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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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.