Kent State University
Two Hundred Sixty-Ninth
Commencement
Conferral of Degrees
August 21, 2021
Board of Trustees
Virginia C. Addicott, ’85, ’95
Pamela E. Bobst, ’85
Robert S. Frost
Robin M. Kilbride
Dylan Mace, Undergraduate Student Trustee
Donald L. Mason
Stephen A. Perry
Shawn M. Riley, ’83
Ann Womer Benjamin
Executive Officers of the University
Todd A. Diacon
President
Melody J. Tankersley
Senior Vice President and Provost
Mark M. Polatajko
Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration
Sean Broghammer
Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management
Douglas L. Delahanty
Interim Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs
Amoaba Gooden
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Lamar R. Hylton
Vice President for Student Affairs
Rebecca Murphy
Interim Vice President for University Communications and Marketing
John M. Rathje
Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Charlene K. Reed
Vice President and University Secretary
Peggy Shadduck
Vice President for Regional Campuses
Valoree Vargo
Interim Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Willis Walker
Vice President for General Counsel
Nicholas M. Gattozzi III
Executive Director for Government and Community Relations
Randale L. Richmond
Director of Athletics
Academic Organization
Senior Vice President and Provost
Melody J. Tankersley
College of Aeronautics and Engineering Christina L. Bloebaum, Dean
College of Applied and Technical Studies Peggy Shadduck, Dean
College of Architecture and Environmental Design Mark Mistur, Dean
College of the Arts Diane Helfers Petrella, Dean
College of Arts and Sciences Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Interim Dean
College of Business Administration Deborah F. Spake, Dean
College of Communication and Information Amy L. Reynolds, Dean
College of Education, Health and Human Services James C. Hannon, Dean
College of Nursing Versie Johnson-Mallard, Dean
College of Podiatric Medicine Allan M. Boike, Dean
College of Public Health Sonia A. Alemagno, Dean
Graduate Studies Manfred van Dulmen, Dean
Honors College Alison J. Smith, Dean
University College Eboni J. Pringle, Dean
University Libraries Kenneth Burhanna, Dean
Order of Exercises
Undergraduate Degree Ceremony
Manchester Field
August 21, 2021
Call to Order
Pamela Grimm, Ph.D.
Professor and Faculty Senate Chair
National Anthem
McKayla Ferguson
Glauser School of Music
Accompanied by:
Alena Miskinis, Pianist
Provost's Welcome
Melody J. Tankersley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Provost
Trustee Welcome
Shawn M. Riley, J.D., '83
Chair, Board of Trustees
President's Remarks
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Conferral Of Degrees
Melody J. Tankersley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Provost
Presiding
Degrees Conferred by:
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Presentation of the Class of 2021
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Closing Remarks
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Alma Mater
McKayla Ferguson
Glauser School of Music
Accompanied by:
Alena Miskinis, Pianist
Presentation of Diplomas
Assisted by:
Chris Dorsten
University Registrar
Special Thanks to our
Announcer:
Eric van Baars
Order of Exercises
Advanced Degree Ceremony
Manchester Field
August 21, 2021
Call to Order
Pamela Grimm, Ph.D.
Professor and Faculty Senate Chair
National Anthem
McKayla Ferguson
Glauser School of Music
Accompanied by:
Alena Miskinis, Pianist
Trustee Welcome
Shawn M. Riley, J.D., '83
Chair, Board of Trustees
President's Remarks
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Provost's Address
Melody J. Tankersley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Provost
Conferral Of Doctoral Degrees
Melody J. Tankersley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Provost
Presiding
Degrees Conferred by:
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Presentation of Diplomas
Assisted by:
Chris Dorsten
University Registrar
Music by:
Hugh A. Glauser School of Music String Quartet
Conferral Of Advanced Degrees
Melody J. Tankersley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Provost
Presiding
Degrees Conferred by:
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Presentation of Diplomas
Assisted by:
Chris Dorsten
University Registrar
Closing Remarks
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Alma Mater
McKayla Ferguson
Glauser School of Music
Accompanied by:
Alena Miskinis, Pianist
Special Thanks to our
Announcer:
Jeff St. Clair
String Quartet:
Margaret Garber
David Mendieta
Valentina Pulido Pardo
José Ramirez
Order of Exercises
Virtual Commencement Recognition
August 21, 2021
National Anthem
Montria Walker, '19
School of Theatre and Dance
Trustee Welcome
Shawn M. Riley, J.D., '83
Chair, Board of Trustees
Opening Remarks
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Conferral Of Degrees
Melody J. Tankersley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Provost
Presiding
Degrees Conferred by:
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Turning of the Tassel
Undergraduate Degree Candidates
Closing Remarks
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Alma Mater
Montria Walker, '19
School of Theatre and Dance
Presentation of Degree Candidates
Announced in part by:
Eric Mansfield
Cum Laude
Graduation With Honors
Jamie Lee Adams
Caytlin Lane Armstrong
Brooke Hannah Baldwin
Ambuj Kartikeya Bansal
Alexis Nicole Black
Madison Chase Boone
Jeffrey Allen Braden
Bartholomew W. Brenneman
Aniara Callipo Fujii Garcia
Samantha Anne Chaloupka
Alison Eleni Christo
Jessica Lauren Cloutier
Kiara Aliyah Coleman
Alexis Anne Davis
Jacob Mark Demaree
Miranda Jean Etheredge
Rhonda A. Ewald
Kaitlyn E. Ford
Joshua Keith Forristal
Hannah Elizabeth Gill
Sarah A. Glista
Sofia Guadalupe Gonzalez Luevano
McKenzie Sue Haidet
Molly Katherine Hamlin
Seth Harbert
Rachel Anne Herman
Taylor Marie Higginbotham
Haley Marie Howard
Morgan Raquel Icenhour
Daniel Oluwaseye Isaac
Jacob William Janiak
Emily A. Johnson
Madeleine Jean Johnson
Wesley Charles Johnson
Jaden Ryan Kandel
Mia Jordan LaCommare
Molly Ann Lewis
Zoe Nicole Lisak
Morgan Olivia Lopez
Katie Lynn Malito
Cameron Avery Marshall
Benjamin A. Mikulik
Ellie Amanda Miller
Denise Mollison
Lynnita M. Moore
Karen Mordarski
Danielle Adilena Negron
Sadie Ann Oswitch
Caroline Peron Sorato
Haley Nicole Pettit
Rachel Marie Piazza
Kristin Michele Priest
Safwan Nafeur Rahman
Kaitlyn JoAnna Redinger
Leeanne M. Ridgley
John Thomas Russo
Emily Victoria Schaffer
Rachel Michel Short
Brianna Sprout
Desiree E. Thomas
Lawenda Dru Tucker
Christian George Vasquez
Jenefer R. Villanueva
Hailey Breanne Weidlich
Alexis Lee Wendt
Joshua Ryan Wortman
Emily S. Yereb
Lexi Marie Yoney
Sarah Elizabeth Zappa
Magna Cum Laude
Graduation With High Honors
Halee Marie Allen
Teya Ballenger
Andrew L. Bennett
Robert A. Buck
Elizabeth S. Burger
Hannah Elizabeth Burkey
Jennifer Elise Cader
Joseph Ronald Calandra
Zachary T. Childs
Brittany Lee Clemens
Coty Lynn Connor
Rebecca Marie Cybulski
Amy K. Dervin
Anna Marie DiBlasio
Racquel I. Dillard
Victoria DiLucia
Abigail Sage Ernst
Drew V. Gilbert
Nicholas Charles Grishaber
Grace Anne Habeck
Brooke Alana Hack
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Heldreth
Nicole Phillips Isenberg
Amanda Nicole Johnston
Linna Jane Kettering
Rebecca Komar
Christian David Law
Ryan J. Lichtenberger
Ashley Evon Luyster
Joseph Mark Mapel
Laura Alice Marica
Melissa A. Miller
Dawn M. Myers
Julia Clare O'Laughlin
Olorunferanmi Solomon Oni
Allison Anna Porter
Bradley Andrew Randorf
Samantha Roberts
Brianna Marie Schlegel
Rachel A. Scott
Sydnee Anne Shankel
Nicholas J. Shockey
Courtney Malyn Shutt
Robert Charles Silvey
Trey Allen Sommers
Lydia L. Strawn
Christopher B. Sweigert
Rhuna L. Wall
Mitchell Lewis Weisgerber
Carolyn P. Wiersma
Chance Philip Wilging
Madison Vey Williams
Samara L. Wright
Summa Cum Laude
Graduation With Highest Honors
Ethan Joseph Andaloro
Mikayla L. Bailey
Alison Faye Barnes
Autumn Marie Browning
Maxwell Patrick Calhoun
Daniel Dean Craver
Courtney Nicole Eaton
Blake O. Eisnaugle
Gabriella Elmira Galonski
Mikayla Alexandria Garofalo*
Emily Nicole Greff
Taylor Madison Haag*
Derrick Charles Hemming
Chloe E. Holm
Jesseca Nichole Housel
Brooke Anne Hunter
Laura Jones
Jacob W. Joy
Gage Nicolas Koontz
Maureen Shaughnessy Mackar*
Macy Ann McClure
Sarah E. Roberts
Tommy N. Sayarath
Hannah Taylor Simmons
Elizabeth Marie Snider
Claire Elizabeth Stone
Delaney C. Thomas*
Lorenzo Toscano
Brylee Ann White
Lauren N. Whitten*
Dana Ashlyn Williams
With Distinction
Carissa Lynn Casto-Leglise
Thomas Anthony Costello
Anita Lynn Cusick
Morgan Vaughn Diefenderfer
Desiray Marie Fish
Alexis Rose Gilbert
Katelinn Kaye King
Brandy Krannich
Isaac Reese
Giuseppe Micheal Sabatino
Mallory Ullom
Casey Ann Vaudrin
Karly Shianne Wireman
Marissa Joy Wise
The Honors College
Alison J. Smith, Ph.D., Dean
Students in the Honors College, having completed a senior honors project or thesis in their major field and having evidenced exceptional academic performance, have fulfilled requirements for graduation with University, General or Departmental Honors.
University Honors
Gage N. Koontz, Geography
Thesis Title: "Down With Templetown: The Understanding and Classification of American Studentification"
Advisor: David Kaplan
The Honors College
Alison J. Smith, Ph.D., Dean
Honors students who have met grade and course requirements graduate as Honors College Scholars.
College of Applied and Technical Studies
Alex V. Weaver
College of the Arts
Amanda N. Johnston
Dana A. Williams
College of Arts and Sciences
Maxwell P. Calhoun
Chloe E. Holm
Jacob W. Janiak
Camille E. Michael
Elizabeth J. Oney
Robert C. Silvey
Carolyn P. Wiersma
College of Business Administration
Lydia L. Strawn
College of Communication and Information
Madeleine J. Johnson
College of Nursing
Emma N. Kantorak
The Honors College
Alison J. Smith, Ph.D., Dean
PHI BETA KAPPA
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious honor society, was founded in 1776 by students at the College of William & Mary who recognized the importance of a liberal education as the foundation of participation in a democratic society. Phi Beta Kappa recognizes students who have achieved excellence in all aspects of their education, and who have a strong background in the liberal arts and sciences, mathematics and a foreign language. Fewer than 1% of students across the nation are elected to Phi Beta Kappa annually. The Kent State University chapter was established in 1976, and each year the Phi Beta Kappa faculty members elect juniors and seniors who have met the high standards of excellence of the society.
Membership degree candidates include:
Chloe E. Holm
Gage N. Koontz
College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Christina L. Bloebaum, Ph.D., Dean
Master of Engineering Technology
Pooyan Mirjalili
Master of Science
Michael Coleal
Derrek Butler Dunn
Wesley Street Johnson
Phillip Merrill Krumm
Nathan Jared Poole
Sarah Kaye Riggs
Bachelor of Science
Ala Marwan I. Abuawf
Ahmed Naji Albloshi
Saad Saeed S. Alghamdi
Yousef Hamed M. Aljohani
Hassan Qassim Almahdood
Aaron Frederick Boso
Bartholomew W. Brenneman
Joseph Ronald Calandra
Nathan Richard Cash
John A. Chell
Robert Stephen Drum
Amber Nicole Fetter
Maxine Marie Gibson
Daniel Oluwaseye Isaac
Martice A. Johnson
Diego Robert Johnston
Frank Anthony Lanning IV
Jeffrey Austin May
Joshua John McCue
Ryan Matthew Pentz
Nicholas Philip Proietto
Olivia Marie Semon
Justin Allen Sherrill
Chance Philip Wilging
Laura Marie Wilson
College of Applied and Technical Studies
Peggy Shadduck, Ph.D., Vice President for Regional Campuses and Dean
Bachelor of Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Technology
Halee Marie Allen
Robert A. Buck III
Brittany Nicole Christmas
Jocelyn Renee DuPonty
Sarah A. Glista
Kimberlyn R. Kascsak
Erica Machan
Makayla Mast
Adela Pearcy
Trey Allen Sommers
Allison Christine Sunderman
Bachelor of Science
Amy K. Dervin
Elizabeth Nicole Wassel
Alex Virginia Weaver
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Andrew Arnst
Derrick Charles Hemming
Joseph Mark Mapel
Dawn M. Myers
Brandon Lee Rotolo
Nicholas J. Shockey
Zachary David Stehura
Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies
Jonathan David Brown
Christy L. Carpenter
Ashley Marie Collins
Shelby Crow
Austin James Fossesca
Joseph Ethan Haynes
Kyle Kitchen
Maureen Shaughnessy Mackar
Alivia McGonnell
Dominique C. Mills
William Judson Nash
Sarah E. Roberts
Constance L. Sott
Associate of Applied Business
Julianna Louise Brewer
Thomas Anthony Costello
Desiray Marie Fish
Erik David Hartman
John Daniel Hollar
Skylyn Joy Hooks
Michael John McArdle Jr.
Endy De Jesus Monjaraz
Mitchell A. Niemi-Kibler
Tori Hunter Rawson
Garrett Jay Rodes
Marc A. Simcak
Tammy J. Vendeland
TShawn Lee Williams
Casey Jean Zeigler
Associate of Applied Science
Melissa A. Anderson
Brooke Danielle Bachtold
Drew Michael Brown
Laura Burrell
Andrew Howard Catlin
Anita Lynn Cusick
Alexcis Taylor Dansby
Zackary Day
Cassandra M. Domer
Christopher Allen Draper
Tana Elizabeth Drennan
Adam Michael Drugovich
Susan R. Engeman
Jennifer L. Evans
Ryan Fox
Aleisha Dawn Freeland
Matalie Marie Gonzales
Askalemariam H. Hadgu
Andrea Harris
Brianna Marie Hawkins
Jadon Reece Hostetler
Trey James Koermer
Brandy Krannich
Alexis Jordan Lake
Raven Laniece Lowe
Requetta Monea Merritt
Hallie Chantal Miller
Jackie Elaine Moehring
Timiya A. Moore
College of Applied and Technical Studies
Peggy Shadduck, Ph.D., Vice President for Regional Campuses and Dean
Christian I. Newsome
Niraidy Nieves
Madison Noble
Jennifer M. O'Brien
Oluwatoyin Josephine Obe
Isaac Reese
Brittany Renfrow
Carin Rachael Ruckman
Maureen Adele Shields
Savannah Lynn Shugars
Spenser Sninchak
Latoya Shane'e Stringer
Eric R. Swansiger
Kali Matina Tangalakis
Diana Colene Taylor
Hannah M. Thomas
Sarah Jane Tome
Mallory Ullom
Lindsay Vandever
Paige Janel Withorn
Haley Wolf
Associate of Arts
Dalea Janine Austin
William Baldwin
Emily Danielle Bernstein
Jessica Marie Birney
Kyle A. Calabrese
Keith Castillo
Carissa Lynn Casto
Abagayle Jolee Collins
Jaclyn Coyle
Morgan Vaughn Diefenderfer
Kathleen M. Dieter
Marco Anthony DiVincenzo
Jaclyn Marie Eagle
Kellie N. Flesher
Ryan Allen Gavorcik
Jesseca Nichole Housel
Muhammed R. Ismail
Katelinn Kaye King
Connor Johnathon Lorenz
Kayla D. Maloof
Mary Grace Masters
Lauren Olivia May
Hannah L. Maynard
Hannah Marie Moledor
Kyle James Murgatroyd
Sawyer Edward Niklaus
Allison Nicole Norris
Ashley Elizabeth Paterson
Jiryes Rafidi
Jenna Nicole Ronshak
Alexa Michelle Schwerha
Eviana Marie Strauss
Jordan Lee Troutman
Marilou Elizabeth Vassar
Madelyn Rose Wells
Aaron M. Wiebe
Karly Shianne Wireman
Marissa Joy Wise
Kenneth Gordon Woodring
Associate of Science
Taylor Paige Adams
Melissa A. Anderson
Alexandria Marie Begeot
Alexander Michael Benson
Marshae Bowens
Robert James Boyd III
Rachel M. Cardaman
Amelia Rose Carson
Cristina Nicole Colon
Kylee Ann Culp
Dawn D. Dankovich
Ashley Lee Dawson
Caleigh Desko
Brennem Alexander Duff
Jett Hinton Frazier
Charielle Caprise Freeman
Michael Gallagher
Daniel Phillip Gardner II
Haley Jade Garner
Brooke Alexandra Giebel
Alexis Rose Gilbert
Kailey Jo Gilland
Krystina Graham
Eric M. Grantonic
Kailey Lynn Helbig
Paige E. Henson
Briana Elizabeth Horvath
Jaimee Allison Hunter
Carley Marie Kerkhoven
James Arthur King
Megan Leann King
Judith Diana Koerner
Sarra Elizabeth Kroesen
Olivia Nicole Kurtz
Chelsea Rae Landry
Drew Anne LeBoeuf
Thomas James Marquardt
Clara E. Mast
Makayla Mast
Jared Hanson McClellan
Ethan Tyler McCloskey
Riley Emma Meese
Abby M. Mizener
Sadie-Mae F. Montgomery
Jered Edward Moran
Isaac Anthony Morgan
Carly Christine Mustake
Samantha Lynn Myer
Zachary David Newberger
Machael Lynn Norris
Joan Marie Oster
Rutvi P. Patel
Renden A. Peery
Sarah Beth Piscopo
Autumn Caitlyn Retherford
Lindsee Pearl Ries
Erika Mae Roberts
Emily A. Rogers
College of Applied and Technical Studies
Peggy Shadduck, Ph.D., Vice President for Regional Campuses and Dean
Giuseppe Micheal Sabatino
Hannah Elinor Sanchez
Brittany Marie Saunders
Colby Reed Schlabach
BreAnna Mayrie Schwartz
James Daniel Scott
Mary Christine Sestokas
Nikolajus Georg Shukaitis
Abigail Ruth Siers
Jackson Paul Simpson
Brianna Elise Specht
Carly A. Stone
Rebekah Colleen Sullivan
Kali Marie Todich
Melody Christine Troyer
Casey Ann Vaudrin
Madison Anne Velka
Samantha Ann Waldron
Stefanie Marie Walker
Jacquelyn Sierra Warner
Rachel Marie Warren
Sabrina Nicole Wilke
Bailey Rachelle Wilson
Associate of Technical Study
Makenzie Boecker
Deborah Kay Hutchison
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Mark Mistur, Dean
Master of Architecture
Alyssa Lauren Arbogast
Oriel Behboudnia
Lydia G. Black
Yu-Ting Chang
Caroline R. Corrao
Denver Pierce Curtis
Kelly Kathryn Daugherty
Shelby Catherine Dolan
Nathan Dregely
Robert Daniel Eberhart
Maira Furtado Faria
Maura Catherine Flaherty
Alexander Edward Gabler
Niles Thomas Hand
Amanda R. Harrer
Branden Michael Hudak
Kailey Paradie Kaparakos
Alex B. Kolb
Cory James Krivanek
Trent A. Krzysiak
Amber Nicole Kustaborder
Jordan Glen Latta
Reis Edwin Petrovich
Zachary Richard Petrus
David Resnik
Cory Steven Risola
Quinn Connor Shewbridge
Kristyn N. Svetlak
Leo Trista
Caitlyn G. Wolford
Bachelor of Arts
Megan Ann Andrassy
Bachelor of Science
William Colin Blakemore
Matthew William Bohanon
Jason Jihad Booker
Brian Patrick Cook
Ismaeil Esam Jan
Sungmin Kim
Kody Karl Kocias
Ethan Cooper Moore
Michael J. Schirripa
Arthur P. Schuessler IV
College of the Arts
Diane Helfers Petrella, D.M.A., Dean
Doctor of Philosophy
MUSIC EDUCATION
Rachael Lynn Fleischaker
Dissertation Title: "Culturally Responsive Music Education: Conceptual and Practical Approaches of Elementary General Music Teachers"
Dissertation Director: Craig Resta
Master of Arts
Katie Lynn Burkett
Deanna L. Burritt-Peffer
Andrea Lyn Cox
Tessa M. Garver-Daniels
Thomas Harvan
Alexis Nicole Hill
Maria Diane Kuhn
Anuthep Meelertsom
Yuan Ni
Haochen Qin
Paisley Rae Stovall
Master of Fashion Industry Studies
Heeju Noe
Mathilda Ann Savocchia
Yee Lin Elaine Yuen
Master of Fine Arts
Yee Lin Elaine Yuen
Master of Music
Kacy Albright
Andrew Brian Baker
Joshua Levon Bragg
Kelly Maureen Burke
Nickole Gerise Burr
Brittanie N. Byahatti
Shenna Cherie Caravella
LeNora Marie Emanuelson
Zachary Alan Fitzgerald
Mabel Cherise Higgins
Corey Robert Hill
Annece Marie Holts
Kayla Jo Hoye
Tiffany Marie Jacobson
Benjamin Charles Kinser
Danielle Marie Knapp
Jacqueline Leiva
Nadezhda Maksimov
Jessica Marie Mason
Kelly McWilliams
Alyssa Christine Miller
Whitney Jean Murn
Cassie Colleen Olah
Jennifer Marie Phillips
Claire Julia Rehmke
Alexander Harrison Rosenkrans
Tristen Parker Rowland
Kristen C. Seymour
Kristine Elizabeth Sharpe
Evan Forrest Slomovitz
Stephen Jeffrey Smith
Hannah Marie Sutton
Jacob Thad Walker
Andrew David Wang
Meng Zhao
Bachelor of Arts
Hannah M. Armbruster
Amani Joy Congleton
Isabel Aurora Del Toro
Jinge Gao
Chelsea A. Gordon
Jocelyn Michelle Herrera
Haley Marie Howard
Yuexin Huang
Lina Christie Kitani
Natalie Colette Krutsch
Jamie Elizabeth Luke
Kristin Michele Priest
Lizeth Monjaras Ramirez
Karli Ann Riordan
Audra Rupp
Caitlyn Jayne Smith
Genevieve Dorothy Thurman
Coriann Elizabeth Toth
Bryana Keshae Williams
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Elise Gabrielle Bielski
Alexis Nicole Black
Morgan M. Reece
Katelyn Christine Rossello
Shannon M. Welsh
Bachelor of Science
Dorian Leigh Albaugh
Kayla M. Antenuce
Acacia Lee Ann Baecker-Mullins
Asia Elizabeth Basham
College of the Arts
Diane Helfers Petrella, D.M.A., Dean
Nicole Katherine Bell
Mia Nicole Bethea
Asia Divine Blue
Abigail Jane Buchanan
Ryley Cain
Alexis Nicole Chatman
Victoria DiLucia
Alexandra Violet Epp
Kierra Kabrina Gaines
Gabriella Elmira Galonski
Drew V. Gilbert
Moriah Kelley Grisby
Sarah A. Hall
Taylor Nicole Ikner
Allison L. Inge
Nicole Phillips Isenberg
Amanda Nicole Johnston
Amber M. Jones
Cristian Dimitrie Kornea
Sara G. Kossler
Mia Jordan LaCommare
Autumn E. Lang
Jessica Lynn Leon
Zhihan Liu
Kaitlyn Julia McMahon
Denise Mollison
Pierce H. Morgan
Alexis E. Mrlik
Leanna Elyse Orfahli
Caroline Peron Sorato
Justise Y. Porter
Tiarra Monae Reddick
Raquel L. Reid
Tommy N. Sayarath
Katherine Lynn Tabesh
Rose Isabella Thomas
Shamir Vernon
Alexis Love Walker
Brylee Ann White
Dana Ashlyn Williams
Madison Vey Williams
Sarah Elizabeth Zappa
College of Arts and Sciences
Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., Interim Dean
Doctor of Philosophy
APPLIED GEOLOGY
Heedar Hassan Bahman
Dissertation Title: "Reevaluating the Miocene Mollusk Systematics, Little Cove Point Member, St. Mary's Formation, and Examining Their Paleoecology, Paleobiodiversity"
Dissertation Directors: Rodney Feldmann and Carrie Schweitzer
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Xianglan Bai
Dissertation Title: "Non-Krylov Non-Iterative Subspace Methods for Linear Discrete Ill-Posed Problems"
Dissertation Director: Lothar Reichel
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES – CELL BIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
Lydia Heemstra
Dissertation Title: "Contextual Induction of Non-Shivering Thermogenesis and Skeletal Muscle Futile Calcium Cycling in Two Rat Models"
Dissertation Director: Colleen Novak
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES – CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Nazar Jabbar Hussein
Dissertation Title: "The Novel Regulatory Roles of TRAPPC9 and L-Plastin in Osteoarthritis"
Dissertation Director: Fayez Safadi
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES – NEUROSCIENCES
Emily Simons
Dissertation Title: "Impact of Amyloid-Beta on the Primary Visual Pathway"
Dissertation Director: Samuel Crish
Alyx Elaine Weaver
Dissertation Title: "The Beneficial Impact of Exercise on Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration: Potential Therapeutic Approach for Multiple Sclerosis"
Dissertation Director: Ernest Freeman
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES – PHYSIOLOGY INTERDISCIPLINARY
Peter Gates
Dissertation Title: "Development of a Model to Predict Outcomes After Dynamic Cycling in People with Parkinson's Disease"
Dissertation Director: Angela L. Ridgel
CHEMISTRY
Keshav G. C.
Dissertation Title: "Investigation of the Role of Bacterial Ribosomal RNA Methyltransferase Enzyme RsmC in Ribosome Biogenesis"
Dissertation Director: Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena
Sagun Jonchhe
Dissertation Title: "Single-Molecule Mechanochemical Study of DNA Structures Inside Nanoconfinement"
Dissertation Director: Hanbin Mao
CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Ahlam Nemati
Dissertation Title: "Amplification of Chirality by Gold Nanoparticles With Chiral Ligand Shells Detected in Nematic Liquid Crystals"
Dissertation Director: Torsten Hegmann
Sasan Shadpour
Dissertation Title: "Hierarchical Self-Assembly in B4 Phase Morphologies Controlled By Strategically Placing Chiral Center"
Dissertation Director: Torsten Hegmann
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Shaima Almahmoud
Dissertation Title: "Attributions in Chronic Illnesses and Affective Disorders: Similarities and Differences"
Dissertation Director: Karin G. Coifman
Jason Reid Anderson
Dissertation Title: "The Moderating Role of Glucoregulation in Postprandial Cognitive Response to Beverages Varying in Carbohydrate Content: A Randomized, Counterbalanced, Crossover Trial"
Dissertation Director: Mary Beth Spitznagel
Kimberly Rose Chapman
Dissertation Title: "Development of an Assessment Measure for Sexual Disinhibition in Dementia"
Dissertation Director: Mary Beth Spitznagel
David Elias Ede Jr.
Dissertation Title: "Self-Care Confidence Predicts Less Depression in Heart Failure"
Dissertation Director: Joel Hughes
Delilah D. Ellzey
Dissertation Title: "Ethnic-Racial Identity and Student Departure in African American Undergraduates"
Dissertation Director: Josefina Grau
Monica Alexandria Garcia
Dissertation Title: "Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain in a Sample of People with Chiari Malformation: A Pilot Study"
Dissertation Director: Douglas Delahanty
Aimee T. Hammer
Dissertation Title: "Role of Culture in Mother-Child Affective Exchanges: Prospective Associations to Children's Emotion Dysregulation in Young Latina Mothers and Their Toddlers"
Dissertation Director: Josefina Grau
College of Arts and Sciences
Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., Interim Dean
Katy Wormley Martin-Fernandez
Dissertation Title: "Examining the Utility of the MMPI-2-RF in Predicting Long-Term Bariatric Surgery Outcomes"
Dissertation Director: Yossef Ben-Porath
Jessica Lynn Tylicki
Dissertation Title: "Examining the Utility of the MMPI-3 Overreporting Scales in a Forensic Disability Sample"
Dissertation Director: Yossef Ben-Porath
ENGLISH
Caleb Anthony Berkemeier
Dissertation Title: “The Affirmation of Blindness: A Nietzschean Critique of Interpretations of Suffering From Disability”
Dissertation Director: Sara Newman
Mary Frances Le Rouge
Dissertation Title: "How Literate Responses to Technical Communication Can Promote Practical Responses to Environmental Change"
Dissertation Director: Pamela Takayoshi
Sommer Marie Sterud
Dissertation Title: "Tracing Framing Processes in the Abortion Debate: An Ethnographic Investigation of a Pro-Life Lobbying Organization"
Dissertation Director: Derek Van Ittersum
GEOGRAPHY
Xin Hong
Dissertation Title: "A Convolutional Neural Network for Detecting and Mapping Built Environment at Neighborhood Scale"
Dissertation Director: Scott Sheridan
Anthony M. Mirando
Dissertation Title: "Social Equity Ignored: An Examination of LEED Rental Premiums in the Multi-Family Market"
Dissertation Director: David Kaplan
HISTORY
Nicholas S. Mays
Dissertation Title: "'What We Got To Say:' Rap and Hip Hop’s Social Movement Against the Carceral State & Crime Politics in the Age of Ronald Reagan’s War on Drugs"
Dissertation Director: Elizabeth Smith-Pryor
MATERIALS SCIENCE
Comrun Yousefzadeh
Dissertation Title: "Tunable Liquid Crystal Beam Steering Device Based on Pancharatnam Phase in Fringe Field Switching Mode"
Dissertation Director: Philip Bos
PHYSICS
Dekrayat Khalefa Almaalol
Dissertation Title: "Non-Equilibrium Hydrodynamics of the Quark-Gluon Plasma From Theory to Phenomenology"
Dissertation Director: Michael Strickland
Fareha G. A. Atetalla
Dissertation Title: "The First Harmonic Anisotropy of Charmed Mesons in 200 GEV AU+AU Collisions"
Dissertation Directors: Declan Keane and Spyridon Margetis
Babak Salehi Kasmaei
Dissertation Title: "Nonequilibrium Probes of the Quark-Gluon Plasma"
Dissertation Director: Michael Strickland
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Jordan M. Adkins
Dissertation Title: “Investigating Sex Differences in Various Fear Inhibition Processes”
Dissertation Directors: Aaron Jasnow and John Gunstad
Logan Brittany Kochendorfer
Dissertation Title: "Interpersonal Competencies and the Quality of Emerging Adults' Experiences in Friendship"
Dissertation Directors: Kathryn A. Kerns and Judith Gere
Samantha Ortiz
Dissertation Title: "The Paradox of Corticosterone Treatment Ameliorating the Adverse Effects of Preadolescent Stress Into Adulthood: Enhancement of Long-Term Associative Memories”
Dissertation Director: Aaron M. Jasnow
Michelle Lauren Rivers
Dissertation Title: "Under What Conditions Do Students Learn From Experience About the Benefits of Practice Testing for Learning"
Dissertation Director: John Dunlosky
PURE MATHEMATICS
Hayden R. Julius
Dissertation Title: "Nonstandard Solutions of Linear Preserver Problems"
Dissertation Director: Mikhail Chebotar
Oscar Zatarain-Vera
Dissertation Title: "Two Mathematical Problems Involving Rademacher Variables"
Dissertation Director: Andrew Tonge
SOCIOLOGY
Katharine Marie Gary
Dissertation Title: "The Costs and Benefits of Caring: Exploring the Effect of Empathic Concern on Well-Being"
Dissertation Director: Kristen Marcussen
TRANSLATION STUDIES
Haruka Ogawa
Dissertation Title: "Difficulty in English-Japanese Translation: Cognitive Effort and Text/Translator Characteristics"
Dissertation Director: Isabel Lacruz
Master of Arts
Jasmin Nicole Beaver
Tirza Ben-Ezzer
Richard Paul Elliott
James Robert Griffin
Alexis Hilling
Ajaharul Islam
Dylan Jacob Langharst
Kyu Sang Lee
Samantha Holly Magrini
Suraiya Parvin
Rachel Elizabeth Perry
College of Arts and Sciences
Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., Interim Dean
Emily Paige Rabinowitz
Kyrsten Sackett-Fox
Simone Elyse Satow
Michael Paul Spirnak
Roxanne Leigh Steinmuller
Samuel Kent Thomas
Daniel Young
Maggie Rhae Zimmerman
Master of Geographic Information Science
Angela Dripps
Shane M. Elias
Sekou Keita
Olivia Read
Hunter J. Riggs
Daniel James Sedlak
Yvonne Marie Wilson
Master of Liberal Studies
Jerry Boagard
Shanon L. Pierce
Master of Public Administration
Annmarie Butusov
Nicholas M. Codrea
Justin M. Cornelius
Joyce Davenport
Joshua L. Hamblen
Kaitlynne Maura Hickin
Philip Jenkinson
Raaheim M. Mitchell
Kaitlin C. Park
Tara L. Peet
Master of Science
Corey Allen Bryant
Madelyn Marie Kist
Liwen Li
FM Arifur Rahman
Kyle Edward Smart
Courtney Blair Smith
Theresa Nicole Wolanin
Neha Yalamanchi
Bachelor of Arts
Jamie Lee Adams
Ahmed Al Mufarrej
Buthaina Salim Aamir Al-Mahri
Connie Jo Aquila
Caytlin Lane Armstrong
Teya Ballenger
Amelia Sarah Barnes
Katherine Diane Begovich
Kaitlyn L. Bier
Gavin Andrew Bly
Gina L. Bowser
Allison Bailey Brown
Tristan Jacob Bryant
Celeste Taylor Dawn Campbell
Kiara Kaylin Carter
Diana Sarah Chang
Lea Ciavarella
Jessica Lauren Cloutier
Avery Janae' Coats
Milaan Estee Colvin
Ty Garnard Cowling
Rebecca Marie Cybulski
Hunter Austin Daniachew
Tristan Scott Dietz
Racquel I. Dillard
Bailey Prestia Doerfler
Austin Gregory Donovan
Car'Monie Lashay Dortch
Jaclyn Marie Eagle
Sydney Alexandria Ellzey
Abigail Sage Ernst
Michelle Ann Fazzio
Juleighanna Kay Feldner
Mikayla Alexandria Garofalo
Hannah Elizabeth Gill
Cameron Glover
Emily R. Greer
Nicholas Charles Grishaber
Molly Katherine Hamlin
Diamond Chanel Hankins
Seth Harbert
Macey Bette Helbig
Rachel Anne Herman
Chloe E. Holm
Jesseca Nichole Housel
Brooke Anne Hunter
Paige Renee Hutton
Kianna Jackson
Jacob William Janiak
Wesley Charles Johnson
Linna Jane Kettering
Kaitlyn Rose Kitchen
Julia Vlady Knopf
Gage Nicolas Koontz
Kristina Kunarac
Dana Lenore Lyberger
Laura Alice Marica
Andrew Paul Maryash
Fatima Mbacke
Macy Ann McClure
Melissa A. Miller
Rebecca M. Mills
Aza Arianna Mycoskie
Mandie Najdusak
Heather Nasser
Dylan Alexander Perry
Allison Elaine Portman
Leeanne M. Ridgley
Sarah Michelle Roe
Patrick J. Rongers
Justin Anthony Sassano
Travis Scott Smith
College of Arts and Sciences
Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., Interim Dean
William John Smith
Alexis Nicole Stahl
Cierra T. Sturdavant
Christopher B. Sweigert Jr.
Delaney C. Thomas
Madalynn Aurelia Triner
Emily M. Vahs
Marilou Elizabeth Vassar
Emily Ann Vernon
Kile Mikel Webb
Mitchell Lewis Weisgerber
Cullin Robert Whitaker
Alliyah Danielle White
Natalie M. Williams
Tristan Williams
Elizabeth E. Withem
Emily S. Yereb
Bachelor of Integrative Studies
Joseph A. Chirozzi
Jamison Michael Conley
Maureen Anne Diaz
Terence Ethan Doak
Maria Lynne Dunlope
Savannah Gibson Elwonger
Elizabeth Ashley Foushee
Brian M. Freer
Mahnooria B. Gill
Tyler L. Gorfido
Cassidy M. Hernandez
Elvis Sylvester Hines Jr.
Alyson Jeanne Horn
Briana Kayla Hrstic
Shatira A. Jackson
Morgan Elizabeth Kelly
Jennifer Lynn Kersulis
Halle Ann King
Erika N. Lajtai
Paul Joseph Papesh
Joyce Ann Pugh
Andrew Mark Ravel
Yvette Rivera-Bernstein
John Mark Roberts
Jason K. Smith
Clay E. Sullivan
Shante J. Thompson
Christina L. Trotta
Darryl Leon Williams Jr.
Danielle R. Wilson
Rachel Woods
Bachelor of Science
Rana Alsouss
Clarisse M. Aquino
Brooke Hannah Baldwin
Autumn Marie Browning
Maxwell Patrick Calhoun
Katherina Rose Carpenter
Diana Sarah Chang
Zachary T. Childs
Kurt P. Denning
Samantha Michelle Hargis
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Heldreth
Nicole Marie Hughes
Jaden Ryan Kandel
Eman Khan
Alexander Nicholas Knoer
Nicolas John LaQuatra
Ashley Evon Luyster
Mackinzi B. Mawhorr
Mary Alison McGinnis
Camille Erin Michael
Ellie Amanda Miller
Elizabeth Jane Oney
Param Chirag Patel
Matthew Lloyd Petersen
Safwan Nafeur Rahman
Timothy Andrew Reed
Samantha Roberts
Stacey Anne Rybolt
Sydnee Anne Shankel
Robert Charles Silvey
Taylor Rae Stavor
Desiree E. Thomas
John R. Timmers
Lorenzo Toscano
Tam Ba Tran
Lauren Elizabeth Urban
Brandon P. Vaughn
Johann David Verbrugge
Searra Ranae White
Jessica Lynn Wick
Carolyn P. Wiersma
Samuel James Wilson
Amanda Lynn Wyatt
Lexi Marie Yoney
College of Business Administration
Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., Dean
Doctor of Philosophy
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Hoyoung Kim
Dissertation Title: "The Effect of Political Uncertainty and Connections on Cost Structure Decisions"
Dissertation Director: Indrarini Laksmana
Master of Arts in Economics
Alexander Jeffrey Kendrick
Master of Business Administration
Ryan Michael Barnabi
Sharon Melissa Caldwell
Benjamin Daniel Carew
John Q. Cleland
Eileen Ann Cummins
Matthew Ronald Davide
Gianna Marie DeGeorge
Emily Elizabeth Dugger
Andrew A. Goebel
Jordan Michael Gregory
Logan M. Kieklak
Cameron Rowe Markeson
Stephanie Jan Myers
Alexandra Moira Rokisky
Samuel Scott Rufener
Keona Savage
Michael Eric Scott
Valerie Gayle Wickham
Sydney LeRay Young
Steven B. Zoller
Master of Science
Obianuju Ogbealu Anumnu
Cameron G. Croghan
Sean Arthur Delahunty
Amruta Shrikant Deshpande
Surbhi Khandelwal
Brandon T. Palazzo
Melissa Paniagua Ramirez
Mayank Pugalia
Bachelor of Business Administration
Jacob Riley Aguinaga
Abdullah Abdul Aziz Saud Salah
Al Bahlouli
Talal Khalid Almutlaq
Ethan Joseph Andaloro
Kyle Thomas Andrade
Karan Vir Arora
Jacob Daniel Arthur
Connor Jay Aten
Brandon D. Baltzer
Ambuj Kartikeya Bansal
Trevon Juwan Bell-Clay
Mohammed Saeed Bin Thafrah
Gavin A. Birone
Avery J. Borak
Tyler W. Borders
Dustin Michael Brumbaugh
Tonya L. Cardona
Yuqi Chang
Antonio Edward Sean Cheatom
Kevin F. Cicuto
Calvin J. Cirrincione
Maria Ann Coffman
Jacob Therman Collier
Kamel Mohammed Daghastani
Laura Elizabeth Damron
Gage Christopher DeWitt
Isabella Noel Dibacco-Colflesh
Miranda Jean Etheredge
Leah Marie Ferguson
James Franklin Finley IV
Emily Marie Fulton
Emily Nicole Greff
Marissa Ann Hale
Michael Thomas Hamilton
Austin Albert Hanobik
Qiduo He
Morgan Kay Heaton
Rachel Anne Hornyak
Jakaria Hossan
Hao Huang
Krystal Elizabeth Ivy
Jacob W. Joy
Emily Gretchen Kaufman
Tyler David Kaufman
Spencer Paul Keeler
Colin Balint Kerek
Alim Ahmed Mohamed Salim Khan
Cassidy Lynn King
Rebecca Komar
Ranjana Rajesh Kulkarni
Morgan Nicole Lang
Jeremy Faustino Lazzari
Matthew D. Loose
Shamar M. Lucky
Erika N. Manholt
Michael Dominic Marazza
Patrick Donovan McCarthy
Zachary Steven McCormick
Jacob Andrew Misinay
Austin James Morrissey
Danielle Adilena Negron
Neiman Joseph Novitski
Daniel Thomas Nugent
Colin William OConnor
Rickesh D. Patel
Jonathan Michael Paxos
Caroline Peron Sorato
Adrian Trevon Prince
College of Business Administration
Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., Dean
Bradley Andrew Randorf
Brett Dean Rentsch
Jamar St. Clair Robinson Jr.
Stephen Tyler Ross
Matthew Connor Rummell
Gabrielle Ann Semancik
Megan Marie Shively
Kaylee Richelle Shreffler
Tyler Mark Silcox
Hannah Michele Simballa
Jennifer R. Stanley
Lydia L. Strawn
Jacob Thompson
James P. Tucci
Raymond Allen Vanaman
Tiara Marshe' Waters
Sean Casey Watson
DeShaun Javon Wilson
Joshua David Wykoff
Jingting Yi
Zane M. Yudasz
Huishan Zeng
Yanming Zhao
College of Communication and Information
Amy L. Reynolds, Ph.D., Dean
Doctor of Philosophy
COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
Margaret P. Cogar
Dissertation Title: "Gatekeeping in Scholastic Journalism: Examining Factors That Predict Student Content Decisions"
Dissertation Directors: Tang Tang and Gretchen Hoak
Foluke Motunrayo Omosun
Dissertation Title: "Investigating Motives for and Uses of Infertility Online Support Groups"
Dissertation Director: Paul Haridakis
Master of Arts
Nicole Edrie Aldrich
Stephen Green
Jessica Marie Hunziker
Grace Morris
Ile-Ife Okantah
William George Rawson
Peter Rodrigues
Ashley Elizabeth Ann Torres
Master of Digital Sciences
Kelsey May Bauer
Master of Fine Arts
Amina Noor Shareef
Joseph C. Young Jr.
Master of Library and Information Science
Amanda Leigh Barrett
Kelli Burwinkel
Gabriella Rae Cantelmo
Amanda Mariah Croston
Megan Elizabeth Gondor
Symantha P. Hankins
Benjamin Graham Harvey
Autumn Brooke Helton
Kayla Hlad
Leah Holmberg
Kent Huffman
Jennafer Linn Kim
Kieran Layton
Kevin Lee
Dawn Marie LoConti
Christina Lyons
Amy S. Malott
Casey Mazzoli
Benjamin Mitchell
Aaron J. Moore
Benjamin Lee Morehouse
Darryn Manship Reams
Rachel Jane Richards
Sarah A. Riddle
Tausha R. Ross
Lisa Sanchez
Ashley Ann Sroka
Melissa Kay Stalnaker
Joseph Edward Taylor
Kathryn E.F. Taylor
Grace Vest
Brooke Alexis Wellman
Elizabeth Winhover
Olivia Anne Wood
Master of Science
Edna Rosa M. Alfaro
Taylor Douglas Carter
Robert Matthew Carver
Kerrington Kristoff Crockett-Eans
Elizabeth Decker
Betty L. Deemer
Carol M. Doll
Hannah Lauren Fein
Christine Gipko
Megan Elizabeth Gondor
Ryan S. Helms
Leah Christina Henderson
Brandon Hicks
Michael C. Kiczek
Nikki Kilgore
Michael H. Mankowski
Diane E. Mitrevski
Theresa Moreno
Jan Morris
Sana Murad
Smitha Patinjara Purayil
Emma Pierpont
Joseph Pollock
Amy Rasmussen Jr.
Rebeca Stewart
Kirsten Elizabeth Thomas
Kiel Tolbert
Leslie Wasson
Bachelor of Arts
Adrian Anipzar Arreaga Pozzi
Mercedes N. Baxter
Brent Miguel Bledsoe
College of Communication and Information
Amy L. Reynolds, Ph.D., Dean
Reginald J. Cook
Nicholas William Elsen
Kaitlyn E. Ford
Sydney Jayna Frazier
William D. Gearhart
Brian Daniel Hohenadel
Michael Charles Hoke
Shawn Vishwanath Iyer
Gary Bernard Jones
Drew Joseph Kane
Cole LeRoy King
Sydney Louise Kulla
Shania Leigh Marshall
Drew Michelle McLennan
Imari McPherson
Elianette Castallia Nelson
Emily Nicole Oiler
Arjun M. Patel
Kenneth James Pope
Jabbar James Price
Ashley Grace Roberts
Sebastian Spear
Brianna Sprout
Jalen Tucker
Arica L. Zavatsky
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Jenna Lynn Claussen
Madeleine Jean Johnson
Bachelor of Science
Molly Catherine Adams
Ethan Joseph Andaloro
Mikayla L. Bailey
Jeffrey Allen Braden II
Hannah Elizabeth Burkey
Gianna Patrina Cosentino
Aidan Patrick Coyne
Austin R. Diehl
Nicole L. Jones
Grant Wilk Katanick
Hannah Rachel Lattimer
Fiona Mendonca
Zaria Janelle Moore
Christopher A. Morakis
Lauryn Shavawn Oglesby
Julia Clare O'Laughlin
Gina E. Schlegel
Christopher James Sistrunk
Nicholas Sommer
Tanner James Steinbacher
Kyle Bradley Svenson
Jenefer R. Villanueva
Brittanie Berlynn Waddell
Kyle James Wetzel
Chase Alden Wilcox Sr.
College of Education, Health and Human Services
James C. Hannon, Ph.D., Dean
Doctor of Philosophy
AUDIOLOGY
Waseem Al Matar
Dissertation Title: "Speech Audiometry: Arabic Word Recognition Test for Adults"
Dissertation Directors: Anna M. Schmidt and Mark Krumm
COUNSELOR EDUCATION AND SUPERVISION
Mustafa Aydogan
Dissertation Title: "The Relationship of Self-Efficacy, Self-Advocacy and Multicultural Counseling Competency of School Counselors: A Structural Equation Model"
Dissertation Directors: Jason McGlothlin and Martin Jencius
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Lolagul Raimbekova
Dissertation Title: "Parents' Voice: International Relocatee Parents' Perspectives on Parental Involvement Practices Utilized in Their Young Children's Early Learning and Development"
Dissertation Director: Monica Miller Marsh
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION – HIGHER EDUCATION
Judy Lightner-Noll
Dissertation Title: "Cultural Adjustment and Career Navigation of International Faculty Women in STEM: U.S. Transitions and Confucianist Influences"
Dissertation Director: Martha C. Merrill
Stephanie Lynn Newman
Dissertation Title: "Exploring Undergraduate College Students' Experiences With Additional Borrowing and Increased Student Indebtedness: A Qualitative Approach to the Traditionally Quantitative Topic of Student Loans"
Dissertation Directors: Tara D. Hudson and Stephen B. Thomas
Eric R. Young
Dissertation Title: "A Basic Interpretive Exploration of the Recruitment Process for Prospective Division III Student Athletes"
Dissertation Director: Tara Hudson
EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT
Courtney Lee Wade Marsden
Dissertation Title: "Academic Freedom in the Age of Posts and Tweets"
Dissertation Director: Aryn C. Karpinski
Ilker Soyturk
Dissertation Title: "The Revised Test Anxiety-Online-Short Form Scale: Bifactor Modeling"
Dissertation Director: Aryn C. Karpinski
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Ryan Timothy Wiet
Dissertation Title: "The Relationships of Cell Phone Use With Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Psychometric Variables in Sample of High School Students and University Students and Employees"
Dissertation Director: Jacob E. Barkley
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Stacia M. Kaschak
Dissertation Title: "Improving Postsecondary Success for Students With Emotional Disturbances: The Experiences and Relationships Among Student-Level and Transition Programming Variables on Postsecondary Education and Postschool Employment Outcomes"
Dissertation Director: Andrew Wiley
Educational Specialist
Yvette D. Nosal
Master of Arts
Kayla I. Boros
Jordan G. Brauchler
Kayla Maree Bryant
Alexis Deanne Clark
Alexis Lynn Clark
Amanda Michelle Cook
Ashley DeOrdio
Kristen Alice Donnelly
Madeline Elizabeth Dulac
Kayleigh Jean Gilbow
Annmarie Kathleen Ginnis
Hannah Glogoza
Ashley Guillory
Zachary Addison Haines
Carole Ruth Nelson
Alexis A. Norris
Paulina Pena Ochoa
Sarah Lin Otteson
Breana Nicole Petrocelli
Kelly N. Sauer
Isabella Naomi Velasco
Jeff Watkins
Brenna R. Weaver
Master of Arts in Teaching
Andrew John Falce
Master of Education
Nicole Kathleen Ball
Nicole Frances Barrett
Morgan Begue
Scott Berry
Anne Elizabeth Boyle
Emily Jane Bryan
Antonio Levi Butler
Sydney Grace Campany
Rachel Elizabeth Clingman
Alainee Marie Coleman
Bryan Conyers
Michele Cyrek
College of Education, Health and Human Services
James C. Hannon, Ph.D., Dean
Kathryn Lee Damicone
Dylan David
Bailey Amorette Driscoll
Ashley Rae Farnsworth
Elise H. Finney
Olivia Galambos
Bethany Rose Ghattas
Tiffany Denise Golden
Kathleen L. Goosmann
Roy Greenlee
Kim Hardy
Cara Nicole Hathaway
Ashley Elizabeth Helber
Leah Holmberg
Bryton T. Hunt
Courtney Marie Jeans
Rochelle R. King
DeVaughn Racquel Kordan
Ellen Louise Kratky
Catherine Burden Kuzmishin
Kaleigh Elizabeth Mahon
Amber Meek Malek
Tara Suzanne Mareno
Karen McNerney Del Rio
MaKhija Unique Minneyfield
Hannah M. Modic
Katherine Anne Mohnacky
Jenna Naymik
Matthew Christopher Neal
Tammy Noska
Samantha Nicole Robison
Shaunquelle A. Sapp
Kathryn Nicole Scarvelli
Angela M. Smith
Andrew Michael Spencer
Sutton Rachelle Stacey
Melissa Kay Stalnaker
Daniel Syvanych
Tawni Nicole Taylor
Sharena Renee Thomas
Jonathan Michael Vanicek
Janell Marie Verdream
Amanda Marie Vestal
Marina Alexis Wasserman
Corinne Elena Zielinski
Master of Science
Adam S. Dunckel
Mansi Suresh Nimbalkar
Alyssa Sabo
Dusu Wen
Chenyu Yu
Bachelor of Science
Wafa Mohammed Said Al Awaisi
Taylor Christine Barkley
Joshua Michael Barr
Joshua Taylor Bellamy
Amanda Faith Bergstrom
Samantha Leigh Bogo
Paige Marie Bowen
Elaine Marija Bradlee
Kiara Aliyah Coleman
Coty Lynn Connor
Morgan Lynn Cottrell
Brittany Elizabeth Crary
Blake O. Eisnaugle
Ben Michael Elia
Caiden Rain Etzel
Rhonda A. Ewald
Anna Marie Gagel
Garrett Michael Gerardi
Emily Susan Gill
Nycholas Grayson
Quiana Lynel Hatten
Cendra Danielle Hylton
Nicholas Henry Janero
Emily A. Johnson
Benjamin A. Kantura II
Kathryn Grace Koch
Sarah Katherine Kosdrosky
Kassandra L. Kraiger
Michael Joseph Krakora
Molly Ann Lewis
Victoria Alexis Lowther
Cameron Avery Marshall
Noe'L J. Matthews
Kelly Lynn Mirman
Karen Mordarski
Shanae Monique Moss
Jalil Joel Leander Nelson
Faith L. Nowak
Olorunferanmi Solomon Oni
Aziza Tenai Pace
Haley Nicole Pettit
Chelsea Alexis Petzker
Taylor Anne Repchick
Zachary Thomas Robbins
Sierra Marie Ross
Thomas Jonathan Roward
Emily Victoria Schaffer
Spencer Sciranka
Rachel A. Scott
Samuel R. Sinclair
Brandon Paul Skuza
Cameron James Snider
Mya Tiera Taylor
Christian George Vasquez
Amberleigh Jane J. Villanueva
Hailey Breanne Weidlich
Bailey Jean Wiford
Staci Wiley
Bachelor of Science in Education
Brian Paul Arduini
Courtney Nicole Eaton
Brooke A. Hack
Ryan Joseph Roth Jr.
College of Nursing
Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., Dean
Doctor of Nursing Practice
NURSING
Jeannie E. Johnson
Scholarly Project Title: "Quality Improvement Project: Decreasing Patient Wait Times"
Project Chair: Louise Knox
Merna Akram Wilson
Scholarly Project Title: "Triage Template to Improve Emergency Department Flow"
Project Chair: Lynn Gaddis
Master of Science in Nursing
Lauren Monica Greer
Lindsay Tomlin
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Brooklyn Cierra Akers
Jamie Louise Almaraz
Alison Faye Barnes
Listy Ann Barnhart
Aleksandra Benina
Andrew L. Bennett
Mallory D. Bielski
Madison Chase Boone
Allison Rose Boyer
Lauren Ann Briggs
Halie L. Brooks
Karley A. Buchanan
Jennifer Elise Cader
Aniara Callipo Fujii Garcia
Julianne Marie Carney
Samantha Anne Chaloupka
Alison Eleni Christo
Brittany Lee Clemens
Moriah Cleveland
Seka Marie Cogar
Jaclyn Alysse Coker
Emily Faith Cornelius
Daniel Dean Craver
Logan M. Culbertson
Alexis Anne Davis
Lauren Mikelle Deitz
Jacob Mark Demaree
Anna Marie DiBlasio
Madison Rochelle Dunlap
Matthew James Scott Eastep
Maxwell Michael Eidam
Paige E. Elder
Melissa A. Engstrom
Jordan Dean Ferguson
Tanner Jeffery Fix
Joshua Keith Forristal
Samantha Lea Foster
Michael Gallagher
Mary K. Gdovichin
Sofia Guadalupe Gonzalez Luevano
Taylor Madison Haag
McKenzie Sue Haidet
Debbie R. Haney
Lenore Renee Hauck
Margaret Elizabeth Hayden
Bryanna Nicole Herbold
Taylor Marie Higginbotham
Shelby Ann Hilbert
Rebecca Elisa Ann Hill
Carla Marie Hofer
Lori Beth Holcepl
Delia M. Howard
Kimyla Daejya Huffman
Dyamond Maree Humphrey
Angela M. Ice
Morgan Raquel Icenhour
Marissa Ellen Ikner
Itua G. Ikuenobe
Courtney Paige Ingersol
Kaylie M. Irwin
Deontra Shavon Jacobs
Natalie Rose Johnson
Laura Michelle Jones
Neil Christopher Jordan
Summer Nicole Jordan
Madison Nicole Justus
Emma N. Kantorak
Hannah Lynn-Marie Kent
Kaelyn S. Kisaberth
Alexandrea Kourtney Krencisz
Olivia M. Lacy
Christian David Law
Cameron David Lawrence
Devan Alexzandria Lazor
Ryan J. Lichtenberger
Zoe Nicole Lisak
Morgan Olivia Lopez
Brett G. Lopuchovsky
Ryan Alan Lutz
Katie Lynn Malito
Morgan Joanna Mansier
Morgan Marie Marshall
Sarah Lynn Martin
Jessica Gladys McCarthy
Paige Nicole McCrary
Hannah R. Meyer
Kayla Anne Miller
Sarah Anna Marie Miller
Lynnita M. Moore
Adeline Sue Moro
Melissa R. Neumeyer
Deja Jonae-Lee Newton
Richard Nimoh
Vanessa Elyse Oliver
Faith Jordan Orsini
Sadie Ann Oswitch
Kayley Aubra Pearsick
Alyssa Ann Peters
Celina Ariel Petitte
Emily Rose Phillips
Rachel Marie Piazza
Ashley Marie Popelka
Allison Anna Porter
Kaitlyn JoAnna Redinger
Mackenzie Rae Reese
Carissa Michelle Rein
Doug A. Richards
Rhiannon Elizabeth Rivera
Taylor Marie Rockstroh
Allie Jiani Rodriguez
Alexandra Olivia Root
John Thomas Russo
Christen Marie Ryba
Hailey Elizabeth Sabol
Keirsten S. Sanderfer
College of Nursing
Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., Dean
Kristan Patricia Santos
Brianna Marie Schlegel
Morgan Rae Schnelbach
Amy K. Scott-Paciotti
Kelly Ann Sheldon
Rachel Michel Short
Courtney Malyn Shutt
Hannah Taylor Simmons
Angelica Nikita Simpson
Steven Alexander Simun
Jacob W. Sintic
Kathryn Marie Stanley
Claire Elizabeth Stone
Kathryn Grace Szalai
Madison C. Telgkamp
Julia Lynn Terrick
Ashley Marie Thomas
Maria Tomcany
Lawenda Dru Tucker
Karsen Paige Voorhees
Rhuna L. Wall
Jacqueline Lanae' Washington
Alexis Lee Wendt
Lacey Taylor Jane West
Zachary Thomas Williams
Joshua Ryan Wortman
Samara L. Wright
Tait Davidson Yeckley
Carter James Zajkowski
Bryan Edward Zimmerman
College of Public Health
Sonia A. Alemagno, Ph.D., Dean
Doctor of Philosophy
PUBLIC HEALTH
Mutlaq Fahid S. Albugmi
Dissertation Title: "The Effects of Predisposing, Enabling and Need Factors on the Use of Health Services Among Noncitizen Employees in the Private Sector in Saudi Arabia"
Dissertation Director: John Hoornbeek
Juan Carlos Barrera Gutierrez
Dissertation Title: "Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (Tips), Duration of Procedural Time and Correlation With Early Morbidity and Mortality"
Dissertation Director: Melissa Zullo
Shelly D. Evans
Dissertation Title: "Perceptions of Health-Related Quality of Life (Hrqol) Experienced by Older Ethnic Somalis Aging Transculturally in the U.S.: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis"
Dissertation Director: Sheryl Chatfield
Master of Public Health
Narjis A. Alghorab
Tara Renee Arrington
Emily Nicole Ashcraft
Jessica L. Coleman
Brandon Allen Doumont
Jessica Marie Harris
Schevon Hendrick
Meagan Adele Jackson
Kyrah Joseph
Megan Mason
Marie McCausland
Kirby Lane Moore
Brittany Mosley
Antwaun L. Nettles
Kyra Marie Nettles
Grace Onimoe
Enas Qureshi
Darlene M. Rocco
Constance-Marie L. Samuels
Eliza Marie Sawyers
Shazia Tariq Sheikh
Terrance E. Showers
Taylor Paul Simon
Brent A. Smith
Blaise Thomas Soberano
Ross Elan Varndell
Caytlyn Weiland
Master of Science
Jeffrey Bearden
Shehanaz Begum Shaik
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Michel G. Baitt
Sierra Destinee Baker
Audra Grace Bidlen
Camryn J. Buchanan
Natalie Kay Cagianese
Calista R. Chapman
Niambi T. Fagan
Shawn Flannery
Khaila Elice Franklin
Grace Anne Habeck
Maleah Lanae Harper
Kyle Austin Hartman
Ethan R. Hunt
Tobechukwu Ekene Iwelunmor
Alec Jesse Kyriakopoulos
Imani T. Lucas
Anna Rose Montazzoli
Bolaji Biodun Ogunwuyi
Tina M. Payne
Emily R. Pfefferl
Natalie Ann Ray
Katherine Victoria Rocca
Elizabeth Marie Snider
Lauren N. Whitten
Legacy Graduates
These students carry on the tradition of family members who are Kent State University alumni.
Jacob Riley Aguinaga
Wafa Mohammed Said Al Awaisi
Waseem Al Matar
Jamie Louise Almaraz
Kayla M. Antenuce
Caytlin Lane Armstrong
Emily Nicole Ashcraft
Fareha G. A. Atetalla
Brooke Hannah Baldwin
Teya Ballenger
Brandon D. Baltzer
Taylor Christine Barkley
Trevon Juwan Bell-Clay
Elise Gabrielle Bielski
Samantha Leigh Bogo
Aaron Frederick Boso
Gina L. Bowser
Anne Elizabeth Boyle
Autumn Marie Browning
Emily Jane Bryan
Diana Sarah Chang
Jenna Lynn Claussen
Brittany Lee Clemens
Rachel Elizabeth Clingman
Avery Janae' Coats
Jaclyn Alysse Coker
Alainee Marie Coleman
Amanda Michelle Cook
Brian Patrick Cook
Emily Faith Cornelius
Gianna Patrina Cosentino
Aidan Patrick Coyne
Kamel Mohammed Daghastani
Gianna Marie DeGeorge
Amruta Shrikant Deshpande
Kristen Alice Donnelly
Adam Michael Drugovich
Madeline Elizabeth Dulac
Richard Paul Elliott
Susan Engeman
Abigail Sage Ernst
Michelle Ann Fazzio
Garrett Gerardi
Hannah Elizabeth Gill
Christine Gipko
Tiffany Denise Golden
Kathleen L. Goosmann
Krystina Graham
Emily Nicole Greff
Jordan Michael Gregory
James Robert Griffin
Taylor Madison Haag
Zachary Addison Haines
Michael Thomas Hamilton
Diamond Chanel Hankins
Kim Hardy
Samantha Michelle Hargis
Benjamin Graham Harvey
Morgan Kay Heaton
Kayla Hlad
Chloe E. Holm
Rachel Anne Hornyak
Jesseca Nichole Housel
Branden Michael Hudak
Paige Renee Hutton
Morgan Raquel Icenhour
Allison L. Inge
Nicole Phillips Isenberg
Shatira A. Jackson
Jacob William Janiak
Natalie Rose Johnson
Wesley Charles Johnson
Emma N. Kantorak
Stacia M. Kaschak
Hannah Lynn-Marie Kent
Cassidy Lynn King
Madelyn Marie Kist
Sarah Katherine Kosdrosky
Kassandra L. Kraiger
Michael Joseph Krakora
Sydney Louise Kulla
Hannah Rachel Lattimer
Ryan J. Lichtenberger
Morgan Olivia Lopez
Imani T. Lucas
Dana Lenore Lyberger
Katie Lynn Malito
Morgan Joanna Mansier
Michael Dominic Marazza
Cameron Rowe Markeson
Fiona Mendonca
Alyssa Christine Miller
Diane E. Mitrevski
Katherine Anne Mohnacky
Zaria Janelle Moore
Karen Mordarski
Brittany Mosley
Danielle Adilena Negron
Carole Ruth Nelson
Deja Jonae-Lee Newton
Neiman Joseph Novitski
Daniel Thomas Nugent
Sadie Ann Oswitch
Justise Y. Porter
Timothy Andrew Reed
Sarah A. Riddle
Sarah Kaye Riggs
Karli Ann Riordan
Alexandra Moira Rokisky
Sasan Shadpour
Kaylee Richelle Shreffler
Nikolajus Georg Shukaitis
Hannah Michele Simballa
Samuel R. Sinclair
Olivia Jo Slater
Nicholas Sommer
Constance L. Sott
Andrew Michael Spencer
Michael Paul Spirnak
Ashley Ann Sroka
Sutton Rachelle Stacey
Sommer Marie Sterud
Kristyn N. Svetlak
Christian George Vasquez
Casey Ann Vaudrin
Alexis Lee Wendt
Bailey Jean Wiford
TShawn Lee Williams
Rachel Woods
Joshua Ryan Wortman
Emily S. Yereb
Carter James Zajkowski
Steven B. Zoller
Commissioning of Officers
for the Armed Forces
Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant
in the Armed Forces of the United States
UNITED STATES ARMY
Christopher J. Harris
Chelsea Alexis Petzker
Summary of Candidates for Degrees
Kent State University
Summer 2021
ASSOCIATE DEGREES
Associate of Applied Business15
Associate of Applied Science51
Associate of Arts39
Associate of Science81
Associate of Technical Studies2
BACHELOR DEGREES
Bachelor of Applied Horticulture0
Bachelor of Arts136
Bachelor of Business Administration89
Bachelor of Fine Arts7
Bachelor of Integrative Studies30
Bachelor of Music0
Bachelor of Radiologic and Imaging Sciences11
Bachelor of Science210
Bachelor of Science in Education3
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology8
Bachelor of Science in Nursing143
Bachelor of Science in Public Health25
Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies13
GRADUATE DEGREES
Doctor of Audiology0
Doctor of Nursing Practice1
Doctor of Philosophy60
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine0
Educational Specialist1
Master of Architecture32
Master of Arts60
Master of Arts in Economics1
Master of Arts in Teaching1
Master of Business Administration20
Master of Digital Sciences1
Master of Education59
Master of Engineering Technology1
Master of Fashion Industry Studies3
Master of Fine Arts3
Master of Geographic Information Science7
Master of Health Care Design0
Master of Landscape Architecture0
Master of Liberal Studies2
Master of Library and Information Science34
Master of Music35
Master of Public Administration10
Master of Public Health26
Master of Science57
Master of Science in Accounting0
Master of Science in Nursing3
Master of Technology0
Master of Urban Design0
SUMMARY
Associate188
Bachelor675
Master355
Educational Specialist1
Doctorate61
Total1,280
Academic Attire
Identification of the hood and robe as academic apparel is believed to have originated at the English universities of Oxford and Cambridge during the 12th and 13th centuries. The hoods are a carry-over from the times when monks, who operated those universities, wore them to protect their shaved heads in winter. The robe is an adaptation of the shoulder cape also worn by those same monks while collecting alms.
Use of the academic robe came to the United States in 1754, with the founding of what is now Columbia University. In 1895, a commission of university officials adopted a universal code of design and color for the academic garb. This code has undergone several revisions in subsequent years, with most recent modifications accepted in 1960.
Styling of the robes varies for the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. The width of sleeve borders and length of the hood increase with each advanced degree.
In the hoods, the color of the velvet border indicates the type of degree held, while the lining designates the official colors of the institution granting it.
A distinguishing color table for academic attire:
College of Aeronautics and EngineeringOrange
College of Applied and Technical Studies
AgribusinessMaize
AssociateBlack
EngineeringOrange
Horticulture, ScienceGolden Yellow
Music TechnologyPink
RadiologyMaroon
Technical and Applied ScienceDrab
College of Architecture and Environmental DesignBlue Violet
College of the Arts
Arts, Fine Arts, ScienceBrown
MusicPink
College of Arts and Sciences
ArtsWhite
Fine ArtsBrown
ScienceGolden Yellow
Public AdministrationPeacock Blue
College of Business AdministrationDrab
College of Communication and Information
Arts, Fine Arts, ScienceCrimson
Library ScienceLemon
College of Education, Health and Human ServicesLight Blue
AudiologyGreen
College of NursingApricot
College of Podiatric MedicineGreen
College of Public HealthSalmon
The Mace
The mace carried by the macebearer in the academic processional symbolizes authority. The macebearer carries a mace created and crafted by alumnus Michael V. Jaszczak, ’98. Jaszczak created the mace based upon the input of a committee charged with the task of bringing forth a new design utilizing the resources and wealth of talent available in Kent State’s School of Art.
The central motif of the university seal retains the sun of the state seal, signifying state ownership, and is symbolic of the light of knowledge and wisdom. The shield suggests the geographic shape of Ohio. The bird, which symbolizes leadership, is the chimney swift, a species that colonizes on campus and seems to be in constant flight. The university colors of blue and gold are incorporated in the enameled piece, which is set on top of a walnut pole. The mace rests in a walnut stand crafted by David Dalton, Ph.D., who taught for many years in the College of Education, Health and Human Services.
The Gonfalons
Gonfalons are long ceremonial flags or banners suspended from a crossbar. The use of ceremonial banners dates back to the 1500s. Italian towns, for example, each have a gonfalon, which is the official emblem of the town, showing its coat of arms.
Each of the college gonfalons is emblazoned with the Kent State seal on an academic color of one of the college’s disciplines, established by academic protocol.
The President’s Medallion
The president’s medallion symbolizes the responsibility in the Office of the President. Its central motif is the university seal, which retains the sun of the state seal, signifying state ownership, and is symbolic of the light of knowledge and wisdom. The shield suggests the geographic shape of Ohio. The bird, which symbolizes leadership, is the chimney swift.
About Kent State
Kent State University is one of the largest university systems in the nation, yet one of the closest families in the world. We embrace diversity and the culture it creates ‒ promoting visionary ideas and bold thinking. From this environment, our students draw strength and support to stand for what matters and to take meaningful action for change.
More than 100 years after William S. Kent donated his valuable farmland so the state could build a teacher-training school for the area, Kent State is one of Ohio’s leading public universities and a major educational, economic and cultural resource far beyond the Northeast Ohio region it has served since its founding as Kent State Normal School in 1910.
Today, poised to play a leading role in 21st century education, Kent State is one of 91 public doctoral universities with high research activity, as categorized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Kent State is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists by U.S. News & World Report for 2021.
With eight campuses spanning Northeast Ohio, a College of Podiatric Medicine, the Twinsburg Academic Center and academic sites in major world cities such as Florence, Geneva and New York, Kent State illuminates the way as a world-class institution. Its programs and partnerships boldly expand the boundaries of knowledge for faculty engaged in research and collaboration, and for students receiving life-changing experiences in experiential and study-away programs.
The student body comprises more than 36,000 students, including more than 1,300 international students from nearly 100 countries. The university earns worldwide recognition for its optimum balance of more than 340 undergraduate programs of study and nearly 200 master’s and doctoral programs of study.
The addition of new teaching and learning environments, from the sciences to the arts, and the development of exciting new academic programs characterize Kent State’s focus on transformational educational experiences. The university is accelerating its strategic investment in established areas of research expertise, including environmental science, population health, global understanding and materials sciences. Building upon its historic and foundational research in liquid crystals, Kent State's Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute embraces a leading international role in advanced materials and soft matter science and innovation.
Kent State recognizes its place in history with the May 4 Visitors Center and annual May 4 Commemoration, which pay homage to the seminal events of May 4, 1970, on the university's Kent Campus. The center and annual observances honor those who lost their lives, those who were wounded and those who survived.
World-renowned, nationally ranked and regionally vital, Kent State proudly serves higher education and the world with graduates who are finding their purpose and making a difference with their contributions.
While some people measure both history and success by tangibles, a Kent State professor emeritus suggests considering timeless intangibles that “can be measured by the lump in your throat … by walking tall.” On a sun-drenched July day in 1914, Kent State’s first graduation class of 34 members walked tall. They led the way for the many hundreds of thousands of Kent State alumni who live and work around the world. Proudly joining their ranks are today’s newest members of the Kent State family on this glorious day of celebration.
For more information about Kent State, visit www.kent.edu.
Congratulations!
Congratulations on earning your degree from Kent State University and welcome to the Golden Flashes alumni family!
As you spread your wings to fly far and near, you’ll find the Golden Flashes family is always close by. With continued support after graduation, a variety of exciting alumni events, interest- or area-based groups and access to important information about your alma mater, you’ll always have reason to be a proud Kent State graduate.
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