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CommenCement Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

the aCademiC ProCessional and Ceremonial Customs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Processional, Academic Attire, and Symbols

university Board of trustees, offiCers, and deans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

university marshals and orators and interPreters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

university faCulty rePresentatives and interPreters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

honorary degree reCiPient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

graduation with honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Graduation With Distinction, Excellence Scholars, Presidential Scholars,

University Scholars and Distinguished Students

Candidates for doCtoral degrees College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 College of Health Sciences and Human Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 College of Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 College of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Candidates for master’s degrees College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 College of Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 College of Creative and Professional Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 College of Health Sciences and Human Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 College of Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 College of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Candidates for BaCCalaureate degrees College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 College of Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 College of Creative and Professional Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 College of Health Sciences and Human Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 College of Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 College of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Summit College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Candidates for assoCiate degrees Wayne College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Summit College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

reCognition of the reserve offiCer training CorPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

The AlmA mATer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

The Akron Blue And Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

the university of akron: a Proud tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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CAugust 14 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Luis M . Proenza, President of The University of Akron, Presiding

Prelude musiC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fantasy in Six Parts by William ByrdHigh Lights from Carousel by Richard Rogersarranged by Paul Yoder The University of Akron Brass Choir

Tucker Jolly, Conductor

fanfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ceremonial Piece by William MacDavis The University of Akron Brass Choir

ProCessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (The audience will remain seated.) Grand March by Giacomo Meyerbeer Pomp and Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke The University of Akron Brass Choir

The nATionAl AnThem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (The audience is invited to stand and sing.) Led by Jaron M . LeGrair Undergraduate, College of Creative and Professional Arts The University of Akron Brass Choir

welCome and introduCtion . . . . . . . . . . Luis M . Proenza President, The University of Akron

greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member Board of Trustees

musiC.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Washington Grays by Claudio Grafulla The University of Akron Brass Choir

address to the Candidates . . . . . . . . Luis M . Proenza President, The University of Akron

AmericA The BeAuTiful. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (The audience will remain seated.) Jaron M . LeGrair The University of Akron Brass Choir

In the morning ceremony, there will be a presentation of degree candidates for the College of Education, College of Business Administration, College of Creative and Professional Arts, College of Health Sciences and Human Services, and Wayne College .

In the afternoon ceremony, there will be a presentation of degree candidates for the Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Nursing, College of Polymer Science & Polymer Engineering, and Summit College .

summer 2010 CommenCemenT Program

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the Presentation of degree Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The presentation of candidates for Doctoral Degrees The presentation of candidates for Master’s Degrees The presentation of candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees The presentation of candidates for Associate Degrees Prelude by Sylvius Leopold Weiss

Allemande Courante Sarabande Bourree Minuet I Minuet II Gigue

Leyenda by Issac Albéniz Cavatina by Stanley Myers Classical Gas by Mason Williams Recuerdos de Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega Julia Florida by Agustin Barrios Adam Sarata – Guitar

The AlmA mATer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(The audience is invited to stand and sing. See 4.) Led by Jason M . LeGrair The University of Akron Brass Choir

welCome of the alumni assoCiation to the Class of 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morning Mary Beth Kase (’79) National Alumni Board

Afternoon James Weber (’85) National Alumni Board

student resPonse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morning Emmit J . Green

Afternoon Jane K . Walter

The Akron Blue And Gold . . . . . . . . . . . The University of Akron Brass Choir

announCements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luis M . Proenza

Postlude and reCessional . . . . . . . . . . (The audience will be seated.) Suite by Tylman Susato The University of Akron Brass Choir

*Presentation of candidates are in the order of college founding date .

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aCademiC ProCessional & Ceremonial CusToms

The pagean try of commencement is rooted in traditions that are centuries old . The following information is designed to assist you in understanding the significance of these ceremonial rites .

ProcessionalThe academic processional is an official prelude to the commencement ceremony . The University marshal leads the procession, bearing the University Mace, which represents the authority of both the University and of the state . Follow ing the University marshal are the members of the platform party including trustees, recipient(s) of honorary degrees, and the president of the University, who wears a medallion with inscriptions representing the history of the state and the University . Next come the members of the faculty followed by the degree candidates .

The marching order of candidates customarily reflects the historical order in which the various colleges or schools of the University were established . Led by marshals, the candidates for degrees march in with their respective colleges .

Academic AttireThe academic regalia worn at commencement is of medieval origin . The scholars of Bologna, Paris, Oxford, Cambridge, and Heidelberg dressed in a manner to distinguish themselves from the merchants and other townsmen . When the univer sities first came into being in the 11th century, “learned clerks” robed themselves in gowns, caps, and hoods, thus signifying the distinction between “town” and “gown .” As additional universities came into being, their faculties adopted distinctive forms of the gown and hood for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees .

These customs are reflected in today’s academic attire . In Europe, a professor generally wears the

type of garment customary in the university where he or she is lecturing . In the United States, however, professors wear the gown and hood of the university where they earned their highest degree . All commencement ceremony participants at The University of Akron are attired in the appropriate academic apparel . University marshals are distinguished by their blue and gold robes and Elizabethan caps .

Caps and TasselsThe cap, also called the mortarboard, may have been derived from the squarish cap worn by the masons of the Middle Ages, or perhaps was suggested by the shape of the books which occupied so much of the scholar’s time . In the United States, the cap is usually flat and square in shape . In Europe, one sometimes sees caps of other varieties . Attached to a button atop the mortarboard is a tassel; associate’s are often silver in color; bachelor’s and master’s are black or of a color appropriate to the college from which the candidate is being graduated; and doctor’s are usually golden .

GownsOriginally, the gown may simply have been a type of overcoat to protect the teacher from the cold in unheated buildings . The cut or style appears to derive from ecclesiastical attire and most often is black . The associate’s and bachelor’s gowns generally have a closed front and open sleeves . The master’s gown more often has long, closed sleeves, from which the arms extend through a slit at the wrist . The doctor’s gown is

faced down the front with velvet panels and has bellshaped sleeves adorned with three velvet Bars .

HoodsA triangular fold of cloth worn over the back of the gown, the hood is faced with colors which denote the field of study represented by the wearer’s degree . The colors of the lining indicate the college or aca demic discipline in which the degree is granted . Recipients of the doctor of philosophy degree wear royal blue hoods, and their caps feature golden tassels . Those who have earned the doctor of education degree wear light blue hoods and tassels .

ColorsThe various colleges and academic disciplines of The University of Akron are represented by the following hood and tassel colors:

Black Summit College, Bachelor’s

Dark Brown Creative and Professional Arts

Drab Business

Gold Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering

Green Health Sciences and Human Services

Light Blue Education

Orange Engineering

Peach Nursing

Purple Law

Silver Summit College, Associate’s

White Arts and Sciences

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BannersThe impressive backdrop for the ceremony consists of the banners of the twelve colleges and the Graduate School . Each banner bears the name and founding date of the college it represents . Banners were first instituted at The University of Akron in the spring of 1995 .

The University Seal and the Presidential MedallionA seal serves to confirm, ratify, or secure an emblem, symbol, or word that is used to certify a signature or authenticate a document . The use of official seals dates back to the Norman Conquest in 1066 . During the next century, seals were used throughout England to authen ticate documents . Persons of rank had unique seals befitting their status . Most seals were circular or ovalshaped and bore heraldic designs embossed on their faces .

The use of seals became part of academic tradition in the medieval university and continues to the present . The University of Akron, for example, displays its seal on diplomas presented to its graduates .

The coat of arms shown on the University’s seal includes an open book and quill, representative of the University’s original liberal arts curriculum . A lamp of learning shown against a city skyline depicts the University’s metropolitan setting . Three diagonal bars represent the private, municipal, and state stages of the University’s history . The phoenix, a mythical bird that is consumed by fire and rises from its ashes to achieve greater glory, is a tribute to the University’s rebirth following the devastating fire of 1899 . The seal also displays the original Buchtel College motto, Fiat Lux (let there be light) .

The University’s current Presidential Medallion, as designed in the year 2000 by renowned artist Don Drumm, consists of the University seal, set in a necklace of pewter . Originally, the Presidential Medallion was presented by the Alumni Association in 1970, commemorating the University’s centennial . The medallion is a symbol of the authority of the president, as bestowed by the Board of Trustees, that traditionally is worn by the president on important ceremonial occasions .

The Ceremonial MaceThe Ceremonial Mace was presented to The University of Akron by the Alumni Association on Founders Day 1970, in recognition of the University’s founding 100 years earlier as Buchtel College .

Since ancient times, maces have been symbols of authority for many academic and govern mental bodies . The University of Akron’s Ceremonial Mace is carried by the University marshal at all formal academic occasions .

The most distinguishing feature of the Cere monial Mace is the rising phoenix . A mythical bird that rose anew from its ashes to achieve even greater glory, the phoenix is a fitting symbol for the University whose predecessor, Buchtel College, suffered a disastrous fire in 1899 and was rebuilt through the generous support of alumni and the community .

University Seal

Ceremonial Mace

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universiTy board of TrusTees

Trustees

Ann Amer Brennan, j .d .Chair

Edward L . BittleVice Chair

Richard W . Pogue, j .d .Vice Chair

Jane E . Bond, j .d .Chander Mohan, m .d .Kevin O . ThompsonWarren L . WoolfordNicholas C . York, j .d .

Student Trustees

Joseph T . Rich, j .d .

Officers of the BoardTed A . Mallo, j .d . Vice President and General Counsel Secretary of the Board

Paul A . Herold Assistant Secretary of the Board

OfficersLuis M . Proenza President

W . Michael Sherman Senior Vice President, Provost

and Chief Operating Officer

Scott P . Borgemenke Vice President for Finance and

Administration and Chief Financial Officer (Acting)

Ted Curtis Vice President for Capital Planning

and Facilities Management

Charles J . Fey Vice President for Student Affairs

Candace Campbell Jackson Vice President and

Chief of Staff

John A . LaGuardia Vice President of Public Affairs

and Development

Ted A . Mallo Vice President and General Counsel

George R . Newkome Vice President for Research,

and Dean, Graduate School

James L . Sage Vice President for Information

Technology and Chief Information Officer

DeansChand Midha Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences (Interim)

Ravi Krovi College of Business Administration

(Interim)

Dudley B . Turner College of Creative and

Professional Arts (Interim)

Mark D . Shermis College of Education

George K . Haritos College of Engineering

James M . Lynn College of Health Sciences

and Human Services (Interim)

George R . Newkome Graduate School

Dale H . Mugler Honors College

Martin H . Belsky School of Law

N . Margaret Wineman College of Nursing

Stephen Z .D . Cheng College of Polymer Science and

Polymer Engineering

Stanley B . Silverman Summit College

Karla T . Mugler University College

Cheryl KernSimirenko University Libraries

John P . Kristofco Wayne College

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Morning

MarshalJohn C . Green

Associate MarshalsDonald Appleby, Jr .Cynthia MakoRobinsonPatricia Eaglewolf

Faculty MarshalJanet Mosebach

Assistant MarshalsMargaret KernenLinda McArdleRon McDonaldAndrew RancerKristin SmithPamela SpinnerCindy Summers

universiTy marshals

Afternoon

MarshalJ . Thomas Dukes

Associate MarshalsDonald Appleby, Jr .Kathryn WielandPatricia Eaglewolf

Faculty MarshalKim Calvo

Assistant MarshalsAla AbbasCheryl BuchananAbhilash ChandyZarreen FarooqiAnne HansonJanet KleinKathy LiszkaJoseph LiVecchiVicki Rostedt

Morning

Christine R . Curry Director, Development

Sylvia E . White Associate Professor, Communication

College of Creative and Professional Arts

universiTy oraTors

The names of candidates for degrees will be read by:

Afternoon

Thomas G . Beck General Manager, WZIP-FM

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Communication College of Creative and Professional Arts

Stacey J . Moore Executive Assistant to the Vice President &

Director of Planning, Communication & Community Affairs Division of Student Affairs

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universiTy faCulTy rePresenTaTives

MorningKenneth AupperleThomas CalderonAsoke DeyKristina EnglishHarold FosterRichard GlotzerWilliam HauserKarin Jordan Mona KlingerSharon LesnerPatsy MalaviteRichard MaringerErin MillerEmeka OfobikeLinda OrrRuth OswaldHarridut RamcharranSue RasorGreenhalghMahesh SrinivasanJames SteigerHelen WalkerlyStephen WashingtonEvonn Welton

AfternoonRonald ArterCharles BartonRaJade BerryJamesWieslaw BiniendaDiana BiordiCharlotte BurrellKevin ButlerMichelle ByrneAbhilash ChandyGeorge ChaseLynn ChyiEnoch DamsonJulie DrewRosalie HallSusan HardinLisa HartMichael JalbertGwen JonesKevin KreiderLala KrishnaRobert MallikElizabeth ManckeMichael NelsonStacey NofzigerHillary NunnBrian RadesicJeffry SchantzCarrie ScottoLinda ShanksMatthew ShawkeyDan ShefferMichael ShottDavid StarkLinda SubichBaffour TakyiDavid TokarRobert VeilletteStephen WeeksJ . Patrick WilberMatthew WyszynskiYang Yun

Lori Palmer

universiTy inTerPreTers

The commencement ceremonies will be interpreted by:

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H THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT

Mr . Philip S . Kaufmann, J .D ., will receive the Honorary Doctor of Laws .

mr ..PhiliP.S ..Kaufmann

This Akron native and University alumnus has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America, and is a highly regarded author, lecturer and teacher on legal topics . He had ample opportunities to relocate to larger and more celebrated settings, but chose instead to “bloom where he was planted” and apply his considerable talents to many civic, charitable and religious organizations in Ohio .

Following graduation from St . Vincent High School in 1964, Mr . Kaufmann attended Loyola University in Chicago, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968 . He enrolled at The University of Akron School of Law, served as president of the Student Bar Association and an articles editor of the Akron Law Review, and graduated in 1971 .

Upon passing the bar, he joined his father in the law firm of Kaufmann & Kaufmann . He has been admitted to practice law in several state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court and the United States Tax Court . Mr . Kaufmann served numerous clients in his private practice, which also included the firms of Buckingham Doolittle Burroughs and, currently, Stark & Knoll Co ., L .P .A ., where he is managing partner of the Estate and Trust Group .

His alma mater has benefited greatly from Mr . Kaufmann’s energy, insight and generosity . Ohio Governor Bob Taft appointed him to a nineyear term on The University of Akron’s Board of Trustees in 2001, which culminated in his chairmanship in 2009 and 2010, and subsequent naming as chairman emeritus . Over the years, Mr . Kaufmann has been an active donor and alumnus, serving as a fouryear member of the National Alumni Association Board of Directors, a longtime member of the Zips Athletic Club and ZFund, and former officer and trustee emeritus of The University of Akron Foundation . He also served the University System of Ohio as a member of Northeast Ohio Universities Collaboration and Innovation Study Commission and chaired its Administrative work group .

Mr . Kaufmann was named a Fellow of the American College of Trust Estate Counsel and assumed leadership roles in the Akron Bar Association and the Akron Bar Foundation . He also has been an active member of the Ohio and American Bar Associations . At the 2002 Red Mass held at St . Bernard Church in Akron, Mr . Kaufmann was presented with the Sir Thomas More Award, an honor bestowed on a member of the legal profession in recognition of that person’s concern for the community and outstanding service in furtherance of justice and humanity .

Space does not permit a complete listing of this esteemed and respected community leader’s contributions . He has filled numerous positions of leadership on educational, cultural and community boards and organizations, including the Diocese of Cleveland Foundation Board, Catholic Charities Corporation, Community Fund Management Foundation in Cleveland, the Salvation Army Advisory Board of Summit County, the Blossom Music Center Board of Overseers, and the Summa Foundation Board .

Many accolades have accrued to Mr . Kaufmann over the years, including: 2002 Fairlawn Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year; Outstanding Alumnus of The University of Akron School of Law; Father Thomas F . Mahar Award as an outstanding alumnus of Saint VincentSaint Mary High School; Akron Area Board of Realtors 1996 Citizen of the Year; Apostolate for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Services First Award; Heart to God, Hand to Man Award of the Salvation Army; and the Ohio Association of Retired Citizens Distinguished Service Award .

Mr . Kaufmann resides in West Akron with his wife, Patricia, and their son, Christopher .

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Graduation With DistinctionTo graduate with distinction, students must have maintained specified levels of academic achievement directly related to quality points earned for all undergraduate courses taken . The maximum quality point ratio possible is 4 .00 .

To qualify for these honors distinctions, students must be receiving a baccalaureate degree, having earned a minimum of 64 credits at The University of Akron; or an associate degree, having completed a minimum of 32 credits at The University of Akron .

The honors levels for each group are described as follows .

Baccalaureate Honors Designation

SummaCumLaude—quality point ratio of 3 .80 to 4 .00

MagnaCumLaude—quality point ratio of 3 .60 to 3 .79

CumLaude—quality point ratio of 3 .40 to 3 .59

Associate Honors Designation

WithHighestDistinction—quality point ratio of 3 .80 to 4 .00

WithHighDistinction—quality point ratio of 3 .60 to 3 .79

WithDistinction—quality point ratio of 3 .40 to 3 .59

Excellence ScholarsExcellence Scholars have completed the graduation requirements of their baccalaureate majors with cumulative quality point ratios of at least 3 .50 . Representing the highest scoring applicants when they entered the University as freshmen, Excellence Scholars have maintained at least that quality point ratio throughout their undergraduate careers .

Joshua H . AdamsZephaniah A . BradfordSamantha V . BrownDeanna L . HodgeVernoica K . HuberMadiha A . KhanMatthew D . McCulloughRyan S . McGuireRenuka S . ShenoyJane K . WalterMary Elizabeth Zitnik

Presidential ScholarsPresidential Scholars have completed the graduation requirements of their baccalaureate majors with cumulative quality point ratios of at least 3 .25 . Representing the top 10% of their high school classes when they entered the University as freshmen, Presidential Scholars have maintained at least that quality point ratio throughout their undergraduate careers .

Mona AdeliAmanda J . AshcraftTara L . BayanLee C . BrucatoClayton S . DeBerteChristopher J . FerkulAndrew D . GrayMark N . MekhailFarha S . QuadriSara E . SchaubHolly E . Van Sickle

University ScholarsUniversity Scholars have completed the graduation requirements of their baccalaureate majors and of the Honors College with cumulative quality point ratios of at least 3 .40 . The Honors College encourages and assists exceptionally talented students to achieve high distinction in academic work from freshmen through senior levels and fosters respect and appre ciation for superior intellec tual achievement . University Scholars have com pleted honors courses, an honors colloquium sequence, and individu ally designed senior honors projects .

Joshua H . AdamsSheena D . BatemanGregory J . BennettKatherine D . BradleyNicole L . ClesterTimothy J . CuffmanEric P . LouieStephen A . MazzaMatthew D . McCulloughMatthew A . OursAshley N . OwenZachary A . RichardsCarrie A . RogersJenifer R . SarosDanielle N . SchprechmanKelly N . SimkoKaitlin E . SponsellerKelly D . UhrigHolly E . Van SickleJane K . WalterShanice C . WebbMary Elizabeth Zitnik

Distinguished StudentsThe Distinguished Student Program recognizes and encourages excellence among academically talented students at WayneCollege . Distinguished Students have com pleted their degree studies and the requirements of the Distinguished Student Program with a cumulative quality point ratio of at least 3 .40 .

Amy E . ClarkJoseph R . Saros

graduaTion WiTh honors

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August 14Morning

College of EducationFounded 1921

Dean Mark D . Shermis

doCtor of PhilosoPhy

Brandi L. NollElementary Education

BA ,Walsh University MA Ed, Malone College

Dissertation: “The Influence of Experiential and Sociocultural Factors on Efficacy and Instructional Practices: Four Case Studies of Primary Teachers of Writing”

Adviser: Dr . Ruth Oswald

doCtor of eduCation

Abdel Nasser A H Abdel RazekEducational Leadership

BA, Zagazig University, Egypt MAE, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “Institutional Support Systems for Saudi Students’ Engagement, Success, and SelfEfficacy: An Exploration of the Case at a Med Western American University”

Adviser: Dr . Sandra C . Coyner

CandidaTes for doCToral degrees

College of Health Sciences and Human ServicesFounded 2009

Interim Dean James M . Lynn

doCtor of audiology

Heather N. BennettBA, Marshall University, WV

Adviser: Dr . Jim Steiger

Amanda K. KeefeBA, The University of Akron

Adviser: Dr . Sharon Lesner

Cherysse E. LannsBS, Susquehanna University, PA

Adviser: Dr . Sharon Lesner

Kirstin C. LufflerBA, Louisiana State University and A&M College, LA

Adviser: Dr . Erin Miller

Connie Elizabeth MillerBS, Marshall University, WV

Adviser: Dr . Kris English

Jane M. OlisBS, Mount Union College

Adviser: Dr . Jim Steiger

Tamara L. WaybrightBA, The University of Akron

Adviser: Dr . Kris English

Megan E. WightmanBS, The College of Saint Rose, NY

Adviser: Dr . Erin Miller

Kelli Nicole WrightBA, BaldwinWallace College

Adviser: Dr . Mona Klingler

Holly B. YeoBS, University of North Dakota

Adviser: Dr . Mona Klingler

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master of arts in eduCation

Stefanie L . AdyEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Amal Mashi G . AlruwailiEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Patricia AltherrEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Einas Hamdan A . AteqSpecial Education

Jennifer L . BaileyElementary Education – Literacy

Lynn A . BakerEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Kimberly Marie BarkerElementary Education – Literacy

Debra BarnettSpecial Education

Donna M . BastockElementary Education – Literacy

Daniel BeckwithEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Tracy Marie BishopElementary Education – Literacy

Rachel A . BoudlerPrincipalship

Kelly D . BowerElementary Education – Literacy

John J . BrosovichEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Lisa M . BrunoElementary Education – Literacy

Lisa M . ByrneCounseling – Marriage & Family Therapy

Christopher J . CampPrincipalship

Gary M . ChidseyEd Found – Social / Philosophical Foundations of Education

Traci A . ChristyElementary Education – Literacy

Mary C . CoffeyEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Tina M . CollinsEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Christina M . CookElementary Education – Literacy

Kimberly R . CrockerCounseling – Community CounselingBerentha M. CroWith DistinctionerEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Berentha M . CrowderEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Jennifer A . CzerwienElementary Education – Literacy

Theresa DeShaneElementary Education – Literacy

Francis J . Del GrecoElementary Education – Literacy

Deborah A . DodsonElementary Education

Domenica D . DressElementary Education – Literacy

Susan J . EisenhutElementary Education – Literacy

Mark A . FisherPhysical Education – Sport Science / Coaching

Stephanie T . FlowersEducational Administration – Higher Education Administration

Beverly L . FoxElementary Education – Literacy

Lynette A . FrancisElementary Education – Literacy

Allison R . FranckSpecial Education

Eric F . FreundSecondary Education

Kristin Jane GardnerEducational Administration – Higher Education Administration

Emily M . GilbrideSpecial Education

Swethashree GopinathSchool Counseling

Margaret J . GurryCounseling – Marriage & Family Therapy

David W . HardwickEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Stephanie J . HolmanElementary Education – Literacy

Tonya A . KeenElementary Education – Literacy

Anne K . KellerSpecial Education

Dieter D . KellerSpecial Education

Lisa J . KenleySpecial Education

Stephen A . KerestesCounseling – Community Counseling

Catherine R . KollethCounseling – Marriage & Family Therapy

Lindsey Mica LaretEducational Administration – Higher Education Administration

Shannon C . LawsonSchool Counseling

Katie E . LehkyElementary Education – Literacy

Susan LenzerSpecial Education

Amy S . LloydSpecial Education

Tonia R . MerloElementary Education – Literacy

Jodi R . MillerPrincipalship

Ryan A . MillerCounseling – Community Counseling

Janet L . MitchellElementary Education – Literacy

Alison S . MizenEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Desiree D . MooreEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

LaSonya T . MooreSchool Counseling

Lindsay L . MorettaSpecial Education

Amy M . NeffElementary Education – Literacy

Pamela L . NervoSpecial Education

Emily E . NicholsSpecial Education

Beth A . NickleyElementary Education – Literacy

Nichole L . NotarianEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Jennifer J . OehlerPrincipalship

Rebecca L . OramSpecial Education

Angela J . PageElementary Education – Literacy

Charlene M . PanovichSpecial Education

Jennifer M . PearsonSpecial Education

Jodi C . RainEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Nicole M . RenickerEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Kathryn D . RossEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Kyle D . SawyerSchool Counseling

Jaclyn SchaffterSpecial Education

Elizabeth K . ScheurmanEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Tina L . SchneiderEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Jessica R . SeitzCounseling – Marriage & Family Therapy

Lea A . ShambaughElementary Education – Literacy

Sandra L . ShoemakerSpecial Education

Jason Allan SmithPrincipalship

Timothy D . SmithEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Billi J . SnyderEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

CandidaTes for masTer’s degrees

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Thomas William SohlEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Gigi SomervilleEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Yamile M . SpenceEducational Foundations

Kathy R . StarkeyEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Tracey StarksElementary Education – Literacy

Callie StokesEducational Administration – Higher Education Administration

Sarah Elizabeth SubotickiElementary Education – Literacy

Regina E . TamburroEducational Administration – Higher Education Administration

Laura TemplemanEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Belinda J . ThomasElementary Education – Literacy

Jeanelle E . ThornEducational Foundations – Instructional Technology

Amanda TomeySpecial Education

Jessica L . TraheyElementary Education – Literacy

Erin J . TrumanSpecial Education

Katie J . TuftsCounseling – Marriage & Family Therapy

Mark Edwin Verrona, JrElementary Education

Judy S . ViltSpecial Education

Jessica L . WallisElementary Education – Literacy

Valerie M . WeldayElementary Education – Literacy

Marla R . WilliamsSpecial Education

Tammy R . WrightElementary Education – Literacy

Amy M . YanokSpecial Education

Katherine A . YerkeySpecial Education

Amy S . ZarembkaElementary Education – Literacy

David J . ZavaskyCounseling – Community Counseling

master of sCienCe in eduCation

Ryan P . AnatolPhysical Education – Sport Science / Coaching

Jonathan L . BaileyPrincipalship

Elliott T . BatesPhysical Education – Sport Science / Coaching

David E . BinkleyAYA – Chemistry Licensure (Grades 7-12)

Carmen J . BricilloPhysical Education – Sport Science / Coaching

Ruth Ann BrownSchool Counseling

Aleicia J . DavisSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Brandon S . DeckerPrincipalship

Jeramiah G . DickeyPhysical Education – Sport Science / Coaching

Mary Elizabeth FlorySpecial Education – Early Childhood Intervention Specialist Licensure

Jill Marie ForrestSecondary Education

Satara M . FreemanSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Angela M . GibbPhysical Education – Exercise Physiology / Adult Fitness

Erica J . GloverPrincipalship

Cynthia Ann GobroggePrincipalship

Cody R . GullettPhysical Education – Exercise Physiology / Adult Fitness

Gregory R . HallPhysical Education – Sport Science / Coaching

Katherine J . HarbaughPrincipalship

Bryan J . HerberghsPhysical Education – Sport Science / Coaching

Kathleen M . HinkleAdolescent to Young Adult – Integrated Social Studies Licensure

Deanna F . HuffSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Stacy M . JacksonSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate

Angela M . KrismerPrincipalship

Donteil E . LewisSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Nicolaas A . LindseyAdolescent to Young Adult – Integrated Mathematics Licensure

Devan A . LippincottPhysical Education – Sport Science / Coaching

Nicole M . MannSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Christen N . MarcuPrincipalship

Cynthia S . MarsalaSecondary Education

Rita L . MeyersSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Daylyn A . MillerSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Joshua A . MillerAdolescent to Young Adult – Integrated Language Arts Licensure

Joan C . MillevilleSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Frances M . MokodeanSpecial Education – Moderate/Intensive Intervention Specialist Licensure

Daniella M . MolnarSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Roger A . NortonPhysical Education – Sport Science / Coaching

Robert J . PalmerSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Marcus A . PattersonPhysical Education – Exercise Physiology / Adult Fitness

Dee A . PerdueSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Andrea PollackPhysical Education – Sport Science / Coaching

Joseph E . PorcoPhysical Education – Exercise Physiology / Adult Fitness

Stacy L . RaymondSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Kelly M . RichardsonSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Aaron Spike RidgleyAdolescent to Young Adult – Integrated Mathematics Licensure

Christopher B . RobertsPrincipalship

Chelsea SimonsonSpecial Education – Early Childhood Intervention Specialist Licensure

Tomasz K . SmialekPhysical Education – Exercise Physiology / Adult Fitness

Lisa A . SmithCounseling – Community Counseling

David A . SmitleyPhysical Education – Sport Science / Coaching

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Allison L . SuttonPrincipalship

Kelly E . VanasAdolescent to Young Adult – Life (Biology) and Earth Science Licensure

Roger A . WalkerCounseling – Community Counseling

Melissa M . WarnerSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

Kristen R . WenumSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist Licensure

master of sCienCe in teChniCal eduCation

Jean M . AndrickPostsecondary Technical Education

Corinne ZellersPostsecondary Technical Education

College of Business AdministrationFounded 1953

Interim Dean Ravi Krovi

master of sCienCe in aCCountanCy

Dibyendra B . AdhikariAccounting

Dashaun T . ChesterAccounting – Information Systems

Amy M . CheuvrontSiordiaAccounting

Sonja L . HerwickAccounting

Dennis J . KlingensmithAccounting

Brooke M . McVayAccounting

master of Business administration

Dale R . Adams JrManagement

Mark R . AdrianceManagement

Faisal Khalifah A AlkhalifahFinance

Phil R . BednarManagement

Colin Drew Randolph ClementeManagement – Healthcare

Nah Aku Shika DarkwaFinance

William D . DevineElectronic Business

Greg R . EddyManagement

Marc A . FleagleFinance

Evan T . FlinnManagement

Dan E . KaneFinance

Shaun Daniel KapusinskiManagement

Jeong Min KimStrategic Marketing

Kunal Shirishkumar KuvalekarManagement

ChinYi LiuFinance

Kelly R . MackeyStrategic Marketing

Aasmund Bjorndal MichalsenInternational Business

Matthew S . OrnManagement

Sneha Hitesh PatelManagement

Rahul R . PathakManagement

Roman J . PoliseckiFinance

Brett M . RyhalFinance

Shachi SharmaManagement

Kevin E . StahlManagement

Michael C . StuartFinance

Amani M . TitiManagement

Miao XuInternational Business

Gregory M . ZieglerFinance

master of taxation

Sharon Denise GreenMaria May B . Weisgarber

CandidaTes for masTer’s degrees (ConT.)

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College of Creative and Professional ArtsFounded 2009

Interim Dean Dudley B . Turner

master of arts

Salma BenhaidaCommunication

Lisa A . DavisCommunication

Eve M . HjortCommunication

Yuan HuangCommunication

Kristen A . HungerfordCommunication

Saba J . HunterCommunication

Gaybrielle I . JonesTheatre Arts

Colin F . McCormackCommunication

Candice J . MonroeCommunication

Elyse L . ParksCommunication

Catherine L . RemickTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

Joshua M . VolchkoCommunication

master of musiC

Laura L . BlossMusic – Brass Performance

Shaye B . BowmanMusic – Woodwinds Performance

Trisha BrunckhartMusic – Choral Conducting Performance

Elaine J . CarsonMusic Education

Lisa M . ChristensenMusic – Brass Performance

Jonathan P . CrissmanMusic – Strings Performance

Michelle S . DeierleinMusic – Percussion Performance

Carolina Erickson DiazMusic – Woodwinds Performance

Scott L . FarkasMusic – Percussion Performance

Carl R . FernstrumMusic – Voice Performance

Jonathan J . HelmickMusic – Theory

Sarah N . HutchinsMusic – Voice Performance

Cassandra R . KalinMusic – Strings Performance

Kevin D . LewisMusic – History and Literature

Edward J . MarquetteMusic Education

Rachel I . MortensonMusic – Woodwinds Performance

Amanda S . PorterMusic Education

Alaina M . RuffnerMusic Education

Ashley C . ShankMusic – History and Literature

Joseph R . WatkinsMusic – Brass Performance

Kelly L . ZunicMusic Education



master of arts in family and Consumer sCienCes

Jasmine L . KingFamily and Consumer Sciences – Child and Family Development

Joan E . KolkFamily and Consumer Sciences – Child and Family Development

Chand ManglaniFamily and Consumer Sciences – Child and Family Development

Leslie A . RobbinsFamily and Consumer Sciences – Child and Family Development

master of arts in sPeeCh – language Pathology

Ashley B . AndinoBrianne R . BushSara E . ButtonVincci W . ChanAimee R . CumminsAmy J . FlorPamela V . FloydRachel A . GriffinConnie S . HartmanTiffany E . KaiserSherly A . KennedyTela L . McCulloughMegan L . ModneyBethany I . NeitzeltMary C . NichollsJaclyn P . NicholsonJennifer PerkinsJana M . RandazzoSara L . RufenachtJulie K . SekerakMeredith E . SmithAndreana M . SomichThomas P . WalshRenee D . WarrenLesley Ann WickhamStacy M . Zajec

master of sCienCe in nutrition and dietetiCs

Laura A . HemleppNutrition and Dietetics

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BaChelor of arts in eduCation

Howard S . CurryEric I . HarmonPerry D . OwensMichael L . Tanner

BaChelor of sCienCe in eduCation

Josh M . AdkinsMagna Cum Laude

Kymberly D . BeasleyTonya Jolene BeetlerHolly Colleen BrislenTimothy E . CarrollSimone M . CingelNicole L . Clester

Summa Cum LaudeLa Neesha D . DixonAndrew M . DoddSara A . Flasher

Cum LaudeMatthew D . FutchBrian D . Guerin SrChristopher J . HamadShelby L . Johnson

Summa Cum LaudeAdam T . KantelasKristofor E . KendleAdam J . KuncelNathaniel LewisAmanda M . McCollins

Stephen W . McNeesAlicia A . MeeksJennifer L . MikolajAnthony Miller, JrTaylor B . MoncriefAmalie L . MurphreeNicholas A . OwensRyan G . PerezEric S . Quent

Magna Cum LaudeBrian P . RaymontTristan J . RodikJenifer R . Saros

Summa Cum LaudeTaylor L . Scott

Magna Cum LaudeJacob C . Sexton

Magna Cum LaudeDanielle C . SidellMegan K . Stutler

Cum LaudeTroy L . SuttonMichael J . TaggartMichael D . ThomasTalon J . TrebLindsey M . Viront

Magna Cum LaudeKristin D . WilkinsonDaniel S . Zimmerman

BaChelor of sCienCe in teChniCal eduCation

Deborah C . BennettGeorge S . Brehm

Cum Laude

College of Business AdministrationFounded 1953

Interim Dean Ravi Krovi

BaChelor of sCienCe in aCCounting

Michelle M . AmoreErica J . AndrewsAmanda M . BallentineJustin A . Beaty

Magna Cum LaudeHenry D . BelizaireBen E . BoggsGerald M . BondJeffrey W . BorowiakKeith A . Corbin IIJoseph W . EnosMolly C . GalonSeth W . HartzlerJosh A . JohnstonJoy M . JohnstonBryant T . LevisStephen A . Mazza

Magna Cum LaudeJeffery D . MiserBrian C . O’NeilMeera P . PatelEmily C . Richards

Cum LaudeSean M . RiggsCarrie A . Rogers

Magna Cum LaudeJason A . SabinePatrick D . ShoenfeltDestiny S . SmithMindi A . StonekingBrandi L . StrawnNicholas A . TrennellLisa M . WeisheitLeah N . Wells

Cum LaudeShelly L . Wilson

BaChelor of sCienCe in Business administration

Taylor N . BirminghamMatthew B . ConradLauren Nicole CooleyBryan M . CorbinRebecca M . CuppYianni G . KarvounidesChad W . KieferJeffrey A . KooymanJohn P . O’LearyJames A . OrackShaun M . Rine

CandidaTes for baCCalaureaTe degrees

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BaChelor of sCienCe in Business administration/advertising

Briana M . BroadwaterChristopher T . KalainAziz J . Musa

BaChelor of sCienCe in Business administration/finanCe

Kandra Denee’ ArnoldJennifer M . BlinkhornYang F . ChangClayton S . DeBerteMatthew A . Dotson

Magna Cum LaudeKathleen M . GarrettBrian E . HeissMaria Eva HernandezKeith Allan HuebnerKatie S . Nentwick

Cum LaudeNiko Renee RicksDouglas G . RitzenthalerRonald A . SalyerBenjamin J . SayerDana R . SchaubMatthew K . Wade

BaChelor of sCienCe in Business administration/international Business

James M . BidwellGiannoneAnthony G . CherasoNatasha GrozdanovskaLindsey M . Koenig

BaChelor of sCienCe in Business administration/marketing

Cara C . BonannoJames J . BristerAndrew H . BushJordan C . CrowderMichael T . FilickyEmmit J . GreenMichael J . GuthrieKeith Allan HuebnerJami L . KargZachary D . KohlChristine W . LawEli Lemister

Cum LaudeStephanie D . Levis(1)

David R . LightAshley L . MartinAlexandria K . MordusAndrew J . MorrisCraig T . MurrayAlbert N . Radis JrAlexander R . RupertMichael N . Wojciechowski

BaChelor of sCienCe in management

Osamah Bandar M AbdoChad D . BreuckerDaniel J . Houston

Magna Cum LaudeLauren M . JepsonAmy K . MarshallMichelle R . McMahonPamela J . OvsenikCarmen D . ProtopapaEugene J . Williams

College of Creative and Professional ArtsFounded 2009

Interim Dean Dudley B . Turner

BaChelor of arts

Chrissy M . BetsaMyisha L . BriantNathanael R S CoerverAshley M . ConrecodeKelsey A . EdingtonNikki L . GlowneyKristen M . KametzSteven J . KovalsickJaron M . LeGrairJohn P . LukachSean P . ReedDaryl RobinsonSteven P . RupertRachel M . SkulinaAndrea Jettice Toni SmithLaura K . SmithJeremy D . TurkallShanice C . Webb

Summa Cum LaudeAmy E . West

Magna Cum LaudeSamuel R . WilsonMakia Y . Wise

BaChelor of arts in Business and organizational CommuniCation

Ashley M . AhlbornAlex R . AllenNicole M . AmesMatthew J . ApplegateChaz A . BantaPaul A . BiscardiKelli M . ComerJimmy L . ConyersCayla E . CoxAnthony W . CulovicSara E . DimengoCornell D . Eaton

Cum LaudeTheresa A . GalesRobin J . GarnettMalcolmnette B . Green

Magna Cum LaudeBrittany N . GutheilAyla N . GuzzardoSara K . HaasKrista J . Hansen

Magna Cum LaudeNicolle M . HansenKristin M . HunterNellie O . JonesArthur S . KarasMarlene A . Knapp

(1) Separate Baccalaureate Degrees in Two Disciplines

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Patrick Q . VanAukerCum Laude

Michael A . Varner

BaChelor of fine arts

Kate L . AlboreoMagna Cum Laude

Chelsea R . BlackerbyDaniel S . ColemanAshley E . LimbachKatyJo OrthMitchell L . Shepherd

BaChelor of musiC

Theron E . BrownTimothy J . Cuffman

Summa Cum LaudeEric P . LouieZachary A . Richards

Cum LaudeAlexander M . Schrock

Summa Cum LaudeNicole A . Thomas



BaChelor of arts

Sharon Denise GreenLogan D . Jennings

Magna Cum LaudeAshley N . Owen

Summa Cum LaudeJennifer L . Zimmerman

BaChelor of arts in family and Child develoPment

Ashley L . BalisLorina BudoJulianne F . Busta

Cum LaudeSediah L . ErskineLania M . LigonDebbie A . MarciniakAmy M . MoehringElizabeth R . NewlonKristin R . SparksAmy M . ThorntonKimberley Marie Williams

Magna Cum Laude

Brett R . LaubeEvan C . LaubeChelarisse D . LoftinSamantha K . LynchLevon R . MorefieldRichard S . PaschenTakias L . PeoplesCourtney T . Ponder

Cum LaudeMadison M . RabbittJustin M . Ramey

Magna Cum LaudeBritney N . Sage

Cum LaudeKelley SmithRaleigh B . StacyJoseph J . StavoleDean L . StevensJenalyn K . StoutStephen J . Swiech

Cum LaudeDerek R . Tholt

Cum LaudeChad M . TomasikAmanda A . VanHornMichael J . WigginsAshley Nicole WolfeElizabeth A . Ziots

Magna Cum Laude

BaChelor of arts in interdisCiPlinary studies

Jason A . Napper

BaChelor of arts in interPersonal and PuBliC CommuniCation

Alvencil L . AlexanderAmy L . BakerPatrick M . JacksonJodi MunkoEbony R . West

BaChelor of arts in mass media – CommuniCation

Gregory J . BennettMirela Alina BocicorMichael D . DurstAdam M . FerriseAlex L . Grad IIIBrett R . NeidertStephen M . PrewittHarry K . RobinsonAlexander J . SchusterKelly N . Simko

Cum LaudeNatalie N . SmithKaitlin E . Sponseller

Magna Cum LaudeJosiah R . SpragueRyan C . TarcyTamara M . Thornburg

BaChelor of arts in fashion merChandising

Kelli M . ComerAlissa M . Cremeans

Cum LaudeKalynn M . DumchusAllison E . GordonAnna E . IlesAlice Marie O . Koelsch

BaChelor of arts in interior design

Kayleigh FerderMagna Cum Laude

BaChelor of arts/ soCial work

Deanna M . BastonSumma Cum Laude

Karen Y . BickerstaffTabitha Lynn BingerDenise BurgertCatherine A . Chudakoff

Magna Cum LaudeDamon K . ColemanRebecca L . CurranKathryn P . Dirrig

Magna Cum LaudeAmanda N . Knorr

Magna Cum LaudeErica A . MayMaria A . NaumoffKelly M . RenziMiLin L . TateLindsay M . ThompsonBreanne M . Walker

BaChelor of arts in sPeeCh – language Pathology and audiology

Cassandra E . ArpEmily S . Fabis

Magna Cum LaudeNatalie V . HeflinKrista D . Jones

Magna Cum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in dietetiCs

Heather M . DavisAmanda R . Konecny

CandidaTes for baCCalaureaTe degrees (ConT.)

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Wayne CollegeFounded 1972

Dean John P . Kristofco

assoCiate of sCienCe

Dora V . ClarkWith Distinction

Andrew D . Gray

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in Business management teChnology

Derrick W . BachtellLori Beth BordenJonathan W . Gordon

With High DistinctionAmber M . McFaddenEric O . PopeChrista L . Sturgeon

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in ComPuter and Business teChnology

Allison L . DoddsSherry J . Whitman

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in health Care offiCe management

Julian D . Wilder

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in ParaProfessional eduCation

Danelle M . FugateWith High Distinction

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in soCial serviCes teChnology

Nicole M . OstovichWith Highest Distinction

Bethany M . ProudfootWith Distinction

CandidaTes for assoCiaTe degrees

twenty

August 14 Afternoon

Buchtel College of Arts and SciencesFounded 1870

Interim Dean Chand Midha


Nasser I. Abu-El-NoorUrban Studies & Public Affairs

BSN, AlQuds University, Israel MSN, Marquette University, WI

Dissertation: “Quality of Life and Barriers to Health Care of Prostate Cancer Survivors Residing in Gaza Strip”

Adviser: Dr . Raymond W . Cox III

Nathaniel R. BeresChemistry

BS, Walsh University

Dissertation: “Hydrogel Formation Using Linear Polyethylenimine”

Adviser: Dr . Daniel J . Smith

Taneisha S. BuchananCounseling Psychology

BS, University of the West Indies, Jamaica; MA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “An Investigation of Social Cognitive Career Theory on the Prestige Domain for African American Women”

Adviser: Dr . David M . ToKar

Donna M. BussonUrban Studies & Public Affairs

BS, BSN, MPA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “Residents’ Perceptions of Quality of Life in a Culturally Diverse LongTerm Care Environment”

Adviser: Dr . Raymond W . Cox III

Chris D. FluckingerPsychology – Industrial / Organizational Psychology

BA, Bowling Green State University MA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “Measurement of Big Five Personality ViaQSort: Comparison with a Likert Measure and TestTaker Perceptions and Reactions”

Adviser: Dr . Andrea F . Snell

Agyemang FrimpongUrban Studies & Public Affairs

BS, University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana MS, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; MA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “Recovery After Disasters: Improving the Patterns of Sheltering and Housing for Impacted Victims”

Adviser: Dr . Rajade M . BerryJames

Rosa Muthoni GithioraUrban Studies & Public Affairs

BA, Saint Francis University, PA MPA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “Attitudes and Perceptions of Female Circumcision among African Immigrant Women in the United States: A Cultural and Legal Dilemma”

Adviser: Dr . Lucinda Marie Deason

Charmane L. HarrisonPsychology – Industrial / Organizational Psychology

BA, Case Western Reserve University MA, University of Cincinnati

Dissertation: “Coping with Intimate Partner Violence at Work: An Exploration of Coping Styles and Perceived Work Support on FamilytoWork Conflict in an Intimate Partner Violence Sample”

Adviser: Dr . Rosalie J . Hall

Rochelle L. LemonCounseling Psychology

BA, Youngstown State University MA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “AfricanAmerican Women’s Experiences of Racist and Sexist Events and Their Relation to the Career Choice Process”

Adviser: Dr . Linda M . Subich

Andrea Maria LoucaidesCounseling Psychology

BS, John Carroll University

Dissertation: “Anticipatory Mourning: Investigating Children and Youth’s SelfReported Experiences with LifeLimiting Illness”

Adviser: Dr . James R . Rogers

Erin C. MacDougallCounseling Psychology

BS, John Carroll University MA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “An Examination of a Culturally Relevant Model of Intuitive Eating with African American College Women”


CandidaTes for doCToral degrees

twenty-one

Colleen Patricia MaguireCounseling Psychology

BS, Grand Valley State University, MI MA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “Predictors of Intentions to Drink to Intoxication Among College Students Mandated to Alcohol Intervention: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior”


Ann L. McCarthyPsychology – Applied Cognitive Aging Psychology

BA, MA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “Improving Older Adults’ Mental Rotation Skills Through Computer Training”

Adviser: Dr . Martin D . Murphy

William J. MillerUrban Studies & Public Affairs

BA, MA, Ohio University

MAP, The University of AkronDissertation: “Citizen’s Trust in European Union Institutions”

Adviser: Dr . Julia Beckett

Jirapun ParaboonChemistry

BS, Mahidol University, Thailand MS, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Dissertation: “Biomedical Application of Nanofiber”

Adviser: Dr . Daniel J . Smith

Erin M. PryorSociology

BA, MA, The University of Toledo

Dissertation: “Interracial Romantic Coupling and the Color Line: ColorBlind Ideology among BlackWhite Couples”

Adviser: Dr . C . André ChristieMizell

Lei QinPsychology – Industrial / Organizational Psychology

BS, MS, Beijing Norman University, China; MA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “A New Trust in Leadership Framework: A CognitionBased and AffectBased Process”


Lateef Y. SafforeUrban Studies & Public Affairs

BS, West Virginia State College MS, Marshall University, WV

Dissertation: “What Factors Influence Medicare Reimbursement Payments for Healthcare Providers That Admit Diabetic Patients?”

Adviser: Dr . Rajade M . BerryJames

Stephanie L. ShivelyPsychology – Industrial / Organizational Psychology

BA, San Diego State University, CA MA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “The Impact of Achievement goals on Discrete Emotions and Coping: Preparing for Anticipatory Success or Failure”


Saovalak SripothongnakChemistry

BS, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Dissertation: “The Metal Binding Chemistry of the Carbahemiporphyrazines”

Adviser: Dr . Christopher J . Ziegler

Christine M. WilliamsCounseling Psychology

BA, MA, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “Gender in the Development of Career Related Learning Experiences”


Candice M. YoungPsychology – Industrial / Organizational Psychology

BA, Spelman College, GA MA, Xavier University

Dissertation: “The Influence of Person and Item Characteristics on the Detection of Item Insensitivity”

Adviser: Dr . Dennis Doverspike

College of EngineeringFounded 1914

Dean George K . Haritos


Rahul BharadwajEngineering – Chemical

BE, Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum, India

Dissertation: “Improved Performance with Layer Orientation Incorporated Pleated Media on Coalescence Filtration”

Adviser: Dr . George G . Chase

Andrew J. DittoEngineering – Biomedical

BS, MS, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “Biodegradable Nanoparticles for Use as an Inhalable Antimicrobial and as a Receptor Targeted Delivery Device”

Adviser: Dr . Yang Hyun Yun

Korey D. KilburnEngineering – Applied Mathematics

BS, Edinboro University, PA MS, Miami University MS, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “A Laplace Transform/PotentialTheoretic Method for Transient Acoustic Propagation in ThreeDimensional Subsonic Flows”

Adviser: Dr . Scott D . Sawyer

Min LiuEngineering – Mechanical

BS, Anshan University of Technology, China; MS, Northeastern University, China; MS, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “Constitutive Equations for the Dynamic Response of Rubber”

Adviser: Dr . Michelle S . Hoo Fatt

Shagufta Usman PatelEngineering – Chemical

BT, Amravati University, India

Dissertation: “Improving Performance and Drainage of Coalescing Filters”


Bharath Kumar RaghavanEngineering – Chemical

BE, University of Madras, India MS, Miami University

Dissertation: “Nanofiber Filter Media for Air Filtration: Experimental and Modeling Study”


Sneha SwaminathanEngineering – Chemical

BT, Jawahrlal Nehru Technical University, India

Dissertation: “Metal Oxide Nanofibers as Filters, Catalyst and Catalyst Support Structures”


Ruofeng WangEngineering – Chemical

BE, Tianjin University, China

Dissertation: “Synthesis, Characterization and Emissivity Measurement of Erbium Doped Metal Oxide Nanofibers”

Adviser: Dr . Edward A . Evans

College of NursingFounded 1967

Dean N . Margaret Wineman


Theresa Louise PuckettNursing

BSN, Ursuline College MSN, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “The Influence of Risk and Protective Factors on HealthCompromising Behaviors among Incarcerated Juveniles”

Advisers: Dr . Diana Biordi & Dr . Sonia Alemagno

twenty-two

CandidaTes for doCToral degrees (ConT.)

College of Polymer Science and Polymer EngineeringFounded 1988

Dean Stephen Z . D . Cheng


Yi-Tsu ChanPolymer Science

BS, MS, National Taiwan University

Dissertation: “Design and Construction of MetalloSupramolecular Terpyridine Architectures”Adviser: Dr . George R . Newkome

Neelakandan ChandrasekaranPolymer Engineering

BE, Annamalai University, India M Tech, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Dissertation: “Miscibility, Morphology and Biocompatibility Studies of Novel Hemodialysis Membranes with Enhanced AntiOxidant and AntiInflammatory Properties”Adviser: Dr . Thein Kyu

Liehui GePolymer Science

BS, East China University of Science and Technology MS, Eastern Michigan University

Dissertation: “Adhesion in Geckos and Synthetic Gecko Adhesives”Adviser: Dr . Ali Dhinojwala

Jiao GuoPolymer Engineering

BE, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China MS, RoseHulman Institute of Technology, IN

Dissertation: “Development of Ion Conductive Polymer Gel Electrolytes and their Electrochemical and Electromechanical Behavior Studies”Adviser: Dr . Kyonsuku Min

Ping-Yuan HsuPolymer Science

BS, Nationa TsingHua University, Taiwan

Dissertation: “Interface Structure of Soft Materials”Adviser: Dr . Ali Dhinojwala

Tsang-Min HuangPolymer Engineering

BS, MS, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Dissertation: “Phase Equilibia and Dynamics of Mesophase Transitions in Binary Liquid Crystal Mixtures Involving Induced Smectic Phases”

Adviser: Dr . Thein Kyu

Linping KePolymer Engineering

BE, MS, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Dissertation: “Dispersion Characteristics of Nanocomposites Based on Functionalized Block Copolymers”

Adviser: Dr . Chang D . Han

Namil KimPolymer Engineering

BS, Hannam University, Korea MS, Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

Dissertation: “Photoisomerization – And PhotopolymerizationInduced Phase Transitions in Mixtures of Photoresponsive Chromophores and Reactive Mesogens”

Adviser: Dr . Thein Kyu

Alexei Y. MelnikovPolymer Engineering

BS, Moscow State Technical University, Russia

Dissertation: “Damage and Fatigue in CrossLinked Rubbers”

Adviser: Dr . Arkady I . Leonov

Jason Patrick RandallPolymer Engineering

BS, MS, The University of Akron

Dissertation: “Relationships and Elastic Phenomenon in Native and Polymer Reinforced Silica Aerogels”

Adviser: Dr . Sadhan C . Jana

Sham Sundar RavindranathPolymer Science

BE, Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum, India

Dissertation: “How Do Entangled Polymer Liquids Flow?”

Adviser: Dr . ShiQing Wang

Guangzhuo RongPolymer Science

BS, Nanjing University, China MS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Dissertation: “Tearing of BlackFilled (N115) Natural Rubber Vulcanizates at Various Temperatures”

Adviser: Dr . Gary R . Hamed

Lin SongPolymer Engineering

BS, MS, Sichuan University, China

Dissertation: “Chemical Modification of Starch and Preparation of StarchBased Nanocomposites”


Chi-Chun TsaiPolymer Science

BS, MS, National ChungHsing University, Taiwan

Dissertation: “Supramolecular Structure of Inclusion Complexes of ßCyclodextrin with PEObPPObPEO Triblock Copolymer”

Adviser: Dr . Stephen Z .D . Cheng

Gokce UgurPolymer Science

BS, Sabanci University, Turkey

Dissertation: “Interface Structure of Diblock Copolymer Brushes and Surface Dynamics of Homopolymer Brushes and Bilayers of Untethered Chains on Brushes”

Adviser: Dr . Mark D . Foster

Yingsheng XingPolymer Engineering

BE, Sichuan University, China ME, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

Dissertation: “Finite Element Analysis of Drop Deformation in the Entrance Region of a Cylindrical Tube”


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Megan M . MellingerStatistics

Colin R . MitchellApplied Mathematics

Gary J . MotzGeology

David A . MuniakComputer Science

Vinodh NatarajanComputer Science

Viktoriia NedashkivskaPhysics

William OpokuAgyemanGeography / Geographic Information Sciences

Ravinder Reddy PadamatiComputer Science

Jennifer L . PeckBiology

Venkatesh PinapalaComputer Science

Satish Reddy SangemComputer Science

Harjot SinghComputer Science

Sarah Elizabeth SmithBiology

Irene Sangeetha Somerpally IrudayamGeography / Geographic Information Sciences

Kalyan Chakravarthy ThokalaComputer Science

Ashley Rene’ WainBiology

Michael P . WalchBiology

Mary Elizabeth ZitnikApplied Mathematics – BS/MS



master of aPPlied PolitiCs

Donde Lei K . LeopoldoErick D . RigbyRichelle M . Wardell

master of arts

Neha AryaEnglish

Robin L . BlusiewiczPsychology

Andrews Atuobi BoatengGeography – Urban Planning

Ellen C . BronderPsychology

Zac T . BrubackPsychology

Alison E . CarrPsychology

Allison S . GabrielPsychology – Industrial / Organizational – Thesis Option

Mary Margaret HarrisPsychology

Stephen C . HillPsychology

Adam HilliardPsychology – Industrial / Organizational – Thesis Option

Stephanie S . JudsonPsychology

Lisa M . LackneyHistory

Elizabeth A . LehmanPsychology

Elizabeth C . MaranoPolitical Science

Gregory M . McCoyEnglish

Anvesh PasunooriGeography – Urban Planning

Coda C . PritchardPsychology

Jennifer Ann RoseGeography – Urban Planning

Nichole L . SterpkaEnglish – Composition Track

Nicholas A . SugarGeography – Urban Planning

Joseph TaninPolitical Science

Rachel P . TeoPsychology

Loni K . YatskoSociology – Thesis Option

Kyle H . ZellmanSociology – Thesis Option

master of fine arts in Creative writing

Eric M . MorrisKristina Von Held

master of PuBliC administration

Sheraz Saleh A . AlghamdiMohammad Adhaib AlrouiliLarissa D . EastTimothy G . GabrelcikElizabeth Ann GrizerKatarina H . HerrnsteinAhmad Hassan MatariFaylin E . MutchSrinya PhumrayaJoshua M . SkrabaBrent S . StansburyTakeita S . Wilkerson

master of PuBliC health

Abrea R . Johnson

master of sCienCe

Joshua H . AdamsApplied Mathematics – BS/MS

Cody A . AndersonChemistry

Kendra F . BarnesBiology

Melisa R . BishopGeology – Earth Science

Shannon M . BoehmeBiology

Kelsey C . BrachnaMathematics

Chong ChenPhysics

Yanwen ChenStatistics

Michelle S . DavisGeography / Geographic Information Sciences – Thesis Option

Meher P . DhanekulaComputer Science

Archana Singh GadwalComputer Science

David K . Garretson JrGeography / Geographic Information Sciences

Edrissa GassamaApplied Mathematics

Matthew J . HoffmanApplied Mathematics – BS/MS

James C . JacobsonGeography / Geographic Information Sciences

Andrew T . JonesBiology

Nicholas R . KasperGeology

Ram Manoj Kumar KovuruComputer Science

Anthony J . LehewStatistics

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master of sCienCe in ChemiCal engineering

Rajesh BalachandranMaureen E . CheungMathew T . IsenbergSangsoo KimPiyapong PattanapanishsawatRenee Lynn PettyMichael S . SpagnuoloWalter C . Wilfong

master of sCienCe in Civil engineering

Godwin Addiah ArthurUdaykar BathiniCedric DuahAshim GargSuzana StelkicVineet Sunny ThomasBaoji Wang

master of sCienCe in eleCtriCal engineering

Chidi Harison AnozieDileep Reddy DesaiSevil FilizMatthew D . KollaritsJohn A . McGonnellSandeep NarlaPurushottam ParajuliTanvir TanvirMadhulatha Reddy VatteThomas V . VoSriram Yarlagadda

master of sCienCe in engineering

Samita Siddharth AthawaleEngineering: Biomedical Engineering

Ganeshram DasariEngineering: Biomedical Engineering

Lonny D . GriffinEngineering: Engineering Management Specialization

Shravan Kumar LakumarapuEngineering: Biomedical Engineering

Saandeep ManiEngineering: Biomedical Engineering

Archana SaranathanEngineering: Biomedical Engineering

Justin A . SmolenEngineering: Biomedical Engineering

Ryan Seth SteinerEngineering: Engineering Management Specialization

Sasidhar UppugantiEngineering: Biomedical Engineering

master of sCienCe in meChaniCal engineering

Matthew P . ApplebyBrandon M . BerasiPhilip M . CazabanPaul T . ColeMichael R . CrawfordDaniel J . Forpahl

College of NursingFounded 1967Dean N . Margaret Wineman

master of sCienCe in nursing

Amy B . AbernathyNursing Anesthesia

Grelinda Maria Ana Margarita E . AmanteNursing Anesthesia

Nicholas M . AngelisNursing Anesthesia

Dustyn W . AuckermanNursing Anesthesia

Matthew K . DayNursing Anesthesia

April DemaliNursing Anesthesia

Scott M . DickersonNursing Anesthesia

Dawn R . EtchellNursing Anesthesia

Brandy J . FunniNursing Anesthesia

Barbara A . GreveAdult Gerontological Health Nursing Clinical Nurse Specialist

Jennifer Lynn JurkowskiSmithNursing Anesthesia

Christine Lynn KemmererNursing Anesthesia

Reed D . LoertscherNursing Anesthesia

Katie A . LukesicNursing Anesthesia

Meshelle A . LynchNursing Anesthesia

Jessica E . MatsakoNursing Anesthesia

Ashley E . MesterNursing Anesthesia

Matthew A . MillerNursing Anesthesia

Douglas E . MoravekNursing Anesthesia

Gillian M . MyersAdult Gerontological Health Nursing Clinical Nurse Specialist

Daniel J . NolanNursing Anesthesia

Bryce T . ReedyNursing Anesthesia

Kristin E . RufenerNursing Anesthesia

Jacqueline Renee RuschNursing Anesthesia

Daniel San FilippoNursing Anesthesia

Jodi A . ScalzoNursing Anesthesia

Anne M . SchroederNursing Anesthesia

Jamie Shaw HuffmanNursing Anesthesia

Angela R . SmithNursing Anesthesia

David R . StephensNursing Anesthesia

Kathryn E . WiercinskiNursing Anesthesia

Michelle K . WilfongNursing Anesthesia

Alexander B . YiNursing Anesthesia

College of Polymer Science and Polymer EngineeringFounded 1988

Dean Stephen Z . D . Cheng

master of sCienCe in Polymer engineering

Krystle L . Dzienis



BaChelor of arts

William D . AlbrightJoshua J . Allen

Cum LaudeLuke L . AndersonAlTeric M . BalaamPeter B . Barr

Magna Cum LaudeTara L . BayanJonathan D . BeaufordAlison C . BoeschJazzmon B . BrittonRyan J . BrosnahanRobin L . Bulka

Summa Cum LaudeCameron E . CarlsonRobert Allen ChesterDeborah L . ChiappiniJason E . ClancyMatthew A . CoffeyJames T . Coleman IISamantha J . Connel

Summa Cum LaudeAmelia E . CurryKevin D . CurwinLaurie A . Dalessandro

Cum LaudeLisa G . DavetChristine Marie DeVonoDerek R . DeanDaniel J . DerrigMichelle D . DoingJason M . Duffy

Magna Cum LaudeTiffany E . EakinAniqa J . Feerasta

Summa Cum LaudeAmanda M . Flow

Cum LaudeKristin L . Freiman

Magna Cum LaudeBrandy M . Friedt KiousisSarah J . Friend

Cum LaudeSean M . GardnerJason M . GordonStephanie L . GormleyAllison L . Grant

Magna Cum LaudeRewaida E . HallHeather R . Hazen

Cum LaudeElise N . HenkelHeather M . Hershey

Cum LaudeRachel L . HostetlerMylisa L . IckesTezra T . Jackson

Brittney A . KelkerJacqueline A . Kelo

Cum LaudeRyan M . KetteringAndrew M . KoenigMark A . LattimoreZachary S . LingoRaquel LoreeJohn C . McArthurTracee A . McClainMatthew D . McCullough

Summa Cum LaudeJennifer L . McDonnellMichele M . McFarlaneMatthew A . MooneyShaye Alyssa NakSarah M . NobleAkita C . OrrRobert S . Ovesny

Cum LaudePhillip A . Parcheminer

Cum LaudeAmanda M . PayneNatalie W . PeacockNathan L . PolugaEric Daniel PruchnickiAnthony J . Pulling JrJaclyn M . ScarboroughCarlitta M . ShadieEric D . SharkeyEric Lynn Shipman IIIWilliam A . SimpsonJohn P . StilesAndrew J . TealKatelyn M . TurnerSinisa UbiparipovicChethan UdayashankarJulie R . VandersommersErica J . VierhellerKelsey E . WalkerBrittany A . WaltenbaughJane K . Walter

Summa Cum LaudeBrittney L . WhiteElizabeth S . WhitmyerWesley E . WilkinsTaylor L . Winstead

Cum LaudeChristy D . WiseDana A . Wood

Magna Cum Laude

BaChelor of arts in interdisCiPlinary studies

Daniel E . Boehme JrMitchell A . MagloireCheryl Jean ShaversNancy E . Stewart

BaChelor of arts in interdisCiPlinary anthroPology

Joy R . ButchElisa G . Marchione

Cum LaudeHallie M . RichwineKevin R . Steinbach

BaChelor of sCienCe

Joshua H . AdamsCum Laude

Mona AdeliSumma Cum Laude

Amanda J . AshcraftSumma Cum Laude

Jessica S . BarthNatassia N . BrownLee C . Brucato

Magna Cum LaudeChad A . BurgertJoy R . ButchBrandon M . CarozzaKathy ChelstowskiSteven Ming Hau Chung

Cum LaudeAmy E . Clark

Cum LaudeKenneth W . Clark, JrDanielle R . ConlonLaToya N . DavisJoseph M . DziczkowskiRyan A . Folk

Summa Cum LaudeNicholas M . GauglerMatthew J . HoffmanKatherine J . HollandVeronica K . HuberMadiha A . Khan

Summa Cum LaudeAndrew T . Koogler

Magna Cum LaudePavel A . Kovshovik

Cum LaudeApril M . LeMasterMichelle R . Martin

Cum LaudeRyan S . McGuire

Summa Cum LaudeTheresa L . McQuadeMark N . MekhailKassie M . Movsesian

Cum LaudeErin N . Newton

Summa Cum LaudeRobert A . NeylonElizabeth M . ObertNavraj S . Pannu

Cum LaudeShayna J . RobinsonChloe’ RodgersStephanie L . RogersSara E . SchaubCiera M . Sears

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CandidaTes for baCCalaureaTe degrees

Renuka S . ShenoySumma Cum Laude

Laura A . SixNicholas A . Sousaris

Summa Cum LaudeElizabeth T . SutterMakwegam J . TamboueJulie E . ThompsonTimothy S . TrettelNancy J . WardMary Elizabeth Zitnik

Magna Cum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in ComPuter sCienCe

Katherine D . BradleySumma Cum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in PolitiCal sCienCe/ Criminal JustiCe

Omoyemen Q . AlliLynelle Tranise AustinSheena D . Bateman

Cum LaudeZara Elaine BurkettAshleigh CardonRichard B . CashDeleone V . Edwards IVMatthew H . FlickingerLarry E . Girdler JrJustin E . GlantonMonique JohnsonLeonard J . KiehlmierDavid H . Lam

Summa Cum LaudeErin A . MayleBrandon J . MilesCory M . Momchilov

Cum LaudeMatthew A . Ours

Cum LaudeGregory W . Rowell

Cum LaudeJacob M . SimsHolly E . Van Sickle

Cum LaudeSharon K . Wehr



BaChelor of sCienCe in BiomediCal engineering

Molly A . CuenotWalid P . Qaqish JrMoussa Sane

BaChelor of sCienCe in ChemiCal engineering

Linda R . Kuhajda

BaChelor of sCienCe in Civil engineering

Michael D . ChmuraJames C . HenryDonna L . Orellana

BaChelor of sCienCe in eleCtriCal engineering

HsinJu ChenJoseph P . Davis

BaChelor of sCienCe in meChaniCal engineering

Keith A . CalhounRyan P . FearonNicholas A . Zmina

College of NursingFounded 1967

Dean N . Margaret Wineman

BaChelor of sCienCe in nursing

Julie A . AdjanHolly Marie AndersonKristin M . BairdCorina B . Bingham

Cum LaudeMargaret C . BloughSonia M . BonsuJonathan A . BornRyan W . Bridges

Cum LaudeTiffany N . ChatmonKristin R . ClemensKelly M . CulpJamie M . CzarneckiKylie E . DykeElizabeth E . EngumCharles M . FofangAshley R . FosnaughKerrie R . FullerShante L . HaleGary P . HanzMichelle L . HarsheyEllen G . Hockenberry

Magna Cum LaudeAnita M . Jeras

Cum LaudeMargaret P . JewellKaren Lynne KelleyJessica N . LeeSheila S . LieberthJuli A . McKenzie

Magna Cum LaudeAisling C . Melton

Cum LaudeHilary A . MillsSteven J . Mould

Magna Cum LaudeElizabeth D . Muntean

Magna Cum Laude

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Amy ObrezaDeborah A . Painter

Magna Cum LaudeMelissa PerryAllison C . QuinnLisa A . RacketaShannon Marie RaffertyBriana Lillian Ricciardi

Magna Cum LaudeJamie L . Rohrich

Magna Cum LaudeCharmaine E . RomanLela J . RuffnerStacey K . Schultz

Magna Cum LaudeAmy L . SlusserSamantha StineLauren E . Thurman

Cum LaudeAmy A . Tin

Cum LaudeSara A . Uhl

Summa Cum LaudeKelly D . Uhrig

Cum LaudeJessica M . Van Epp

Summa Cum LaudeAna E . VaravvasGretchen M . WildmanHyun Jeong Yeom

Summit CollegeFounded 1964

Dean Stanley B . Silverman

BaChelor of sCienCe in automated manufaCturing engineering teChnology

Chad A . BeyerMichael E . GrisaNeal T . Veon

Summa Cum LaudeRichard Edward Wise

BaChelor of sCienCe in ComPuter information systems

Kevin R . Giusti

BaChelor of sCienCe in ConstruCtion engineering teChnology

Gregory N . AbramovichMichael L . HogstonJoshua D . JakubisinJames M . LanganJohn R . Nance

Cum LaudePatrick C . PattilloDominic G . ScafariaRussell H . Van LiewMatthew S . Zamaria

BaChelor of sCienCe in eleCtroniC engineering teChnology

Samuel T . Fritz

BaChelor of sCienCe in emergenCy management

Matthew DitlevsonGregory P . HendrixCorey A . PennyWilliam J . RileyMeghan E . TrivettThomas A . TuckerRobert G . Zickefoose II

Cum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in meChaniCal engineering teChnology

Bradley M . McDonald

BaChelor of sCienCe in resPiratory theraPy teChnology

Leah M . ShumneyCum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in surveying and maPPing teChnology

Zephaniah A . BradfordAlessio CarusoMichael E . EcclestonMichael S . KeefeAnthony A . LeimeisterBroc S . McMillenRodney D . Vese

CandidaTes for baCCalaureaTe degrees (ConT.)

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Summit CollegeFounded 1964

Dean Stanley B . Silverman

assoCiate of arts

Cristina M . ArnoldDora V . Clark

With DistinctionPatti E . CleaverDerrick J . DavisSharon L . DavisLauren R . DawaltLindsey M . FertalChristopher M . Graham JrDavid M . KriseElizabeth A . NisselStephanie L . SandersJon D . Scott

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in Business management teChnology

Misti Lanai BeachBrian E . EllisTheresa A . Hileman

With High DistinctionDonna M . Neal

With High DistinctionAlfie A . Williams

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in ComPuter information systems

Malek A . AlsaloomShawn M . BabinyeczGary R . CampbellMichael E . EmmertFrank T . Gestring III

With DistinctionRobert P . HoltmanJeffrey D . KontakEric A . LyonSharon A . McGradyPeter OnderkoJoseph A . StephanMark A . TiberioMichael G . WalkuskiJames M . WashkoChase D . Webb

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in hosPitality management

Erik V . FreayNicholas J . MarounZakiyyah SaeedJeremy A . Sundheimer

CandidaTes for assoCiaTe degrees

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in marketing and sales teChnology

Angela Marie BigelowAllen W . RiffleDallas R . YoungAndrea N . Zaratsian

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in Community serviCes teChnology

Anna L . CopelandWith High Distinction

Tiana C . JacksonDana M . JedrickEverlee JohnsonSarah E . PowellChristine RiddickJessica A . Sowell

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in ConstruCtion engineering teChnology

Tyler E . CookAngela R . HackenbergJustin C . Risley

With DistinctionDaniel J . Ward

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in Criminal JustiCe teChnology

Alexander A . ArgirakisJessica R . BelcherKendyl K . BellAaron V . BradfordKelli J . BrightJohn M . CalabreseSophia CarterJonathan D . ChildersKaren M . CoreDerek R . DeanChristopher J . Ferkul

With Highest DistinctionAlyssa N . Fodor

With Highest DistinctionJonathan J . FossAaron M . GoberSims

With DistinctionTracy L . HaywardLawrence J . KouriDavid M . Lee

With High DistinctionDaniel L . RobinsonKevin M . TomaskoStephen D . VariAndrew H . Whited

With DistinctionDaniel L . Woods

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in drafting and ComPuter drafting teChnology

David M . Krise

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in early Childhood develoPment

Alyse N . ZelinskyWith Distinction

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in eleCtroniC engineering teChnology

Paul M . DenzingerBenjamin C . Fertick

With Highest DistinctionMark A . JohnsonGerald S . Kuzmiak Jr

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in emergenCy mediCal serviCes teChnology

Tiffany H . CarterJennifer J . EarlenbaughRyan W . GrimesMelanie C . KennedyMichael S . Morgan

With High Distinction

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in fire ProteCtion teChnology

Brennan P . CardenWith Distinction

Allison J . DempsterBenjamin T . Eddowes

With DistinctionScott T . FairhurstGavin T . KellyAdam A . McDanielMatthew D . Schultz

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe geograPhiC and land information systems

Zephaniah A . BradfordLuke C . Walker

With Distinction

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in land surveying

Michael KralWith Highest Distinction

Luke C . WalkerWith Distinction

CandidaTes for assoCiaTe degrees (ConT.)

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assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in manufaCturing engineering teChnology

Richard L . Moore

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in meChaniCal engineering teChnology

Steven P . GabeleWith Highest Distinction

Nathan C . GessmannRichard A . McCartneyJeffrey G . SimmonsMatthew J . Wiborg

With Highest Distinction

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in mediCal assisting teChnology

Stacy L . BeckettTheresa K . BellNicole L . ClarkHeather N . GarsteckStephanie L . GriffinLoretta HillsDorothea E . HulveyBoro JosipovicAshley E . SharptonTyra L . Williams

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in Paralegal studies

Jaime L . KellyDawn Darlene LangleyKathleen M . Marchand

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in radiologiC teChnology

Jason D . AbbottBrittany M . EddyMatt B . Fetter

With DistinctionChristina HinesDeanna L . HodgeLynell A . HuntSuzanne M . Johnson

With Highest DistinctionJennifer L . KershnerJemuelMark T . Laurel

With DistinctionLisa M . Leguillon

With Highest DistinctionMarcie D . LewickiAutumn N . MeffertDesmond D . MotenJoseph A . MurphyAdam T . Ritterbeck

With DistinctionKayla M . Sallaz

With Highest DistinctionDaniel V . Shaffer

With Highest DistinctionJessica R . Shell

With High DistinctionBrennan D . SpauldingErika L . Stickler

With High DistinctionLauren M . Sutphen

With DistinctionKadi A . Untch

With DistinctionKimberly A . WarrenKellie M . Waters

With Highest DistinctionEric J . Wellman

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in surgiCal teChnology

Kelsey S . BaumanTiffany J . ColeVeronica S . DuesenberryNatalie M . Gallucci

With Highest DistinctionRhonda L . KiddSouad M . McCuneMelissa A . Moats

With High DistinctionMichele D . MonterShane L . MurphyLucretia P . RupleRebecca L . Shaheen

With High DistinctionMackenzee J . Solars

With High DistinctionShonta L . TriceMatthew R . WassamCaley A . Yeager

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in surveying engineering teChnology

Samantha V . BrownWith Highest Distinction

Andrew P . KoehlerWith High Distinction

Anthony A . LeimeisterWith Highest Distinction

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reCogniTion of The reserve offiCers’ Training CorPs

The following cadets are commissioned as Second Lieutenants on August 14, 2010:

united states army

Robert A . ChesterLeonard J . Kiehlmier

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The University of AkronThe University of AkronThe College of Engineering

By authority of the Board of Trustees and on recommendationof the Faculty hereby confers upon

A. Worthy StudentThe Degree of

Bachelor of Science

Together with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto.Witness the seal of the University and the signature of its officers

Given at Akron, in the State of Ohio, this fourteenth day of August, 2010.

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Secretary of the Board

President of the University

Dean

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.sTaTue of John r. buChTel

ThisstatueofJohnR.Buchtelstandsinthemiddleofthecampushehelpedfoundin1870.

The alma maTer

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The Alma Mater for The University of Akron was written by the Rev. Augustus B. Church who was the last Universalist clergy to serve as president of Buchtel College (1901–1912). He was also the first person to assume the board responsibilities of chief executive officer. In fact, Church served both as president and as a trustee of the institution — as well as pastor of the First Universalist Church of Akron. Dr. Church understood the importance of higher education as a means to improve society, and he worked diligently on projects to successfully link the educational efforts of Buchtel College with the needs of a growing city. During his presidency, Buchtel College offered the world’s first courses in rubber chemistry (1909).

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The akron blue and gold

The University of Akron’s fight song, “The Akron Blue and Gold,” was written in 1939 by Fred Waring, nationally known composer and leader of the wildly-popular Band, “Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians.” In response to a request from the University’s student newspaper, Waring wrote “a distinctive song” for The University of Akron. “The Akron Blue and Gold” premiered over his NBC hookup on November 17, 1939, and has been used as the University’s fight song ever since.

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This program is not an official graduation list .

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy in this commencement program, printing deadlines sometimes prevent inclusion of candidates’ names, or may result in the use of names of persons not completing graduation requirements . All honors indicated in this program are tentative . Official degree honors for diplomas and transcripts will be determined after final grades are reported . This printed program, therefore, should not be used to dete rmine a student’s academic or degree status . The University’s official registry for conferral of degrees is the student’s permanent academic record, kept by the Office of the University Registrar, Simmons Hall, Akron, OH 443256208 .

The Ohio Universalist Convention established a small, liberal arts college in Akron in 1870 and named it for one of the city’s prominent industrialists, John R . Buchtel . It was Buchtel who led a group of 100 individuals and 13 businesses in a fundraising campaign to build the college . On July 4, 1871, thousands of area citizens turned out to witness the results of that initiative, joining in a great celebration as the cornerstone was laid for a single but impressive structure that constituted Buchtel College . Both a visionary and a pragmatist, Buchtel believed that the vigor of any city is closely tied to the proximity of a high quality institution of higher education . Decades of progress, both for the city and for the college he launched, have proven him right . With an enrollment of approximately 28,000 stu dents from throughout Ohio, the United States, and 89 foreign countries, the successor of Buchtel College is one of the largest principal campuses in Ohio . Long committed to an aca dem ic tradition which stresses excellence, The Univer sity of Akron offers more than 300 associate, bacca lau reate, and master’s degree programs and options, as well as 18 doctoral degree programs and four law degrees . Since 1914, the Univer sity has been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and it is currently classified at the highest level as a comprehensive, doctoraldegreegranting institution . Today, more than 149,000 of its alumni live and work around the world .

The universiTy of akron: a Proud TradiTion

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