2022 Honors Convocation & Honor Societies Induction Ceremony
VILLA MARIA COLLEGE
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | Auditorium
PROGRAM Processional
Walter Kemp III, Music Faculty Member
Invocation
Dr. Donald Monnin, Vice President for Mission
Welcome
Dr. Matthew Giordano, President
Faculty Marshall
Anthony Casuccio, Chair of Music, Associate Professor of Music
Franciscan Intellectual Tradition
Todd Baker, Chair of Natural Sciences and Professional Studies, Professor of Natural Science and Mathematics
Recognition and Presentation of Full Time Faculty Awards Dr. Ryan Hartnett, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award To Be Announced
Faculty Achievement To Be Announced
Recognition of Part Time Faculty Achievements Department Chairs
Presentation of Student Awards Program Faculty
Honor Society Inductions
Dr. Donald Monnin, Vice President for Mission Judy Piskun, Director of Internships, Associate Professor of Education 3
Recognition and Presentation of Part Time Faculty Awards DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS Joseph Giardina, Animation
FINE ARTS & DESIGN Dr. Gregory Childs, Fashion Design and Merchandising
HEALTH SCIENCES Jessica Wiatrowski, Physical Therapist Assistant
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES Smitty Abel-Smith, English
MUSIC Linda Appleby, Music
NATURAL SCIENCES & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Cathleen Rodgers, Biology
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Recognition and Presentation of Student Awards DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS Outstanding Student in Animation Rachel Faisone, ‘22
Outstanding Student in Digital Filmmaking Alberto Pardo, ‘22
Outstanding Student in Game Design Bryon Pagan-Hernandez, ‘24
FINE ARTS & DESIGN Outstanding Student in Fashion Design and Merchandising Carise Taylor, ‘22
Outstanding Student in Fine Arts Maria Falanga, ‘22
Outstanding Student in Graphic Design Karion Carter, ‘22
Outstanding Student in Interior Design Alexis Carrington, ‘22
Outstanding Student in Photography Alexis Sevrey, ‘23 5
Recognition and Presentation of Student Awards HEALTH SCIENCES Outstanding Student in Occupational Therapy Assistant Tiffany Lake, ‘22
Outstanding Student in Physical Therapist Assistant Courtney Caputo, ‘22
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES Outstanding Student in Digital Media and Communication Brittney Beamish, ‘22
Outstanding Student in Psychology DennisJanee Brown, ‘22
MUSIC Outstanding Student in Music Industry Dane Weisbeck, ‘22
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Recognition and Presentation of Student Awards NATURAL SCIENCES & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Outstanding Student in Business Krysta Edwards, ‘22
Outstanding Student in Computer Software Development Joseph Meaney, ‘23
Benediction Dr. Donald Monnin, Vice President for Mission
Recessional Walter Kemp III, Music Faculty Member
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PHI THETA KAPPA
Honor Society Induction Ceremony PHI THETA KAPPA ΦΘΚ or sometimes PTK, is the international honor society of two-year colleges and academic programs. The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa shall be to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa shall provide opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.
SPRING 2022 INDUCTEES Courtney Caputo, ‘22 Alyssa Rafalko, ‘22
CURRENT MEMBERS Allison Church, ‘23 PTA Rachael Goetz, ‘22 PTA Alisa Hartman, ‘22 PTA Prodda Murphy, ‘19, BS Business ‘22 Lakeshia Santos, ‘20, BS Business ‘22 Katie Zak, AS ‘20, BS Integrated Arts ‘25
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DELTA EPSILON SIGMA
Honor Society Induction Ceremony DELTA EPSILON SIGMA ΔΕΣ is a national scholastic honor society that was established in 1939 for students of Catholic universities and colleges in the United States. The society was founded at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa in 1939 by Father Fitzgerald. To be eligible, undergraduate students must have completed at least fifty percent of the credit requirements for their baccalaureate degree and rank no lower than the highest twenty percent of their class in scholarship. Villa Maria College’s chapter is Epsilon Eta.
SPRING 2022 INDUCTEES Alexis I. Carrington, ‘22
Alyssa M. LaMartina, ‘23
Jamika C. Ervin, ‘23
Alexis M. Sevrey, ‘23
Maria F. Falanga, ‘22
Kelsey R. Sikora, ‘23
CURRENT MEMBERS Sierra Annunziata, ‘22
Emmalee Lowe, ‘22
Krysta Edwards, ‘22
Richard Rugg, ‘22
Mary Lonigan, ‘22
Nicholas Tabak, ‘22
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