ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD ANNUAL CONFERRING OF DEGREES SATURDAY, MAY FIFTEENTH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY-ONE SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA CEREMONIES 9 A.M. | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CEREMONY A | McGowan Parking Lot 11 A.M. | COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, CEREMONY B | Campus Green 1 P.M. | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CEREMONY C | McGowan Parking Lot 3 P.M. | COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, CEREMONY D | Campus Green PROGRAM 2021 GRAND MARSHAL Erin Sadlack, Ph.D. OPENING MUSIC ..................................................................................................................................As it is in Heaven Anthony O’Toole Marywood Centennial Commission NATIONAL ANTHEM .....................................................................................................................Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key Vocalists Michael Carone (A) Emily Vanicek (B) Mason Marie Clark (C) Sara McCarthy (D) INVOCATION .......................................................................................The Most Reverend Joseph Bambera, D.D., J.C.L. Bishop of Scranton GREETINGS .............................................................................................................................Sister Ellen Maroney IHM President, Congregations of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary WELCOME..............................................................................................................................................Lisa Lori, Esquire Chairperson, Board of Trustees INTRODUCTION OF HONORARY SPEAKER ......................................................................Christina A. Clark, Ph.D. Provost COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS ...............................................................................................................Stephen Karam 2016 Tony Award Winner REMARKS ........................................................................................................................Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D. President of the University |2| PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES and RECOGNITION OF HONORS ........................................................................ Lori Swanchak, Ph.D., PA-C (A/C) Dean, College of Health and Human Services Jeffrey Johnson, D.M.A. (B) Dean College of Arts and Sciences James Sullivan, M.Arch., AIA (D) Dean, College of Professional Studies CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND HONORS ........................................................... Sister Mary Persico IHM, Ed.D. STUDENT REMARKS ........................................................................................... Laura Nicole McKaig, B.S.W., ’21 (A) Cody Dosch, B.S., ’21 (B) Mariah Cory, B.S., ’21 (C) Rebecca Lee Dolgas, B.Arch., ’21 (D) CLASS OF 2021 ALUMNI INDUCTION ......................................................... Catherine Caterino Gerard, B.A., ’70 (A) Director, Marywood Alumni Association Stephen Stahl, B.A., ’07 (B) First Vice-President, Marywood Alumni Association Leigh Farrar-Freeman, Ph.D. ’10 (C) Second Vice-President, Marywood Alumni Association Bernice Simoncic Lukus, B.A. ’71, M.S. ’74 (D) Secretary, Marywood Alumni Association BENEDICTION ................................................................................................Reverend Joseph P. Elston, M.Div. (A/D) University Chaplain Sister Catherine Luxner, IHM, M.A., M.A.P.S. (B/C) Vice President for Mission Services CLOSING MUSIC .......................................................................................................Marywood Fanfare and Alma Mater Music: Sister M. Felicitas Ryan, IHM Text: Sister M. Rosina Byrne, IHM Arranged by: William Weber, C.M.F.C. |3| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE PRESIDENT AND FACULTY OF MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY SALUTE Stephen Karam, B.A. On this fifteenth day of May, two thousand twenty-one, Marywood University is pleased to honor Stephen Karam for his award-winning and critically acclaimed work as a playwright, and, more recently, as a screenwriter. Mr. Karam’s path to success began in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he was born and raised just a few blocks away from Marywood University; in fact, his mom, Marie, taught a few language classes at Marywood. His small- town upbringing would later influence his writing, although his journey from Green Ridge kid to New York City playwright was not necessarily predictable. Mr. Karam’s local background included acting at Scranton High School, working with the Scranton Public Theatre, and entering (and sometimes winning) contests for young playwrights as a teenager. The notion of pursuing his theatrical interests professionally began as a dream. Yet, the heart knows what it knows, and he followed his heart to Brown University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts Literature and Culture in English. After graduating from Brown in 2002, Mr. Karam became an apprentice at the world-famous Utah Shakespeare Festival. There, he met P.J. Paparelli, with whom he co-wrote Columbinus, which is loosely based on the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Columbine, Colorado. This play, produced by the New York Theatre Workshop in 2006, was his first professional production. Mr. Karam still held a regular day job and continued working on his plays on the side until 2011, when Sons of the Prophets premiered in Boston. From there, he went on to make a name for himself as a full-fledged playwright. Now, the kid from Green Ridge is a Tony Award-winning author of The Humans, Sons of the Prophet, and Speech & Debate. Mr. Karam also has received two Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best Play and an OBIE Award for his work, and he is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He recently directed his first feature film, a rethought version of The Humans for A24 films, to be released this year. He wrote a film adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull, starring Annette Bening, which was released by Sony Picture Classics. His adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard premiered on Broadway as part of the Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2016 season. Recent honors include the inaugural Horton Foote Playwriting Award, the inaugural Sam Norkin Drama Desk Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, a Lucille Lortel Award, Drama League Award, and Hull-Warriner Award. Mr. Karam fully acknowledges those who taught him and encouraged him to follow his passion, leading to his success on the stage and screen. Indeed, he has come full circle, shaping the dreams and passions of others by teaching graduate playwriting courses at The New School in New York City. It is fitting, therefore, that Marywood University, whose mission of educational excellence in the liberal arts tradition is long-standing, should salute Stephen Karam, whose life and energies have been devoted to these pursuits. Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D. President of Marywood University |4| CANDIDATES FOR DEGRESS COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Lori E. Swanchak, Ph.D., PA-C, Dean 9:00 A.M. CEREMONY (A) FACULTY MARSHALS Renee Jourdanais, M.S., CCC/SLP Kielty Turner, Ph.D. GRADUATES’ NAMES READ BY Lea Dougherty, M.S.W. (Social Work) Christina Gigler, M.S.W., LCSW, ACSW (Social Work) Deborah Hokien, Ph.D. (Nutrition and Dietetics) B. Lynn Hutchings, Ph.D. (Social Work) Sister Angela Kim, IHM, Ph.D., LCSW-C (Social Work) Lloyd Lyter, Ph.D. (Social Work) Andrea Novak, M.A., CCC/SLP (Communication Sciences and Disorders) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NUTRITION * * Bader Omar A. Albarrak Denise Renee Highness * Nathan L. Mills * * Faisal Abdullah Alotaibi ** Elaine Christine House Marisa Juliana Mongioi Latefah Alrabah Jennifer Howell Sarah J. Pagnanelli Darlyn Rose Alpert Dana James * Alexandra Roe * Eugene D. Ballino * Victoria Lyndy Kaleycik Amanda Jo Sandroni Megan Sarah Bell Laura Marie Kurtz Christina L. Savoth Tessa Marie Briselden Brianna Marie Lawless Katelyn Ann Sebastian Jordan Davis * Nicole Marie Lignos Sofia Elizabeth Stasulli Claudia DeSanctis Zoe Nicole Lopez * * * Rebecca Tran Megan Elizabeth Eisenbeis Catherine Mary Madsen Ashley Ann Turpack Hollin Paige Ford Isabelle Anne Mahalick Lauren Nicole Walck David T. Frable Sara Elizabeth Mazzitelli * * Carly Christine Walker Jenna Nicole Gombeda Stephanie Rachel Mercado Logan Whitfill Kerianne Shaw Hausmann * * Alexei Rachel Michaels Chloe Grace Wiggins Sara Elizabeth Hayes Madeline Taylor Miller Maya Catharine Yoder MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPORTS NUTRITION AND EXERCISE SCIENCE Amanda C. Amodol Amy M. Berge Megan Sarah Bell MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Noha Almusned Shashi KS DeHaan Nicole Danielle Hanusich Erin Anderson Andrea Nicole Dennis Katrina Herber Jennifer Ann Andreoli * Tashiana M. Dixon Jordan Ann Herzog Sean Ryan Andress Kaitlyn Marie Donovan Jennifer Higgins * * Michael Arcangeletti Stacey-Ann Shanique Downes Kaytlin Elizabeth Houseknecht Danielle Nicole Bistran Tamantha Carrie Drexel * Annette Huey Kelsey Marie Blakeslee Emily Ellis Marisa Lee Iannelli Kylie Andra Brancato Deano Graham Irene Jaglowski Jessica L. Byrski Joseph Adam Grelecki * Rebecca L. Kloran Maritza Cajamarca * Dan Hayes Griffiths III * * * Tianna Kobilis Lyndsey B. Cameron * Cody Martin Groller Malayna Elizabeth Krum Courtney Cousins Laurie L. Halterman Rodas Jessica Susan Kudera Jason Day Michelle Handy Carly G. Kuhns |5| MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (cont.) * * * Alyssa Leggieri * Mindi Beth Musselman Brianna K. Smith Nicole Laura Lewis Lisa Marie Musser Falisha Smith-Coachman Alexandria Elizabeth Lindsey Audra Frances Nealon *** Samantha Snyder Lindsay Marie Lord Stephen M. Nesgoda Gabrielle E. Stelmak Courtney Elizabeth Loughlin Marissa Noelle Petery *** Silvia