107th Annual Commencement Ceremony MAY 24, 2018

Commencement Exercises

4:30 pm Presiding Joseph R. Marbach, Ph.D. President

Grand Marshals Mace Bearer William K. Bishop Prasad S. Lakkaraju, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Geography Professor of Chemistry and Cheryl Resnick-Cortes, D.S.W. Vice Chair of the Faculty Assembly Professor of Social Work

Processional “Pomp and Circumstance”...... Edward Elgar Opening William J. Behre, Ph.D. Provost

The National Anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner”...... F. Scott Key John Stafford Smith Led by Mia Angelia Dones ’18

Invocation Reverend Monsignor R. Vincent Gartland Trustee

Welcome Joseph R. Marbach, Ph.D. President Salute to the Faculty Joseph R. Marbach, Ph.D. President

Conferment of Emeriti Status William K. Bishop Cheryl Resnick-Cortes, D.S.W. Assistant Professor of Geography Professor of Social Work

Jacqueline E. Kress, Ed.D. Benedict Trigani, Ph.D. Professor of Education Professor of Education

Presentation of the Virginia Graham ’31 Award for Teaching Excellence This award is presented to a faculty member, nominated by fellow faculty members, who demonstrates outstanding leadership, teaching, and mentoring skills and a strong commitment to inspiring and helping students.

Remarks Robert E. Mulcahy III Chair of the Board of Trustees

Presentation of Student Awards The Academic Excellence Award is presented to the senior who has attained the highest grade point average for four years. The Kingdon Gould Award is presented to the senior who, in the opinion of fellow classmates, contributed the most to the general welfare of Georgian Court University.

Address on Behalf of Students Olivia Zitarosa ’18 President of the Student Government Association Executive Board

Presentation of Candidates for Honorary Degrees Presenter: Robert E. Mulcahy III Chair of the Board of Trustees

Doctor of Educational Administration Triantafillos Parlapanides, Ed.D., ’00

Doctor of Business Administration Jon F. Hanson

Doctor of Business Administration Elisabeth Fontenelli Commencement Address Elisabeth Fontenelli Retired Goldman Sachs Executive and Former Georgian Court University Trustee

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees Mary Chinery, Ph.D., ’86, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Janice Warner, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Business and Digital Media Lynn DeCapua, Ph.D., ’83, Dean of the School of Education

Alumni Welcome Keri Tarantino Carlton ’99 President of the Alumni Board of Directors

Closing Remarks Joseph R. Marbach, Ph.D. President

Alma Mater “Hail to the Blue and Gold”...... Alice Piper Kuser ’27, Hermine Carpentier Stein ’29, and others Led by Mia Angelia Dones ’18

Recessional “National Emblem March”...... Edwin Eugene Bagley

Graduates must obtain their diplomas after the ceremony in the Toms River North High School Small Gym.

Please turn off all cell phones so as not to interrupt this celebratory but solemn event. We also ask that you kindly respect all roped-off areas.

This Commencement Program is not the official list of graduates. This program is based on the information available at the time of printing. Elisabeth Fontenelli

Lisa Fontenelli recently retired after a 30-year career in the global financial industry. She joined Goldman Sachs in 1992 in U.S. Equity Research and was appointed to the global research management team in 2000. She assumed the role of divisional chief administrative officer in 2005 and was named chief operating officer of the division in 2007. She was named managing director in 2003 and partner in 2006. Prior to her retirement, she served as deputy head of Global Investment Research, overseeing all equity and credit research globally.

Ms. Fontenelli earned a dual Bachelor of Science in Television, Radio, Film, and Marketing from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the School of Management at Syracuse University. She currently serves on the Advisory Council of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. In 2016, she completed 12 years of service as a trustee at Georgian Court University.

Ms. Fontenelli’s connection to the Mercy tradition began as a student of the Sisters of Mercy at St. Mary Academy in Lakewood. She says her philanthropy and support of Mercy education is guided by the Mercy core values she inherited from her parents, experienced as a child, and continues to develop as an adult. She is a supporter of two Mercy ministries, Mercy Center and Sisters Academy, in Asbury Park, . Mercy Center provides hope, help, and healing through education and emergency and family services, and Sisters Academy educates girls from economically challenged families to help them gain access into and success in private high schools and universities. She has also been a sponsor of the Mercy Girls Rising Project for more than 10 years.

Ms. Fontenelli has contributed to other Mercy missions around the world with a particular emphasis on education and leadership, especially for women and girls, an area of need that is one of the five critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy. She received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Misericordia University in 2017.

Georgian Court University proudly awards Elisabeth Fontenelli the degree of Doctor of Business Administration, honoris causa, for her remarkable achievements in the global financial industry and her extraordinary dedication to the call of Mercy and Georgian Court University. Jon F. Hanson

Part of the rich legacy of the Hanson family in New Jersey real estate, Jon F. Hanson is the founder and chairman of The Hampshire Companies. He has brought tangible economic growth to the Garden State through his company’s investments in countless real estate projects. In the past five years, The Hampshire Companies has invested $1 billion in the New Jersey economy through its strategic investments and development projects.

Mr. Hanson has a legacy of civic service, working closely with several administrations on economic development initiatives targeted at bringing tangible, long-term business growth to New Jersey. Under Governor Tom Kean, Mr. Hanson served as chair of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, for which he led a number of initiatives, including the negotiations that brought the and to the Meadowlands.

Later, Mr. Hanson chaired Governor Chris Christie’s New Jersey Gaming, Sports, and Entertainment Advisory Commission, and he led the negotiations on the the Meadowlands project now known as American Dream. He also oversaw the creation of the Atlantic City Development Company, which has brought significant non-gambling development projects to Atlantic City. facilities and Gas Headquarters will open this year in Atlantic City.

Mr. Hanson has given his time, leadership, and knowledge to a variety of organizations. He serves as director of Yankee Global Enterprises, and he is chair emeritus of HealthSouth Corporation and the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Previously, he was lead director for Prudential Financial Inc. and chair of Pascack Community Bank.

He received the B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Corporate Directors. In May 2018, he was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

Georgian Court University proudly awards Jon F. Hanson the degree of Doctor of Business Administration, honoris causa, for his demonstrated business acumen as the founder and chairman of The Hampshire Companies, his extensive dedication to civic service on behalf of the state of New Jersey, and his generosity in sharing his knowledge and leadership with a variety of organizations. Triantafillos Parlapanides, Ed.D., ’00

Dr. Triantafillos Parlapanides is the superintendent of schools for the Central Regional and Seaside Heights School Districts. His work ethic was born early. A 1991 Central Regional graduate, Dr. P—as his students call him—was class president, a tackle on the football team, and voted “Most Popular” and “Did the Most for Central Regional.” This year completes his 18th year in school administration.

Dr. Parlapanides earned a doctoral degree in executive education from , a master’s degree in administration and leadership from Georgian Court University, and a bachelor’s degree in history from Villanova University. He taught various courses at Central Regional’s middle and high schools before taking teaching and supervisory stints at Egg Harbor Township Middle School. He was principal at Shore Regional High School before he returned to Central Regional in 2002 as principal of the middle school. He was selected as Central Regional’s superintendent in 2008.

In 2012, Dr. Parlapanides helped create the Humanities Academy, a partnership with Georgian Court. Academy students earn college credits for classes taught by GCU faculty at Central Regional. Since its inception, 91 students have come through the Humanities Academy, allowing them to start in their college or university with 18 credits.

In 2014, Dr. Parlapanides coauthored the book Class Dismissed: Lessons of Survival, with Marsha Dionisio and Christopher Raichle. The book details the devastation and destruction of the Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School in Seaside Heights during Superstorm Sandy and its subsequent reconstruction. The book centers on the personal and professional struggles during and after the superstorm. It also portrays the triumphs, heroism, and kindnesses as the elementary school was rebuilt and reopened to staff and students.

Georgian Court University proudly awards Triantafillos Parlapanides the degree of Doctor of Educational Administration, honoris causa, for his innovation and distinguished commitment to public education as the superintendent of schools for the Central Regional and Seaside Heights School Districts. Class of 2018 Candidates for Undergraduate Degrees

School of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts Daisha L. Abrams Richard Luis Flores Jr. Elizabeth Anderson† Simone K. Forrest‡ AnneMarie Andrews^ Nicole Paige Gallo Taylor N. Bales‡ Menachem Gobioff‡ Caitlin Marguerite Bautsch‡ Daniella M. Gomez Nicole Bavaro Gustavo A. Gomez‡ Amanda Bivins^ Marisol Gonzalez Perez Jasmine Danielle Brown Michael Gregory Michelle A. Brunetti Ellie L. Griffith‡ Heather LaRen Bucchieri‡ Kayla Rose Griso Jasmine M. Calderon Reena B. Gross† Victoria P. Campbell‡ Marlena Marie Guerra Nicholas Capasso Abigail Halprin Katherine Cardona‡ David Hamilton Kathleen Carr Qiaoli He Jessica Carter Erica R. Hutton Kimberly Carter Shaylah Monet Jackson Heidi V. Chaya‡ Taylor Alana Johnson Golda Tzivia Chomsky† Gregory Vincent Kastner‡ Matthew Cladek Danielle P. Kelly‡ Kimberly A. Clark^ Keriann Kipila‡ Gabrielle O. Coe Sima Klein† Kelsey Conwell Kujtesa Klobucista Barbara Ann Corrigan Taylor Marie Kollmer‡ Shelby Ann Cox‡ Vlora Kraja Michael R. Crawford‡ Morgan LaDuca John W. Currie‡ Danielle LaMacchia Taylor N. Dash Kaitlyn Marie Lane Karen Lynn Davis Estelle Leamon† Jennifer R. DePietro‡ Brianna E. Linthwaite Mary Devine Kaitlin Ann Lord Sandy Dorema Gabrielle Ann Lubischer Regan Ennis Julia Luibil‡ Joseph M. Esposito Theodore R. Mack Matthew F. Fasano‡ Shannon Mahon Scarlett Figueroa Kayla M. Maker Amanda Finn‡ Alexis Marangoni Deborah Flam† Victoria Antionette Maxfield Kathleen McBain† David Schenck Kaila McBath Brittany M. Schmidt‡ Camiyah McCann‡ Alexa Scimone Adam M. McNeil‡ Megan Lynn Searles‡ Shawn Metz Brittany Ann Serkus† Megan Cathleen Midgley Faigy Silberstein† Makayla Miller† Claudette Smith Sara Moran Dana N. Sobel Amanda Marie Moscatelli Maureen Socha Darion Moss‡ Samantha Spadavecchia Stacey Louise Davis Moss‡ Alexa L. Sparano‡ Robin Muldrow Moshe Spatz‡ Kaitlyn Mulrane Ariana Speranza Taylor Murphy Uriah St. Lewis‡ Christopher William Murray Tiffany Stevens Brittany L. Narsavage Oliver Stoudt‡ Thomas Paul Natoli Nicole Sulikowski‡ Michael Richard Negrete‡ Samantha Sullivan‡ Gabrielle J. Nevins Hassan Syed Nechama Notis† Briana M. Sykes-Medley Emily Oakes‡ Rebeca Tabak† Kerri-Lyn Opramolla Lauren Ashley Tapia‡ Katherine Ortega† Anna Josephine Taute‡ Elizabeth L. Osborne Jennifer Lori Kahn Terranova† Patrick Parr Adoley Thedison Amber Patterson Phylea Thomas Brittany A. Pawlik‡ Jillian Ann Trigg Samantha Margaret Pellecchia‡ Emma Troini‡ Chelsey Peniston Renaude Ulysse‡ Erika Lynn Pettersen‡ Ciera N. Valyo Elizabeth A. Power^ Nancy Allyn Vanderham† Thomas Dylan Quattrocchi Richard Hamilton Van Pelt Dana Valli Re‡ Jacqueline Vargas Shannon Ann Reilly‡ Monica Wacewicz‡ Dawn M. Riedel Kristen Walker‡ Melanie Rose Righetti Asia Nielle Whitsett^ Christine Elizabeth Romo John J. Wilson III^ Pamela Lynne Russo Maranda J. Wolff‡ Jonathan J. Ryan Joelle C. Woods Michelle Sacharanski‡ Elizabeth Wright Karissa Marie Santiago Courtney Yellin Amanda Lorraine Saucedo† Kimberly Zipp Bachelor of Science Ariadne Juliamarie Alexoudis Gabriella M. Catalano‡ Ryan Bressman‡ Neil A. Chang^ Taylor Nicole Casciani^ Jillian L. Czop† Shannon Delaney^ Christina Lynn Morgese Lauren Anne Desmond Kerri Lynn Morris Amira S. Drake Kristin Mueller‡ Laurie Ebenau Alesia Mulbah Antoinette Ehlbeck^ Josephine Michaela Murphy^ Farris Rosely Ellington Laura Anne Nelson† Elaina Fenn^ Olivia Nguyen Holly E. Fennick^ Thomas Patrick O’Toole‡ Erin K. Ferreira Luis A. Pellot Morgan Folmer Reanna Penn‡ Alisa Gurzakovic Jessica Placher Casey Halliwell‡ Jacob James Riedel Jessica Lee Handsaker Jennifer Marie Rivera^ Aaron James‡ Janitsa M. Rodriguez James S. Jarosz Rebecca J. Santos Bianca Jenkins Kelley M. Scott George Kavarakas Anastassia Swenticky Alicia Kromer Rachael Ashley Tremblay‡ Anastasia A. Kryltsova‡ Evelyn Trujillano‡ Tyler James Lesko Courtney Tylutki Julia Martone Brian A. Vassel‡ Melissa Martuscelli Kendra Vilfort^ Liam J. McGlaughlin Tara M. Vitale Lauren Mendez Katherine Wilk‡ Michelle Minniti Kayla J. Wisniewski Jennifer Lynn Moran Rebecca M. Zilis‡ Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Charity A. Adimora‡ Rivka Darrison Terry Alon Mia Angelia Dones Amber Hope Astalos‡ Kaytlin Ferreira Miriam Bald Jessica N. Franklin‡ Miriam Berger Auraya J. Greene Allison M. Bouthillette Ruth Haddad‡ Victoria Boylan Melissa Hernandez Laura T. Brandon Tzipora Hurvitz Carolyn Dorothea Bucci‡ Jenalee Jenkin Mariia Buryk‡ Elizabeth Mae Kroon Daniela Karin Cardozo Shira Laskin Ivette Ceballos‡ Sarah E. Leavitt Louna Cenatus Lesly V. Leiva Jasmine Chang Adrienne Lynn Markus Nicholas Ciccone Jocelyn Martinez‡ Kaci Rae Conboy Jenny L. McKay Marjorie Condren‡ Courtney Meehan Kelley Ann Corrao‡ Libbi Mendelovitz Brian Miller Glorianne R. Quinonez‡ Beth Ann Moraino Tangie K. Stanislass Yin Ni Ng Samantha A. Steinberg‡ Chana Shaindy Nussbaum‡ Rita M. Veltry Daisy Olivera-Macareno Jeffrey D. Voorhees Jessica Ostrander Esther M. Weinstein Amy Melissa Paige Shira Wurzburger Glad Abel Quinonez Bachelor of Social Work Natasha Alexandra Alvarez Ayanna C. Martin Leyra M. Ayala Patricia G. McGuire Brianna Lynn Bacchetta Garrett J. Murray Katlyn Anne Bigott Davita Miriam Richman^ Kimberly Ann Bonner Tanya Robbins Erin D. Borghoff Crystal Rogers Nicole Marie Delhagen Kristen Solly Lexus Marie Farrow^ Sylvie J. St. Pierre DaJau Marie Fussell Monconjay C. Tarr Tanayah Bre-Alice Harley Beatrice Annlovina Thompson-Quartey Jessica Brenda Innocent Angela L. Vaccaro Kumba Kemmie Awilda Vazquez School of Arts and Sciences in a Teacher Certification Program Bachelor of Arts Brad J. Anderson Kassy Kasternakis Jaclyn Marie Baccarella‡ Tiffani Kipila^ Laura Ann Bergman‡ Cynthia L. Knorr‡ Nicole L. Bonner‡ Danielle L. Larsen‡ Justin Paul Bunnell† Francesca Victoria Liverani‡ Brianna Elizabeth Burlew‡ Amber LoCascio^ Gabrielle N. Caleca Megan Dolores Loftus^ Brittany Comforte^ Debra Lorenz Jacqueline Coulahan^ Mindi Makovec Sara Beth Crane‡ Erin McLaughlin Alicia Marie Del Buono^ Sean E. McQuillan Brielle Fernandez^ Kristen Marie Meyers^ Kaitlyn Formanek Nina Mozino^ Samantha F. Fox^ Kaitlin N. Nastro Courtney Gesualdo^ Amanda Pallarino‡ Madeline Goldstein‡ Amanda Rose Panariello^ Brandon R. Gress^ Christina Perrino Rachel N. Henrich Joshua T. Pigman Cristina M. Joule^ Louis A. Pisaniello Kelly Ann Poltorak Jessica Singer Shannon Catherine Pustae‡ Dina Marie Sipos Ashley Quinby Daniella Stabile‡ Nicole Regan‡ Katherine Stabile Tina M. Rose Sarah Lee Stark^ Brittany Rossi‡ Heather Targonski^ Kristen R. Sastoque‡ Julie M. Temple Lesley Saunders Jenna M. Tumino‡ Melanie Ann Schaefer‡ Xena L. Valenzuela^ Rebecca Diane Scharen Holly Ann Walker Chelsea Lynn Segalla‡ Elizabeth Ann Weidenhof Michelle Marie Senese‡ Hanna Wieczorek‡ Jared D. Sims‡ Taylor Young‡ School of Business and Digital Media Bachelor of Arts William Bruce Andersen III‡ Ryan Daniel Prevosti Shameelah Q. Downing Philip Spear Brooke T. Lazar‡ Jessica Szewczyk

Bachelor of Fine Arts Malawi Abiona Allen Stephanie Montoya Trent Brooks Jr. Casey Tumblety Matthew D. Molnar

Bachelor of Science Juliana Michelle Arlotta‡ Christian Francisco‡ Michael Barbieri Rosa Maria Franze Taylor Bauerband Brittany Gluck‡ Salvatore Bilancione III Sean Graham^ Nicholas M. Buzzeo Michael C. Haker Maria P. Carlino Quintessence P. Jones Juwuan Richard Carter Lauren Anne Kitzler Tyler M. Chamra Alexandra Kupecz Nicholas Claudeo Kani Amani Landrum Valarie Ann Curcurato^ Courtney A. Marcucci Thomas E. Daly II Cassidy Rose Mattia Collin J. DaSilva Heenal Satyakam Patel Francesca Ann Dee Helen Paulsen† Marisa DeVito Eric J. Reinhold Kristin Dolan Shana Ricci James Joseph Donahue Elizabeth Jane Roszel‡ Brandon Evans Rebecca Nicole Russiello John Farina Emily Faith Rysinski Egle Sadauskaite Andraia C. Torsiello Valerie Salguero Amy E. Townsley Omar Salaam Scott Jaelyn Tweedy^ Brianna Sgro Cassandra Mira Varvaro Tia-wane Smith Davin Nebron Venezia^ Angela Tiberi Nikola Vujovic Taonanyasha Caston Tongesayi Olivia Zitarosa

Class of 2018 Candidates for Graduate Degrees

School of Arts and Sciences Master of Arts

Lynn Adamo† Michael Herc Rebecca Aiello† Ethel Katz† Gabrielle Alioto‡ Amanda Keefe‡ Andrew Robert Baylor† Maureen A. Kotusky Lisa Ann Birritteri Angela LaMarca Janelle K. Blackman^ Samantha Helen Larsen† Kathleen Brady Waldemar Latkowski† Thomas Raymond Caffrey Nicole Anne Lombardi‡ Vincent Caiazzo† Leah Lowinger† Angela Calabro-Adams† Jennifer L. Manzo Khristine Meghan Caola Larisa Manzo Seraphim Chemodakov‡ Brianna McGittigan† Stephanie Marie Chiappetti Robert M. McKenna^ Tara Virginia Clifford‡ Jeri Fatia Mentor^ Rodrigo Alejandro Colon‡ Kirsten Melissa Miles† Alexandra Rose Degirolamo^ Jenna Ann Minerly† Andrea Delia Paige Marie Mullen Noelle A. Derhay‡ Clarissa M. Mulligan Sabrina Dixon‡ Rachel Neuman† Bria Donovan† Richard E. Pagan Jr. Allyson Drugas† Danielle Pavlonnis† Viera Dudova† Melissa A. Peeples† Juliana Bornhorst Estrella Gina C. Puorro† Kimberly Fitzpatrick‡ Christina Rivera‡ Steven T. Fortunato Paige Robillard† Emily Ann Glassford Lauren T. Rodia† Amanda Lisa Heller† Raven Kathrine Santiago^ Stephanie Ann Schaich Bricken Rachele Marlene Vespi Francesca Scirocco Lisa D. Wardle Chelsea E. Sikora‡ Susan Warnken Brianna Snyder Melanie Wells† Kristen Ashley Stewart† Jessica Wise^ Barbara Temple‡ Master of Science Jeffrey Bodner‡ Brian Paul Elwood Jr.

School of Business and Digital Media Master of Business Administration Caitlin Marie Billow Jessica Eva Marie Lombardi Kelly Bueti Erin Casey McCarron Danielle Lynn Calabro‡ Colleen Murphy† Tuere A. Chisholm-Thomas‡ Amanda Murray† Jackie Chodnicki‡ Jessica Pedroza‡ David Cortes‡ William Allanby Plumstead Tiffany Foo‡ Ramona Frances Rice‡ Sandra Galant† Shelly Utelia Rigueur Catharine Giotis‡ John Schiavone† Kathy L. Greene† Kailyn Spiler‡ Michele Habermann Neal Steed† Rebekah James‡ Lashea R. Woodside^ Danielle E. Joseph† Devon Zezza Julia Lipnitsky Brittany Ziemba

School of Education Master of Arts Delia Abreu^ Brittany Bucco^ Nicole Sara Aiello‡ Rebecca Camp‡ Christina Allocco^ Sandra J. Campanaro‡ Joseph Amoroso‡ Lauren Carmon‡ Stephanie G. Backiel Gloria Carter-Hopkins^ Kristen Bannon‡ Pamela Chapman‡ Megan Barber‡ Tiffany China^ Courtney Helen Barton Lauren Leigh Ciccone‡ Geena Ann Basso‡ Michael Cintron‡ Alexandria Cierra Berrios Kim O’Connell Clauss‡ Justin Bloss‡ Lisa Cocucci‡ Brittany Margaret Bower Pasquale Cocucci‡ Jesse Briar† Lauren Colfer^ Shannon Brown Lorraine N. Cooper‡ Kelly Marie Cosentino^ Jessica Geiger Katie Crilley‡ Leslie Michele Geraghty‡ Daniel Cugini‡ Gabrielle Gibson Lora D. Cuiffo Erin Gomez‡ Denise Dale Sara Gronert Daniel D’Avanzo‡ Danielle Nicole Guderian‡ Bianca DeSantis Chiarina Guzik‡ Stephanie Evelyn Desch‡ Shannon Marie Hankel Nancy Teresa Desiderio Christopher Harnett‡ Christina DeSoucey‡ Carolyn Hassenkamp‡ Kimberly DeTalvo Madyson Hawes Katherine Devine‡ Lauren Hawtin‡ Denise Diaz Kim Haynes^ Idalia Diaz^ Allyson Heim‡ Norma Diaz^ Maryann Howes Kaitlin DiMarsico Ann M. Howley‡ Danielle DiVincent‡ Meghan Hoyle‡ Donna Lynne Donner‡ Meredith Hudson‡ Mackenze D’Orsi‡ Barbara Iannatto‡ Matthew Doyle‡ Mark Juffey Lynn Allison Dragity Chelsea Kacmarsky Allison R. Duffy‡ Manjari Kapoor^ Clare Duffy‡ Patricia Kastner‡ Kathryn Michelle Eagles‡ Tracey Chinell Kearney Faith Renee Erdman^ Christopher M. Keegan Nancy Estrada‡ Jay Kipp Amy Ursula Evans‡ Stephanie M. Kitchenman April Eyler‡ Jennifer Ann Kuntz‡ Carly Fanslau Christina Louise Kurica David Fanslau‡ Laura LaBianca‡ Edith Farrell^ Teresa Larosa‡ Kelly L. Fay‡ Christine Layne^ Tara Healy Fay Robert Leach‡ Noe Feliz‡ Erin Maureen Leahy Erin Fischer‡ Taryn Leary‡ Rebecca S. Fittipaldi‡ Jaclyn Leibowitz‡ Steve Russell Fitzgerald Sarah Lieberum Jenna Fleming‡ Jessica Liubicich‡ Michael Fleming Jr.‡ Shauna LoBello‡ Kaitlin Elizabeth Flinn‡ Melissa Lombardi‡ Amanda Kaye Freeman Kaitlin Losito‡ Daniel T. Friedman Cindy Marie Lutz‡ Stephanie Rae Fuchilla^ Kathleen Lynch Barbara G. Furman‡ Melissa Lee Lynch Nicole Anne Gara‡ Corinne Lynn Antonia Gazzillo‡ Kelley Madensky‡ Richard Gazzillo‡ Thomas Joseph Mandese Jennifer Mangan Jennifer Sheridan‡ Shannon Mastrogiovanni Megan Sherman Kolleen McAleer‡ Jennifer Long Silvestri‡ Kristen S. McNulty‡ Suzanne Simione-Klagholz‡ Stanley Membreno‡ Jessica J. Slinger John E. Miller III‡ Kelly M. Slingerland‡ Tara E. Mitchell Kaitlin Smith Latisha Renee Monk‡ Jenna Marie Snell Robert Morris‡ Kaitlyn Michelle Sorochka Nicole Mossbacher Jaime Soto^ Franshara C. Napoleon Louis J. Soto‡ Kira Nelsen‡ Alexius Southerland^ Christine Newbury Dana Spafford‡ Nicole Elizabeth Nicosia Samantha Theresa Stark Brianne Nilan Paul Stenzel Jr.‡ James F. Noebels Monik Suit‡ Laura L. Nortman‡ Jacquelyn E. Supsie‡ Secon Nyema Patricia Swick^ Kaitlyn Oates Ashley Szotak‡ Kathryn Mary O’Donnell Rebecca Tamarana Elizabeth Oliva‡ Cathline Tanis‡ Brienne Marie O’Rourke‡ Brittany Tarantino‡ Danielle Rose Pappalardo† Lauren Uckar‡ Charline Patternella^ Alyssa Vigdor‡ Antoine Demetrius Perkins Sr. Jeffrey Villasenor† Anthony Pittala Cierra Walker^ Joshua Robert Power‡ Michaela E. Weir Mamta Puri Susan White‡ Elissa G. Reinfeld‡ Stephanie Wiemken Mary Anne Ricca‡ Robert Wilkens John Richards‡ Amber Williams Nicole Romano Bryna Williams‡ Nicole Savacool Jessica Aniela Wilson Salvatore Robert Scandura III Christen Wyrwa‡ Kelly Schlosser‡ Maggie Yee^ Christine Schneiweiss‡ Jessica Yost^ Marissa Ann Scorese‡ Courtney Zaragoza Jessica Shaffer‡ Kerry Ann Zeigler^ Michele Shedlock‡

† Degree conferred August 2017 ‡ Degree conferred December 2017 ^ Degree anticipated to be conferred in August or December 2018 The President’s Medallion

The President’s Medallion, which is also called the lavaliere, depicts the seal of the university on the front and the cross of the Sisters of Mercy on the reverse. It is worn by the president at official university functions of high solemnity, such as the Inauguration, Convocation, and Commencement. The seal of Georgian Court University features the Cross of Christ, which symbolizes true Christian character. This character is enlightened by the lighted lamp and illustrates the virtues of truth and goodness. These virtues are fostered through the Book of the Arts and Sciences by which Georgian Court students achieve intellectual development. The lion signifies moral and physical fortitude united by the laurel wreath, the Greek symbol of victory and triumph.

The name of the school is inscribed in English, accompanied by the founding date, 1908.

Bonitas, Disciplina, Scientia—goodness, discipline, and knowledge—are the virtues through which the Georgian Court graduate will triumph in the formation of her or his character.

The University Mace

The history and tradition of the mace is rooted in medieval times. Over time the mace was used for royal ceremonial purposes and eventually became intertwined with the idea of a scepter, made with precious metals and encrusted with jewels. The mace evolved into a symbol of authority, order, and pomp in academic ceremonies, reflecting the mission and values of the institution. A new mace was crafted for Georgian Court after the institution became a university in 2004.

The university mace symbolizes the commitment of the faculty and administration of the university to excellence in education, and to the Mercy core values of justice, respect, integrity, service, and compassion. The fluted walnut staff bears the gold seal of Georgian Court surrounded by blue enamel, which is positioned above a bronze plate engraved with the Mercy core values. The mace is proudly carried by the mace bearer, traditionally the incoming chair of the Faculty Assembly. Academic Regalia

Today’s academic regalia has its origins in medieval English custom, where styles of gowns, mortars, and hoods conveyed the loyalties, disciplines, and achievement levels of the wearers. These academic costumes arrived in America in the 1700s and have been made uniform by two 20th-century examinations by a commission for the American Council on Education.

The color of the gown is commonly black, with no trim for the bachelor’s or master’s degrees. The doctor’s gown is faced along the front with broad velvet panels and has full bell-shaped sleeves each bearing three horizontal bars of velvet; it may be worn open or closed. The bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves in contrast to the master’s gown, which is distinguished by the long oblong sleeve with a square cut. The hood worn around the neck and draped down the back displays the colors of the institution which awarded the degree, as well as the colors of the degree subject. Bachelor’s degree hoods are optional. Tassels for caps or mortars are black, though gold is most often worn by those with doctoral degrees. The cords, sashes, and stoles worn by some of the graduating students are provided by the academic honor societies or programs to which they belonged. The colors and lettering of the honor regalia are those of the honor society or program.

The official Georgian Court University gown is worn by the president, trustees, honorary degree recipients, and Commencement speaker. The royal blue gown is embellished with black velvet panels on the front, on which the Georgian Court University seal is embroidered in gold, and black velvet chevrons on the sleeves. The hoods are Georgian Court’s school colors of blue and gold, and the black velvet tams are adorned with gold silk tassels. Honorary Degree Recipients

1963 John F. McCarty 2001 Laurence M. Downes 1964 The Hon. Margaret Chase Smith Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. 1966 Helen Hayes JoAnne Kane 1967 The Hon. Mildred Barry Hughes ’23 The Hon. Robert W. Singer 1973 The Most Reverend George W. 2002 Dorothy J. Marron ’36 Ahr, S.T.D., D.D. The Hon. Christopher Smith 1975 Loretta Young Msgr. Leonard R. Toomey George Gallup Sr. 2003 Bruce Feiler George Gallup Jr. Hirair Hovnanian 1976 Ralph Nader Eleanor Weisbrod ’44 1980 Buckminster Fuller 2004 Joseph Buckelew 1982 The Hon. Alan J. Karcher Joyce Armstrong Carroll, Ed.D., ’59 1983 Rosemary Haughton 2005 Virginia S. Bauer Gov. Thomas H. Kean Ellen Mullane Gallagher ’64 The Hon. James J. Howard Gerald R. Gallagher 1984 Rev. J. Bryan Hehir 2006 Rosalie Bertell, GNSH, Ph.D. 1985 Mary Alice Williams Marlene Lynch Ford, J.D., ’76 1986 The Hon. Theodore J. Lebrecque Ruth B. Mandel, Ph.D. Hortense Kessler Green 2007 Elizabeth Christopherson Col. Guion S. Bluford Jr. Mary E. Morris Powell ’45 1987 Mary Little Parell Zeni Fox, Ph.D. 1988 Joyce Carol Oates 2008 Margaret Cleary ’51 1991 Dorothy K. Light María Elena González, RSM Daniel P. Weadock Patricia B. Licuanan, Ph.D. Douglas E. Johnson Anne Milgram, J.D. 1992 Deborah P. Wolfe, Ed.D. Grace Nolan, RSM, ’57 1994 Mary Higgins Clark The Hon. Eugene D. Serpentelli, 1995 Mary Ann Martin J.S.C. Jay Cleveland Harbeck 2009 Rev. Daniel Berrigan, SJ Edward B. Connolly Rev. Ann Struthers Coburn ’72 1996 H. George Buckwald Judith M. Persichilli 1997 The Most Reverend John The Most Reverend John M. Charles Reiss, D.D., J.C.D. Smith, J.C.D., D.D. 1999 Mary Loretto Snite Dillon ’37 Mary C. Sullivan, RSM, Ph.D. Kingdon Gould Jr. 2010 Barbara Ellen Black, D.P.S. 2000 Helen F. Boehm The Hon. Honora O’Brien Lucille Bongiovanni Killgallen, J.D., J.S.C., ’82 Jack Ford Kevin Ryan, J.D. 2011 Helen Hanna Casey ’71 2015 Mary Louise Miller, RSM, Esq. Major General Maria Falca-Dodson Karen Schneider, RSM, M.D. Assemblyman Joseph R. Malone III Father Alphonse Stephenson Tim McLoone Robert J. Wicks, Psy.D. 2012 Richard Hader, R.N., Ph.D., 2016 John R. Garbarino FAAN, CHE, NE-BC, CPHQ John K. Lloyd, FACHE The Hon. Rochelle R. Hendricks Rose Martin, RSM William R. Johnston Maria Cordis Richey, RSM, Elizabeth Schmalz Ferguson Ph.D., ’50 2013 Mary Patrice Brown, J.D. 2017 Deacon James J. Knipper ’15 The Hon. Frank J. Guarini, J.D. Adam Lowy Amy Joseph Habib ’60 Richard Rohr, OFM The Most Reverend David M. Barbara Williams, RSM, ’63 O’Connell, C.M., J.C.D. 2014 The Hon. Thomas F. Kelaher, J.D. Maryann Cusimano Love, Ph.D. Tracey Severns, Ed.D. Francis X. Wentworth Jr. Board of Trustees 2017–2018

Robert E. Mulcahy III, Chair Judith M. Persichilli, RN, Vice Chair Joseph R. Marbach, Ph.D., University President

Nina B. Anuario Elizabeth Healey Mulvihill ’66 Michele Teresa Aronica, RSM, Ph.D. Edward M. Nadworny Jr. Tessa M. Breslin Linda M. Orlando ’07 The Hon. Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Esq. Mark N. Ricca Francis G. Coleman Megan E. Mulcahy Romano James H. Dickerson Jr. John W. Seazholtz Madeline Ferraro, Esq. The Hon. Eugene D. Serpentelli, A.J.S.C. Rev. Msgr. R. Vincent Gartland Edward J. Smith Patricia Smith Heanue ’68 Thomas J. Sykes, A.I.A., P.P. Kathleen P. Hickey Patricia A. Talone, RSM, Ph.D. David S. Kountz, M.D., FACP Julia Ann Upton, RSM, Ph.D. Fiah Gussin Kwesseu ’05, ’06 Regina Ward, RSM Rev. Msgr. Casimir H. Ladzinski M. Deborah Hanley Williams ’68 Michael J. Laferrera Mary K. E. Maples, Esq. Patricia E. Koch, Esq., ’69, Kerry Anne McGeary, Ph.D. Trustee Emerita Amelia Alonso McTamaney ’67 Our Mission

Georgian Court University, founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, provides a comprehensive liberal arts education in the Roman Catholic tradition. The university has a special concern for women and is a dynamic community committed to the core values of justice, respect, integrity, service, and compassion, locally and globally.

Georgian Court University provides students with:

• a curriculum broad enough to be truly liberal, yet specialized enough to support further study and future careers;

• an environment for the entire university community to grow through shared educational, cultural, social, and spiritual experiences; and

• the will to translate concern for social justice into action.

Alma Mater

“Hail to the Blue and Gold” Hail to the Blue and Gold Dear Georgian Court ’Mid stately pines so old Ideals you brought to us Of honor and loyalty, Faith staunch and true; We pledge fidelity and love To you.

So through the years to come Your name will be Symbol of faith and love And constancy, dear G.C.! Here in these hallowed halls Pledge we anew Our hearts’ devotion to the Gold and Blue.