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R O A N O K E C O L L E G E

C O M M E N C E M E N T P R O G R A M

One Hundred Seventy-Sixth Year

Saturday, the Fifth of May, Two Thousand and Eighteen

Salem, Virginia

Order of Commencement Exercises10:00 a.m.

INDOOR VIEWING OF COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES IS AVAILABLE IN OLIN THEATER AND COLKET STUDENT CENTER. THE INCLEMENT WEATHER LOCATION IS THE SALEM CIVIC CENTER.

PRELUDE Roanoke College Wind Ensemble

Dr. Joseph L. Blaha, Director

PROCESSIONAL: “Pomp and Circumstance” Sir Edward Elgar

( The audience will rise when the academic procession enters and

remain standing through the singing of “America the Beautiful.”)

THE BELL DECLARATION Mr. Adam Wade Johnston,

Senior Class Senator

THE INVOCATION The Rev. Christopher M. Bowen,

Timothy L. Pickle, Jr. & Timothy L. Pickle, III, Dean of the Chapel

“America the Beautiful”

1. O beautiful for spacious skies

For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majesties

Above the fruited plain!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea!

2. O beautiful for patriot dream

That sees beyond the years

Thine alabaster cities gleam

Undimmed by human tears!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea!

(Be seated.)

WELCOME Mr. Michael C. Maxey, President of the College

CONFERRING OF DEGREES President Maxey with Dr. Richard A. Smith,

Vice President for Academic Affairs and

Shirley C. and Donald E. Morel Dean of the College

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS Ms. Hannah Marie Bear, Mechanicsville, Maryland

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Kenneth P. Ruscio, Ph.D., Richmond, Virginia

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SIMON CARSON WELLS MEDAL President Maxey with Dr. Smith

and Mr. Morris M. Cregger, Jr.,

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Dr. Joseph L. Blaha

Associate Professor of Music

Dr. James M. Ogier

Professor of German and Linguistics

Dr. Galdino F. Pranzarone

Professor of Psychology

Dr. Robert D. Schultz

John P. Fishwick Professor of English

PRESENTATION OF FACULTY AWARDS Dr. Smith

PhotographyYou may stand beside the brick walkway during the processional; however, DO NOT stand on the walkway. Professional photos of graduates crossing the stage and at the backdrop will be available within 72 hours after the ceremony. Graduates will receive an email with instructions on how to view proofs (including a private password). You can also visit roanoke.edu/gradphotos2018. Please do not approach the stage.

Kindly remain seated and enjoy this special occasion. There is an additional photo backdrop located on the back quad for your use before and after the ceremony.

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES President Maxey with Mr. Cregger

Doctor of Humane Letters:

Ms. Brenda Hale Dr. Smith

Roanoke, Virginia

Doctor of Letters:

Dr. Kenneth P. Ruscio Dr. Smith

Richmond, Virginia

CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS President Maxey with Dr. Smith

and Ms. Leah L. Russell, Associate Dean and Registrar

ALMA MATER HYMN Written by Dr. Frank M. Williams

(Please stand and join the Choir in the singing of the Alma Mater.) Roanoke College Choir

Dr. Jeffrey R. Sandborg, Director

Deep in our hearts, a flame is softly burning.

Deep in our thoughts, the mem’ries are returning.

Bells that are ringing, choirs that are singing,

Bring back the joys that we have known.

Learning to live, and loving as we’re learning.

Seeking to find the truths for which we’re yearning.

Years come and go, but we’ll always know

That dear old Roanoke served us well.

To live once more, here in these hallowed halls.

To know once again all the joys that we used to know!

Some day the winter of life will pass before us.

Then we’ll remember the place that proudly bore us.

Then we’ll remember Alma Mater.

Then we’ll remember Thee.

THE BENEDICTION Rev. Bowen (The audience will remain standing until the academic procession has departed. All graduates and their guests are invited to attend the

Celebration Light Luncheon on the Back Quad. If Commencement is moved to the Salem Civic Center due to inclement weather, the luncheon

will be held in the Roanoke College Colket Center. Lunch will be served for two hours following the Commencement exercise.)

RECESSIONAL Roanoke College Wind Ensemble

CHIEF MARSHAL – Dr. Chris Lee

ASSOCIATE CHIEF MARSHAL – Dr. J. Brooks Crozier

MARSHALS – Dr. Elizabeth Ackley, Dr. Shannon Anderson, Dr. Marit Berntson, Dr. Jesse Bucher, Dr. Chris Buchholz,

Prof. James Buriak, Dr. Adam Childers, Dr. Gary Hollis, Dr. Alice Kassens, Dr. DorothyBelle Poli, Dr. Steven Powers,

Dr. Karin Saoub, Prof. Katherine Shortridge, Dr. David Taylor, Dr. Harry Wilson

FLAG BEARERS – Mr. Deyoung Don ’18; Ms. Leah Curry Weinstein ’18

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT Doctor of Humane Letters

Brenda Louise Hale

Ms. Brenda Hale is an eight-term president of the Roanoke Branch of the NAACP and a well-respected community leader of the Roanoke Valley. An Army veteran, registered nurse and financial planning advisor, she also has been a tireless volunteer for decades. She works with individuals and groups of diverse cultural, religious, social, economic and political identities. As President of the Roanoke NAACP, she has a long record of leadership advocating for the equal rights of all citizens and the elimination of racial prejudice.

Ms. Hale earned her L.P.N. degree at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Denver, Colorado, and her A.D.N. from Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke. She also attended Chaminade University in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Roanoke College, where she studied psychology.

Ms. Hale served in the Army at the 33rd Army Field Hospital in Würzburg, Germany, and at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu. She earned the rank of Sergeant First Class and served as President of the Non-Commissioned Officers Association; she retired from the Army in 1978. Beginning in 1977, she served for five years as a counselor for the NCOA in Honolulu, advising military retirees and veterans about financial planning. Ms. Hale was a nurse at the Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center from 1982 to 1994. Military honors include the Army Commendation Medal, the National Service Defense Medal, Expert Marksmanship qualifications and a Commendation Award from the Salem VAMC. Since 1994, she has been a financial representative with Primerica Financial Service, holding a division leader position.

In addition to heading the NAACP chapter, Ms. Hale has directed her considerable energy into serving many other worthy organizations. She is the Senior Vice Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1444 in Roanoke and Secretary of the Total Action for Progress Board of Directors. She also serves on the boards of the Jefferson College of Health Sciences, the Rescue Mission of Roanoke and Local Colors, an organization promoting diversity and multicultural understanding. Ms. Hale previously served on the Virginia State Board of Nursing and, in 2008, became the first African American elected as its secretary.

She is a Gold Life Member of the NAACP, and she also holds life memberships in the NCOA, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Women in Military Service for America and Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The Roanoke Chapter of the SCLC awarded Ms. Hale the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award in 2006, and she has won numerous other awards for her community involvement and activism.

Ms. Hale is the second-oldest of nine children, and her parents are the late Daniel and Ruth Hale. She was raised from the age of six by her late guardians, great-uncle Jerry Milton Watson and great-aunt Clara Watson.

Kenneth P. Ruscio, Ph.D.

Kenneth P. Ruscio is President of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, having served in that capacity since April 2017. He is President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Washington and Lee University, an institution that he led for more than a decade until stepping down in December 2016.

Dr. Ruscio earned his B.A. in politics from Washington and Lee in 1976 and attended graduate school at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. There, he earned a master’s in public administration in 1978 and a Ph.D. in public affairs and public administration in 1983. He continued his studies with two years of postdoctoral research at the University of California, Los Angeles.

A distinguished scholar of democratic theory and public policy, Dr. Ruscio taught at the University of Kansas and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute before joining the faculty of Washington and Lee in 1987. He spent the next 25 years at his alma mater, serving as Professor of Politics; Associate Dean of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics; and Dean of Freshmen. In 2002, he became Dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, where he served until he assumed the presidency of Washington and Lee in 2006.

Dr. Ruscio has written and lectured extensively on leadership and leaders, and he embodied traits of effective leadership throughout his tenure as president of Washington and Lee, where he was principled, respectful, collegial, sincere, and humble. Through his personal example, Dr. Ruscio set the highest standards of ethical behavior and often reminded the university community of the critical importance of civil public discourse, in which the volume of an argument should never be the measure of the argument’s quality.

While President Ruscio was at the helm, Washington and Lee University launched an ambitious and successful campaign that brought in over $542 million and ranked as the second-largest campaign ever by a liberal arts college. New academic initiatives were implemented, including the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics, and several capital improvements were realized, including the Ruscio Center for Global Learning.

In 2008, Dr. Ruscio was inducted to Washington and Lee’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter as an alumni member. He also received the Jepson School's 2006 James MacGregor Burns Award for contributions to leadership studies and the 2016 VMI Superintendent’s Meritorious Achievement Award, given for extraordinary service and dedication to the institute over many years by an individual who is not a VMI employee.

Dr. Ruscio previously chaired the board of the Association of American Colleges and Universities and served on the board of the Council of Independent Colleges. He is a former national president of Omicron Delta Kappa, the premier national leadership society with over 300 campus chapters. He is the author of numerous articles, book reviews, essays and a book, The Leadership Dilemma in Modern Democracy.

In his current role, Dr. Ruscio leads the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges in supporting the Commonwealth’s leading independent colleges and universities.

Dr. Ruscio is devoted to his family. He is married to Kimberley O'Donnell Ruscio and they have one son, Matthew.

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT Doctor of Letters

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society Elected to Alpha Chi National Honor Society Elected to Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society

Honors Program Graduate August 2017 Graduate December 2017 Graduate

Degrees Conferred in CourseDegrees with distinction: cum laude (minimum 3.4 gpa); magna cum laude (minimum 3.7 gpa); summa cum laude (minimum 3.9 gpa)

VALEDICTORIANSHannah Marie Bear, Mechanicsville, Maryland

Megan Noelle O’Neill, Thurmont, Maryland

SALUTATORIANMaggie Elise Fitzgerald, Medway, Massachusetts

BACHELOR OF ARTSMargaret Adair Communication Studies Los Angeles, California

Mitchell Lynn Alexander, magna cum laude Criminal Justice, Political Science Roanoke, Virginia

Kerstan Johann Allen History Wendell, North Carolina

John Mackenzie Anderson, cum laude Psychology, Business Administration Birmingham, Alabama

Rebecca Rose Anderson, magna cum laude Spanish, Communication Studies Land O’Lakes, Wisconsin

Victoria Michelle Arthur, summa cum laude Sociology, French Reading, Massachusetts

Ariana Bagherian, cum laude Communication Studies Palm Beach, Florida

James Ian Baker Criminal Justice Strasburg, Virginia

Laura Marie BaldwinAnticipated August Graduate

Art Vinton, Virginia

Samantha Michala Baldwin Psychology Bedford, Virginia

Samuel Riley Bartell Sociology Richmond, Virginia

Ellen Grace Bauer Communication Studies Darien, Connecticut

Hannah Marie Bear, Valedictorian summa cum laude

Communication Studies Mechanicsville, Maryland

Rebekah Lynn Beatty Creative Writing Raleigh, North Carolina

Charmonique Chante Bell Communication Studies Tacoma, Washington

Henry Thomas Bertrand International Relations, History Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Kylah Overstreet Blackmore Communication Studies Mechanicsville, Virginia

Caitlin Maize Blankenship, cum laude Communication Studies Urbanna, Virginia

Sarah Nicole Bocook Psychology Roanoke, Virginia

Molly Alaina Boehling, summa cum laude Criminal Justice Roanoke, Virginia

Leah Vanieca Bond, magna cum laude Psychology Lynchburg, Virginia

Jeffrey Alexander Boone Political Science Cloverdale, Virginia

Hannah Madison Bradley Interdisciplinary Studies Covington, Virginia

Laura Catherine Brasher Art Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Colin Patrick Brennan History Manchester, New Jersey

Kyttichera Gean-Denise Bridgewater Psychology Virginia Beach, Virginia

Taylor Danielle Broady-JonesAnticipated August Graduate

Art Leesburg, Virginia

Nicole Leann Brobston, magna cum laude Literary Studies, Creative Writing Defiance, Ohio

Marie Katherine Brown Political Science Troy, Virginia

Elizabeth Byrd Bullock, cum laude Creative Writing Mechanicsville, Virginia



BACHELOR OF ARTS Kaitlin Ann Busse, summa cum laude Psychology Colonia, New Jersey

Ta’Tyana Te’kyra Buster Biology Stratford, Connecticut

Phoenix Amendola Campagnuolo History Killingworth, Connecticut

Taylor Nicole Carter Criminal Justice Roanoke, Virginia

Ryan Walker Cash Communication Studies Greenville, Virginia

Lilly Ann Caudill Criminal Justice Rural Retreat, Virginia

Anna Catherine Chamberlain, cum laude Communication Studies Salisbury, North Carolina

Samuel Pryor Chaplin, cum laude History Salem, Virginia

Catherine Speight Chestnutt, summa cum laude Sociology Bahama, North Carolina

Daria Ann Chicosky, cum laude Creative Writing, Communication Studies

Elkton, Maryland

Cort Dalton Clark History Fincastle, Virginia

Patrick Carroll ClarkAnticipated August Graduate

Art History Short Hills, New Jersey

Katherine Elizabeth Cleary History East Setauket, New York

Jessica Erin Cole Art Farmville, Virginia

Rebecca Elaine Cook Art History Mendon, Massachusetts

Jake Edward Cornellier International Relations Dunkirk, Maryland

Alberta Ellisha Craighead Sociology Rocky Mount, Virginia

Brandon-John Reil Croci Philosophy Torrington, Connecticut

Conn Mackenzie Curry Communication Studies Easton, Connecticut

Hayley Judith Curtin Political Science Peabody, Massachusetts

Mary Catherine Cywinski Communication Studies Catlett, Virginia

Howard Alexander Daniels, cum laude International Relations Wilmington, Delaware

Angelina Ismaela DiazAnticipated August Graduate

Art Severna Park, Maryland

Princess Renessa Diaz, cum laude Sociology Middletown, Delaware

Michelle Melo Digman Sociology Virginia Beach, Virginia

Victoria Anne Driver Communication Studies Trenton, New Jersey

Amber Dawn DurrAnticipated August Graduate

Psychology Cloverdale, Virginia

Anna Nicole East Interdisciplinary Studies Salem, Virginia

Sheldon Victoria Ekirch, cum laude Political Science Roanoke, Virginia

Kate Frances Elmore, cum laude Interdisciplinary Studies Salem, Virginia

Caroline Alexis Evans Interdisciplinary Studies Columbia, Maryland

Samantha Scott Fantozzi Creative Writing Haskell, New Jersey

Jessica Marie Farmer, cum laude Art Salem, Virginia

Marisa Lynne Farrelly Interdisciplinary Studies Salisbury, Maryland

Emma Sue Fenton, cum laude Literary Studies, Creative Writing Ferrum, Virginia

Brian Tyler Fersini Communication Studies Bernardsville, New Jersey

Frank Frederick Finch, cum laude French Roanoke, Virginia

Maggie Elise Fitzgerald, Salutatorian summa cum laude

History Medway, Massachusetts



BACHELOR OF ARTSNatalie Kline Foley Creative Writing Salem, Virginia

Hailey Elizabeth Foster Communication Studies Medford, New Jersey

Amy Elizabeth Fox, cum laude Psychology Ashburn, Virginia

Najee Abdul-Amir Fuller Communication Studies Clinton, Maryland

Thomas Nelson GagneAnticipated August Graduate

Criminal Justice Fairfield, Connecticut

Laura Elizabeth Galli Communication Studies Bedminster, New Jersey

Gabriel Austin Gibson Philosophy Buchanan, Virginia

Kaitlin Sharon Gorenstein Interdisciplinary Studies Germantown, Maryland

Logan Elise Graves Communication Studies Waynesboro, Virginia

Abigail Ann Gray, magna cum laude Literary Studies Ashburn, Virginia

Jazmin Mecarra Gray, magna cum laude Biology Rocky Mount, Virginia

Emily Elizabeth Grice, cum laude Philosophy Rocky Mount, Virginia

Shannon Nicole Groat Art History, History Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Mary Elizabeth Grove Psychology Roanoke, Virginia

Emma Harris Gurley French Baltimore, Maryland

Bennison Carl Hagelin History Portland, Maine

Madison Wayne Haley Philosophy Bassett, Virginia

David Claiborne Hall, cum laude Communication Studies Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Elizabeth Gray Halodik International Relations Waxhaw, North Carolina

Christopher John Hamilton International Relations Virginia Beach, Virginia

Zachary Raymond Harrell, cum laude Political Science Winchester, Virginia

Jack Alan Hill, cum laude Political Science Boise, Idaho

Tyler Easton Hofmann-Reardon, magna cum laude Political Science, History Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Madison Taylor Howard, cum laude Political Science, Sociology Clinton, North Carolina

Elena Clare Hruska Theatre Arts Fredericksburg, Virginia

Lisangela Finamore Huang Spanish, Communication Studies Roanoke, Virginia

Morgan Renee HuffordAnticipated August Graduate

Sociology Fincastle, Virginia

Ryan Christopher Hunt Music Roanoke, Virginia

Choki Im International Relations Seoul, South Korea

Eesha Raadia Imam, magna cum laude Creative Writing Roanoke, Virginia

Kaitlyn Elizabeth JohnsAnticipated August Graduate

Interdisciplinary Studies Salem, Virginia

William George Johnson History Chatham, New Jersey

Adam Wade Johnston, cum laude Political Science Radford, Virginia

Diana Munyana Kamili International Relations Kigali, Rwanda

Alice Steuart Keith, summa cum laude History, French Fairfax, Virginia

Bailey Nicole Kennedy Criminal Justice Bristol, Virginia

Trevlyn Sara Kennedy Communication Studies Cape Town, South Africa

Brian Connor Kerr Criminal Justice Haymarket, Virginia

Tracy Ann Kile, summa cum laude Literary Studies Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Graham Davis Kiley Communication Studies Davidson, North Carolina



BACHELOR OF ARTSJacqueline Carol Kinghan

Anticipated August GraduateCommunication Studies Rye, New York

Elizabeth Dora Knudsen, cum laude Psychology Danbury, Connecticut

Elizabeth Dagney Kronander Communication Studies Louisa, Virginia

Richard Charles Kuehhas Criminal Justice, Political Science Leesburg, Virginia

Anita Katherine Lane, cum laude History Berwyn, Illinois

Mariah Mason LangAnticipated August Graduate

Communication Studies Lyme, New Hampshire

Olivia Tyler Lee, cum laude History Roanoke, Virginia

Danielle Ruviel Lemite, cum laude Sociology Chesterfield, Virginia

Kaitlin Anne Lertora Creative Writing Lovettsville, Virginia

Hannah Michele Lester Criminal Justice Dublin, Virginia

Madison Alexa Levine Communication Studies Boca Raton, Florida

Lauren Lee Lewis Communication Studies Fredericksburg, Virginia

Nancy Hope Lewis Art History Vergennes, Vermont

Caroline Jean Liebel Literary Studies Warrenton, Virginia

Madison Lindy Little, magna cum laude Literary Studies Lothian, Maryland

Maleigh Anne Lombard History Roanoke, Virginia

Courtney Anne Luis, cum laude International Relations Houston, Texas

Caleb Grant Lythgoe, cum laude History, Christian Studies Eagle Rock, Virginia

Kelly Christine Makowske Philosophy Towson, Maryland

Andrew Toler MarketAnticipated August Graduate

History, Art History Franklin, Tennessee

Madison Teresa McCall, cum laude Sociology, Psychology Abingdon, Maryland

Hannah Louise McDaniel History Lexington, Virginia

Larkin Philander Meadows, Jr. Economics Walterboro, South Carolina

Diego MenesesAnticipated August Graduate

Political Science Guatemala City, Guatemala

Jared Vincent Mercadante, cum laude Economics Virginia Beach, Virginia

Parker Kane Messick Political Science Vienna, Virginia

Laura Rene Moats, magna cum laude Art History Mechanicsville, Maryland

Hayley Marie Moe Religious Studies Watford City, North Dakota

Kenneth Robert MooreAnticipated August Graduate

Political Science Arlington, Virginia

Tessa Christine Morin, cum laude Communication Studies West Hartford, Connecticut

Benjamin Robert Mowers, cum laude Art Belews Creek, North Carolina

Tyler Lee Muntz Psychology Norfolk, Virginia

Aidan Alexander Nagy Sociology Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Alexandria Marie Narducci Communication Studies Virginia Beach, Virginia

Brittany Drew Naumann, summa cum laude Psychology College Station, Texas

Adora Samantha Nguyen Psychology Nashville, Tennessee

Alaina Phuong Thao Nguyen, summa cum laude Psychology Alexandria, New Hampshire

Jane Francis Nowell, cum laude Literary Studies, History Knoxville, Tennessee



BACHELOR OF ARTSLaura Hope Nuneviller Theatre Arts Middletown, New Jersey

Megan Noelle O’Neill, Valedictorian summa cum laude

Sociology Thurmont, Maryland

Alexander Oladele Oladokun Creative Writing Carrollton, Virginia

Nicole Susan Paliotti Sociology Marshfield, Massachusetts

Madeline Louise Palmer History Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Kelsey Nola Palmisano Communication Studies West Caldwell, New Jersey

Sydney Blair Patterson-Bradbery, cum laude Psychology Christiansburg, Virginia

Rae Aleicia PeabodyAnticipated August Graduate

History Melbourne Beach, Florida

Emily Joy Pearcy Sociology Castleton, Virginia

Abigail Jordan Peters Communication Studies Bozeman, Montana

Cody Lee Prater Creative Writing Clarksville, Tennessee

William Dalton Pratt, cum laude Economics Salem, Virginia

Victoria Ann Preston Psychology Salem, Virginia

Rebecca Lyn Proctor Communication Studies Byram, New Jersey

Sydney Raye Quantock Psychology Hagerstown, Maryland

Matthew James Railey Political Science Towson, Maryland

Terry Mauricio Ramirez Political Science Falls Church, Virginia

Samuel James Rauf, cum laude Economics Cary, North Carolina

Kristin Elizabeth Read, magna cum laude Sociology, Political Science Lenox, Massachusetts

Kasey Fox Reese, summa cum laude Political Science Columbus, Wisconsin

Emily Ann Rinker Psychology Midland, Virginia

Tsedek Kieann Roberts International Relations Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands

Abigail Sommer Rose, magna cum laude Literary Studies, Creative Writing Fredericksburg, Virginia

Rhea Ashlei Rupert, magna cum laude Interdisciplinary Studies Roanoke, Virginia

Haley Kathleen Ryan History Barrington, Rhode Island

Zachary Chase Ryan Political Science North Andover, Massachusetts

Taylor Marie Santos Communication Studies Saco, Maine

Taylor Anne Sayegh Biology Midlothian, Virginia

Chelsea Ann Schafer, summa cum laude Sociology Locust Grove, Virginia

Hannah Jerilyn Shipp Literary Studies Fredericksburg, Virginia

Kristin Danielle Shriver, cum laude International Relations Charleston, West Virginia

Ivy Jeanne Silag-Stearns Sociology Manchester, Massachusetts

Katie Irvin Simmons Literary Studies Roanoke, Virginia

Jeanne Marguerite SkulstadAnticipated August Graduate

Psychology Dobbs Ferry, New York

Emily Rose Skywark, cum laude History, International Relations Blauvelt, New York

Emma Hyland Sliwinski, summa cum laude Criminal Justice Naperville, Illinois

Allison Lyn Smith Psychology Staunton, Virginia

Bailey Cedar Smith, cum laude Political Science Woodford, Virginia

Edward Marion Smith, Jr. Communication Studies Roanoke, Virginia

Abdul-Fatah Soroush International Relations Kabul, Afghanistan



BACHELOR OF ARTSSerena Lynn Soterakopoulos, magna cum laude Art History Kingston, New Hampshire

Alyssia Renee South Spanish Boston, Massachusetts

Renee Louise Spaar, cum laude Art, Art History Roanoke, Virginia

Marcus Tyrell Stewart Sociology, Criminal Justice Virginia Beach, Virginia

Sarah Win-Yee Stinson Sociology Salem, Virginia

Patrick Gilliam Stone Philosophy Jackson Springs, North Carolina

Kelly Lynn StruckoAnticipated August Graduate

Spanish Sparks, Maryland

Kerri Ann Taylor, cum laude History Anaheim, California

Brooke Elisa Thacker Criminal Justice Huntingtown, Maryland

Taylor Elizabeth Thompson, magna cum laude History Frisco, Texas

Tiara Sy’Mone Thompson Creative Writing Lynchburg, Virginia

Lindsey Claire Tilles, cum laude Theatre Arts Point of Rocks, Maryland

Gabrielle Frances Toombs Communication Studies Towson, Maryland

Aaron Bailey Treadway History Roanoke, Virginia

Heidi Alyn Troester Art Chestertown, Maryland

Amanda Agasaro Valois International Relations Kigali, Rwanda

Caroline Grace Wagoner Music Keswick, Virginia

Colin Philip Wall History Salem, Virginia

Mikaela Rose Wall Communication Studies Marblehead, Massachusetts

Garrett Campion Walling Economics Radnor, Pennsylvania

Taylor Courtiose Ward Literary Studies Essex, Massachusetts

Kevin Robert Waterman Political Science Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Erik Robert Weed Communication Studies Fairfax, Virginia

Leah Curry Weinstein Religious Studies Charlotte, North Carolina

Kaitlyn Jane West History Orange, Virginia

Tamara Desha White Sociology Cambridge, Maryland

Addison Christian Whittington, cum laude Political Science, Criminal Justice Rocky Mount, Virginia

Lindsay Holden Widmark Sociology Gaithersburg, Maryland

Bailey Hobson Wilburn Sociology Salem, Virginia

Andrew Noland Williams History Franklin County, Virginia

Bengamin Garrett Williams, cum laude Literary Studies Roanoke, Virginia

Karla LeAnne Williams Psychology Newport News, Virginia

Sarah Ruth Williams History Roanoke, Virginia

Monica Lynn Wisecarver, magna cum laude Spanish, International Relations Berryville, Virginia

Matthew Joseph Wojtysiak Literary Studies Bristow, Virginia

Ruth Abel Woldu Psychology Fairfax, Virginia

Amanda Elizabeth Wolfe Sociology Bristol, Connecticut

Hannah Grace Wuerthner, cum laude Psychology Arundel, Maine

James Cory Yancey History Roanoke, Virginia



BACHELOR OF SCIENCEGary Arthur Adams Health and Physical Education Roanoke, Virginia

Dandre Steffan Amos Biology Beltsville, Maryland

North Alexander Angle Psychology Farmville, Virginia

Taylor Nicole Asimakopoulos Health and Exercise Science Roanoke, Virginia

Nina Margaret Astrop Health and Exercise Science Richmond, Virginia

Logan Matthew Atkins, cum laude Health and Exercise Science Roanoke, Virginia

Jennifer Scofield Barthol Health and Exercise Science Midlothian, Virginia

Brandon Joseph Bauer Sport Management Fairfax, Virginia

Samantha Marie Boggess Health and Exercise Science Roanoke, Virginia

Mirko Borges Magalhaes Filho Environmental Studies Basel, Switzerland

Ian Henry Bowes Biology Amesbury, Massachusetts

Megan Elizabeth Boyles Biology Galax, Virginia

Julianne BransfieldAnticipated August Graduate

Biology Weymouth, Massachusetts

Elysia Noel BuntenAnticipated August Graduate

Environmental Studies Lexington, Virginia

Ryan James Casey Biology Salem, Virginia

Kendall Alexis Cates Biology Durham, North Carolina

Sooyeon Chun, magna cum laude Mathematics Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Emma Anderson Clarke, magna cum laude Biology, Spanish Asheville, North Carolina

Matthew William Connor, cum laude Health and Exercise Science Nashville, Tennessee

Joseph Patrick Conroy, III Environmental Studies Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Zacary Lane Croft Chemistry, Physics Roanoke, Virginia

Thomas Patrick Culligan, IV Sport Management Fair Haven, New Jersey

Alexandria Theresa D’Acunto Health and Exercise Science Staten Island, New York

Griffin Coe Davidson Biology Wirtz, Virginia

Mykal Maurice Dawkins Health and Exercise Science Stafford, Virginia

Nora Danielle DeBoer, magna cum laude Biochemistry Hopedale, Massachusetts

Shannon Blair Dishaw Health and Exercise Science Salem, Virginia

Deyoung Don, magna cum laude Health and Exercise Science Springfield, New Jersey

Olivia Kylene Earls Health and Physical Education Roanoke, Virginia

Chloe Alexandra Elliott Biology Blue Ridge, Virginia

Sara Jolee Farthing, summa cum laude Biology Roanoke, Virginia

Gregory Joseph Fazio Sport Management Upton, Maryland

Adelyn Jay Fitzgerald Athletic Training Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Erin Lindsey Ford, summa cum laude Biochemistry Owensboro, Kentucky

Marissa Jordan Freeman Health and Exercise Science Chesapeake, Virginia

Laura Nicole Garbarini, magna cum laude Health and Exercise Science Bedford, Virginia

Johnathan Noah Getz Computer Science, Mathematics Charlotte, North Carolina

Sean Arthur Gilley, cum laude Mathematics Arlington, Virginia

Justin Keith Ginnings Health and Exercise Science Salem, Virginia

Alexander Jerome Glando Psychology Stafford, Virginia

Courtney Rae Goff Health and Exercise Science Chesapeake, Virginia



BACHELOR OF SCIENCEApril Shermanda Gray Chemistry Richmond, Virginia

Bridget Grace Green Environmental Studies West Long Branch, New Jersey

Marleigh Anne Hall Athletic Training Fairfax, Virginia

Jonas Elijah HannonAnticipated August Graduate

Health and Exercise Science Severn, Maryland

William Dustin Hassell Sport Management Daleville, Virginia

Madison May Heck, cum laude Health and Exercise Science Reading, Pennsylvania

Marshall Curtis Hodge Biology Lexington, North Carolina

Emily Brooke Hutchinson, magna cum laude Health and Exercise Science Richmond, Virginia

Lauren Kalena Johnson Health and Exercise Science King George, Virginia

Lucas Dean Jones, cum laude Biology Clarksburg, Maryland

Reid Stephen Kaminski Biology Clarkston, Michigan

Olivia Michelle Karkenny, cum laude Biology Salem, Virginia

Michael Joseph Kohlhaas Biology Strasburg, Virginia

Hannah Leigh Kolcz Athletic Training Charlotte, North Carolina

Taylor Marie Kracht, magna cum laude Psychology Quakertown, Pennsylvania

Samantha Alison Krackow Health and Exercise Science Roanoke, Virginia

Joseph Richard LarimerAnticipated August Graduate

Sport Management Sterling, Virginia

Jordan Thomas Lawson Athletic Training Martinsville, Virginia

Catherine Childress Lee, cum laude Health and Exercise Science Jacksonville, Florida

Jacob Merritt LeGates Environmental Studies Wellington, Florida

Ryan James LevisAnticipated August Graduate

Sport Management Haskell, New Jersey

Grayson William LevyAnticipated August Graduate

Sport Management Bethel, Vermont

Hannah Paige Listopad, magna cum laude Biology Springfield, Virginia

Lynn Anne Luckenbaugh, magna cum laude Biochemistry, Mathematics Palmyra, Pennsylvania

Timothy Robert Mahabir Health and Exercise Science Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jessica Michelle Matera Biology Ashburn, Virginia

David Fisher Matheny, magna cum laude Physics Rockville, Maryland

Sabrina Kendall McAllister, cum laude Psychology O’Fallon, Illinois

Dacotah Lynn McGaffic Biology Manassas, Virginia

Haylee Madison McGuireAnticipated August Graduate

Health and Exercise Science Partlow, Virginia

Melanie Ann Meadows Biology Waynesboro, Virginia

Lavender Claire Micalo, magna cum laude Biochemistry Nairobi, Kenya

David Robert Miller, Jr. Chemistry Wallingford, Pennsylvania

Joseph Hamilton Miller Physics Yorktown, Virginia

MacKenzie Paige Miller Sport Management Bedford, Virginia

Megan Elizabeth Miller, summa cum laude Psychology Harrisonburg, Virginia

Mattie Riley Morris Athletic Training North Garden, Virginia

Holly Ann Morrison, cum laude Environmental Studies, Biology Roanoke, Virginia



BACHELOR OF SCIENCENoreen Kelleher Mulledy Sport Management Milford, Massachusetts

Sarah Anne Munsey Biology Staunton, Virginia

Luke Anthony MuscaraAnticipated August Graduate

Biology Lansdale, Pennsylvania

Eason Davis Myers Athletic Training Burlington, North Carolina

Monica Nichole Nixon Biology Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Adam Daniel O’Brien Health and Exercise Science Reading, Massachusetts

Caitlyn Renee O’Sullivan, cum laude Health and Exercise Science Pylesville, Maryland

Jennifer Marguerite Ober Biochemistry Londonderry, New Hampshire

Wyatt Collin Painter Sport Management Roanoke, Virginia

Caroline Marie Peterson, summa cum laude Chemistry Chestertown, Maryland

Maria Elizabeth Petrella Health and Exercise Science Vienna, West Virginia

Hannah Pfeffer Psychology Glastonbury, Connecticut

John Emmette Pilgreen, V Athletic Training Roanoke, Virginia

McKenna Leigh Polak Psychology Hudson, Ohio

Payton Christian Powell Sport Management Conroe, Texas

Daniel Patrick Pugh Environmental Studies Purcellville, Virginia

Michael Francis Pugh Sport Management Purcellville, Virginia

Megan Jewel Pullin Environmental Studies Baltimore, Maryland

Matthew Wayne PuryearAnticipated August Graduate

Sport Management Midlothian, Virginia

April Namiko Raab, cum laude Physics Colorado Springs, Colorado

Damian Michael Ream, magna cum laude Physics, Mathematics Virginia Beach, Virginia

Jane Frances Rice Environmental Studies Isle of Palms, South Carolina

Wesley Davidson RiddleAnticipated August Graduate

Health and Physical Education Harrisonburg, Virginia

Charles Pickett Riehl, III Sport Management Cockeysville, Maryland

Nicholas Daniel Rinaldi Computer Science Fairfax Station, Virginia

Zachary Alexander Rodgers Applied Computer Science, Mathematics

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Ashley Lynn Royal Health and Exercise Science Seaford, Virginia

John Everett Ruhlman Sport Management Virginia Beach, Virginia

Joseph Cristopher Russell, magna cum laude Biology North Prince George, Virginia

Meagan Kaila Ryan Sport Management Clarksville, Maryland

Sean Michael Ryan Biology Chesterfield, Virginia

Lorien Melissa Santos Health and Exercise Science Virginia Beach, Virginia

Rebecca Crist Schmidt Health and Exercise Science White Hall, Maryland

Emily Kay Searles, cum laude Chemistry, Political Science Warsaw, North Carolina

Josef Robert Simme, cum laude Biology Durham, North Carolina

Kaitlin Marie Sine Mathematics Roanoke, Virginia

Hailey Nicole Sitze, cum laude Health and Exercise Science Roanoke, Virginia

Ryan Timothy Sligh Biochemistry Davidsonville, Maryland

Katherine Rush Smith, magna cum laude Biology Midlothian, Virginia



BACHELOR OF SCIENCETimothy Edwards Smith Sport Management Lynchburg, Virginia

Grace Kathryn Spraker Biology Oldwick, New Jersey

Ross Jefferson Strickland, cum laude Health and Exercise Science Salemburg, North Carolina

Laura Sean Irene Sullivan, magna cum laude Psychology Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Eric Michael Sutton Environmental Studies Montvale, Virginia

Nicholas Daniel Tadros, magna cum laude Chemistry Metairie, Louisiana

Taryn Karie Thompson Environmental Studies Waynesville, North Carolina

Matthew Robert Tracey, cum laude Health and Exercise Science Vernon, Connecticut

John Lightfoot Travers Sport Management Darien, Connecticut

Menghan Wang, cum laude Mathematics Jinan, Shandong, China

Carly Nicole Ward Health and Physical Education Salem, Virginia

Alexandra Farol Wegley Environmental Studies Bristow, Virginia

Rebecca Glynn Wenger, cum laude Sport Management, Business Administration

Staunton, Virginia

Zachary Michael WentzelAnticipated August Graduate

Health and Exercise Science Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Emily Jeanne Whitaker Athletic Training Roanoke, Virginia

Jessica Lyn Whitlow Biology Hardy, Virginia

Eric James Whittie, cum laude Chemistry, Physics Havre de Grace, Maryland

Kathryn Mae Wicklund Psychology Bayport, New York

Brandon James Williams Mathematics Morrisville, North Carolina

Griffith Edwin Wood, cum laude Psychology Troutville, Virginia

Corey Michelle Woodford Health and Exercise Science Moneta, Virginia

Breanna Catherine Woolf, magna cum laude Environmental Studies Weyers Cave, Virginia

Michael Cameron Wynn, magna cum laude Applied Computer Science, Art Roanoke, Virginia

Allison Brooke Yeaw, cum laude Athletic Training West Chesterfield, New Hampshire

Emalee Elizabeth Young Athletic Training Salisbury, North Carolina

Christen Marie Zammit, cum laude Health and Physical Education Mooresville, North Carolina



BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONJose Joaquin Alvarado Guatemala City, Guatemala

Katherine McCormick BartlettAnticipated August Graduate

Easton, Maryland

Brian A. BeckerAnticipated August Graduate

Baltimore, Maryland

Gregory Lennox BembryAnticipated August Graduate

Richmond, Virginia

Audrey Whyne Boroshok Churchville, Maryland

Corinthia Chesson Briscoe Saint Leonard, Maryland

Thomas Charles Burchard Burlington, Vermont

Blake Edward Chitwood Roanoke, Virginia

Emily Frances Comer, cum laude Covington, Virginia

Michael Galloway ConnorAnticipated August Graduate

Phoenix, Maryland

Mikaela Danielle Cook, cum laude Halifax, Virginia

Danielle Brooke DiBella Yorktown Heights, New York

Mike Doryen Monrovia, Liberia

Garrett Michael Dunbar Redding, California

Juana Karen Garcia RodriguezAnticipated August Graduate

Wirtz, Virginia

Timothy Carson Goeglein, cum laude Alexandria, Virginia

Joshua Aaron Gowdy Simsbury, Connecticut

William Kent Griffith Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Sean Timothy GuidaAnticipated August Graduate

Summit, New Jersey

Clair Eloise Harkey Roanoke, Virginia

Rachel Ashlyn Haseley Vienna, Virginia

Anna Elizabeth Holley, cum laude Seneca, South Carolina

Matthew Howard Hylton Roanoke, Virginia

Ahmad Munir Ibrahim El-Marj, Lebanon

Timothy George Jacobs Solon, Ohio

Joseph Wimbish JensenAnticipated August Graduate

Roanoke, Virginia

Justin Maurice Jordan Clayton, North Carolina

Vasilea Eleni Karageorge Roanoke, Virginia

Trinity Takwana Kaseke Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Rafaa Khiari Kairouan, Tunisia

Alexis Lieshout Koron Pittsford, New York

Daniel Robert Kravit Plano, Texas

Marissa Lynn Lahousse Cumberland, Rhode Island

Rebekah Elizabeth Lamb, cum laude Charlottesville, Virginia

Malik Lewis Waterbury, Connecticut



BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONShiana Emily Madray Saint Marys, Maryland

Huyen Thi My Mai, magna cum laude Roanoke, Virginia

Phetanutphone Max Manivong Washington, D.C.

Reva Grace Marsh Ashland, Virginia

Lucas Andrew Martin, cum laude Raleigh, North Carolina

Roderick Ausbra McFarland Cincinnati, Ohio

Keaton Gregory Metcalfe North Reading, Massachusetts

Hayden Scott Miller Landisville, Pennsylvania

Marta Alexandra Miller-Serrano Springfield, Virginia

Robyn Elysha MitchellAnticipated August Graduate

Roanoke, Virginia

Sara Bridget Pasqualino Attleboro, Massachusetts

Rodney William Perdue Second Major, Economics

Roanoke, Virginia

Connor Joseph Poss Marshall, Virginia

Vincent Robert Posterli Lutherville, Maryland

Matthew Ryan Prince Annapolis, Maryland

Hope Victoria Pritchard St. Michaels, Maryland

Cary Alexis Redding Laplata, Maryland

Sara Flaherty Roberts Pearl River, New York

William Christopher Rosbottom Dallas, Texas

Joseph Adonis Ross Saint Ann’s Bay, Jamaica

Omid Donovan Sarmadi Roanoke, Virginia

Ian James Schweppe Reston, Virginia

Matthew Tolson Sedlock Clifton, Virginia

Daniel George Serafin Richmond, Virginia

Alana Marie Slater, cum laude Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Frederick Joseph Stucker, IV Falmouth, Maine

Elijah Cain SumpterAnticipated August Graduate

Charlottesville, Virginia

Taylor Nichol Sutherland Mechanicsville, Virginia

Mark Gregory Taylor Charlotte, North Carolina

Matthew Christopher Thompson Bedford, Virginia

Cole Garrison Thornton, cum laude Austin, Texas

Ava Nichole Thorsted Powhatan, Virginia

Kristen Brett Tolbert, magna cum laude Buckingham, Virginia

Joshua Alexander Watts Roanoke, Virginia

Alexandra Megan West Warrenton, Virginia

Nicholas Theodore WillAnticipated August Graduate

Pittsboro, North Carolina

Jessica Alexis Wilson Arlington, Virginia

Bryce Alexander Woodliff Roanoke, Virginia



BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONGriffin Joseph Wray

Anticipated August GraduateMadison, Connecticut

Noah Alan Wray Roanoke, Virginia

Evelyn Paige Wright, cum laude Troutville, Virginia

Samantha Madalyn Young Rocky Mount, Virginia

Kelby Columbus Zeiger Blacksburg, Virginia

Adam Edward Zona Hingham, Massachusetts

PHI BETA KAPPA NU OF VIRGINIA CHAPTER

Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious academic honor society. The Society’s mission is fostering and recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Faculty and

staff key holders select students for this distinct honor based on the Society’s stipulations for membership, which include students’ intellectual and cultural interests and scholarly achievements at the College.

Rebecca Rose Anderson

Victoria Michelle Arthur

Hannah Marie Bear

Nicole Leann Brobston

Kaitlin Ann Busse

Sooyeon Chun

Emma Anderson Clarke

Nora Danielle DeBoer

Sara Jolee Farthing

Frank Frederick Finch

Maggie Elise Fitzgerald

Erin Lindsey Ford

Abigail Ann Gray

Emily Elizabeth Grice

Tyler Easton Hofmann-Reardon

Eesha Raadia Imam

Adam Wade Johnston

Alice Steuart Keith

Tracy Ann Kile

Taylor Marie Kracht

Hannah Paige Listopad

Madison Lindy Little

Lynn Anne Luckenbaugh

Sabrina Kendall McAllister

Lavendar Claire Micalo

Megan Elizabeth Miller

Laura Rene Moats

Holly Ann Morrison

Megan Noelle O’Neill

Caroline Marie Peterson

Kristin Elizabeth Read

Kasey Fox Reese

Abigail Sommer Rose

Chelsea Ann Schafer

Josef Robert Simme

Emily Rose Skywark

Emma Hyland Sliwinski

Katherine Rush Smith

Serena Lynn Soterakopoulos

Laura Sean Irene Sullivan

Kerri Ann Taylor

Lindsey Claire Tilles

Monica Lynn Wisecarver

HONORS IN MAJORSTo qualify, students must graduate with a minimum grade point average of 3.4 in their major.

They must also complete an honors project in their major, featuring a program of independent study which culminates in a paper, artistic creation, or performance.

Kaitlin Ann Busse, BAHonors in Psychology

Catherine Speight Chestnutt, BAHonors in Sociology

Emma Anderson Clarke, BSHonors in Biology

Princess Renessa Diaz, BAHonors in Sociology

Sara Jolee Farthing, BSHonors in Biology

Maggie Elise Fitzgerald, BAHonors in History

Madison Taylor Howard, BAHonors in Sociology

Eesha Raadia Imam, BAHonors in Creative Writing

Lucas Dean Jones, BSHonors in Biology

Alice Steuart Keith, BAHonors in French

Taylor Marie Kracht, BSHonors in Psychology

Lynn Anne Luckenbaugh, BSHonors in Biochemistry

Caleb Grant Lythgoe, BAHonors in Christian Studies

Sabrina Kendall McAllister, BSHonors in Psychology

Madison Teresa McCall, BAHonors in Psychology

Lavender Claire Micalo, BSHonors in Biochemistry

Megan Elizabeth Miller, BSHonors in Psychology

Holly Ann Morrison, BSHonors in Biology

Jane Francis Nowell, BAHonors in Literary Studies

Caroline Marie Peterson, BSHonors in Chemistry

Kristin Elizabeth Read, BAHonors in Sociology

Abigail Sommer Rose, BAHonors in Creative Writing

Chelsea Ann Schafer, BAHonors in Sociology

Emily Kay Searles, BSHonors in Political Science

Josef Robert Simme, BSHonors in Biology

Serena Lynn Soterakopoulos, BAHonors in Art History

Laura Sean Irene Sullivan, BSHonors in Psychology

Nicholas Daniel Tadros, BSHonors in Chemistry

Leah Curry Weinstein, BAHonors in Religious Studies

Monica Lynn Wisecarver, BAHonors in SpanishHonors in International Relations

Breanna Catherine Woolf, BSHonors in Environmental Studies

ALL COLLEGE AWARDSAlpha Lambda Delta Award – Hannah Marie Bear; Megan Noelle O’NeillAnnie Terrill Bushnell Prize – Leah Curry WeinsteinThe Reverend Doctor John E. Bushnell Prize – Deyoung Don

ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA SENIOR CERTIFICATESGRADUATES WITH A MINIMUM 3.5 GRADE-POINT AVERAGE – Rebecca Rose Anderson;

Victoria Michelle Arthur; Ariana Bagherian; Hannah Marie Bear; Nicole Leann Brobston; Elizabeth Byrd Bullock; Kaitlin Ann Busse; Anna Catherine Chamberlain; Catherine Speight Chestnutt; Daria Ann Chicosky; Emma Anderson Clarke; Emily Frances Comer; Nora Danielle DeBoer; Deyoung Don; Sara Jolee Farthing; Maggie Elise Fitzgerald; Erin Lindsey Ford; Sean Arthur Gilley; Abigail Ann Gray; Jazmin Mecarra Gray; Emily Elizabeth Grice; David Claiborne Hall; Madison May Heck; Tyler Easton Hofmann-Reardon; Eesha Raadia Imam; Adam Wade Johnston; Olivia Mechelle Karkenny; Alice Steuart Keith; Tracy Ann Kile; Hannah Paige Listopad; Madison Lindy Little; Lynn Anne Luckenbaugh; Lucas Andrew Martin; Sabrina Kendall McAllister; Megan Elizabeth Miller; Laura Rene Moats; Holly Ann Morrison; Brittany Drew Naumann; Alaina Phuong Thao Nguyen; Megan Noelle O’Neill; Caroline Marie Peterson; William Dalton Pratt; April Namiko Raab; Damian Michael Ream; Kasey Fox Reese; Abigail Sommer Rose; Chelsea Ann Schafer; Hailey Nicole Sitze; Bailey Cedar Smith; Taylor Elizabeth Thompson; Lindsey Claire Tilles; Kristen Brett Tolbert; Rebecca Glynn Wenger; Addison Christian Whittington; Monica Lynn Wisecarver; Hannah Grace Wuerthner

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

BIOLOGYSenior Scholar in Biology – Sara Jolee FarthingGary Wesley Leonard Memorial Award in Biology – Emma Anderson ClarkeDr. George G. Peery Achievement Award – Lucas Dean Jones; Jessica Michelle Matera

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICSSenior Scholar in Business Administration – Huyen Thi My MaiSenior Scholar in Economics – William Dalton PrattOutstanding Student in Accounting – Mikaela Danielle CookeOutstanding Student in Business Administration – Rebecca Glynn WengerOutstanding Student in Business Information Systems – Robyn Elysha MitchellOutstanding Student in Economics – Jared Vincent MercadanteOutstanding Student in Finance – Lucas Andrew MartinOutstanding Student in Global Business – Hope Victoria PritchardOutstanding Student in Healthcare Administration Concentration – Huyen Thi My MaiOutstanding Student in Human Resource Management – Kaitlin Ann BusseOutstanding Student in Marketing – Kylah Overstreet BlackmoreThe Dr. William A. Sandridge Leadership Award – Anna Elizabeth Holley; Marissa Lynn Lahousse;

Cole Garrison Thornton

CHEMISTRYSenior Scholar in Biochemistry – Erin Lindsey FordSenior Scholar in Chemistry – Caroline Marie PetersonAmerican Institute of Chemists Student Award – Zacary Lane CroftJames Lewis Howe Award – Emily Kay SearlesInorganic Chemistry Award – Eric James WhittieJohn D. Schumacher Endowed Chemistry Award – Lynn Anne LuckenbaughUndergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry – David Robert Miller, Jr.

RECOGNITION FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM 2017-2018

March 28, 2018

EDUCATIONMichael J. Sandridge Award for Excellence – Alaina Phuong Thao NguyenJesse Lee and Mary Elizabeth Lucado Award – Tracy Ann Kile

ENGLISHSenior Scholar in Communication Studies – Hannah Marie BearSenior Scholar in Creative Writing – Emma Sue FentonSenior Scholar in Literary Studies – Nicole Leann BrobstonJeanne and Ray Robinson Endowed Prize – David Claiborne HallThe Anna Morgan Award for Excellence in Communication Studies – Rebecca Rose AndersonCharles C. Wise Poetry Award – Nicole Leann BrobstonOutstanding Student in Screen Studies Concentration – Benjamin Robert Mowers

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESSenior Scholar in Environmental Studies – Holly Ann MorrisonEnvironmental Studies Research Award – Jane Frances Rice; Breanna Catherine Woolf

FINE ARTSSenior Scholar in Fine Arts (Art) – Renee Louise SpaarSenior Scholar in Fine Arts (Art History) – Renee Louise SpaarFine Arts Prize, Art History – Laura Rene MoatsJoanne Leonhardt Cassullo Prize in Art History – Serena Lynn SoterakopoulosAlpha Psi Omega Award – Laura Hope NunevillerSam Robert Good Award – Laura Hope Nuneviller

HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCESenior Scholar in Athletic Training – Emily Jeanne WhitakerSenior Scholar in Health and Human Performance – Emily Brooke HutchinsonSenior Scholar in Sport Management – William Dustin HassellSenior Scholar in Health and Physical Education – Carly Nicole WardHealth and Human Performance Departmental Award – Madison May Heck

HISTORYSenior Scholar in History – Maggie Elise FitzgeraldOutstanding Student in Africana Studies – Maggie Elise FitzgeraldOutstanding Student in Latin – Serena Lynn SoterakopoulosOutstanding Student in Classics & Ancient Mediterranean World Concentration –Serena Lynn SoterakopoulosOutstanding Student in Public History – Kerri Ann TaylorHarry J. Breithaupt Award – Emily Rose SkywarkPendleton Hogan Mary Queen of Scots Award – Caleb Grant LythgoeThe Brian Keith Award – Madeline Louise PalmerThe Susan P. Millinger Award – Taylor Elizabeth ThompsonDr. Harry E. Poindexter Award – Alice Steuart KeithThe R. Dan Richardson Award – Tyler Easton Hofmann-ReardonThe Roy H. Ritter Southern History Prize – Anita Katherine Lane; Jane Francis Nowell

MATHEMATICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE, PHYSICSSenior Scholar in Computer Science – Michael Cameron WynnSenior Scholar in Mathematics – Lynn Anne LuckenbaughSenior Scholar in Physics – Damian Michael ReamComputer Science Outstanding Achievement Award – Nicholas Daniel RinaldiJulia McBriety Chalfant Memorial Award – Sean Arthur GilleyFrank Munley Physics Award – David Fisher Matheny; April Namiko RaabHerta T. Freitag Mathematics Award – Damian Michael ReamOutstanding Student in Statistics – Sooyeon Chun

MODERN LANGUAGESSenior Scholar in Modern Languages (French) – Victoria Michelle ArthurSenior Scholar in Modern Languages (Spanish) – Monica Lynn WisecarverOutstanding Student in French – Frank Frederick FinchOutstanding Student in German – Kristin Danielle ShriverOutstanding Student in Spanish – Emma Anderson ClarkeOutstanding Student in Latin American Concentration – Kristin Elizabeth ReadPatricia M. Gathercole Literature Award – French: Alice Steuart Keith; Spanish: Alyssia Renee SouthPatricia Dragon Jordahl Award for Service in Modern Languages – Terry Mauricio Ramirez

PSYCHOLOGYSenior Scholar in Psychology – Kaitlin Ann BusseKarl W. Beck Memorial Prize – Kaitlin Ann Busse; Megan Elizabeth MillerCurt R. Camac Student Research Award – Sabrina Kendall McAllisterThe Jan H. Lynch Human Development Concentration Award – Madison Teresa McCallOutstanding Students in Neuroscience Concentration – Madison May Heck; Sabrina Kendall McAllisterPsi Chi Achievement Award – Kaitlin Ann Busse; Madison Teresa McCall

PUBLIC AFFAIRSSenior Scholar in Criminal Justice – Emma Hyland SliwinskiSenior Scholar in International Relations – Emily Rose SkywarkSenior Scholar in Political Science – Kasey Fox ReeseC. William Hill, Jr., Criminal Justice Award – Molly Alaina BoehlingHoward Warshawsky International Relations Award – Monica Lynn WisecarverThe Will Selzer Political Science Award – Tyler Easton Hofmann-Reardon; Emily Kay Searles

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHYSenior Scholar in Christian Studies – Caleb Grant LythgoeSenior Scholar in Philosophy – Emily Elizabeth GriceSenior Scholar in Religious Studies – Leah Curry WeinsteinJohn T. Bowman Memorial Award – Leah Curry WeinsteinThe Mary Cooper Williams Memorial Award – Emily Elizabeth GriceThe Reverend Dr. Paul L. Yount Prize – Hayley Marie MoeZeno Contest – Jaret Vincent Mercadante

SOCIOLOGYSenior Scholar in Sociology – Megan Noelle O’NeillC. Randolph Benson Sociology Award – Victoria Michelle Arthur; Chelsea Ann SchaferAlpha Kappa Delta Award – Catherine Speight Chestnutt; Danielle Ruviel Lemite; Kristin Elizabeth ReadCommunity Service Award – Princess Renessa Diaz; Megan Noelle O’NeillGregory L. Weiss Paper Prize – Catherine Speight ChestnuttMargaret Mead Leadership Award – Rebecca Elaine CookFranz Boas Anthropology Paper Prize – Princess Renessa DiazOutstanding Student in Anthropology Concentration – Serena Lynn SoterakopoulosOutstanding Student in the Crime, Deviance, and Social Control Concentration – Tamara Desha WhiteOutstanding Student in Gender and Women’s Studies Concentration – Danielle Ruviel LemiteOutstanding Students in Health Care Delivery Concentration – Danielle Ruviel Lemite; Emily Rose SkywarkOutstanding Student in Information Analysis Concentration – Madison Teresa McCall

Mr. Mitchell L. Alexander

Mr. John M. Anderson

Ms. Rebecca R. Anderson

Ms. Victoria M. Arthur

Ms. Taylor N. Asimakopoulos

Mr. James I. Baker

Ms. Samantha M. Baldwin

Mr. Brandon J. Bauer

Ms. Ellen G. Bauer

Ms. Hannah M. Bear

Ms. Sarah N. Bocook

Mr. Jeffrey A. Boone

Ms. Marie K. Brown

Ms. Kaitlin A. Busse

Ms. Taylor N. Carter

Mr. Matthew W. Connor

Ms. Mikaela D. Cook

Ms. Alberta E. Craighead

Mr. Zacary L. Croft

Ms. Mary C. Cywinski

Ms. Princess R. Diaz

Ms. Anna N. East

Ms. Caroline A. Evans

Ms. Marisa L. Farrelly

Ms. Maggie E. Fitzgerald

Ms. Kaitlin S. Gorenstein

Ms. Abigail A. Gray

Mr. William K. Griffith

Mr. David C. Hall

Ms. Madison T. Howard

Mr. Adam W. Johnston

Ms. Alice S. Keith

Mr. Rafaa Khiari

Ms. Taylor M. Kracht

Mr. Richard C. Kuehhas

Ms. Anita K. Lane

Ms. Lynn A. Luckenbaugh

Ms. Kelly C. Makowske

Mr. Andrew T. Market

Ms. Reva G. Marsh

Ms. Madison T. McCall

Ms. Hannah L. McDaniel

Ms. Hayley M. Moe

Ms. Tessa C. Morin

Ms. Mattie R. Morris

Mr. Benjamin R. Mowers

Ms. Brittany D. Naumann

Ms. Adora S. Nguyen

Ms. Jennifer M. Ober

Ms. Kelsey N. Palmisano

Ms. Maria E. Petrella

Mr. Vincent R. Posterli

Mr. William D. Pratt

Ms. Kristin E. Read

Ms. Jane F. Rice

Ms. Rhea A. Rupert

Ms. Haley K. Ryan

Mr. Zachary C. Ryan

Ms. Chelsea A. Schafer

Ms. Emily K. Searles

Ms. Katie I. Simmons

Ms. Emily R. Skywark

Ms. Alana M. Slater

Mr. Ryan T. Sligh

Ms. Bailey C. Smith

Ms. Serena L. Soterakopoulos

Ms. Taryn K. Thompson

Ms. Taylor E. Thompson

Mr. Cole G. Thornton

Ms. Mikaela R. Wall

Mr. Joshua A. Watts

Ms. Leah C. Weinstein

Ms. Rebecca G. Wenger

Ms. Alexandra M. West

Ms. Jessica L. Whitlow

Ms. Bailey H. Wilburn

Mr. Nicholas T. Will

Mr. Andrew N. Williams

Ms. Sarah R. Williams

Ms. Amanda E. Wolfe

Ms. Hannah G. Wuerthner

Mr. James C. Yancey

SENIOR CLASS 2018 GIFT PROGRAMListed below are members of the Class of 2018 who have given to the Senior Class Gift Program.

OTHER AWARDS2017–2018 FINTEL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS – Elizabeth Byrd Bullock; Zacary Lane Croft;

Nora Danielle DeBoer; Zachary Raymond Harrell; William Dustin Hassell; Haylee Madison McGuire; Sarah Anne Munsey; Caroline Marie Peterson; Hope Victoria Pritchard; Kasey Fox Reese; Jane Frances Rice; Tsedek Kieann Roberts; Emma Hyland Sliwinski; Kerri Ann Taylor; Lindsey Claire Tilles; Kristen Brett Tolbert

2017–2018 SUMMER SCHOLARS – Maggie Elise Fitzgerald; Tyler Easton Hofmann-Reardon; Lynn Anne Luckenbaugh; Sabrina Kendall McAllister; Megan Elizabeth Miller; Holly Ann Morrison; Abdul-Fatah Soroush

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS PROGRAM – Olivia Michelle Karkenny; Lynn Anne Luckenbaugh; David Robert Miller, Jr.; Emily Kay Searles

THE MOREHEAD AWARD – Hayley Marie Moe

ACADEMIC REGALIACeremonial robes worn in the academic procession during Commencement exercises

convey the breadth and intricate structure of the academic world.

Colors of diverse institutions and academic fields stand in high relief against the basic black of the caps and gowns. By its color(s), the lining of the hood represents the college or university that is conferring the degree.

Note the royal blue and gold of Roanoke College.

Gowns themselves are different shapes for bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees. The typical American cap is flat with a tassel draped over its front edge. Some colleges and universities

in the United States and abroad use caps that are softly peaked or round and stiff.

In addition to traditional regalia, you will see some students at Roanoke’s Commencement ceremony wearing honor cords and graduation stoles.

Honor cords consist of colorful twisted cords with tassels on the ends. The cords signify academic achievement or membership in a recognized academic honor group or society.

For graduates earning Latin honors, you will see specific solid-color honor cords: gold for summa cum laude, silver for magna cum laude, and white for cum laude.

Graduation stoles are decorative vestments worn by members of a college organization. The stoles recognize membership or participation.

The cord and stole color and design are specific to a recognized academic honor or group.

Hoods also differ in shape for each of the traditional degrees. The edge of the hood and the chevrons and piping of the gown mark the field of study, according to the following scheme:

Agriculture – MaizeArts, Letters, Humanities – WhiteCommerce, Business – Drab and Sapphire BlueEconomics – CopperEducation – Light BlueEngineering – OrangeFine Arts, Architecture – BrownJournalism – CrimsonLaw – PurpleLibrary Science – Lemon

Medicine – GreenMusic – PinkOratory – Silver GrayPhilosophy – Dark BluePhysical Education – Sage GreenPublic Administration – Peacock BlueScience – Golden YellowSocial Work – CitronTheology – Scarlet

The Roanoke College MaceThe Roanoke mace was presented to the College in 1996 by the four daughters of Hartselle DeBurney Kinsey ’21. The mace is dedicated to Mr. Kinsey, who was devoted to Roanoke College as a student, teacher, advocate and trustee.

Maces date back to the Middle Ages, when they were used as weapons. Today, they are primarily symbols of academic authority used at formal convocations and commencement ceremonies.

Roanoke College’s mace was designed by Susannah Wagner, a British-trained goldsmith and jeweler in Ashland, Virginia. Also involved in its making were a jeweler, engraver, stonecutter, glass- blower and wood crafter. The mace features a sterling silver headpiece, which is adorned with garnets and engraved symbols representing subjects cherished by Mr. Kinsey, an American walnut baluster (or wooden stem) and a medallion engraved with a replica of the College seal on one side and the symbol of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on the reverse. A maroon hand-blown glass globe honoring the College colors rests inside the sterling silver cage of the headpiece. The cage features architectural elements from Miller Hall and rests on a base that includes a fleur-de-lis pattern found in wrought ironwork around campus.

The Roanoke College SealThe seal of the College was redesigned by Guy A. Ritter, Jr.,

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion Emeritus. It was approved by the Board of Trustees in April of 1964. It features a shield in national blue emblazoned with a mandarin yellow cross, representing Roanoke College’s relationship with the Lutheran Church. The cross symbolizes the Christian values inherent in our culture, and above it is

the lamp of knowledge. The white dogwood flower on the shield symbolizes the Commonwealth of Virginia. The motto,

“PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT,” means “Let him who earns the palm wear it.” The palm is symbolic of the palm leaf that was given

in honor of excellence in ancient Greece.

Salem, Virginia

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Roanoke has a special Snapchat filter for 2018 graduates. It’s only available until midnight on Saturday.

The official hashtag for the Roanoke College Class of 2018 is #maroons2018.

Go Maroons!

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