WEST LIBERTY, Dec. 11, 2015 — West Liberty University held its Fall 2015 Commencement at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 12 in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Center (ASRC). The following is a list of graduates:
Masters degree candidates by hometown are as follows:
WEST VIRGINIA
- Fairmont: Jonathan Charles Pollock.
- Follansbee: James A. Wilson.
- Lewisburg: Dustin Wayne Martin.
- McMechen: David Alexander Sidiropolis.
- Meadow Bridge: Suzanne Jean Gunter.
- Moundsville: Steven P. Gitlin.
- New Cumberland: Casey Shantelle Allison.
- Paden City: Larry Michael Shepherd.
- Triadelphia: Kacey Marie Orr.
- Weirton: Stacey Ann Francis, Jodie Virginia Mankowski, Heidi J. Sullivan.
- Wellsburg: Michael Scott Bolen, Stacy L. Facemire, James L Stock III, John Michael White.
- Wheeling: Diana Lee Bell, Harold D. Ellifritt, Allisha Rhea Fuscardo, Gina M. Hicks, Craig J. Howard, Lauren E. Magers, Jill Irene Murray, Caitlin M. O’Leary, Ayla Noelle Sheets, Natasha Lynn Sheets, Kathryn A. Wheeler.
OHIO
- Pickerington: Mary V. Burkhart Clark.
PENNSYLVANIA
- Burgettstown: Adaira M. Church Rufer.
Undergraduate degree candidates by hometown are as follows:
WEST VIRGINIA
- Benwood: Elizabeth Ann Melko, Christopher Lee Rine.
- Bethany: Jerid D. Withers.
- Bridgeport: Eric Lynch.
- Buckhannon: David T. White.
- Cameron: Jodi L. Neely.
- Charleston: Philip Aaron Stricker.
- Chester: Nicholas Joseph Evans, Tyler J. Howell.
- Colliers: Kaleigh Nicole Stewart.
- Follansbee: Taylor E. Aitken, Kimberly Anne Harms, Rebecca. Nixon, Anthony T. Pederson.
- Franklin: Jeremiah Andrew Propst.
- Friendly: Amanda Joy Goodfellow.
- Glen Dale: Capricha Denae Thompson, Brian Jeffery Richmond.
- Inwood: Ryan C. Scappini.
- McMechen: Alison Kate Lemasters.
- Moundsville: Katelin Dawn Francis, Brock W. Kimpel, Kelsey Jane Kolinski, Lacey L. Matheny, Shelly Lynn Phillips, Cheyenne Louise Robinson, Makayla Brooke Smith, Mark Thomas Winters II, Jonathan W. Woofter.
- Murraysville: Kaitlyn Dawn Robinson.
- New Cumberland: Azia L. Halstead.
Student speaker Zachary Novel, his wife Jayme and children Isaac (in arms) and Riley celebrate on the quad. - New Manchester: John Alexander Briscoe.
- New Martinsville: Evan Kent Newman, Patrick Leroy Nice Jr., Zachary E. Novel.
- Paden City: Allison P. Bertozzi, Doug Marshall Shepherd.
- Ravenswood: Kaitlyn Rebekah Casto, Nicole Marie Sadecky.
- Richwood: Ruth Anne Brooke Green.
- St. Mary’s: Dylan Joseph Brizendine, Reid Clayton Phillips.
- Terra Alta: Catherine M. Parker.
- Triadelphia: Richard Dustin Henry, Hannah Elizabeth Lovas, Aaron Matthew Majetich.
- Valley Grove: Brady Andrew Raab.
- Vienna: Selena Rachael Ankrom.
- Weirton: Nicholas J. Alexander, Kara Lee Bartram, Victoria Paige Bryant, Victor Anthony DeCaria, Diane L. Grimm, Marlin T. Hicks, Maurice William Hicks, Grace Flanagan Woods, Mario James Yacoviello.
- Wellsburg: Matthew Allen Grooms, Gerald Lee Narigon III, Daniel L. Nixon.
- Wheeling: Courtney Marie Breiding, Kelly Fontaine Brown, Amber Nicole Bumgardner, Angelina N. Cornelia, Amanda Louise Crow, Chelsea R. Davis, Aleksandr Florjanczyk, Michael S. Frank, Garett Tyler Geho, Tracy Renee Glenn, Dareé Markeith Goodwin, Emily Marie Hastings, Tyler Hosey, Myron Vance Jellison, Lexie Christine Keding, Nathan Bryan Krupinski, Timothy R. McCabe, Alexis N. Muha, Marina Munir, McKenzie R. O’Brien, Michael A. Pietranton, Brandon E. Polanski, Macie Robinson, Christine R. Roshak, Lacey Kayleen Santorine, Cyprian Matekwa Shimenga, Evan A. Smith, Joshua Lewis Taylor, Edward L. Vargo, Alec Jason Wood.
- Williamstown: Jessica Lynn Copen, Kylie Paige Hammer.
- Windsor Heights: Andrea Joe Renshaw.
OHIO
- Barnesville: Tiffany Ann Gallagher, Ya Qing Li.
Waiting for the big moment. - Bellaire: MacKenzie Lee Krieger, Michael Andrew Murphy.
- Beverly: Devin Fayth Thieman.
- Bridgeport: David Conaway.
- Cambridge: Maggie Jo Starr.
- East Liverpool: Taryn Elizabeth Eastham.
- Hammondsville: Joseph Michael Spreainde.
- Lockbourne: Marissa Michele Cajigal
- Marietta: Bethany Anne Arnold.
- Martins Ferry: Michael Morgan Pasztor.
- Mingo Junction: Joseph E. Rine.
- Newcomerstown: Devan N. Belt
- North Canton: Eileen Louise Thompson.
- Norton: Kylie Woyat.
- Rayland: Robert M. Spence, Summer Stevens.
- Richmond: Philip Kray Hilt.
- Roseville: Brittani E. Smith.
- Sardis: Desiree A. Hinkle.
- Shadyside: Sarah Patrice Neavin.
- St. Clairsville: Anthony P. Sako, Joshua Stewart.
- Steubenville: Justin Robert Baldwin, Emily E. Canella, Todd Daniel Meadows Jaccob M. Trifonoff.
- Tiltonsville: William A. Webnar, Malinda Sue Whittaker.
- Wintersville: Melody Rae Petras.
- Woodsfield: Dennis Dale Conrad.
PENNSYLVANIA
- Aliquippa: Eric D. Cersosimo.
- Belle Vernon: Dylan Joel Dominico.
- Carmichaels: Sarah Elizabeth Reid.
- McKees Rocks: Lucas Merle Tournay.
- North Huntingdon: Carley Jo Smola.
- Washington: Georgia Marie Miller, Kaisi Elizabeth Ritter.
- West Alexander: Lacey Anne McPherson.
Undergraduate degree candidates from other states and countries are as follows: CALIFORNIA- Harbor City: Andrew Joseph Faraimo. Long Beach: Jededeique Fue. Los Angeles: Dominique Darius Harris. Modesto: Casey Phelan Pfister. FLORIDA- Riverview: D’Andre Terrell Pennamon-Muhammad. MICHIGAN- Saginaw: Chelsea Lynn Bertie. CHINA- Jin Hua: Shengnan Ma.