West Liberty University held its Fall 2014 Commencement at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC). Numbering 169 candidates, the Fall Class of 2014 included the following students:
Students graduating summa cum laude (highest honors) are Korynn Alexandra Agnew of Washington, Pa.; Alexandria N. Barr of Vienna, W.Va.; Patricia M. Brown of Coshocton, Ohio; Justin Bradley Byers of Bunker Hill, W.Va.; Jordan E. Connor of Wheeling; Lindsey Marie Fair of Weirton; Ardell Marie Mayhugh of McMechen, W.Va.; Genette Ann Paprocki of Mingo Junction, Ohio; Jessica M. Safreed of Saint Albans, W.Va.; Jessica Rosalee Wilkerson of Moundsville; and David Tucker Wilkinson of Wheeling.
Students graduating magna cum laude (high honors) are Kimberly K. Anders of Wheeling; Robert G. Becker III of Pickerington, Ohio; Kylie Danielle Brown of Clarington, Ohio; Jamee Lynn Burke of Bucyrus, Ohio; Anna Marie Cipoletti of Wellsburg; Andrew Paul Croft of Wheeling; Kathleen Marie Dancy of Moundsville; Michael Francis Duplaga IV of Wheeling; Anastasia Nicole Durdines of Wheeling; Timothy Lee Garrison of Bridgeport, Ohio; Janice Irene Hall of New Martinsville, W.Va.; Miranda Mae Pellicano of Ranson, W.Va.; Kayla Sue Sabatino of St Clairsville, Ohio; Jennifer Rae Updegraff of Wheeling; Abby Marie Warne of Senecaville, Ohio; Mason Scott Werner of Wheeling; and Alfonso John Zambito of Wheeling.
Students graduating cum laude (honors) are Billy M. Apostolon III of Wheeling; Amy Lynn Becker of Wheeling; Sydney Lynnée Bennett of Follansbee, W.Va.; Megan Blevins of Fleming, Ohio; Natalie Rae DiNardo of Washington, Pa.; Stacie Leigh Groch of Follansbee, W.Va.; Christy Lynn Jones of Sistersville, W.Va.; Nancy Ellen MacPherson of Weirton; Jessica Faye McDonald of Hedgesville, W.Va.; Casey Marie Oliver of Weirton; Antoinette Louise Plants of Beech Bottom, W.Va.; Sierra Dawn Spalding of Claysville, Pa.; Brooke Danielle Swartling of Wheeling; Luke Gibson Tacosik of Belmont, Ohio; Margaret A. Tucker of Wheeling; Melissa Lee Vargo of Wheeling; James A. Wilson of Follansbee, W.Va.; and Allen Yoho of Moundsville.
Masters degree candidates by hometown:
WEST VIRGINIA
Follansbee: Rachel Nicole Reardon.
Glen Dale: Alicia S. McClintock.
Moundsville: Laura Lee Hill.
Weirton: Vincent McIntosh.
Wellsburg: Bethany Christine Dentice.
Wheeling: Amy Nicole Baker, Joshua Christopher Benyo, Joseph Adam Jividen, Alex Andrew Kent, Christina A. Kerns, Lindsey L. Marple-Maclay.
Williamstown: Kayla Rae Stanley.
OHIO
Byesville: Brandon M. Good.
Clarington: Toby Lee Willis.
Dillonvale: Kelsey Michelle Carpenter.
Martins Ferry: Kinsey Taylor Skalican.
St Clairsville: Kathleen R. Fischerkeller, Joshua LaMar Johnson.
PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh: Mallory Lynn Vopal.
FLORIDA
Bristol: Matthew Neel Yancey.
CHINA
Nantang: Mengxing Diao.
Undergraduate degree candidates by hometown:
WEST VIRGINIA
Beech Bottom: Antoinette Louise Plants.
Benwood: Taylore Nicole Barry, Brooke N. Northcraft.
Buckhannon: Cailey Daryle Hollen.
Bunker Hill: Justin Bradley Byers.
Cameron: Keith A. Hughes.
Chester: Neva Renee Ambrose, Moleigh Antoinette Poling.
Colliers: Grant K. Dennis, Melinda Sue Howell, Justyne M. Obeldobel, Lauren Nicole Utt.
Follansbee: Sydney Lynnée Bennett, Tasha Renee DeVaughn, Benjamin T. Giles, Kyle Wayne Taylor Gray, Stacie Leigh Groch, Carla Lada Jacobs, Elizabeth Paige McDaniel, Braunwyn E. Moore, Adam R. Mortimer, Chad A. Simpson, James A. Wilson.
Glen Dale: Daniel P. Doyle, Joshua Patrick Garrett, Griffin Joseph Yocum.
Kearnysville: Lucas Fauble.
Kenna: Andrew J. Leaptrot.
Martinsburg: Katelyn Elisabeth Way.
McMechen: Jason Michael Eikleberry, Nathan T. Folda, Ardell Marie Mayhugh, Shannon Marie Yates.
Morgantown: Ashli A. McKnight, Stephanie Michelle Moore, Jay Allen Stout.
Moundsville: Brenda Renee Best, Ian James Brannan, Kathleen Marie Dancy, Dylan T. Dougherty, Kasie J. Droppleman, Ross Eric Droppleman, Timothy B. Grampa, Alissa Mackenzie Leach, Aubrey Rachelle Lemasters, Kayla Kristine Polis, April Renee Streight, Amanda Lynette Truex, John Michael Wendt, Eythan West, Jessica Rosalee Wilkerson, Allen Yoho.
New Cumberland: Gregory Shaun Crago, Ashley Nicole Turley.
New Martinsville: Rebecca Ann Briner, Christian Patrick Estep, Janice Irene Hall, Rocky Alexander Hall, Braxton Herrick, Melissa Lockhart.
Nitro: Jennifer C. Young.
Paden City: Joshua Yost.
Parkersburg: Tannon L. Mossor.
Proctor: Savannah Marie Moore, Gabrielle Rose Stern.
Ranson: Miranda Mae Pellicano.
Saint Albans: Jessie Louise Boardman, Joshua S. Lanham, Jessica M. Safreed.
Sistersville: Christy Lynn Jones.
Summersville: Elizabeth Rittenhouse Hughes.
Triadelphia: Brittany N. Lewton, Jared Ronald Stone, Alexander M. Weaver.
Vienna: Alexandria N. Barr.
Weirton: Early Ray Brown Brogdon, Lindsey Marie Fair, Stephen Joseph Felton, Ashley Nichole Herchuck, Nancy Ellen MacPherson, Cheryl Irene Moore, Casey Marie Oliver, Eli Pievach, Elizabeth M. Preston, Brendon Patrick Sadler.
Wellsburg: Emily Anna Boyd, Anna Marie Cipoletti, Dennis W. Gooch III, Jared Scott Korbini, Suzanne Marie Lucas, Michael Jacob Lucero.
West Liberty: David R. Blakney.
Wheeling: Kimberly K. Anders, Billy M. Apostolon III, Amy Lynn Becker, Joshua Thomas Blevins, Riley Lynn Bonar, Jordan E. Connor, Kevin M. Coughlan, Andrew Paul Croft, Maghan Katherine Cupp, Michael Francis Duplaga IV, Anastasia Nicole Durdines, William C. Ellifritt, Nicole Rachel Fields, Joshua Nathaniel Foose, Angela Nicole Johnson, Zachary Klemm, Jessica Renee Knollinger, Kevin Andrew Kuca, Thomas Joseph Lesniewski, Amanda Lee Mortis, Lauren Patricia Novotney, Shane Daniel Redd, James Allen Rice, Richard A. Simonetti, Jordan Faith Stacey, Brooke Danielle Swartling, Margaret A. Tucker, Jessica L. Tyler, Jennifer Rae Updegraff, Melissa Lee Vargo, Laura Alohalani Waialae, Brittany Jalena Ward, Mason Scott Werner, David Tucker Wilkinson, Tiffany Lynne Williams, Alfonso John Zambito.
Williamstown: Stewart Daniel Lane.
OHIO
Bellaire: Sarah Jean Kosky, Karolina Elizabeth Potopa, Carri Lynn Rejonis.
Belmont: Luke Gibson Tacosik.
Bloomingdale: Audra Jayne Mayher.
Bridgeport: Timothy Lee Garrison, Nathan A. Maleski, Brittnay Nicole Woodford.
Bucyrus: Jamee Lynn Burke.
Cadiz: Kristina Lynn Brandon.
Clarington: Kylie Danielle Brown.
Coshocton: Patricia M. Brown.
Dillonvale: Richard J. Vince III.
East Liverpool: Chelsy Kathleen Smith.
Fleming: Megan Blevins.
Hopedale: Dominique Marie Canella, Jacob Evan Donley.
Lancaster: Brittany Ann Albanese.
Litchfield: Joshua Cleatus Varney.
Marion: Shawn Torin Dyer.
Martins Ferry: Joshua R. Nagel, Michael Roach.
Mingo Junction: Genette Ann Paprocki.
Mount Pleasant: Charla A. Hastings-Kelley.
Pickerington: Robert G. Becker III.
Powhatan: Paden James Stewart.
Rayland: Thomas Lee Cominsky Jr., Nathan J. Snyder.
Salineville: Jacob Lee Johnston.
Senecaville: Abby Marie Warne.
St Clairsville: Nam Quang Peter Son Le, Kayla Sue Sabatino, Bryan A. Skoff.
Steubenville: Joseph Michael Bahen, Kyle J. DeMattio.
Strongsville: Julianne Danielle Wanda.
West Chester: Chelsea Gail Byrge.
PENNSYLVANIA
Brownsville: Jennifer Lynn Costanza.
Claysville: Marissa Pattison, Sierra Dawn Spalding.
Greensburg: Robert J. Thomas.
Moon Township: Nicolette Paige Petroval.
New Cumberland: Samuel Shaw Stevens.
Washington: Korynn Alexandra Agnew, Natalie Rae DiNardo.
Undergraduate degree candidates from other states and countries are as follows: ALABAMA– Hoover: Kordarius Lamar Rice. FLORIDA– Pembroke Pines: Kenjay L. Trueblood. Saint Petersburg: Jovontae Aveion Johnson. MARYLAND– Oxon Hill: Pierre Blake. Rockville: Andrei K. Hansen. NEW YORK– Jamestown: Tamar Rose Tatoian. NORTH CAROLINA– Huntersville: Matthew Lucas Snively. VIRGINIA– Fairfax: Joshua A. White. Gainesville: Brandon Matthew Harding.