Thiel College students recognized for graduating with top grade point averages

GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Sixteen members of the Class of 2024 received valedictorian honors during Thiel College’s 150th Commencement on May 12 in the William A. Memorial Passavant Center.

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Students who graduate with a perfect 4.0 grade point average are awarded valedictorian honors and were also summa cum laude honorees. The valedictorians were:

• Brianne M. Coatsworth ’24, of Washington, Pa., graduated as a criminal justice studies, philosophy and psychology triple major. She is a 2020 graduate of Trinity High School.
• Erika N. Cook ’24, of Natrona Heights, Pa., graduated as a psychology major. She is a 2020 graduate of Saint Joseph High School.
• Jared A. Curcio ’24, of Avonmore, Pa., graduated as an elementary education/special education major. He is a 2020 graduate of Kiski High School.
• Alayna Celine Flynn ’24, of Sharpsville, Pa., graduated as a communication sciences and disorders major. She is a 2020 graduate of Sharpsville High School.
• Kylie Marie Gardner ’24, of Warren, Ohio, graduated as an elementary education/special education major. She is a 2020 graduate of Champion High School.
• Abraham E. Hochstetler ’24, of Geneva, Pa., graduated as an accounting and business administration double major. He is a 2020 graduate of Conneaut High School.
• Emily Marie Irons ’24, of Franklin, Pa., graduated as an elementary education/special education major. She is a 2020 graduate of Franklin High School.
• Connor J. Lovic ’24, of Pulaski, Pa., graduated as an accounting and data analytics double major. He is a 2020 graduate of Burrell High School.
• Alexander N. Martin ’24, of Punxsutawney, Pa., graduated as an accounting major. He is a 2020 graduate of Punxsutawney High School.
• Bradley Nicholas Molnar ’24, of DuBois, Pa., graduated as an English major. He is a 2014 graduate of Slippery Rock High School.

• Jason Rau ’24, of Glenshaw, Pa., graduated as a conservation biology and environmental science double major. He is a 2020 graduate of Shaler High School.
• Emili Elizabeth Scavitto ’24, of Gettysburg, Pa., graduated as a communication sciences and disorders major. She is a 2022 graduate of Gettysburg Area High School.
• Emmalee Christarose Sheeler ’24, of Rixford, Pa., graduated as a mathematics major with a secondary education certificate. She is a 2021 graduate of Otto-Eldred High School.
• Kylie Mackenzie Vergnola ’24, of Meadville, Pa., graduated as a political science, public policy and sociology triple major. She is a 2020 graduate of Maplewood High School.
• Allison T. Walsh ’24, of Edinboro, Pa., graduated as a business administration and English double major. She is a 2020 graduate of General McLane High School.
• Madison E. Yurich ’24, of Harmony Pa., graduated as a neuroscience and communication sciences and disorders double major. She is a 2020 graduate of Seneca Valley High School.

One student earned salutatorian honors.

Steven Wright ’24, of Ford City, Pa., graduated as a mathematics major with a secondary education certificate. He is a 2020 graduate of Armstrong High School.

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