Kean University
Nathan Weiss Graduate College
CommencementMay 19, 2015
Procession
WelcomeMs. Ada Morell ’97
Chair of the Kean University Board of Trustees
Star-Spangled BannerLyrics by Francis Scott Key
Performed by Ms. Christine Danelson ’15
InvocationFr. Bill Sheridan
Chaplain
Introduction of Platform Party and President’s RemarksPresident Dawood Farahi, Ph.D.
All of MeMusic & Lyrics by John Legend & Toby Gad
Choreographed by Joshua BergasseAssistant Choreographer Elisabetta Spuria
Performed by Mike Baerga, Kevin Csolak, Tenealle Farragher, Tom Feeney, Pamela Gaccione, Greer Gisy, Shiloh Goodin, Voltaire Wade Greene, Reed Kelly, Ryan Koss, Jenny Laroche, Chase Madigan, Courtney Ortiz,
Casey Lee Ross, Ariel Shepley, Lauren Strigari, Eric Stretch, Kathy VanDereedt
Introduction of Commencement SpeakerTrustee Richard F. Trabert
Kean University Board of Trustees
Commencement AddressMs. Judy A. Smith
Founder and PresidentSmith & Company
Presentation of Kean Medal to Ms. Judy A. SmithPresident Dawood Farahi, Ph.D.
Presentation of the Class of 2015Dr. Jeffrey Beck
Dean of the Nathan Weiss Graduate College
Graduate Student with Distinction AddressMs. Catherine Siobhan McNulty ’15
Graduate and Part-Time Student CouncilMr. Charlie Campbell ’15, Vice President of Programming
Ms. Ruth Ma ’15, Public Relations Director
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Conferral of Degrees and Presentation of DiplomasPresident Dawood Farahi, Ph.D.
Message from the Alumni AssociationMr. Edward Esposito ’69, ’72
Alumni Association President
Kean University Alma MaterMusic and Lyrics by Alice Leon
Performed by Ms. Kasoundra Clemons ’15
Closing RemarksMs. Ada Morell ’97
Chair, Kean University Board of Trustees
RecessionalCoburger Marsch by Herbert Von Karajan
American Sign Language interpretation for ceremony provided by Dr. Carol Goodman, Kean University Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Disorders and Deafness
Ms. Monica Nativo ’08
Ms. Dana Bartone ’15, Ms. Marina Caplin ’15, Ms. Judiel Nebalasca ’15
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Commencement Speaker
Judy A. Smith
Judy A. Smith is the founder and president of Smith & Company, a leading strategic and crisis com-munications firm with offices in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. Over the last 25 years, Ms.Smith has brought her unique combination of communication skills, media savvy, legal and polit-ical acumen to clients facing a wide array of issues and challenges throughout the United States andabroad.
Ms. Smith honed her skills through her experiences with some of the most historic and sensation-al events of our time, including the Iran Contra investigation, the prosecution of formerWashington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, the 1991 Gulf War, the Los Angeles riots, the SupremeCourt confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas, President Clinton’s scandal involvingMonica Lewinsky, the congressional inquiry of Enron, the General Petraeus CIA scandal, and theUnited Nations Foundation and World Health Organization response to the SARS epidemic.
Perhaps best known in media circles for her expertise as a crisis management advisor, Ms. Smithhas served as a consultant for a host of high profile, celebrity and entertainment clients over thecourse of her career including, but not limited to, Monica Lewinsky, Senator Larry Craig fromIdaho, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., actor Wesley Snipes, NFL quarterback Michael Vick,celebrity chef Paula Deen and the family of Chandra Levy.
Prior to her legal career, Ms. Smith worked as a writer and public affairs specialist for several pub-lications and private organizations headquartered in Washington, D.C. She received a Bachelor ofScience degree in Public Relations from Boston University and graduated from the AmericanUniversity Washington College of Law where she was the first African-American woman to serveas Executive Editor of the Law Review.
As a result of her wide-ranging and groundbreaking career, Shonda Rhimes, creator of ABC’s hittelevision dramas Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, developed a television drama about theworld of crisis management inspired by Ms. Smith. The series, entitled Scandal, revolves aroundthe life and work of a professional fixer. Ms. Smith serves as co-executive producer of the projectand provides insight and technical expertise on crisis management issues.
Ms. Smith is the author of the book, Good Self, Bad Self, published by Free Press, an imprint ofSimon & Schuster, Inc. She has received numerous communications and leadership awards and isactive in community service.
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Board of TrusteesMs. Ada Morell ’97 – Chair
Mr. Michael D’Agostino – Vice Chair
Dr. Lamont Repollet ’00 – Secretary
Ms. Helyn Payne Baltimore
Dr. Thomas J. Bistocchi
Mr. Robert Cockren, Esq.
Mr. Eugene C. Enlow, Esq.
Mr. Dave Gibbons, Esq.
Mr. John Kean, Jr.
Mr. Douglas Keller
Ms. Linda Lewis
Mr. James S. Simpson
Ms. Barbara Sobel ’71
Mr. Richard F. Trabert
Ms. Rachel Syko – Student Trustee
Ms. Abby Gallego – Alternate Student Trustee
Mr. Joseph Wilf H’09 – Trustee Emeritus
Ms. Audrey M. Kelly – Executive Director to the Board of Trustees
AdministrationDr. Dawood Farahi – President
Mr. Philip Connelly – Executive Vice President for Operations
Dr. Jeffrey Toney – Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Ms. Janice Murray-Laury – Vice President for Student Affairs
Ms. Carla Willis – Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Research
Ms. Susan Kayne – Vice President for University Relations
Ms. Audrey M. Kelly – Executive Director to the Board of Trustees
DeansDr. Jeffrey Beck – Dean of the Nathan Weiss Graduate College
Dr. Michael Cooper – Dean of the College of Business and Public Management
Dr. Anthony Pittman – Acting Dean of the College of Education
Dr. Suzanne Bousquet – Acting Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. George Chang – Dean of the College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences
Dr. George Arasimowicz – Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts
Prof. David Mohney – Dean of The Michael Graves College
Prof. Rose Gonnella – Robert Busch School of Design
Dr. Keith Bostian – Dean of the New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics
Mace CarrierMr. Patrick J. Ippolito – Elementary, Middle & Secondary Education, College of Education
Color GuardPetty Officer First Class Ilpa Patel
United States Navy
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Faculty AttendingNathan WeissGraduate College Counselor EducationJuneau GaryMarcela KepicovaRobert KitzingerJ. Barry MascariAllison PaoliniRebekah PenderMaria del Carmen
RodriguezMedea ValdezJane WebberEducationalLeadershipKathe CallahanEfthimia ChristieLeonard ElovitzSoundaram RamaswamiLeila SadeghiOccupational TherapyMary FalzaranoJennifer GardnerLaurie Knis-MatthewsMariann MoranClaire MulryGeraldine Pagaoa-CruzThais PetrocelliPsychology David BrandweinDaniela ColognoriAdrienne GarroAaron GubiJennifer LernerDonald MarksLinda SymanskiAndrew WolaninSocial WorkDenise EllisMaureen V. HimchakJosephine JarolmenJennifer PaxPatricia Sherman
College of Businessand PublicManagementSchool of Accountingand FinanceStephen McCarthyJurica SusnjaraSchool of CriminalJustice and PublicAdministrationCraig DonovanJames DrylieVenessa GarciaConnie Hassett-WalkerMorgan LauryPatrick McManimonPatricia MooreYvonne SegarsSchool ofManagement,MarketingJanine BlackJoseph McGillShanggeun RheeShweta SinghSchool of GlobalBusiness/Global MBAMichael CooperEimear NolanDavid ShaniVeysel Yucetepe
College ofEducationSchool ofCommunicationDisorders andDeafnessJeanne AvittoAlan GertnerBarbara GlazewskiMahchid NamaziSheree ReeseMartin Shulman
School of Curriculumand TeachingJennifer ChenNurka NievesGail VerdiM. Ann WalkoTom WalshJerry WeinerSchool of GlobalEducation andInnovationMichael SearsonSchool of PhysicalEducation, Recreationand HealthJessica AdamsNorma BoweLuis MartiinezSharon E. McKenzieJosh PalgiSchool of SpecialEducation andLiteracyJohn BurkeJoan KastnerBeverly KlingWalter OberwanowiczSusan PolirstokVictoria ReyEthel Young
College ofHumanities andSocial SciencesSchool ofCommunication, Mediaand JournalismFred FitchWilliam KolbenschlagCathleen LondinoBrian OakesJack SargentWenli Yuan
School of EnglishStudiesJan BalakianSally ChandlerDaniel GoverDaniel O’DayMark SuttonMia ZamoraHistoryFrank Argote-FreyreSue GronewoldXurong KongC. Brid NicholsonSchool of PsychologyPaula AvioliRichard ContiSharon FousheeZandra GratzJanine Martins-ShannonLauren MastrobuonoJane O’BrienIlyse O’DeskyJanelle SimmonsMuriel Singer
College of Natural,Applied andHealth SciencesComputer ScienceChing-yu HuangJuan LiPatricia MorrealeMiguel Mosteiro School of MathematicsLouis BeaugrisSchool of NaturalSciencesMandy BennettPatrick FieldNorberto MapoMatthew MongelliBrian Teasdale
School of NursingKaren DeWittVirginia FitzsimonsJan KaminskyKaren MoosviKathleen NevilleTraci Sicurella
College of Visual and PerformingArts Fine ArtsJoseph AmorinoMusicJulie Harris
NJ Center for Science,Technology andMathematics Brian BaldwinFarnum EdwardDavid JoinerJames MerrittDil RamanathanYazhou Sun
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Master of Arts
January 2015 GraduatesCollege of Business and Public Management
Criminal JusticeAlissa Marie Mezzo
Olalekan A. AdigunRobert J. AhrensShadaya M. BennettPatrick John Crann
Cassondra Lynn DiazAna M. FreireCorina HernandezSarah H. Ligorski
Maureen Chijiago Ogbuehi
Stacey J. PontorieroBrittney A. Powell
Britney L. RobinsonSean Robert SmithBrenda Dunlop SorrinRobert M. Stanley Jr.
Master of Public Administration
Raymond Asamoah Brobbey
Gerard Michael GeraciAshley Simone Hinds
Wenhao NiGang Pang
Jian Xie
Master of Science
Accounting
Maria Cougil Lorenzo Malgorzata B. Czerwonka Alex KardosFahad Khan
Tania Marisa da Cunha Valentim
Master of Business Administration
Exercise ScienceShannon Duffy
Master of Science
CommunicationStudiesAssaf Ibrahim AlassafGarieka Shanique Joedian
GodfreyAmy Elizabeth KeitelCarol J. Smith
English WritingStudiesJay Daniel HicksLaurelle S. Wallach
Holocaust andGenocide StudiesHolly Robyn BeinMatthew A. Delanoy
Political ScienceAlexander Kenneth Gatto
PsychologyWanda T. JeterPayal Trushar PatelBrian Joseph PuglieseRochelle Trochez
Sociology andSocial JusticeVeronika CreadleStrawberry Fields
Catherine GallagherJamie D. Johnson Sr.Lena C. SpenceKevin TangElizabeth VolfmanLa Shana T. Walters
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Instruction andCurriculumNina C. AllogramentoJarred Lamar BoykinCasandra GabrieleJaclyn Celina HolzerRandi Allison JonesYanira M. Leitão
Alvaro QuinteroRebecca A. RuballosMark Richard Thompson
ReadingSpecializationMelissa Maria GlennJessica Lee GoncalvesChristina A. Korecki-Diaz
Special EducationSarah L. Baratta
Speech LanguagePathologyRichard Lawrence AngelilloKatherine E. GelpkeAmy Brooke GervisMegan Ryan McGrath
Lia PazueloGillian Marissa VelmerPamela S. Welch-Reinoso
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Khalilah Alafia Williams
Professional Diploma
Marriage and Family Therapy
College of Education
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Master of Arts
Alexandra Elizabeth Pobuta Livingston R. Wilson
College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences
Master of Science
ComputerInformationSystemsNayan Rameshchandra
Bhavsar
Isaac P BuzibaThejasri DowluriShruti MishraOpeyemi Tolulope
Oyewole
Computing,Statistics, andMathematicsBeth H. Grivoyannis
Mathematics Education
Yetunde Adesola AmokunEugene Y. Callender
Jeryl Del VecchioVirginia Ebele Ejiofor
Daniella McCrannMaryjean Natoli
Fely Asi Schickler
Master of Science in Nursing
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Liberal StudiesLucille Giarratano
Master of Arts
College of Visual and Performing Arts
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Isha BhattTamika R. Carty
Khushbu G. GajjarJadson B. Nyakeri
Viken D. Patel Hetal V. Patel
Master of Science
New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics
Biotechnology Science
Master of Arts
CounselingChristopher Jéan AndrewsElba Maria CeballoSheila ColonLisa Jean DeLorenzoMarilee FarmerKathleen Anne Foster
Satinder KaurJeanna M. MartinezAlexander MilesLauren M. MironovGail Rona RheinAmanda Marie
Wondzynski
EducationalAdministrationMichael Joseph BryceSteven Anthony BuonaspinaCara J. BurtonCandice Kenney
Diana Marie Dos SantosNicole Giordano LemoineRandi L. MoranLuis F. RinconMichael Thomas Saulnier
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Master of Science
OccupationalTherapyBeatrice AlexisNirali P. BoradJill Catherine ByorisJuan Carlos CastellanosNaomi CohenKyle J. Cronin
Zuzanna Z. DabekDanielle Marie DeRiggiPauline Nicole EskanderRachel Nicole FischKirsten Frisch-AlbanitoKaitlyn Michelle GallGonzalo GarciaAshley Erin Hague
Brielle Nicole HassaJaclyn L. JanickyAlana Maria JoganRebecca Lee JonesCynthia Marie KingJessica L. KirschAdam J. KistyMichael Henry Lake
Ruth MaMichael J. MoranElizabeth Hope PadykulaMichelle Yael RakovskyEstee SaksBrittany J. SimmsKimberly Zissler-Syers
Nathan Weiss Graduate College
Jennifer Ann Ferraioli LaShawn D. Gibson-Burney
Kelly T. Williams
Doctor of Education
Educational Leadership
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Degree Candidates for May 2015College of Business and Public Management
Master of Arts
Keshia M. BorstCharles J. Campbell
Edward Kelly Mariana I. Tamariz Yeny Torres
Tarig Abdalatif AbboJanet Cheryl AbrahamsLance Scott AbramowitzNana Christian AnsahThompson Adusei BoafoTammi BrownEvonna Evelyn ByrdDiana P. Calle
Andrew G. CampIsidro CruzCarlos M. DeSousaJahleel Khary DrewerySmith EstiméLeonard S. GraysonMichael J. HaddadCraig Herbert Hock
John Jackson Jr.Lori Ann KastnerKimberly Marie LourencoPatricia Corrine MyersIlpa PatelRoshni Y. PatelTara B. PaxtonManuel E. Ramirez
Allison Michelle RomeiLlewellyn A. SalazarJoseph James SarnoJacqueline McMillan B.
Thomas
Master of Public Administration
Anthony ConradDaniel James Fennessy
Wei Xu GalliganKeith Michael Lorfing
Deng PanJohn D. Petrucelli
Oxana V. Tikhonova
Master of Science
Accounting
Criminal Justice
Sandra S. AbujawdehPrincy Tekwani AroraTarun AroraSalvatore CaruvanaJoella J. Cumberbatch
Alann Fils-AimeDesiree D. FrancoisYasmín Del Pilar GonzálesLauren Kristina LopezHenry Adawari Mac-Pepple
Sharon MolinaFrancisco Eugenio De
Oliveira NetoOlumide Abayomi
Olubanjo
Lyudmila OstrovskySarvil PatelKaren Gisselle QuincheEdison Soto
Master of Business Administration
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College of Education
Early ChildhoodEducationErin Kathleen ButterlyMary Grace Magadia
GarciaMonika Regina LewisDiane Matos-ReisKristen M. MingoiaMelissa L. SamoilowMarissa L. Torres
Instruction andCurriculumLissette AbreuJessica AlvarezAngelica P. AlvarezTeodor BiletskiAnson R. BooryAstra K. BrauerAndrea BuckoLaura M. ConnollyDiana Maria CostaMatthew Michael DiprofioAmy Anne GarrettHeather Marie GarrettSandra L. GilPamela Velechko GordonDavid Johnson
Nelson Adelino PiresChristine Marie RodriguezBarbie Stefanie ThomasKimberly VrabelJian Ye
ReadingSpecializationRenee Lynn BischoffDori Alysa D’AloisioJanice L. LyczkowskiAlexandra NascimentoKayla J. SarikDanielle A. StioAnna Tulipani
Special EducationFredelyne C.S. AlcideBriana Sue AmatoZulay AponteAlexandria Tranase ArtistJessica Hazel BovinoNicole Anne CaravellaMichelle Domenica
CaroppoloChristopher Anthony
CarranoAnton Carrera
Rebecca Shari CohenSuzanne DeFilippoMatthew Joseph DempseyIbyns L. GarrettJulie A. JacksonNicole Deanna KoganMaria KoukourasChelsea Alyson LuskNicole M. MartinMegan Aileen MahoneyCatherine Siobhan McNultyJacqueline Marie MillarKarin Pena NavasJoy Alena Etiosa Otokiti
GarroLinda E. PonzioKimberly K. QuinlanJoyce Ann ReuterJose M. RodriguezAngelica SalazarErin A. ScottLauren Patricia SicaJennifer Ferreira SousaMaria S. SpinaErika M. StinsonFrancesca A. VernoiaBeth Marie Wislinski
Speech LanguagePathologyCarey L. AbeledaBrianna BaroneLeetal BirgerEmily A. CarangeloSheneé L. CarrollJohanna Carolina ChaconTamara Lynn CressMelissa Ann de VriesAhuva ErreichMichelle B. FriedJulianne HabelAviva L. HamburgerJanira HidalgoCaroline E. KlingViktoria Korneeva-TchaikaDaniel Edward KulikMolly H. MalarKarla Estrada SaborioKimberly Ann SmelaJessi A. SteinbergMariella SterlacciCaitlin Marie WescottAlexandria Zilz
Master of Arts
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Samantha Elizabeth BirdAlexander Michael
Cicchino
Gisella E. DiazRodrigo FloresBonny Frescura
Stephanie Marie GodwinBlake W. JonasJeniffer Moreno
Payal Trushar PatelVivian M. PertuzJessica Alexandra Ulloa
Professional Diploma
Marriage and Family Therapy
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CommunicationStudiesAlexandria T. BerkleyKisha M. DasentJustin Michael ErnstLaToya HarteGina Marie KendraWalter Stephen KudronJenayah A. Mathis-
MinniganMonica I. MoraisCyd Marie MoralesGregory Albert MorganArnulfo Jose RamosAneesah L. Serrano
English WritingStudiesMary Ellen BanfieldNicole Lorraine Dreste
Frances JachewiczGina Marie JorgeKristi Annelie KulcsarSimone Kim TaittMeaghan Kathryn Walsh
Holocaust andGenocide StudiesTonya S. HallRebecca L. Posna
Political ScienceMarian Adel Barsoum
PsychologyLindsey M. BischerKatelyn Elizabeth CamdenChristopher C. CastroAngelo Carmen D’AmicoTattiana Nikole DavisAna I. Diaz
Tamara EdouardJaynie Marie FernandesAmanda Victoria GarciaDiane GranadaJennifer HemsleyJennifer Michelle
HernandezTravis Tremelle Howell Sr.Lauren Michelle HurffMariann JeffersMarzena A. KosmiderMaria Katrina Rivadavia
LaygoSandy Gabriela LudenaDaniel G. MaduraAshley Lauren MillerLauren G. MunroTheophane U. OdoemaneSable Ngozi OdoemenaVeronica A. Pena-Nunuz
Mary Joyce PhilomenDarryl Fajardo QuinioRachelle Ruth RiveraKrystal M. RodriguezSabr SamuelNicole Santoloci
Sociology andSocial JusticeDarline Tonia AllenRafael A. AlvarezPaolo Gimar DaSilvaTatiana FosterJanet N. HogarthKatlyn H. ListAmy Elizabeth MeckelerNya Y. NoziereAlex Omar PatinoSheila E. Wilson
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Paulo D. CastanheiraDayana Gil
Sangita KaliaCarla A. Linfante
Danny H. Ramirez Carmen R. Velasquez
College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences
Mathematics Education
Master of Science
Wuraola E. Bajimilehin Manjyoti Manchanda Pooja R. Patel
Computer Information Systems
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Juliet AjayiFlorise Altino-PierreOyebola Ayobami AsenugaDevon A. BennettShari Ann BrownAndrea Antoinette BrownPauline V. Christie-PaulineJane F. Cushing
Megan Marie DiemElizabeth Anne DriskellChikanele N. EgbutuJuliet A. EzeigboEvangeline EzikeDebra GoldbergAlby Maxine JonesMargaret Kegler
Agatha Taabu KokonyaJennifer Jean LindquistAisha Latonya McKenMaya S. MeyersMarcia NettinghamOlatokunbo M. OjoMaureen C. OparaBayla F. Parnes
Marilyn PhillipsOlga Yaneth RostronSharon P. SmithBarbara Morales TaylorVictoria Aina BolanleThomas-AwoyeraImnas M. WilliamsKyesha Monique Wright
Master of Science in Nursing
Jennifer Mendoza Brown
Master of Science in Nursing/Public Administration
Master of Arts
Fine ArtsEducationM. Jacqueline CastroRafael J. Colon
Scott A. GarvieAmy Hartmann-OhlsonDanielle R. Kotopoulis
Lei LeiFranki M. Vicini
Liberal StudiesMina KousaRoshell Mason
College of Visual and Performing Arts
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Nathan Weiss Graduate College
Educational Leadership
Rashawn M. AdamsMaria Emma Anderson
Remi Ann Dabney-Christofferson
Margaret Mary Critelli
Terrence Lamont LoveKimberly Ann Robinson
Santos
Najla O. SolomonDeneen Washington
Doctor of Education
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Combined School and Clinical Psychology
Melissa Marie Dettore Michael B. Gross Karen M. Surowiec
Doctor of Psychology
CounselingMichele Juryne AlequinPatricia A. AmeryNicholas M. BadilloDonna M. BamondDiamond Sapphire
BeachumAllison BraithwaiteSarah H. BrownJennifer BuckleyMegan M. CaceresDolly Cherisse CaldwellRegina CharlesJoshelin Jadira CherrezVirginia Kate ChristmasBayley Patricia ClaytonJacob Tyler ClinebellWahidah A. Belinda Conn
Ramiro Furtado CorreiaJenna Michele D’AmelioJennifer Davidna DerisseElizabeth A. DiGioseRachael EkenezarTitania GrantMelissa L. GriffinMaribeth Preston HallKasey HalpinLisa Marie HendersonJanice Ramos LeeMichelle Katherine
Matlock-LewisLisa MerminiMary Kathleen O’BrienRobert J. Perper IIIErika Borysewicz ProcacciDaniel Quinn
Gerri RepousisAngela RomanoShantal Sanchez RybakAllison J. SchmidtStefanie E. Papazoglou
ShannonDominique Renee SpicerLoretta A. TaylorMelissa TelleriaJoya A. ThompsonStefanie Perez TorresDonielle TurturroEdna X. UrgilezVeronica VegaRoberta VenutoloSharondra Michelle WaltonErdal Yilmaz
EducationalAdministrationFalynn H. BalassoneKatelyn Holly BanksChristopher W. BarnesJacquelyn R. GilliamDonald Kelvin JonesMaria Isabel LojoJason William MaurielloJennifer Lynn McCartneyJuan C. Metrio SanchezLori Sue PadgettRuth PartykaMatthew Adam PaskMichael R. PekoszRobin D. Pinckney-St. JohnMichael D. SeamanZachary Styler
Master of Arts
Yazmin ArcilaMelanie BronsteinJordana Cohen
Melissa A. DiBartoloChristine E. DoughertyJillian Alyssa Lusk
Natasha T. ManolasDana M. MuthAlejandra Cristina Otero
Lourdes Rodriguez PaezJoann Kelly Tavares
Professional Diploma
School Psychology
Occupational Therapy
Master of Science
Ashley M. Greenspan
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New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics
BiotechnologyScienceAlhassan Ibrahim BarrieElizabeth BosqueJui Shivaji Chaugule
Khurram S. ChoudhryCynthia A. ComerfordBhavika Babubhai DesaiSean Matthew DindialTony Endrawis
Stephanie FiallosJose R. MatailoThuy Dung NgoBinal R. Patel
Science andTechnologyRoger Santiago GarciaSara Esther MaassDavid E. McLeod
Master of Science
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Brenda A. AcevedoJacquelyn AcropolisNoura M. AmerRachel E. BarthTherese Anne BertolloSamantha Jillian BomzerWanda BrunJennifer Grace ChiangKasoundra Elizabeth
ClemonsTynesha M. CummingsChristine Marie Danelson
Marcio Sanches Da SilvaErica DiFranciscoDavid B. FonroseAsia Ja’Nae FrazierMarie Michele GibiliscoAmanda GrahamValencia A. HenrySamantha HorvathMarissa L. HudakJoel L. KleinmanJessica Beth KrakowerWilliam Michael Leonard
Cherice Yvette MacMillanRonald H. MaddenSusana MateoJeanette McClewErin A. MurphyDeborah Poskanzer NewLourdes Aida NunezOlusola Abraham
OgunyebiAlyssa R. PaulNelta Joyce PaulMark Anthony Payne
Wanda PegueroMatthew James PerretJasmine Nicole ReynoldsYolanda N. RichardsonKera Kaleea ThomasDavid Andrew ThompsonKimberley Yuvonne
WilliamsEun Joo YouFraida Yudkowsky
Master of Social Work
Instruction andCurriculumErsi BiceDaniel Alexander Bier
Debra Marie DressEllesa Kathleen EffnerDominic J. FeminelloJaclyn C. Franey
Casey GarlascoKyle Michael GavinAshley Brooke HarperRachel M. Hess
Axl S. HirschMustafa M. MohamedRebecca Marie RotolaKimberly Sara Shanks
Master of Arts
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Degree Candidates for August 2015College of Business and Public Management
Master of Arts
Special EducationDara A. ShulmanComfort Walker
Speech LanguagePathologySean D. BobalEmma Stacey Carrillo
Lauren CasarettiKellene Anne CoffeyBryan M. CoronelBrittni M. DemizioJamie L. DiceAmanda L. DoranRegina Marie FacchinoKathryn Elizabeth Garden
Julie L. GoldbergRoaida HaqBarbara IandiorioDrucilla JimenezKrista LaGuardiaRachel Leigh LudwigCarolyn N. MasoAdriana M. Millan
Megan Theresa PapandreaMelissa TinaphongBrittani M. TomaJillian Elissabeth UtterEmily Rose WalshLindsey A. Watts
Ruth Constant
Master of Public Administration
Shawn A. Davis Regina Michelle Palmer Elta Paskey
Master of Science
College of Education
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Terry Gibbs Jeffrey Howard Johnson Mital Patel Trenice S. Taylor
Master of Business Administration
Exercise Science
Master of Science
Sara E. Elmiligi Elizabeth A. Piech
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Silifat Omolola AdekunleNathalie BennZariya Amina BurgessClaudette Caesar Clement
Kathryn J. DisipioQueen-Ignatius DuruAnthony Drew FontaineJimmie Richard King
Jennifer Fetchko LeesKelsey Elizabeth O’MalleyManuela OchiaRegina E. Opare-Sem
Maria Isabel PirlMichelle Laura PoinsettCrystal D. RuizRobyn Hoffman Sanfilippo
Master of Science in Nursing
College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences
CommunicationStudiesNatalie Pineiro
Holocaust andGenocide StudiesTimothy James Kwok
Wah ChinJaclyn Fae Mayer
PsychologyFrancis Scott Walker, Sr.
Master of Arts
Nathan Weiss Graduate College
Janice Carol AuteraChristina Marie Barrasso
Karolina M. Kowarz Barbara Agyeman Prempeh Nicolette Rittenhouse-Young
Doctor of Psychology
Combined School and Clinical Psychology
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Occupational Therapy
Master of Science
CounselingAngela Jeanne AcciardiCatherine R. AlvarezMichael Joseph CaponettoElizabeth Ann ChambersLise Pfeiffer ChapmanRicardo CiprianDana CotsopoulosPatricia L. CuttinoTiffany L. ElliottKimberly L. GianfrancescoJohn Thomas GuldnerEric Robert HelmrichJulie A. LaffertyChrystyna Irene Lazirko
Ricky MaldonadoMichael Keith MayesNicholas Robert MiliciShanelle Frances MuseSarina PatelMarbely S. PerezNatalie Perez-SudahAshley Latrice RicePalak N. Vaidya
EducationalAdministrationAnthony M. BertucciAshley Beth BoccellaJahari E. JacobsRong Liu
Vita D. MarinoJohnny Rafael RosaInes Da Silva Simoes
EducationalPsychologyWendy AlfaroChristine Marie AyersSejal BrahmbhattChristina BuenoSinead C. ByrneAngelina Victoria CalafioreShannon DanielsJude ElyseeJackaira EspinalRachel A. Fine
John-Paul GarciaAmy Lynn GiaccioGeena Marie GladysiewiczJoshua GoldsteinStephanie N. LewisCorrine McCarthyBrenda OsorioJessica PerazaEllyssa Ashley PiccininiPaola Andrea PrietoAngela RaghibLeigh RaskinChristina Marie SantomauroKerry Elizabeth ShallcrossGabriella SpinellaSamantha Varon
Master of Arts
Marissa Rae Gordon Debra A. Johnson
Biotechnology ScienceBrendan Albert Vercammen
Master of Science
New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics
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Jennifer Hemsley
Professional Diploma
Marriage and Family Therapy
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The Kean University Foundation congratulates tonight’s graduating scholarship recipients.
Graduate Scholarship Recipients
Alumni Association Annual Graduate ScholarshipDiana Calle
Kimberly Smela
Alumni Association Annual Honor ScholarshipMary Ellen Banfield
Andrea Abramson Annual Memorial ScholarshipDana Muth
Clement J. and Birgit M. Zotta Endowed ScholarshipLeonard Grayson
Clifford Bush ScholarshipJessica Echevarria
Dawood Farahi Public Service Endowed ScholarshipThompson Boafo Lucia Gonzalez
Jimmie King Ruth Ma
Donald R. Conklin Annual Scholarship Jui Chaugule
Dr. Carol Williams Annual Memorial ScholarshipJoel Kleinman
Hugh and Edna Pearce Memorial ScholarshipDiana Calle
June Moss Handler Endowed Scholarship in Early Childhood and Family Studies
Ricardo Ciprian
Karen Kassak Mullen Endowed Scholarship for Social Work
Deborah New
Kean University Foundation Annual ScholarshipRachelle Rivera
Manny Cantor Peace PrizeRebecca Posna
Martin Rogers Alumni Association EndowedScholarship in Human Rights
Rebecca Posna
Maxine and Jack Lane Annual Education ScholarshipLori Padgett
Maxine and Jack Lane Endowed EducationScholarship
Kasoundra ClemonsAnthony Fontaine
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Lisia Aikens
Donna Alexander
Uzma Ali
Beatrice Baez
Pam Batson
Katrina Boseman
Jean Brown
Arlene Cairns
Blanca Ciere
Audrey Cook Lambert
Shane Derris
Lynnette Diaz
Alissa Discala
David Farrokh
Nathan Fisher
Alyce Franklin-Owens
Marianne Gass
Wanda Gonzalez
James Gurland
Reenat Hasan
Randall Henningson
Tara Higgins
Linda Lashley
Lucy Liu
Walter Mack
Stella Maher
Nicole Mingo-Horton
Alice Orejuela
Josh Palgi
Jennifer Pax
Jessica Perez
Patricia Powell
Lori Purwin
Maria Rizzolo
Nicole Rodriguez
Yuriko Root
Blanca Rosales-Ahn
Helena Ross
Grace Sanchez-Ferrer
Ilaf Sattar
Deborah Skibitsky
Michele Smalls
Deborah Thomas
Brian Treanor
Christina Vazquez
Patricia Washington
Julienne Whitten
Dawn Worley
Commencement Marshals 2015Chad Austein - Co-Chair
Ken Wolpin - Co-Chair
Judy April - Co-Chair
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Dr. Jeffrey Beck
Paul DiNero
Ricardo Fonseca
Lindsay Gambini
Ann-Marie Kay
Audrey M. Kelly
Ann Lyle
Kerrin Lyles
Jennifer Milone-Clapp
Joseph Moran
Angela Ortiz
Robyn Roebuck
Cynthia Sanchez
Emmanuel Vozos
Valerie Winslow
John Wooten
Mary Wuethrich
Commencement Committee 2015Chad Austein - Co-Chair
Ken Wolpin - Co-Chair
Judy April - Co-Chair
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Kean University Alma MaterAs we march forward toward our horizon
Lo, we will trust with pride in our educationRaising our flag of Silver and Blue
To Kean we will always be true
The spark of knowledge has ignited within usWe go forward spreading light to all around usOur future is clear and we’re grateful to thee
To Kean we sing our loyalty
And so we rally round and stand here before herThe pride of the Garden State with reverence and honor
Knowing our purpose is strong and true
We lift our voicesAnd we rejoice in Kean University
Lyrics and Music by Alice Leon
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