GREENVILLE, Pa.—More than 180 Thiel College students were awarded degrees during the College’s 143rd Commencement Exercises on May 7 in the William A. Passavant Memorial Center.
Graduating students appear below, grouped by state and hometown:
| Graduate | Hometown | State | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Shaffer | Arvada | Colo. | BA |
| Christopher Jones | Waterford | Conn. | BA |
| Bradley Wisnoski | Hockessin | Del. | BA |
| Josephina Whiteman | Hockessin | Del. | BA |
| Alannah Keisling | Englewood | Fla. | BA |
| De'Ja Roundtree-Gibbs | Baltimore | Md. | BA |
| Samantha Burkhardt | Gaithersburg | Md. | BA |
| Megan Williams | Lusby | Md. | BA |
| Amanda Hautmann | Pasadena | Md. | BA |
| Garrett Bittinger | Randallstown | Md. | BA |
| Zachary Rombach | Severn | Md. | BA |
| Eugene King III | Bronx | N.Y. | BA |
| Courtney Logan | Cassadaga | N.Y. | BS |
| Mary Dougherty | Depew | N.Y. | BA |
| Megan Scritchfield | Derby | N.Y. | BA |
| Erika Schrader | Hamburg | N.Y. | BA |
| Jacob Swan | Jamestown | N.Y. | BA |
| Alexander Horvatits | Lancaster | N.Y. | BA |
| Ryan Radke | Lancaster | N.Y. | BA |
| RayShaun Nevins | Akron | Ohio | BA |
| Dalton Young | Alliance | Ohio | BA |
| Cody Ellis | Andover | Ohio | BA |
| Julia Fink | Andover | Ohio | BS |
| Kyra Debevits | Andover | Ohio | BA |
| Alana Callahan | Austintown | Ohio | BA |
| Dawhon Willis | Bratenahl | Ohio | BA |
| Gary Hiner | Brookfield | Ohio | BA |
| Tiffany Rohm | Chippewa Lake | Ohio | BA |
| Mercedez Stubbs | Cleveland | Ohio | BA |
| Michael Bryant Jr. | Cleveland | Ohio | BA |
| Myesha Fisher | Cleveland | Ohio | BA |
| Alyssa Mondl | Cuyahoga Falls | Ohio | BA |
| Lenora Boyer | Delaware | Ohio | BA |
| Brianna Nelson | Eastlake | Ohio | BA |
| Stephen Staats | Euclid | Ohio | BA |
| Candice Arnold | Geneva | Ohio | BA |
| Audra Franley | Jefferson | Ohio | BA |
| Codi Snyder | Jefferson | Ohio | BA |
| Hailey Becker | Jefferson | Ohio | BA |
| Caitlyn Carney | Lake Milton | Ohio | BA |
| Sereen Thomas | Niles | Ohio | BA |
| Audrey Rickard | Ostrander | Ohio | BS |
| Bryan Mitchell | Parma Heights | Ohio | BA |
| Dylan Baldwin | Rootstown | Ohio | BA |
| Natalie Beckwith | Tallmadge | Ohio | BA |
| Aelita Ferrante | Warren | Ohio | BA |
| Kyler Jefferson | Warren | Ohio | BA |
| Hanna Tegel | Westlake | Ohio | BA |
| Amber Martin | Allison Park | Pa. | BS |
| Rachael Rose | Altoona | Pa. | BA |
| Lauren Wolfe | Anita | Pa. | BS |
| Carly Romano | Apollo | Pa. | BA |
| Elizabeth Wilkinson | Apollo | Pa. | BA |
| Lambra Hydock | Arnold | Pa. | BA |
| Thad Paunovich | Avonmore | Pa. | BA |
| Austin Hall | Beaver Falls | Pa. | BA |
| Vincent Vahaly | Bentleyville | Pa. | BA |
| Ian Bergbigler | Butler | Pa. | BA |
| Jennifer Lippert | Butler | Pa. | BA |
| Nathaniel Monks | Butler | Pa. | BA |
| Cody Patterson | Canonsburg | Pa. | BA |
| Duane Emanuel Jr. | Canonsburg | Pa. | BA |
| Kevin Forrester | Canonsburg | Pa. | BA |
| Jay Joseph | Carnegie | Pa. | BA |
| Zachary Wood | Caste Village | Pa. | BA |
| Jeffrey Coffy Jr. | Castle Shannon | Pa. | BS |
| Ashley McMillen | Cheswick | Pa. | BS |
| Nathaniel Roche | Cochranton | Pa. | BS |
| McKenna Morian | Conneaut Lake | Pa. | BA |
| Trevor Martin | Conneautville | Pa. | BA |
| Danielle DiLeva | Cranberry Township | Pa. | BA |
| Nicholas McNutt | Derry | Pa. | BA |
| Colin Piatt | Easton | Pa. | BA |
| Alyssa Babcock | Erie | Pa. | BA |
| Amanda Dobi | Erie | Pa. | BS |
| Amanda Zimmerman | Erie | Pa. | BA |
| Casey Schultz | Erie | Pa. | BA |
| Erin Marchand | Erie | Pa. | BA |
| Hogan Zegarelli | Erie | Pa. | BA |
| Jordan Fitchie | Erie | Pa. | BA |
| Marissa Dahlkemper | Erie | Pa. | BS |
| Sara Matczak | Erie | Pa. | BA |
| Victoria Hermann | Erie | Pa. | BA |
| Nathan Flory | Export | Pa. | BA |
| Hunter Michaelis | Farrell | Pa. | BA |
| Chandler Daugherty | Franklin | Pa. | BS |
| Katelyn Brunsgaard | Franklin | Pa. | BA |
| Laken Shields | Franklin | Pa. | BS |
| Alyson Smith | Freeport | Pa. | BA |
| Ashley Johnson | Greenville | Pa. | BA |
| Blake Heim | Greenville | Pa. | BA |
| Daniel Poppenhouse | Greenville | Pa. | BA |
| Jeremy Heath | Greenville | Pa. | BA |
| Jonathan Loomis | Greenville | Pa. | BA |
| Keri Croll | Greenville | Pa. | BA |
| Samantha Keys | Greenville | Pa. | BA |
| Shaina Marini | Greenville | Pa. | BA |
| Brittany Bates | Hadley | Pa. | BA |
| Samantha Friedl | Hadley | Pa. | BA |
| Summer Wark | Hadley | Pa. | BA |
| Giuliano Graziosi | Hanover | Pa. | BA |
| Brant Dencher | Hermitage | Pa. | BA |
| Kayla O'Kresik | Hermitage | Pa. | BA |
| Stephen Formichella | Hermitage | Pa. | BA |
| Matthew Nymick | Homer City | Pa. | BS |
| Alexa Sichko | Irwin | Pa. | BA |
| Dailey-Kaufman | Jackson Center | Pa. | BA |
| Daniel Forringer | Jeannette | Pa. | BA |
| Elizabeth Carlson | Kane | Pa. | BA |
| Timber Walker | Kittanning | Pa. | BA |
| Cody Deluisio | Leechburg | Pa. | BA |
| Joseph Pouliot | Linesville | Pa. | BA |
| Justin Felgar | Mahaffey | Pa. | BA |
| Michael Mantini | McKees Rocks | Pa. | BA |
| Daniel Wiegmann | McMurray | Pa. | BA |
| Madison Mele | McMurray | Pa. | BA |
| Tanner Stallard | Meadville | Pa. | BA |
| William Malady III | Meadville | Pa. | BA |
| Christopher Schaefer | Mercer | Pa. | BA |
| John Clark | Morrisdale | Pa. | BS |
| Erin DiFalco | Murrysville | Pa. | BA |
| Michael Geramita | Neshannock | Pa. | BA |
| Samantha Deems | New Brighton | Pa. | BA |
| Keonna Fuqua | New Castle | Pa. | BA |
| Louie DeCristoforo | New Castle | Pa. | BA |
| Morgan Murphy | New Castle | Pa. | BS |
| Keri Alston | New Kensington | Pa. | BA |
| Shawn McGowan | New Kensington | Pa. | BA |
| Ryan Brumbaugh | New Wilmington | Pa. | BA |
| Amber Port-Fischer | Oil City | Pa. | BA |
| Robert Ritschard | Oley | Pa. | BA |
| Kaily Jackson | Oxford | Pa. | BA |
| Alyssa Norwood | Pittsburgh | Pa. | BA |
| Amber Fox | Pittsburgh | Pa. | BA |
| Jaclyn Kuzma | Pittsburgh | Pa. | BA |
| Jennifer Rickens | Pittsburgh | Pa. | BS |
| Joseph Kelsey | Pittsburgh | Pa. | BA |
| Kayla Doran | Pittsburgh | Pa. | BA |
| Kirsten Scott | Pittsburgh | Pa. | BA |
| Marcos Bernal | Pittsburgh | Pa. | BA |
| Patrick Fitzpatrick | Pittsburgh | Pa. | BA |
| Paul Demmel | Pittsburgh | Pa. | BA |
| Taylor Fink | Pittsburgh | Pa. | BA |
| Kayla Kemper | Pottsville | Pa. | BA |
| Alexis Mowris | Saegertown | Pa. | BA |
| Kayla Bean | Sandy Lake | Pa. | BA |
| Kyley Raskob | Sandy Lake | Pa. | AS |
| Joshua Nichols | Sharon | Pa. | BA |
| Samantha Duty | Sharon | Pa. | BA |
| Mandalynn Slupek | Shelocta | Pa. | BS |
| Joshua Ross | Sigel | Pa. | BA |
| Jesse Sealand | Stoneboro | Pa. | BS |
| Joscelyn Park | Stoneboro | Pa. | BA |
| Lacey Weaver | Stoneboro | Pa. | BA |
| Nolan Mattson | Stroudsburg | Pa. | BA |
| Ashley Guillory | Tarentum | Pa. | BA |
| Beverley Kozuch | Templeton | Pa. | BS |
| Christopher Hofmeister | Titusville | Pa. | BA |
| Tatyana Godfrey | Transfer | Pa. | BA |
| Robert Carpenter | Ulysses | Pa. | BA |
| Tyler Wilkes | Venetia | Pa. | BA |
| Jessica Lovell | Washington | Pa. | BA |
| Alicia Glover | Waterford | Pa. | BA |
| Jack Middleton | Waterford | Pa. | BA |
| Christopher Nuss | West Homestead | Pa. | BA |
| Colby Howe | West Middlesex | Pa. | BA |
| Kelly Thompson | West Middlesex | Pa. | BA |
| James Abbs III | Wexford | Pa. | BA |
| Kamie Kashin | Youngwood | Pa. | BA |
| Lauren Stonebraker | Zelienople | Pa. | BA |
| Zhaoxian Chen | Guangdong | China | BS |
| Morgan Chase | Brunswick | Maine | BA |
| Jennet Bertmeyer | Houston | Texas | BA |
| Edward Kargbo | Alexandria | Va. | BS |
| Melody Zuñiga | Stafford | Va. | BA |
| Regan Hess | Twin Lakes | Wis. | BS |
| Evialina Biarzhanina | Bobruisk | Belarus | BA |
| Yi Shi | Zhejiang Province | China | BA |
| Saki Jimbo | Aichiken | Japan | AA |
| Kyosuke Takeuchi | Chiba | Japan | BA |
Eighty-three members (46%) of Thiel's Class of 2017 were awarded Latin academic honors during the Commencement Exercises, which is above published figures for the national average.
About Thiel College
Thiel College is an independent college founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The College is also home to a new Master of Science in speech-language pathology and 2Master of Business Administration. Both master’s degree programs offer innovative and accelerated five-year paths which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The speech-language pathology program also has an accelerated 15-month graduate-level program. The M.B.A. program also has a 12-month post-graduate program.A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College remains committed to combining tradition with innovation as it celebrates 150 years.