FALL 2011 - The University of Scranton

Commencement Celebrates Record-Sized Class
At a Glance: Commencement 2011
Head of the Class
At a Class Night ceremony on May 27,
the Frank J. O’Hara Awards for General
Academic Excellence were presented to
members of the Class of 2011 with the highest
GPA in each of the three undergraduate
colleges and the undergraduate program for
adults and part-time students in the
University’s College of Graduate and
Continuing Education. Pictured (from left)
are: O’Hara award recipients William C.
Woody (CAS), Marla E. Osborne (PCPS), Joel
D. Braverman (CGCE), Megan M. Walsh
(PCPS) and David N. Campbell (KSOM). Not
pictured is Kaytlin L. Roholt (CAS).
The University conferred
more than 1,700 degrees at
two commencement ceremonies
Memorial Day weekend. It was the
largest graduating class in
the 123-year history of the
Jesuit university.
On May 28, Scranton
conferred 46 doctoral
degrees in physical therapy
and 700 master’s degrees,
both of which are records for
the University, at its postbaccalaureate
commencement ceremony in
the Byron Recreation Complex on campus.
The following day, more than 970
bachelor’s and associate’s degrees
were conferred at the University’s
undergraduate commencement at
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
in Wilkes-Barre. Former President
Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., served as principal
speaker at the both
ceremonies.
“My friends in the Class
of 2011, your education here
at Scranton introduced you
to high ideals and
aspirations,” said Father
Pilarz in his remarks at the
undergraduate
commencement. “Yours is
a formation that elicits
great desires – desires
that direct your days and
works to the glory of
God and the well-being
of humankind.”
Total graduates: 1,718 (largest graduating class in history)
Total doctoral degrees: 46 (largest number of DPT
degrees in history)
Total master’s degrees: 700 (largest number of
master’s degrees in history)
Total bachelor’s degrees: 971
Total associate’s degrees: 1
States represented by undergraduates: 16
States represented by post-baccalaureate graduates:
38 including Alaska, California, Hawaii and Texas
Top undergraduate programs of study: Biology,
Exercise Science, Communication, Nursing,
Psychology, Elementary Education, Accounting and
Marketing
Top graduate programs of study: Curriculum and
Instruction, Educational Administration, Occupational
Therapy and MBA
Commencement Speaker: Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.,
24 th president of The University of Scranton
Honorary Degrees:
• Freda Adler, Ph.D., director of the Master of Science
Program in Criminology and visiting professor in the
Department of Criminology at the University of
Pennsylvania
• Carl J. Kuehner ’62, past chair of the Board of
Trustees and co-founder of Hope for Haiti
• Msgr. Andrew Martin, president emeritus of
Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill, N.J.
Graduates Commissioned as Second Lieutenants
Thirteen members of the University’s ROTC Class of 2011 were among the 17 graduates
commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army at a ceremony during commencement weekend.
Pictured (from left) are: 2nd Lt. Ryan Snyder, 2nd Lt. Theodore Skordinsky, 2nd Lt. Michael Maritato,
2nd Lt. Sean Milde, 2nd Lt. Karen Buchheister, 2nd Lt. Jeffrey Mason, 2nd Lt. Matthew DeGroft, 2nd
Lt. Timothy Moore, 2nd Lt. Michael Faherty, 2nd Lt. Andrew Baker, 2nd Lt. Nicholas Westendorf, 2nd
Lt. Christopher O’Neill, 2nd Lt. Christopher Mead, 2nd Lt. Corey Carr, 2nd Lt. Caroline Durbin, 2nd Lt.
Sara Mathewson and 2nd Lt. Danielle Mallard. Dunmore native Brigadier General Christopher Burne
’80, staff judge advocate at Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air
Force Base, Va., served as guest speaker and delivered the oath of office to the cadets.
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