Marywood University's May 2016 Graduates

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies

Doctoral Degrees

Kimberly Ann Fetter, Ashland, Pa.; Margaret Badrak Ptakowski, West Grove, Pa.; Melissa Heinlein Storti, Sanatoga, Pa.; Mark Anthony Wade, Stroudsburg, Pa.; David Eric Wright, Easton, Pa.

Reap College of Education and Human Development

Master’s Degrees

Hajar Alomair, Dunmore, Pa.; Hadeel M. Alomrani, Dunmore, Pa.; Rebecca Anderson, Dover, Del.; Sara Ann Barscheski, Olyphant, Pa.; Megan Beny, Moosic, Pa.; Stephanie Elizabeth Borger, Bangor, Pa.; Maria Patricia Boris, Avoca, Pa.; Nathan John Bradley, Napaskiak, Alaska; Kathleen Brogan, Scranton, Pa.; Meghan Tenore Brown, Phillipsburg, N.J.; Emily Lee Carr, Dunmore, Pa.; Skylar Victoria Clapperton, New Berlin, N.Y.; Lindsey Noel Cochrane, Old Forge, Pa.; Christina Marie Decola, Dingmans Ferry, Pa.; Laura Elizabeth Drake, Tafton, Pa.; Paul Michael Fedorczyk, Phillipsburg, N.J.; Stephanie Fudge, Sugarload, Pa.; Kelsey Marie Gallagher, Scott Township, Pa.; Corey Gazoo, Scranton, Pa.; Julie Anne Haran, Moscow, Pa.; Sydney Marie Kishbaugh, Nescopeck, Pa.; Morgan Ann Leitold, Limerick, Pa.; Samantha Littleford, Nanticoke, Pa.; Riley Catherine Marcks, Scranton, Pa.; Kimberly Marco, Susquehanna, Pa.; Paula Marisco, Jermyn, Pa.; Amy Lynn Micklos, Newark, Del.; Kimberly Miebach, Highland Lakes, N.J.; Valerie Nicole Morgan, Walden, N.Y.; Ariel Bower Muhs, Muncy, Pa.; Katelyn M. Murray, Moscow, Pa.; Amanda Lorena Mydosh, Cuddebackville, N.Y.; Janelle Kimberly Nestrick, Carbondale, Pa.; Emily Leed Osborne, Lititz, Pa.; Emily Pautz, Big Flats, N.Y.; Jeannette Lynn Pepe, Howell, N.J.; Casey Elizabeth Petroshuk, Dupont, Pa.; Heather Josephine Pintha, Lake Winola, Pa.; Danielle Alyssa Plunkett, Ambler, Pa.; Deidre Elise Romano, Belvidere, N.J.; Andrew J. Royer, Milton, Pa.; Rachel Lyn Rudy, Dalton, Pa.; Amanda Marie Shire, Bensalem, Pa.; Kerra Ann Spindler, Pittston, Pa.; Amanda Stango, Spring Brook Twp., Pa.; Keri Michelle Stewart, Moosic, Pa.; Michael Stracci, Scranton, Pa.; Amy Elizabeth Tomasko, Scranton, Pa.; Sarah Catherine Walker, Scranton, Pa.; Patricia A. Warunek, Yatesville, Pa.; Brian Washo Jr., Kingston, Pa.; Anne Theresa Widenhofer, Collegeville, Pa.; Austin James Wright, York, Pa.

Bachelor’s Degrees

Kayla Brooke Buczek, Shickshinny, Pa.; Jessica Lynn Bullick, Archbald, Pa.; Natalie Marie Burke, Yorktown Hights, N.Y.; Danielle Nicole Butler, East Hanover, N.J.; Erin Byrne, Warwick, N.Y.; Lisa Rose D'Abbene, Pottstown, Pa.; Alison M. Demelim, South Kingstown, R.I.; Alia Digregorio, Archbald, Pa.; Bethany Earley, Clarks Green, Pa.; John W. Fabbri, Scranton, Pa.; Sarah Rae Feeney, Montrose, Pa.; Laura Marie Ferraro, Peckville, Pa.; Megan Leigh Ferrell, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Ashley Elizabeth Frederick, Ringtown, Pa.; Thomas James Fritz, Scranton, Pa.; Allison Rose Fruehan, Roaring Brook Twp, Pa.; Alyna Christine Gatto, Moscow, Pa.; Lyndsey Hannick, Scranton, Pa.; Faith Kathleen Harrison, Sprinfgield, Pa.; Neena Marie Hurley, Taylor, Pa.; Amanda Kay Khozouri, Hicksville, N.Y.; Alisha Rita Marchegiani, Jessup, Pa.; Tiffany Mathis, Staten Island, N.Y.; Kathleen Julia Moulder, Throop, Pa.; Kayla Elizabeth Murphy, Lincoln Park, N.J.; Anthony Richard Muscato, Lincoln Park, N.J.; Cecilia Kanyiva Ndile, Scranton, Pa.; Emily C. Regan, Gilbertsville, Pa.; Carissa Robishaw, Highland, N.Y.; Mara Rudalavage, Greenfield Twp., Pa.; Morgan Sanda, Patchogue, N.Y.; Lauren Brooke Schneider, Port Jervis, N.Y.; Emily Margaret Schweiger, Waverly, N.Y.; Meghan Lynn Seprosky, Archbald, Pa.; Shelby Ann Smith, Dupont, Pa.; Veronica Marie Smith, Dalton, Pa.; Michael J. Suarez, Middletown, Del.; Victoria Rose Tingley, Neversink, N.Y.; Gabrielle M. Vaxmonsky, Port Griffith, Pa.; Shelby Elizabeth Williams, Scott Township, Pa.

Insalaco College of Creative and Performing Arts

Master’s Degrees

Sumaya Zahid M. Almadani, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Amanda Nicole Elizabeth Burnside, Clarks Summit, Pa.; Danielle M. Campbell, Dickson City, Pa.; Kyle Edward Congdon, Carbondale, Pa.; Candace Marie Conville, Coaldale, Pa.; Rachel Marie Dolk, Lancaster, Pa.; MillyJean Helvick, Bartonsville, Pa.; Annmarie Elizabeth Holler, Brick, N.J.; Vincent Gerard LoRusso, Clarks Green, Pa.; Abigail Morrison, Berwick, Pa.; Michael A. Peragallo, Pocono Pines, Pa.; Eva Polizzi, Clarks Summit, Pa.; Amanda Reed, Wyoming, Pa.; Leonarda Johanes Rianta, Surabaya , Indonesia; Bowei Zhong, Changsha, China.

Bachelor’s Degrees

David C. Bonomo, Scranton, Pa.; Jaye Alexandra Cannon, Clarks Summit, Pa.; Joanna Faith Carrier, Mohnton, Pa.; Julia A. Casper, South Canaan, Pa.; Daniel Ray Davis, Jr., Georgetown, Del.; Matthew S. Deery, Clarks Summit, Pa.; Satara Dickey, Scranton, Pa.; Anthony David Dominick, Wyoming, Pa.; Maxwell Vincent Drake, Moris Plains, N.J.; Laura Elizabeth Drapek, Scranton, Pa.; Brigid Grace Edmunds, Archbald, Pa.; Noel Kristen Flynn, Cambridge, Md.; Afton Elizabeth Fonzo, Avoca, Pa.; Lydia Runyon Fulton, Brick , N.J.; Rachel Ann Galassi, Bethlehem, Pa.; Nicholas D. Grevera, Old Forge, Pa.; Edward Robert Griffith, III, Spring City, Pa.; Allyson Leigh Hawk, Fogelsville, Pa.; Jennifer-Lynne Margaret Hinkley, Laurence Harbor, N.J.; Patrick James Kernan, Scranton, Pa.; Kellyann Mara Kolanda, Harrisburg, Pa.; Ryan J. Kozich, Forty Fort, Pa.; Megan Christine Lillie, Bethlehem, Pa.; Jessica Jean Lochie, Blakely, Pa.; Amanda Jean Marchese, Lansdale, Pa.; Lindsey Matylewicz, Tunkhannock, Pa.; Meghan Rose McClarey, Pembroke, Mass.; Kristie Marie McNeill, Dunmore, Pa.; Samantha J. Meck, Topton, Pa.; Julia Carol Meeker, Harleysville, Pa.; Caitlin Ruth Metzger, Tamaqua, Pa.; Miranda C. Micciche, Dunmore, Pa.; Connor Moffitt, Scranton, Pa.; Tasha Marie Olszyk, Tunkhannock, Pa.; Sophie Pauline, Springfield, Pa.; Casey Nicholas Peckio, Midland Park, N.J.; Parker James Reinecker, Harrisburg, Pa.; Katherine E. Rubbe, Jackson, N.J.; Francesca Rita Russo, Farmingdale, N.J.; Maria Theresa Ryle, Clay, N.Y.; Abigail Eileen Saint, Dover, Del.; Kristen Elizabeth Schreiber, Ballston Lake, N.Y.; Amber Anne Sharkey, Wilmington, Del.; Erin Joyce Smith, Scranton, Pa.; Amanda Jean Snody, Halifax, Pa.; Rebecca Lynn Vagnarelli, Jessup, Pa.; Allison Nicole Warner, Fleetwood, Pa.; Mariah Kristen Wolk, Scranton, Pa.; Alyssas Michelle Wood, North Babylon, Long Island, N.Y.; Samantha Lynn Ziemba, Old Forge, Pa.

College of Health and Human Services

Master’s Degrees

Majidah Alanazi, Scranton, Pa.; Khuloud Aljehani, Scranton, Pa.; Gabriella Antoniello, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Caroline M. Archer, Scranton, Pa.; Evan T. Baier, Williamsport, Pa.; Rania Abdullah Bajunaid, Scranton, Pa.; Jane A. Benjamin, Freemansburg, Pa.; Catherine J. Brewster, Staatsburg, N.Y.; Katelyn Briggs, Montrose, Pa.; Megan Elizabeth Brosky, Bethany, Pa.; Elizabeth T. Bruinix, Middletown, N.Y.; Maureen Elizabeth Bruns, Wyandotte, Mich.; Brandon Walter Brzezinski, Easton, Pa.; Sean Butler, Center Valley, Pa.; Adam M. Calafut, Carbondale, Pa.; Berthy J. Calvache-Murphy, Albrightsville, Pa.; Peeadarshanie Chandrica, Owego, N.Y.; Erica L. Chaplin, Scranton, Pa.; Dierdre Clayton, Columbia, N.J.; Michelle S. Clement-St. Louis, Saylorsburg, Pa.; Bethany Faye Coons, Scranton, Pa.; Anthony J. Cordi, Bethlehem, Pa.; Nathan G. Corrigan, Carbondale, Pa.; Ashley J. Costello, Dunmore, Pa.; Taylor J. Cressman, Bethlehem, Pa.; Phyllis A. Cuthbert, Cortland, N.Y.; Terilynn D'Agostino, Scranton, Pa.; Amanda Daku, Bloomsbury, N.J.; Jamie B. Dearie, Easton, Pa.; Mindy Marie Decker, Coplay, Pa.; Cherish L. Dellatore, Clinton, N.J.; Elizabeth M. Diclemente, Allentown, Pa.; Sara DiSalvo, Langhorne, Pa.; Amanda J. Ditri, Rochelle Park, N.J.; Lindsay Drier, Scranton, Pa.; Amber L. Ferranti, Jefferson Township, Pa.; Lyesha Jamila Fleming, Blakeslee, Pa.; Christopher Frushon, Pine Grove, Pa.; Angela Fucci, Hawley, Pa.; Laurin Gilliard, Laceyville, Pa.; Lauren Gingrich, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Alexa Rae Glenn, Hershey, Pa.; Elissa M. Gray, Bethlehem, Pa.; Carrie J. Greene, Wilkes Barre, Pa.; Mariah L. Guy, Oakhurst, N.J.; Maranda Leigh Hammerstone, Long Pond, Pa.; Ashley M. Hartz, Royersford, Pa.; Nadine M. Hasenecz, Bethlehem, Pa.; Ricardo Horn, Peckville, Pa.; Lindsay Howard, Forest Hill, Md.; Samuel Hunter, Williamsport, Pa.; Marissa G. Ingeno, Easton, Pa.; Adam M. Irey, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Marisol Jones, Whitehall, Pa.; Timothy A. Judson, Souderton, Pa.; Morgan Ilyse Karnes, Danville, Pa.; Taryn Elizabeth Kennedy, Little Egg Harbor, N.J.; Katherine N. King, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; Glenn M. Knott, Scranton, Pa.; David Koziol, Allenwood, Pa.; Emily J. Kreyling, Flemington, N.J.; Candace K. Kutzera, Hellertown, Pa.; Helena LaDue, Binghamton, N.Y.; Danielle Marino, Scranton, Pa.; Alejandra Marroquin, Scranton, Pa.; Rahnisha L. Mayes-Reeves, Henryville, Pa.; Kristen E. McAndrew, Lake Ariel, Pa.; Kaitlyn L. McGill, Lafayette, N.J.; Stephanie Mendez, Allentown, Pa.; Evette Miley, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Eric Miller, Hanover Twp, Pa.; Tammie M. Morales-Koch, Bethlehem, Pa.; Kristi L. Nejman, Nescopeck, Pa.; Magehn Newell, East Bangor, Pa.; Stefanie Niemira, Nazareth, Pa.; Christopher M. O'Donnell, Coopersburg, Pa.; Katie L. O'Donnell, Scotrun, Pa.; Micheline Orlowsky, Duryea, Pa.; Michelle Ostroski, Forty Fort, Pa.; Brianna Pantofel, Wind Gap, Pa.; Laura C. Pape, Hazle Township, Pa.; Julia Polczynski, Lehighton, Pa.; Leslie E. Raymond, Trumansburg, N.Y.; Lyndi Roberts, Hawley, Pa.; Jessica Lynn Robertson, Nazareth, Pa.; Angela Rogowski, Mayfield, Pa.; Jennifer Ross, Orangeville, Pa.; Ann B. Ruggiero, Easton, Pa.; Joshua J. Russell, Sunbury, Pa.; Marian Sanborn, Matamoras, Pa.; Jillian Sanderson, Bethlehem, Pa.; Rory A. Scanlon, Levittown, Pa.; Jessica L. Schmauder, Pen Argyl, Pa.; Ashlee Schrader, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Stephanie Schramm, Vestal, N.Y.; Melissa Elizabeth Senick, Sinking Spring, Pa.; Kim Renee Springs, Allentown, Pa.; Kimberly Ann Stone, Easton, Pa.; Katelynn N. Strohl, Bethlehem, Pa.; Casey A. Sullivan, Portland, Pa.; Mackenzie E. Sullivan, Homer, N.Y.; Pamela M. Sutliff, Bethlehem, Pa.; Stephanie A. Synoski, Hazle Township, Pa.; Kyle Ryan Thomas, Drums, Pa.; Janet Thompson, Quakertown, Pa.; Monet Thorne, Allentown, Pa.; Tricia Nicole Trackim, Quakertown, Pa.; Daniel Orlando Trotman, Saylorsburg, Pa.; Linda M. Tupe, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; David J. Verespy, Olyphant, Pa.; Amber E. Von Storch, Scott Township, Pa.; Emily Wargo, Bethlehem, Pa.; Koran Watson, Grand Prairie, Texas; Alexandrea A. White, Great Bend, Pa.; Lindsay Wiebe, Bethlehem, Pa.; Kimberly Witt, Waymart, Pa.; Cristin A. Wormuth, Carbondale, Pa.; Tianji Wu, Scranton, Pa.; Heidi Young, Nescipeck, Pa.; Alicia Zehner, Allentown, Pa.; Zhicheng Zhang, Scranton, Pa.; Bradley M. Zurla, Scranton, Pa.

Bachelor’s Degrees

Autumn L. Allert, Scranton, Pa.; Nicolette Bernabeu, Fair Haven, N.J.; Despina Bubaris, Northport, N.Y.; Brianna L. Clark, Scranton, Pa.; Karlie M. Contrera, Eldred, N.Y.; Maria K. DeLeo, Peckville, Pa.; Kristen Dougherty, Eynon, Pa.; Emma E. Doughman, Womelsdorf, Pa.; Austin D. Fernandez, East Hanover, N.J.; Julia-Anne Florio, Babylon, N.Y.; Robert Flynn, Robbinsville, N.J.; Natalie C. Fortune, Red Hook, N.Y.; Jennifer A. Furlani, Kelayres, Pa.; Stephen V. Gaylets, Olyphant, Pa.; Alexa Corrine Gerchman, Dunmore, Pa.; Benny Gonzalez, Newark, N.J.; Christopher Robert Grassi, Scranton, Pa.; Maurissa L. Hammond, Little Silver, N.J.; Stephanie C. Holohan, Scranton, Pa.; Rebecca L. Huber, Marlton, N.J.; Cassandra A. Kazar, Greenfield Twp, Pa.; Heather C. Kees, Farmingdale, N.J.; Carly R. Kliment, Scranton, Pa.; Keandra A. Koons, Pine Grove, Pa.; Cara M. Kraser, Scranton, Pa.; Aubrey R. Kruger, Clifton Park, N.Y.; Krista M. Leitner, Sugar Loaf, Pa.; Shane Letthand, Lincoln, Del.; Frederick E. Loefflad, Jermyn, Pa.; Claire Monaghan, Pennington, N.J.; April Murphy, Dunmore, Pa.; Sarah E. Naro, Dunmore, Pa.; Katie L. Pernot, Duryea, Pa.; Victoria Pezdirtz, Garnet Valley, Pa.; Dana C. Prudente, Scott Township, Pa.; Kathleen E. Rossi, Jessup, Pa.; Jocelyn R. Rutter, Columbia, Pa.; Kelly Schultz, Glenwood, N.J.; Christy L. Sebring, Moscow, Pa.; Tyler J. Shotto, Dunmore, Pa.; Maura E. Speicher, Taylor, Pa.; Kasey M. Strouse, Schuylkill Haven, Pa.; Kayleigh Velott, Dover, Del.; Dominique R. Wilson, Middle Island, N.Y.; Amanda M. Young, Scranton, Pa.

Munley College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Master’s Degrees

Abdullah Khalid M Abonomi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Hussam Salem Alaradi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Raed Abdullah I Alayed, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Manahil Fahad M Albaqami, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia; Manal Nassir Abdullah Alduraibi, Dammam, Suadi Arabia; Marwan Albdulsattar Al Eqabi, Woodbridge, Va.; Sultan Bader Al jehani, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; Mohammed A. Alkhalaf, Scranton, Pa.; Rahaf K. Aloraynan, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Dalal Tami Abed Alosaimi, Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia; Abdullah Rashed Zaid Alrumi, Alzulfi, Saudi Arabia; Abdulrahman Zahid K Alshammari, Hail, Saudi Arabia; Reem Mohammad Alshmaimri, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Ibtehal Qasim Alsindi, Almedinah Almanorah, Saudi Arabia; Nezar M. Alsulaimani, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Areej Nasser S Alyami, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia; Karwan Ameen, Scranton, Pa.; Ashwaq Saber Ashkan, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia; Melissa Ashley Barrera, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Turki Khalid A Bawazir, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Saud Abdulahman Binshuwaysh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Michelle M. Brown, Damascus, Pa.; Matthew R. Buehring, Hamlin, Pa.; Yudou Chen, Changsha, China; Victor Quentin Costello, Gouldsboro, Pa.; John James DeStefano, Spring Brook Township, Pa.; Leigha Rene´ Dolcemascolo, Milford, Pa.; Kenneth James Doolittle, Syracuse, N.Y.; Taghreed Sameer Faydi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Duaa Othman M. Felfilan, Scranton, Pa.; Robert Gonzalez, Scranton, Pa.; Joseph Aloysius Griffin III, Dickson City, Pa.; Ahmed Jameel Haidar, Taif, Saudi Arabia; Brianne Noelle Henderson, Denville, N.J.; Cheyanne Nichole Johnson, Jerymn, Pa.; Kylene Lynn Johnson, Towanda, Pa.; Quintin R. Klenchik, Hallstead, Pa.; Brittany Mang, Carbondale, Pa.; Biwar Marof, Scranton, Pa.; Alexander Gregory Martino, Hummelstown, Pa.; Alexis Katrina Maylor, Derry, N.H.; Jon Joseph McAndrew, Dickson City, Pa.; Christine Marie Mushal , Hunlock Creek, Pa.; Amanda Teresa Nielsen, Archbald, Pa.; Dominique O'Connor, Scranton, Pa.; Deanna K. Parker, Allentown, Pa.; Alan M. Petriello, Harvey's Lake, Pa.; Alisha Sutlief Pitchford, Las Vegas, Nev.; Rachel Marie Rovinski, Plains, Pa.; Joseph J. Sabia Jr., Dunmore, Pa.; Kenia Isamar Sedano Garduno, Kennett Square, Pa.; Jordan D. Sheagley, Kunkletown, Pa.; Alicia Rae Smith, Dunmore, Pa.; Joshua S. Soto, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Gary Francis Stavish Jr., West Wyoming, Pa.; Gabriella M. Tornabene, Easton, Pa.; Kathryn Tutak, Olyphant, Pa.; Justin Alexander Verron, Oakdale, N.Y.; Liping Wang, Beijing, China; Joseph F. Ward Jr., Lake Ariel, Pa.; Melissa Nicole Williams, Scranton, Pa.; Sicheng Wu, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China; Aaron Joseph Yarosh, Archbald, Pa.; Gaetano John Zarra, III, Carbondale, Pa.; Joni Zech, Dunmore, Pa.

Bachelor’s Degrees

Daniel R. Adams, Spotsylvania, Va.; Andrew Andrle, Gibsonia, Pa.; Samantha Marie Antosh, Roaring Brook Township, Pa.; James E. Asbury III, Coplay, Pa.; Cody Bachman, Butler, Pa.; Matthew Blank, North Wales, Pa.; Kathleen June Blazosek, Pittston, Pa.; Nicholas L. Brennan, Frelinghuysen Township, N.J.; Stephanie Dee Broscious, Coal Township, Pa.; Mary E. Bucha, Center Valley, Pa.; Connie Marie Bulfamante, Milford, Pa.; Brittany Ann Caffrey, Carbondale, Pa.; Paul A. Capoccia, Dunmore, Pa.; Rachael Lynn Capooci, Dunmore, Pa.; Elise Marie Cargan, Wallingford, Pa.; Thomas S. Christopher, Honesdale, Pa.; Ellen Kelleher Clauss, Lake Ariel, Pa.; A. Colefield, Cresco, Pa.; Diane Congdon, Hop Bottom, Pa.; Alexander Adrian Cortez, Monroe, N.Y.; Donald G. Cottrell, Thompson, Pa.; Riley Elizabeth Covaleski, Peckville, Pa.; Gavin Arthur Coyne, Hellertown, Pa.; Michael G. Cravath, Dickson City, Pa.; Katherine M. Crawford, Drums, Pa.; Willis J. Davenport, Kingston, N.Y.; Courtlind Davis, Scranton, Pa.; Macy Decker, Dingsmen Ferry, Pa.; Stephen Deiner, Millstone, N.J.; James Edward Dempsey, Scranton, Pa.; Francisco J. Dijol, Passaic, N.J.; Francesca Leigh Domiano, Old Forge, Pa.; Markus Aleksi Donahoe, Foxboro, Mass.; Alissa N. Dongilli, Waterford, Va.; Susan Marie Durand, Owego, N.Y.; Roman Ealo Jr. , Scott Township, Pa.; Randall England, Elkton, Md.; Cassandra Louise Erdman, Halifax, Pa.; Meghan Elizabeth Faxon, Kingston, N.Y.; Molly Ursula Feeney, Lisle, N.Y.; Adriana Lee Ferraro, Stanhope, N.J.; Meryl Inez Fioriti, Rock Tavern, N.Y.; Kayla Aurora Froese, Thornhurst, Pa.; Colin James Ganard, Galloway, N.J.; Candice Marla Giordano, Clarks Summit, Pa.; Brandon William Gleason, Old Forge, Pa.; Brian Dean Goble Jr., Gibson, Pa.; Valerie Golembeski, State College, Pa.; Danielle Grace Higgins, Mickleton, Pa.; Daniel Glenn Hull, Chalfont, Pa.; Katelyn Hurley, Reading, Pa.; Allen Bennie James, Scranton, Pa.; Rachel Marie James, Dillsburg, Pa.; Lyndsie Marie Johndrow, Avoca, Pa.; Megan Jones, Scranton, Pa.; Colleen Catherine Joyce, Scranton, Pa.; Melissa C. Kaminski, Hanover, Pa.; Timothy Robert Kane, Bethlehem, Pa.; Amy T. Kester, Bethlehem, Pa.; Emily Elizabeth Ketz, Peckville, Pa.; Amanda Marie Kilgus, Watsontown, Pa.; Kelly Kirchner, Scranton, Pa.; Michael W. Knapp Jr., Princeton, N.J.; Breanna Lynn Kohut, Scranton, Pa.; Katrina Ann Kotcho, Jerymn, Pa.; Thomas A. Lapinski, Dunmore, Pa.; John Robert Lawless, Dunmore, Pa.; JEAHUN LEE, Seoul, South Korea; Kenneth J. Legg, Olyphant, Pa.; Christine Hsieh Li, Basking Ridge, N.J.; Tyler John Longstreet, Clarks Summit, Pa.; Daniel A. Lopez, Fleetwood, Pa.; Kelly Ann Lynn, Duryea, Pa.; Robert Meyers Jr., New Windsor, N.Y.; Kam A Mueller, Denver, Pa.; Jessica K. Nalepka, Reeders, Pa.; Alexa Kane Neuschwanter, Riverdale, N.J.; Bianca Monique Noel, Cheltenham, Pa.; Catherine Ann Notchick, Dunmore, Pa.; Meagan Lynn Oliveras, Hawley, Pa.; Lauren Ashley Passero, Taylor, Pa.; Disha Patel, Scranton, Pa.; Lisa Marie Patmos, Hawthorne, N.J.; Oma Rebecca Persaud, Scranton, Pa.; Kimberley C. Petersen, Verona, N.J.; Spencer Ploskonka, Peckville, Pa.; Rebecca M. Policello, Ossining, N.Y.; Brianna Pugliese, Moosic, Pa.; Sarah Marie Quatra, Spring Brook Township, Pa.; Dylan Quinn, Holmdel, N.J.; Vincent Edward Rebar, Throop, Pa.; Andrew Edwin Salva, Childs, Pa.; Katie Shager, Conklin, N.Y.; Brian T. Shanahan, Victor, N.Y.; Alisa Hope Sholly, Lititz, Pa.; Bridgette Anne Sisson, Wethersfield, Ct.; Alyssa Marie Sklareski, Archbald, Pa.; Melanie Lynn Speakman, Dalton, Pa.; Sean Matthew Stanley, Great Bend, Pa.; Dana Madelyn Statkun, Uniondale, Pa.; Tracey Ann Supple, Dickson City, Pa.; Dylan David Swope, Pottstown, Pa.; Kristopher Teape, Kings Park, N.Y.; Brandon Robert Terlizzi, Ocean City, Md.; Jessica Terry, Clarks Summit, Pa.; Amanda Rose Thornley, Monroe, Ct.; Daniel P. Tintle, Sussex, N.J.; Nicholas Trainor, Roaring Brook Township, Pa.; Kayla Marie Trygar, Dunmore, Pa.; Kierre Twyman, Wilkes Barre, Pa.; Kimberly Ann Vogan, Hanover, Pa.; James B. Walker IV, Brick Township, N.J.; Matt Wasal, Scranton, Pa.; Brian W. White Jr., Hilltown Pa.; Edward Anthony Winn III, Duryea, Pa.; Davis Samuel Young, LeRaysville, Pa.

School of Architecture

Master’s Degrees

Poshya Kakil Ahmed, Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq; Stacy Lynne Griffing, Riverhead, N.Y.; Jude A. Saforo, East Brunswick, N.J.; Naz Jalal Saleem, Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Bachelor’s Degrees

Daniel Gregory Anderson, West Chester, Pa.; Elizabeth Mae Andrzejewski, Elmhurst, Pa.; Charles Garrett Augustine, Archbald, Pa.; Russell Edward Baldino, Effort, Pa; Bryanna Marie Baldwin, Coxsackie, N.Y.; Morgan Rose Balio, New Hartford, N.Y.; Phillip Andrew Blevins, II, Woodbridge, Va.; Ethan C. Bott, Phillipsburg, N.J.; Brianne Brady, Pittston, Pa.; Stephanie Lauren Breslin, Scranton, Pa.; Cara Patricia Cassandro, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Caitlin M. Denny, New Milford, Pa.; Margaret M. DeSantis, Raritan, N.J.; Danielle Marie Di Leone, Saylorsburg, Pa.; Joseph N. DiLoreto, Struthers, Ohio; Emily Elizabeth Fella, Schnecksville, Pa.; Steven Michael Garubba, Covington Township, Pa.; Abigail Jones , Scranton, Pa.; Kristen Elizabeth Lambert, Reading, Pa.; Gabrielle Lanfrit, Middletown, N.Y.; Brendan Christopher Lavelle, Clarks Green, Pa.; Milton Franklin Major, IV, Scranton, Pa.; Birger J. Meekins, Bemus Point, N.Y.; Robert G. Miller, Loganton, Pa.; Stephanie Molloy, Staten Island, N.Y.; Kylie Elizabeth Morris, Warwick, N.Y.; Chelsey Elizabeth Outman, Bethlehem, Pa.; Amanda Marie Reesey, Scranton, Pa.; Sean M. Ritter, Taylor, Pa.; Megan E. Roper, Shippensburg, Pa.; Emily Jane Scappatura, Dalton, Pa.; Mark Patrick Sherlock, Liverpool, N.Y.; Kathryn R. Tobey, Coplay, Pa.; Vincent M. Torchio, Staten Island, N.Y.; Martha Patricia Velázquez, Shenandoah, Pa.; Hannah Elizabeth Viparina, Ledgewood, N.J.

Medalists

Commencement medals were awarded to the following graduates of the Class of 2016:

Graduate Medalists

Sister M. Eva Connors, IHM, Peace Medal: Alejandra W. Marroquin, Dunmore, Pa.

Haggerty Medal for Leadership and Academic Excellence in Counselor Education: Lindsay Iacovazzi, Taylor, Pa.

Thomas J. Keenan, M.D. Medal for Excellence in the Physician Assistant Program: Jessica Pavlikowski, Old Forge, Pa. 

Margaret T. Lunney Medal for Outstanding Performance in the Study of Communication Disorders: Amanda K. Donaldson, Woodcliff, N.J.

William G. McGowan Medal for Excellence in Doctoral Studies: Rodney Merkley, Augusta, Ga. 

Francis L. and Kathryn Melvin Medal for Excellence in Scholarly Investigation: Jessica Carmella Meoni, Scranton, Pa.

Polizzi Medal for Scholarship and Community Service: Megan Elizabeth Brosky, Honesdale, Pa.

Ella T. Ruane Medal for Excellence in Art: Éva Polizzi, Clarks Summit, Pa. 

Sister St. Agnes Medal for Excellence in Business: Kathryn Tutak, North Towanda, N.Y. 

Walton Medal for Excellence in Public Administration: Meghan Elizabeth Loftus, Dunmore, Pa.

Undergraduate Medalists

Dolores M. Ackourey Medal for Excellence in Leadership and Human Relations: Amanda Khozouri, Hicksville, N.Y.

Sister Regina Barrett Medal for Excellence in Early Childhood Education: Meghan L. Seprosky, Archbald, Pa.

J. Harold Brislin Medal for Distinction in Creative Writing: Riley Covaleski, Peckville, Pa. 

Margaret Ruddy Dougherty Medal for Academic Excellence in Special Education: Neena Marie Hurley, Taylor, Pa.

Anna and James Foley Medal for Excellence in Art Education: Samantha Ziemba, Old Forge, Pa.

Edward Gayeski Medal for Excellence in Design: Hannah Viparina, Roxbury, N.J.

Sister M. Immaculata Gillespie Medal for Excellence in the Secondary Education Program: James Ellis Asbury, III, Coplay, Pa.

Jordan Medal for Excellence in the Social Sciences: Katherine M. Crawford, Drums, Pa.

Kelley Medal for Outstanding Service: Susan Durand, Owego, N.Y.

Sister Davidica Kildea Medal for Excellence in Voice: Jessica Jean Lochie, Blakely, Pa.

Sister M. Charitas Loftus Medal for Excellence in Poetry: James Ellis Asbury, III, Coplay, Pa.

Lynett Medal for Academic Distinction in Communication Arts: Jaye Alexandra Cannon, Waverly Twp., Pa.

Sister M. Sylvia Morgan Medal for Pre-Medical Studies: Christian Rainey, Clarks Green, Pa.

Philip E. Mulry Medal for Excellence in Chemistry: Katrina Kotcho, Archbald, Pa.

Nemotko Medal for Distinction in Nursing: Maurissa L. Hammond, Little Silver, N.J.

Dr. Wanda Persichetti Medal for Excellence in Foreign Language: Alisa Hope Sholly, Lititz, Pa.

Judith Piznar Medal for Leadership and Service to Youth: Alyssa Wood, North Babylon, Long Island, N.Y.

Medal of Excellence in Psychology: Stephanie Piccoletti, Old Forge, Pa.

Saint Luke Medal for Excellence in Art: David Bonomo, Wyoming, Pa.

Shaffer Medal for Nutrition and Dietetics: Carly Kliment, Roebling, N.J.