One Hundred Forty-Second Annual Commencement of
Saint Peter’s Preparatory School
James F. Keenan, S.J. Field Thursday, July 14, 2020
Order of Exercises
Invocation
John Dougherty, Director of Campus Ministry
National Anthem
Prep Vox (previously recorded)
Welcoming Remarks
James C. DeAngelo, ’85, Principal
Academic Awards
Robert Furlong, Vice Principal
Student Life Awards
John M. Morris, Dean of Students
Speaker for the Class of 2020 Suvan Bhat, ’20
Senior Awards Mr. DeAngelo
Address to the Graduates
Belkise Dallam, Guidance Counselor and Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Procession of the Graduates
Michael Gomez, Ed.D., ’91, President with Mr. DeAngelo, Mr. Furlong, and Mr. Morris
Alma Mater
Pride & Glory, led by Prep Vox (previously recorded)
Benediction
John Mullin, S.J., Guidance Counselor
Named Awards The following awards are presented each year at commencement, and celebrate the very best of the qualities Prep, as a Jesuit school, seeks to foster in our community. They are listed here with their respective recipients from the past three years.
John McGovern, ’80 Award
A graduate who embodies leadership and dedication to the spirit of teamwork. 2020: William White 2019: John Pettit 2018: Brendan Thiele
Jeff Kachel, ’89 Memorial Student-Athlete Award
A graduate whose perseverance, commitment, and leadership are the marks of a true student-athlete. 2020: Raymond Ortiz, Jr. 2019: Kyle Hess 2018: Thomas Gannaway
Vincent J. Kennedy, ’39 Award
Presented to the student speaker for the class, in recognition of his dedication to the ideals of Prep. 2020: Suvan Bhat 2019: Thaddeus Goratowski 2018: Declan Alvidrez
Rev. John E. Browning, S.J., ’46 Award A graduate modeling the virtues Fr. Browning lived with such distinction: courage, wisdom, and humble service in pursuit of justice. 2020: Bryson Shipman & Luke Donofrio 2019: Martin Kasilag 2018: Malchijah Hoskins & Victor Lopez
Jerome B. Pedersen, ’92 Award
A graduate modeling the values that Jerome Pedersen lived so well: good humor, faith, and selfless service to the Prep community. 2020: Joseph Doody 2019: Mason Holland 2018: Shayne Simon
Agape Award
A graduate living a life of faith and service, shaped by God’s love for all people. 2020: Matthew Cugliari & Aidan Guarnuccio 2019: Michael Appello 2018: Joseph Mastrodonato
Jesuit Schools Network Award
A graduate living a life of faith and service, shaped by God’s love for all people. 2020: Anthony Ionta 2019: Tim Georgetti 2018: Brian Savage
Rev. Francis J. Shalloe, S.J. Award
A graduate who best exemplifies loyalty to the ideals of Prep and personal development characterized in the phrase, “A Man for Others” 2020: Matthew Moreira 2019: Max Honig 2018: Max Telemaque
Charley Rooney, P’67,’69 Award
Presented to the faculty commencement speaker, in recgognition of his or her dedication to the ideals of Saint Peter’s Prep. 2020: Belkise Dallam 2019: Tom Comey 2018: Megan Klim, P’16
The Class of 2020 Miles Adedjouma
Noah Casco
Christopher Anderson* §
Julian Chandler
Veer Advaney
Mark Apadeer* § ‡ Pax Ardanz* ‡ James Ashe
Andrew Bannon Dean Baquiran
Bryan Barahona* § Joseph Basilio
David Benoit Jr. Suvan Bhat* § ‡
Gordon Biebel
Michael Charas* § Andrew Cherry
Justin Chipatecua Callegari Luke Chmiel
Aidan Christman* Thomas Christo* § Gabriel Clément§
Liam Concannon* § James Conti* ‡
Nicholas Brady
*§
Edmund Broderick* ‡ Max Burgess Dylan Burrs
Michael Caceres Thomas Cahill
Antonio Callegari* Jonathan Camaya Joseph Canosa
Michael Canosa Daniel Cao* §
Matias Carriòn-Andrade Andrew Carter
Connor Chapman* § ‡ Youness Cheboubi* ‡
Jacob Bacha
Adam Botti* §
Christopher Cerbone§
Gabriel Caruso
Patrick Corrao
Connor Cortese
Matthew Cugliari* § ‡ Donald Davis Jr. Michael Davis
Marco De Lucia
Darren Del Sordo Andrew DeLucia
Joseph DeMarco* § Jude Demo
Arthur des Clers Kevin Diaz* § ‡
Jackson DiLullo Aidan Doherty§ Luke Donofrio
The Class of 2020 Joseph Doody§
Alexander Gudaitis* §
Owen Dougherty
Daniel Hagan* §
Adrian Dookie§
Gabriel Guedez*
Jonas Eaton
Cade Harkins§
Trinity Edwards
Sidharth Hegde
Jan Egan* §
James Henry* §
Colin Elliott* ‡
David Hernandez
Eduardo Hernandez§
Sean Emmert* §
Michael Farrell*
Roddy Hernandez Kyle Hoog
Tyler Fearon*
Andrew Fenton
Brendan Finerty
Miles Hooper
Aidan Hunter
§
Salvatore Imbornone III* § ‡
George Flanagan* § ‡ Aidan Foca
Demetri Ioakimidis
George Sebastian Garcia* §
Anthony Ionta* § ‡
Cameron Garlin* §
Mathew Jasinski§
Luqman Gbadamassi§ David Gerges
Stephen Jennings Jr. William Johnny Ryder Klein* §
Samuel Gilhawley
*§
Joshua Glatman
Joseph Knox*
Benjamin Gomez
Maciej Kowalczyk* §
Alexander Gray* §
Tyler Krauth§
Kurt Gray
Matthew La Malfa§
Tyler Greene§
Christopher Larkin*
Javier Grillo
Charles Lawal
Nicolas Gronda‡
Austin Lawson-Hogban Colin Lemke* §
Aidan Guarnuccio * National Honor Society
§
Language Honor Society
n cum laude: G.P.A. 3.7 or higher
‡
National Science Honor Society
n magna cum laude: G.P.A. 4.0 or higher
The Class of 2020 Quentin Lemon
Benjamin Norris* §
Samuel Leonte
Alexander Novak*
Alejandro Leon
William Note
*§
Lucca Lerner*
Michael Novicio§
Brian Liriano
Jake Nowak* § ‡
Tyler Macanka
Samuel O’Flanagan
Ethan MacMillan
Michael O’Neill*
*
Liam Maguire
Connor Obara
Brennan Maillet
Michael Ohlmuller
Steven Makino* §
Daniel Onorato§
Jelani Mason
Joseph Mastandrea
*§
Owen Matts*
Graziano Mazzella Jack McGinley
Liam McGovern
Jay Post, III* §
Brian Mikovits* §
Alexander Prescott *§
Luke Morrison* §
Peter Munkittrick Brandon Negron Brendan Nestor
Tyler Parrado* §
John Petrosino Jr.§
David Mezzina* §
Thomas Navitski
Nicholas Paolini* §
Jeremy Perez
Daniel Merchel
Lucas Motir
Zackary Oswald
Mateo Pereira
Hendry Mejia
Matthew Moreira
Raymond Ortiz Jr.* §
Thomas Pelliccio* §
Christian Mejia
Juan Miranda
Gabriel Orbe
Oleg Prots
Deven Quinones Dylan Quintana
Christopher Quintas Liam Regan§
Sergio Restrepo Jack Riley* §
Andrew Robinson
The Class of 2020 Cooper Rogan
Kevin Tierney*
Gabriel Rothkegel
Joshua Torres
Cody Ross* §
Luis Tolentino§
Joseph Rubino
Brady Truppner* § ‡
Salvatore Russo§
Tyler Tucker Victor Tyne*
James Ryan§
Melvin Saldua
Michael Uhler*
Andrew Santana*
Gabriel Joachim Santiago* § ‡ Andrew Schmutter§
Alejandro Schnettler* § ‡ Aidan Seborowski
Robert Walker
Christopher Sheppard
Alexander Wasden§
Bryson Shipman
Desmond Watkins
Byron Shipman
Declan Weeda* §
Alexey Shulov
Nicholas West
Benjamin Silver
William White
Peter Whitehead
*§
Ryan Whitworth
Andrew Williams
Giovanni Sotomayor
‡
Mason Woodard
Pavol Spiska* § ‡
Glenn Wright Jr.
Jelani Sweet
Isaiah Wright
Shepard Swift* §
Christian Yanez§
Jason Tarantino
*§‡
Jonathan Thiele
* National Honor Society
Peter Vazquez* § ‡ Joseph Vuolo* § ‡
Matthew Schreier
Zubin Sood§
Nicholas Uy* § ‡
John Velasquez
*§
Cody Simon
Michael Uy* §
§
Language Honor Society
n cum laude: G.P.A. 3.7 or higher
‡
National Science Honor Society
n magna cum laude: G.P.A. 4.0 or higher
Faculty & Administration Mr. Kevin Albers Director of Operations • M.B.A., B.S., Saint Peter’s College
Mr. James C. DeAngelo, ’85 Principal • M.A., Saint Peter’s College; B.A., Boston College v
Ms. Janet Angermeyer • M.A., Rutgers University; B.A., Saint Peter’s College
Mr. James Dondero, ’66 • M.A., Montclair State U.; B.S., Saint Peter’s Collegev
Mr. Juan Arteaga Assistant Dean of Students • M.A., New York U.; B.A., Saint Joseph’s U.
Mr. David P. Bailey, ’95 Director of Educational Technology • B.S., U. of Scranton Mr. Adam Bouley • M.S., City College of New
York; B.A., Canisius College
Mr. David Burokas, ’85 • M.A., B.A., New York U.
Mr. Gerald G. Campbell-Clark • M.S., Fordham U.; B.S., Canisius College
Mr. Alexander D. Canale, ’05 • M. Ed., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., Loyola University Maryland Mr. Steven B. Caslowitz • M.A., Hofstra U.;
B.M., New England Conservatory of Musicv
Rev. Matthew Cassidy, S.J. • M.Th., M.Div., Weston Jesuit School of Theology; M.Phil., Fordham U.; B.A., Boston College
Mr. John Dougherty Director of Campus
Ministry • M.A., Boston College; B.A., Loyola U.
Maryland
Ms. Mary Durante Director of Student Services • J.D., Prof. Dipl., M.S., B.A., Fordham U.
Ms. Catherine Eppler • M.Ed., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., Randolph – Macon College Ms. Emily A. Fencik • B.M., U. of North
Carolina – Greensboro
Mr. Russell Fiorella • B.A., Canisius College
Ms. Patricia Carey Fitzpatrick Director of Marketing & Public Relations • M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson U.; B.A., Fairfield U.
Mr. Michael Fletcher • M.A., Boston College; B.A., Wheeling Jesuit College Mr. Robert Furlong Vice Principal • M.Ed.,
Emmanuel College; B.A., Boston U.
Mr. Christopher Caulfield, ’03 • M.S., Fordham
Ms. Sky Friedlander Assistant Librarian • B.A.,
Mr. Charles J. Coccaro, Jr. • B.S., Montclair
Mr. Frederick Galano, P’22 Director of Financial Aid • B.A., Seton Hall U.
U.; M.A., B.A., Boston College
State U.
Mr. Thomas Comey • M.A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., New Jersey City U. Ms. Emma Coultrap-Bagg • M.A., New York U.; B.A., Dartmouth College
Ms. Belkise E. Dallam • M.S., Fordham U.;
B.A., LeMoyne College
Ms. Christine Davis Director of the Browning Center • L.D.T.-C., Kean University; M.A.T., Monmouth University; B.A., The U. of Georgia
Ms. Miryam DeChiaro • M.D., Juan N. Corpas School of Medicine, Bogota, Columbia Mr. Nicholas Dawybida, ’15 • B.A., Saint
Peter’s U.
Pennsylvania State U.
Mr. Peter J. Geary, ’05 • M.S., Fordham U.; B.A., Loyola U. Maryland
Mr. Giuseppe Giglio, ’87 Director of Guidance
and College Counseling • B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Ms. Ella Glazer • B.A., Kean U.v
Dr. Michael A. Gomez, ’91 President • Ed.D., U. of Pennsylvania; M.A., Teachers’ College, Columbia U.; M.A., Binghamton University; B.A., Providence College
Mr. Chris Guzman • B.S., Montclair State U.
Mr. Kieran Halloran, S.J. • M.A., Saint Louis University; B.S., Walsh School of Foreign Service, Gerogetown U.
v Recipients of the Bene Merenti Award, conferred after 20 years of service to Saint Peter’s Prep.
Faculty & Administration Mr. Richard Hansen Director of Athletics • B.A., New Jersey City U.v
Ms. Mary Anne McElroy • M.A., Saint John’s U.; B.A., Saint Joseph’s College
Mr. Richard Hansen, III, ’03 • M.A., Saint
Mr. Patrick McGovern, ’99 • J.D., Rutgers U.;
Dr. Jeffrey Hartling • Ph.D., M.A., Catholic U.; B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Ms. Adrienne McLoghlin • M.A., Fordham U.,
Mr. James Hollywood, ’66 • M.S., Stevens
Ms. Alice McNally • M.A., Teachers’ College,
Dr. Michael P. Holt, ’99 • Ph.D., U. of Colorado,
Mr. Vincent Menafro, ’15 • B.S., Fairleigh
Mr. James C. Horan, ’70 V.P. for Planning
Ms. Jan Merski • M.A., Saint Peter’s U., B.A.,
Peter’s U.; B.S., Saint Peter’s College
Institute of Technology; B.S., Saint Peter’s College Denver; B.S., U. of Maryland
& Principal Giving • M.A., Fordham U.; B.A.,
Marquette U.v
Mr. Savon Huggins, ’11 • M.S., U. of Northern
Iowa, Cedar Falls; B.A., Rutgers U.
Mr. John Irvine, ’83 Director of Admissions • B.A., Saint Peter’s Collegev
M.A., B.A., Georgetown U.
B.A., Michigan State U.
Columbia U.; B.A., College of Saint Elizabeth
Dickinson U.
Rutgers University
Ms. Molly Molino • M.A., Brooklyn College; B.S., Stevens Institute of Technology
Ms. Sarah Morissette • M.Ed., West Chester U.; B.A., Saint Joseph’s U.
Ms. Grace Morris • M.A., Seton Hall U.; B.A.,
Mr. Michael J. Jiran, ’03 Director of
Fairfield U.
Mr. Anthony E. Keating, ’78 • J.D., Gonzaga
Fordham U.
Communications • B.A., New York U. U.; B.A., Boston College
Mr. Michael J. Kelly Network Administrator • B.S., U.of Scranton
Ms. Tracy Kessler • M.Th., Loyola U. New
Mr. John Morris Dean of Students • M.A., B.A., Mr. Gregory T. Morrissey, ’08 • M.A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.A., Messiah College
Rev. John Mullin, S.J. • M.S., Loyola U.
Orleans; B.S., U. of North Carolina at Wilmington
Maryland; M.Div., Woodstock College; M.S.T., A.B., Boston Collegev
Ms. Megan Klim • M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art; B.F.A., The College of New Jersey
Mr. Michael Murcia, ’08 Director of Alumni Relations • B.A., Saint Peter’s U.
Mr. Kevin Kuhl, ’14 • B.S., Saint Joseph’s U.
Ms. Jessica Nordstrom • M.Ed., M.A., Teachers
College
Mr. Ryan O’Connell Assistant Director of
Ms. Theresa Ann LaBruno • B.S., Saint Peter’s Mr. Patrick Laguerre Assistant Dean of Students • B.A., Jacksonville U.
Ms. Kate Lillis-Magnus Director of Annual Giving • B.A., Saint Peter’s College
Mr. Joseph Lisella • M.S., B.A., Seton Hall U.
Mr. Anthony Locricchio, ’96 Dean of Student Life • M.A., Saint Peter’s College; B.A., The College of New Jersey
Mr. James Maglione, ’15 • B.A., Seton Hall U. Mr. Patrick McCoy • M.A., Seton Hall University; B.F.A., William Paterson U.
College, Columbia U., B.A., Villanova U.
Campus Ministry • M.A., Villanova U.; B.A., Fordham U.
Mr. Ryan T. O’Flaherty • B.A., New Jersey City U. Rev. Robert O’Hare, S.J. • M.A., Harvard
U.; Th. M., M. Div., Weston Jesuit School of Theology; M.A. Loyola U.; B.A. Fordham U.
Mr. Remi Pastorek • M.A., Centenary College of Louisiana; B.A., Louisiana State U. Mr. Richard Peters, ’85 Director of Curricular Development • M.A., Rutgers U.; B.A., Manhattanville Collegev
Faculty & Administration Ms. Virginia Piccolo V.P. for Finance • B.A.,
Mr. Michael Settembrino, ’01 Registrar •
Mr. Thomas Powers • M.A. Boston College,
Ms. Boreta Singleton Director of Faculty Formation • M.S., Neumann College;
William Paterson U.
B.A. Quinnipiac U.
Mr. Michael Prescia • B.A., Fordham U.
Mr. Jose Que, ’99 • M.Ed., B.S., Saint Peter’s U. Mr. Casey Quinn • M.A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., Georgetown U.
Mr. William Reese Librarian • M.L.I.S.,
Rutgers U.; M.M., U. of South Carolina; B.M., Columbus State U.
Mr. Nathan Riley • M.Ed., St. John’s U.;
M.S., Sc.B, Brown U.
Ms. Christine Ricca • M.A., Ramapo College of New Jersey; M.A., B.A., Marist College
Ms. Siobhan Rios • M.A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., Stevens Institute of Technology
M.A., B.S., Saint Peter’s College
M.A., U. of Notre Dame; B.A., B. Mus., Immaculata U.
Mr. Michael F. Skircak, ’11 • M.B.A., B.S.,
Saint Peter’s U.
Ms. Erin Stark • M.A., Saint Peter’s College; B.A., Douglass College, Rutgers U.
Ms. Donna Saulys • M.S., Rutgers U.; B.S., College of Saint Elizabeth Mr. Carlos Tabora, ’87 • B.S., New Jersey
Institute of Technology
Ms. Aymee Torres • M.A., New Jersey City U.; M.S., Universidade de Sao Paulo; B.S., Polytechnic U. of Havana ISPJAE Mr. Salvatore Veniero, ’05 • M.A., Middlebury
Mr. Brendan K. Roche • M.S.Ed Fordham U.;
College; B.A., Catholic U.
Mr. Renato F. Rodrigues, ’10 • B.S., Kean U.
Mr. Anthony Verdi, ’95 • M.A., Saint Peter’s College; B.A., Monmouth U. v
B.A., Harvard U.
Ms. Rosalie A. Romano • M.A., Middlebury College; M.A., New Jersey City U.; B.B.A., Pace U.v Ms. Dalma Santana Director of Special Events & Parent Relations • B.A., Rutgers U.
Ms. Robin Walters • M.A., Fordham U.;
B.A., U. of Maryland
Mr. Peter Welch • M.A., Villanova U.; B.A., Fordham U.
Mr. Matthew Scannapieco • M.A., Saint Peter’s
Ms. Caroline Williams • B.A., U. of
Ms. Carmela Schlitzer • M.A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., B.A., William Paterson U.
Dr. Natalie Williams • Ph.D., Drew U.; M.T.S., Vanderbilt U.; B.A., Berry College
U.; B.A., Temple U.
Pennsylvania
Academic Recognition
Please join us in congratulating the following graduates, who have achieved recognition at the national level for their academic performance and potential.
National Merit Commended Students Suvan Bhat Daniel Cao George Garcia Gabriel Guedez Anthony Ionta Kevin Tierney Victor Tyne
National Hispanic Recognition Scholars George Garcia Gabriel Guedez Victor Tyne Peter Vazquez
Pride & Glory The melody of “Pride & Glory” is adapted from a 1919 composition by the legendary American songwriter, Cole Porter. At the conclusion of the ceremony, we will continue a time‑honored tradition by inviting all Prep alumni in attendance – and particularly our newest alumni, the Class of 2020 – to stand and join in singing Prep’s alma mater.
It is our pride and our glory, Old in song and in story. And we cherish your name, And we love your fair fame For the days of long ago. And we your sons will be loyal To Saint Peter’s so royal. May your banners still guide us, Wherever we go! It is a story of gladness, With no shadow of sadness: Our years spent with you, Saint Peter’s so true, And you hold our hearts’ love yet. And through the years we will treasure, With a joy beyond measure, The gifts you have given. We shall never forget!
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