Thiel College awards degrees to members of the Class of 2025

GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Thiel College recently awarded diplomas to its graduates following its spring 2025 academic semester.

Below are graduates listed in alphabetical order.

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Sixty-five students graduated with Latin honors, highlighted by 32 students who graduated summa cum laude, which are the highest Latin honors dedicated for students who graduate with a grade point average above 3.8. Twenty students had a GPA between 3.6 and 3.79 to earn magna cum laude, and 13 students were awarded cum laude status with a grade point average of 3.4 to 3.59.

Graduate; Degree(s); Major(s); Hometown, State; Latin Honors

• Alex Anderson; B.S.; Exercise Science; Warren, Pa.
• Giana Arnese; B.S.; Exercise Science; Carbondale, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Kaleigh Ann Atkins; B.S.; Exercise Science; Parma, Ohio
• Breanna L. Bach; B.S.; Conservation Biology; Centerville, Pa.
• Dillon J. Belknap; B.A.; Business Administration; LaGrange, Ohio
• Kaylee Bensink; B.A.; Accounting/Business Administration; Erie, Pa.
• Zachary W. Bergstresser; B.A.; Business Administration; Sharon, Pa.
• Ethan M. Bintrim; B.S.; Biochemistry; New Castle, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Katabella Marie Byers; B.S.; Communication Sciences & Disorders; Franklin, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Ryan David Campbell; B.A.; Biology; Greenville, Pa.
• Grace Elizabeth Carrizo; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Franklin Square, N.Y.; Summa Cum Laude
• Jacob D. Castona; B.A.; Accounting/Business Administration; Sandy Lake, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Jordan Castona; B.A.; Business Administration; Sandy Lake, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Evan L. Cessna; B.A./B.S.; Health Systems/Neuroscience; Kittanning, Pa.; Cum Laude
• Ty Joseph Chartraw; B.A.; Accounting; Sharon, Pa.
• Meghan Marie Columbus; B.S.; Biology; McDonald, Pa.
• Ethan Thomas Cooper; B.A.; Business Administration; Venetia, Pa.
• Cameron Craig Cygan; B.A./B.S.; Computer Science /Data Analytics; Butler, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Jakob S. Dies; B.A./B.S.; Health Systems/Neuroscience; Cambridge Springs, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Alexis Tailor Dunn; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Erie, Pa.
• Luke Samuel Faber; B.S.; Exercise Science; Greenville, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Heather Lynn Farr; B.S.; Exercise Science; North Kingsville, Ohio
• David N. Fourman; B.S.; David Anthony Gonz+D24:D164alez Jr.; Etna, Ohio
• Che Fuqua; B.S./B.A.; Exercise Science/Health Systems; Clairton, Pa.
• Breana Rae Gerst; B.S.; Exercise Science; Imperial, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Olivia Kay Giardina; B.S.; Communication Sciences & Disorders; Greenville, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Kevin J. Gilroy; B.A.; Business Administration; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
• David Anthony Gonzalez Jr.; B.A.; Criminal Justice Studies; El Paso, Texas
• Gabriel Alejandro Gonzalez; B.A.; Business Administration; Miami, Fla.
• Christian Michael Good; B.S.; Conservation Biology; Carlisle, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Joshua C. Govannucci; B.A.; Business Administration; North Huntingdon, Pa.
• Jacara Lynn Green; B.A.; Accounting/Business Administration; Farrell, Pa.
• Erica Kathleen Gregory; B.A.; Criminal Justice Studies/Sociology; Clinton Township, Mich.; Magna Cum Laude
• Damion Monroe Grinnell; B.A.; Accounting; Greenville, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Ryan Andrew Philip Harcourt; B.A.; Health Systems; Hermitage, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Alaina Suzette Harpst; B.S.N.; Nursing; Greenville, Pa.
• Mackenzie Jo House; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Greenville, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Cynthia Grace Honeycutt; B.A.; English; Edinboro, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Alexa Horton; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Kane, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Mackenzie A. House; B.S.; Chemistry/Environmental Chemistry; Greenville, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Nikolas Rädde Hunchuk; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Sharon, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Joshua J. Ickes; B.S.N.; Nursing; Greenville, Pa.
• Nicholas A. Jacobs; B.S.; Information Systems; New Castle, Pa.
• Jason MacLeod Jewett; B.A.; Media & Journalism; Kinsman, Ohio; Magna Cum Laude
• Zachary Robert Johns; B.A.; Business Administration/Political Science; West Mifflin, Pa.
• Grace Kathryn Jones; B.A.; Health Systems; Clarks Mills, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Blake A. Joseph; B.S.; Exercise Science; Canonsburg, Pa.
• Alexa Rose Kantner; B.S.; Biology; Hadley, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Ava Annaliese Kavulla; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Sharpsville, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Alexis King; B.A.; Psychology; Salem, Ohio; Cum Laude
• Jeffrey Marc Knox Jr.; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Franklin, Pa.
• Nicholas T. Kobielus; B.S.; Exercise Science; West Middlesex, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Donna Joanne Kocher; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Sheakleyville, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Evan LaClair Kosenina; B.S.; Biochemistry; Clinton , Pa.; Cum Laude
• Rebecca Lynn Landis; B.S./B.A.; Exercise Science/Psychology; Kinsman, Ohio; Summa Cum Laude
• Vincent J. Laribee; A.A.; Business Administration; Rome, N.Y.
• Madison Michelle Liggett; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Baltimore, Md.; Cum Laude
• Sydney Paige Linhart; B.A.; Criminal Justice Studies; Plum, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Melina Olivia Liszka; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Greenville, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Sarahy Del Carmen Lopez; B.A./B.S.; Health Systems/Neuroscience; Cranberry Township, Pa.; Cum Laude
• Caden S. Loutzenhiser; B.S.; Environmental Safety Management; Greenville, Pa.
• Nathaniel J. Lucas; B.S.; Exercise Science; Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Charles Maddox Luedtke; B.A.; Business Administration; Mars, Pa.
• Emily Kay Martin; B.S.; Environmental Science; Greenville, Pa.
• Justin A. Mason; B.S.; Biochemistry/Environmental Chemistry; Aiden, N.Y.
• Mitchell Holt Mason; B.A.; Health Systems; Transfer, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Alexis Raine McFadden; B.S.; Exercise Science; Franklin, Pa.
• Connor McInnis; B.A.; Health Systems; Southington, Conn.; Magna Cum Laude
• Andrea Elizabeth Meals; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Foxburg, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Zachary J. Melin; B.A.; Business Administration; Chardon, Ohio
• Brianna Miller; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; New Castle, Pa.; Cum Laude
• Randall D. Miller Jr.; B.A.; Health Systems; Mineral Ridge, Ohio; Cum Laude
• Chad Robert Grant Morningstar; B.A.; History/Secondary Education Certification; Saxton, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Matthew Kyle Nale; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Saegertown, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Christina Marie Newman; B.A.; Media & Journalism; Corry, Pa.
• Aidan Joseph Ochs; B.S.; Environmental Safety Management; Belle Vernon, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Amya Danay Oliver; B.S.; Biology; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Cum Laude
• Alyssa Rose Olshanski; B.S.; Biochemistry/Neuroscience; Slippery Rock, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Anna Paul; B.A.; Health Systems; Zelienople, Pa.; Cum Laude
• Emily Elizabeth Peters; B.A.; Psychology; Ravenna, Ohio
• Katlyn Marie Phillips; B.S.; Exercise Science; Canfield, Ohio; Cum Laude
• Seth M. Phillips; B.S.; Environmental Science; Hubbard, Ohio
• Cora Grace Post; B.A.; Business Administration; Elizabethton, Tenn.
• Keith Rager; B.S.; Exercise Science; Derry, Pa.
• Emily Lynn Reed; B.A.; Biology; Livonia, Mich.
• Daniel Vincent Rennie; B.A.; Business Administration; Cape Coral, Fla.
• Tanner W. Rennie; B.A.; Business Administration; Cape Coral, Fla.
• Tyler Xavier Roddy; B.A.; Criminal Justice Studies/Philosophy; Troy, N.Y.
• Logan Scott Ross; B.S.; Conservation Biology; Titusville, Pa.
• Madalyn Ann Russell; B.S.; Environmental Safety Management; Mercer, Pa.; Cum Laude
• Alan R. Saadi; B.A.; Neuroscience/Sociology; Greenville, Pa.
• Gavin R. Sankey; B.A.; History; Jamestown, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Kaitlyn Anne Schmidt; B.A.; Mathematics/Secondary Education Certification; Monroeville, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Abigail Jane Sefton; B.A.; Accounting/Business Administration; Sandy Lake, Pa.; Cum Laude
• Fiona Faith Shaffer; B.A.; Health Systems; New Bethlehem, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Lillian Rachelle Sitzer; B.S.; Communication Sciences & Disorders; Pine City, N.Y.; Magna Cum Laude
• Christopher Fredrick Slaven; B.A.; Business Administration; Bridgeville, Pa.
• Julianna Lynn Sloan; B.A.; Health Systems; Kingsville, Ohio; Summa Cum Laude
• Abigail Lee Smagala; B.S.; Communication Sciences & Disorders; Russellton, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Katherine Marie Smith; B.A.; Business Administration; Erie, Pa.
• Sha'Nia Reign Stiers-Royal; B.A.; Psychology; Youngstown, Ohio
• Bailey George Stilts; B.A.; Computer Science; Elkland, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Hannah Stoughton; B.A.; English; Apollo, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Bryce Erik Stubert; B.A.; Business Administration; Greenville, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Taylor Lynne Susany; B.A.; Early Childhood Education/Special Education; Struthers, Ohio; Magna Cum Laude
• Maria Nicole Torres; B.S.; Exercise Science; Boardman, Ohio
• Owen Andrew Trumbull; B.S.; Environmental Science; Lottsville, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Vance Charles Turesson; B.A.; Media & Journalism; Lexington, Ohio
• Nathaniel M. Udell; B.S.; Exercise Science; Abington, Pa.
• Jessica Ann Wagner; B.S.; Exercise Science; Tionesta, Pa.; Magna Cum Laude
• Jacob Michael Walsh; B.A.; Criminal Justice Studies/Political Science; Monongahela, Pa.
• Jason M. Walsh II; B.A.; Criminal Justice Studies/Political Science; Monongahela, Pa.
• Madeleine Grace White; B.A./B.S.; Health Systems/Neuroscience; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Ashlyn Wightman; B.A.; Business Administration; Glenshaw, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• LaShawn Lorraine Williams; B.A.; Psychology; Farrell, Pa.
• Mya Rae Winkle; B.A.; Accounting/Business Administration; Greenville, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Kaitlynn Elizabeth Wolffe; B.A.; Business Administration/English; Greenville, Pa.; Summa Cum Laude
• Casey Elizabeth Yacos; B.A.; Business Administration; Weirton, W.Va.; Cum Laude
• Faith Anne Zagotti; B.A./B.S.; Health Systems/Neuroscience; Farrell, Pa.

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