GREENVILLE, Pa.—More than 200 Thiel College students were awarded degrees during the College's 142nd Commencement Exercises on May 8 in the William A. Passavant Memorial Center.
Graduating students appear below, grouped by state and hometown:
Graduate | Hometown | State | Degree |
---|---|---|---|
Ryan Thomas | Phoenix | Arizona | B.A. |
Patrick Shaffer | Loyalton | California | B.A. |
Jacob Paviol | Falls Village | Connecticut | B.S. |
Elizabeth Koerner | New Britain | Connecticut | B.A. |
Trenton Keisling | Englewood | Florida | B.A. |
Demetris Lafontant | Kissimmee | Florida | B.A. |
Lance Waters | Abingdon | Maryland | B.A. |
Asia Wallace | Annapolis | Maryland | B.A. |
Mary Oakey | Baltimore | Maryland | B.S. |
Ellen Lauver | Crellin | Maryland | B.A. |
Sean Loney | Linthicum | Maryland | B.A. |
Khari Bess | Waldorf | Maryland | B.A. |
Jaden Nozicka | Portage | Michigan | B.A. |
Meredith Steinmetz | Raritan | New Jersey | B.A. |
Megan Ely | Bergen | New York | B.A. |
June Longbine | Derby | New York | B.S./B.A. |
Samuel Raymond | East Patchogue | New York | B.A. |
Emily Trunzo | Niagara Falls | New York | B.A. |
Melanie Arnold | Olean | New York | B.A. |
Jordan Smith | Olean | New York | B.A. |
Kayla Welty | Portville | New York | B.A. |
Paige Bennett | Four Oaks | North Carolina | B.A. |
Rebecca Campbell | Akron | Ohio | B.A. |
Rebecca Leonard | Austintown | Ohio | B.A. |
Tanner Liptrap | Bay Village | Ohio | B.A. |
Jenna Mucklo | Beloit | Ohio | B.A. |
Megan Wyss | Beloit | Ohio | B.A. |
Nicole Johnston | Boardman | Ohio | B.A. |
Kayla Cyphert | Canfield | Ohio | B.A. |
Alex Yoder | Canton | Ohio | B.A. |
Bryan Mitchell | Cleveland | Ohio | B.A. |
Montinique Ollison | Cleveland | Ohio | B.A. |
Kyle Dougherty | Clinton | Ohio | B.A. |
Taylor Ketler | Dalton | Ohio | B.A. |
Samantha Baird | East Palestine | Ohio | B.A. |
Daniel Koller | Euclid | Ohio | B.A. |
Sean Oros | Fowler | Ohio | B.A. |
Erik Braun | Geneva | Ohio | B.A. |
Clarissa Whippo | Girard | Ohio | B.A. |
Mary Smith | Jefferson | Ohio | B.A. |
Kathleen Bolyard | Kinsman | Ohio | B.A. |
Lora Kay | Kinsman | Ohio | B.A. |
Kristen Verina | Kinsman | Ohio | B.A. |
Kristin Gaut | Massillon | Ohio | B.A. |
Ahlam Abdelrasoul | Masury | Ohio | B.A. |
Samuel Passafiume | Medina | Ohio | B.A. |
Matthew Elko | Middlefield | Ohio | B.A. |
Madison Cheek | Milan | Ohio | B.A. |
Danielle Gomula | Northfield | Ohio | B.A. |
Amanda Auxier | Parma Heights | Ohio | B.A. |
Bailey Holmes | Roaming Shores | Ohio | B.A. |
Morgan Berg | Rocky River | Ohio | B.A. |
Trent Mosley | South Euclid | Ohio | B.A. |
Sara Gerdy | Stow | Ohio | B.A. |
Brian Genco | Strongsville | Ohio | B.A. |
Hannah Stoneman | Sugarcreek | Ohio | B.A. |
Donnay Schultheis | Walton Hills | Ohio | B.A. |
Amanda Cavender | Warren | Ohio | B.A. |
Jalaya Provitt | Warren | Ohio | B.A. |
Jacob Trillow | Aliquippa | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Jaclyn Watkins | Aliquippa | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Harrison Clark | Allison Park | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Shane Martin | Allison Park | Pennsylvania | B.S. |
Colin Murphy | Arnold | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Sarah Jones | Beaver Falls | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Rachel Ortega | Beaver Falls | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Valen Meade | Boston | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Trevor Ridilla | Boswell | Pennsylvania | B.S. |
Kamau Clanagan | Braddock | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Tyler Hendzel | Bridgeville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kourtney Polvinale | Brownsville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kayla Cramer | Butler | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kelsey Schneider | Butler | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Nicholas Sutton | Butler | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Ashley Baer | Cambridge Springs | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Nicholas Hart | Cambridge Springs | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Mackenzie Jackson | Centerville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kaleigh Tautkus | Charleroi | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kylie Laughery | Chicora | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Brianna Flynn | Clark | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Marco Crivelli | Clinton | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Skyler Bradley | Cochranton | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Courtney King | Cochranton | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Evan Sokira | Colver | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Cody Slevin | Conneaut Lake | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Christopher Powers | Conneautville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kara Bussard | Coraopolis | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Allison Gloor | Coraopolis | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Allison Williams | Corry | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Timothy O'Shea | Cranberry Township | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Meghan Martin | Delmont | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Victoria Foeks | Dover | Pennsylvania | B.A./B.S. |
Cara Baker | Edinboro | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Laura Stump | Emlenton | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Katherine Allgeier | Erie | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Emily Howard | Erie | Pennsylvania | B.A./B.S. |
Amanda Lopez | Erie | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Olivia Royal | Erie | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Carynn Theuret | Erie | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Alexander Tischenko | Erie | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Trey Vaughn | Erie | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Daniel McFetridge | Espyville | Pennsylvania | B.A./A.S. |
Natasha Barber | Farrell | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Trent Smith | Franklin | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Nickolas Meighan | Freeport | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kiara Weltner | Freeport | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Nicholas Ravida | Gibsonia | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kristi Guritza | Greensboro | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Cheyanne Fedder | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Blake Heim | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Michael Jeffers | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.S./A.A./A.S. |
Shawn Konter | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Adam Matthews | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Alex McCann | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Daniel Poppenhouse | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Nicole Richins | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Jamie Riordan | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.A./B.S. |
Derek Runge | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.S. |
Ivey Shorts | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Arien Skiba | Greenville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Joshua Doody | Grove City | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Sara Merkle | Grove City | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Ashley Reynolds | Guys Mills | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
David Barrows | Hadley | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Jordan Powell | Hadley | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Shyanne Sanders | Herminie | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kristin Diegan | Hermitage | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
David Dye | Hermitage | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Christian Kafka | Hesston | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kathryn LaMark | Hickory | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Dominic Licata | Hummelstown | Pennsylvania | B.S./B.A. |
Margaret Bingaman | Indiana | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kasandra Shawgo | Jackson Center | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Joseph DeVivo III | Kittanning | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Victoria Hogg | Kittanning | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Lora Rutherford | La Belle | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Courtney Fatta | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Chad Anderson | Leechburg | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Christopher Frayer | Leechburg | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Hannah Duckworth | Lower Burrell | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Courtney Gibson | Lower Burrell | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kodee Cardillo | McDonald | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Catherine McCormick | McKeesport | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Michael Boratyn | Meadville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Elizabeth Rice | Meadville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Luke Kochka | Monroeville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Mike Sekerchak | Monroeville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kenady Hubbard | Moon Township | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Derek Mellors | Mount Pleasant | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Nico Russo | Neshannock | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Lauren Mittner | New Brighton | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Hannah Budzowski | New Castle | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Jonathan Fennick | New Castle | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Dylan Stevens | New Castle | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Morgan Steiner | New Derry | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Dawn Pastorius | New Eagle | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Hannah Fernandez | New Oxford | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Michael Russo | North Versailles | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Ashley Ames | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Heather Beatty | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Alexander Casile | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Stephanie Felix | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Loyal Jasper | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Jeffrey Jenkins | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Jessica Long | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Gwendolen Marker | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Tiona Massey | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Patrick Panasko | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.S. |
Canaan Reid | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Nicholas Seyko | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Andrew Thomas | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kirk Russell | Polk | Pennsylvania | B.S. |
Kale Postlewait | Port Allegany | Pennsylvania | B.A./B.S. |
Jennifer Shelley | Port Allegany | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Morgan Gray | Reynoldsville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Chelsey Cook | Rochester | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Ronnie Howard Jr. | Sharon | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Cimone Reid | Sharon | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Cassie Graham | Sharpsville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Victoria Harrison | Sharpsville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Julianne Holler | Sharpsville | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Tyler Beebe | Shillington | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Conan Gilhousen | Sigel | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Alixandria Clark | Slippery Rock | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Mackenzie Fox | South Park | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Raffaele Aversa | Spartansburg | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Garret Schweitzer | Spartansburg | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Benjamin Montozzi | Stoneboro | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Nicolette Read | Stoneboro | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Jeena Markovitch | Tarentum | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Reily Shane | Tarentum | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Margo Kimble | Taylorstown | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Steven Kozuch | Templeton | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kathleen Kent | Transfer | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Jordan Lupori | Venetia | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Shawn King Jr. | Volant | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Robert Leitsch | Washington | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Kelsey Wise | Washington | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Benjamin Moore | White | Pennsylvania | B.S. |
Carlee Jones | White Oak | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Megan Kidder | Worthington | Pennsylvania | B.S./B.A. |
Riley Schwertz | Zelienople | Pennsylvania | B.A. |
Lauren Valdez | San Antonio | Texas | B.A. |
Nicole Perra | Sunderland | Vermont | B.S. |
Cameron Janney | Salem | Virginia | B.A. |
Yao Li | Jiangsu | China | B.A. |
Yumehito Komukai | Tokyo | Japan | B.A. |
Chihiro Tanaka | Tokyo | Japan | B.A. |
Ayami Hashimoto | Singapore | Singapore | B.A. |
Editor's Note: Please contact pr@thiel.edu regarding any clarifications, corrections or omissions.
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.