D E C E M B E R SEVENTEENTH and EIGHTEENTH 2021 FALL COMMENCEMENT KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY 1866
_______________________ Please be informed that all candidates for degrees, and all honors designated for degrees earned are determined according to the academic record that includes the student’s last semester, which ended yesterday. Since final examinations have just been completed, the final record of transcript is not yet determined. A student’s receipt of degree and the declaration of related honors must be confirmed and validated by the final transcript. In all cases, the actual awarding of a degree by the university is subject to verification by the Registrar. Time limitations associated with commencement make such verification before this ceremony impossible. Therefore, these exercises are to be considered as ceremonial only. A few of today’s candidates made more progress than they had anticipated, and finished the requirements for the degree after the commencement program went to print. Although their names do not appear in this program, they will be announced with those of their classmates. _______________________ The views or opinions expressed by the guest speakers are their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Kutztown University. During the commencement ceremony, individual names will be read. In consideration of those who follow, please refrain from applauding until names have been read for all students receiving particular degrees. __________________________ Special thanks to the many KU faculty, staff and students who worked together to ensure the success of this special day for the December 2021 graduates.
Graduate Studies PROGRAM SPEAKERS CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Undergraduate Studies PROGRAM SPEAKERS CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES: College of Business College of Education College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Visual and Performing Arts HONOR SOCIETIES HONORS ACADEMIC REGALIA UNIVERSITY SYMBOLS UNIVERSITY MACE PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION PA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES ALMAMATER Contents
Graduate Studies FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 • 5:00 p.m. • O’PAKE FIELDHOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS................................................................................................ Matt Santos ’03, M.S. Vice President, University Relations and Athletics POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE: March No. 1, Op. 39 (Edward Elgar) . NATIONALANTHEM (Francis Scott Key) WELCOME................................................................................................... Kenneth S. Hawkinson, Ph.D. President STUDENT REMARKS.................................................................................. Kamar Bennett ’14, B.S.B.A. Secondary Education Major ALUMNI GREETINGS..............................................................................................Jeff Fussner ’85, BFA Member, KU Foundation Board of Directors INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER......................................................................... W. James Ludlow, MBA Chair, Council of Trustees . COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS...................................................................... Julia L. Hovanec ’87, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Art Education PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES..................................Lorin Basden Arnold, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs . CONFERRING OF DEGREES. ................................................................................. President Hawkinson . ALMAMATER: Tune Aurelia (Clyde Francis Lytle) RECESSIONAL: Crown Imperial (W. Walton) John G. Vafeas, L.S.W., D.S.W., Grand Marshal Mary R. Weller, Ph.D.; Mark Wolfmeyer, Ph.D.; Usher Marshals Ina Grapenthin, Ed.D., Organist; Delacey Lora ’23, Vocalist *Audience will remain seated **Audience will stand * ** ** *
Speakers Dr. JULIA L. HOVANEC, associate professor of art education, has taught art for more than 34 years beginning as an elementary and middle school art teacher in The School District of the City of York. In 2011, she earned her doctorate at Capella University with research focused on preservice art educators, professional identity construction and reflective practice. At KU, Hovanec inspires undergraduate and graduate art education students and general education students alike, and one of her major roles is supervising student teachers. She served as department chair from 2017 to 2020. Hovanec has presented on a range of topics at local, regional, state, and national conferences and facilitated many professional development workshops and seminars. In those presentations, she shares her research on interdisciplinary teaching and learning, literacy, visual literacy, picture books and reflective practice. In 2019, she was honored as the Outstanding Higher Education Art Educator Award recipient by the Pennsylvania Art Education Association. KAMAR BENNETT of Brooklyn, N.Y., graduates today with a Master of Education in secondary education. During his time at KU, Bennett worked and interned with Berks Nature and the Delaware Watershed Alliance. He educated the inner-city public, including adults, children and adolescents of Reading, on the effects of watershed. He also worked with the One World Program in partnership with Alvernia University. This program provides extraordinary opportunities for elementary students in urban areas. During the One World Program, Bennett educated students on animal habits and the effects of waste on the environment. Bennett hosted educational field trips through the Olivet Boys and Girls Club program, teaching students about environmental preservation and the importance of taking action within your community. Bennett graduated from Kutztown University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in business administration. Bennett plans to spend time with his newborn son while seeking a full-time teaching position in science within an urban school district. His goal is to engage scholars in an interactive way that increases their understanding of the scientific world around them.
Master of Business Administration ________ SUMMER: Kimberly Ruth Duhamel-Murray, University of Southern Maine, Bachelor of Science FALL: Derek J. Anderson, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Keith Matthew Brokhoff, Penn State University, Bachelor of Science Nicklaus Allen Collies, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Blase W. Garrecht, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Daniel C. Held, DeSales University, Bachelor of Science Joshua Nathaniel Payne Sr., Penn State University, Bachelor of Science Margaret Mary Ramsden, Shippensburg University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Sheldon J. Rone, Albright College, Bachelor of Science Daulton Edward Smith, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Master of Arts _________________________ COUNSELING: CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH FALL: Taylor L. Boeve, Shippensburg University, Bachelor of Arts ENGLISH SUMMER: Kara Marie Leibensperger, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Master of Education ___________________ ART EDUCATION SUMMER: Casey M. Bond, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Blair Margaret Boyer, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Seth Alexander Dixon, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Sarah E. Fogg, Penn State University, Bachelor of Science Payge Goodling, Shippensburg University, Bachelor of Arts Kaitlyn Marie Lerch, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Jessica Dawn Vassallo, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Jessie White, Shippensburg Univeristy, Bachelor of Arts Carrie Pauline Woody, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science MUSIC EDUCATION SUMMER: Spencer Robert Koppenol, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science • Nathan Ogden Sheffer, Millersville University, Bachelor of Arts FALL: Linsey Alison Clauser, Westminster College, Bachelor of Music Charlotte A. Finnerty, Moravian College, Bachelor of Music Christopher E. Hamm, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Kierstin Nichole Hildebrand, Lebanon Valley College, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts Kelly Alynn McCartney, West Chester University, Bachelor of Music Rachel Meola, Kings College, Bachelor of Science Carlee Rebekah Moyer, Millersville University, Bachelor of Science in Education Candidates for Degrees Michelle Kiec, D.M.A., Interim Dean / Graduate Studies Anne Carroll, Ph.D., Dean / College of Business John Ward, Ed.D., Dean / College of Education David Beougher, Ph.D., Dean / College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Bradley Shope, Ph.D., Interim Dean / College of Visual and Performing Arts • Member of the Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY/DIGITAL CLASSROOM SUMMER: Kelsi Mae Clemens, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Kelsey F. Destevens, Clarion University, Master of Science FALL: Katherine Gonzalez, East Stroudsburg University, Bachelor of Science Timothy W. Hahn, Kutztown University, Master of Education Lauren J. Hall, West Chester University, Bachelor of Science in Education Amanda C. Higgins, Millersville University, Bachelor of Science in Education Zhee Yee Huynh, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Arts Jeremy C. Kopp, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Molly E. McAuliffe, Millersville University, Master of Education Elissa McCallum, West Chester University, Bachelor of Science in Education Rebecca Leigh Peta, Millersville University, Master of Education Amber Lynn Reifsneider, Kutztown University, Master of Education Kevin A. Rhodes, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Tracey Sutton, Arizona State University, Master of Arts Kyle J. Zehner, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education READING SPECIALIST SUMMER: Madison M. Bellesfield, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Amelia Elizabeth Creamer, Bloomsburg University, Bachelor of Science in Education Olivia Fenstermacher, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Calli Anna Jepson, Penn State University, Bachelor of Science Rachel Anne Lupo, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Madison Mummert, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Kathleen M. O'Neill, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Krista Pawling, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Megan Reichert, Cairn University, Bachelor of Science FALL: Erika Anne Alena, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Jessica Dougherty, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Chelsea Flynn, West Chester University, Bachelor of Science in Education Melissa R. Molis, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Chelsey Lynn Valentine, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FALL: Victoria Anne Damiano, West Chester University, Bachelor of Science in Education Danielle Kathleen Hendricks, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Heather L. Maginn, Bloomsburg University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Abigail Nicole Morganelli, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Brittany L. Yaculak, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: PreK-4 CERTIFICATION FALL: Hunter Paige-Marcella Albright, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Andrea Leigh Behm, Elizabethtown College, Bachelor of Social Work Brent Edward Blickensderfer, Delaware Valley University, Bachelor of Science Marybeth Fennelly, Delaware Valley University, Bachelor of Arts Mina Feyrer, University of Delaware, Bachelor of Science Nicole Marie Hart, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bachelor of Arts Kayla Marie Heilman, Penn State University, Bachelor of Science Jaclyn Kay Hibbs, University at Albany–SUNY, Bachelor of Arts Rebecca J.P. Hoover, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Master of Divinity Amber Marie Kibler, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Bachelor of Science Hoida Moussa, Tishreen University, Bachelor of Arts Stephanie Michele Popovich, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Melanie Jeanne Rehrig, Illinois State University, Master of Science Allison Janelle Roberts, Albright College, Bachelor of Arts Traci J. Schanewolf, Indiana University, Master of Arts Chase Elizabeth Stokes, Penn State University, Bachelor of Arts Ana Maria Traverso Hazi, University of the Merchant Navy, Bachelor’s Degree Dana Renee Wendling, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Arts Chelsea Lee Wojciechowski, Rowan University, Bachelor of Arts
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: 4-8 CERTIFICATION FALL: Kalie Anagnos, New York Chiropractic College, Doctor of Chiropractic Leslie Tobin Smeltz, University of Scranton, Master of Arts SECONDARY EDUCATION FALL: Kamar C. Bennett, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Lericka Bryant-Henry, Southern New Hampshire, Bachelor of Arts Omar Haddad, Hofstra University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Lukas Kivler, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Arts Michael Joseph Pacaro, Bloomsburg University, Bachelor of Science Charles Schmied, Kutztown University, Master of Arts Marie Yeoh, University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science in Education Laura Rachelle Young, Ithaca College, Bachelor of Science COGNATE AREA: CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION SUMMER: Hope A. Croslis, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Steven C. Frymoyer, Shippensburg University, Bachelor of Arts Tsehay A. Jackson, Kutztown University, Master of Education Lyndsay Jo Levengood, Gratz College, Master of Arts Mark Musser, Wesley Biblical Seminary, Master of Arts Karyn Morgan Reppert, Millersville University, Master of Education FALL: Jaclyn N. Bellanca, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Morgan Fox Geske, Millersville University, Bachelor of Science in Education James M. Hahn, Muhlenberg College, Bachelor of Science Jessica L. Haney, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Stephen P. McGorry, Lehigh University, Bachelor of Arts Jessica M. Reynolds, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education COGNATE AREA: SOCIAL STUDIES FALL: Austin Richard Cory, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science in Education Master of Library Science _______________ FALL: Amanda Renee Bech, West Chester University, Bachelor of Science in Education Adam Robert Hinde, Millersville University, Master of Education Natasha Juliet Lewis, Cedar Crest College, Master of Education Melissa Ann Overholser, Eastern University, Bachelor of Arts Amber Lynn Reifsneider, Kutztown University, Master of Education Brittany Wood, Shippensburg University, Bachelor of Arts Master of Science ______________________ COMPUTER SCIENCE SUMMER: Noah Cregger, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Michael J. Lanciano, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science FALL: Autumn R. Coulton, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Connor Foerster Ellis, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Varsha Makineni, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Bachelor’s Degree Savannah Lynn Swartzel, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Joseph M. Workoff, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Master of Public Administration __________ FALL: Marvin Comond, Kutztown University, Bachelor of Science Melissa S. Werkheiser, DeSales University, Bachelor of Arts Master of Social Work __________________ FALL: Laura Olivia Navitsky, Penn State University, Master of Science
Undergraduate Program SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18 • 10:00 a.m. • O’PAKE FIELDHOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS................................................................................................ Matt Santos ’03, M.S. Vice President, University Relations and Athletics POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE: March No. 1, Op. 39 (Edward Elgar) . NATIONALANTHEM (Francis Scott Key) WELCOME................................................................................................... Kenneth S. Hawkinson, Ph.D. President PA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION.....................................Senator Judith Schwank, M.Ed. GREETINGS Member, Board of Governors STUDENT REMARKS.................................................................................................... Jordan A. Metzger Communication Studies Major PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATE FOR.......................................................Lorin Basden Arnold, Ph.D. HONORARY DOCTORATE Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs . CONFERRING OF HONORARY DOCTORATE. ....................................................President Hawkinson UPON NANCY JEAN STUMP SEIGER ’54 (Doctor of Pedagogy, Paedagogiae Doctor, Honoris Causa) PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES......................................... Provost Basden Arnold . CONFERRING OF DEGREES. ................................................................................. President Hawkinson . ALMAMATER: Tune Aurelia (Clyde Francis Lytle) RECESSIONAL: Crown Imperial (W. Walton) Elizabeth Rogol, MBA, M.A., Grand Marshal Paul S. Ache, Ph.D.; Dina Hayduk, Ed.D.; Christopher Sacchi, Ph.D.; Barth Yeboah, D.S.W.; Usher Marshals Ina Grapenthin, Ed.D., Organist; Delacey Lora ’23, Vocalist *Audience will remain seated **Audience will stand * ** ** *
Speakers NANCY JEAN STUMP SEIGER ’54 is receiving an honorary doctor of pedagogy this morning. Her generosity and dedication to her alma mater – and the community at large – are transformative. Seiger graduated from Kutztown State Teachers College in 1954 with a degree in education. She taught fifth grade in the Reading School District for 32 years and taught citizenship classes at night. Giving back has always been important to Seiger, and Kutztown University is a better place because of her philanthropy. Her involvement in the Kutztown University Foundation's Ladies Tea led her to make a gift to name the Nancy Jean Stump Seiger '54 Multipurpose Room in the McFarland Student Union, a space that houses a wide variety of campus events. More recently, her generosity has allowed the university to begin plans for the Nancy Jean Stump Seiger '54 Botanical Research Center, another space that will benefit KU students, faculty and the local community. Seiger’s philanthropy is not limited to Kutztown University. Her generosity reaches to the Humane Society of Berks County, Berks Encore, Meals on Wheels and more. Additionally, she plans to establish a scholarship fund that will benefit both KU and Antietam High School students. JORDAN A. METZGER of Milford, Pa., graduates summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in communication studies and minors in case management and entrepreneurship. During her time at KU, Metzger served as an admissions tour guide and interned as a branding consultant at Lehigh Insurance Agency and Yutz-Merkle Insurance. She held jobs at Candy and Gift Cottage and Pike County Outfitters, where she cashiered. Her position as a tour guide, intern and cashier immersed her in different environments, where she gained a wide range of skills and experience. Metzger achieved the dean's list every semester and serves as a student representative on KU's Marketing and Communications Advisory Board. Metzger was inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success and was elected as the event planner for Phi Sigma Sigma, where she planned events for the sorority. While at KU, she earned the role of Service Chair for Epsilon Sigma Alpha, for which she planned service events and created networks. Metzger competed in KU’s Business Idea Competition and was a finalist.
* cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude ∆ Honors Program # Student completed all requirements for a double major. § Student completed all requirements for a triple major. + Student completed all requirements for a dual degree. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration _________________ SUMMER: Bryce Ethan Carter (Accounting) Shiyi Ding (Accounting)** + Kayla Denise Holland (Finance) Dominic A. Johnson (Management) Matthew Malitsky (Finance & Supply Chain Management)*** # Kerri Marie McKenna (Accounting) Shawn Thomas O'Donnell (Management) Sage Christian Rizzo (Marketing) Carlos Alberto Rojas (Marketing) Kelly Ann Sarbaugh (Marketing) Macey Elizabeth White (Management) John Darrell Williams (Management) FALL: Jadesola Cecilia Alatishe (Finance)***∆ Tyler James Anderson (Finance) Haley L. Andreas (Accounting) Sarah Frances Baylor (Finance, Human Resource Management & Management)* § Jayden Thomas Edward Beckett (Finance) Tracey Vaniessa Bien-Aime (Management & Marketing) # Riley D. Birchard (Management) Tyler James Boger (Management)*** Tyler C. Borg (Management & Supply Chain Management)* # Erica Bottjer (Marketing)*** Sebastian D. Buckley (Accounting)*** Kevin A. Cannon (Accounting)*** + Kassidy Jillian Cunningham (Finance & Management)** # Joseph Fantacone (Marketing) Tyler C. Foster (Management) Cheyenne Skye Gerow (Management)* + Mackenzie A. Hoffman (Management)* Tu Bang Huynh (Accounting & Finance)*** # Paul D. Iannace (Accounting) Tyler Joseph James (Human Resource Management & Management) # Timothy L. Kiedeisch (Accounting) Garrett David King (Marketing) Anthony Kleckner (Management) Nathan Tyler Kranzley (Accounting) Ryan Scott Lafferty (Human Resource Management & Management) # Minh Trung Le (Marketing) Angel Lebron (Management) Morgan Elizabeth Lilly (Management)* Mykhi Evette Lopez (Finance) Alexis Marchut (Marketing) Ryan Phillip Meyers (Management & Supply Chain Management) # Peter Muccie (Marketing) Alexis Ayesha Murray (Management) Austin Tyler Noll (Management) Matthew Daniel Nonnemaker (Marketing) Nina Ariel Padilla (Management) Desiree Dheimah Pannah (Management & Marketing) # Joseph W. Parker (Management) Nolan Prevoznik (Management) Kenneth Paul Pugh III (Marketing) Corey Queen (Accounting) Connor Redcay (Marketing) Jillian D. Reich (Marketing) Madison Olivia Saykay (Marketing) Zachary Mark Schukraft (Management) Joao Pedro E G Simoes (Accounting & Finance)*** # Aishwarya Singh (Marketing) David Isiah Singletary (Finance & Management) # Branden William Sircus (Management) Julia Smale (Management) Aaron Luke Springer (Marketing)** Andrew Michael Sulon (Accounting)** Justin Carl Telemaque (Management) + Christopher James Thomas (Marketing) Joseph Michael Thompson (Finance & Management) # Moses J. Ulysse (Management) COLLEGE of BUSINESS Candidates for Degrees Anne Carroll, Ph.D., Dean Soojin Kim, Ph.D., Marshal
Jason Robert Vanderslice (Marketing) Ourania Savvas Vardaxis (Finance)** Carl Alexander Wallach (Finance)* Kevin J. Walsh (Finance & Supply Chain Management) # Seth Witcher (Marketing) Jasmine Fuping Witkowski (Entrepreneurship & Marketing) # Chansocheata Yoeurn (Accounting & Finance) # Jared Joseph Young (Marketing) Vadzim Zharnasek (Marketing)** SPORT MANAGEMENT SUMMER: Shawn Costello Jeffrey Charles Fischer Nahir Thomas King* Matthew Samuel Kline** Cameron Byron Lynch** Joel Antonio Matos Andrew J. Seedes Jonathan Joseph Smith Tory E. Yost FALL: Olivia Lyn Blasone** Ashlee Mary Brosky DaQuan Kevin Brown Dylan Matthew Brown Kevin A. Cannon*** + Tyler Matthew Eichelbaum Sharif Fennell Jr Hannah L. Garbowski** Andrew Kenneth Glovach Joshua Jahmir-Ray Goodwin Aaron Christopher Gray Ian Patrick Hook Derek Richard Joyce* Logan C. Kemp*** Noah G. Pegler* + Jesse Paige Richardson Justin Carl Telemaque + Brian Wertz COLLEGE of EDUCATION John Ward, Ed.D., Dean Carissa Pokorny-Golden, Ph.D., Marshal Bachelor of Science _________________________ Bachelor of Science in Education________ ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SUMMER: Elizabeth Mary Hagmayer (4-8 Math & English) Adrieanna Lee Young (Pre K-4)* FALL: Lindsay Rhiannon Applebach (Pre K-4)** McKenna Conselyea (Pre K-4) Elizabeth Grace Coover (Pre K-4)*** Lindsay Jane Craig (Pre K-4) Hillary Claire Dankel (Pre K-4) Zoe C. Dougherty (Pre K-4)*** Olivia Michelle Fickes (Pre K-4)* Sydney E. Foster (Pre K-4)* Dootleen Joseph (Pre K-4) Alexandra Juarez (Pre K-4)*** Ty C. Kistler (4-8 Math & Science)* Madison Caroline Linaweaver (Pre K-4)*** Bailey Elizabeth Nagle (Pre K-4) Ivy Renae Price (Pre K-4)*** Paige M. Rudisill (Pre K-4) Alexa Danielle Russo (Pre K-4)*** Rachel Katherine Serfass (Pre K-4)*** Katelyn M. Smith (4-8 Math & Social Studies)*** Nayeli Tapia (Pre K-4)* Madison B. Wetzel (Pre K-4)* Hannah R. Wright (Pre K-4)*** LIBRARY SCIENCE FALL: Kirstyn Jaeger*** Jessie L. Ziolkowski*** SECONDARY EDUCATION FALL: Jessica Barosi (Dual Certification - Special Education/Social Studies) Eric Charles Boyer (Dual Certification - Special Education/Social Studies)*** Kimberly Lynn Brown (Biological Science) Thomas Jay Brown (Social Studies)** Matthew Dress (Social Studies)* Gabriel John Grove (Social Studies)* William Frank Harwi (Mathematics)* * cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude ∆ Honors Program # Student completed all requirements for a double major. + Student completed all requirements for a dual degree.
Natalie Elizabeth Jennings (Social Studies)** Osger Joseph (Social Studies)** Michael Ara Julfaian (Social Studies) Xavier Arturo Lima (Social Studies)* Alexandra Rachel Malc (English) Abigail Evelyn Place (Social Studies) Zachary Rogers (Mathematics)* Kara A. Steckel (Spanish)* Jessica Lee Voorhees (Dual Certification - Special Education/ Social Studies)*** Hannah Elizabeth Walker (English)* William C. Zenie (Biological Science)*** SPECIAL EDUCATION SUMMER: Brooke Erin Blankenbiller (Pre K-4)** FALL: Carlos Ishan Brinkley (Education Studies)* Rylee Ann Derr (Pre K-4)** Devon Rae Fitzpatrick (4-8 Math & Science)* Jessica R. Hiester (Education Studies) Madison Olivia Higgins (Pre K-4) Madelyn Rose Koch (Pre K-4) Alexa Nicole Merrel (Pre K-4)*** Alyssa Nicole Nastasi (Pre K-4)*** Beth Lynn Nelson (Pre K-4)*** Kaylee Denise Sam (Education Studies)* Kiara Serrano (Pre K-4) Amber Fay Shook (Pre K-4)* SPECIALIZATION: VISUALLY IMPAIRED SUMMER: Ashley McConnell (Education Studies)** FALL: Chinonyerem Enwereji (Pre K-4)*** Lori Michelle Stratton Bachelor of Science____________________ LIBRARY SCIENCE FALL: Jason Abati* Jenna E McQue*** David Beougher, Ph.D., Dean Laurie McMillan, Ph.D., Marshal Bachelor of Arts _______________________ SUMMER: Andrew Benyamin (Political Science) Keyanna D. Butler (English/Professional Writing) Shiyi Ding (History)** + Jose Angel Figueroa (History) Christopher Ford (History)** Dillon S. Hamilton (English)* Margaret Mae Johannes (Geography/Environmental) Laura Marie Ramsey (English/Professional Writing)* Cole Bennett Riegel (History) Keaton Schott (History)*** Nicolas James Slaska (Sociology) Blake Slusaw (English/Professional Writing) Aubrynn Whitted (English & English/Professional Writing)*** # COLLEGE of LIBERAL ARTS and SCIENCES FALL: Madeline Alvarado (Sociology) Blake Barbarics (History)* Natalie R. Becker (History)*** Abigail Kate Begolly (Spanish)*** Jacob B. Broder (History)* Edrick Brayeline Burgos-Diaz (Sociology)** Kaitlyn E Carfagno (Anthropology)* Tiersa Lené Curry (Anthropology)***∆ Nathaniel M. Dietrich (History) Tynesha M. Fichter (Political Science)* Hunter Mathew Focht (English/Professional Writing) Caroline Maureen Fogarty (Anthropology & History)** # Mia Marie Godorov (English/Professional Writing) Ashleigh M. Greene (Anthropology) Hailey Brooke Hanna Johnson (English)*** Gabriel E. Kane (English)*** * cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude ∆ Honors Program # Student completed all requirements for a double major. + Student completed all requirements for a dual degree.
Madelaine Claire Kane (English) Nicholas Ephraim Kime (History/Paralegal Studies) Neina Langford (Sociology)*** Melissa Leggard (Sociology)*** Mark Cole McClenithan Jr. (Philosophy/Religious Studies) Aminata Ndiaye (Political Science) Codi Leah Rhodes (Geography/Environmental) Rebekah Anne Roux (Anthropology)***∆ + Rebecca Lee Schweitzer (English/Professional Writing)***∆ Daniel Michael Sherin (English & English/Professional Writing) # Darion Slabinski (History)*** Daniel Glenn Stevens (Geography/General)**∆ + Melissa Paige Stough (English)***∆ Nicholas Brian Thatcher (Philosophy & Political Science) # Julivette Torres (History)** Allyson Lynn Watkins (English/Professional Writing)*** Dalton A. Weber (English/Professional Writing) Alexa Zerbe (Spanish) + Bachelor of Science ______________________ SUMMER: Marisa T. Bonilla (Psychology/General) + Shane Boyer (Criminal Justice) Tyler William Buck (Marine Science/Oceanography) Alyssa Clemons (Psychology/General) Sarah Cosentino (Psychology/General)** Anthony E. Dellinger (Computer Science/Software Development)** Nikola Drobnjak (Computer Science/Information Technology) Rebecca L. Duca (Biology/Molecular/Microbiology/Cell Biology)* Paige Evans (Psychology/General) Reese Fuhrman (Computer Science/Information Technology) Brigitte Nicole Gonzalez (Psychology/Paralegal Studies) Tyrone Shelldon Harris Jr. (Criminal Justice) Jade Alexis Hernandez-Collazo (Criminal Justice/Paralegal Studies) Austin Thomas Huff (Geology) John Michael Kossey (Computer Science/Software Development) Hayley Shae Kriebel (Marine Science/Biology) Amber R. Macey (Psychology/General) Roxanne L. Moore (General Studies) Alec John Nunziato (Computer Science/Information Technology)*** Dhara S. Patel (Computer Science/Software Development)* Tori Ann Quandel (Criminal Justice) Phoebe Quintero (Psychology/General) Andrew David Schneider (General Studies) Ryan Sumichrast (Environmental Science/Biology) Bennett James Tilton (Environmental Science/Biology) Stephen Donald Wagner Jr. (Psychology/General) Jonathan Craig Werley (Computer Science/Software Development) Alexyss Nicole Zuppert (Psychology/General) FALL: Alex Saffa Amara (Biology/Allied Health) Jaylah Ambush (Psychology/General) Cassandra Lynn Argraves (Psychology/General) Zachary J. Austen (Biology/Allied Health) Luis O. Balbuena (Psychology/General) Subeg Singh Basanti (Computer Science/Information Technology) Megan Ashley Baur (Psychology/General)*** Cassidy Marie Beltzner (Psychology/General)** Maleeka Alma Bennett (Psychology/General) Abbey E. Bernard (Marine Science/Biology) Ian Thomas Blank (Computer Science/Software Development) Sydney Braeunig (Psychology/General)* Kara Carman (Psychology/General) Blayse Nicole Cholish (Criminal Justice) Cameron R. Christopher (Computer Science/Information Technology) Noah C. Cobo (Biology/Molecular/Microbiology/Cell Biology)* Ezra Kaleb Creedon (Psychology/General)*** Katherine Jane Culp (Biology/Organismal/Ecology) Eoin R. Cushey (Criminal Justice) Kariann R. Cuvo (Criminal Justice)** Phabion C. Davis (Biology/Molecular/Microbiology/Cell Biology) Ian Joseph Dean (Computer Science/Information Technology) Abraham F. Delacruz (Computer Science/Information Technology) Matt Owen Depew (Biochemistry) Leaida A. Dever (Criminal Justice)* Nicholas Trevor Duda (Biology/Allied Health) Fali Duka (Computer Science/Information Technology) Lauren Nicole Epler (Biology/Allied Health)** Hunter C. Evans (Criminal Justice) Daniel W. Faley (Biology/Molecular/Microbiology/Cell Biology) Eric Farrell (Computer Science/Information Technology) Brenda Miele Ferraz (Criminal Justice/Paralegal Studies) Philip Michael Ferro (Criminal Justice) Eric Miles Fick (Computer Science/Information Technology) Maria S. Flores Vilchez (Psychology/General)*** Shane Patrick Flynn (Computer Science/Information Technology) Yejide Gayle (Criminal Justice) Yakira Jahmeelah George (Computer Science/Information Technology) Francesca M. Glackin (Geology) Michael Allan Godusky (Computer Science/Information Technology) Yeiber Jose Manuel Gonzalez Urango (Criminal Justice/ Paralegal Studies)* Dustin Mitchell Graczyk (Environmental Science/Biology) Ashanay Graham (Public Administration) Kayla Greiss (Psychology/General) Thaddeus Rashiem Hall (Computer Science/Information Technology) * cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude ∆ Honors Program # Student completed all requirements for a double major. + Student completed all requirements for a dual degree.
* cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude ∆ Honors Program # Student completed all requirements for a double major. + Student completed all requirements for a dual degree. Brenna Rose Hancock (Psychology/General) Lucy M. Hand (Computer Science/Information Technology)** Meredith Handwerk (Criminal Justice)** Aaron M. R. Harman (Computer Science/Software Development)*** Savanna Marie Harrison (Psychology/General)** Brittany Heffner (Marine Science/Biology) Justin Hudoka (Computer Science/Software Development) Morgan K. Hughes (Biology/Allied Health) Graycee Pearl Jackard (Psychology/General)*** Philip Jaisil Jani (Computer Science/Information Technology) Emily Elizabeth Keenan (Psychology/General) Camille R. Kester (Computer Science/Software Development)***∆ + Karen Kimmel (Computer Science/Information Technology)* Connor J. Kistler (Computer Science/Software Development)*** Alyssa Marie Koffer (Biology/Allied Health) Dean Krcic (Criminal Justice) Nicholas Dane Krott (Computer Science/Software Development) Daisy Lopez (Criminal Justice)* Nicole Lott (Psychology/General) Julia E. Mace (Psychology/General)*** Christopher M. Maldonado (Criminal Justice) Jennifer Lee McGauvran (Psychology/General) Mary McMenamin (Psychology/General) Jesse Taylor Melhorn (Psychology/General) Maura Kathleen Mergenthaler (Marine Science/Biology) David Sean Milligan (Criminal Justice) Jack Nathan Millman (Computer Science/Software Development) Kirsten Ann Mohry (Criminal Justice) Nicholas Murray (Computer Science/Software Development)*** Patrick Newman (Computer Science/Information Technology)* Javier M. Noguera (Criminal Justice) Joseph Casey Norvilas (Environmental Science/Geography) Patrick Harold Nuttall (Criminal Justice) Courtney E. O'Connell (Computer Science/Software Development)***∆ Oduwa Chevronne Ogbebor (Biology/Allied Health) Yelitza Pagan (Computer Science/Information Technology) Yash Patel (Computer Science/Information Technology) Hunter W. Phillips (Criminal Justice & Psychology/General)* # Andy Garcia Pigeot (Criminal Justice) Dimple Reddy Pinnam Reddy Yugandhar Reddy (Computer Science/ Information Technology) Joseph Christian Pinto (Criminal Justice) Marcus Kane Pitt (Criminal Justice)* Serena J. Pollard (Marine Science/Biology) Jessica L. Posselt (Criminal Justice)** Corey M. Potter (Geology)** Alexander William Rainer (Computer Science/Software Development) Nicholas Guy Razzi (Computer Science/Information Technology) Kelvin Andres Regalado (Psychology/General) Carl Brandon Rennie (Computer Science/Information Technology) Luis Alejandro Reyes Kadozono (Biology/Molecular/Microbiology/ Cell Biology) Paulina L. Rivas (Psychology/General)** Steven Rivera (Computer Science/Software Development) Tj Antonio Rosario-Rosa (Computer Science/Software Development) Callie Celine Rothermel (Criminal Justice)* Rebekah Anne Roux (Environmental Science/Biology)***∆ + Connor Scott Ruch (Computer Science/Information Technology)*** Jesse Ruch (Psychology/General) Joshua Schaeffer (Computer Science/Software Development) William Paul Schumann (Criminal Justice) Rachel Serrano (Criminal Justice) Emilia Marie Sklopan (Criminal Justice) Carolyn Rose Smith (Psychology/General) Danielle C. Smith (Environmental Science/Biology) Daniel Glenn Stevens (Geology)**∆ + Breanna A. Sylvester (Psychology/General) Skylar Park Thompson (Biology/Allied Health) Kiet Tuan Tran (Computer Science/Software Development)*** Courtney R. Triest (Geology) Brie K. Trometter (Criminal Justice) Shawn Michael Turber-Ortiz (Biochemistry) Blaine Joseph Umstead (Environmental Science/Biology) Catherine J Urdaneta (Marine Science/Biology) Sabrina Lynn Vagasky (Computer Science/Software Development)*∆ Aubrey Valenteen (Biology/Allied Health) Thong Tien Vu (Computer Science/Information Technology) Juliann Kimoy Walters (Psychology/General) Thomas John Ware (Computer Science/Software Development) Amy Wilder (Criminal Justice & Psychology/General)** # Sydney Taylor Wilson (Criminal Justice) Terrell Wilson (Computer Science/Information Technology) Christopher Yeity (Marine Science/Biology)* Bachelor of Social Work __________________ SUMMER: Marisa T. Bonilla + Magestik Daniel** Lexus Marie Disbrow Jemima Edouard Tishun I. Graham Mikaela Jaclin Larry Alexa Rae Lenhart** Gabrielle Joy Loquasto Katelynn Sue Mccullough* Shania Mitchell Hailee Nicole Painter Catherine Maria Pratt** Kara Rhoads** Abigail R. Smaltz*** Selena Velez Margaret Theresa Vergenes FALL: Adiatu H. Mansaray Andres Enrique Torres Alexa Zerbe +
Bradley Shope, Ph.D., Interim Dean Amy Pfeiler-Wunder, Ph.D., Marshal Bachelor of Arts _______________________ SUMMER: D. Precious Coleman (Communication Studies) Alexis Renee Craigg (Communication Studies) Kalei Elice Custer (Communication Studies)** Tristen Delello (Communication Studies) Sally Margaret Herman (Communication Studies) Jamie Lynne Hovanec (Communication Studies) Alex Edward Kaczmarczyk (Communication Studies) Madison Rose McKenzie (Communication Studies)** Jasmine Patterson (Communication Studies) John Patrick Platt (Communication Studies) Dominique J. Savage (Communication Studies) Courtney E. Servin (Communication Studies) Michael Vargo (Communication Studies) FALL: Jacob D. Beck (Communication Studies) Markus Boulanger (Art History) David E. Bratcher (Communication Studies) Ren Demshick (Music/Commercial Track)** Rebecca Rose Domas (Art History)***∆ Jessica F. Eason (Art History)***∆ + Samantha Lauren Evangelista (Communication Studies) Cheyenne Skye Gerow (Communication Studies)* + Togba Jallah-Porte II (Communication Studies) Dylan Langschwager (Music) Jayden Kirk Latona (Art History) Daniel Phillip Lieberman (Art History) Ryan Patrick Lubinski (Communication Studies) Kathryn Renee Mascarenas (Communication Studies)** Jordan A. Metzger (Communication Studies)*** Noah G. Pegler (Communication Studies)* + Jacqueline Ruby Reynolds (Communication Studies) Eric R. Rodriguez (Music) Kerry M. Ross (Music/Commercial Track)* Danielle Marie Schwesinger (Art History)*** + Shayla N. Shaw (Communication Studies) Jacob J. Snyder (Communication Studies)*** Camryn Swafford (Art History) Courtney Leigh Ueberroth (Communication Studies) Eric A. Young (Communication Studies)*** Madeleine T. Zaharchuk (Communication Studies)*** COLLEGE of VISUAL and PERFORMING ARTS Bachelor of Fine Arts ___________________ SUMMER: Kylisha Marie Roberts (Art) Anthony Shaver (Applied Digital Arts)** FALL: Molly Agnello (Communication Design)* Jocelyn W. Belisle (Art)*** Alexis Elizabeth Ann Bernard (Applied Digital Arts) Zachary Joseph Berry (Applied Digital Arts)** Jessica F. Eason (Applied Digital Arts)***∆ + Michaela Lynn Ebert (Communication Design)*** Francis Fletcher (Communication Design)** Alyssa Alexandra Gates (Applied Digital Arts)*** Evan Tyler Hadsell (Applied Digital Arts)*** Daniel Burke Hilferty (Applied Digital Arts) Claire Ingrid Johnson (Communication Design) Camille R. Kester (Applied Digital Arts)***∆ + Mason Anthony Kester (Communication Design)***∆ Carly M. Kozacheck (Communication Design)*** Megan Elizabeth Laird (Communication Design)*** Morgan Nicole Loux (Art)** Kate McCarty (Crafts) Tianna McGregor (Art) Alyson G. Muse (Communication Design)* Jason Padilla (Applied Digital Arts & Communication Design)** # Tre' Calvin Patillo (Applied Digital Arts) Dorie M. Penny (Art)*** Joshua Ristovski (Communication Design)***∆ Danielle Marie Schwesinger (Art)*** + Cameron Alexander Sharpe (Applied Digital Arts) Alex Jayson Strunk (Art) Alexis Laryne VanMeter (Communication Design)** Adrianna Simone Vargas (Communication Design)* Tiffany Alexis West (Communication Design) Hunter Rose Young (Communication Design)*** * cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude ∆ Honors Program # Student completed all requirements for a double major. + Student completed all requirements for a dual degree.
Bachelor of Science ____________________ ART EDUCATION SUMMER: Julia Christine Self (Alternative Settings Track) FALL: Jordan Bast Abigail Summer Campion*** Madelyn Elisabeth Cave** Kiersten Lee Elken Megan L. Fuoco* Amy Elizabeth Haws* Katelyn M. Hotzman** Brianna Nicole Keiser*** Savannah V. Merolillo** Krista A.M Scarpato Kaylie J. Siano CINEMA, TELEVISION & MEDIA PRODUCTION SUMMER: Brett Connor Fullerton Matthew Ryan Heffner*** Erica Marie McCleary** Michael H. Raineri*** Brandon Roth** Erin Vaughan Ware FALL: Anthony David Confino*** Ethan M. Eisenhart Lexie McGwire Flynn Brenden George Harnly Konstantinos Matthew Kourahanis Tyler Allen McKim Jonathan W. Mueller Sean Patrick Phillips*** Anna Rogers** Corey Dennis Ryan Matthew Michael Smith Colton Bennett Taylor*** Jenny Rose Wallace*** Trey Wojciechowski MUSIC EDUCATION FALL: Tyler Fedorenko* Nimrod E. Speaks SOCIAL MEDIA THEORY & STRATEGY SUMMER: Taylor Lee Blain Devon Brandee Font Yvonne Wawira Kanyi*** Dylan Joseph Porcaro FALL: Paige Balshy*** Waathiq Hall Lily Philomena Kondrat Ella L. Schnoor*** Edgar Tenorio** Leigh David Williams Eboni Angel Wilson*** * cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude ∆ Honors Program # Student completed all requirements for a double major. + Student completed all requirements for a dual degree.
HonorSocieties Kutztown University recognizes the academic achievements of its students through a variety of honor societies that promote academic achievement and leadership. Among these are: ALPHA BETA ALPHA: An honor society dedicated to serving library science majors, to further the professional knowledge of its members, to promote fellowship, and to recruit librarians. The society maintains an abiding interest in librarianship, to acquire a true professional spirit and a deep sense of responsibility to the profession, and to seek a sincere, sympathetic, and full understanding of the work and problems of human beings. ALPHA EPSILON LAMBDA: An honor society for graduate and professional school students. Selection is based on commitment to academic excellence, leadership, and outreach endeavors. Members of this society wear a silver insignia featuring the Greek letters AEΛ and scarlet and gray cords as part of their academic regalia. ALPHA EPSILON RHO: An honor society for students in electronic media. Members demonstrate superior scholarship and creative participation in broadcast and corporate production and activity. Candidates must be in the upper third of their class, with a GPA of 3.25 both overall and in their major. Members wear green and gold cords as part of their academic regalia. ALPHA KAPPA DELTA: An honor society for students in sociology. Members wear teal, double-twined cords as part of their academic regalia. ALPHA PHI SIGMA: An honor society for students with a major or minor in criminal justice. Students must achieve a 3.2 GPA in criminal justice courses and a 3.2 GPA overall. Members wear blue and gold cords, a royal blue medallion, and/ or a gold stole as part of their academic regalia. ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA: An honor society that celebrates the scholarship and leadership of full- and part-time adult students in higher education. Members wear maroon and gold cords as part of their academic regalia. BETA BETA BETA (TRIBETA): An honor society for students dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and scientific research. Since its founding in 1922, more than 200,000 persons have been accepted into lifetime membership, and more than 670 chapters have been established throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Requirements: biology, marine science/biology or environmental science/biology major; second semester sophomore; at least three biology major courses (one at 200 level or above); 3.5 GPA overall and 3.5 in biology courses. CHI ALPHA EPSILON: An honor society for students who participate in developmental programs, including Act 101 and Student Support Services. In order to be eligible for induction into Chi Alpha Epsilon, a student must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.0 for at least two consecutive semesters. Members wear blue and white cords as part of their academic regalia. CHI SIGMA IOTA: An international honor society for counselors in training, counselor educators, and professional counselors. It was established in 1985 by leaders in the counseling profession whose desire was to provide recognition for outstanding achievement and service. Chi Sigma Iota’s mission is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership, and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the counseling profession. DELTA ALPHA PI: An honor society for students with disabilities that facilitates the development of leadership and advocacy skills. Membership is open to undergraduate students who have completed a minimum of 24 credits and achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.1. Graduate students must have completed a minimum of 18 credits and achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.3. Members wear blue and gold cords as part of their academic regalia.
DELTA PHI ALPHA: An honor society that seeks to recognize excellence in the study of German. The society aims to promote the study of the German language, literature, and civilization and endeavors to emphasize those aspects of German life and culture which are of universal value and which contribute to the eternal search for peace and truth. GAMMA THETA UPSILON: A geographical honor society in which students must have an overall GPA of 3.3 or better with at least three Geography courses and a GPA of 3.3 or better in Geography, and at least 36 completed semester hours. Members wear three cords (blue, gold, and brown) which represent the colors of Gamma Theta Upsilon. KAPPA DELTA PI: An honor society that recognizes students of exceptional ability and achievement studying in all fields of education. Members wear green and purple cords as part of their academic regalia. KAPPA MU EPSILON: An honor society for students who have maintained standards of scholarship, have professional merit, and have attained academic distinction in mathematics and other closely related fields. Members wear a pin as part of their academic regalia. LAMBDA PI ETA: An honor society for students in communication studies who have completed 60 credits, have a GPA of 3.0 overall, and a 3.25 GPA in the major. Members wear gold cords as part of their academic regalia. PHI ALPHA: An honor society for students in social work who have a GPA of 3.0 overall and a 3.25 GPA in the major. Members wear blue and gold cords as part of their academic regalia. PHI ALPHA THETA: An honor society for students in history who have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Members wear red sashes with the Phi Alpha Theta insignia as part of their academic regalia. PHI BETA DELTA: An honor society dedicated to recognizing scholarly achievement in international education. International or domestic students must demonstrate high scholastic achievement in the pursuit of academic studies. Members wear a medallion with a red and gold ribbon as part of their academic regalia. PHI KAPPA PHI: A selective honor society for all academic disciplines that recognizes outstanding achievement in all fields of higher education. Members wear a medallion on a blue ribbon as part of their academic regalia. PI SIGMA ALPHA: An honor society for students in political science and public administration. Students who meet the grade and course requirements are invited to membership during the spring semester of each academic year. Members wear a white enamel medallion with Pi Sigma Alpha in black, trimmed in gold on a red cord. Members wear white and red cords as part of their academic regalia. PSI CHI: An honor society for students in psychology who have a GPA of 3.33 overall. Members wear white and blue cords as part of their academic regalia. SALUTE VETERANS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: Service. Academics. Leadership. Unity. Tribute. The only honor society that recognizes the academic achievements of Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve Military and Veteran students. Founded in 2009, this honor society symbolizes veterans bettering themselves through the pursuit of knowledge and the commitment to honor those who are at the tip of the spear across the nation. Students must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (undergraduate students) and GPA of 3.5 (graduate students). Members wear a blue and gold or white and blue stole as part of their academic regalia. SIGMA DELTA PI: An honor society for students in Spanish that promotes cultural activities on Hispanic themes and diversity among students, faculty, and the surrounding community. SIGMA PI SIGMA: An honor society dedicated to recognizing outstanding scholarly achievement in physics. Members wear green and white cords as part of their academic regalia. SIGMA TAU DELTA: An honor society in English that recognizes distinctive achievement, fosters the discipline, and promotes interest in the English language and literature. Members wear crimson and black cords as part of their academic regalia.
Honors Honors designations for the purposes of the commencement ceremony are determined according to the academic record exclusive of the last semester of attendance. Undergraduate students who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.40 or higher will be provided an honors medallion, and will also have the honors designated in this program. Undergraduate students who achieve the honors designation following the completion of the semester are recognized through a notation on the diploma and their official transcript. The following cumulative quality point averages must be earned to achieve graduation with honors: cum laude 3.40, magna cum laude 3.60 and summa cum laude 3.80. Latin, the medieval language of scholars, is still used on the commencement program to keep with tradition in designating honors. * CUM LAUDE — with honor ** MAGNA CUM LAUDE — with high honor *** SUMMA CUM LAUDE — with highest honor __________________________ A NOTE on ACADEMIC REGALIA Academic regalia worn at American college exercises today goes back in its essential features to the middle ages. The oldest universities of northern Europe, such as Paris and Oxford, grew out of church schools, hence they wore clerical garb largely borrowed from the monastic dress of their day. The head covering was developed out of the skullcap worn by the clergy in cold weather. In the universities this skullcap acquired a point on top that gradually evolved into a tassel. In this country it has been replaced by the familiar mortarboard, which still however, retains the medieval tassel. The gown worn today is the medieval roba and seems to have been borrowed from the habit of the Benedictine monks. Bachelors and masters could be distinguished by the simplicity or elaborateness of their gowns – the masters’ gowns were often furred – and this survives today in the ornamentation found on doctoral gowns. The wide velvet borders extending down the front of the doctoral gown, the velvet chevrons on the lined bell sleeves, and the borders of most hoods, are in the color of the scholarly field of the wearer. The hood (the medieval caputium) was originally worn over the head, and otherwise dropped onto the shoulders like a cowl. Master’s degree holders wear distinctively colored hoods that signify the wearer’s degree. The most common of these seen in the procession are: Arts, Letters and Humanities. .......................... White Business............................................................Drab Criminal Justice................................... Midnight Blue Economics..................................................... Copper Education . ................................................Light Blue Engineering...................................................Orange Fine Arts..........................................................Brown Journalism................................................... Crimson Law................................................................. Purple Library Science...............................................Lemon Medicine..........................................................Green Music................................................................. Pink Nursing........................................................... Peach Oratory (Speech).....................................Silver Grey Philosophy.................................................Dark Blue Physical Education................................ Sage Green Public Health........................................ Salmon Pink Public Administration...........................Peacock Blue Science. ............................................................Gold Social Science................................................Cream Social Work. ....................................................Citron Theology........................................................ Scarlet
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