SCSU Commencement Program 2024

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CO M M E N C E M E N T

Southern Connecticut State University

Undergraduate Ceremony

Friday, May 17, 2024

10:30 a.m.

Total Mortgage Arena

Graduate Ceremony

Friday, May 17, 2024

4:30 p.m.

Total Mortgage Arena

The Alma Mater

CO M M E N C E M E N T

Undergraduate Commencement

Order of Exercises • May 17, 2024

Faculty Processional .

Student Processional

. “Academic Procession” by Clifton Williams University Band; Craig Hlavac, Conductor

SCSU University Drumline; Eric Green, Director “Fanfare and Processional” by Alfred Reed “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar University Band

Announcement of the Commencement Luke Eilderts, Secretary, Faculty Senate

Opening .

Welcome

Presiding

. . “America the Beautiful,” Words by Katherine Lee Bates, Music by Samuel Augustus Ward Arranged by Carmen Dragon; Imani Tyson, Americo Salvi, Vocalists

. . Britny Gildersleeve, ’24, President, Class of 2024

. Dwayne Smith, Interim President

Congratulations from the Alumni Association Stacey Fields, ’15 President, Alumni Association Board of Directors

Presentation of Honorary Doctorate Dr. Smith Robert Prezant, Provost Ted Yang, Regent Robin Bennett Kanarek, Recipient

Commencement Address

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees

Alma Mater .

Conferring of Degrees

. . Corbin Bleu, Theater, Television, and Film Actor

Robert Prezant, Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs College of Health and Human Services – Sandra Bulmer, Dean College of Education – Kari Sassu, Interim Dean School of Business – Jess Boronico, Dean College of Arts and Sciences – Bruce Kalk, Dean

“Alma Mater,” Words by Timothy Parrish, Music by Mark Kuss Cheryse Gonzales, Voice, Gager Collier, Bass, Jazuan Charles, Drums, Dr. Kuss, Piano

Dr. Smith

Recessional “Canzon septimi toni no. 2” from the Sacrae Symphoniae by Giovanni Gabrieli SCSU Brass Ensemble

Please remain standing until the recessional is completed.

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Graduate Commencement

Order of Exercises • May 17, 2024

Processional “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar

Announcement of the Commencement Barbara Cook, Chair, Graduate Council

Opening “America the Beautiful,” Words by Katherine Lee Bates, Music by Samuel Augustus Ward Karina Peña, Vocalist

Welcome Julia Irwin, Interim Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies

Greetings . .

. Robert Prezant, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Greetings from Connecticut Board of Regents Ted Yang, Regent

Keynote Address Regent Yang

Charge to the Graduates Dwayne Smith, Interim President

Investiture of Doctoral Candidates .

College of Education — Kari Sassu, Interim Dean College of Health and Human Services — Sandra Bulmer, Dean

Dean Irwin

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees Dean Irwin College of Education — Kari Sassu, Interim Dean College of Health and Human Services — Sandra Bulmer, Dean School of Business — Jess Boronico, Dean College of Arts and Sciences — Bruce Kalk, Dean

Conferring of Degrees or Diplomas

Adjournment of the Commencement

Recessional

Please remain seated until all of the graduates have recessed from the arena.

Dr. Smith

Dr. Cook

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Undergraduate Exercises • Distinguished Guest

Robin Kanarek is president of the Kanarek Family Foundation (KFF), a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization founded with her husband, Joseph, in 2006. The foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life for those affected by cancer and other life-threatening conditions through the promotion and integration of palliative care into all aspects of health care. Through innovative and collaborative projects at the Fairfield University School of Nursing in Fairfield, Conn.; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City; and the George Washington University Institute for Spirituality and Health, KFF focuses on educating the public and health care professionals to the many benefits of early integration of palliative care.

The catalyst for creating KFF was the loss of Robin and Joseph’s 15-year-old son, David, in 2000, following a five-year battle with cancer. In hindsight, the Kanareks realized that his care lacked emotional, psychological, and spiritual support. Palliative care did not become a recognized medical subspecialty until 2006, and the Kanareks believe that its integration into David’s care would have been immensely beneficial.

Mrs. Kanarek recently learned about spiritual distress at a conference at which Dr. Christina Puchalski spoke. Mrs. Kanarek realized that her son suffered from this phenomenon when he was in strict isolation following a stem cell transplant. It was a revelation to hear that there was a term for what David agonized through, albeit 20 years after his passing. Following the conference,

Mrs. Kanarek contacted Dr. Puchalski and learned that spiritual distress, a nursing diagnosis, had not been addressed or researched in the pediatric field. KFF soon committed to rectifying this deficiency.

A graduate of Fairfield University School of Nursing, Mrs. Kanarek has served on its board of trustees and is chair of its Nursing Advisory Board and the Kanarek Center for Palliative Nursing Education. She also served on the board of trustees of Greenwich Hospital (Greenwich, Conn.), a Yale New Haven Health affiliate, and is currently serving on the board of trustees of Connecticut Hospice in Branford, Conn. KFF has recently funded the development of a Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition in the state of Connecticut, working with the chair, Eileen O’Shea, DNP, APRN, PCNS-BC, CHPPN, the director of the Kanarek Center for Palliative Care Nursing Education at Fairfield University Egan School of Nursing.

Robin Kanarek has presented at several international health conferences, universities, and medical institutions. She has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including The American Journal of Nursing, the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, the Journal of Palliative and Supportive Care, and the Journal of Palliative Medicine. This year, she published a book by Johns Hopkins University Press; Living Well with a Serious Illness: A Guide to Palliative Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit, is her first book and honors David’s short but remarkable life.

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Undergraduate Exercises • Distinguished Guest

Aversatile and accomplished individual, Corbin

Bleu has an extensive background in film, television, and theater and has established himself as an actor, singer/songwriter, dancer, voice-over/recording artist, host/television personality, and producer. Bleu is probably best known for his role as “Chad Danforth” in Disney’s Emmy Award-winning High School Musical franchise. In 2022 he returned to familiar territory, playing himself in the third season of the Disney+ series, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

In 2021, he starred in his debut Hallmark Channel movie Love, For Real, playing the role of “Marco Tate.”

Also in 2021, Bleu starred in the Lifetime holiday movie A Christmas Dance Reunion, where he was reunited on screen with his former High School Musical co-star, Monique Coleman.

His other television credits include Dynasty, Supergirl, Chicago Med, The Middle, The Fosters, Castle, Psych, Franklin & Bash, and Blue Bloods. He also partnered with Karina Smirnoff on the multi-Emmy Award- winning ABC hit Dancing with the Stars, placing a close second. In 2022, Bleu appeared in Fox‘s four-part TV event The Real Dirty Dancing, a oneof-a-kind competition featuring celebrities reliving the most memorable moments from the classic film. Bleu and his competition partner, celebrity chef Cat Cora, came in first.

In theater, Bleu most recently starred as “Seymour” in the Off-Broadway musical Little Shop of Horrors opposite Constance Wu. Before that, Bleu led the cast of American Songbook musical Summer Stock for its world

premiere at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn.

On Broadway, Bleu played “Lucentio/Bill Calhoun” in the Tony Award-nominated 2019 revival of Kiss Me, Kate for the Roundabout Theatre Company at the legendary Studio 54. He also headlined as “Ted Hanover” in the Tony-nominated production of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn, winning him the Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show. In 2018, he was honored with the Entertainer of the Year award from the Tremaine National Gala, honoring his work in the dance industry. In 2023, Bleu performed at Howard University in Washington, D.C., for a Broadway Collections TV special called Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future, which aired on PBS during Black History Month.

On the big screen, Bleu has starred in To Write Love on Her Arms, Nurse 3-D, and The Monkey’s Paw, among other films.

Bleu is chair of the National Advisory Board of the Looking Ahead Program, a division of the Entertainment Community Fund (f/k/a The Actors Fund), focused on helping professional young performers and their families thrive amid the unique challenges of working in the entertainment industry. He also dedicates himself to giving back through programs such as St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Starlight Children’s Foundation, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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Graduate Exercises • Distinguished Guest

Ted Yang has founded numerous companies and non-profits, including as Founder and CEO of 4-CT, Connecticut’s largest COVID-19 relief fund. Some of his current companies include Daily Voice, Highclere Castle Spirits, Playerpulse, Adapt Beauty and Gather Insurance. He was a Founder of the Stamford Innovation Center and a Founding Partner of Social Venture Partners, Connecticut. Regent Yang was a capital markets executive with CTO and leadership positions at banks and hedge funds, including Citigroup, Tudor, Citadel, and Bridgewater. He is Chairman of Connex Partners and sits on other boards, including ChemPacific Corporation and formerly the Wiki Education Foundation.

Regent Yang is the author of Table for Five: a Father’s Story of Life, Love and Loss, a story of his triplets born at 24-weeks. He received his Bachelor of Science and Masters of Engineering degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, NPR and Fox Business News. He has spoken worldwide including at South Summit, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, MIT, Columbia, and NYU.

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Members of the Class of 1974

Marking their Fiftieth Reunion

• Undergraduate

Marilyn Aarrestad*

David Abraham

Michael Acerra

John Adamovich

Bettyjane Adams

Laura West Adams

Marcia Hathaway Addil

Clara Ford Adinolfi

Susan Palmer Agnese

Joyce Agris

Nancy Akula

Christine Hron Alesevich

Judy Alexander

Karen Alexander

Anthony Alfano

Mary Mordecai Algieri

Carolyn Borden Allen*

Thomas W. Allen

Thomas Wyatt Allen*

Susan Doherty Allex*

Nancy Alsheskie

Louis Altieri

Richard Altieri

Lawrence Amato

Michael Ambriscoe

Leona Ambrosini

Donna Ameen-Bryant

Anthony Amendola

James Anagnostou

Catherine Anderson

Charles Anderson

Janet Anderson

Kurt Anderson

Lawrence Anderson*

Pamela Miller Anderson

Patrice Moore Anderson

Rayfield Anderson

Geraldine Musco Andrea

David Andreoli

Joseph Angelicola

Paula Aniballi

Colleen Kiley Annelli

Donna Pizzillo Aquila

Donna Aravena

Jean Archambault

Constance Fairfield Arcobello

Tama Ardolino

Marilou Arendt

Roland Armstrong*

Marilyn Marazzi Atkas

Nicole Aube

Susan Cabral Aucoin

James Aurigemma*

Ernest Avallone*

Pamela Avellani

Sally-Ann Bazzano Avery

Akinde Ayodeji

Florence Azzarella

Patricia Babina

Ellen Kronisch Baca

Catherine Ruehl Bachelor*

Paul Bachelor

Patricia Bacon

Marilyn Kolman Badner

Peter Baecker

Kathleen Bagley

Sara Baker

Kathleen Abate Baldino

Nancy Balgach

Frank Balisciano

Cynthia McNeill Balsamo

Fred Balsamo

C.C. Banks

Karen Banta

Maryellen Barbarito

Doris Aiken Barber

Caroline Hiscock Barclay*

Joan Delise Bardee

Deborah Butera Barker

Sandra Barker-Boyd*

Colleen Barlow

Irene Barnes

Joseph Barraco

Ronald Barraco

Deborah Wityak Barto

Marleen Basile

Pamela Bastiano

Susan Pawchyk Bateman*

Dorothy Ficker Bates

Marilyn Bates

Jo Leff Battistella

Marie Mason Battle

Cynthia Beasley

Joan Humphrey Beatty

Laurie Bedford

Janet Indrysek Behr

Joseph Bellavance

Diane Belli

James Belli

Madeline Jacover Bello

Dorothy Belous*

Christine Ben

George Ben

Joan Benevento*

Vera Benham*

Pamela Woodhouse Benn

Douglas Bennett

Lisa Bennett*

Carl Benson

George Bentley

Mark Bepko

Nellann Berg

Maxine Berghoff

Renee Berglund

Gerald Bernard

Agnes Berry*

Cynthia Berry

Pamela Bevins

Barbara Pace Bianco

Marcia Biase

Karen Biercevicz

Barbara Bies

Anne Bissell

Beverly McDougall Bjorklund

Kathleen Norton Blair

Alec Blakey

Patricia Blazi

Richard Blewett

Rusty Blue

Beth Kleinman Blum

Katherine Bolger Bobenski

Ellen Bock

David Bodach

Susan Stasiuk Bode

Christine Margait Bogdany

Joann Bonang

Ruth Bond

Bruce Bonessi

Teresa Boni

Charles Booth

Susan Booth

Margaret Fowler Borchers

Steven Barsari Borsari

Maureen Bourie

Patrice Kitlas Boutin

Nancy Bove

Marsha Bowers

Malissa Bowles*

Cynthia Bowllan

Denise Carboni Bozzuto

Timothy Bracken

David Bradford

Craig Bradley*

Ellen Brady

Kathleen Brady

David Brailey

Lawrence Brancato

Gary Brandl

Leona Brandon

Janet Braslin

Edward Brauer

Steven Braus

Lisa Seligman Brazzell

Gary Brelsford

Steven Brenia

Daniel Brennan

Diane Brennan

Patricia Brennan

Doreen Alberino Breslin*

Edward Breuler

Deidre Clavette Briggs

Ann Bousquet Brignola

Joseph Brignola

Mary-Eliza Brimley

William Brink*

Shirley Brinkley

John Bristol

Pamela Burns Brockway

Shirley Grippo Brockway

Claudia Metzner Broman

Christine Morrissette Brooks

Holly Andrews Brooks

Susan Brooks

Virginia Brooks*

Deborah Brower*

Donald Brown

Janice Baker Brown*

Linda Johnson Brown

Marianne Brown*

Sheila Stevenson Brown*

Sima Broza

Angelika Bruckuf

Ann Bruno

MaryHelen Freeman Buckley

Ronald Bugryn

Ursula Bogdanow Buist

Stephanie Bukoski*

Joyce Pavano Bukowsky

Brenda Bullock-Gibson

Bonnie Bump

Mary Bunnell

Nancy Cooke Bunnell

William Bunnell

Stanley Burk

Andrea Olsson Burke

Janet Koncinski Burke

Kathleen Burke

Madelyn Crudo Burke

Thomas Burke

Lynne Travis Burns

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Members of the Class of 1974

Paul Burns

Lynette Burstein

Anthony Burton

Mamie Lowe Buskwofie

Linda Buss

Diane Butcaris

John Butler

Bonnie Butsch

Donna Wood Byrne

Gayle Scavino Byrne

John Byrne

Duarte Cabral

Corinne Vece Cacopardo

Betty Cadugan

Vera Linek Cafaro*

Joanne Cagianello

George Cahill

Dominic Caiafa*

Joyce Calarco

Lawrence Caldwell

Margaret Callahan

Susan-Beth Callan

Reginald Calling*

Mary Caluori

Ruth Camarata

Deborah Pierce Cambell

June Cameron

Vinny Cammisa

Nancy Campaniolo

Arthur Campbell

Robert Campbell*

Philomena Ensero Camputaro*

Cheryl Wrobel Caneschi

Richard Caneschi

Gina Cannito

Joseph Canzanella

Karen Canzanella

Joanne Capen*

Laura Capezzone

Andrew Caporossi

Diane Cappella

Barbara Novelli Carberry

Susan Prentis Cardinali

John Cardoso

Jessie Carey

Robert Carlo

Noreen Muldoon Carlone

Gary Carlson

Karen Carlson

Mary Carlson

Juliette Carmody

William Caron

Ralph Carpenter

Alice Iannucci Carrano

Robert Carrano

Ellyn Odonnell Carrington

Deborah Carroll

Richard Carroll

Jeannette Caruso

James Casey

Maureen Cass

Vera Ingenito Casso*

Debra Castelluccio

Patricia Catanzaro

Shirley Bickoff Cavanagh

Joyce Ceccarelli

Pasquale Centore*

Frank Cesaroni

Diane Chaconis

Nicholas Chaconis

David Chalker

Polly Chamberlain*

Rene Champagne*

Margaret Quilter Chapple

Carl Charles

Bruce Chase

Theodore Chaski

Linda Levasseur Chastain

Richard Chatfield

Virginia Wasilnak Chirico

Frederick Choromanski

Robert Christinat

Anita Cibulskis

Mary Cibulsky

Mary-Ellen Galiette Cibulsky

Mary Ohehir Cifferelli

MaryEllen Shaub Ciminera

Nancy Ciocca

Deborah Clark

Joyce Clark

Kathleen Clark

Lelia Anderson Clark

Margaret Clark

David Clarke

Maryann Hurtuk Classy

Karen Czaikowsky Clay

Sandra Clendenen

Marc Cloutier

Barbara Neff Clymer

Karen Coco

Lucy Keast Cody

Joan Schall Cohen

Christine Lutocka Coit

Robert Colandro

Nancy Shine Colby*

Patricia Reilly Cole*

Stephen Colella

Linda Coleman*

Diane Bimonte Collins*

Margaret Goode Collopy*

Mary Lee Castellon Collopy

Jeanne Diblasio Colonna

Paul Comkowycz

Fannie Papageorge Conley

Linda Grosner Conlon

Robert Conniff

Christine Conrod

Maryellen Considine Woolley

Kathleen Sheehan

Constantine

Bernadette Constantino

Barbara Conway*

Kathleen Sullivan Coogan

Howard Cooley

Lawrence Cooper

Kathy Coperine

Christina Corsino

Mary-Jean Hoehing Corti

Alice Cortigiano

Deborah Costello

Kathleen Shields Costello

Patrick Coughlin

Ruth Coughlin

Shirley Roglis Coulombe

Barbara Cowperthwaite

Kathleen Glinka Coyle

Paula Carbone Crabb

Ellen Craddock-Day

Robert Crego

Lenann Belmonte Crisci

Nancy Crofts

Elizabeth Biafore Cubeta

Nancy Cudina

Ralph Cunliffe

Barbara Cunningham

Joy Decarli Cunningham

Thomas Cunningham

Nancy Cunningham Curiel

Edward Currie

Linda Curzi

Judith Manzi Cuticelli

Debra Vaiuso Cuticello

Michael Daddona

Nishan Dagley

Helen Thompson Dainty

Pamela Dalton

Mary Bradshaw D’Amato

William Damsky

Gary D’Andrea

Mary Danehy

Rosina Della Rosa D’Angelo

Patricia Dangler

Gayle Yanicky D’Aniello

Linda Daniels

Ivory Dansby

Alexandra Daston

Deborah Gomez Davis

Isabell Stanley Davis*

Richard Davis

Sandra Terzini Davis

Roy Dawson

Joseph Deary

Isaac Deas

Janette Debiase

Laurie DeCaprio

Victor Decarlo

Michael DeCilla

Lorraine Malone Decker

Mark Degenaro

Pasquale DeGioia

Mattie Nelson DeJesus

Martina Tiernan Delaney

Robert Delauro

Debra Delcioppo

Roberta Hoffman Deleone*

Michele Delgrande

Diane Kovacs DeLibero

Sue Soltes Delong

Irene Delor

David Demaio

June Perricone DeMarinis

Gail Rollinson DeMent

Joann Demers

Susan Depalo

Mary Dereshiwsky

Kathy Rudnick DeRosa

Peter Derose

Maryann Maco Derrico

RoseAnn Desanti*

Patricia Desantis

Meri-Ann Desenti

William Dest

Laura Haas DeStefano

Michael Devlin

Susan Devlin

Lynne Shanahan Dibattisto

Steven Dibattisto

Linda Muir DiBenedetto

Charles DiCapua

Cynthia Orbison Dickey

Denise Vobis Dickson

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Diane Didelot

Michele Dilella-Holovach

Michelle DiLieto

Angelina Dimauro

Deborah Dimicco

Gail Mingolello Diminico

Kathleen Flynn Dimond

Helena Linek DiNetta

Gary Dingus

Frances Dipietro

Lydia Jones DiPietro

Mararet Schneider Dirgo

Peter Dlubac

Nancy Dobitsky*

Thomas Dobrindt

Marjorie Dolan

Roberta Frisk Dolan

Cynthia Dolce

Catherine Tenczar Donahe*

Christine Doolittle

Ruth Dorman

Patricia Ardito Dortenzio

Barbara Dougan

Mary Dowdell*

Margaret Downey*

David Doyle

Karen Driscoll

Linda Combs Drost

Mark Drummond

Edward Dubord

Charles Duch

Janet Rogers Ducharme

Conrad Duenkel

Vernice Duke

Lucille Meismer Dukes

Donna Burban Duley

Debora Dunn

Lucy Stadig Durand

Sheila Durant

Donald Earley

Susan Eastgate

Wayne Edgley*

Deborah Edwards

Janet Edwards

Patricia Cowles Edwards

Judith Domozych Egan

Francie Einenkel

Yolande Eldridge

Robert Elkinson

Robin Elliott

Joyce Piscitelli Ellis

Karen Ellis

Frank Elmo

Gail Pappas Elston

Shelly Emery

Denise Emma

Diane Enders

Constance Engelking

Julia Leis Engle

Dolores Defonzo Ennico

Ellen Epstein

Carl Erickson

Dennis Eriksen

Rainer Ertl

Paul Esposito

Richard Esposito

Robin Lown Esposito

Vincent Esposito

Marilyn Estes

Janice Eterginio

Rosamond Ettele

Carol Evans

Debra Ugolik Evans

Thomas Evans*

Elaine Ewchuk

Cecily Corsino Faenza

Amelia Fagan*

Kirk Fagan*

Marie Fallon

Leslie Fowler Falzone*

Donna Famiglietti

Josephine Criscuolo Farley

Colleen Keenan Farnham

Jeid Farnham

Marcia Mcfadden Farris

Michael Farris

Paul Fassler

Myra Bienkowski Faulkner

Dante Fedeli

Robert Feeney

Arnold Feintuck

Janis Cohen Felmeister

Jessica Reynolds Feraco

Candis Ferris

Michael Ferrucci

Robert Festa

Lynn Press Fidler

Denise Perreault Fiedler

John Finn

Kathleen Mee Finnegan

Thomas Finnie

Maria Fiori

Karen Fisher

Monica Lucia Fisher

Georgina Masselman Fitchett*

Cynthia Bandurski Fitzgerald

Donna Fitzgerald

Maureen Sarosky Fitzgerald

Walter Fitzgerald*

Theresa Flaherty

Ruth Flinter

Jodie Ohara Flitcraft

Leslie Flitt

Margaret Marmanillo Flor

Cheryl Flory

Bernard Flowers

James Flynn

Patricia Flynn

Sarah Westgate Flynn

James Foley

Joseph Fontela

Lisa Fortes

Susan Fowler

Kathleen Kleis Fox

Gayle Fraas

Frederick Fraher

Dale Frank

Michael Frank

Ann Franklin

Rosa Franzese

Joseph Franzone

Denis Frappier

Gary Fredericks

Carolyn Andrews Freeman

Thomas Freeman

Barbara Giannelli French

Sadie Friedman

Mildred Nadrich Frumento

Everett Frye*

Mona Fucci

Catherine Fucini-Cannatella

Patrick Fullum

James Fulton

Wilton Fulton

Emilio Funicella

Thomas Furgalack

Mary Delekta Fusco

Rebecca Fusco

Merrilyn Brautigam Gadoci

Kathleen Plant Gagliardi

Nilda Anastasio Gagliardi

Maureen Costello Gallagher

Thomas Gallagher

Carol Anjiras Gallese

Elizabeth Gargiulo

Gambardella

Raphael Garcia

Laura Gardner

Wayne Garland

Michele Cohen Garrick

Nancy Garvey

Gail Godard Gates

Adele Gath

Paul Gatter

Louis Gaudio

James Geary

Philip Gebow

Nadine Dinicola Genesius

Mary Gengo

Diane George

Michael Georgen

Diana Georgiades

Leslie Blum Geraldino

Ronald Gesek

Armand Gherlone

Antonio Giannelli

Edward Giannotti

Karen Giehrer

Sylvia Gilberto

Kevin Gilbride

Catherine Gilmore

Rose Gilmore

Roseann Gilmore

Judith Gimmartino

Peter Gimmartino

Vincent Ginnetti

Anthony Giordano*

Louis Giordano*

Michele McGrath Giordano

Patricia Wall Giordano

Lorraine Girard

Marie Girard

Geoffrey Gittleson

Joseph Giulietti

Rebecca Kronk Giulietti

Janet Kowaleski Given*

Roberta Glass

Colin Gleason

Marilyn Formichella Gleason

Kathleen Glinka

Dora Glinn

Lynn Glueck

Susan Glynn

Janet Goerig*

Patricia Goertz

Susan Gold

Carol Goldberg

Joyce Goldberg

Robbin Haber Golden

Betsy Bogin Goldfarb

Virginia Murray Golebiewski

Daniel Golino*

Paul Goodman

Alta Goodrich-Nolan

Francia Gionfriddo Goodwin

Marie Gordon

Mary Saldamarco Gordon

James Gorman

Nancy Gorman

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Members of the Class of 1974

Claudette Gosselin

Nancy Laski Gosselin

Deborah Sheese Gostomski

Robert Gottlieb

Karen Gould

Christine Grabelski

Paul Grabowski

Anne Kaczynski Graham

Bruce Grant

Robin Grant

Kathleen Fiore Grassel

Judy Gravalec

Mary Gray*

Sandra Gray

Barbara Grayeb

James Greenfield

Joan Greening

Michael Greenwood

Janet Gregory

John Gregory

Arthur Greitzer

Ellen Parks Grew

Ann Cronin Greywacz*

Marlene Pudim Grillo

Judith Bruno Grimm

Nancy Griswold

William Grize*

William Grove*

Susan Sabetta Gudas

Patricia Cranston Guedes

Domenica Guerrera

Marilyn Guerrera

Sallie Guerrera

Gary Guerrieri*

Wendy Voegeli Guglielmetti

Deborah Meigs Gunn

Michael Guy

Linda Zygmant Gworek

Frank Gyurina

Carl Gzyl

Paula Hacker

MaryAnn Purcaro Hacku

William Haggett

Jane Robinson Hall

William Hall*

Sherry Haller

Kathleen Enright Halloran

Cathleen Heine Hamill

Marianne Synott Hamstra*

Robin Handleman

Thomas Hanford

Harriet Bodak Hanley

James Hansen*

Philip Hardt

Barbara Andersen Hargraves

Christine Hargroves

Suzanne Harl

Robert Hartley

Mary Collins Hasemeier

Mary-Jane Hauben

Kenneth Hawkins

Frank Hawley

Kathleen Leebrick Hayes

Laurie Heard

Janice Grodske Hecht

Linda Chaet Hecht

Jane Dresser Hedberg

MaryJane Hedberg

Donald Heinig*

Suzanne Heise

Mara Freeman Hellman

David Hennessey

Debra Hennessey

Maryjane Hennessey

Kathie Barry Henry

Deborah Zamary Herbst

June Herbst

Michael Herbst

Patricia Herman

Joy Heyman*

Kim Huhta Hibbard*

Claire Hibbs-Cusson

Margaret Picone Hicook

Jean Hill

Michael Hillsberg*

Edward Hillyer

Cecelia Amodeo Hinchey

Roxanne Mcilroy Hindinger

Thomas Hitchcock

Catherine Hoffman

Diane Hoffmann Hoffman

Kathleen Hoffman

Catherine Hoffmann

Thomas Hogan*

Joanne Goding Holigan*

Michael Holihan

Janet Holler

Ann Hollister

Colleen Reynolds Holmes

Norma Holmquist

Janet Staiger Holt

Mary Holt

Maryjoann Holt

Ellen Sherriff Hooper

Marianne Antin Hope

Lc Hopes

Patricia Rosano Hoppesch

Mary Horesco

Jon Horvath

Stephen Horvath

Jeanette Horzepa

Brenda Host

Christine Hotchkiss

Janet Houston

John Howard*

Joseph Howard

Michele Howard

Wendy Lannon Howard

Arlene Howarth*

Karen Hricko

Craig Hudson

John Hughes

Stephen Hugo*

John Hull

Muriel Arnold Hulsbrink

Lynn Hunter

Susan Huppunen

Kathleen Hurley

Carol Hutchinson

Pasquale Iacovella

Yvonne Ignatuk

Maria Impellitteri

Norman Ingham*

Joyce Ippolito

Harvey Isaacs

Teresa Izzo

Adele Jacobson*

Doreen Pistey Jaekle

Susan Jahnke

Nancy Malliet Jakubowski

Ronald Jakubowski

Maria Jakutowicz

Georgia Amsterdam Jarvis

Marianne Jelley

Barbara Johansen

Nancy Dyer Johnson

Debra Nugent Johnston

Charlette Sledziona Jones

Hobart Jones*

Richard Jones*

Ted Jones

Dorothea Balls Jonynas

Ronald Jovanelly

Robert Joyce

William Judd

Jane Lord Judson

Donald Julian

Dennis Kababik

Joann Sette Kacey

Patricia Kaeser

Suzanne Kallmann

Adriana Deluca Kalthoff

Philip Kalwat*

James Kamau

Sallyann Kaminski

Penelope Kanouse

Darlene Kanuck

Vera Vrzal Karger

Kenneth Kasinoff

Lareine Kassabian*

Helene Maxwell Kasten

Jeremy Katona

Marion Haeckel Katuzny

Robert Katz

Maryellen Kavanagh

Pamela Kavanaugh

Barbara Kay

John Kearney*

Maryann Keating

Sally Smith Keating

Marjorie Keefe

Carolyn Mitchell Kehayan

Mary Kelleher

Susan Caruso Kelleher

Brian Kelley

Stephen Kelley

Paul Kellogg

Anne Berta Kelly

James O. Kelly

James W. Kelly

Jude Kelly

Patricia A. Kelly

Patricia M. Kelly

Coretta Kelly Dean

Barbara Waitkus Kennedy

Carol Howe Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy

Kristin Kennedy

Mary Kennedy

Theresa Robillard Kennedy

Maura Hannon Kenney

Maureen Kenney

Donna Pisani Kerwin

James Kieley

Sandra Campbell Kiertz

Donna Berger Kilijanski

Kathleen O’Neil Kilijanski

Josephine Mordente King

Lyvia King

Thomas King

Dorinda Manware Kinsley

Pauline Gouvin Kircher

Lucia Kirwood

Shelley Kiss

Wayne Kittredge*

Leo Kivijarv

Catherine Naughton Klages

Gary Klar

Debby Klein

Karen Klesczewski

Southern Connecticut State University 10
continued

Cathy Pukas Klingler

Sharon Rotunno Kluchnick*

Michele Cassidy Kluth

Linda Bachand Knotts

Richard Koehler

Christine Konefal*

Andrew Kopasz

Diane Korbelak

Elizabeth Garry Korwek

Susan Kogut Kosnoff

Andrew Kostas

Holly Kenney Kostuk

Leanora Kovacs

Susan Ulasik Kovacs

Ronald Koval

Maryann Botsko Kowal

Carol Russo Kozin

Karen O’Neil Kozloski

Elissa Hubbell Kozlowski

Stanley Krajewski

Margaret Kramer

Alice Krasow

Jane Krieger*

Deborah Falvey Krista

Thomas Krygier

John Kryzanowski

Harry Kuchko

William Kuchle*

Sandra Kudrowski

Hedwige Kuepper

Rosemary Beardsley Kukla

Brenda Lopez-Cepero Kulikowski

Jo-Ann Robbins Kurze

Susan Kweskin

George Labbancz*

Richard Lacher

Maryanne Laczko

Lynne Ladue

Eugene Lafaille*

Linda Lafontaine

Kathleen Motika LaFrance

Jean Lain

Gale Lakowsky

Carmine Lalama*

Swami Crawford Lalitananda

Glen Lamontagne

Ann Landor*

Phyllis Riggione Lane

Susan Christensen Langhans

Martha Langill

George Laplante

Judith Schaefer Larocque

Jason Laros

Carl Larovera

Rita Larrivee

Janice Larson

Joan Hancock Laskowski

Andrew Laudano

Susan Lauretano

Charlene Lauria

Jane Lauzon

Anita Maneca Lavado

Pamela Laverty

Evelyn Fairchild LaVoie*

Martin Lawlor

Betty-Anne Keir Lawrence

Michael Layton

Robert Leary

Joseph Leblanc

Florence Stanton Ledig

Marianne Lee

Judy Barry Lefante

Carol Golub Legman

Amy Aledort Lehrer

Kevin Lempa

James Lengen

Margaret Erdmann Lengen

Raymond Lennon

Steven Leo

Achille Leone

Melanie Haley Leone

Diane Deluca Lester

Miriam Levine

Margaret Lewis

Paul Lewis

Suzanne Billmeyer Lewis*

Charles Liapes

Patricia Bellmore Libero

Candice Licence

Bruce Liebman

Kathryn Liebman

Arthur Lillquist

Patricia Lindsay-Hicky

Shelley Linson

Philip Lipnick

Karen Lizotte

Kathleen Lock

Joanne Lombardi

Joan Pawlowski Lombardo

Paul Longval

Walter Longyear

Lola Lopes

Rachele Paquin Lorenson

Mary Loretta

Sharon Lestinsky Louchen

Robert Loughlin

Susan Lockwood Loughran

Robert Luca

Richard Lucibello

Robert Lucibello

Patricia Lukas

Brian Lunn

Sarah Luscinskas

Cynthia Lutocka

Elizabeth Veronneau Lutz

Paul Macala

Jean MacDonald

John MacDonald

Karen Macewan

Christopher Machnich*

Michael Macri

Ioanna Madigosky*

Eugene Madison

Paula Kozikowski Maghini

Joanne Magner

Joan Snopkowski Mahan

Dianne Melia Maher

Lisa Maiorano

Kathleen Carey Malavenda

Celeste Hurter Malia

Marianna Manca

Antonia Mancini

Joan Mancini

Peter Mandras

Vincent Manjoney

Edward Mann*

Teresa Manning

Virginia Manning

Thomas Mansfield

Noreen Alexander Manzella

Judith Marangio*

Susan Maclean Maraschiello

John Marcucci

Shelley Anapoell Marcus

Martin Margagnoni

Robert Margait

Gail Margolis

Gloria Marino*

Nancy Hague Markiewicz*

Phillip Marmanillo

Christine Marnel

Marilyn Marone

Colette Calviera Marquis

Janet Marr

Lersie Marrero*

Denise Longa Martha

Heidi Roosen Martin

Cecille Martinez-Wechester

Nancy Martin-Mathewson

Eugenie Marwues

Francis Maselli

Judith Mastrianna*

Kathleen Matejek

Glenn Mattei

Margaret Callahan Maugeri

Jane Maxwell

Karen Priddy Mayo

Mark Mazzochi

Joan McAfee

Elizabeth McArthur

Eugene McCabe*

Rodean McCann

Evelyn McCarthy

Joan Simmons McCarthy

Patricia McCarthy

Theresa McCatherin

Sheila McCloskey

Patricia McDade

John McDonough

Marilyn Caputo McElrath

Margaret McEvoy

James McGowan

Elizabeth Gorman McGrath

Jill McGuire

Mark McGuire

Stephen McGuirk

James McHugh

Karen Hancock McHugh

Nancy Scalia McHugh

James McIntyre*

Roseann Daddona McKean

Barbara McKee

Sharon Bruey McKenney

Kathleen Caufield McNeill

Susan Huntington McQuiggan

Freddie McReynolds

Katherine Archer McTigue

Paula Kerekes Meaney

Adeline Curiale Medeiros

Linda Medvegy

Mary Beth Medwid

Carol Mee

Jean Meisenheimer

Diana Garozzo Mennone

Julia Mercugliano

Diane Merritt-Lish

Michael Meskill

Judy Metzger

Kenneth Kuczynski Michaels

Lynda Michon

Robert Mihalek*

Charlene Milazzo

Laura Milia

Claudia Miller

Denise Marone Miller

Joanne Green Miller

Linda Miller

Susan Miller

Commencement 2024 11

Members of the Class of 1974

Christopher Miner

Christine Minihan

Francis Minore*

Robert Mirakian

Bonnie Karst Mitchell

Franklin Moffett

Lorraine Moffett

Lynda Moidel

Dorothea Moir

Barbara Nitowski Molyneaux

Lea Momparler

Barbara Costabile Monahan

Marie Lavoie Monahan

David Money

Lynn Montemurro

Robert Montgomery

Susan Moody*

Christine Moore

Mark Moore

Paul Moore

Rosemary Day Moore*

Kevin Moran

Pamela Hotchkiss Moran

Thomas Moran

Carol Duenkel Moreau

James Moriarty

Richard Morisette

Richard Morissette

Rena Morris

Donald Morrison

Patricia Morrissey

Susan Mosca

CarolAnn Cialella Mosel

Barbara Kaplan Mower

Terrymarie Denardi Mula

Mark Mullally

William Muller

Robert Mundy

Joyce Panico Munson

Sereno Murkett

Edward Murnane*

Frank Murphy

Sheila Murphy

Timothy Murphy

Margaret Murray

Nancy Gilmartin Nardella

Susan Pitingoro Nargi

James Narrow

Christine Stergas Naszcyniec

Gail Arpie Naughton

Peggy Krowchenko Neal

Elizabeth Needham

Fangling Needham

Dennis Nesta*

Diana Netkin

Lois Neville

Thomas Neville

Vivian Fagan Newcomb

Sarah Mangini Newkirk

Patricia Creevy Newlan

Michael Nicholson

Donald Nidoh

Joan Bartholomay Nielsen

Virginia Nieman*

William Nieman

Roy Nirschel*

Mildred Nista

Delores Nocerino

Kathryn Noonan*

Donna Gerlt Norige

Celeste Lepore Norup

Mary Kempf Noto

Joyce Nowek

Marcia Ociepka

Mary O’Connell Kozik

Sally O’Connor*

Carmela O’Donnell

Debra Oliver

Walter Oliver*

Lynn Thomson Olsen

Joanne Olson

Donna Onalfo

Margaret O’Neill

Richard Onofrio

Kevin O’Reilly

Albert Orsillo

Dennis Orticari

Patricia Albert Orticari

Antoinette Orzechowski

John Orzechowski

George Osborne

James Osborne

Deborah Watts Osbourne

Elizabeth Jedziniak Osga

Patricia Ingersoll Ostrofsky

Kathleen O’Toole

Christina Bunk Oxer

Lucille Paganetti

Gail Arciprete Pagano

Peter Pagliaro

Beverly Lowe Pajer

Anne Filippelli Palleria*

Joseph Palmer

Rosemary Palmer

Louis Palmieri

Patricia McGarry Panichas

Mindy Muntner Panzer

Lucia Cirillo Paolella

Laurie Papallo

Gary Parady

Leslie Parmentier

Carol Parylak-Gennette

Gaetano Patalano

MaryEllen Lyons Patchell

Jane Paternoster

Ralph Paternoster

Mary-Jane Mitchell Pearsall

Kathleen Stacy Pearson

Walter Peck

Marie Peck-Llewellyn

Gail Pederstuen

Anthony Pedevillano

Kimberly Meyer Pelczar

Laura Rotelli Pellerito

Lizabeth Nanci Pelzel

Paula Pendleton

Joyce Penta

Joseph Pepe*

Laura Pepe

Kathleen Collins Peplau

Frank Pergola

Joan Perkell

Carol Perkins

Wesley Perkins

Mary Carson Perl

Louis Perno

Patricia Johnson Perno

Susan Daigle Perreira

Peppie Weiss Perrelli

Angela Savage Perry

Lynn Perry

Claire Pesenti

Gail Peters

Kathleen O’Toole Peters

Patricia Mckinstry Peters

David Peterson

Doreen Peterson

Birute Petravicius

Patricia Vance Petrossi

John Pettit

Kathleen Forest Petzold

Robert Pianta

Bonnie Roach Piantadosi

Ronald Piazza

Sandra Everett Piccirillo*

Patricia Pierce

Maryann Pino

William Planinshek

Diane Plant

Katherine Plaskon

David Plavcan

Mary Malafronte Ploski*

Eleanor Sansone Plotner

Barbara Sabellico Poggio

Alene Whittemore Polio

Roselie Polo

Joanne Pompano

Claire Linehan Poole*

David Poppel

Patricia Kelly Porch

Judith Porzio

Mark Poulin

Lynn Mayfield Powers

Robert Pranitis

Estelle Preiss

Margaret Preston*

Donna Cirmo Prete

Carol Torre Prezkop

Peter Prichard

John Prizio

Natalie Jankura Pronechen

Kathleen Karl Proto

Wayne Provost

Donna Calabro Pruett

Elizabeth Gasperini Prusski

Susan Romandetti Pruto

Eileen Puglisi

Lori Gerstenberger Pujda

Deborah Shea Pukas

William Pukas*

Arthur Puklaski

Arthur Pulaski

Mary Pullan

Marilyn Marone Pyne

Patricia Quinn

Gail Spencer Racine

Joseph Racine*

Denise Racsko

Richard Raffone

James Rainey

Mary Raiola

Joan Ramanauskas

Colleen Ramella-VanGasbeck

Judith Tortora Ramquist

A. Raymond Randall

Maryann Rapuano

Leonard Rasch

Trudy Rasen

Natalie Brown Rawls*

Maureen Read

Pamela Reardon

Anthony Recchia

Debra Reichardt

Vicki Holman Reid

Daniel Remiszewski

James Remiszewski

Linda Viglione Rentz

Michael Reynolds

Laura Ward Rhines*

Jeffrey Richardson*

Southern Connecticut State University 12
continued

Kathy Richardson

Suzanne Richardson

Jane Daly Rider

James Rienhardt

Paula Rimer

Elizabeth Rimkunas

Richard Rimkunas

Michael Rinaldi

Sharon Rinaldo

Susan Ringler

Philip Rivkin

Mark Robarge

Gail Roberts

Gerald Roberts*

Lynda Dmuchowski Roberts*

Sandra Robinett

Judi Mihaly Robinson

Shirley Maus Robinson

Thomas Rochovansky

Janice Rock

James Rodgers

Valerie Apuzzo Rodgers

Eileen Rodican

Barbara Rogo

Joanne Farkas Rollins

Lynne Roper

Jessica Rose

Linda Rose

Toby Rosenberg

Donald Roser

Cheryl Campbell Roth

Cheryl Rothberg

Christopher Rounds*

Nancy Rozum Rowe

Wayne Rowland

Steven Roy

John Rucinski

Albert Ruggiero

Anthony Ruggiero

Jose Ruiz*

Dianne Butcka Rusch

Charles Russo

Deborah Russo

Frank Russo

Jean Russo

Catherine Masopust Ryan

Jeanette Ryan

Sharon Ryan

Terrence Ryan

Valerie Cutri Ryan

Katharine Ryan-Simoes

Joseph Sabatasso

Anet Esposito Sabia

Pamela Laychak Saccol

Diane Josephson Saffioti

Vartanouche Saklarian

Patricia Marchenko Salinger

Janet Cisko Saloomey

Eric Salowitz

Paul Salvatore

Robert Salvi

Thomas Salvin

Andrea Samela

Joseph Samela

Melanie Sanchez

Diane Field Sanderson

Joy Sandler

Judith Sanford

Jayne Sansone

Nancy Reynolds Santiago

Diane Santilli-Coleman

Maryjane Santoro

Carol Sarath

Janet Rudnickas Sare

Nancy Saska

Debra Dobbs Satter

Kathleen Kozak Saul

Deborah

Talbot Savage

Evridiki Savidis

Linda Sawyer

Anthony Scalora

Laurie Scanlon*

Gary Scarpa

Charlotte Rosa Scaviola

Thomas Scavotto*

Barry Schacht

Meredith Schardt

Jeanne Crosby Scheithe

Joan Schenker

Robin Schepp

Debra Scherban

Elena Balmaseda Scherer

John Schiavone

Richard Schlueter

Cynthia Schmidlin

Susan Cunliffe Schmidt

Laurie Burleigh Schnepf

Mary Schoen

Pamela Schreiber

Debra Schrumpf

Shelley Schuman

Marilyn Schuster

Charles Schwab

Sandra Huston Schwartz

Wendy Shimkowitz Schwartz

Richard Scialabba

Linda Taddei Sciarra

Paula Sciarra

Pauline Scipio*

Salvatore Scognamilko

Salvatore Scognamillo

Diane Scott

Jan Scranton

Maureen Scribner-Reed

Adrianne Scucces

Virginia Secor

Robin Selavka

Joseph Senak

Nicholas Serednitsky

Catherine Serino*

Sandra Sether

Karen Shaffer

Judyth Shamosh

Barbara Schmidt Shanahan

Steven Shanahan

Keith Shannon

Amelia Shaw

Susan Shaw

Terri Halcott Shaw

Valerie Shaw

Sharon Buckheit Shay

Raymond Shea

Louis Sheehy

Robin Carlin Shelar

Deborah Shigo

Kimberly Shumaker

Vangelia Siavrakas

Barbara Card Siconolfi

Patricia Krista Sieviec*

Peter Sieviec

Paul Signore

Edward Silva

Kathy Liberty Simmons

Karen Jordan Simon

Angela Paolino Simone

Scotta Pias Simoneau

Kathe Penfield Simons

Alice Simpson

Diane Buccelli Simpson

Alan Siniscalchi

Raymond Sitar

Patricia Sittnick

Diane Skiba

Beverly Skinnon

Joyce Skowronski

Duncan Slade

Joan Giammattei Slater

Barbara Smith

Bruce Smith

Christine Smith

Elizabeth Smith

Giovana Denitto Smith

Maureen Galik Smith

Susan Griswold Smith

William Smith

Michael Snihurowycz

Kathryn Snow

Gail Sobalsky

John Socha

Charlotte Solomon

Kathleen Quilter Soltesz

Steven Somerville

Frank Sorrentino*

Marilyn Ruscitto Soucy

Ann-Marie Paulishen Spakowski

Joseph Spatola

Susan Spencer

Donna Lucas Spigarolo

Linda Spina

Allan Sprindis*

Joseph Squeo

Timothy St.Onge

Barbara Kort Stach

Laurel Stacy

Peter Stagon

Catherine Stakonis

George Staley

Paul Standish

Richard Stannard

Judith Stark

Judith Starno

Susan Steady

David Stearns

David Steckert

John Stefanski*

Mark Stein

Margaret Stekla*

Judith Stellato

Beverly Stern*

Elizabeth Onofrio Stern

Terry Stevens

Diane Stewart

Suzanne Theriot Stisser*

Stephan Stocker*

Kathleen Stoffel

Victoria Hopkins Stonestreet

Sally Hutchins Stott

Alyce Drummer Stowers

Michael Strelez

Margaret Strich*

Amy Wessel Stricker

Amy Strickler

Robin Strom

Lisa Mag Strycharz

Dale Frank Sugrue

Deanna Sullivan

Kristine Stone Sullivan

Grace Borselle Surdyka

Catherine Surface

Commencement 2024 13

Members of the Class of 1974

Suzanne Sutherland

Theresa Bevacqua Sutherland

William Sutherland

Virginia Grasso Swanton

Kathleen Ferris Sweeney

Sandra Sweeney

Elizabeth Sweeten

Catherine Ingari Sweezy

Jane Synott

Cathy Szemanczky

Joyce Szymaszek

Susan Tabachnick

Janice Carvalho Tabor

Gloria Takores

Arline Marsella Tansley

Leslie Tar

Karin Nicolson Tarring

Carol Taruski*

Jean Lowry Tate

Belle Romandetti Taylor

Dianne Taylor

Keith Taylor

Shelley Taylor-Boyd

Joan Termeulen

Karen Terwilliger

William Thomas

Glenn Thompson

Maryann Thompson

Marion Tierney

Laura Gravino Tilly

Dennis Timberman

Martha Tisch*

Gail Tobin

Patricia Bissonnette Tobin

Elizabeth Tomijaba

Patricia Fahey Toni

Charles Toothill

Lynn Torak

Michael Torello

Paul Tortora

Marilyn Fleshood Townsend

Elizabeth Pfuntner Tozzi

Sharon Tracey

Laurie Tracy

Maria Trapani

Douglas Traub

Cheryl Traver

Claire Troiano*

Teresa Troide

Denise Trufan

Denise Tucker

Alice Turner

Kathleen Turner

Thomas Turner

June Turpin

Christine Pacowta Twerion

Cynthia Twiss

Patricia Twohill

Kenneth Twombly

Evaline Tyson Green*

Alexis Uliasz

Rosemary Uppvall

Victor Uscilla

Susan Valentino

Glenna Vallee

Jan van der Swaagh

Rosemary Vania

Louise Yavinsky

VanSwearingen

Pamela Perfido VanWinkle

Timothy VanWinkle

Maria Salzarulo Varga

William Vars

Mark Vece

Marie Pizzuti Velardi*

Richard Ventre*

Anthony Verlezza

Sharon Ward Verlezza*

Sandra Szilagyi Vicknair

Louise Vidal

Tanis Vincenk

Jacqueline Vincent

Evelyn Vinogradov

MaryAnn Viscio

Michael Visconti

Valerie Vitali

Denise Vobis

Gail Voland

Michael Vollero

Jane Defillippi Vollono

Theresa Voos*

Edward Voychick

Joseph Vozarik

Ralph Vuolo

Christina Walker

Linda Walker-LaRose

Thomas Wall

Dawn Kaufman Wallant

Ronald Wallisa*

Joan Burkle Walsh*

William Walsh

Debra Ward

Doran Ward

Wendy Opdyke Ware

Marcia Matonick Warren

Marjorie Waters

Patricia Watson

Karen Hartley Weimann

Pamela Weingartner

Karen Millman Weiss

Louise Welch

Patricia Welch

Sandra Witherly Welton

Susan Wenzel

Christine Mattia Wesche

Constance Westfeldt

Betty Healey Weston

Joan Hauser Wexler

Karen Weymer

Margaret Omeara Whalen

Gale Wheeler

John Whelan*

Kathy White

Mary Ellen White

S. Lee Cougle White

Sharon White

Linda Rotunno Wieland

Patricia Wiesinger*

Jane Wiggin*

Virginia Coope Wiggins

Vicki Powers Willard

Elaine Heller Williams

Maryann Williams

Helen Stahl Wilson

L.M. Wilson

Linda Massey Wilson

Patricia Wilson

Susan Wilson

Charles Winn*

Laurie Glass Winsor

Richard Winters*

Susan Wishinski

Elaine Wolf

Alan Wollkind

Patricia Romano Woodall*

Doreen Albro Wooster

Phyllis Boccardi Worhunsky

Daniel Worroll

Kathleen Worthington

Geraldine Wright

Julia Williams Wright

Linda Wrobel

Sharon Blood Wrzosek

Jeannette Wynne

Gail Wysocki

Donald Yacovone

Pamela Yale

Frank Yaworowski

Sandra Aucoin Yeager

David Yetke

James York

Jeanne Young

Maureen Azzaro Zack

Mary Waldron Zagorski

Marilyn Bristol Zak*

Deborah Zamary

Nick Zampano

Marcel Zaorski*

Nancy Zewobi

Maryann Zezza Conte

Albert Ziegra

Mary Zielonko*

Walter Ziemba

Barbara Staubley Ziogas

Martin Zito

Laura Vaughan Zlatos

Karen Zmitruk

Gertrude Zollinger*

Arlene Goldfeder Zopf

Susan Ball Zuckerman

Gabriella Basile Zwack

Leonard Zwack

Claire Zweig

Maribeth Zybort

• Graduate

Patricia Abbey*

Barbara Schpero Abrams*

Mary Abt*

Leslye Arnold Adelman

Alice Adzima

Robert Aguzzi

Valerie Taylor Ahrens*

Monica Akelaitis

Barbara Allen

Alan Alpert

John Altobello

Rosalie Gritzbach Amato

Linda Anderson

C. Frederick Anderson

Harry Anderson

Sharon Anderson

Mary Andrews

Elizabeth Apfelbach

Sandra Tupko Apuzzo*

Andrea Wilcox Argyros

Mildred Asbell

Bernice Astheimer

Edward Aston

Rosemary Austin

Dave Azzolina

Hadley Bach

Muriel Back*

Katherine Simon Bade

Linda Bagley*

Gerald Baldino

Domenic Baldino

Alfred Baldwin

Sandra Baldwin

Carl Balestracci*

Southern Connecticut State University 14
continued

Joan Balsamo*

Richard Barbera*

Shelley Wasserman Barker

Beverly Barletta

Irene Baron

Lynda Barrer

Peter Barrett

Valerie Lamotte Bates

Deborah Wood Bates

Anita Bazelewicz

Carol Bearse

Margaret Beckett-Rinker

Michael Bellotti

Constance Bennett

Janice Leigh Beno

Bernard Benvenuti

Ricky Berglund

Margaret Betts

Eileen Bialek

Barbara Marando Bianca

Pamela Biga

Hank Birdsall*

Sharyn August Biringer

Robert Bissell*

Lauren Black

Alfred Blackburn*

Susan Pinsky Bleeks

Marcia Blesh

Gail Murach Bontatibus

Sallie Parsons Boody

Marie Krajewski Booker

Joke Boot

Joseph Borzelli

Diana Boswell

Jeanne Bousquet*

Kathleen Boyer

June Bracken

Priscilla Bradford

Philip Brady*

Miriam Bras

Margaret Bratsenis

Mary Ellen Breuler

Braunstein

Pamela Braus*

Sharon Bresler

Jill Briggs

Mary Mobley Britcher*

Roger Brittain

Marilyn Zierler Brodsky*

Robert Brooder*

Carol Brook*

Eleanore Brown

Patricia Browne

Anthony Bruccoleri*

William Brucker

Edward Bruno

Jacqueline Bryant

Richard Buika

Thomas Bulger

Linda Lane Bullard*

Joan Bulmer

Elizabeth Bundock

George Bunker

Christopher Burns

Jocelyn Bursten

Sharon Butler

Fay Tower Cafferty

Carmie Calabro*

Paul Calaluce

David Calarco

Donna Canestri

Robert Cannon*

Kathleen Capobianco

Annamarie Caporossi

Paul Cappello*

Lora Carberry*

Jeffrey Carlson

Paul Carrano

Jean Carrigan

John Caruso

Daniel Casey

Helen Casey*

Sharon Casey

Barbara Castonguay

Ann Cawley

Casine Cennamo

Steven Cerretani

Barbara Cesaroni

Carl Chadbourne

Jane Chaffee

Rong-Rong Chang

Kris Charlton

Stephen Chasin

Eva Chattem

Charles Chiesa

Dale Chodos

Elvira Kaminsky Cholewinski

Carol Rubino Chometa

Janet Choti

Lorraine Carozza Civitello

Howard Clark

Priscilla Clark*

Linda Cleary

Mary Clegg

Diane Clemons

Nickolas Clidas

Arlene Richards Clifford

Cheryl Clow

William Coden

Patricia Cogan

John Coggins

Irene Sender Cohen

Myles Cohen

Sandra Cohen

Diane Courchaine Cole

Patricia Colgan

Maria Collins

Nancy Balan Colvin

Maureen Connolly

Vilma Connor*

Roger Connor

Cheryl Conte*

Earl Conti

Ellen Williams Conti

Richard Cook

Janet Copeland

Louis Coppola

Judith Coria

Patricia Costa

Evelyn Cotjanle*

Susan Coughlin*

Dorothy Coulter*

Mary Courant*

Jane Cozzolino*

MaryLou Crane

Karin Konrad Crismon

R. Paula Burhoe Crook

Susan Csaszar

Donna Csuka

George Culp

Josephine Curry

Elizabeth Mcfarland Dalton

Steven Daly

Carol Daly

Jane Danaher*

Frank Danielski

Donna Darak

Carylann Dauber

Joseph Davidson

Jacqueline Davis

George Davis

Susan Dayall

Virginia Dayharsh

Patricia De Barbieri

Christopher Decker

Betsy Jensen DeFinis

Charlene Defrancesco

Joan Doyle DeFrancesco*

Joyce DeFrancesco

Elizabeth Defranco

Linda Thiel Delk

Rita Diyanno DellaVolpe

Lorisa Delorenzo

Ellen Delvecchio

Arline Demarkey

Stephen Depasqauale

Marianna Basile Deranleau

Sophia Dervis

James Devine

Maryjane Devlin

Kathryn Dewitt

Carmine Dibattista*

Kathleen Dibella

Christopher Dicker

Darlene Witkoski Dickson

Paula Shepherd Digiovanni*

Francesca Armstrong

DiGirolamo

Sally Davidson Dillon

Mary King DiSalvo

Frances Divito

Joan Dixon

Ronald Dixon

Sharon Dolan

Janis Doland*

Eileen Dooling

KarenAnn Rawls Dornseif

Anthony Dorrico

Rose Dostert

Barbara Carlo Dougherty

John Doyle*

Eileen Russo Doyle

Carolyn Drozd

Lawrence Dubrofsky

Belva Bruno Dudac

Thomas Dudeck

Suzanne Duffy

Diana Dominici Durante

Patricia Dyer

Margaret Ealahan

Lydia Edwards

Carole Efron

Jay Einhorn

Audrey Eisenlohr*

Sally Eisenman

Edwin Ek*

Louine Wilson Ek

Joanne Syriac Ekstrom

Mary Engel*

Joan Tennant Enright

Judith Epperson

David Esposito*

Carolyn Evanson

John Fabish

Carolyn Rubin Falk*

Marjorie Fallon

Lillian Bonelli Fappiano

Paul Fappiano

Meryl Farber

Mary Farrell

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Members of the Class of 1974

Raymond Farrell

Richard Farricielli

William Farrow

Joseph Fazzino

Inna Fedorov

Laurie Feibusch

Roberta Tishler Feiertag

Allan Feinberg

Teresa Feng

Charles Fenton*

Darlene Ference

Kathleen Ferguson

L. Deborah Ferrari

Shirley Hyman Fidler

Jane Finn

Janet Finneran

Marie Fitzgerald*

Woodrow Fitzgerald

Elissa Flaumenhaft*

Armand Flynn

Norene Formichella

Gloria Fournier

A. Louise Nastri

Francesconi*

Janice Frank

Rebecca Frankel

Sandra Frederick

Marion Frederick

Linda Friedlaender

Johnnie Fryer

Jean Fuller

Leatrice Furano

Richard Gabbard

Philip Gaboriault*

Patricia Kolosowski Gager

Isabel Gaskin

Irene Geanuracos*

Dennis Geoghegan

Donna Gershkowitz

Kathleen Gerwien

Dechantel Gherlone

Olive Finan Gianakos

Carol Giannotti*

Christine Wyrzykowski Giers

Estelle Giffin*

Jacqueline Gifford

Anthony Giglio

Marsha Gormley Gilbert

Sharon Ginsburg

Regina Gemski Giordino

Daniel Girard

Paul Goclia

Paul Goglia*

Ronna Gold

Gertrude Goldman

William Good

Frederick Goodman

Rosa Goodman

Ellen Gordon*

Arthur Gosselin*

Deborah Graham

Jeffrey Granger

Mary Grant

Richard Greco

Shirley Green*

Gail Greenberg

Patricia Gregg

Beverly Grosso

Katherine Grussi

Cathy Guarnieri*

Frank Guida

Marietta Gatti Guidone*

Patricia Digiro Gulotta

Carolyn Gunn

Virginia Gurley

Judith Vuolo Gurrieri

William Guzze

Robert Hacker

Paula Hacker

James Hackett*

MaryElizabeth Hackett

Susan Hacohen

Phillip Haeger

Robert Hafele*

Michael Hagan

Candace Hall

Frances Hall*

Patricia Hall

Ann Coffey Hall

Lynn Becroft Hall

Lawrence Hally

Rodney Hammel*

Marie Brodsky Hammond

Helen Metcalf Hansen

Bridget Hardy

Martha Hargett

Florence Harla

Eleanor Harple

Eugene Harris

Peter Harrison

Kevin Hart

Patricia Hartman

Sharon Harvey

Lois Haury

Doris Duke Hayden

Maureen Carle Healey

Rosann Muro Heigel

Anna Heise

Ellen Helfer

Linda Henry

Ann Higgins

John Hill

Deborah Hoffman

Agnes Hogberg

Mildred Holmes*

David Holstein

Michael Homsher

Berry Russell Honore

Brian Hubbard

Lynne Iannucci

Joyce Proto Igo

Barry Ilioff

Sebastian Infantino*

Rosalyn Infeld

Leslie Ingham

Sandra Ingrad

Gale Inkster

Judith Irwin

Suzanne Boccacino Jaber

Patricia Jackman

Denise Jacobson

Jeffrey Jainer

Joan Jauernig

George Jerome

Donna Mordavsky Johnson

Paul Johnston

Dorothy Jordano*

Birgit Jorgensen

Susan Joy

Albert Juliano

David Jurkiewicz

Madelyn Kalb

Roxie Kalfayan

Mildred Kalison

Maryellen Kania*

David Kanter

Yaacov Kaploun

John Kasper

Ellen Kasulis

Julie Kaszeta

Carol Kaufman

Dale Kleinman Kaufman

Barbara Rendino Kearcher

Rita Keefe*

Marie Kelley

Mary Kelley

Mary Kendrigan

Joseph Kenny

Arline Kerachsky

Armand Kesikbashian

Barbara Kiesel

Kathleen King

Ann King

Carolyn Kinnamon

Yvonne Shia Klancko

William Kluytenaar

Julia Kobus

Frances Kochanski

Hope Kochiss

Terry Kochman*

Kathleen Koller

Joan Konareski

Sharon Konnik

Nancy Korcsmaros

Joyce Kotsaftis

Christina Kouba*

Leslie Kozerowitz

Janet Koztowski*

Joanne Krakow

Loretta May Kryzanski*

Heidrun Kuepper

Barbara Kuligowski*

Esther Kuo

Deborah Labella

Carol Labruno

Philip Lagattuta*

John Lally

Berdia Lang

James Lapaglia

Steven Laplaca

Nancy Larocco-Williams

Jacqueline Larochelle

Wanda Kozakiewicz Latkowski*

Anthony Laudano

Audrey Knope Lavertu

Regina Lugris LaVoie*

Patricia Dunne Lawless

Alexander Lawrence*

Lorraine Laydon

Mary Mcmahon Leary

Martin Ledewitz

Han-Li Lee

Irene Leonardi

Ann Lepkowski

Barbara Lesnieski

Peter Levasseur

Eli Levine*

Lillian Lewis

Anna Lialios

Eric Liebler

Annabelle Linder

John Lineen*

Bernice Linsky

Hyla Sachaffer Lipsky*

Edwin Lisk

Deborah Locke

Thomas Long

Michael Lubin

Louis Luciani

Southern Connecticut State University 16
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Barbara Lynch*

Kenneth Lyon

Thaddeus Mach

Sandra Martin Mahony

Karen Maiorano

John Makarewicz

Barbara Makuck

Agnes Scully Malmberg*

Carol Maloney*

David Maloney

Marilyn Swanson Maneri

Richard Manko*

Richard Maraschiello

Diane Ruwet Margiano*

Stephen Margolis

Noreen Mariano

Louise Mariconda*

Karen Markle

David Martens

Audrey Martin

Edward Martin

Gerald Martino

Inga Martinson*

Rebecca Massey

John Mastrianni

Jean Matteson

Louis Mattutini

William Maturo

Patricia Robertson Maturo

Elizabeth McAuliffe*

James Mccann

Barbara McCleary

Gerald McClellan

Kathleen McClellan

Kathleen McClory

Bernice McDermott*

Wayne McDermott

Bonnie McDonald

Sekiko McDonald

Elizabeth Smith McDonald

Margaret Pohorilak McDonough

Toni McDougal

J. Richard McGinnis*

Virginia Blando McGoe

Christine Strand McGrath

Carol Dunning McGuire

Joan McIntyre

Helena McKee

Thomas McLaughlin

Anne McManus

Catherine McNally*

MaryAnn McPartland

Walter Medwid

Ruth Meinsen

Gail Merenda

Constance Mermann*

A.R. Merritt

Catherine Messina

Justine Metrick*

Howard Meyerowitz

Peter Mezza

Roger Milici

Virgina Miller

Irene Miller

Frances Milne

Melvin Minthorn

Gail Minthorn

Kathi Viggiano Mirto

Jeannette Ross Mobeck

Lauryn Keilty Moeller

Frank Mona

Gilda Montoro

Linda Montoya

Francesca Digirolamo Moran

Jay Morgenstern

Richard Morrow*

Marian Morse

Doreen Mortensen

George Moruska

Lynda Moulton

Pauline Lemieux Mudrick

John Mudry

MaryAnne O’Connor Muldoon*

Barbara Mullin

Robert Mundy

Neeley Murphy

Diane Nager

Raymond Navage

Deborah Neuroth

Aileen Chapin Newberry

Roger Newbury

Dianne Newman

Arnold Nielsen

Donna Nordstrom

Denise Norko

Russell Norman

Richard North*

Lester Norton*

Jane O’Brien

Margaret O’Brien

Geraldine O’Connell

Craig O’Connell

John O’Connor

William O’Dowd

Robert O’Neill

Brian Odowd

MaryLouise Okeefe

Beatrice Okwu

Phyllis Lombardozzi Olstein

Patricia Orlowski

Diana Osbaldiston

Mary Pace

Beatice Pace

Karen Pach-Kalinski*

Mary Paffrath

Kathleen Page

Richard Palladino

Ellen Goldberg Palmer

Judith Williams Paniccia

Rose Sabatino Panichas

Judith Williams Panicola

Joseph Papagoda*

Ronald Papale

Kathryn Papale

Eugene Parisi

David Parker

Priscilla Parks

Philip Paternostro

Katharine Patterson

Katherine Patterson

Raymond Pawlowicz*

Katherine Paxton

John Peak

Adrienne Pear

Karen Cougle Peattie

William Penders

Barbara Vorio Pendziwater

Rene Perez-Amargos

Domenic Perito

Cecilia Perkins

Frank Peronace

Paul Perrelli

Sylvia Perry

Linda Perry-Plake

Patricia Pesaitis

Maria Minervini Peters*

Ann Peterson

William Petix

Robert Petrossi

Sandra Petrucelli Carbone

Virginia Pettigrew

Amy Pettit

Parker Pettus

Margaret Phillips

Raymond Picagli*

Ronald Pietruski

Farren Pillsbury

John Piurek

Donnajean Cobb Pohlman

Maria Poirier

Dorothy Polayes

Carolyn Polio

Kenneth Polizzo*

Geraldine Poole

Barbara Maciejny Porter

Virginia Harding Potter*

Pamela Bishop Potter

Stephen Pouliot

Nelson Poulter

Patricia Powell

Dorothea Pratley

Frances Philabaum Prestash

Virginia Smith Pretty

Patricia Primavera

Greta Prince*

Esther Prober*

Sandra Proia

Muriel Pronovost*

Anna Puglia

Bonnie Maguire Pumerantz

Gay Quereau

Dhirajlal Radadia

Geraldine Radke

William Radomski*

Elizabeth Radulski*

Bernice Rappaport*

Luella Ratajczak

Barbara Read

Linda Reger

Sydelle Reisman*

Carl Rennie

Charlene Hill Riccardi*

Thea Foley Ricci*

Marilyn Riccio

Catherine Roth Richard

Mary Ricker

William Rienzi

Sandra Riggs

Deborah Pfnausch Ritchie

Patricia Robertson

William Roche

Eugene Roddy

Paul Rosa*

Susan Rosen

Randy Rosen

Lidia Rosenbaum

Sarah Ross

Anthony Rossi

Marc Roth

Maureen Rottman

Susan Rowan

David Rowe

Donna Staples Rowland

Judith Royal

Wiltraud Roze

Nancy Rubano*

Theodore Ruby

Martin Rudnick

Commencement 2024 17

Members of the Class of 1974

Fay Ruotolo

Jayne Rutkin

Suzanne Rutter*

John Ryder

Ann Stanton Sabo

Ivan Sadler

Robert Sandagata*

Ronald Sands

Barbara Cantore Santa Barbara

James Santa Barbara

Ronald Santacroce

Domenic Santilli

James Santo

Madeleine Gregory Sasso*

Ruri Sato

Beatrice Savarese

Pamela Sawyer

Linda Scall

Gretchen Schaal

Mary Schaeffer

Walter Schenck*

Lynn Schiavi*

Beverly Schirmeier

Barbara Schmidt

Patricia Mclean Schnepf*

Arlene Schoemann

Jean Schug

Margery Schwartz

Alice Hodes Schwartz

Robert Scialabba

Beverly Scionti

Anthony Scionti

Andrea Scott

George Seagrave*

Ursula Searcy

Carol Seelgen*

Elizabeth Semmler

Helene Shafman*

Thomas Shanahan

Alan Shapiro

Elaine Shaw

Ellen Sheehan

Donna Sheehan*

Robert Sheeley

Naydine Simonds Shenk

Eileen Sheridan

Reissa Shield

Rae Weisenger Shnayer

Genevieve Sibiski*

Rolinda Sigel

Bonnie Silver

Rebecca Silverstein

Candace Lavigne Simchak

Philip Simeone

Marilyn Simon

Marilyn Simpson

Thomas Singarella

Angelyn Singer

Norma Sisson

Loretta Skowronek*

Marcia Hine Skuret

Cecilia Smith

Lea Lorello Smith

Barbara Smith*

Kathryn Backus Smith

Lenore Smith

Frances Smith

Norman Smith

G.T. Smith

Linda Smythe*

Cecile Sneider

James Snow

Barbara Solomon

Mary Adams Sonntag

Barbara Sorbara

Mary Sorcinelli

Joanne O’Brien Spongberg

Maria Sprouse*

Jeanette Stackhouse

Patricia Bodak Stark

Inge Steer*

Kenneth Stepanik

Barbara Steward

James Stoa

Richard Stockmal

William Stoddard*

Nancy Nagle Stone*

Barbara Whitaker (Humphrey) Stretton

James Suber

Beverly Sullivan

Nancy Sullivan

William Sullivan*

Roger Sullivan

Ellen Sullivan

John Sullivan

Richard Sullivan

Anne Balletto Summa

Barbara Picagli Sundmacker

Verlinda Calvert Swan

Patricia Syvertsen

Heather Szwabowski

Robert Szymaszek*

Malcolm Tabackman*

Beatrice Tacinelli

Pasquale Tancreti

Maureen Tansley*

Judith Douville Taylor

Maravene Taylor-Roscow

Rosemarie Testa

Susan Juhl Therrien

Suzanne Thomas*

Catherine Thompson

CatherineB Thompson

Elinor Thorkildsen

Rosemarie Valinho Tichion

John Tiernan

Charlotte Timberman

Catherine Burke Tolokan

Jane Torrey

Julius Triber

Kathleen Tringale

Carol Tripp

Jane Trattner Trischman

Robert Trotta

Marjorie Tuckerman

Solveig Turner*

Joanne Turonis

Bonnie-Marie Uryase

Richard Uznanski

Donna Vaccaro

Gennaro Vaccino

Ronald Vanacore

Salvatore Vanacore

Nancy-Lou VanderEyk

John VanZandt

Peter Vasina

Edgar Vaughn*

Juan Vazquez

Nancy Rochford Vecchio

Patricia Vernon*

Frank Vespi

Peter Vetre

Nancy Via

Dorothy Viets

Robert Villanova

John Vitale

Janice Voss

Helen Wachter

Barbara Heller Waddell*

Susan Wagner

Judith Wald

Mary Walker

Kathleen Wallach

Sandra Waller

Lois Witzman Wallman

Richard Walrath*

Betty Walrond

Margot Warch

Ruth Wilkinson Warner

Jean Watson

Marian Watson*

Marcia Watson-Goldberg

Sandra Watt

Carolyn Setaro Wayne

Jeffrey Wayne

Chris Webster

Sandra Weiss

Ruth Wells

Audrey Wendt

Kevin Wetmore*

Richard White

Lyman Wickwire

Dennis Wilkinson

Darlene Williams

David Williams*

Dorothy Williams-Kono*

Theodore Willis

Joanne Mistretta Wilson

Johanna Giordino Wilson

Marilyn Winokur

Ellen Ciecierski Wirtalla

Richard Wolf

Nina Wolfson*

Larry Wood

Kristin Woodbridge

Scott Woodburn

Marthalee Balsavage Woodward*

Raymond Woollett

John Worth*

William Wrinn

Chester Wyszomirski

Andrew Yankowski

Leonard Yannielli

Astaire Yates

Marilyn Young

Dorothy Young

Corinne Russo Youngling

Theodore Zalenski

Shari Zalkind

Frederick Zierler

Irene Zinkiewicz

Adrienne Zirlen

George Zitnay

Stephen Zito*

Katherine Zollo

David Zywno*

*deceased

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RADUATES •

Commencement 2024 19
G

Bachelor of Arts

• Recipients

Jose Avila**

Tara Barnes

Caroline Bednar

Rebekah Brady

Amanda Brinkmann

Jordan Brown

Deja Bynoe

Atticus Canham-Clyne***

Wanda Lyzbeth Caraballo-Quiles††

Raven Carofano

Jaylen Carr*

Xia’ian Carrasco**

Jahmal Collins

Kayla Corey

Victoria Cortes*

Kenia Cuevas

Jonathan Curtin

Brian Daley

Caroline Sophia Daria

Vanity Dennis

Morgan Douglas

Rebecca Doyle

Maya Yasmine Epps*

Sophia Esposito

Natasha Fernandez

Rebecca Rose Fitzgerald

Dreau Foster

Joselyn Garcia

Robert Garcia

Jaydon Gardener

Mya Ginsberg

Ryann Giuliani

Julia Glenn**

Jenna Gonsalves

Kailyn Gonzalez

Sriramanand Gorty

Paige Greger-Moser

Leeah Gunneson*

Marcus Rayton Hackney

Piper Harris

Abby Hazlett**

Adam Helgeson

Sierrah Holder

Alexis James

Achija Jean

Anastasia Kelaidi-Marottoli*

Nancy Ellen Kelly**

Ryana Kelsey

Cassandra Kryger***

Rock-Edens Lamour

Leon Demetrius Langs

Tristan Lariccia**

Nicholas Latella

Natalia Lecce

Orion Terran Liberti

Margarita Llinet

Marissa Ludgis

Desiree McDougald

Grace Mcsperrin

Derek Melanson**

Connie Farris Oliver

Alexa Morris*

Julia Nemec***

Anna-Becca Nyarko

Sydney Ogden*

Frances Olivares

Kemal Orahovac

Isaia Pardo*

Toyah Parris

Amanda Pascale**

Suhanee Patel

Samuel Paternoster

Kady Pedersen***

Eve Perrone

Alaina Pierce

Matteo Piscatelli

Zoe Lynn Pringle

John A. Prizio

Christine Ann Reid***

Summer Reid

Samantha D. Ricci

Romeo Rivera

Bradley Robidoux**

Renee Robles***

Jasmine Rodriguez*

Robert Roles

Ryan Ronan

Cindy Samaniego

Alexander Sanchez*

Bianca Seaton

Oliver Segal-Gould

Tyler Sharron***

Amanda Sherman*

Kayla Marie Siemer

Ashley Simon

Krista L. Skerpan

Dawn M. Smith

Kelsey Makeda Snow

Theodore Stamler

Nicole Judith Thomas*†

Joseph Fabian Tiden

Ryan Toole

Jillian Valeta

Mia Varney

Caitlyn Vicenzi

Ryan L. Walker

Steven White II

Justyn Wongwiwat

Ryan Arthur Woods

Gonzalo Zuniga-Vergara

• Candidates

Joanna Aguila-Perez

Angela Marie Alicea Ramos

Brianna Elisabeth Almeida

Sabrina Marie Alvarez

Astrid Andrade

William Antrum

Derrick Arnold***††

Ariana Arroyo-Johnson*

Malik Atkinson-Woodward

Megan Aubrey

Julia Baehr**

Eric Bailey

Andreina Barajas Novoa**†

Patrick Bartelson

Anna Lynn Bartozzi

Selena Bautista

Jillian Nicole Bendtsen

Lara Bloschichak

Benjamin Boatman

Kendall Borden

Steven Borucki**

Joshua Brennan***

Olivia Brooks

Allen Brown

Ashley Brown

Compassion Brown

Andrew Buehler

Sylvana Burno

Nolan Butler

Leslie Nicole Caltenco**

Cara Cancelmo**

Adam Carosella**

Brian Ceballos

Marilyn Childs

Alexis Christoni-Petrucelli

Leonardo Cisija

Jillian Cohn*

Derrick Coleman*

Tiajah Terrell Monique Coles

Jacob Collette

Katalina Isabel Colon

Reed Connell*

Molly Cooper

Diana Vanessa Corleto Lopez

Lisa Courville*

Michael Cox

Amanda Coyle

Jazmin Crawford

Alexina Cristante**

Joshua Cruz

Ora Curry

Gillian D’Costa

Victoria D’amato

Kaede Lima DaSilva*

Veronica DaSilva

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Mackenzie Dargel

Tina Dasilva*

Adelino Daveiga

Nyrese Davis

Alexander Dedam***

Joseph Delgado

Isabelle Dennehy*

Taylor Downs

Nicholas Eadevito

Arabelle Ebnoti

Samantha Egan**

Anthony Eldred

Diamond English

Ashley Evans-Richards

Kyle Faria-Robertson

Annalise Fazzina

Michaela Feaster

Matthew Feinberg

Abigail Ferland***

Alison Fernand††

Liam Flite

Kayla Foster

Christina Fowler

Nicole Fox

Chris Frederico

Francesca Fry

Isabella Fulker

Brandon Fulton**

Brooke Galante

Talia Gaudio**

Maxwell Gazda

Jessica Giammattei*

Emily Gibbs*

Brianna Gibs

Megan Glaser

Anthony Godfrey*

Antonio Gonzales

Kirah Goodridge

Madison Nicole Goodson

Katelynn Elizabeth Gradia**

Joshua Graham

Nicholas Graham

Rakim Grant

Sierra Gray

Nathaniel Gross

Alyse Guild

Yanalex Gutierrez

Timothy Hanlon

T’Aja Dallas Henry

Belen Hernandez

Reginald Hilliard

Jordan Hobby

Isabella Hodson***

Nora Holland

Nicholas Horan

Tyeanna Hunter

Marc Iannucci

Stephen Ibekwe

Adaeze Iwuchukwu

Kristopher Jackson

Jillian Jandreau

Sha’La Jones

Karsten Jordan***

Toni Joseph

Kayleeann E. Juarbe*

Mustafa Kangal

Jaelah L. Kirkland

Ryan Kirkpatrick

Jack Kuhnly

Daniela Labrador

Kerilee Lantz

Madison Ledford

Tajane Lewis

Adam Littlefield

Xenia Llamas

Caraline Lundie

Emelia Luz

Cory Ariana Mann

Federica Marchio

Lily Marine***

Jacob Marks

Anna Marvin***

Kyle Thaxton***††

Rylee Morgan Massoni**

Jennifer Mathelier

Jamanie Mcfarlene**

Carlos Mcleya

Rajon McRae

Ethan McVoy

Jennifer Medina

Brittany Medinger**

Gian Melendez

Ashley Melville

Ricardo CJ Milbin

Rachel Miller**

Minor Molina

Jonathan Monges

Hannah Moore

Yeimy A. Morales Flores*

Nicholas Moran

Fawn Eliza Moro***

Karol Naranjo

Kaitlin Michele Nash

Cassandra J. Nemec**

Jen Ng**

Andrea O. Nieves-Orama

Eleanor Noyes***

Kiara Oehler

Ralu Okeke

Joseph Orfitelli

Elijah Ortiz

Mary Margaret Pelkey**

Alexa Pena

Marlon Pena*

Zamagee Pendergrass**

Christian Perez

Tatiana Perez

Kevin Perez Vazquez

Briana Shea Perigyi***

Teresina Peters**

Nathaly Piedrahita Vallejo

Tyrease Pouncey Jr.

Daniela Quesada*

Kayla Sophia Quildon

Amy Rairan

Daniella Reznik

Khadijah Rhodes

Bath-Shela Riley

Dalida Rivas*

Melanie Rivas

Ryleigh Diane Jace Rivas

Kevin Rizzo

Sarah Ann Robbins

Thomas Robertson

Emily Rodrigue

Angel Rodriguez*††

Brenda Rodriguez

Christopher Rynich*

Michael Nunzio Salvatore

Jessica Samatulski

Victoria Sampiere

Aaliyah Hayley Sanchez

Alianna Maria Santana

Gabriella Santana

Lily Santiago*

Kenneth Savage

Reginald Savage

Destene Savariau

Joshua Schumacher

Robert Sember

Christian Serino

Julian Sebastian Serrano

Cindy N. Shiwgobin**

Malori Shortell

Arnold Signell*

Courtney Scheck

Lyne Silva-Hernandez

Caroline Simpkin

Connor Skarzynski**

Imani Nia Smith

Stephanie Sorrentino*

Samuel Soto

Ryan Soules

Madeline Springer

Andrew Stock

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Bachelor of Arts

Fatima Sultana*

Kylie Swatt

Elise Marie Symon**

Karley Tanner Clark

James Tate

Adrienne Terrill

Sharif Thani

Idonia Valerie Thomas

Caitlin Thompson*

Eliana Tolentino**

Maria Guadalupe Tomas Lopez**

Estefano Torres*

Maranyeliz Torres Reyes

Bachelor of Health Science

• Recipients

Katherine Wierzbicki

• Candidates

Karlee Bureau

Michael Collins

Bachelor of Science

• Recipients

Flaminia Aceranti***

Derrick Agsalud

Ashley Aguilera**

Marly Ahearn**††

Aliona Alexander

Catherine Allen***††

Mahmoud Alnajjar

Jameson Altieri

Miranda Anderson*††

Brian Silva Andrade

Chloe Andree

Viorica Andronic

Juliette Lise Antonini ††

Samantha Aridoux

Brooke Armistead*

Caitlyn Arpino

Britney Shania Auguste

Youssef Azougagh

Connor J. Backes*

Arsalan Baig*

Kimberly Bailey-Hansel**

Jamie Bartha

Gregory Baxter***

Alexandra Tommaselli

Norman Benedict*

Kaitlyn Bolding***

Drew Borer

Karli Travis*

Denasha Upchurch

Stephen Urquia

Claire-Massalah Immaculee Val-Fils

Austin Vance

Giannia Vasquez

Franki Y. Velásquez-Monzon

Jackson Volenec

Keonna Monique Walker

John Walsh***

Madison Weathers

Mariah Weeks

Emily Weigel*

Tessiny Colon*

Charliana Criscuolo

Amari Davis

Amanda DellaCamera*

Stephanie Guartan*

Emiley Kahl

Rachel Elizabeth Boyer

Chelsea E. Brooks

Kara Brough††

Kadeem Brown

Martiniesha L.C. Brown

Demarr Bryant Jr.*

Rileigh Elizabeth Bunton

Braeden Burke**

Luzadriana Melissa Cante

Nicholas Cappello*

Giana Marie Cardonita***

Jillian Carroza*††

Brittany Case***

Craig Cassella II

Osman Cayan

Skyla Cedeno

Neissa Sahara Celik*††

Anna Katherine Cenzalli**

Evan Champagne*

Alexa Charney*††

Ian Jed Cheung***

Cole Chizmadia††

Hannah Clark

Austin Cofrancesco

Leah Coleman*

Marcello Colonna

Madison Conklin

Miranda Corbin††

Josh Weizel*

Jessica Welu**

Alyson Wentzell*

Tavonne Broneé Williams**

Samyah Wilson

Windsor Wincherhern

Sabrina Womble

Sedona Worth*

Kasedi Xavier

Amaya Yale

Debbie Yerinides**

Isaiah Young

Hanna Zebdi*

Payton Pazsak*

Isabella Piccirillo

Kayla Arianne Nadres Reyes

Yusra Shaban

Sydney Smith

Tanner Correia*

Tathiana Cortes

Chad Coveyduck**

Taylor Cowell

Melissa Elizabeth Crisci

Olivia D’haiti

Hala Dadoush

Christopher Dalton

Andrew Daniels**

Edouard De Parcevaux**

Caila DeGrandi

Trey Debourgh

Kaitlin Demakos**††

Autumn Dempsey***††

Sherley Soukaina Desir

Elizabeth Madison DiPiero**††

Dontrell Marc-Thomas Douglas

Sean Douglass

Tucker Doyle

Rachel Dube

My Duong

Taylor D’Amato**

Craig Elliott

Nathaniel Endresz

Kari Esposito

Khelsi Evans**

Elizabeth Falcigno*

Juliana Farmer***

Southern Connecticut State University 22
continued

Giuseppe A. Ferrara

Alexis Ficeto

Logan T. Flanigan**

Matthew Foley***††

Sean Foley

Jake Rudi Forchetti*

Michael Formica

Tiffany Fredericksen

Joshua Fries

Trevor Frisbie

Michael David Gambardella***

Paige Gambardella**

Joseph Gambino

Fatima Garcia-Ramirez**

Tori Geaglone

Joseph Genovese

Sydney Gigliotti*††

Jacqueline Gonzalez

Michael Goode

Raianna Amari Grant

Jillian Gray**

Chandler Greene

Lee Greenwald*

Jahmya Grier

Jamie Grillo

Emely Guerrero

Alexandra Guido**††

Kaiya Gulack

Kimberly Habasinski

Jonathan Hannon***

Lucas Haray

Kira Hartnett**††

Maxwell Hauser

Austin Herb**

Marvin Hernandez

Danielle Hill***

Melanie Holmes*

Phillip Howard

Vicky Hu***

Nailah Huq**

Patrick Hurley**

Khaled Hussein

Eri Hyka

Sarah Inglese††

Nyla Mari Irizarry*

Brandon Jacques**

Ayana Jain**

Rhiannon Jarusinsky

Denise Jimenez

Juliana Jordao

Chelyse Joseph*

Jacquelyn Jurewicz*††

Naomi Kamara***

Victoria Keayes

Keegan Kennedy*

Vonsai Keth

Felicity Keyworth**

Maximillian Kodi

Meridith Korn*

Jeffrey Kuzoian**

Rebekah Languell

Matthew Latella

Janaya Laude

Leila J. Lazaro

Leea Lindsey

Troi Lloyd††

Nichole Lovello

Elizabeth Luckner***††

Brooke Lussier

Velania Isabell Madera

Ahmad Mahmoud

Anthony Mahoney

Alana Manning

Sydney Manzo**††

Alina Marcelynas††

Anthony Orlando Marin

Jillian Patricia Mather

Anaya Matthews††

Karla Mayorga*

Paris McEachern

Mary Ellen Mcdaniel

Tah-Janay Mcknight††

John Virgilio Bustamante McNeill Jr.

Fritz Mesidor Jr.

Isabella Migliaro††

Jala Nichelle Mitchell

Bojana Mitrovic***

Halimat Momoh Jimoh

Olivia Moon

Christian Mota

Ariana Munoz

Kerrigan Murphy††

Keneth Nandkisore

Heather Needham††

Mariangelis Negron Cancel

Sadiq Nelson

Nicholas Nesdale**

Emma Ng††

Louis Norman

Daniel Scott Nowlin**

Jenilyn Obuobi-Djan

Megan Christina Offner

Nyla Mari Irizarry*

Tolulope Olaleye

Nicolas Orellana

Alejandro Ortiz IV

Abdul-Razak Osmanu*

Fiona Palmieri

Annie Pan

Melannie Parra*††

Brian Parzyck

Randy Perez

Ronnie Pinkard*

Abbigale Pitarra††

Ryan Pollard*

Abbey Popolizio*

Brittany Post*

Isabela C. Alves Dos Prazeres

Kayla Punter

Alex Ramirez

Daniel Ramirez***

Talia Ranocchia

Amelia Raucci*††

Shadekic Reid

Corey Reilly

Caitlyn Noemi Reynoso

Zeniel M. Robinson*

Naomi Rodriguez*

John Rohaly**

Sabrina Rookasin*

Rachel Rowland**††

Justin Sampaio

Brayan Eliseo Sanchez Martinez

Harry L. Sanders IV***

Sofia Santiago

Hayden Saranich

Philip Scappatura*

Nathan Schambach

Samantha Schroeder

Natalie Elena Scotto

Sean Selander*

Lakpa Kanchhi Sherpa

Jayda Simon

Za’haun Simpson

Kiania Slaughter

Cecile Athena Smith

Jeremiah Smith

Jayden Sneed

Tateana Almada Soares

Ebony Steed

Katelyn Suarez††

Jason Summerfield**

Jacqueline Tapia

Beatrice Tartt-Warren*

Morgan Thibodeau

Nicole Judith Thomas*†

Emily Toby***

Paula Maria Torres

Alina Tran

Jeremy Turpin

Samantha Tyrrel*

Franklin L. Valdez Quezada

Lucia Valencia-Romero

Jillian Valeta

Maritza Venegas Sanchez

Commencement 2024 23

Bachelor of Science

Derek Viets*

Daniel Villacis Jr.

Jason Vinisko**††

Heather Vollhardt

Garrhett Watrous*

Eric West

Eryka Lindsey West

Janyra Nychelle Whitmore

Parris Wolfe

Afisa Talon Yahaya

Garrett Yocher*

Henry Young

Edona Zekaj**

Owen Zephirin

• Candidates

Nicole Kristin Abbati**

Reem Abdel-Hack**

Marwa Abdelati*

Yanick Abli

Marcel Abonyi

Ahmad Abu Rumi

Stephanie Acosta Colon

Leander Adam

Natalia Adamczyk**

Diana Adams

Vanessa Adamski

Diego Aguilar**

Fatima Ahmad*

Sharon Ailes

Vanessa Ajodhi

Alexa Marie Alchimio**††

Kristin Alesna

Madison Alexis

Alyssa Alford***

Dylen Alleyne-McKitty

Khadija Ally***††

Isabella Alogna*††

Julio Alvarenga

Beatrice Alvarez*

Maria Camila Alzate

Zoe Amalbert*

Jessica Amarante

Sera Amato*††

Laura Ammerman*

Yahna Maree Ancheta

Aunalise Anderson

Carina Andrea**

Sierra Andrews***††

Alfia Ansari

Aaliyah Anthony*

Ashley-Lynn Antoine

Jocelyn Aquino**

Barbara Luiza Araujo***

Annalisa Arias***

Audrey Arnold**

Hannah Arnold**

Jaileen Artiaga

David Ashley**

Danielle Asoh

Mohammad Atohmoshli

Azaria Augustine

Amoy Austin**

Erika Avxhiu*

Riley Ayer

Deajah Ayres

Miles Aaron Bagoly

Meghan Elizabeth Baker

Kayla Balbachan*

Preston Baldovin**

Blerta Teuta Balidemaj

Sidra Baloch*

Isaiah Banks*

Farika Francesca Banton

Jeraldy Barahona-Ureña

Andreina Barajas Novoa**†

Marcus Barbier

Kaleen Barbieri***††

Leon Bardwell**

Mychelle Barnes*

Rebecca Barnikow††

James Barra*

Joskar Barrera

Angela Barresi*

Geordie Barron**

Melva Bartlett

Adam Bartocetti

Ricki Barton

Andrea Melany Barzola

Zachary Bates

Wendy Lee Batterton***

Matt Battiste

Austin Bedard

A’maya Bell

Taryn Bellinger*

Juan Bello*

Cameron Belton

Brandon Benson

Esan A. Bentinck

Jhan Carlos Bermeo

Sara Bernal-Garcia††

Mia Berthiaume

Leroy Anthony Best

Winston Bethune

Cambry Betts

Kari Bevis

Justin Robert Biafore**††

Marquise Honesty Andrew Blagmon

Trevor Boczer

Skyler Katherine Starkey Boibeaux

Devon Margurite Bonner***

Soukaina Boulabat

Tiffany Bourgeois*

Pavle Boutros

Ava Boyd

Ashley Boyne*††

Nicholas Braga

Emily Breaux***

Jade Brennan*

Rebecca Brewer

Michael Bronson

Goldyn Brooks

Marcus Brown

Rachel Brown

Hailey Buinauskas**

Janard Burgos

Nevan Burke

Lindsay Burnham*

Kenya Butler*

Jacob Byrne

Sydney Caccamo***††

Brianna Caffrey**

Jake Cahill

Alexander Calderon**††

Emily Calderone

Carlum Caldwell Jr.

Oriana Camacho Escalona***

Julian Angelo Cammarasana

Luis Alejandro Campos Bonilla

Tyler Capasso

Julia Capello

Katherine Rose Cappetta

Itzel Carbajal ruiz***

Christine Carey*

Rebecca Carney***

Britanya Carr

Crispin Carr

Isaiah Carr

Xavier Carradero-Hasting*

Kaitlyn Carrubba**

Eleanor Casner*

Allyssa Cassella*

Carlee Cassina

Aleimy Castro*

Carmen Castro

Hector Castro**

Izadorha Cayo*

Jeremy Cease***

Gisselle Ceja*

Camilla Cennamo

Damla Ceylan

Ankur Chadha*

Kelvin Chaguay

Lisbeth Maritza Chamba

Tamia Chamberlain

Southern Connecticut State University 24
continued

Christopher Bryan Changeux

Martha Chatman

Linda Chen*

Bianca Chernowsky

Christopher Chiappetta**

Kapri Ann Chieffalo

Alyssah Chouinard

Daphne Ciarcia††

Marie Civil**

Kendra G. Clark

Naima Clark

Meghan Cleary

Brianna Louise Cleveland*

Marissa Colafati

Isabella Colangelo

Emily Antoinette Cole*

Johnna Christine Coleman

Michael Coleman

Mason Collier

Olivia Collins*

Margaret Collison

Victor Colorado

Daniel Comcowich**

Corey Conchado

Devin Coon

Alexa Corsa

Angela Corsino***

Joseph Cortez*

Phoebe Cossette††

Ricardo Costa

Sophia Costa††

Xhensila Cota

Liliana Grace Cremonini***††

Paola Crisostomo

Enrique Cruz

Jancel Cruz

Perla Cuatzo

Jacqueline Culmone**

Hailey Cupole*

Eduardo Cury

Stephanie Custodia

Agata Czaja***

Evan D’Onofrio

Emily D’Amora*

Chloe Dacosta*††

Samuel Daher

Connor Daniels

Kyle-Hashim Daniels

Melissa Davila*

Anthony Terrell Davis Jr.

Jordan Davis

Nasharie Davis

Kacey Deecher

Christina Del Vecchio**

Maileen Delgado††

Tabitha Delgado

Nayeli Delgado Santiago***

Victoria Deluca

Lawrence Santino DeLucia III**

Steven Demarco

Nicholle Denault*

Cora Derewonko

Gabrielle DeRusha

Annalise Rose DeRusso**††

Maria Rita Desouza

Anneliese Jolie DeVito**

Pablo deVos-Deak

Francesco Di Napoli

Jamie E. DiPasquale

Erian Diaz

Glen Diaz***

Samantha Diaz

Jasmine Diglio*

Adrienne Dillon

Victoria Dimenstein***

Zachary Dinatale

Maia Dingus*

Gina Dinino

Sophonias Dires

Melanie Doak**

Isaac Doggart

Darianna Dontfraid

Halie Dorsa*

Carly Douglas

Claire Morgan Douglas

Collin Doyle

Xhulia Doçi

Michael Duguay*

Eric Duhl

Morgan Duling

Paul Duncanson

Dee Tahina Dupervil

Angela Duro**††

Kyah Echo Durrschmidt

Kristofer Dushi

Noah Dzurenda

Victor Echevarria

Abdulallah El-Jafarawi

Connor Elci

Phillip Eldridge

Safae Elkoun

Sara Enright*

Jersy Esquivel

Allison Kate Essig*

Brendan Estacio*††

Franco Estanislado

Mayreliz Estrada***

Luz Estrella Diaz***

Stephen Etes

Da’Sha Evans

Nicole Evans*

Kathleen Everett*

Destiny Fabian

Noah Falcioni**

Mary Hope Falsetti

Nicholas Fanell

Austin Farb

Bret Fee

Savannah Feinberg

Alexander Feldman

Pedro Henrique Fernandes

Gabriella Festa***

Kristina Mari Fiallos

Charlotte Fielding

Amaja Figueroa

Jake Filippone

Amanda Fleurancy*

Claire Foley**

Mary Foley**

Jakestina Folson

Sophia Font

Olivia Foran*

Tyler Forbes

Glenroy Anthony Ford Jr.

Leah Forte

Lauren Fox

Beonce Fraser

Ernest Frattini

Sydney French*

Morgan Frenette***

Michelle Angelique Frias De Jesus

Princess Dufie Frimpong**

Callie Madison Fusco

Marissa Fusco***

Leonard Gabriel

Catherine Galicia

Amasheka Gallimore

Anthony Gambardella**

Kayla Gambardella*

Xinyi Gao***

Jaiden Garcia

Jandre Garcia

Pamela Garcia

Sheldon Gargano

Quintee Garrett

Bryce Garvey

Jaeden Edward Gatison*

Miasia Gatling

Coleen Joi Gaydowen**††

Kaitlyn Gerckens***

Natalia Giacco

Avery Gibbons

Nicole Gibbs

Christopher Giglietti

Grace Gilbert**

Commencement 2024 25

Bachelor of Science

Wyatt Gilbert

Britny Gildersleeve

Travis Gill**

Caitlin Glazier***

Christina Gleason*††

Diamon Goffe

Connor Goggin

Craigrianna Golding

Seletta Golding

Vanessa Gomez-Montalvan

Wesley Gonzalez

Tylor Renee Goodwill

Corey Gordon

Katherine Gordon*

Emma Margaret Gorham***

Meghan Gorman**

Tiffany Goss

Aliyah Marie Graham

Wincharm Grant

John Joseph Grasso

Briana Grecco

Malik Greene

Andriy Grynyk***

Stefano Rudolf Guerra-Weindl

Kylee Gustafson*††

Nicholas Mauricio Gutierrez Tabor*

Trumayne Guy

Oksana Onieka Haffenden

Robert Hahn*

Matthew Haley*

Amanda Lee Hall**

Jocelyn Hanley*

Grace Hanrahan

Erin Harlow*

Robert Harmon

Valerie Harmon

Kesnah Harper

Kayla Harris

Aaron Harrison

Eleni Haskos

Sajida Nuri Hatush

Quinton Haughton

Jessica Hauser

Coby Hawkins

Timera Hawthorne

Jillian Hay

Gwenevere Healey**

Dylan Hegedus

Madison Heine††

Ashley Hemphill**

Kaylene Henault***

Calvert Hendershot***

La-Jean Henry

Brittney Marcela Hernández**

Luis Hernandez**

Robert Herring

Tarik Hetmyer

Yannick Alec Hilpert*

Tea Hima

Kristina Hoda*

Stephanie Hodge

Tracy Hoey

Kyla Holman*

Hannah Holmes

Aidan Holroyd***

Isabelle Hommel

Adrian House

Huon Howard

Tristan Howard††

Ashton Howey

Mayel Hubbard**

Lindsey Hudson

Scott David Hunt Jr.

Anna Joyce Hunter*††

Faith Hunter

Vanessa Diamond Hunter

Sean Hutchins

Rain Iaccarino

Ebram Ibrahim**

Kelsey Improta*††

Alexa Amiee Indomenico

Sam Isaacson

Lea Ismail**

Imaan Jabarkhail**

Kiley Jackson*

Tatiana E. Jackson*

Sarah Jacovino***

Derrick Jagello**

Anna Jani**

Mireille Jaser

Cassidy Ann Javornisky

Benjamin Jean

Terrence Jean-Paul

Jayda Jefferson

Kayla Jefferson

Athena Jenkins

Nashawn Tyzhon Quinton Jinks

Hannah Johansson***

Anaius Johnson

Jada Johnson*

Kemar Jermaine Johnson**

Sarah Johnson***

Laura Brigid Jones††

Taylor Jones

Jayci Jordan

Jonnathan Juela

Pierre Jules

Kayla Jurzyk**

Mouna Kafel††

Margaret Reid Kallinich*

Kayle Kanaitis

Brynn Kankel**

Navneet Kaur

Maeve Kearney

Jeremy Kearns**

Arjon Keklik

Abigail Kellerman

Colin Kells-Murphy***

Shea Kenney

Anuj Khadka

Khalid Khan

Noah Nabil Kharbouch**

Omar Khatib

Matthew Kidwell

Devon Kilham

Bernadette Kingsbury*

Cole Kinyon

Francesca Ivana-Rosa Kleine***

Christina Klepacki

Anneliese Koch

Sarafinah Kolaski*

Megan Koscinski*

Grace Kosh**

Naomi Kouabo

Jenisse Kovac

Ava Krajewski*

Sarah Kroes*

Daniel Kronengold

Allison Kross*

Franklin Kuhn

Jamison Kulesa

Kara Louise Kuralt-Pratt

Sophie Kurtz*

Edith Kwadan-Naab

Lucas LaCroix

Brooke LaValle**

Cherise Labonte

Lindsay Laiks

Dwight Delmark Laing Jr.

Brittney Lamar***

Jennifer Elizabeth Laneville**

Emily Lange**

Jared Lansford***

Aaron Lapham*

Jonathan Lapo

Sara Lareau

Douglas R. Latella*

Alexandra Lee Laudun**††

Jessica Laverty*

Roberto Lawes

Erin Lawlor

Kamryn Leinheiser

Aaliyah Leiva

Jennifer Rocio Lemus-Amaya**††

Alivia Leonard*††

Southern Connecticut State University 26
continued

Tay Leonard

William Lesko

Caleb Leu**

Jaylen Lewis

Benjamin Lichack

Carlene Liscinsky

Justine Livingston

Alison Lizardi**

Sarah Nicole Lombardi

Kristina Long***††

Jeffrey Loock*

Paris Looney

Ethan Lopes

Jessica Lopes

Brianna Lopez***

Marangelis Lopez**

Leidy Samantha Lora Balanta**

Justin Louis

Jared Lovell

Megan Lower**

Noah Luby

Emma Helene Lucas

Alexis C. Luft**††

Alyssa Luise

Selbie Lyons*††

Christopher Macancela

Joseph Macary*

Cierrah Macher

Shoshana Mahon

Pauline Dianne Makinano**

Jennifer Malcein***

Nicholas Mancini**

Bella Dirce Mangan

Vanessa Marie Mangiafico*

Deuce Mangum

Joella Manna**

Andrew Ryan Mansfield

Salma Manu

Glenda Marcelin

Christopher Marchese

Cassidy Marie Marchitto††

Natalie Marini**††

Madison Markelon

Amanda Elizabeth Marquis***

Gracie Jo Marsh**

Donyae Martin

Eli Martin

Jacob Martin

Jillian Martin*

Rachel Martins***

Max Martone**††

Hailey Marziarz**

Kaitlynn Ann Mascia*

Alyssa Masi**

Mellody Massaquoi**

Amy Mastrobuono*

Evauna Carrera Matejek*

Kiara Matias††

Nicolas Mattarelli*

Chanelle Amari Mattis

Jesuca Maurice

Maya Maxton**

Chante Maxwell

Theo Mayer

James McCullough

Sawyer McEwen*

Matthew McGee

Elisedd Knapp-McGinley

Jordan McGovern*

Melanie McGuire

Maeve Mcadams††

Jake Mcalinden

Ahzanay Allure Mccall**

Lauren McCall*

Meghan Mccauley

Alyssa Mccomb*

Timothy Shane McCrae Jr.**

Joseph McDonald

Madison McEachern

Nicole Mcfarlane

Brian Mcinnis

Zanae Mckenzie-Henderson

Kailyn Mcminn

Kendra Mcpherson

Kyle Adrian Medina***

Rachel Meier

Angela Idelia Mejia Santos

Juan R. Melecio Jr.*

Matt Melia

Gloria Beatriz Mendez-Baiza

Cailin Alyse Mendez-Thompson

Paul Mendillo

Gypsy Melannie Meneses

Elizabeth Merkt***††

Neil Merola

Richardson Mersan*

Makana Michaud***††

Eric Miguel*

Elena Miko***

Steven Miranda

Sabeeba Mohideen Huot***††

Elisabeth Molnar*††

Aeryn Moniello

Oscar Monteagudo*

Majesty Moore

Hideki Morales

Ivianna Aideth Morales

Irelis A. Morales Borrero

Ana Maria Moreno***

Kayleigh Morgan*

Michelle Laura Morocho

MacKenzie Morrill*††

Beckett H. Morris**

Samanta Morrison***

Julia Morrone

Samuel Morzella**

Izabella Mott

Bozo Mrvic

Vintia Mullen

Devin Mulvihill***

Ben Muniz

Paulo Muniz*

Julia Munn

Amanda Murcko

Samir Murga

Gillian Murray**

Fatou Muteba**

Kabanga Emily Mwamba

Jason Michael Myers, Jr.***

Katelyn Narain

John Natal

Kelsey Naylor

Omar Ndao

Madison Nemec

George J. Neumann

Isabella Louise Newbury**

Linhan Nguyen

Tina Nguyen**

Tracy Nham

Jahmani Nicholson

Krystal Nieves

Victor Israel Nieves Jr**

Melissa Noble*

Mishel Mickaela Noboa Saltos

Sabrina Nogula**

Abdul Nurun

Ronan O’reilly††

Danielle Star Ocasio

Emily Nellie Ocasio

Lourdes Ocasio

Matilda Odozi*

Nkiru Lynae Ogbogu

Gabriel Okeke

Richard Okonkwo

Jocelyn Oliva

Besufekad Opstrup

Jacia Oquendo*

Ludin Orellana

Katya Ortiz

Tyler Ortiz

Alexandra Ortiz-Vega*

Olivia Osterberg*

Yassin Ouro-Aguy

Angelina Ovalles*

Paul Pagano**

Commencement 2024 27

Bachelor of Science

Halie Rhae Page

Lilly Paige*

Tabatha Palomba

Anthony Panaroni

Tylon Papallo

Samuel Papp**

Radeka Parchment*

Matthew Parlanti***

Jordan Parsons*

Tia-Maria Pascarelli

Brenda Pastor*

Martina Pastore***

Romi Patel*

Sajan Patel

Colin Pedersen

Mya Pellegrino

Colleen Pelletier*††

Julia Rose Pelliccia

Ricardo Pena***

Stefania Pena Pineda*

Brianny Perez

Noliel Perez*

Roberto Emilio Perez Jr

Jason Perez Rojas

Noah Perillie

Sasha Perkins

Michael Pernel

Anthony Perricone

Steven Phillips

Nitza Marie Pinto

Fabian J. Plummer**

Quaneysha Poindexter

Ty Poole*

Rocco Possidento

Kane Prichard

Savannah Prince

Jared Propis*

Hunter Provencher

Diana Quiroga**

Rezvee Rahman**

Yuleimi Ramirez Gutierrez

Brian Ramos

Anne Ranieri***

Daniel Rapuano

Kristin Rawls

Mahagany Rawls**

Charisma Reach

Matthew Reed

Janae Nichole Reid*

Morgan Reilly***

Alesandra Reinoso

Mackenzie Nicole Rettman

Jeida Reyes

Margaret Reynolds**

Rose Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Jandell Rhobes

Naima Riana*

Zoe Ribeiro

Kathryn Richetelli

Jaydell Riddick

Cristal Rivas de la Cruz

Jake Rivera*

Michael Rivera

Charmaine Robichaud

Raquel Robinson

Louis Rocano

Adam Roderick***

Cristina Rodriguez

Julian Rodriguez

Siomara Rodriguez††

Christopher Röwer***

Sophia G. Rokas

Juliette Roman

Sam Romano

Ivanna Juliana Roque

Alana Rosa**

Isis Rose

Maya Rose**

Alexandra Rossomando**

Emily Tiernan Rowland***

Katrina Roy**

Nicholas Roy**

Isabelle Rubano

Brianna Rubino

Madison H. Ruby

Vincent Ruff

Matthew Ruiz**

Vanessa Ruiz

Jared Russo*

Marissa Russo

Michela Rutigliano

Thea Ryan*

Ava Sacco

Samantha Saengsuwan

Yasminee Saenz**

Oscar Sagastume**

Briana Salemme*

Manuella K. Sam

Miracle Sam

Rocco Samoker*

Anthony Sampedro

Brianna Samuels

Ava Sanborn

Nicole Sanchez

Nicholas Sandore

Ryan Saros*

Morgan Sartor**

Marwa Sarwari

Jason Sawicki*

Cristian Sayers**

Matthew Scaringe**

Erik Schuessler

Adriana Christine Schull*

Isabella Scirocco

Martina Scott

Nolan Scott

Shannon Searles*

Andrew Seaton††

Mariah Mercedes Segura

Klevis Sejdaras**

Shaquille Semoy

Stephanie Serna

Julia Sevell**

Nadesha Shakes**††

Danaisha Shavers

Brianna Shaw**

Emma Sheehan

Yasser Shehata*

Lucas Shepard

Elizabeth Sheppard**

Jonas Shivers

Hilolahon Shuhraty

Cassidy Silvernail**

Tyler Simeon

Miriam Alexa Sims

Philip Sindt

Garrett Singleton

Nicole Skelly***††

Emily Skinner*

Kiarah Slade

Brenna Smith

Kadene Smith

Mitchell Smith

Thamarsha Smith

Ava Carrington Smola

Keiry Sosa Flores

Stephanie Soto**

Mohamed Sow

Rebecca Spargo

Jenna Spayd*

Jack Spillane

Abigail Spivey

Morgan Squires

Hannah Stahlbrodt

Chloe Stancuna**

Taylor Stanford*

Tylen Stanley-Jennette

Andre Stanton

Rebecca Stanton***

Zachary Steele

Aaron Stein*

Alexander Stein

Jacob Stein

Vincent Stein

Southern Connecticut State University 28
continued

Holly Stern*

Emani Stewart**

Jada Stewart**††

Benjamin Stone

Derek Story

Kaylee Sudimick**††

Gianna Rayne Sullo*

Leelani A. Supersad

Surya Suresh Pandian

Brett Christopher Swanson*

Michael Szturma**

Alexis Szymecki**

Joseph Tang***

Amber Tarantino

Alexis Taylor Stokes

Shanna Taylor*

Victoria R. Taylor

Alexandra Tenero

Elizabeth Terry

Shenella Tertullien

Emily Thompson

Nikeila Thompson***

Austin Tietjen

Melissa Tirella

Samantha Tonan*

Antonio Torres**††

Eleni Totonis*

Victoria Tran

Kayla Trevil

Biance Troche

Shaneka Trowers

Samuel Trumbley**

Holly Trumpler

Vasiliki Tsiranides

Zachary Tuccitto

Shauna Tucker

Sophia Tuozzoli

Matthew Twarowski

Elizabeth Anne Tyghter*††

Alec Urice

Nyla Urso-Serrano*

Esma Vait*

Sarai Valencia

Phoebe Van

Reynaliz Vargas

Scarley Vasquez-Guzman*

Makaila Vasquez-Steele*

Justyn Timothy Velez**

Marcos Velez

Janelle Louise Ventosa*

Joselle Louise Ventosa*

Alfredo Villavicencio

Crystal Vu*

Janelle Wade

Kaitlin Wagner

Maleeha Wahid

Caitlin Kelly Walker**††

Izaiah Walker

Trinity Nylaya Walker††

Zonviaye` Walker-Elson

Amanda Wallace

Victoria Wallace*

Allison Wang***

Ailis Wargin*

Max Warner

Jonathan Warren

Jake Watrous

Aleysia Watson

Tiona Watts**

Hannah Weaver

Tracy Webb

Emily Weller*

Cora Welsh***††

Desiree Wesolowski*

Niera Aaliyah West

Emily Wheaton*

Kevin Wheeler

Molly Whittington***

Victoria Widman

Jillian Wilde

Jonathan Williams**††

Julianna Williams

Sheila Williams

Katie Williamson*††

Ashley M. Wilson

Brianna Wilson

Jordan Wilson

Amanda Beth Windhurst**††

Jeffrey Winslow

Sharidan Witkowski**

Alex Wlodkowski**

Zach Wolansky

Cameron Wong*

Alayna Sofia Pereira Woodhams**

Zaria Wright

Bethany Yeo**

Raymond You

Asher Zaccagnino**

Kristin Zack*

Gulam Zaigirdar

Annie Zangari**

Robert Ziaks**

Summa Cum Laude ***

Magna Cum Laude **

Cum Laude *

Double Baccalaureate † Double Major ††

The listing of graduates in this program is based upon preliminary information provided by the Office of the University Registrar at the time of publication. The official conferral of degrees/certificates occurs upon satisfactory completion of all academic and financial requirements. Publication in this commencement program does not determine degree eligibility or represent official listing of degree recipients.

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Doctor of Education

• Recipients

Jacqueline Brown

“Experiences of Speech-Language Pathologists in Connecticut Public Schools with the SEED Evaluation”

(Dr. Christopher E. Trombly, Sponsor)

Jacqueline Forchetti

“How has the Connecticut Special Education Data System (CTSEDS) Influenced the Perceptions of Parents in the Individualized Education Plan Process?”

(Dr. Christopher E. Trombly, Sponsor)

Amy Johnson

“The Impact of Multi-Academic Level Student Stimulation on Clinical Judgement in Prelicensure Nursing Students”

(Dr. Chery; Resha, Sponsor)

Thomas O’Malley

“Examination of Performance Correlates and Demographic Factors Among Students in a University Bridge Program

(Dr. Mary Boudreaux, Sponsor)

Jenna Catherine Retort

“A Survey of Sexual Misconduct Perceptions Among University Sorority and Fraternity Members”

(Dr. Jess Gregory, Sponsor)

Yevgeniya Rivers

“The Professional Development Attitudes and Leader Self and Means Efficacy of Department Chairs at Connecticut Mid-Size Universities: A Mixed Methods Study”

(Dr. Sousan Arafeh, Sponsor)

• Candidates

Sania Beckford

“Licensed Practical Nursing Students’ Perceived Facilitators, Barriers, and Recent Events

Affecting Academic Progression: A Qualitative Descriptive Study”

(Dr. Barbars Aronson, Sponsor)

Alexandrea Burdick

“Barriers and Influences on Parent Pre-adolescent Communication about Sexual Topics and Consent”

(Dr. Margaret Generali, Sponsor)

Robin Carlson

“Exploring the Perspectives of Family Members of Connecticut Adults with Intellectual Disabilities who chose Guardianship over Less Restrictive Alternatives”

(Dr. Judith E. Terpstra, Sponsor)

Christine Cosgrove

“The Relationship Between Generative Concern and Nurse Practitioner Precepting”

(Dr. Cheryl Resha, Sponsor)

Ashley Cote

“Quantity versus Quality: An Exploratory Descriptive Study Comparing the Physical Assessment Skills Taught in Undergraduate Nursing Programs with Skills used in Clinical Practice”

(Dr. Susan Burger, Sponsor)

Patricia Coyne

“Effects of Faculty-To-Faculty Incivility on Novice Nurse Faculty and Their Intent to Remain in Academia”

(Dr. Kim Lacey, Sponsor)

Sheila Garilli

“Exploring Students’ Perceptions and Experiences of Faculty Caring in the Undergraduate Classroom in a Traditional Baccalaureate

Nursing Program: A Qualitative Descriptive Study”

(Dr. Krista Prendergast, Sponsor)

Melissa Gregorio

“The Lived Experience of the Student Nurse-Midwife”

(Dr. Frances Penny, Sponsor)

Brittany Harden

“Exploring Shared Relationship between School Counselor Leadership and Systemic Factors”

(Dr. Laurie Bonjo, Sponsor)

Cody Helgesen

“Intimate Intersections of Queerness, Age, and Sex”

(Dr. Laurie Bonjo, Sponsor)

Lauren Johnson

“Exploring How Teacher Enthusiasm Influences Student Motivation”

(Dr. Gladys Labas, Sponsor)

Kaitlin Kubicsko

“Novice Urban Educators and Special Education Support: A Phenomenological Study”

(Dr. Meredith Sinclair, Sponsor)

Kelli Meyer

“Exploring Organizational Trust: A Qualitative Study of Employee Experiences of Trust During and After Organizational Acquisition in Higher Education”

(Dr. Sousan Arafeh, Sponsor)

Anita Nuzzolillo

“A Study on the Relationship Between Teacher Burnout and Teacher Attendance and the Impacts on Policy”

(Dr. Stephen Hegedus, Sponsor)

Rachael Pelletti

“Understanding Counseling Students’ Perceptions of People with Substance Use Disorders and the Factors Influencing These Attitudes and Beliefs

(Dr. Louisa Foss-Kelly, Sponsor)

Melissa Rembish

“Transition to Practice: The Lived Experience of Accelerated BSN Graduates

(Dr. Barbara Aaronson, Sponsor)

Zoey Walker

“The Experiences of Novice Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners’ Transition to Practice”

(Dr. Joanne Roy, Sponsor)

Rebecca Wilson

“Understanding the Barriers to Achieving Career Goals that Persist for Mentored College Graduates from Underserved Backgrounds”

(Dr. Jennifer Parzych, Sponsor)

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Doctor of Social Work

• Candidates

Thomas Blackwell

“Racial Microaggressions-How Pervasive are They Among People of Color Currently Enrolled in Psychotherapy?”

(Dr. Karen D’Angelo, Sponsor)

Christine Catania-Rachlin

“Trauma Competency Training in Masters Level Social Work Education”

(Dr. Brianna Garrison, Sponsor)

Emmanuel Charles

“Impact of New York State’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies on a Cohort of Former Ancillary Psychiatric Hospital Employees”

(Dr. Stephen Monroe Tomczak, Sponsor)

Lleidy Ivelisse De Leon Negron

“An Exploratory Study on the Impact of Mental Health First Aid Training on Correctional Officer’s Emotional Intelligence”

(Dr. Karen D’Angelo, Sponsor)

Marilyn Finkelstein

“Motivational Interviewing and Provider Empathy in Treating Substance Use Disorders”

(Dr. Brianna Garrison, Sponsor)

Master of Arts

• Recipients

Luz Diaz

Ashley Griffin

Mariliz Maysonet Martínez

Sean Morrissey

Page Newsom

Michael D. Sanger

Christina Smith

• Candidates

Isabel Marie Alvarez-Diaz

Oluwatoyin Animashaun

Jose Arevalo Garcia

Ceyarus Battle

Holmes Brown

Cynthia Cardozo

Astrid Chapman

Emma Conley

Kasey Cullen

Christopher Gackenheimer

“Not Just on the Sideline”: Student Perception of School Belonging in Special Education. A Phenomenological Qualitative Study”

(Dr. Brianna Garrison, Sponsor)

Jennifer Gereda

“Latine Social Workers Critically Reclaiming Indigeneity”

(Dr. Elizabeth Keenan, Sponsor)

Valerie R. Martin

“Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Training on Spiritual Emergencies”

(Dr. Elizabeth Keenan, Sponsor)

Ashley Mathews

“An Exploratory Study on the Impact of Racial Affinity Groups on Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and School Belonging Among Black Elementary School Youth”

(Dr. Karen D’Angelo, Sponsor)

William Mecca

“Workplace Mental Health and Wellness”

(Dr. Stephen Monroe Tomczak, Sponsor)

Richard Walter Cuminale

Mark Dobbins

Patricia Duff

Madison Edson

Valene Carla-Rose Fong

Emily Frost

Le’Asia Taunae Gaskin

Kenneth Giangregorio

Abigail Hanlon

Seamus Harvey

Whitney Hilarion

Michael Hinton

Shaoshi Huang

Parker Hunter

Colleen Isberg

Jennifer Jenkins

Margaret Katz

Rachel Kowis

Meghan Lacey

Glory Ogbaa

“The Impact of Healthcare Experiences on Black Maternal Health Outcomes”

(Dr. Elizabeth Keenan, Sponsor)

Domonique Pascascio

“School Social Workers and School Violence: The significance of their role in prevention, safety, and training”

(Dr. Brianna Garrison, Sponsor)

Jara J. Rijs

“The Impact of Supervision for the School Social Worker”

(Dr. Brianna Garrison, Sponsor)

Charmaine Petura Samuda

“How does the Social Stigma of Mental Health Affect Mental Health Service Utilization Among Blacks and African Americans?”

(Dr. Elizabeth Keenan, Sponsor)

Nicolae Seri

“Emotional Intelligence and Military Leadership”

(Dr. Stephen Monroe Tomczak, Sponsor)

Daniel Laria

Meghan Joann Lauer

Martin Lippai

Kaelin Lozier

Jennifer Linda Marshall-Baranowski

Gillian Murty

Michaella Pontacoloni

Keith Posner

Ediye Redzepi

Jamie Roxas

Tierra Shannon

Asha Sneed

Jarett Talarczyk

Steven Tarnok

Gabriel Teles

Emily Thomas

Robert Valeri

Kiana Walker

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Master of Arts in Teaching

• Recipients

Abigail Allen

Rebecca Corcoran

Katelyn Costa

Marissa Drobiak

Jeanie Dunleavy

Sarah Beth Fairbairn

Jenna Goldwitz

Lindsay Wreann Green

Marina Guasta

Anna Heckler

Sydney Hogan

Samuel Jara

Amanda Jones

Jaclyn Kito

Margaret M. Kruse

Michael Joseph McAndrews III

Colin Page

Jasmine Crystal Perez

Elana Sadlon

Chelsea Scanlon

Monique Szabo

Emily Wood

Master of Athletic Training

• Candidates

James Falvey

Kory Lazur

• Candidates

Latanya Baskin

Ryan Begley

Ian Blossom

Karlie Borges

Jill Buffum Lopez

Amanda Cardinelli

Shannon Carey

Kristin Cataldo

Timothy Reynolds Condon

Adrian Corbo

Rhiannon Crandley

Kayla DeGennaro

Melanie Dejesus

Christopher Eigenrauch

Jessica Hall

Taylor Hennig

Tyler Herman

Bethanie Highsmith

Katherine Hunt

Jake Jendrzejczyk

Naomi Jones

Roger King

Emily Reece LaLuna

Antonia Lucian-Singer

Hannah Mata

Corinne Sadinsky

Madison Whalen

Master of Business Administration

• Recipients

Zachary Alicea

Autumn Allinson

Alexis Bickham

Kevin Block

Zachary Burleigh

Julie Curioso

Hulalee Davy-Todd

Nicole Decker-Lawler

Andrew Eng

Andrew Flavio Forchetti

Blake Greer

Karen Thaïna Jean-Baptiste

Taner Kirmali

Briana Lennon

Lesly Lopez Cabrera

Tapiwa Musandu

Fatou Ndiaye

Vanessa G. Pintos Scialpi

Thomas Ressler

Brianna Rocha

Karim Said

Jacqueline Salgado

Joshua Judson Peter Schroder

Justin William Sherrick

Kenyatta Monique Simms

Kyle Simonetta

Karen L. Tello Maldonado

Reuben Ukah

Patrick Webler

• Candidates

Harpreet Behal

Rayon Bernard

Darryl James Brackeen Jr.

Elizabeth McCann

JohnJasper Millana

Caitlin Obrien

Stephanie Orgovan

Rosana Pena

Alexis Photos

Brittny Pika

Maryssa Racino

Wendy Rhyan

Jessica Rieder

Sherry Rivera

Noel Salvador

Sarah Salvati

Nikki Sheehan

Athena Singh

Abigail Slater

Julianne Spillane

Lauren Stearns

Bethany Surreira

Ro-Anna Thomas

Randi Trinidad

Nazareth Vyraven

Vanesha Warden

Brianna Whitfield

Stephanie Wilson

Cherie Yopp

John Bucci

David Carroll

Brandon A. E. Christie

Lindsay Cull

Dardan Dedushaj

Rafael Adriano Espinal Jr.

Leah Frosceno

Donald Gardner

Sebastian Garzon

Elizabeth Gibson

Michael Greene

Kelly Jagodzinski

Crystal Jaumann

Jordan Lembo-Frey

Alex Lin

Rosanna Mastriano

Josh McGettigan

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Thomas Mccarthy

Christian Minaya

Barbara Nazaire

Joseph Nemchek

Rodrigo Ospina

Palak Patel

Cameron Peters

Master of Family Therapy

• Recipients

Karolina Kaczmarczyk

Amber Ross

• Candidates

Sajdah Abdul-Karim

Catia Allen

Zandile Benya

Kelsey Burns

Master of Fine Arts

• Recipients

Jacob McElligott

Sarah Weynand

Nicholas Picheco

Jacqueline Pinillos Delgado

Luis Santos

Bruno Semino Voysest

Erica Smith

Kari Swanson

William Tyer

Elizabeth Dougherty

Griffin Gordon

Megan Latte

Sophia Lindsay

Sabrina Martins

Lindsey McKeon

Natasha McLain

Devonshire Mein

Natalie Noll

• Candidates

Domenic James Burby

Matthew Laydon

Madison Rosado

Master of Library Information Science

• Recipients

Jessica Bate

Abigale Paule Buedinger

Nina Corbo

Jennifer Rose Duetzmann

Elizabeth Dyer

Mikolaj Galazka

Paige Gardner

Margaret Lincoln

Alondra Lopez

Erin Maloney

Melissa Ann McGoldrick

Erin McGowan

Jennifer Mottolese

Michelle Patnode

Daniel Robinson

Elena Schnerr

Heidi Schulz-Vendrella

• Candidates

Molly Aiudi

Jessica Anderson

Emily Bastura

Meredith Bottino

Andrew Brenycz

Erin Buckley

Adriana Duffy

Douglas Edrich

Kara Felegian

Rebecca Funaro

Rachael Graves

Amanda Greco

Alexis Sparks Haakonsen

Sawyer Grace Hanlon

Laura Hutchins

Manuel Iglesias Fernández

Steven James Jones Osier

Ryan Keeler

Tamara Kennedy

Christine P. Krom

Ashley Udas

Cherika Urquhart

Tamia Williams

Briana Monique Wilson

Kristopher Zabrensky

Alexandra Olsen

Julie Olsson

George Ramirez

Claudia Ramsey

Lauren Ruth

Alexandria Simmons

Kayla Tyska

Dejanai Watson

Erik Russo

John Smetanick

Manar Toumeh

Paul Viebranz

Rachelle Langdon

Hannah Langston

Madelyn Ludko

Erin Lynch

Zachary Mans

Meaghan McKenney

Rebecca J. McTavish

Daniel Perrier

Caitlin Riccitelli

Sarah Robertson

Michael Robin

Elizabeth Setaro-Posick

Kaylee Smith

Taslima Sultana

Ariss Tiu

Natasha Torres

Brian Walls

Zachary Washburn

Allison Wendt

Indiana Whiteman

Gina Wiese

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Master of Public Health

• Recipients

Samuel Campanelli

Priscilla Centeno

Katherine E. Jimenez

Richard Le Pera

Nikole Payton

Paulette Schwartz

Tamia Tucker

• Candidates

Jemel Aguilar

Michael Alisa

Master of Science

• Recipients

Gianna Acabbo

Tatyana Alvarado

Sean Bodden

Chelsea Brandt

Leah Breish

Benjamin Carter

Autumn Cipriano

Dennis Orlando Cole

Angel Coppola

Hannah Elizabeth Corrigan

Thien H. Dang

Taylor Inell Daniels

Ladasia Daughtry

Daesia DePriest

Gregory Doms

Michael Fanelli

Kristin Fleming

Sara Gerckens

Grace Godeski

Charlotte Groom

Wilhamena Hobbs

Angela M.L. Johnson

Fahad Khawaji

Chayleen Kindle

Robert Kinzler

Catherine Leeber

Emily M. Lopez

Matthew Walter Matis

Caitlin McLaughlin

Mitchell McDunnah

Briana Mortali

Erin Murray

Mir Hamza Nasiri

Richard Pellegrino

Rachael Polansky

Anita Pundurs

Kayleigh Rahn

Saundra Ramos

Joy Clouden

Rachel Colonni

Elizabeth Demerchant

Amie Descheneaux

Rochelle Sonya Felix

Amparo Gargano

Patrick Guerrera

Hillary Lawrence

Alyssa McClain

Nicholas McGuire

Luke Melendez

Jessica Marie Repass

Nelsy Rivas

Amarillys Rivera

Sydney Rossi

Julian Sanders

Olivia Santoro

Charles Schadlich

Krishna Soni

Anne St. Hilaire

Haley Stites

Amy Strickland

Livia Talamelli

Thomas Talbot

Tishawn Trimble

Caitlin Willis

Crystal Lynn Zurolo

• Candidates

Rilind Abazi

Hava-Gay Abbass

Victoria Grace Acca

Rakayat Alam

Ghadah Ali

Anne Marie Allen

Annie Ambrogio

John Henry Andrus

Natalie Arneson

Jennifer Moses Arulraj Moses

Abena Asante

Jada Augustin

Riveka Raveka Avitan

Nana Kojo Awuah

Talannie Baez

Gledisa Bajrami

Juan Ballester Jr.

Alisa Barkan

Silvio Barnes

Eryn Barry

Abdel-Kader Ben-Toukour

Daniel Mozzochi

John Mucha

Netanya Nhatavong

Giana Pedevillano

Emma Riccio

Lupita Santos

Penelope Schlesinger

Austin Telford

Suzanne Westerberg

Jessica Berry

Bobie Bessette

Anna Billings

Samantha Bonz

Jacob Booth

Priyamvada Borua

Kaleb Boudreaux

David Boyer

Alexandra Bracken

Scott Brossman

Rikki Brown

Jessica Lynn Bryan

Kelsey Burr

Dillon Byrd

Alyssa Caldarella

Brittany Caldarola

Danielle Campbell

Fallon Campbell

Sydney Cannon

Laura Capo

Ashley Carbone

Gabriella Caruso

Mariely Carvalho

Timothy Casey

Gabrielle Castro

Neissa Sahara Celik

Justin Ceneviva

Julia Chambers

Emma Ciccarillo

Irma Cirikovic

Alexandra Ciucanu

Gareth Shane Clavaton

Sean Clayton

Andrew Clokey

Ulyen Coleman

Peri Combs

Delaney Connors

Corrine Cuomo

Alex Cushman

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Anthony D'Agostino

Hunter Dale

Meghan Dalton

Erika Dandonoli

Deja Daniels

Kerry DeFelice

Alyssa Delieto

Macey DiCarlo

Vlad Djurkinjak

Valencia Duncan

Kelly Dunnigan

Amanda Dustin

Sandra Espinel

Angie Falbo

Kristen Feige

Michael Ferrett

Johnna Fettinger

Hannah Fiducia

Melissa Ford

Madison Fostervold

Christopher Francois

Kyle Frankel

Jaleesa Freeman

Turner French

Casey Gallagher

Justin Garcia

Aleena George

Hayley Gilmore

Tatiana Gonzalez

Paige Gorry

Karl Grannan

Sonia Rose Gross

Bushraa Hanaif

Carolyn Hanlon

Camryn Harrigan

Chad Daniel Harris

Elizabeth Healy

Avery Hill

Sarah Hill

Arnold Hillian

Elizabeth Hogan

Arnold Holmes

Emily Hritz

Emma Hubbell

Sabrina Hudson

Brianna Hunt

Jeffrey Hunt

McKenzie Huria

Kiersten Ignatowski

Lauren Imbriaco

Brandon Iovene

Matthew J. Irvine

Benjamin Jansen

Matthew Jerviss

Leah Katherine Karaban

Catherine Kast

Kylie Katz

Maeve Kearns

Kayla Kendall

Tania Kershaw

Michael King

Noelle King

Kellie Kingston

Nicole Kirby

Daniel Knepple

Alyssa Kopjanski

Erin Koukopoulos

Elizabeth Kramer

Kevin Kuna

John Lasko

Renee Leblanc

Madison E. Lecher

Erin Kathleen Lenihan

Christopher Lopez

Dustin Macuirzynski

Ashley Maebry

Mohammed Mahmud

Kelvin Maia

Erin Maida

Brianna Marcosano

Skyler Marini

Kristina Marn

Allison Mason

Lillian Mastrogiovanni

Leah Mastroianni

Dacie McCloud

McKenzie McDermott

Gianna Marie Mendes

Megan Mercer

Julio Muniz

Kerrigan Helene Murphy

Laura Murphy

Emilyann Murray

Emily Nadile

Shynasia Newton

Emily Nicefaro

Adela Nikocevic

Grace Nisbet

Ghulam Noori

Sandra Nute-Aupi

Timothy O’Shea

Robert O’Connor

Amanda Ohlson

Lillian Oliveira

Julia Orten

Keriany Otero Garcia

Joy Oyi

Evelyn Pacheco

Ricardo Papa

Mahima Patel

Cali Pennatto

Joshua Perry

Jessica Perucki

Leslie Phang

Samantha Pierpont

Mackenzie Pontonio

Paige Raucci

Victoria Ray

Audrey Mary Regan

Payton Reis

Nicole Rizzo

Samantha Roark

Kaleb Roman

Jahnae Roscher

Nadia-Maria Roshenets

Andrew Rousseau

Karlie Rowe

Rachel Lauren Ryan

Leila Saleh

Jarelyn Sandoval

Olivia Taryn Santana

Brett Santo

Michael Satalino

Alicia Schreck

Caelan Rose Schwartz

Erica Sellers

Martine Senecal

Marlisa Shaw

Heather Shea

Melissa Shea

Maegan Sherman

Michael Shortell

Avery Simmons

Elizabeth Simo

Rebecca Simon

Ania Simoncek

Matthew Smith

Shane Smith

Shayna Smith

Laura Snow

Young Wan Son

Alaina Steed

Troy Stegman

Timothy Stella

Donaree Stephenson

Melissa Stevens

Daniel Stouffer

Suzanne Strang

Leanne Suazo

William Sullivan

Kenneth Sweeten

Joelle Tobin

Kadie Tolster

Amaris Topper

Naszier Torrence-Robinson

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Efrain Torres

Nina Traub

Jase Trelli

Emily Utter

Michelle Valerio

Robert Van Zandt

Allison VanDerlyn

Britt Verstegen

Elliott Via

Master of Science in Nursing

• Candidates

Kikelomo Adetola

Christine Angrand

Michelle Angrand

Izabela Bukowski

Master of Social Work

• Recipients

Hunter Mayhew

• Candidates

Nathan Allen

Isabel Marie Alvarez-Diaz

Yelda Amiri

Robertina Analo

Trystan Ayala

Faith Barbieri

Erin Barrett

Tashyia Beard

Andy Borja-Tapia

Jennifer Bosquez

Michele Brabant

Heather Bracken

Chelsea Cassidy

Christopher Cenatiempo

Dayanna Chacon

Astrid Chapman

Kristen Cherry

Aliera Chipman

William Clark

Deirdra Colavolpe

Ashley Conley

Nicholas Crowley

Olga Elizabeth Cruz-Rivera

Breanna Cubilla

Patricia De La Cruz

Amanda Dejlitko

Abigail Dorothy D’Eramo

Jocelyn Duarte

Abigail Karrol Facey

Kenisha Villanueva

Ashley Walker

Christine Walsh

Corey Waters

Jordan White

Olivia Whitehead

Mary Willis

Elisa Wilson

Lindsey Witte

Allison Conklin

Sarah Kilian

Ermira Krasniqi

Jessica Mazzarella

Kelsey Mocadlo

Ava Fargeorge

Patrick Ferrero

Déja Fleury

Liveth Flores-Parra

Valene Carla-Rose Fong

Sabrina Formica

Channelle Fuentes

Tyanna Garner

Jami Joy Gibson

Valerie Girard

Amelia Goduti

Veenita Govinden

Briana S. Harrington

Emily Haug

Nikisha Hayes

Samantha Henriquez

Carlos Hernandez

Aaliyah Heyward-Scott

Nichole Hezinger

Alexandra Hidalgo-Camargo

Whitney Hilarion

Colleen Isberg

Jennifer Roberts Jenkins

Valamae Jenkins

Carrie Kinsella

Kayleigh Kowal

Meghan Joann Lauer

Elona Lekaj

Kaitlyn Lemieux

Lykeyia Lesane

Kaelin Lozier

Quinnisha Maddox

Kristen Marcano

Mary Wolak

Keyanna Wright

Andrew Young

Laura Young

Ashraf Zaman

Kregg Zulkeski

Glenda Zuniga

Angel Nieves-Santiago

Alexis Quattrini

Lindsey Reh

Emily Vansteenbergen

Kelly Wasko

Maria Mauriello

Thomas McPeek

Jennifer Mejia-Cuello

Alexa Morales

Emily Michelle Moran

Alexandra Nelson

Krissia Anette Otero

Andres Palacio

Mariana Parra

Michaella Pontacoloni

Grace Riggio

Joan Ritter

Khaiesha Robinson

Kiefer Rodriguez

Shannon Ryan

Laura Ines Sanchez

Taryn Sandor

Zah’Nyah Scott

Evan Serio

Tierra Shannon

Jason Sherman

Emily Slavick

Jessica Smith

Akera Spears

Mia Terracino

Asiah Trimble

Jayce Valerio

Asia L. Valle

Carley Van Buiten

Matthew White

Brittany Williams

Nicole Wilson

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Master

Sixth Year Certificate

• Recipients

Samantha Archibald

Amy Kelley

Olivia Loughlin

Brooke McPherson

Marisa Misbach

Amy Murphy

Erin O’Reilly

William G. Rose

Michele Willett

• Candidates

Carlo Arellano

Barbara Averna

Ashley Lynn Ayers

Kristen Balsamo

Savannah Beecher

Michelle Bellemare

Kayla Benedetto

Sarah Bertolini

Margaux Block Lubin

Zahra Bond

Lukasz Borowski

Rebecca Boudreau

Karen Caceres

Taylor Cassidy

Post-Master’s Certificate

• Recipients

Daesia DePriest

Anne St. Hilaire

Vanity Vazquez

Graduate Certificate

• Recipients

Jessica Anderson

Vanessa Barraza

Ladasia Daughtry

Bona Eze

Christine Fielding

Amanda Greco

Christina Hill

Jennifer A. Kaye

Andrew Sweet

Catherine Chmielewski

Sara Chrostek

Christine DeLetis

Nicholas James DiMaggio

Melissa A. Dirzius

Julie Dougherty

Kathleen Ann Drew

Kerry Edwards

Caitlin Engler

Julia Farrell

Janita Frost

Christine Glazewski

Bryan Greenhouse

Ashley Grippo

Shalonda Hill

Ralph Iadarola

Rhonda Johnson

Jason LaVorgna

Lori Lago

Jennifer Lucas

Jovanna Mancini

Katherine Matheson

Kia McKelvey

Diane Elizabeth Mitchell

Kara Nadeau

Glenn Nared

• Candidates

Godwin Bayem

Abbi Beaucejour

Emily Buyak

Ashlyn Elliott

Brianna Futia

• Candidates

Perla Abreu

Thomas Aguirre

Peri Alexander

Abigail Ashbey

Ericka Barnes

Danielle Campbell

Kristen Cauchon

Joshua Dublin

Jennifer Duetzmann

Jay Estiva

Zyria Newman

Alyssa Nugent

Catherine Pelley

Megan Perez

Tyler Peterhansel

Jamie Pisaturo

Ilana Rashba

Jennifer Reynoso

Claudette Robinson-Thorpe

Britten Rolston

Kathleen Ruenhorst

Eleni Rufrano

Gabriella Russo

Thomas Gilbert Ryan

Hiba Sarfraz

Mariella Secchiaroli

Brianna Serio

Alison Smith

Elizabeth Tate

Kimberly Turiano

Kristina Van Heiningen

Leanna Wasikowski

Hadley Whitaker

Monique Wilson

Stephen Gerard Wojtowicz

Roy Gonzalez

Kayla Izbicki

Joseph Messina

Corey Polakowski

James Pruitt

Marissa Rodriguez

Kara Felegian

Patrick Guerrera

Pierremarie Gustave

Keila Hernandez

Ling Jiang

Mackenzie Klein

Taylor Knouse

Margaret Lincoln

Christopher Lopez

Gabriela Lovishuk

Erin Lynch

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Graduate Certificate

Nora Machin

Erin Maloney

Sofia Marques

Meaghan McKenney

Kyra Milloy

Alexandra Nelson

Joseph Neumann

Jessica Oliveira

Jesse Opoku-Boateng

Michele Pacienza

Palak Patel

Aliza Petrucci

Jamal Porter

Nicholle Rodrigues

Caitlyn Romeo

Aleksandra Sandomierz

Suzanne Reese Silliman

Kaylee Smith

Valeria Sotomayor

Thomas Sullivan

Aerron Ward

Eilis Welsh

Gina Wiese

Tamia Williams

The listing of graduates in this program is based upon preliminary information provided by the Office of the University Registrar at the time of publication. The official conferral of degrees/certificates occurs upon satisfactory completion of all academic and financial requirements. Publication in this commencement program does not determine degree eligibility or represent official listing of degree recipients.

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2024 Honors and Awards

Presented on April 27 • John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts

College of Arts and Sciences

Andriy Grynyk

Honors in Community Engaged Research

Honors College Capstone Project Title: Interplay Between Diet and Environment

Sarah Johnson Honors in Community Engaged Research

Honors College Capstone Project

Title: Reducing Barriers to Cycling for Youth in New Haven

Morgan Reilly

Dorothy Beisiegel Memorial Award

College of Arts and Sciences

graduating senior who has taken all credits at SCSU and holds the highest GPA

• Anthropology

Braeden Burke

Outstanding Graduate in Anthropology

Anthropology senior with the highest GPA within the major and overall

Anthony Gambardella

Excellence in Anthropology

Student with an overall GPA of 3.5 and a GPA of 3.9 or higher in Anthropology coursework

Charmaine Robichaud

Departmental Honors in Anthropology

Thesis Title: A Zooarchaeological Analysis of Late Pleistocene Faunal Assemblages from Gona, Ethiopia: The Fauna From Busidima South and Kilaitoli

Sabrina Rookasin

Distinction in Anthropology

Student with an overall GPA of 3.5 and a GPA of 3.7 or higher in Anthropology coursework

Samantha Tonan

Distinction in Anthropology

Student with an overall GPA of 3.5 and a GPA of 3.7 or higher in Anthropology coursework

• Art and Design

Diana Adams

George Harrington Memorial Award

Art major who has shown academic scholarship and outstanding preparation in the Graphic Design field

Molly Whittington

Marvin L. Schwartz

Memorial Award

Named in memory of an Art and Design Department student, fulltime Art major with demonstrated academic excellence and outstanding scholarly and/or artistic promise

• Biology

Flaminia Aceranti

Stephen Collins Academic Achievement Award in Biology

Biology major with the highest GPA in Biology courses

Carina Andrea

Theodor Schwann Book Award for Excellence in Physiology

Biology major with the highest GPA in anatomy and physiologybased courses

Barbara Luiza Araujo

Stephen Collins Academic Achievement Award in Biology

Biology major with the highest GPA in Biology courses

A’maya Bell

Departmental Honors in Biology

Thesis Title: A Study on Optimizing Real-Time, Temporal Control Over Gene Expression Using Target and GeneSwitch Systems

Danielle Hill

Stephen Collins Academic Achievement Award in Biology

Biology major with the highest GPA in Biology courses

Charles Darwin Book Award for Excellence in Zoology

Biology major with the highest GPA in zoology-based courses

Vicky Hu

Edward Jenner Book Award for Excellence in Cell and Molecular Biology

Biology major with the highest GPA in cell- and molecularbased courses

Jayci Jordan Departmental Honors in Biology

Thesis Title: The Effects of Prenatal THC Exposure on Social Behavior in Rats

Sabrina Nogula

Rachel Carson Book Award for Excellence in Ecology

Biology major with the highest GPA in ecology-based courses

Martina Pastore

Peter Pellegrino Book Award for Excellence in Marine Biology

Biology major with the highest GPA in marine biology-based courses

Alina Tran

Harlan Stevenson Academic and Service Award

Biology major distinguished through high academic standing who has contributed significantly to the Biology Department

Mia Varney

Noble Proctor Research Award

Biology major having contributed significantly to independent scientific research in the Biology Department

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• Chemistry and Biochemistry

Kayla Balbachan

Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry

Chemistry major demonstrating superior academic ability in physical chemistry

Michael Gambardella

ACS Undergraduate Award in Biochemistry

Chemistry major demonstrating superior academic ability in Biochemistry, sponsored by the American Chemical Society

Andriy Grynyk

ACS Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry

Chemistry major demonstrating superior academic ability in inorganic chemistry, sponsored by the American Chemical Society

Francesca Kleine

ACS Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry

Chemistry major demonstrating superior academic ability in organic chemistry, sponsored by the American Chemical Society

ACS Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry

Chemistry major demonstrating superior academic ability in analytical chemistry, sponsored by the American Chemical Society

• Communication, Media, and Screen Studies

Leah Coleman

Lawrence E. Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film, Television, and Digital Productions

Communication major of high academic standing who demonstrates commitment, character, and leadership in the Film, Television and Digital Production concentration

Robert Hahn

Departmental Honors in Communication, Media, and Screen Studies

Thesis Title: From Bikini Bottom to Blundering: A Case Study on SpongeBob

Marissa Ludgis

Roger Conway Excellence in Media Studies Award

Media Studies major of high academic standing who participates or is professionally involved in media related activities, takes leadership roles, and reflects positively on the department, SCSU, and the field of Media Studies

Maddi Markelon

Lawrence E. Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in Advertising and Promotions

Communication major of high academic standing who demonstrates commitment, character, and leadership in the Advertising and Promotions concentration

Alexis Szymecki

Lawrence E. Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in Advertising and Promotions

Communication major of high academic standing who demonstrates commitment, character, and leadership in the Personal and Professional Communication concentration

• Computer Science

Diego Aguilar

Academic Excellence in Computer Science

The Computer Science major of senior status, voted by the faculty, in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in Computer Science in the Accelerated Computer Science (4+1) program

Ian Cheung

Academic Excellence in Computer Science

The Computer Science major of senior status, voted by the faculty, in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in Computer Science in the Computer Information Systems concentration

Scott Hunt

Computer Science Academic and Service Excellence Award

Graduating senior distinguished through high academic standing and exceptional leadership efforts that enrich the Computer Science Department and SCSU as a whole

Khaled Hussein

Computer Science Undergraduate Research Award

The Computer Science major of senior status, voted by the faculty, in recognition of outstanding research in computing

Eric Miguel

Academic Excellence in Computer Science

The Computer Science major of senior status, voted by the faculty, in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in Computer Science in the Accelerated Computer Science (4+1) program

Paulo Muniz

Academic Excellence in Computer Science

The Computer Science major of senior status, voted by the faculty, in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in Computer Science in the Accelerated Computer Science (4+1) program

Diana Quiroga

Academic Excellence in Computer Science

The Computer Science (General) major of senior status, voted by the faculty, in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in Computer Science

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Daniel Ramirez

Academic Excellence in Computer Science

The Computer Science (General) major of senior status, voted by the faculty, in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in Computer Science

Harry Sanders IV

Academic Excellence in Computer Science

The Computer Science (General) major of senior status, voted by the faculty, in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in Computer Science

Samuel Trumbley

Departmental Honors in Computer Science

Thesis Title: Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict the Outcome of Batted Balls and Evaluate the Impact of New MLB Rules

• Earth Science

Ivianna Morales

Earth Science Academic Excellence Award

Earth Science major with a strong record of academic success

Heather Vollhardt

Earth Science Academic Achievement and Leadership Award

Earth Science major with a strong record of academic achievement and student leadership

• English

Veronica DaSilva

Departmental Honors in English

Thesis Title: Sin and Bliss

Sam Egan

English Professional Writing Award

English major with excellence in professional writing

Eleanor Noyes

Chairperson’s Award for Outstanding English Major

Outstanding English major with excellence in writing, service, and coursework

Winter Wang

English Secondary Education Award

English major with excellence in secondary education

• Environment, Geography and Marine Sciences

Laura Ammerman

Departmental Honors in Environment, Geography, and Marine Science

Thesis Title: Examining the Discourse at the Arctic Circle Assembly

Ashley-Lynn Antoine

Departmental Award for Academic and Service Excellence

Senior who was distinguished through excellence in EGMS studies and exemplary service to the department and/or engagement in the greater community

Joseph Gambino

Departmental Honors in Environment, Geography, and Marine Science

Thesis Title: Sculptures of Anything Goes: Exploring Geospatial Sculpture through the Sounds of Skálanes, Eastern Iceland

Rebecca Stanton

Departmental Honors in Environment, Geography, and Marine Science

Thesis Title: Assessing Coastal Conflict Concerns and Capacity Among Small Island Developing States Amid a Rapidly Changing Climate System

Outstanding Student Achievement Award

Senior in the Department of Environment, Geography, and Marine Sciences, who was distinguished through exemplary scholarship

• History

Atticus Canham-Clyne

Outstanding Achievement in History Award

Senior in History with GPA above 3.8

Alex Dedam

Outstanding Achievement in History Award

Senior in History with GPA above 3.8

Anna Jani

Departmental Honors in History

Thesis Title: European Jewish and German Immigration to Argentina: 1880 – 1960

Jared Lansford

Excellence in History Award

Senior in History with the highest GPA

Caleb Leu

Distinction in History Award

Senior in History with GPA above 3.7

Kyle Mashia-Thaxton

Robert Phipps Sr. Award

Outstanding senior History paper

Outstanding Achievement in History Award

Senior in History with GPA above 3.8

Jen Evelyn Ng

Departmental Honors in History

Thesis Title: A Study on How Filipino-Chinese Cantopop Musicians Market Themselves and are Perceived by Their Audience in Regards to Race

Mary Margaret Pelkey

Outstanding Achievement in History Award

Senior in History with GPA above 3.8

Robert Ziaks

Distinction in History Award

Senior in History with GPA above 3.7

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• Interdisciplinary Studies

Annalise Fazzina

Academic Excellence in Interdisciplinary Studies

Senior in Interdisciplinary Studies B.A. with academic excellence

Maya Rose

Academic Excellence in Interdisciplinary Studies

Senior in Interdisciplinary Studies B.S. with academic excellence

• Journalism

Jaylen Carr

Robin Marshall Glassman

Outstanding Journalism Graduate

Graduating Journalism major with a high GPA who has demonstrated a commitment to the field

Southern News Journalist of the Year

Newspaper staff member of high academic standing with outstanding achievement in reporting, editing, and leadership

Alison Fernand

Robin Marshall Glassman

Outstanding Journalism Graduate

Graduating Journalism major with a high GPA who has demonstrated a commitment to the field

Southern News Journalist of the Year

Newspaper staff member of high academic standing with outstanding achievement in reporting, editing, and leadership

Robert Hahn

Crescent Magazine Journalist of the Year

Graduating senior of high academic standing who has made outstanding contributions to Crescent magazine

Bradley Robidoux

Robin Marshall Glassman

Outstanding Journalism Graduate

Graduating Journalism major with a high GPA who has demonstrated a commitment to the field

• Mathematics

Eric Bauerfeld

Departmental Honors in Mathematics

Thesis Title: Plane Depth

Labelling

Amanda Hall

Mathematics Prize

Senior Mathematics major demonstrating excellence in SCSU coursework and a deep commitment to the study of mathematics; selected by a vote of the full-time faculty

Max Martone

Mathematics Prize

Senior Mathematics major demonstrating excellence in SCSU coursework and a deep commitment to the study of mathematics; selected by a vote of the full-time faculty

• Music

Alexina Cristante

Jack and Annie Litten Memorial Award for Excellence in Music Performance

Graduating senior in Music with high academic standing and who has consistently demonstrated excellence in musical performance throughout his/her collegiate career

Nancy Kelly

Mike Moss Memorial Award for Excellence in Music

Graduating senior in Music with high academic standing and exceptional participation in department music ensembles, named after the long-time chair of the Music Department who ardently supported, encouraged, and directed many of the ensembles

• Philosophy

Jen Evelyn Ng

Forrest Peterson Award for Excellence in Philosophy

Excellence in the study of Philosophy and a credit to the department and the University

• Physics

Vanessa Adamski

Departmental Honors in Physics

Thesis Title: NanostructureProperty Relationships for Biochar Based Hybrid Supercapacitors

Academic Excellence and Service in Physics Award

Senior who was distinguished through academic excellence and outstanding contributions to the major and Department of Physics

Max Martone

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Physics Award

In recognition for demonstrating outstanding academic performance to the major and Department of Physics

Cristian Sayers

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Physics Award

In recognition for demonstrating outstanding academic performance to the major and Department of Physics

Jeremy Turpin

Academic Excellence and Service in Physics Award

Senior who was distinguished through academic excellence and outstanding contributions to the major and Department of Physics

• Political Science

Ashley Aguilera

Robert Gelbach Award for Excellence in Political Science

Political Science major demonstrating excellence in the discipline

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Derrick Arnold

Departmental Honors in Political Science

Thesis Title: 2016 Election Polling Failures: Perception or Reality?

Mustafa Kangal

Arthur Paulson Award

Senior in Political Science distinguished through academic excellence and outstanding contributions to the department and to the university

Paul J. Best Award for Excellence

Political Science major demonstrating excellence in the discipline

Kyle Mashia-Thaxton

Departmental Honors in Political Science

Thesis Title: The Paradox of Freedom: The 13th Amendment and the Chains of Prison Slavery

John W. Critzer Valedictorian Award in Political Science

Senior in Political Science with the highest GPA

John O. Iatrides Award for Excellence

Political Science major demonstrating excellence in the discipline

Morgan Reilly

John W. Critzer Valedictorian Award in Political Science

Senior in Political Science with the highest GPA

David F. Walsh Award for Excellence

Political Science major demonstrating excellence in the discipline

Connor Skarzynski

Kul B. Rai Award for Best Capstone Paper

Major in Political Science with the best capstone paper

• Psychology

Glen Diaz

Dr. James Mazur Research Award

Psychology major with excellence in psychological research

Gabby Festa

Departmental Honors in Psychology

Thesis Title: Examining Working Student-Athletes’ Performance and Well-Being

Academic Excellence and Service in Psychology Award

Senior who was distinguished through academic excellence and outstanding service to the department, university, and community

Academic Excellence in Psychology

Psychology major of senior status with highest GPA

Isabella Fulker

Academic Excellence in Psychology

Psychology major of senior status with highest GPA

Hannah Johansson

Academic Excellence in Psychology

Psychology major of senior status with highest GPA

Derek Melanson

Departmental Honors in Psychology

Thesis Title: Teachers’

Perceptions of the Impact of Covid-19 Isolation on Students’ Social Competence and Problem Behaviors

Fawn Moro

Academic Excellence in Psychology

Psychology major of senior status with highest GPA

Bri S. Perigyi

Departmental Honors in Psychology

Thesis Title: Examining Holistic Approaches for Anxiety Reduction

Dr. Ed Thompson Award in Psychology

Psychology major who demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in the face of significant adversity or challenge

Christian Serino

Dr. Cynthia MacRitchie

Developmental Science Research Award

Awarded to a graduating senior with excellence in developmental research

Dr. Ed Thompson Award in Psychology

Psychology major who demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in the face of significant adversity or challenge

Academic Excellence in Psychology

Psychology major of senior status with highest GPA

• Sociology

Andreina Barajas Novoa

Departmental Honors in Sociology

Thesis Title: Justice For Our Streets: An Environmental Justice Case Study of the Bruce Brook Flooding and Pollution in Stratford, Connecticut

Spirit of Public Sociology Award

Senior in Sociology

demonstrating excellent academic performance through an exemplary contribution to advance the public understanding of a contemporary social issue

Top Scholar Award, B.A. Sociology

Sociology B.A. senior with the highest GPA

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Tiajah Coles

Academic Achievement Award, B.A. Sociology

Sociology B.A. senior with outstanding academic achievement

Sarah Johnson

Academic Achievement Award, B.S. Sociology

B.S. Sociology/Criminology senior with outstanding academic achievement

Julia Nemec

Academic Achievement Award, B.A. Sociology

Sociology B.A. senior with outstanding academic achievement

Fabian Plummer

Academic Achievement Award, B.S. Sociology

B.S. Sociology/Criminology senior with outstanding academic achievement

Nikeila Thompson

Top Scholar Award, B.S. Sociology

B.S. Sociology/Criminology senior with the highest GPA

• Theatre

Mary Margaret Pelkey

Theatre Scholar Award

Graduating senior in Theatre with the highest GPA

• Women’s and Gender Studies

Andreina Barajas Novoa

Ingrid Washinawatok El-Issa Award

Excellence in academics, leadership, and community service

Cassie Nemec

Outstanding Women’s and Gender Studies Student

Women’s and Gender Studies minor with excellence in academics, leadership, and community service

Jen Evelyn Ng

Ingrid Washinawatok El-Issa Award Excellence in academics, leadership, and community service

Outstanding Women’s and Gender Studies Student

Women’s and Gender Studies minor with excellence in academics, leadership, and community service

• World Languages and Literatures

Oriana Camacho

Escalona

Academic Excellence in Spanish Senior in Spanish with highest GPA

Cassandra Kryger

Constance Cryer Ecklund Award for Excellence in French Senior in French with highest GPA

Christopher Roewer

Academic Excellence in German Senior in German with highest GPA

Katherine Ventresca

Academic Excellence in Italian Senior in Italian with highest GPA

School of Business

Emma Gorham

Honors in Community Engaged Research

Honors College Capstone Project Title: Addressing the ‘Soft Skill Crisis’ among Urban Teenagers

• Accounting

Jeremy Cease

Outstanding Service and Academic Achievement in Accounting

Upper division student in the Accounting concentration exhibiting excellence in academics and service to the department

Mayreliz Estrada

Outstanding Senior in Accounting

Senior in the Accounting concentration with the highest GPA

• Economics

Emily D’amora

Outstanding Senior in Business Economics

Senior in Economics with the highest GPA

• Finance and Real Estate

Ankur Chadha

Outstanding Senior in Business Finance

Senior in Finance with the highest GPA

• Management/ IB

Yannick Hilpert

Academic Achievement in International Business

Senior in International Business with the highest GPA

Ebram Ibrahim

Outstanding Senior in Management

Senior in Management with GPA above 3.75

Colin J. Kells-Murphy

Academic Achievement in Management

Senior in Management with the highest GPA

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Outstanding Senior in Management

Senior in Management with GPA above 3.75

Naima Riana

Academic Achievement in Human Resources Management

Senior in Human Resources

Management with the highest GPA

• Marketing

Nicholas Nesdale

Departmental Honors in Marketing

Thesis Title: A Study Examining Sociocultural Norms and Marketing Strategies Related to Moving a Business from a Domestic Environment into an International Market

Samuel Papp

Excellence in Marketing Award

Marketing senior with GPA above 3.8

Christopher Roewer

Outstanding Academic Performance in Marketing

Marketing senior with the highest GPA

College of Education

Liz Tyghter de Velásquez

Dean of Education Student Award for Academic Achievement and Resiliency

Outstanding undergraduate student in the final year of their program in the College of Education

• Curriculum and Learning

Sierra Andrews

Elizabeth Foye Departmental Award

Senior in Elementary or Early Childhood with a high GPA and expertise in language arts and literacy

Jennifer Lemus-Amaya

Outstanding Bilingual Education

Student Award

Outstanding senior in the Elementary Bilingual Education program

Kristina Long

Department of Curriculum and Learning Award

Most outstanding undergraduate student in any of the Department of Curriculum and Learning programs

Elizabeth Merkt

Nancy Lane Marano Memorial Award

Senior in Elementary Education or Early Childhood with a high GPA showing exemplary work in literacy or language arts

Sabeeba Mohideen Huot

Jennifer McLeod Memorial Award

Senior in Elementary or Early Childhood with a high GPA and a promise of becoming an exemplary teacher

Nicole Skelly

Outstanding Early Childhood Student Award

Outstanding senior in the Early Childhood program

Cora Welsh

Outstanding Elementary Education Student Award

Outstanding senior in either the Elementary Education or Collaborative Special Ed/Elementary Ed program

• Information and Library Science

Jason Myers

Departmental Honors in Information and Library Science

Thesis Title: Development and Refinement of a Novel Video Game Cataloging Format for Libraries

Outstanding Graduate in Information and Library Science

Senior in Information and Management Services with the highest GPA

• Special Education

Catherine Allen

Millie McDermott Award

Special Education senior with outstanding academic achievement, service, and innovative commitment to special education

Dylan Hegedus

Departmental Honors in Special Education

Thesis Title: Exploring the Impact of Music-Based Therapy on Task Performance in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Alexis Luft

Excellence in Special Education Award

Special Education major, nominated by the faculty, who demonstrates excellence in the field

Asher Zaccagnino

Outstanding Senior Award in Special Education

Special Education senior with the highest overall performance in the program

College of Health and Human Services

Emily M. Lange

Honors in Community Engaged Research

Honors College Capstone Project Title: Food Insecurity in the New Haven Community

Giana Cardonita

Dean’s Award in Health and Human Services

Outstanding academic performance and community service in the College of Health and Human Services

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• Communication Disorders

Makana Michaud

Departmental Honors in Communication Disorders

Thesis Title: Tracheostomy Complications and Enforcing a Standard Practice for Tracheostomy Management

Mariah Segura

Robert E. Jirsa Memorial Award

Senior in Communication Disorders with a high GPA and exemplary academic performance and service to the University and/or to the field of communication disorders

• Health and Movement Sciences

Austin Farb

Departmental Honors in Health and Movement Sciences

Thesis Title: A Study Examining Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion in College- Aged Males and Females Compared to Normative Values

Jada Johnson

Irma Pelz Award in Physical Education

Senior Physical Education student who demonstrates scholarly excellence, university involvement and the ability to be a positive role model for children

Emiley Kahl

Departmental Honors in Health and Movement Sciences

Thesis Title: A comparison of Postural Stability and Balance Among Female Gymnasts, Field Hockey and Basketball Athletes

Kayla Reyes

Excellence in Health Science Award

Senior in the Health Science major who has demonstrated exceptional academic achievement

Natalie Scotto

Departmental Honors in Health and Movement Sciences

Thesis Title: The Self-Perception and Occupational Prestige of Athletic Training Based on Practice Setting

Stephanie Soto

James Moore Award in Human Performance

Graduating senior in Exercise Science-Human Performance who achieved at least a 3.0 GPA, serves the community of SCSU and beyond, and embodies the spirit of “fit mind, fit body”

• Healthcare Systems and Innovation

Kenya Mon’ae Butler

Outstanding Achievement in Healthcare Studies

Given to a graduating Healthcare Studies major recognized by faculty for outstanding contributions in and out of the classroom

Naomi Kamara

Academic Excellence in Healthcare Studies

Healthcare Studies major with the highest cumulative GPA

Sean Selander

Healthcare Studies Outstanding Clinical Trials Research Award

Given to a graduating Healthcare Studies major in the Healthcare and Clinical Research concentration who has demonstrated outstanding promise as a future clinical trials professional

Beatrice Tartt-Warren

Outstanding Achievement in Healthcare Studies

Given to a graduating Healthcare Studies major recognized by faculty for outstanding contributions in and out of the classroom

• Nursing

Sara Bernal-Garcia

School of Nursing Academic and Service Excellence Award

Graduating senior in recognition of outstanding academic performance and commitment to preprofessional activities, community activities, and/or unique learning experiences which enhance the educational process

Brittany Case

Bernadette Madara

ABSN Honors Award

Awarded to a graduating ABSN student in recognition of their demonstration of academic honors and excellence in clinical nursing practice

Taylor D’Amato

CCNW Peer Recognition Award

Outstanding senior nursing student with high academic standing selected by his/her peers in recognition of competency, leadership, compassion, respect, team spirit and commitment to the nursing profession

Amy Mastrobuono

CCNW Peer Recognition Award

Outstanding senior nursing student with high academic standing selected by his/her peers in recognition of competency, leadership, compassion, respect, team spirit and commitment to the nursing profession

Paris McEachern

Mary Ann Glendon

ACE Leadership Award

Senior in the ACE Nursing Program in recognition of their demonstration of leadership and serving as a role model for their peers, including grades of B or better in all Nursing courses

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Joseph Tang

Immaculata M. Alba

Excellence in Nursing Award

In recognition of excellence in academic theory and clinical practice, graduating senior who, in the opinion of faculty, has demonstrated a high degree of excellence in nursing and has attained a 3.5 GPA or higher, including grades of B or better in all Nursing courses

• Public Health

Angela Corsino

Dr. A. Kay Keiser Valedictory Award

Named after a former faculty member, Public Health senior with the highest GPA in the program

Princess Frimpong

Public Health Award for Excellence

Public Health senior achieving exemplary academic standing and a meaningful contribution to the field of public health through service

Gwenevere Healey

Departmental Honors in Public Health

Thesis Title: Evaluating Policies on Harmful Food Ingredients

• Recreation, Tourism and Sport Management

Giana Cardonita

Jack George Recreation and Leisure Studies Award

Senior in Recreation and Leisure Studies who excelled in the classroom and in the field

Emily Lange

Sport Management Academic and Service Excellence Award

Awarded to a student in the BS Sport Management program who has exhibited academic and service excellence

Brooke Lavalle

Kenneth Murphy Recreation

Therapy Award

Senior in Recreation Therapy who excelled in the classroom and in the practice of recreation therapy

Rachel Martins

Departmental Honors in Recreation, Tourism and Sport Management

Thesis Title: A Systematic Review of Lego Therapy for Adolescents Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Brianna Shaw

Sport Management Academic and Service Excellence Award

Awarded to a student in the BS Sport Management program who has exhibited academic and service excellence

Noah Weaver

Dr. Joseph Panza Award

High academic achievement through hard work, determination, and perseverance

• Social Work Marcus Brown

Michele Wheeler Social Work Award

Graduating senior distinguished through high academic standing and leadership provided to B.S.W. students by representing student interests at department meetings, activities, etc. as an elected officer for the Social Welfare Organization

Kiley Jackson

Social Work Class Leadership Award

Social Work senior who demonstrated initiative, collaboration, and support for students’ learning

Mellody Massaquoi

Social Justice Advocate Award

Social Work senior with a GPA of 3.0 or higher who advocated for social change to those in positions of power and led an initiative with other students to advocate for social justice at the local, state, and federal level

Emily Rowland

Social Work Writing Award

Social Work senior who demonstrated strong mastery and creative and accurate development of social work concepts through a paper with evidence of critical thinking

Justyn Velez

Social Work Internship Award

Social Work senior who designed and implemented a new service that has been integrated into an agency or organization and is being used by other social workers and providers

• Intercollegiate Athletics

Michael Szturma

University Scholar Athlete Award

Graduating senior studentathlete with academic excellence while upholding the principles of integrity, athletic achievement, and sportsmanship

Katie Williamson

University Scholar Athlete Award

Graduating senior studentathlete with academic excellence while upholding the principles of integrity, athletic achievement, and sportsmanship

• Writing Center

Christian Serino

Will Hochman Excellence in Writing Award

Given by the Writing Center and the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee to a senior with a GPA over 3.0 whose submitted paper exemplifies the highest standards of writing in the University

• Student Affairs

Gracie Marsh

University Leadership Award

For the honest, forwardthinking, inspiring, and competent student with demonstrated record of involvement in Universitysponsored events and activities

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Gian Melendez

University Leadership Award

For the honest, forwardthinking, inspiring, and competent student with demonstrated record of involvement in Universitysponsored events and activities

Cristal Rivas-De La Cruz

President’s Award

For a student who represents the values and mission of Southern Connecticut State University through an exemplary record of scholarship, leadership, and service to the institution

Katie Williamson

President’s Award

For a student who represents the values and mission of Southern Connecticut State University through an exemplary record of scholarship, leadership, and service to the institution

Honors College

A four-year program designed for the academically superior student which includes an Honors thesis or independent project

Vanessa Adamski

Derrick Arnold

Andreina Barajas Novoa

A’maya Bell

Taryn Bellinger

Austin Farb

Gabby Festa

Marissa Fusco

Emma Gorham

Andriy Grynyk

Robert Hahn

Gwenevere Healey

Dylan Hegedus

Anna Hunter

Anna Jani

Sarah Johnson

Jayci Jordan

Emiley Kahl

Emily Lange

Sydney Manzo

Gracie Marsh

Rachel Martins

Kyle Mashia-Thaxton

Derek Mellanson

Makana Michaud

Fatou Muteba

Nicholas Nesdale

Jen Evelyn Ng

Suhanee Patel

Bri Perigyi

Christopher Roewer

Vanessa Ruiz

Natalie Scotto

Joseph Tang

Samuel Trumbley

Katherine Ventresca

Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Awards

Presented in honor of Henry Barnard who served as the first President of the Connecticut State University System and is presented by the CSU System Foundation. Student must have a GPA of 3.7 or higher and show evidence of outstanding participation in university and/or community life

Kyle Mashia-Thaxton

Jen Evelyn Ng

Emily Rowland

Nadesha Shakes

Special Thanks Honors Theses

Published abstracts of the departmental honors theses may be obtained from the following website: SouthernCT.edu/honors-convocation/abstracts

Publication of this program includes the names of award candidates received as of April 1, 2024.

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Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipients 1962-2024

1962 - Lottie Topp, ’24

Walter Camp, ’57

1963 - Estelle Feldman, ’13

Dr. Lillian M. Quirke, ’50

1964 - Anthony Adinolfi, ’52

Helen Sortito Grillo, ’43

1965 - Frances R. Waters, ’53

Dr. Pearl Rosenstein, ’28

1966 - Alberta Richetelle, ’61

1967 - Dr. George J. Collins, ’53

1968 - Dr. Lois J. King, ’25

1969 - Dr. Harriet L. Gesler, ’38

1970 - John H. Williamson, ’43

1972 - Dr. Robert F. Pitt, ’43

1973 - Dr. Marvin J. Gold, ’53

1974 - Clifford Chieffo, ’59

Patricia Hurley Chieffo, ’59

1975 - Albert Cullum, ’43

1976 - Dr. George D. Harris, ’58

1977 - Dr. Gertrude E. Braun, ’40

1978 - Dr. Vincent S. Gallicchio, ’70

1979 - Dr. Douglas A. Hibbs Jr., ’66

Dr. Peter L. LoPresti, ’53

1980 - Joseph V. Ciaburri, ’56

1981 - Neil T. Proto, ’67

1982 - Dr. Helen Rakieten, ’23

1983 - Nicholas P. Criscuolo, ’57

1984 - Dr. Gerald N. Tirozzi, ’59

1985 - Michael J. Adanti, ’63, 6th Yr. ’72

1986 - Dr. Jerome L. Hojnacki, ’69

1987 - Anna LoPresti, ’27

1988 - Mary Galvin, ’71

1989 - Dr. Gerald Stine, ’61

1990 - Daniel Lauria, ’70

1991 - Dr. Charles C. Jeffrey, ’67

1992 - Margaret Urquhart, ’76

1993 - Hon. Charles D. Gill, ’61

1994 - Dr. Mark C. Sadoski, ’68

1995 - Lawrence D. McHugh, ’62

1996 - Dr. Richard G. Rausch, ’50

1997 - Karen Sortito, ’83

1998 - Lillian N. Gerhardt, ’54

1999 - Dr. Frank R. Yulo, ’53

2000- Dr. Anthony J. Tamburri, ’71

2001 - Francis D. Antin, ’72

2002 - Maj. Gen. Timothy I. Ahern, ’43

2003 - Dr. Roy J. Nirschel, ’74

2004- Dr. Paolo A. Giordano, ’71

2005 - Anthony F. Verlezza, ’74

2006 - Dr. Joseph R. Testa, ’69, M.S. ’72

2007 - Col. Adele E. Hodges, ’77

2008 - Paul A. Kobasa, M.S.L.S. ’77

2009 - Elizabeth Missan Yost, ’85

2010- David R. McHale, ’82

2011 - Thomas W. Organ, ’75

2012 - Clifford R. Nordquist Jr., ’90

James J. O’Connell IV, ’90

2013 - Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, M.S. ’97, 6th Yr. ’98*

Anne Marie Murphy, M.S. ’08*

Mary J. Sherlach, M.S. ’90, 6th Yr. ’92*

Victoria Leigh Soto, ’13*

2016 - James W. Barber, ’64, M.S. ’79

2017 - Jahana Hayes, ’05

2018 - Carolyn Dorsey Vanacore, ’52, M.S. ’68, 6th Yr. ’73

*awarded posthumously

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Honorary Doctorate Recipients 1987-2024

1987 - A. Bartlett Giamatti, Doctor of Laws

1988 - Susan Saint James, Doctor of Humane Letters

1991 - Roger Tory Peterson, Doctor of Humane Letters

1992 - Eleanor Holmes Norton, Doctor of Humane Letters

E. Curtissa Cofield, Doctor of Laws

1993 - Donna Lopiano, Doctor of Laws

James Frost, Doctor of Laws

Daniel Lauria, Doctor of Humane Letters

Paolo Chiappini, Doctor of Humane Letters

Oscar Arias Sánchez, Doctor of Laws

1994 - Frances Lear, Doctor of Humane Letters

1995 - Denise Levertov, Doctor of Humane Letters

1996 - Claiborne Pell, Doctor of Laws

Irving H. Kroopnik, Doctor of Humane Letters

1998 - James P.Comer, Doctor of Science

1999 - Colin A. Powell, Doctor of Humane Letters

Alexa Canady, Doctor of Science

2000- Walter Cronkite, Doctor of Humane Letters

S. Allen Counter, Doctor of Science

Augustus A. White, Doctor of Science

Danny Glover, Doctor of Fine Arts

2001 - Christopher Reeve, Doctor of Humane Letters

Anna Quindlen, Doctor of Humane Letters

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Doctor of Laws

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Doctor of Laws

2002 - Ehud Barak, Doctor of Humane Letters

William Pinckney, Doctor of Public Service

2003 - Rudolph W. Giuliani, Doctor of Humane Letters

John Soto, Doctor of Humane Letters

2004- Mario M. Cuomo, Doctor of Humane Letters

2005 - Madeleine Albright, Doctor of Humane Letters

Sean Maloney, Doctor of Science

Betty Lentz Siegel, Doctor of Humane Letters

2006 - Thomas C. Meredith, Doctor of Humane Letters

Blenda Wilson, Doctor of Humane Letters

2007 - Dr. Curtis L. Patton, Doctor of Science

2009 - Dr. Orlando Taylor, Doctor of Science

Michael Bolton, Doctor of Public Service

2010- Thomas O. Ryder, Doctor of Humane Letters

2014 - Peter J. Werth, Jr., Doctor of Science

2015 - John Searles, Doctor of Humane Letters

2017 - Juan David Nasio, Doctor of Humane Letters

2018 - John DeStefano, Jr., Doctor of Humane Letters

2020-Marna Borgstrom, Doctor of Science

2021- Jodi Euerle Eddy, ’96, Doctor of Science

Larry Bingaman, Doctor of Humane Letters

2023- Matt Fleury, Doctor of Humane Letters

Toni Nathaniel Harp, Doctor of Humane Letters

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Commencement Committees

• Undergraduate

Patrick Dilger, Chair

• Graduate

Lisa Galvin, Chair

• Undergraduate Committee

Richard Anderson

Gregory Bernard

Arnold Bilotta

Doreen Cammarata-Gihuly

Yarelis Canales

Jian Chan

Robert DeMezzo

Margaret Huda

Craig Hlavac

Lisa Horelick

Josh Groffman

Scott Leighton

• Graduate Committee

Mary Pat Caputo

Jian Chan

Dawn Grimes

Julia Irwin

Teneka Mills

Connecticut State Colleges & Universities Board of Regents for Higher Education

Members

JoAnn Ryan, Chair

Richard J. Balducci

Ira Bloom

Carla Galaise

Marty Guay

Juanita T. James

Sophia Jappinen

Jim McCarthy

Richard J. Porth

Luis Sanchez

Ari Santiago

Erin Stewart

Elease E. Wright

Ted Yang

Dante Bartolomeo, Interim Commissioner, CT Department of Labor**

Brendan Cunningham, Chair of the FAC**

Manisha Juthani, MD, Commissioner, CT Department of Public Health**

Daniel H. O’Keefe, Commissioner of the DECD**

Charlene Russell-Tucker, Acting Commissioner, State Board of Education**

Colena Sesanker, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Gateway Community College**

Kelly-Marie Vallieres, PhD, Vice Chair, Governor’s Workforce Council and Chief Workforce Officer, Office of Workforce Strategy**

Senior Executive Staff for the Connecticut State Colleges &

Universities

Terrence Cheng, President

Daniel Aniello, Executive Director for System Project Management

Lloyd Blanchard, Interim Vice President for Administration and CFO

Pam Heleen, Associate Director for Board Affairs

Adam Joseph, Vice Chancellor of External Affairs

Vita Litvin, General Counsel (Interim)

Jessica Paquette, Vice Chancellor for System Affairs & Chief of Staff

** Ex-Officio, non-voting member

Eric Lessne

Andrew Marullo

Wes Meeker

Nuncia Moniello

George Morgan

Allison O’Leary

Chris Piscitelli

Kenneth Rahn

Sal Rizza

Eric Simms

Lauren Taylor

Jonathan Wharton

Stefanie Ortiz

Jennifer Sparano

David Starkey

Jonathan Wharton

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Academic Regalia

Most of the trappings that add color and drama to modern academic ceremonies date back to the Middle Ages, when universities dominated European intellectual life.

Originally a weapon, the university mace, for example, serves today as a ceremonial staff symbolizing the president’s authority to administer the university. Other symbols of authority include the president’s medallion and the batons.

Another vestige of the Middle Ages is the traditional academic costume — the cap, gown, and hood — which was originally the everyday apparel of the ecclesiastics who founded and controlled medieval universities. Later, even though the universities had passed from religious to lay control, faculty and students continued to wear the academic costume. The tradition of academic garb came to America by way of the British universities and has remained a vivid part of academic ritual since Colonial days.

For many years, each university determined the style and color of its own academic costume. Near the end of the nineteenth century, however, academic costumes

became more common, and American universities adopted a uniform code for their use, design, and color.

The bachelor’s gown, with its long, pointed sleeves, is worn closed. The master’s and doctor’s gowns, which may be worn open, are identical except for the length of their sleeves: the master’s gown has short sleeves, while the doctor’s gown has long sleeves. In addition, doctor’s gowns are faced with velvet and have three velvet chevrons on each sleeve. Most gowns are black, but some universities here as well as abroad use other colors: Yale University uses blue; Harvard University, crimson; and the University of London, scarlet. Foreign universities often provide the most striking academic costumes, notable for their vibrant colors and unusual caps and hoods.

The academic hood is made of material similar to that used in the gown and is lined with silk in the official color of the institution that conferred the degree. The particular length, shape, and color of the hood also signify the degree. Some of the more familiar colors are white for arts and letters, taupe for business, scarlet for divinity, copper for economics, light blue for education, brown for the fine arts, lemon yellow for library science, pink for music, dark blue for philosophy, sage green for physical education, and gold for science.

The academic cap, most often in the Oxford mortarboard style, is constructed of black broadcloth, although the doctor’s cap may be of velvet. Tassels are different lengths, depending upon the degree; the doctor’s tassel is usually gold.

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