Commencement Program (pdf) - Frostburg State University

FOUNDED 1898 

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND COMMENCEMENT 

HAROLD J. CORDTS PHYSICAL EDUCATION CENTER 

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES 

NINE THIRTY IN THE MORNING 

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 

TWO IN THE AFTERNOON 

SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013 

At Frostburg State University, we view our Commencement as both a 

celebration of our students’ achievements and a recognition of their families 

who supported them. Our ceremony is truly an academic ritual; therefore, 

we ask that you and your families recognize that such an event requires a 

certain decorum be maintained. So that all families can hear the 

announcement of each graduate’s name, please limit the length and decibel 

level of celebratory response. In addition, we ask that you turn off all electronic 

devices during the ceremony. 

The University retains the right to escort from the building any 

individual or group who creates inordinate noise that distracts from the 

solemnity of the program.

A B O U T T H E U N I V E R S I T Y 

FROM ITS INAUGURAL CLASS OF 57 STUDENTS, 

FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY HAS GROWN TO 

A PRESENT DAY ENROLLMENT OF MORE THAN 

5,000 STUDENTS. 

Its physical plant, once limited to a single 

building, Old Main, which housed classrooms 

and a library, has also grown to over 30 

facilities including classroom buildings, 

residence halls, the Lewis J. Ort Library, the 

Harold J. Cordts Physical Education Center, the 

Lane University Center, the Performing Arts Center 

and the Compton Science Center, all situated on 260 

beautiful acres. 

Opened in 1902 as State Normal School No. 2, the 

University owes its existence to the tenacity of J. Benson Oder, editor of 

the Frostburg Mining Journal, and the citizens of Frostburg who, in spite of 

political barriers, raised funds and purchased the site on which “Old Main,” 

the University’s first building, is located. 

Principal Edmund Dandridge Murdaugh and three faculty instructed the 

first Normal School class; in addition, the other faculty taught 151 children in 

the Model School. The Normal School students, who were high school students 

having to meet no requirements other than age (girls, 16; boys, 17), had but 

one two-year course of study: elementary education. The curriculum consisted 

of Latin, mathematics, history, rhetoric and literature, natural and physical 

sciences, drawing, music, calisthenics, psychology, philosophy of education, 

philosophy of school management, pedagogy, observation, practice work and 

primary manual training. 

Over the years, the name of the institution has reflected the changes in 

the scope of its educational mission. In 1935, State Normal School No. 2 

became State Teachers College at Frostburg, a four-year college that offered a 

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. In 1963, the name became 

Frostburg State College, and finally in 1987, with the strong support of the 

local civic and business community, became Frostburg State University, an 

indication of its growing resources, diversity and excellence in educational 

opportunities for the region and the state. 

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND COMMENCEMENT 

In 1988, FSU became a constituent institution of 

the University System of Maryland, comprised of 12 

of the state’s 14 public institutions. 

Throughout its growth, the University has 

emphasized excellence in teaching. Approximately 

80 percent of the full-time faculty hold 

Ph.D.s or terminal degrees from institutions 

that are among the most prestigious in the 

nation. Faculty scholarship has led to scholarly 

books, manuals and journals, as well as 

numerous articles and reviews. This excellence in 

faculty has resulted in superior results for students. 

FSU has been ranked first among its peers for the 

number of doctorates per 100 baccalaureate degrees awarded. 

In the same study, FSU was ranked second in the percentage of national, 

prestigious awards received by faculty. These have included Fulbrights and 

significant grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the 

National Endowment for the Arts and other national associations. 

At the same time, the University has developed comparable excellence in 

academic programs, research, consulting, cultural and athletic events and 

facilities. FSU was recently named a College of Distinction and has been 

honored for community service and sustainability efforts. 

Today, the University’s mission and services have expanded significantly. 

Over 400 full-time administrators and support staff and more than 200 fulltime 

faculty serve the educational needs of students who come not only from 

throughout the United States, but also the world. These students have a 

choice of 44 major programs of study leading to the Bachelor of Arts, 

Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Technical and 

Professional Studies and Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional 

Planning degrees as well as graduate degrees in applied computer science, 

applied ecology and conservation biology, business administration, 

counseling psychology, education, recreation and parks management, 

teaching and wildlife/fisheries biology. In addition, a new Ed.D. in 

Educational Leadership is offered. 

Frostburg State University continues its pursuit of excellence, a tradition 

which now spans over a century.

Message from 

the President 

Dear Frostburg State University Graduate: 

On behalf of the faculty and staff of Frostburg State University, it is my sincerest pleasure to 

congratulate you on your graduation. It is both an honor and privilege for us to share this 

important milestone with you. 

I appreciate that you have placed your confidence in this fine University and hope that you 

have benefited from all that we have to offer. It is my hope that your degree will be one of many 

successes in your life and that you take the skills you learned here and use them to make your 

mark on the world. Your education is only the beginning of a lifetime of learning. 

Today, as you take your place in the history of Frostburg State University, I invite you to 

return to take your rightful place in its future. We value your involvement, and we hope you will 

stay connected with your alma mater now that you have joined the ranks of proud FSU alumni. 

I offer my best wishes to you, your family and friends on this day of celebration, and I wish 

for you a very successful and happy future. Congratulations again, and the very best of luck. 

Sincerely, 

Jonathan Gibralter, President 

Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter joined 

Frostburg State University as its 14th president 

in 2006, bringing a solid record of educational 

and community leadership. He earned a 

bachelor’s degree from the State University of 

New York at Binghamton, a master’s from New 

York University and a doctorate from Syracuse 

University. He worked in the mental health field 

before entering higher education, where he has 

served for over 25 years as a faculty member 

and administrator. 

Under Dr. Gibralter’s leadership, FSU has 

improved enrollment; renewed its focus on 

marketing, branding and raising the 

institution’s profile; and successfully completed 

a comprehensive $15 million campaign, 

Staking Our Claim: The Campaign for 

Frostburg, which exceeded its goal by $1.7 

million. The University has also developed a 

comprehensive strategic plan to guide its 

growth and focus its efforts. 

Dr. Gibralter has aligned FSU with the 

issues of climate change and sustainability. He 

is a charter signatory and a member of the 

steering committee of the American College 

and University Presidents Climate 

Commitment. Since 2009, FSU has been 

following the strategic steps to reduce carbon 

emissions in its Climate Action Plan. In June 

2010, Dr. Gibralter accepted the Climate 

Leadership Award on behalf of the entire FSU 

community for its determined efforts to be 

more sustainable. 

Dr. Gibralter is addressing the issue of 

high-risk drinking through a communitybased, 

multi-faceted approach with his 

administration and key constituents off 

campus. He was honored with the first national 

Presidential Leadership Award for his efforts 

in promoting a campus climate that 

de-emphasizes alcohol. He has shared 

collaborative strategies with numerous higher 

education stakeholders and has urged his fellow 

college and university presidents to exert their 

leadership on this critical issue. Because of these 

efforts, he was named co-chair of the College 

Presidents Working Group of the National 

Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and 

FSU is a member of the National Collegiate 

Health Improvement Project. 

In service to higher education, Dr. Gibralter 

is the Maryland delegate to the American 

Association of State Colleges and Universities’ 

Council of State Representatives and a member 

of AASCU’s Professional Development 

Committee. His collaborative approach to higher 

education has engaged faculty, staff, students, 

alumni and friends in planning for the future 

of FSU.

A C A D E M I C R E G A L I A 

Academic regalia is a visible reminder that the process of intellectual 

pursuits has historic and honorable antecedents. The dignity of scholarship in 

the past remains vital in the present. 

Academic costume consists of gowns, hoods and caps. Traditionally made 

from black silk, gowns increasingly are the color of the institution granting the 

degree. The bachelor’s gown falls in straight lines and has long pointed sleeves, 

while the sleeves for the master’s gown are closed with slits for the arms at the 

wrist. The doctor’s gown has a velvet facing and three velvet bars on bellshaped 

sleeves. The velvet is either black or of the color stipulated for the 

degree held. 

The colorful hoods designate the degree of the wearer, the subject in 

which the degree is held, and the institution which awarded the degree. The 

colors of the velvet bands on each hood and robe represent the scholar’s field of 

learning, while the official colors of the school awarding the degree are always 

shown in the lining of the hood. Frostburg State University’s colors are red, 

black and white. 

The black mortarboard type of cap is most commonly worn, and it is 

usually made of the same material as the gown. Doctor’s caps may be made of 

velvet and may have tassels of gold or in the color of the wearer’s degree. 

Tassels of different colors are also used to indicate academic honors. 

The colors for academic fields established by the American Council on 

Education include: 

Arts, Letters, Humanities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White 

Commerce, Accounting, Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drab 

Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lilac 

Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copper 

Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light Blue 

Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange 

Fine Arts, including Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown 

Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russet 

Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson 

Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple 

Library Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lemon 

Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green 

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pink 

Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apricot 

Optometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sea Foam Green 

Oratory (Speech) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver Gray 

Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dark Blue 

Physical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sage Green 

Public Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peacock Blue 

Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Yellow 

Social Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cream 

Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citron 

Theology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scarlet 

Veterinary Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gray 

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND COMMENCEMENT 5 

T H E M A C E 

In the Middle Ages, the mace was a weapon used against armored 

warriors. It evolved through the years into an ornamental staff which served as 

a symbol of the authority of the ruler. Colleges and universities have adopted the 

mace as a decorative staff or baton which is carried by the grand marshal of the 

institution in all formal academic processions. The mace is also displayed at 

other significant events. 

The Frostburg State University mace was crafted from mountain walnut 

which was milled in nearby Flintstone, Maryland, in 1945. The grain pattern of 

the quarter-sawn wood was enhanced by laminating side sections to a central 

shaft which was then turned, point-to-point, on a wood lathe. To obtain a highgloss 

finish, 10 coats of trewax were applied while the mace was turned at high 

speed on the lathe. The fine detail work around the medallions and the final 

coating of wax were done by hand. 

The design of the Frostburg State University mace is based upon the 

recorder, a woodwind musical instrument. Two die-struck replicas of the 

University seal are affixed to the top. 

The mace was designed and crafted in 1986 by Dustin Davis of the 

Frostburg State University Department of Visual Arts. 

T H E M E D A L L I O N 

The Frostburg State University medallion is a replica of the seal of the 

University and is worn by the President at all formal academic convocations as 

a symbol of leadership and responsibility vested in that office. 

The Presidential medallion is die-struck metal with a highly polished gold 

finish. The design depicts a torch and book atop a column encircled by the 

name Frostburg State University and the founding date of the University, 1898, 

with mountains in the background. The torch and open book symbolize the 

enlightenment of higher education, while banners on each side proclaim the 

dual mission of the University: Scholarship and Leadership. The mountains 

represent not only the location of the University, but timelessness and 

endurance, and the column represents the University’s foundation in the liberal 

arts and sciences. The seal’s original design was the result of a competition 

among the members of the junior class of 1960. By class vote, student Janet 

Beadle’s design was selected.

6 ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND COMMENCEMENT 

A C A D E M I C R E G A L I A 

T H E C O R D 

Today, many students will be wearing, in addition to the traditional academic 

regalia, cords or sashes to signify their involvement in various organizations 

or to recognize specific achievements. Cum. GPA stands for cumulative grade 

point average on a 4.0 scale. Please note: Not all cords or drapes will be 

represented at both ceremonies. 

Gray cords with blue tassels: Psi Chi, national psychology honorary; achievement of 

3.0 cum. GPA and 3.2 GPA in major. 

Gold sash: Phi Epsilon Kappa, physical education honorary; achievement of 3.0 cum. 

GPA in major. 

Brown, blue and gold sash: Gamma Theta Upsilon, geography honorary; 

achievement of 3.0 cum. GPA in major and 2.75 overall cum. GPA. 

Red and black sash: Maryland Student Education Association; graduates entering the 

teaching field who have been active MSEA members. 

Gold cord with gold and green tassels: Alpha Epsilon Rho, mass communication 

honorary; achievement of 3.0 cum. GPA in major. 

Dark green cord: Alpha Kappa Delta, sociology honorary; achievement of 3.0 cum. 

GPA in sociology; achievement of 3.0 overall cum. GPA. 

Yellow and red cords: Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish honorary; achievement of 3.5 cum. 

GPA in Spanish courses and 3.2 cum. GPA; active in co-curricular activities. 

Red and black cords: Sigma Tau Delta, English honorary; achievement of 3.0 cum. 

GPA in major, 3.0 overall cum. GPA. 

Blue and gold cords: Beta Gamma Sigma, business honor society; student must be 

enrolled in a program accredited by AACSB International; overall cum. GPA for juniors 

within top 10% of class; for seniors, top 10%; for students with Masters, top 20%. 

Gold cords: Honors in General Education; completion of 24 credit hours in honors 

general education courses with a 3.0 GPA overall 

Gold medallion with blue and gold lavaliere-style ribbon: Phi Alpha, Social Work 

Honor Society; overall cum. GPA of 3.0; cum. GPA of 3.25 in Social Work courses. 

Woven multi-colored kente cloth stole: Membership in the Black Student Alliance; 

symbolizes pride in African cultural heritage. 

Red, black and white cords: Membership in the Student Government Association. 

Navy blue and silver cords: Student membership in the American Society of 

Mechanical Engineers; accomplishment of service to the professional society. 

Cord or sash with insignia of a particular country: Indication of an international 

or study abroad student earning his/her degree at FSU. 

Red, black and white cords: Pi Sigma Alpha, political science honorary; achievement 

of 3.25 cum. GPA in major and 3.25 overall cum. GPA. 

Blue and white cords: National Residence Hall Honorary; one year of living in a 

residence hall, minimum cum. GPA of 3.0, record of service to and leadership in the 

residence hall system. 

Light blue and white cords: International Relations Club; active member for two 

years with achievement of 2.5 GPA. 

Green, red and white cords: Pre-Professional Medical Society, shared interest; 

members of PPMS share a common interest in practicing a branch of medicine and 

actively participate in community service. 

Green and red cords: Beta Beta Beta, National Biology Honor Society; full 

membership requires achievement of 3.0 GPA overall and in biology courses. 

Navy blue, gold and white cords: Student membership in the Student Affiliates 

of the American Chemical Society; accomplishment of service to the society. 

Blue, white and red: Pi Delta Phi, French National Honor Society; achievement 

of 3.0 GPA. 

Royal purple and old gold twisted cords/sash: Delta Sigma Pi, an international 

professional business co-ed fraternity for MBA and accounting, economics, and 

business administration majors. 

Yellow and white cords: Order of Omega, Greek National Honor Society; achievement 

of a 3.0 GPA and leadership in a Greek letter organization. 

Black and gold cords: Phi Eta Sigma, freshman national honor society; achievement 

of 3.5 GPA as first year student. 

Gold medallion with red and black ribbon: Participant in the Sloop Institute for 

Excellence in Leadership. 

White stole with UPE logo: Upsilon Pi Epsilon, National Honor Society for the 

Computing and Information Disciplines; achievement of 3.2 cum. GPA in major at time 

of induction. 

Teal cords: Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society; achievement of 3.0 overall 

cum. GPA and in sociology courses taken, minimum of 12 credit hours of sociology. 

Navy blue and light gray: Membership in the FSU student chapter of the Society for 

Human Resources Management (SHRM). 

Red and blue with red and blue tassels: Phi Alpha Theta, national history, honorary; 

achievement of 3.0 cum. GPA and 3.2 GPA in major. 

Red and white cords: Lambda Pi Eta, Communication Studies honorary; achievement 

of 3.25 cum. GPA in the major and 3.0 overall cum. GPA. 

Purple and gold cords: Kappa Pi, International Honorary Art Fraternity; achievement 

of 3.0 cum. GPA in major. 

Purple, teal and metallic cords: The BURG Peer Education Network students must be 

peer educators for four years; must have at least a 2.5 GPA and pass the national peer 

education certification upon graduation; colors represent passion, leadership and 

character. 

Navy, red and gold cords: Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Chemistry Honor Society; 

achievement of GPA of 3.0 or higher in chemistry and overall; recognition of membership 

in the society; encouragement of research and scholarship in the chemical 

sciences. 

Red and white cords with tassels: Sigma Alpha Iota, International Music Fraternity; 

encourages, nurtures and supports the art of music. 

Purple and silver cords with tassels: Membership in the University Programming 

Council Executive Board; accomplishments in service and leadership; minimum GPA of 

2.3 required. 

Red, black and green cords: Membership in the African Students Association; the 

colors represent the blood of the ancestors, the African diaspora, and mother-continent 

Africa; the ankh represents the coming together of African man and woman in 

the creation of life and family. 

Red, black and gold cords: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, men’s social fraternity in music 

founded in 1898 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston; membership 

requires only a love of music and efforts to advance music in America. 

Rose and green cords: Delta Zeta; national sorority founded in Oxford, OH in 1902; 

known as the “Mother of Fraternities;” non-profit organization that supports 

scholarship, leadership, philanthropy and education; minimum GPA of 2.5, 10 

philanthropy hours per semester and fulfill one position within the organization for a 

one-year term. 

Red and black twisted cords: Bobcat Ambassadors; students actively involved on 

campus; minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25, strong speaking skills, pride and 

enthusiasm for Frostburg State University 

Royal Blue and Gold cords: Alpha Phi Omega, national co-ed service fraternity; 

developing leadership, promoting friendship, and providing service to humanity.

H O N O R S & A W A R D S 

FSU FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR FACULTY ACHIEVEMENT 

Academic Accomplishment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Andy Duncan 

Department of English 

Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Yan Bao 

Department of Accounting 

University and Community Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Michael P. Murtagh 

Department of Psychology 

Dr. Elesha L. Ruminski 

Department of Communication Studies 

THE DR. R. BOWEN HARDESTY AND 

R. BOWEN HARDESTY, JR. AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . Bobbie Ann Kirkwood 

Administration & Supervision Program 

GRADUATE PROGRAM HONORS 

Administration and Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genny Mae Hammond 

Applied Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Henneberger 

Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Jo Ashcraft 

Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Leigh Farris 

Counseling Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Powell 

Curriculum and Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janine Marie DiGiovanni 

Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jodie Lewis 

School Counseling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Speicher 

Wildlife/Fisheries Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Todd Peper 

UNDERGRADUATE DEPARTMENTAL HONORS 

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 

Accounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody Jarrett Morton 

Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Josette Grabenstein 

Management 

Rebecca R. Stemple 

Marketing & Finance 

Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Sell 

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 

Educational Professions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windi Kretchman 

Early Childhood/Elementary Education 

Susan Sebastian 

Elementary Education 

Kinesiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Proctor 

Athletic Training 

Jennifer Lee Dixon 

Exercise & Sport Science 

Kristin Michele Prochniak 

Health & Physical Education 

Recreation and Parks Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Mulvey 

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES 

Art and Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garrett W. Minnick 

Biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey Schramm, Jr. 

Biology 

Susan Rhea Snow 

Ethnobotany 

Matthew David Tillett 

Interpretive Biology & Natural History 

Megan Lynn Spindler 

Wildlife & Fisheries 

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND COMMENCEMENT 7 

Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clinton Johnson 

Communication Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wampler 

Computer Science and Information Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devota Abel 

Computer Science 

Paige Carr 

Computer Information Systems 

Jordan Daniel Swogger 

Information Technology 

English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Marie Galvin 

Foreign Languages and Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole C. Beegle 

Spanish 

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Bridges Bohrer 

Law and Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celina Lee Szymanski 

Mass Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessie Wismer 

Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin C. Zimmermann 

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Marie Galvin 

Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Pelesky 

Physics and Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Capuozzo 

General Engineering 

William Clauson 

Mechanical Engineering 

Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney Jacobs 

Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Kathleen Edwards 

Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Hollern 

Sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Davis 

Theatre and Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelby Herbert 

Theatre 

HONORS IN GENERAL EDUCATION 

A U G U S T , 2 0 1 2 

Kyle Theodore Raios 

History 

D E C E M B E R , 2 0 1 2 

Kristin Michele Prochniak 


M A Y, 2 0 1 3 

Christine Marie Barry 

Theatre 

Jerica Jean Bennett 

Political Science | Law & Society 

Celina Marie Bevington 

English 

Courtney Noel Birkmeyer 


Aaron Applegate Blough 

English 

Dana Marie Bridges Bohrer 

History 

Margaret Kathleen Edwards 

Psychology 

Erin Amanda Eve 


Sarah Marie Galvin 

Music | English 

Amanda Josette Grabenstein 

Business Administration 

Max Alexander Green 


Jessie Caitlin Green 

Art & Design 

Travin Vincent Johnson 


Aaron James Littlejohn 

Physics 

Robert Spencer O'Neal 

Music 

Gavin Payne Riley 

English 


Ethnobotany | Biology 

Shayla Jean Sowers 

Psychology 

Lauren Ashley Spiegel 

Biology 





Celina Lee Szymanski 

Law & Society 

Colleen Elizabeth Tawes 

Psychology 

Jessie Ann Wismer 

Mass Communication

8 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES 

O R D E R O F P R O C E S S I O N O R D E R O F E X E R C I S E S 

THE GRAND MARSHAL 

Dr. Kevin H. Peterson 

THE FACULTY MARSHALS 

Dr. Nicholas H. Clulee, Mr. Dustin P. Davis 

THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY 

THE STAGE PARTY 

Dr. Thomas L. Bowling 

Vice President for Student & Educational Services 

Mr. David Rose 

Vice President for Administration & Finance 

Mr. Stephen M. Spahr 

Chief of Staff and Vice President for Economic Development 

& Government Relations 

Colonel Ronald G. Forrester ’67 

President, FSU Alumni Association 

Dr. Jesse Ketterman 

Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award Recipient 

Dr. Rosemary M. Thomas 

Vice President for University Advancement 

Dr. Clarence Golden 

Dean, College of Education 

Dr. Ahmad Tootoonchi 

Dean, College of Business 

Ms. M. Katherine Snyder 

Vice President of Human Resources 

Dr. Cindy Herzog 

Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 

Dr. R. Scott Fritz 

Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 

Ms. Britany Poindexter 

Vocalist 

Ms. Lindsey Glotfelty 

Student Speaker, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 

Dr. Joseph M. Hoffman 

Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 

Dr. Paul Vance 

Regent, University System of Maryland Board of Regents 

Dr. Stephen J. Simpson 

Provost 

Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter 

President 

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES 

Graduate Studies 

Dr. Karen Soderberg Sarnaker, Marshal 

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 


Dr. Mary Anne Lutz, Marshal 

Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter President of the University, Presiding 

Processional The FSU Brass Ensemble 

Mr. Philip W. Klickman, Director 

National Anthem Ms. Britany Poindexter 

Vocalist 

Opening Proclamation Dr. Kevin H. Peterson 

Grand Marshal 

Welcome and Introductions Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter 

Regent’s Greeting Dr. Paul Vance 

Regent, University System of Maryland 

Board of Regents 

Commencement Address Ms. Lindsey Glotfelty 

Student Speaker 


Distinguished Alumni Colonel Ronald G. Forrester ’67 

Achievement Award President, FSU Alumni Association 

Dr. Jesse Ketterman 

Distinguished Alumni Achievement 

Award Recipient 

Presentation of Dr. Stephen J. Simpson 

Candidates for Degrees Provost 

Conferring of Degrees Dr. Gibralter 

Recognition of Honor Graduates Dr. Simpson 



Presentation of Diplomas Dr. Gibralter and Dr. Hoffman 

The Tassel Tradition Dr. Rosemary M. Thomas 


Recessional The FSU Brass Ensemble 


Dr. Kevin Peterson, professor in the Department of Psychology, has 

been a member of the FSU faculty since 1992. His teaching specialties are 

psychological testing and assessment, and he coordinates the 

undergraduate internship program. He is licensed in Maryland as a 

psychologist and consults with agencies throughout the region. He holds a 

bachelor’s degree from the University of Steubenville, a master’s from 

Frostburg State University and his doctorate from West Virginia University.

C O M M E N C E M E N T S P E A K E R S 

L I N D S E Y G L O T F E LT Y 


Lindsey Glotfelty graduates today with a 

double major in psychology and biology and a 

minor in chemistry. She came to FSU to pursue 

her dream of entering the medical field and has 

maintained a 4.0 GPA. “Reflecting on these past 

four years, I have had my fair share of hardships, 

but always pushed past them. It’s important in 

life to be able to overcome obstacles and push forward toward a goal,” said 

Lindsey. During her time at FSU, Lindsey has served as an active member of the 

Pre-Professional Medical Society and the Wildlife Society. She is also active with 

two local volunteer fire departments and a church where she helps with 

fundraising and charity events. In her future career, she hopes to blend her 

knowledge of pharmaceuticals and her understanding of psychological 

disorders to better serve those who struggle with health issues. 

D R . J E S S E K E T T E R M A N 

M ’ 9 8 / M ’ 0 1 

Assistant Vice President of 

Student & Educational Services 

Dr. Jesse Ketterman has served in various 

capacities during his 14 years at FSU, formerly as 

director of Student Development and assistant 

and associate director of Residence Life, and 

presently as assistant vice president for Student 

Services and dean of students. Ketterman received a national award as Mid- 

Level Student Affairs Professional of the Year by NASPA: Student Affairs 

Administrators in Higher Education and was named a member of The Daily 

Record’s VIP List because of his outstanding professional accomplishment, civic 

involvement and impact of achievement before age 40. He was elected treasurer 

of the Association for Student Conduct Administrators and serves as the secretary 

for the Frostburg Business and Professionals Association. He works with his 

fraternity, Kappa Alpha Order, and was inducted into its Hamilton Court of 

Honor. He earned two master’s degrees from FSU in business administration and 

education and holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Touro University 

International. He and his wife, Lynn, support a number of scholarship funds, 

including the newly established Buckheit-Ketterman Family Scholarship. 

PA U L L . VA N C E , E D . D . 

Regent, USM Board of Regents 

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES 9 

Appointed as a member of the University 

System of Maryland Board of Regents in July 

2010, Dr. Paul L. Vance has over 30 years of 

combined experience in education. He served as 

superintendent of schools for the District of 

Columbia Public School System from 2003 to 

2006. Prior to that, he served as an area associate 

superintendent, deputy superintendent and then superintendent of Montgomery 

County Schools. He also served as principal of the Clarence E. Pickett Middle 

School in Philadelphia and social studies/science specialist. Vance has been 

awarded Educator of the Year from the African American Business Council and 

the Excellence and Service award from Montgomery County Alliance of Black 

School Educators. He has won the Lifetime Achievement Award and been 

inducted into the Hall of Fame by the National Alliance of Black School 

Educators. He was awarded the Legacy Award from the Montgomery County 

Workforce Development Commission. Vance obtained his master’s degree and 

Doctor of Education from the University of Pennsylvania.


C A N D I D A T E S F O R D E G R E E S 

AT THIS COMMENCEMENT, degrees are conferred upon persons who completed 

requirements in January and May 2013. As final action cannot always be taken by 

the time this program is printed, the list of candidates here is tentative only. 

The transcript of the University, signed and sealed by its proper officer, remains the 

official testimony to the possession of a degree. 

The designation of honors is based on the grade point average at the end of the 

intersession semester. The final grade point average will determine honor ranking. 

This commencement program lists the primary major for each candidate. 

If an undergraduate student has completed at least 50 credits at Frostburg State 

University with a high cumulative grade point average, the scholastic achievement is 

recognized in the honors degree, awarded as follows: Cum Laude 3.400 - 3.649; 

Magna Cum Laude 3.650 - 3.899; and Summa Cum Laude 3.900 and above. 

A number of candidates for graduation who will complete their studies over the 

summer will be participating in the afternoon ceremony today. These students, from 

all three academic colleges, have been given permission to participate as outlined in 

the University catalog. Participation does not confer a degree. 

Master of Science in 

Applied Ecology and 

Conservation Biology 

Casey A. Krause 

Lebanon, PA 

Sara Rothamel 

Ellicott City 



Justin C. Ford 

Ellicott City 

Daniel Kirk Henneberger 

Frederick 

Stephanie A. Lambert 

Berlin, PA 

Daniel W. Porter 

LaVale 


Counseling Psychology 

Tiffany Renee Depaoli 

York Haven, PA 

Nicole Katherine Halmos 

Cumberland 

Laura Virginia Miller 

Cumberland 

Heather J. Niederberger 

Boonsboro 

Lauren Ashley Powell 

Accident 

Amanda Marie Price 

New Bern, NC 

Anita J. Rhodes 

Oakland 

Sierra Danielle Shapiro 

Keyser, WV 

Brooke Jalee Winterling 

Glenelg 


Wildlife/Fisheries Biology 

Corinne Nicole Delisle 

Westfield, MA 

College of Liberal Arts 

& Sciences 

Devota Alexandra Aabel 


Kensington 

Heather Adcock 

English 

Clarksburg 

Jordan Tyler Adkins 


Ocean City 

Brandon Morgan Agro 


Glen Burnie 

Honorine Mojoko Ajuata 

Biology 

Hyattsville 

Cum Laude 

Megan Alisa Alsip 

Sociology 

Clear Spring 

Jessica Ann Alt 

Biology 

Westernport 

Brittany Alanna Appold 

English 

Maysville, WV 

Cum Laude 

Matthew Wayne Armiger 

Political Science 

Queenstown 

Danielle Marie Arnold 

Art & Design 

Frostburg 

Marissa Alynn Aronhalt 

Psychology 

Oakland 

Charlotte Asabea Asare 

Social Science 

Gaithersburg 

Leanna Rose Atkins 

Liberal Studies 

Ellicott City 

Ryan Patrick Bailey 

Law & Society 


Summa Cum Laude 

Jasmine L. Baines 

Psychology 

Baltimore 

Jacob Marc Balenson 

Law & Society 

Olney 

Alyssa Rae Ballard 


Odenton 

Heidi Marie Banuelos 

Social Work 

Cumberland 

Megan Rebecca Barlly 

Mass Communication 

Columbia 

Derrick E. Barnes II 

Philosophy 

Washington, DC 

Keith Bernard Barnwell II 


Upper Marlboro 

John Howard Barrett 


Alexandria, VA 

Christine Marie Barry 

Theatre 

Lexington Park 

Cum Laude 

Lindsay Joan Marie Barry 

Psychology 

Cockeysville 

Brittney J. Battle 

Psychology 

Accokeek 

Morgan Alan Bauer 

Ethnobotany 

North Potomac 

Lisa Jennifer Baylin 


Owings Mills 

Bradley Phillip Bazzarre 

Law & Society 

White Plains 

Samantha E. Beall 

Nursing 

Smithsburg 

Cristal J. Beatty 

Art & Design 

Cumberland 

Rebeccah Jean Bell 

Psychology 

Hancock 

Cum Laude 

Jerica Jean Bennett 


Oakland 

Cum Laude 

Rania Berhanu 



Celina Marie Bevington 

English 

Abingdon 

Cum Laude 

Zachary D. Bible 

Geography 

Flintstone 

John Braxton Biller 

Earth Science 

Charlotte Hall 

Courtney Noel Birkmeyer 


Baltimore 

Cum Laude 

Tyler Aaron Bixler 

Engineering 

Glen Burnie 

Aaron Applegate Blough 

English 

New Market 

Magna Cum Laude 

Matthew Stephen Bocian 


Baltimore

Suzette Marie Bohn 


Mount Savage 

Cum Laude 

Dana Marie Bridges Bohrer 

History 



Rebecca Lynn Boldyga 

English 

North Beach 

Delila Niccora Boone 


Clinton 

William Owen Braithwaite 

Physics 

LaVale 

Raquel Elizabeth Brandon 


Baltimore 

Amy Marie Brennan 


Fort Washington 

Cum Laude 

Dustin Michael Brenneman 


Grantsville 

Mary Cecelia Bridenhagen 

Nursing 

Monrovia 


Christopher Glenn Briles 


Arnold 

Antonio Kenneth Brown II 

Psychology 


Gary Alexander Brown 

History 

Bowie 

Jessie Marie Brown 

History 

Poolesville 

Christopher Logan Bryant 


Linthicum 

Ashley Pauline Burdin 

English 

Leonardtown 

Caitlin Sarah Burr 


Hanover 

Megan Nicole Butzner 

Psychology 

Pasadena 

Dawn Ashley Bynaker 

Law & Society 

Pasadena 


Phillip Roosevelt Caldwell 

Psychology 


Autumn Mae Caleb 

Social Work 

Chesapeake City 

Samantha Jo Calhoun 

Psychology 

McHenry 


Stephanie Beth Caporale 


Cumberland 

Nina Colleen Capuano 

Law & Society 

Port Republic 

William C. Capuozzo 

Engineering 

Columbia 

Marsha Ann Carpenter 

Social Work 

Cumberland 

Cum Laude 

Paige Catherine Carr 


Oakland 

Cum Laude 

Stephanie Caruso 

Social Work 

Olney 

Richard Ryan Cassell 

Art & Design 

Cumberland 

Gavin Caupp 

Environmental Analysis & Planning 



Alexandra Jane Cervantes 

Theatre 

Baltimore 

Briana Shanee’ Chandler 

Social Work 

Salisbury 

Lay Chou 


Waldorf 

James Robert Clark 


Mount Airy 

Benjamin Montgomery Clevenger 

Engineering 

Hagerstown 

Christopher Malcolm Cochran 



Jade Leigh Cockrell 

Sociology 

Pasadena 

Mark Charles Colaw 


Hyattsville 

Megan Cheyenne Collins 

English 

Laurel 

Shelby Blair Conboy 

Psychology 

Mount Airy 

Elizabeth Ann Corapi 


Hagerstown 

Linnard David Corbin 

History 

Waldorf 

Matthew Ryan Cosgrave 

Biology 

Hagerstown 

Eric Ivan Crawford 


Cumberland 

Karissa Maria Crooks 


Church Creek 

Kannon Lee Cummings 

Law & Society 


Michael Scott Cummins 

Art & Design 

Annapolis 

Jeffrey Alan Curry, Jr. 


Ocean City 

Michael John Cusick, Jr. 

Geography 

Baldwin 

John Francis Czajkowski 


New Market 

Joseph Patrick Dailey 


Rawlings 

Elisia Anita Daniels 


Landover 

Karen Ranee Davis 

Sociology 

Cumberland 


Elizabeth Ann Deasy 



Kaitlyn Nicole Decker 


Elkton 


Jessica Lynn DeLauter 


Hagerstown 


Jamie Michelle Denton 

Music 

Mechanicsville 

Myra Love Derbyshire 


Thurmont 


Tara Devezin 

International Studies 

Perry Hall 

Tanya Rae Devine 

Biology 

Accident 

Nicholas James Diamond 



Marisa Anastasia DiCarlo 

Foreign Languages & Literature 

Eldersburg 

Scott M. Dieter 


Catonsville 

Albertina Gloria Disasi 


Montgomery Village 

Troy Lee Dockett 


South Riding, VA 

Daniel Gerard Dowd 

Law & Society 

Friendship 

Kristofer Seth Dowdell 


Waldorf 

Robert Scott Dreyer 

Psychology 

Ridgeley, WV 

Caitlin Ann Dunn 

Law & Society 

Annapolis 

Cum Laude 

Timothy Alexander Ebron 


Germantown 

Margaret Kathleen Edwards 

Psychology 

Lebanon, NJ 


Hannah Jean Ehlman 

Art & Design 

Mount Airy 

Cum Laude 

Samuel Victor Einbinder 

Law & Society 

Stevensville 

Jessica Ann Elder 

Earth Science 

Waldorf 

Kendra Lanaya Emery 

Psychology 

Rosedale 

Erin Amanda Eve 


Columbia 

Megan Clair Eversole 

Sociology 

Frostburg


Sarah N. Eversole 


Keyser, WV 

Cum Laude 

Marzio Luigi Figueroa 

Art & Design 

Baltimore 

Michael Eser Fink 

Theatre 

New Windsor 

Elaine Kirsten Fleig 

Law & Society 

Pasadena 

Cum Laude 

Olivia Anderson Flisher 

Communication Studies 

Middlebury, CT 

Samantha Lynn Flowers 

Music 



Christine Marie Forquer 


Little Orleans 

Cum Laude 

Jonathan William Franklin 

Art & Design 

Oxon Hill 

Jon Samuel Frantz 

Art & Design 

Oakland 

Ashleigh Paige Friend 

Biology 

Grantsville 

Cum Laude 

Paul Scott Fritz 

Law & Society 

Cumberland 

Ross Froat 

Engineering 

Pasadena 

Sable Rose Frushour 

Sociology 

Frederick 

Cory Andrew Fruth 

Biology 

Waldorf 

Peter Cameron Gaffney 

Earth Science 

Silver Spring 

Douglas J. Gage 

Law & Society 

Middletown 

Ofelia Isabel Gaitan 


Middletown 

Lindsay Taylor Gall 

Psychology 

Meyersdale, PA 

Sarah Marie Galvin 

Music 

Sykesville 


Tammy Diane Gardow 


Cascade 

Cum Laude 

Kayla Shantell Garner 

Art & Design 

Baltimore 

Rachel Lynn Gaumer 

Psychology 

Hyndman, PA 

Vivian Kirstine Geroski 

Law & Society 

Oakland 

Sarah Gilliland 

Psychology 


Cum Laude 

Michael Lee Gladhill 

Criminal Justice 

Clear Spring 


Alissa Arlene Glotfelty 

Psychology 

Buffalo Mills, PA 

Lindsey Dawn Glotfelty 

Biology 



Kevin Gochnour 

Law & Society 

Germantown 

Caroline Louise Goddard 


Bowie 

Scott Godfrey 

Sociology 

Gaithersburg 

Amanda Rose Gold 

Music 

Baltimore 

Spencer Levi Golden 

Law & Society 

Hancock 

Rayna Marie Goldsborough 

Art & Design 


Kyle Vincent Gonzalez 

Law & Society 

Cumberland 

Andrew Gormally 

Law & Society 

Laurel 

Laura Grabosky 

Psychology 

Oakland 

Heather Lynn Gray 

Sociology 

Thurmont 

Michael Richard Greaney, Jr. 

History 

Laytonsville 

Cory A. Green 

History 

Smithsburg 

Jessie Caitlin Green 

Art & Design 

Cumberland 


Kaitlin Marie Green 

Biology 

Hagerstown 

Max Alexander Green 

Law & Society 

Cumberland 

Cum Laude 

William Gregory Green, Jr. 

Music 

Cumberland 


Dziko Kiya Greene 

Psychology 

Bowie 

Haydin Julia Grotz 


Lusby 


William Thomas Grove 


Frederick 

Gerardo David Guizado 


Bethesda 

Jazmine Elizabeth Hackett 

Theatre 


Perry Thomas Hague 

Sociology 

Germantown 

Jordan Marie Hahn 

Law & Society 

Damascus 

India L. Hall 

Law & Society 

Silver Spring 


Jordan Michael Hall 

Law & Society 

Middletown 

Anjelica Symone Hamilton 



Elizabeth Hammert 

Law & Society 

Woodbine 

Cum Laude 

Nathan Bradley Hargrove 

Law & Society 


David Jerome Hasegawa 


Gaithersburg 

Andrew James Hathaway 

Earth Science 

Myersville 

Cum Laude 

Gregory J. Heisey 


Fruitland 

Michael James Hellenthal 

Geography 

Walkersville 

Kyle Joseph Helmstetter 


Cumberland 


Jay Michael Hemmis 


Cumberland 

Shelby Alise Herbert 

Theatre 



Grace Anne Herpel 


Accident 

Raymond L. Hesse III 


Pasadena 

Dylan Thomas Hidey 


Cumberland 

Emily Elizabeth Hink 


Fairfax, VA 

Eric Lee Hoffmaster 

Psychology 

Jefferson 


Lauree Nicole Holland 


Waldorf 


Andrea Christine Hollern 

Social Work 

Cumberland 


Valerie Holt 

Sociology 

Baltimore 

James Ryan Holtzer 


Rockville 

Timothy George Hutchison 


Germantown

Kathleen Hwang 

Art & Design 

Timonium 

Miranda Joyce Jackson 

Social Work 

Bloomington 

Sheldon Dale Jackson 

Law & Society 

Laurel 

Courtney Jacobs 




Gregory William Jaeger 

Music 

Silver Spring 

John Christopher Jankosky II 

History 

Potomac 

Matthew Jemmott 

Law & Society 


Samantha Marie Johns 

Psychology 

Boonsboro 

Clinton Alan Johnson 

Chemistry 

Cumberland 


Tony Leroy Johnson 

Psychology 

Fulton 

Travin Vincent Johnson 


Huntingtown 

Austin Jones 

Chemistry 

Hagerstown 


Lauren O’Dele Jones 


Frederick 

Travis Colton Jones 

Philosophy 

Leonardtown 

Brandi Marie Jorden 


Lexington Park 

Leah Rachelle Kaisner 

Biology 

Oldtown 

Ryan Belland Kasprzyk 


Laurel 

Ayaka Kato 



Deborah D. Kelly 


Baltimore 

Alexandra Mary Kern 


Rising Sun 

Gregory Charles Kerr 

Earth Science 

Cumberland 

Casey Alana Keyfauver 


Hagerstown 

Scott Kinlein 

Biology 

Joppa 

Eilzabeth Rose Kirby 

Art & Design 


Cum Laude 

Amanda Jean Kiser 

Music 

Breinigsville, PA 


Shana Christine Rylee-Knight 


Frederick 

Katie Ann Kraus 


Germantown 

Michelle Pokuaa Kumi 


Silver Spring 

Garfield Anthony Lampkin 

Law & Society 

Clinton 

Brian B. Lasan 

Art & Design 

Rosedale 

Marques Avery Lawson 


Waldorf 

Aaron Kline Lazarus 

Social Work 

McHenry 

Cum Laude 

Joan Louise Leatherman 

Law & Society 

Cumberland 


Andrew Lee 

Engineering 

Annapolis 

Cum Laude 

Holly Ann Lemaster 

Sociology 

Williamsport 

Eric Linares 

Physics 

Boyds 

Travis Lee Lindner 

Psychology 

Cumberland 

Brianna Lipscombe 


Landover 

Herbert Kent Little 



Aaron James Littlejohn 

Physics 

Severna Park 


Kevin Joseph Loftus 

Mathematics 

Columbia 

Cum Laude 

Holly Grace Logsdon 

Theatre 



Todd Joseph Logsdon 



Taylor Marie Lomax 

Psychology 

Laplata 

Emily Ann Long 

Psychology 


Anysa Taipow Lovett 

Social Work 

Hagerstown 

Jasmine Annise Loyal 

Chemistry 

Glen Burnie 

Phillip Vincent Luzi 


Westminster 

Anthony Edward Lynch, Jr. 


Bowie 

Thomas David Mackay 

Geography 



Allen Mackey 

Earth Science 

Hancock 

Katie Lynn Magruder 

Psychology 

Weternport 

Megan Rachel Martin 

Psychology 

Midlothian, VA 

Ryan Barret Masters 

Engineering 

Westminster 

Garrett Lee Mathews 

Nursing 

Cumberland 


Ashley Danielle Mathias 

Psychology 

Eldersburg 

Chelsea Noel McCloskey 

Biology 

Lusby 


Christyna Nadia McCormick 


Ellicott City 


Lamont Wesley McCoy 


Waldorf 

Anna Mary McFarland 

Urban & Regional Planning 

Crofton 

Demario Tre’Sean McGhee 



Caitlyn Anne McGregor 

English 

LaVale 

Cum Laude 

Megan Kendall McKewen 


Lonaconing 

Jordan Timothy McMahon 


Midland 

Zachary A. McNemar 


Cumberland 


Daniel Brian Merrill 

Engineering 

Hampstead 

Rachel Christine Merritt 

Psychology 

Pasadena 

Cum Laude 

Ashley Marie Metcalfe 

Mathematics 

Swanton 

Kiersten Leona Meyer 

Sociology 

Greenbelt 

Cum Laude 

Brenda Leneva Michael 

Psychology 

Crownsville 

Cum Laude 

Eric Michael Miklosovich 

Earth Science 

Kingsville 

Kayla Ann Miller 



Rebecca Susan Miller 

Philosophy 

Cumberland

14 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES 

Sharnayia A. Miller 


Millersville 

Brandon Chase Mills 


Olney 

Garrett William Minnick 

Art & Design 


Cum Laude 

Brent James Mitchell 

Music 


Michael Edward Moats, Jr. 

Engineering 

Crofton 

Caitlin Elaine Moore 

Biology 

Capitol Heights 

Victoria Jene Moore 

Psychology 

Gwynn Oak 


Ci’erra Nico Morgan 

Psychology 

Pasadena 

Neffetara Sharnae Morris 


Potomac 

Cum Laude 

Emily Jane Moses 

Art & Design 

Hanover 

Jaydee Nelson Moultrie 

Social Work 

Baltimore 

Cum Laude 

Tessa May Mullan 

Social Work 

LaVale 

David Mullaney 


Cumberland 

Felicia M. Muse 


Glen Burnie 

Jessica Noelle Musselman 


Libertytown 

Jeffrey Robert Nagle 


Annapolis 

Chinedu Ndum 

Physics 

Bowie 

Rebecca Ann Neal 

Law & Society 

Hampstead 

Marissa Kimball Nedved 


LaVale 


Elizabeth Anne Nelson 

Chemistry 

Centreville 

Robyn Autumn Nesbitt 

Sociology 

Betterton 

Jonathan Marshall Newton 



Susan Yen Ngo 


Hanover 

Henry Uchenna Nnoruom 


Baltimore 

John Wayne Northam, Jr. 


Preston 

Crystal Better Nwabuko 

Psychology 

Lanham 

Meriam Ogechi Nwosu 

Nursing 

Silver Spring 

David Ridgely O’Brien 


Thurmont 

Erin O’Connor 


Annapolis 

Robert Spencer O’Neal 

Music 

Sykesville 


Tamuno Bereni Darling Oriaku 

Psychology 

Perry Hall 

Jasmine Pierre’ Owens 

Psychology 

Cheltenham 

Charles Edward Oxendine 

Law & Society 

Waldorf 

Cum Laude 

JonNell Evette Paschall 

Theatre 

Baltimore 

Kavon Maurice Pearson 

Law & Society 

Brandywine 

Lauren Beth Pelesky 

Nursing 

Cumberland 


Tiara Chantice Pelham 

Law & Society 

Forestville 

NiCole R. Pell 

Psychology 

Cresaptown 

Kevin Brooks Perkins 

Earth Science 

Hagerstown 

Emily Ruth Phillips 

Philosophy 

Cumberland 

Rebekah Paige Phillips 

Art & Design 


Cum Laude 

Michael Dale Pickrel 


McHenry 

Jessica Ryland Piersante 


Fairfax Station, VA 

Kristen Noel Poetzel 

Psychology 

Monkton 


Erin Poffenberger 

Psychology 

Frederick 

Britany Leeann Poindexter 

Music 

Myersville 

Cum Laude 

Matthew A. Polissedjian 


Derwood 

Samuel Nathan Porter 


Swanton 

Kenneth Oliver Pratt 


Grantsville 

Garrett Louis Price 


Eldersburg 

Matthew Alandis Purnell 

Music 

Laurel 

Kimberley Nicole Ramsburg 

Psychology 

Dunkirk 

Anne-Marie Michelle Ravert 

Social Work 


Hannah Elizabeth Rawlings 

Social Work 

Westernport 

Cum Laude 

Josiah William Rawlings 

Engineering 

Westernport 

Rebecca Maurine Reed 

Psychology 

Hanover 

Cum Laude 

Kyle David Reese 

Law & Society 

Myersville 

Cum Laude 

Daniel A. Reynolds 

Music 

Elkton 

Vincent Reynolds 



Jessica Nichole Rice 


Grasonville 

James Matthew Richards 

History 


Larry Darnell Richardson II 


Ellicott City 

Ryan Aaron Richter 


Pasadena 

Curtis Ridenour 

Geography 

Smithsburg 


Gavin Payne Riley 

English 

Sparks 

Valerie Michell Rivera 


Gaithersburg 

Xzavier D. Robertson 

Law & Society 

Aberdeen 

John Thomas Robinson III 

Art & Design 

Dumfries, VA 

James Waring Robinson 


Queenstown 

Wade Steven Robinson 

Engineering 


Bianca Sara Romano 

Social Work 

Clarksville 

Joshua Steven Rosenberg 

History 

Frederick 

Sarah Cathleen Rosenberger 

Biology 

Lonaconing 

Darren Ross 

Psychology 

Baltimore 

Lindsey Marie Russell 


Mount Savage 

Cum Laude

Lahni Alyssa Saben 

Sociology 

Kensington 

Karl Mitchel Scarborough 

Chemistry 

Swanton 

Cum Laude 

Lauren Elizabeth Schoelen 

Law & Society 

Mount Airy 

Jeffrey Schramm, Jr. 

Biology 

Westernport 


Courtney Ann Schroeder 


Lusby 

Fabion Ricardo Seaton 



Elizabeth Ashlee Seligman 

Psychology 

Rockville 

Brandie Sharnea Shackelford 

English 

Baltimore 

Chelsea Marie Sharnik 


Rockville 

Nicole Lee Sharp 


Cumberland 

Philip Warren Sharp 

Engineering 

Hughesville 

Cum Laude 

Monika Alexandra Shaw 

Psychology 

Cumberland 

Danielle Nadine Sheally 

Psychology 

Corriganville 


Sean Michael Sheehy 

Law & Society 

Mount Airy 

Courtney Renee Shepherd 


LaVale 

Christopher Lankford Shirko 


Severn 

Cory Matthew Shives 

Psychology 

Clear Spring 


Tiffany Lynn Showe 

Psychology 

Hagerstown 

Sasha Rochelle Simmons 


Brandywine 

Ronisha Dale Simpson 


Clinton 

Tammie R. Sines 

Law & Society 

Mount Savage 

Jamie Marie Sippl 


Arnold 

Kimberly Nicole Skinner 

Art & Design 

Bowie 

Jarred Alphonso Sleets 

Psychology 

Baltimore 

Chelsea Rae Smith 

Art & Design 

Mount Airy 

Rashonda Kimberly Smith 

Law & Society 

Odenton 


Ethnobotany 

Germantown 


Shayla Jean Sowers 

Psychology 

Elkridge 


Brooke Speake 

Music 

Burtonsville 

Cum Laude 

Lauren Ashley Spiegel 

Biology 

Stevensville 



Delmar 

Cum Laude 

Michael Richardo Spriggs, Jr. 



Keshia Dawn Squire 



Timothy Philip Steele 

Engineering 

Woodbine 

Katherine Elizabeth Stengel 


Phoenix 


Joshua Damon Stepney 

Psychology 


Cum Laude 

Linda Fay Stewart 

Art & Design 

Cumberland 


Brittany Dawn Stonestreet 

Music 

Clearville, PA 


Tyler William Strawsburg 


Myersville 

Aaron Paige Stroup 

History 

Cumberland 

Cum Laude 

Anna Palmer Struhar 

Mathematics 

Sykesville 

Kathryn Anne Swan 

Law & Society 

Walkersville 



Cresaptown 


Celina Lee Szymanski 

Law & Society 

Elkton 


Julie Kristen Tabb 


Los Angeles, CA 

Colleen Elizabeth Tawes 

Psychology 

Severna Park 

Michael Angelo Taylor III 

Sociology 

Reisterstown 

Brendan James Taylor 


Timonium 

Ityran Margaret Taylor 


Oxon Hill 

Bianca R. Temple 

Earth Science 

Silver Spring 

Cum Laude 

Susan Alice Thatcher 

Psychology 

Grantsville 

Angelica Stephanie Thomas 

Biology 

Clarksburg 

Lisa Marie Thomas 

Social Work 


Romel E. Thomas 

Sociology 

Suitland 

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES 15 

Kieshauna Kian Thompson 

Biology 

White Plains 

Matthew David Tillett 

Interpretive Biology & Natural History 

Cumberland 

Cum Laude 

Aaron Edward Tirpack 

Sociology 

Layton, NJ 

Jenny Renae Toke 

English 

Bedford, PA 


Anna Tougarina 

Art & Design 



Scott Stephen Turner 

Theatre 

Bealsville 


Whitney Ikea Turner 

Psychology 

Clinton 

Cum Laude 

Joshua Van Horne 

English 

Glen Burnie 

Misty Dawn VanMeter 

Psychology 


Jasmine Evelyn Vaughn 

English 

Baltimore 

Nhon Thanh Vo 

Sociology 

Sterling, VA 

Richard Joseph Vojtech, Jr. 


Owings 

Devan Justyne Wallizer 

Social Work 

Little Orleans 

Sarah Elizabeth Wampler 


Accident 

Sierra Dahn Wassell 

Biology 

Westernport 


Jerry-Neal Carl Watson 

Psychology 

Baltimore 

Kathrine Emiko Webb 


Odenton 

Lindsay Marie Weiler 

Law & Society 

Clinton

16 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES 

Jacob Scott Weiss 


Millersville 

Kai Brittani White 

Theatre 

Chesapeake, VA 

Matthew Allen White 

Engineering 


Mariah Jo Whiteman 

Psychology 

Rawlings 

Cum Laude 

John F. Whitesell 

Mathematics 

Easton 

Tammy Frances Wilkinson 

History 

Cumberland 

Eric Williams 

Biology 


Cum Laude 

Lauren Katelynn Williams 


Pasadena 


Sheena Marie Willison 

Biology 



Andre Lamounte Wilson 


Salisbury 

Michelle Lee Wilson 


Barton 


Courtney Lund Wimer 

Social Work 

Rockville 

Carla J. Wisecarver 

Law & Society 

Martinsburg, WV 

Jessie Ann Wismer 


Annapolis 

Cum Laude 

Tsehaynesh Woldemdhen 

Law & Society 


Cum Laude 

Lauren Leighann Woolsoncroft 


Denton 

Kymbaly R. Wright 

Sociology 

Pikesville 

Stephanie Eryn Yates 

Biology 

Cumberland 

Eugene Ryan Younger 

Psychology 

Cresaptown 

Rudy Jacqueline Yung-Hoi 

Biology 

Germantown 

Cum Laude 

Mariamawit Gizaw Zergaw 

Biology 


William Stanley Zimmerman 

Philosophy 

California 

Justin Conrad Zimmermann 

Mathematics 

Cumberland 


Ippokratis Zografos 

Psychology 

Baltimore 

Bachelor of Science in Engineering 

University of Maryland, College Park/Frostburg State University 

Collaborative Program in Mechanical Engineering 

During this Commencement, the University recognizes students who have successfully 

completed the collaborative program in mechanical engineering offered by the 

University of Maryland, College Park and Frostburg State University. In this unique 

program, initiated in 1997 and the first of its kind in the country, students achieve 

their degrees through a combination of traditional classroom instruction and interactive 

video coursework. 

While these students have officially earned their degrees from the A. James Clark 

School of Engineering of the University of Maryland, we extend a special recognition of 

their achievements on our campus and as FSU students in spirit. 

William Thomas Clauson 


Ellerslie 

Christian Allen Ernst 


Clear Spring

C O L L E G E O F B U S I N E S S & C O L L E G E O F E D U C A T I O N 

O R D E R O F P R O C E S S I O N O R D E R O F E X E R C I S E S 


Dr. Kevin H. Peterson 

THE FACULTY MARSHALS 

Mr. Randall P. Bandura 

Dr. Art W. Siemann 

THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY 

THE STAGE PARTY 

Dr. Thomas L. Bowling 

Vice President for Student & Educational Services 

Mr. David Rose 

Vice President for Administration & Finance 

Mr. Stephen M. Spahr 

Chief of Staff and Vice President for Economic Development 

& Government Relations 

Ms. M. Katherine Snyder 

Vice President of Human Resources 

Dr. Sudhir Singh 

Associate Dean, College of Business 

Dr. William Childs 

Associate Dean, College of Education 

Colonel Ronald G. Forrester ’67 

President, FSU Alumni Association 

Mr. Tom Creamer 

Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award Recipient 



Ms. Maney Gale 

Student Speaker, College of Education 





Mr. Caleb Stair 

Student Speaker, College of Business 



Ms. Britany Poindexter 

Vocalist 

Dr. Paul Vance 

Regent, University System of Maryland Board of Regents 

Dr. Stephen J. Simpson 

Provost 


President 

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES 

Graduate Studies 

Dr. Kathie Shaffer, Marshal 

Dr. Barbara Ornstein, Marshal 

College of Business 

Dr. Kathie Shaffer, Marshal 

College of Education 

Dr. Barbara Ornstein, Marshal 

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 


COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 17 

Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter President of the University, Presiding 

Processional The FSU Brass Ensemble 

Mr. Philip W. Klickman, Director 

National Anthem Ms. Britany Poindexter 

Vocalist 

Opening Proclamation Dr. Kevin H. Peterson 

Grand Marshal 

Welcome and Remarks Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter 

Regent’s Greeting Dr. Paul Vance 

Regent, University System of Maryland 

Board of Regents 

Commencement Address Mr. Caleb Stair 

Student Speaker, College of Business 

Ms. Maney Gale 

Student Speaker, College of Education 

Distinguished Alumni Colonel Ronald G. Forrester ’67 

Achievement Award President, FSU Alumni Association 

Mr. Tom Creamer 

Distinguished Alumni Achievement 

Award Recipient 

Presentation of Dr. Stephen J. Simpson 

Candidates for Degrees Provost 







Conferring of Degrees Dr. Gibralter 

Recognition of Honor Graduates Dr. Simpson 

Presentation of Diplomas Dr. Gibralter, Dr. Tootoonchi 

Dr. Golden and Dr. Hoffman 

The Tassel Tradition Dr. Rosemary M. Thomas 


Recessional The FSU Brass Ensemble 


Dr. Kevin Peterson, professor in the Department of Psychology, has 

been a member of the FSU faculty since 1992. His teaching specialties are 

psychological testing and assessment, and he coordinates the 

undergraduate internship program. He is licensed in Maryland as a 

psychologist and consults with agencies throughout the region. He holds 

a bachelor’s degree from the University of Steubenville, a master’s from 

Frostburg State University and his doctorate from West Virginia University.

18 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 

C O M M E N C E M E N T S P E A K E R S 

C A L E B S TA I R 


Caleb Stair is graduating with a major in 

economics and a minor in mathematics. He has 

served as a Bobcat Ambassador for several years 

and has attained a 3.6 cumulative GPA and a 4.0 

in his major. “I did not even consider any other 

universities. As a student, I have immersed 

myself in many aspects of Frostburg State 

University,” says Caleb. He has served as captain of the FSU swim team for two 

years and is well-liked and respected by his peers and teachers. During his time 

at FSU, Caleb has been an active member of the Economics Club; Beta 

Gamma Sigma, the Business Honors Society; vice president of the Water Polo 

Club; head swim instructor for Activities for Life; and a student aide in the 

Admissions Office. Caleb believes that he will be a step ahead of his 

contemporaries because of the education he has received at the College of 

Business at FSU. 

M A N E Y G A L E 


Maney Gale graduates today as a recreation and 

parks management major, with a 3.46 GPA. She 

is a non-traditional student who has persevered 

to complete her degree program at Frostburg. 

She characterizes herself as a full-time mom 

and student, with a full-time job. “As a 

non‐traditional student who began at FSU over 10 years ago, I hope to serve as 

an example that it’s never too late to pursue your education and be a 

successful student while leading a jam‐packed life as well,” said Maney. 

During her time as an FSU student, Maney served as a team leader for the 

Frostburg Halloween parade and party, East End Playground Assessment, Laser 

Tag Battle to Beat Cystic Fibrosis and the Evergreen Heritage Center Nature 

Center Design Project, and a member of the Jennings-Randolph Lake Visitor 

Survey Research Project. She is employed as the program coordinator for 

Continuing Education and Health, Wellness and Fitness in the new CARC 

building at Garrett College. 

PA U L L . VA N C E , E D . D . 

Regent, USM Board of Regents 

Appointed as a member of the University 

System of Maryland Board of Regents in July 

2010, Dr. Paul L. Vance has over 30 years of 

combined experience in education. He served as 

superintendent of schools for the District of 

Columbia Public School System from 2003 to 

2006. Prior to that, he served as an area 

associate superintendent, deputy superintendent and then superintendent of 

Montgomery County Schools. He also served as principal of the Clarence E. 

Pickett Middle School in Philadelphia and social studies/science specialist. 

Vance has been awarded Educator of the Year from the African American 

Business Council and the Excellence and Service award from Montgomery 

County Alliance of Black School Educators. He has won the Lifetime 

Achievement Award and been inducted into the Hall of Fame by the National 

Alliance of Black School Educators. He was awarded the Legacy Award from 

the Montgomery County Workforce Development Commission. Vance 

obtained his master’s degree and Doctor of Education from the University of 

Pennsylvania. 

M R . T O M C R E A M E R ’ 8 2 

Manager of Technology Consulting 

and Data Analysis 

Thomas Creamer is manager of 

Technology Consulting and Data Analysis 

within Marriott’s Technology Management 

Center, with responsibility for the processes and 

procedures that result in the expenditure of 

more than $40 million annually. He recently 

received two Marriott Values in Practice awards 

for his efforts to lower costs and increase staff efficiency. One of his efforts 

resulted in savings of more than $2.1 million over the last two years. Before 

moving into technology procurement in the private sector, Creamer worked 

for 10 years on Capitol Hill, initially as a legislative aide and later as systems 

manager for the congressional computer networks. He has been an election 

judge with the Montgomery County Board of Elections for four years. After 

his father died in 2003, Creamer established the Paul J. Creamer Memorial 

Scholarship in FSU’s Political Science Department. In 2010, he was 

appointed to the Board of Directors of the FSU Foundation, Inc.

C A N D I D A T E S F O R D E G R E E S 

AT THIS COMMENCEMENT, degrees are conferred upon persons who completed 

requirements in January and May 2013. As final action cannot always be taken by 

the time this program is printed, the list of candidates here is tentative only. 

The transcript of the University, signed and sealed by its proper officer, remains the 

official testimony to the possession of a degree. 

The designation of honors is based on the grade point average at the end of the 

intersession semester. The final grade point average will determine honor ranking. 

This commencement program lists the primary major for each candidate. 

If an undergraduate student has completed at least 50 credits at Frostburg State 

University with a high cumulative grade point average, the scholastic achievement is 

recognized in the honors degree, awarded as follows: Cum Laude 3.400 - 3.649, 

Magna Cum Laude 3.650 - 3.899, and Summa Cum Laude 3.900 and above. 

A number of candidates for graduation who will complete their studies over the 

summer will be participating in this ceremony. These students, from all three 

academic colleges, have been given permission to participate as outlined in the 

University catalog. Participation does not confer a degree. 

Master of Arts in Teaching 

Marc Patrick Abe 


Brittany Renee Alexander 

Chambersburg, PA 

Stephanie M. Andrews 

Keedysville 

Jennifer Godina Ashbaugh 

Smithsburg 

Elizabeth Preston Benefiel 

Keedysville 

Jason M. Brenneman 

McHenry 

Carlie Ann Canter 

Cumberland 

Katie Mae Chambers 

Williamsport 

Cody Joseph Colaw 

Oakland 

Kelley Louise Cooper 

Rawlings 

Robert Keith Croft, Jr. 


Alyssa Jane Dick 

Oakland 

Bradley Joseph Ditto 


Melanie Lyn Ebersole 

Big Cove Tannery, PA 

Catherine Aldridge Edmiston 

Frederick 

Emily Kristen Furr 

Owings Mills 

Stefanie Virginia Girouard 

Sykesville 

Branden Grabenstein 

Hagerstown 

Sheila Renee Horst 

Hagerstown 

Karen S. Humbertson 

Clear Spring 

Donald Allen Jack 

Clear Spring 

Carlie Boal Johnson 

Westernport 

Allison Hurwitz Kline 

Myersville 

Mark Howard Koontz, Jr. 

Greencastle, PA 

Brandi M. Lane 

Gapland 

Randall W. Larry 

Keyser, WV 

Sarah Elizabeth Legge 

Westernport 

Kaitlin Starr Mauk 

Cambridge 

Edward Morgan McClain III 

Smithsburg 

Amy Marie Metz 

Hagerstown 

Jessica Mae Moreland 

Fort Ashby, WV 


Lauren Humelsine Porter 

Martinsburg, WV 

Uzma S. Qadir 

Hagerstown 

Kathryn Rainey 

Hagerstown 

Emily Jeanette Reeves 

Boonsboro 

Lindsay Mae Schmelling 

Duncansville, PA 

Carly Lynn Shockey 

Hagerstown 

Lisa Louise Sidley 

Augusta, WV 

Timothy B Stout 

Smithsburg 

Jade Elyse Sutton 

Hagerstown 

Kristine Anne Thurlow 

Edgewood 

Hannah Lynn Vann 


Jacqueline Victoria Vitale 

Hagerstown 

Mellisa M. Walker 

Hedgesville, WV 

Andrea Suzanne Wiggen 

Greenbelt 

Scott Edward Wildesen 

Oakland 

Neil Wrona 

Hagerstown 

Kurt Alexander Zollman 

Shenandoah Junction, WV 

Master of Business 

Administration 

Faisal Abdulrazaq Abubakr 

Saudi Arabia 

Rengitha Alummoottil 

Lake Hopatcong, NJ 

Megha Ashok Bellary 

India 

Jermaine Brown 

Silver Spring 

Andrew Joseph Carta 

Crofton 

Ben Hunter Crowder 

Boydton, VA 

Michael E. Daly 

Hagerstown 

Christa Rebecca Fullwood 

Wilmington, NC 

Todd E. Garver 

Boonsboro 

Jamie Ross Grossnickle 

Williamsport 

Jamie A. Grove 

Annapolis 

Thomas Paul Haney, Jr. 

Hagerstown 

Benjamin Hannibal 

Accident 

Matthew Mark Jansen 


Jing Jiang 

China 

Amanda Renee Kimble 

Cresaptown 

Pushpavalli Krishnamurthy 

Arlington, TN 

Alee Rochelle Long 

Shippensburg, PA 

Sean David Carson Morton 


Mai Thanh Nguyen 

Vietnam 

Larry O’Baker 

Mount Savage 

Horacia Opong-Owusu 

Poolesville 

Robert James Ralph II 

Greenville, RI 

Robert W. Shawley 

Williamsport 

John J. Subetto 

Hagerstown 

Joshua Tinelli 

Hagerstown 

Caren Deborah Welik 

Cumberland 

Jerry Wayne Allan Whitmore 

Keedysville 

Eric D. Wills, Jr. 

Holt, MI 

Stephen Christopher Wood 

Hagerstown 

Mustafa Yildirim 

Turkey 

Allison K. Zombolas 

Monrovia 

Master of Education 

Lauren Claire Abbazia 

Setauket, NY 

Heather Anne Abbott 

Malaga, NJ 

Mandy Lynn Abe 

Cumberland


Gregory Joseph Akers 


Ali Hamad Alhamad 

Saudi Arabia 

Corey Edward Alkire 

Big Pool 

Suliman Nasser S. Almlham 

Saudi Arabia 

Cassie Lynn Arnold 


Charles McKinley Billingsley 


Joshua Joseph Bolden 


Jennifer Lynn Bostic 


Sarah Bucchino 


Linda Sue Clise 

Lonaconing 

Janine Marie DiGiovanni 

Falling Waters, WV 

Robert Benjamin Duncan 


Alysha Katherine Fanning 

Buchanan, NY 

Danielle S. Foote 


Katelyn Joy Gottier 

Cumberland 

Ryan Jay Grabill 

Hagerstown 

Kaitlin J. Greig 


Jamie Lynn Grove 


Rachel Hammond Hager 

Cumberland 

Megan Elaine Harris 


Shelby Fern Hutcheson 


Tori Ann Insley 

Oakland 

Jennifer Dawn Jordan 

Romney, WV 

Bobbie Ann Kirkwood 


Ashley Rose Klaiss 

Pasadena 

Regan Marie Kline 

Smithsburg 

Amber N. Lavan 

Berlin, PA 

Jodie Johnson Lewis 

Barton 

Cynthia Leanne Logsdon 


Brennan J. McCarthy 

Cobleskill, NY 

Kimberly Margaret McDaniel 

Joppa 

Rachel Marie McGann 

Cumberland 

Sarah Elizabeth McHenry 

Falling Waters, WV 

Kimberly Ann Mentzell 

Hagerstown* 

Jennifer Alyse Nalley 

Smithsburg 

Abby Lea Rader 

Cumberland 

Predrag Radosevic 

Serbia 

Kendra Anne Roberts 

Lavale 

Amanda Michelle Rocus 

Glen Burnie 

Kelly A. Ryan 

Levittown, NY 

Heather Leanne Schrader 


Bethany Diane Sine 

LaVale 

Kimberly E. Sloane 


Jenna Elizabeth Speicher 

Manns Choice, PA 

Latia Maria Stanley 

Baltimore 

Adrienne Suzanne Yoder 

Mountain Lake Park 

Nina Renee Zimmerman 



Brandon Henry Airth 

Economics 

Gambrills 

Scott Matthew Arndt 

Accounting 

Pasadena 

Taylor Baker 


Rawlings 

Adam Scott Baxley 


Columbia 

Justin Beal 


Westminster 

Candice S. Bellamy 


Baltimore 

Christopher William Bodnar 


Lusby 

Timothy Andrew Boehm 

Accounting 

Annapolis 

RaSean Marie Booker 


Waldorf 

Leah Nicole Boyd 


Cumberland 

Ashley Bradbury 


Hagerstown 

Robert Brett 


Waldorf 

Lindsay Denice Brogsdale 


Waldorf 

Casey Marie Christopher 


Smithsburg 

Markus Leon Clennon 


Baltimore 

Sara Malia Kuuleialoha Cramer 

Accounting 

Mililani, HI 


Garrett Bryce Dearman 


Silver Spring 

Trevor William DeVore 


Grantsville 


Matthew Ryan Donaldson 


Garrett, PA 

Adam Eisenstadt 

Accounting 

Mount Airy 

Cum Laude 

Brittany Faber 


Churchton 


Ryan Fischer 


Hagerstown 

Ashley Danielle Foster 


Lanham 

Jonathan Stuart Gardenhour 

Economics 

Clarksville 

Brittany Mae Gossard 

Accounting 

Hagerstown 

Amanda Josette Grabenstein 


Cumberland 


Damian Lamont Green 


Saint Michaels 

Brian Jacob Harris 


Clintion 

Kori Elisabeth Hassler 



Deena Lee Helmstetter 

Health Science Administration 

Cumberland 


Rheana Henderson 



Sonia Diane Henderson 


Hagerstown 


Jose Inaldo III 


Waldorf 

Christopher Alan Inskeep 


Essex 

Evan Pierre Jones 


Hagerstown 

Rashya Jenna Jones 


Lanham 

Ryan James Kavanagh 


Columbia 

Megan Noel Kinsinger 

Economics 

Grantsville 

Bryan B. Knox 


Waldorf 

Brent Joseph Kroboth 


Hagerstown 

John Paul Kulusic 

Accounting 


Spencer Craig Leggett 


Boonsboro 

Rachel D. LeGore 

Accounting 

Hagerstown 

Magna Cum Laude

Andrea Marie Livingston 



Elliott Matthew Long 


Glen Burnie 

William Malcolm Maddox-Harris 

Accounting 

Bowie 

Garrett Logan Marks 

Economics 

Kitzmiller 

Cody Jarrett Morton 

Accounting 

Westernport 


Jacqueline Jo Neal 

Economics 

Monrovia 

Najm M. Nour 


Oxon Hill 

Joshua Edward Peeling 


Hollywood 

Barbara Ellen Reed 


Hagerstown 

Cum Laude 

Andrew Jonathan Reggia 


Gaithersburg 

Sherry Marie Riggs 

Accounting 

Mount Savage 

Andrea Sue Riley 



Cum Laude 

Antoine Robert Scott 


Essex 

Jason Alexander Scott 


Westminster 

Christopher Michael Sell 

Economics 

Cumberland 


Peyman Bidabadi Shirani 

Accounting 

Germantown 

Cum Laude 

Royce Alden Shroyer, Jr. 

Accounting 

Hyndman, PA 

Cum Laude 

John L. Sikalis 

Accounting 

Joppa 

Lewis Clements Smith 


Ijamsville 

Megan Marie Smith 

Accounting 

Mount Airy 

Josh Archie Soper 

Accounting 

Greensboro 

Josh Wayne Sparks 

Accounting 

Sykesville 

Cum Laude 

Paul Joseph Squitieri 


Baltimore 

Caleb Anthony Stair 

Economics 

Hyndman, PA 


Rebecca Renee Stemple 



Alex William Stuck 


Oakland 

Cum Laude 

Julie Nicole Summerfield 


Cumberland 

Cum Laude 

Sarah Jo Trottier 

Accounting 

Oakland 


Ian Sebastian Turner 


Hanover 

Scott Eric Wasser 


Leesburg, VA 

Aaron Terrell Webb 


White Plains 


James Antonino Wilkes 


McHenry 

Jonathan Christopher Williams 

Accounting 

Largo 

Marcus Lloyd Wilson 


Pikesville 

Scott James Wilson 


Accident 

Redeate Worku 

Economics 

Wheaton 


Brianne Renee Zimmerman 

Economics 

Cumberland 

Cum Laude 


Christopher Armando Acab 


Baltimore 

Mary Rebecca Ahalt 


Middletown 


Rebecca O’Neill Ahalt 

Recreation & Parks Management 

Myersville 

Katelyn Aubrey Alkire 


Cresaptown 

Brittany Lynn Alt 


Bedford, PA 


Stacie May Athey 


Cresaptown 


Kimberly Natasha Bachtell 


Hagerstown 


Barbara Theresa Barvir 


Hagerstown 

Lindsay Allana Bittner 



Jennifer Sue Bowlus 


Hagerstown 


Daniel Jacob Brierly 


Middletown 

Joseph Anthony Bundy 


Elkton 

Lindsay Sue Campbell 


Hyndman, PA 

Cum Laude 

Ashley Caruso 


Olney 


Kaniesha Kiara Chandler 


Baltimore 

Rebecca Lynn Chessler 


Reisterstown 

Cathryn Clark 


Burlington, WV 

Zelie Mae Collison 



Cum Laude 

Tiffany Lynn Cupp 


Jarrettsville 

Heather Ann Darchicourt 


Baltimore 

Ryan Michael Dauses 


Baltimore 


Jennifer Anne Davis 


Herndon, VA 

Cum Laude 

Nicholas Allan Dawson 


Hagerstown 

Cum Laude 

Melanie Jean DeLozier 


Mount Savage 

Jennifer Lee Dixon 




Ryan Eugene Donaldson 


Garrett, PA 

Cum Laude 

Travis Joseph Dordevic 


Cumberland 

Cum Laude 

Mary Allison Elliott 



Amanda Elizabeth Farace 


Glen Burnie 

Jazlyn Dakota Fisher 


Cumberland 

Marie Nicole Furnia 


Hagerstown 


Maney Lou Gale 


Accident 

Cum Laude


Jacob Alexander Gessner 


Pasadena 

Whitney Rae Glotfelty 


Grantsville 


Clifton Anthony Gray, Jr. 



Nicholas Emmanuel Halkias 


Baltimore 

Benjamin Tyler Hamby 


Churchville 

Richard Joseph Harris 



Jennifer Lynn Helmick 


New Creek, WV 


Courtney Diane Hersch 



Cum Laude 

Amy Marie Hess 


Hagerstown 


India Martine High 


Columbia 


Colleen Theresa Hoffman 


Columbia 

Michael Alan Holloway 


Laurel 

Darlene Mercedes Jackson 


Baltimore 

Jason Jerome Jackson 


Takoma Park 

Leryn B. Jennings 


Silver Spring 

Megan Kelsey Johnson 


Elkridge 


Antwane Jones 


Baltimore 

Stephanie Nicole Jones 


Hagerstown 


Brandon Scott Kale 


Baltimore 

Paul Douglas Kinzel 


Eldersburg 

Erica Carolyn Kozlowski 


Hagerstown 


Windi Dawn Kretchman 




Megan Ann Leatherman 


Westernport 


Erskins Bobby Leger 



Kelli Kristine Lloyd 


Hagerstown 

Cum Laude 

Dennis Ray Loar, Jr. 


Lonaconing 

Michael Kanoa Lofton 


Hagerstown 


Carita Rachelle Logsdon 


Fort Ashby, WV 

Brittani Nicole Lonergan 


Annapolis 

Anschel Patriz Maile-Moskowitz 


Mount Rainier 

Edward John Maloney 


Gaithersburg 

Steven James Marconi 


Mount Airy 

Lora Marion 


Hagerstown 


Kathleen Marie May 


Lutherville 

Dylan Llewellyn Mayes 


Gaithersburg 

Bernard L. McCarty, Jr. 


Cumberland 


Candice Marie McDonald 


Mount Airy 

Cum Laude 

Samantha Nicole Meinhardt 


Brandywine 

James McAuliffe Minturn 


Gaithersburg 

Samantha Marie Mulvey 


Pasadena 

Azaria Amber Norris 


Mitchellville 

Meredith Amber Pagenhardt 


Oakland 


Andrew Stewart Penn 


Bowie 

Allison Renae Perkins 




Casey Lynn Perry 


Baltimore 

Rachael Shea Poet 


Clear Spring 


Alisha Marie Poole 


Hagerstown 


Kathleen Prather 


Hagerstown 

Erin Ashley Proctor 


Sterling, VA 


Lynda Quan 



Cum Laude 

Kaitlin Marie Rash 


Barclay 

Scott Robert Rice 


Cumberland 

Stacy Rice 


Hagerstown 


Tabitha N. Ringer 


Oakland 


Tonnisha Monique Rodgers 


District Heights 

Cum Laude 

Rachel Amanda Root 


Baltimore 

Lisa Katherine Rotruck 


LaVale 


Alexandra Rowles 


Forest Hill 

Cum Laude 

Tara Lyn Rowley 


Cumberland 


Alissa Russo 


Monrovia 

Cum Laude 

Jessica Lynne Sage 


Pomfret 

Ursula Sun Santiago 


Severn 

Patrick Robert Sapp 



Daniel Robin Saunders 


Hagerstown 


Ky’Ree Maurice Scott 



Austin Marie Seliga 


Middletown 


Juliana Elizabeth Sheets 


Mountain Lake Park 

Corey Lynn Shifflett 




Erin Nicole Shives 


Hancock 

Cum Laude

Shannon Marie Snell 



Cum Laude 

Sarah Rebecca Stevens 


Lusby 

Jennifer Shannon Stotler 


Frederick 


Stephanie Rose Straka 


Jerome, PA 

Cum Laude 

Brooke Elizabeth Sydnor 


Frederick 


Justin Kendall Thompson 



Tyler James Ulery 


Boswell, PA 

Andrea Leigh Vance 


Greensboro 

Cum Laude 

Nicole Lynn Vena 




Matthew Douglas Wade 


Cumberland 

Matthew David Weber 


Hagerstown 


Jackie Melissa Wisnewski 


Hyndman, PA 


Rachel Elizabeth Wolf 


Hagerstown 


Caryn Rene’ Wright 


Pikesville 

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 23

Welcome New FSU Alumni! 

Today we welcome you into a proud fellowship – that of 

alumni of Frostburg State University and the institutions that 

preceded it: Frostburg State College, Frostburg State Teacher’s 

College and State Normal School #2 at Frostburg. As other 

alumni will attest, with the education you have received here, the 

sky is the limit for you. 

Your success today is a credit to you and to the friends and 

family who have supported you along the way. But credit also 

belongs to many who said “yes” when you may have needed 

assistance during your FSU career – for the faculty and staff who 

guided your path, for those who funded scholarships to help you 

pay your way, for those who supported enrichment programs like 

the Sloop Leadership Institute, for those who volunteered to 

speak to you at the Career Expo, or for those who offered 

internships or other experiential learning that further enhanced 

your classroom preparation. 

Now is your chance to say “yes” in return. We urge you to 

remain connected to your alma mater; the FSU Alumni 

Association can help. The mission of the Alumni Association is 

“to unite graduates, former students, and friends of Frostburg 

State University for mutual benefit and to promote the welfare 

and advance the interests of Frostburg State University.” 

As alumni, you will be asked to help the students who follow 

you. You may be asked to donate, to volunteer or to facilitate 

internships. Just know that you will be enhancing a student’s life 

just as yours was. So please, say “yes.” 

O F F I C E O F A L U M N I P R O G R A M S 

F R O S T B U R G S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y 

1 0 1 B R A D D O C K R O A D 

F R O S T B U R G , M A R Y L A N D 2 1 5 3 2 - 2 3 0 3 

P H O N E : 3 0 1 . 6 8 7 . 4 0 6 8 

F A X : 3 0 1 . 6 8 7 . 4 0 6 9 

E - M A I L : a l u m n i @ f r o s t b u r g . e d u 

Help FSU continue celebrating and supporting the Class of 2013 on social media! 

Discover life-after-college resources on Pinterest: 

http://pinterest.com/frostburgstate 

Find Commencement photos (and share your own) on Facebook: 

www.facebook.com/frostburgstatealumniassn 

Tweet out your congrats, pics and best wishes using this hashtag: #FrostburgGRAD 

Share your best Commencement photos of your favorite graduates on Instagram 

by tagging them: #instaFrostburg

THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND 

Mr. James L. Shea, Chair 

Mr. Barry P. Gossett, Vice-Chair 

Mr. Gary L. Attman, Treasurer 

The Honorable C. Thomas McMillen, Secretary 

Thomas G. Slater, Esq., Assistant Secretary 

Mr. Norman R. Augustine 

Dr. Patricia S. Florestano 

Ms. Louise Michaux Gonzales 

Ms. Linda R. Gooden 

The Honorable Earl F. Hance, ex officio 

The Honorable Francis X. Kelly, Jr. 

Mr. David Kinkopf 

Mr. Robert Rauch 

Dr. Frank M. Reid III 

Ms. Tracye C. Turner 

Dr. Paul L. Vance 

Mr. Steven Hershkowitz, Student Regent 

FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

President 

Mr. Quincy M. Crawford 

Vice President 

Mrs. Mary E. Clapsaddle 

Secretary 

Mrs. Lynn D. Fike 

Treasurer 

Mr. Joseph V. Pace 

Assistant Treasurer 

Ms. Sandra K. Saville 

Immediate Past-President 

Mr. Sam Griffith 

COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE 

Ms. Sheila Pappas, Chair 

Ms. Brittni Teter, Assistant 

Dr. Tom Bowling 

Mr. Patrick Deasy 

Ms. Rachel Farris 

Dr. Cindy Herzog 

Mr. Jason Hill 

Ms. Vickie Mazer 

At Large 

Ms. Sandra P. Day 

Mrs. Gladys W. Faherty 

Mr. Kenneth A. Oldham, Jr. 

Ex Officio 


President, Frostburg State University 



Executive Director, FSU Foundation 

Mr. Jeff McKinley 

Ms. Liz Medcalf 

Ms. Brianne Reason 

Ms. Jennifer Scarborough 

Dr. Joanna Shore 

Dr. Vaughn Snyder 

Ms. Jodi Ternent 

Ms. Ann Townsell 

The University Store on campus will be open today from 9 AM - 2 PM. 

Today’s ushers are volunteers from the staff and students of the Frostburg State 

University community. The Commencement ceremony is being recorded by faculty, 

staff and students from FSU's Department of Mass Communication. 

A sincere and very special acknowledgement goes to all those who have contributed 

their time and energy into making this event possible and to George’s Creek Florist 

and Gift Shoppe for providing the flowers for today's ceremonies. 

FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION 

Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter, President 

Mr. Stephen M. Spahr, Chief of Staff and 

Vice President for Economic Development & Government Relations 

Mr. David Rose, Vice President for Administration & Finance 

Dr. Thomas L. Bowling, Vice President for Student & Educational Services 

Dr. Rosemary M. Thomas, Vice President for University Advancement 

Ms. M. Katherine Snyder, Vice President of Human Resources 

Dr. Stephen J. Simpson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs 

Dr. Ahmad Tootoonchi, Dean, College of Business 

Dr. Sudhir Singh, Associate Dean, College of Business 

Ms. Sharon L. Robinson, Chair, Department of Accounting 

Dr. David M. Kiriazis, Chair, Department of Economics 

Dr. Michael Monahan, Chair, Department of Management 

Dr. Carol J. Gaumer, Chair, Department of Marketing & Finance 

Dr. Clarence E. Golden, Dean, College of Education 

Dr. William Childs, Associate Dean, College of Education 

Dr. Kim Rotruck, Chair, Department of Educational Professions 

Dr. Art Siemann, Chair, Department of Kinesiology 

Dr. Robert Kauffman, Chair, Department of Recreation & Parks Management 

Dr. Joseph M. Hoffman, Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 

Dr. Cindy Herzog, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 

Dr. R. Scott Fritz, Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 

Dr. Richard Raesly, Chair, Department of Biology 

Dr. Robert Larivee, Chair, Department of Chemistry 

Dr. Elesha Ruminski, Chair, Department of Communication Studies 

Dr. Brad Rinard, Chair, Department of Computer Science 

Dr. Sydney Duncan, Chair, Department of English 

Dr. Maria-Luisa Sanchez, Chair, Department of Foreign Languages & Literature 

Dr. James Saku, Chair, Department of Geography 

Dr. Paul Charney, Chair, Department of History 

Dr. John Lombardi, Chair, Department of Mass Communication 

Dr. Marc Michael, Chair, Department of Mathematics 

Dr. Mark Gallagher, Chair, Department of Music 

Ms. Heather Gable, Chair, Department of Nursing 

Dr. Jean-Marie Makang, Chair, Department of Philosophy 

Dr. Mohammed Eltayeb, Chair, Department of Physics & Engineering 

Dr. Stephen Twing, Chair, Department of Political Science 

Dr. William Southerly, Chair, Department of Psychology 

Dr. Terry J. Russell, Chair, Department of Social Work 

Dr. Robert Moore, Chair, Department of Sociology 

Ms. Nicole Mattis, Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance 

Ms. Jackie Brown, Chair, Department of Visual Arts 

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