Honors and Awards Convocation MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY FIFTY-NINTH ANNUAL SATURDAY THE TWENTY-EIGHTH OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AT ELEVEN A.M. STUDENT Memorial CENTER Marauder Courts MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY MILLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania 1 Honors and Awards Convocation Vilas A. Prabhu, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Presiding PRELUDE MARAUDER MEN’S GLEE CLUB ALLEN C. HOWELL, Ph.D. Director WELCOME DR. PRABHU SALUTATIONS From the Faculty MEHMET I. GOKSU, Ph.D. Professor of Physics From Student Senate KIEFER R. LUCKENBILL ’18 President RECOGNITION OF ALUMNI AWARDS MICHAEL K. HENRY ’83 President Millersville University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award DUANE E. HAGELGANS ’98, J.D. Honorary Alumnus Award JOHN R. WRIGHT JR., Ph.D., CSTM, F.ATMAE Outstanding Volunteer Service Award LORI LAZARCHICK DIEROLF ’91 Young Alumni Achievement Award ERIN L. BAKER ’03 Young Alumni Achievement Award ASHLEA RINEER-HERSHEY ’03, Ph.D. Young Alumni Achievement Award MICHAEL J. ZDILLA ’00, Ph.D. Please silence cell phones and all electronic devices during the ceremony. Thank you. 2 PRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS BRANT D. SCHULLER, MFA Professor of Art and Design LAURIE B. HANICH, Ph.D. Professor of Educational Foundations STEVEN M. KENNEDY, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry MICHELE B. SANTAMARIA Assistant Professor of Learning Design Librarian REMARKS JOHN M. ANDERSON, Ph.D. President, Millersville University CONCLUSION DR. PRABHU *THE ALMA MATER MARAUDER MEN’S GLEE CLUB *Audience will stand Audience Note: For a full listing of the awards presented today, please visit www.millersville.edu/ha-program. Those students who receive more than one award will be presented with all their awards at one time. Please hold your applause until the conclusion of each academic college. Millersville University thanks the Millersville University Foundation, an independent board, for administering funds established in perpetuity, as prescribed by donors. The interest income from the endowments managed by the Foundation supports many of the awards and scholarships presented today. 3 Students of Academic Distinction TONI M. ADAMKO Taylor C. ERB Matthew R. Latschar NIKOLE M. ROTTKAMP Brittany P. ADAMS TROY A. Everly SAMANTHA A. LESLIE NICHOLAS F. RUFO NINA R. ANDREUCCI ROSE A. FISHER Krista A. MAMET THOMAS C. RUSSONIELLO ALEXANDRA Y. ATTINGER BRANDON L. FREY Zachary A. MANSFIELD JOHN F. Schoenewald NICOLE K. BACHMAN MADISON L. GARRIGAN SETH L. Martin MEGAN Seibert Nathan T. BAIR MARIA A. Glotfelter ANNE E. Maurer MELISSA N. SHEFFER MADALINE E. BECKER GILLIAN N. GOOD MEGAN A. MCCURDY Taylor M. SHEIBLEY Brittany M. BECKETTE DONNASUE W. GRAHAM DREW C. MECKES ASHLEY L. SHERMAN EPHREM T. BEKERE MARIE A. GRUTZA JUSTIN T. MILES Gavin T. Sonntag LUCAS M. Betterton ALEXIS A. GUIGNET MARIAH J. MILLER Kelly A. SowatsKY Alyssa L. BINGAMAN Travis J. HAMELOTH GABRIELLA R. MINNICH HALEY K. SPRINGER Courtney E. BOJARSKI TEAGAN B. HANLON QUINN A. MINNICH KHALILE D. StacKHOUSE BRANDON J. Brown ERIN N. HARMAN BRETT R. Morgan ALISON R. StoltZFUS Greggory L. BRUBAKER KRISTIN N. HELLMAN Kimberly J. Mowen JESSICA L. SUNDERLAND RACHEL R. BYE JESSICA L. HENDRICKS CHRISTINA A. MUELLER ABIGAIL B. SWEENEY HANNAH L. CAMPBELL KIRSTEN N. HertZOG Katelyn A. NEWCAMP Kimberly D. THEOPHILE Morgan A. CARPER ABIGAIL R. HILL MEAGAN A. NEWMISTER MIRANDA L. TwardowsKI MEGAN E. CHAPMAN JENNIFER L. HOUTZ RACHEL N. OLER BAILEY I. VAN FLEET ALEXIS R. CHIN ALEXIS J. HUHN Lauren OstopowicZ KEVIN L. WAGNER HOLLIE R. CITERONE KARAM B. IDREES ALEX J. OTTHOFER RANDI G. WARNER ETHAN P. CLARK JENNA IOANNIDIS HALIE A. PARKER Courtney N. Weaver SHANNON L. CLEMENS JASON E. IYOBHEBHE Ryan L. PETERSON SAMANTHA L. WILLIAMS AMBER L. Copenheaver ALEXANDER N. JINKS SAMANTHA H. PETRIZZI David P. WUESTNER SARAH R. DEAN JESSICA M. JONES JUSTIN B. POOLE BENJAMIN N. ZWOLAN MICHAEL A. DECARIA MEGAN E. JONES ELIZABETH A. Pratt David G. DEIGHAN SERENA M. JONES ELIZABETH M. QUINN MARIEL L. DELUCA BROOKE C. KEEFER MELISSA N. REYNOLDS MEGAN Dougherty AARON J. Keglovits JEREMY L. RHOADS MOIRA K. Dougherty ROXANNA C. KELLER Kelly L. RINEER NOEL F. Dougherty KELSEY G. KENNEDY Katherine D. Rinehart ELIZABETH DULAC JANELLE L. KONKLE AIMEE M. ROSENBERGER JASON J. DUTILL JOSHUA R. LARSON JANELLE R. ROTH Students who have earned at least 75 credits at Millersville University with a cumulative quality point average of 3.75 or above. 4 Academic Awards 2017 ALL-UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND Awards (Based on Academic Achievement through Spring Semester, 2017) African-American/Latino Alumni Scholarship Eugene and Dora Andrulonis Scholarship OLIVIA S. Benbow Shyanne M. LIPSKY BRITTNEY D. Brown Awarded to orphaned students who have financial need and NIKOLE M. ROTTKAMP who are residents of the community of Shenandoah, Pa., or its Awarded annually to African-American and Latino students vicinity. Award applied to tuition, room and board. who are full-time undergraduates who have completed a minimum of 35 credit hours, have a 2.5 QPA and have given significant community service. Thomas R. Baker Memorial Scholarship Mary J. Gilbert Awarded annually to an outstanding junior of excellent ability All-Greek Council/Stefanie Wojcik Scholarship and achievement. HALEY A. POUST Awarded to one male and one female student affiliated with an organization that is a member of All-Greek Council. Ann B. Barshinger Scholarship SARAH A. Middendorf Awarded to a freshman student from York County with American Association of University Women (AAUW), involvement in community/civic activities. Selection will be Lancaster Branch, Scholarship based on the high school academic and co-curricular record Sherry L. Borne as recommended by the admissions office. The scholarship is Awarded to a Lancaster-area woman who is a nontraditional renewable for up to three additional years depending upon student and has completed at least 90 credits at the University. the recipient remaining in good academic standing with a CGPA of 3.0 and with continuing involvement in community/ civic activities. American Dream Scholarship CASSANDRA E. BUSZta Asauntae E. Gordon The Beideman Scholarship MICHELLE LEGUISAMON ANNE E. MITZEL TRINITI-LYNN A. Thornhill Awarded to two to four students in the Honors College selected Awarded to a student(s) of academic promise who is committed on academic merit, significant community involvement to community involvement and shows demonstrated financial and/or financial need. need. The award is renewable for an additional six semesters (total of eight). AFSCME Local 2421 Award David M. Brown Awarded to students who are a full-share member of AFSCME Local 2421 or dependent of a full-share member of AFSCME Local 2421 and who are currently attending Millersville University. Recipients must be in good academic standing, enrolled in a degree-seeking program and have completed a minimum of 30 credits. 5 Board of Governors Scholarship Michael K. and Neysa M. Callahan Scholarship ADRIAN ALICEA IMALDO J. MARFISI HARRISON E. GRIMM ANDHI Beltran-GARCIA Nathaniel L. Maynard Awarded to an entering or transfer student who is a child or ALEXANDER A. Bodor Kayla M. MCKENZIE spouse of a Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. employee. EMMA A. BOUTCHER DYLAN A. MEHLER Scholarship selection will be based on academic average VIRGINIA E. Bradbury Evan C. MILLER and community involvement. The scholarship is renewable ERIN M. CARROLL AARON T. MOODY for a maximum of three additional academic years provided DEVEN B. COHICK GABRIEL J. PAQUETTE the student maintains a GPA of 3.0 or greater. If a student ALEXANDRIA N. Cordero ANDY PHAM associated with Benchmark does not qualify, then preference DANIELLE J. Crawford Natalie G. PietrowsKI is given to a student from Hempfield High School. In such a OLIVIA R. DAS QUINN R. RESSLER case, the scholarship might not be renewable. JACOB R. DICKENS Emily A. RITTER SARAH M. DISANTO LESLEA RODIG DOMINIC J. DURANT ALEJANDRO R. ROSARIO Dr. Rosario Caminero Scholarship JUSTIN M. EICHELBERGER MARGARET A. Schenfelt SELINA TINEO ABREU JAROD B. ESSER-Spannuth ASHLEY E. SEBOK Awarded to a student minoring in the Latino/a Studies program. DEVIN R. Evans SABREENA M. SHALLER The student will have a GPA of at least 2.5 and have completed Kaylee A. FERREE Nathaniel J. SHENK at least 15 credits at Millersville University. ALICIA V. GARGES ZUHAIR S. SIDDIQUI Kate M. GRAHAM JOHN D. SMITH GRACE M. HALEY Conor J. SOSH Campus Club Scholarship atricK alye ANNAH tauffer P W. H H N. S MARK A. CIANCIOSI ADISON AMRIC achary TROSSER M H Z R. S JASON M. LEIGHTY RACHEL J. HICKS Emily N. TOMLINSON Awarded to members of the junior class who have maintained Emily R. HOLMBERG PRISCILLA V. TRAN a QPA of 2.0 or higher and who are dependent wholly or in MEGHAN L. HOSAN WILLIAM T. TRINH large part upon their own efforts for financing an education. ISRAEL KINFE MARIAN R. Weaver SAMANTHA KRESS GILLIAN R. WISMER JACOB M. KULP HANNAH M. YANOSKI Campus Club - Helen Corbett Memorial Scholarship SYDNEY A. LEVIN RONNIE S. YANOSKI Heather M. TRIMBLE Awarded to academically talented students demonstrating Awarded to members of the junior class who have maintained extracurricular service, talents and other characteristics that a QPA of 2.0 or higher and who are dependent wholly or in will contribute to a diverse campus community. large part upon their own efforts for financing an education. Board of Governors Scholarship for Science, Ernest and Mary Chamberlin Scholarship Mathematics and Technology TIMOTHY A. CHAPMAN JESSICA N. Henry DONNASUE W. GRAHAM DESTINEE E. HOLLOMAN Awarded to students in the adult continuing education program ISAIAH L. LocKETTE who have earned the highest number of credits up to 90, and JACOB T. MAGINNIS who have a QPA of at least 3.8. JOSHUA A. MARZAK CHEYENNE J. Murray Nathan A. REMLINGER Laurene E. Cassady-Auker Scholarship Kayla M. SMITH AMANDA N. FRITZ Awarded to academically talented students demonstrating MADELINE P. Stehly extracurricular service, talents and other characteristics that Awarded to students demonstrating scholarly ability and will contribute to a diverse campus community.