GREENVILLE, Pa.—Thiel College recently awarded diplomas to its graduates following its spring 2020 academic semester.
Below are graduates listed by hometowns and states.
Forty-three students gradauted with Latin honrs, highlighted by 19 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. Ten students had a GPA between 3.6 and 3.79 to earn magna cum laude, and 14 students were awarded cum laude status with a grade point average of 3.4 to 3.59.
| Student | Degree | City | State | Latin Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Alejandro Rosales | B.A. | Port Saint Lucie | Fla. | |
| Shotaro Kawaguchi | B.A. | Tokyo | Japan | |
| Ashley Eve Prout | B.S. | Topsham | Maine | |
| Diana Deborah Sophia Sileshi | B.A. | Baltimore | Md. | |
| Quinn McCarthy Ursprung | B.A. | Bel Air | Md. | Cum Laude |
| D'ondre Jefferson Merren | B.A. | Brooklyn | Md. | |
| Sebastian Micheal Kolker | B.A. | Dundalk | Md. | |
| Erica Marie Auberzinski | B.A. | Odenton | Md. | |
| Yoseph Bekele | B.S. | Silver Spring | Md. | |
| Katlyn Nicole Pennell | B.A. | Mooresville | N.C. | |
| Niasia Wind La Rosa | B.A. | Hawthorne | N.J. | |
| Alexandra Joan Helbig | B.A. | Pittstown | N.J. | |
| Marko Bakovic | B.A. | Stockholm | N.J. | |
| Chase Magdaline Gifford | B.S. | Buffalo | N.Y. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Gabriel Thomas Dingman | B.A. | Castleton | N.Y. | |
| Michael Peter Damico | B.A. | Hamburg | N.Y. | |
| Andrew James Miller | B.A. | Macedon | N.Y. | |
| Jacob Carter DeRue | B.A. | Penfield | N.Y. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Gavin Michael Colligan | B.A. | Portville | N.Y. | |
| Luke Michael Lindeman | B.A. | Westfield | N.Y. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Marissa Ann Ramirez | B.A. | Amherst | Ohio | |
| Alyssa Marie Hilliard | B.A. | Baltimore | Ohio | |
| Zachary Matthew Oliver | B.A. | Bridgeport | Ohio | |
| Emma Morgan Polinski | B.A. | Brunswick | Ohio | |
| Brenna Lynn Parsley | B.A. | Carroll | Ohio | Magna Cum Laude |
| Taraneh Nicole French | B.A. | Cleveland | Ohio | |
| Michael Jazz Ricks | B.A. | Cleveland | Ohio | |
| Brijae Arielle Journée | B.A. | Euclid | Ohio | |
| Courtney Lynn Harriman | B.A. | Geneva | Ohio | Summa Cum Laude |
| Robert Joseph Micsky Jr. | B.A. | Geneva | Ohio | Cum Laude |
| Joseph Gerald Mott | B.A. | Kinsman | Ohio | |
| Daniel Witosky | B.A. | Lancaster | Ohio | Magna Cum Laude |
| Macey Nicole Garland | B.A. | Mineral Ridge | Ohio | Summa Cum Laude |
| Madeline Ann Sollers | B.A. | Mogadore | Ohio | |
| Allison Marie Hamilton | B.S. | Norton | Ohio | |
| Jack Michael Fontana | B.S. | Olmsted Falls | Ohio | Cum Laude |
| Kiara Monealynn Kind | B.A. | Solon | Ohio | |
| Austin James Bowman | B.A. | South Euclid | Ohio | |
| Gabriella C. Vapenik | B.A. | Strongsville | Ohio | |
| Tyler Joshua Novak | B.A. | Wellington | Ohio | |
| Jabraya Moore | B.A. | Youngstown | Ohio | |
| Carrie Elizabeth Severt | B.A. | Evans City | Pa. | |
| Daniel Joseph Yoest | B.A. | McMurray | Pa. | |
| Griffin William Curry | B.A. | Aliquippa | Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| James Harold Kimbrough III | B.A. | Aliquippa | Pa. | |
| Elijah Sklack | B.A. | Aliquippa | Pa. | |
| Mark Andrew Kopinski | B.S. | Allison Park | Pa. | |
| Colten James Imler | B.S. | Altoona | Pa. | |
| Samantha Lynn Kurchena | B.A. | Bridgeville | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Jacob Anthony Paci | B.A. | Brownsville | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Braden Lee Baideme | B.A. | Butler | Pa. | |
| Joseph-James Houston Raab | B.A. | Butler | Pa. | |
| Mitchell Thomas Patterson | B.A. | Canonsburg | Pa. | |
| Bailey Rose Smith | B.A. | Carnegie | Pa. | |
| Christian Pierre Aldrich | B.A. | Cranberry | Pa. | |
| Dominic Maliek Farabaugh | B.A. | Cresson | Pa. | |
| Kaila Jean Carolus | B.A. | Edinboro | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Taylor Nicole Guth | B.A. | Ellwood City | Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Crystal Lynne Sams | B.A. | Emporium | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| John Thomas Bowen | B.A. | Erie | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Laura Caroline Hardner | B.A. | Erie | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Margaret Rose Nee | B.S. | Erie | Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Rebecca Anne Dougherty | B.A. | Farmount City | Pa. | |
| James Joseph Buckley III | B.A. | Freeport | Pa. | |
| Logan Jane Addison | B.A. | Greenville | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| David Blair Blaney | B.A. | Greenville | Pa. | |
| Matthew James Crawford | B.A. | Greenville | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Gage Alexander Gladysz | B.A. | Greenville | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Hunter David Hause | B.A. | Greenville | Pa. | |
| Brenten James Henderson | B.A. | Greenville | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Amelia Louise Mutinelli | B.A. | Greenville | Pa. | |
| Anthony Michael Sellards | B.A. | Greenville | Pa. | |
| Scott Alan Simcoe | B.A. | Greenville | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Alyssa Vestal | B.A. | Greenville | Pa. | |
| Shawn Michael Seybert | B.A. | Grove City | Pa. | |
| Angel Lee Bartholomew | B.A. | Hadley | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Michel Jamal Duncan | B.A. | Harrisburgh | Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Devan Lee Van Vliet | B.S. | Hellertown | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Theresa Marie Kretzmer | B.A. | Hermitage | Pa. | |
| Joshua Cody Myers | B.A. | Hermitage | Pa. | |
| Leah Marjorie Woytek | B.A. | Hillsville | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Jacob Brian Clark | B.A. | Jamestown | Pa. | |
| Rachael Kathleen Harnett | B.A. | Jamestown | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Shelley Jo Wolford | B.A. | Jamestown | Pa. | |
| Breanna Lyn Mesich | B.S. | Jeannette | Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Nash Bryon Matson | B.A. | Kittanning | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Lexi Shantel Callander | B.A. | Knox | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Matthew J. Hess | B.A. | Lake City | Pa. | |
| Bo Hunter Scalise | B.S. | Lake City | Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Cassandra Lucy Gray | B.A. | Leechburg | Pa. | |
| Justin Michael Pearce | B.A. | Leechburg | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Olivia Anna Stone | B.A. | Ludlow | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Alec Charles Hoffman | B.A. | McKees Rocks | Pa. | |
| Vanessa Jayne Falce | B.A. | McKeesport | Pa. | |
| Trevor Alan Smith | B.A. | Meadville | Pa. | |
| Austin Gregory Hall | B.A. | Mercer | Pa. | |
| Wesley Philip Hyslop | B.A. | Monongahela | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Alexander Pollock | B.A. | Monroeville | Pa. | |
| Christopher Michael Felger | B.A. | New Castle | Pa. | |
| Dylan Jeffrey Kleckner | B.S. | New Castle | Pa. | |
| Annmarie Nicole Moore | B.A. | New Castle | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Zachary Robert Young | B.A. | North Versailles | Pa. | |
| Andrew Jay Giesey | B.A. | Penn | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Jensen Leigh Bucci | B.A. | Pittsburgh | Pa. | |
| Angela Rose Campbell | B.A. | Pittsburgh | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Jaseem Malik Campbell | B.A. | Pittsburgh | Pa. | |
| Alec Joseph Gamble | B.A. | Pittsburgh | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Matthew Robert Gayda | B.A. | Pittsburgh | Pa. | |
| Talia Sunshine O'Brien | B.S. | Pittsburgh | Pa. | |
| Matthew Andrew O'Connor | B.S. | Pittsburgh | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Lorna Sky Parks | B.S. | Pittsburgh | Pa. | |
| Mariel Morgan Hanely | B.A. | Pleasantville | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Hayley Nichole Courson | B.S. | Pulaski | Pa. | |
| Brett William Eckroate | B.S. | Rostraver Township | Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Arianna N. Anderson | B.A. | Sharon | Pa. | |
| Julia Patricia Boff | B.A. | South Park | Pa. | |
| Victor Carroll-McGraw Huber | B.A. | Spring Grove | Pa. | |
| Nicholas Aaron Mott | B.A. | Springboro | Pa. | |
| Alexander M. Porco | B.A. | Verona | Pa. | |
| Kameryn E. Johnson | B.S. | Washington | Pa. | |
| Noah Wyatt Lazek | B.A. | Washington | Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Matthew S. Tait | B.A. | Washington | Pa. | |
| Jacob Gene Burkley | B.S. | Waterford | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Shyann Renee Foreman | B.A. | Wellsboro | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Danté Robert Vaniel | B.S. | White Oak | Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Nyric Lamar Gosley | B.A. | Williamsport | Pa. | |
| Zechariah Josef Dubel | B.A. | Blue Ridge | Va. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Cole Edward O'Connor | B.A. | Midlothian | Va. |
NOTE: Some of the listed students completed degree requirements early and have already received their diploma. All listed degree recipients are unofficial until his/her academic and financial requirements have been met and certified by the Registrar and Financial Services office.
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.