FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY fifty-fifth commencement
August 8, 20201 p.m. EDT
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Franklin Pierce University Alma Mater
Lyrics: William Ball, Professor EmeritusArrangement: David Brandes, Professor Emeritus
Franklin Pierce, Franklin Pierce,We remember well.
Small and grand, you will stand,We remember well.
Friends we knew, there we grew,All our dreams at hand,
Mountain, pond, skies of blue,Grand Monadnock’s land.
Beacon bright, time will tell,In our thoughts you’ll dwell,
In our hearts, Franklin Pierce,We remember well.
Continuing a tradition . . .
Dr. J Forbes Farmer, Professor of Sociology, Social Work & Counseling, and Criminal Justice, the most senior faculty member, continues a Franklin Pierce tradition by leading the faculty in the procession. The Academic Mace, carved by Professor Stellan Wollmar, was first carried by Dr. Clifford H. Coles at the 1969 Commencement.
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Commencement Exercises
Traditional Scottish Pipes ............................................................Campbell Webster
Invocation ....................................................................................... Derek Scalia
National Anthem ......................................................Sung by Emma Gelinas ’20
Welcome ............................................................. Dr. Kim Mooney ’83, President
Trustee Remarks......................... Frederick W. Pierce, IV, Chairman, Board of Trustees
Valedictorian Speeches .......................Rebekah Hazleton ’20 and Leah Varney ’20
Presentation of President’s Awards......................................... Dr. Kim Mooney ’83
Conferring of Degrees
Graduates’ names read by ............................................... Robert Hannings
Franklin Pierce University Alma Mater ..................... Sung by Emma Gelinas ’20
Closing Remarks .................................................................................................
Virtual Gauntlet...................................................................................................
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2020 Valedictorians
Rebekah Hazleton ’20
Rebekah is a Management major in the Honors Program in the College of Business, with a minor in Public Relations. Rebekah is a member of Alpha Chi Honor Society and Sigma Beta Delta Business Honor Society. She has served as a student manager and tour guide in the Admissions office, and has been a peer leader and a peer leader trainer for Student Involvement. Her extracurricular activities have included the Operation Can Tab Club, and the Pro Intramural Volleyball team. After graduation, Rebekah plans to move to Houston, Texas to work for Cheers Health, Inc., a start-up company where she worked as an intern last summer. Rebekah would like to give a shout out to Lakeview 10, “the best Lakeview house EVER!”
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2020 Valedictorians
Leah Varney ’20
Leah is a Health Science major in the Honors Program in the College of Health and Natural Sciences. She has been an active member and executive officer of Alpha Chi Honor Society, and a General Biology tutor through the Center for Academic Excellence. Leah will begin the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Delaware this fall. Leah would like to “thank all the faculty and staff at Franklin Pierce, and especially Professor Tom Bennett, for believing in and supporting me throughout my time here. I would also like to thank my friends and family for their unwavering love and support - I would not be where I am without them!”
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Victoria Vargas ’20
A health sciences major from Worcester, Massachusetts, Victoria Vargas is a 2020 recipient of the President’s Medal, nominated by Student Affairs.
During her time as an undergrad, she has been a multi-year recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Service Award. Vargas has also been a Student Activities Leader, a tutor in both the Center for Academic Excellence and the Writing Center, and has been a member of the African American, Latino/a, Native American, Asian American (ALANA) Diversity Initiative.
Vargas has displayed her leadership skills far from campus as well, when engaged in service work in both Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. She plans to pursue her nursing degree and hopes to work in a non-profit organization, focusing on international healthcare, with service organizations like FNE International or Doctors Without Borders.
President’s Award Recipient
Kathryn Cunningham ’20
A health sciences major from Cumberland, Rhode Island, Kathryn Cunningham is a 2020 recipient of the President’s Medal, nominated by Student Affairs.
After joining the Student Government Association her freshman year as a class representative, she went on to serve three years as an officer for the Class of 2020, including stints as Executive Vice President during her junior year and Executive President as a senior. She is also a 2019-2020 recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Service Award.
Cunningham has worn a myriad of hats on campus, including a three-year run as the producer of “The Vagina Monologues.” She was a two-time participant in Alternative Spring Break, worked as Assistant Manager at the Information Desk for two years and served as a Spirit Leader in 2019-2020.
Dante Camacho ’20
A political science and history major from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Dante Camacho is a 2020 recipient of the President’s Medal, nominated by the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
Active in both of his majors, Camacho reported from the Iowa Caucuses as part of the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication’s “Politics FitzU” program and contributed to the Boston Herald in conjunction with Franklin Pierce’s polling collaboration with the Herald, NBC-10 Boston, and Telemundo.
Camacho has been a competitor in the Ethics Bowl and served as an active member of the History Club. He helped support his fellow students as a political science tutor for the Center for Academic Excellence and has displayed leadership with the Student Government Association throughout his time at Franklin Pierce.
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The Class of 2020 At this Commencement, degrees are conferred upon the persons who have completed requirements since the 2019 Commencement Exercises. Due to time considerations, this program is a tentative listing of candidates expecting to complete requirements for this year’s exercises. The diploma of the University, signed by its proper officers, and an official transcript of the academic record, remain the official testimony to the possession of a degree.
Awards & HonorsRebekah Hazelton is Co-Valedictorian for the Class of 2020,
College of Business
Leah Varney is Co-Valedictorian for the Class of 2020, College of Health and Natural Sciences
Graduate Degrees At this Fifty-Fifth Commencement, degrees are conferred upon the persons who have completed all requirements in their graduate program.
Doctor of Physical TherapyNicole Rebecca AquaMihaela ArsovaAlexandra AshbyJordan Paul AuvinenDesiree Marie BartellEric Michael BartoSabrina T. BeauzileSamantha S. BeauzileMichaela P. BishCasey Elizabeth BishéMichael J. BombergBrennan L. BonnettAlicia Marie BragaKarly Marin BustosCecilia Alexandra CalderonToniAnn Nancy CatanzaroSamantha Emma ChangJacob Theodore Clements
Kaitlin ColemanBradford Harding Leather CollettStephen Donald CoombsConnor CronanMelissa Ann CummingsSamuel D. CurtisSarah Kerr DimmittNicklaus Alan EmersonBrittney N. FeivorMark Christopher FlanaganChristopher M. FrancisSina Vaitiere GartnerVirginia Mae GavrielidisJessica M. GoodeMatthew R. GregoireVictoriano Guevara, Jr.Jillian Mary HamptonRailey Hansen-KeithNathan Yee-Man HoErin Sachi Ichimura
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Randi Victoria KassElizabeth Sophie KhitrikMackenzie Elizabeth KolandaJacob Russell LebermanMatthew LemkeColleen Patricia LeonardiChristopher J. LeverCarl John LuthDaniel LyonsMeaghan Nicole McGilvrayMegan McNamaraJulia Quinn MeriwetherKelly Marie MosesEdward PaganJulia Lynn PerezKathryn Liana PfeifferRiley Martin PhelpsArden Thomas PiferKaelyn RagoneseKinzie Ann RhoadesLeana Mae RichardsAustin J RyfMiranda Danielle SeredaMcKayla Rose SmithMadeleine Rose SparksDaniel SpencerJacob Maurice St.HilaireDerek StutesmanLucas Tatsuki TakeuchiAaron ThomasErin ThompsonSharon ThompsonVictoria Anne TomakaCourtney R. TresselBrionne Lise TurcotteBrandi VingerKatherine Rose WallingfordJarrett Crawford WeanerKristin Marie WilliamsonSavannah WinnerLauren Elizabeth WiskeBrittany Elizabeth WitherellIsabella YanineAdam S. YoungAndrew John YuddChristina M. YuenMiriam Machaela Zveitel
Master of PhysicianAssistant StudiesLola Louise AmdahlAshley Rose AndersonKaitland ArdJeremy BakerKeith Douglas BentleyMark S. BilodeauPhillip David BrauchMorgan Thelesa BroadfootWhitney R. ColeFrancesca M. DonagheyLauren Michelle EastmanMei FengThatcher S. FriantJonathan JohnsonLowrie KenigsbergChristina Anne LeahyWilliam David MurrayChristianne L. SandlerSidney Madison StacyJared W. SwainDaniel R. TeixeiraCaroline T. UrbanekSarah Jean Velasquez
Master of Science in AccountingLuis Miguel Fernandez
Master of Science in NursingPeter M. Chemei
Nursing LeadershipJamie Guyette Cushman
Nursing LeadershipBrittany Anne Gowell
Nursing LeadershipKelli J. Hardy
Nursing LeadershipCharles Peter Howard
Nursing LeadershipBrooke L. McLain
Nursing EducationJennifer A. Morton
Nursing Education
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Ashley J. PonceNursing Education
Lisa M. PuccioNursing Education
Kimberly SeitzNursing Education
Jennifer A. TildenNursing Education
Michelle L. WalshNursing Education
Master of EducationOreste Cheste Carbone, III
Middle/Secondary English (5-12)William Lee Chomskis
Middle/Secondary Social Studies (5-12)Emily Elizabeth Cole
Elementary Education (K-6)(K-8)Catelin Couture
General Special Education (K-12)Samantha Daniele
General Special Education (K-12)Michael Campbell Derby
General Special Education (K-12)Erica Ann Durazzo
General Special Education (K-12)Michael Anthony Greenwood
Middle/Secondary Social Studies (5-12)Hayley M. Hancock
Middle/Secondary Social Studies (5-12)Michael William Ivanoski
Middle/Secondary English (5-12)Heather A. LaGuardia
Elementary Education (K-6)(K-8)Jessica Geralyn Longo
Elementary Education (K-6)(K-8)Stephanie C. Luzaitis
General Special Education (K-12)Dieadra Murph-Howard
Elementary Education (K-6)(K-8)Nichole Rose Ngom
General Special Education (K-12)Ryan Osborn
General Special Education (K-12)Emily Elizabeth Quinn
General Special Education (K-12)
Victoria Marie RamadaElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)
Christie Eileen SchmidtElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)
Domenic St. LaurentElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)
Nicole Marie StephenElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)
Marco F. StollerElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)
Jevay Danielle ThompsonElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)
Autumn Tenay Trotty-BurtElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)
Angela Mae TueroElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)
Ashley WahlgrenMiddle/Secondary English (5-12)
Lauren I. WatersElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)
Jonathan Alley YoungMiddle/Secondary Social Studies (5-12)
Master ofBusiness AdministrationAidan Kaevon Abolfazli
Sports ManagementJohn Francis Ainsley, IV
LeadershipLauren Anziano
Health AdministrationAaron Randal Ballmer
Sports ManagementAndrew Peter Brown
Sports ManagementLydia Nicole Brown
Health AdministrationSigma Beta Delta
Rachel Dyan Burleson Leadership
Angela M. CacciolaLeadership
Casey Jo Carroll Health Administration
Jennie Chapman Human Resources Management
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William Todd Coleman Leadership
Sigma Beta DeltaKyle Jeffrey Cooper
Energy and Sustainability StudiesCharles Mathew Coushaine
LeadershipMary Ann Daum
Human Resources ManagementMartha Jean Dickey
LeadershipGregory Gene Dorr Jr.
Human Resources ManagementKatelyn Ann Dwyer
LeadershipIndira Evora
Sports ManagementSigma Beta Delta
Richard Anthony Finnegan, Jr. Leadership
Sarah Diane Flynn Leadership
Corie M. Gibeau Health Administration
James W. Giguere Leadership
Martin John Gradijan, IV Leadership
Sigma Beta DeltaKaitlin Nicole Hallock
Sports ManagementDanielle Emily Harris
Health AdministrationMichele A. Herman
Human Resources ManagementSigma Beta Delta
Elan Nicolaas Jackson Sports Management
Melissa A. Jackson Health Administration
Lauryn Kae Kmon Health Administration
Travis C. Kumph Health Administration
Jane Rodman Lamarre-DeJesus Human Resources Management
Jennifer Langton Health Administration
Rachael Anne Lovett Leadership
Lucas Dirk Luopa Leadership
Edis Miftari Sports Management
Don P. Mills Sports Management
Raymond Miskiewicz Information Technology
Marisa Marie Najarian Leadership
Leslie Nash Energy and Sustainability Studies
Mercedes Elizabeth Parent Olster Energy and Sustainability Studies
Nicholas Park Leadership
Kasandra Shea Petersen Sports Management
Kelly Marie Petersen Human Resources Management
Timothy S. Pike Health Administration
Katherine Austin Potts Leadership
Allison Rose Ramirez Human Resources Management
Matthew Robert Richard Leadership
Bradley David Roberto Sports Management
Daniel C. Solomita Human Resources Management
Kevin David Strout Health Administration
Kendra M. Syphers Leadership
Melody Troehler Human Resources Management
Evelyn Villemaire Information Technology
Russell Pershing Walls Human Resources Management
Kathleen J. Wells Energy and Sustainability Studies
Rebecca Elizabeth Whalen Leadership
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Bachelor of ScienceSophia Marie Alexandrou
Healthcare Administration Ariana Desire Alvarado
Accounting-Finance Luis Alvarez
Accounting-Finance Bailey Malora Anderson*
Management Michelle Ann Anderson***
Nursing William Anthony Andrade**
Accounting-Finance Alpha ChiSigma Beta Delta Honors Program
Tori Alexis Aponte Health Sciences
Molly Elizabeth Arruda** Health Sciences
Psi Chi Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta
Alyssa Leigh Aurin** Management
Alpha Chi Sigma Beta DeltaHonors Program
Antonio Luis Ayala* Health Sciences
Shawn Claude Babineau Health Sciences
Allyson Jean Balboni** Health Sciences
Sigma Zeta Yuval Barak
Biology AlphaChiSigma Zeta
Gabrielle Barbosa de Jesus Pereira* Sports and Recreation Management
Maureen A. Bean Nursing
Kaitlyn Isabelle Benoit Health Sciences
Undergraduate Degrees Keith L. Bergeron**
ManagementKerry A. Bergeron*
Integrated Studies Esther L. Bertolami***
Health Sciences Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta Sigma Zeta
Lillian Helena Bibeau*** Health Sciences
Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Jaelyn Shea Blair* Health Sciences
Honors ProgramRobert Charles Block, Jr
Management Jeremy Sam Blydenburgh*
Marketing Nathan Thomas Bonaccorsi**
Management James Robert Boria
Health Sciences Heather Mary Borowy
Nursing Laurel Joy Branco*
Public Health Kenisha Autumn Brannon*
Biology Kendall Braunig
Marketing Paul James Brennan***
Emergency Medical Services Pamela L. Brown ***
Nursing Ella Louise Brownson**
Biology Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Jessica Buckley** Sports and Recreation Management
Alpha Chi Honors Program
***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude
12 ***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude
Jonathan Paul Busolin Management
Katelyn D. Buswell Nursing
Casey Butera Sports and Recreation Management
Mathew David Cady Environmental Science
Michael Calistro Management
Morgan Victoria Candon** Health Sciences
Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Thomas G. Cantwell*** Health Sciences
Psi Chi Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Jesse Joseph Cappello Emergency Medical Services
Sydney Jacqueline Caron** Marketing
Alex Caskie* Management
Samantha Denise Cassella Nursing
Nekita Marie Centolella** Biology
Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Rebecca Marie Chacos Nursing
Lisa Faye Chamberlain Nursing
Megan Marie Charron* Accounting-Finance
Jodi M. Cheeseman Nursing
Brent Chesbrough** Health Sciences
Honors Program
Benjamin Allen Choiniere** Health Sciences
Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Emma K. Ciaranca* Health Sciences
Olivia Marion Ciechon* Health Sciences
Magna Cum Laude Aaron Clarke
Accounting-Finance Izabella Coleman
Health Sciences Allison Diana Collins**
Health Sciences Alpha Chi Honors Program
Hannah Jade Collins* Health Sciences
Psi ChiSigma Tau Delta
Teagen James Thomas Comeau* Biology
Sigma Zeta Katey Anne Comstock
Management Alexander Thomas Connolly
Management Diana Connors**
Accounting-Finance Richard R. Cote, III**
BiologyHealthcare Administration
Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Sophia Rose Cousineau** Health Sciences
Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Shawn A. Croteau*** Emergency Medical Services
Alpha Sigma LambdaSigma Beta Delta
Edward G. Cruz Vazquez Nursing
13***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude
Kathryn Patricia Cunningham** Health Sciences
Psi Chi Alpha Chi Honors Program
Mary Elizabeth Curtin Pierce Nursing
Stella DemaHealth Sciences
Sigma Tau DeltaHailey DeRosa
Health Sciences Oliver Clesmont Desrosiers Management Caitlyn Elizabeth Dion**
Psychology Psi Chi Alpha Chi
Marissa Mae DiVito** Health Sciences
Abigail S. Divoll*** Accounting-Finance
Alpha Chi Amanda A. Donahue*
Psychology Psi Chi
William Arthur Donohue Sports and Recreation Management
Emily Dowd** Public Health
Lambda Alpha Honors Program
Brian Dowling* Health Sciences
Tammy Marie Duffy Nursing
Kelsey Rachel Dungan** Health Sciences
Psi Chi Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Brianna Edwards Management
Liam S. Egan Sports and Recreation Management
Jack T. Ehrhardt Health Sciences
Sarah Mackenzie Ernst** Sports and Recreation Management
Honors ProgramKarla JoAnne Esquivel
Nursing Rebecca Lynne Estabrook
Public Health Stephanie Nicole Evans*
Healthcare Administration Sean Fasoyiro**
Sports and Recreation Management Jaimy Kathryn Fellin*
Healthcare Administration Gema Fernandez Rodriguez
Management Chaston Drake Finaldi
Management Sean Francis Fitzpatrick**
Sports and Recreation Management Lambda Pi Eta Alpha ChiSigma Beta Delta
Ariel Rebecca Flaisher** Health Sciences
Hunter James Flood Accounting-Finance
Stephanie Elizabeth Flores Health Sciences
Marc A. Flores-Perez Marketing
Savannah Jean Flynn* Marketing
Keeton Foster* Marketing
Jennifer Leigh Friscia** Biology
Olivia Christine Gamache Emergency Medical Services
Jasminn Alexs Garcia Environmental Science
Abigail Garnhart ** Health Sciences
Honors ProgramMegan Rose Geddes*
Biology Sarah Marie Gilbert
Nursing
14 ***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude
Alison D. Gilliland Nursing
Alpha Sigma Lambda Evan Glew
Sports and Recreation Management Ashley D. Gonyer
Accounting-Finance Karen R. Goodwin**
Management Carissa Jean Gordon**
Health Sciences Honors Program
Kyle Mark Gosselin* Sports and Recreation Management
Katrina R. Grabeau* Biology
Sigma Zeta Sydania D. Grady
Psychology Kelsey Elizabeth Gray
Healthcare Administration Tre’von J. Gray
Management Jessica Ann Lindeman Greeley
Marketing Liana E. Griswold
Nursing Delaney Lucienne Guimont**
Psychology Psi Chi
Mikayla Rose Guskey* Health Sciences
Psi Chi Connor Lee Hagerty
Biology Vincent N. Hall
Sports and Recreation Management Ashley Anne Haluch***
Public HealthAlpha Chi Honors Program
Rebecca Mary Haluch*** Biology
Alpha ChiSigma Beta Delta Honors Program
Jessica Kaylin Harpell** Health Sciences
Alpha Chi Shaylyn Harrington
Psychology Psi Chi
Marcus James Harrison Public Health
Paul Michael Hartin, Jr.** Health Sciences
Alpha Chi Taylor Hartley
MarketingTyler Thomas Hayes***
Biology Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Lauren Rose Hazelwood** Health Sciences
Psi Chi Alpha Chi
Rebekah Jean Hazleton*** Management
Alpha Chi Sigma Beta DeltaHonors Program
Sarah Kathryn Heckman Biology
Matthew Thomas Heffernan Accounting-Finance
Mary Margaret Gesina Hines** Environmental Science
Honors ProgramSigma Tau Delta
Jebediah B. Hogan Biology
Ashley Elizabeth Hovan*** Health Sciences
Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta Honors Program
Tamra K. Howe Nursing
Eric Allen Hoy*** Emergency Medical Services
Alpha Sigma LambdaSigma Beta Delta
15***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude
Nathan David Hoy Marketing
Mark Anthony Indelicato Sports and Recreation Management
Jessica L. Janas* Environmental Science
Sigma Zeta Kassandra Granola Jaskolski*
Environmental Science Noah Allen Johnson*
Marketing Rosa Blanca Jones*
Health Sciences Sigma ZetaMagna Cum Laude Honors Program
Calia Nicolette Joslyn* Health Sciences
Kylie May Joslyn*** Management
Alpha Sigma LambdaSigma Beta Delta
Christopher John Kay Sports and Recreation Management
Jessica Judith Kelley Nursing
Erin Mackenzie Kelly*** Sports and Recreation Management
Alpha Chi Sigma Beta DeltaHonors Program
Nathan Kelly Health Sciences
Brittney A. Ketchum*** Health Sciences
Alpha Chi Honors Program
Kyle Kiessling* Psychology
Ashley Marie King* Health Sciences
Austin Knuth Management
Noam Kolakofsky**Management
Jillian Rae Koop* Health Sciences
Jessi Helen Kuehl Nursing
Megan M. Kvet Biology
Judith A. LaBelle Nursing
Ted J. Lambert** Emergency Medical Services
Matthew Richard Landers** Health Sciences Alpha Chi
Diana Lynn Landry Nursing
Henry George Lang Management
Noah R. LaPanne Accounting-Finance
Niklas Ralf Laudahn*** Management
Dylan LeBlanc* Health Sciences
Savanna LeBlanc * Health Sciences
Psi Chi Michelle Y. Lennox
Emergency Medical ServicesAlex Lester
Accounting-Finance Flora M. Lopez
Accounting-Finance Stephen Gregory Lovello
Management Ronald Adrian Lucas Ochoa
Marketing Krystopher C. Lucero*
Biology Honors Program
Mitchell Lutz Accounting-Finance
Britney MacRae** Healthcare Administration
Evan W. Magnuson* Health Sciences
Matthew Maher Health Sciences
Amelia Doris Mamone* Health Sciences
16 ***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude
Christopher Manuel** Accounting-Finance
Veronica M. Marques*** Sports and Recreation Management
Bethany Anne Martin** Management
Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta
Lindsay T. Martinez Health Sciences
Jammie Lee Mascitti Nursing
Callie J. Mathers Biology
Kasumi Matsumoto** Management
Alpha Chi Honors Program
Olivia Elizabeth McGettigan** Environmental Science
Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Emma R. McGonagle** Biology
Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Camryn Rita McKeown**Health Sciences
Psi Chi Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Margaret May McSweeny Nursing
Aisling R. Meehan Marketing
Chelsea Leigh Melancon Health Sciences
Caitlin Alice Menzies Marketing
Monica Rachel Mercado Psychology
Psi Chi Faith Marie Miller
Health Sciences Psi Chi
Jocelyn Noelle Moody** Health Sciences
Cassidy Lynn Morgan* Health Sciences
Honors ProgramJames William Morrissey, Jr.**
Accounting-Finance Alpha ChiSigma Beta Delta
Ryan Joseph Mullen Health Sciences
Susanne Marie Murdock Nursing
Lisa Muscedere Biology
Sam David Myers Environmental Science
Michael Edward Nally* Sports and Recreation Management
Andrew T. Nelson Sports and Recreation Management
Linda J. Nelson** Accounting-Finance
Jordan Haley Newcomb Psychology
Psi Chi Tommy H. Nguyen**
Health Sciences Sigma Zeta
Raeshell Kaylonie Nixon* Health Sciences
Shannon Ann Nowicki*** Management
Alpha Chi Sigma Beta DeltaHonors Program
Kelly Amber O’Donnell* Public Health
Paul O’Leary** Sports and Recreation Management
Brittany Rose Oliveira* Health Sciences
Alex Osei-Agyemang Health Sciences
Ayodelé Chiké O’uhuru Environmental Science
Jonel Ozuna Accounting-Finance
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Mackenzie Matthew Pace ** Management
Sigma Beta Delta Ann Marie Palmieri
Nursing Sheileen M. Parracino**
Management Alpha Chi
Kellie Lynn Patterson Parry*** Healthcare Administration
James Louis Pasqua Health Sciences
Nathan M. Patterson* Management
Mary Pease** Accounting-Finance
Alex Joseph Pelletier* Sports and Recreation Management
Magna Cum LaudeChloe Patricia Pelletier**
Health Sciences Psi ChiAlpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Matthew C. Perreault* Marketing
Joseph Renzo Piana*** Biology
Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Zachary Pimentel Nursing
Anthony Pizzo* Health Sciences
Ryan Alan Plummer*** Biology
Alpha Chi Honors Program
Sarah Poirier Health Sciences
Jadel Poon-Lewis Sports and Recreation Management
Victoria E. Preis Biology
Victoria Michelle Prest Environmental Science
Olivia Newton Preston*** Management
Alpha Chi Honors Program
Ahmed Rabbani Biology
Ashley Ramos** Management
Brian Felipe Ranger** Health Sciences
Kurtis Raymond** Marketing
Alpha Chi Jason Robert Reed*
Sports and Recreation ManagementJessica M. Rego**
Marketing Alpha Chi Honors Program
Glen Dakota Reign Accounting-Finance
Rosaysela Rey-Kelly Nursing
Jocelynn Reyna* Health Sciences
Sarah Caroline Rich*** Biology
Alpha Chi Honors Program
Michele Marie Richards Nursing
Jessica M. Richardson Nursing
Anastasia Elizabeth Ricko Integrated Studies
Morgan Riley* Psychology
Honors ProgramMiles-Blue Grossman Rimbaud
Accounting-Finance Andrea Rogers
Biology Kailey Anne Ross***
Health Sciences Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude
18 ***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude
Mackenzie Elizabeth Rushia*** Healthcare Administration
Alpha Chi Sigma Beta DeltaHonors Program
Brenna Russin* Health Sciences
Honors ProgramConnor James Sahlin
Management Abigail Saldana
Nursing Patrick Sean Salmon Sports and Recreation Management Faith Amelia Santa Cruz
Biology Ryan Sasseville
Environmental Science Jacklyn Mary Satkus
Environmental Science Daniya Monet Schofield
Biology Christina Leigh Schreib***
Biology Psi Chi Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Stephanie Ann Scolastico Accounting-Finance
Miranda Seppala ** Public Health
Alyssa M. Shaw** Biology
Magna Cum Laude Honors Program
Andrew J. Sheets** Marketing
Alpha Chi Sigma Beta DeltaHonors Program
Cameron Paul Shepardson Accounting-Finance
Alexandre Silva Sports and Recreation Management
Kara Silva Integrated Studies
Justin Skapczynski Environmental Science
Daniel Sletterink* Marketing
Brian Christopher Smith Management
Julia Victoria Smit** Health Sciences
Sigma Zeta Matthew J. Smith
Marketing Shepheard Andrew Stahel ***
Biology Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta
Lauren Stankiewicz Health Sciences
Jack Steeves Environmental Science
Nicole Katlyn Stockburger Nursing
Jessica Rose Strack** Accounting-Finance
Honors ProgramAlaura Lynn Sullivan
Health Sciences Brandi Swett**
Biology Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Shigenobu Taki* Environmental Science
Diane Tate*** Healthcare Administration
Brandon Scott Thibodeau ** Health Sciences
Alpha Chi Melissa Tivnan*
Health Sciences Psi Chi
Matthew-Donald Toombs** Management
Lambda Pi Eta
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Cameron Janusz Torres** Sports and Recreation Management
Alpha Chi Sigma Beta DeltaHonors Program
Jennifer Anne Toschik Nursing
Amanda Nicole Travaglini Nursing
Kelly Ann Turney Biology
Patrick J. Twomey Emergency Medical Services
Krystin Alyse Wolkenbrod Valentine Nursing
Victoria Blanca Vargas*** Health Sciences
Alpha Chi Honors Program
Leah Elizabeth Varney*** Health Sciences
Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Kiley Ann Vermette*** Health Sciences
Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Christina Viering Health Sciences
Tyler Michael Vieux Marketing
Anthony Thomas Vincequere** Healthcare Administration
Felicia Nicole Walalis** Psychology
Psi Chi Alpha Chi Honors Program
Sarah Elizabeth Waldrep Health Sciences
Matthew W. Walsh Integrated Studies
Casey Lynne Wayrynen*** Health Sciences Alpha Chi
Zlanpea Wehyee * Environmental Science
Sigma Zeta Sarah Danielle White*
Health Sciences Psi Chi
Kelly Ann Wilson** Biology
Sigma Zeta Honors Program
Zoe-Ann Kahanuola Yamamoto Marketing
Krystyna Zaniewski* Integrated Studies
Rebecca Zylak*** Health Sciences Honors Program
Bachelor of ArtsTyler John Aragão*
Sports Media Alexa Marie Asta **
Communication Lambda Pi Eta Honors Program
Nicholas James Ayoub Criminal Justice
Cristina Barbellido Serrano* Psychology
Samantha Lynn Bedard** Secondary Education
Pi Lambda Theta Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta Honors Program
Justin Bennett* Criminal Justice
Jalen Michael Benoit** Elementary Education
Pi Lambda Theta Alpha ChiPi Lambda Theta
Shaughnessy D. Benoit Sports Media
Salvatore Bevilacqua* Human Services
***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude
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Joseph Rhett Blyzinskyj Psychology
Elijah M. Boyle Criminal Justice
Pi Sigma Alpha Bailey L. Braudis **
Criminal Justice Alpha Phi Sigma Alpha Chi Honors Program
Christopher Michael Breault Criminal Justice
Amelia Ann Brennan*** Psychology
Psi Chi Alpha Chi
Sara Alexandra Brittingham** Secondary Education
Sigma Tau Delta Kyana Brizuela
EnglishSigma Tau Delta
Alexander Richard Caires *** History
Phi Alpha Theta Alpha Chi
Austin Stephen Callaway Sports Media
Dante Michael Camacho* Political Science
Phi Alpha Theta Pi Sigma Alpha
Amanda Jane Carter Human Services
Christopher Charles Criminal Justice
Tyler William Thomas Comeau** Communication
Lambda Pi Eta Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta
Alexis Brooke Compton Secondary Education
Ashley T. Conway*** Secondary Education
Pi Lambda Theta Alpha Chi
Julia Cormier** Secondary Education
Pi Lambda Theta Alpha Chi
Miranda C. Crane*** Criminal Justice
Alpha Phi Sigma Alpha Chi Honors Program
Christopher James Danksewicz*** Criminal Justice
Alpha Phi Sigma Alpha Chi Honors Program
Alexandra Anne Davison*** Human Services
Alpha Sigma Lambda Cameron Ross Day**
History Phi Alpha Theta Pi Lambda Theta Alpha Chi
Shawn T. DeCost Criminal Justice
Nicole Destefano Criminal Justice
Kimberly Michelle DiLorenzo* English
Sigma Tau Delta Samantha Rose DiPietro
Criminal Justice Sigma Tau Delta
Emma Elizabeth DiRocco* Criminal Justice Alpha Phi Sigma
Ann Margaret DiSciscio Biology
Colin Doherty Communication
Hayley Anne Doneghey* Psychology Psi Chi
Savannah Aurora Drowne English
Sigma Tau Delta
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Alyssa Marie Giannantonio Criminal Justice
Joshua Giaquinto Music
Meg Elizabeth Gilbride** Criminal Justice
Alpha Phi Sigma Alpha Chi Honors Program
Brianna L. Gilman Communication
Matthew E. Gossington Criminal Justice
Trevor Paul Guay* Criminal Justice
Ashley Paige Hescock** Secondary Education
Pi Lambda Theta Alpha Chi Honors Program
Roslyn Kate Hodgkins** History
Phi Alpha Theta Lambda Alpha Alpha Chi Honors Program
Kelsey Marie Holmes Psychology
Ensley Kenzie Hostetter* Psychology
Psi Chi Jennifer Rose Iozzi**
Elementary Education Pi Lambda Theta
Trevon Ni’Shaun Jengelly Communication
Walker Vernon John* Communication
Lambda Pi Eta Bryce P. Johnson**
Sports Media Lambda Pi Eta
Markeytah Johnson Anthropology
Siani J. Joseph Criminal Justice
Psi Chi
Brittany Fleurette-Marie Ducharme*** Psychology
Alpha Phi Sigma Psi Chi Alpha Chi Honors Program
Derek T. Duffy* Criminal Justice
Ariel Lea Dumont*** Secondary Education
Pi Lambda Theta Trent Dunn
Sports Media Shane Duquette*
Music Magna Cum Laude
Ryan David Eldridge Criminal Justice
Kayla Everts Elementary Education
Oladoyin Fadojutimi Communication
Cameron R. Foley Criminal Justice
Ameryca Lee Rosa Freeman** Anthropology
Lambda Alpha Psi Chi Honors Program
Matthew Kenneth Furey* Criminal Justice
Ian L. Furtado Criminal Justice
Madison Ann Gagnon* Criminal Justice
Alpha Phi Sigma Honors Program
Haley Julia Gardner Communication
Megan Rose Gayle Educational Studies
Emma Barbara Gelinas*** Psychology
Alpha Phi Sigma Psi Chi Alpha Chi Honors Program
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Jillian Angelica Morales* English
Sigma Tau Delta Honors Program
Sean Clifford Munzing* Criminal Justice
Alpha Phi Sigma Julius David Peel*
History Phi Alpha Theta Pi Sigma Alpha
Jarred T. Perley Environmental Studies
Tyler Peterson Communication
Lambda Pi Eta Harrsion David Pitts
Criminal Justice Bridgette Elizabeth Prentiss
Educational Studies Morgan Lynn Prindle*
Elementary EducationSigma Tau Delta
Brenna K. Ranagan** Human Services
Ryan David Richardson Environmental Studies
Casarra Roderick* Criminal Justice
Honors ProgramKaitlyn Mae Rooney**
Psychology Psi Chi Alpha Chi
Teja Sandadi Environmental Studies
Tristan Schluter* Psychology
Patrick Seavey Sports Media
Falu Seck Communication
CeLynn Michelle Siemons*** Communication
Lambda Pi Eta Alpha Chi Honors Program
Elizabeth Rose Jurgilewicz*** Anthropology
Phi Alpha Theta Lambda Alpha Alpha Chi Honors Program
Alexus Agape Kalampalikis* Educational Studies
Sigma Tau Delta Ian Richard Keating*
Communication Hannah Vaughn LaTorraca*
Psychology Psi Chi Honors Program
Stephanie Nicole LeClair** Communication
Lambda Pi Eta Gerald Francis Miguel Leith, III
Criminal Justice Isabella Rezende Lima**
Political Science Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Program
Matthew LoPrestiCriminal Justice
Olivia C. Mabbett Biology
Taylor J. MacPhee Environmental Studies
Samuel Malley English
Zackary A. Manganello* Criminal Justice
Pi Sigma Alpha Zachary Bradford Masiello
Sports Media Patrick Michael McCarthy
Criminal Justice David Houston McDonough
Criminal Justice Molly Claire McNamara
Educational Studies Matthew Patrick Michals
Psychology Kyle B. Monahan
Criminal Justice
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Matthew Simpson* Anthropology
Lambda AlphaSigma Tau Delta
Kobie Smith Criminal Justice
Samantha Lynn Sookdeo** Biology
Pi Lambda Theta Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta
Ashlyn Nycole Sperry** Educational Studies
Sigma Tau Delta Laura Elizabeth Spicer**
Educational StudiesSigma Tau Delta
Jenny Corine St. Jean Human Services
Amber J. Stephens** Environmental Studies
Beth Stewart Criminal Justice
Jessica Lauren Strassburg** Secondary Education
Pi Lambda ThetaSigma Tau Delta Alpha Chi
Allison Sugar* Psychology
Psi Chi Thomas David Sutherland***
History Phi Alpha Theta Pi Lambda Theta
Samantha Sweetman* Anthropology
Lambda AlphaSigma Tau Delta
Meghan Elizabeth Tarr Communication
Alexandre Thenin* Political Science
Ty’Saan Towns Communication
Richard J. Veisz Environmental Studies
Sophia Maria Venezia** Communication
Lambda Pi Eta Honors Program
Brigid Washburn* Communication Lambda Pi Eta
Mariah Leigh Wattendorf Integrated Studies
Haley Elizabeth Weeks** Criminal Justice
Alpha Chi Honors Program
Nicole Whitman Elementary Education
Bryana Michelle Williams*** Criminal Justice
Alpha Phi Sigma Alpha Chi Honors Program
Jacob Alexander Woolson Criminal Justice
Alana Wyatt Self Designed
Associate of Arts
Tonja Marie AlticeBusiness
Alpha Sigma LambdaAlisha Rene Collier
BusinessSheila Hadley Fielder
BusinessJames Richard Houlne, Sr.
General StudiesAlpha Sigma Lambda
Zachary Michael LazzaroCriminal Justice
Jacob James NeroBusiness
Glen Dakota ReignBusiness
Valerie Kaye SaveallBusiness
Odaro D. UwagboeBusiness
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Academic Regalia
Caps and gowns are a link with the early universities of the Middle Ages. In a time when all students were clerics, the gown and its attached hood served the dual function of keeping the student warm in unheated buildings and of identifying the particular order to which he belonged.
Modern academic regalia in the United States is based on an intercollegiate code established in 1895. The gown is commonly black, differing slightly according to the level of the degree. The baccalaureate gown has long pointed sleeves and is worn closed. The master’s gown is designed to be worn open or closed and is distinguished by its oblong sleeve open at the wrist. The doctoral gown also may be worn open or closed. It has long, bell-shaped sleeves and is paneled in velvet with three matching velvet bars on the sleeves. The velvet may be black or a color distinctive of the degree conferred: Ph.D., blue; M.D., green; etc. Trustees wear doctoral gowns.
Caps are usually of the mortarboard style and are retained on the head throughout all academic exercises except during prayer when the men should remove them. The tassel on the mortarboard cap may be black or of the color indicating the degree. The doctor’s tassel is gold. The tassel is worn over the left front quarter of the cap once the degree has been awarded.
The hoods are satin lined with the colors of the institution which conferred the degree; Franklin Pierce hoods are crimson and gray satin. The color of the velvet border indicates the subject to which the degree pertains.
Agriculture.................................Maize
Architecture......................Blue-Violet
Arts, Humanities, Letters...........White
Business......................................Drab
Communication...................Crimson
Conservation...........................Russett
Criminal Justice............Midnight Blue
Divinity..................................Scarlet
Economics...............................Copper
Education............................Light Blue
Engineering.............................Orange
Fine Arts...................................Brown
Foreign Affairs..................Aquamarine
Public Service..................Peacock Blue
Health & Rehabilitation......Sage Green
Law...........................................Purple
Library Science.........................Lemon
Music...........................................Pink
Nursing...................................Apricot
Pharmacy....................................Olive
Philosophy...........................Dark Blue
Physical Therapy.........................Green
Psychology...................................Gold
Public Health...................Salmon Pink
Sciences, Mathematics.....Science Gold
Social Science............................Citron
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Honor Cord Colors
Academic Honors (Latin)...........................................................................Gold
Undergraduate students will be awarded Latin honors upon conferral of the Bachelor degree if they have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours in residence and meet the following minimum requirements: Cum Laude (indicated by *): Cumulative grade point average of 3.25–3.49 at the time of degree conferral. Magna Cum Laude (indicated by **): Cumulative grade point average of 3.50–3.79 at the time of degree conferral. Summa Cum Laude (indicated by ***): Cumulative grade point average of 3.80–4.00 at the time of degree conferral.
Alpha ChiNational College Honor Society................................................Blue & Green
Alpha Phi SigmaNational Criminal Justice Honor Society....................................Blue & Gold
Alpha Sigma LambdaNational Honor Society for Adult Learners.......................Burgundy & Gold
Chi Alpha SigmaNational College Athlete Honor Society.................................Black & Yellow
Lambda AlphaNational Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology.................White Sash
Lambda Pi EtaHonor Society of the National Communication Association.......Red & White
Phi Alpha ThetaNational History Honor Society............................................Red & Sky Blue
Pi Lambda ThetaEducation Direct Honors Program........................................................Yellow
Pi Sigma AlphaNational Political Science Honor Society.........................White, Red & Black
Psi ChiThe National Honor Society in Psychology....................Platinum & Dark Blue
Sigma Tau DeltaInternational English Honor Society..............................Cardinal Red & Black
Sigma Beta DeltaInternational Honor Society in Business, Management & Administration.................................................Blue & White
Sigma Zeta Gamma EpsilonNational Science and MathematicsHonor Society...................................................Medallion with Gold Ribbon
Other graduation cords are distributed by groups within, and outside of, the University. These adornments symbolize significant commitment and achievement.
We congratulate these students on their accomplishments.
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Franklin Pierce UniversityBoard of Trustees
Frederick W. Pierce, IV Chairman
The Honorable Leslye A. Arsht
John T. Burke ’66
Steven V. Camerino
Joseph M. Delancy ’82
Elizabeth DiPietro
Caryl Felicetta
Genevieve McGillicuddy ’94
Al N. Marulli, Jr. ’69
Kim Mooney ’83, President
Sean O’Kane
Robert F. Riley ’82
Teresa Rosenberger
Jonathan Slavin ’92
Terrell Boston Smith ’05
Alfred Zucaro, Jr.
Lloyd Astmann ’69, Trustee Emeritus
Carleen Farrell ’71, Trustee Emerita
Marlin Fitzwater, Trustee Emeritus