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2009

Fall Commencement is Dec. 12; Nearly 300 to Graduate
Friday, December 04, 2009

grads throwing caps

Nearly 300 students will graduate from The University of Findlay during fall commencement ceremonies at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, in the Koehler Complex on campus.

The ceremonies may be viewed live on the Web at
http://www.findlay.edu/commencement/livestream.html
or on UF-TV 20 if you live in the Findlay area.           

More than 130 graduate degrees will be awarded, and more than 135 undergraduate degrees will be awarded, including approximately 20 bachelor of arts degrees and approximately 115 bachelor of science degrees.

Read about any one of UF’s five featured seniors, all of whom will receive either a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree: Michele Derr, Shana Schnipke, Desmond Strooh, Miranda Tippie and Bryant Weyrick.
            
In addition, nearly 20 associate of arts degrees will be conferred.

Among the UF graduates are approximately 65 international students who will receive master’s degrees and three international students who will receive bachelor’s degrees. Those students represent the countries of Nepal, Taiwan, China, Japan, India, Ghana, Korea and Venezuela.

Daniel May, Ph.D., vice president of academic affairs at The University of Findlay, will give the commencement address. May joined the University in 1991 as an assistant professor and has served in his current position since 2004.

Prior to joining the University, May completed field assignments with the U.S. Geological Survey in Arizona; supervised student field geology courses in California, New Mexico and Colorado; and did geologic consulting work in the Midwest.

May received a bachelor of science degree in geology from Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., and a doctoral degree in geology from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

The University’s traditional Arch Ceremony will immediately follow commencement at approximately 3:30 p.m. at the Griffith Memorial Arch.

For more details about commencement, click here.

If you have questions about your graduation status, please contact the Office of the Registrar.

Congratulations to the graduates!

Students who previously graduated but are walking in this ceremony may not be listed here.

If there is an error on this list, please E-mail pattersonb@findlay.edu.

Master of Arts in Education

Amanda Lynne Blachuta

Nicole J. Buchanan

Chen-Wan Chang

Xiaofei Chen

Krista M. Culver

Kyle Douglas Dickerson

Patrick David Doty

Crystal Dawn Durain

Keli Henry

Ryan Michael Imke

Benjamin D. Kirian

Andrea M. Miller

Amanda L. Opperman

Amy Lynne Owens

Michael Pinkard

Michele Prater

Melissa Lynn Radel

Brenda A. Ruffing

Andrea Lauren Schroeder

Sonya L. Stripe

Laura Anne Warnement

Rebecca Weber

Xinrong You

 

Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Charlene J. Hankinson

Susan Marie Nugent

Lochana Rana

Deepa Thapa Magar

 

Master of Arts in TESOL and Bilingual Education

Hsiao-Yu Chang

Pei-Jhen Chen

Ryoko Kawai

Judith Masters Suman

Hiroko Tanaka

Tsung-Yin Yu

 

Master of Business Administration

Brittany N. Apple

Brent L. Beard

Gopalkumar M. Bhatt

Thomas R. Brown

Kashyap Dilipkumar Champaneri

Noel Sudarsan Chatla

Chih-Han Chen

Liang Chen

Viralkumar Chokshi

Sunil Dabas

Pallav N. Dave

Miteshkumar Dekivadia

Justin Lowell Dill

Christine Ann Elder

Michael R. Emery

Suzanne Wilcox English

Amy Richelle Etters

Ashley Suzanne Fries

Andrew J. Garcia

Christopher R. Gibbons

LeAnna R. Glick

Jack Hagenmayer

Shreeti Homagain

Dhileep Jinna

Gaurav A. Joshi

Khushbu Shukla Kirtikumar

Ryan James Koch

Vinod Kumar Kodishana

Praveen Krishna Kondapally

Navin Kumar Mandal

Sowmya Mangalam

Shova Marharjan

Gilda Mitchell

Bethany J. Moden

Muzammil Hussain Mohammed

Joel Anson Moszkowicz

Renuka Rajagopalan Nair

Srikanth Namburi

Ajay G. Narola

Linda Dansoa Osei

Amy L. Parks-Hughes

Hitesh A. Parmar

Akshay Anil Patel

Amiben Bipinchandra Patel

Ankit Dasharath Patel

Arpitkumar Arvindbhai Patel

Chiragkumar A. Patel

Gunjan Rameshchandra Patel

Hiteshbhai K. Patel

Ketan Kanubhai Patel

Kinjalkumar D. Patel

Kumarjeet Bhailalbhai Patel

Nikitaben Patel

Parimal Prahlad Patel

Pranavkumar M. Patel

Rikin Rajeshbhai Patel

Smitalben Jagdishchandra Patel

Snehal Patel

Tapankumar Patel

Qi Qin

Mingzhen Quan

Maria Ann Rellinger

Kripa Satyal

Bijal Kamleshkumar Shah

Nishi Nileshkumar Shah

Marsha Denise Sherrod

Varghese Shijoy

Brandon Scott Suto

Niral Thakkar

Saurabh Tiwari

Vidhi B. Trivedi

Girishkumar Vachhani

Yuvrajsinh P. Vaghela

Bindya Vijay

Kiran Kumar Vundavalli

Joseph Williams

Lee S. Williams-Reineck

Ryan Lee Wood

Ting-Yi Wu

Padmavathi Dasharatha Yata

 

Master of Occupational Therapy

Amanda Boyce

Melissa A. Campbell

Abigail Elaine Cisco

Mallory J. Fleming

Leanna Marie Hart

Alicia Kaylynn Hindall

Michelle Kay Miller

Michelle Jean Mueller

Amanda Kae Nelson

Kristen Alyce Racette

Tara Ida Renee Rinehart

Rachael Lynn Rufe

Alissa Rose Schulte

Krista Marie Schwiebert

Talia Marie Thiel

Miranda Jo Tippie

Amanda M. Wolford

 

Master of Environmental, Safety and Health Management

Priyanka Acharya

Jeffrey Allen Chandler

Shreepal Chanduri

Brian Christopher Duesler

Jyoti Giri

Stacy Thomas Givens

Naveen Gonepally

Kumud Khanal

Michael S. Kinder

Paul David Philpot

Abhishek Shrestha

Bunty Shrestha

Grishma Shrestha

Trevor Michael Violet

Ying Yin

Jing Zhao


Bachelor of Arts

Alyssa Marie Cummins, Multi Age/Spanish Education and Spanish

Catrina Rae Daniels, Children’s Book Illustration

Melody Renee Essex, Church Leadership

Joshua Fenton, Law and the Liberal Arts

Jennifer T. Gentry, Criminal Justice Administration and Law and the Liberal Arts

Sarah Ann Gosche, Multi Age/Visual Arts Education and Studio Art

Gina Marie Harrison, Criminal Justice Administration

Jennifer Huber, Psychology/General Major Emphasis and Sociology

Emily J. Hurt, Psychology/General Major Emphasis

Valerie Marie Kidd, Multi Age/Visual Arts Education and Studio Art

Christine Michaela Lastoskie, Political Science

Elizabeth Anne Lewis-House, Public Relations and Equine Business Management

Jeffrey Richard Maye, Political Science and History

Amber Lynn Nickell, Health Communication

Lisa M. Ragland, English/Literature Emphasis

Krystal Michele Skelly, Psychology/General Major Emphasis

Nina Yvonne Smith, Health Communication

Desmond Lavern Strooh, Public Relations

 

Bachelor of Science

Jane E. Althauser, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Katie B. Ammons, Early Childhood Education

Sarah Leann Arnold, Early Childhood Education

Brittney N. Averhart, Nuclear Medicine Technology

Pamela S. Berry, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Whitney Justine Best, Human Resource Management and Business Management

Katelynn Bickelhaupt, Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Biology/Life Science Emphasis

Tyson Grey Blaylock, Marketing

Brooke Brehm, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Nichole J. Brickner, Intervention Specialist Education/MMD

Hattie Louise Brougher, Biology/Life Science Emphasis

Dustin A. Bucher, Enviromental Safety and Occupational Health Management

Carey Ann Buck, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Sarah Michelle Buehler, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Mark J. Burken, Health Studies/Psychology

Amy Jolene Burns, Early Childhood Education

Julieann Marie Cardinale, Early Childhood Education

Sharon E. Carroll, Accounting/Managerial Emphasis

Daniel Gerald Carter, Nuclear Medicine Technology

Juan Castillo, Business Management

Heather Lynn Clark, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Michael Matthew Collins ranci, Biology

Kristen Cook, Equine Business Management

Cassandra J. Cornwell, Early Childhood Education

Anderson B. Cox, Biology

Carrie J. Craig, Education - General

Karen Ann Culler, Biology

Michele L. Derr, Business Management and Marketing

Curtis A. DeVore, Business Management

Wendy Ann Devore, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Thomas A. Dietsch III, Business Management and Law and the Liberal Arts

Lisa Doemel, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Jennifer Rhea Ervin, Human Resource Management

Meghan Elizabeth Facer, Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Biology/Life Science Emphasis

Corey Maurice Farley, Small Business/Entreprenuership

Sara Elizabeth Feldner, Animal Science/Science Emphasis

Tesia Marie Ferrell, Health Studies/Psychology

Gail Flowers, Health Studies/Psychology

Caleb Jordan Fortner, Animal Science

Amy B. Foster, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Sarah Elizabeth Frankart, Early Childhood Education

Sarah M. Gunsallus, Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Kimberly J. Hallock-LaFountaine, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Rachel Ann Hanke, Finance and Economics

Amy Renee Harshman, Accounting/Financial Emphsis

Stephanie Christine Heydinger, Business Management and Human Resource Management

Leandra Christine Hill, Equestrian Studies/English and Equine Business Management

Diana E. Hoffman, Early Childhood Education

Rachel Christine Hubler, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Tracy Huffman, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Sheane Nicole Ice, Intervention Specialist Education/MMD

Lucas F. Intagliata, Marketing and Business Management

Melvin Jackson, Business Management

Megan R. Junod, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Chaitanya D. Kedarisetti, Health Studies/Psychology

Alexander A. Keister, Nuclear Medicine Technology

Heather Renee Kennedy, Early Childhood Education

Veda Lee, Pre-Medicine

Erin M. Lines, Intervention Specialist Education

Jeff Linstedt, Enviromental Safety and Occupational Health Management

Ashley Dawn Mangas, Business Management

Astolfo (AJ) Marrufo, Finance

Jordan L. Marshall, Business Administration/Sports Management

Christopher H. Mathias, Physical Education/Strength and Conditioning

Tracy Michelle Mays, Physical Education Health Education

Ryan T. Merrick, Nuclear Medicine Technology

Monica Michele Miller, Business Management

Staci J. Miller, Early Childhood Education

Amanda Christine Molnar, Intervention Specialist Education/MMD

James L. Moneer, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Elizabeth Lynn Monroe, Intervention Specialist Education/MMD

Lisa M. Ortiz, Intervention Specialist Education/MMD

Ashley Parsons, Equestrian Studies/English and Equine Business Management

Michael J. Peplowski, Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Nathan D. Perkins, Imaging Science

Melissa Marie Radel, Forensic Science

Wendy A. Rizor, Business Management and Human Resource Management

Michael Roach, Business Management

Katherine Nicole Roush, Pre-Medicine

Hailey Elizabeth Saalman, Accounting/Financial Emphasis and Accounting/Managerial Emphasis

Shana Schnipke, Nuclear Medicine Technology and Pre-Medicine

Wesley D. Schroeder, Physical Education

Dana J. Shaffer, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Samantha K. Skeels, Middle Childhood Education

Justin Carl Sonnenberg, Adolescent/Young Adult/Integrated Science Education

Blake E. Southward, Marketing

Cheressa Raquel Spangler, Nuclear Medicine Technology

James Frederick Stelter, Computer Science/Web/Database Emphasis

Amanda E. Sterrett, Animal Science and Biology/Life Science Emphasis

Alisha Marie Steyer, Middle Childhood Education

Meghan Ruth Sullivan, Equestrian Studies/English

Elizabeth A. Sweet, Business Management

Elizabeth Grace Swope, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Danielle Marie Theis, Biology/Life Science Emphasis

Daniel R. Thoburn, Physical Education

Megan C. Thomson, Equestrian Studies/English and Business Management

Jacqueline M. Trevis, Health Science/Pre-Occupational Therapy Emphasis

Karissa Rose Wannemacher, Intervention Specialist Education/MMD

Kurt A. Warniment, Finance and Business Management

Jessica Michelle Warth, Nuclear Medicine Technology

Jonathan Robert Weber, Computer Science/Information Assurance and Computer Science/Computer Systems

Bryant Michael Weyrick, Health Studies/Health Care Management

Karlin Noel Wolfe, Biology

 

Bachelor of Science in Business Management

Brent Allen Blair, Business Management

Mark R. Dewulf, Business Management

Teri A. Eckman-Coup, Business Management

Ashley Frantz-Grieser, Business Management

Christopher J. Gardner, Business Management

Michael Edward Gentry, Business Management

Harleigh Maureen Hodge, Business Management

Diane V. Holmes, Business Management

Jason Alan Hunt, Business Management

Susan M. Jones, Business Management

Robbie A. Ratliff, Business Management

Kasie Danielle Reed, Business Management

Octavia D. Richardson, Business Management

Sammantha S. Schneider, Business Management

Elizabeth Ann Thompson, Business Management

Chad M. Vondran

 

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration

Thomas J. Butler, Criminal Justice Administration

Todd A. Kitzler, Criminal Justice Administration

 

Bachelor of Science in Environmental, Safety and Health Management

Dominick Angelo Ciccone, Environmental, Safety and Health Management

Chad A. Hill, Environmental, Safety and Health Management

William E. Katon, Environmental, Safety and Health Management

Melissa S. McClary, Environmental, Safety and Health Management

Gwen McElhaney, Environmental, Safety and Health Management

Diana Mitev, Environmental, Safety and Health Management


Associate of Arts

Rodney Brent Brown, Business Administration

Joe Champagne, Business Administration

Kristen Cook, Equestrian Studies/Western

Russell A. Cutino Jr, Nuclear Medicine Technology

Jomoko Tamboura Graves, Business Administration

Douglas E. Green, Business Administration

Kimberly A. Henley, Accounting

Christopher H. Mathias, Personal Training

Jacquelyn Marie Pangrace, Equestrian Studies/English

Michael J. Peplowski, Equestrian Studies/Western

Melissa Marie Radel, Equestrian Studies/Western

James M. Reed, Business Administration

Larry Skinner, Business Administration

Ronald C. Smith III, Business Administration

Michelle R. Wickman, Human Resource Management

Clifford R. Wilson, Business Administration

Carlton Cordell Woods, Business Administration

Melissa Zilch, Nuclear Medicine Technology