Commencement Set for Saturday, May 7
Honors graduates for West Liberty University’s commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 7 have been selected. Presentation of diplomas will be made at 11 a.m. on the main campus in the Athletic, Sports and Recreation Complex.
University president Robin Capehart will preside over the ceremonies. The commencement address will be delivered by university provost and executive vice-president John McCullough.
Students graduating summa cum laude (highest honors) are Stephanie M. Anderson of Bloomingdale, Ohio; Caity Jo Battista of Benwood, W.Va.; Davonna Jane Dempster of Avella, Pa.; Lucas Alexander Dvoracek of Wheeling; Abigail Hope Gaudino of Wheeling; Amanda Dawn Goudy of Sistersville, W.Va.; Victoria Anne Hansen of Erie, Pa.; Hannah Christine Hoopes of Zanesville, Ohio; Lindsay Elizabeth Kennedy of Avella, Pa.; Kelcey M. Mazzella of Colliers, W.Va.; Jessica Marie Neidhardt of Wheeling; Gabrielle Lenore Schmid of Wheeling; and Kayla Ann Walker of Scio, Ohio.
Students graduating magna cum laude (high honors) are Yvonne R. Barry of Benwood, W.Va.; Monica Michelle Bischof of Wheeling; Shayla Marie Brown of Valley Grove; Amanda Lee Cain of New Cumberland, W.Va.; Kathryn J. Campiti of Moundsville; Brendan C. Clegg of Bellaire, Ohio; Nicole Catherine DellaVecchia of Lake Milton, Ohio; Kristin L. DeWitt of West Liberty; Megan S. Doyle of Wheeling; Stacey Jo Dunfee of Jacobsburg, Ohio; Alexander Fager of Goteborg, Sweden; Michael Thomas Fahey of Steubenville, Ohio; Jessica A. Harlan of Steubenville, Ohio; Stephen Robert Himrod of Wheeling; Nicole Loweree Jencks of Falling Waters, W.Va.; Sara Marie Jones of Wheeling; Savanna Dawn Keller of Columbiana, Ohio; Kara Lynn Kenamond of Wheeling; Amanda N. Kerns of Wheeling; Mia C. Krisak of Steubenville, Ohio; Kayla Ann Lanthorn of Shinnston, W.Va.; Kayla A. Mazzella of Wellsburg; Heather Renee McCormick of Washington, Pa.; Abby Lynn McCreery of Bolivar, Ohio; Brooke Allyson McVey of Bellaire, Ohio; Christopher Michael Neidhardt of Valley Grove; Elizabeth Ann Pemberton of Oak Hill, W.Va.; Mara Leigh Pranzarone of Follansbee, W.Va.; Rachael Elizabeth Pyles of New Martinsville, W.Va.; Jessica Jo Rodriguez of New Martinsville, W.Va.; Kayla Dawn Saunders of Chapmanville, W.Va.; Amy Rebecca Schmitt of Wheeling; Donald Louis Sheller Jr. of Wheeling; Lara Elizabeth Titus of Clarksburg, W.Va.; and Emily N. Ward of Paden City, W.Va.
Students graduating cum laude (honors) are Brandi N. Beebe of Irondale, Ohio; Daniel Brooks Benson of Wheeling; Bethany Ann Bunce of Centerville, Pa.; Sarah Louise Felix of Dillonvale, Ohio; Brittany K. Gamble of Glen Dale; Allison Lynn Harris of Moundsville; Rebecca Marie Heise of Glen Dale; Brent J. Jorden of Wheeling; Ronald E. Kope Jr. of Wheeling; Samantha Danielle Lawrence of Toronto, Ohio; Justin Robert Long of Shadyside, Ohio; Chelsea Ann Madden of Moundsville; Jessie W. Mahan of New Cumberland, W.Va.; Patricia C. Marker of Wellsburg; Kathrine A. Marshall of Weirton; Marissa Dawn Morgan of Follansbee, W.Va.; Joseph Paul Obermann of Martins Ferry, Ohio; Ciera Noel Petrock of Wheeling; Abigail Lynn Rewalt of Wheeling; Barbara Jean Rice of Weirton; Jeffrey Michael Rice of Colliers, W.Va.; Jennifer Kay Rodriguez of New Martinsville, W.Va.; Kaci Lynn Rupert of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Michele L. Smith of Steubenville, Ohio; Marcie L. Surratt of Bellaire, Ohio; Sierra Jo Svoboda of Dillonvale, Ohio; Chelsea Jean Swerline of Wooster, Ohio; Shayla Lynne Takach of Bridgeport, Ohio; Nate D. Taylor of New Martinsville, W.Va.; Kristen Erin Ulrich of Valley Grove; Robert William Wells of Wheeling; Jeffrey Robert Welsh of Brunswick, Ohio; Debbie Lee Whipkey of Glen Easton, W.Va.