WVU Commencement Program: May 2014 - Graduation

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COMMENCEMENT 2014 | 1
West Virginia University Commencement
May 9 - 11, 2014
Information for Guests and Graduates
AMBASSADORS AND VOLUNTEERS
Gold and Blue Student Ambassadors and University volunteers will be available to assist you during Commencement.
Be sure to ask them any questions you may have. Look for students wearing gold polo shirts with the GBSA insignia
and adults wearing official West Virginia University name tags.
ACCOMMODATIONS
If you made arrangements with the Office of Accessibility Services, please follow the instructions that were provided to
you. If you did not make arrangements prior to Commencement, a staff member from the Office of Accessibility Services
will be happy to assist you. Accessible seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
COURTESY
West Virginia University asks that guests remain in their seats. For the safety and security of the participants, guests are
not permitted to approach the stage to take personal photos of, present gifts to, or congratulate the graduates. Air horns
or other noise-making devices should not be used at any time. Please turn your cell phone to ‘silent’ and remember that
graduates will remain with their class for the duration of the ceremony. Your cooperation is much appreciated.
DIPLOMAS
Graduates will receive a West Virginia University diploma cover as they cross the stage. Diplomas will be mailed to
graduates in the weeks following the ceremony. Please contact the Office of the University Registrar at 304-293-5355 or
[email protected] if you have questions.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION
In an emergency, event staff will guide guests and graduates to the nearest exit. If medical attention is needed, EMS is
available to assist. Please seek out a Gold and Blue Student Ambassador or other staff member to assist you.
FLORAL SALES
Flowers are available for purchase. A variety of options come in custom blue and gold packaging. Cash only. Proceeds
benefit West Virginia University’s Horticulture Club and Plant and Soil Sciences Club.
LOST AND FOUND
Please call 304-293-7132 to make inquiries about any lost and found items. Unclaimed items will be retained for 90 days.
PHOTOGRAPHY
West Virginia University is pleased to announce its partnership with GradImages to capture the special memories of
Commencement. A photograph of each student will be taken as he or she crosses the stage. Additional shots may also
be offered. Graduates will be sent electronic copies of their photo proofs. All electronic communication will be private
and secure and will be sent to the e-mail address indicated by the graduate. Electronic proofs can be expected within 24
hours of the conclusion of each ceremony. For complete information, please visit www.gradimages.com.
SURVEY
Following the ceremony, please take a moment to share your opinion of WVU Commencement. Your responses will be
used to strengthen and shape future events: https://urwvu.wufoo.com/forms/wvu-commencement-survey-may-2014/.
West Virginia University is a tobacco-free campus.
Commencement Traditions
THE SEAL
The West Virginia University Board of Regents adopted the seal on June 15, 1869. The Regents’ original, handwritten
resolution is located in the University Archives at the Wise Library. The Greek motto inscribed in the inner circle translates
to: “Add to your faith virtue and to virtue knowledge.” The Latin verse inscribed on the outer circle translates to: “Seal
of the West Virginia University. Established 7 February, 1867.” The hills depicted behind Woodburn Circle reflect the
institution’s stability, and a rising sun indicates its prosperity.
THE MACE
The mace is a symbolic tradition that originated during the Middle Ages. The University Marshal brings this ornamental
staff of authority to the platform and taps it three times to signify the beginning of the ceremony. It represents the official
authority of the University president and precedes him or her during Commencement and inauguration. Smaller batons
are used to signify the designation of authority when the president is not in attendance.
THE REGALIA
The history of academic regalia worn today dates to the Middle Ages. The oldest universities of northern Europe evolved
from ecclesiastical institutions where both faculty and students were regarded as part of the clergy and dressed in clerical
garb. The head covering of modern academic costume was developed from the skullcap worn by the clergy in cold
weather to protect their tonsured heads. At universities, this skullcap acquired a point on top, which gradually evolved
into a tassel. The bonnet with tassel is still worn by some, but the mortarboard is more common.
The gown worn today evolved from the habit worn by Benedictine monks. No trimming is found on bachelor’s or master’s
gowns, but 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 the official colors of the institution
that conferred the degree.
THE ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
The sequence of the processional is as follows: members of the platform party, deans, faculty, degree candidates, honored
guests, and the University president.
THE 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. Marshals are typically members of the
faculty. Student marshals may be selected to help facilitate individual ceremonies.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MARSHALS
Kari E. Sand-Jecklin, Grand Marshal
Terence Ahern
Khashayer Aminian
John Beall
Clifton Bishop
Jessica Bishop
Amy Fiske
Aaron Gale
Peter M. Gannett
Tesfa Gebremedhin
Robert Gerbo
Mohssen Ghalichebaf
Margaret K. Glenn
Lora Graves
Joe Hagan
Janet Hunt
Lawrence A. Hornak
Hillar Klandorf
Rebecca Kromar
Kevin Larkin
Michael McCawley
Marjorie A. McDiarmid
Susan NewHield
A. Graham Peace
Jeffrey L. Petersen
Charles D. Ponte
Geah Pressgrove
Chad N. Proudfoot
Andrew Shiemke
Jack C. Watson
Congratulations from President Gee
Dear Graduates,
Congratulations on reaching this important milestone in your life’s journey.
Since you arrived at West Virginia University, you have taken on and conquered every challenge
that came your way. You navigated through requirements and electives, early morning English
classes, and late-night calculus study marathons. You have worked tirelessly for years with this
day in mind.
You came here in need of something we possess. You leave here possessing something for which
there is a desperate need.
You possess not only facts and figures, but the faith and freedom to seek new answers and to
ask new questions. Your task will not be easy, but my confidence in you is full and complete.
In my short time on campus, I have already witnessed your remarkable passion and curiosity,
your devotion to ideas, and willingness to take action. With those qualities, and your education,
you will go far.
Wherever life takes you, always remember your alma mater.
We will not forget you.
E. Gordon Gee
President
2014 Honorary Degree Recipients
STEPHEN P. COONTS
Born in Morgantown and raised in Buckhannon, Stephen P. Coonts graduated from West Virginia University
in 1968 with an A.B. degree from the College of Arts and Sciences, where he majored in political science,
with minors in English, history, and economics.
He immediately went into the United States Navy and was designated a naval aviator in August 1969. He
made two combat cruises to Vietnam in the final years of that war flying A-6 Intruders from the deck of
USS Enterprise. He left active duty in 1977 and attended the University of Colorado School of Law. He was
admitted to the bar in West Virginia and Colorado.
In 1986 his first novel, Flight of the Intruder, was published and spent 28 weeks on the New York Times
bestseller list. He has been a professional novelist ever since, with 26 books to his credit, 16 of them
bestsellers. He is also the coauthor of an additional nine novels. His latest novel is Saucer: Savage Planet.
His works have been translated into 26 languages and published around the world.
He and his wife, Deborah Jean Coonts, reside in Colorado.
FRED T. TATTERSALL
Fred T. Tattersall graduated with honors from West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics
with a bachelor of science in finance in 1970. He was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma his junior year. He was a
senior vice president of what is now Bank of America, and then became a partner at Lowe, Brockenbrough,
Tierney and Tattersall, where he began to build an institutional fixed income division.
After a successful spinoff in 1997, which created the Tattersall Advisory Group (TAG), he was the sole
proprietor of a registered investment advisor with over $6 billion in assets under management. TAG was
sold to First Union Bank in 1999, and Tattersall stayed on as CEO. When Tattersall retired from the company
in 2004, the firm was managing over $18 billion in assets.
Tattersall is now chairman of 1607 Capital Partners, a Richmond-based investment management company
established in 2007. The firm manages over $2.8 billion in assets, specializing in investing in closed-end
funds.
Tattersall has served as the past chair of the Community Foundation serving Richmond and Central
Virginia, the University of Richmond Trustee Board as a member of the executive committee and chair of
the investment committee, the Virginia Museum Board of Trustees, and the WVU Foundation Board of
Directors, where he serves as a member of the executive committee and chairs the investment committee.
Tattersall’s greatest contributions outside of business have been to The First Tee organization, focused
on impacting young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing
values, and promote healthy choices through the game of golf. Tattersall serves as a National Trustee and
was the founder of the local Richmond chapter, where he has served as president since 1998. He was
recently appointed to the national organization’s board of directors.
Fred and his wife, Roddy, have two children and five grandchildren.
2014 WVU Foundation Outstanding Seniors
Established in 1995 to signify the 40th anniversary of the WVU Foundation, the WVU Foundation Outstanding Senior award is given
yearly to West Virginia University’s top graduates, based on a number of criteria. Academic achievement, honors, awards, public service,
demonstrated leadership, collegiate work experience, letters of reference, and a narrative of the value of the West Virginia University
undergraduate experience are considered.
Cassandra Baylous
Washington, West Virginia
Priyanka Jagannath
Charleston, West Virginia
Megan Bean
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Alec James
New Manchester, West Virginia
Samuelle Beeson
Morgantown, West Virginia
Rachel James
Crawford, West Virginia
Brooke Bertus
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Daniela Londoño-Bernal
Envigado, Colombia
Benjamin Carrero
Downington, Pennsylvania
Rachel Manning
Huntingtown, Maryland
Zachary Claudio
Charleston, West Virginia
Nathan Mickinac
Bluffton, South Carolina
Felix Colaciello
Waldorf, Maryland
Maria Miller
Wheeling, West Virginia
Ryan Coleman
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Skyler Minke
Wiley Ford, West Virginia
Guy Cordonier
Caroline Miskovsky
Hedgesville, West Virginia
Lauren Daub
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nainika Nanda
Daniels, West Virginia
Jackson Flesher
Grafton, West Virginia
Kellene O’Hara
Caribou, Maine
Derrick Gallagher
Boonsboro, Maryland
Rebecca Posa
Kearneysville, West Virginia
Paul Garton
Jane Lew, West Virginia
Carl Rice
Mannington, West Virginia
Cyrus Hajiran
Wheeling, West Virginia
Benjamin Seebaugh
Amanda Harker
Fairmont, West Virginia
Robert VanDervort
Elkview, West Virginia
Jessica Harlee
Bel Air, Maryland
Madeline Vandevender
Smoot, West Virginia
Lakyn Hose
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Karina Walker
Grantsville, Maryland
2014 Order of Augusta
The Order of Augusta is awarded to a select group of each year’s Outstanding Seniors who have shown superior scholarship, leadership,
and service as an undergraduate. This award, the highest given to a student by the University, is named for its historical significance in
the state. Augusta was among the original names considered by the Legislature when the state seceded from Virginia in 1863.
Brooke Bertus, from Parkersburg, West Virginia, will graduate with degrees in biology and math. She is the vice president of
Mortar Board National Senior Honorary, co-president of the WVU Dance Marathon executive board, vice president of fund-raising
outreach at Unite for Sight, and a member of the Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Honorary. She took two trips to Honduras over
spring break in 2012 and 2013 as part of a Global Medical Bridges service trip. She also traveled to China in 2011 with the WVNano
IRES internship to perform research, which she is passionate about. Following graduation, she will enroll in a master’s of public
health program in epidemiology, and later, WVU’s School of Medicine. She would like to apply her epidemiology and medicine in
rural, international situations.
Zachary Claudio, from Charleston, West Virginia, will graduate with a degree in chemistry. He is a member of the WVU men’s soccer
team, the representative for his team on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and member of Phi Lambda Upsilon Honorary
Chemical Society. Last summer, he held a research internship under Jessica Hoover, assistant professor of chemistry, where he
learned proper etiquette and how to better communicate his research results to others. In 2012, he spent time job-shadowing at
the Charleston Area Medical Center Trauma and Intensive Care Unit. He wants to stay within the state upon graduation and plans
to become a reconstructive plastic surgeon.
Jessica Harlee, from Bel Air, Maryland, will graduate with a degree in industrial engineering. She is best known for her success with
the women’s basketball team, winning the program’s first Big 12 regular season championship earlier this year. She is the women’s
basketball representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. In addition, she’s a member of the Institute of Industrial
Engineers and Alpha Pi Mu, the Industrial Engineering Honorary Society. She has earned a lot of professional experience, including
time as an administrative intern at Mon General Hospital and in manufacturing administration at Mylan Pharmaceuticals. After
graduation, she will join a consulting group in Pittsburgh.
Priyanka Jagannath, from Charleston, West Virginia, will graduate with a degree in chemistry. She is the president and four-year
member of Emergency USA, the fund-raising chair of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the premedical honor society, and an active member of
the American Chemical Society Student Affiliates. Previously, she was the president of the Global Medical and Dental Brigades. She
has had various research opportunities in her time as a student, including at the Eye Institute and at the Summer Undergraduate
Research Institute for Neuroscience. As part of the Global Medicine and Dental Brigades, she took two trips to Honduras. She will
enroll in the WVU School of Medicine in the fall and hopes to become a retinal surgeon.
Rachel James, from Crawford, West Virginia, will graduate with a degree in civil engineering. She is the recipient of a 2013 Goldwater
Scholarship. In addition, she has been a member of the Society of Women Engineers for the past four years and currently serves
as the professional development chair. She is also a four-year member of American Society of Civil Engineers. Since September
2011, she has been an undergraduate research assistant for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, where she
also served as a teaching assistant during the past semester. She hopes to one day become a civil engineering professor with an
emphasis in transportation and infrastructure management.
Rachel Manning, from Huntingtown, Maryland, will graduate with degrees in agriculture and extension education and agribusiness
management and rural development. She is active within the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design as a
member of student council, Welcome Back to School BBQ, and Spring Formal. She is the historian of the Dairy Science Club and
served as president of the Block and Bridle Club, among many other activities and organizations. She has also visited Austria,
Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands on study abroad trips. She has also worked as a student teacher at Graton High
School and will continue her studies upon graduation to pursue a doctoral degree in the hope of one day becoming a high school
agricultural education teacher.
Caroline Miskovsky, from Hedgesville, West Virginia, will graduate with degrees in English literature and Slavic and East European
studies. She has been a student assistant for the Summer Study Abroad WVU at Oxford, a teacher’s assistant for a Polish film class,
and a member of the WVU women’s club ultimate Frisbee team. She spent the fall 2012 semester in the Czech Republic studying
as an exchange student at Masaryk University. She also worked two part-time jobs to pay her way through college. She plans to
stay at WVU and pursue a master’s degree in curriculum and education with a certification in secondary English.
Benjamin Seebaugh, from Parkersburg, West Virginia, will graduate with degrees in international studies, political science, and
women’s and gender studies. He was WVU’s 2013-14 Student Government Association vice president. He was also a two-term
vice president of the Young Democrats and a student representative on the Council for Women’s Concerns, the Student Conduct
Board, and the OneWVU Social Justice Committee. He has studied abroad twice, first in Santander, Spain, and, a year later, in
England at the University of Manchester. He was named a Truman Scholar in 2012. His goal is to fight against international human
rights violations. To do so, he is pursuing more experience in the nonprofit and governmental sectors of human rights advocacy.
May 2014 Candidates for Graduation
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
9 - 15
PERLEY ISAAC REED SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
16 - 20
BENJAMIN M. STATLER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MINERAL RESOURCES
21 - 28
COLLEGE OF LAW
29 - 35
COLLEGE OF CREATIVE ARTS
36 - 39
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
40 - 47
DAVIS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND DESIGN
48 - 53
EBERLY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Doctoral and Master’s Degree Candidates
54 - 59
EBERLY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES and UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Bachelor’s Degree Candidates
60 - 69
COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT SCIENCES
70 - 73
Names listed in this program are taken from applications for graduation made to the WVU Office of the University Registrar. This document is not an official record of degrees awarded.
9:00 a.m. | Coliseum
College of Education and Human Services
Saturday, May 10, 2014
ORDER OF EXERCISES
College of Education and Human Services
Lynne Schrum, Dean
PROCESSIONAL
Brett Miller
NATIONAL ANTHEM *
Jocelyn Raychel
WELCOMING REMARKS
Lynne Schrum, Dean
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
MY HOME AMONG THE HILLS
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES Doctor of Audiology
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Arts
Master of Science
M.A. and B.A. Teacher Education Program
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies
Bachelor of Science
Gayle Manchin President, West Virginia State Board of Education
Jocelyn Raychel
Karen Haines Clinical Assistant Professor Communication Sciences and Disorders
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
E. Gordon Gee President
West Virginia University
ALUMNI CHARGE
Kaye McCrory President, CEHS Alumni Association
Jocelyn Raychel
ALMA MATER * RECESSIONAL
Brett Miller
You are invited to join us for a reception to congratulate the graduates immediately following this ceremony.
It will be held inside the Basketball Practice Facility, located directly behind the Coliseum.
* Please stand.
Gayle Manchin
Gayle Conelly Manchin attended West Virginia University, where she attained a bachelor of arts in language arts and
education and a master of arts in reading. She earned a second master’s specialization in educational technology leadership
from Salem International University.
As an educator, Gayle worked in Marion County Schools at the secondary level, served on the faculty of Fairmont State
University in developmental education, and was the director of FSU’s first community service learning program. She also
directed the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows in West Virginia and implemented a statewide initiative, WV Partnerships to
Assure Student Success.
From January 2005 until November 2010, Gayle served as West Virginia’s First Lady and was the official hostess of the
Governor’s Mansion. In 2007, the Governor appointed her to the State Board of Education, where she currently serves as
president. She is chair of the board for Reconnecting McDowell, an AFT initiative serving rural West Virginia, and is past
president of the Vandalia Rotary Club of Charleston.
On the national level, Gayle is the past president of the National State Boards of Education and was appointed by U.S.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to the Federal Improvement for Post Secondary Education board. She also serves
as corresponding secretary for the U.S. Senate Spouses, is a member of the First Lady Luncheon Committee, and is a
member of the International III Club. Gayle sits on the board of directors for Horton’s Kids, a nonprofit organization serving
at-risk youth in Washington, D.C.
While at WVU, Gayle met and married Joe Manchin, III, current U.S. Senator from West Virginia. Joe and Gayle have been
married for 46 years and have three children and eight grandchildren.
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Doctoral Candidates
Master of Arts
Master of Science
Five-Year Teacher
Education Program
(B.A. / M.A.)
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies
Bachelor of Science
Master Programs (Continued)
DOCTOR OF AUDIOLOGY
Lindsey Goodman Underwood
Crystal Marie Vimpeny
Brittney Ann Walls
Wendy Nichelle White
Lindsay Renee Yurisko
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Curriculum and Instruction
Shirley Dianne Davis
Jane C. Devaul
Tanya Lynde Easton
Kristi Marie James
Larry John Smith
Educational Leadership
MASTER OF ARTS
Counseling
Ashleigh Elizabeth Albright
Christina Loraine Bevilacqua
Robert Clayton Bradley
Matthew Wade Bunner
Zachary Clarke Byam
Kristina Maria Clark
Adrian Jermaine Ferrera
Kaitlin Rae Fetty
Jerry Dean Gibson
Rachel Blair Linn
Angela Marie Salerno
Jessie Marie Sigley
Anna Celeste Simmons
Amber Brooke Smith
Kirsten Anne Vaillancourt
Lauren Ashton White
Adam Ferrell Young
Lucas Edward Ziems
John Ellison Stallings, Jr.
Educational Psychology
Eveldora Ruth Wheeler
Higher Education Administration
Shirley Dianne Davis
Jane C. Devaul
Tanya Lynde Easton
Kristi Marie James
Larry John Smith
Instructional Design and Technology
Antoinette Hando
Special Education
Crystal Marie Smith
Technology Education
Pamela Rose Deering
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Counseling Psychology
Teresa B. Stire
Education
Dana Cihelkova
Lori Eileen Ogden
Adam Benjamin Bowers
Karli Elyse Jaco
Levi Wesley Marty
Educational Psychology
Michael Jerome Beck
Sarah Elizabeth Buck
Meghan Christine DeVito
Jenica Dawn Hughes
Kathryn E. Joy
Nicole Ann Nightengale
Tyler Anthony Saenz
Megan Elizabeth Samples
Tandra Nicole Sias
Saad Ibrahim Yaaqeib
Elementary Education
Rachel Catherine Barnitz
Christina Marie Glance
Huston Kip Johnson
Lyndsey Lanham
Dietra Terre-Lynn Ming
Kylie Mari Phillips
Jessica Erin Shafer
Higher Education Administration
Tara Marie Hannum
Jessica Wing-Sze Li
Katlin Michelle Stinespring
Instructional Design and Technology
Jackelyn Michelle Bennett
Josie Ann Groves
Russell Hixenbaugh
Kristen Marie Hooker
Patrick Simon MacDonald
Amanda Lynn Polen
Matthew Stephen Preece
Chad Eric Strimel
Linda Knowles Wright
Reading
Katie Close
Huston Kip Johnson
Lyndsey Lanham
Keri Beth Law
Misty Ash Leatherman
Sarah Beth Lough
Danielle Renee Mascioli
Kelly Lauren McGahagan
Cailin Renee Prunty
Jason E. Turner
Paige Whitney Winn
Secondary Education
Andrew Joseph Alden
Dane Welton Biller
Keila Yosselyn Blandin Franco
Alyssa Marie Boley
Brittany Marie Bolyard
Mckinley John Buckley
Katherine Ann Bush
Brett Allen Cales
Anna E. Church
Summer Renee Cochran
Felix Matthew Colaciello
James Alexander Cork
Caitlin Nicole Dorsey
Christina Marie Dotson
Meghan Brooke Edwards
Jessica Marie Ewing
Alexis Marie George
M’Lyn Elizabeth Gibson
Christopher Layne Godwin
Emily Elizabeth Grice
Tiffany Dawn Gump
Erica Gale Hampton
Daniel Levien Hill
Ashly Brooke Jackson
Caitlin Ann Kerzetski
Matthew Erwin Koenick
Gregory Scott Lentine
Andrew Wayne Lupus
Lauren Ashley Luzier
Taylor Lawren Martin
Eleanore Stewart McCoy
Maria Elizabeth Miller
Elizabeth Ann Osborne
Kayla Michelle Phillips
Shyloh Desiree Pierson
John Andrew Post
Tiffany Fay Remsburg
Gabriel Perri Rhodes
Ferdad Ahmed Roidad
Katelyn Schaefer
Britney Lee Sheme
Leah Michelle Skrypek
Sally Wadei Sobhy Ayob
Caitlin Colleen Sullivan
Carly Ann Superick
Kelsey Lara Trifone
Danielle Marie Trotta
Lindsey Marie Walck
Frank Merklin Walker
Makenzie Lyn Walker
Amy Jean Walker
Melissa Sue Wilkins
Jamie Lynn Wilson
Lee Isaac Wright
Taylor Maurie Zimmerman
Special Education
Speech-Language Pathology
Maria Anne Alvaro
Grant Michael Anderson
Renae Irene Burks
Matthew Douglas Cecchini
Cassondra Mae Chambers
Tiffany Dawn Christopher
Robin Denise Contic
Lauren Stacy Defibaugh
Lara Ann Detrick
Stephanie Nicole Eskridge
Tina Dawn Hatfield
Ian Scott Hillman
Susan Lynette Huntley
Amanda Sue Kelley
Joshua Ryan Leep
Adam Nathan Lemon
Samantha Diane Leput
Christopher Maniscalco
Misty Dawn Miller
Angela Dawn Moore
Rachel Anne Moran
Shannon O’Connor
Angela Powell
Nicole Lynn Preast
Marissa Leigh Price
Tara Nicolette Rice
Carrie Rine
Deniece Cecelia Roderick
Anita Marie Rogers
Amy Lynn Shimonovich
Amanda Lynn Slinker
Sara Nicole Smouse
Amanda Leigh Soplinski
Jennifer Dawn Stuart
Samantha Carol Suto
Sophia Tichenor
Ashley Ausherman Watts
Jennifer Grace Waugh
Cathy Ellen Wilson
Jenna Nicole Young
Jenna Antonette Campalong
Abigail Balliet Campbell
Rachel Ann Cerullo Yoder
Jolisha Suzanne Cundiff
Tori Rose Gilbert
LeAnn Rochelle Haught
Kayla Lanham
Audrey Morgan Metzger
Sara Emily Neville
Jaimee Cecille Nutter
Lindsey Rogers
Esther Jane Volmer
M.A. and B.A.
TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
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MASTER OF SCIENCE
Rehabilitation Counseling
Alexis Dione Arango
Nicole Kathryn Bartolotta
Talia Samae Brunicardi
Joyce Carroll Collazo
Loretta Harper-Brown
Anna Louise Hubbard
Karen Cooke Kahn
Julie Ann Karinchak
Hannah Rose Lilly
Adina Michelle Luppe
Jesse Bernard Riddle
Heather Jean Servais
Tyler David Skidmore
Evan Sonnet
Melonie Terry
Vanessa Kay VanGilder
Jamie Lynn Williams
* Cum Laude
Chelsea Nacole Allen
Samuel Mcgrath Bello
Lauren Ann Bickerton
Rebecca Dawn Brookover
Alexandra Christine Campbell
Maria Lorraine Cerilli
Julia Ann Chevlin
Rachel Jane Cochran
Rachel Marie Colasessano
Cierra Marie Cupini
Carrie Marie Dalton
Kelsey Rosati DiSanti
Emily Joyce Donathan
Meredith Michael Dorsey
Michael Ryan Dwyer
Mollie Rose Edwards
Jennifer Ann George
Lindsay Taylor Good
Kyle Lawrence Greenleaf
Samantha Nicole Hardbarger
Mary Beth Hardy
Samantha Harkins
Brooke Anne Harvey
Erica Nicole Hatfield
Arlene Natalie Hathaway
Jaclyn Renee Hoffman
Megan Renea Howdyshell
Denni Jo Klages
Bethany Moriah Kulchock
Rachel Michele Lauri
Samantha Lynn Little
Emma Catherine Lively
Megan Christine Long
Michelle Joan Lovato
Alexandra Jade Marrese
Kirsten Marie Matson
Leah Christine Midkiff
Anna Kathryn Musick
Claire Patricia Newell
Nicole Flynn Niedermeier
Arielle Nicole Price
Brittany Morgan Rathway
Brittany Nichole Reilly
Leanna Kathryn Reinboth
Maggie Kaye Richardson
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Corinthia Jane Rilko
Kaela Jannelle Ross
Caroline Jean Ann Sanner
Katherine Rachel Schaer
Jennifer Jo Sirockman
Jocelyn Danielle Stevenson
Ashley Jessica Stoner
Mckinzi Elizabeth Straub
Chelsey Lynne Stucin
Sarah Gray Talbott
Miranda Gail Thorne
Charles Henry Tranter IV
Melissa Lee Triboletti
Jared Edwin Turner
Tara Leigh Tyler
Abigail Leigh Ubinger
Larissa Rae Vlassich
Molly Rebecca Ward
Alexandra Michele White
Joni Renee Wilson
Erin Nicole Winaught
Michell Louise Witt
Cathryn Ann Yoho
Leah Michal Zilich
Secondary Education
Emily Adams Allalee Hake
† University Honors Scholar
Honors listed in this program are based upon the next-to-last term of enrollment and are not official until all academic work has been certified by the WVU Office of the University Registrar.
BACHELOR OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Speech Pathology and Audiology
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Brittany Anne Boltz
Corinne Elizabeth Clayton
Emily Cassandra Corrigan
Madison Lynn Herrmann
Caitlin Mary Madamba
Karli Rae Neff
BACHELOR OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY
STUDIES - NON CERTIFIED
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Emily Diane Noble
Andrew Charles Zagwodzki
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Ashley Marie Baker
Sharrell Jena Barnes
Alyssa Ann Berezniak
Kristen Renee Bird
Elizabeth Marie Bodley
Holly Lyn Brelsford
Anna Mireya Cangemi
Victoria Cayemitte
Colette Dolores Collins
Megan S. Cook
Claire Elizabeth Cottrill
Anna Louise DeBaldo
Madeline Rose Elmore
Farrah Farooqi
Jaci Brooke Goodwin
Kelsey Jo Green
Dana Emily Gregg
Jahnae Lanora Harvey
Stephanie Kaitlin Henry
Kristin Rushelle Hovatter
Kelsey Nicole Humlan
Mariah Brooke Jennings
Jessica Ann Jordan
Isabelle Ann Kelch
Evan David Lintz
Christiane Elise Lohr
Rachel Grace Long
Johnna Breann Manns
Olivia Ann Mason
Brittany Nichole Milhoan
Taylor Elizabeth Mundell
Ashley Kristine Myers
Cortney Nichele Nettles
Francesca Marie Pascucci
Shyler Marie Phillips
Taryn Nicole Sciulli
Blake Scollick
Meredith Kathryn Shelton
Alyssa Nicole Spielman
Cassidy Shane Trowbridge
Meredith Brianne Ward
Lindsey Jeanne Woodruff
Audrey Anne Wooland
Child Development and Family Studies
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Hannah Elizabeth Baker
Bethann Marie Bowles
Grant Alexander Brown
Alexandria Michele Cantone
Brittany Ann Clemons
Brittany Nicole Davis
Jennie Rose Dicken
Gianna Ferrara
Nicole Marie Gallo
Gabrielle Nichole Gerngross
Sara Elizabeth Getz
Josselyn Renee Kiser
Lauren Ashley Kolkmeyer
Nicole Lucrezia Lockwood
Karleigh Christine Marceron
Terina Rachelle McDowell
Allison Kate McGrath
Christine Kay Neilan
Alicia Dawn Nestor
Shanon Lee Ocheltree
Colleen Mary Palman
Morgan Elaine Pritt
Patrick John Slabe
Jordan Taylor Thompson
Nicole Marie Tokarski
Stephanie Michelle Watson
Nicole Elaine Wolfe
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College of Education and Human Services Faculty
Benedum Collaborative
Sarah Steel
John Stallings
Curriculum and Instruction
Literacy Studies
Matthew Anderson
Charline Barnes Rowland
Malayna Bernstein
Sylvia Berryhill
Johnna Bolyard
Jane Cardi
Jeffrey Carver
Allison Dagen
Eva Erdosne Toth
Micah Fierstein
Mary Haas
Sharon Hayes
Helen Hazi
Lauryl Lefebvre
Stephanie Lorenze
Melissa Luna
Ashley Martucci
Aimee Morewood
Dale Niederhauser
Pat Obenauf
John Oughton
Steve Rinehart
James Rye
Joy Saab
Beth Satterfield
Lynne Schrum
Sarah Selmer
Melissa Sherfinski
Audra Slocum
Nathan Sorber
Sam Stack
Heiko ter Haseborg
Robert Waterson
Randy Wiesenmayer
Counseling
Rehabilitation Counseling
Counseling Psychology
James Bartee
Regina Burgess
Jeff Daniels
Margaret Glenn
Edward Jacobs
Monica Leppma
George Mamboleo
Heidi O’Toole
Christine Schimmel
Jennifer Taylor
International Center for Disability Information
Job Accommodation Network
Denetta Dowler
D. J. Hendricks
Richard Walls
Special Education
Sara Aronin
Christan Coogle
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Melissa Hartley
Bernard Jones
Sung Hee Lee
Barbara Ludlow
Michael Mayton
Jill Olthouse
Michael O’Neal
Naomi Rahn
Ann Richards
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Carolyn Atkins
Ashleigh Callahan
Jeremy Donai
Karen Haines
Robin Jones
Mary Ellen Koay
Norman Lass
Michelle Moore
Gayle Neldon
Robert Orlikoff
Janet Petitte
Vishakha Rawool
Dennis Ruscello
Kenneth St. Louis
Learning Sciences and Human Development
Terence Ahern
Mete Akcaoglu
Reagan Curtis
Patricia Haught
Daniel Hursh
Ugur Kale
Carol Markstrom
Kristin Moilanen
Lucas Moore
Anne H. Nardi
Amy Root
Neal Shambaugh
M Cecil Smith
Jessica Troilo
Suzanne Walraff Hartman
Bobbie Warash
Nancy Wolfe-Dilgard
Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism
9:30 a.m. | Creative Arts Center
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism
Maryanne Reed, Dean
PROCESSIONAL
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WELCOMING REMARKS
William Haller
David O’Donnell
Diana Knott Martinelli, Associate Dean Widmeyer Professor in Public Relations
Amy Webb Founder and CEO, Webbmedia Group
David O’Donnell
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
Master of ScienceChad Mezera Integrated Marketing Communications
Director of Online Programs
Master of Science
Bachelor of Science in Journalism
John Temple Program Chair
Gina Martino Dahlia
Teaching Associate Professor
Joel Beeson
Associate Professor
Sang Lee
Program Chair
Elizabeth Oppe
Teaching Assistant Professor
Sang Lee
Program Chair
Michele G. Wheatly Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
ALUMNI CHARGE
Eric Minor, B.S.J. 1995
CLOSING REMARKS
Diana Knott Martinelli
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Journalism
Print Journalism
Television Journalism
Visual Journalism
Advertising
Public Relations
Strategic Communications
Steve Urbanski
Director of Graduate Studies
David O’Donnell
RECESSIONAL
William Haller
It will be held in the Douglas O. Blaney Lobby at the front of the Creative Arts Center.
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Amy Webb
Amy Webb is a digital media futurist and founder and CEO of Webbmedia Group, a digital strategy agency that spots
emerging technology trends and develops innovative ideas and strategies for media organizations, Fortune 100 and
500 companies, large nonprofits, universities and government agencies. Recently, Webb’s team worked with American
Express to reimagine the future of credit cards on mobile phones and Time Inc. to develop content strategies for screenless
computing. In addition, Webb is the cofounder of Spark Camp, a next-generation think tank that brings together bright
minds to imagine the future and solve problems in society.
Webb holds many professional affiliations and collaborates with a number of institutions. She is a delegate on the U.S.-Russia
Bilateral Presidential Commission, a lecturer in the Sulzberger Leadership Program at Columbia University, a member of
the Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries and a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Interactive
Media Peer Group – Emmy award judge). She is on the board of directors for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and
serves on several startup and advisory boards, including the SXSW Accelerator and the International Center for Journalists.
Webb originally attended the Jacobs School of Music to study classical clarinet and holds a Master of Science degree
from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She also earned Nikyu Certification in the Japanese
government-administered Language Proficiency Test and speaks fluently. Webb began her career as a reporter and writer
with Newsweek in Tokyo and The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, where she covered emerging technology, media and
cultural trends. She contributes to a number of publications, including the Harvard Business Review and Slate, where she
writes the “Data Mine” column.
In 2013, Webb published Data, A Love Story, a bestselling book about the world of online dating, consumer behavior and
finding love via algorithms. She was featured on Good Morning America, 20/20, The View, NPR and CNN. Her book was
covered by numerous media outlets, including People Magazine, Time, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the
Washington Post, Wired, Elle, Slate, the Huffington Post, Grazia, ReadWrite, Mashable and many others. Forbes named
Webb one of the “Women Changing the World,” while the Columbia Journalism Review included her on its “20 Women
to Watch in Media” list.
Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism Faculty
Professor
Teaching Associate Professor
Maryanne Reed, Dean
Gina Martino Dahlia
Associate Professors
Joel Beeson
Sang Lee
Christine Martin
Diana Knott Martinelli, Widmeyer Professor in Public Relations
John Temple
Steve Urbanski, Director of Graduate Studies
Teaching Assistant Professors
Emily Hughes Corio
April Johnston
Catherine Mezera
Elizabeth Oppe
Tom Stewart
Lecturers
Assistant Professors
Mary Kay McFarland
David Smith
Kristen Wilkerson
Hongmin Ahn
Alison Bass
Bob Britten
Dana Coester
Rita Colistra
Geah Pressgrove
Lois Raimondo, Shott Chair of Journalism
Emeriti Professors
Visiting Assistant Professor
James Ebel, Harrison/Omnicom Professor in IMC
Paul A. Atkins
John H. Boyer
Charles F. Cremer
Robert M. Ours
R. Ivan Pinnell
Guy H. Stewart
William R. Summers, Jr.
Pamela D. Yagle
MASTER OF SCIENCE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN JOURNALISM
Integrated Marketing Communications
abriel James Allison
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Britney Michelle Ambers
Thomas James Armitage
Jennifer Elise Ballon
Michelle Naomi Barson
Melissa Phillips Best
Erin Elizabeth Blake
Crystan Ann Blanco
Myisha Marie Boyd
Elizabeth Anne Brown
Evan Tyler Chapman
Ashlie Nicole Clay
Angela Maria Cottrell
Lindsay Channa Dawson
Michelle Caryn Delgado
Marshall Dodge DeMeritt
Lindsay Ans Emery
Amy Nicole Epling Foutty
Cynthia Anne Greenglass
Matthew Scott Heim
Leandra Lee Hickman
Gloria Ann Husk
Kevin Chandler Jones
Kirk Douglas Jones
Nicole Renee Kinney
Brittany Lynn Kitzmiller
Patricia Lynn Lake
Karen O’Connell Leet
Melissa Nicole Londoff
Rachel Jane Lott
Alexis Nicole Majied
David Scott McCabe
Brittany Sade McFadden-Broderick
Christopher Michael Meadows
Briana Michelle Miller
Matthew Eric Minor
Olivia Marie Mitchell
Bruce Alan Morgan
Rachel Mort
Sarah Lovejoy Pennington
Eric Boyd Proctor
Leland John Reed
Andrew Gregory Riddle
Matthew Richard Serwin
Noelle Alane Shema
Kevin James Slusarski
Emily Vos
Jessica Danielle Wilmoth
Carolyn Richards Wood
Whitney Nicole Woofter
Advertising
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Meghan Emily Bonomo
Katelyn Mary Bordini
Mary Katherine Brown
James Dylan Bundschuh
Andrew G. Candelino
Tyler Nicholas Chaney
Alexis Rae Cunningham
Kaitlyn Elizabeth DelaPaz
Brian Patrick Dunn
Jasmine Lanise Gaillard
Andrew Chase Given
Michael P. Guarente
Nicholas Edward Kapuscienski
Lindsey Gayle Lambert
Lacey Nicole Lillard
Melina Marie Mei
Kelsey Margaret Montgomery
Julia Madchen Nass
Ezra Grant Neptune
Jake Christopher Newman
Lauren Marie Nickle
Wade Scott Peterson
Michelle Reve Piersanti
Michael Tradd Salvo
Chelsea Elizabeth Sams
John Joseph Simson
Carly Luray Smith
Nathan Donald Snyder
Julian Jerome Turner
Taylor Emmary VanGilder
Kayla Erin VanHooser
Alexis Christine Von Gohren
Jennifer Lynn White
Grace Yonne Zollman
Broadcast News
Carrie Johanna Kovacs
Journalism
Eva Marie Buchman
Samantha Danielle Cart
Kevin Michael Duvall
Whitney Lynn Godwin
Mary Margaret Power
Jonathan Andrew Vickers
Yijia Wang
Journalism
Kelsey Paige Bartlett
Amit Batra
Tiffany Brooke Benson
Makenzie Bristol
** Bryan Andrew Bumgardner
John Curran Burgess
Abigail Campbell
Meagan E. Carpenter
Meghan Danielle Carr
** Tyler Lehman Channell
* Hayley Marie Clover
Joshua H. Cooper
Adam Crowley
Michelle Catherine Deehan
* Emily Jane Dick
*** Christen Taylor Eaton
** Joshua David Ewers
Ryan Charles Fadus
Morgan Elizabeth Farr
Austyn Li Galmarini
Robert Jeremy Gillispie
Noelle Linee Harris
William Anthony Hirsch
** Brandon Matthew Hite
Dustin Gregory Hoffman
* Dustin Charles Hooks
Alissa Ann Hudak
Diane Robin Jeanty
Adam Colley King
** Zachary Tyler King
Megu Elizabeth Kolanko
Daniel Wesley Krotz
* Nicole Ashley Linder
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Gregory Madia
Branford Ian Marks
Michael Anthony Martin, Jr.
Sean Patrick McNamara
Emily Ann Meadows
Joseph Andrew Mitchin
*** Ian Alexander Moore
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Allyson Nicole Parrish
Lauren Louise Procopio
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Andrew Miles Sealy
Catrina Lauren Sedgwick
Kristin Michelle Skeweris
Jeffrey E. Thomas
Brian George Thorpe
Laken Katherine Vita
Zachary M. Voreh
Douglas Walp
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Augustus Mckee Willis
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Public Relations
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Michael Raymond Atkinson
Lindsey Ellen Beall
Chelsea Brooke Betts
Kristin Marie Brand
Sarah Elizabeth Broadwater
Katie Theresa Brookes
Anastasia Christina Burpee
Olivia Corrine Casto
Corina Ann Catapano
Alysia Brooke Chandler
Alexandria Marie Colasante
Ashley Elizabeth Collins
Elayna Catherine Conard
Brittany Marie Crossetti
Alexis Ann D’Anton
Lauren Alane Davis
Kari Marie Diviney
Lindsey Erin Doebler
William M. Dooley, Jr.
James Francis Ducey
Rachel Ann Duryea
Merideth Anne Dushkoff
Mariah Joy Elliott
Thomas John Espina
Mary K. Farnan
Averie Anne George
Amanda Eva Gonzalez
Nicholas Elliott Gordon
Marnie Lisa Guglielmo
Zachary William Hawke
Jessica Mae Holterhoff
Lane Allen Horter
Brittney Holland Hoyer
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Devin Michael Jones
Dustin Lee Kmetz
Dari Elizabeth Lewis
Danielle Faye Lore
Gabriel Elias Martinez
Shannon Elizabeth McAtee
Katey Elizabeth Mccutcheon
Megan Christine McMahon
Marissa Leigh Middleton
Rebecca Kay Mullin
Amber Dawn Murphy
Kayli Beth Nugent
Andrea Rebecca Oliver
Danielle A. O’Neill
Jordan Tyler Pack
Karlea Maria Pack
Shannon Elaine Perry
Alyssa Nicole Pluchino
Amy Elizabeth Poague
Mason Andrew Price
Mara Noelle Regling
Victoria Elizabeth Rihl
Sydney P. Ruby
Samantha Dawn Runyon
Maria Danielle Servedio
Pamela Susan Sharo
Paige Camerann Smith
Juwan Marquez Staten
Brittany Lauren Tramontano
Daryn Marie Vucelik
Courtney Elizabeth Wise
Erin Christine Zipf
Strategic Communications
Dylan Marcus Vorpe
Katrina Anne Wilson
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Benjamin M. Statler College of
Engineering and Mineral Resources
1:00 p.m. | Coliseum
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Eugene V. Cilento, Glen H. Hiner Dean
PROCESSIONAL
NATIONAL ANTHEM *
WELCOMING REMARKS
Dianne D. Anderson, B.S. Civil Engineering Class of 1983 Executive Director, Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western Reserve University
Jocelyn Raychel
Brett Miller
Jocelyn Raychel
Eugene V. Cilento, Glen H. Hiner Dean
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 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
ALUMNI CHARGE
Dianne D. Anderson
ALMA MATER *
Jocelyn Raychel
RECESSIONAL
Brett Miller
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Dianne D. Anderson
Dianne Dubetz Anderson is the first executive director of the Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western Reserve
University. Since 2008, Anderson has been inspiring faculty to aim their research toward the world’s most pressing energy
problems, having herself spent 30 years working in energy. Case Western has quadrupled its level of energy-related
research since the launch of the institute.
Anderson previously worked for BP for 25 years and was appointed president, U.S. West of Rockies Fuels, in 2006.
Having joined BP in 1983, she progressed through roles in upstream exploration and downstream transportation fuels,
natural gas, and electricity. Anderson held several global leadership positions over her career, across the United States
and internationally in London and Krakow, Poland. In a variety of strategic and operating roles, Anderson brought clean
fuels to market with the enactment of the Clean Air Act and managed natural gas and electric-power regulatory affairs
for Canada and the United States.
Anderson graduated magna cum laude from West Virginia University in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
She completed senior-executive development programs at Harvard, Cambridge University, and Northwestern University,
and was a visiting faculty member in Stanford University’s program on Customer Focused Innovation. Anderson currently
serves as a member of the Statler College’s Engineering and Computer Science Enterprise Visiting Committee. She and
her husband, Jim, who is also a WVU graduate, live in Cleveland, Ohio.
RALPH M. BARNES SENIOR SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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 during the ceremony.
WVU FOUNDATION OUTSTANDING SENIORS
Each year the WVU Foundation selects West Virginia University’s top graduating students based on a number of criteria.
Academic achievement, honors, awards, public service, demonstrated leadership, collegiate work experience, letters of
reference, and a narrative of the value of the West Virginia University undergraduate experience are considered. The 2014
WVU Foundation Outstanding Seniors from the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources are:
Order of Augusta
Oustanding Seniors
Jessica Harlee
Benjamin Carrero
Rachel James
Guy Cordonier
Rebecca Posa
Stage
Master of Science
Mechanical and Aerospace
Chemical
Civil and Environmental
Lane Computer Science and Electrical
Mining
Petroleum and Natural Gas
Lane Computer Science and Electrical
Industrial and Management Systems
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
Aerospace Engineering
Sergio Escobar
Chad Colby Panther
Chemical Engineering
Chenbo Dong
Adam Finniss
Adrian John Kosteleski
Srinath Chowdary Velaga
Electrical Engineering
Brian Matthew DeCann
Mohammad Jawad Ghorbani
Brandon David Rumberg
Industrial Engineering
Mining Engineering
Xinyang Wang
Peng Zhang
Occupational Safety and Health
Majed Metri Zreiqat
Kai Wang
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Sai Bharath Kumar Varre
Computer Engineering
Abdel Salam Sayyad
Computer Science
Joseph Henry Krall
Ahmed Shihab Al-Samari
Ting Chen
Engin Ciftyurek
Jose Antonio Escobar Vargas, Sr.
YueJuan Li
Daniele Littera
Nicholas Jay Morris
Bharadwaj Sathiamoorthy
Hayri Sezer
Mario Velardi
Timothy Lee Weadon
Brenton Kyle Wilburn
MASTER OF SCIENCE
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Industrial Hygiene
Ranya Almohsen
Sneha Avula
Arvind Jagannathan
William James Klingelsmith
Luca Lugini
Udaya Ratna Lekha Mallampati
Bhavana Mandadi
Michael David Morehead
Larry Carlton Reaves
Nafiseh Salmani Niyasar
Sajid Sharlemin
Neeharika Voddepally
Piotr Jerzy Wojciechowski
Mohammad Hanif Ahmed
Joseph Salvatore Close
Venkata Subba Sai Satish Guda
Patrick Egbele Iyere
Vinay Jakkali
Phalgun Kanmantha Reddy
Sucharitha Koleti
Anitesh Anand Lal
Liaowang Liu
Cory James Morgan
Gouthami Polina
Garrett Tyler Rinker
Reza Shisheie
Jeremy Allen Thompson
Peng Zheng
Kailynn Michelle Cerny
Lindsey Michaela Coffield
Michael A. Lesko
Anand Chandrakant Ranpara
Safety Management
Ayodeji Luke Aboaba
Majed Eid Alabbas
Nicholas Lee Bumgardner
Aaron O’Neal Craven
Ashlee Dawn Fitch
Amanda Jayne Duncan Fulk
John Michael Gaskins
Cody Lee Grogg
Colin Halloran
Emily Ann Harris
Jonathan Randolph Lewin
Brittney Kay Orwick
Happiness Iwabde Osuma
Trey Tossone
Anna Alexis Marie Williams
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN ENGINEERING
Adeyemi Adeniran Adenariwo
Allison Leigh Bruce
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Thomas Patrick Burke
Kiruthika Krishnamoorthy
Kirk Andrew LaBarbara
Kyle Garret Phillips
Timothy William Repko
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Tyler Drake Beaty
Daniel Douglas Estep
Carter Lawrence Hulcher
Eugene Elliott Lewis
Zhanxiao Ma
Kameswari Sirisha Mantha
Hari Kiran Nambu
Brian Douglas Norrod
Masoud Seyed Mohammad Ghavami
Soti Piyush Piyush Ram Soti
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Nitin Chowdary Are
Luis Carlos Armendariz, Jr.
Harika Bharthavarapu
Samuel Hollis Castillo
Naga Satya Pradeep Kumar Chakka
Wenbin Chen
Cesare Ciaccio
John Summers Dudding
Chanukya Chowdary Gadde
Aarthi Gereddy
Corey Scott Hinkle
Amanda Bess Holbert
Vivek Joshi
Joshua Leon Justice
Venkata Satish Kasani
Zenaneh Ashebir Kebede
Suryanarayana Murthy Malapaka
Robert Bruce Martin
Jessica Ann McPeek
Sravanthi Nalamalapu
Cletis John Nicklow, Jr.
Kavitha Parupati
Nithin Varma Rudraraju
Maurya Srungarapu
Hanyuan Zhang
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN MINING ENGINEERING
Shrey Arora
Xu Tang
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN PETROLEUM AND
NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING
Aymen Ab Ali Alhemdi
Bahiya Abdullah Jabbar
Andrew Timothy Jenkins
Amgd Mohammad A Kharabah
Bing Kong
Atoosa Mashayekhi
Corey A. Ray
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
William Jonathan Hornick
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Harish Kanneganti
Ramakrishna Babu Maddula
Ankith Reddy Pamulaparthy
Javad Rahimikollu
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Benjamin Ahiadada
Zachary Tylor Atcheson
Dan M. Ayala
Caleb Keith Brown
Patrick David Dingman
Patrick Ryan Ellefson
* Bruce Edwin Headley
* Jacob Paul Inskeep
Austin Price Klapp
Matthew Earl LaNeve
*** Wesley Michael Lengyel
Isaac Paul Liller
* Sarah Elizabeth Mills
** Michael Stephan Powell
Tristan Oren Reneau
*** Alexander Paulson Rodberg
* Joseph Allen Ross
* Andrew Garrett Saiko
Robert Joshua Santos
Abhishek Singh
Justin Scott Stanley
Charles Joseph Stouffer, Jr.
Matthew Ryan Talbot
Nicholas Gene Underwood
Aaron Dillon Utterback
** Robert Marean Vollmerhausen III
** † Joseph George West
Derick Worley
Fidaa Hadi Alawami
Muhammad Yasseen Al-Awami
*** Jacob Thomas Albright
* Suliman Abdulaziz Alhumaid
* Ali Bader Alnaser
* † Deanna Michelle Boyer
Sean William Brown
*** Joshua Robert Bullock
Ahmed Saleem Butt
* † Bradley James Cayo
Benjamin Michael Clark
William Isaac Corathers
John Francis Cordonier
Carl Robert Fast
James Patrick Flora
Neha Gupta
* Megan Christine Hall
** † Nicholas Gabriele Horvath
* † Areej Aiman Said Kuzmar
Stacey E. Ladd
Brittany Nikole Lilly
Nathaneil Bay-Dean Littleton
Thomas David Loder
*** Thomas Merrick Lyvers, Jr.
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*** † Jason Robert Miles
** † McKenzie Denise Mills
Allisyn Elizabeth Monteleone
Paula Pacurari
Christopher Ian Prunty
*** Phillip Aaron Straley Rabanal
Jarrett Alen Riley
* Jonathan Taylor Smearman
*** † Kyle David Taylor
** Roman Michael Taylor
Ryan Michael Whitehair
Siyun Yang
* Phillip Dean Abbott
Charles Leroy Abernathy
Jacob William Adams
Nicholas Akers
Frederick Audrey Akoun
Mariam AlBaghli
Rami R. Albarghouti
Devon Rae Amos
** Ian Christian Anderson
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Patrick Gerard Baldy
Manuel Barrueta Robles
** Hannah Ellyse Billian
* Jon Michael Bobbera
*** Brandon William Bowman
Brigid Marie Cain
** Ben D. Clawson
Alex Charles Clites
Jonathan Coroneos
Dana Dashti
Eric Michael Davis I
* Elizabeth Monica Decario
Michael George Fisher
Daniel Lawrence Forester
** Kyle David Fraser
* Bryan Richard Gallion
* Joseph Paul Gentile
Kyle Paul Gramlich
* Coleman Lee Hardman
** George Anthony Hilvers
* Ryan Taylor Hough
*** † Rachel Michelle James
Caleb Michael Jenkins
Matthew Raymond Jones
Andrew Robert Kearney
John Travis Kebler
*** Christopher James Kijak
*** Jacob Tyler Kuzma
** Anthony Clay Mancuso
Hunter Eric McPherson
*** Devon Nicolas Oblack
* Jordan Brian Palmer
Nathan Richard Pennesi
Andrew T. Phil
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** Hanna Blair Pratt
* Nathan Eric Richardson
Sean Patrick Riley
Markus William Roberts
* Haylee Maria Rosenberger
Nader Saad Abdalla Saad
Corey Allen Smith
* Lara Kathyrn Smith
Maxwell William Stanisce
* Wellington Alexander Sutton
Jason David Syruws
** Zachary Nicholas Thompson
Kurtis Preston Wolfe
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS
Maputi Elizabeth Botlhole
Bryant Joseph Donato
*** † Thomas Frederick Esker
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Zachary Lewis Alexander
** Edgardo Juan Antuna Esclusa
Floyd Tyler Baker
Emily Jayne Biller
* Alex Andrew Bouvy
** Stuart John Christie
** Chance Burrell Cover
Robert Patrick Dini
Bryant Joseph Donato
* Andrew M. Dopson
Adam H. Duncan
James Curtis Epting, Jr.
*** † Thomas Frederick Esker
Justin A. Hamric
Corey Martin Hartley
*** Dakota James Kirby
John Patrick Lucas
*** Brianna Nicole Maze
* Joshua Paul Mccoy
* Alexander Jay Newcomer
Nixy Osorio
Oskar A. Otoya
** Olumuyiwa Oyeleye
Trent Jacob Roling
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Alex Andrew Bouvy
Wei-Ting Chang
Walter Bruce Crickmer, Jr.
Blake Nelson Edwards
Matthew Freifeld
Oluwatoni Anuoluwapo Fuwape
Nathaniel Robert Haney
Zakary Michael Hooper
James F. Hunsucker
Douglas Eugene Kerr, Jr.
Mark Stephen Ladesic
Connie Mening Lisu
Matthew Evan Logue
John Patrick Lucas
Joshua Paul McCoy
Abdelkader Messaoudi
Olumuyiwa Oyeleye
Philip Leon Peters II
Christopher Nathaniel Peyatt
Benjamin David Pitzer
Anirudh Rawat
Mehad Abdullahi Ibrahim Said
Mike Richard Steele
Gavin Flynt White
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Cecilio Bezares III
** Chance Burrell Cover
James Steven Ferguson II
*** Casey Sean Hancock
** † William Benedict Hardy
Christopher Ho
*** Thomas Joseph Kyanko
Ian Michael O’Rourke
* † Cheyenne Elizabeth Parsley
Joseph Michael Perks
Daniel Ray Rubin
Chelsea Lynn Skotnicki
Uriah Scott Sypolt
Kekoa P. K. Taitt
Bryan A. Turek
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Computer Science
Wisam Muhammad Al-Malack
* Cum Laude
** Magna Cum Laude
*** Summa Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Devante Chukwuma Agu
Abdullah Ali Almarzouki
Rakan Sultan Almuteri
Sultan Abdulrahman Althunayan
Margaret M. Baker
Kyle Matthew Bandy
Nathan R. Baron
Justin Michael Blair
Ryan Hall Blondino
* Morgan Marie Busse
Nicole Campbell
Ryan Campione
* Kathryn Teresa Caro
Lindsey Marie Croft
Ethan Darrell Dishman
Jenna Lee Dolinar
Sean Ryan Eagan
** Neil Tatman Ebling
** † Max Russell Fairchild
Nathan Robert Fallova
Jason Eric Forman
Jessi E. Given
Rachel Mary Groggel
*** Jessica Nicole Harlee
Brett Andrew Heller
* Emily Monica Hume
* Alexander Hillar Klandorf
** Emily Marie Koledin
Sarah Nicole Layman
** Kaitlyn Frances Layne
David John Marron
Christopher Alan Marsh
* † Britta Albina McCombie
Benjamin Scott McCombs
Marc Merle McDonald
Matthew Brian Mclaughlin
Erica Lynn Measures
Erik Mylin Messick
* Peter Troy Murto
** Beau Garrett Newlon
Kevin Thomas Oberdick
Jonathan A. O’Dell
Savannah Jean Potocnik
Ashley Nicole Ross
Matthew Steven Ross
** Joshua Mark Rowan
Errol Clark Sambuco III
Shirishraj Sarvaiya
Patricia Noel Shaffer
* † Allison Elizabeth Shaner
* Jacob Troy Stevens
David Richard Strogis
Patrick Daniel Tate
Joseph John Tennant
** Allison Nicole Tyree
Curtis Porter Ward
** Melissa Ann Webne
Rebecca Lynn Whelchel
Julianna Michelle Yahn
Joshua Adam Zerkel
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN MINING ENGINEERING
Mohammad Amin Afshari
Benjamin Ahiadada
Fagr Albagle
Graham Patrick Ayers
Nakul H. Bhatt
*** Taylor Monroe Birckbichler
Gareth Mabin Blyth
Justin Alexander Brumley
Dustin Shane Burns
* Dillon Todd Carden
Byars Benjamin Clark
*** † Guy Jacob Cordonier
** Zachary Douglas Cox
David Crain
* Taylor Lee Damuth
Daniel Joseph Davis
* Nicholas David DeCecco
Patrick David Dingman
Bryan Charles Eddy
* Nathaniel Paul Fowler
Arielle Antionette Gaither
* Alexander Gates
* Joshua David Gerhard
** Drew Mitchell Goodman
Jennifer Claire Gore
Christen Goth
Kyle T. Gottschalk
* Bruce Edwin Headley
*** Ryan Scott Helmic
*** Robert Scott Heltzel
Austin Price Klapp
* Joseph David Lapkowicz
*** Wesley Michael Lengyel
Isaac Paul Liller
Edward Liu
Manuel A. Maldonado III
Jared Ross Marciano
** Luke Matthew Mastrorilli
Adam Steven Metz
John Alan Phillips
Weston James Robarts
*** Alexander Paulson Rodberg
Tyler Alan Romberger
* Andrew Garrett Saiko
Theodore John Sankey
Robert Joshua Santos
Matthew Mcculloh Shriver
Benjamin Mark Sims
Abhishek Singh
* Daniel Sojka
Justin Scott Stanley
Hsin-Li Sun
* Reshmi Syamlal
Thomas Nathanial Teter
Aaron Dillon Utterback
Ryan M. Watson
** † Joseph George West
Jeffrey Robert Wiand
Derick Worley
** John W. Wroten
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Phillip Dean Abbott
Cory John Adams
John Michael Barringer, Sr.
Jon Michael Bobbera
Dominic Michael Capitoni
Jonathon Francis Chmelik
Tyler Edward Cook
Gregory P. D’Andrea
Weston Ritchie Fortner
Mara Nicole Hissom
Tyler Keaton Jackson
Andrew Robert Kearney
Michael Joseph Luczko
Stephen Joseph Mayo
Patricia Lauren McCann
Hunter Eric McPherson
Jacob Brian Michael
Nathan Carl Neely
Matthew Dean Carl Perrella
Dylan Scott Radford
Julia Elizabeth Reichardt
Joseph Michael Svonavec
Zachary Nicholas Thompson
Eric Robert Wilfong
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN PETROLEUM AND
NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING
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Elmouzemill Abraham Adam, Sr.
Moses Ayo Ajemigbitse
Abdullrohman Khaled Alarfaj
Ebrahim Fareed Albinali
Noor Mazher Alfashkhi
Mohamed Ahmed Alhamar Almulla
Ahmed Hassan Almustafa
Naif Osama Alnahash
Mostafa Mohammed Alnaseer
Dhari H. Alnouri
Abdullah Bader Alqadran
Duaa Abdrabalamir Al-Senan
Jacob Lee Arwood
Ryan Michael Bowen
Jonathan Wade Burnside
Vivalda Margareth Cordeiro
Carmine Divino D’Alessio
John A. Darby
Matthew Tyler Dean
Akual Deng
Brittany LeAnna Ellyson
Joseph Jonathan Filchock
John Daniel Frost
Brent Edward Gehring
Isaac Aaron Haky
Jacob Maxwell Harrick
Kyle William Heinritz
Nathan Thomas Hendricks
Garrett Rand Henry
Daniel Jay Herman
Earl Edward Hewitt, Jr.
Jamie Stephen Hoy
Mustafa Saeed Jawad
Brandon Matthew Kania
Nathan Todd King
Ben Kiruthu
Caleb Matthew Knight
Andrew Stephen Kubitza
Daryl Kwesi Kwakye-Ackah
Timothy Joseph Leippert
Evan Pierce Loflin
Chuck Chao Ma
Devin Taylor Mahan
James M. McFadden
Jefferson Cash Miller
Tatiana Maden Ndeke
Allan Guma Ninyesiga
Emeka Eric Nwokolo
Timothy Jacob Parsons
Christopher William Pepper
Erika Pesarsick
Claude Bernard Peuwe Peuwe
Christopher Pittman
Andrew Emad El Din Rizk
Zachary George Shaner
Brian Austin Shover
Noah Cory Taylor
Chukwunyere Anthony Uwakwe
Jeremy Christopher Virgin
Lucas T. Walker
Jacob John Weimer
* Cum Laude
** Magna Cum Laude
*** Summa Cum Laude
College of Law
1:30 p.m. | Creative Arts Center
ORDER OF EXERCISES
College of Law
Joyce E. McConnell, William J. Maier, Jr. Dean and Thomas R. Goodwin Professor of Law
PRELUDE
William Haller
CALL TO ORDER
Gregory W. Bowman
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
PROCESSIONAL
William Haller
NATIONAL ANTHEM *
WELCOMING REMARKS
David O’Donnell
Joyce E. McConnell
Dean and Professor of Law
RECOGNITION OF WVU COLLEGE OF LAW
Katherine O. Wilson
PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR
President, Class of 2014
Elaine Waterhouse Wilson 2014 WVU College of Law Professor of the Year
PRESENTATION OF JUSTITIA OFFICIUM AWARD TO FOREST BOWMAN AND O.C. SPAULDING
David O’Donnell
Joyce E. McConnell HOODING OF THE GRADUATES Joyce E. McConnell
ALUMNI CHARGE
Andrew N. Richardson, Esq. Senior Vice President
Wells Fargo Disability Management WVU College of Law Class of 1982
CLOSING REMARKS
ALMA MATER *
Joyce E. McConnell
David O’Donnell
RECESSIONAL
William Haller
It will be held in the West Virginia University College of Law Lobby.
* Please stand.
DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE
May 2014
Babatunde Adedeji Adedapo
Vanessa Adegbite
Natalie Meghan Arvizu
Marissa Shawn Bacino
Ryanne Allison Ball
Dylan Kief Batten
Terry Lee Beeman, Jr.
Robert Edward Best
Dustin Scott Blankenship
Seth Andrew Boso
Hilary Marie Bright
John Robert Bsharah
Daniel Patrick Callahan
Matthew Gregory Calvert
John Barton Caro
Nathan Abell Carroll
Jason Dwayne Cavender
Aaron Joseph Caviani
Karin Lee Coombe
Joshua Adam Cottle
Allison Crutchfield
Ruperto Yongque Dumapit
Michael Dwayne Dunham
Joshua Michael Elliott
Matthew David Elshiaty
Joseph Andrew Fabie
Pamela Jo Ferrell
Vernon Paul Ferrell III
Malinda Jean Ferris
Brittany Anne Fink
Kelli Boone Ganz
Candice Michael Gilliam
Lauren R. Givhan
Jon Richard Godwin
Elizabeth Davis Grant
Jeremy Alexander Gunn
Matthew Stephen Gutta
Carolyn Lee Hardin
Adam Tyler Harlow
Jeffrey Ian Haye
Travis Darren Hendershot
Ian Glen Henry
Andrew James Hilber
Andrew Winkler Holbrook
Nigel Evan Jeffries
Evan Dimond Johns
Taylor Reed Johnson
Justin Michael Kearns
Kristin Denise Kearns
Courtney Shae Kesecker
Candice M. Kines
Abbe Anne Klezer
Steven Mitchel Kresch
Ashlee Marie Lambert
Zachary Daniel Lauffer
Joshua James Lawson
Alyssa Lechmanik
Jordan A. Lomis
Andrew Russell Loud
David Belknap Lunsford
Michael Tyler Mason
Lee Edwin Masters
Imad S. Matini
George Edgar McIntyre
Haley Suzanne Metz
Emily Katherine Miller
Kara K. Miller
Sarah Nichole Mills
Daniel Francis Minardi
Ethan Daniel Moore
Juston Heath Moore
Stephanie Lynn Moore
Mark Allen Moses
Stephanie Dawn Nethken
Michael Benjamin Nusbaum
Jonathan Thomas O’Dell
Omolola Ifeoluwa Oluyemi
Ryan Wilson Orbe
Joshua Ward Orndorff
Aaron Scott Palmer
Laura Lee Partington
Megan Alicia Taylor Patrick
Samuel Wesley Peterson
Courtney Marie Plante
Julia Lynn Preusch
Ryan Casey Pulver
Joseph Anthony Quattrochi
Rachel Elizabeth Raynes
James Patterson Rector
Rhett William Reidpath
Jordan Paige Rexrode
Marlon Abraham Rhine
Shaina Leigh Richardson
Katherine Nancy Ridgeway
Paul Will Durant Robinson
Kristen Elise Ross
Marvin Kenneth Sapp
Jeremy Neal Sheppard
Gregory Paul Siepel
Claude Michael Sigley
Andrew Westwood Smith
Brittany Louise Smith
Ryan Trigg Smith
Meghan Marie Starnes
Amanda Beth Stewart
Jacob Roman Stout
Adam Ketner Strider
Keshia Anne Cabrera Tenorio
Andrew Jonathan Thomas
Charles Samuel Trump
Mitchell Benjamin Tuggle
Zachary A. Viglianco
Eduardo Miguel Villacorta Lazo
Andrew Grant Vodden
Carrie Leigh Waybright
Dean Elliott Williams
Alan Joseph Wilson
Katherine Olivia Wilson
Jason Eugene Wingfield
John Howard Zickefoose
Marissa M. Zielinski
August 2014
Andrew Joseph Nicholson
Catherine Michelle Parker
WVU College of Law Honors, Activities, and Recognitions
STUDENT MARSHALS
Andrew R. Loud
President, Student Bar Association
Kelli Boone Ganz
Chief Justice, Moot Court Board
Imad S. Matini
Editor-in-Chief, West Virginia Law Review
Ashlee M. Lambert
President, Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association
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 WVU 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.
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 PRACTICE
CHILD AND FAMILY WITH MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION
IMMIGRATION
INNOCENCE PROJECT
LAND USE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAXPAYER ADVOCACY
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROJECT
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
WVU College of Law bestows. Established in 1978, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the WVU College of Law, the Justitia
Officium Award is presented annually. A bronze plaque bearing the recipient’s name and year awarded is mounted in the lobby of the WVU College of Law.
Forest “Jack” Bowman
Forest “Jack” Bowman is the Jackson & Kelly Professor of Law Emeritus at the West Virginia University College of Law. He taught at WVU Law
for 23 years, retiring in 2002. During his tenure, he was named Professor of the Year by seven graduating classes and University Professor of the
Year in 1998. In 1988, he was named Professor of the Year for all of higher education in the state by the Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia.
Professor Bowman is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honor bestowed upon only one-third of one percent of all America’s lawyers. He
is a member of the first class of fellows inducted in 1999. He is the only three-time recipient of the Certificate of Merit, the highest award the West
Virginia State Bar can bestow on one of its members. While on the faculty of the College of Law, he developed a continuing legal education seminar
business which took him to 31 states and two Canadian provinces, lecturing lawyers on legal ethics, lawyer malpractice, time management, stress
management and professionalism. In 1995, the American Bar Association and the American Law Institute awarded him the Harrison Tweed Award
for outstanding contributions to continuing legal education in America.
In 2003, Professor Bowman was inducted into WVU’s Order of Vandalia and, in 2011, he was named the University’s Outstanding Alumnus. He is
also a former president of the West Virginia Bar Association and is a past chair of the Board of Visitors of the Salvation Army’s Evangeline Booth
College in Atlanta, Georgia. Professor Bowman is a former captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. After leaving the Army, he
served a four-year term as Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for West Virginia. In 1970, he was named the first full-time executive director
of the West Virginia State Bar and, in 1975, he was appointed the first administrative director of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
A native West Virginian, Professor Bowman was the first person in his family to attend college. He is a 1960 graduate of West Virginia University,
where he served as student body president in 1959-60 and as Summit of Mountain (then the ranking WVU men’s honorary) in 1960-61. He earned
his J.D. from the WVU College of Law in 1963 and in 1977 was named a graduate fellow of the Institute for Court Management.
Professor Bowman lives in Morgantown where he continues his work with the law, serving as special ethics counsel to the Pittsburgh-based law firm
of Burns White. He is married to the former Myla Woodford of Belington, West Virginia. They have two sons and three grandchildren.
The Honorable O.C. Spaulding
The Honorable O.C. “Hobby” Spaulding was Judge for the 29th Judicial Circuit serving Putnam and Mason counties for 19 years. He retired at the
end of 2011 due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
Judge Spaulding was born in Fairmont and raised in Huntington. He graduated in 1967 from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor’s degree in
business. He earned his J.D. from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1973. Before attending WVU Law, Judge Spaulding was a systems
engineer at IBM in Baltimore, Maryland. He credits Willard Lorensen, former dean of the College of Law, for setting him on a path in criminal law.
In his second semester at WVU Law, at the request of Dean Lorensen, Judge Spaulding worked undercover in organized gambling in Morgantown.
Following graduation, Judge Spaulding established a practice in Hurricane and served as general counsel to the Putnam General Hospital. From
1977 to 1987, he was the full-time prosecuting attorney for Putnam County. He began serving as circuit judge for Putnam and Mason Counties in
1993. Over the course of his career, Judge Spaulding was appointed 14 times to fill in as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
A past president of the West Virginia Judicial Association, he served during the year when Governor Manchin appointed a commission to study
the selection of state judges.
Judge Spaulding has long valued his role as a mentor to others and was a frequent continuing legal education teacher. He began teaching criminal
law to his fellow prosecutors and his activities as a mentor accelerated upon becoming a judge, especially when it came to explaining Supreme
Court decisions on criminal cases. Judge Spaulding is also a longtime advocate of recording the entire police interrogation process as a means of
minimizing false confessions, ensuring that suspect rights are observed, and using these detailed recordings to aid judges during pre-trial suppression
hearings. Judge Spaulding has been generously assisting WVU Law students in the West Virginia Innocence Project to draft legislation to mandate
recording of the interrogation process. He sees his work with law students as the capstone to his distinguished legal career.
In January 2014, Judge Spaulding was named the recipient of the Mayo Lester Community Service Award, which recognizes an individual who has
demonstrated outstanding community leadership in Putnam County. In 2013, the Putnam County Youth Reporting Center was renamed the O.C.
Spaulding Training Center in his honor.
Judge Spaulding is married to Cabell County Circuit Judge Jane Hustead.
Past Justitia Officium Award Recipients
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
Robert E. Maxwell ‘93-’94
Thomas B. Miller ‘94-’95
William T. Brotherton, Jr. ‘95-’96
Paul L. Selby ‘95-’96
Arthur M. Recht ‘96-’97
Elizabeth V. Hallanan ‘96-’97
Thomas E. McHugh ‘97-’98
Willard D. Lorensen ‘99-’00
Margaret L. Workman ‘99-’00
Charles H. Haden II ‘00-’01
John L. McClaugherty ‘00-’01
John T. Copenhaver, Jr. ‘01-’02
John E. Jenkins, Jr. ‘01-’02
Robert B. King ‘02-’03
M. Blane Michael ‘02-’03
Joseph Simpson Farland ‘03-’04
Sue Seibert Farnsworth ‘03-’04
Irene M. Keeley ‘04-’05
Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. ‘04-’05
Joseph R. Goodwin ‘05-’06
Thomas R. Goodwin ‘05-’06
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 Cappellanti ‘11-’12
Scott S. Segal ‘11-’12
Susan S. Brewer, ‘12-’13
Lloyd G. Jackson, II ‘12-’13
The Class of 2014 has presented a collective gift to the WVU 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.
The Class of 2014
The Class of 2014 would like to honor “G.I. Joe” Kozlowski, who is putting off graduating
with us to serve in Afghanistan. Stay safe.
Mark Allen Moses
In memory of Katherine Ann Moses, whose love, support, and guidance made
me the man I am today. May I continue to make her proud.
T. Lee Beeman
In honor of my wife, Michelle; my parents, Terry and Lori Beeman; and my family.
Thank you for believing in me and supporting me with your love.
Stephanie Dawn Nethken
In honor of my friends and family who supported me, especially my daughter,
Kendra.
Seth Andrew Boso
In honor of my parents, Rita and Brian Boso. Thank you for your unconditional love and
support throughout these past 26 years. I love y’all.
Jonathan Thomas O’Dell
In memory of Pawpaw O’Dell and Iva Winter.
In memory of my grandparents, Ethel and Frank Boso and Zella and Charles Shaw.
Samuel Wesley Peterson
In memory of Sarah “Mommom” O’Berry. I love and miss you.
Daniel Patrick Callahan
In honor of my parents, Dan and Beverly; my sister Emma; my girlfriend, Claire; my mentor,
Anne; and the Hawse family. Your support means the world to me.
Thanks to my parents, Lisa and Ken Colvin, and my grandfather, Dr. Walter
O’Berry. Without them, none of this would have been possible.
Jordan Paige Rexrode
In honor of my fiancé, Marcus Weese. Your love and patience have gotten me
through this challenging time. I love you more than you will ever know. Thank
you.
Nathan Abell Carroll
In honor of my parents and my Kat, for all their love and support.
Joshua Adam Cottle
In honor of my parents, Robert and Dianna Cottle. I love you, and I thank you for your
unwavering love and support.
Vernon Paul Ferrell III
In honor of my parents, Paul Ferrell and Kathy and Lou Thomas. Thank you for being there
and supporting me.
Pamela Tritt Ferrell
In honor of my parents, Butch and Sandy Tritt, who continue to love me, support me, and
inspire me in all of my endeavors.
In honor of my family. Thanks for all your love and support. Without you I
wouldn’t have been able to follow my dreams. I love you.
Marlon A. K. Rhine
In honor of M3, Murray Gordon, the Khalil family, and Nancy.
Shaina Leigh Richardson
In honor of my parents, Dave and Lori Kubizna, for helping me achieve my
dreams.
In honor of my husband, Jeff Richardson, for his love and support.
Malinda Jean Ferris
In honor of my entire family. I couldn’t have finished law school without your willingness to
care for my babies. Jack and Kady, mommy loves you!
Paul Will Durant Robinson
In honor of my family. Thanks for all your love and support.
In memory of Howard Ferris. Wish you were here to see this. I finally did it! Our family
misses you every day.
Kristen Elise Ross
In memory of Papaw Bill Ross. “That’s my girl” finally did it.
In honor of Kody Ferris. You have been wonderful. Thank you for being so supportive.
It has been tough, but we finally made it. I love you!
Brittany Anne Fink
In memory of Uncle Rickey. Your support paved the way.
Marvin K. Sapp
In honor of the love and support of my parents, my wife, and the grace of God.
Claude Michael Sigley
In honor of my wonderful wife, Melisa June Sigley. Thank you for your love and
support.
Kelli B. Ganz
In memory of Grandma Ganz, forever in my heart and always guiding from above.
Lauren Rose Givhan
With undying gratitude to my parents and family, friends and colleagues, mentors near
and far, whose kindness and support have allowed me the opportunities that culminate
in this auspicious occasion.
Courtney Shae Kesecker Moore
To my parents, husband, family, and friends with much appreciation for your continued
love, support, and encouragement. Thank you will never be enough. I love you!
Abbe Anne Klezer
Thank you to my family for your love and support. I could not have done this without all
of you.
“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”
– A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh
Brittany L. Smith
In honor of my parents, Rod and Tammy Smith, for their unfailing love
and support. I never would have made it here without you. Thank you for
everything!
Andrew Westwood Smith
In honor of my mother, Janice. I would not be the person I am today without
you, and I look up to you more than you know. Love, Andrew.
Keshia Anne C. Tenorio
In honor of my mom and dad, Mimi, and Papa. Thanks for your love and
support.
In honor of my sister. Thank you for your love, time, and support.
In honor of my Aunt Pat and Uncle Frank. Thank you for supporting my dream.
In honor of Nina and Uncle Mike, my personal cheerleading squad.
Imad S. Matini
In honor of my family and friends. Thank you for believing in me.
Mitchell Benjamin Tuggle
In honor of my wife, Ashley Tuggle, and my parents, Bill and Bobbie Tuggle.
Emily Katherine Miller
In memory of my grandpa, Bob Pugh. You’re always with me.
Katherine O. Wilson
In memory of Grandpa Will Engelland. “A l’ouevre on connâit l’artisan.”
In honor of my parents and sisters. Thank you for all your love and support.
Sarah Nichole Mills
In honor of my parents, Rodney and Mary Mills. Thanks for your support.
Jason E. Wingfield
In honor of my wonderful family. Thank you for your love and support.
Marissa M. Zielinski
In honor of Mom, Ray, Gram, Grampa, and Tom – thank you and I love you!
Administrators
Faculty
Joyce E. McConnell
Gerald G. Ashdown
William J. Maier, Jr. Dean
Thomas R. Goodwin Professor of Law
James H. “Buck” and June M. Harless
Professor of Law
Gregory W. Bowman
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Professor of Law
Anne Marie Lofaso
Associate Dean, Faculty Research and
Development
Professor of Law
Robert M. Bastress
Valena E. Beety
Patrick C. McGinley
Associate Professor of Law
Kelly Behre
Visiting Associate Professor of Law
Michael Blumenthal
Visiting Professor of Law
Professor of Law
Associate Dean, Administration and
Finance
Vincent P. Cardi
Janet Armistead
Barton Z. Cowan
Assistant Dean, Career Services
Marjorie A. McDiarmid
Steptoe and Johnson Professor of Law and
Technology
Gregory Elkins
Amber Brugnoli
John W. Fisher, II Professor of Law
Thomas C. Cady
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Jena Martin
Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff and Love
Professor of Law
Visiting Professor of Law
Charles R. DiSalvo
Woodrow A. Potesta Professor of Law
James R. Elkins
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
Camille M. Riley
Bradley Smith
Professor of Law
Copenhaver Visiting Endowed Chair
of Law
Assistant Dean, Development
Atiba Ellis
Larry V. Starcher
JJ Davis
Joshua P. Fershee
William Coates
Assistant Registrar
Kendra H. Fershee
Visiting Lecturer
John E. Taylor
Professor of Law
Hollee S. Temple
Tina Jernigan
Director, Admissions
John W. Fisher II
William J. Maier, Jr. Dean Emeritus
Professor of Law
Matthew Titolo
James Jolly
Director, Marketing and
Communications
James J. Friedberg
Shine Tu
Jennifer Jordan
David C. Hardesty, Jr.
Associate Director, Development
Jessica Justice
Assistant Dean, West Virginia
Continuing Legal Education
Rosalind Lister
Hale J. and Roscoe P. Posten Professor
of Law
James Van Nostrand
Director, Center for Energy and Sustainable
Development
Jessica Haught
Suzanne Weise
Visiting Teaching Associate Professor
of Law, LRRW
David L. Krech
Assistant Director, Career Services
Lynne Maxwell
Patricia Lee
Stenja McVicker
WVU President Emeritus
Professor of Law
Teaching Associate Professor of Law,
LRRW
Director, Appellate Advocacy
Director, Law Library
Teaching Associate Professor of Law
Director, LRRW
Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Law Clinic
Business Planning Officer
Joshua Weishart
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Grace J. Wigal
Teaching Professor of Law
Director, Academic Excellence Center
Elaine Waterhouse Wilson
Emeritus Faculty
Forest J. Bowman
Elissa Momen
Jackson & Kelly Professor Emeritus
Assistant Director, Admissions
Franklin D. Cleckley
Arthur B. Hodges Professor Emeritus
Jennifer Powell
Robert Lathrop
Director, Center for Law and
Public Service
Professor Emeritus
Keith Walton
Director, Network Services
College of Creative Arts
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Paul K. Kreider, Dean
PROCESSIONAL
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WELCOMING REMARKS
William Haller
David O’Donnell
Paul K. Kreider, Dean
OUTSTANDING STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Jacob Daniel Sandridge
School of Music
OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS
William J. Winsor Associate Dean
OUTSTANDING STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Daniela Londoño-Bernal School of Art and Design
FACULTY/STUDENT MENTORED RESEARCH AWARDS
John Hendricks, III
Assistant Dean OUTSTANDING STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Nora Lynn Perone School of Theatre and Dance
Chris Sarandon, B.F.A., Class of 1964
David O’Donnell
School of Art and Design
School of Music
School of Theatre and Dance
ALUMNI CHARGE
David Bess, Ph.D. College of Creative Arts
ALMA MATER *
David O’Donnell
Alison Helm, Director
H. Keith Jackson, Director
Joshua B. Williamson, Director
RECESSIONAL
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Chris Sarandon
Chris Sarandon is an American actor who is best known for playing Prince Humperdinck in Rob Reiner’s film, The Princess Bride, as well
as the vampire Jerry Dandridge in Fright Night and Detective Mike Norris in the first entry of the Child’s Play series. He provided the
speaking voice of Jack Skellington in Tim Burton’s animated Disney film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Leon in Dog Day Afternoon.
Sarandon was born and raised in Beckley, West Virginia, the son of restaurateur Chris Sarandon, Sr. and Cliffie. His mother’s parents
were Greek immigrants, and his father, whose surname was originally Sarandonethes, was a Greek immigrant as well. He graduated
from Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley and went on to West Virginia University, where he earned a bachelor of fine arts degree
in speech and drama, graduating magna cum laude. He earned his master’s degree in theater from the Catholic University of America
in Washington, D.C.
After graduation, Sarandon toured with Catholic University’s National Players, playing Shakespeare and Moliere and acting as a lighting
designer and truck driver. He worked at an improv company in Washington, D.C., before becoming involved in regional theatre, making
his professional debut in The Rose Tattoo in 1965. In 1968, Sarandon moved to New York, where he landed his first television role as
Dr. Tom Halverson on The Guiding Light, a role he played until 1973. He then appeared in the primetime television movies The Satan
Murders and Thursday’s Game, before landing the role of AI Pacino’s transsexual wife in Dog Day Afternoon, a performance that earned
him nominations for Best New Male Star of the Year at the Golden Globes and Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards.
Sarandon appeared in The Rothschilds and The Two Gentlemen of Verona on Broadway, as well making regular appearances at
Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw festivals in the United States and Canada. He also appeared in a series of television roles that
mirrored his affinity for the classics and took roles in films opposite the late Margaux Hemingway, both in the 1976 thriller, Lipstick, and
as an attorney-turned-demon in the 1977 shocker, The Sentinel.
In the 1980s, Sarandon took on a wide range of roles, including the title role in the madefor-television movie, The Day Christ Died, and
as Thomas Wolfe in You Can’t Go Home Again. He received accolades for his dual portrayals of Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay in a
made-for-television version of A Tale of Two Cities. He then co-starred with Dennis Hopper in The Osterman Weekend, which was based
on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name, and with Goldie Hawn in Protocol. These films were followed by another mainstream
success playing the vampire-next-door in the teen horror film, Fright Night.
In 1992, he played the dual roles of Joseph Curwen and Charles Dexter Ward in The Resurrected. He then reprised his role as Jack
Skellington in the Capcom sequel to the original film, Oogie’s Revenge, in the Disney/Square video games, Kingdom of Hearts and Kingdom
of Hearts II, and in Halloween Screams and the Haunted Mansion Holiday, a three-month overlay of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland.
Sarandon went on to work in television again with a recurring role as Dr. Burke on NBC’s long-running medical drama, ER, and as a
recurring character on The Practice. In the 2000’s, he made guest appearances on many television series, notably as the necromancer
demon, Armand, in Charmed and as the superior court judge, Barry Krumble, in six episodes of Judging Amy. More recently, he has
appeared as a guest star on Law and Order SVU and The Good Wife.
He returned to Broadway in 2006 playing Signor Naccarelli in the six-time Tony award-winning musical, The Light in the Piazza at Lincoln
Center. He has recently appeared in Cyrano de Bergerac as Antoine de Guiche, alongside Kevin Kline, Jennifer Garner, and Daniel Sunjata.
He is currently directing a play about sexual assault on women that has had a series of readings in New York.
Sarandon met his wife, Joanna Gleason, daughter of Monty Hall, while performing on Broadway in 1991 in the short-lived musical, Nick
& Nora. The two married in 1994 and, between them, have four grown children and two grandchildren. They have appeared in a number
of films together, including Edie & Pen, American Perfokt, and Let the Devil Wear Black.
He currently sits on the advisory board for the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, West Virginia.
2014 OUTSTANDING STUDENTS
2014 STUDENT MARSHALS
Daniela Londoño-Bernal
Megan Emma Bean
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Design
Bachelor of Arts
Christie Elizabeth Curley
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music
Nora Lynn Perone
Cody Leroy Wilson
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre
DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS
Sheila Kay Barnhart
Maria Crystalia
Martin Harvey
Gary Scott Jones
Khe Sin Khoo
Justin Douglas Krueger
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Art History
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Music
Juan Yu
MASTER OF ARTS
Elissa Chaney Dray
Lindsey Marie Estep
Marsha Lytane Goss
Szilvia Kadas
Amy Marie Swan
Jamal Mosi Davidson
** Erin Elizabeth Handley
*** Sarah Renee Hartman
Gregory Michael Larsen
Lauren J. McDaniel
Megan Elizabeth Sydnor
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MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Art and Design
Cora Elizabeth DeFazio
Shayla Dickerson
Gareth Lee Goans
Christopher Justin Mahoney
Cameron Elias Williams
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Sarah Jewell Olsen
Meghan Stone Olson
Silas Brook Spellman
Kristine Rose Synowka
Art and Design
Jesse August Ackerman
Carrington Blythe Adams
Sarah Leann Beach
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Hayley Marie Boso
Emily Chastain Cline
Jamie Renee Cokeley
* Crystal Ann Collins
Cassandra Leigh Delimon
Joseph DeLong
* Tricia Lynn Dunn
** Ben Roland Gazsi
Catharine Reed Hand
Katlyn A. Kinsey
** Nicholas James Lammay
* Hillary Anne Leach
Kelsie Marie Lilly
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** Alexander Andrew Martin
Nicole Denise Mata
Brandon Scott Michael
Haley Jill Moore
Stormy Nesbit
Bradley Scott Nolan
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** James Edward Burnard Pfaff
Courtney Rebekah Reed
Brianna Lauren Saddler
* Olivia Kathryn Sigley
Nathan Donald Snyder
Kiy Rus Tywoniw
* Ashley Elizabeth Waide
* Nathan Alexander Ward
Kenji Yamashita II
Alice Elaine Yurick
Theatre
Candice Caldwell Day
Jane Paterson Ryan
MASTER OF MUSIC
Joseph Norman Andria
Kristin Marie Chamberlin
Helen Rene Comber
Monica Lea Hambrick
Kyung Soo Hwang
Christopher Everett Jones
Lauren Elizabeth LaPointe
Mirim Lee
John Edward Leonard III
Sarah Elizabeth Perconte
Alyssa May Schwartz
Mikaela Rae Sullivan
Wensi Zhao
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Taylor Grace Hope Horst
Margaret Elizabeth Lazenby
Adam Charles Messenger
Nora L. Perone
Hannah Bettina Redmond
Benjamin Roberts
Megan Schreiber
Nicholas Justin Joseph Sines
Joshua David Smith
Samantha Nicole Voit
Cody Leroy Wilson
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
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Nicoletta M Ciampa
Daniel Ray Crook
Christie Elizabeth Curley
Jessica Rose DeVaney
Tyler Quinn Frazee
Miles Dominic Helmick
Julie Ann Hollis
Kristi Laren Schoolcraft Holstein
Joshua Michael Jannotta
Mark Vernon Lefever
Callie Veronica Hart Merz
Cassandra Elizabeth Nelson
Arthur Novaes De Amorim Sr
Matthew James Pitts
Aaron Joseph Pritt
David Andrew Ruckle
Aaron Joseph Scarberry
Robert Ryan Scott
Letty Jo Shreckengost
Krista Rae Streyle
Sadie Elizabeth Teter
STUDIES
Jessica Deborah Cole
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College of Business and Economics
ORDER OF EXERCISES
College of Business and Economics
Jose V. Sartarelli, Milan Puskar Dean
PROCESSIONAL
NATIONAL ANTHEM *
WELCOMING REMARKS
Brett Miller
Jocelyn Raychel
Jose V. Sartarelli, Milan Puskar Dean
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE TO
FRED T. TATTERSAL
E. Gordon Gee
President West Virginia University
Lisa DiBartolomeo Chair, Faculty Senate
Bill Sheedy Executive Vice President Corporate Strategy, M&A, Government Relations and Europe Visa
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
Master of Arts 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
General Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
ALUMNI CHARGE
ALMA MATER *
Jocelyn Raychel
Stratford Douglas
Stratford Douglas
Scott Fleming
Elizabeth Vitullo
Paul Speaker
Joyce Heames
Stratford Douglas
Scott Fleming
Joyce Heames
William Riley
Karen Donovan
Joyce Heames
Andy Wood
E. Gordon Gee Fred T. Tattersall, Class of 1970 Chairman, 1607 Capital Partners
Jocelyn Raychel
RECESSIONAL
Brett Miller
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Bill Sheedy
Bill Sheedy leads Visa’s corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions efforts, global policy and government relations,
and oversees strategic initiatives for the company, including Visa’s relationships and interests in Europe. In this role, he
is responsible for charting the company’s strategic direction and driving growth, expanding the company’s relationships
with governments and regulators globally, and leading critical initiatives and transactions with clients and partners around
the world.
More recently, Sheedy was Group President, Americas, and oversaw Visa’s business across nearly 50 countries in North
America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. In this role, Sheedy was responsible for issuer, merchant,
acquirer, and third-party processor relationships and led efforts to expand card issuance, merchant acceptance, and
usage of Visa-branded products and services across the Americas. He also had responsibility for Visa’s core credit, debit,
prepaid, commercial, small business, and co-brand businesses.
Previously, Sheedy served as president of the company’s North America region. Sheedy also played a leadership role
in managing Visa’s corporate restructuring that merged multiple regional Visa entities into a single global company,
culminating in Visa’s successful initial public offering in 2008. Earlier in his career, Sheedy managed Visa’s U.S. pricing
and economics strategies. He joined the company in 1993 as an executive in Visa’s strategy and pricing division.
Sheedy holds a bachelor of science from West Virginia University and an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
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M.A. Economics
B.S. Economics
M.B.A.
M.S.I.R.
M.S. Finance
B.S. M.I.S.
M.P.A
B.S. Accounting
B.S. General Business
B.S. Management
B.S. Finance
B.S. Marketing
MASTER OF ARTS
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL
ACCOUNTANCY
Economics
Economics
Elise Anne Crowder
Thomas Horne
Amanda Lucy Chan Wardell
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Serkan Karadas
Amanda Marie Mandzik
Patrick Iaquinta Manzi
William Patrick McAndrew
Minh Tam Tammy Schlosky
Kathleen M. Sheehan
Kirill V. Temlyakov
Zheng Tian
Kaitlyn Rose Wolf
Spencer David Anderson
Steven Eugene Blandi
William Anthony Burdette
Mary Allison Burger
Nicholas Joseph Cherrone
Drew Allen Comley
Raymond Machate Conrad
Todd Crimmel
Caroline Teresa Cumberledge
Danielle Lipps DeLong
Amy Barbara Donato
Gina Sandy Ezelle
Catherine Anne Fazzini
Christopher Joseph Ferrell
Paul Robert Fetty, Jr.
Da Gui
Douglas Sherman Hawkins
Dixie Marie Heavener
Alex Austin Heimbuch
Ryan Eric Hill
Christopher Jon Hilleary
Andrew Hinchman
Yue Hu
Ravichandran R. Jothi
Emily Gentry Kelley
Jennifer Ann Kelly
Essam Abdulkader Koshak
Nathan Andrew Kost
Harry Jackson Lake
Dylan Carlson Lewis
Shaobo Li
Imad S. Matini
Brandon Michael McGuire
Patrick Joseph Padula
Thomas Lloyd Petak
Jeremiah Christian Rutter
Stephanie Lee Sears
Shaheen Shafii
Matthew Ryan Sickles
Timothy Lewis Smith
Steven Joseph Staffileno
Zachary Tyler Stanley
Camden L. Stockton
Keith Alan Thurston
David Triplett
Charles Samuel Trump
Nicholas Colton Vucurevich
Robert Lee Wertz
Sara-Anne O’Neal Williams
Christopher Ryan Williams
William Eugene Wright
Bingbing Xue
Keji Zheng
Peter Simon Zulia
Finance
Wei Chen
Ning Ding
Yue Hu
Shaobo Li
Walter Edmund Rockhill III
Alan Carmen Rusniak
Keji Zheng
Industrial Relations
William Darlington Amick III
Samuel Allan Astley
Erin Michelle Bowers
Jacob Marvin Bowman
Langston Charles Bryant
Daniel Rene Carlson
Megan Elizabeth Coffman
Ariel Blake Fink
Natalie Anne French
Megan Danielle Garcia
Alexa Jean Hadfield
Caitlin Ryan Hulyo
Carrie Elizabeth Johnson
Jonathan Franklin Kimble
Kody Michael Leonard
Hannah Jane Long
Danielle Jean Mackey
Anna Novikova
Julie Michelle Sankbeil
James Vincent Santa Maria
Shannon Amanda Teets
Steven Matthew Thompson
Sara-Anne O’Neal Williams
Howard Joe Wilson
Nathaniel Jonathan Wright
Robert Lea Wright III
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Economics
Deanne Naushad Bhamgara
Maura Elizabeth M. Ellsworth
Jason Thomas Gutknecht
Jacqueline Elisabeth O’Donnell
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Jennifer Elaine Swanson
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Accounting
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Cody Dylan Ballard
John Steven Ballengee
Anthony Michael Barton
Codi J. Bascome
Cassandra Jordan Baylous
Megan Jean Benham
Andrew Colin Binnie
Zachary Allen Bogardus
Christopher John Bonelli
Michael John Patrick Bornak
Matthew James Brown
Zachary Robert Bucklen
Giovanni Silverio Catalano
Emma J Coole
Tyler John Cyr
Matthew Lawrence Datel
Trevor Ward Demko
Umer Hamid Dhamee
Timothy Hodge Ditto
John Patrick Dunn
John Clark Emery
Alexander Fajardo
James Oliver Fankhauser
Kevin James Fanning
Robert Clark Ferrell
Brandon Scott Flanagan
Jared Robert Flynn
Nathan Michael Greene
Tyler Shane Grimm
Stephen Michael Henderson
Kara Leigh Hope
Logan Guyle Hoskinson
Samuel Stephen Jarrett
Bryce Andrew Johnson
Anna Marie Kimberling
Darren Klaus
Tyler Damon Kondo
Kaitlin Ann Lake
Brett Ellis Lampert
Mario Anthony LeDonne
Leila Leinbach
Darian Seth Martz
Amber Dawn McKinney
Whitney M. Merrill
Colin Mitchell
Jessica Elizabeth Morley
Jonathan Derrick Munza
James Michael Murphy
Sarah Elizabeth Nesbitt
Amanda Sydney Newpol
Tyler Nilson
Taylor Palmer
Matthew Bruce Phearsdorf
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Taylor Robert Poli
Nelson Russell Raines III
Jenna Marie Ranieri
Mohammad Reza Ravjani
Jakob Kevin Rinehart
Tyler Chapman Robey
Stephen Matthew Sadowski
Matthew Ross Safranek
John David Scohy
Jared M Shaffer
Jeffrey Andrew Skeens
Nicholas Rocco Sparachane, Jr.
Michael Charles Stern
Spencer Hays Tebay
Kevin Alan Thornberg
Adam Gregory Thornburg
Sydney Elizabeth Thornton
Jabir Traore
Brian Wesley Vaughan
Kristin Marie Walp
Owen Morrissey Walsh
Nicolette Joan Walski
Amanda Michelle Welsh
Maraya Kaye Williamson
Gregory Scott Wilson
Business Management
David M. Barton
** Austin Mathew Bergeron
Lee Daniel Bienstock
Alexandria Nicole Blanck
* Michael William Board
** Kasey Dawn Bozzer
Zackary Allen Braley
Thomas Robert Buechler
Jenna Lauren Cadel
Zachary Cole Channell
Shing-Chih Chen
Rhea Joanne Cline
Dawson Cogar
Michael Paul Collins
Joseph Raymond Costanzo
** Leanna M. Daisey
Jonathan Thomas DeGarmo
Laura Christine DeMarco
Sarah Depp
Thomas James Deusenbery
Parveen Devi
David Chase Doerr
Ryan Thomas Donovan
Edmund Alexander Driscoll
Kylie J Echard
Zachary Thomas Evans
Thomas Robert Ferrari
Matthew Quinn Geiger
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*** Vanessa Sue Gramlich
Ashley Nicole Grapes
Alexander Terrence Griffith
Robert John Grimm
Kyle J. Harsh
Jordan Garett Hatfield
Eric Steven Hoffman
Benjamin Christopher Hoffmann
Logan Matthew Howser
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Georgine Susan Kroll
Trevor James Kushner
Nicole Cherie Luth
Adrian Lopez Magno
Logan Charles Markey
Tyler Kain McGoff
Amber Dawn McKinney
Edward Hugh McMahon IV
David Ryan Messerly
Zachary James Milke
Freddie A Millis-Brouse
Shannon Marie Miskevics
Jonathan Steven Molina
Sebastian Monasterio
Shasta R. Morgan
Jessica Leigh Nichols
Emeka Nwosu, Jr.
Nicholas Vincent Oliva
Erik Stephen Otto
Dylan Reid Pany
Taylor Yowell Patterson
Michael Anthony Peymann
Christopher Burr Power, Jr.
Kyle Milan Pratt
Spencer Todd Pritchard
Tyree Maurice Proctor
Cory Michael Proietti
Lindsey Michelle Quarltere
Kevin John Quinn
Joshua Joseph Regnier
Clinton Levi Riggleman
Jakob Kevin Rinehart
Nicolas Rios
Christopher Lane Rittenhouse
Antonio R. Rossi
Ali Nicole Rubin
Sarah Meyer Rubis
Brandon Sard
John Francis Scalo, Jr.
Kayla Michelle Schrout
Lenore Lynne Shimon
Jeremy Silco
Sara Elizabeth Simcoe
Hannah Kathleen Smith
Trevor Cole Snavely
Dean Louis Southworth
Alyssa Marie Stahl
Vincent J. Stanziola
John Jared Starkey
Andrew Alan Tackett
Andrew Robert Veith
Robert Joseph Walters III
Austin M. Wambolt
Katie Elisabeth Warne
Benjamin Matthew Warsaw
Damien Kyle Waterman
Adam Joshua Wells
Bridget Marie West
Sara Frances Wheeler
John Alexander Williams
Kyle Wine
John Wythe Woods
Harvey Lee Woodson
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Melissa Renee Ackerman
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Christian Robert Alberico
James Brandon Allie
Hussain Ali Al-Mustafa
Darren Nicholas Amelio
Mark Thomas Andrews
Brian Michael Arndt
Kent Patrick Bailey
Cody Dylan Ballard
Michael Charles Barbaro
Jennifer Nicole Bidus
John-William Parker Blessing
Nathaniel D. Boden
Blake Bruce Calligaro
Lisa Mary Cardone
Andrew Joseph Cary
Giovanni Silverio Catalano
Evan Charles Clyde
Dillon Thomas Coberly
Kaleigh Tess Cunningham
Jordan L. Damron
Steven Brendan Davalos
Trevor Ward Demko
Jay Thomas Diamond
John-Henry Siddhartha Doktorski
Daryl Kirk Dozier
Michael Ryan Dunmire
Eric Lawrence Dunn
Michael Paul Edmondson
James Oliver Fankhauser
Thomas William Frye
Colleen Mary Geiss
Leonardo Giraldo
Aashna Gupta
Matthew Hardt
Patrick Conaboy Hartnett
Nickolas Ryan Heil
Bjorn Mark Helgoe
Evan Charles Hetzel
Arben Hodzic
Michael J. Hughes
Hattie Mae Hutson
Nazrul Islam
Rebecca Anne Johns
Dillan Robert Knox
Nicholas Brandon Lawrence
Mario Anthony LeDonne
Maxwell Guy LeVee
Jing Li
Mark E. Liscio
Adam Christopher Mauck
Zachary T. Mazezka
Kevin Patrick McBride
Christina Maria McGugan
Brandon Michael Mong
Dominic S. Orsini
Alexander Tyler Oxenberg
Anthony Robert Pareso
Anthony William Petracci
Christian Levon Plante
Taylor Robert Poli
Samantha Marie Pulte
Nelson Russell Raines III
Vishnu Reddy
Bradley Michael Riddle
Connor James Rishel
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Matthew Joseph Saab
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Mitchell Edward Santry
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Benjamin Martin Scott
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Henry Harper Seidel
Christopher William Drisko
James Michael Sirockman
Jared Alexander Dursa
Krista Marie Snyder
Uwem Etuk
Patrick Dillon Tucker
Joshua Scott Feeser
Kendra Sue Welker
Derric Joseph Feinberg
Christopher Hunter Westbrook, Jr. Lauren Fellner
Brandon Robert Younciak
Brian Thomas Flynn
Mason Kevin Young
* Stephenee Raychel Gandee
* Carissa Elizabeth Gazda
* Jonathan Ward Gency
General Business
Troy Austin Gloster
Anna M. Chmielecki
Matthew Joseph Grondin
* Jayvonne Maurice Gummer
Management Information Systems
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Brooke D. Hampton
Joshua R. Berlin
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Michael Robert Bernato
Zachary Lloyd Hood
Alex Michael Burke
Cory Scott Huber
Brittany Danielle Christiansen
Diana Carolina Huertas
Christopher John Clark
Megan Elizabeth Hutchinson
Brandon Chase Conners
Abu Bakarr Jalloh
Lance Scott Dickson
* Sarah Jane Janowski
Conor Frei
Vanessa Jacqueline Keiser
Jonathan Lee Gibson
Timothy J. Kilkenny
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* Jeffery Allen Helba
Lauren Marie Kotula
Adam Hunter High
John Brendan Kubilus
Raif Mohamed Hisham
Dylan Reed Mahon
Matthew Christopher Holbert
Rachel Michelle Martin
Andrew Lee Kelly
Gabrielle Sarah Massaro
Cory Joseph Kendelski
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** Nicole Anne Lauri
Kevin M. Messer
Christopher Ryan Leo
* Dominic Joseph Mirto
Alex Joseph Lynn
Samuel James Orkney
* Andrew James Manchester
** Jenna Marie Parke
Michael Joseph Marynowski
Cayla Michele Parrish
Matthew Ryan Mason
John Nicholas Pentol
Joseph Mcconville
Margaret Wood Posey
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Joseph Michael Procopio
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Trevor Parr
Daniel Riley
Thomas John Pyryt
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Jeffrey David Sloan
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Matthew Garrett Spencer
David Shedeed Sadd II
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Marketing
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Chad William Burdette
Leland James Webster
Jonathan Michael Carrado
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Stephen Harris Zantz
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Aaron Scott Fleming, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Accounting
Carol A. Henry, Ed.D.
Director, Information Technology
Nancy McIntyre, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean, Research and
Outreach
Clifford Hawley, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Economics
Patrick Gregg
Director, Communications and Marketing
Karen France, Ph.D.
William B. Riley, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Finance
Director, Center for Chinese Business
Jennifer Bellucci
Director, Center for Career Development
Gary Insch, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
Andy Wood, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Marketing
Steve Cutright, Ph.D.
Director, Brickstreet Center for Innovation
and Entrepreneurship
Cesidio “Jess” Mancini
Associate Dean, Administrative Services
Joyce Heames, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Management
Martina Bison-Huckaby
Director, Center for Executive Education
Joseph P. Seiaman
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs
and Advising
Presha Neidermeyer Ph.D.
Coordinator, Master of Professional
Accountancy
John Deskins
Director, Bureau of Business and Economic
Research
A. Graham Peace, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Special Projects
Chair, Management Information Systems
Stratford Douglas, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Ph.D. Program in Economics
Elizabeth Tomlinson, Ph.D.
Director, Business Communications and
Learning Center
Suzanne Kitchen, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Master of Science in Industrial Elizabeth Vitullo
Relations
Director, Master’s Programs
Victor Chow, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Master of Science in Finance
Laura McCall
Director, Office of Development
Bonnie Anderson
Director, Alumni Relations
WVU College of Business and Economics Faculty
Accounting
Barbara Apostolou
Nicholas Apostolou
Noel Brock
Richard Brooks
Jack Dorminey
Richard Dull
Arron Scott Fleming
Theresa Hilliard
Kip Holderness
Nancy Lynch
Adolph Neidermeyer
Presha Neidermeyer
Mark Nigrini
David Pariser
Richard Riley
L. Christian Schaupp
Megan McBride-Schaupp
Denise White
Economics
Arabinda Basistha
Pedro Bento
Roger Congleton
Brian Cushing
John Deskins
Stratford Douglas
Joshua Hall
Clifford Hawley
Brad Humphreys
Shulchiro Nishioka
Adam Nowak
Eric Olson
William Reece
Amanda Ross
Jane Ruseski
Feng Yao
Dongwoo Yoo
Andrew Young
Executive-in-Residence
William Hutchison
Finance
Ashok Abbott
Naomi Boyd
K. Victor Chow
Frank DeGeorge
Ann Marie Hibbert
Alexander Kurov
Costanza Meneghetti
William Riley
Terry Rose
Paul J. Speaker
Harry Turtle
Marketing
James Brown
Jody Crosno
Annie Cui
Paula Fitzgerald
Karen Donovan
Chas D. Koermer
Susan Lantz
Cyril Logar
Richard McFarland
Elizabeth Tomlinson
Michael Walsh
Li Wang
Andy Wood
MIS
Oran Alston
Ednilson Bernardes
Virginia Kleist
Salman Nazir
Graham Peace
Nanda Surendra
Management
Ajay Aluri
Gerald Blakely
Neil Bucklew
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Frank DeMarco
Jim Denton
Jack A. Fuller
Mark Gavin
Jodi Goodman
Usha Haley
Joyce Heames
Tim Heames
Jeffery Houghton
Gary S. Insch
Suzanne Kitchen
Matthew Marvel
Nancy McIntyre
Jennifer Sexton
Abhishek Srivastava
Linda Sypolt
Edward Tomlinson
WVU College of Business and Economics Staff
Raheef Alturkmani
Dean’s Office
Carole Kiger
Information Technology
Lisa Polling
Executive Education
Jane Armstrong
Undergraduate
Jamie Kiszka
Dean’s Office
Patricia Ratliff
Business Office
Julia Bolt
Accounting
Henry Lee
Susan Robison
Center for Career Development
Eric Bowen
Bureau of Business and
Economic Research
Erica Lindsay
Communications and Marketing
Karen Smith
Economics
Amy Lutz
Office of Development
Charylene St. Clair
Graduate Programs
Susan Maczko
Undergraduate Programs and
Advising
Tara St. Clair
Center for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
Marco Maurier
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Bureau of Business and Economic
Research
Catharine Thieme
Advising
Jo Morrow
Business Administration
Vickie Trickett
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Business Office
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Graduate Programs
Rachel Nieman
Alex Wilson
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Instructional Designer
Carrie Wood
Graduate Programs
Michelle Paugh
Business Office
Michael Zhao
Center for Chinese Business
Debra Buchanan
Industrial Relations and Management
Erin Carter
Center for Chinese Business, Finance
and Marketing
Brian Chang
Undergraduate Programs and Advising
Christiadi
Bureau of Business and Economic
Research
Kurt Dadish
Andrea Davis
Business Office
Stephanie Dowell
Graduate Programs
Christine Giel
Advising
Marlene Guzy
Executive Education
Virginia Herrod
Cynthia Perkins
Advising
Davis College of Agriculture,
Natural Resources and Design
Sunday, May 11, 2014
9:30 a.m. | Coliseum
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Daniel J. Robison, Dean
PROCESSIONAL
NATIONAL ANTHEM *
WELCOMING REMARKS
Brett Miller
Jocelyn Raychel
Daniel J. Robison, Dean
Keith Bowers, FASLA, RLA, PWS Founder and President, Biohabitats
Master’s Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
Jocelyn Raychel
Kenneth P. Blemings Professor, Animal and Nutritional Sciences
Multidisciplinary Studies
Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences
Division of Design and Merchandising
Division of Forestry and Natural Resources
Division of Plant and Soil Sciences
Division of Resource Management
ALUMNI CHARGE
Jean Woloshuk Vice President, DCANRD Alumni Association
ALMA MATER *
Jocelyn Raychel
RECESSIONAL
Brett Miller
* Please stand.
Keith Bowers
For nearly three decades, Keith Bowers has been at the forefront of applied ecology, land conservation, and sustainable
design. As the founder and president of Biohabitats, Keith has built a multidisciplinary organization focused on conservation
planning, ecological restoration, and regenerative design. Using a living-systems approach as the basis for all of its
work, Biohabitats employs whole-systems thinking through applied ecology to address a variety of projects at multiple
scales. From site-specific river, wetland, and coastal habitat restoration projects to regional watershed management and
conservation, to the regeneration of urban estuaries, Keith has kept Biohabitats at the vanguard of ecology and design.
Keith is also president and founder of Biohabitats’ sister company, Ecological Restoration and Management, Inc. ER&M
provides professional installation and management services for restoration projects throughout North America.
Keith currently serves on the board of directors for the Wildlands Network, a national organization focused on restoring,
protecting, and connecting North America ‘s best wild places. Keith is also the Theme Lead for Ecological Restoration
under the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Commission on Ecosystem Management. Keith has also
served for more than 13 years on the board of directors for the Society for Ecological Restoration International, twice as
its chair, and currently serves on several board committees.
He is a fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, licensed in over seven states, and is a professional wetland
scientist. Keith holds a bachelor of science in landscape architecture from West Virginia University and an honorary degree
from the Conway School of Landscape Design.
Stage
Forestry and Natural Resources
Plant and Soil Sciences
Resource Management
B.MdS. - M.S.
M.S. - Ph.D.
Animal and Nutritional Sciences
Design and Merchandising
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design Administration
Daniel J. Robison
Dean
Dennis K. Smith
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Multidisciplinary Studies
Timothy T. Phipps
Associate Dean, Research and Outreach
Thomas W. Green
Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration
Paul E. Lewis
Assistant Director, Outreach and Community Affairs
Matthew A. Jenks
Director, Division of Plant and Soil Sciences
Matthew Wilson
Interim Director, Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences
Kerry S. Odell
Interim Director, Division of Design and Merchandising
Interim Director, Division of Resource Management
Joseph F. McNeel
Director, Division of Forestry and Natural Resources
Agricultural and Extension Education
Howard S. Scott
Animal and Food Science
Kaitlin Hope Maditz
Meghan Lynn Manor
Tabatha Lynn Settle
MASTER OF AGRICULTURE,
NATURAL RESOURCES
AND DESIGN
William Lawrence Cleaver
Steven Gregory Neff
Alexa Jane Talkington
MASTER OF LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
Jing Chu
Forest Resource Science
Rogelio Tucay Andrada II
Kelly Leona Balcarczyk
Brock Miles Huntsman
Gabriel F. Strain
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Agricultural and Resource
Economics
Daniel John Bissinger
Anne Marie Wood
Agronomy
Carol Allison Brown
Marianne Aileen Mannix
Brittany Rachelle Parks
Katey Maxine Yoast
Animal Physiology
Eva Allyn Mullins
Rebecca Christine Price
Karen Nicole Sommers
Genetics and Developmental Biology
Amy Lynn Shackelford
Design and Merchandising
Brandon Scott Kiger
Natural Resource Economics
Praveena Rajam Jayaraman
Sudiksha Joshi
Xueting Zhao
Horticulture
Plant and Soil Science
Nutritional and Food Science
Gaylynn Johnson
Robert John Bills
Shannon Nicole Ackerman
Katie Lynn Bulian
Oluremi Ariel Famodu
Amanda Leigh Foreman
Elizabeth Grace McKenzie
Jessie Theresa Popelka
Erin Lynn Smith
Wendy Michelle Thompson
Reproductive Physiology
Keli Ann Akers
Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
Ryan Davis
Andrew John Dennhardt
Jamie Marie Marranca
Christina Lynn Slover
Darren Michael Wood
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN FORESTRY
Aaron Dwight Carpenter
Tianmiao Wang
James Vernon Watson
Carson Andrew Wright
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Agribusiness Management and
Rural Development
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Layne Jackson Andrews
Austin Stuart Baird
Zachary Erin Beamesderfer
Casey Alexandra Berman
Taylor Stewart Bramble
Paul T. Brightly
Luke D. Cummins
Matthew John Donkersloot
Joshua Chester Ernst
Steven Evans
Luke Tyler Fuhrman
Mariah Rebecca Hatton
Rachel Alexandria Manning
Emilie E. Meade
Zach Robert Morrow
Madison Arlene Neff
Drew Joseph Parsons
Erin Elizabeth Vorholt
Rebecca Ruth Blair
*** Bryan Joseph Blawut
Vincent S. Caruso
* Rachel Elizabeth Cokeley
** Melanie Adele Custer
Brittany Lynn Dailey
** William Thomas Daly
* Jamie Nicole Dively
* † Kellsi Nicole Dye
* † Julia Marie France
*** Chasity Ann Garletts
*** Rachel Ann Gunther
Areil Marie Harris
Lindsay Kaye Hendershot
Emily Hannah Hoblitzell
* Katherine Elizabeth Jenkins
Marcie Lynne Kanosky
** † Kaleena Marie Kuehler
* Brittany Nicole Lee
* † Kaitlin Nicole Morrison
Raluchukwu T. Nwangwu
Andrea Jeanette Pinkstaff
* Hannah Lynn Plaugher
** Walker Mariel Roberts
Benjamin Philips Stewart
*** † Natalie Ann Temeles
Andrea Lynn Wills
Applied and Environmental
Microbiology
Jason Conaway Johnson
Marlena Jaimie Kingsbury
Biochemistry
Ann Marie Barry
Dipendra Bhandari
** † Courtney Elizabeth Brancazio
*** † Matthew John Brooks
** † Morgan Leigh Bush
*** † Adam Nathaniel Carte
** Kolby Lane Foltz
* † Sarah Nicole Freeman
Sunita Mahat
Courtney Renee Martin
*** Lacey Dawn Martin
* Morgan Marie McIntyre
* Brooks Andrew Paine
William Joseph Paster
Andrea Jeanette Pinkstaff
Human Nutrition and Foods
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April M. Andersson
Rachel Elizabeth Byrne
Alysha Marie Henry
Brooke Logan Irwin
Benjamin L. Keplinger
Taylor Renee Mooney
Jennifer Marisa Nguyen
Bethany Christine Pennock
Juliana Leigh Royse
Mary Lauren Salvatore
Elizabeth Nicole Smith
Stephanie Kent Thompson
Bethany Sue Yurko
Interior Design
Design Studies
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Andrea Michelle Argabright
Janine Carol Burton
Amanda Leigh Drews
Daniel Charles Jencks
Anna Emily Stone
Erin Marissa Walburn
Katherine Elizabeth Webster
Environmental and Natural
Resource Economics
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Dennis Lee Bridgett, Jr.
Tyler Christian Cloetingh
Tyler Patrick Conlon
Alan Staub Davis
Weston Charles Devore
Amanda Jean Harker
Austin Taylor Huffman
Matthew James Palmer
Mitchell Scott Sutton
Fashion Design and Merchandising
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Alexandra Lea Boso
Emily Mynnette Dearth
Stephanie Marie Drenning
Casey Elizabeth Ernst
Elleyse Nicole Gemondo
Kristin Hemp
Gretta Margaret Hempelmann
Jennifer Michelle Iskow
Chaz Nyree Jones
Alexis Michele Kubisiak
Vanessa Lauren Molush
Mary Kathryn Pietranton
Jourdan Darrelle Saseen
Jillian Steinberg
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Rachel Nicole Bigler
Alexandra Marie Dolnack
Laurel Ann Fischer
Jocelyn LaShea Hancock
Megan Heidel
Maggie Lynn Knizat
Bridget A. McGowan
Kathryn Marie Petruzzo
Alexandra Isabelle Villaseran
Sabre Lynn Wood
Soil Science
Jarred William Picarelli
Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
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Ashley Victoria Akers
Jacob Daniel Allison
Mark Thomas Beerse
Bryan Joseph Blawut
Steven Clint Carpenter
Corinne Denison Davis
Samantha Leigh Devorich
Christopher William Dove
Sarah Anne Eckles
Nickolas Scott Goodman
Dylan James Herd
Cody Allen Howdyshell
Eric L. Jaskuta
Jarius Walter Jones
Dustin Tyler Kimble
Alex Patrick Kostik
Logan Cory Moon
Vincent Michael Nadbath
Erika Diane Orlikoff
Frank Zachary Robinette
Brian Anthony Shurmanek
Korey Christian Simmons
Kendra Louise Sublette
Ramsey Stephen Tice
Scott Evan Yaros
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN AGRICULTURE
Agricultural and Extension
Education
***
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Jennifer LeeAnn Baker
Kimberly Anne Brooks
Jessica Elizabeth Clarke
Lauren Irene Daub
Dylan Demosthenes Johnson
Rachel Alexandria Manning
John Alan Postlethwait
Joe Donovan Repp
Phylecia Carolyn Saul
Rebecca Lynn Winegardner
Agroecology
Abby Nicole Facemyer
** † Maggie Taylor Williams
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Justin Lee Brackenrich
Briana Noelle Bregg
Jody Bryan Carpenter
Matthew Todd Crouse
Noah Skylar Cummings
Lesley Danielle Fisher
Rayann Lyn McElhaney
Jessica Lyn Miller
Geoffrey Francis Nowicki
Lauren P. Paliotta
Danielle Anna Reese
Shawna Marie Rhodes
Megan Marie Robinson
Jayna Lynne Sayre
Megan Renee Shafer
Environmental Protection
Brenden Colbert Hogan
Joseph J. Moore
Steffany Mariah Scagline
Hannah Lynn Warner
Horticulture
**
Cody Bartholomew Caswell
Janet Lynne Evans
Whitney Jade Garton
Erin Elizabeth Vorholt
Bradley Jacob Wuest
* Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN FORESTRY
STUDIES
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Markus Caleb Allison
Kenneth Edward Beezley
Gannon Spencer Boone
Glen Harold Carson
Matthew Thomas DiMartino
Jacob Alden Dunkle
Robert Thomas Eckenrode, Jr.
Aaron Seth Edgell
Derrick Andrew Gallagher
Alan Elmer Gleske
Slater Douglas Hafer
Samuel Scott Hawkins
Zachery Gerald Hess
Shawn Francis Igo
Henry J. Liebermann
Joshua Ryan Pritts
Zachary Alexander Reid
Matthew William Rowley
Krista Brianna Schaffer
Kathryn Marie Trupo
Andrew John Turkington
Daniel Robert Walton
Adam Nathanael Ward
Ryan E. Zeisler
Shawnna Le’Ann Allen
David Jeremy Frabutt
Robert Ward Hayler IV
Max Jared Levine
Cory Randolph James Reynolds
Frank Christopher Wanner
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Margaret Ann Blatt
Orrin C. Burke
Tyler Lee Campbell
Christopher Weston Cannon
Lillian Margaret Clift
Amanda Lynne Cordelli
Danelle Elise Howell
Michael Nathan Hoxter
Matthew Bradley Lake
Nicholas Thomas Letteri
Samuel Clayton Lewis
Colin Matthew McCardle
Justin Luther Pitsenbarger
Angela Michelle Plumley
Rachel Marie Rittler
Marc Anthony Simeone
Nathan Allan Sweitzer
Christopher William Young
ACHELOR OF SCIENCE
B
IN RECREATION
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William Jacob Cohen
Adam Nicholas Craten
Luke Andrew Holding
Lori Ann Hustead
Jessica Leigh Kobal
Nicholas Martin McGuire
Stephen Augustine Moynihan III
Carly A. O’Dell
David Kyle Simons
** Magna Cum Laude
*** Summa Cum Laude
Doctoral and Master’s Degree Candidates
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
10:00 a.m. | Creative Arts Center
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Robert H. Jones, Dean
PROCESSIONAL
NATIONAL ANTHEM *
WELCOMING REMARKS
William Haller
Devan Balaguer
Earl Scime Oleg D. Jefimenko Professor of Physics and Astronomy Interim Associate Vice President for Research
MY HOME AMONG THE HILLS Devan Balaguer
Eberly College Department Chairs Michele G. Wheatly Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
ALUMNI CHARGE
Michael Slaven, Class of 1993 Professor of History
California University of Pennsylvania
ALMA MATER *
RECESSIONAL
Devan Balaguer
William Haller
* Please stand.
Earl Scime
Earl Scime is the Oleg D. Jefimenko Professor of Physics and Astronomy and interim associate vice president for research
at West Virginia University. He served for 11 years as the chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy prior to his
appointment to the WVU Research Corporation leadership team.
An active researcher in plasma physics, Scime is a Department of Energy distinguished postdoctoral fellow at the Los
Alamos National Laboratory and has more than 30 years of academic experience. He has consulted for Scime Scientific
Consulting, Fusion UV Curing Systems, WH. Freeman & Co and McGraw-Hill, The Delta Project, and BCR Innovations, LLC.
He is an American Physical Society fellow and executive committee member of the Topical Group on Plasma Astrophysics.
He is a member of organizations including the American Geophysical Union, University Fusion Associates IEEE, and Phi
Beta Kappa.
Scime has received more than 20 awards, including the Claude Worthington Benedum Distinguished Scholar Award,
Outstanding Research and Outstanding Teacher Awards from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, the WVU Foundation
Award for Outstanding Teaching, a NASA Group Achievement Award for his work with the IMAGE spacecraft team, and
a U.S. Department of Energy Plasma Physics Junior Faculty Research Grant. He was named a fellow of the American
Physical Society in 2011.
He is also the co-founder of MARS – the Mountaineer Area RoboticS Team, a competitive high school robotics team, and
an umbrella organization for more than 25 middle school robotics teams in north-central West Virginia. His work with
MARS was recognized with the FIRST Robotics national mentor of the year award, the Woodie Flowers award, in 2012.
Scime graduated summa cum laude with honors in 1987 from Florida State University. He received two bachelor’s
degrees, one in physics, and one in applied mathematics. He earned his doctorate in physics in 1992 from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison with a concentration in plasma physics.
Michael Slaven
Michael Slaven is an associate professor of French history at California University of Pennsylvania, where he specializes
in 17th century propaganda.
He has served as a member of the American Society for Quality, which is associated with the National Institute for Standards
and Technology, on behalf of California University of Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the West Virginia University
Board of Visitors, Student Life from 2011-2014. He was appointed to the advisory committee for the Eberly College of Arts
and Sciences, from 2008-2014. He is the former president of the faculty senate at California University of Pennsylvania,
where he served the limit of three, three-year terms. He is a former constituent member of California University Forum
and was involved in the creation of that body.
Slaven earned a bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in political science from West Virginia University, as well as a
master’s degree in European history and a doctorate in French history.
MASTER OF ARTS
Biology
Communication Studies
Zachariah Kelly Fowler
Anne Elizabeth Perez
Chemistry
Holly Nicole Currie
Robert Eugene Deimler II
Feng Jin
Simbarashe Nkomo
Teerapat Rojsajjakul
Han Wang
Qiaoyi Wang
Wei Zhang
Sara Beth LaBelle
Jessalyn Ilene Vallade
English
Susan Jennings Lantz
Geography
James Albert Fletcher
Paige Parish Hunter
Elzbieta Dominika Klein
Martha Lynn Leeson
Jessica Dawn Lynch
Traci Lynn Mallow
Andrew McGee
Bridget Marie Saunders
Jennifer Michelle Seeley
Katherine Campbell Willard
English
Micah Levi Conkling
Crystal Dawn Harper
Samuel Arthur Horrocks
Hillary Elaine Long
Andrew Luke Raker
Harrington Weihl
Geography
Marvin Andrew Davis
Andrew Kaufman
Ryan James Stanley
Jennifer Lynn Smith
History
Fabio Capano
Nicholas Kariuki Githuku
William Hal Gorby
Jordan Patrick Lieser
James Blake Perkins
Bekeh Utietiang
Mathematics
Ye Chen
Physics
Jayanth Chennamangalam
Michael Allen Lindon
Andrew David Seymour
Mattias Carl-Erik Tornquist
Jinling Zhou
Political Science
Murat Gul
Mohamed Saffa Lamin
Sara Michele Moats
Bret Donovan Wilson
Jonathan Curtis Young
Psychology
Lindsay Angeline Corman
Christopher Allen Krebs
Philip Charles Lemaster
Amanda Leigh McBean
Cara Alexis Palmer
Darcey Nicole Powell
History
Samantha Jo Borgeson
Andrew Paul Brown
Zachery Christian Cowsert
Andrew Mach
Pawel Majcher
Andrew Vincent Marrone
Jessica Mae Mathias
Nick Mcginnis
Anne Elizabeth Moreland
Brendan Michael Muckian-Bates
Eliza Suzanne Newland
Magdalena Martyna Nowak
Allyson Marie Perry
Mary Claire Roll
Levi Houston Sanders
Signe Seskena
Charles Richard Welsko III
Political Science
Travis Bryan Bledsoe
Alessandro Cagossi I
Brian William Fitzpatrick
Matthew George Matyasovsky
Philip Clarke Saville
James Jacob Springer
World Languages, Literatures and
Linguistics
Moath Abdlaziz Abozeid
Lauren Taylor-Marie Adamson
Laura Aguilar Garcia
Mohammad Abdulaziz A. Alsamaani
Nicholas Benjamin Amos
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Michael Brown
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Cheng-Yun Chang
Tanka Devi Dahal
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Clara Garcia Penalver
Sara Gaston Echeverria
Alesa Nikole Gawlik
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Ana Laura Gil
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Laura Llamas Fraga
Xiaolong Lu
Cristina Lumera Lopez
Jin Luo
Susana Madinabeitia Manso
Marzia Martignoni
Tatiana Olegovna Maslova
Maria Olivera Alvarez
Faith Caroline Pirlo
Cory Gabriel Ponow
Brittany Dawn Ratcliff
Falcon Dario Restrepo Ramos
Kristen Leigh Richmond
Danielle Vincenza South
Rurik Lol Tywoniw
Budimka Uskokovic Tenney
Joel Thomas Whiteman
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Creative Writing
Jessica Irene Kalvitis
Jessica Ann Lewis
Sara Michael Lucas
Christina Marie Seymour
Professional Writing and Editing
William John Deaton
John Sasse Kirby
Tatiana Robinson
Sociology
Brent Alfred Boyd
Lynnsie Grace Doty
Hannah V Liebreich
Barbara Francis Prince
Angela Justine Sycafoose
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
Rex Burkland
Rodney David Dever
Amy Marie Hruska
Samantha Lynn Jusino
Oakland John Peters
Ryan Burke Ross
Chemistry
Yumeng Xi
Forensic and Investigative Science
Michael Reed Fagert
Theresa Anna Joslin
Allyce Sayuri McWhorter
Tanya Marie Tully
Geology
Gary Wayne Daft, Jr.
Justin Raymond Dean
Kacey Jo Largent
Abigail Lauryn Morris
Adam James Pelak
Rachelle Thorne
Mathematics
Adam R Anderson
Zola Nailah Donovan
Samuel John Hawkins
Katherine Margaret Horacek
Neil Jelmert Jorgensen
Clark David Metz
James Timothy Molchanoff
Scott Curtis Payne
William Sundstrom
Galyna Voitiuk
Physics
Logan Alexander Hough
Lucas Seth Shepherd
MASTER OF LEGAL STUDIES
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Shana Leigh Collier
Roger Allen Flanagan
Essam Abdulkader Koshak
Keith Marvin Shavers, Jr.
Madina Bint Ali
DonnaLeana Andrean
Sarah Marie Ballentine
Alan Blair Binegar, Jr.
Miranda Kalette Blackburn
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Thomas Januarius Butts
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Russell Kenneth Cole
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Brandi Lyn Davis
Rachel Lydia Dunn
Molly Suzanne Fiedler
Lindsay Marie Fitzpatrick
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Christopher Allen Friend
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Kristina Jenee Fryson
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Tina Kay Hammack
Catherine Lynn Harmon
Kortney Lee Hilson
Sara Michelle Hoten
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Kayla JoAnn Johnson
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Kristen Elyse Kelley
Veronica Brenae Kimple
Erinn Marie Kittle
Quinn Elle Kratovil
Tiana Jacquelin Lasporgara
Amy Louise Lawson-Booth
Elizabeth Dawn Lazear
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Sheila Lokko
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Okey Lee Newsome
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Michelle Lee Seltzer
Robert Mark Shockley
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Andrew Nicholas Summers
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Miranda Beth Talkington
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Chad E. Thomas
JoAnn Drennen Thomas
Wesley Allan Thomas
Melissa Shirley Trott
Mandana Ruth Weirich
Lora Lynn Weis
Phillip James West
Kristin Tonie White
Kimberly Runyon Wilds
Alycia Carol Wilson
Maria Wolf
Megan Lee Young
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL
STUDIES
Applied Statistics
Andualem Asmare Alemayehu
Noor Mohammed Alsafi
Bashaer Shabib Alzoubi
Yongxu Huang
MASTER OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
Megan Albee
Erika Deanne Algeo
Breon Fonte Batten
Brittney Elizabeth Campanella
Brittney Rachelle Cook
Jessica Elyse Duda
Kylie Edmond
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Jordan Michelle Glass
Lawrence Joseph Gravelle III
Christina Kay Harris
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Christine Michelle Humphrey
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Taylor Leanne Mikalik
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Hellen Adzo Nditsi
Brian Neff
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Psychology
Molly Susan Crowe
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Nancy Marie Wallace
Statistics
Ahmed Alawami
Freeh Naef Alenezi
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Shi Chen
Wen-Yu Chiang
Qiuchen Li
Jin Luo
Eepsa Panigrahi
Daniel J. Piett
Sirish Shrestha
Sriranganath Yerram
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Administration
Robert H. Jones, Ph.D.
Dean
Tracy Morris, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
Joan S. Gorham, Ed.D.
Michael Perone, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Faculty
Valérie Lastinger, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
Katie R. Stores, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Research
Asuntina S. Levelle, J.D.
Associate Dean, Financial Planning and Management
Drew Chelosky, M.P.P.M.
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Department Chairs/Program Coordinators
Joseph Hodge
Victoria Garrett
John Kilwein
Africana Studies
Latin American Studies
Public Administration
Richard Thomas
Lisa DeFrank-Cole
Aaron Gale
Biology
Leadership Studies
Religious Studies
Kung Wang
Nancy Adams
Lisa Di Bartolomeo
Chemistry
Legal Studies (MLS)
Slavic and East European Studies
Matthew Martin
Edgar Fuller
Elise Fullmer
Mathematics
Social Work
Melissa Bingmann
Evan Widders
Corey Colyer
Cultural Resource Management
Sociology and Anthropology
James Harms
Bonnie Brown
English
Native American Studies
James Harner
Keith Morris
Ralph Clark
Philosophy
Steve Kite
David Lederman
Geology and Geography
Physics
Elizabeth Fones-Wolf
Scott Crichlow
History
Political Science
Joe Hagan
Kevin Larkin
International Studies
Psychology
Statistics
Jennifer Orlikoff
Women’s and Gender Studies
Ángel Tuninetti
Linguistics
University College
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Bachelor’s Degree Candidates
ORDER OF EXERCISES
University College
Elizabeth A. Dooley, Dean
PROCESSIONAL
NATIONAL ANTHEM *
WELCOMING REMARKS
Brett Miller
Jocelyn Raychel
Robert H. Jones, Dean Elizabeth A. Dooley, Dean
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE TO
E. Gordon Gee
STEPHEN P. COONTSPresident West Virginia University
Lisa DiBartolomeo ACCEPTANCE REMARKS
ALUMNI CHARGE
ALMA MATER *
RECESSIONAL
Chair, Faculty Senate
Stephen P. Coonts
Jocelyn Raychel
Bill Nevin Director of Communications, WVU Foundation
E. Gordon Gee Jason C. Pizatella Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor State of West Virginia
Jocelyn Raychel
Brett Miller
* Please stand.
Stephen P. Coonts
Born in Morgantown and raised in Buckhannon, Stephen P. Coonts graduated from West Virginia University
in 1968 with an A.B. degree from the College of Arts and Sciences, where he majored in political science, with
minors in English, history, and economics.
He immediately went into the United States Navy and was designated a naval aviator in August 1969. He
made two combat cruises to Vietnam in the final years of that war flying A-6 Intruders from the deck of USS
Enterprise. He left active duty in 1977 and attended the University of Colorado School of Law. He was admitted
to the bar in West Virginia and Colorado.
In 1986 his first novel, Flight of the Intruder, was published and spent 28 weeks on the New York Times bestseller
list. He has been a professional novelist ever since, with 26 books to his credit, 16 of them bestsellers. He is
also the coauthor of an additional nine novels. His latest novel is Saucer: Savage Planet. His works have been
translated into 26 languages and published around the world.
He and his wife, Deborah Jean Coonts, reside in Colorado.
Jason C. Pizatella
Jason Pizatella is deputy chief of staff for West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. He is also the Governor’s
designee and chairman of the Parkways Authority, Water Development Authority, and Infrastructure and Jobs
Development Council. Prior to this appointment, he served as acting cabinet secretary of the West Virginia
Department of Revenue and was Governor Tomblin’s director of legislative affairs and primary legislative liaison.
Before joining the Tomblin administration, Pizatella was deputy commissioner of the State Tax Division and also
served as counsel to the State Senate Committee on Government Organization and Committee on Finance.
Prior to his service in state government, he practiced law at Spilman, Thomas and Battle, PLLC in Charleston,
where he supported clients in the areas of general corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions,
administrative law, as well as state and federal government relations and regulatory law.
A native of Fairmont, West Virginia, Pizatella is a 2007 graduate of the West Virginia University College of
Law and a 2004 graduate of the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
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Chemistry
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Math/Stats - Multidisciplinary Studies
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Political Science - Psychology
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George Moudakis
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Xiuru Li
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** Matthew A. Melton
Cecil Harold Odell III
Adam Carl Paul
Nieth Demetre Ryan
* Craig Michael Tenney
*** † Robert Woods VanDervort
Psychology
*** Ghalib Ghassan Abulfaraj
* Amanda Marie Anthony
*** Ryan Dax Arthur
Kabir Singh Barker
April Danielle Blankenship
Derek Allen Burns
David McKinley Claypool III
Victoria Scarlet Garner
Ryan Michael Gill
Megan Elizabeth Green
** Tyler Nicholas Preston Green
Sarah Jane Griffith
** Cassandra Marie Hershman
Rebecca Lynn Higgins
Eli Lucas Hill
Brittney Danae Kelly
*** † Catherine Jane Kelly
Katelyn Desiree Labree
*** Brindie Ella Lambert
Kristi Lynn Matthews
* † Vanessa Lynn McDonald
Kaylee Nycole Meadows
Shaina Nicole Moore
Jessica Brittany Morgan
* Gretchen Emily Poffenbarger
*** Caleb Rhodes
Rodney Dwayne Robinson II
Amy Catherine Rowles
Timothy Robert Seeley
Melinda Jo Sharon
Ashton-Kayte Elizabeth Smailes
Sylvia Mary Terlecki
*** Monica Alyse Urich
** † Brittany Renee Valdez
Lisha Damara Watson
*** † Claire Nicole Wilkison
Sandra Louise Wilson
Jeffrey Aaron Worden
Anastasia Nicole Zuppe
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
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Lauren Renee Ashton
Keegan Daniel Campbell
Sarah Cartee
Stella Castilano
Andrea Lynn DeJong
Destiny Shanee Delaware
Samantha Veronica Dieffenbach
Jennifer Gutierrez Feiler
Michelle Lynnette Fleece
Kayla Elisa Forshee
Larissa Dawn Harvey
Olivia Deonna Higdon
Heather Ann Johnson
Kelly M. Kershaw
Devon Joann Liston
Brad Alex Marzullo
Chelsea Dawn O’Day
John McFerren Railing
Julia Elizabeth Rose
Adrianne Nicole Shreve
Elias John Tancin
Emily R. Vulcano
Laurel Elizabeth Frances Walker
Aimee Nicole Williams
Heidianne Hope Williams
BACHELOR OF
MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
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Tyler Michael Anderson
Selarra Jealil Armstrong
Matthew Joseph Beall
Henry Tyler Bear
Skander Ben-Romdhane
Tabitha Danielle Berg
Vincent Edward Biolsi
Bryce Andrew Bohman
Rachel Elizabeth Byrne
Sean Christian Carley
Kathleen Jane Clagett
Taylor Michelle Cope
Jason Michael Corron
Jonathan Lee Crawford
James Michael Criswell
Paige Marie Crouse
Dustin Drew Darby
Eric Benjamin Disson
Leonardo Jose Downes
Zachary Scott Fizer
Alex Wayne Fowler
Lindsay Gardner
John M Gatewood
Ashton Akeen Glasgow
Matthew J. Goldberg
Ryan Anthony Green
Thomas J. Harper
Holli Ann Harris
Kelee Jane Hartleroad
Stephanie Kaitlin Henry
Kyle Lamar Hines
Jeff Hoffman
Heather Dawn Holt
Mary Eileen Honeycutt
Sierra Brooke Hott
Amichai Hutchinson, Jr.
Jeffrey William Ingram
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Marissa Dolores Katz
Ashley Nicole Kerns
Jordan Andrew Kidwell
Tara Rae Lerew
Richard Dylan Lewis
Michelle Marie Lundell
Vincent James Malfettano
Michael James Milburn
Alexander P. Miller
Timerra Moore
Andrea Murphy
Anthony Terrell Nettles
Miranda Norman
Daniel James Oakley
Kristen Lucia O’Neill
Brianna Kathreen Phillips
Krystal Nicole Phillips
Matthew William Poling
Dean Marcus Porter
Sara Margaret Reynolds
Tamyra Shakyra Roberts
George Sebar
Christopher Paul Shuman
Hugh William John Simmonds
Samantha Beth Starcher
Shauni Nicole Stevens
Katherine Anne Sullivan
Brandon Lee Swartz
Eric Browning Swartz
Kaci Nicole Sweeney
Sarah Elizabeth Talbott
Anselm Nkwenti Tamasang
Lauren Ashley Walker
Eric Berchell Watkins
Emilee White
Brandon L. Wickline
Cara Isabelle Wilke
Samantha Dawn Wilson
* Cum Laude
** Magna Cum Laude
*** Summa Cum Laude
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Administration
Robert H. Jones, Ph.D.
Dean
Tracy Morris, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
Joan S. Gorham, Ed.D.
Michael Perone, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Faculty
Valérie Lastinger, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
Katie R. Stores, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Research
Asuntina S. Levelle, J.D.
Associate Dean, Financial Planning and Management
Drew Chelosky, M.P.P.M.
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Department Chairs/Program Coordinators
Joseph Hodge
Victoria Garrett
John Kilwein
Africana Studies
Public Administration
Richard Thomas
Lisa DeFrank-Cole
Aaron Gale
Biology
Leadership Studies
Religious Studies
Kung Wang
Nancy Adams
Lisa Di Bartolomeo
Chemistry
Legal Studies (MLS)
Matthew Martin
Edgar Fuller
Elise Fullmer
Mathematics
Social Work
Melissa Bingmann
Evan Widders
Corey Colyer
Cultural Resource Management
James Harms
Bonnie Brown
English
Native American Studies
James Harner
Keith Morris
Ralph Clark
Philosophy
Steve Kite
David Lederman
Geology and Geography
Physics
Elizabeth Fones-Wolf
Scott Crichlow
History
Political Science
Joe Hagan
Kevin Larkin
Psychology
Statistics
Jennifer Orlikoff
Ángel Tuninetti
Linguistics
University College Administration
Elizabeth Dooley, Ed.D.
Dean of University College and
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Kristi Wood-Turner, Ed.D.
Director of Learning and Engagement
Robin Jones
Director of First-Year Experience
William Beasley, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Tara Brooks, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean of University College Advising
Bernadette Jungblut, Ph.D.
Executive Director for Programs for Academic
Advancement
Anita Mayer
Director of Transitional Programs
Betty Mei, Ed.D.
Director of McNair Scholars Program
College of Physical Activity and
Sport Sciences
ORDER OF EXERCISES
College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences
Dana D. Brooks, Dean
Jack Watson, Acting Assistant Dean
PROCESSIONAL
NATIONAL ANTHEM *
WELCOMING REMARKS
OUTSTANDING GRADUATING STUDENT
William Haller
Devan Balaguer
Dana D. Brooks, Dean
Kelyn Earley
NASPE Outstanding Student 2014
Gale Catlett
Former WVU Men’s Basketball Coach
Devan Balaguer
Valerie Wayda Coaching and Teaching Studies Sport Sciences
2014-2015 SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION
Chaz Blake
ALUMNI CHARGE
Judith Hayes
Chair, CPASS Visiting Committee ALMA MATER *
RECESSIONAL
Devan Balaguer
William Haller
* Please stand.
Gale Catlett
Gale Catlett was a West Virginia University Mountaineer basketball player from 1959-63, helping the
Mountaineers to records of 24-4, 26-6 and 23-8, as well as attaining two NCAA tournament berths. After
graduating from the School of Physical Education in 1963, he started a career in college coaching that took
him to Richmond, Davidson, Kansas and Kentucky as an assistant coach. In 1972, he was named head coach
at the University of Cincinnati, posting a 126-44 record and three NCAA tournament appearances in his six
seasons. During the 1976-77 season, his Cincinnati team was ranked as high as second in the nation. Catlett
returned to his alma mater as head coach in 1978 and went on to post a record of 439-276 in his 24 year tenure
-- the longest in WVU basketball history.
Taking 20 teams to postseason play (eleven to the NCAA, nine to the NIT) he coached two Metro Conference
champions, five Atlantic 10 regular season and two A-10 tournament champions and shepherded WVU’s move
into Big East competition, where his 1998 club advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. Catlett retired in 2002 with
an overall coaching mark of 565-320, making him the 45th Division I coach to win 500 career games.
Catlett was inducted into the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Hall of Fame in 1992 and was
recognized as the CPASS Outstanding Alumnus in 1999. Catlett served as honorary chair in celebration of the
College’s 75th Anniversary and served as moderator for the keynote event, the sports legends symposium.
The sports legends panel featured Catlett, Jerry West, Rod Hundley, Rod Thorn, Sam Huff, Chuck Howley and
Kristin Quackenbush-DiBartolomeo.
Catlett is married to the former Anise Vandervort, a Morgantown native and former WVU cheerleader who
earned a master’s degree from the WVU School of Physical Education. They have two daughters, Krista, married
to Ed Neumann, and Kara, married to Thomas Brown. When in West Virginia, Catlett and his wife are usually
at their home in Morgantown or on the farm in his hometown of Hedgesville. In winter, they enjoy Florida and
Hawaii’s warmer temperatures.
Kelyn Earley
Kelyn Earley completed her bachelor’s degree in physical education teacher education in December 2013. She
is dual-certified to teach physical education and health education to pre-K-12th grade students. While at West
Virginia University, she was actively engaged in the PETE majors club, worked in the Kaleidoscope program,
and was a lifeguard and swim instructor.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Coaching and Teaching Studies
Athletic Coaching Education
Luciana Carvalhal Braga
Sport and Exercise Psychology
Adrian Jermaine Ferrera
Peter Lane Kadushin
Olivier Nicolas Schmid
MASTER OF SCIENCE
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Zachary Adam Bargeron
Jacob A. Harmer
John Thomas Mellendick
Peter Nalle
Codie Mica Sneed
Frank Stancampiano
Trevor Edmond Stiefken
John Patrick Walters
Warren Blake Young
Athletic Training
Athletic Coaching
*
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Christopher Bradley Armel
Caleb Andrew Fierbaugh
Jason Thomas Kuntz
Bryan Eugene Loy
Joshua Scott Proctor
Jessica Lynn Reed
Joshua N. B. See
Kristen Renee Smith
Chad Sheldon Snodgrass
Stephen Hansford Sutherland
Joshua David Wild
Steven Peter Wright
Athletic Training
Hillary Ann Bell
Ashley Cox
Ashley Nicole Figaro
Christine Alexandria Flora
Jonathon Craig Housby
Keisuke Kagawa
Kyle Thomas Lessard
Yvonne Ashley Mckay
Zachary Joseph Miller
Elizabeth G. Minella
Samantha Elizabeth Reynolds
Brett Andrew Sigley
Carly Marie Teeters
Ethan Justin Willey
Sport Management
Physical Education/Teacher Education
David James Brown
Scott Stephen Collsen
Rebecca Lynne Connolly
Kelsey Quinn Dekart
Kenneth G. Faldetta
Candice Shavonne Gaither
Amy Marie Guenther
Kathleen Mariko Kerecman
Alicia Lauren Kolton
Nicholas P. Leimbach
Zachary Martin Mohondro
Brett Daniel Puckett
Rachael Rose Reed
Hannah Elizabeth Roudebush
Hanan S. Sokol
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Sport Management
Spencer David Anderson
Kyle Mathew Butler
Todd Crimmel
Glenn Denfield Francis
Ryan Eric Hill
Aundra Dexter Lowe
Kelly Elizabeth Prendergast
Thomas Casey Smithson
Steven Joseph Staffileno
Camden L. Stockton
John Richard Terry
Nathaniel Duncan Vaji
Tyler Alan Wilson
Michael C. Baldy
Ryan Scott Barrett Sr
Jakob Joseph Bicknell
Andrew Maritn Boggs
Molly E. Boland
Thomas James Butyn
Benjamin J. Ciccarelli
Keith Michael Currence
Jess Vincent Edward Dusing, Jr.
Justin Charles Eikleberry
Brianna Nicole Guida
Kyle Michael Jursik
Kasey Kirk Kelican
Devon Craig Kelly
Jeremy Joseph Mannone
Matthew Robert Nold
Devon Richard Orndorff
Jesse L. Rutan
Allen Joseph Wannat
Chelsea Shane Welch
Scott Pierce Wigder
Sport and Exercise Psychology
**
Stephen Duane-Omar Allison
William Brandon Bandi
Keri Lynn Bean
Marshall Darnell Burke
Kyle Leland Carty
Margarita Allison Castaneda
Samuel Ray Chenevey
Megan Leigh Cifers
Natasha A. Clare
Sean Patrick Connolly
Thomas William Feehan
Alan Jonathan Filauro
Amanuel Paulos Gossa
Thomas F. Grady
Michael William Hitti
Julia Marie Hopkins
Jeremy Daniel Horn
Charlotte Victoria Koerner
Scott Martin Link
William Troy Marable
Dean Austin Marsh
Elizabeth Marie Mason
Alexander Stelianos Mavrophilipos
Gabrielle Rene Patricia Morgan
Carly Brett Mullin
Jonathan Walter Potter
James Prestridge
Jillian Pearl Racioppi
Catherine Jane Rishell
Kayla Nicole Rosenkrans
Andrew Joseph Showers
Patrick Edward Shroyer
Tyler Lee Steele-Worsham
Shelbie Ann Straughn
Leanne D. Taylor
Katherine Tignanelli
Brittany Nicole Wilson
Joshua Earl Yankey
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Joshua Allen Bennett
Rebecca Ann Burkhardt
John Daniel Cambridge
Joseph Lawrence Ciullo
Terrale Thomas Clark
Kevin Robert Cohen
Zachary Alexander Cohen
Nicholas Scott Crawford
Zachary Christopher DePerro
Logan MacKenzie Elliott
Tyler Jon Elvin
Shaina Ann Galinsky
Robert Michael Gill, Jr.
Michael William Hanley
James Haring
Paul Joseph Hitselberger, Jr.
Michael Jackson II
Douglas Joseph Jamiel, Jr.
Drew Windhorst Jolly
Michael Andrew Koribanick I
Sean Patrick Lanahan
Matthew Holden Mager
Patrick Cavanaugh Marshall
Matthew Alex Montesano
Austen Wesley Moore
Robert Paul Munley III
Christopher John Murphy
Kevin David Noreen
Chelsea Susan Nutter
Jessica Leigh Osborne
Nicholas Francis Paolicelli
Justin Wade Ramsey
Benjamin Leonard Reich
Tyler Craig Rockenstein
Parissa Renaye Rogers
Jordan Tyler Salkin
Leah Faith Scattergood
Zachary Alan Seger
Thomas Mcintire Semeraro
Jeremy Michael Szydelko
Peter John Talman
Jacob Uriah Umstot
Jordan W. West
Anthony Joseph Whalen
Scott Ronald Williams, Jr.
Charles Chilton Wise IV
Travis Alexander Young
* Cum Laude
** Magna Cum Laude
*** Summa Cum Laude
Congratulations from the WVU Alumni Association
Dear Graduates,
As president of the WVU Alumni Association, it is my honor to officially welcome you to our alumni family!
You are part of a growing, passionate group of more than 190,000 Mountaineers living all over the world.
The WVU Alumni Association is here to keep you connected to your alma mater. Just because you aren’t here
on campus, doesn’t mean you can’t stay connected. Help recruit students. Join one of our more than 100 alumni
chapters/groups located all over the world. Volunteer your time. It’s easy. Don’t leave WVU behind. Visit our
new grad page (alumni.wvu.edu/new-grad) for helpful tips and other important info on staying connected to
your alma mater.
And, as a new grad, we are pleased to offer your first-year membership in the WVU Alumni Association at no
cost to you, so take advantage of our programs and services geared toward keeping you connected to and
engaged in the life of WVU. Visit alumni.wvu.edu for more information.
As you begin the next leg of your journey, we offer these tips:
•Stop by one of your favorite spots on campus one last time.
•Grab your smartphone and capture these special moments with friends and family.
•Hug your friends.
•Take a few pepperoni rolls home with you – they freeze well!
•Follow us on social media – we’re on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
•Make sure your new contact information is up-to-date by signing up for the Mountaineer Connection:
www.mountaineerconnection.com.
•Last, but not least, visit often – The Erickson Alumni Center is a home for all Mountaineers!
Again, congratulations on this wonderful achievement. We are glad to have you as part of our Mountaineer
family. We hope to see you soon!
In Mountaineer Spirit,
Stephen L. Douglas
President, WVU Alumni Association
West Virginia Higher Education Governance
Earl Ray Tomblin
Governor
Kay Huffman Goodwin
Cabinet Secretary of Education and the Arts
Paul L. Hill
Chancellor, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Bruce L. Berry, Chair, Morgantown
Jenny Allen, Vice Chair, Shepherdstown
Kathy G. Eddy, Secretary, Parkersburg
Bob Brown, Charleston
John Estep, Richwood
Kay Huffman Goodwin, Charleston
David K. Hendrickson, Charleston
John Leon, Fairmont
James B. Phares, Charleston
David R. Tyson, Huntington
West Virginia University Board of Governors
James W. Dailey, II, Chair, Martinsburg
Thomas V. Flaherty, Vice Chair, Charleston
Ellen S. Cappellanti, Secretary, Charleston
James Robert Alsop, Charleston
David B. Alvarez, Bridgeport
Lisa DiBartolomeo, Morgantown
Ryan Campione, Morgantown
Robert K. Griffith, Morgantown
J. Thomas Jones, Morgantown
Raymond J. Lane, Menlo Park, CA
Diane Lewis, Morgantown
Dixie Martinelli, Morgantown
William O. Nutting, Wheeling
Andrew A. Payne, III, Charleston
Edward L. Robinson, Charleston
J. Robert Rogers, Hurricane
William D. Wilmoth, Wheeling
Administration of West Virginia University
E. Gordon Gee
President
Michele G. Wheatly
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Christopher C. Colenda
Chancellor for Health Sciences
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
The indicia depicted are registered trademarks of West Virginia University.
The WVU Board of Governors is the governing body of WVU. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing, and overseeing
the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities.
E. Gordon Gee, President
West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution.

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