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Wilson College

150th & 151st Annual Commencements

May 13–16, 2021

from president wesley r. fugate, ph.d.Congratulations!

Commencement is a sacred tradition in higher education. Today, we pause and recognize your hard work, late-night study sessions, classes, papers, research, special projects, and ultimately, personal growth. We also celebrate the support of your family, friends, faculty, and staff that helped you achieve your goal of earning a degree from Wilson College. Well done!

For your class, Commencement is also a unique celebration of perseverance. You navigated through unexpected twists and turns to finish your degree to become Wilson College alumnae and alumni. No one could have anticipated the many changes and adaptations you have faced. In true Wilson fashion, you stayed the course, evolved, and achieved your goals. I am so very proud of you. The entire Wilson family is proud of you.

You are the next generation of Wilson leaders. Now, it is time for you to show the world what a Wilson education can help you accomplish. Today, you join the ranks of women and men who have graduated from these hallowed halls and gone on to do remarkable things. Take your creativity, critical thinking, and ability to communicate effectively, live and work honorably, and work with diverse peoples to add value to your community. You have been afforded much through a Wilson education, and you have the responsibility to pay it forward by giving to others. You can make the world a better place, and as we have taught you, I hope you will be bold in your choices.

I am humbled by your tenacity, and I am honored to have served as your president. Never forget this remarkable institution and how it helped you explore your possibilities. I hope you always find your way home. Please do come back often. There will always be a place for you here, amongst the pines and maples at Wilson College. Now, go change the world for good!

#OneWilson

My best,

President Wes

Thursday, May 13

p. 4 6 p.m. Honors Society Ceremony Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Hall

p. 8 8 p.m. Baccalaureate Ceremony Virtual (wilson.edu/baccalaureate2021)

Friday, May 14

5 p.m. Senior Bash Mistick Quad

Saturday, May 15

2020 commencement

9 a.m. Graduates Line Up Sidewalk, between Warfield Hall and JSML

9:30 a.m. Faculty Line Up Library, front Stage Party Line Up Norland Parlor

9:50 a.m. Processional Begins Main Green

p. 16 10 a.m. Commencement Ceremony Main Green

p. 24 5:30 p.m. Nursing Pinning Ceremony Main Green

Sunday, May 16

2021 undergraduate commencement

9 a.m. Graduates Line Up Sidewalk, between Warfield Hall and JSML

9:30 a.m. Faculty Line Up Library, front Stage Party Line Up Norland Parlor

9:50 a.m. Processional Begins Main Green

p. 34 10 a.m. Commencement Ceremony Main Green

2021 graduate commencement

1 p.m. Graduates Line Up Sidewalk, between Warfield Hall and JSML

1:30 p.m. Faculty Line Up Library, front Stage Party Line Up Norland Parlor

1:50 p.m. Processional Begins Main Green

p. 42 2 p.m. Commencement Ceremony Main Green

Schedule of EventsCommencement Weekend

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thursdayHonors

PROGRAM

Introduction and Welcome ......................................................................................... Michael Cornelius, Ph.D. Professor of English

Sigma Tau Delta Remarks ........................................................................................................... Professor Cornelius

Award Presentation ............................................................................................................................. Professor Cornelius

Phi Beta Kappa Remarks .....................................................................................................................Lisa Woolley, Ph.D. Professor of English

Kelly SpieseReference and Instruction Librarian

Award Presentation and Pledge .............................................................................................. Professor WoolleyMs. Spiese

Closing Remarks ...............................................................................................................................Wesley R. Fugate, Ph.D. President

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Honors—2020

Summa Cum Laude

Bethany Jade Doppel, Samantha

Megan Heckendorn, Abbey Michele

Heinbaugh, Thi Thuy Hang Ngo, Rachel

Elizabeth Stoner, Rianon G. McKee

Magna Cum Laude

Ashlee Elizabeth Bourquin, Kassandra

Lyn Burnhisel, Pratikshya Gaihre, Sina

Kim, Jessica Nicole Stevens, Geneva

Erin Martin, Joy Desirae Merchant,

Jill Lorraine Mullen, Megan Sherie

Potter, Grace Virginia Ruback, Logan

Paige Souder, Taylor J. Stine, Hannah

Marie Zychal

Cum Laude

Amanda L. Aston, Alana Bodendorf,

Jennifer Ann Cail, Dionna Lee Edwards,

Hannah Montressa Fittry, Megan

Flickinger, Monica Bryn Grigsby,

Ashley Marie Hamilton, Tara Elizabeth

Harmon, Shanda Lee Henry, Alicia

Marie Houser, Caitlin E. Huffman,

Rachel Renee Kelley, Molly Elizabeth

Lemke, Mary W. Marzouk, Verna

Jean Munch, Sara Bethany Reese, Elsa

Maria Schaefer, Alison Nicole Shockey,

Samantha Emily Simmons, Sarah Jean

Stitely, Jocelyn Kelly Struble, Caitlin

Marybeth Umberger, Caroline Watson,

Jacob Young

Distinction

Tisha J. Corwell, Jamie Teresa Grizer

Honors in the Discipline

Abbey Michele Heinbaugh, Rianon G.

McKee, Joy Desirae Merchant, Caylin

Reid Walp

Wilson Scholars

Chantel Bankert, Ashlee Bourquin, Ian

Firestone, Abbey Heinbaugh, Thi Thuy

Hang Ngo

Phi Beta Kappa

Atley Elizabeth Ashway, Nicholas

Jordan Beitzell, Ashlee Elizabeth

Bourquin, Jill Lorraine Mullen, Thi

Thuy Hang Ngo

Sigma Tau Delta

Joseph Allen, Trista Kalathas, Jessica

Newman-Doubell, Lisa Pregartner,

Victoria Yavor

Sigma Theta Tau

Brittney Lynne Aubin, Sara Beth Ball,

Katelyn E. Brown, Sarah Elaine Byers,

Elizabeth Grace Dimoff, Siara Nicole

Gossert, Ashley M. Hamilton, Tosha

Danielle Harbaugh, Sarah E. Harrison,

Alicia M. Houser, Morgan B. Jacoby,

Jamie Lee Kelley, Melissa Louise Leedy,

Hailey Caroline Miller, Michelle A.

Pagan, Alisha S. Shank, Rae Ann Stup,

Cole Nathaniel Taylor

Honors—2021

Summa Cum Laude

Nicholas Jordan Beitzell, Meghan Anne

Bradley, Jenna Nicole Carty, Olivia Kay

Epstein, Samantha Paige Hall, Kellyn

Allena Perry, Megan Anne Wingert,

Alyssa R. Wood

Magna Cum Laude

Taylor Paige Baker, Lillian Rose

Boyle, Jacob Grant Brouse, Amanda

Dietz, Kayla Nicole Enck, Siara Nicole

Gossert, Joshua Dean Harvey, Brittany

Nicole Hocking, Emma Lynne Holliday,

Michelle Alyce Miller, Michelle A.

Pagan, Amanda N. Peterson, Madison

Nicole Smith, Elizabeth Grace

Theriault, Cheyanne Elizabeth Weaver,

Abigail Marie Wilson


Cum Laude

Tristen M. Amsley, Brittney Lynne

Aubin, Sara Beth Ball, Jasmine Alexis

Bankert, Daphne N. Blair, Katelyn

Brown, Shelby Ann Burkett, Kelly

Christine Cormier, Luis M. González

Ayala, Tosha Danielle Harbaugh,

Kaitlyn Keturah Harper, Danielle

Rivers Harwood, Alyssa M. Keefer,

Jamie Lee Kelley, Sherri Elizabeth

Killian, Patricia Nicole Mari-Marquez,

Andrew Stephen Melhorn, Hailey

Caroline Miller, Mickayla Ann Moffitt,

Bethany Jayde Murray, Lindsey Dawn

Palmer, Justina Lynn Peffer, Oliver

Perry, Nesta O. Powell-Starcher,

Katelyn Marie Ritenour, Jenna Lynn

Robinson, Katelyn E. Roth, Ria Lynn

Santiago, Sarah Mei Schaffner, Donna

E. Werling, Angelina Marie Zolla

Honors in the Discipline

Taylor Paige Baker, Nicholas Jordan

Beitzell, Kelly Christine Cormier,

Daniel Mackay O’Keefe, Jessica

Lynne Rice

Wilson Scholars

Kelly Cormier, Michelle Miller,

Megan Morningwake

Omicron Delta Kappa

Sydni Elayne Berkihiser, Linda A.

Boeckman, Stori A. Boggs, Adrianna

S. Broome, Jennifer A. Cail, Maria Ross

Campsey, Jenna Nicole Carty, Bethany

Jordan Comp, Natalie Anne Cowdrick,

James D’Annibale, Geneva L. Dardick,

Kayla Nicole Enck, Anaida Fahradyan,

Delaney J. Glazer, Danielle Rivers

Harwood, Theresa M. Hoover, Tia

Renae Jones, Kayleigh Nicole Layfield,

Bridgit R. Lujan, Colby Michael Maun,

Brandt Allen Mellott, Hannah A.

Middaugh, Lauren Nicole Monahan,

Johnson Ogunbisi, Oliver Perry,

Nathaniel Pimentel, Megan Sherie

Potter, Jarrett Todd Rickerds, Maria

Ross Campsey, Rose Kylie Love Runyan,

Kelsy Rupp, Sarah Mei Schaffner, Katie

D. Shank, Mikaela L. Small, Tiffany-

Jade M. Smallwood, Danielle Aileen

Stafford, Cole N. Taylor, Matthew

Wilson, Juliann Nicole Winkler

Phi Beta Kappa

Sara Ball, Marianna Davidova,

Hannah Hartman, Patricia Mari-

Marquez, Ria Santiago, Madison Smith,

Keely Whitney

Sigma Tau Delta

Heather Ellerbrock, Katelynn Gilbert,

Darah Wolf, Tiffany-Jade Smallwood,

Kelsey Young

Sigma Theta Tau

Ashley M. Adams, Sarah Lee Baker,

Taylor L. Frohm, Madison Leigh

Walker, Justina Lynn Peffer, Ann-

Marie George, Kriste Diane Shoop,

Leslie Susanne Kasse, Nicholas Parker

Kowalski, Johnson Olatunde Ogunbisi,

Michele Elaine Nichols

Students are eligible for Latin Honors if they meet the following grade-point criteria: Summa cum laude: 3.9-4.0 Magna cum laude: 3.7-3.89

Cum laude: 3.5-3.69

Honors subject to change based on final reporting of 2021 grades.


“What does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

Micah 6:8

OR DER OF WORSHIP

Prelude Ingrid Winckler, Organist Air from the D Major Suite, J. S. Bach

Welcome Rev. Derek Wadlington College Chaplain, Director of the Curran Bonner Leader Program

Opening Prayer David True Associate Professor of Religion

Call to Worship Megan Morningwake ’21

All: Gracious God, we give you thanks that you are among us.

We thank you for the gifts of this institution we have called home.

Wethankyouforthefacultyandstaff,

who have stretched us and supported us in ways we never expected.

We thank you for roommates, sports, clubs and activities,

where we made friendships, learned about others and ourselves.

We thank you for the times we stumbled and fell,

and someone was there to pick us up.

We thank you for the opportunities we had to support others in times good and bad,

for the chance to laugh, and to cry.

We give you thanks for your presence through it all.

As we journey on from this place, may your Spirit remain with us. Amen

First Reading Psalm 23 Jessica Rice ’21

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Prayer for Losses and Gains Zachary Powell ’21

Hymn Amazing Grace Glory to God #649

Second Reading Micah 6:1-8 Nadira Boddie ’21

Sermon “Live It!” Rev. Wadlington

Hymn What Does the Lord Require of You? Glory to God #70

Prayer for the Graduates Gayle Alleman ’21 One: Lord, in your mercy, All: Hear our prayer.

Hymn Here I Am, Lord Glory to God #69

Charge to the Graduates Katherine Kough Assistant Dean of Students

Alma Mater

Benediction Rev. Wadlington

Postlude Ms. Winckler Maccabeus, G. F. Handel arr. by Jason D. Payne

Hymn ChoirWesley R. Fugate Derek Wadlington Kim Wadlington Mary Beth Williams

Alma Mater ChoirCatherine Cummings ’18Karis Daniel ’18Wesley R. FugateHong Nguyen ’18Kelly SpieseElisabeth TurchiDerek Wadlington

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from the dean of the facultyDear Graduates,

This is such a proud moment for you, your family, friends, and of course, your Wilson community. The best part of the pride you feel today is that you get to keep it for the rest of your lives. Your accomplishments, driven by your perseverance before and during a global pandemic, are the result of the best investment that you and we have made in your future. Your Wilson education, those rigorous requirements you met, now distinguish you from other graduates around the country.

Today, and for the rest of your days, don’t lose sight of the big picture, what your tailored and intentional education does for you. Studying diverse subjects has helped you develop an ordered mind, and each subject area contributes in a slightly different way. You have developed good thinking habits, so you will excel in any job or task, making you a better employee, colleague, spouse, parent, and citizen. You have learned how to think for yourself. The body of knowledge you have gained and the tools of examination and analysis you have mastered enable you to develop your own opinions, attitudes, values, and beliefs, not based upon ignorance, whim, or prejudice, but upon your own evaluation of argument and evidence. The virtue of sound and reasoned judgment rests in the ability to think independently, in the face of pressures, distortions, and exaggerated truths, preparing you to become a compassionate leader in your community.

As we all know, we need more understanding in this often confusing and chaotic world. Luckily your intellectual development doesn’t stop here: you have the perfect foundation to be a life-long learner. We hope you will always have the intellectual curiosity to ask the tough questions and explore the just solutions. You leave here with a sharper vision that will provide context for the world’s chaotic information glut. Today is not an end, despite your feelings of relief and accomplishment at what you have already achieved. Your future commences here.

Congratulations and best wishes,

Elissa Heil, Ph.D.


Mario CapecchiMolecular Geneticist, 2017 Nobel Prize Co-Winner in Physiology or Medicine

Capecchi shared the Nobel Prize with two others for discovering a method of deactivating — or knocking out — specific genes in mice. The technique is a more reliable method for altering animal genomes and is used in gene targeting. It has contributed to the development of new treatments for diseases in humans, including cancer and diabetes.

Capecchi also has a fascinating personal story. He was born in Italy in 1937, the son of Italian air force officer Luciano Capecchi and American poet Lucy Ramberg. Capecchi and his mother were living in a chalet in the Italian Alps when World War II broke out. His mother was arrested for her anti-fascist activities and sent to Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp.

Expecting arrest, Capecchi’s mother paid friends to let her son live with them. But when the money ran out, they threw him out at age 4 1/2. Capecchi lived on the streets of northern Italy with other homeless children, as well as occasionally in orphanages, for five years. He spent the final year in a hospital, where he nearly died of malnutrition.

After Capecchi’s mother was released from Dachau, she spent two years searching for him. She eventually found him at the hospital. Soon after, they came to live in the United States, settling in a utopian commune in Pennsylvania co-founded by Lucy’s brother, physicist Edward Ramberg, and his wife, Sarah.

After earning a bachelor’s degree from Antioch College, Capecchi worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he became interested in molecular biology. He did his graduate work at Harvard University in the laboratory of James D. Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. Capecchi earned his doctorate in biophysics from Harvard in 1967. After teaching at the Harvard Medical School’s Department of Biochemistry, Capecchi joined the faculty at the University of Utah in 1973.

Capecchi is currently Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He studies cancer models (experimental versions of cancer) recreated in mice and has a particular interest in the study of sarcomas, focusing on unraveling the function of the Hox genes associated with developmental and neuropsychiatric disorders.

Capecchi is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the National Science Foundation Advisory Panel on Genetics. Likewise, he has received awards too numerous to list, including the American Association for Cancer Research Lifetime Achievement Award and the Alfred P. Sloane Jr. Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Research.

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Speakers

2020 Program

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Megan PotterClass of 2020 President

Megan Potter ’20 earned her bachelor’s degree in secondary English education. Now, a year later, she is working as a graduate assistant for Residence Life here at Wilson while pursuing a master’s degree in education.

From Hagerstown, Md., she is the youngest of six children and the first to attend a traditional four-year college. During her undergraduate career, Potter served as president of the Wilson College Student Government Association, senior class president, president of the Student Athletic Association, president of the Student-Athlete Mentor program, and was a resident assistant for three years.

Outside of the classroom and office, Potter, in her final year of NCAA eligibility, plays softball for the Phoenix. Over her career, she has earned many accolades for her athletic talents, including the 2017 Wilson College Female Rookie of the Year, 2019 CSAC Pitcher of the Year, and 2020 Wilson College Female Senior of the Year.


ORDER OF EXERCISES

Prelude ........................................................................................................................................................... Marie Hershey, Organist

*Academic Procession ................................................................................................................... Deborah Austin, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry, Faculty Marshal

M. Dana Harriger, Ph.D. Professor of Biology, College Marshal

Larry Shillock, Ph.D. Professor of English, College Marshal

Call to Order ................................................................................................................................................James A. Orsini, D.V.M. Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

*Invocation ................................................................................................................................................Rev. Derek WadlingtonCollege Chaplain, Director of the Curran Bonner Leader Program

*National Anthem ...............................................................................................................................................................Ms. Hershey“The Star-Spangled Banner,” Francis Scott Key

Welcome ........................................................................................................................................................Wesley R. Fugate, Ph.D.President of the College

Student Address ............................................................................................................................................................. Megan PotterClass of 2020 President

Senior Class Gift Presentation ................................................................................................................ Samuel RitterClass of 2020 Vice President

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DOCTOR OF SCIENCEMario Capecchi, Molecular Geneticist and Co-Winner 2007 Nobel Prize

in Physiology or Medicine Presented by President Fugate

Grappling with the Challenges of Tomorrow ...........................................................................................Mr. Capecchi

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Order of Exercises

2020 Program

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CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Recognition of Honors ............................................................................................................Elissa Heil, Ph.D.Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the Faculty

Presentation of Candidates ................................................................................................................... Dean Heil

Conferring of Degrees ............................................................................................................President Fugate

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRADUATES AND HONORS

Master’s Degree Hooding .................................................................................... Eric C. Michael, Ed.D. Director of the Graduate Education Programs

Theresa M. Hoover, Ph.D.Assistant Director of the Graduate Education Programs

Joshua Legg, M.F.A.Director of the M.F.A. Program

Michael Cornelius, Ph.D.Director of the M.A. in Humanities Program

Julie A. Beck, D. Ed.Chief Nursing Officer, Professor of Nursing

Undergraduate Degrees .............................................................................................................................. Dean Heil

Wilson College Alumnae Association Induction Lynne E. DiStasio, Class of 1974

President of the Alumnae Association

Godspeed ...................................................................................................................................................President Fugate

*Benediction ............................................................................................................................................ Rev. Wadlington

*Alma Mater ..................................................................................................................................................................Mr. Ritter

*Recessional ............................................................................................................................................................Ms. Hershey

* The audience will please stand.

Graduates wearing gold cords are

members of the Wilson College

Scholars Program.Graduates

wearing silver cords are receiving

graduation honors. Graduates

wearing green ribbons have

signed the Green Pledge. Seniors

carrying candles are members of

the Candle Club.

The Blue and Silver Line of

the Alumnae Association is

represented today by Carole

Stoehr Ashbridge, Class of 1970.

Participation in the graduation

ceremony should not be construed

as an official indication that a

student has met all the degree

requirements and has been

formally graduated from Wilson

College. Candidates for graduation

include all students who have or

will complete requirements during

the 2019-20 academic year.


Master of Education

Emily Josephine Ametrano

Alex Joseph Bastian

Erin Kathryn Bastian

Laura Nicole Beam

Brooke Elizabeth Beinhower

Laura A. Bloom

Jennifer Lynn Brown

Destiny Tanae´ Brumbach

Amy Lynn Ciccocioppo

Ute Franziska Cline

Courtney Lynn Cover

Jennifer Lynn Ditchcreek

Elizabeth Anne Duriske

Lindsey Marissa Edwards

Jessica Anne Enderlin

Cathryn Fox

Jennae Sue Gill

Shana Lynne Havanas

Joseph Samuel Heckard

Mikaela Irene Huppman

Caislin Ingram

Ashley Michelle James

Shauna Elaine Keavney

Jennifer Christine Kozak

Nicholas Ryan Lansberry

Abbey Layne Lichtenberg

Scott Alan McLaughlin

Ashley A. Minnick

Heidi Ellen Myers

Christopher L. Omps

Amanda Jade Riggleman

Lanae Joanna Schoen

Dawn Smeltzer

Lauren Kathryn Sobczak

Sarah Ann Strunk

Casie Noel Sultzbaugh

Kimberly Sue Swartz

Nicole Elizabeth Taylor

Nicole D. Therrien

Brandon Way

Kimberly Ann Wilson

Lindsey M. Wilson

Katherine Annemarie Wolters

Woonji Yeoh

Ashley M. Zerfoss

Master of Educational Technology

Alma Baker

Susan E. Basalik

Haven Drooger Benedict

Jill Marie Bohannon

hoodsHoods are the most distinctive feature of the American Inter-Collegiate Code. They vary in length according to the type of degree held and are lined with the official colors of the institution conferring the degree. The linings of Wilson College hoods are blue and silver. The distinctive colors on the two-inch velvet trim for bachelor’s degrees, three-inch velvet trim for master’s degrees, and five-inch velvet trim for doctorate degrees indicate the academic field. Associate degree hoods do not have the velvet trim.

maceAn academic custom that originated in the 16th century is part of today’s commencement ceremony. Although not as ornate as the first royal mace presented by Queen Elizabeth I of England to Oxford University in 1589, Wilson’s cast-silver mace bears the official seal of the College.

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Mindy L. Bortner

Joshua Alfred Bound

Sara Potter Breed

Adam D. Chantry

Lara Beth Cooley

Jessica Y. Cree

Tyler Frederick Elvey

Angela Marie Garland

Belen Gutierrez

Meaghan Hauser

Jill R. Heist

Rachel Lynn Hess

Debra Hoffman

Justine Marie Irwin

Alexandria Nicole Kump

Ryan Patrick Leahy

Maria Lilianne Malizia

Jonathan Alan Marshall

Hannah Martin

Mikayla A. Masley

Brendon Thomas McGirr

Dawn Rock Miller

Brittany Eva Mohl Linburg

Kelly Marie Moser

Ashley Marie Nunley

Haley E. Paiva

Matthew David Petersen

Ashley Marie Rapp

Arlin R. Roth

Maria Alma Sanchez

Jennifer Shawley

Jacob Robert Shuey

Ashley Ann Sipe

Brittany Lane Starr

Gabrielle Katherine Swaney

Amanda Lynn Swords

Amy Michelle Trout

Michael Robert Twigg

Kaila Danielle Vogelsong

Laura Marie Walser

Master of Special Education

Felicia Caroline Abrashoff

Casey A. Allison

Jessica Marie Collins

Sarah Schoen Duvall

Hope Fleece

Leah Mary Garland

Heidi Van Asdalan Hawbaker

Sabrina Marie Herman

Mercedes Frederika Huff

Stephanie Marie Kveragas

Kirsten E. McClain

Danielle Mills-Bowser

Laura Ann Poluka

Alice E. Rickrode

Victorian Marie Sinn

Jessica Nichole Sprecher

Essi Delali Sylvestre

Master of Fine Arts

Mark Burrell

Caroline Delores Fermin

Rodney Shawn Hill

Jamila Umi Jackson

Shakia Francesca Johnson

Torens L. Johnson

Ryan James Kasprzak

Bonnie Suzanne Kern

Cleo Mack

Sean Alan Miller

Shawn Rawls

Amber Kathleen Sorgato

Amanda Stallings

Sarah Lynne Taylor-Foltz


Master of Healthcare Administration

Natalie Fritz Diana C. Grove Jennifer Lynn Kyner

Master of Arts in Humanities

Zina Santos Long Jessica Newman-Doubell

Master of Science in Nursing

Hugh C. Davis

Lauren Gleason

Jacklyn Abbie Newell

Amy Jeanine Grabowski Sanders

Lindsay McKenzie Shank

Bachelor of Arts

Jalisah M. Arline

Rashaan Tyrone Bean

Mackenzie Elizabeth Bindas

Allen Mitchell Bull

Brady Byers

Aedan Cushman-Reynolds

Noel Lynne Czerwinski

Amy L. Earnest

Alexis Cecilia Enders

Kyleen Nicole Enders

Ian Andrew Firestone

Taylor Leigh Giles

Samantha Megan Heckendorn

Ethan Spencer Moon Kron

Charles H. Meck Jr.

Joy Desirae Merchant

Jill Lorraine Mullen

Verna Jean Munch

Jennifer Renee Murphy

Brooke Julia Olshanski

Jillian Patterson

Megan Sherie Potter

Jordan Jesse Christopher Smith

Courtney Brooke Stoner

Luca Tesselli

John Uilkema

Kai Nia Wyatt

Jacob Young

Elsa Zavala

Bachelor of Science

Amanda L. Aston

Sheila Diocelyn Bartolo

Ruth Lauretta Birabwa

Alana Bodendorf

Ashlee Elizabeth Bourquin

Kaitlynne Emilee Brown

Kassandra Lyn Burnhisel

Jennifer Ann Cail

Emily Ann Coslett

Margaret Ann Cramer

Amanda Elaine Davis

Jordyn M. Day

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Bethany Jade Doppel

Brooke Lee Dorn

Olivia Deniece Dorsey

Nicole Audrey Downey

Jake Ethan Drnec

Dionna Lee Edwards

Alyssa Marie Fell

Pratikshya Gaihre

Monica Bryn Grigsby

Abbey Michele Heinbaugh

Daizy B. Helman

Elizabeth Jane Hockenberry

Caitlin E. Huffman

Shelby Lynn Hurley

Rachel Renee Kelley

Sina Kim

Chelsea Elizabeth Kowall

Mikayla Mae Kutz

Amanda Nicole Laye

Molly Elizabeth Lemke

Christyann Delane Long

Sarahanne Marie Manges

Rianon G. McKee

Jennifer Denise Mejia Garcia

Kelli Lei Mills

Jessica O’Bryan Morrow

Taylor Jo Mummert

Kathryn Nartatez

Shannon Laura Nestor

Thi Thuy Hang Ngo

Rebekah Catherine Nicholas

Daniel Luke Perry

Noemi Caitlin Regan

Jarrett Todd Rickerds

Samuel Russell Ritter

Grace Virginia Ruback

Samantha Emily Simmons

Miranda Jane Simpson

Julianne Marie Skorski

Jesse Smith

Logan Paige Souder

Kyle Anthony Starliper

Carrie Nikol Stemple

Jessica Nicole Stevens

Vanessa L. Stickler

Taylor J. Stine

Rachel Elizabeth Stoner

Brianna Sky Stotelmyer

Jocelyn Kelly Struble

Julia Marie Tabor

Caitlin Marybeth Umberger

Catarina Lynn Versichelli

Celine Olivia Vogelsong

Amber Lauren Wagner

Caylin Reid Walp

Christine Lee Wasylyk

Hannah Marie Zychal

dinksWilson’s traditional beanie cap, decorated with a student’s graduation year and class colors, is a staple at many College functions. Dinks are presented by “Bigs” to their “Littles” during Sarah Wilson Week. The way each Big sets the cap on their Little’s head is how the student must wear their dink throughout college.

candle clubMembers of this secret club are responsible for keeping up morale on campus, often leaving messages on banners hung outside Lenfest Commons. New members are selected by outgoing members and inducted via a secret ceremony.


Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Ashley J. Allard

Atley Elizabeth Ashway

Nichole Boland

Chelsea Reneé Burkett

Sarah Elaine Byers

Tashia Lynn Caldwell

Brianna Alicia Campbell

Chelsea Rachelle Carlson

Tisha J. Corwell

Kaitlin Elizabeth Coy

Kristyn L. Davis

Brooke Mackenzee Craig Delano

Rachel Dawn Disilvestri

Hannah Montressa Fittry

Megan Flickinger

Kelly Elizabeth Fortney

Sarah LaVelle Gipe

Emma Elizabeth Golibart

Kayla J. Gordon

Jacqueline Chanelle Green

Hanna Rae Guyer

Ashley Marie Hamilton

Tara Elizabeth Harmon

Shanda Lee Henry

Alicia Marie Houser

Asmira Hrbatovic

Latoya Reneé Hunter

Kayla Ann Kovatch

Melissa Louise Leedy

Kathryn Diane Leese

Abigail Leigh Martier

Geneva Erin Martin

Mary W. Marzouk

Misty Renee Monroig

Kimberly Ann Nickey

Hannah Renee Powers

Chloe Prosser

Brenna Nicole Pyne

Tiffany Renae Rae

Sara Bethany Reese

Melanie R. Rotz

Elsa Maria Schaefer

Jordan Margaret Schubert

Ashley Nicole Shatzer

Alison Nicole Shockey

Sarina Smith

Sarah Jean Stitely

Tami Lea Ulsh

Morgan Nicole Wallech

Caroline Watson

Susan M. Zehring

Associate of Arts

Leslie Anne Farnes Jamie Teresa Grizer Mandee Elizabeth Redline


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Pinning Ceremony

PROGRAM

Introduction and Welcome ...............................................................................................Julie A. Beck, D.Ed., R.N. Chief Nursing Officer, Professor of Nursing

Awards Presentation ........................................................................Jennifer S. Buffenbarger, Ed.D., R.N. Assistant Professor of Nursing

Announcement of Graduates ....................................................... Melinda Guinard, Ed.D., R.N., CEN

Presentation of Pins ..............................................................................................................................................Professor Beck

Florence Nightingale Pledge .....................................................................................................................Gayle Alleman

Closing Remarks ....................................................................................... Pamela Hollenbach, R.N., M.S., DNP

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Bachelor of Science in Nursing—2020

Ashley J. Allard

Atley Elizabeth Ashway

Nichole Boland

Chelsea Reneé Burkett

Sarah Elaine Byers

Tashia Lynn Zabrucky (Caldwell)

Brianna Alicia Campbell

Chelsea Rachelle Carlson

Tisha Corwell

Kaitlin Elizabeth Coy

Kristyn L. Davis

Brooke Mackenzee Craig Delano

Rachel Dawn Disilvestri

Hannah Montressa Fittry

Megan Flickinger

Kelly Elizabeth Fortney

Sarah LaVelle Gipe

Emma Elizabeth Golibart

Kayla J. Gordon

Jacqueline Chanelle Green

Hanna Rae Guyer

Ashley Marie Hamilton

Tara Elizabeth Harmon

Shanda Lee Henry

Alicia Marie Houser

Asmira Hrbatovic

LaToya Hunter

Kayla Ann Kovatch

Melissa Louise Leedy

Kathryn Diane Leese

Christine Marie Lyman

Abigail Leigh Martier

Geneva Erin Martin

Mary W. Marzouk

Misty Renee Monroig

Kimberly Ann Nickey

Hannah Renee Powers

Chloe Prosser

Brenna Nicole Pyne

Tiffany Rae

Sara Bethany Reese

Elsa Maria Schaefer

Jordan Margaret Schubert

Ashley Nicole Shatzer

Alison Nicole Shockey

Sarina Smith

Sarah Jean Stitely

Tami Lea Ulsh

Morgan Nicole Wallech

Caroline Watson

Susan M. Zehring

florence nightingale pledgeI solemnly pledge myself before

God and in the presence of this

assembly, to pass my life in purity and

to practice my profession faithfully.

I will abstain from whatever is

deleterious and mischievous, and

will not take or knowingly administer

any harmful drug. I will do all in

my power to maintain and elevate

the standard of my profession, and

will hold in confidence all personal

matters committed to my keeping

and all family affairs coming to my

knowledge in the practice of my

calling. With loyalty will I endeavor

to aid the physician in his work, and

devote myself to the welfare of those

committed to my care.


saturdayNursing

Pinning Ceremony

Bachelor of Science in Nursing—2021

Gayle Elaine Alleman

Brittney Lynne Aubin

Sara Beth Ball

Aaron Michael Beinhower

Alyssa Bingaman

Melissa Sue Bradley

Katelyn Brown

Anastasia Laurie Case

Kara Nicole Collingsworth

Cheyenne Nicole Colõn

Elissa Mae DeShong

Elizabeth Destacamento

Elizabeth Grace Dimoff

Shannon Brooke Fisher

Kendra Rae Foltz

Tiffany Alison Frey

Alisha L. Gilbert

Siara Nicole Gossert

Shelby Gress

Sierra Lea Gress

Ashly Elizabeth Griffith

Tosha Danielle Harbaugh

Stacia Lynne Hare

Sarah Elizabeth Harrison

Chelsea Lynn Hockenberry

Caitlin Nicole Hunsecker

Autumn Hurley

Morgan Bree Jacoby

Monique D. Johnston

Fredreka Ann Jones Curry

Tifeni Chiann Judy

Alyssa M. Keefer

Jamie Lee Kelley

Dianah Nankayivu Kisekka

Jordan Faith McCoy

Laura Ann McLaughlin

Hailey Caroline Miller

Alyssa M. Monn

Michelle A. Pagan

Kayla Renee Peck

Justina Lynn Peffer

Amber Nicole Perrera

Kaitlyn Ashley Reese

Lisa Ann Reynolds

Jenna Lynn Robinson

Allison R. Schulz

Paige Alice Kowalski Sechrist

Alisha Sher’ree Shank

Heidi Shriner

Chloe Ivy Sprecher

Rae Ann Stup

Patricia L. Trucks

Aaron Steven Welper

Mallory Benson Wertz

Jenna Corinne Wolfe

Evelyn Ziemkiewicz

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Master of Science in Nursing—2020

Hugh C. Davis

Lauren Gleason

Jacklyn Abbie Newell

Amy Jeanine Grabowski Sanders

Lindsay McKenzie Shank

Master of Science in Nursing —2021

Tiffany Camacho

Carol L. Cisney

Tiffany Nicole Richmond

Kathleen Edna Rundquist

Coree Lee Sharrah

Kayla Buena Smith

Mallory Jo Smith

Master of Healthcare Administration —2020

Natalie Fritz

Diana C. Grove

Jennifer Kyner

Master of Healthcare Administration —2021

Heidi C. Hicks Katie Diane Shank

pinning ceremonyThe pinning ceremony is a time-honored nursing school tradition. Often more personally meaningful than the graduation ceremony, it signifies your official initiation into the sisterhood and brotherhood of nurses.

This rite of passage can be traced all the way back to the Crusades of the 12th century. During this time, the Knights of the Order of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist tended to injured and infirm Crusaders. When new monks were initiated into the order, they vowed to serve these sick soldiers in a ceremony where each monk was given a Maltese cross, the first badge given to those who nurse.

The modern ceremony dates back to the 1860s when Florence Nightingale was awarded the Red Cross of St. George in recognition of her tireless service to the injured during the Crimean War. To share the honor, she, in turn, presented a medal of excellence to her brightest graduates. By 1916, the practice of pinning new graduates was standard throughout the United States.

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from the dean of studentsYou did it! You are here at the finish line, and I could not be more proud of all you have accomplished and overcome to be at this point in your lives. One of my favorite things to do with first-year students is to walk with them under the tree where you will receive your diplomas today. I enjoy showing them where they will be at the end of their Wilson journey, and it is at this place that you find yourselves standing today.

Nelson Mandela once said, “It always seems impossible until it is done.” I am sure that many things felt impossible for you over the past few years. It might have felt impossible for you to write essays, perform in labs, and present in front of your peers and professors, but now you can look back and know that you did it; you did all of it. Before today, you may have wondered, perhaps even doubted if you would have the strength and the energy to complete your degree, and yet, you carried on to get to this place.

You did not let the pandemic define you or your college experience. The past fifteen months have not been easy, and your personal and academic life may not have been without its complications and even losses. Through it all, you persisted, you were resilient, and you have done all that you needed to do to obtain your degree from Wilson College.

From here, I want you to go forward with the confidence that you can overcome, and you can do the impossible because you are a Wilson graduate. You are standing on the shoulders of the bold women and men before you who laid the path to the tree where you now stand, ready to get your diploma. You did the impossible to get here, and now endless possibilities lie in front of you.

Your dean,

Mary Beth Williams, Ph.D.


sundayCommencement

Speakers

2021 Undergraduate

Program

Gwendolyn SykesChief Financial Officer, United States Secret Service

Gwendolyn Sykes, the United States Secret Service CFO, is responsible for the execution, development, and stewardship of the Secret Service’s resources and currently manages a financial team that includes budget, financial management, relocation, and financial systems experts.

Sykes is the first African American female to have served as the CFO at NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate, she was responsible for this $16 billion agency’s financial management and health. She led more than 500 finance professionals, located across ten geographically dispersed locations throughout the United States, to develop and execute financial policies, processes, and procedures.

Sykes has also served as Yale University’s CFO, the first in that university’s 306-year history, and CFO for Morehouse College. Previous government experience includes working within the Department of Defense and in the office of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens.

Sykes holds a Bachelor of Arts in accounting from Catholic University and a Master of Public Administration from American University, where she also serves as an adjunct professor in the School of Public Affairs. She has been recognized for her achievements by Black Enterprise, Newsweek, the Today Show, and the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.

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Danielle StaffordClass of 2021 President

Danielle “Dani” Stafford ’21 is a double major in health science and environmental sustainability, with minors in psychology, applied ethics, and religious studies. She credited and thanked her advisers, Tonia Hess Kling and Edward Wells, for helping her on her academic journey at Wilson. Stafford is a Residential Assistant on campus, where she lives with her cat Sammie B. She is a Curran Bonner Scholar and loves to volunteer in her free time.

Stafford, from Jessup, Md., plays on the Phoenix women’s soccer and lacrosse teams. She heard of Wilson from former Wilson soccer coach Caleb Davis. “I chose Wilson because of the small environment, the beautiful campus, and the connections you make with everyone,” Stafford said.

Dawson ZalegowskiClass of 2021 Vice President

Dawson Zalegowski ’21 is majoring in veterinary medical technology and plans to go to St. George’s University to earn a degree in veterinary medicine. He has served as a campus tour guide, tutor, orientation leader, residential assistant, and VMT mentor at Wilson. He has also participated in multiple clubs, including Archery, VMT, Pre-vet, and the Gamer’s Club.

Zalegowski graduated from Garden Spot High School, where he completed his senior year in a veterinary assistant technology program. He chose to come to Wilson for its four-year VMT program, knowing that this would prepare him well for vet school. He also understood the value of Wilson’s hands-on learning, specifically working with the College’s whippets and cats, and the advantages of its small lab sizes. He saw this as the perfect environment to develop the skills he would need in his career. Finally, he recognized that Wilson, as a small college with a close-knit community, was where he could grow intellectually and personally.


ORDER OF EXERCISES





Call to Order ................................................................................................. Barbara L. Tenney, M.D., Class of 1967 Chair, Board of Trustees




Student Address .................................................................. Danielle Stafford and Dawson ZalegowskiClass of 2021 President and Vice President

Senior Class Gift Presentation ................................................ Miss Stafford and Mr. Zalegowski

CONFERRING OF PROFESSOR EMERITIFreya S. Burnett, M.S., Professor of Veterinary Nursing

Presented by Tammy Ege, M.S., Assistant Professor of Veterinary Nursing

Robert K. Dickson, M.F.A., Professor of Fine ArtsPresented by Michael Cornelius, Ph.D., Professor of English

Edward R. Wells, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental StudiesPresented by M. Dana Harriger, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

sundayCommencement

Order of Exercises

2021 Undergraduate

Program

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CONFERRING OF HONORARY DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERSGwendolyn Sykes,ChiefFinancialOfficer,UnitedStatesSecretService

Presented by President Fugate

Seeing the Beauty of a Bold, Authentic Life .......................................................................................... Ms. Sykes






Undergraduate Degrees .............................................................................................................................. Dean Heil





*Alma Mater ........................................................................................ Kayla Enck, Class of 2021 Song Leader








wearing green ribbons have

signed the Green Pledge. Seniors

carrying candles are members of

the Candle Club.



represented today by Cathie

Sunderland Jenkins, Class of 1971.












Bachelor of Arts

Tristen M. Amsley

Patrick Lee Beaston

Maeson Isabella Belk

Marleigh Eloise Belk

Meghan Anne Bradley

Jenna Nicole Carty

Victor Celleri

Bethany Jordan Comp

Marianna Davidova

Ciera Erwin

Luis M. González Ayala

Trisha Marie Grove

Christina Marie Hall

Hannah Melissa Hartman

Sierra Marie Hill

Sherri Elizabeth Killian

Alexandria Klug

Andrew Stephen Melhorn

Hannah Abigail Middaugh

Holly A. Mooney

Daniel Mackay O’Keefe

Kellyn Allena Perry

Amanda N. Peterson

Zachary Marcus Powell

Nesta O. Powell-Starcher

Yamil C. Rodriguez Jr.

Olivia R. Shirk

Stephanie A. Smith

Lexie M. Tanger

Donna E. Werling

Bachelor of Science

Amber Lynn Allen

Maria Belén Alvarado Recinos

Jessica Marie Auman

Michala Rae Bailey

Taylor Paige Baker

Chantel Nicole Bankert

Jasmine Alexis Bankert

Brooke Ashlyn Barnhart

Cierra Mackenzie Beaver

Nicholas Jordan Beitzell

Sydni Elayne Berkihiser

Daphne N. Blair

Nadira Monae Boddie

Lillian Rose Boyle

Jacob Grant Brouse

Kaydi Nicole Brubaker

Shelby Ann Burkett

Daphne Leigh Buzard

Tiffany Louise Carver

Alexis Nicole Chick

dinksWilson’s traditional beanie cap, decorated with a student’s graduation year and class colors, is a staple at many College functions. Dinks are presented by “Bigs” to their “Littles” during Sarah Wilson Week. The way each Big sets the cap on their Little’s head is how the student must wear their dink throughout college.

odds vs. evensOdd or Even is simple enough—it corresponds to what year you enter the school and what year you graduate. Typically if you enter on an even year, you’ll also graduate in an even year. The same holds true with Odds. You also have your own class colors. Make sure to wear them proudly! Odds colors are red and black; Evens are green and blue.

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Hannah Elise Clark

Erin Christina Claycomb

Kelby Morgan Cloose

Kelly Christine Cormier

Amanda Dietz

Christina Marie Dobbins

Kayla Nicole Enck

Olivia Kay Epstein

Shallyn Fanjoy

Makayla Foor

Kaitlynn C.L. Gordy

Madison Lynn Griffin

Shannon Gunter

Samantha Paige Hall

Kaitlyn Keturah Harper

Joshua Dean Harvey

Danielle Rivers Harwood

Brittany Nicole Hocking

Emma Lynne Holliday

Jillian Mary Hubert

Amanda Kathryn Leatherman

Margaret Mae Lutz

Patricia Nicole Mari-Marquez

Taylor Jade Martin

Chloe Elizabeth McNitt

Emily Pearl Metcalfe

Michelle Alyce Miller

Mickayla Ann Moffitt

Lauren Nicole Monahan

Megan Haley Morningwake

Trista Morris

Bethany Jayde Murray

Lindsey Dawn Palmer

Oliver Perry

Lauren Rettew

Amber Lynn Rexrode

Jessica Lynne Rice

Katelyn Marie Ritenour

Rebecca Elizabeth Rogalski

Katelyn E. Roth

Tyler John Rothka

Ria Lynn Santiago

Sarah Mei Schaffner

Nancy Rose Scouller

Tiffany-Jade Smallwood

Madison Nicole Smith

Danielle Aileen Stafford

Megan Renee Summerall

Briana J. Sumter

Tracy Sweat

Victoria A. Swope

Elsa Tabaku

Elizabeth Grace Theriault

Ivy Marie Torres

Autumn Bliss Treaster

Brittany Jane Washburn

Cheyanne Elizabeth Weaver

Keeley Q. Whitney

Olivia Grace Williams

Abigail Marie Wilson

Megan Anne Wingert

Alyssa R. Wood

Cheyenne Miriah Yoder

Dawson Wildes Zalegowski

Angelina Marie Zolla

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Gayle Elaine Alleman

Brittney Lynne Aubin

Sara Beth Ball

Aaron Michael Beinhower

Alyssa Bingaman

Melissa Sue Bradley

Katelyn Brown

Anastasia Laurie Case

Kara Nicole Collingsworth

Cheyenne Nicole Colon

Elissa Mae DeShong

Elizabeth Destacamento


Elizabeth Grace Dimoff

Shannon Brooke Fisher

Kendra Rae Foltz

Tiffany Alison Frey

Alisha L. Gilbert

Siara Nicole Gossert

Shelby Gress

Sierra Lea Gress

Ashly Elizabeth Griffith

Tosha Danielle Harbaugh

Stacia Lynne Hare

Sarah Elizabeth Harrison

Chelsea Lynn Hockenberry

Caitlin Nicole Hunsecker

Autumn Hurley

Morgan Bree Jacoby

Monique D. Johnston

Fredreka Ann Jones Curry

Tifeni Chiann Judy

Alyssa M. Keefer

Jamie Lee Kelley

Dianah Nankayivu Kisekka

Jordan Faith McCoy

Laura Ann McLaughlin

Hailey Caroline Miller

Alyssa M. Monn

Michelle A. Pagan

Kayla Renee Peck

Justina Lynn Peffer

Amber Nicole Perrera

Kaitlyn Ashley Reese

Lisa Ann Reynolds

Jenna Lynn Robinson

Allison R. Schulz

Paige Alice Kowalski Sechrist

Ryan Patrick Shanholtz

Alisha Sher’ree Shank

Heidi Shriner

Chloe Ivy Sprecher

Rae Ann Stup

Patricia L. Trucks

Aaron Steven Welper

Mallory Benson Wertz

Jenna Corinne Wolfe

Evelyn Ziemkiewicz


Katie ShankMaster of Healthcare Administration

Katie Shank ’19, ’21M grew up in Waynesboro, Pa., and is a first-generation college student. She earned her bachelor’s degree in communications, graduating early after three years. As an undergraduate, she played as a forward for the Phoenix field hockey team and wrote articles for the Billboard student magazine.

Shank participated in Wilson’s inaugural medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic in 2018. There, she helped deliver needed medical services to migrant laborers from Haiti housed on remote sugar plantations where the people have no access to even the most basic health care. She described it as “a life-changing experience being able to see what poverty really looked like. And how lucky we are to live in the United States where we have access to medical care right at our fingertips.” Shank participated in Wilson’s second medical mission in 2019 to the same region. Such experiences influenced her decision to pursue a master’s degree in healthcare administration. “I want to work in a career that lets me give back or find resources that will help people in their lives,” she said.

Shank has been serving as the student member of the Graduate Studies Council and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. She is currently employed by Wilson as the alumni relations associate. After graduation, Shank will begin her coursework in Wilson’s newest Master of Applied Leadership program.

sundayCommencement

Speaker

2021 Graduate Program


sundayCommencement

Order of Exercises

2021 Graduate Program

ORDER OF EXERCISES





Call to Order ................................................................................................. Barbara L. Tenney, M.D., Class of 1967 Chair, Board of Trustees




Student Address .................................................................................................................................................................... Katie ShankGraduate Speaker

CONFERRING OF TRUSTEE EMERITUSWilliam M. Murray, M.D.

Presented by Dr. Tenney

CONFERRING OF PRESIDENT EMERITAMary-Linda Sober Merriam Armacost, Ph.D.,

Wilson College President 1981 - 1991Presented by Robin Bernstein, Chair, Committee on Trusteeship\Governance,

Board of Trustees

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wearing green ribbons have signed

the Green Pledge.



represented today by Cathie

Sunderland Jenkins, Class of 1971.











CONFERRING OF HONORARY DOCTOR OF LAWSA.Richard Kneedler, Wilson College Interim President 2019

Presented by President Fugate






Master’s Degree Hooding .................................................................................... Eric C. Michael, Ed.D. Director of the Graduate Education Programs

Theresa M. Hoover, Ph.D.Assistant Director of the Graduate Education Programs

Joshua Legg, M.F.A.Director of the M.F.A. Program

Michael Cornelius, Ph.D.Director of the M.A. in Humanities Program

Julie A. Beck, D. Ed.Chief Nursing Officer, Professor of Nursing





*Alma Mater .............................................................................................................................................. Rev. Wadlington



hoodsHoods are the most distinctive feature of the American Inter-Collegiate Code. They vary in length according to the type of degree held and are lined with the official colors of the institution conferring the degree. The linings of Wilson College hoods are blue and silver. The distinctive colors on the two-inch velvet trim for bachelor’s degrees, three-inch velvet trim for master’s degrees, and five-inch velvet trim for doctorate degrees indicate the academic field. Associate degree hoods do not have the velvet trim.

maceAn academic custom that originated in the 16th century is part of today’s commencement ceremony. Although not as ornate as the first royal mace presented by Queen Elizabeth I of England to Oxford University in 1589, Wilson’s cast-silver mace bears the official seal of the College.

Master of Education

Sandra Lynn Angelovic

Alexandra Rosti Bartoldson

Maria G. Bermudez

Ryan Joseph Boccagno

Colleen Denise Lear Borne

Ashlyn Bowers

Elizabeth Marie Boyer

Sylvia Carmona

Hope W. Cecere

Connor Max Chywski

Jordyn Ashleigh Coleman

Courtney Marie Devine

Mary Kathleen Dietrich

Crystal Lynn Dunmire

Emily Joan Eckert

Sarah Natalie Ede

Deborah Danielle Efseaff

Melissa Sue Elensky

Kathleen C. Elmore

Bree Nicole Fogleman

Amber L. Gisewhite

Alison Marie Gonce

Beth A. F. Guillaume

Paula M. Hadfield

Zachary Funk Horn

Hoonmin Jeon

Brian Kane

Kaitlyn Noel Kennedy

Susan Lynn Knable

Kaleen Lara

Samuel Watson LeBlanc

Jacob Bevan Lougheed

Lindsay Renae Lovrich

Marisa Maines

Jessie Mann

Jennifer Rebecca McDonald

Stephanie Elizabeth McIntire

Elizabeth Marie Mellott

Laura Lynn Brady-Mihalko

Nicole Marie Millhouse

Martin R. Moore

Katie A. Mouer

Andrew Mellott Mowen

Melissa Nicole Myers

Makenzie Ann Negri

Lauren Ashley Nell

Amy Rena Osbaugh

Sandra Mae Oster

Laura Renee Oswald

Bradley James Pataky

Christopher Edward Perino

Sean Patrick Robinson

Abigail Hope Sandoe

Celia Cruz Sandoval

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Hannah Nicole Schmidt

David Schofield

Amy Christine Shoemaker

David S. Slayton

Megan Sneckenberger

Amy Renee Statler

Molly Ann Stewart

Rebecca Marie Stout

Abagail W. Thomas

Jennifer Lee Thompson

Martha Elisa Vallejo Vazquez

Gina Ellen Volpe

Schnee´ Walters

Justin Eugene Weaver

Brittany Williams

Amanda Lynn Zaleski

Dawn Lynn Zarger

Master of Educational Technology

Andrew Dean Allshouse

John Daniel Boydstun Jr.

Amy Brooks

Genevieve Donnetta Burke

Evan Michael Butts

Julie Marie Cassel

Cornelia Christa Gudrun Coldsmith

Rebecca J. ConnerMiller

Greta Rae Crist

Guillermina M. DeJesus

Kathleen Fluman

Tonya M. Fox

Janee Ann Frieko

Kathleen Cristina Galloway

Ashleigh Groff

Corey Steven Grove

Kelsey Renae Helman

Moriah Frances-Ann Hoffman

Heather Marie Hoke

Lacey Lee Horst

Erin Ruth Kehr

Kelsey L. Matuszak

Devin Michele Meehl

Heidi Mariel Mellon

Megan L. Mohl

Jessica Marie Pines

Erin Marie Rosensteel

Kirsten Nicole Rost

Timothy Patrick Rundle

Meaghan Barno Sabatini

Hannah Marie Schmeck

Lauren Alden Shaffer

Lawrence Gregory Shanley

Terrance Michael Shepler

Rebekah A. Sjoberg

Kimberly Marie Johnston Smith

Tracey R. Stanley

Jennifer Yavorsky Tamburlin

Bethany Nicole Thomas

Austin Christine Ward

Stephanie Renee Watts

Lauren Marie Williams

John William Zitko

Elizabeth Marie Zoda

Master of Mass Customized Learning

Guadalupe Alvarez

Lance K. Cheatwood

Kerry O’Neal Collins

Emily Elise Frank

Shannon Marie Kozik

Griselda Peters


Master of Special Education

Mary Kate Andrews

Emily Michael Arnold

Dawn M. Bergquist

David Chlebowski

Elana S. Clapper

Casey Lynn Connolly

Sarah E. DeMent

Patrick Duggan

Allison Jenae Fields

Darlene Andrea Fox

Krista Sue Frehn

Kristin Hampel-Broich

Samantha Hepler

Jennifer L. Herr

Angela C. Jones

MaLisa Sara Jordan

Lacy Keller

Jessica Kindon

Brianna Littzi

Kevin J. McManama

Matthew David Mierley

Debra Dale Mowe

Jeanenne K. Naylor

Valerie Ann Nedimyer

Hannah Rose Olney

Lauren Puffenberger

Jennifer M. Rausch

Erika Risher Replogle

Rachael Ann Rodgers

Glenn A. Smith II

Angela Flum Solorio

Ryan A. Souder

Jenna Irene Timmons

Lanicia A. Velasquez

Briana Nicole Janet Wagner

Hannah Witmer

Lindsey Teresa Wolfe

Megan E. Ziegler

Master in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Katherine Mary Nigra

Master of Fine Arts

Marie Stanek Chamberlain

Kurt Jeremy Domoney

Gerald G. Kaplan

Daniel Eben Karasik

Bridgit Renee Lujan

Jax RF McAtee

Katelyn Pustizzi

Maria Ross Campsey

Master of Arts in Humanities

Heather Sell Ellerbrock

Katelynn Gilbert

Aaron John Hoke

Evan Jay Hoke

Chanice Jonnae´ Lee

Lisa A. Pregartner

Rebecca Marie Redding

Mallory Sunderland

Stephanie M. Wilson

Darah M. Wolf

Victoria Elizabeth Yavor

Kelsey Winton-Young

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Master of Science in Nursing

Tiffany Camacho

Carol L. Cisney

Tiffany Nicole Richmond

Kathleen Edna Rundquist

Coree Lee Sharrah

Kayla Buena Smith

Mallory Jo Smith

Master of Healthcare Administration

Heidi C. Hicks Katie Diane Shank

AdministrationWesley R. Fugate, President

Brian Ecker, Vice President for Finance and Administration

Elissa Heil, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty

Cassandra H. Latimer, Vice President for Marketing and Communications

William Sommers, Vice President for Enrollment Management

Mary Beth Williams, Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students

Angela Zimmann, Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Academic Deans and Division ChairsDeborah Austin, Professor of Chemistry,

Associate Dean for Academic Advising

Joshua Legg, MFA Program Director, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Kay Ackerman, Associate Professor of History, Global Studies and Citizenship Division Chair

Julie Beck, Professor of Nursing, Nursing and Health Sciences Division Chair

Freya Burnett, Professor of Veterinary Nursing, Veterinary Nursing Division Chair

Michael Cornelius, Professor of English, Arts and Letters Division Chair

M. Dana Harriger, Professor of Biology, Integrated Sciences Division Chair

Lynn Newman, Associate Professor of Education, Education and Business Studies Division Chair

Ann O’Shallie, Professor of Equestrian Studies, Equine and Animal Studies Division Chair

TrusteesJennifer N. Banzhof ’94

Robin J. Bernstein

Lynne E. DiStasio ’74

Margaret H. Duprey

Hillarie A. Flood

Maxine L. Gindlesperger ’98

Benjamin M. Greenfeld

Judith C. Grove ’74

William P. Kiehl

Linda E. Krach ’74

Lisbeth S. Luka ’69

Patricia A. Maisano

Mary Jo Maydew

James A. Orsini

Patricia C. Shea

Barbara L. Tenney ’67

Judy K. Young ’63

Trustees EmeritiEdward J. Beck Jr.

Nancy Adams Besch ’48

Susan Breakefield Fulton ’61

Mary Redington Galbraith ’60

Cynthia Dimmick Grove ’63

Carol Schaaf Heppner ’64

Marguerite Brooks Lenfest ’55

Jane Everhart Murray ’67

Candace Straight ’69

Carleton O. Strouss

Betty Lou Leedom Thompson ’60

Mary Lou Kerfoot Wells ’65

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

ALMA MATER

’Mid a group of pines and maples, Near a gently flowing stream,

Rests our lovely college campus, What a peaceful spot it seems! In the beauty of the morning,

There’s a sweetness unsurpassed; When the twilight shadows deepen,

There’s a peace until the last.

Wilson how we love to hear it, More and more throughout the years;

’Tis a balm for ev’ry sorrow, It will banish all our tears,

To her dear departed daughters, ’Tis a magic as of yore,

And within our mem’ries glowing, It will dwell forever more.

For there is no place like Wilson Though we search o’er land and sea;

She is small but she is mighty And she’s wonderful to me,

For her name is Alma Mater, And we’ll ever stand as one,

Firmly pledged to love and honor, Till the sands of life are run.

Bertha Peifer, Class of 1921 Virginia Mayer Zacharias, Class of 1920

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