Kent State University
Two Hundred Sixty-Ninth
Commencement

Conferral of Degrees
August 21, 2021

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The Strategic Vision of
Kent State University

Vision

To be a community of change agents whose collective commitment to learning sparks epic thinking, meaningful voice and invaluable outcomes to better our society.

Mission

We transform lives and communities through the power of discovery, learning and creative expression in an inclusive environment.

Core Values

We value:

  • A distinctive blend of teaching, research and creative excellence.
  • Active inquiry and discovery that expand knowledge and human understanding.
  • Life-changing educational experiences for students with wide-ranging talents and aspirations.
  • A living-learning environment that creates a genuine sense of place.
  • Engagement that inspires positive change.
  • Diversity of culture, beliefs, identity and thought.
  • Freedom of expression and the free exchange of ideas.
  • A collaborative community.
  • Respect, kindness and purpose in all that we do.

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

 

 

A Message From the President

Congratulations to the Kent State University Class of 2021. You did it!

You overcame the obstacles of the pandemic. You did not quit. You persevered, you took care of your responsibilities during these, the most trying of times, and you graduated.

Many things about your Kent State experience you will remember, and many you will forget as you make your way through subsequent years and decades. For my part, I have one request – just one ASK of each and every one of you: Remember that FLASHES TAKE CARE OF FLASHES.

Taking care of each other. That’s how you made it to this memorable moment. Taking care of each other, that is how all of us survived the pandemic. Take care of each other – it’s a Flashes thing to do.

Congratulations again on this important accomplishment. Please know that the entire campus community is proud of you and continues to cheer for you on your journey beyond Kent State.

Be sure to celebrate sufficiently and be sure to celebrate responsibly.

You earned it.

Flashes Forever!

Sincerely,

Todd Diacon Signature

Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President

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

 

Graduation With Honors

Cum Laude

Honors are awarded to those students with an average of at least 3.500 to 3.699 on a 4.000 scale. Graduates who achieve Cum Laude have earned blue Institutional honor cords.

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

Graduation With High Honors

Magna Cum Laude

High honors are awarded to those students with an average of at least 3.700 to 3.899 on a 4.000 scale. Graduates who achieve Magna Cum Laude have earned gold Institutional honor cords.

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

Graduation With Highest Honors

Summa Cum Laude

Highest honors are awarded to those students with an average of at least 3.900 on a 4.000 scale. The asterisk (*) indicates those students who have maintained a 4.000 grade point average. Graduates who achieve Summa Cum Laude have earned blue and gold Institutional honor cords.

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

Associate Degree Honors

With Distinction

Candidates for associate degrees who demonstrate high levels of scholarship through their coursework will graduate "With Distinction." The designation "With Distinction" is awarded when students achieve a minimum 3.500 GPA for all undergraduate coursework at Kent State University. Graduates who achieve With Distinction have earned white Institutional honor cords.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honors College Scholars

The Honors College

Alison J. Smith, Ph.D., Dean

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degree Candidates

College of Aeronautics
and Engineering

Christina L. Bloebaum, Ph.D., Dean

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

Degree Candidates

College of Applied and Technical Studies

Peggy Shadduck, Ph.D., Vice President for Regional Campuses and Dean

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

Degree Candidates

College of Architecture and
Environmental Design

Mark Mistur, Dean

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

Degree Candidates

College of the Arts

Diane Helfers Petrella, D.M.A., Dean

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

Degree Candidates

College of Arts
and Sciences

Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., Interim Dean

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

Degree Candidates

College of Business Administration

Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., Dean

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

Degree Candidates

College of Communication
and Information

Amy L. Reynolds, Ph.D., Dean

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.

Degree Candidates

College of Education, Health and Human Services

James C. Hannon, Ph.D., Dean

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.

Degree Candidates

College of Nursing

Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., Dean

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

Degree Candidates

College of
Public Health

Sonia A. Alemagno, Ph.D., Dean

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

Kent State University

Legacy Graduates

These students carry on the tradition of family members who are Kent State University alumni.

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

Kent State University

Traditions

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

Kent State University 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

Kent State University 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

Kent State University 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kent State Alumni

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.

 

Visit www.kent.edu/alumni to learn more and
connect with us @KSUAlumni

 

Share what graduation means to you and your Kent State memories using

#FlashesForever

 

Commencement PingYour achievement powers a lifetime of purpose, and we are excited to see how our new alumni will change the world. Wear your alumni pin with pride!

Kent State University Alumni