213th Commencement x Saturday, the Fifteenth of May | Sunday, the Sixteenth of May In the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-One
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Pen and ink drawing by Martin Barry. Reprinted by permission of Martin Barry Limited.
213th Commencement
letter from the President On behalf of the Mount St. Mary’s University Board of Trustees, faculty, administration and staff, I am pleased to congratulate you and your family on your graduation. Your time as students has ended, and your lifelong membership in the university’s National Alumni Association has begun. You join a truly distinguished network of more than 18,000 alumni – across the country and around the world – who are making significant contributions locally, nationally and globally. You have earned our congratulations and our good wishes. In your final three semesters, you showed incredible resilience as you transitioned to remote education and hybrid learning in the midst of a global pandemic. The lessons you take away from this experience can serve you well for a lifetime. Have confidence in your skills and what you have learned at the Mount. With optimism, vision and pride, you will create a meaningful, fulfilling future – and, I have no doubt, a better world.
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In the years ahead, I look forward to seeing how each of you puts your Mount education to work. I hope you will reflect on your caring faculty and classmates – they stretched your imagination and spirit. Finally, keep in touch with each other and your professors. Remember that this community is a place you can always call home. We believe in you. We are praying for and counting on you. Congratulations and best wishes!
Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D. President
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The 213th Commencement Exercises Introduction and Welcome
Degree Conferral
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Processional
Presentation of Candidates
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Edward Elgar
Boyd Creasman, Ph.D., Provost
Call to Order
Conferring of Degrees
Dana P. Ward, Ph.D., Chief Faculty Marshal
Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D., President
Invocation
Awarding of Diplomas
Saturday, May 15 | 10 a.m. Rev. Martin O. Moran III University Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry
Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D., President Saturday, May 15 | 10 a.m. Marco D. Roman, Ph.D., Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Saturday, May 15 | 4 p.m. Rev. James M. Donohue, Ph.D., Professor of Theology
Saturday, May 15 | 4 p.m. Marco D. Roman, Ph.D., Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Sunday, May 16 | 10 a.m. Rev. James M. Donohue, Ph.D., Professor of Theology
Sunday, May 16 | 10 a.m. Patrice Flynn, Ph.D., Professor, Business & Economics
Sunday, May 16 | 4 p.m. Rev. Martin O. Moran III University Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry
Sunday, May 16 | 4 p.m. Susann Samples, Ph.D., Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Greetings
National Anthem
Saturday, May 15 | 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Edward M. Caruso, C’86, National Alumni Association President
The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key
Opening Remarks
Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D., President
Greetings on Behalf of the Graduates
Saturday, May 15 | 10 a.m. Julia G. Baer, Edward J. Flanagan Memorial Prize recipient Saturday, May 15 | 4 p.m. Alejandra Piti-Mesa, John M. Kolon Memorial Award recipient Sunday, May 16 | 10 a.m. Nathaniel F. Bald, Rev. John B. Holley Memorial Prize recipient Sunday, May 16 | 4 p.m. Kristen D. Foreman, Master of Education
Commencement Address x
Saturday, May 15 | 10 a.m. Jovita Quesada Carranza Former Administrator of the Small Business Administration and Treasurer of the United States Saturday, May 15 | 4 p.m. Richard P. Miller, C’74 Board of Trustees (retired, President and CEO Virtua Health) Sunday, May 16 | 10 a.m. Gracelyn A. McDermott, C’93 Chair of the Board of Trustees (VP Kaiser Permanente)
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Sunday, May 16 | 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. David P. Conaghan, C’81, Board of Trustees Secretary
Valediction
Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D., President
Conclusion x Benediction
Saturday, May 15 | 10 a.m. Rev. Martin O. Moran III University Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry Saturday, May 15 | 4 p.m. Rev. James M. Donohue, Ph.D., Professor of Theology Sunday, May 16 | 10 a.m. Rev. James M. Donohue, Ph.D., Professor of Theology Sunday, May 16 | 4 p.m. Rev. Martin O. Moran III University Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry
Closing the Commencement
Dana P. Ward, Ph.D., Chief Faculty Marshal
Recessional
Sine Nomine, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sunday, May 16 | 4 p.m. Dr. Nadja Y. West Board of Trustees (44th Surgeon General of the United States Army) At this commencement, degrees are conferred on persons who completed requirements during this academic year. This listing of graduates and honors is tentative, however, because it is not possible to determine, at the time the program is printed, whether each person listed has actually completed the degree. The official transcript of Mount St. Mary’s University, issued directly from the Registrar, is testimony to the possession of a degree.
Commencement Addresses
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Jovita Quesada Carranza Jovita Carranza served as the 26th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). As a member of President Trump’s Cabinet, she advocated on behalf of the 30 million small businesses in America. In her role as Administrator, she lead a team of professionals dedicated to ensuring entrepreneurs located across America have the support and resources they need to start, grow and expand their small businesses, and recover in the event of a declared disaster. Prior to leading the SBA, Administrator Carranza served as Treasurer of the United States at the U.S. Department of the Treasury under President Donald J. Trump. In her role as a principal advisor to Secretary Mnuchin, Carranza focused on increasing participation in our vibrant economy by fostering financial capability and sustainability. Administrator Carranza is a Chicago native. She previously served as the Deputy Administrator for the SBA under former President George W. Bush, where she received a bipartisan, unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Before her first SBA appointment, Carranza had a distinguished 30-year career at United Parcel Service (UPS), where she was the highest-ranking Latina in the history of the company. She started as a part-time, night-shift box handler and worked her way up to President of Latin America and Caribbean operations. Administrator Carranza earned her Master of Business Administration from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and received executive, governance, management, and financial training at the INSEAD Business School in Paris, France; Michigan State University; and the University of Chicago.
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• Richard P. Miller, C’74 Richard P. Miller, C’74, is retired president and CEO of Virtua, South Jersey’s largest health care provider, and a member of Mount St. Mary’s University’s Board of Trustees. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Illinois University. Virtua offers a full continuum of primary, preventative, wellness, acute and long-term care. Miller led the company in innovative directions by creating a values-based culture defined by the “Star Initiative,” adopting Six Sigma, a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for improving patient outcomes. Under his leadership the health care system has been transformed from a group of community-based hospitals into a technologically advanced set of regional medical centers. Miller serves on the operating committee of the board of Select Greater Philadelphia and the board of the University of the Sciences of Philadelphia. He has also been chairman of the board of trustees of the New Jersey Hospital Association, served on the Governor’s Committee on Benchmarking for Quality and Efficiency, and on the New Jersey Health Care Access Study Commission. He served on boards for the American Heart Association, the March of Dimes of Southern New Jersey, and is a past chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey Board. His many accolades and awards include Human Resources CEO of the Year by the HR Department of the Year TO BE REVIEWED Awards; the CEO IT Achievement Award from Modern Healthcare magazine; Healthcare CEO of the Year by AND/OR UPDATED the Philadelphia Business Journal; and the New Jersey Business Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award from Donna & Dr. New Jersey Junior Achievement. Miller was by awarded Mount St.Trainor Mary’s University’s highest honor, a Doctorate in Humane Letters, honoris causa, in 2017.
Gracelyn A. McDermott, C’93 Gracelyn A. McDermott, C’93, chair of the Mount St. Mary’s University Board of Trustees, is vice president for sales, marketing and business development at Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States. Her overall professional career includes sales, operations and information technology leadership in the health care field. Prior to joining Kaiser, McDermott served as vice president of accrediting and client services at URAC, an independent health care accrediting organization, and director, specimen administration for Ameritox, LLC., formerly a leader in pain medication monitoring. A member of Leadership Maryland’s Class of 2018, an eight-month handson learning program for senior executives dedicated to building a better Maryland, McDermott is also a certified project management professional (PMP). She is vice chair for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and a member of the boards of the nonprofit organizations Vehicles for Change and Excellence in Education Foundation for PGCPS, Inc. After graduating from the Mount with an undergraduate degree in international studies and Spanish, McDermott earned a Master of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University. A member of the Mount’s Board of Trustees since 2013, she previously served as vice chair and secretary. She is the second woman and the first African American to lead the Mount’s board.
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She gives generously of her time and talent to the university, including participation in the inaugural Alumni of Color Panel dinner in 2019 and a webinar for alumni on health care. She received the Academic Circle of Excellence Award, which recognizes distinguished Mount alumni who are leaders in their communities or in their chosen profession, in 2017.
Dr. Nadja Y. West Lieutenant General (Retired) Nadja Y. West is the 44th surgeon general of the United States Army and former commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Command. She became the first Black surgeon general of the U.S. Army on December 11, 2015, and served in the position until her retirement in 2019. She oversaw the highest medical readiness of our forces and highest survival of battlefield wound rates in history. Among her other firsts are becoming the first Black female major general of the Army’s active component in 2013 and Army Medicine’s first African American female two-star general. Prior to serving as surgeon general, West was the principal medical advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In that role, she assisted in crafting the plan for U.S. government response to the Ebola crisis in Liberia in 2014. West held numerous other leadership positions in the Army throughout the U.S. and overseas. She served as a 2019-2020 Hauser Leader for the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership. She serves on the boards of Nucor Corporation, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, National Recreation Foundation and Americares. West is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and of the National War College with a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies. She attended the George TO BE REVIEWED Washington University School of Medicine, where she earned a Doctor of Medicine degree. West and her husband AND/OR UPDATED Don are the proud parents of two adult children, and currently live in Maryland.
by Maureen & Pauline
Commencement Addresses
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
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Graduate Degrees
College of Liberal Arts Peter A. Dorsey, Ph.D., Dean
Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies Michael Best* Andrew T. Lewandowski* Jacob Andrew Martini Michael Patrick Pray William Francis Timmermeyer III Courtney Christine Twigg
Jeremy Sundance Cummins
Samuel David Shinn
Joshua C. Davies
Brenda E. Smallwood
Ibrahima Diallo
James Jared Solich
Dominique Falzone
Alexa Shaye Stone
Corinne M.
Farneti*
Luis Aston Gustavo Turbyfield
Christopher FitzSimons
Jacob Matthew Vacura
Matthew Adamson Fraley
Douglas Richard Wetzel
Tejal Gandhi
Glenn Allan Wilson Jr.
Michael Garrett
Vanessa Kamaria Wilson
Brandon Kingsley Ginevan Deborah Pauline
Graham*
Jerome Michael Gray
Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business Stepheca M. Sawyer, MBA, Interim Dean
Jeremy Daniel Guzmán Lindsay Carol Heinze Pablo Heredia Iglesias Alexandria M. Hester Brian David Hester Kerry Elizabeth Lapham Horstkamp
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Master of Business Administration
Shaadi Jahanbakhsh-Tehran
Jesse Andrews
William J. Jefferson
Kevin W. Antoine
Carson Nathaniel Jones
Oda Assimaidou
Michael Scott Kuypers
Dennis A. Beauclair Jr.
Anastasia M. LaPenotiere*
James J. Brady Jr.*
Mary Patricia Lombardi
Robert William
Brockman*
Bradley M. Strausbaugh
Ingrid Fernandes*
Andrew Sorsor Jallah Jr.
Timothy John Mangan Jr.
Jamie Chong Brown
Jessica Lynn May*
Madison Rae Bryant
Stacey A. Miller
Brianna M Buckley*
Jessica R. Nines
Kelly A. Bumgarner
Antony Mwanga Odhiambo
Justin D. Bushneck
Vernon Irvan Perry IV
Haley Allison CarrollG
Tyler Francis Post
Joseph Robert Chambers
Zachary Richard Roberts
Claire Lorraine Conway
Ashley C. Rodriguez
Darrell Clayton Crain IV
Michael Allison Shaw
Jeremy R. Yeargan
Master of Science in Health Administration Morgan AlisauckasG Zachary Delker Louis Modesto Florenzo III Jennifer Chandler Ghio Aisha Jalloh Christopher Alan Keary Shea Claire McFarland Whittney Miguel Aiseosa Ann Omoma
Master of Science in Sport Management Dylan Adelsberger Mitchell Lee Clemons Katrice Monèt Dickson Christopher Lance Duffy Jr* Barrett Daniel Elkins Shannon Hestor Morgan R. Lewis-Harris Samantha Nolan Anthony Rawlings Laquan A. Simpkins
* Mount St. Mary’s University awards master’s degrees with honors to graduates who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 4.0.
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Barbara A. Marinak, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Evie Jeannine Beall Payton Brooke
Belella*
Victoria Elizabeth Benson* Melina Blackwell David Louis
John Bullock
James Walter Colborn* Jennifer D. Dennis* Dakota Keith Duncan Ian Fairley Tracy Juliette Fuentes Kimberly M. Hellman* Kendel Tennery Herz Michele Lynne Hochstrasser
Bryan M
Mission*
Rachel Kathleene Nelson Jennifer A. Nilan Maureen Elizabeth O’Malley* Harikleia Lia Robinson* Mary C. Snyder Amelia Nicie Trail Keysi Valencia Escalante Matthew Wax
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Maya Anissa Massey
Brandon Michael Nasuti
Ann M.G. Walker
Buck*
Sharon Harte Jones
Jennifer Nicole Mitchell
Madison Weinberg Diane Wright* Alana Kaipolani Yap*
Master of Education in Instructional Leadership Cherryll LaShay Clacks Shannon Nicole Dills* Kristen D. Foreman* Cynthia L. Miller*
School of Natural Science and Mathematics Christine Seitz McCauslin, Ph.D., Interim Dean
Master of Science in Biotechnology and Management Catherine Raylene Brands Nataly Cisneros Huacacolqui Zachary Tonye Fergusson-Williams Kenneth Ryan Hall* Kathleen Elizabeth Huie*
Graduate Degrees
School of Education
Jan Alberto Kaczmarczyk Kelsie Jane Kaier Kayla Marie Kline Shayn Francis Sexton Emily Kathrine Stewart Tyler Wayne Treadway* Reese Jensen Whitesell Jasmine N. Woolard
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* Mount St. Mary’s University awards master’s degrees with honors to graduates who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 4.0.
Undergraduate Degrees
College of Liberal Arts Peter A. Dorsey, Ph.D., Dean
Daniel Mitchell Kotsko Jr.
Kelsey Firman Magna Cum Laude
Amy Elizabeth Lasick Hamida Ruth Mansaray
Lida Grace Fitz
Harmonie Gakobwa Mbangu
Bachelor of Arts
Austin Flowers
Oluwabusola Oluwadamilola Abayomi
Mariah Foltan
Reem Ali Abdullah Alshehri
Christina Elizabeth Juliana Franklin
Hailey Bachtell
Dylan Furnback Cum Laude
Kayla Barnes
Nora McCann Rodgers
Brianna Marie Gallagher
Emma Kathleen Bigony Cum Laude
Brandon Xavier Garner Cum Laude
Alexander Boucher
Jordan Geber
Annie Elizabeth Boyd
Jalen Gibbs
Noelle E. Burley Cum Laude
Mariah GoddeG Cum Laude
Jordan ButcherG
Tye Golden Cum Laude
Brittni Garms
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Thomas Griffin Carter*G (ΔΕΣ) Magna Cum Laude Chalys Caruth Joshua Edward Clark William Cobb Amanda Coffey Magna Cum Laude Taylor Cook* Summa Cum Laude
Richard Miguel Medina Emily Abigail Mejia William Merritt Maxwell Logan Miller Cory William MohlerG
Hannah Marie Golway* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Mary A. Mulligan* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Mary Gould Cum Laude
Kirsten Mumma Magna Cum Laude
Sewa M. Gunn
Dominick Negron
Mary Thérèse Hamilton* Magna Cum Laude
Thi Diem NguyenG Magna Cum Laude
Julia C. HammerG
Thi Mai Hien NguyenG Cum Laude
Marisa D. Hill Henry Charles Hoffman* Cum Laude
Nicholas Danner
Paris HolbrookG
Oloruntomi Dare Cum Laude
Tyler Howard Adrianna Grace HylandG (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Gloria Marie DeMoura*G (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Jazlyn Ivette Ibarra
Alexander Edward DePiazzaG Cum Laude
Mary Johanna JamesG Magna Cum Laude
DiNunzio* (ΔΕΣ)
Nicholas James Summa Cum Laude
Amara Riley Jerome Magna Cum Laude
Rachel Elise Donohue* (ΔΕΣ) Magna Cum Laude
Kevin Maurice Johnson
Maria Grace Elser* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Laura Danielle JohnsonG Cum Laude
Lena Marie Engle
Amani Jones
Anthony L. Evans Jr.
Keli Kern Magna Cum Laude
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Sean Fahey Magna Cum Laude Eliza Lee Felos Summa Cum Laude
Neil Christopher McGrath Cum Laude Natalie Iris Meador Magna Cum Laude
Charles Sprague Heinze Magna Cum Laude
Annaston Marie Cree
Jasmine Alexandra McCree
Megan McNulty
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Katherine Creamer Cum Laude
Cuyler McCorkindale Kaitlyn E. McCullock
Gabrielle Anne BenedictisG Magna Cum Laude
Wayne Carroll III
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Janay L. Fenner
Camille Ohanian Cum Laude Patrick J. O’HanlonG Jenna Aileen OlerG Cum Laude Stephen Patswald Cum Laude Carlos Vicente PerezG Andrew William PhillippiG Magna Cum Laude Christian A. PietrowskiG Veronica Plate*G (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude Brea Purdie Jacqueline Ramos-Izquierdo Branden Roach Paige Windham RobertsG Magna Cum Laude Alexandra Michelle Roblero Gonzalez
Kadin S. Kightlinger
Elisabeth Grace Rockhill
Amelia Catherine KlineG Cum Laude
Olivia Rose Rubini Magna Cum Laude
Madison Lee Feltner Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.85 or higher | Magna Cum Laude, GPA of 3.65-3.84 | Cum Laude, GPA of 3.40-3.64 G
* University Honors Program | designates donation to senior class gift | (ΔΕΣ) designates Delta Epsilon Sigma, National Catholic Honor Society
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Mackenzie Helene Vincent Flynn
Laura Elise Rowley
Matthew Sanchez
Rebecca Elizabeth Foerster Summa Cum Laude
Leyre SalazarG
Alba Vanessa Sarria-Orozco Magna Cum Laude
Joshua Gibson Summa Cum Laude
Caitlin Grace Sawyer
Leroy John Rick Gomes Cum Laude
Katie Ann Schisler Lance Schuyler
Tiffany Marie GómezG
Sean Geoffrey Vincent Seay* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Cassia Chantal Hallums Ingrid Hazbon
Sarah Marie Shatzer (ΔΕΣ) Magna Cum Laude
Joan Ann Ingraham
William August Solomon Summa Cum Laude
Fathuma Amina Ismail Summa Cum Laude
DeJanee L. Spraggins
Deanna Marie Johnson
Samuel David Staton IV Cum Laude
Brenden Kennedy Cum Laude
Sareem R. Streater Magna Cum Laude
LaShawn Alexander Knight Cum Laude
Destiny Torres
Chad A. Koontz Magna Cum Laude Mallory Noel MacLellan Cum Laude
Seth Andrew Walker
Kelly E. Makarehchi Summa Cum Laude
Morgan Brittney Weigle Caroline Margaret Wilcox
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Lolita Morena Marcucci Cum Laude
Julie Ann Wilson
Shemar Markley
Sean P. Zaleski
Maya Priyanka MarksG
Bachelor of Science
Trevor M. Mason
Kayla Agentowicz Magna Cum Laude
Henley A. Matias Magna Cum Laude
India Gabriella Alas
Francis H. Mayer III
Aaron Nii-Adjiri Barnor
Jamaall L. McFarlane Cum Laude
Ayla Bazin Cum Laude
Taylor Illia Mensah Zachery Ryan Minns Cum Laude
Vincent Jude Bender Raven Janaé Boatwright
Douglas James Spitler Cum Laude
Dallas Thurston Cum Laude Michael David Tomlin Magna Cum Laude Benjamin Villasenor Magna Cum Laude Allison Marie Wade Matthew Lemieux White Juliet Whitman
Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business Stepheca M. Sawyer, MBA, Interim Dean
Bachelor of Science Jonatale M. Abuye Jonathan Saul Aciego Nathaniel Francis Bald*G (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude William Thomas Bartlett (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude Amanda Berkley Joseph Bethke Katherine Bieraugel*G Cum Laude
Antonio Molina
Crystal L. Bowens Cum Laude
Julianna Spicer
Michaila H. Thompson
Trenton Alonzo Snipes
Paige Renee Vandegrift
Bradly Joe Smith Summa Cum Laude
Michael Wayne Stevens Jr. Magna Cum Laude
William Holden
Olivia M. Tyfa
John Wayne Scott Jr. Cum Laude
Daniel E. Noble
Mary Bowman Cum Laude
Jennifer L. Ogg Summa Cum Laude
Jocilyn Anne Brower
Victoria Oluajayi Cum Laude
Brandon Peter Blankman Meherate Bogale Henry C. Bourdeau
Jasmine Nicola Owens
Brandon Briscoe Jr. Cum Laude
Christy Nicole Burriss Cum Laude
Alayna PagnottaG
Nia Brown
Adam John Campbell
Madelyn Quasney
Marcela Annette Clark
Brian Daniel Redding
Kimberly Victoria Erskine
Brenda S. Rivera-Rivas
Nicole Michelle Brown Cum Laude
Alejandra Piti-Mesa
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Maria Buonomo Cum Laude Patrick Burke Jordan Sara Butler Rebecca ButtonG
Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.85 or higher | Magna Cum Laude, GPA of 3.65-3.84 | Cum Laude, GPA of 3.40-3.64 G
Undergraduate Degrees
Delmont Dane Angel RuizG
* University Honors Program | designates donation to senior class gift | (ΔΕΣ) designates Delta Epsilon Sigma, National Catholic Honor Society
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Undergraduate Degrees
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Elizabeth Cabral* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Matthew Sheridan Kephart Cum Laude
Roberto SanchezG Cum Laude
Ryan Patrick Carroll Magna Cum Laude
Madison Keppel
Thomas Michael Savastio
Ryan Christopher Ketchen
Parth Sharma
Ivan William Korpics* Cum Laude
Jody Shuey* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Charles Kozorosky Cum Laude
Karington M. Smith
Jocelyn Castillo*G Summa Cum Laude Tyler Cole Summa Cum Laude Michael Conlan
Sam Nicholas Stephan* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Noah R. LaneG
Brigid Eilis CoyleG
Matthew Michael Stralkowski
Andrew Lasso
Meredith CreoG
Nicholas Aaron Lavenberg Summa Cum Laude
Mary Stratton Cum Laude
Rebecca Elizabeth Lee
Jacob S. Taylor
John Lonergan
Katlyn Timmons
Alexander Mark Lucius Cum Laude
Atherton N. Townsend
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Cullum Patrick Crowley Jacob Dylan D’AnnunzioG Cum Laude Maxfield Byron Davis Cum Laude Nicholas Prince Davis
Jack Patrick Lynch
Odri Dedolli
Rachel Catherine LyterG (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Thomas de Xavier (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude Brendan Burke Doyle
Andrew J. MaloneG Magna Cum Laude
Joshua Dwyer (ΔΕΣ) Magna Cum Laude
Joseph Matthew Martin Magna Cum Laude
Alexander C. Eisel
Jonathan Mata
Alexander Nicholas Elezovic
William Sean McCormick
Logan Joseph Elliott
Bryan Patrick McIntosh Cum Laude
Collin Shane Lee Fannin
Alexis Renee McKain
Ethan Raphael Mansfield FieryG Cum Laude
Thomas WallerG Yasmin Whitelocke Cecilia A. Wigginton*G Cum Laude John Michael WilsonG (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude John Wesley Wilt Andrew George Wohl Jackson Thomas Wood Brennan Wynn Austin N. Yescas Jesse Catalina ZurovchakG
JP Morris
Joseph A. Finfrock
Helina Mulugeta
Louis Richard Frankeny Cum Laude
Mehmet Omur Naz Myles Nicholson
Cameron Adam Golway
Dominic Anthony Nield
Jared GriffieG
Chidozie Collin Nnamene Cum Laude
Angela Anne Carandang Guiao G
Stephanie Hall Magna Cum Laude
James Kingsley Noel V
School of Education Barbara A. Marinak, Ph.D., Dean
Bachelor of Science Carolyn Elizabeth Allen Cum Laude
Olufela Osifeso
Karen Emily Anderson Summa Cum Laude
Scott Thomas OwensG
Jordyn Alexis Bindel
Abigail Jane Quirk Cum Laude
Bridget Birkhead Summa Cum Laude
Nicholas RamirezG
Jazmin Imani Burroughs
Shawn Ricketts Magna Cum Laude
Gabriela Kay Cranga* (ΔΕΣ) Magna Cum Laude
Dominick Peter RitondaroG
Maeve Davis
Elena Isabel Rittie* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Melanie Nicole DenielG Cum Laude
Byabu Abigael Kasongo
Breanna Rorrer (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Robert Eastaugh
Sean Patrick Kelly
A. Tyler Salters-Mackey
Christopher Leo Damon Hamilton Dakota Hawbaker Magna Cum Laude Christopher Heilos Evan Hine Magna Cum Laude Alexa Noel Hinegardner Magna Cum Laude G
Cory D. Hudson G
Eric Alexander Illescas
Roxann Danielle EvansG
Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.85 or higher | Magna Cum Laude, GPA of 3.65-3.84 | Cum Laude, GPA of 3.40-3.64 G
* University Honors Program | designates donation to senior class gift | (ΔΕΣ) designates Delta Epsilon Sigma, National Catholic Honor Society
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Cameron M. BrickerG
Nicholas Alexander Johnson
Molly Mulcahy Fitzmaurice
Yafet Brook Cum Laude
Andrew Charles Jones
Stephanie Marie Freniere Summa Cum Laude
Taylor Marie Brown (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Zoe E. Hurlburt
Kate Ashley Burke* (ΔΕΣ) Magna Cum Laude
Demaris Dominique Jackson Cum Laude
Michael Charles Burke (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Alexandra Irene Kay Magna Cum Laude
Taylor Paige Burroughs Cum Laude
Leslie LaPierre
Laurence Manaligod Canete* Cum Laude
Andrea Paola Martinez Lindsey McDonald
M. Kate CarriganG
Emma Olszewski Cum Laude
Kevin Clark-Cuadrado Magna Cum Laude
Jacqueline Pino Cum Laude
Kaitlyn Michelle Monteclaro CoffeyG Cum Laude
Alyssa Marie Pinto Cum Laude
Caroline ColsonG Cum Laude
Alyssa Nicole RakossyG Cum Laude
James ConnellyG Magna Cum Laude
Khalil Allen Reid
Kerri Michelle Czekner*G Summa Cum Laude
Lynn Schumacher Cum Laude Brittany Jordan Smith
of Natural Science • School and Mathematics Christine Seitz McCauslin, Ph.D., Interim Dean
Kiev Ratov Denby Dustin Duong Dang DoanG
Emily Madaline Eckard Cum Laude Nyx Ennis Cum Laude
Jose Pablo Badia
Ramon Doel Gallegos
Julia Baer* Summa Cum Laude
Olivia Gardenhour
Justin Balleza Magna Cum Laude
Lauren Nicole Gray*G Cum Laude
Samantha May Barry Cum Laude
Kale Graybill Michael D. Hartloff Jr. Cum Laude
Elizabeth Anne Beaton Megan Black
Nolan Key Tiwalade Kolawole Sabrina Eloyda Lainez Iman Chanel Linton Ryan Mathew Lookingbill Magna Cum Laude Charles Orison Lorenzo MagnettiG Maureen Elizabeth MaiselG Matthew Joseph McDonald*G (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude Madison Olivia McGrath Cum Laude Carmen Zarai Mendoza Erik Jacson Menjivar
Carter Daniel Nave
Jason DysonG Cum Laude
Eden Nabila Arouna
Kayla Rene Kebreau* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude
Nicole Marguerite Delente Magna Cum Laude
Kevin Gregory Durbin
Ian Armattoe
Calleigh Jean Kearns
James Robert Morris Cum Laude
Brooke Alis Dotson
Priscilla Addo
Henry Scott Kaechelin
Anne Rose Delaney Cum Laude
Thomas Henry Dolinar
Bachelor of Science
Matenyeh Kaba Cum Laude
Katherine Bloomer
Emily Grace Heffner Cum Laude
John L. Bradley
Morganne Hendrickson
Kweku Brew
Jakob Hild
Alisha Virginia Nesbitt Hannah Beth Nicholson-Smith Najae Baseemah Nickerson Jolinette Nkamdjeu Madison NorrisG Moneyla Nyarko Joseph Oleskey* Summa Cum Laude Hannah A. Orland Emmanuella Osei-Asante* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude Bradley Alan Owen* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude Franke Elias Pantoja Lizanne Passaro*G Magna Cum Laude Grace Marie Patsche Ethan Duy Pham*G Magna Cum Laude Adria Faith Borys Pirozzi*G (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude Mia Brooke Pittman Alexis Ja’Lisa Price
Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.85 or higher | Magna Cum Laude, GPA of 3.65-3.84 | Cum Laude, GPA of 3.40-3.64 G
Undergraduate Degrees
Devon Marie Filippone Cum Laude
* University Honors Program | designates donation to senior class gift | (ΔΕΣ) designates Delta Epsilon Sigma, National Catholic Honor Society
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Undergraduate Degrees
Joel R. Reiner Neal Rihel Carlo Angelo Ascano Sadsad Javon Sankoh Ian Collins Schirra* Summa Cum Laude G
Dhane P. SchmelyunG Summa Cum Laude Alexis Schneider Jatarrikah Settle Magna Cum Laude Michaela Shields David E. Shoop Cum Laude
Briana Marie Smith Magna Cum Laude Ebonie Shaneise SmithG Megan Marie Smith Cum Laude
Aryna A. Taylor Kelo C. Umeh J’dan Vaughn Allison N. Wagner
Donald P. Somma Joshua Braley Spiers Summa Cum Laude Nicholas Charles Starvaggi* (ΔΕΣ) Summa Cum Laude Naila Inaya Strong Michael A Stumpo* Magna Cum Laude Walter Manley Tate Summa Cum Laude
William P. Walker Cum Laude Kristina Jeanette Winkeler* Magna Cum Laude Casey Wood Cum Laude Emily Anna Wuerz* Cum Laude Michael Yetter Magna Cum Laude
ACADEMIC APPAREL The custom of wearing academic dress stems from the Middle Ages, when scholars were also clerics and wore the habit of their monastic order. The hood was originally a cowl attached to the gown, which could be slipped over the head for warmth. The cap was originally round but has changed to the varieties we see today. There are traditional mortarboard, soft beret and Florentine styles. Those who already possess a bachelor’s degree wear the tassels of the caps on the left side.
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The gown varies for the respective degrees. The bachelor’s gown is worn closed and can be distinguished by its long, pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is designed to be open, with the arms worn through the slits in the elbows of the sleeve. The doctor’s gown, often worn open, has full, bell-shaped sleeves with three horizontal bars stitched across the upper arm. Black is the traditional color of the gowns. However, many faculty who hold doctorates wear gowns distinguished by the primary color or colors of the institutions that awarded the degrees. A velvet panel drapes around the neck and is stitched down the front edges. This velvet trimming may be either black or the same color as the velvet border of the hood. The hood also varies for the respective degrees. The bachelor’s and master’s hoods are of the same design, pointed at the base. The bachelor’s hood is three feet long, while the master’s hood is three and one-half feet long. The doctor’s hood is four feet long, of full shape, and rounded at the base. The silk lining of the hood represents the institution that granted the degree. If more than one degree is held, the gown and the hood of the higher or highest degree is worn. The hood lining may display either one or two colors to represent the school, the second color being a chevron crossing the principal color. The hood is bordered in velvet, in a color repeated on the sleeve bars and front-facing, and representing the field of study in which the degree was earned. Listed below are some of the more common departmental and faculty colors: WHITE Arts, Letters, Humanities
DARK BLUE Philosophy
BROWN Fine Arts
PURPLE Law
GOLD Psychology
PINK Music
LIGHT BLUE Education
SCARLET Theology
GREEN Medicine COPPER Economics
Students also may be seen wearing honor cords or the honors medal. These cords and medals are awarded by discipline-based honor societies on the basis of excellent work in that field of study.
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The Seal
The Mace
The Seal of Mount St. Mary’s University is surrounded by the Latin name of the institution, the location, the date of founding, and the name of the founder, Rev. John DuBois. Above the shield is a shamrock used in DuBois’ coat-of-arms when he was named Bishop of New York in 1826. Beneath the shamrock are the intertwined collegiate colors of pale blue and white.
Made of antiqued copper, suggestive of the sheathing on the DuBois Cupola, the head of the mace features five mitre-shaped panels. The shape of the panels refers to the multiple influence of the Mount on the Catholic Church and its episcopacy in America.
The shield is divided into four quadrants, each historically significant. In the upper left quadrant the DuBois Cupola is shown—the same symbol used during the 175th Anniversary celebration in 1983. Directly opposite in the upper right corner appears the monogram AM, denoting the Ave Maria, a symbol of the Mount’s Catholic heritage.
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The cross used in the lower left quadrant is from the Maryland coat-of-arms, representing Mount St. Mary’s contributions to the history of the state. In the lower right quadrant, the gold fleur-de-lis is used as a religious symbol as well as an expression of the French background of DuBois and Bruté. Below the shield, the institutional motto Spes Nostra (Our Hope) is displayed in a banner.
The Presidential Medallion The silver medallion was designed for the Mount’s 175th Anniversary celebration. It features Bishop John DuBois and Bishop Simon Bruté beside the DuBois Cupola and is inscribed with the name and origin of the institution: “Universitas Sanctae Mariae Ad Montes In Marylandia. Fundata, 1808.” The official insignia, shaped within four quadrants of a shield found on the presidential medallion, is identical to the description of the individual panels of the Seal.
The 175th Anniversary medallion depicting John DuBois and Simon Bruté is inset in one panel. Each of the other four panels is embossed with one of the elements found in the quartered armorial bearings of the university. These are the fleur-de-lis, the monogram AM, the DuBois Cupola, and the Maryland coat-of-arms. At the apex of the mace, rather than another form of a cross or perhaps a decorative finial, a shamrock is used. This is another element from the crest of Mount St. Mary’s University. A Trinitarian, as well as an ethnic symbol, it was featured on John DuBois’ Episcopal coat-of-arms. Here, the device is made of hammered iron symbolic of the innate strength of this institution based on the spirit and strength of its founder and upon its continuing affirmation of the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. A wooden processional torch, used in ecclesiastical ceremonies, and dating from about the time of the construction of the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception (1908), forms the shaft and support for the head of the mace. Just below the wooden support for the head of the mace is a twist of cord incorporating an element found above the shield in the crest. The rusticity of the mace is deliberate, for not only in its symbolism and materials, but also in its crafting, the mace of Mount St. Mary’s is closely associated with the history and region of this venerable institution. It was made in May of 1992 by Edward Stockman of Frederick, Maryland, a skilled craftsman and artist.
Official Symbols
Official Symbols of Mount St. Mary’s University
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Executive Officers
Academic Leadership
Mrs. Gracelyn A. McDermott, C’93 Chair of the Board
Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D. President
David M. McCarthy, Ph.D. Associate Provost
Mr. Richard P. Miller, C’74 Vice Chair of the Board
Kraig E. Sheetz, Ph.D. Executive Vice President
Mr. David P. Conaghan, C’81 Secretary of the Board
Rev. Msgr. Andrew R. Baker, S.T.D. Vice President and Seminary Rector
Mr. Richard M. Folio, C’88, MBA’98 Treasurer of the Board
Robert J. Brennan, C’85 Vice President for University Advancement
Mr. Koki Adasi, C’04 Mr. Anthony J. Agnone, C’75 Mr. Wayne Alter III, MBA’06 Honorable Jennifer M. Anderson, C’81 Mr. Howard N. Bolte, C’84 Mr. Edward M. Caruso, C’86 Mr. Paul J. Chew, C’89 Mr. Kenneth B. Chodnicki, C’82 Mr. J. Raphael Della Ratta, C’92
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Mr. Robert C. Dondero, C’74 Mr. Joseph F. Dowd Jr., C’92 Mr. Jeremy M. Ellermeyer, C’92 Rev. Msgr. John J. Enzler, C’73 Rev. J. Kevin Farmer, C’87 Mr. Patrick J. Goles, C’64 Mr. Anthony J. Hayden, C’99 Mrs. Mary D. Kane, C’84 Mrs. Priscilla (Pat) W. Locke Most Reverend William E. Lori, S.T.D., S’77 Mr. Hugh W. Mohler Jr., C’90 Ms. Janice I. Obuchowski Mr. Paul J. Palmieri, C’92 Mr. William S. Roohan, C’81 Rev. Robert J. Sullivan, S’93 Mrs. Tamika L. Tremaglio, C’92 Dr. Nadja Y. West Rev. Kevin W. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.
Jack J. Chielli Vice President for Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications Boyd Creasman, Ph.D. Provost William E. Davies, CPA Vice President for Business and Finance Pauline A. Engelstätter Vice President for University Affairs Bernard Franklin, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life Paula M. Whetsel-Ribeau, Ph.D. Vice President for Equity and Success
Jennifer L. Staiger, Ph.D. Associate Provost of Graduate, Professional & Continuing Education Peter A. Dorsey, Ph.D. Dean, College of Liberal Arts Stepheca M. Sawyer, M.B.A. Interim Dean, Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business Barbara A. Marinak, Ph.D. Dean, School of Education Christine Seitz McCauslin, Ph.D. Interim Dean, School of Natural Science and Mathematics
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FACULTY MARSHALS Dana P. Ward, Ph.D. Chief Faculty Marshal Department of Science Christine L. Blackshaw, Ph.D. Department of World Languages and Cultures Kurt E. Blaugher, Ph.D. Department of Visual and Performing Arts Robert P. Keefer, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Sean Lewis, Ph.D. Department of English Virginia A. McGovern, Ph.D. Department of Sociology Charles T. Strauss, Ph.D. Department of History
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ALMA MATER ALL HAIL TO YOU, DEAR MOUNT ST. MARY’S
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213th Commencement
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