SUNY Oswego Graduation Celebration 2020
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Graduation Celebration STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020 Virtual Graduation Celebration SLIDESHOW 2020: COMMEMORATING THE CLASS OF 2020 WELCOME Lisa Glidden Faculty Chair, Associate Professor, Global & International Studies CONGRATULATIONS Charles E. Schumer United States Senator ALUMNI SALUTE Al Roker NBC, Class of 1976 STUDENT ADDRESS Takeena Strachan ’20 Student Association President ALUMNI BANNER PRESENTATION MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES Deborah F. Stanley President, SUNY Oswego ALMA MATER CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES FROM FACULTY AND STAFF GRADUATION CELEBRATION | MAY 2020 1 Possibility Scholars Division of Extended Learning The Possibility Scholars Awards The Division of Extended Learning is committed to providing access to high-quality are presented to the graduating education to people of all ages and stages of life and career. The division works with Possibility Scholars in recognition academic departments to create, deliver and support innovative and responsive credit and of their accomplishments in the non-credit programming to diverse audiences in order to open gateways to new careers, Science, Technology, Engineering, enhance skills or pursue lifelong learning, spanning multiple modalities and locations. and Mathematics fields throughout Non-traditional and part-time students earning baccalaureate completion degrees their four years as a scholar. Such online, in the evening, and in blended programs at our Syracuse campus receive the same accomplishments include rigorous high quality education as on-campus students while maintaining the ability to balance laboratory-based summer research their personal and professional commitments. Degrees include broadcasting and mass projects through the Summer Research communication, business administration, criminal justice, human development, public Institute and an international service relations and wellness management. learning experience through the Global Laboratory to study real- Jamison R.D. Adsit Shanette Tatiana Lee world problems such as mitigating climate change, controlling emerging Michael Francis Aloisi-Weimann Kristina L. Liotta diseases, reducing extreme poverty, Claire Catherine Bills Timothy Michael Long developing sustainable energy Jessica Rene Bordonaro Jillian McMichael resources, and wisely managing water and food systems. Twyla Buttignol Morgan Kathryn Mirabito Brendon Michael Candella Jill Pamela Moore Joshua E. Button Dean Arthur Cavanagh Tyler Lewis Mortilla Leilani E. Leslie Christopher John Clappin Jr. Grant Nadeau Maria Elena Mendoza Tilia Rose Collins Michael Charles Nastu Stanton W. Oliveri Matthew Joseph Combes Mikayla L. Peters Samuel Waldron Tess M. Conly Jason Powers Bradley Cupernall Glafira Maria Pytlak Laub Bianca M. Davis Ashley Marie Radio Natalia Yohandaly De Los Santos Zachary Rhea Military Science Alex Fox Demor Kayla Elizabeth Richmond The following students from this Brandon Paul DeSantis Samuel D. Roberts II class have completed the prescribed Anthony V. DiLella Lucas John Sidor course of study in Military Science Alexandra Theresa Dukat Keri-Lynn Smith at the State University of New York at Oswego and have or will be Ntekereze Erick Jacob C. Spicer commissioned by the President of the Elizabeth A. Evans Bertina A. St John United States as Second Lieutenants, Erik R. Evans Amr Sultan United States Army or United States Hayden McArden Garner Megan R. Tepley Air Force. Those students who met the criteria for Distinguished Military MariKate T. Grabo Jessica Anne Thomas Student (DMS) will graduate with Nicole S. Green Rasheeda Thomas departmental honors as Distinguished Samantha S. Hancock Nathan C. Town Military Graduates (DMG). Joshua B. Hart Cayla Rose Valentine Adrian Michael Naaktgeboren – Army Andrew Mark Holl Forrest K. Vohs Tiffany N. Iniguez Jessica Lynn Wakefield Miranda Paige Jefferds Jaela Ann Chezarae Watkins Edward Kashmer Kimberly J. Wawro Joshua Paul Kenney Sarah Grace Whiting Emilyn Marie Kinder Elham Elizabeth Williams Nicole E. Koch Danielle L. Wilson Robert Edward Lane Ashly M. Young Claudia A. Large GRADUATION CELEBRATION | MAY 2020 2 College Honors Program Honors Programs The Oswego College Honors Program consists of a core of Honors Programs have been instituted for outstanding courses in the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, students in the fields of biology, chemistry, economics, history, philosophy and history designed to stimulate students’ mathematics, meteorology, physics, political science and intellectual growth and develop their analytical abilities. psychology. The eligibility requirements for these programs are Unlike traditional courses, which present material from a single rigorous and the coursework itself is beyond the scope of that field of study, Honors Program courses are multi-disciplinary, of regular classes. The following students from this class have drawing ideas and information from many fields and addressing completed an Honors Program: concerns common to all the disciplines. In addition to Honors core requirements and all the requirements in their majors, Nosa Akol –Political Science Honors Program students must also meet requirements in Kaitlyn Barney – Chemistry laboratory science and a foreign language and complete an Adira Brown-Devirgilio – Psychology Honors Thesis, in which they explore a topic in some depth. Gabriella DeAngelo – Psychology The following students from the Class of 2020 are completing the Dylan Di Grazia – Chemistry requirements for the SUNY Oswego College Honors Program: Christopher Gayvert – Chemistry John Gillies – Psychology Brandon Ash Piper Goodleaf – Chemistry Jess Burgos George Gurgis – Biology Brittany Colon Samantha Jenks – Psychology Louis DeMarco Mariah Johst – Psychology Christopher Gayvert Malik Jones – Chemistry Hanna Greulich Abigail Littlefield – Psychology Ashler Herrick Margaret Miller – Chemistry David Hite Philip Mosher – Chemistry Edward Kelly Gigi Niu – Biology Kirsten Klingaman Bruno Rojas – Meteorology Dimitri Lockhart Daria Savitskaia – Chemistry Meghan Maquet Rebecca Sawler – Psychology Claire Millington Kimberlynn Sprague – Chemistry Michael Mongiovi Dakota Trejo – Psychology Victoria Panzanaro Michelle Urman –Biology Kristina Parker Lauren Vocke – Meteorology Holly Romeo Sam Waldron – Chemistry Maya Sharpe Christopher Spinelli Kimberlynn Sprague Kendra Walker Thomas Waizenegger Rebecca Wolff GRADUATION CELEBRATION | MAY 2020 3 Honor Organizations Alpha Psi Omega National Dramatics Honor Society – an Gamma Kappa Alpha National Italian Honor Soci- Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society – recognizes outstand- honorary society founded in 1924 that recognizes ety –formed to acknowledge superior scholastic perfor- ing scholarship in the French language and literatures, outstanding student achievement in college and univer- mance in the field of Italian language, literature and to increase the knowledge and appreciation of Americans sity theatre. culture, and is open to membership at institutions of for the cultural contributions of the French-speaking Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society for Adult Learn- higher learning in the United States and Canada. The world, to stimulate and to encourage French and franco- ers – recognizes the special achievements of adult society encourages college students to acquire a greater phone cultural activities. students who accomplish academic excellence while interest in, and a deeper understanding of, Italian culture, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society – mem- facing competing interests of home and work. art and history. bers are indicative of superior attainment in music and Beta Alpha Psi National Business Honor Society – the personal qualifications pertaining to an outstanding Kappa Delta Pi National Education Honor Society – recog- international honorary organization for accounting and exponent of the art. nizes excellence and fosters mutual cooperation, support finance students and professionals, recognizes academic Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Soci- excellence and promotes professional development and and professional growth for educational professionals. ety – stimulates scholarship and intelligent interest service activities among its members. Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honor Society – promotes in political science to provide a framework for enriching scholarship and research in anthropology by recognizing Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society – recog- the exposure of its members and community to the study nizes high academic achievement of students in biological and honoring superior achievement in the discipline of government and issues of public concern. sciences. Dedicated to stimulating interest, scholarly among students, faculty and other persons engaged in attainment, and investigation in the biological sciences, the study of anthropology. Psi Chi National Honor Society for Psychology – encour- as well as promoting research, innovation, and collabora- ages, stimulates and maintains excellence in scholarship tion among students of the life sciences. Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Studies Honor and advancing the science of psychology. Society – represents what Aristotle described in his book, Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi National Hispanic Honor Society – recog- Rhetoric, as the three ingredients of persuasion: Logos for AACSB Accredited Schools –serving business programs nizes excellence in the study of Spanish and provides meaning logic, Pathos relating to emotion, and Ethos accredited