WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., May 8, 2021 — West Liberty University held its Spring 2021 Commencement Ceremonies Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, 2021. The hybrid ceremony offered graduates a chance to participate in-person. Degrees were conferred by President W. Franklin Evans and ceremonies are archived at Topper Station for viewing.
Spring 2021 Master Degree graduates by hometown are as follows:
WEST VIRGINIA
Buckhannon: Rachel N. Fisher.
Charleston: Tavian Morris Craft, Corey Michael Pullen.
Clarksburg: Anna Lynnlee Malone.
Follansbee: Raleigh Bryson Mason, Noah J. Teaff.
Huntington: Anthony Lee Martin Jr.
Keyser: Mariah Paxton Ack.
Kingwood: Emma Marie McClelland.
Lenore: Olivia Ooten.
Morgantown: Joseph Auber.
Moundsville: Kylee R. Benson, Biswajit Chandra Das, Deborah A. Dyer, Jennifer Lynn Spencer, Joy A. Van Scyoc.
New Cumberland: Emmy M. Delekta.
Ripley: Joshua David Chancey.
Saint Marys: April D. Redin.
South Charleston: Sarah Elizabeth Bodnar.
Triadelphia: Monica Lorraine Calvert.
Union: Justin C. Weikle.
Varney: Joel Kenneth Pool.
Vienna: Makayla D. Casenelli.
Weirton: Kayla Marie Warrick.
Wellsburg: Emiley Czesztyicki.
West Liberty: Brittany Marie Herber, Zoei Kathleen-Marie Kirk, Kassey Halyn Wagner.
Weston: Jayme Ann Darby.
Wheeling: Donald L. Adkins, Carlas Anderson Jr., Gabrielle Nicole Burriss, Adam Brian Campbell Jr., Mark C. Coffield, Miranda D. Cook, Stephanie Lynn Courts, Benjamin Dodge, Jonathan Droginske, Corinna Erbacher, Kristin E. Fisher, Garrett William Hoover, Amanda Renee Huntsman, Kelsey Ann Kyle, William W. Lawson, Neil Patrick McCormick, Gregory A. Myers, Abigail M. O’Connor, Zachary Ian Oltman, Katherine Mallo
ry Schwertfeger, Derek A. Weisenborn, Michelle Lynn Williams.
OHIO
Beallsville: Katherine Elizabeth Phillips.
Belmont: Megan Chelsey Lyle.
Blacklick: Lisa M. Sinicropi.
Bridgeport: Kaylee Lantz.
Cadiz: Toni Lynette Elliott.
Chandlersville: Reagan Nicole Tom.
Gnadenhutten: Dalton Shepherd Bolon.
Hilliard: Megan Grace Fodor.
Rayland: Kylee Brenee’ Panepucci.
Shadyside: Nikki Jo Butts.
Steubenville: Megan Ciacci Petrella, Colleen Marie Peckens.
Toledo: Miranda Parker.
Wintersville: Sean Philip Smith.
PENNSYLVANIA
Gibsonia: Katherine M. Gill.
Glenshaw: Andrea J. Nichols.
Harrison City: Steven Michael Faddis.
Johnstown: Nico Pecora.
Mount Pleasant: Dylan Joseph Ringer.
Oakdale: Allyssa Mae Bush.
Washington: Bryan Richard Arbes, Olivia L. Gray.
Masters graduates and degree candidates from other states and countries are as follows:
CALIFORNIA – Laguna Hills: Raychel Sullivan. Saugus: Jeffrey R. Beadnell. COLORADO – Golden: Veronica Mercedes Miller. Longmont: Olivia Joy Franke. MARYLAND – Odenton: Dominique Jordan Hudson. MICHIGAN – Watervliet: Brock Michael Thumm. MISSOURI – Ballwin: Sydney A. Ozersky. NEW HAMPSHIRE – Hampstead: Natalie Marie Fabrizio. NEVADA – North Las Vegas: Michael Bryan Battistoni. NEW YORK – Allegany: Cary W. Flanders. Herkimer: MaryRose Creedon. RHODE ISLAND – Johnston: Christina Marie Hardman. TENNESSEE – Tellico Plains: Rachel Alisha Ford. UTAH – Logan: Amy Lynn Repko. VIRGINIA – Stephens City: Joshua Lelo Ojo. WASHINGTON – Vancouver: Ashley Vander Sys. WISCONSIN – Oak Creek: Lauren Audrey Blunt.
Spring 2021 Undergraduate degree candidates by hometown are as follows:
WEST VIRGINIA
Albright: Seneca Jo Manko.
Alma: Hannah Susan Thomas.
Alum Creek: Ashton Settle.
Beckley: Morgan T. Ball, Megan Anne Belden, Savannah Kaye Belden.
Belleville: Brie-Ann Rae Young.
Benwood: Cassidy Michele Campbell, Juliana M. Moore, Michele Ann Rodak.
Berkeley Springs: Makenah Grace Harrington.
Bethany: Natalie Irey.
Bethlehem: Dylan Daniel Taylor.
Beverly: Haley Rae Collett.
Cameron: Heather L. Hale, Benjamin Leonard Hart.
Charles Town: Autumn Cathleen Carver.
Chester: Noah W. Flowers, Rachel Lynn Halstead, Taylor Alexis Mckay, Haylianne M. Murray.
Clarksburg: Jordan Smith.
Colliers: Aaron Hudson.
Elkins: Bailey M. Young.
Elkview: Isaac Deel.
Ellenboro: Patrick Shepherd.
Fairmont: Jacob Oscar Bolander, Aaron N. Saymansky, K-Lee Paige Winski.
Farmington: Kacie Dawn Freeman.
Follansbee: Sierra Bone, Anamaria C. Casinelli, Chad Harper, Grant Matthew VanCamp.
Friendly: Lenora Howell.
Gassaway: Walter Lane Jack III.
Gerrardstown: Adam O’Donnell.
Glen Dale: Steven Alan Bailey, Emily Jean Clark, Joshua Patrick Garrett, Hope Jordan Ruza, Laral Grace Saunders, Patience Tedrow.
Glen Easton: Alexis Booth.
Gypsy: Sierra Nicole Cunningham.
Huntington: Samuel Patrick Aulick,
Hurricane: Carly L. Cunningham.
Keyser: Mykenzie Wolford.
Kingwood: Kate R. McClelland.
Marlinton: Conlin R. Halterman.
Martinsburg: Kalyn Elizabeth Watkins, Cory Wyttenbach.
Maysville: Jacob Daniel Mauzy.
McMechen: Taylor Rae Cline, Trey Miller, Nicole Ann Wilson.
Middlebourne: Joralda Grace Rice.
Moundsville: Savannah Allen, Avery Barnett, Avery Barnett, Abbey Bennett Bauer, Shelby Jo Beveridge, Autumn Nichole Hayes, Jasmine Aurora Jasenec, Aaron Thomas Jeffries, Kaitlyn Jones, Taylor Nicole Koontz, Luke Garrett LeMasters, Carli J. Lightner, Alexa Nicole Logsdon, Marissa Meintel, Amanda Louise Palmer, Branson Sawinski, Elizabeth Ann Smith, Megan Christine Stout, Selena M. Straughn, Hannah Reid Thomas, Jennifer Elizabeth Whitfield, Megan Nicole Wise.
Mount Alto: Samaria Alisa Oiler.
New Cumberland: Rachel Lynn Garrett, Trey David Smith.
New Martinsville: Austin Lee Adams, Alavia Monseau Anderson, Sabrina Lynn Currie, Thomas Dimmey Ledergerber, Jon Peyton Moore, Sean Alan Philp, Justin Rice, Kyle Joseph Ritz, Logan Wayne Watson.
Newell: Maddison Storm Koper.
Paden City: Jordan Bryce Baker, Lindsay Paige Bohrer, Hannah Marie Casteel, Alexandria Shay Glover, Dezirae Middleton.
Parkersburg: Autumn Paige Allman, Madisson Renae Perdue.
Parsons: Justin Fike, Kenzie Paige Kyle.
Ravenswood: Claudia Mercedes Cubides, Alex Reginald Easthom, Erica R. Hupp.
Reader: Mckenzie Nicole Melott.
Rivesville: Sean David Travelstead.
Saint Marys: Kylee Jo Buzzard, Bethany M. Morrison.
Sandyville: Chance Steven Morgan.
Shady Spring: Kendra L. Mays.
Shanks: Rebekah Joyce Teter.
Spencer: Caleb Moore.
Sutton: Christopher B. Lloyd.
Triadelphia: Zachary Adam McAbee, Ashley Roxby.
Vienna: Alexandra Marie Olson.
Weirton: August R. Alexander III, Jessica Leigh Alexander, Megan Nicole Apesos, Edward Jerome Aul, Jasmyn Maxine Brown, Leah Caparros, Adam John Davis, Kameron L. Davis, Cody Enrietti, Ericka S. Fonner, Savanna K. Hibbits, Jennifer Susan Kinder, Julia Rose McElwee, Hannah J. Minger, Tasha Nicole Ocobock, Chancellor Penebaker, Anthony Joseph Sciarrino Jr., Morgan Rylin Snyder, Kelsey Weaver, Alyssa Kelley Wilson, Zongping Yu.
Wellsburg: Kaitlyn Dawn Bilak, Destiny Dawn Brown, Courtney R. Elliott, Jason Lee Freshwater, Kaleigh Lynne’ Hendrickson, Allison McKenzie Jackson, Mikayla Marie Misch, Hannah Nicole Mozingo, Amy Nicole Rine, Madison Nicole Roadman, Harley Wilson.
West Liberty: Jordan Nicole Magnani, Jordan Chase McVey, Anton Schulz, Colleen Judith Watkins.
Wheeling: Ryan Bennett Ackerman, Taylor Leigh-Anne Adams, Makenzie Rose Amend, Caitlyn Nicole Andreini, Emma Aston, Abigail Baranski, Luke Beall, Jessica Ann Beiswenger, Carrie Ann Bennett, Stevie Lynn Boles, Rosaleah Michelle Brill, Catherine Calissie, William P. Castilow, Ashley Morgan Clatterbuck, Allie Brianne Cook, Alena Costain, Isaac M. Davis, Ashley M. DeAngelis, Jarrett Alan Delbrugge, Amanda Nicole Drahos, Jordan Lynn Eikey, Herve Carlos Feukou Gabeuka, Destinee Catherine Frye, Ashley M. Futey, Makayla Leigh Gammon, Nataliedrew Georges, Alishah Valine Hardway, Zachary Alexander Henry, Charles D. Heyman Jr., Jonathan Edward Howard, Emily Taylor Huff, Megan R. Jacobs, Adam Jarrett, Valerie Renee Julian, Michael Karnell, Erika Jean Kekahuna, Michael Kevin Kinyo, Ryan Kozik, Tyler Andrew Kreitzer, Rachel McQuain, Michael S. Meaige, Monica Sophia Minor, Amanda E. Mitchell, Angel Diamond Moore, Christian Daniel Oliver, Gino Dimitri Peroni, Morgan M. Petchar, Sarah Elizabeth Phillips, Austin Rath, Emily Riggle, Gabriel P. Rohmann, Tyler Rosenthal, Kelsey Ann Ryder, Cassidy Sansone, Breanna Sayre, Connor Allen Schiffer, Daniel Robert Schultz, Luke Snedeker, Angela Mae Stevens, Catherine Voegelin, Lauren Anne Wetzel, Cole S. Wright, Megan Hope Wright, Fallyn Yonish, Zachary D. Ziolkowski.
Williamstown: Olivia Christine Eckels, Kylee Nicole Masters, Kailey J. Morgan.
OHIO
Adena: Stephanie A. Sliva.
Amsterdam: Skylar Dorice Fankhauser.
Avon Lake: Brecken Alexander Kopf Mack.
Bellaire: Takota Haggerty, Nathaniel Wilhelm.
Bridgeport: Colton Michael Alexander Coss, Allison Marie Ignacak, Carlos Dayton Kusic, Madison Anne Lyle.
Cadiz: Jacob Richard Klingler Barr, Karli Madison Ray.
Caldwell: Morgan Lea Riggs.
Canal Fulton: Serena D. Zacour.
Columbiana: Jasmyn Marie King.
Columbus: Ally Katarina Joy.
Coshocton: Alexis Slusser, Jonathon Jhett Slusser.
Delaware: Renee Xingting Lemke.
Dover: Olivia Marie Belknap.
Flushing: Danielle Lynn Merritt.
Fresno: Eliza Kennedy Haynes.
Gnadenhutten: Connor Ferguson.
Jewett: Alexis Rae Watkins.
Lewis Center: Jason Edward Schutte.
Lewisville: Lacey Kaye Piatt.
Lisbon: Devyn Rae Flory.
Martins Ferry: Elizabeth Kay Cika, Kiasia D’shea Wylene Griffin, Carly McKeegan, John Patrick Shemenski, Kirstin Elizabeth Unrue.
Millersburg: Samantha Hall.
Mingo Junction: Alec Davis-Talbott, Miles Ryan Mazik.
New Matamoras: Sara Elizabeth Kinsey, Tobias M. Minder.
North Lewisburg: Haley Miller.
Parma: Lindsay Renee Humbel.
Philo: Steven Frazier.
Rayland: Abbie Leigh McCain, Rian Alexandria Trekal.
Richmond: Charli Jo McConnell.
Roseville: Madison Jane Clayton.
St. Clairsville: Tyler Joseph Blomquist, Kevin Patrick Kalany, Joel Steven Porter, Deborah Lynn Reed, Marisa Elizabeth Dwyer, Spencer Craig Zink.
Sardis: Bailey Renee Caldwell.
Shadyside: Brennon Andrew Conroy.
Sheffield Lake: Owen Anthony Rozanc.
Shelby: Madison Barnes.
Steubenville: Ryan Jeffery Bernard, Glory Dawn Dami, Kira Newburn, Shannan Schramm.
Tiltonsville: Abagail Elizabeth Freeland.
Twinsburg: Brendan George Nichols.
Uhrichsville: Grant Allen Sproull.
Warsaw: Sean Kurtis Orillion.
Wellsville: Jacob Green.
West Lafayette: Audrey Grace Tingle.
West Mansfield: James Krochmal.
Wickliffe: Demetrius Charles Moore.
Zanesville: Tasia Staunton.
PENNSYLVANIA
Aliquippa: Jacob Benjamin Ramsey.
Avella: Austin Lis, Valerie Lynn Lis.
Bridgeville: Benjamin L. Berkovitz.
Burgettstown: Hayley Ruthann Timko.
Carnegie: Kathryn Renee Metzler.
Cheswick: Fionna Morgan Brooks, Savanah Paige Lilly.
Claysville: Morgan Renee North.
Cochranton: Rachel Marie Hall.
McDonald: Samantha Rose Merriman, Kathryn Ann Nelson.
Midway: Audrey Elizabeth O’Neill.
Monaca: Mary Katherine Horzempa.
New Paris: Kaine Diehl.
Pittsburgh: Audrey Rose Eisel, Samantha Ann Palmieri, Taylor Rose Spain.
Sidman: Isabella Catherine Yakicic.
Washington: Stephanie Marie Lilley.
Undergraduate degree candidates from other states and countries are as follows:
GEORGIA – Buford: John Barber. INDIANA – Ellettsville: Kendall Synclaire Souder. MARYLAND – Abingdon: Jaclyn Alexis Merrill. Waldorf: Jalynn Avery Cristaudo. MASSACHUSETTS – Long Beach – Katelyn A. Shock. MICHIGAN- Grosse Ile: Emily Joan Reedy. NEW YORK – Oceanside: Takoda Reviaska Hager.
CANADA – British Columbia – Kimberley: Zak Thomas Stuart Huppie Campbell. COLOMBIA – Cali – Luisa Agudelo. GERMANY – Menden – Anton Schulz. ITALY – Treviglio: Anita Ponti. MEXICO – Mexico City: Bernardo Vilchis Matus. SPAIN – Sopela: Mikel Ubeda. THAILAND – Bangkok: Kunanon Pitikultham. THE BAHAMAS – Nassau: Arien Strachan. UNITED KINGDOM – Cambridge: Owain Hawkins. Doncaster: Thomas James Humphreys, Joshua Yeaman.