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2005

Fall Commencement Smiles
Monday, December 05, 2005

Findlay, Ohio – More than 300 students graduated from The University of Findlay during fall commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 10.














A total of 150 graduate degrees, 178 undergraduate degrees and 19 associate of arts degrees were awarded. Among the graduates are 49 international students, representing seven countries.



Dr. Louis Stulman, UF professor and director of religion, gave the commencement address. During the address Dr. Stulman talked of the importance of love and keeping fear from negatively impacting a person's life.


Don Collins, assistant professor of psychology, served as the faculty marshall, leading the faculty and new graduates to the Griffith Memorial Arch for the University’s traditional Arch Ceremony immediately followed commencement.

The fall 2005 graduates are as follows.

Master of Arts in TESOL and Bilingual Education
G. Kathleen Grant
Wei-Ying Ho
Ming-Yi Lin (Flora)
Meng-Hsien Lin
Richard Pryor
Crystal L. Whipkey
Pao-Wen Wu
Pao-Yun Wu
Han-Yan Yang

Master of Arts in Education
Brandy Lee Armour
Cynthia Ruane Barry
Angie Bechstein
Lindsey M. Beckstedt
Robin M. Bird
Leah Brant
Eric W. Brickman
Luke Burton
Thomas Charles Carey
Jane Annette Castorena
Cheryl Jean Corron
Holly C. Cox
Kelli Cunningham
Emmy M. Davis
Brenda L. Dolland
Michael J. Edwards
Kay A. Ericson
Mary Beth Faeth
Shu-Fen Fang
Jennifer Leigh Frobose
Laura J. Frost
Jennifer Lynn Gwiner
Gary J. Herman
Angela Jean Hermiller
Cherie Dawn Hocanson
Jodi Johns
Diana L. Johnson-Zornow
Kimberly Rae Kantner
Gerald L. Kern
Casey Jo Kotch
Lois A. Lammers
Chiu-Mei Li
James Andrew Lininger
Kara D. Long
David E. Lusk
Karen Marie Magrum
Scott William Marcum
Marilyn S. McCabe
Nancy Joan McCauley
Jennifer Jean Meyer
Erika Lyn Miklovic
Matthew Myerholtz
Nathan W. Preston
Michelle Christine Padula
Jacqueline M.L. Parkins
Erik Michael Best Somers
Amanda L. Sprang
Wen-Ting Yang
Michael Dennis Zellner

Master of Business Administration
Aayush Kumar Agarwal
Mohammad Akram Ansari,
Jeffrey Alan Bacue
Bikash Bahadur Baniya
Aubrey L. Barnes
Timothy J. Barrett
Chintan Sudhir Bhagat
Angela Kay Bogart
Dustin T. Britton
Kenneth R. Brown III
Robin R. Brown
Sueann Burzynski
Craig D. Calvelage
Amy C. Chamberlin
Yeuk Ue Cheung
Austin David Christopher
Christine M. Corwin
Nyoka J. Craddolph
Christine M. Cross
Daniel Nathan Dahms
Bill H. Dardio
Brian J. Dean
Sudhakar Naik Dheeravath
Geneva Fennell
Nicholas Alan Fenner
Sean Michael Ferrara
Kimberly J. Forbes-Westmoreland
Mahesh Venkat
Chheten Gurung
Haleigh Hanley
Han Jia
Prashanth Kumar Kalyani
Praveen Ram Kangandlahalli
Kamonkanok Kiatisakchai
Jeffery A. LeBlanc
Joslyn E. Leass
QiMei Liao
Michele J. Lyerla
Niyant A. Mehta
Scott A. Morrison
Manida Muttaraid
Douglas W. Myers
Satyalakshmi V. Mynampati
Abhi Nath
Jeffery Bryant Proby
Tracey Patricia Otto
Jingjing Pan,
Vijay Vinodchandra Patel
Sandeep L. Pawar
Rashmi
Joanne K. Riddle
Ryan C. Riegle
Trisha Lynn Schneider
Khyati H. Shah
Dean Edison Shanklin
Richard Dana Sheets
Maulik D. Shyani
Arpapan Sinchai
Sutanud Sinchai
Misty D. Smith
Cynthia L. St. John
Thomas A. Strete
Jigarkumar Vinodkumar Thaker
Yotch Thanyaluckpark
Debra Noel Turner
Sharmila Varma
Charles Allen Wallace
Jason P. Wasserman
Wade G. Weaver
Daniel M. Webb
Deborah Ann Whitta
Christopher Thomas Wurth
Sandra Jo Wurth
Su-Ting Yang
I-Chun Yeh
Christian M. Youngston

Master of Occupational Therapy
Josephine M. Black
Amanda R. Dean
Pamela Marie Hill
Codi K. Kessler
Megan M. Montz
Jami Lynn Oyer
Angela K. Sextro

Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
Jeanie S. Himes
Anne E. Hohenbrink
William Joseph Kious
Kendall J. Richardson

Master of Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Management
Laura R. Carrion
Rebekah S. Faber-Starr
Susan Jane Hawkins
Randal Lee Miller
Steven A. Stokely

Bachelor of Arts
  • Amelia Marie Acuna, Middle Childhood Education
  • Dusty James Aldrich, Law and the Liberal Arts; Minor: Political Science
  • Jennifer Rene Donnell, Communication with a Broadcast Telecommunication Emphasis
  • Alicia Lynn Ellerbrock, Psychology, Psychology with a Health Emphasis, minors in Sociology and Interpersonal and Public Communication
  • Kimberly D. Fisher, Graphic Communication                              
  • Angela Fruth, History, Minor in Religious Studies
  • Lyndi Suzanne Grappy, History, Accounting with a Financial Emphasis, Minor in Business Administration
  • Angela J. Gray, Accounting with a Financial Emphasis, Minor in Finance
  • Sean William Green, Religious Studies
  • Kelly Jo Hancock, Communication with a Broadcast Telecommunication and a Public Relations Emphases                                                                                      
  • Rebekah Noel Hoos, Multi Age/Visual Arts Education, Minor in Art
  • Rachel Lynn Insley, Art with an Interior Design Emphasis                       
  • Renee Ann Isaacs, TESOL and Bilingual Education and Spanish, Minor in International Studies
  • Chia Ming Liang, English as an International Language           
  • Erin Mae McClure, English with a Creative Writing Emphasis                       
  • Aaron John McPherson, Criminal Justice Administration
  • Hillary B. Miller, Art with an Interior Design Emphasis  
  • Keith M. Miller, Communication with a Broadcast Telecommunication Emphasis                 
  • Keith Alan Moorman, Religious Studies with a Pastoral Studies Emphasis
  • Gregory P. Moser, Criminal Justice Administration and Sociology
  • Kimberly Chantal Mullins, Multi Age/Spanish Education
  • Thomas Iran Myers, Religious Studies with a Pastoral Studies Emphasis                       
  • Lori Ellen Pollock, Adolescent/Young Adult, Minor in History
  • Dustin Keith Shepler, Psychology and Sociology, Minor in Religious Studies                               
  • Shauna Marie Shepler, Communication with a Journalism Emphasis                      
  • Lee E. Simon, II., Graphic Communication   
  • Scott Stiver, Communication with a Broadcast Telecommunication Emphasis
  • Donald A. Wilson, Jr., Criminal Justice Administration
  • Chang-Woo Yoo, English as an International Language
  • Ellis Young, Religious Students is a Pastoral Studies Emphasis
  • Gabriel C. Zeyen, Criminal Justice Administration and Law & the Liberal Arts                                                                             

Bachelor of Science
  • Dale Allen Adams, Early Childhood Education 
  • Cynthia McKinney (Spillman), Early Childhood Education 
  • Adam C. Amrine, Technology Management with a Network Management Concentration, Computer Science with a Technology Management Emphasis
  • Courtney Renae Augustine, Accounting with a Managerial Accounting Emphasis, Accounting with a Financial Accounting Emphasis                      
  • Diana Lynn Bacon, Technology Management
  • Nichole Renee Bash, Early Childhood Education
  • Adam R. Bateson, Business Administration with a Sports Management Emphasis
  • Jason A. Bechtle, Business Administration with a Sports Management Emphasis                                                                                            Matthew J. Berberick, Technology Management with an Information Assurance Concentration
  • Brent R. Beyer, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis           
  • Angela Dyan Bockbrader, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis
  • Joyce Ann Bockey, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis 
  • Timothy F. Bower, Technology Management with a Business Administration Concentration
  • Rebecca Lynn Brock, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis
  • Dennis A. Canfield Jr., Management with minors in Hospitality Management and Marketing
  • Lorraine P. Caruso, Health Studies with a Psychology Emphasis Thomas J. Chavana, Business Management
  • Constance Annette Chini, Technology Management with a Business Administration Concentration
  • Rodney J. Dickman, Marketing, Finance
  • Mary Beth Dillon, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis
  • Tammy L. Dillon, Business Management
  • Jennifer Susanne Duling, Early Childhood Education
  • Amanda L. Fisher, Accounting with a Managerial Accounting Emphasis, Accounting with a Financial Accounting Emphasis; with minors in Finance and Business Administration
  • Chrissy L. Foraker, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis
  • Lynn W. Fralix, Health Studies with a Psychology Emphasis
  • Jason W. Fritsch, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis  
  • Fred Werner Geike, Health Science with an emphasis in occupational therapy
  • Tasha L. George, Human Resource Management      
  • Steven J. Gerken, Accounting with a Financial Emphasis, Accounting with a Managerial Emphasis, Minor in Technology Management                            
  • Alicia Sue Gibson, Early Childhood Education
  • Lindsey M. Gottfried, Multi Age/Physical Education  
  • Erika Paige Heiser, Biology with an Ecological Emphasis
  • Katherine Ann Hohenbrink, Early Childhood Education         
  • Brittany M. Howell, Early Childhood Education
  • Garrett Thomas Kasselder, Hospitality Management and Business Management, Minor in Marketing                                        
  • Lois Leopold Kaufman, Technology Management 
  • Joseph D. Kapcar, Middle Childhood Education
  • Joyce A. Klein, Middle Childhood Education
  • Sydney L. Knell, Biology with a Life Science Emphasis, Forensic Science-DNA/Serology, Minor in Chemistry
  • Cassandra S. Knoth, Adolescent/Young Adult/Intermediate Math, Mathematics         
  • Kelly M. Kreinbrink, Early Childhood Education                   
  • Lisa A. Kusiak, Accounting with a Financial Emphasis, Minor in Finance Benjamin R. Larbus, Marketing, Minor in Operations & Logistics                           
  • Amy M. Lawson, Early Childhood Education
  • Erin Kathleen Lee, Middle Childhood Education
  • Christina M. Margraf, Hospitality Management and Human Resource Management, Minor in Business Administration                          
  • Ryan M. Marquette, Computer Science-Tech Management   
  • Rebecca Kaye Mayse, Technology Management with a Computer Science Concentration, Minor in Interpersonal and Public Communication
  • Mandy L. McCowin, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis                  
  • Jennifer D. McRill, Human Resource Management, Business Management   
  • Heather Rae Meredith, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis
  • Angelique Marie Miller, Biology with a Life Science Emphasis, Pre-Medicine, Minor in Chemistry                                        
  • Stacy E. Montague, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis
  • Timothy L. Naylor, Hospitality Management 
  • Roy John Paul Paniagua, Jr., Finance, Minor in Marketing
  • Matthew C. Pastorella, Hospitality Management   
  • Jeffrey M. Pax, Business Management and Small Business/Entrepreneurship, Minor in Finance                                          
  • Tracy Ellen Peterson, Computer Science with a Business Emphasis       
  • Andrew F. Radzak, Marketing, Minor in Finance and Hospitality Management
  • Casey Ricker, Accounting with a Financial Emphasis                                            
  • Jonathan D. Robarge, Hospitality Management
  • Danielle N. Robinson, Early Childhood Education
  • Joany L. Rock, Health Science with a Psychology Emphasis
  • Rebecca S. Rogliatti, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis     
  • Daniel Joseph Romick, Small Business/Entrepreneurship, Minor in Religious Studies                                
  • Kristin Ross, Accounting with a Financial Emphasis     
  • Jaclyn A. Ruhe, Accounting with a Financial Emphasis, Minor in Finance                                          
  • Erin Veronica Russell, Health Sciences with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis
  • Ricardo Sandoval, Hospitality Management  
  •  Kristy L. Schnipke, Nuclear Medicine Technology 
  • Jason P. Schwiebert, Adolescent/Young Adult/Life Sciences, Minor in Chemistry                                        
  • Candice Marie Schwieterman, Early Childhood Education
  • Jennifer J. Settlemire, Middle Childhood Education
  • Kevin D. Shields, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Minors in Chemistry and Biology                
  • Jennifer Lynn Smalley, Early Childhood Education                                        
  • Benjamin C. Smith, Business Management and Marketing
  • Leigh Marie Smith, Technology Management with a Computer Science Concentration
  • Beth Ann Sonnenberg, Middle Childhood Education   
  • Stephanie Louise Stombaugh, Early Childhood Education                            
  • Emily Anne Streicher, Intervention Specialist
  • Nick D. Stuckey, Technology Management   
  • Jason D. Sweet, Hospitality Management, Minors in Marketing and Business Administration
  • Robert Stephen Talpas, III., Physical Education
  • Peter William Thomas, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Management, Minor in Biology
  • Claude R. Waller, Accounting with a Managerial Emphasis
  • LaDonna J. Weir, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis
  • Courtney Witt, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis 
  • Sarah Wolford, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis                        
  • Seth L. Woolley, Computer Science with a Technology Management Emphasis, Technology Management with a Computer Science Concentration
  • Travis R. Wright, Business Management and Hospitality Management
  • Wanda Yarnell, Health Science with an Occupational Therapy Emphasis
  • Angela M. Zeglen, Business Management and Human Resource Management, Minor in Finance                                          
  • Macheal L. Zeigler, Biology       
  • Jussara Kleeberg de Melo, International Business and Human Resource Management, Minor in International Studies 
Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Edwin Randal (Randy) Byrd
Thomas E. Climes
Mark Anthony Craig
Terry Lee Cusac
Jessica A. Dyer
Crystal Martisha Ester
Enkelida Gjushi
LaTonya M. Goodwin
Erin K. Hall
Robert R. Hull Jr.
Gwen E. Lengel
Brian Patrick Lenz
Teresa A. Matthews
Victoria L. McDaniel
Iryna V. Pietras
Robert A. Pietras
Joshua A. Reffner
Michele A. Smith
Pamela M. Toth
Vincent Lee Weiser
Carole K. Whitmore
Stephen William Willoughby
Tamara L. vonStein

Bachelor of Science in Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Management
Joseph C. Fitzpatrick
Erika Paige Heiser, Environmental and Health Compliance Emphasis
Lance Kimani Henderson
Myrl R. Lindsay, Jr.
Richelle Lynn Lovins
Carolyn J. Mayhew

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Chad Steven Bacon
Michelle Diane Kimmell
Andrea May
Timothy W. Warner

Associate of Arts
  • Roxanne Abell, Legal Assisting
  • Tyrone Arnold, Business Administration
  • Alan G. Baysinger, Business Administration
  • Lori Jayne Buchheit, Equestrian Studies with a Western Riding Emphasis                                                                                             
  • Jose J. Cervantes, Business Administration
  • Todd J. Distel, Human Resource Management
  • Julian Santos Garza, Business Administration         
  • Karen S. Gerth, Human Resource Management                                                                                            
  • Cal E. Gilbert, Business Administration
  • Ashley Lauren Hartmann, Equestrian Studies/English                                                                              
  • Stephen R. Hehr, Technology Management
  • Lisa A. Kusiak, Equestrian Studies with an English Riding Emphasis                           
  • Sandy Lyn Langhals, Accounting
  • Paula M. Luzader, Financial Management
  • Andrea May, Equestrian Studies with a Western Riding Emphasis
  • Rebecca Kaye Mayse, Humanities, Computer Science                                                                                                                  Jenna E. Niswander, Nuclear Medicine Technology          
  • Amy M. Schroeder, Humanities and Religious Studies                                                                                             
  • Christopher M. Watkins, Business Administration

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