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West Liberty University held its Spring 2013 Commencement at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 11, in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC). Representing the largest graduating class since the 1980s, the Class of 2013 includes the following 337 students.
Honor Graduates:
- Summa Cum Laude (highest honors)
Heather D. Carmichael, Ravenswood, W.Va.; Molly E. Dennison, Pine Grove, W.Va.; Elizabeth Virginia Francis, Wheeling; Krista Marie Groves, Weirton; Brittany Morgan Loy, New Martinsville, W.Va.; Lisa Marie Mazzella, Wellsburg; Francesca M. Miller, Wheeling; Krista L. Montes, Wheeling; Anna Lea Patrick, Davis, W.Va.; Jessica Lauren Pybus, Saint Marys, W.Va.; Jesse Leigh Schwertfeger, Follansbee, W.Va.; Shayla Scollick of Moundsville; Kimberly Ann Scott of Valley Grove; Marlena Elsie Sell of Wheeling; Courtney Christine Shaffer of Colliers, W.Va.; Emily Paige Shimp of Leroy, W.Va.; Joshua P. Smith of Davis, W.Va.; Leigh Ann Stephens of Wheeling; Amanda Anne Vice of Weirton; Kassidy Grace Wells of Wellsburg; and Ashley Elizabeth Zago of Follansbee, W.Va..
- Magna Cum Laude (high honors)
Ryan B. Aston of Moundsville; Kaylee Ann Baker of Carrollton, Ohio; James Patrick Ball Jr. of Wheeling; Jason A. Bennett of Wheeling; Sherry Denise Borsos of Adena, Ohio; Megan Jo Ciacci of Pleasant City, Ohio; Jennifer M. Cooper of Weirton; Rachael Leann Crooks of Alledonia, Ohio; Michael Matthias Dotson of Middlebourne, W.Va.; Matthew W. Dougherty of Wheeling; Allison Leah Ferrell of Proctor, W.Va.; Caleb Matthew Filburn of St Clairsville, Ohio; Kayla Nicole Firm of Toronto, Ohio; Constanza P. Fuentes of Bridgeport, Ohio; Tara M. Gajtka of Weirton; Natalie Christine Games of Wheeling; Carlie Marie Haywood of Claysville, Pa.; Kevin Hensley of Wheeling; Hilary Linn Hewitt of Moundsville; Joshua Keller Hughes of Wheeling; Allyson Marie Katona of Wheeling; Rachel Lynn Knutsen of Weirton; Oksoon Kwon of Wheeling; Tuấn Trần Lê of Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Lindsay Rebecca Leasure of New Martinsville, W.Va.; Nicolette Reneé Ludewig of Follansbee, W.Va.; Erin Marie Mazzocca of Wheeling; Clay McCreery of Bolivar, Ohio; Kelsey A. McKinney of Clinton, Ohio; Nathan Robert Parry of Washington, Pa.; Brittany Ann Raineri of Colliers, W.Va.; Julia R. Saling of Salineville, Ohio; Kelsea N. Smith of Davis, W.Va.; Leah Dawn Starkey of New Martinsville, W.Va.; Kayla Renee Stickley of Fisher, W.Va.; Kylee Marie Utt of Colliers, W.Va.; and Amber Marie Wilson of Moundsville.
- Cum Laude (honors)
Jessica Elizabeth Bennett of Wintersville, Ohio; Michelle René Bennett of Wheeling; Kathleen Ranee Butcher of New Martinsville, W.Va.; Holly M. Carson of Bergholz, Ohio; Joshua Costlow of Toronto, Ohio; Travis C. Denman of Williamsville, New York; Johnathan Pilgram Dennis of Weirton; Kristen Renee Dotson of Weirton; Anne M. Edwards of Dover, Ohio; Bryan M. Gasaway of Follansbee, W.Va.; Joshua Dylan Graham of Carrollton, Ohio; Justine Gabriele-Gloria Gruber of Wheeling; Heidi Marie Hamrick of Elkins, W.Va.; Kelly Madison Heare of Keyser, W.Va.; Jeshua Ivan Irazabal of Temixco, Mexico; Broc N. Jones of Moundsville; Rebecca Louise Juszczak of Chester, W.Va.; Stacy Marie Kasprowicz of Wellsburg; Christina Ada Kerns of Wheeling; Shelby Lynn Koerner of Butler, Pa.; Aaron Levi Kuhn of Glen Easton, W.Va.; Lori Anne McGlumphy of Wheeling; Brock T. Melko of Wheeling; Courtney Leigh Moulder of St Clairsville, Ohio; Hannah Elizabeth Ohler of Wellsburg; Manish Ojha of Baltimore, Maryland; Lois A. Perkins of Dublin, Ohio; Hope A. Roberts of Weirton; Ashley Nicole Rusk of Weirton; Amber N. Sallee of Washington, W.Va.; Neala Z. Salmassi of Great Falls, Virginia; Brandon S. Schroeder of Canonsburg, Pa.; Maribeth Smith of Moundsville; Amanda M. Swann of Wheeling; David J. Syrylo of Follansbee, W.Va.; Chelsea Danielle Virden of Weirton; Jena Lynn Watson of Wheeling; and Meghan N. Wiseman of Sistersville, W.Va.
Masters Degree Candidates by state, hometown:
WEST VIRGINIA
Follansbee: Stephanie Carol Turner
From left, Shayla Scollick and Leigh Stephens, highest GPA science majors selected to carry the College of Sciences commencement banner.
Moundsville: Desireé Ann Ramser
Weirton: Gina Lynn Reitter
Wheeling: Katrina L. DeSantis, Janette L. Joseph, Nathan F. Linger, Jamie L. Schwing, Kathrine Elisabeth Trimmier
OHIO
Mingo Junction: Gina Marie Giuliani
Shadyside: Tiffany J. Bennington
MICHIGAN
East Lansing: Li Cheng
Undergraduate Degree Candidates by state, hometown:
WEST VIRGINIA
Alum Creek: Jonathan D. Ramsey
Beckley: Peter S. Konn
Chester: Jessica Darlene Crighton, Rebecca Louise Juszczak, Carly D. Lowers, Brittany Ann Raineri, Courtney Christine Shaffer, Kylee Marie Utt, Anthony Joseph Viola II
Davis: Anna Lea Patrick, Joshua P. Smith, Kelsea N. Smith
Elizabeth: Lacey Jo Valentine
Elkins: Heidi Marie Hamrick, Christopher I. Postlethwait
Student Speaker Joshua P. Smith earned the highest GPA in the College of Business.
Fairdale: Alyssa Jade Daniels
Fairmont: Pati Roxanne Brake, Kaitlyn Iris Tennant
Fisher: Kayla Renee Stickley
Follansbee: Melanie R. Behanna, Lauren E. Boettcher, Katelyn E. Childers, Francesca M. Fuscardo, Bryan M. Gasaway, Nicolette Reneé Ludewig, Clayton Scott Paris, Jesse Leigh Schwertfeger, Jarrod Shaw, David J. Syrylo, Ashley Elizabeth Zago
Glen Dale: Bricie Greer Brannan, Reuben Allan Dobkin, Melanie Jo McCausland, Eric D. Minor, Mary Ann Nolte, Stefan Michael Riggs, Alexandra P. Stipetich
Glen Easton: Aaron Levi Kuhn
Huttonsville: Kevin D. Watson
Keyser: Kelly Madison Heare
Leroy: Emily Paige Shimp
Lester: Michael Duane Carpenter
Martinsburg: Jordan Alexis Hayden
Middlebourne: Michael Matthias Dotson
Moundsville: Ryan B. Aston, Laura Bonar-Smith, Joseph W. Darmafall III, Joshua D. Ferrell, Joshua L. Fried, Lindsey Shay Goode, Cassandra Marie Hedrick, Hilary Linn Hewitt, Broc N. Jones, Brittney Maureen Kinkade, Carson D. Koontz, Zane A. Madden, Lindsey Rae McCool, Meghan R. Oakland, Shayla Scollick, Geoffrey D. Scott, Amanda L. Semple, Maribeth Smith, Carrie J. Stout, Danielle L. Wagner, Amber Marie Wilson, Clinton M. Wilson
New Cumberland: Nicole Faye Tibbs
New Martinsville: Shae Elizabeth Benson, Kathleen Ranee Butcher, Alicia Diane Coleman, Tella Dawn Craft, Eva Rae Eddy, Lindsay Rebecca Leasure, Brittany Morgan Loy, Lyndsay Ann Miller, Kenneth Evan Powell III, Michelle Dawn Powell, Leah Dawn Starkey
Newell: Megan Watson Eckleberry
Paden City: Eric David Croasmun, Christopher C. O’Boyle, Larry Michael Shepherd
Parkersburg: Jared Nelson Bailey
Student Government President LeeAnne Yeater and Vice President Eric Croasmun.
Pine Grove: Molly E. Dennison
Prichard: Jonathan Derrick Evans
Proctor: Allison Leah Ferrell
Quinwood: Jessica Elizabeth Bleyer
Ravenswood: Heather D. Carmichael
Rupert: Mary K. Livingston
Saint Marys: Jessica Lauren Pybus
Sistersville: Samuel N. Ritchie, Meghan N. Wiseman, Aaron J. Wright
Triadelphia: Jon A. Moore, Whitney Marie Noel Nickerson, Ryan P. Orth
Valley Grove: Kimberly Ann Scott
Valley Head: Jessica Renee Samples
Washington: Amber N. Sallee
Weirton: Ashley Lyn Anderson, Colin Charles Bennett, Steven Joseph Buffo, Jennifer M. Cooper, Johnathan Pilgram Dennis, Kristen Renee Dotson, George William Douglas, Jeremy Richard Eloi, William Howard Eyler, Stephanie A. Gaillas, Tara M. Gajtka, Krista Marie Groves, Rachel Lynn Knutsen, Alex Louis Kuntupis, Christina Reneé Lauck, Joshua Ryan Patitz, Heather Dawn Pulver, Hope A. Roberts, Tyler William Rodgers, Ashley Nicole Rusk, Jessica Marie Smalley, Amanda Anne Vice, Chelsea Danielle Virden, Sydney Rae Vuiller, Amanda J. Young
Wellsburg: Joshua B. Aracich, Marjorie Pauline Boyd, Jaclyn Nichole Cody, Alexa Rae Hunter, Stacy Marie Kasprowicz, Sigourney Nicole Kokosinski, Devon Renee Leonard, Lisa Marie Mazzella, Hannah Elizabeth Ohler, Megan Lynn Pollock, Jaimie Lynn Santora, Bryan J. Spruill, Charles C. Taylor Jr., Jillian Marie Weekley, Kassidy Grace Wells
Wheeling: Natalie Marie Agostinelli, Adrienne Kara Apostolon, Chelsea Rae Auten, James Patrick Ball Jr., Ryan Edward Beabout, Kimberly N. Beall, Amanda SueEllen Bennett, Jason A. Bennett, Michelle René Bennett, Joshua Christopher Benyo, Chase M. Bonnette, Andrew S. Boyd, Kayla M. Brown, Megan Elizabeth Byhanna, Leslie Reck Chattin, John H. Clark, Shannon Leigh Conrad, Jordan M. Daugherty, Joseph L. DiCarlo, Matthew W. Dougherty, Cody Michael Fluharty, Kaitlyn Justine Folmar, Elizabeth Virginia Francis, Natalie Christine Games, Samantha Lynn Gentle, Brandon Michaels Groves, Justine Gabriele-Gloria Gruber, Bradford Thomas Guckert, Karyna S. Guirales, Caitlyn Renee Haley, Shawna Marie Harris, Katie Marie Hedinger, Andrew J. Henry, Kevin Hensley, Kathryn Sue Hickman, Matthew E. Hill, Abigail E. Howard, Alfred J. Howard, Craig J. Howard, Joshua Keller Hughes, Katie Leann Hughes, Cayla J. Jorden, Kathleen Ann Karrasch, Allyson Marie Katona, Christina Ada Kerns, Meaghan Ashley Kinnick, Melissa M. Klug, Anne-julie N. Knollinger, Kyle Glen Knox, Christopher J. Kozlowski, Maura A. Kreitzer, Oksoon Kwon, Jie Xian Lin, Lynsey Clare Lyle Marsh, Erika Dawn Martin, Erin Marie Mazzocca, Kristen M. McConn, Kayla Marie McCormick, Brittany Jo McCullough, Lori Anne McGlumphy, Brock T. Melko, Francesca M. Miller, Renee Christine Miller, Megan Michelle Minor, Krista L. Montes, Cami Lynn Morgan, Ginger C. Morgan, Matthew J. Myles, Fallon Kandra Namack, Chad Joseph Onifer, Brittney N. Pack, Lily A. Pitha, Logan Joseph Rich, Alexandra Christine Rine, Caitlin Mary Rodocker, Shelby Kate-Lynn Rutt, Micheal James Sebulsky, Marlena Elsie Sell, Rachel Anne Holden Shipley, Amy S. Stanley, Leigh Ann Stephens, Amanda M. Swann, Ellen P. Tucker, Todd Matthew Ullom, Joshua Christopher Wanat, Jena Lynn Watson, Robert C. Wheeler, Christopher R. Zandron, Alexandra Sofia Zyznewsky
Williamstown: Ashley Marie Cataldo
Windsor Heights: Benjamin Kyle Smith
OHIO
Adena: Sherry Denise Borsos
Alledonia: Rachael Leann Crooks
From left, Cassidy Wells and Anna Patrick, highest GPA arts and communications majors selected to carry the College of Arts and Communication commencement banner.
Alliance: Matthew D. Betz
Bellaire: Kyle Jacob Cook
Bergholz: Holly M. Carson
Bloomingdale: Ezekial C. Blake, Rachel N. Lewis
Bolivar: Clay McCreery
Bridgeport: Constanza P. Fuentes, Alison Kitzmiller
Cadiz: Kendra Paige Morris
Caldwell: Ashley Alcena-Dawn Crum
Canton: Brittany Marie Moulos
Carrollton: Kaylee Ann Baker, Joshua Dylan Graham
Clinton: Kelsey A. McKinney
Columbus: Joseph Andrew McGee
Dover: Anne M. Edwards, Stefanie Elyse Kandel
Dublin: Lois A. Perkins
Dundee: Karli Kristine Miller
Flushing: Kelsay Breann Jendrusik
From left Topper athlete-graduates, Brandon Schroeder (football) and Alex Falk (basketball).
Frazeysburg: Rita Anne Moses
Harpster: Alexander S. Falk
Huber Heights: LeeAnne Erica Yeater
Irondale: Brittany Jo Champion
Lakeville: Melanie L. Meherg
Litchfield: Joshua Cleatus Varney
Little Hocking: Stephen R. Collins
Martins Ferry: Joshua Okley Cusick, Amy Lynn Hammerquist
Mingo Junction: Jordan Alexandra Edwards, Charlene Longwell, Kristen Marie Sabatino
Pickerington: Mary V. Burkhart Clark
Pleasant City: Megan Jo Ciacci
Powhatan Point: Kayla Elizabeth Koteles, Kelsey Rose McGuire
Quincy: Sara Jane Emerich
Reno: Morgan Ann Lisk
Richmond: Robert W. Stewart Jr.
Salineville: Julia R. Saling
St Clairsville: Caleb Matthew Filburn, Natasha Rachel Halicky, Courtney Leigh Moulder
Steubenville: Alyssa J. Frye, Catherine L. McLane, Jessica Meadows, David Justin Mosti, Brittany Michele Penman
Strasburg: Tyler William Gerber
Sylvania: Melissa R. Pierzchala
Toronto: Clint Marshall Chevalier, Joshua Costlow, Kayla Nicole Firm
Wintersville: Kelli Rae Barker, Jessica Elizabeth Bennett, Jennifer Lynnae Cottis, Daniel M. Davis, Danielle Maria Gamble, Sarah Eileen Thompson, Mark A. Thornley
Wooster: Megan Elizabeth Pycraft
College of Arts and Communication graduates Kayla Stickley and Tony Viola study the program.
Zanesville: Lynzie Lourie Barker
PENNSYLVANIA
Alexandria: Drew C. Peterson
Bridgeville: Katelyn Ann West
Bulger: Alexandra Marie Kowalski
Burgettstown: Danielle Nicole Thorne
Butler: Shelby Lynn Koerner
Canonsburg: Joseph R. Kacvinsky, Brandon S. Schroeder
Claysville: Carlie Marie Haywood
Elizabeth: Jeffrey T. Hoak Jr.
Grove City: Jordan Randall Fee
Harmony: Lauren A. Heisler
Hickory: Cory William Bish
Liberty Boro: Kristin Marie DiClaudio
Monaca: Shayla Marie Sopko
Mount Pleasant: Elizabeth Louise Hoagland
Oakmont: Taylor Ann Wilson
Sharon: Sarah Elizabeth Scheetz
Washington: Tricia Lynn Bryker, Nathan Robert Parry, Bruce Aaron Smith, April Helen Wojcuich
MARYLAND- Baltimore: Manish Ojha
NEW JERSEY- Lindenwold: Hakeem N. Cartwright
NEW YORK- East Aurora: Felicia Ann Hulslander Williamsville: Travis C. Denman
NORTH CAROLINA- Angier: Jordan Lindsey Howarth
RHODE ISLAND- Warren: Alicia Jordan Hunt
UTAH- Sandy: Nicholas Andrew Augustyn
VIRGINIA- Great Falls: Neala Z. Salmassi
MEXICO- Temixco: Jeshua Ivan Irazabal
VIETNAM- Ho Chi Min: Tuấn Trần Lê