies (MLS)
Carol A. Hando
Regents B.A.
Terry W. Gullion
Chemistry
M. Carol Zwickel
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Aaron M. Gale
Religious Studies
Matthew M. Martin
Edgar J. Fuller
Mathematics
Industrial Math and Statistics
Lisa DiBartolomeo
Slavic and East European Studies
Clifford B. Hawley
Economics
Evan M. Widders
L. Christopher Plein
Social Work
John Ernest
English
Creative Writing (MFA)
Ralph W. Clark
Philosophy
Corey J. Colyer
Sociology and Anthropology
Criminology
Keith Morris
Forensic and Investigative Science
Earl E. Scime
Physics
E. James Harner
Statistics
J. Steven Kite
Geology and Geography
R. Scott Crichlow
Political Science
Ann M. Oberhauser
Women’s Studies
Liberal Studies (MALS)
Elizabeth Fones-Wolf
History
Joe D. Hagan
Tracy L. Morris
Psychology
John C. Kilwein
Public Administration
Ángel T. Tuninetti
Linguistics
Ming Hsieh
West Virginia University is recognizing Ming Hsieh with an honorary degree. Ming Hsieh was co-founder of Cogent, Inc. and
served as CEO and chairman of the company until 2010, when it was purchased by the 3M Company. Under his leadership,
Cogent became a leading provider of biometrics identification systems and solutions to government, law enforcement
agencies, and other organizations worldwide.
Ming Hsieh has served on the University of Southern California Board of Trustees since 2007 and on the Board of Trustees
of Fudan University since 2011. As a philanthropist, he has donated more than $100 million to high schools, research
institutions, and universities. He has established two distinguished professorships in teaching and research for the Forensic
and Investigative Science Program in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University. He also made
possible a gift from Cogent to develop a state-of-the-art teaching and research facility for the Forensic and Investigative
Science Program’s home in Oglebay Hall.
Ming Hsieh’s longstanding interest in training, mentoring, and nurturing the next generation of forensic scientists has
fueled his generosity toward WVU. He has given the University more than $5.5 million, including contributions for the
construction of Ming Hsieh Hall on the Downtown campus in 2007.
Ming Hsieh received a BSEE in 1983, a MSEE in 1984, and a doctor of humane letters in 2011, all from the USC.
Richard French
Rick French is the current chair of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Committee. The Committee’s role is to
enhance the accomplishments, strengths, and future quality of the College—and to build coalitions and communications
in support of development activities. He is a 1988 graduate of WVU’s Department of Political Science and a 1989 graduate
of the Master of Public Administration program. In 1990, French was elected to Pi Alpha Alpha, the national honor society
for public affairs and administration.
French has spent more than two decades in public service in Washington, D.C. As a member of the career Senior Executive
Service, he served as the director of the Department of Labor’s Office of Strategic Planning. In this role, the Secretary of
Labor appointed him to serve as the Department’s first-ever performance improvement officer, through which he oversaw
the day-to-day performance of 20-plus Labor agencies. French also served as deputy director of Labor’s Departmental
Budget Center, which had an annual budget approaching $60 billion. He also served as a Congressional staff member
with Senator John D. Rockefeller IV and Representative Nick J. Rahall II.
DEGREE CANDIDATES
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Biochemistry
*** Adam Randall Knecht
John Michael Riedesel
Charles Samuel Umbaugh
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May 2012
Biology
August 2011
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Brendan Christopher Cline
Jocelyn Kay Ferrell
Samantha Alice Simon
Savanna Amanda Jane Tate
Laura Ann Wilson
Joseph Stroud Woomer
December 2011
Ryan Scott Lipscomb
Heather Dawn Neil
Stephen Harold Stoll
Omar Bashah Wazir
May 2012
Bandar Jassim Alfadhli
** Mohammad M. Al-Mutairi
** Omer Homoud Al Rasheed
Joshua Paul Amos
† *** Colleen Jayne Beatty
Danica Danielle Brown
* Christian William Coby
Lindsey Michaela Coffield
Aissa Marye Diehl
Mahtab Emdadi
† ** Tyger Lambert Kirk
** Athar Nawab
*** Alicia Christina Petrarca
† *** Jon Nicholas Rubenstein
† *** Lunden Liston Ryan
† ** Courtney Marie Saporito
Chemistry
August 2011
Morgan Brittany Dodson
Brent Harrison Vodrazka
December 2011
Ian Karst Hernly
May 2012
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Elizabeth Ann Bolte
Jiwoong Choi
Aubrey Rene Ferris
Joshua James Griffin
Holly Christian Hunsberger
Ashley Danielle Johnson
Sean Patrick Klement
Alison Marie Mols
Jon Nicholas Rubenstein
Stephanie Stanseski
Karyn Lanea Williams
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Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
August 2011
Amy Siobhan Beers
James Patrick Bernardo
Austin Douglas Callaro
Jonathan Michael Noah Counts
Erik R. Cross
John Mark Findlay
Ricki Lyn Halpern
Gannon Robert Krebs
Marc Louis Lozito
Leah Afaf Maged
Peter Ward Rytel
Mike William Sabri
Samuel Snyder
Donald James Spacht
Sarah Ann Syphard
David Thornhill
December 2011
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Bianca Marie Armstrong
James Kenneth Butler
Lynsey Anne Ciallella
Nicholas Ryan Ciul
Brian S. Corbitt
John J. Damrath
Jeffrey Thomas Dopp
Kaitlin Elizabeth Dougherty
Arian Hakim-Ilahi
Matthew Charles Hinkes
Dyonna Renee Jackson
Zachary Gaines Kramer
Wai Hei Lam
Sean Michael Loera
Sean Michael McFadden
Aimee Melisse Miller
Matthew Thomas Musser
Lauren Jennifer Natale
Anthony Ryan Rectenwald
Adrienne Mary Richle
Christopher Michael Salvatore
Nicole Lynn Shaver
Charles Reeves Taylor III
Colin Francis Wilcox
Kira Nicole Yaeger
Jessica Lynn Zimmerman
May 2012
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Joseph Dylan Adamek
Daniel Joseph Adezio
Christina Margaret Aiello
Addison Chase Arvanitis-Arvon
Gloria Alexandra Beaton
Andrew Brumback Berry
Philip Daniel Berry
Claire Lee Brinkman
Brendan Matthew Buys
Kevin William Corey, Jr.
Joy Arlene Renee Cox
Calli Marie Crouse
Craig Evan Current
James Francis Elder
Sarah Elizabeth Erikson
Elizabeth Ann Essay
Elyse Rochelle Fisher
Brian Lee Gepford
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Colleen E. Geraghty
Renee Ashley Hoscheit
Joseph Matthew Jacoby
Peter Alexander Laws
Richard Johnson Lehman IV
Alexandra Suzanne Marrone
Molly Elizabeth Matala
Alannah Raven Maxwell
Ryan Carter McCole
Lauren Mickle
Eric Thomas Moran
Virginia Elizabeth Nardi
Oladipo Michael Olorunlogbon
Rachael Catherine Pearce
David James Poland
Megan Leigh Quirk
Sean Thomas Reiff
Dakota James Sabo
Lindsay Marie Satryan
Alan Lyne Shackelford
Wade Thomas Shelton
Michael Sickler
Jacob Alexander Stofko
Jordan Lee Turner
Elizabeth Anne Weber
Criminology
August 2011
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Christine Elizabeth Anderson
Shavonne JaLee Baynes
Alex Parker Bidwell
Curtis Moore Cameron
Jason Nathaniel Cummings
Josh Morton DePasquale
Joseph John Farrell
Jarrod Carl Gerau
Joseph Dane Goodfellow
Samantha Ann Hodges
Joshua Jacob Hospodar
Christopher A. Kapaldo
Suzanne Marie Malin
Catricia Ciara Martin
Jessica Marie Sawina
Jeffrey Ryan Shaw
Danielle Hanna Jade Steel
James Michael Willis
December 2011
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David Anthony Abreu
Anna Marie Blosser
Brittany Mae Burns
Tyler John Burroughs
Douglas Cardell Butler, Jr.
Imani Jeriell Carter
Kelsie Blake Conner
Alexander Thomas Cruz
Brittany Lynn Cruz
Nicholas Lee Cunningham
Tiffany Ann Curry
Melinda Sue Dunbar
Ashley Alexandria Fernandez
Analisa Gagnon
Ryan Griffin
Shaun Frederick Hansen
Nicholas Charles Hernandez
Nicole Gabrielle Jollie
Chloe Amanda Kamm
DEGREE CANDIDATES
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Alycia Deanne Kleckner
Katherine Elizabeth Koontz
Jeffrey Robert Mauro
William Michael McLinden
Christina Marie Munshower
Zachary David Parsons
Carley Marks Peake
Amanda Dawn Perry
Alysha Marie Pretzello
Lecia Ann Redwine
Ronald Keith Roberts II
Amy Suzanne Rohr
Jeannette Catherine Sanchez
Delia Aymee Trickett
Zachariah McKinley Walker
David Michael Weimer
Allison Nichole Wilson
Christa Danielle Wise
Erica Nicole Zaragoza
May 2012
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Hannah Palmer Airhart
Sarah Rae Altmeyer
Melanie Rose Anton
Edward William Bailey
Alexander William Balmer
Jordan Rogin Bar-Adon
Brandon Alan Barnes
Kelly Anne Barto
Kristi Jane Bereznai
Amanda Yvonne Berry
Alexander Jerrell Blank
Kylee Morgan Boring
Derek Andrew Boyer
Alexa Marie Bradley
Steven Gordon Brinkley
Evan Charles Bruner
Kasia Nicole Bryant
Adam Thomas Burrows
Kyle Andrew Buss
Gregory Ross Byers
Jeffrey Michael Calcote
Katelyn Marie Coleman
Justin Tyler Colon
Danielle Kaye Connor
Ashley Marie Cramer
James Drew Cronin
Tessa Gayle Cuneo
Taryn Rose Dale
Christopher Charles Delli Paoli
Tiffini Milan Dennis
Sarah Retha Dickman
Adam Mark Dimit
Andrew DiPrinzio
Derek Anthony Dmitrzak
Chelsea Lin Donnelly
Amanda Lynn Donohue
Lynnsie Grace Doty
Kristin Ashley Doucette
Kyle Andrew Eason
Kaely Michael Edwards
Danielle Nicole Epperhart
Jennifer Lea Fairchild
Rachel Anne Ferder
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Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
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Samuel James Field
Dianne Lynn Fitzgerald
Korey Robert Flinton
Nathan Paul Foster
Justin William Herbert Frazier
Skylar Rae Froehlich
Thomas Joseph Giancola
Trevor William Gingrich
Zackary Ryan Goldsmith
Ian William Goodridge
Lawrence Joseph Gravelle III
Sean C. Gress
Jonathan Ryan Harden
Scott T. Harner
Kimberly Marie Hash
Kayla Sinea Haskiell
Brittany Jean Havens
Joseph Devon Hockaday
William Bryan Hollar
Joseph Michael Jaruszewicz
Cameron Larae Jones
Matthew James Kelley
Nicholas Patrick Key
Jeffrey Richard Kind
Nicholas Sarafine Kindler
Kevin Thomas Klotz
Lauren Kathleen Lagana
Chad Adam Lagoni
Jarrod Christopher Lavin
James G. Law
Kody Michael Leonard
Kala Nikole Lepera
Jonathan Alden Limbeck
Bryan Patrick Logsdon
Jesselyn Ashley Lupold
Colin Patrick Lynch
Jazmin Leigh Marcotte
Felicia Leslie Marple
Jordan Leigh McArdle
Gregory Charles McCurry
John Thomas McGowan
Donovan M. Miles
Christine Nicole Miller
Daniel Mariano Mitcho
Kerri Alana Murdoch
John Robert Nachtman
Jillian Elizabeth Neal
Steven Gregory Neff
Alex Jeffrey Nord
Kevin Jeffrey Norris
Craig Andrew Noyes
Nicholas Ashby O’Neal
David Michael Paugh
Ryan Paul Pershing
Adell Marie Potts
Haley Ann Quam
Megan Joann Randolph
Joseph Adam Reneau
Kristen Leigh Richmond
Brittani Lauren Roksiewicz
Omani Michele Roohollahi
Matthew Paul Rossi
Lisa M. Ruberto
Kerwin H. Selby, Jr.
Christopher Allen Sergeon
Christopher Ryan Shimrock
Samantha Silva
Randi Sirk
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Christopher Michael Snyder
Anthony L. Stoddard
Rose Elizabeth Stoffers
Randy James Stratton
Lauren Ashlea Swanner
Andrew Edwin Thomas
Issa Nathaniel Williams
Eric Chapman Yarbrough
Anthony Joseph Zungri
Economics
August 2011
Douglas Andrew Colligan
Wesley Joseph De Luca
John M. Grose, Jr.
Alan W. Kwong
Michael R. Lowry
Jamie Lynn Voellinger
December 2011
Andrew Robert Ellenbecker
Andre L. Ferreira
Joshua Thomas Haydon
Gelila Gezahegn Kebede
Robert Michael Pryor
Ryan Samuel Walther
May 2011
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Rabee Haitham Al Qadhi
Turki Abdullah Alreshod
Daniel J. Angelini
Michael Berlinghieri
Andrew Boumnaia
Jamie Danielle Chapman
Jaron Marshall Cordero
Donald Bradmon Debruyn
Joseph Rego DeLaRosa
Dan Louis Direnzo
Kyle Phillip Erpenbach
Ryan Joseph Etter
Brittney Elizabeth Forbes
Garrett Stephen Hunter
Mustafa Maiwand Khaliqi
Kenneth Murray McBrady III
Tess Aleksandra Meinert
Alexander James Panos
Emily Marie Pino
Garret Rhodes
Tanya Tandon
Nicholas M. Vaglia
Samuel P. Welnak
James Jordon Wright
English
August 2011
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Katie Lynn Baldrich
Ryan William Berger
Robert Aaron Dawson
Amanda Dawn Farley
Elise Razavi Haghgoo
Daniel Bruce LaMonte
Dillon Charles Moore
Megan Ashley Siler
Rachel Emilee Tibbs
Amelia Catherine Wetzel
Katelyn Alexandra Wiley
Brittany Marie Wyatt
DEGREE CANDIDATES
December 2011
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Donya Botkan
William Ray Bush
Joshua Daniel Cooper
Kelsey Moran Gaus
Robert Louis Holland III
Molly Jean Jenkins
Matthew Ryan Leonard
Hannah Grace McPherson
Carly Elizabeth Moran
Christina Murphy
Kimberly Margaret Nold
Brittney Liane Polen
Alexandra Waverly Ries
David Daniel Ryan
Mallory Renee Schweitzer
Christopher O’Kane Tew
Nicole Marie Zenak
May 2012
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Carrie Deanne Alt
Brent Nicholas Balog
Alyssa Marie Boley
Brittany Marie Bolyard
Matthew E. Burns
Chelsea Renee Clagg
Jennie Leigh Clark
Jessica Ann Compton
Sara Lynn Crewson
Jaclyn Noelle Daugherty
Carol Darlene Fox
Rachael Michele Frum
Markie Alexandra Gunnells
Crystal Dawn Harper
Alicia Marie Heare
Kaylin Rachelle Hess
Justin Jeffrey Jenei
Jessica Lynn Jones
Jared Jones
Christopher A. Kees
Megan Rena Kelly
Michele Lynn Kelly
Amber Dawn Kennedy
Laurie Kay Kiger
Collin David Lam
Ahna Laneah Lewis
Hillary Elaine Long
Kristin Ann Mabe
Taylor Lawren Martin
Molly Rose Martin
Kelly Nicole Matava
Chasity Linette McDonald
Christopher Matthew Milam
Latachia Nicole Miller
Anna Jo Lynn Morris
John Michael Mundy
Jeffrey Scott Puffenberger, Jr.
Melissa Margaret Rhodes
Patrick Albert Robrecht
Jacob Matthew Ruddle
Andrew Scott Ryan
Morgan Elena Schreiber
Zachary Todd Shannon
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Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
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Breanna Lea Slone
Nicholas Joseph Swinimer
John Nelson Thrasher
Anthony Alexander Trovato
Megan Paige Turman
Rachel Lauren Viglianco
Caitlin Joelle Walker
Hunter Thomas Warsinsky
Patrick Watzman
Caitlin Bigelow Webster
Austin Joseph Wilkinson
August 2011
Michael James Gollwitzer
May 2012
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Joshua Robert Ash
Elise Marie Austin
Mary Elizabeth Daoulas
Zackhary Christopher Lease
Matthew Donald Merrill
Kayla Dawn Metheny
Teresa Michelle Reichenbaugh
Foreign Languages
August 2011
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Marissa Fernandes Abreu
Pablo Emilio Cabrera
Makenzie Elisabeth Green
Taylor Austin Gunnoe
Katherine Brooke Hinkle
Matthew Damous Jackfert
Juan Miguel Salazar
Taylor Rae Schaefer
Mark Simmons
December 2011
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Bjorn Christopher Ashmall
Robert Walter Bucher III
Jason Dixi Chen
Amanda Kaye Elcan
Ethan Hunter Gatrell
Devin Ann Goudy
Arian Hakim-Ilahi
Meghan Kathleen Hatfield
Jeffrey Lee Lyons, Jr.
Lorena Elvira Soto
Stephen George Volker
Geography
August 2011
*** Dillon Charles Moore
December 2011
Kyle David Benne
Marvin Andrew Davis
Aaron John Hatton
Justin Victor McDavid
Jonathan Kirk Monroe
Matthew Paul Ryan
May 2012
Jonathan Cyrus Adams
Patrick Evans Anderson
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Evan Wade Chapman
Warren Edward Dickerson
Brian Alan Ellison
Jason Alan Hoban
Adam Joseph Hurley
Kayla Rachelle Knotts
Jimmy Robert McCune
Teresa Michelle Reichenbaugh
Tyler Scott Rohrbaugh
Aaron Dale Ross
Craig Norman Smith
John Stuart Tonkin
Brian Mark Wayne
Tyler Reese Wylie
History
August 2011
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Kevin C. Anderson
Lindsay Bishop Augustine
Kevin Michael Brockett
Luis Alexander Carrion
Matthew Ross Darwin
David Sanford Freeman
James Richard Gerhardt
Justin Allen Glover
Jon Richard Godwin
Amber Leigh Hall
Brett Matthew Hickle
Robin Nicole Hirliman
Bryan Curt Lamm II
Rebecca Kathleen Mayrovitz
Taylor Leanne Mikalik
Anne Elizabeth Moreland
Courtney Elizabeth Rowland
Jonathan Lockwood Rowland, Jr.
Adam Ferrell Young
December 2011
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Ryan Jeffrey Alexander
Samantha Jo Angleberger
Jason Dixi Chen
Abigail Lee Cioffi
Marvin Andrew Davis
Michael Scott Deal
Justin James Farrands
Park Jameson Ferguson
Christina Marie Green
Samantha Gibbons Grimsley
Anne Elaine Rinehart Harder
Charles Joseph Howell
David E. Igono
Brian Andrew Kayhart
Sharlene Renea Neidert MacAleese
Lee Creighton Malandrino
Erin Caitlin May
Christopher Wade McGlone
Joshua Stephen Michniak
Stephen William Mick
Sarah Anne Minotti
Michael O’Donnell
May 2012
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Kristen Marie Barr
Marc Douglas Basham
Joseph R. Bassaly
Axel Bohme
Timothy Michael Bowie
Joseph Patrick Carpenter
DEGREE CANDIDATES
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Lindsey Marie Carr
John Michael Casey
Danielle Marie Caskie
Brian Anthony Claus
Thomas Allen Cooper II
William Fredrick Douglas
Cory James Dressler
Brian Charles Epp
Connor P. Fagan
Mark Edward Floyd
Carol Darlene Fox
William Joseph Frye IV
Katherine F. Garrett
Sepideh Ghenatnevi
Brian C. Greig
Miriah Brooke Hamrick
Christina Kay Harris
Melissa Anne Hebenthal
Derek Christopher Hissam
Zachary Tyler Huffman
Robert Michael Hyde
Elizabeth Ann Kirk
Kate Michelle Lacy
David Aaron Levine
Alexander Patrick Loew
Jeffrey Randall Lyons
Jessica Mae Mathias
James Edward McDaniel
Kyle Joseph McNamara
Jonathan Atkins Mills
Brendan Michael Muckian-Bates
Kevin Jeffrey Norris
Anthony Joseph Pinto
Meganne Michele Robinson
Tyler Scott Rohrbaugh
Steven C. Roxanis
Joseph Thomas Schultze
Michael Ali Soudmand
Morgan Lea Squires
Alexander Blake Sutler
Nicholas Joseph Swinimer
Leslee Morgan Tyler
Brittany Julia Wallace
Kyle Ward
Brad Michael Warner
Matthew Thomas Widner
Zackary Welton Wolfe
Interdepartmental Studies
May 2012
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Corey Jack Burns
Anthony Patrick DiSibio
Elizabeth Christine Emmerth
Charles Frederick Gruber III
Evan James Keneavy
Cameron Lewis Koehler
Zachary Thomas Liberto
William Colin Lightfoot
Kirk Timothy Meehan
David Philip Mongada
Lucia A. Perrotti
Kevin Eugene Knutson Roberts
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Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
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Tabitha Dawn Rollins
Leigh Ryan Schlener
Sara Brooke Scott
Joshua Garrett Sims
Christopher R. Six
Christopher Paul Tagmyer
August 2011
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Colby A. Barthelmess
Brent Travis Butler
Nellie Marie Doyle
Colin Michael Farrell
Edward Stewart Gannon
Brittany Morgan Gordon
Andrew James Morrow
Brian Patrick O’Malley
Kajal Pandey
Benjamin Tatuli Platt
Taylor Rae Schaefer
Evan M. Sheldon
Dylan Taylor Sturgess
Christopher Wesley Walters
Laura Ann Wilson
Sara Elizabeth Wood
Joshua Alan Zuby
December 2011
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Nora Jane Browning
Robert Walter Bucher III
Philip F. Haxel
Andrew Jefferson Heckler
Phillip James Inskeep
Sara Elizabeth Kilgore
Eric James Langa
Eric Andrew Larson
Caroline Larsson
Justin Royer Moore
Christian James Mory
Robert Morris Nutter
John Judson Pedder
Joshua Alan Rosenberger
Lorena Elvira Soto
James Jacob Springer
May 2012
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Joshua Robert Ash
Jason Scott Bailey
Amy Joanne Bates
Amanda Rose Beckett
Brooke E. Boening
Ashley Jo-Ann Brown
Ryan William Casey
Jennie Leigh Clark
Tyler Brent Collins
Heather Lynn DeGroot
Caitlyn Amber Earnshaw
Tomas Ruben Engle
Kelly Lynn Froeder
Amelia Rose Hammell
Courtney Hooper
Alexander Taylor Johnson
Mikhael Ryan King
Douglas Bartley Lilly
Katherine Jane Lites
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Alanna Jade Markle
Joshua Lee Marris
Khizr Maruf
Omar Lorenzo Merchant
Andrew Mills Mitchell
Mao Mizoguchi
Timothy Michael O’Donnell
Lauren J. Pigott
Emily Marie Pino
Stefni Grace Richards
Steven Craig Robison
Oscar Alejandro Romer Gonzalez
Kayleigh Irene Schorr
David Michael Scott
Steven Lynn Smith
Arwen Evenstar Stewart
Jonathan Mark Stier
Caitlin Joelle Walker
Elizabeth M. Warner
Mitchell Thomas Wayne
John Kingsley Whisler
Mathematics
August 2011
Stacy Lynne Voorhees
December 2011
Scott Curtis Payne
May 2012
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Christina Louise Barnett
Corina Ruth Carl
Jason Marshall Cordero
Allison Elizabeth Cremeans
Samuel Jay DeWitt
Samuel John Hawkins
Megan Leigh Hott
Gwynne Elizabeth Johnson
Tyler Robert Place
Seneca Lynn Sheppard
John Randall Sprouse
Anna Marie Taylor
Jon Mitchell Webster
Francis Mark Wilson
August 2011
Dylan Thomas Barrowclough
Edwin Calvin Attuquaye Botchway
John William Dixon
Eric Matthew Donnelly
Louis Edward Gambardella
Whitny Michelle Gum
Shelley Jayne Harris
Christopher Jay Hess
Alfa-Mahmud Kaba
Albert Charles Serur
December 2011
Daniel N. Drucker
Matthew Allen Grewell
Tessa Elizabeth Houston
Robert Zachary Johnson
Liliana Tiemi Kishine
Dominick Peter Kroupa
Grace Paige McMurry
DEGREE CANDIDATES
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Brenna Maureen Miller
Lisa Dawn Pancoast
Leslie Bernard Parleman IV
Amber Gail Richards
Amanda Justine Twyman
May 2012
Elizabeth Michele Caggiano
** Kristie Marie Capizzano
* Hannah Elisabeth Casagrande
Louis Michael Casale , Jr.
Aja Mae Christian
Brandon Jacob Crawford
Oliver Wilson Crawford III
*** Maria Nicole Fantacci
* Chelsea Rene Forman
Robert Christopher Gepford
Zachary Jason Guglielmo
* Heather Dawn Hart
* Lauren Yvonne Hart
Elizabeth Rae Healy
Evan Christian Johnson
Maria Karas
Michael Knight
Erica Brianne Leslie
Nicholas Capper Marks
Brittany Hannah Morris
Nicole Morrison
Patrick Grady O’Brien
*** Sean Michael Parli
Kevin Lee Patrick , Jr.
Douglas Albert Rochfort
Michael Ryan Rose
Chesley Anne Sorrells
Steven Douglas Tennant
Taylor Nichole Tibyash
Brian Kenneth Van Dongen
† *** Stephanie Nicole Welsh
Philosophy
August 2011
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Allison Marie Broski
Brendan Christopher Cline
William Augustus Hantzes
Sydney Maria Morris
Joseph Anthony Trimboli
December 2011
Jessica Lynn Peer
May 2012
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Brooke E. Boening
Declan James Coll
Jaclyn Noelle Daugherty
Chelsea Greene
John M. Grizzanti
Miriah Brooke Hamrick
Warren Lyons Hilsbos
Aaron James Johnson
Collin David Lam
Mercedes Taylor Lewis
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Caitlin Skye Montgomery
Katherine Marie Moore
Katherine Mia Morgan
Sarah Elizabeth Nason
Jordan Vincent Palmer
Brittany Leigh Phillips
Amy Lynn Purpura
Juan M. Rivera
Amy Nicole Rogers
Thomas Dean Scott
Evan Gordon Sienkiewicz
Steven Andrew Skidmore
Christopher Dale Smith
Dustin Richard VanPelt
Physics
May 2012
Joshua Lee Blair
Political Science
August 2011
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Nathan Ernest Bartolo
Amye Beth Cutlip
Laura Beth Khokhar
Stephen Phillip Mahouski
Michael Tyler Mason
Ralph Joseph Nunziato
Taylor Ryan Richmond
Andrew David Rocca
Jeff Thomas Seldomridge
Malinda Jean Sharp Ferris
Thomas Lamar Slaugh
Joseph Anthony Trimboli
Jay Taiko Yokochi
December 2011
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Tyler William Bennett
Joshua Anthony Dyer
Autumn Lacey Gerau
Michael Brandon Ghareeb
Elizabeth Amanda Godown
Joseph Robert Hooker
Stephen Joseph Hughes
Benjamin Reed Lewis
Mercedes Mills Martin
Adam Kyle Mills
Justin Royer Moore
Daniel Tyler Morgan
Markie Lynette Nicol
Bradley Steven Raszewski
Jennifer Ann Ryan
Danielle Saralegui
John A. Sorkvist
Jordan Alexandra Swaton
Casandra Marie Walters
Travis Graham Ward
Marleah Brooke Whipkey
Brianna Lynne Whiteman
May 2012
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** Magna Cum Laude
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Jason Scott Bailey
Mark Holland Bushong
Matthew Markell Carter
Jamie Danielle Chapman
Patrick Francis Crogan
Tabitha Marie Dacal
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Megan Elizabeth Denny
Lauren Marie Esarco
Bailey Glascoe Fallon
Aubree Kathleen Garber
Samuel Thompson Gilkeson IV
Jordan Michelle Glass
Larri Marissa Grace
Fred Leon Grubb IV
Stephanie Marie Handlos
Karisa Ann Harris
Anthony Levar Haskins
Meredith Coleman Hogge
Thomas Jens Holland
Maxwell David Hyman
Robert Charles Kelly
Angela Elizabeth Kinnunen
Robert Joseph Kozlowski
Jonathan Lee Kriss
Alison Nicole Lester
Johnathan Andrew Lyon
Alanna Jade Markle
Richard Simpson Martin
Kaitlyn Nicole McKitrick
Kayla Marie Molnar
Shawnna Ann Mullenax
Charles Tristan Muncy
Ashley Nicole Murray
Jordan Vincent Palmer
Robert Joseph Peters
Jessica Lynn Petitt
Brittany Leigh Phillips
Samantha Christine Postlewaite
Jeffrey Carter Proctor
Amy Lynn Purpura
Kellie Marie Redden
Tiffany Alese Albright Ross
Jordan Rebecca Audrey Rost
Carolina Lourdes Saavedra Vizcarra
Trent Clarke Santer
Jordan William Schechter
Kaitlin Paolina Scoffone
John Louie Shaheen
Martin Blain Smith
Morgan Lea Squires
Rusty Tyrell Tucker
Quinton Daniel Wall
Stephanie Nicole Welsh
John Kingsley Whisler
Carrie Marie Whitehurst
Michaela Jo Williamson
Psychology
August 2011
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Christine Elizabeth Anderson
Robert Brandon Barnhart
Jeffrey Scott Gottlieb
Casey Thomas Kanala
Sarah Rosalind Nash Mills
Brandi Lynne Neogra
Meghann Elizabeth Ostrom
Steven Paul Pavlik
Emily Beth Stover
Kyle Strother
Meghan Kay Yates
Erin Elizabeth Zirkle
DEGREE CANDIDATES
December 2011
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Brandi Raychelle Bagley
Ludwig Rafael Balbuena
Elizabeth Anne Bennett
Jordan L. Cunningham
Hailee Marie Johnson
Amanda A. Keehan
Christopher John Kryaninko
Samantha Marie Lauri
Sarah Rene Leifheit
Bethanie Rae Mateer
Sherline Kifer Montoute
Stephanie Rachelle Moran
Samantha Madeline Nickell
Robert Yang Noelsch
Jacqueline Ann Owens
Sarabeth Rice
Lynsie Mae Romanek
Cory Shain Russell
Jeannette Catherine Sanchez
Binita Sharad Sheth
Justin William Soutar
Steven Matthew Thompson
Natasha Catherine Treibman
Derek James Waller
Brittany Lynn Whitacre
May 2012
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Robert Kauffman Adams
Alejandro Alcon
Kylie Rhae Armbruster
Jarrod Alexander Barry
Brady Lynn Baumgardner
Erin Meghan Bennett
Anthalyce La’Trice Bonner
Robert Clayton Bradley
Megan Colleen Callaghan
Cameron C. Callen
Aysha Mae Campbell
Elyse Marie Campbell
John Emil Capito
Daniel James Cathron, Jr.
Hope Victoria Chilcoat
Kaitlyn Ann Connelly
Zachary Coleman Corathers
Samantha Lee Curtis
Jeremy Errol Davenport
Jennifer Michelle Davis
Anna Patrice DeFrancis
Michelle Jennifer Drago
Randall Louis Etter
Alexandra Blake Gibson
Travis Sinclair Guyton
Michelle Lynn Harris
Melanie Taylor Heitner
Cody Eugene Hess
Kirsten Elizabeth Hink
Heather Ann Hixson
Shamiqua Lynn Huddleston
Lindsay Ann Jackson
Kevin Walter Jones
Rod Colin Jones
Amanda Michele Lohr
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Regina Rose Majestro
Tabitha M. Marsh
Sabrina Ann McCauley
Matthew Joseph Mesoros
Steven Michael Moore
Sarah Jane Murphy
Ashley Marie Newcomer
Jessica Lynn Newsom
Jessica Lynn Paugh
Caitlin Louise Peyton
Serinna Alisha Russo
Samantha C. Saffioti
Kyle Schermerhorn
Jessica Lynn Schwaner
Lauren Marie Scudder
Jenifer Dale Seal
Justin Paul Seeley
Katherine Grace Sharpe
Elizabeth Anne Shipp
Tandra Nicole Sias
Janet Nicole Spreacker
Michael Patrick Stewart
Erin Michelle Stone
Nicole Marie Swisher
Brittany Dawn Walters
Sherilyn Patricia Whitacre
Lakin Elizabeth Whitlatch
Michelle Rose Woolever
Michaela Leigh Yoak
Religious Studies
August 2011
Michael Jason Morey
December 2011
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Curtis Steven Conrad
Justin H. Jacobs
Colten Major Kisner
Tiffany Dawn Willis
May 2012
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Brian Lee Daugherty
Whitney Brooke Hull
Hannah Rose Lilly
Johnathan Andrew Lyon
Darren Scott McQueen
Marlenea Raenell Morgan
Brendan Michael Muckian-Bates
Austin Fought Rempel
Patrick Albert Robrecht
Slavic & East European Studies
August 2011
** Mark Simmons
December 2011
May 2012
Sociology & Anthropology
August 2011
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Dave W. Anderson
Joseph Marc Bianco
Amanda Dawn Bowers
Ryan Michael Cole
Ghaydaa Abdalla Elkasabany
Kimberlee Ray Greer
Ashley Michele Hagood
Douglas Michael Hohlfelder
Zachary David Lambertson
Matthew Ellis Nichols
Meghann Elizabeth Ostrom
Brittney Marie Scully
Thomas Trey Sutherland
Conor John Washington
December 2011
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Julie Barbara Bennick
Curtis Steven Conrad
Christopher Ayers Jarrett
Stuart James Kennedy
Danielle Nicole Menendez
Lauren Payton Rittenhouse
Meghan Beth Satterfield
Leeanne Mara Thomas
May 2012
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Brittany Alyse Adams
Mohamed Bangura
Kristen Marie Barr
Brittiny Marilyn Bigelow
Sarah Margaret Causey
Randy Michael Delaney
Daniel Michael Dibartolomeo
Christopher Edward Fedroff
Kailee Rene Hickman
Glen Warren Jones
Christopher Michael Laughery
Casey Leann Layne
Jennifer Marie Leto
Marissa Mae Louden
Evan Andrew Lynch
Ellen Elizabeth McDonald
Marlenea Raenell Morgan
Christopher James Peterson
Madelaine Corry Richards
Andres Romero
Matthew Nolan Sandler
Melissa Robyn Shaver
Caroline Marie Snyder
Kasadyne Marie Stambaugh
Brianne Ashley Stevens
Joshua Daniel Taylor
Women’s Studies
May 2012
Sierra Danielle Cole
Hannah Rose Kurzman
Jamie Lee McCord
David Douglas Evans
DEGREE CANDIDATES
World Languages, Literatures
& Linguistics
May 2012
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Joshua Robert Ash
Brooke E. Boening
Daniel Barrett Bolton
Ryan William Casey
Amy Lynn Cheung
Shayna Marlene Cohen
Randy Michael Delaney
Garrett Byron Doyle
Riley James Dunn
Tomas Ruben Engle
Sarah Elizabeth Erickson
David Douglas Evans
Nicholas Anthony Filardo
Valerie Marie Flanigan
Kelly Lynn Froeder
Sarah Kathleen Gardiner
Fred Leon Grubb IV
Amelia Rose Hammell
Staci Dian Hatchett
Courtney Hooper
Brianna Jo Huffman
Jared Jones
Mikhael Ryan King
Hannah Rose Kurzman
Roman Leonidovich Makarenko
Joshua Lee Marris
Ellen Elizabeth McDonald
Abigail Lynn Monson
Jeremy Daniel Munza
Julian Onyinyechi Nwoko
Daniel Thomas Pilla
Cory Gabriel Ponow
Joseph Zachary Reppert
Kristen Leigh Richmond
Stefni Grace Richards
Steven Craig Robison
Andres Romero
Jordan Rebecca Audrey Rost
Steven Lynn Smith
Michael Martin Stang
James Arthur Stevens III
Stephen Douglas Tasker II
Michelle Clarissa Taylor
Ehren Thoma
Mary Chloe Staggers Webb
BACHELOR OF
August 2011
Karri Beth Anderson
Alex Quinn Baker
Matthew Lawrence Barrack
Benjamin Cole Becker
Jeremy C. Bennett
Justin Tyler Blumenfeld
Johnathan Underhill Bukac
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Emily Kent Calcagno
Jessica Sue Cana
Matthew Carduff
Erick Allen Carlson
Matthew Robert Cavalier
Timothy Donald Cormier
Brian Justin Cunningham
Jennifer Michelle Daly
Gina Nicole Damato
Brian Scott Davis
Mark Winston DeCamp
Marcus Louis Derosa
Trevor Robert Ditch
Lauren K. Evans
Nicholas Michael Fortunato
Laura Ann Freeman
Justin Michael Frohlich
Jessica Nicole Galica
Danielle Elizabeth Galordi
Samantha Lee Gano
Joseph Russell Giardino
Michael Nicholas Glowacky
Chantel Nichol Grogg
Allison Kathleen Harrison
Derek Scott Haynes
Emily Ruth Henderson
Anthony Gerald Horton
Kyle Dunham Hughes
Samantha Margaret Hunter
Matthew Craig Jack
Adam Joseph Johnson
John Kauffman
Michael Thomas Kistler
Alex Matthew Kline
Lindsay Marie Kurcaba
Keita Kusahara
Sara Marie Lake
Allison Catherine LaRosa
Jared Tod Latchaw
Paul Eugene Lawn
Colby D. Leckey
Joshua Allyn Lee
Reed Martin Light
Katherine Nicole Lovett
Douglas Dominick Mandaglio
David Scott McCabe
Kevin Casey McCahill
Brian Michael McLaughlin
Cody D. Montgomery
Zachary Allan Moore
Angeline Coral Mufalli
Sean Gregory Mullan
Patrick Richard Murphy
Tyler West Murray
Alexandra Marie Napolitano
Mariana Rosa Nusbaum-Matthews
Michael Stephen Ocello
Jennifer Michelle Patton
Chante Monique Peaks
Lindsey Hope Pernell
Malcolm Clarke Peverill IV
James Kendall Phillips II
Jordan Michael Pinto
Megan Mary Puglisi
Cara Lauren Queen
Simone Alyssa Randolph
Justin Robert Rempfer
Jennifer Ann Roethlein
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Michael Jared Ryan
Gregory Scott Samartzis
Erika Rachel Scaccio
Kyle Charles Searfoss
Franklin Thomas Searls
R. J. Senavilla
Michael Joseph Seydor
Stanley Ryan Slavey
Michael Ray Smolinka
Colby Elkin Bucke Smyth
Cameron David Solley
Corey Alexander Southern
Patrick Christopher Southern
Katarina Irene Suda
Jeremy Michael Westbrook
December 2011
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Amanda Lynn Adams
Anthony Devin Agostino
Brian George Albert
Kevin Brandt Anton
Liana Nicole Barnabei
Alex D. Biafora
Michael Justin Bitterlich
Mark Douglas Bland
Tristan Alexandra Cain
Lionel Henry Cant
Benjamin Taylor Carroccio
Mary Alice Chambers
Manu Das Chicoine
Leon J. Cichon
Tyrell J. Clay
Seth Parke Clovis
Michael Earl Coffin
Amber Lynn Coleman
Whitney Irene Cregan
Jenna Marie Cutillo
Chelsea Justine Davis
Ryan Joseph Deroy
Stephanie Ann DiSturco
Seth Nathan Eissenstat
Robert Louis Fredericks
Raymon Walter Gaddis
Kimberly Sue Gilbert
Steven Brent Graeber
Joshua Richard Graham
Trisha Kristyn Graham
Todd Michael Gutta
Angela Claresta Hall
Jeffery Derrick Hill , Jr.
Michael Andrew Johnsen
Benjamin Louis Kapner
Michael Paul Korba
Timothy William Larson
Alexander Ray Lecis
Brandon Lehrer
Daniel Edwin Lichtenstein
Shaun Frederick Loetterle
Catherine Marie Lofink
John Robert Lofink
Derek Michael Long
Brittany Rose Lukas
Gregg Matthew Manias
Kelley Lynn Maslanka
Philip Zachary McClure
Julian Michael-Andrew Miller
Jennifer Marie Mills
Jenna Elise Nicholas
DEGREE CANDIDATES
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Michael John Saville
William Michael Schwartz
Jessica Ashley Shay
Jeremy Scott Sheppard
Matthew Slaughenhaupt
Eain Smith
Jordan Ann Smith
Chad Sheldon Snodgrass
Nikolaus James Spannuth
Caitlin Marie Starliper
Stephen Steranka
Chelsea Violet Stuberg
Conrad Christopher Suter
Jessica Noel Tawney
Uzi Tayou
Jason Michael Thomas
Matthew Anthony Tiano
Alexis Isha Walls
Katherine Michelle Wiles
Kevin Patrick Williams
Cameron Frazier Wilson
May 2012
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Benner Crowley Alleman
Ty Connor Allen
Nicole Marie Allison
John Watson Ashworth
Kevin O. Ayoola
Mila Baich
Ethan Raymond Barrett
Robert Lee Blake
Morgan Christine Bland
Nick Michael Bodkin
Miranda Christine Bonnell
Brantwon Quintel Bowser
Jessica Nicole Brewer
Lily Claire Brookman
Darryl Dawon Bryant
Jennifer Rose Buch
Patrick James Byrnes
Brittani Byrum
Jason M. Campbell
Robbi D’Ann Cannon
Paul Anthony Carter
Hilary Hannah Clark
Thomas Luke Clarke, Jr.
Robert Edward Coffelt
Bridget Jean Coleman
Darek Benjamin Czarnecki
Jillian Blake Decker
Chelsea Taylor Delisa
Marc Michael DePaul
Sean Tyler Dingess
Herve Doliska
Kevin Jacob Dornbush
Brennan J. Dougherty
Adrian Paul Dubal
Michael Augustus Eisenhauer
Bradley David Elder
Alexandra Noelle Flavion
Robert Francis Fraser
Timothy James Freeman
Caleb Weston Funke
Brian Daniel Gallaher
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Summa Cum Laude
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Julie Ann Gilmore
Dominique Christine Schell
Matthew Thomas Gilpin
Thomas Albert Schiavelli
Bradley Lawrence Goodwin
Matthew Russell Schwertfeger
Matthew Ryan Gressen
Chiray Marie Scott
Alyssia Deanne Hall
Emily Nicole Sealey
Patrick Hammond
Kati Beth Seelbach
John Joseph Hines
Jeremy Blake Sheppard
Eric Hinkle
Christopher Joseph Shumski
Amanda Lois Hirsch
Daniel Michael Simms
Mary Leigh Hogan
Austin Richard Snodgrass
Kayla Verner Hood
Jenelle Rae Spencer
Ashlee Renee Hull
Caroline Smith Sprenger
Shauna Ann Hylton
John Farrall Stackhouse
Jennifer Lyn Inabinet
Jeffrey Howard Stander
Chakara Bianca Johnson
David Christopher Stevick
Malcolm Julian Johnson
Dylan Prell Stewart
Robert Nelson Johnson, Jr.
Shannon Rene Stockett
Ashley Cole Jolliff
Craig Bryan Stover
Kevin Andrew Jones
Sarah Elizabeth Thorne
Elizabeth Paige Kephart
Bailey Lundquist Tobias
Michael John Kranz
Seth Merlin Umpenhour
Alexandra Siobhan Kuhn
Jasmine Strom Vaghedi
Jason T. Kuntz
Stefanie Renee Vanhorn
Jordan Alexander Lawson
Zackary Mason Walker
Daniel Thomas Leahy
Luke Josiah Walkup
Crystal Mary Lester
Alexa Jean Waugh
Derek Ryan Lewis
Ezra Forest Welsh
David Gary Liberati
Corey Edward Willey
Shane Brian Lee Lowther
Zachary Ryan Williams
William Burton Lucas
Adam Bryant Williams
Trent N. Lusk
Mark Brandon Williamson
Brittany Nicole Lynch
Drew Alexander Wolfson
Kayla Renee Mabry
Trista Rachelle Wright
Bryan Michael Mansilla
Megan Elizabeth Wyda
Laura Elizabeth Mathern
Andrew Ross Yoslowitz
Madeline Dale Mayo
Traci Jean Mays
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Maura Rose McAllister
Biology
Brendan Fitzgerald McCarel
Christopher Nicholas McClaugherty August 2011
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Ryan Christopher McGovern
† *** Emily L. Chow
Matthew Alan McKinney
Joseph Edward Gergely
John C. Meeth
Peter Karmue
Blake Marie Miller
Brandon Michael Michalski
Robert John Mills III
Nathaniel Lewis Moyers
Timothy Aaron Mills
* Stefania Pierotti
Kevin Arya Mohammadi
Denise Marie Welage
Jessica Leanne Morgan
*** Zachary Charles Wright
Leann Elizabeth Murray
John Wesley Norvell
Ryan Asa Nuzum
December 2011
Justin Glenn O’Brien
* Corey Wilson Brill
Brandon Joseph Oleksa
Margaret Ann Cadmus
Peter M. Pabon
Rebecca Stahn Cumberland
Thomas Daniel Parisi
Andrew Quintin Eddy
Rushikesh J. Patel
Ashleigh Yvonne Edwards
Emily Maria Patella
Michael Anthony Ferro
Kyle Harris Phillips
Kyle David Graham
Mikel Lynn Pihakis
** Meghan Kathleen Hatfield
Robert Jeffrey Plutko
Keaton Elijah Hughes
Margaret Lee Power
Joshua Dale Jividen
Benjamin Michael Thomas Powers Rami A. Katrib
Amanda Leigh Pulzone
Matthew S. Kercheval
Casey Ann Raftry
*** Cory Daniel McMahan
Kara Beth Richmond
Ernest Michael Nicholas III
William Jared Riley
Mital R. Patel
Samantha Nicole Roberts
Jennifer Anne Statkus
James Vincent Roth
Jordan Keith Tandy
Matthew Devin Salter
** Lesley Erin Taylor
Tyler Carl Yates
DEGREE CANDIDATES
May 2012
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Abrar Alaly
Zara Kailey Almond
Grace Anne Altimus
Suzan Aylin Bilgesu
Lindsey Marie Bishop
Diana M. Black
Chelsea Nicole Bradshaw
Sara Nicole Burton
Miranda Nicole Cain
Tyler Wilson Chapman
Erin Nicole Ciamarra
Shanna Nicole Cloud
Kate Elizabeth Contento
Amanda Christine Cottrill
Patrick Lawrence Cress
Julie Marissa Diamond
Allison Ann Dillard
Patrick Michael Duke
Sarah Wilhelmine Esker
Aaron Joseph Fox
Derek William Gilbert
Hannah Ruth Gnegy
Kelsey Nicol Griffith
John M. Grizzanti
Brandon Scott Grow
Bryce Lawrence Hartman
Kristen Anne Haverkamp
Kenton Lawrence Hess
Kyle Matthew Hines
Ryan Jeffrey Hippler
Christina Ngoc Ho
Adam Christian Howell
Katherine Quinn Jones
Andrew Stephen Kaper
Syed Hamza Kazmi
Abigail Faye Kerns
Yuya Killian Kudo
Kathryn Nicole Larkin
Jessica Julianne Lear
Christopher Kurt Lipinski
Alyssa Marie Lorenze
Anthony Joseph Ludovici
Derek Michael Malia
Steven Francis Mandish
Holly Christine McGinnis
Colin Andrew McLain
Allyce Sayuri McWhorter
Tyler Andrew Meier
Joshua Robert Moore
Tanner Mattson Moore
Anand Narayanan
Phuong Thi Nguyen
Larisa Ann Niehaus
Jaclyn Michelle Niggemyer
Sara Lyn Orr
Bhumika Hemant Parikh
Neel Naren Patel
Jessica Symone Peck
Kristin Michele Rader
Mark Kirschner Radow
Jacqueline Leigh Ramsey
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Claire Larisa Roberts
Amanda Dawn Rohr
Sarah Elizabeth Saldanha
Namratha G. Sastry
Kristyne Marie Schoonover
Michael Edwards Seem
Kayla Nicole Sharp
Samantha Alesia Shawley
Abigail Grace Shelton
Kaeli Jordan Elizabeth Slampak
Michael Patrick Stewart
Danielle Alysse Stuart
Justin Clark Swengel
Ameena Syed
Andrew D. Timbers
Alixandra Lynn Wagner
Sean Michael Wallace
Margret Ann Watkins
Katelynn Elizabeth Weber
William Robert Weber
Anne Elizabeth Weidner
Joshua William Wells
Bobby Ray Weston, Jr.
Kylen Pierce Whipp
Nicole Ashley Wise
Joseph Anthony Zaccagnini
Nicholas David Zimmerman
Chemistry
August 2011
** Danylle Marie Kightlinger
December 2011
Jennifer E. Brown
Seth Alexander Farrier
May 2012
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Nicole Dale Arnold
Joshua Billy
William Paul Brezinski
Michelle Lynn Cooney
Adeeb Derakhshan
Brian Zachary Dilcher
Andrew Mark DiMaio
Courtney Star Dineen
Patrick J. Herbert
John P. Hunter
Nicole Lynn Loughry
Kathryn Luppino
Michael Forest Lynch
Bryce Thomas MacAulay
Eamonn Emerson Maher
Stephen Andrew Raso
Alan Michael Rawlings
Matthew Steven Schade
Karen Beth Taubenslag
Odbadrakh Tuguldur
Jedidiah M. Walkup
Brittany Louise Yeager
Computer Science
August 2011
Jason Kyle Darby
Jonathan Mark Dehlin
December 2011
† ***
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Rustin Matthew Ault
Matthew Calean Corum II
Forrest Gray Desjardins
Elizabeth Shannon Lewellen
Todd Molina
May 2012
Corey Devon McGee
* Vincent Thomas Rogers
August 2011
** Karl Lee Harrison
** Danylle Marie Kightlinger
December 2011
Trevor Jeremy Wolfe
May 2012
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Samantha Elizabeth Angelo
Nicole Dale Arnold
Joshua Thomas Billy
Kailey Sarah Bosso
Danielle Kaye Connor
Michelle Lynn Cooney
Aaron David Dean
Elizabeth Colleen Dearth
Monica Lynn DeMario
Courtney Star Dineen
Michael Reed Fagert
Rebecca Ann Jackson
Theresa Anna Joslin
Justin N. Kirk
Kaitlyn Marie Knapp
Allison Marie LeMaster
Laura M. Levin
Kathryn Luppino
Adam Keith Lusk
Betzaida L. Maldonado
Allyce Sayuri McWhorter
Joshua Robert Moore
Haley Ann Quam
Adam Ross Rapoport
Stephen Andrew Raso
Alan Michael Rawlings
Amanda Dawn Rohr
Kristyne Marie Schoonover
Kristina Leanne Seal
Adam Christopher Shellenhamer
Danielle Alysse Stuart
William Albert Whetsell
Nicole Ashley Wise
Caitlin Elise Withum
Brittany Louise Yeager
Geology
August 2011
**
Marcus Andy Ellison
Cameron Layne Jarrett
Travis Tyler Lawson
Ashley Dianne May
Stephen Mark Price
Brandt Davis Rouse
Courtney Leigh Rubin
Brian William Walter
Joseph John Wilks
DEGREE CANDIDATES
December 2011
Katherine Ellen Berry
Matthew Ryan Kirby
Matthew Allen Spencer
May 2012
† ***
† **
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Jeremy Allan Browning
Corey Austin Burkett
George Nelson Donovan Case
Virgil Allen Dove
Benjamin Kenneth Fouts
Stephen Joseph Henry
Emily Louise Swaney
Patrick Michael Tobin
Industrial Mathematics & Statistics
May 2012
*** Michael Adam Gerber
Mark Frederick Riffon
Mathematics
Psychology
August 2011
***
Jeffrey David Byrd
Justin Donald Cain
Kelley Marie Dickson
Matthew James Graham
Ry Timothy Keenan
Sydney Michael Metheny
Katie M. Wolfe
December 2011
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Ashleigh Yvonne Edwards
Mitchell Ross Hartley
Jessica Emilia McEvoy
Hellen Adzo Nditsi
Daniel James Papuga
Jaclyn Michelle Patzer
Ashley Renee Pilsbury
Drew Proudfoot
Alexandra Lenora Siler
Andrew Nicholas Summers
Paul Michael Weisberg
August 2011
† *** Makenzie Elisabeth Green
Blake Anthony Keller
George John Vopal III
May 2012
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Mark David Ahlfeldt II
Casey R. Corder
Adeeb Derakhshan
Richard Caleb Devine
Marki Marie Dittman
Ryne David Eich
Charles Jonathan Frye
Adam Scott Funkhouser
Carter Lawrence Hulcher
Lucian Mazza
Clark David Metz
Nishan Akber Moghal
Chantel Auchea Perry
Larry Edward Rush
Veronica Lynn Thompson
Christian Gage White
Physics
December 2011
Adam Joseph Payne
May 2012
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Angela P. Cortes Nieves
Richard Caleb Devine
Charles Jonathan Frye
Larry Edward Rush
Evan Michael Wolfe
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Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
May 2012
* Christina Lynn Akers
Shannon Janae Barnes
Christopher Dwayne Carper
Kristina Maria Clark
*** Emily Renee Cobun
Madison Rose Colley
Nicole Lynn Comunale
*** Stephen Lee Deweese
Amber M. Dodson
* Sean P. Driscoll
Cody Adam Dunlap
Erin Elizabeth Franklin
*** Brianna Maria Godfrey
** Syed Hamza Kazmi
† *** Grayson James Lewis
Katherine Anne Liegeot
Michael Lubinski
* Betzaida L. Maldonado
Megan Amber Miskinis
† *** Alison Marie Mols
** Matthew Wilbur Edwin Murry
Stacey Dale Neil
Aaron N. Palinkas
Joshua R. Rairigh
Stephanie L. Read
Joel William Ridgway
Meredith Natalie Rollyson
† ** Namratha G. Sastry
** Katherine Armstrong Scott
Timothy Robert Seeley
† *** Grant Phillip Shulman
† *** Christine Lee Sikorski
* Anna Celeste Simmons
Frederic Robert Steele
† Andrea Michelle Tanner
† * Lindsay Ellen Toler
† ** Camille Nicolasa Uncapher
Caitlin Marie Wantz
* Victoria Lynn Watson
Christian Gage White
Timothy A. Williams
Miranda Lindsay Wilson
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
August 2011
Suzanne Michele Gunnison
**
December 2011
Sarah Marie Caputo
Jayme Dawn Dodd
Amy Elizabeth Eddy
Tiffany Lanette Ferrebee
Jody Lynn George
Samantha Gift
Christine Lee Johnson
Amanda Kate Lancaster
Phillip Gavin Parsons
Heather Marie Phillips
James Tyrone Wilder
May 2012
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Staci Lynn Bryant
Amanda Janiece Cain
Heather Marie Campbell
Roberta Jean Davidson
Tahrea Michelle Flemming
Vincent Michael Forlenza
Riley Susanne Freeland
Kelsea Elizabeth Gallagher
Ryan Douglas Hagarman
Sarah Caitlin Humphrey
Michaela Kilcullen
Quinn Elle Kratovil
Eric Michael Lewis
Samantha Dawn Lewis
Sheila Lokko
Kelly Teresa MacDonald
Tristen Kay McGary
Katlin Elizabeth O’Grady
Paul Edward Pownall
Kaitlyn Dawn Puchko
Kellie Marie Redden
Emily Ann Stamp
Rachel Lydia Stemple
Ashlee-Kiell Alice Talbot
Miranda Beth Talkington
Kacie Jean Tennant
Megan Nicole Tingley
Annamoriah Tuell
Mary A. Turner
James Philip Walsh
Aaron Justin Waters
Kyla Michelle Webb
Larry Wisdom, Jr.
Degree Candidates
REGENTS BACHELOR OF ARTS
August 2011
Eric Scott Adkins
Christy Jo Alltop
Shawn Allen Burgener
Michael Raymond Carp
Christine Marie Chirichella
Jonathan Dale Cruse
Jamin Levi Delancy
** Zachary Thomas Dickinson
Cory James Dressler
John Michael Droppleman
Scott Anthony Fike
Stephanie Marie Gosnell
Teresa Ann Harris
Miquelle Donique Henderson
April Dawn Horne
Nancy Marie Huggins
Ryan Patrick Kaminski
Carol Ann Kennedy
Dane Wendell Kuykendall
James John Lostetter II
** Stephanie McCormick
Elizabeth Ann McVay
* Lisa Dawn Martin-Miller
Bradley Richard Morris
Kayla Elyse Morris
Christopher Allen Morrow
Madison Hart Moser
Kelly Lynn Oaks
Amanda Brooke Pasdon
Brian R. Porterfield
John Sterling Provins III
Nasim Holly Raeisi
Tony Ray Roberts
Helen Marie Robinette
Desiree Nicole Schuster
Joseph W. Sensibaugh
Sohajpal Singh Shergill
BillyJo Statler
Samuel Thomas Turner
Kathryn Elizabeth Vineyard
Christopher Adam Ward
AnnaLew Blizzard White-Barb
** Halle Brooke Zakowski
December 2011
May 2012
Jonathan Maxwell Abbot
Aaron Miguel Almase
Jennifer Kay Bennett
Jacqueline Lynn Berg
Teshia Antoinette Briscoe-Birts
***Margrit Blakely
Buford Martin Brown
Laura Ann Burdette
Jeffrey Keith Carr
Robert Wayne Clevenger
Stephen Christopher Cowan
Andrew Ryan Crites
Philip Joseph DeBiasi
Angela Ann Douglas
Jason Alan Dunn
Tracey Danielle Forwood
Heather Ann Gifford
Peter Alan Giordano
John Gregory Godbey
Beverly Dawn Goldizen
Patricia Ann Goldizen
Jeffrey Joseph Hamlin, Jr.
Leah Anne Hammond
Olin Wulf Heinemann
Lori Lynn Hensell
David Aloysius Hering
John Alexander Hickman
Mirna Maria Jenkins
Nolan VanGilder Kelley
Trina Michelle Kelly
Christopher Todd Knight
Sheila Faye Lipscomb
Felicia A. Lorick
Michael Lee Mallow
Reza Aaron Marvashti
** Holly Grace McKenzie
Thomas Lupkin Merrill
Emily Metz
Deitra Terre-Lynn Ming
Danielle Nicole Moore
Cynthia S. Nelson
Jessica Lee Northcutt
Tyler James Oravec
Tara Leann Payne
** Patti Lynn Perry
Jennifer Lea Pharr
Heather Nicole Pittsnogle
Tracy Lea Posey
Nathan Ray Pursley
*Nikki Shanae Riggleman
Sarah Ann Savitz
Ellen Marie Shubert
Ashley Elizabeth Sickles
Lisa Jo Simons
**Natalie Snodgrass
Heather Lynn Snyder
** Donna Kay Southerly
Joshua William Taylor
Frances Hodges West
Oyemayowa Luqman Abioye
Joshua Timothy Arthur
Adam Lewis Barb
* Jason Jeffrey Batten
Kathy Sue Blizzard
Beth Ann Bossio
Rebecca Sue Boyer
Brian Edward Caine
Hilary Louise Chevaux
Gia Leigh Colanero
* Paul Howard Crawford
Margaret Rae Davidson
Kevin Brian Derricks
*** Amy L. Dillon
Bryan Michael Donadieu
Brenda Renee Everett
Paul Robert Fetty
Jon Rhett Flanagan
** John Thomas Francis
Ryan G. Goodman
David H. Gourley
Kevin Michael Greene
Felicia Lynn Harmison
Brandi S. Howerton
Bradford Wayne Jarrett
Cecilia A. Johnson
Tonya Lynn Jones
**Everett Shawn Kennedy
Ashleigh Brooke Kirk
Ryan C. Komorowski
Larry Wayne Kruk
Randall W. Larry
Susan Lynn Lewis
Jodi L. Linderman
Evonne Lynette Masters
Brittnay Diane McCombs
Daniel Getachen Mekuria
* Sharon L. Miller
Ronald Miller
Atiba Moore
Victor Shaun Moyers
Kaitlin Serra Olson
Caitlin Brooke Philyaw
George Herman Pierson IV
Irian Glen Price II
Nicole R. Rand
Erin Crowley Ratz
Robert Michael Redmerski
**Elizabeth Ann Reynolds
Barbara Lynn Ridenour Dalton
Trisha Michele Rogers
Dustin John Robinson Smith
Barbara Elizabeth Showers
Bradley A. Starks
Patrick James Steck
Michael C. Storage
Shelly Marie Stout
Wesley Fay Stump
*** Sabrina Elizabeth Ulrich
Lucy Ann Webster
* Kyndra R. Williams
Stacey Lynn Wilson
Pamela Gail Wood
Harold Lee Woods
* Cum Laude
** Magna Cum Laude
*** Summa Cum Laude
College of Physical Activity &
Sport Sciences
ORDER OF EXERCISES
College of Physical Activity & Sport Sciences
Dana D. Brooks, Dean
Lynn D. Housner, Associate Dean
NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Joshua Stubbs
Dana D. Brooks, Dean
OUTSTANDING GRADUATING STUDENT REMARKS
Steven Wright
NASPE 2012 Outstanding Student
George Henshaw, AFLAC Consultant
Former WVU Athlete and NFL Coach
“MY HOME AMONG THE HILLS’’
Joshua Stubbs PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
ALMA MATER**
Joshua Stubbs
RECESSIONAL
William Haller
Valerie Wayda, Coaching & Teaching Studies
Jack Watson, Sport Sciences
Michele G. Wheatly
Ferris Antoon, Chair
Advisory Committee
Please join us for a reception to congratulate our graduates immediately following the ceremony in the Douglas O. Blaney Lobby of the Creative Arts Center.
George Henshaw
George Henshaw earned his Bachelors degree from the WVU School of Physical Education and his Masters degree in
Secondary Education from WVU. As an undergraduate, he started for the WVU football team during his sophomore,
junior, and senior years and was an All-Conference lineman. George received the Ira Rodgers Award in 1970. He began his
coaching career at WVU. George also coached as both an offensive and defensive line coach and as offensive coordinator
at Florida State University, as an offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Alabama, and served
as head coach at Tulsa University. He also spent five years with the Denver Broncos coaching wide receivers and the
offensive line and was the teams offensive coordinator in 1992. While with the Broncos the team won two AFC West
titles and appeared in Super Bowl XXIV. George served as the New York Giants offensive coordinator for four years. He
also coached for the Tennessee Oilers, served as assistant head coach/offense for the Tennessee Titans, and the New
Orleans Saints. He has been a credit to college athletics and pro athletics. He has been involved in several professional
organizations which include the American Football Coaches Association and National Football League Coaches Association.
Mr. Henshaw is currently a consultant for AFLAC. George and his wife, Kathleen, reside in Mandeville, LA. They have two
sons, Michael and Matthew, and one daughter, Kerry.
graduation.wvu.edu.
Degree Candidates
Kinesiology
August 2011
Samantha Jo Monda
Alessandro Quartiroli
May 2012
Sean Joseph Fitzpatrick
Meghan Ann Phillips
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Athletic Coaching
August 2011
Jonathon David Burns
Jessica Marie Casto
Sean Patrick Hopkins
Shireyll Jeane’t Moore
December 2011
David Keith Hill
Dominic Matthew Rondinelli
May 2012
Matthew Douglas Cline
Erin Kelly Coyne
Jarrett Devone Eason
Cynthia Anne Furrer
Patrick Kennedy
Jedidiah R. Ott
William Michael Patterson
Heather Marie Sagaities
Kristi Nicole Satzer
Kelly M. Schaults
Dorinda Elizabeth Shaffer
Nicole Marie Stam
Derek Todd Stephen
Michael J. Trotta III
May 2012
Joshua Curtis Waugh
Sport & Exercise Psychology
August 2011
Peter Lane Kadushin
Sport Management
August 2011
Garrett Greggory Budd
Brock Shane Burwell
Ray Christopher Cross
Jared Matthew Garvin
Nicole Kristina Mailloux
Nicholas W. Mayle
Jonathan Gregory Potter
Joseph Wesley Roane
Bethany Ellen Sindy
Jodie Louise Smith
J. Kyle Sweeney
Richard Brian Whitman
Chad Bryan Allen
Patrick William Bunetta
Micah Johnathan Chapman
Jamie Katherine Cokeley
Andrew Joseph Disney
Joshua Kraige Dooley
John Martin Enright IV
Matthew Mark Kopchak
Lindsay Theresa Peck
Michael Scott Roelker
Nickolas Larry Sterkel
Athletic Training
Christopher J. Colby
Allen Duane Corbin
Jonathan J. Fenner
Philip Thomas Fetty
Lara Michelle Foster
Alexander Frank Goldberg
Brian Robert Hobbs
Robert David Lowman , Jr.
Adam W. Matth
Brent Darren Oja
Michael Ortega
Tyler Jacob Peterson
Darryl B. Slack
Robert M. Swett
August 2011
Joseph Nicholas Martinez
May 2012
Patrick Carl Martin Deachilla
Andrea Maria Dosedla
Tera L. Fetty
Andrea Lynn Jankowicz
Kathryn Marie Keller
Derek Ryan Knotts
Tammy Nicole Lowery
Marke Lee Schuldt
Michael Aaron Silver
Kyle C. Southall
Michael Ryan Trappen
Travis Joseph Turner
Physical Education - Teacher
Education
August 2011
Cole Edwin Beachler
Misty Ann Capps
Matthew Scott Carley
December 2011
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Athletic Coaching Education
August 2011
Lindsay Michelle Eder
Brock William Florence
Samuel Darnell Robertson
Quayshawn Lamar Ross
Alex A. Silva
December 2011
**
Andrew Baily Altemus
Jason Vaughn Boyd
Ian H. Dixon
Robert Lee Gritt
Victor Garrett McGee
Anthony Mims
Jacob Andrew Wolfe
May 2012
Christopher Bradley Armel
Corey Allen Barill
Christopher Lee Barnett
Matthew Blaine Cockburn
Caleb Andrew Fierbaugh
** Lauren Elizabeth Flanigan
John Hellesoe
Dyrone Tyvon Johnson
Ross Alan Kiddy
R. Blaine Kiser
Alec N. Kornfeld
Reginal Andrew McCotter
Nicholas Andrew Rawls
Joshua Thomas Seese
Michael Larell Thomas
Daniel Christopher Weese
** Steven Peter Wright
Athletic Training
May 2012
** Stephanie Elizabeth Blanton
Colleen Elizabeth Cheseldine
** Kalin James Fisher
* Sally Ann Miller
* Britni Elaine Racus
* Laura Michelle Richards
Gabriel Lee Roush
*** Kristopher L. Smith
Taylor Pressley Spyker
Sara E. Stepp
Amy Elizabeth Taylor
Samantha Reneigh Young
May 2012
Julie Marie Brown
Douglas Kirkpatrick Cross
Julie Ann Holeczy
Dorrell Shawn Jalloh
Ryan John Marut
Bradley Daniel Miller
Collins Brandon Murphy
Megan Kathleen Welsch
Daniel Kyle Whitehead
Physical Education - Teacher
Education
December 2011
Joshua Lee Ashby
*Melissa Baus
** Sally Morgan Betscher
Kyle James Carroll
John Robert DeFlurin
Andrew Douglas DeLong
* Cum Laude
** Magna Cum Laude
*** Summa Cum Laude
Degree Candidates
Aryn Elizabeth DiMagno
Danielle Marie Fontaine
** Brian Christopher Frisch
Brieanna Rose Genowitz
Bryan George Godfrey
Sidney Kathlene Marrara
** Sean Francis Martin
Cody David Nutter
Ryan Joseph Sassano
Matthew James Spader
Steven Hunter Timko
Kevin James Vitale
May 2012
Eric Michael Ahn
** Christina Jo Cummings
** Jessica Ann Hays
Richard Allen Herrington
*** Carson Taylor Hott
Michael Anthony Kannaley
* Justin Allen Keeler
* Joseph Thomas LaTorre
** Abby Marie Mullen
Kaitlyn Suzanne Mundy
Russell Brian Orlikoff
Niccola Vincent Palmero
Michael Stephen Prohoniak
* Lori Ann Rendos
**Megan Amanda Sanders
Aaron David Satler
Seth Michael Swartzbaugh
** Corey Joseph Turnbull
** Daniel Patrick Walsh
*** Ryan Michael Wamsley
Jack Clifford Ward III
Sport & Exercise Psychology
August 2011
*
**
Kristina Olivia Miller
Sean Phillip New
Kaitlyn Suzanne Odom
Courtney Erin Rubel
Justin Robert Smedley
Jon Christopher Walkup
December 2011
Ryan W. Adams
Jay Spenser Darden
Erica Lynn Henderson
Terrance Robert Jackson
Jarryd Robert Left
Megan Ashley Muldowney
Alyssa Rose Neel
May 2012
* Joseph Peter Bailey
*Emily Ann Clift
Jayla Lynn Crane
John Patrick Crotty
** Kevin Christopher Dahl
Justin Alan Davenport
Cameron Lewis Everett
Melissa Mary Franz
* Ian Michael Henneman
Brandon Ross Hoole
* Skylar Elliott Jewell
Rebecca Christine Knecht
** Robert Edward McCauley , Jr.
Nicole Jordan McDonald
* Lauren Marie Moskal
*** Ciera Raquel Nicholson
Kimberly Collier Oden
Thomas Dean Pappas
Kari Christine Post
Jeremy Ryan Rogers
*** Angela Marie Salerno
Phillip Dwain Shirdan
James Edward Simmons
Dara Nicole Stavor
Mark David Stiltner
Robert Christopher Taylor
** Kirsten Anne Vaillancourt
*** Amy Romaine Volz
Nicole Renee Vranizan
Sport Management
August 2011
* John Augustine Ciabattoni
Nicholas Deliberto
Ayana Mariama Dunning
** Jared Scott Fabian
** William Austin King III
* Brian Daniel MacDougall
* Stephen Michael Moore
Andrew Thomas Motter
Tyler Cole Pittman
David A. Sobey
Nicholas Michael Soriano
Jonathan David Day
Samantha Anne Devaney
** Derris Dean Douty
Jonathan Henry Dubble
*Eric Michael Dukes
** Zachary Neil Fox
Ryan M. Gazda
** Kerry Robert Gibbs
**Timothy James Gomperts
* James William Haley
Johnathan James Heiple
Andrew Hixenbaugh
*** Jesse Dubois Holloway
* Christopher John Idone
Glenn Evan Isralsky
* Jordan Leigh Kapnick
* Jonathan Franklin Kimble
*Matthew Bernard Kirchner
*** Justin Pacovsky
Leland John Reed
John Michael Riedesel
Ryan Michael Rothstein
* Alexander Patrick Sims
* Corey William Smith
Kristen Renee Smith
Jayson Kyle Spaur
* Amanda Lea Steelman
* Casey Rae Strader
Joshua Randolph Stricker
*** John Richard Terry
Bryan Keith Thompson
Howard Ticker
Jonathan Maxwell Turner
***Mariah Kate Weidman
Stephen J. Weingarten
Sandra Dawn West
** Aubrey Jon Wood
* Christopher Michael Zampino
December 2011
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Colin Joseph Bailey
Joshua Edward Braaten
Kyle Mathew Butler
Christopher Richard Carpinelli
Kelsey Elizabeth Desimone
Robert Joseph Dube, Jr.
David Atholl Henderson
Brant Lawrence King
Wai Hei Lam
Jonathan Lucas Messer
Peter Gregory Putila
Caleigh Renee Smith
Kyle Adam Sobash
Lauren Margaret Washabaugh
May 2012
Joseph Michael Barkanic
***Michael Allan Bradford
** Alexander Paige Brucki
* Jordan Alan Burgess
* Veronica Betsy Cardenas
***Tyler Matthew Colton
Nathan Wayne Crawford
**Todd Robert Crimmel
* Kevin James Cueva
* Cum Laude
** Magna Cum Laude
*** Summa Cum Laude

WVU Commencement Program: May 2012 - Graduation

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