2024 Honors Convocation
Honors Convocation 7 p.m. Friday, February 9, 2024 William A. Passavant Memorial Center CHORAL MUSIC
PRELUDE AND *PROCESSIONAL
Ralph Holtzhauser, Pianist *PLACING OF COLLEGE MACE..................... Jared Johnson, Ph.D.
Faculty Marshal, Professor of English
Bonse Aba (arr. Victor C. Johnson)..............................................Thiel Choir I Sing Because I’m Happy (arr. Rollo Dilworth) ���������������������Thiel Choir Brianne Samson, Director of Choral Activities; Ralph Holtzhauser, Pianist PRESENTATION OF ALPHA CHI........................Shannon Deets, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, Alpha Chi Advisor *INVOCATION............................................................Audra Franley ’17
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion WELCOME.......................................................................Rod E. Wilt ’86
Chair of the Board of Trustees RECOGNITION OF HONOREES...................Susan Traverso, Ph.D.
President
STUDENT SPEAKER INTRODUCTION .............Melissa S. Oakes ’03
Professor of Business Administration & Accounting, Department Chair STUDENT SPEAKER...........................................................Austin Siko ’24 Accounting major, Dietrich Honors Institute member
“The Value of Preparation” CELEBRATION OF ENDOWED CHAIRS ...........Susan Traverso, Ph.D.
President Greg Q. Butcher, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the College
RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC HONOR SOCIETIES
*HAIL ALMA MATER........................... Music by Friedrich F. Flemming
Greg Q. Butcher, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the College
and lyrics by E. Grace Hunton 1900
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ATHLETIC & GREEK ACADEMIC HONORS
Mike McKinney, Ed.D. ’02 Vice President for Student Life & Athletics, Dean of Students PRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Greg Q. Butcher, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the College Eugene T. Torigoe, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physics, Faculty Chair CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS..............................Jared Johnson, Ph.D.
Faculty Marshal, Professor of English
*CLOSING PRAYER.........................................................Audra Franley ’17
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion POSTLUDE *AUDIENCE WILL PLEASE RISE IF ABLE
Endowed Chairs
Student Speaker Austin C. Siko ’24
Mary Theresa Hall, Ph.D.
Steven Kandray
Dietrich Honors Institute member, Accounting major
Professor of English, James Pedas’50 H’89 Chair of Communication
Austin Siko ’24, of Latrobe Pa., is a senior working on a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in accounting and a minor in English. He is an intern at JFS Wealth Advisors in Hermitage, Pa. Siko is the student-manager for the men’s volleyball team and a member of the Dietrich Honors Institute, National Business Honors Society, and the English honorary society Sigma Tau Delta.
Mary Theresa Hall, Ph.D. is a Professor of English and the James Pedas’50 H’89 Chair of Communication. She began teaching at Thiel in 1999.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Accounting, Haller Enterprise Institute Assistant Director, Norman P. Mortensen H’81 Chair of Economics
Siko is the former president of Thiel College’s chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity and district editor of Pennsylvania Circle K. He is a 2020 graduate of Derry High School.
— Presentation Title —
“The Value of Preparation”
Hall served as Associate Academic Dean for the College from 2016 to 2018. Hall received her bachelor’s degree in English and secondary certification in English and French from Seton Hill University; a master’s in literature from Carnegie Mellon University; and a Ph.D. from Duquesne University. Trustee emeritus Dr. James Pedas ’50 H’89 provided the lead gift for the endowed chair. He is a trustee emeritus and served on the Board of Trustees from 1985-2000.
Steven Kandray joined Thiel College in 2020 and has served as Assistant Director of the Haller Enterprise Institute since 2021. He is an Assistant Professor of Business and Marketing and teaches several entrepreneurship classes at Thiel College. He has a bachelor’s degree from Mount Union and an MBA from Youngstown State University. Dr. Peter Mortensen H’81 is the retired Chairman of FNB Corporation and a Thiel College Trustee Emeritus. He served on the Board of Trustees from 1987-1998.
Endowed Chairs Sheila Nowinski, Ph.D.
Melissa S. Oakes, M.B.A. ’03
Craig Thurber
Associate Professor of History, Dietrich Honors Institute Director, Kenneth ’31 and Marianna Brown ’32 Dietrich Honors Institute Chair
Professor of Business Administration and Accounting, Chair of the Arthur McGonigal Department of Business Administration and Accounting, David M. Miller’61 H’20 Chair of Accounting
Adjunct Professor of Health and Physical Education, Rod E. Wilt ’86 Head Coach for Thiel College Wrestling
Sheila Nowinski, Ph.D. joined Thiel College in 2015. She was selected as the Associate Director of the Dietrich Honors Institute in the fall of 2019 and became the Director the following spring. She has a bachelor’s degree from Boston College, a master’s degree from Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, and a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. Philanthropist, businessman, scholar and proud northwest Pennsylvania native William S. Dietrich II, bequeathed a $25 million fund to Thiel College upon his passing in 2011. Dietrich’s gift is the largest made to the College in its 150– year history. His gift founded the Kenneth and Marianna Brown Dietrich Honors Institute in honor of William’s parents.
Melissa Oakes ’03 is a Thiel College graduate who has been teaching at the College since 2010. She earned an MBA from Clarion University in 2012 and has been a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner since 2007. She was the Associate Department Chair from 2020-23 and was elected as chair in 2023. The chair is named for David M. Miller ’61 H’20, a mentor of Professor Oakes. He was a 1961 graduate of Thiel College and taught at Thiel from 1963 to 2020. His 57-year tenure is the longest in Thiel College’s history. He taught more classes and advised more students than any professor in Thiel College’s history.
Craig Thurber is in his 21st season as the Rod E. Wilt ’86 Head Coach for Thiel College Wrestling. Since taking over the Tomcat program in 2003, Thurber has led the Tomcats to 11 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships. He attended the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown where he earned a B.A. in social sciences. Thiel Athletic Hall of Fame member Rod Wilt ’86 and his wife, Jill (Gardner) Wilt ’85 made the donation to endow the head wrestling coach position at the College. It is the largest donation to any single athletic program in Thiel history, and the first endowed coaching position in the history of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.
Alpha Chi Alexander Andreozzi ’23 Bethany Bonnar ’23 Brianne Coatsworth ’24
The Dr. Georgianne Stary Award
Erika Cook ’24 The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship The Edmund G. and Viola N. Price Family Scholarship
Kylie Gardner ’24
Ellwood and Sara Hauser Scholarship
Emmalee Sheeler ’24
Emily Irons ’24
The Dr. Nelson P. Yeardley Mathematics Scholarship Fund The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship
Alexander Martin ’24
Kylie Vergnola ’24
The David ’71 and Deborah ’75 Mogle Endowed Scholarship
Allison Walsh ’24
Raquel McDonald ’23
Madison Walsh ’23 Madison Yurich ’24
The Dr. Sonya M. Wilt Endowed Scholarship
Founded in 1922, Alpha Chi is one of only four national scholarship societies admitting to membership superior junior and senior students, irrespective of their fields of study. The objectives of Alpha Chi are the promotion and recognition of scholarship. On the 300 campuses with chapters, Alpha Chi membership is the highest academic honor that may be awarded.
Academic Honors Earned in spring 2023 and/or fall 2023
DEAN’S LIST To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must attain a minimum grade point average of 3.4 for the term, based upon grades earned in a minimum of 12 conventionally graded credit hours.
ADDITIONAL AWARDS, GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS These are primarily restricted awards, grants and scholarships for currently enrolled students. They are supported by endowed funds established by the gift of a principal sum to the College. All of the named awards are based, at least in part, on academic achievements in the student’s major area of study.
Designation as an Honors Convocation Award recipient is based on eligibility calculations by Academic Records and Financial Aid.
Class of 2027 Mason Adams The Ella Busch Scholarship Ireland Anderson Alexis Arnett Pierson Badowski Anthony Barry Grant Becker
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Sydney Bell Kennedy Bielata
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Laris Bielata
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Maximilian Bihler
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Nola Blose
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Beverley Carpec
The Ella Busch Scholarship
The Honorees Davis Carson
Alaina Fedder
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Olivia Cedar
Dennis Fedele III
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Brett Channell
Heaven Fitch
Jackson Claypoole
Garrett Floch
Spencer Cleary
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Kyleigh Coy
Marsha Foreman
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Aiden Davis Madilynn Difrischia
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Carson Dombroski Rex Dugan
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Ryleigh Ecklund Andrew Elberty Giovanni Elinsky
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Emmett Gill
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Emily Gongaware
The B. Baird and Lillian Gibson Memorial Scholarship Fund Joseph Grundy Devin Gruver
The Ella Busch Scholarship Marissa Gulnac Grace Hanzes
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Julia Harris Natalie Hering
Thiel Full Tuition Scholarship Sophia Householder Alaynah Johnson Anna Kavulla
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship Olivia Kehren
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Haylie Kidd Gabrielle Klepeis
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Olivia Krumpak
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Alyssa Lecorchick
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Preston Lefkowitz
Josie Lewis
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship Antonio Malone Breanna Martin Laci McCloe
Michael Pietragallo Jacob Potts
The Ella Busch Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Hannah Prokay
Madalyn Semmler
The Ella Busch Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Kenna Reinard
Alayzha Mccray
Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship
Andrew McRoberts
Dustin Miller Sheamus Moorhead Ethan Narby
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Sylvia Novak
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Sidney Richardson
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Jack M. and Marjorie H. Dershimer Scholarship Giovanni Rococi
Ella Sloan Logan Smith
The William E. and Dorothy (Floyd) Babcock Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Jensen Stehlik
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Mason Suss
Brianna Rottman
Ethan Tabaka
Alana Rudolf
The Ella Busch Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Lauren Taylor
Brady Rzodkiewicz
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
The Charles and Louisa Hirtzel Schimmelfeng Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Connor Paolucci
Faith Sansone
Nicholas Ondo
Hailey Shirlaw
The Ella Busch Scholarship
Grace Olshanski Eli Olszowka
Kelsey Seddon
The Dr. & Mrs. Arthur William Phillips Scholarship
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship
Joseph Schimizzi
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Derek Thomas
Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship
Lilyan Thomas
The Richard C. McCrumb Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship Rowan Thomas Grace Thompson Madalyn Triskett
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Madison Varano John Walsh Brianna Whaley
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Cydney Wierzbowski
Thiel Full Tuition Scholarship Andrew Yocum
Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship Isabella Zahner
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Class of 2026
Emma Buchta
Brandon Gala
Jennifer Kalp
The Ella Busch Scholarship
Megan Bull
Olivia Giardina
Calvin Cackowski
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Allie Kidder
Muncie Canon
Blake Gibson
Braelynn Anderson
Haley Chiappini
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Sydney Green
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Delaney Cowger
Brooke Griffith
Savannah Adams
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship
Toby Atwood
Thiel Full Tuition Scholarship Ali Baker
The Ella Busch Scholarship Alexa Beck
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Mila Brdar
Dietrich Honors Scholarship John Bresnan
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund James Cromwell Young
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Thiel Full Tuition Scholarship
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Yun Haeun Megan Harding Kylie Heid
Hunter Crouse
Sawvel Memorial Presidential Award Tegan Daugherty
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Alexis DeMarco
Joshua Hovan Tyler Hussey
The Jack R. and Betty J. Speicher Scholarship Daisy Jenness
Haylee Dyne
Dietrich Honors Scholarship The Evan Mihailovich Memorial Scholarship
Colton Brightwell
Alexis Feigert
Miracle Jewell
Alexis Brown
Madison Fiorentini
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Tristan Bruckner
Alyssa DeMarco
Josie Gadsby
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Kylee Jordan
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Hannah Kunkel
Dayoon Lee Emma Leehan
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Carina Loreno Mitchell Mason
O. D. Anderson Bus and Tour Scholarship Fund The John Linn Wiley and Margaret Witmer Wiley Scholarship The Stauffer Family Scholarship Fund The Tod & Winifred Rissell Scholarship Fund Jamie Maxwell
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Charlee May Edward Mccarthy
The Charles and Louisa Hirtzel Schimmelfeng Scholarship
Brooke McKinney Kendall McLaughlin
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship Landon Mead Hannah Miller Madalyn Moore
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Jenna Murrey Aidan Ochs
The Harry Darakos and Audrey McNatt Endowed Scholarship Makenna Oswalt
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Natalie Pape Kelly Peplowski
Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship Kaleb Proudfoot Joshua Pugh Evan Ratchford Emily Reese
Devin Rhoads
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Gregory Roae
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Shalondra Santos Colin Schroyer
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Cole Sherwin
Joan Gorney ’50 Endowed Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Maddie Shirey
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Rachael Smith Riley Smith
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Alicia Sowash Abby Stewart Kylee Surrena Martiale Tete
Nathaniel Turner Mitchell Valentine Kaya Vantassel
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship Taryn Vergnola
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Katie Wagner
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund William Wagner
The Arthur James Brosius Scholarship Endowment Fund The Robert Charles Averill Scholarship Fund Haley Weber
The Ella Busch Scholarship Savanna Welch Zackery Welker Jordan Wilhoit
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Thiel Full Tuition Scholarship
Hayden Tucker
Jacob Wittenberg
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Class of 2025 Giana Arnese
The J. Lynn Trimble Scholarship Fund The Ned and Gertrude Glessner Endowed Scholarship Fund The Ethel Smith Vierheller Award Fund Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Cameron Austin Amy Batt Patrick Belback
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Kaylee Bensink
The Sebastian Mueller Honor Scholarship Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship Zachary Bergstresser
The Charles and Louisa Hirtzel Schimmelfeng Scholarship The Edward A. and Marie C. Mertz Scholarship Fund Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship Ethan Bintrim
The Bennett-Heald-Safford Scholarship Fund The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship The Florence West Tribute to Dr. Bly Award Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Lauren Bonner
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Richard Cianci Cameron Cygan
Anna Boyd
Komlan Denu
Katabella Byers
The Charles and Louisa Hirtzel Schimmelfeng Scholarship
The Barbara Morgan Harvey and Dr. Joseph Seep Harvey Scholarship The Dr. & Mrs. Arthur William Phillips Scholarship Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship Luke Campbell
Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship Grace Carrizo Jacob Castona
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship Jordan Castona
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship Evan Cessna
Class of 1964 Endowed Scholarship The Walter Charles and Ethel Fern Rupert Scholarship The Paul Kilner Memorial Scholarship Nisubire Charlotte
Laci Dezern
The Sebastian Mueller Honor Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Jakob Dies Alexis Dunn
Alan K. ’62 and Jane M. Heineman ’62 Endowed Scholarship The Ralston Memorial Scholarship for Education Luke Faber
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Skylar Garlick Taegan Geiser
The Anthony R. Fahl ’50 Scholarship Fund Breanna Gerst
The Sebastian Mueller Honor Scholarship
Christian Good
The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship The William B. Frank Minority Scholarship in the Physical Sciences Annie Gool
Ronald B. Anderson Endowed Scholarship Fund Joshua Govannucci
The Harry Darakos and Audrey McNatt Endowed Scholarship The Kenneth and Thelma Reitz Memorial Scholarship Erica Gregory Rosalie Hanley Andrew Hansen Alaina Harpst
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship Emma Hatfield
The Camillo Cianci II Memorial Scholarship The Michael Andrew Holland ’75 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Mackenzie Hause
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Mackenzie Herman
Alexa Kantner
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship Ava Kavulla
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship
Alexa Horton
Yeryoung Kim
Cynthia Honeycutt
Tabor Evangelical Scholarship Wagoneer Lutheran Chruch Scholarship Nikolas Hunchuk
The Graf/Obenauf Scholarship Joshua Ickes
Alexis King
The Charles and Louisa Hirtzel Schimmelfeng Scholarship Nicholas Kobielus
The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund The Chase Laundry and Dry Cleaning Scholarship John T. Egbert, Jr. and June Smith Egbert Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship
The Paul H. Ralston Chemistry Award Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Jason Jewett
Rebecca Landis
Grace Jones
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Samantha Jones
Donna Kocher
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Evan Kosenina
Chase Lawler Connor Lewis
The Arthur E. Smith Scholarship Fund Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship
Madison Liggett
Andrea Meals
The Sebastian Mueller Honor Scholarship
Alan K. ’62 and Jane M. Heineman ’62 Endowed Scholarship The Louise Beil Maglisceau 1929 Endowed Scholarship
Sydney Linhart Meghan Liscio
The Mortensen Family Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Melina Liszka
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Mark Littke
Rev. Robert E. Wolff Scholarship The Virgil, Clara & Paul Fackler & Marian R. Moore Scholarship Fund The Walter & Gertrude Bradley Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Cameron Long
Huether-McClellend Foundation Endowment for Business The Catherine Evans Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Sarahy Lopez
Thiel Full Tuition Scholarship Chance McCoy Connor McInnis
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Zachary Melin Gena Miller Randall Miller Chad Morningstar
Robert W. Brown, Jr. Greenville/Thiel History Award The Dr. Roy H. JohnsonMemorial Award The Gilbert And Dorothy J. Taylor Scholarship Matthew Nale
The Marlowe W. Johnson Endowment for Choral Music The Patricia Murrin Endowed Scholarship Fund Christina Newman
The Marlowe W. Johnson Endowment for Choral Music Amya Oliver
The Patricia Turcic Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Kelly Oros
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Anna Paul
Thiel Full Tuition Scholarship Katlyn Phillips
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Seth Phillips
Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship Carlie Reynolds
Lillian Sitzer
Ross Swartz
Mya Winkle
Abigail Smagala
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Kaitlyn Stamp
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship Shania Stiers-Royal Bailey Stilts
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Seth Riley
William Stines
Madalyn Russell
Hannah Stoughton
The Class of 1963 Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Thiel Full Tuition Scholarship
Gavin Sankey
Bryce Stubert
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Jack M. & Marjorie H. Dershimer Scholarship Dr. Peter and Helen Brath Scholarship
Kaitlyn Schmidt
Taylor Susany
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Alan K. ’62 and Jane M. Heineman ’62 Endowed Scholarship The Sebastian Mueller Honor Scholarship The Slaney Family Scholarship Fund The Thelma Caruso ’39 and Frank Caruso Scholarship The William E. and Dorothy (Floyd) Babcock Scholarship
Abigail Sefton Fiona Shaffer
The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Elizabeth Tewell
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Maria Torres
Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship Owen Trumbull
The Charles and Louisa Hirtzel Schimmelfeng Scholarship The Jim Miller Scholarship Alexys Wagner Jessica Wagner
The Sebastian Mueller Honor Scholarship Jacob Walsh
Eberly Family Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Jason Walsh II
Norman G. Hasbrouck ’74 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Madeleine White
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Kaitlyn Wolffe
Robert Heissenbuttel Professor of English Endowed Award The Diane Thigpen Frederick ’81 Memorial Study Abroad Award Dietrich Honors Scholarship Casey Yacos
Joan Gorney ’50 Endowed Scholarship The Timothy Frank McElree Memorial Scholarship The Nelson P. Yeardley Mathematics Scholarship Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship Derrik Zappa
The Eleanor D. Eakin Scholarship Fund
Class of 2024
Andrew Born Lillianna Briscoe
Kaleb Achuff
The Timothy Frank McElree Memorial Scholarship Thiel Womens Club Scholarship The Lawrence Phillips Community Service Award Endowment
Steve Alcegaire
Carson Britton
Katherine Aaron
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
The Catherine Evans Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Tessa Allison
The Grant L. & Katherine (Smith) Snair, Jr. Scholarship Fund Marina Anderson
The Sebastian Mueller Honor Scholarship Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship Anthony Baileys
The George A. Summerhill, Jr. ’59 and Arlene R. Summerhill ’59 Endowed Scholarship
Bethany Brodock
The Linda Nordman Sigma Kappa Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship Patrick Broe Lucas Buchanan
The Arthur W. Herron Memorial Scholarship The William B. Frank Minority Scholarship in the Physical Sciences Melina Bufalini
The Catherine Evans Scholarship
Caroline Birdy
Marcel Caron II
Payton Blankenbeckley
Mary Cassano
The Rev. Herman J. Schmid Memorial Scholarship The William E. and Dorothy (Floyd) Babcock Scholarship
The Charles ’57 and Edna Semroc Scholarship The Emil A. Lucas Chemistry Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Roxanne Cianci
Emma Deitz
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Carlem Scholarship Endowment The Dr. William F. & Meta S. Zimmerman Scholarship Fund The Joan Gorney ’50 Endowed Scholarship Fund The Florence West Sigma Kappa Scholarship Class of 1950 Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Jenna Ciarrochi Taylor Clayborn
Sawvel Memorial Presidential Award The Dr. Earl R. ’47 and Joan Miller ’48 Mezoff Endowed Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Brianne Coatsworth
Emma Deraway
The Dr. Georgianne Stary Award
Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship
Erika Cook
Nicholas DiLullo
The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship The Edmund G. and Viola N. Price Family Scholarship Jared Curcio
The Mister Rogers Scholarship The Mr. and Mrs. J. Farrell Bash Scholarship The Patti McKee Bock Scholarship Fund Riley Davis
The Charles and Louisa Hirtzel Schimmelfeng Scholarship The Custer B. and Gladys B. Long Scholarship The Dr. Judith A. Crissman ’64 Endowed Scholarship Fund
Marlon Ellerbee
The Joseph C. Long Scholarship Endowment Knute E. Hamre Leadership Award Endowment Fund The Richard Luchette Memorial Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Dylan Evans
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Noah Fisher
Alan K. ’62 and Jane M. Heineman ’62 Endowed Scholarship Brandon Flock
Alayna Flynn
Ryan Harcourt
The Ella Busch Scholarship
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Bailey Fritz
Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship Lane Fry
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Gwynne Fuhrer
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Emma Galiardi
Travis Harvey Shamod Hatton
The Lend-A-Hand Scholarship Peyton Hearn Elizabeth Heberlig Marcus Hernandez
The Charles and Louisa Hirtzel Schimmelfeng Scholarship
Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Kylie Gardner
Abraham Hochstetler
Ellwood and Sara Hauser Scholarship Thelma Caruso ’39 and Frank Caruso Scholarship Kyle Gelvin
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Francis Gill
The Daugherty Family Scholarship Autumn Gourley Kathryn Guerrieri Isabelle Hammond
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Samantha Hoffman
The Kristin Marie Leonard and Lynn Anne Leonard Wesolek Endowed Scholarship Fund
Isabelle Iliev
Hunter Knapczyk
The Craig Shriver III Memorial Scholarship The George I. Baird and Donna M. Baird Pre-Veterinarian Award
The Leland E. Householder ’33 Scholarship Fund The Betty Harter Spence ’37 Endowed Scholarship Fund The Elizabeth McElhaney Scholarship Fund The George and Magdaline Skegas Scholarship for Mathematics The William E. and Dorothy (Floyd) Babcock Scholarship TWC Amelia Earhart Scholarship Fund The Dr. John C. Nichols Endowed Scholarship Fund for Mathematics or Actuarial Studies
Joan Gorney ’50 Endowed Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Emily Irons
Austin Krieger
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Nicholas Jacobs Nicholas Janidlo
Bryce Knauf Jeffrey Knox
The Charles and Louisa Hirtzel Schimmelfeng Scholarship Alexander Kovalyak
Mackenzie Kushma Jordan Lang Ellis Law
Jordan Jennings
Eugene Zeller Fund
Caleigh Hogan
Hannah Jones
Taiwo Lawal
Mackenzie House
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Austin Huebner
The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship
Alec Katon
The Catherine Evans Scholarship Ava Kidder
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Haller Enterprise Institute Scholarship
Jonah Lentz
E. Jackson Family Scholarship Rebecca Litz
The Irene Wintersteen Memorial Science Scholarship Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship
Marissa Locondro
The Daisy T. Morrison Endowed Scholarship The Dr. Chauncey G. & Mrs. Ruth H. Bly Scholarship Dr. Edwin Hodge, Jr. H’51 Endowed Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Paige Long
Seibert Memorial Scholarship The Ardis Almen Thiel Women’s Club Connor Lovic
The Margaret S. Olson Endowed Scholarship Dr. Edwin Hodge, Jr. H’51 Endowed Scholarship The Mister Rogers Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Kinsey Lowers
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund The Cook Family Scholarship The Kathryn E. Pearce Scholarship Fund The Thiel College Scheifele Scholarship Charles Luedtke
Alexander Martin
The David ‘71 and Deborah ’75 Mogle Endowed Scholarship The Gary J. Witosky ’79 Endowed Scholarship Bridget Mazzant
The Ruth Staudenmayer, R.N. Memorial Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Isabella McCann
Brianna Miller
Mark Permigiani
Bradley Molnar
Angelo Perrotta
Dietrich Honors Scholarship Chase Morrison
The Catherine Evans Scholarship McKenzie Morrison
The Charles and Louisa Hirtzel Schimmelfeng Scholarship
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund The Zion’s Reformed Church, U.C.C. of Greenville in Honor of Dr. Robert K. and Ruth C. Nace
The Maenpa Family Biotechnology Endowed Scholarship Fund at Thiel College
Hailey McClain
Nathan Musser
Rev. & Mrs. V.B. Christy Memorial Scholarship The Cigler Political Science Endowed Scholarship The Dr. Roy H. Johnson American Government Award The John S. Yocca Memorial Scholarship for Political Science The Templeton Scholarship at Thiel College
Brooke Mottley
Corbin Nale Alyssa Olshanski Emma Park
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Zakary Phillis Alexis Pistorius Jackson Pletcher
The Catherine Evans Scholarship Cora Post Taylor Ranegar
Ellwood and Sara Hauser Scholarship The Beverly Birkenmeier Thomas Memorial Scholarship The Dorothy E. Whitehill Endowment Fund Jason Rau
The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship Maxwell Ravenscroft
Juliana Peace
Matthew Redfoot
Bennett Medyn
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Catherine Evans Scholarship
The Sebastian Mueller Honor Scholarship The J. Fred Reinhardt Scholarship Fund
Farah Messai
Taylor Pearce
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Robert Heissenbuttel Professor of English Endowed Award
Samantha Reid John Robbins
Kayla Roddy
Michael Sittig
The Edward K. and Jane Holden Rogers Scholarship Fund
Julianna Slagle
Carolyn Ruffing
The Gayle D. Miller ’89 Endowed Scholarship Fund
Isaac Sasala
Julianne Sloan
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Emili Scavitto Alyssa Schreiber
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Ryan Selig
The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship Emmalee Sheeler
The Gayle D. Miller ’89 Endowed Scholarship Macy Stewart
The Emil A. Lucas Chemistry Scholarship The Maenpa Family Biotechnology Endowed Scholarship Fund at Thiel College The Charles ‘57 and Edna Semroc Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship The Jackson D. and Florence A. Magenau Endowed Scholarship The Sawhill 200 Scholarship
Caleb Shuler
Alissa Thames
Austin Siko
The Dr. David and Mrs. Mary Jo Andrews ’63 Scholarship The Dr. Morrison H. Beach Scholarship Dietrich Honors Scholarship
Zakaria Wilson
The Baughman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Jacob Traupman
George Tice
The William Randolph Hearst Scholarship Endowment Fund The Yvonne Kay VanAken Scholarship
Jonathan Woge Cade Wolfe
The Heather Ehrman Award Fund The Rev. Dr. Elmer A. and Dorothy Cooke Ortner
The Arthur E. Smith Scholarship Fund The Carrie & Grace Marshall Scholarship Fund
Sydney Varga
Steven Wright
The Eberly Family Scholarship Fund Kylie Vergnola Lucas Waaland
The Charles and Louisa Hirtzel Schimmelfeng Scholarship Allison Walsh
Taya Sykes
The Dr. Nelson P. Yeardley Mathematics Scholarship Fund The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship The Sergeant First Class Ryan Gloyer ’04 Memorial Scholarship
Mezekiah Tobias
The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship The Knute E. Hamre Leadership Award Endowment Fund
Rodney Washburn Jr. Kiersten White
The Ingeborg Tappert Calderwood ’24, Lelia Calderwood ’52 and Elsa Calderwood Schlentner ’62 Scholarship The Rev. Dr. Luther E. & Ruth (Potts) Fackler Scholarship Fund The Charles E. Rogers ’36 and Ruth G. Rogers Education Scholarship Fund Ashlyn Wightman
The Catherine Evans Scholarship
Mikala Wyss
The E. Frank and Dorothy V. Brosius Scholarship Ian Yahner
Huether-McClellend Foundation Endowment for Business The Dr. Herbert G. Gebert, Sr. and Dr. Herbert G. Gebert, Jr. ’49 Academic Scholarship The John Kuder Memorial Endowed Scholarship The John T. Egbert, Jr. and June Smith Egbert Scholarship Madison Yurich
The Dr. Sonya M. Wilt Endowed Scholarship Taylor Zuschlag
Lambda Sigma Lamda Sigma is a national sophomore honorary society that recognizes students who have shown scholarship and service to the College during their first year. The grade point requirement for participation is 3.5. A student-faculty board selects its members.
Toby Atwood Mila Brdar James Cromwell Young Jordan Fiorentini Josie Gadsby Blake Gibson Brooke Griffith Megan Harding
Mitchell Mason Madalyn Moore Aidan Ochs Makenna Oswalt Cole Sherwin Maddie Shirey Hayden Tucker Taryn Vergnola
Top Scholar Athletes
The female and male student-athletes with the highest overall GPA in the Class of 2024.
Women
Kylie Gardner, Golf Madi Yurich, Tennis
Men
Jared Curcio, Wrestling
Fraternity and Sorority Honors
The female and male Greek houses with the highest combined overall GPA for the 2023 academic year.
Kappa Sigma
Zeta Tau Alpha
Departmental Honor Societies Alpha Kappa Delta Brianne Coatsworth Kayla Roddy Kylie Vergnola
Alpha Mu Gamma Lilliana Briscoe Mark Littke Madi Yurich
Alpha Psi Omega Sylvia Patterson Brianne Coatsworth Kinsey Lowers George Tice Dylan Evans Christina Newman Bailey Stilts Tristan Mlynarek Jacob Reeher Gianna Sprecace Savanna Welch Charlee May LaShawn Williams Isabella Young Shalondra Santos Al Bach
Beta Beta Beta
Giana Arnese Anthony Baileys Elijah Flinchbaugh Lane Fry Alexa Kantner Alexander Kovalyak Mackenzie Kushma Rebecca Litz Marissa Locondro Amya Oliver Jason Rau Emily Reed Sydney Varga Jessica Wagner
Theta Alpha Kappa Mark Littke
Kappa Delta Pi
Taylor Clayborn Emma Deraway Kylie Gardner Kyle Gelvin Mackenzie Hause Isabelle Hammond Emily Irons Ava Kavulla Donna Kocher Melina Liszka
Kinsey Lowers Isabella McCann Andrea Meals Juliana Peace Taylor Pearce Mark Permigiani Alexis Pistorius Samantha Reid Kaitlyn Schmidt Emmalee Sheeler Caleb Shuler Taylor Susany Kiersten White Steven Wright
Kappa Mu Epsilon Katherine Aaron Connor Lovic Juliana Peace Steven Wright Emmalee Sheeler Bailey Stilts
Nu Rho Psi
Bethany Brodock Evan Cessna Jonah Lentz Sarah Orr Erdem Schroyer Madeleine White
Pi Nu Epsilon
Edward Ague Ali Baker Kaylee Bensink Bethany Brodock Alexis Brown Muncie Canon Brianne Coatsworth Alexis DeMarco Laci Dezern Megan Everett Novaleigh Firster Amelia Folkmire Samantha Gembe Jacara Green Elizabeth Heberlig Jason Jewett Alexa Kantner Emma Leehan Melina Liszka Charlee May Rhiannon Mayer Christina Newman Cora Post Logan Ross Abigail Smagala Rachael Smith Riley Smith Bailey Stilts Alissa Thames George Tice Sydney Varga Zackery Welker Madeleine White Cydney Wierzbowski Isabella Young
Pi Sigma Alpha Hailey McClain Kylie Vergnola
Phi Alpha Theta Gavin Sankey Chad Morningstar
Psi Chi
Brianne Coatsworth Erika Cook Paige Long Emma Deitz Sydney Varga Laci Dezern Marissa Locondro Sarah Orr
Sigma Tau Delta Roxanne Cianci Taylor Clayborn Emma Deitz Dylan Evans C. Grace Honeycutt Emily Irons Hailey McClain Bradley Molnar Taylor Pearce Mark Permigiani Samantha Reid Kaitlyn Schmidt Austin Siko Hannah Stoughton Allison Walsh Kaitlynn Wolffe
Chi Alpha Sigma
Katherine Aaron Anthony Baileys Lillianna Briscoe Lucas Buchanan Mary Cassano Taylor Clayborn Jared Curcio Kylie Gardner Francis Gill Yoshinori Hashimoto Hannah Jones Alec Katon Hunter Knapczyk Austin Krieger Hailey McClain Chase Morrison Brooke Mottley Sarah Orr Juliana Peace Katlyn Phillips Jackson Pletcher Kayla Roddy Caleb Shuler Michael Sittig Julianna Sloan Macy Stewart Ashlyn Wightman Cade Wolfe Madison Yurich
Dietrich Honors Institute Honors Program Participants
The Dietrich Honors Institute (DHI) exists to provide a superior foundation upon which a high-quality liberal arts education may be built. It does this partly through a specific set of core courses that are designated and designed especially for DHI students. Participants in the program have been invited on the basis of high school or college achievement and must maintain a high level of performance at Thiel.
Katherine Aaron Savannah Adams Steve Alcegaire Braelynn Anderson Giana Arnese Alexa Beck Grant Becker Laris Bielata Maximilian Bihler Ethan Bintrim Nola Blose Trinity Bowker Mila Brdar Bethany Brodock Victoria Broshears Alexis Brown Ashlei Brown Mackenzie Burke Mary Cassano Jacob Castona Jordan Castona Olivia Cedar Marley Chapman Roxanne Cianci Taylor Clayborn Kyleigh Coy
James Cromwell Young Tegan Daugherty Emma Deitz Laci Dezern Rex Dugan Priscilla Ehrensberger Giovanni Elinsky Marlon Ellerbee Heather Farr Alaina Fedder Dennis Fedele III Makayla Flock Gwynne Fuhrer Josie Gadsby Shelby Gebhardt Emmett Gill Jacara Green Brooke Griffith Karigan Hager Grace Hanzes Alaina Harpst Adryonna Herbst Natalie Hering Marcus Hernandez Abraham Hochstetler Cynthia Honeycutt
Joshua Ickes Emily Irons Daisy Jenness Alexa Kantner Anna Kavulla Ava Kavulla Ava Kidder Gabrielle Klepeis Evan Kosenina Alexander Kovalyak Olivia Krumpak Alyssa Lecorchick Emma Leehan Josie Lewis Mark Littke Marissa Locondro Zackery Loeser Cameron Long Sarahy Lopez Connor Lovic Jamie Maxwell Bridget Mazzant Hailey McClain Laci McCloe Kaleb McDowell Kendall McLaughlin
Andrea Meals Bradley Molnar Madalyn Moore Ethan Narby Sylvia Novak Amya Oliver Grace Olshanski Nicholas Ondo Makenna Oswalt Serrenah Peterson Katlyn Phillips Hannah Prokay Jason Rau Emily Reed Devin Rhoads Gregory Roae Sabrina Robison Alana Rudolf Madalyn Russell Brady Rzodkiewicz Gavin Sankey Kaitlyn Schmidt Colin Schroyer Kelsey Seddon Madalyn Semmler Fiona Shaffer Cole Sherwin Austin Siko Abigail Smagala Logan Smith Riley Smith Gianna Sprecace Kaitlyn Stamp Jensen Stehlik
Macy Stewart Bailey Stilts Hannah Stoughton Ethan Tabaka Martiale Tete Elizabeth Tewell Lilyan Thomas George Tice Madalyn Triskett Hayden Tucker Nathaniel Turner Kaya Vantassel Sydney Varga Kylie Vergnola Taryn Vergnola Bret Vilage Cassandra Vorisek Allison Walsh Jacob Walsh Jason Walsh II Brianna Whaley Madeleine White Cydney Wierzbowski Jordan Wilhoit Zakaria Wilson Mya Winkle Lily Wisecup Cade Wolfe Kaitlynn Wolffe Madison Yurich Faith Zagotti Isabella Zahner Emmalea Zummo
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