d'mensions D'Youville college Journal august 2o11

Summa Cum LaudeAmanda BlissKimberly EinhipleMatthew GolleyJennifer GuarinoBrittany LuongoSusan McLanahanCatherine MuthStephanie SchmiegMagna Cum LaudeKerenza AndersonAmy BeetowMichelle BellrengNikisha BistaLauren BorkowskiKarilyn ChildsJohn CzajkowskiRosanna DamatoJeremiah DavisMisty DennisMaria GalanteRobert HepperJoshua KovacichJanepha KudemaRobert La VigneAimee LarsonMary-Anne ManlucuTheodore MaulErin McCarthyScott McLaughlinMary MurphyAllison NixonCharlene NyitraiTrinh PhanKhristin PietraszewskiKrista PundtKathryn RussoRobert SchlesakLaura SegoolErica SlippyAdam SproatKatherine YoungCum LaudeAgnes AfricanusFatimat AlabiMary AstykChristian BoneJeffrey BoonMaria BradyCynthia CarneyMichael ChieffoBrandon ClarkeJason EdmistonAndrew FogelsongerBrandie GitchelDaniel GloverDominique GuerraErika HarloffEmily JergeJohn KrusePaul LaddaMara LimoncelliKristin LodickCrystal LozadaSiblea McFarlandKristin McKillenMatthew MoenMy NguyenChristen OckersHeather PisanoStephanie RogersSusan RydzykMate SalekovicsJennifer SassanoClare SchaubLaura StarrAmanda SteiertEric SteinbrennerAdam ThomasKathryn VitranoKhanh VuColleen WilkieJessica WojtoweczChristopher ZielinskicommenThe conclusion of the entire celebratory week is, ironically, Commencement,a ceremony marking the beginning of a new phase of life.LATIN HONORS n Related in concept to the British dean’s list, LatinHonors were first awarded in America at Harvard College in 1869, asfollows: cum laude (with praise) and summa cum laude (with highestpraise); however, it was not until 1880 that the intermediate level,magna cum laude (with great praise) was added.The tradition quickly spread across the United States and Canada,following in the footsteps of European universities, with most ofthose institutions maintaining the Latin format and only a few —e.g., the Netherlands and Russia — using the vernacular.This year, D’Youville bestowed Latin Honors on 81 membersof the Class of 2011, as follows:Summa cum laude, requiring a quality point averageof 3.90 or higher;Magna cum laude, requiring a quality point averageof 3.70 or higher;and Cum laude, requiring a quality point averageof 3.46 or higher.This honor is duly inscribed on their diplomas.The conclusion of the ceremony focuses againon the mortarboard cap. The long silk tasselsof the doctoral and master’s degree capscustomarily are worn on the left; however,bachelor degree candidates enter theceremony hall with tassels on the rightand, upon receiving their diplomas inhand, switch the tassels in unison tothe left, thereby taking their placeamong all the men and women whohave sought learning throughthe centuries.1O