Commencement SUMMER SESSION 2020 BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES COMMONWEALTH CAMPUSES August 15, 2020 2:00 p.m. National Anthem Alma Mater by Francis Scott Key by Fred Lewis Pattee O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, For the glory of old State, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming; For her founders, strong and great, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, For the future that we wait, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? Raise the song, raise the song, And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there. Sing our love and loyalty, O say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave Sing our hopes that, bright and free, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Rest, O Mother dear, with thee. All with thee, all with thee. When we stood at childhood’s gate, Shapeless in the hands of fate, Thou didst mold us, dear old State, Dear old State, dear old State. May no act of ours bring shame To one heart that loves thy name, May our lives but swell thy fame, Dear old State, dear old State! Commencement SUMMER SESSION 2020 BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES COMMONWEALTH CAMPUSES Saturday, August 15, 2020 2:00 p.m. Message from Dr. Madlyn Hanes Senior Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and Executive Chancellor Dear graduates, I am pleased to extend my heartfelt congratulations on your graduation, one of life’s major milestones. Today — graduation day — we celebrate your achievement and recognize your good work, diligence, and perseverance. Some of you now will begin careers, while others will pursue further education. Some of you will advance in the companies and organizations where you currently work or start new ventures of your own. Others, still, will begin in service to the armed forces. Regardless of your path, you will bring exceptional capability to the organizations you join. As a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, you are prepared to meet future challenges, and I know you will not disappoint. Your achievements are also a shared victory. There are many people to whom we express gratitude for helping you to reach your goal — family and friends who have encouraged and supported you; the talented faculty who have inspired, mentored, and challenged you; and the dedicated staff and administrators who assisted you in your journey. I trust that you will continue to have champions such as these to support you, and heroes to inspire you. The education you received at Penn State has given you the wherewithal to be champions and heroes to others in time. Each of you now has your own inspirational story to share. With graduation, you join the ranks of well over 670,000 alumni around the globe. No matter where you go, there is likely to be a fellow Penn Stater nearby. We are all connected, each and every one of us, by this great University. Our hope is that you will continue to embrace that connection, and that you will remain in touch as your future unfolds. Congratulations, graduates. I wish you all the best. Summer Session 2020 Commencement WELCOME Penn State Students NATIONAL ANTHEM Joy Bohannon, Pedagogy and Performance College of Arts and Architecture PRESIDING Eric J. Barron, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. President of The Pennsylvania State University SPECIAL REMARKS President Barron COMMENCEMENT MESSAGE Dr. Guion Bluford Jr. ‘64 Colonel, USAF, Ret. and NASA Astronaut REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS Nicholas P. Jones, B.E., M.S., Ph.D. Executive Vice President and Provost of the University AUTHORIZATION TO CONFER DEGREES Mark H. Dambly, B.S. Chair, Board of Trustees RECOGNITION OF MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT Provost Jones CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Presiding: Provost Jones Conferring: President Barron INDUCTION INTO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Randolph B. Houston Jr., B.A., J.D. President, Penn State Alumni Association SPECIAL THANKS Penn State Students CLOSING REMARKS President Barron PENN STATE ALMA MATER Penn State Students Penn State Blue Band Honors Group Candidates for Degrees Joshua H. Park Thomas E. Rola This group is made up of those students This program contains the list of candidates Jacob Robert Smith who have completed the required number for graduation as of July 17, 2020. Students Tyler Matthew Tallos who indicated their intent to graduate after of credits at the University and who are Joshua Taylor that production date are not listed. in the top 12 percent of their graduating Crystal Rose Wong class in their college. The 12 percent Subject to completion of all degree is divided into 2 percent “Summa Cum requirements, degrees will be conferred as CRIMINAL JUSTICE Laude.” 4 percent “Magna Cum Laude.” indicated upon the individuals listed herein Darren Aupperle 6 percent “Cum Laude.” and upon such others as may meet the Mosunmade Bello requirements. Stacy M. Dasilva Baccalaureate Degree Ethan D. Durand Candidates Brian Charles Hurst Riya M. Joy Summa Cum Laude Zainab Florence Kamara Alexa Rosaria Barr (2) Abington Lindsay N. Sachuk Samuel N. Ervin Dr. Andrew G. August, Interim Chancellor David M. Webster Dylan S. Fredricey Edward David Worthington III Alexis Morrison Baccalaureate Degree Candidates FINANCE Magna Cum Laude John William Fleming Jr. Ethan D. Durand Abington College Garrett Wade Callie Marie Edwards Bachelor of Arts Victoria Lemmon INFORMATION SCIENCES Michael Joseph Neidlinger ART AND TECHNOLOGY Marleigh Christiana Nociti Dylan Brandon Grey James Robert Bee Sierra Aries Ritchie-Gruver Scott Charles Crowthers Jr. Kathryn L. Witherow CORPORATE COMMUNICATION Manish Ashok Dube Patrick Bampfield Faith Gill Cum Laude Liam J. Coonahan Cieara Antoinette Parker Carlos Enrique Colado Jr. Wardah F. Ibrahim Christopher Parks Kate Noelle Dalrymple Marleigh Christiana Nociti Riken A. Patel Jillian DiLucido Victoria Roche Naymat Ullah Hannah Katherine Ditsious Mack Johnson Talley Daibo Zhang Bobbi Anne Doubet Jhenna-Sophia Trikha Andrew Dubicki PSYCHOLOGICAL AND Valeriya Kolesnichenko HISTORY SOCIAL SCIENCES Madison Ashley Obert Mark Adelsberger Steven Henao Victoria Roche James Robert Bee Erin Morgan Scafella Coll Michael Keenan REHABILITATION AND Desiree Ann Schelling HUMAN SERVICES PSYCHOLOGICAL AND Kaydean Chris Ann Edwards Associate Degree SOCIAL SCIENCES Elizabeth May Fastman Carly Rachel Friedmann Candidates Breinna S. Crabbe Carly Rachel Friedmann Georgia Elizabeth Gobora Summa Cum Laude Maria Javed Shannon J. Kennedy Emily J. Daugherty Emily Marrye Romero Alexis Morrison Carly Rosemarie Zawislak Madison Ashley Obert Magna Cum Laude Bianca Julienne Satine Ryan M. Sassani Bachelor of Science Paxton Shatzer SCIENCE Adelyn G. Uffelman ACCOUNTING Jayah Simone Baker Christina Lynne Walter Samuel N. Ervin Lily Eileen Irene Cross Sierra Aries Ritchie-Gruver Arjola Haxhiu Cum Laude Riza Kuthu Joshua Collin Bowser BUSINESS Vanessa Mabande Aaron Robert Boyer David M. Benson Ido A. Maymon Eric Carpinello Venice Cecile Bolden Tanya Thampy Casey Gray Goodrich Michael Lyndon Brown Jr. Morgan Paige Wonders Alina Casapu Charles William Eckert (1) Evan Pugh Scholar, junior year Lashe Ruby Fishley (2) Evan Pugh Scholar, senior year Valeriya Kolesnichenko (3) Evan Pugh Scholar, junior and senior years College of Education Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science BIOLOGY ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE Cameron Javan Gardner-Nicholson Jenika Sydney Seawright REHABILITATION AND Kelsey Elizabeth Lantz HUMAN SERVICES BUSINESS Kathryn Marie Laffey BUSINESS Cody Lee Campbell Evan Frentz John Anthony Foster College of Nursing Andrea Hammer Brandon P. Knecht Madison Brooke Kreider Ayrton Mutagaana Bachelor of Science in Nursing Anthony Elias Polanco Anthony Damien Santilo NURSING Stephanie Joann Sierra Joseph N. Savage Andria L. Carey Megan Sue Wisenor CRIMINAL JUSTICE Charlene Daidone INFORMATION SCIENCES Kimberly Ann Eddis Morgan Rae Peters AND TECHNOLOGY Kimberly Beth Libby Austin Micheal Pope Heather McFadyen Kathryn L. Witherow Jacob A. Ratkovich Christina Kim Nguyen ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PSYCHOLOGY Stephanie Angela Shaeffer ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Maria Mary Sullo Alexis Renee Albrecht Jacqueline Wilson Mitchell Gary Rhinehart HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND Associate Degree Candidates FAMILY STUDIES Berks Abington College Hayley Elizabeth Detwiler Allison Marie Horvath Dr. R. Keith Hillkirk, Chancellor Associate in Arts Olivia Renee Myers Abigail Dawn Smith LETTERS, ARTS, AND SCIENCES Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Joanne Doncaster PSYCHOLOGY Lesia Iaroshovych Kijon Deante’ James Berks College Margaret Cichon Sheridan Wesley T. Mccaskill Jr. Bachelor of Arts Marissa Ann McCoy APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY RAIL TRANSPORTATION Mariel Esperanza Cardenas Paredes Altoona ENGINEERING Eric Charles Freas COMMUNICATION ARTS Dr. Lori J Bechtel-Wherry, Chancellor Brandon K. Hilton AND SCIENCES and Dean Michael Grant Miller SECURITY AND RISK ANALYSIS Baccalaureate Degree Brandon Alan Gergely CRIMINAL JUSTICE Candidates William Thomas Hoefel Abraham Petit-Homme Altoona College Alex Michael Iraca Nathan Robert Shoemaker WRITING AND DIGITAL MEDIA Bachelor of Arts Isaiah Thomas Waters Jennifer Pineiro COMMUNICATIONS Sada Markota Massey Bachelor of Science BIOLOGY ENGLISH Beaver Linda Bostwick Lois Fagan Dr. Jenifer S. Cushman, Chancellor Kemdi E. Udonsi ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Baccalaureate Degree BUSINESS Robert Lee Denison Candidates Kaitlin Rose Dolan Ian Shane Mcgregor Zachary Archer Morgan University College Siani K. Young INTEGRATIVE ARTS Bachelor of Arts Brandon Robert Spradling CRIMINAL JUSTICE Susana Jean Spradling COMMUNICATIONS