2023 Graduate Commencement Program
Founded in 1933, Monmouth is a private, mid-sized, comprehensive university with a broad commitment to the liberal arts. Monmouth University offers 33 bachelor’s, 24 master’s, and four doctoral degree programs.
Students benefit from a rigorous academic experience, small classes, and professors who meet the highest standards for scholarship and teaching. Our students participate in more than 120 active clubs and organizations, including 14 fraternities and sororities, six media organizations, and an NCAA Division I athletics program fielding 24 teams.
Monmouth’s beautiful 170-acre coastal campus, close to New York City and Philadelphia, includes a blend of historic landmarks and state-of-the-art facilities.
Board of Trustees
Jeana M. Piscatelli ’01 ’02M, Chair
John A. Brockriede Jr. ’07 ’10M, Vice Chair
Leslie N. Hitchner, Vice Chair
Christopher D. Maher, Treasurer
Tasha A. Youngblood Brown ’97 ’03M, Secretary
- Miles J. Austin III ’19
- Michael V. Benedetto, Esq. ’90
- Thomas D. Byer ’67
- John C. Conover III
- Karyn F. Cusanelli ’89 (Ex officio)
- Mary Vaden Eisenstadt
- Stephen E. Gerard ’89M
- Jeremy Grunin
- Raymond G. Klose ’77
- George Kolber
- Mari C. Kovach ’82 ’86M
- Patrick F. Leahy, Ed.D. (Ex officio)
- Nancy A. Leidersdorff ’97
- Dean Q. Lin, FACHE
- Alaina L. Love ’79
- Lisa McKean
- Thomas J. Michelli
- Valerie Montecalvo
- Tavit O. Najarian, Sc.D.
- Christopher W. Shaw
- Mark J. Skesavage ’11M
- Carol A. Stillwell
Life Trustees
- Marianne C. Hesse
- Harold L. Hodes ’65
- William B. Roberts
Trustees Emeriti
- Stanley S. Bey ’59
- Alan E. Davis, Esq.
- Judith Ann Eisenberg
- Alfred L. Ferguson, Esq. ’13HN
- Frederick J. Kaeli, Jr. ’61
- Henry D. Mercer, III ’87 ’17HN
- Stephen M. Parks ’68 ’07HN
- Charles T. Parton ’01HN
- Michael A. Plodwick ’82
- Thomas A. Porskievies ’82 ’86M
- Steven J. Pozycki ’73
- Alfred J. Schiavetti Jr. ’11HN
- Robert B. Sculthorpe ’63 ’15HN
Student Government Association 2023 Officers
Alexa Kopczynski, President
Michaela Foley, Vice President
Paige Mlynarczyk, Director of Budgets
Dustin Ho, Director of Student Affairs Committee
Monmouth University Graduate Commencement
May 10, 2023
Pamela Scott-Johnson, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Presiding
Processional
Pomp and Circumstance, Sir Edward Elgar
Provost’s Welcome
Greetings
Commencement Address
Linda Deutsch ’65
Conferral of Degrees in Course
President’s Remarks
Alma Mater
Recessional
Trumpet Voluntary, Henry Purcell
All commencement participants and guests are requested to remain in their seats until all of the ceremony participants process out.
Honorary Degree
Linda Deutsch ’65
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
Presented by President Patrick F. Leahy & Jeana M. Piscatelli ’01, ’02M
In a half century with the Associated Press, Linda Deutsch ’65 established herself as the nation’s leading expert in coverage of high-profile trials. From Charles Manson to Patty Hearst, O.J. Simpson to Michael Jackson and many others, she provided a journalistic history of the American justice system in the pressure cooker of celebrity trials.
She had a front row seat for politically sensitive trials, cases of gruesome murders, a kidnapped heiress turned bank robber, gang murders, drug lords, and mafia figures.
The magazine, “Current Biography,” summing up her career, said, “She has been ranked among the foremost American courtroom journalists of modern times…She is best known for her detailed, objective reporting on some of the most sensational, newsworthy, and influential trials of recent decades.”
Before she scaled the heights of her profession, Deutsch was a New Jersey girl who began writing in grade school, worked for her local newspaper in high school, and found her calling while a student at Monmouth College, now Monmouth University, in West Long Branch.
Her ties to Monmouth remained strong over the years. In 1996, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award and in 2019, the University celebrated the naming of the Linda Deutsch ’65 Student Journalism Center, space dedicated to Monmouth’s student-run newspaper, The Outlook.
Born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, she was raised in the seaside town of Bradley Beach, graduated from Asbury Park High School, and earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Monmouth in 1965. She was the editor of the prize- winning literary magazine, “Monmouth Letters” and features editor of The Outlook.
A journalism professor guided her to a summer job at the Perth Amboy Evening News, where she covered her first front-page story, the 1963 civil rights demonstration March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. After that, she has said, her career path was clear.
Upon graduation, she became a reporter and columnist for the Asbury Park Press, subsequently moving to California at the urging of her uncle, a newspaper editor. She worked briefly for the San Bernardino Sun, then joined the Associated Press in Los Angeles in 1967 as the only woman on the staff.
Before moving into courtrooms, Linda covered Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Ronald Reagan at their Western White Houses, and two assassination attempts on President Gerald Ford. In 1975, she was dispatched to Guam where she spent six weeks covering the evacuation of Vietnam after the fall of Saigon.
Over the decades, Linda became the eyes and ears of the public at countless trials including those of: Sirhan Sirhan, Manson, Hearst, Angela Davis, Daniel Ellsberg, John DeLorean, Exxon Valdez skipper Joseph Hazelwood, Simpson, Jackson, and Robert Blake.
She added an exclamation point to her career with her coverage of the Simpson criminal and civil trials, which brought her face into millions of homes in televised pool reports and interviews. She was a Pulitzer Prize nominee for her work on the case. Simpson later gave her numerous interviews saying he trusted her to be fair.
In retirement, she continues to appear in documentaries recounting the historic cases she covered.
In 2012, she was inducted into the Asbury Park High School Hall of Fame. She has received many awards, including the University of Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) national First Amendment Award, and SPJ honor as a “Fellow of the Society,” the highest honor awarded for contributions to the journalism profession.
She co-authored the book, “Verdict: The Chronicle of the O.J. Simpson Trial,” and contributed as an Associated Press reporter to: “Breaking News: How the Associated Press Has Covered War, Peace, and Everything Else.” She is at work on a memoir.
A lesser known fact about Linda is that at age 12 she founded one of the first Elvis Presley fan clubs and published a fan newspaper that gave her a taste of what it would be like to be a journalist sending news reports to a mass audience. Her dedication to Elvis never waned and has become a colorful part of her legend.
Distinguished Teacher Award 2023 Recipient
Kathryn Ann Lionetti, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
Kathryn Ann Lionetti, Ph.D., received her doctoral degree in Genetics from the Department of Microbiology at SUNY Stony Brook in July of 1990. She began teaching as a member of the Department of Biology at Monmouth University in August 1990, and was promoted to associate professor in 1996.
Lionetti has long been recognized for teaching effectiveness and course development. She was instrumental in developing the highly sought-after Molecular Cell Physiology concentration for Biology students. In 2006, she created a Molecular Cell laboratory to provide capstone experience in molecular and cellular techniques, and fill the gap as faculty-directed research opportunities were still emerging. She continues to teach and foster the development of the Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology, a first-year foundational course. Her commitment to helping students adjust to college, and the challenges of a demanding major, was recognized in 2010 with the First Year Seminar Trailblazer Award for developing Meet the Microbes, the pioneering first year seminar course for the University. She has been at the forefront of transitions in general education, developing a new natural science course option, Mighty Microbes, in 2018, and helping the department move to an Introductory to Biology Major Seminar. In line with her interests in education, Lionetti helped develop syllabi for the three required biology courses for the Interdisciplinary Studies for Elementary Educators (ISEE) major and regularly taught Introduction to Structure and Function of Living Systems. As a major part of her teaching commitment, Lionetti has taught and undertaken major revisions in teaching both general and applied microbiology for biology majors, as well as students interested in nursing and health. When the COVID pandemic forced remote learning, Lionetti remained closely connected to the American Society for Microbiology. She developed innovative ways to accomplish lab learning outcomes for students taking the General Microbiology lecture and lab course remotely. She published this work titled, “Teaching Microscopy Remotely: Two Engaging Options,” in the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education in 2022. Lionetti is a member of the American Society for Microbiology, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Association of Biology Teachers. Her current research interests center around the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
Along with teaching, advising is a true passion. Early in her career, Lionetti received the 1992-93 Life and Career Advising Center Award for her contributions and dedication to students. She has served as department advising coordinator since its inception in 1997, served on school and University wide advising committees and task forces, and has been a First Year Advisor. In 2018, Lionetti received the Jean Judge Transfer Champion Award in recognition of exemplary dedication to transfer student service and advocacy at Monmouth University. Her commitment to students’ well-being led to selection for the Board of Trustees Student Life Committee, now part of the Academic and Student Experience Committee, amid a wide range of other service commitments on behalf of students and faculty colleagues.
Lionetti resides in Ocean Township with her husband Jeffrey, is the proud mother of two sons, and grandmother of one grandson.
Message to the Graduating Class of 2023 from Kathryn Ann Lionetti, Ph.D.
Congratulations Class of 2023! It has been a pleasure to watch you grow and reach this milestone in your lives! In your college experience, you’ve faced challenges unique to this time in history. You overcame them to be here celebrating today. When obstacles cross your path again, remember that you have already proven that you have the skills and fortitude to push through them. Facing adversity has also taught you the importance of understanding, kindness,
and caring. Take these lessons to heart. Let your strength, passion, and power fuel you to fulfill your life in the way that best suits you and no one else. With pride and excitement, I, and your Monmouth University community, look forward to celebrating your future accomplishments!
Graduate Candidates
Honors for highest-ranking degree recipients by department are included in the program insert and published online at monmouth.edu/commencement.
Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies
Doctoral Degrees
- Jessica Mari Lizada Bue, DNP, Nursing
- Sweety John, DNP, Nursing
- Christine Elizabeth Lawrence, DNP, Nursing
Master’s Degrees
- Carly A. Almeyda, MSN, Nursing
- Aisha J. Assaf, MS, Physician Assistant
- Adrianna C. Baccaro, MS, Physician Assistant
- Staci Alonia Barilari, MSN, Nursing
- Harpreet K. Bolla, MSN, Nursing
- Kelly Elizabeth Byrne, MS, Physician Assistant
- Nilda Chapema, MSN, Nursing
- Anthony Ciarricco, MS, Physician Assistant
- Danielle Marie Compitello, MS, Physician Assistant
- Jessica Anne Cueva-Scarpelli, MS, Physician Assistant
- Joseph P. Cyriac, MS, Physician Assistant
- Elizabeth Mary Davis, MSN, Nursing
- Nicole Rose Depadova, MS, Physician Assistant
- William John Doyle, MSN, Nursing
- Tamara English, MSN, Nursing
- Samantha Noelle Fanok, MS, Physician Assistant
- Ashley L. Ferraro, MSN, Nursing
- Megan Ann Foley, MS, Physician Assistant
- Miriam B. Gewirtzman, MS, Physician Assistant
- Courtney Marie Haid, MS, Physician Assistant
- Kristine C. Hart, MSN, Nursing
- Justin Matthew Heim, MSN, Nursing
- Kelly Mallon Hopkins, MSN, Nursing
- Jesse William Howard, MS, Physician Assistant
- Lana Ignatov, MSN, Nursing
- Mackenzie Jones, MS, Physician Assistant
- Harpreet Kaur Mann, MSN, Nursing
- Caitlyn Grace Kay, MSN, Nursing
- Anam Khan, MSN, Nursing
- Marissa Laudati, MS, Physician Assistant
- Alexa Rileigh LaVere, MS, Physician Assistant
- Lauren Anne Lehman, MSN, Nursing
- Bomina Lim, MSN, Nursing
- Nataliya Lizanets, MSN, Nursing
- Rachel Kathleen Magee, MS, Physician Assistant
- Amy Mangin, MSN, Nursing
- Amanda Elizabeth Marsicano, MS, Physician Assistant
- Christy Lynn McCoy, MSN, Nursing
- Lynda D. Megill, MSN, Nursing
- Leonard Ollennu, MSN, Nursing
- Shina Patel, MSN, Nursing
- Ryan Michael Patterson, MS, Physician Assistant
- Maritza Pellegrini, MSN, Nursing
- Brittany Pontebbi, MSN, Nursing
- Philip Ragusa, MS, Physician Assistant
- Alexis Rigo, MSN, Nursing
- Cindy Catherine Rullo, MS, Physician Assistant
- Katlyn S. Rymarzow, MS, Physician Assistant
- Karli Rymer, MS, Physician Assistant
- Krista Kelly Schneider, MS, Physician Assistant
- Sarah Joyce Sexton, MSN, Nursing
- Rebecca Claire Stanziale, MS, Physician Assistant
- Elizabeth Sarah Terrizzi, MSN, Nursing
- Lauren Ann Thomson, MSN, Nursing
- Kristy Wasserman, MSN, Nursing
- Brianna Christine Wesley, MSN, Nursing
- Justin Charles Wigley, MS, Physician Assistant
- Joanne Mary Wilson Russell, MSN, Nursing
- Elliott A. Yodh, MS, Physician Assistant
- Amanda C. Zipf, MSN, Nursing
School of Education
Doctoral Degrees
- Alexis Rose Gervasini, EdD, Education
- Laura Marie Karns, EdD, Education
- Patrick Rinella, EdD, Education
- Beatrice M. Rogers, EdD, Education
- Jennifer Marie Tevlin, EdD, Education
Master’s Degrees
- Julia Abbate, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Ashton Pierce Ainsworth, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Lina M. Alokka, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Nino Azrumelashvili, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Nancy Ann Balandran, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Christina Anna Barlik, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Christine Marie Beaudoin, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Dalia N. Bendixen, MAT, Education – Elementary K-6
- Caroline Marie Bradley, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Grace Mary Breslin, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Brian James Bruno, MAT, Education – Elementary K-6
- Varduhi Brutyan, MAT, Education – Elementary K-6
- Darci Carnevale, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Sabrina Theresa Carulli, MSEd, Education – Literacy
- Isabella Castellano, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Erika L. Christian, MEd, Education
- Tara Elizabeth Clancy, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Monique R. Coker, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Noelle Honey Conforti, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Sarah Cornine, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Diana Corticeiro, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Amanda Nicole Crocco, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Laura A. Cugini, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Amanda E. Cunningham, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Alexa Ann Curcio, MAT, Education – Secondary
- Lizel D. Dalangin, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Sydney Lauren Daniel, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Shelby Alexis Davis, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- McKenzie Erin Delahanty, MAT, Education – Elementary K-6
- Samantha Taylor DeSantis, MAT, Education
- James Bernard Fritz, MAT, Education – Secondary
- Elizabeth B. Gensemer, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Emily Grace Geoghegan, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Trevor Matthew Gibson, MSEd, Education – Principal
- Sandra Vanessa Gonzalez, MEd, Education
- Tyneequa K. Gonzalez, MEd, Education
- Alexa Grabowski, MSEd, Education – Literacy
- Marissa Nicole Grande, MSEd, Education – Literacy
- Alexandra N. Grimaldi, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Michelle Elise Hallman, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Ashley Lauren Henrich, MEd, Education
- Katelyn Pauline Ilvento, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Leora Carly Keats, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Kristen N. Klein, MSEd, Education – Literacy
- Jaclyn Michelle Lang, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Victoria Leigh Leontaris, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Emma Lieberman, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Candace Leigh Lockhart, MSEd, Education – Principal
- Allison Michelle Lorberg, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Whitney L. Lott, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Muriel Maloney, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Emily A. Malool, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Vindra Lollita Marsoubian, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Rachel Masci, MSEd, Education – Literacy
- Emily A. Maul, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Jillian B. Mazzone, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Nicole A. Mazzuki, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Shannon Theresa McBride, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Kelsey A. McCartin, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Haley Ann Melita, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Hannah Marie Milano, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Kathy-Ann Margaret Mitchell, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Kelly Elizabeth Morris, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Johanna Daniela Mozo, MSEd, Education – Principal
- Sarah E. Neves, MAT, Education – Secondary
- Claire A. O’Connor, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Jacqueline Grace O’Rourke, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Maria Catherine Ottaviano, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Michelle Lucia Patel, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Gia M. Piccolomini, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Jessica C. Pinelli, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Erica Jane Prill, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Mary Frances Angela Prugno, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Jamie Christine Quinzi, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Timothy Robert Rehm, MSEd, Education – Principal
- Brionna Ashley Rivera, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Alanna Jean Saponaro, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Erin Rachel Scanlon, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Monica Ashley Servidio, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Morgan K. Sherman, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Sabrina Christine Solomen, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Elizabeth Spernal, MAT, Education – Secondary
- Kelcie Lynn Spreng, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Heather Maria Stewart, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Faith E. Swain, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Megan Tammaro, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Ally Tarantino, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Mary Alyce Turner, MEd, Education
- Alecsa Frances Unrath, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Kelly Marie Valente, MEd, Education
- Alec Lawrence VanVelthoven, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Ella Vardi Zamir, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Debbie L. Velez, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Erika Krystal Vellucci, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Tara Coyle Viscito, MAT, Education
- Robert Alexander Viscomi, MSEd, Education – Special Education
- Jennifer Claire Vitale, MAT, Education – Secondary
- Dylan Anthony Warren, MAT, Education – Secondary
- Stephanie Marie Weinstock, MSEd, Educational Counseling
- Tierney Marie Weiser, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Megan Kristina Williams, MSEd, Speech-Language Pathology
- Renee C. Williams, MSEd, Education – Special Education
School of Social Work
Master’s Degrees
- Christine Allaire, MSW, Social Work
- Tatiana Brito Alves Adamczyk, MSW, Social Work
- Lilianne Christine Amaral, MSW, Social Work
- Keystin Boe Arnone, MSW, Social Work
- Rosemary Asencio, MSW, Social Work
- Lisa Bond, MSW, Social Work
- Katie Lugina Bonolo, MSW, Social Work
- Gregory Alexander Buonocore, MSW, Social Work
- Naromie Charles, MSW, Social Work
- Isabel Aracely Claros, MSW, Social Work
- Kerianne Joan Clayton, MSW, Social Work
- William R. Connors, MSW, Social Work
- Bryan Walter Conway, MSW, Social Work
- Ashley Marie Del Bene, MSW, Social Work
- Angel Raul Delcid, MSW, Social Work
- Rebecca Anne DeSousa, MSW, Social Work
- Jessica L. DeVita, MSW, Social Work
- Danielle R. Donatelli, MSW, Social Work
- Melandie Eliscat, MSW, Social Work
- Julia Farnung, MSW, Social Work
- Tara Nicole Ferejohn, MSW, Social Work
- Jacqueline C. Flynn, MSW, Social Work
- Chelsea Marie Franchette, MSW, Social Work
- Jennifer F. Gardiner, MSW, Social Work
- Morgan Lynn Gonzalez, MSW, Social Work
- Muge Ulku Gore, MSW, Social Work
- Brooke M. Gorski, MSW, Social Work
- Abigail Ann Gulyas, MSW, Social Work
- Bryanna L. Harvie, MSW, Social Work
- Jacklyn Renee Henry, MSW, Social Work
- Jessica Iovine, MSW, Social Work
- Julia Kristine Kaffl, MSW, Social Work
- Kerry Herbert Krachman, MSW, Social Work
- Giulia C. Licitra, MSW, Social Work
- Tessa Nicole Listo, MSW, Social Work
- Allison Keeley Madden, MSW, Social Work
- Cheyenne T. Maldonado, MSW, Social Work
- Heather Kristen Martin, MSW, Social Work
- Amanda Peyton McDonald, MSW, Social Work
- Allison Christine McGowan, MSW, Social Work
- Gabriella E. Meola, MSW, Social Work
- Olivia H. Monahan, MSW, Social Work
- Joralis Nivar, MSW, Social Work
- Shala Oates, MSW, Social Work
- Heather L. Passarelli, MSW, Social Work
- Adam Joseph Preston, MSW, Social Work
- Julianna Rankel, MSW, Social Work
- Alexander Mark Reszutek, MSW, Social Work
- Alex G. Rodriguez, MSW, Social Work
- Gerard Clements Joseph Rokosz, MSW, Social Work
- Kathryn Ann Schauer, MSW, Social Work
- Molly Page Sheil, MSW, Social Work
- Bradley Shumer, MSW, Social Work
- Emily Nicole Socha, MSW, Social Work
- Julia Anne Tracy, MSW, Social Work
- Kamaria C. Vaughn, MSW, Social Work
- Jillisa Yvette Whitfield, MSW, Social Work
- Kelsey T. Wills, MSW, Social Work
- Georgia Wonski, MSW, Social Work
Leon Hess Business School
Master’s Degrees
- Shane Ryan Ainscoe, MBA, Business Administration
- Joseph James Aldarelli, MBA, Business Administration
- Jake Daniel Almeida, MBA, Business Administration
- Karla Melissa Avila, MBA, Business Administration
- Dylan Barkhuizen, MBA, Business Administration
- Daniel Christopher Bentivegna, MBA, Business Administration
- John P. Binko, MBA, Business Administration
- Jacqueline E. Bollwage, MBA, Business Administration
- Richard John Casazza, MBA, Business Administration
- Russel J. Cassarino, MBA, Business Administration
- Amaar Clemente, MBA, Business Administration
- Kevin Anthony Del Giorno, MBA, Business Administration
- Joseph Vincent DeMarco, MBA, Business Administration
- Catherine Ann Ferullo, MBA, Business Administration
- Emily Ann Galoppo, MBA, Business Administration
- Sydney A. Garrity, MBA, Business Administration
- Alexis Ann Gerbasio, MBA, Business Administration
- Erin M. Gilsenan, MBA, Business Administration
- Ian P. Gray, MBA, Business Administration
- Breanna Marie Harkin, MBA, Business Administration
- Gavin Patrick Hegglin, MBA, Business Administration
- Cassidy Anna Hubmaster, MBA, Business Administration
- Patrick Jurczuk, MBA, Business Administration
- John Patrick Kelly, MBA, Business Administration
- Kyra Suzanne Kuchenbrod, MBA, Business Administration
- Nadia Priya Lobo, MBA, Business Administration
- Jennifer Michelle Losavio, MBA, Business Administration
- Nancy Margaret McGrath, MBA, Business Administration
- Camryn Maureen McHugh, MBA, Business Administration
- Nicholas Miliano, MBA, Business Administration
- Mason C. Miller, MBA, Business Administration
- Ryan Mohabeer, MBA, Business Administration
- Ashley M. Navarro, MBA, Business Administration
- Marilyn A. O’Brien, MBA, Business Administration
- Nima Raimi, MBA, Business Administration
- Kurt Michael Reinhardt, MBA, Business Administration
- Brandon C. Rosenblum, MBA, Business Administration
- Simrat Kaur Sandhu, MBA, Business Administration
- Dorothy Anastacia Scarabaggio, MBA, Business Administration
- John Campbell Skorupski, MBA, Business Administration
- Callan Connor Smith, MBA, Business Administration
- Lorenzo Rosario Spinelli, MBA, Business Administration
- Morgan L. Stoll, MBA, Business Administration
- Brody Anderson Strickland, MBA, Business Administration
- Dana Elise Terman, MBA, Business Administration
- Kostandinos Michael Tsoukalis, MBA, Business Administration
- Taylor Mara Visco, MBA, Business Administration
- Thomas Joseph Waring, MBA, Business Administration
- Conor Harrington Watson, MBA, Business Administration
- Tyler Anthony Wilson, MBA, Business Administration
- Owen Daniel Wright, MBA, Business Administration
Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Master’s Degrees
- Lindsey Marie Adams, MA, Anthropology
- Frederick Otto Altenburg, MA, Anthropology
- Melissa M. Badamo, MFA, Creative Writing
- Kazi Hasan Iqbal Bappa, MA, Communication
- Kenneth Barrow, MA, Criminal Justice
- Lauren Nicole Bennett, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Alyson Nicole Bernacchi, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Emily Grace Blaser, MA, Communication
- Nicole E. Bowers, MA, Anthropology
- Abigail E. Brooks, MA, Communication
- Erin S. Brophy, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Anthony Nicholas Clark, MFA, Creative Writing
- Barbara Coleman, MFA, Creative Writing
- Onnie A. Coles, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Nicole Collins, MA, English
- Joseph Vincent Contino, MA, Criminal Justice
- Leah Jane Coppola, MA, English
- Louis DiLaurenzio, Jr., MA, Criminal Justice
- Laura Ann DiMartino, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Ashlyn N. Doherty, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Dorothy Teevan Doyle, MA, English
- Shane Ross Dvorak, MA, Anthropology
- Gabrielle Enerson, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Kevin Montgomery Flook, MA, English
- Katelyn E. Gearity, MA, Communication
- Michael William Giglio, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Nafeesah Ali Goldsmith, MA, Criminal Justice
- Owen Angus Harper, MA, Criminal Justice
- Thomas George Hintelmann, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Matthew Thomas Kraemer, MA, Anthropology
- Stephanie Rachel Lam, MFA, Creative Writing
- Christian D. Lombino, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Damian Luboch, MFA, Creative Writing
- Alexa Ava Madoff, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Ronnie Meador, MA, Anthropology
- Sharon Eilzabeth Miggins, MA, History
- Reagan Elizabeth Miller, MA, Anthropology
- A’Liah C. Moore, MA, Communication
- Jack Thomas Morris, MA, Criminal Justice
- Jonathan Munroe, MA, Criminal Justice
- Corey James Nebbia, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Malia Lynn Padalino, MFA, Creative Writing
- Emma Jean Palacio, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Giovanni Antonio Palumbo, MA, History
- Stephanie Pogoda, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Jenna Catherine Puglisi, MFA, Creative Writing
- Jennifer Ann Rivera, MA, English
- Melissa Lynn Rivera, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Marci Sharon Rubin, MA, English
- Cheryl Schlagenhaft, MA, Anthropology
- Victoria Mary Sharp, MA, Anthropology
- Nicholas James Shoemaker, MA, Criminal Justice
- Skylar Marie Smith, MA, Communication
- Samantha Michelle Staiti, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Danielle Frances Steff, MA, Criminal Justice
- Moira Jeanne Sullivan, MA, Anthropology
- Vincent Michael Tancredi, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Natalie Marie Tavares, MA, Addiction Studies
- Jackie Nicole Tumipamba, MA, Criminal Justice
- Sarah Viveca Van Clef, MFA, Creative Writing
- Katerina Alexandra Yoder, MA, Communication
- Kelly Anne Young, MA, Communication
- Jason Charles Zagaro, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Jesse Daniel Zucker, MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
School of Science
Master’s Degrees
- Fatimah Mohammed A Alsaad, MS, Software Engineering
- Zachary Tyler Andrews, MS, Computer Science
- Rayan Baathim, MS, Information Systems
- Isabella Josephine Chiaravalloti, MS, Computer Science
- John Richard Gola, MS, Computer Science
- Neeraja Koduru, MS, Data Science
- Trent Richard Massam, MS, Software Engineering
- Jason Garth McCann, MS, Computer Science
- Regan James Waters, MS, Information Systems
- Dileep Kumar Yadana, MS, Software Engineering
- Nicholas William Ziolkowski, MS, Data Science
Academic Regalia
The history of academic dress reaches far back into the earliest days of the oldest universities. A statute of 1321 required that all “Doctors, Licentiates, and Bachelors” of the University of Coimbra wear gowns. In England, in the second half of the 14th century, the statutes of certain colleges prescribed the wearing of a long gown. In the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe, the wearing of a robe often signified a degree candidate’s political or religious affiliation; in the northern universities and those of the British Isles, the robes signified that tuition and boarding fees of the wearer had been paid and also entitled them to special immunities in civil law, as well as providing them warmth at lectures and chapel.
When American colleges and universities desired to adopt some suitable system of academic apparel, a conference held at Columbia University in 1895, made up of representatives from various institutions, drew up a “By-Law, Regulation, or Statute” for the establishment of a suitable code of academic dress for colleges and universities in the United States. This code, with modifications made in 1959 by the Committee on Academic Costumes and Ceremonies of the American Council on Education, is still in force; the costumes and colors, trimmings, and patterns you will see are traditional, and interpret both the degree and field of learning. The bachelor’s gown, designed to be worn closed, has pointed sleeves; the master’s gown, which may be worn open or closed, has an oblong sleeve open at the wrist that hangs down in the traditional manner. The rear part of its oblong shape is square cut, and the front part has the arc cut away. The doctoral gown has bell-shaped sleeves. It may be worn open or closed.
Black is the recommended color for all academic gowns. Bachelor’s and master’s gowns are untrimmed. Doctoral gowns are faced with black velvet, with three bars across the sleeves; the color of the velvet may also be that which is distinctive to the degree, agreeing with that of the edging of the hood. In the 1960s, many American land-grant universities adopted the British and the Scottish tradition of using the official school color(s) for the robes of their doctoral recipients—for instance, Yale: sky blue; Harvard: crimson; University of Pennsylvania: scarlet and blue; Columbia: slate gray; Rutgers: scarlet and black.
The colors you will see in the hoods of our faculty represent the various fields in which the degrees were taken:
- Apricot – Nursing
- Brown – Fine Arts
- Citron – Social Work
- Crimson – Journalism
- Dark Blue – Philosophy
- Golden Yellow – Science
- Green – Medicine
- Lemon-Yellow – Library Science
- Light Blue – Education
- Orange – Engineering
- Pink – Music
- Purple – Law
- Sage Green – Physical Education
- Salmon Pink – Public Health
- Scarlet – Theology
- Yellow-Brown: Commerce, Business, Accounting
- White – Arts, Letters, Humanities
The hoods, differing in length for the three degrees—bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral—are lined with the official colors of the university or college conferring the degree, usually with one color forming a chevron pattern over the other. Hoods are edged and bound with velvet or the color appropriate for the degree. You will see in our procession many hoods edged with dark blue, representing doctor of philosophy.
Mortarboards are the approved headgear. The tassel, worn on the left side of the cap, may be gold if the holder has a doctoral degree.
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