COMMENCEMENT
Class of 2021 exercises also recognize first cohort of graduate students
Legacies
Families celebrate their Thiel College connections
President Susan Traverso, Ph.D., stepped to the lectern and on a day already rich with tradition, took a moment to acknowledge the historymaking nature of the Class of 2021. “For the first time in the history of the College, my remarks are directed to both undergraduate and graduate students,” she said. Students in the Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology officially graduate later this summer, but took part in the May 9 event. Former member of the Board of Trustees Frank Maenpa, Ph.D. ’69, H’21 was awarded an honorary degree. He played a role in the massive scientific achievement of the Human Genome Project and created and supports The Maenpa Family Biotechnology Endowed Scholarship Fund. The William A. Passavant Distinguished Service Award was given to Bretton and Stacey Walberg. Landon Westover ’21, a history major with a secondary education certification, was the senior orator.
Daniel Witosky ’20 and his uncle Gary Witosky ’79, the David Miller ’61, H’20 Endowed Chair of Accounting and Professor of Business Administration and Accounting. Several family members attended the Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2020 where John Hauser ’71, H’20 (bottom right) was awarded an honorary doctorate. Pictured (from bottom left then clockwise) Nancy Gibson Hauser ‘71, Patricia Daugherty Hauser ‘63, William Hauser ‘63, Virginia Hauser Trygstad ‘73, Robert Hauser ‘65, David Hauser ‘77 and Cynthia Hood Allshouse ‘90.
Macy Siefert ’21 (center) and her parents George Siefert ’90 and Vicki (Dittman) Siefert ‘90.
More online Go to www.thiel.edu to find Commencement Exercises video links.
Sisters Liz Carlson ’17 and Sarah Carlson ’21. ... SPRING/SUMMER 2021 ...
David Stryffeler ’09, G’21 and his wife, Elizabeth (Sitko) Stryffeler ’10. 11
