Table
of Contents
Page
Commencement Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The Academic Processional
and
Ceremonial Customs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Processional, Academic Attire, and Symbols
University Board
of
University Marshals
Trustees, Officers,
and
and
Deans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Orators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
University Faculty R epresentatives
and Interpreters. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Honorary Degree R ecipients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Graduation
with
Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Graduation With Distinction, Excellence Scholars, Presidential Scholars,
University Scholars and Distinguished Scholars
Candidates
Candidates
for
for
for
12
12
13
21
22
Master’s Degrees
14
15
16
16
23
24
24
Baccalaureate Degrees
College of Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Fine and Applied Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summit College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Candidates
Doctoral Degrees
College of Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Fine and Applied Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Candidates
for
College of Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College of Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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18
19
25
26
26
28
Associate Degrees
Wayne College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Summit College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
The Akron Blue
The University
and
of
Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Akron: A Proud Tradition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Fall 2008 Commencement Program
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December 13 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Luis M. Proenza, President of The University of Akron, Presiding
Prelude Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fantasia on ‘Lobet den Herrn’ by Walter Watson
Suite de Chanson de Noel by Thom Ritter George
The University of Akron Brass Choir
Tucker Jolly, Conductor
Fanfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ceremonial Piece by William MacDavis
The University of Akron Brass Choir
Processional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (The audience will remain seated.)
Grand March by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Pomp and Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar
Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke
The University of Akron Brass Choir
Invocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 13, Morning
The Rev. Norman Douglas
Heart to Heart, Akron
December 13, Afternoon
The Rev. Brian Kunkler
The Chapel, Akron
The National Anthem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (The audience is invited to stand and sing.)
Led by Amanda R. Hermann
Graduate Student, College of Fine and Applied Arts
The University of Akron Brass Choir
and Introduction . . . . . . . . . Luis M. Proenza
President
Welcome
Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member
Board of Trustees
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hallelujah Chorus by G.F. Handel
Address
to the
The University of Akron Brass Choir
Candidates . . . . . . . . . Luis M. Proenza
the Beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (The audience will remain seated.)
Amanda R. Hermann
The University of Akron Brass Choir
America
In the December 13 morning ceremony, there will be a presentation of degree candidates for the College of Business
Administration, College of Education, College of Nursing, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, and
Wayne College.
In the December 13 afternoon ceremony, there will be a presentation of degree candidates for the Buchtel College of Arts and
Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Fine and Applied Arts, and Summit College.
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The Presentation of
Degree Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The presentation of candidates for Doctoral Degrees
The presentation of candidates for Master’s Degrees
The presentation of candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees
The presentation of candidates for Associate Degrees
Prelude and Allemande by J.S. Bach
Danza Mora, Marieta and el Columpio
by Francisco Tarrega
Mysterious Habitats by Dusan Bogdanovic
Leyenda by Issac Albéniz
El Colibri by Julio Sagreras
Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael
Adam Sarata – Guitar
The Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (The audience is invited to stand and sing. See Page 33.)
Led by Amanda R. Hermann
The University of Akron Brass Choir
Welcome of the Alumni Association
to the Class of 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 13, Morning
Jim Bowen (’84)
National Alumni Board
December 13, Afternoon
Thomas Tatum (’91)
National Alumni Board
Student Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 13, Morning
Tara K. Falcone
December 13, Afternoon
Aaron J. Clark
The Akron Blue
and
Gold . . . . . . . . . . The University Of Akron Brass Choir
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luis M. Proenza
Benediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 13, Morning
The Rev. Norman Douglas
December 15, Afternoon
The Rev. Brian Kunkler
Postlude
and
Recessional . . . . . . . . . . (The audience will be seated.)
Suite by Tylman Susato
The University of Akron Brass Choir
*Presentation of candidates are in the order of college founding date.
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Academic Processional &
Ceremonial Customs
The pagean­try of commencement is rooted in traditions that are centuries old. The following information is
designed to assist you in understanding the significance of these ceremonial rites.
Processional
The academic processional is an
official prelude to the commence­
ment ceremony. The University
marshal leads the procession,
­bearing the University Mace,
which represents the authority
of both the University and of the
state. Follow­ing the University
marshal are the members of
the platform party including
trustees, recipient(s) of honorary
degrees, and the president of the
University, who wears a medal­
lion with inscriptions represent­
ing the ­history of the state and
the University. Next come the
­members of the faculty followed by
the degree candidates.
The marching order of candidates
customarily reflects the historical
order in which the various colleges
or schools of the University were
established. Led by ­marshals, the
candidates for degrees march in
with their respective colleges.
Academic Attire
The academic regalia worn at
­commencement is of medieval
­origin. The scholars of Bologna,
Paris, Oxford, Cambridge, and
Heidelberg dressed in a manner
to distinguish themselves from the
merchants and other townsmen.
When the univer­sities first came
into being in the 11th ­century,
“learned clerks” robed themselves
in gowns, caps, and hoods, thus
­signifying the ­distinction between
“town” and “gown.” As additional
universities came into being, their
­faculties adopted distinctive forms
of the gown and hood for bache­­lor’s,
master’s, and doctoral degrees.
These customs are reflected in
today’s academic attire. In Europe,
a professor generally wears the
four
type of garment customary in
the university where he or she is
lecturing. In the United States,
however, professors wear the gown
and hood of the university where
they earned their highest degree.
All commencement ceremony
­participants at The University of
Akron are attired in the appro­
priate academic apparel. University
­marshals are distinguished by
their blue and gold robes and
Elizabethan caps.
Caps and Tassels
The cap, also called the mortar­
board, may have been derived
from the squarish cap worn by
the masons of the Middle Ages,
or ­perhaps was suggested by the
shape of the books which occupied
so much of the scholar’s time. In
the United States, the cap is usu­
ally flat and square in shape. In
Europe, one sometimes sees caps
of other ­varieties. Attached to a
button atop the mortarboard is a
tassel; associate’s are often silver
in color; bachelor’s and master’s
are black or of a color appropri­
ate to the ­college from which the
candidate is being graduated; and
doctor’s are usually golden.
Gowns
Originally, the gown may simply
have been a type of overcoat to
protect the teacher from the cold
in unheated buildings. The cut
or style appears to derive from
ecclesiastical attire and most
often is black. The associate’s and
­bachelor’s gowns generally have
a closed front and open sleeves.
The master’s gown more often has
long, closed sleeves, from which
the arms extend through a slit at
the wrist. The ­doctor’s gown is
faced down the front with ­velvet
panels and has bell-shaped sleeves
­adorned with three velvet bars.
Hoods
A triangular fold of cloth worn over
the back of the gown, the hood
is faced with colors which denote
the field of study represented by
the wearer’s degree. The colors of
the lining indicate the college or
aca­demic discipline in which the
degree is granted. Recipients of
the doctor of philosophy degree
wear royal blue hoods, and their
caps feature golden tassels. Those
who have earned the doctor of
education degree wear light blue
hoods and tassels.
Colors
The various colleges and academic
disciplines of The University of
Akron are represented by the
­following hood and tassel colors:
White
Arts and Sciences
Drab
Business
SilverSummit College,
Associate’s
BlackSummit College,
Bachelor’s
Light Blue
Education
Orange
Engineering
Dark BrownFine and
Applied Arts
Purple
Law
Peach
Nursing
GoldPolymer Science
and Polymer
Engineering
Banners
The impressive backdrop for the
ceremony consists of the banners
of the eleven colleges and the
Graduate School. Each ­banner
bears the name, founding date, ­and
tra­ditional colors of the ­college it
represents. Banners were first insti­
tuted at The University of Akron
in the spring of 1995.
The University Seal
and the
Presidential
Medallion
A seal serves to confirm, ratify, or
secure an emblem, symbol, or
word that is used to certify a
signature or authenticate a
document. The use of official
seals dates back to the Norman
Conquest in 1066. During the
next century, seals were used
throughout England to authen­ticate documents. Persons of
rank had unique seals befitting
their ­status. Most seals were
­circular or oval-shaped and bore
heraldic designs embossed on
their faces.
The use of seals became part
of academic tradition in the
­medieval university and continues
to the present. The University
of Akron, for example, displays
its seal on diplomas presented
to its graduates.
The coat of arms shown on the
University’s seal includes an open
book and quill, representative of
the University’s original liberal
arts curriculum. A lamp of learn­
ing shown against a city skyline
depicts the University’s metropoli­
tan setting. Three diagonal bars
represent the private, municipal,
and state stages of the University’s
history. The phoenix, a mythi­
cal bird that is consumed by fire
and rises from its ashes to achieve
greater glory, is a tribute to the
University’s rebirth following the
devastating fire of 1899. The seal
also displays the original Buchtel
College motto, Fiat Lux (let there
be light).
The University’s current Presi­
dential Medallion, as designed in
the year 2000 by renowned art­
ist Don Drumm, consists of the
University seal, set in a necklace of
pewter. Originally, the Presidential
Medallion was presented by the
Alumni Association in 1970, com­
memorating the University’s cen­
tennial. The medallion is a symbol
of the authority of the ­president,
as bestowed by the Board of
Trustees, that traditionally is worn
by the president on important
­ceremonial occasions.
Ceremonial
Mace
University Seal
The Ceremonial Mace
The Ceremonial Mace was presented to The University of Akron
by the Alumni Association on
Founders Day 1970, in recognition
of the University’s founding 100
years earlier as Buchtel College.
Since ancient times, maces have
been symbols of authority for
many academic and govern­mental
bodies. The University of Akron’s
Ceremonial Mace is carried by the
University marshal at all formal
academic occasions.
The most distinguishing feature
of the Cere­monial Mace is the ris­
ing phoenix. A mythical bird that
rose anew from its ashes to achieve
even greater glory, the phoenix is
a fitting ­symbol for the University
whose predecessor, Buchtel
College, suffered a disastrous fire
in 1899 and was rebuilt through the
generous ­support of alumni and
the community.
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University Board
of
Trustees
Trustees
Student Trustees
Officers of the Board
Philip S. Kaufmann, j.d.
Marcus V. Phelps
Joseph T. Rich
Ted A. Mallo
Chair
Roland H. Bauer, j.d.
Vice Chair
Vice President and General Counsel
Secretary of the Board
Russell D. Sibert
Ann Amer Brennan, j.d.
Vice President of Board Operations
Assistant Secretary of the Board
Vice Chair
Edward L. Bittle
Jane E. Bond, j.d.
Chander Mohan, m.d.
Jack Morrison Jr., j.d.
Richard W. Pogue, j.d.
Kevin O. Thompson
University Officers & Deans
Officers
Deans
Luis M. Proenza
Ronald F. Levant
Martin H. Belsky
Elizabeth J. Stroble
Raj Aggarwal
N. Margaret Wineman
Cynthia F. Capers
Stephen Z.D. Cheng
George K. Haritos
Stanley B. Silverman
James M. Lynn
Karla T. Mugler
President
Senior Vice President, Provost
and Chief Operating Officer
Candace Campbell Jackson
Vice President and
Chief of Staff
F. John Case
Vice President for Finance and
Administration and
Chief Financial Officer
Ted Curtis
Vice President for Capital Planning
and Facilities Management
Charles J. Fey
Vice President for Student Affairs
John A. LaGuardia
Vice President of Public Affairs
and Development
Ted A. Mallo
Vice President and General Counsel
George R. Newkome
Vice President for Research,
and Dean, Graduate School
James L. Sage
Vice President for Information
Technology and Chief
Information Officer
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Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business Administration
College of Education
(Interim)
College of Engineering
College of Fine and Applied Arts
(Interim)
George R. Newkome
Graduate School
Dale H. Mugler
Honors College
School of Law
College of Nursing
College of Polymer Science and
Polymer Engineering
Summit College
University College
Cheryl Kern-Simirenko
University Libraries
John P. Kristofco
Wayne College
University M arshals
December 13, 2008
Morning
December 13, 2008
Afternoon
University Marshal
University Marshal
Stanley R. Young
Harvey L. Sterns
Associate Marshals
Associate Marshals
Donald Appleby, Jr.
Cindy Mako-Robinson
Donald Appleby, Jr.
Anne Jorgensen
Faculty Marshal
Faculty Marshal
John Hebert
John Szabo
Assistant Marshals
Assistant Marshals
Jean Andrick
William Clark
Patricia Eaglewolf
Douglas Hausknecht
Rachele Kappler
Charlene Kemp-Queener
Margaret Kernen
William Kraus
Eileen Pennisi
Kathryn Wieland
Julia Beckett
Andrea Brewer
Don Canary
Patricia Eaglewolf
Zarreen Farooqi
Marlene Huff
Sergei Lyuksyutov
Marcia Main
Tim Matney
Rebecca McCollum
Andee Snell
Maria Spence
University Orators
The names of candidates for degrees will be read by:
December 13, Morning
December 13, Afternoon
Christine R. Curry
Thomas G. Beck
Dudley Turner
Kathleen D. Clark
Director, Alumni Association
Assistant Dean (Interim)
College of Fine and Applied Arts
General Manager, WZIP-FM
Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Communication
College of Fine and Applied Arts
Associate Professor, Communication
College of Fine and Applied Arts
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University Faculty R epresentatives
December 13, 2008
Morning
December 13, 2008
Afternoon
Kenneth Aupperle
Marie Bright-Cobb
Akhilesh Chandra
Elaine Fisher
Harold Foster
Patricia Galon
John Goodell
Suzanne Gradisher
Lisa Hart
Jon Hawes
Karen Herrington
Karin Jordan
Douglas Kahl
Pamela Keltyka
Rita Klein
Susan Kushner-Benson
Timothy Lillie
John Matejkovic
William McHenry
Evangeline Newton
Susan Olson
Linda Orr
Maria Pappas-Rogich
Linda Perosa
Cynthia Reynolds
James Rogers
Kathleen Ross-Alaolmolki
Robert Schwartz
Carrie Scotto
Colleen Teague
C. Michele Turner
Adil Wadia
Fredrerick Yim
Sonia Alemagno
Roland Arter
Wieslaw Binienda
Meera Chatterjee
Patrick Chura
James P. Cossey
David Devany
Jerry Drummond
Elizabeth Erickson
Matthew P. Espe
Elisa Gargarella
Laura Gelfand
Sabine Gerhardt
Desale Habtzghi
Nancy Harris
Jessica Hopkins
Teena Jennings-Rentanaar
Gwen Jones
Martha Kory
Matthew P. Lee
Michael Levin
Kathy Liszka
Elizabeth Mancke
University Interpreter
The commencement ceremonies will be interpreted by:
December 13, Morning
John Sederwall
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December 13, Afternoon
John Sederwall
William McMahon
Timothy Mehlberg
Debbie Memmer
Alberto Montero
Terrence O’Sullivan
Val Pipps
Alex Povitsky
Sue Ramlo
Rose Resler
James Rogers
Mark Tausig
David Tokar
Mary Verstraete
Laura Vinnedge
Eric Wasserman
Chrys Wesdemiotis
Naomi White
Denise Wray
Ping Yi
Wiley J. Youngs
Maria Alejandra Zanetta
Baomei Zhao
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
HONORARY DEGREE R ECIPIENT
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r. Joseph P. Kennedy will receive the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.
Dr. Joseph P. Kennedy
Dr. Joseph P. Kennedy is an internationally renowned polymer scientist whose inventions include
life-saving materials and technologies. At the age of 80, Dr. Kennedy works six days a week in his lab,
continuing to make contributions to science and our quality of life.
A native of Hungary, Josef Kenedi attended the University of Budapest where he earned a
bachelor of science in chemistry degree. However, in 1948 the son of Hungarian intellectuals came under
suspicion by Communist authorities who ordered him to turn in his personal academic transcript. The
young man refused, packed as many belongings as he could carry and hiked for two days to Czechoslovakia,
where he caught a train to Austria.
Dr. Joseph P. Kennedy earned a doctor of biochemistry degree from the University of Vienna in
1954, and a master of business administration degree from Rutgers University in 1961. He also completed
post-doctoral studies at the Sorbonne University in Paris, and McGill University in Montreal.
He was active in private industry from 1957 - 1970 as a research chemist for Celanese Corporation
and later as a senior research associate for Esso Research and Engineering Co. During his years with Esso,
he also served as a guest professor in polymer science at the University of Kyoto, Japan.
Dr. Kennedy’s long and inspiring career with The University of Akron began in 1970, as a
Distinguished Professor of Polymer Science and of Chemistry. He is a recognized expert of polymer syn­
thesis and biomaterials, and he led the development of the SIBS copolymer. That material was used in the
development of polymer-coated arterial stents that slowly release clot-inhibiting drugs. It also paved the way
for drug-eluting polymers in other implantable devices, and the development of new biomaterials for the
treatment of diseases ranging from brain cancer to diabetes. Dr. Kennedy’s current research includes
elastomeric gels for spinal implants, and an artificial pancreas built upon smart amphiphilic polymer
networks.
In addition to the thousands of lives that have been saved or improved by the fruits of Dr.
Kennedy’s research, his innovations have contributed to the establishment of a $28 billion industry, in­
cluding the drug-eluting stent market, which was non-existent in 2002 and today is valued at more than
$5 billion.
Dr. Kennedy is a model of enterprise and productivity for students and his peers, receiving 100
patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, contributing to more than 700 publications and four
books, editing several scientific journals and organizing a number of international meetings. His achieve­
ments and reputation have contributed substantially to the great esteem and respect afforded to the
University’s polymer science and polymer engineering program.
Dr. Kennedy has accrued numerous awards and honors for his work and career, including the
Morley Award, Doebereiner Medaille, American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in Polymer Chemistry,
George S. Whitby Award, National Science Foundation Special Creativity Award, the Goodyear Medal
by the ACS Rubber Division, the Award for Distinguished Service in Polymer Science by the Society
of Polymer Science in Japan, and listings in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Frontier Science and
Technology, American Men of Science and Hungarian and International Who’s Who.
Dr. Kennedy lives in West Akron with his wife, Ingrid. They have three daughters and five
grandchildren.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
HONORARY DEGREE R ECIPIENT
H
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he Honorable Harold F. White will receive the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.
Judge Harold F. White
Judge Harold F. White is a talented jurist whose service to the Akron community extends well
beyond his years on the bench. A devoted supporter of this University, Judge White provided students
both with the means to an education, and the education itself.
Judge White was born in Hartford, Conn., on April 29, 1920. A child of the Depression, Judge
White managed a paper route as a teenager and worked his way through college, receiving a bachelor’s
degree in accounting from Ohio University in 1947. During World War II, Judge White served for four
years in the U.S. Third Army under General George Patton as a combat engineer, during which time he
was awarded the Purple Heart and four Battle Stars. Judge White served in the U.S. Army Reserves as a
lieutenant colonel until his retirement in 1980.
After his discharge from active service, Judge White returned to Ohio. Availing himself of the
benefits of the G.I. Bill, Judge White attended The University of Akron School of Law and received a
Juris Doctor in 1952. Judge White practiced law and served as a city prosecutor in 1952 and as an assistant county
prosecutor in 1956. In May, 1958 he was appointed a referee of bankruptcy and later appointed to the
bench. Judge White officially retired in January 1994, but was recalled for service in January 1997. He
celebrated his 40th anniversary as Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, in 1998 and
has had the distinction of being the most senior bankruptcy judge in the United States. He presently
serves as a mediator to the Bankruptcy Court.
Judge White brought to the bankruptcy bench a sense of Yankee frugality and Depression-era
work ethos, yet he was well known for the respect and dignity he afforded to debtors who appeared before
him. A devoted coupon clipper and bargain hunter, Judge White also displayed a wry wit. A sign in his law
office read, “Totum Pretrim Pro Cista Frumenti Ne Solveris Umquam,” which translates to: “You should
never pay full price for a box of cereal.”
In 1999, he was named to the Ohio State Bar Foundation Fellows Class, which is an honor given
to individuals who demonstrate dedication to the highest ideals of the legal profession and to the welfare
of their community. Judge White served as an adjunct professor in the School of Law for 26 years, and in
1988 was honored as the John R. Quine Adjunct Professor of Law. In 2004, he received the Sir Thomas
More Award bestowed annually by the Bishop of the Cleveland Diocese of the Catholic Church and the
Akron Bar Association.
Judge White has been a member of the National Alumni Board and received the Outstanding
Alumni Award from the School of Law in 1983. His late wife, Jeannette, was named an honorary alumna of
the School of Law in 2006. The Whites were long-term supporters and major benefactors to the University,
provided many gifts including a 1998 donation to help refurbish Buchtel Hall, the School of Law and the
College of Nursing.
The Whites have three children: Frances White James (JD '81), Dr. Susan White Braunstein, and
Dr. Harold A. White, and three grandsons: Andrew White, Ethan White and James White. ten
Graduation With Honors
Graduation
With Distinction
To graduate with distinction,
students must have maintained
specified levels of academic
achievement directly related
to quality points earned for all
­undergraduate courses taken.
The maximum quality point ratio
possible is 4.00.
To qualify for these honors
­distinctions, students must be
receiving a baccalaureate degree,
having earned a minimum of
64 credits at The University of
Akron; or an associate degree,
­having completed a minimum of
32 credits at The‑University of
Akron.
The honors levels for each group
are described as follows.
Baccalaureate
Honors Designation
Cum Laude—
quality point ratio of 3.40 to 3.59
Magna Cum Laude—
quality point ratio of 3.60 to 3.79
Summa Cum Laude—
quality point ratio of 3.80 to 4.00
Associate
Honors Designation
With Distinction—
quality point ratio of 3.40 to 3.59
With High Distinction—
quality point ratio of 3.60 to 3.79
With Highest Distinction—
quality point ratio of 3.80 to 4.00
Excellence Scholars
Excellence Scholars have
­completed the graduation require­
ments of their baccalaureate majors
with cumulative quality point ratios
of at least 3.50. Representing the
highest scoring applicants when
they entered the University as
freshmen, Excellence Scholars
have maintained at least that
­quality point ratio throughout their
undergraduate careers.
Amanda E. Poling
Timotei G. Popescu
Andrew P. Shinko
Paul R. Storad
Presidential Scholars
Presidential Scholars have
­completed the graduation require­
ments of their baccalaureate majors
with cumulative quality point ratios
of at least 3.25. Representing the
top 10% of their high school classes
when they entered the University
as freshmen, Presidential Scholars
have maintained at least that
­quality point ratio throughout
their undergraduate careers.
Brian K. Bagwell
Tara K. Falcone
Kathryn A. Illes
Christina M. Lapeus
Emily J. Lippert
Audre R. Mallinak
Tracy M. Plavney
Jessica E. Quinn
Rebecca M. Scott
University Scholars
University Scholars have completed
the graduation requirements of
their baccalaureate majors and of
the Honors College with cumula­
tive quality point ratios of at least
3.40. The Honors College encour­
ages and assists exceptionally
­talented students to achieve high
distinction in academic work from
freshmen through senior ­levels and
fosters respect and appre­ciation for
­superior intellec­tual achievement.
University Scholars have com­pleted
honors courses, an honors collo­
quium sequence, and ­individu­ally
designed senior ­honors projects.
Michael J. Clements
Cristina Alice Croitoru
Allison R. Elia
Tara K. Falcone
Giavonna J. Ferraro
Joanna M. Fuller
Robert M. Grant
Nicole M. Groves
Bradley P. Haas
Heather N. Howard
Kathryn A. Illes
Michelle L. Kendrick
Jennifer L. Koduru
Stephanie D. Kuntzman
Christina M. Lapeus
Aubrey D. Learner
Mark J. Lukosavich
Bethany J. May
Amanda A. McBride
David V. McGuire
Timothy J. Morris
Tracy M. Plavney
Timotei G. Popescu
Jessica E. Quinn
Amanda J. Royan
Allison M. Sanders
Rebecca M. Scott
Corey P. Sinn
Casey E. Smith
Paul R. Storad
Ashley M. Urban
Michael J. Yacovone
Distinguished Students
The Distinguished Student
Program recognizes and encourages
excellence among ­academically
­talented students at Wayne‑College.
Distinguished Students have
­com­pleted their degree stud­
ies and the requirements of the
Distinguished Student Program
with a cumulative quality point
ratio of at least 3.40.
Jean L. Calvert
Justin E. Chenevey
Shauna Dixon
Deborah L. Stutz
Andrea D. Uhler
Brian K. Bagwell
Sarah M. Bailey
Christopher S. Bair
John J. Cain
Daniel A. Campf
eleven
Candidates
for Doctoral
December 13, 2008
Morning
College of Education
Founded 1921
Interim Dean Cynthia Flynn
Doctor
of
Philosophy
Shea Michelle Dunham
Counselor Education and Supervision –
Marriage & Family Therapy
BSW, Delaware State University;
MSW, Washington University in St.
Louis, MO; MSED, The University of
Akron
Dissertation: “Emotional
Skillfulness in African American
Marriage: Intimate Safety as A
Mediator of the Relationship
Between Emotional Skillfulness
and Marital Satisfaction”
Adviser: Dr. Linda M. Perosa
Dawn Marie Harsch
Counselor Education & Supervision
BA, Ashland University; MA, Ashland
Theological Seminary
Dissertation: “The Role of SelfEfficacy, Locus of Control, and
Self-Handicapping in Dissertation
Completion”
Adviser: Dr. Cynthia A. Reynolds
Kara A. Kaelber
Counselor Education & Supervision
BA, The University of Akron;
MA Ed,Malone College
Dissertation: “Empathy and SelfConstruals: An Exploratory Study
of Eastern and Western Master’sLevel Counseling Students”
Adviser: Dr. Robert C. Schwartz
Aimee M. Thomas
Counseling Psychology
BA, M. Ed, Kent State University;
JD, Cleveland State University
Dissertation: “An Exploration
of the Relationship between
Childhood Sexual Abuse,
Caregiver Support, and
Maladaptive Cognitive Schema
among Incarcerated Women”
Adviser: Dr. James R. Rogers, Jr.
twelve
Degrees
Nancy A. Varian
Elementary Education
BS, M. Ed, Mississippi State University;
M. Ed, Ashland University;
Dissertation: “Beliefs and
Instructional Practices of Culturally
Relevant Educators: A Qualitative
Case Study”
Adviser: Dr. Evangeline Newton
Amanda L. Warbel
Counseling Psychology
BA, University of Notre Dame, IN;
MA, Illinois School of Professional
Psychology
Dissertation: “Investigating the
Existence of Trauma-Specific
Growth: A Comparison of Two
Populations”
Adviser: Dr. Charles A. Waehler
Carol R. Werhan
Secondary Education
BS HE, Oklahoma State University;
MS, Indiana State University
Dissertation: “Why Men Enter the
Gendered Profession of Family
and Consumer Sciences Education:
An Exploratory Case Study”
Adviser: Dr. Susan J. Olson
Vivian M. Yates
Secondary Education
BSN, The University of Akron;
MSN, Kent State University
Dissertation: “Cultural
Competence Levels of Ohio
Associate Degree Nurse
Educators”
Adviser: Dr. Susan J. Olson
College of Nursing
Founded 1967
Dean N. Margaret Wineman
Doctor
of
Philosophy
Lydia Glaude
Nursing
BSN, Kent State University; MSN, Case
Western Reserve University
Dissertation: “Development
and Psychometric Testing of
an Instrument to Measure SelfComfort with Sexual Identity in
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Persons“
Adviser: Dr. Kathleen Tusaie
College of Polymer
Science and Polymer
Engineering
Founded 1988
Dean Stephen Z. D. Cheng
Doctor
of
Philosophy
Pouyan E, Boukany
Polymer Science
BS, Islamic Azad University, Iran; MS,
Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
Dissertation: “Nonliner Flow
Behavior of Entangled DNA
Fluids”
Adviser: Dr. Shi-Qing Wang
Sug Hun Bumm
Polymer Engineering
BE, ME; Chonnam National University
(Korea)
Dissertation: “Mixing Studies
and Simulation of Compounding
Chopped Fiber and Particulate
Fillers into Thermoplastics in A
Modular Co-Rotating Twin Screw
Extruder”
Advisor: Dr. James L. White
Andrew Constable
Michael R. Olechnowicz
Polymer Science
BS, Pennsylvania College of Technology
Polymer Science
BS, The University of Akron
Dissertation: “Functionalization
of Silica Micro-Capillaries and
Silica Nanoparticles via Polymer
Brushes”
Dissertation: “Synthesis of
End-Chain and In-Chain
Functionalized Polymers by
Anionic Polymerization”
Adviser: Dr. Roderic Paul Quirk
Adviser: Dr. Roderic Paul Quirk
Veronique Lachat
Shujun Wang
Polymer Science
BS, Universite de Savoie, France; MS,
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France
Polymer Science
BE, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
China
Dissertation: “Understanding Oil
Resistance of Nitrile Rubber: CN
Group Interactions at Interfaces”
Dissertation: “Liquid-Liquid
Phase Separation in an
Isorefractive Polyethylene Blend
Monitored by Crystallization
Kinetics and Crystal-Decorated
Phase Morphologies”
Adviser: Dr. Ali Dhinojwala
Kathryn M. McGinty
Polymer Science
BS, St. Norbert College, WI; MS,
Wright State University
Adviser: Dr. Stephen Z. Cheng
Dissertation: “Surface Modification
of Poly(Vinyl Chloride) by
Phsysisorbed Free Radical
Initiation for Reduced Plasticizer
Migration and Antimicrobial
Properties”
Advisor: Dr. Roderic Paul Quirk
thirteen
Candidates
for M aster’s
Degrees
College of Education
Andrea M. Franklin
Founded 1921
Amy Franks
Interim Dean Cynthia Flynn
Master of Arts
in Education
Jacqueline M. Armstrong
Elementary Education – Literacy
Theresa A. Benning
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Joseph A. Bomba
Principalship
Christie L. Bowers
Secondary Education
Steven L. Brunker
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Jackie L. Bryan
Elementary Education
Cristina Marie Burkey
Special Education
Douglas B. Burwell
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Sally Lynne Byard
Educational Administration –
Higher Education Administration
Secondary Education
Elementary Education
Stephanie A. Garmey
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Ibrahim Ahmed Gashim
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Jaclyn Joy Gishbaugher
Secondary Education
Jessica K. Gram
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Nichole J. Grambo
Educational Administration –
Higher Education Administration
Ann M. Grueneberg
Counseling – Community
Shawn D. Haines
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Kelly M. Hall
Principalship
Jacqulyn Clarkston Harkness
Principalship
Kristen Louise Hawkins
Principalship
Candida I. Rivera
Educational Administration –
Higher Education Administration
Lonnette L. Schurman
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Brynt L. Sines
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Mary L. Slaven
Principalship
Kelly S. Smith
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Tim L. Smith
Principalship
Billi J. Snyder
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Kathy R. Starkey
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Sylvia R. Steurer
Counseling – Community
Julie Nicole Sylvia
Elementary Education – Literacy
Mark A. Tavanello
Physical Education –
Sport Science / Coaching
Brenda J. Henry
Benjamin M. Warnick
Carol L. Chess
Donna R. Holmes
Joshua R. Cline
Melinda M. Ingram
Master of Science
in Education
Daniel S. Casalinuovo
Principalship
Secondary Education
Educational Administration –
Higher Education Administration
Cindy L. Collier
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Christina R. Collins
Elementary Education
Jason R. Converse
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Ryan M. Cook
Counseling – Marriage & Family
Therapy
Amanda K. Curfman
Elementary Education – Literacy
Erick A. Cyders
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Monique N. Dennis
Educational Administration –
Higher Education Administration
Megan Lynn Driscoll
Elementary Education – Literacy
Ashley M. El-Khoury
Counseling – Marriage & Family
Therapy
Educational Administration –
Higher Education Administration
Elementary Education – Literacy
Counseling – Community
Sarah E. King
Elementary Education – Literacy
Angela L. LeCount
School Counseling
Emily L. Lukach
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Michelle L. Luzader
Special Education
Paula E. McCarthy
Educational Administration –
Higher Education Administration
Ashley E. Meeks
Educational Administration –
Higher Education Administration
Khalid Hussain Moukali
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Patricia A. Nelson
Principalship
Rachel Marie Neugebauer
Secondary Education –
Literacy Option
Brent W. Nichol
Principalship
William M. Emery
Beverly K. Nissel
Elizabeth E. Eureka
Kelly A. Pekarek
Principalship
Educational Administration –
Higher Education Administration
Elizabeth A. Franczak
Counseling – Community
fourteen
Principalship
Principalship
Nicole M. Renicker
Educational Foundations –
Instructional Technology
Principalship
Michele Angelo-Baker
Special Education – Mild/Moderate
Intervention Specialist Licensure
Nicholle R. Arman
Adolescent to Young Adult –
Integrated Language Arts
Annette M. Benaszeski
Elementary Education
Jessica J. Bogar
Multi-Age Foreign Language
Spanish Licensure
Adam J. Brooks
Educational Administration –
Higher Education Administration
Robin Broseus
Adolescent to Young Adult –
Integrated Language Arts
Leanne E. Cavanagh
Counseling – Community
Sarah E. Chouinard
Special Education – Mild/Moderate
Intervention Specialist Licensure
Vicki Lynn England Patton
Physical Education – Exercise
Physiology / Adult Fitness
Erin R. Farnsworth
Physical Education – Exercise
Physiology / Adult Fitness
Jennifer Gager
Adolescent to Young Adult –
Integrated Language Arts
Stephen Ralph Gambaccini
Principalship
Rebecca A. Gravenstein
Adolescent to Young Adult –
Integrated Mathematics Licensure
Shane R. Hartzler
Special Education – Mild/Moderate
Intervention Specialist Licensure
Nicholas M. Hudak
Bruce Sieracki
Adolescent to Young Adult –
Life (Biology) and Earth Science
Licensure
Rashona S. Slaughter
Counseling – Marriage & Family
Therapy
Bethany Jean Kelly
Irene Sangeetha Somerpally
Irudayam
Angela M. Krismer
Shanna M. Spinda
Counseling – Community
Adolescent to Young Adult –
Integrated Language Arts
Principalship
Molly Rae La Rocco
Counseling – Marriage & Family
Therapy
Jennifer S. Lyle
Special Education – Mild/Moderate
Intervention Specialist Licensure
Michael Mancini
Physical Education –
Sport Science / Coaching
Teidra J. Martin
Counseling – Marriage & Family
Therapy
Daniel Edward McGovern
Principalship
Marcia Lynn Morrison
Principalship
Kimberly S. Nofsinger
Adolescent to Young Adult –
Integrated Language Arts
Elizabeth A. Parker
Adolescent to Young Adult –
Integrated Social Studies Licensure
Cindi Posner
Physical Education – Exercise
Physiology / Adult Fitness
Denise Lee Ricks
Principalship
Daniel R. Ryals
Special Education – Mild/Moderate
Intervention Specialist Licensure
Physical Education –
Sport Science / Coaching
Special Education – Mild/Moderate
Intervention Specialist Licensure
Natalie Brook Stiegele
Special Education – Mild/Moderate
Intervention Specialist Licensure
David H. Tefteller
Counseling – Marriage & Family
Therapy
Elizabeth A. Testa
Adolescent to Young Adult –
Integrated Language Arts
Roger A. Walker
Counseling – Community
Lindsey R. Weber
Counseling – Community
Christal D. Woods
Special Education – Mild/Moderate
Intervention Specialist Licensure
College of Business
Administration
Founded 1953
Dean Raj Aggarwal
Master of Science
in Accountancy
Jennifer L. Knepper
Accounting
Fredrick J. Scaglione III
Accounting
Xiao Wang
Accounting
JiQing Zhou
Accounting – Information Systems
Master of Business
Administration
Patrick M. Allen
Management – Supply Chain
Management
Moaiad Salman A. Almousa
Electronic Business
Alice A. Balasco
Finance
Christopher L. Barnes
Management – Supply Chain
Management
Master of Science in
Technical Education
Lindsey Ann Bouklias-Bond
Wissal Ben Khalifa
Michael R. Brenner
Postsecondary Technical Education –
Instructional Technology
Holly S. Perkins
Postsecondary Technical Education
Management
Finance
Douglas A. Brookover, Jr.
Finance
Jennifer M. Croskey
Management
Joshua A. Dean
Management
fifteen
Candidates
for M aster’s
Alejandra Isabel Gil Samaniego
Miranda
Global Sales Management
Bassim R. Hamdan
Finance
Degrees
Richard E. Rockich III
The College of Nursing
John A. Scarbrough
Founded 1967
Finance
Management – Supply Chain
Management
Sarah C. Hauser
Joseph D. Stewart-Pirone
Tran Trung Hieu
Christopher Alan Stires
Shana Horonetz
Patrick A. Truesdell
Robert J. Janowiak
Tiffany A. Ward
Nimesh N. Karpe
Matthew E. Wilhelm
Management
Management
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Marketing
Management
Deeksha Kumar Kwatra
Management – Supply Chain
Management
Howard W. Lazbin
Accounting
Zenabu Mahamah
Finance
Emily Grace Mate
Strategic Marketing
Christopher M. Mondello
Strategic Marketing
Irina S. Nicely
Finance
Thomas Aaron Nichelson
Management of Technology &
Innovation
Mansi Devarshi Raskapur
Management – Supply Chain
Management
Finance
Management
Management
Management
Management of Technology &
Innovation
Master of Science
in Management
Naif Soliman A. Alhogail
Management – Human Resources
Amin Mohamed Husein Jiwani
Information Systems Management
Aparna Madhukar Kale
Information Systems Management
Nimesh N. Karpe
Information Systems Management
Kunal Shirishkumar Kuvalekar
Information Systems Management
Bret A. Miller
Information Systems Management
Pravina Chandrakant Patil
Information Systems Management
Amy Reynallt
Mansi Devarshi Raskapur
Kevin M. Ricci
Master
Angela S. Rich
Eric L. Dorenkott
Kevin P. Flavin
Adam C. Hunt
Chris P. Pascarella
Strategic Marketing
Management
Finance
sixteen
(cont.)
Information Systems Management
of
Taxation
Dean N. Margaret Wineman
Master of Science
in Nursing
Anna A. Goldman
Nursing Service Administration
The College of Polymer
Science and Polymer
Engineering
Founded 1988
Dean Stephen Z.D. Cheng
Master
of
Science
Kathleen A. Perevosnik
Polymer Science
Elizabeth P. Wichman
Polymer Science
Master of Science in
Polymer Engineering
Tadashi Hirano
Kshitij Chandra Jha
Kenneth E. Milam
Michael Anthony Reagan
Candidates
for Baccalaureate
Degrees
College of Education
Colleen K. Bell
Amy N. Kovacevich
Founded 1921
Kelly M. Beten
Laura R. Bigelow
Megan Z. Krska
Interim Dean Cynthia Flynn
Bachelor of Arts
in Education
Kimberly J. Acomb
Ricardo T. Aspiras, Jr.
Jamie L. Awad
Cum Laude
Scott P. Ayers
Summa Cum Laude
Brandon M. Behnfeldt
Magna Cum Laude
Blake C. Brandon
Justin S. Brantner
Summa Cum Laude
Jason J. Brenckle
John J. Cain
Magna Cum Laude
Michael S. Carlson
Cum Laude
Paul A. Charvat
Howard S. Curry
Tara K. Falcone
Magna Cum Laude
Brian P. Flaherty
Summa Cum Laude
Rachel B. Frisby
Joanna M. Fuller
Summa Cum Laude
Michael K. Hanshaw
Debra Lilly-Lagani
Magna Cum Laude
Fredrick D. Martin-Shultz
David V. McGuire
Magna Cum Laude
Jessica A. Miller
Amanda R. Mowrey
Cum Laude
Angela E. Mullis
Darin J. Murray
Erika L. Nicholas
Christina R. Pilolli
Summa Cum Laude
Courtney A. Rae
Summa Cum Laude
Randall M. Suchy
Summa Cum Laude
Jay A. Winans
Bachelor of Science
in Education
Colleen M. Allega
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Jaclyn M. Blasko
Magna Cum Laude
Kimberly A. Blouir
Amber L. Blubaugh
Zachary W. Bolinger
Marissa E. Bour
Magna Cum Laude
Leah S. Burns
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Amanda K. Lutz
Cum Laude
David A. Maculaitis II
Leah M. Massaro
Cum Laude
Catharine S. DiGiacomo
Mandy L. Dunn
Brian M. Duvall
Lindsey M. Newport
Michelle A. O’Brien
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Krissy L. Eberle
Cum Laude
Jill M. Erfurth
Cum Laude
Sara E. Falatok
Tara N. Fast
Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Adam C. Montabone
Magna Cum Laude
Michelle L. Myers
Summa Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Jamie T. Oriti
Cum Laude
Rosina M. Pannoni
Summa Cum Laude
Melissa S. Parsons
Lindsay M. Pennington
Coreen D. Pilny
Magna Cum Laude
Aaron P. Feldman
Jennifer D. Flory
Cassandra N. Fowler
Andrea M. Pittser
Tiffany A. Gardner
Alisha L. Reuder
Whitney J. Ridgway
Magna Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Elizabeth C. Gaydos
Summa Cum Laude
Ruthanne Gooslin
Robert M. Grant
Summa Cum Laude
Richard E. Hall
Jonlyn A. Hartzler
Cum Laude
Renee L. Herrick
Magna Cum Laude
Andrew L. Hildreth
Cum Laude
Deborah J. Holliday
Magna Cum Laude
Jamie L. Hrbolich
Summa Cum Laude
Nicole M. Hume
Marie M. Johnson
Summa Cum Laude
Sabrina M. Kegley
Summa Cum Laude
Christina L. Baker
Kellen M. Kish
Jennifer R. Klein
Joshua Paul Balazs
Lyndsey K. Bednar
Melissa Kate Beggs
Cheryl A. Klucar
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Jeannine M. Letner
Emily J. Lippert
Jamie H. Capretta
Ryan J. Carpenter
Douglass M. Conkle
Kipp A. Cullin
Jessica N. Deville
Lisa A. Kimevski
Summa Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Stacy Latham
Kerrie M. Miller
Lauren N. Miller
Angela D. Andrella-Rea
Rebecca Leah Andrews
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Christine R. Kostyk
Cum Laude
Jessica E. Quinn
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Jennifer E. Robb
Cum Laude
Sarah H. Roll
Cum Laude
Rebecca E. Ryan
Cum Laude
Rachel E. Schutte
Summa Cum Laude
Lindsay M. Searight
Summa Cum Laude
Pennie Marie Short
Cum Laude
Casey E. Smith
Summa Cum Laude
Christina M. Swierz
Summa Cum Laude
Terren E. Tate
Cum Laude
Amy I. Ternosky
Nancy J. Trexler
Magna Cum Laude
Jonathan Michael Truex
Magna Cum Laude
Keith W. Ungrady
Ashley M. Urban
Summa Cum Laude
Sarah Vue
Valerie Lee Walsh
seventeen
Candidates
for Baccalaureate
Jeffrey A. Walter
Cum Laude
Erin M. Wanko
Summa Cum Laude
Lyndsay M. Washington
Magna Cum Laude
Sara Wilkerson
Timothy Scott Williams
Adriann F. Winn
Nicole M. Yohman
Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in
Technical Education
Marlean A. Ames
Shelley K. Dixon
Magna Cum Laude
Amanda D. Lemley
Brenda M. Rodgers
Amy I. Sheldon
Benjamin Ira Tice
The College of Business
Administration
Founded 1953
Dean Raj Aggarwal
Bachelor of Science
in Accounting
Robert H. Ake
Christen N. Balash
Keith R. Barna
Laura C. Boehm
Jeffrey W. Borowiak
Kelly L. Brown
Andre W. Coblentz
Cum Laude
Robert R. Cook
Cristina Alice Croitoru
Summa Cum Laude
Faythe E. Cronrath
Lea E. Crum
Amanda Lynn DeFrank
Cum Laude
Stephanie Lynn Dilgard
Magna Cum Laude
Regena M. Ellis
Gregory G. Facemire
Rachel L. Fair
Cum Laude
Lori A. Fowers
Cum Laude
Edward A. Gordan II
Bradley P. Haas
Magna Cum Laude
Michael J. Hanna
Tyson T. Hartzler
Magna Cum Laude
Stacie Herrmann
Lezle E. Hodge
Kathryn A. Illes
Cum Laude
Christopher T. Jarrett
eighteen
Degrees
(cont.)
NaTasha S. Jones
Michael A. Kaufman
Michelle L. Kendrick
Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration /
Finance
Andrew P. Kennedy
Ali A. Khan
Katelyn HongDiem Le
Anthony J. Alexander, Jr.
Suraj M. Ali
Laura M. Bagosy
Christen N. Balash
John J. Casto
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Brian P. Liddle
Michael J. Lukats
Mark J. Lukosavich
Cum Laude
Michael J. Mackey
Michael A. Mandela
Matthew T. Mangino
Cum Laude
Joseph T. Manolas
Ryan T. McDonald
Brent R. Meyer
Cum Laude
Cindy H. Mitchell
Summa Cum Laude
Becki A. Peggs
Tara Marie Rowe
Allison M. Sanders
Cum Laude
William J. Santelmann
Rachel L. Schmahl
Patrick D. Shoenfelt
Adam F. Silvestri
Judith A. Simms
Cum Laude
Susan K. Ullman
Cum Laude
John V. Valle
Angela L. Westover
Michael P. Wheeler
Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration
Richard A. Bodey
Paul R. Burwell
Chanik Chambliss
Mario J. Collins
David E. Cutright
Robert T. Friend
Emily A. Fuiorea
Alicia Kramarz
Thomas D. Mitchell
Brett E. Morlock
Samantha A. Mowrer
Jason D. Pfeil
Cameron L. Read
Brandon J. Schemrich
Kendra N. Strickland
Summa Cum Laude
Jenine T. Coffman
Cum Laude
Adam J. Danko
Magna Cum Laude
Stacie Ann DeArment
Samuel J. Dunn
Daniel R. Dyer
Magna Cum Laude
Steven R. Greenwald
Tyson L. Gross
Magna Cum Laude
Mike E. Hall
Chuck B. Hamad
Christopher M. Kemme
Jason M. Kocsis
Magna Cum Laude
Bethany J. May
Magna Cum Laude
Daniel E. McCoy
Timithye J. Paradis
Correy A. Petz
Stephen T. Simko
Adam J. Solich
Cum Laude
Ryen C. Stewart
Matthew R. Stornes
Matthew D. Uplinger
Michael W. White
Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration /
International Business
Amra Adilovic
Hashim K. Al-Sherifi
Kevin M. Banks
Marilia Hellmeister Bernardo
Gabriel T. Bilas
Cristina Alice Croitoru
Summa Cum Laude
Tabbitha Jean Evans
Beriton A. Fruehling
Kevin D. Grant
George C. Guseila
Ahmed M. Jaber
Emily D. Kehres
Stephanie D. Kuntzman
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration /
Advertising
Bridget E. McGlone
Timotei G. Popescu
Patrick R. Evans
James J. Nagy
Paul A. Sipp
Eric Donald Stockley
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration /
Marketing
Joshua D. Arthur
Joseph P. Bacik
Sarah M. Bailey
Cum Laude
Shawn Thomas Beham
Brandon T. Berens
Michael R. Bowman
Erin M. Brown
Adam J. Bryda
Cum Laude
Evan W. Bush
Anthony J. Carbone
Nicole M. Cardoni
Brian A. Conway
Gary A. Cornell
Matthew A. Craig
Jason J. Fareri
Jeremy L. Fickey
George E. Harvey
Jillian R. Heiser
Cum Laude
Brett A. Jessup
Elias M. Jones
Benjamin J. Keenan
Emily D. Kehres
Sengbe S. Kemokai
Todd D. Knepp
Eric J. Maltarich
Ryan P. McGill
Matthew T. Mendrygal
Dani Peric
Jaime M. Perry
Aaron B. Reed
Marcus D. Roberson
Mark D. Schuck
Justin Y. Scott
Sara A. Sheil
Robert Brent Simpson
Brooke E. Skopinski
Ginger D. Swanson
Monika T. Szabolcs
Magna Cum Laude
Renee C. Tholt
Chad C. Varner
Crystal L. Vokac
John E. Wade
Caroline D. Weir(1)
William P. Wroblewski
Lindsay A. Wyatt
Rachael A. Zonar
(1) Separate Baccalaureate Degrees in Two
Disciplines
Bachelor of Science
in Management
Moses N. Allooh
Matthew C. Barnum
Julia M. Bernstein
Steven P. Burke
Jeremy S. Dinkins
Luca V. D’Ortenzio
Melissa Edwards
Matthew A. Farkas
Neil F. Garwood
Philip A. Garwood
Nicholas S. Gregory
Holly G. Guilliams
Bradley P. Haas
Magna Cum Laude
Daniel H. Haas
Marlene A. Hart
Drew B. Hershberger
Matthew S. Holbrook
Gregory A. Kinder
Lauren M. Kozelka
James Michael Kuzmik(2)
College of Nursing
Founded 1967
Dean N. Margaret Wineman
Bachelor of Science
in Nursing
Thoue N. Bronowski
Amanda M. Clark
Amanda M. Davis
Yevette L. Fikes
Paula L. Harmon
Kimberly L. McAllister
Sara A. Otto
Brandy M. Richards
Amanda C. Smith
Nicole A. Thomas
Kory A. Thornburg
Kristen M. Waltz
Cynthia A. Wilson
Susan M. Yarcusko
Cum Laude
Raymond V. Latiano
Michael J. Maffei
Stephen J. Maillard
Cum Laude
Calvin D. Mason
Jeremy D. McGurk
Kevin R. McMahon
Jesse Micire
Katie A. Miller
Sarfaraz Mohammad
Stephen M. Morgan
Magna Cum Laude
Donald E. Prince
Jared R. Rastetter
Bryan J. Reed
Cum Laude
Ron R. Renninger
James C. Roba
Justin Y. Scott
Daniel V. Shawber
Anthony J. Simone, Jr.
Steven W. Smith
Justin D. Starrett
Matthew A. Swain
Danelle P. Tallman
Cum Laude
Daniel R. Urbancic
Jason A. Valenti
Ashley M. Weimer
Ethan L. Whitaker
Katie R. Williams
Shadae C. Williams
(2) Separate Baccalaureate Degrees in Two
Disciplines
nineteen
Candidates
for Associate
Wayne College
Founded 1972
Dean John P. Kristofco
Associate
of
Arts
Michael B. Baker
Tawny M. Hanshaw
Angela M. Horne
With Distinction
Associate
of
Science
Deanna M. Craig
Tawny M. Hanshaw
Sarah E. Lane
Brian S. Merrick
David J. Peterson
Clair J. Simko
With Highest Distinction
Carol A. Stroh
Christa L. Sturgeon
Associate of Applied
Business in Business
Management Technology
Brandy L. Conaway
Shauna R. Dixon
With High Distinction
Samantha A. Gasser
Teresa L. Hurst
Hannah M. Stocksdale
Deborah L. Stutz
With High Distinction
twenty
Degrees
Associate of Applied
Business in Health Care
Office Management
Teresa L. Flickinger
With High Distinction
Tracy L. Hartman
With Distinction
Laura D. McConkey
Associate of Applied
Business in Office
Technology
Jessica M. Heiss
Keri M. Litman
Ashley M. Stahl
Holly M. Wright
With Distinction
Associate of Applied
Science in Computer
Network Engineering
Technology
Robert I. Pouliot
Associate of
Applied Science in
Paraprofessional
Education
Katie M. Charnley
Associate of Applied
Science in Social Services
Technology
Angela K. Bases
With High Distinction
Jean L. Calvert
With High Distinction
Tabitha L. Collins
Jocelyn L. Hawkins
Connie L. Hutson
Angela J. Knighten
David A. Morgan
With High Distinction
Sara M. Nehrenz
With Distinction
Jessica A. Sponsler
Candidates
for Doctoral
Degrees
December 13, 2008
Afternoon
Lynn A. Clough
Marianne Sung-Ai Noh
Sociology
BA, MA, The University of Akron
Buchtel College of Arts
and Sciences
Dissertation: “Managing Diabetes
within the Context of Poverty”
Sociology
BA, University of Western Ontario;
Canada; MA, The University of Akron
Founded 1870
Adviser: Dr. Mark B. Tausig
Dean Ronald F. Levant
Devon Leeann Cummings
Doctor
Counseling Psychology
BA, MA, The University of Akron
of
Philosophy
Silapong Baiagern
Dissertation: “Multidimentional
NMR Studies of the Polymers”
Dissertation: “Using Social
Cognitive Career Theory to
Conceptualize and Develop A
Measure of the Barriers to Career
Choice for Individuals who have
Criminal Records”
Adviser: Dr. Peter L. Rinaldi
Adviser: Dr. David M. Tokar
Carly Susan Bicheler
Paul D. Custer
Counseling Psychology
BA, State University of New York,
Fredonia; MA, The University of Akron
Chemistry
BS, The University of Akron
Chemistry
BS, MS, Chulalongkorn University,
Thailand
Dissertation: “Self-Determined
Non-Conformity, Feminine
Gender Roles, and Feminist Ideals
as Resistance Factors Against
Internalization of the Thin Ideal
Body and Body Dissatisfaction”
Adviser: Dr. David M. Tokar
Brian E. Bossick
Counseling Psychology
BS, John Carroll University;
MA, The University of Akron
Dissertation: “An Empirical
Examination of the Relationship
between Posttraumatic Growth
and the Personality Traits of
Hardiness, Sense of Coherence,
Locus of Control, Self-Efficacy,
Resilience, and Optimism”
Adviser: Dr. James R. Rogers, Jr.
Dissertation: “Transition Metal
Coordination for the Construction
of Supramollecular Molecules”
Adviser: Dr. Wiley J. Youngs
James Edward Kuthy
Psychology – Industrial / Organizational
Psychology
BA, King’s College, PA;
MA, The University of Akron
Dissertation: “Reducing Adverse
Impact: An Investigation of the
Effect of Additional Study Time
on Trainability Test Performance”
Dissertation: “Contextualizing
Ethnic/Racial Identity:
Nationalized and Gendered
Experiences of Segmented
Assimilation among Second
Generation Korean Immigrants in
Canada and the United States”
Adviser: Dr. Matthew T. Lee
Aarti Shyamsunder
Psychology – Industrial / Organizational
Psychology
BA, St. Xavier’s College, India;
MA, The University of Akron
Dissertation: “The Influence
of Dispositional and Induced
Implicit Theories of Personality
on the Relationship between
Self-Reported Procrastination and
Procrastination Behavior”
Adviser: Dr. Andrea F. Snell
Phanompatt Smitananda
Urban Studies & Public Affairs
BA, Kasetsart University, Thailand;
MPA, The University of Akron
Dissertation: “Postsecondary
Academic Attainment of Asian
Americans: Analyses of NELS
1998-2000”
Adviser: Dr. Sonia Alemagno
Adviser: Dr. Dennis Doverspike
Sara E. Whitson
Wendy Lee Lewis
Chemistry
BS Ed, Kent State University;
MS, The Ohio State University
Chemistry
BS, MS, Youngstown State University
Dissertation: “Study of the Chain
Dynamics of Polyaniline by SolidState Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
(NMR)”
Dissertation: “The Development,
Implementation and Application
of Ambient Ionization Mass
Spectrometry to Complex
Polymeric Systems”
Adviser: Dr. Matthew P. Espe
Adviser: Dr. Chrys Wesdemiotis
twenty-one
Candidates
for Doctoral
College of Engineering
Founded 1914
Dean George K. Haritos
Doctor
of
Philosophy
Avinash Baji
Degrees
(cont.)
Richard Lee Hartmann II
Justin D. Littell
Engineering – Electrical
BS, MS, The University of Akron
Engineering – Civil
BS, Ohio Northern University
Dissertation: “Aging Model for
Lithium-Ion Cells”
Dissertation: “The Experimental
and Analytical Characterization of
the Macromechanical Response
for Triaxial Braided Composite
Materials”
Adviser: Dr. Tom T. Hartley
Engineering – Mechanical
B Tech, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological
University, India; MS, The University
of Akron
Qais Azzam Khasawneh
Engineering – Mechanical
BS; Jordan University of Science and
Technology
Adviser: Dr. Wieslaw K. Binienda
Dissertation: “Development
of High Toughness Bioactive
Composites Using Electrospinning
Techniques”
Dissertation: “On the Analysis
of Mechanical Properties of
Nanofiber Materials”
Engineering – Electrical
BA, Western Michigan University;
MA, MS, Eastern Michigan University
Advisor: Dr. Subramaniya I.
Hariharan
Dissertation: “Eddy Current
Characterization of Torque
Stressed Steel and the
Development of A Shaft Torque
Eddy Current Test System”
Adviser: Dr. Shing-Chung Wong
Harish Gopalan
Engineering – Mechanical
BE, Bharathidasan University,India;
MSME; Boston University, MA
Dissertation: “Numerical Modeling
of Aerodynamics of Airfoils of
Micro Air Vehicles in Gusty
Environment”
Advisor: Dr. Alex Povitsky
twenty-two
Orestes J. Varonis
Adviser: Dr. Nathan Ida
Candidates
for M aster’s
Buchtel College of Arts
and Sciences
Dean Ronald F. Levant
of
Applied Politics
Susie Mapp
Brenda K. Millhouse
Danielle J. Nameth
Erika L. Robaugh
Kimberly A. Walker
Master
of
Daniel Ernest Teynor
Andrew S. Mykrantz
Damon Jay Turner
Melissa M. Nemeth
Economics
History
Founded 1870
Master
Degrees
Arts
Musa Abdullah
English – Composition Track
Ashraf Ahmad Soboh
Economics
Priyanka Banerjie
Geography
Agnieszka Celejewska
Economics
Mark H. Curley
Political Science
Debanuj Dasgupta
Geography – Urban Planning
James L. Davis III
Political Science
Katey E. Foster
Psychology
Samuel L. Gilbert
English – Composition Track
Leslie E. Young
English
Ihechika A. Young-Nwafor
Geography – Urban Planning
Master of Public
Administration
Christina H. Barry
Valerie A. Bloodsworth
Kay R. Conley
Jeremy D. DuBois
Stephanie T. Flowers
Matthew F. Gooding
Leon A. Harris III
Cedric M. Holman
Amanda R. McCray
Hope Michelle Moore
Keysha L. Murphy
Chris Opoku-Agyeman
Elizabeth S. Touschner
Vashon W. Williams
Todd A. Zieja
Master
of
Science
Michael Boiwka
Biology
Aron Chandrababu
Manik Dhawan
David V. Holland
James D. Ehrman
Richard T. Kerr
Sree Kumar Gopishetty
Sheryl J. Klingbeil
Kimberly A. Groshong
James V. Krein
Radhika Gummadi
Gregory J. Madonia
Ran Huang
Elizabeth C. Marano
Kotchanun Jittavanich
Michael L. Meredith
Ram Chandra Kafle
Lisa A. Mishne
Dmytro Kashyn
Michelle R. Newman
Rajendra Raj Khanal
Michael W. Quirk
Paul J. McDonald
Stephanie M. Riccobene
Jeffrey A. McKee
History
Geography – Thesis Option
English
Economics
Economics
Political Science
Geography
Economics
Political Science
English
Political Science
Richard Y. Smith
History
Diane L. Snyder
English – Composition Track
Ewa Sokolowska
Economics
Hillary E. Stewart
Economics
Elisha V. Swanson
Political Science
Geography / Geographic Information
Sciences
Alexander Pachos
Geology
Heidi Noel von Spiegel Robinson
Applied Mathematics
George Ryan
Geology
Satish Reddy Sangem
Computer Science
Sudarshan Selvaraja
Computer Science – Thesis Option
David A. Sheets
Computer Science – Thesis Option
Sara M. Sipahioglu
Geology
Zin Min Tun
Chemistry
Satya Sai Sunil Vakkalanka
Computer Science
Rochak Vig
Statistics
Justin I. Walker
Physics
Charles T. Warino
Geology
Andrew M. Wu
Biology
Peter-James Heliker Zushin
Biology
Computer Science – Thesis Option
Nicole J. Herrera
English – Composition Track
Applied Mathematics
Computer Science – Thesis Option
Physics
Computer Science
Applied Mathematics
Computer Science
Physics
Applied Mathematics
Statistics
Physics
Physics
Geology
Geography / Geographic Information
Sciences
Varun Midha
Statistics
Ameen Baig Mirza
Computer Science – Thesis Option
Neeraj Mogla
Computer Science – Thesis Option
Daniel L. Musser
Applied Mathematics
twenty-three
Candidates
for M aster’s
College of Engineering
Sajal V. Raikar
Founded 1914
Anandh Ravi
Degrees
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
Dean George K. Haritos
Nicholas Martin Shaffer
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
Master of Science in
Chemical Engineering
Lalit Subramanian
Trevor J. Claffey
Dyuti Kishorbhai Trivedi
Master of Science
Civil Engineering
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
in
Master of Science in
Electrical Engineering
Hamza Abubakari
Suraj Adhikari
Walber Feliciano
Sevil Filiz
Sravanthi Goparaju
Divya Murali
Kwadwo K. Safo
Gokhan Sen
Xinggao Xia
Master of Science in
Mechanical Engineering
Sunil Kumar Reddy Bandaru
Venkata Raghava
Linling Chen
Yunmei Fang
John H. Gibbs
Clinton R. Nicely
Leela Prasad Palla
Jesse H. Robbins
Dushyanth Sirivolu
Shirish Srinivas
Angela Lynn Triplett
Abhay Vasudev
College of Fine and
Applied Arts
Founded 1967
Interim Dean James M. Lynn
Master
in
Vandana Adya
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
Kamalakar Ambadipudi
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
Kwaku Anim
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
Sheela Bhandarkar
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
Vinu Krishnan
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
Anandi Mahadevan
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
Michael L. Morr
Engineering: Engineering
Management Specialization
Rohan G. Raichur
Ian J. Zuzarte
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
Srinath Baddam
Firat Kurt
Jialei Mao
Amael A. Mohi
Khaled Fizalla Abd El Alim
Mostafa
Charles R. Ruggeri
Daniel M. Sack
Jamal N. Tahat
Srutha Vavilikolanu
Master of Science
Engineering
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
of
Arts
Jaime Elizabeth Aronson
Communication
Wendy S. Duke
Theatre Arts
Stefanie Abbott Fatzinger
Theatre Arts
Nicole K. Gaitanos
Communication
Tracy A. Graham
Theatre Arts – Arts Administration
Jason S. Hamen
Theatre Arts
Paul R. Jacoway
Communication
Stephanie R. Kirkpatrick
Communication
Tina R. McGuire
Theatre Arts
Stacie M. Schafer
Communication
Nicholas S. Smith
Communication
Shelly L. Smith
Theatre Arts – Arts Administration
David M. Szalay
Communication
twenty-four
(cont.)
Master of Arts in Family
and Consumer Sciences
Nicholas A. Cookro
Family and Consumer Sciences –
Child and Family Development
Katie E. Shubat
Family and Consumer Sciences –
Child and Family Development
Master of Arts in Speech –
Language Pathology
Rebecca M. Bowen
Speech – Language Pathology
Elaine Marie Goetz
Speech – Language Pathology
Master
of
Music
Jennifer L. Call
Music Education
Nathan P. Daniels
Music – Woodwinds Performance
Stephanie L. DeLine
Music Education
Joslin Kaye Shaffer
Music Education
Master of Science in
Nutrition and Dietetics
Sarah G. Drewes
Candidates
for Baccalaureate
Buchtel College of Arts
and Sciences
Dean Ronald F. Levant
Brian T. Kuchta
Mark A. Lattimore
Melissa R. Leas
Cathy Y. Lukyanchuk
Amanda S. Marunich
Bachelor
Founded 1870
Degrees
Faith Wally
Cum Laude
Michael J. Yacovone
Summa Cum Laude
Nicola N. Masters
Noah N. Allooh
Christopher S. Bair
Jennifer J. Beaujon
Jennifer Bonarrigo
Bachelor of Arts
in Interdisciplinary
A nthropology
Jennifer N. Mayfield
Amanda A. McBride
Alyson B. Brickey
Rosemarie L. Heindel
David V. McGuire
Matthew C. Brescilli
Erin A. Burris
Justin B. Carroll
Andrew Castano
Justin Edward Chenevey
Kathryn L. Medlock
Rachel E. Jewell
Mary H. Kerby
Christine M. Murphy
of
Arts
Summa Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Danielle E. Chine
Mary T. Cleland
Michelle A. Conner
Inta Marie Cook Mitterbach
Adam V. Cosentino
Christopher D. Csonka
Kristen L. Drollinger
Judith A. Druss
Deborah A. Duke
Jerald A. Eckman
Janet S. Ferguson
Magna Cum Laude
Shaun P. Fitzgerald
Joanna M. Fuller
Summa Cum Laude
Nicole E. Galmarini
Kristen M. Garcia
Adam A. Ghiloni
Patrick R. Gliha
Jocelyn E. Grant
Sarah R. Grim
Nicole M. Groves
Magna Cum Laude
Laurie M. Guerin
Magna Cum Laude
Michael G. Gurgul
Robert G. Hamilton
Shawn M. Helms
Christopher J. Hernandez
Heidi M. Hershberger
Magna Cum Laude
Stacy Jean Howe
Magna Cum Laude
David W. Hughes
Joy M. Iroff-Reinoehl
Daniela M. Isayev
Summa Cum Laude
Samantha R. Jackson
David L. Jacobs, Jr.
Scott L. Johnson
Nupur Khandelwal
Dayna L. Kilker
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Martine M. Mercier
Carol L. Michalak
Cum Laude
Sarah C. Mihaly
Darin J. Murray
Anne Elise Musarro
Lisa Jennifer Myers
Caitlin E. Nay
Summa Cum Laude
Jerrod H. Nazarian
John P. O’Brien
Elizabeth A. Parker
Danielle N. Patterson
Stuart M. Philipps
Kelly Phompakdy
Tracy M. Plavney
Magna Cum Laude
Amanda E. Poling
Magna Cum Laude
Kenneth L. Pollock III
Valentina P. Pushkarnaya
Erin E. Quinlan
Marisa L. Rex
Joshua R. Rodak
Edward S. Rogers
John T. Schrock
Mason E. Searle
Abby J. Shackelford
Kristi J. Simons
Adrian L. Sims, Jr.(3)
Corey P. Sinn
Magna Cum Laude
Timothy P. Sivko
Amanda L. Smith
Eric Robert Efrain Steele
Tara L. Summerville
Erin H. Sweeney
William F. Talarico
Shonna Y. Talley
Andrew P. Thornton
Brandon J. Trice
Andrea D. Uhler
Magna Cum Laude
Brandy D. Viol
Julie M. Vollmer
Magna Cum Laude
Amanda L. Kroska
Magna Cum Laude
(3) Separate Baccalaureate Degrees in
Two Disciplines
Summa Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Natalie A. Neale
Cum Laude
Miechelle K. Whitmer
Bachelor of Arts in
Interdisciplinary Studies
Nick M. Wronkovich
Bachelor
of
Science
Jennifer M. Brunn
Mirnal A. Chaudhary
Cum Laude
Aaron J. Clark
Magna Cum Laude
Tracey L. Cook
Cum Laude
Jennifer L. Crist
LaToya N. Davis
Jessica L. Dilley
James T. Engle
Summa Cum Laude
Cory C. Fausnight
Chafic A. Haddad
Mary E. Halpin
Branden E. Hansen
Cum Laude
Crystal L. Hardie
Tho D. Huynh
Amber M. Hyatt
Ramsey S. Langford
Aubrey D. Learner
Summa Cum Laude
Corey F. Lyons
Alicia M. Mathewson
Colin R. Mitchell
Angela K. Monroe
Cum Laude
Matthew M. Raber
Alana J. Reams
Suprenia E. Sigler
HaNgoc T. Tran
Carol Lynn Veillette
Renee M. Weber
Kathryn E. Wheeler
Matthew W. York
Lee A. Young
Ryan S. Zaleski
twenty-five
Candidates
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
for Baccalaureate
in
Chung-Mu Chuan
Eric S. Cooper
Todd E. Gerspacher
Erik D. Helms
James M. Kalbfleisch
Ian C. McFarlin
Paul R. Storad
Magna Cum Laude
Brian D. Wood
Bachelor of Science in
Political Science /Criminal
Justice
Thomas P. Andriko, Jr.
Magna Cum Laude
Matthew R. Barrowcliffe
Alex L. Bodiford
Daniel A. Campf
Cum Laude
William R. Clay
Danielle S. Conte
Ryan A. Corrao
Christy L. Forsch
Timothy P. Fratena
Cum Laude
Nikole L. Harrington
Edward A. Jones
Jared D. Kelley
Benjamin S. LeFevre
Andrew A. Levitt
Hilerie D. Lind
Matthew D. Massey
Jeannine M. Michaels
Magna Cum Laude
Rachelle A. Miller
Adam M. Morgan
Cum Laude
Mordecai J. Parker
Sheila J. Piskur
April M. Pittman
Keith B. Porter
Kristin L. Prochaska
Keenan L. Reese
Jason E. Snyder
Michael S. Spaulding
Evan A. Williams
Degrees
(cont.)
The College of
Engineering
College of Fine and
Applied Arts
Founded 1914
Founded 1967
Dean George K. Haritos
Interim Dean James M. Lynn
Bachelor of Science in
Biomedical Engineering
Bachelor
Timothy S. Strickland
Bachelor of Science in
Chemical Engineering
Trevor A. Williams
Bachelor of Science
Civil Engineering
of
Arts
Isaac Moshe Addison
Jonas N. Allooh
Pearl A. Bare
Summa Cum Laude
Minnette L. Beeson
Summa Cum Laude
Samantha A. Bobinski
in
Cedric Duah
Daniel E. Freedman
Michael P. Mattern
Paul E. Robinson
Justin P. Rufener
Summa Cum Laude
Andrew T. Skeriotis
Jonathan M. Steurer
Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering
Magna Cum Laude
Teresa L. Clifford
Traysha L. Cole
Stacy Cooper
Alesha C. Dinkins(4)
April R. Eboch
Ashlie L. Fabiny
Katie L. Gething
Summa Cum Laude
John Michael Gross III
Richard A. Hale
Jason A. Hubbard
Cum Laude
Erica M. Bronner
Brian A. Cilenti
Maggie A. Kost
Patrick D. Krause
Sarah L. Lahoski
Christina M. Lapeus
Erik M. Clapp
Paolo Hilj
John A. Lavery
Alexis L. Lyle
Timothy J. Morris
William S. Loeffler
Robert C. McGruder
Azm A. Parvez
Rebecca M. Scott
Nia Y. Myricks
Rebecca A. Ocheltree
Michael D. Radeff
Angela L. Troyer
Reaksmey Suon
Quyen H. Tran
Ioannis O. Varonis
Dustin M. Weinstein
Kevin E. Whitney
Dawn L. Wiatrowski
Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Polymer
Engineering
Andrew P. Shinko
Summa Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Michele L. Wolfe
Kimberly A. Woodworth
Cum Laude
Santino G. Zappitelli
Bachelor of Arts
in Business and
Organizational
Communication
Ashley M. Ahlborn
Cassandra Aziza Ahmed
Aisha D. Ballard
Elizabeth A. Barber
Natalie A. Bidak
(4) Separate Baccalaureate Degrees in
Two Disciplines
twenty-six
Anna G. Bowman
Magna Cum Laude
Samantha M. Brock
Cum Laude
Vicki A. Brockman
John M. Bryson
Stephanie J. Carrino
Vincent J. Chiera
Daniel L. Cohen
Mary Elizabeth DeBerry
Cum Laude
Laura E. Hyle
Amber N. Kaman
Stevi M. Large
Stacey M. Lehmann
Talecher R. Love
Valerie M. Myers
Magna Cum Laude
Jessica A. Norman
Cum Laude
Amanda J. Royan
Cum Laude
Jessica J. Doyle
Giavonna J. Ferraro
Brittany J. Seiter
Kady E. Skowron
Heather N. Genet
Kristyn M. Gerda
Susan L. Glauer
Wendy L. Wheatley
Michelle J. Haines
Judith L. Hilinski
Toni M. Baker
Courtney J. Bennett
Kelly A. Fetterolf
Stephanie L. Hartz
Elise I. Laase
April L. Shenkle
Heather L. Weber
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Heather N. Howard
Summa Cum Laude
Greg James
Michael E. Johnson
Steven E. Kaufman
Adriel R. Koysh
Nicholas J. McCoy
Steven James Morgan
Raymond H. Nichols
Alphonso D. Owen II
Kimberly E. Patronite
Andrea M. Rizzo
Cum Laude
Mike J. Sasanecki
Pamela D. Seymour
Janeen M. Shatti
Cynthia A. Sheeks
Jonathan M. Siepker
Jill N. Stacy
Walter H. Swann
Rebecca J. Thompson
Adam H. Truelsch
Justin M. Ulichney
Andre L. Walker
Sandra A. Wehmann
Summa Cum Laude
Kathryn L. Wieland
Alonzo Williams
Brandon L. Williams
Douglas L. Williams
Jessica R. Yeager
Bachelor of Arts in Family
and Child Development
Alpha R. Archuletta
Jessica A. Congeni
Katharine M. Fallat
Summa Cum Laude
Desiree D. Gentry
Jessica L. Greer
Brittany G. Hocker
Aretha E. Hodge
Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts in
Fashion Merchandising
Magna Cum Laude
Katlyn M. Zenczak
Bachelor of Arts in
Interpersonal and Public
Communication
Bachelor of Arts /
Social Work
Kristie S. Baker
Magna Cum Laude
Rachel E. Braswell
Toni D. Byrd
Tracy Lynn Ford
Lisa A. Hamilton-Green
Anya L. Mack
Amber Mae McClain
Tanya Y. Mitchell
Blythe E. Ralston
John W. Robinson, Jr.
Leslie A. Sikaffy
Magna Cum Laude
Lynne A. Sike
Michelle K. Slivka
Kathleen Lynn Taylor
Cum Laude
Vonda M. Traylor
Bachelor of Arts in
Speech – Language
Pathology and Audiology
Heather L. Boyd
Matthew G. Galpert
Shinee Her
Audre R. Mallinak
Summa Cum Laude
Brittany A. Snezek
Mark J. Biro, Jr.
Robert L. Fenn II
Mark Lagemann
Diane M. Sumner
Lisa G. Urban
Bachelor of Arts
Theatre Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Mass
Media – Communication
Neha Beniwal
Wendy A. Clawson
Kimi M. Davidson
Benson R. Heckerman
Magna Cum Laude
Steven E. Jaworski
Tiffany M. Johnson
Sean K. Kato
Stevan Lekic
Amber L. Manfredi
Cum Laude
Warren J. McKinney III
Andrew T. Painter
Meghan S. Pflueger
Angie L. Robinson
Lisa M. Rouse
Herman C. Segle
Cum Laude
in
Paul D. Hamler
Bachelor
of
Fine Arts
Cum Laude
Julia R. Bunn
Cum Laude
Dominic J. Caruso
Summa Cum Laude
Eric M. Cowan
Rory K. Culbertson
Allison R. Elia
Summa Cum Laude
Michael W. Hudik
Andrew T. Lopez
Donald E. Quinlan
David E. Ramsell
Christy J. Rutan
Summa Cum Laude
Scott J. Rutan
Cum Laude
Rachel Lynn Schweizer
Andrew R. Shondrick
Heather A. Sinchak
Robert J. Sluss
Leanne K. Wadenpfuhl
Magna Cum Laude
Jordan Marco Welker
twenty-seven
Candidates
Bachelor
of
for Baccalaureate
Degrees
Summit College
Music
Timothy N. Basom
Founded 1964
Jacob M. Branovacki
Dean Stanley B. Silverman
Michael J. Clements
Bachelor of Science in
Automated Manufacturing
Engineering Technology
Summa Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Lauren E. Frattin
Summa Cum Laude
Kyle W. Kelvington
Jennifer L. Koduru
Brian K. Bagwell
Kurt E. Reed
William C. Talaba
Rebecca E. Wendeln
Bachelor of Science in
Computer Information
Systems
Summa Cum Laude
Kyle Z. Smith
Summa Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor
Dietetics
of
Science
Sylvia Y. Alexander
Kristen A. Cletzer
Summa Cum Laude
Melissa R. DeCara
James J. Mihevic
Heather A. Sulak
in
Thomas W. Bruxvoort
Timothy C. Earle II
(cont.)
Bachelor of Science in
Electronic Engineering
Technology
Aaron N. Brown
Ryan A. Brown
Cum Laude
Bryan J. Hill
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in
Emergency Management
Joshua D. Backo
Summa Cum Laude
Christopher A. Barker
Diane L. Batke
Gregory J. Fisher
Magna Cum Laude
Joshua M. Heid
David G. Mathis II
Jarrod J. Miracle
Garrett S. Stratton
Matt J. Haines
Bradley W. Kline
Parris E. McNeal
Andrew J. Miller
Alison E. Rearick
Bachelor of Science in
Construction Engineering
Technology
Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering
Technology
Justin L. Buzille
Mark W. Davis
Carl L. Emshoff
Brian J. Funk
Robert M. Cole
Christopher C. Doherty
Gerald T. Edwards
Jonathan B. Patton
Andrew L. Sammons
Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Craig Anthony Rau
Thomas Stephen Shimek
Brian Roy Smetzer
David A. Snyder
Eric J. Steiner
Bachelor of Science in
Surveying and Mapping
Technology
Brent D. Anderson
Andrew J. Brunner
Michael F. Guinto
Jeremy M. Sack
Larry C. Shubat
Magna Cum Laude
Joshua R. Simmerman
Summa Cum Laude
Steven E. Trzcinski
twenty-eight
Candidates
for Associate
Summit College
Founded 1964
Dean Stanley B. Silverman
Associate
of
Arts
Aarin C. Allen
Katherine L. Billak
Marianne T. Black
Lisa M. Blatter
Toni D. Byrd
Candy F. Dino
Sarah E. Lane
Laveta Lashelle Parker
David J. Peterson
Jodi J. Rose
Associate of Applied
Business in Business
Management Technology
Tameka R. Alston
Brittany N. Bates
Jesse P. Cogar
Elizabeth A. Giet
Michael S. Gray
Cynthia S. Kuts
With Highest Distinction
Jessica L. Lappert
Kathleen A. McIntyre
Thomas A. Planz II
Jarad P. Roberts
Breanna L. Shields
With Distinction
Mashonnda S. Smith
William S. Veal
Andre M. Walton
Associate of Applied
Business in Computer
Information Systems
Robert G. Case
Joseph M. DeCarlo
Lyle N. Guinn, Jr.
David J. Hayward
Vedran Ikonic
With Distinction
Dierre L. McCraney
Alisa J. Moore
Timothy J. Neidert
Jeremy S. Reinhardt
Paul A. Uphouse
Adam J. Verheyen
Luke A. Walton
Degrees
Associate of Applied
Business in Hospitality
Management
Associate of Applied
Science in Construction
Engineering Technology
Lisa M. Baab
Justin L. Buzille
Christine A. Daily
With Distinction
Michael S. Berkowitz
David R. Day
Kareem A. Galvin
Sara M. Hardin
Holly A. Hawkins
Katie A. Hemming
Kyle J. Kirkbride
With Highest Distinction
Mark W. Davis
Brandi K. Dodge
Michael V. Frabotta
James M. Langan
Steven C. Lawrence
John D. Massi
Mallory A. Rogers
With Distinction
Jessica L. Kisner
Michael A. Marignoni
Ericka D. Neal
Jeffrey M. Riggs
Keith M. Viola
Benjamin C. Walsh
With Distinction
Brian Roy Smetzer
David A. Snyder
Eric J. Steiner
Associate of Applied
Science in Criminal Justice
Technology
With Distinction
Associate of Applied
Business in Marketing
Sales Technology
and
Whitney J. Bernard
Kristie L. Hemming
Jill R. Speegle
With High Distinction
Associate of Applied
Business in Transportation
Aaron Michael Adkins
Jay R. McMasters
Associate of Applied
Science in Community
Services Technology
Howard M. Carter
Demetria M. Johnson
Roxanne R. Schmidt
With Highest Distinction
Jennie E. Sette
Carlisa L. Singfield
William Henry Watkins
Daniel K. Wright III
George R. Allen
Sean M. Brown
Ashley R. Chinrock
Ryan A. Doeberling
With Highest Distinction
Ryan D. Gates
Jason P. Grenfell
Ronya J. Habash
With High Distinction
Anthony W. Hosey
Brent W. Kaiser
Bradley W. Kline
Kaytonia A. Lewis
Alaina M. Martie
Adam M. Morgan
With Distinction
Chad M. Myers
Remarr D. Parnell
Jacklyn R. Perry
With Distinction
Kristin L. Prochaska
James H. Rogers
Craig M. Smith
Philip H. Smith
Kimberly L. Taylor
With Distinction
twenty-nine
Candidates
for Associate
Associate of Applied
Science in Drafting
and Computer Drafting
Technology
Matthew S. Bora
Theresa L. Chesna
Matthew L. Jones
Associate of Applied
Science in Early
Childhood Development
Leah J. Curtis
With Distinction
Stephanie R. Nome
Jessica M. Wojtowicz
Associate of Applied
Science in Electronic
Engineering Technology
Aaron N. Brown
Ryan A. Brown
With Distinction
Byron K. Williams
With Distinction
Associate of Applied
Science in Emergency
Medical Services
Technology
Adam A. Black
Ryan W. Grimes
Daniel C. Grimm
Degrees
Associate of Applied
Science in Fire Protection
Technology
Associate of Applied
Science in Paralegal
Studies
Adam A. Black
Steven G. Edminister
Joseph E. Flowers
Emmed A. Abraham
DeNaye’ G. Dotson
Tracy Amber Friedel
Matt J. Haines
Ryan J. Hume
Jennifer L. Mazzei
Kathleen N. Sega
Jason M. Laird
Timothy M. Lusk
Parris E. McNeal
Brian F. Michna
Joshua R. Minnier
Jesse N. Picha
Megan E. Sutton
Maurice M. Thomas
Associate of Applied
Science in Polymer
Technology
With High Distinction
With Distinction
With Distinction
Amanda Brook Tice
Associate of Applied
Science in Geographic and
Land Information Systems
Lucilla M. Plant
With Distinction
With Highest Distinction
John L. Scott
With Highest Distinction
Associate of Applied
Science in R adiologic
Technology
Randi N. Forrer
With High Distinction
Sheena L. Hayward
With High Distinction
Tamara L. May
With Distinction
Rebecca Louise Mennen
Associate of Applied
Science in Manufacturing
Engineering Technology
Associate of Applied
Science in Surveying
Engineering Technology
Brian K. Bagwell
James A. Cottrell
Dale P. Knierien
Lucilla M. Plant
With Highest Distinction
James R. Savage
Associate of Applied
Science in Mechanical
Engineering Technology
Mohamed Adel Al-Qasem
Robert M. Cole
James R. Dewey III
William C. Lehman
Craig M. Pol
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(cont.)
With Distinction
Jarrod R. Schnell
With Highest Distinction
University . Diplomas
One of oldest known diplomas awarded at The University of Akron.
A present-day diploma awarded at The University of Akron.
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Statue
of John
.
R. Buchtel
This statue of John R. Buchtel stands in the middle of the campus he helped found in 1870.
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The Alma M ater
Chorus
The Alma Mater for The University of Akron was written by the Rev. Augustus B. Church who was the last
Universalist clergy to serve as president of Buchtel College (1901–1912). He was also the first ­person to
assume the board responsibilities of chief executive officer. In fact, Church served both as ­president and
as a trustee of the institution — as well as pastor of the First Universalist Church of Akron. Dr. Church
understood the importance of higher education as a means to improve society, and he worked diligently
on projects to successfully link the educational efforts of Buchtel College with the needs of a growing
city. During his presidency, Buchtel College offered the world’s first courses in rubber chemistry (1909).
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The Akron Blue
and
Gold
The University of Akron’s fight song, “The Akron Blue and Gold,” was written in 1939 by Fred Waring,
nationally known composer and leader of the wildly-popular band, “Fred Waring and the
Pennsylvanians.” In response to a request from the University’s ­student newspaper, Waring wrote
“a distinctive song” for The University of Akron. “The Akron Blue and Gold” premiered over his
NBC hookup on November 17, 1939, and has been used as the University’s fight song ever since.
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The University
of
Akron: A Proud Tradition
O
T
he Ohio Universalist Convention established a small, liberal arts college in Akron
in 1870 and named it for one of the city’s prominent industrialists, John R. Buchtel.
It was Buchtel who led a group of 100 individuals and 13 businesses in a fund-raising
­campaign to build the college. On July 4, 1871, thousands of area citizens turned out to
witness the results of that initiative, joining in a great celebration as the cornerstone was
laid for a single but impressive structure that constituted Buchtel College. Both a vision­
ary and a pragmatist, Buchtel believed that the vigor of any city is closely tied to the
proximity of a high quality institution of higher education. Decades of progress, both
for the city and for the college he launched, have proven him right. With an enrollment
of 25,900 ­stu­dents from throughout Ohio, the United States, and 86 foreign countries,
the ­successor of Buchtel College is one of the largest principal campuses in Ohio.
Long committed to an ­aca­dem­ic tradition which stresses excellence, The Univer­sity
of Akron offers more than 300 ­associate, bacca­lau­reate, and ­master’s degree ­programs
and options, as well as 18 doctoral degree programs and four law degrees. Since 1914,
the Univer­sity has been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools, and it is ­currently classified at the highest level as a comprehensive, doctoraldegree-granting institution. Today, more than 142,000 of its alumni live and work
around the world.
This program is not an official graduation list.
While every effort is made to ensure accuracy in this commencement program, printing deadlines sometimes
prevent inclusion of candidates’ names, or may result in the use of names of persons not ­completing graduation
requirements. All honors indicated in this program are tentative. Official degree honors for diplomas and tran­
scripts will be determined after final grades are reported. This printed ­program, therefore, should not be used to
­dete­rmine a student’s ­academic or degree status. The University’s official registry for ­conferral of degrees is the
student’s ­permanent academic record, kept by the Office of the University Registrar, Simmons Hall, Akron, OH
44325-6208.
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