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2010 CommencementMay 15, 2010138th Baccalaureate Ceremonies

Master’s Hooding and C.A.S. Ceremony

Buffalo State College Alma Mater

OUR FINEST HOUR

A toast to State, to all the days,All the laughter, all the tears.You have made our friendships great,We’ll triumph through the years.With hope anew we’ll face the stormBeyond which stands your lofty tower –That will be our finest hour.

In years to come we’ll look to thee,Yearning for your guiding light.You’ll not fail us, Alma Mater,Keep us through the night.When darkness comes and all hope dies,You will give us strength and power –That will be our finest hour.

L. Harry Ray, ’51

COMMENCEMENT GARDEN

The interim president of Buffalo State College and the entirecollege community honor the Class of 2010 by continuingthe tradition of the Commencement Garden. Inauguratedin 2000, the permanent garden is located outside the mainentrance to the Sports Arena. The garden represents themessages of environmental awareness, growth, andcontinuity, all visions embraced by the graduating class.Please enjoy the garden and use it as a backdrop fortaking pictures of your graduates.

ALUMNI AMBASSADORS

In honor of the 138th anniversary of the college,alumni ambassadors representing Buffalo State’s morethan 75,000 successful graduates are here today to celebratethe achievements of the Class of 2010. They can beidentified by the flowers and ribbons they are wearing.

Buffalo State College

1300 Elmwood AvenueBuffalo, New York 14222-1095www.buffalostate.edu

D. Bruce and Gail JohnstoneEndowment for Commencement Speakers

The D. Bruce and Gail JohnstoneEndowment for Commencement Speakers,established in 2003, supports Buffalo State’sCommencement ceremonies. D. BruceJohnstone, with the support of his wife,Gail, served as president of the college from1979 to 1988 and as chancellor of the StateUniversity of New York from 1988 to 1994.

Welcome to Buffalo State College’s 2010 CommencementExercises! This is a day of celebration on our campus—celebration of ourgraduates, who have worked so hard to reach this happy occasion; of the familyand friends who have supported their efforts; of the intellectual enterprise that isthe core of our mission as an institution; and of the faculty and staff who makethat enterprise possible.

To our graduates, I offer my most heartfelt congratulations. I know how hardyou have worked, and I know the deep-seated drive and determination that havebrought you to this day. That sense of purpose and ambition is tremendouslyadmirable. It will serve you well in whatever course you choose to pursue afterreceiving your diploma today.

To our graduates’ family and friends, I offer sincere thanks for your part inensuring their success. Many among you have made sacrifices—large and small—to support your sons, daughters, husbands, wives, partners, and other loved onesin their quest for a degree. That is noble work. At Buffalo State, it does not gounnoticed. Thank you.

And to our faculty and staff, I also offer my thanks, as well as congratulations foranother successful year in the life of our marvelous institution. You are BuffaloState’s lifeblood. We could not thrive without all you do, each and every day.

In a few short weeks, Buffalo State College will welcome its eighth president,Dr. Aaron Podolefsky. With the arrival of a new president, a new chapter in the lifeof our college will begin. What will remain constant, however, is the strength thisinstitution derives from its extraordinary people: students, faculty, staff, alumni,parents, and friends.

It is in that spirit that I encourage today’s graduates to stay connected to your almamater. You will forever be a part of this place. Your successes will be our successes,and ours will be yours. Whenever you can, take a moment to return to the campusthat nurtured you—even if that just means clicking through our Web site—andremember that you will always be welcome here.

Congratulations to the Buffalo State College Class of 2010.

Sincerely,

Dennis K. Ponton, Ph.D.Interim President

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CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Dennis K. Ponton, Ph.D.

The State University of New York Boardof Trustees unanimously voted to appointDr. Dennis K. Ponton interim president ofBuffalo State College on May 12, 2009.Dr. Ponton, the college’s provost and vicepresident for academic affairs, fills the vacancyleft by Dr. Muriel A. Howard, who waspresident of Buffalo State from 1996 to 2009.

Dr. Ponton has been a member of the BuffaloState College faculty and administration since1977, when he was hired as a faculty memberand chair of its Nutrition and Food ScienceDepartment. He served as associate vicepresident for budget and planning foracademic affairs from 1993 to 2003, duringwhich time he also served as interim provostand vice president for academic affairs for twoyears (1998–2000). In 2003, Dr. Ponton wasnamed provost of Buffalo State, assuming therole of chief academic officer for the college.

Dr. Ponton earned his undergraduate andgraduate degrees from West VirginiaUniversity, completing an A.B. in biology, anM.S. in zoology, and a Ph.D. in agriculturalbiochemistry. Prior to joining Buffalo State,

he taught at West Virginia University and atthe Fayette campus of the Pennsylvania StateUniversity.

Dr. Ponton has been active in educationalassociations and committees on the local,regional, and national levels. He has leddecennial Middle States Association ofColleges and Schools accreditation reviews forBuffalo State and guided preparation of theMiddle States Association’s periodic reviewreports. He is a member of the AcademicLeadership Learning Collaborative ofEduventures, a higher education research andconsulting firm. He has been active with theSUNY Association of Chief AcademicOfficers and the American Association ofState Colleges and Universities’ (AASCU)academic officer programs. Dr. Ponton wasalso an external reviewer for the AccreditationCommission for Programs in HospitalityAdministration and president of the ErieCounty Nutrition Committee.

Dr. Ponton and his wife, Libby, have oneson. Their pastimes include tennis, handbells,and travel.

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PRELUDEThe Rockwell Brass

Ricky L. Fleming, DirectorAssociate Professor, Music

PROCESSIONALThe Rockwell Brass

Bryan W. Boyce, AccompanistAssistant Professor, Music

Stephen F. Phelps,Mace BearerProfessor Emeritus, Elementary Education and Reading

CONVENINGCharles J. Naughton, ’85Member, Buffalo State College Council

NATIONAL ANTHEMMembers of the Buffalo State College Chamber Choir

Victoria J. Furby, DirectorAssistant Professor, Music

WELCOMEDennis K. PontonInterim President, Buffalo State College

SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCESooja Lee, Class of 2010Bachelor of Fine Arts, Metals/Jewelry Design

PresenterDennis K. Ponton

John J. McGowan, Class of 2010Bachelor of Science, Childhood Education (Grades 1–6)


SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCEPRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDINGUNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSarah E. Fehskens, Class of 2010Bachelor of Arts, Spanish Language and Literature


STUDENT ADDRESSSarah E. Fehskens

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARDLinda A. Dobmeier, ’71Entrepreneur, Community Leader

PresentersManus “Chris” O’Donnell, ’77President, Buffalo State College Alumni Association

Dennis K. Ponton

CONFERRING OF THE HONORARY DEGREESUNY Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters

Judy L. Elliott, ’82Chief Academic Officer, Los Angeles Unified School District


COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSJudy L. Elliott

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREESKevin RaileyInterim Provost

Benjamin C. ChristyDean of the School of Arts and Humanities

Ronald S. RochonDean of the School of Education

Mark W. SeversonDean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences

Kevin F. Mulcahy, ’73, ’75Interim Dean of the School of the Professions

CONFERRING OF DEGREESDennis K. Ponton

BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE ALMA MATERMembers of the Buffalo State College Chamber Choir

RECESSIONALPlease join the campus community in celebration at areception in the Campbell Student Union.

Capturing the MomentCommencement is an important day and one that our graduates will long remember. As a courtesy,a professional photographer will capture each graduate’s special moment during the ceremony.Complimentary proofs will be sent to each graduate’s e-mail address following Commencement.You are also invited to use the Commencement Garden, in front of the Sports Arena, as a photobackdrop. The 138th Commencement video order forms are available in the Alumni tent infront of the Sports Arena and online at www.buffalostate.edu/commencement/x550.xml.

MORNING BACCALAUREATE CEREMONY10:00 a.m.

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AFTERNOON BACCALAUREATE CEREMONY2:00 p.m.





Judith A. Bondurant-Utz,Mace BearerProfessor Emerita, Exceptional Education

CONVENINGJames Brandys, ’71, ’73Member, Buffalo State College Council




SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCENicollette T. Brown, Class of 2010Bachelor of Science, Speech-Language Pathology


Yolanda C. Rondon, Class of 2010Bachelor of Arts, Political Science


SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCEPRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDINGUNDERGRADUATE STUDENTAngela R. Lambrix, Class of 2010Bachelor of Science, English Education 7−12


STUDENT ADDRESS

Angela R. Lambrix

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARDBarbara Seals Nevergold, ’66Educator, Author

PresentersManus “Chris” O’Donnell, ’77President, Buffalo State College Alumni Association

Dennis K. Ponton

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSJudy L. Elliott, ’82Chief Academic Officer, Los Angeles Unified School District


Benjamin C. ChristyDean of the School of Arts and Humanities

Ronald S. RochonDean of the School of Education

Mark W. SeversonDean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences

Kevin F. Mulcahy, ’73, ’75Interim Dean of the School of the Professions





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Sarita C. Samora, ’73, ’77,Mace BearerProfessor Emerita, Exceptional Education




PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENTRachel K. Berg, Class of 2010Master of Science in Education, Childhood Special Education


STUDENT ADDRESSRachel K. Berg

CONGRATULATORY REMARKSEunice A. LewinTrustee, State University of New York

CONFERRING OF THE HONORARY DEGREESUNY Honorary Doctor of Letters

Sonia SanchezPoet and Educator

PresentersEunice A. Lewin

Dennis K. Ponton

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSSonia Sanchez





MASTER’S HOODING AND C.A.S. CEREMONY6:00 p.m.


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HONORARY DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS State University of New YorkBACCALAUREATE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

HONORARY DOCTOR OF LETTERS State University of New YorkMASTER’S AND C.A.S. COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS 6:00 p.m.

Judy Elliott, Ph.D., is thechief academic officer of theLos Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict, the second-largestschool district in the country.Most recently, she was thechief of teaching and learning

in the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools,and prior to that, an assistant superintendentof Long Beach Unified School District inLong Beach, California. Dr. Elliott was also asenior researcher at the National Center onEducational Outcomes at the University ofMinnesota, College of Education.

She started her career as a classroom teacherand then school psychologist in Western NewYork. She received her B.S. in education fromBuffalo State College and her Ph.D. from theUniversity at Buffalo.

Dr. Elliott has trained thousands of staff,teachers, and administrators in the United Statesand abroad in the areas of inclusive schoolingthat include the problem-solving process,Response to Instruction and Intervention,linking assessment to classroom instruction/intervention, the use of formative assessments

and progress monitoring to increase instructionand behavior outcomes, and the role of leader-ship in systems change.

She has written many articles, technicalreports, chapters, and books. Her most recentwriting efforts include Response to Intervention:Policy Considerations and Implementation;Response to Intervention Blueprint: District LevelEdition (NASDSE, 2008) and State LevelEdition (in press); Strategies and Tactics forEffective Instruction-II (Sopris West Inc.);Timesavers for Educators (Sopris West Inc.);Testing Students with Disabilities: PracticalStrategies for Complying with State and DistrictRequirements (second edition, Corwin Press);and Improving Test Performance of Students withDisabilities on District and State Assessments(second edition, Corwin Press).

Judy L. Elliott, Class of 1982

Sonia Sanchez is a poet,mother, professor, and inter-national lecturer on blackculture and literature,women’s liberation, peace,and racial justice. She haswritten more than 16 books,including Homecoming, We aBaddDDD People, Love Poems,I’ve Been aWoman, A SoundInvestment and Other Stories,

Under a Soprano Sky, Wounded in the House of aFriend, Like the Singing Coming Off the Drums,and most recently, Shake Loose My Skin.

Ms. Sanchez is a contributing editor to BlackScholar and the Journal of African Studies.Additionally, she has edited two anthologies:WeBeWord Sorcerers: 25 Stories by Black Americansand 360° of Blackness Coming at You. BMA: TheSonia Sanchez Literary Review is the first AfricanAmerican journal that discusses the work ofSonia Sanchez and the Black Arts Movement.

Her numerous awards include a NationalEndowment for the Arts grant, a PEWFellowship in the Arts, the Lucretia MottAward, and the Community Service Award fromthe National Black Caucus of State Legislators.She is the winner of the 1985 American BookAward for Homegirls and Handgrenades, the1988 Governor’s Award for Excellence in theHumanities, the 1989 Peace and FreedomAward from the Women’s International Leaguefor Peace and Freedom, and the 1999 LangstonHughes Poetry Award.

Her poem Does Your House Have Lions? was afinalist for the National Book Critics CircleAward. She is the Poetry Society of America’s2001 Robert Frost medalist and a Ford Freedomscholar of the Charles H. Wright Museum ofAfrican American History.

Ms. Sanchez has lectured at more than 500universities and colleges in the United Statesand has traveled extensively, reading her poetryin Africa, Cuba, England, the Caribbean,Australia, Europe, Nicaragua, China, Norway,and Canada.

She holds a bachelor of arts in politicalscience from Hunter College and completedpostgraduate work at New York University.She was the first presidential fellow at TempleUniversity, where she also held the LauraCarnell Chair in English. She is a recipientof the Harper Lee Award for a DistinguishedAlabama Writer (2004), the National VisionaryLeadership Award (2006), and the RobertCreeley Award (2009).

Sonia Sanchez

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CONFERRING OF THE HONORARY DEGREECONGRATULATORY REMARKS

Eunice Lewin was appoint-ed to the SUNY Board ofTrustees on February 2, 2010.Since 1979, she has beenemployed as a bilingual socialworker for the Committee onSpecial Education with the

Buffalo Board of Education. Previously, she vol-unteered at Buffalo Catholic Charities in 1976before being employed there for three years as asocial worker and later obtaining a position withthe Erie County Department of Social Servicesin the division of child protection.

Trustee Lewin serves on several boards ofdirectors, including as commissioner of theNiagara Frontier Transportation Authority;founding member of the Roswell Park AllianceFoundation; and member of the BuffaloUrban League, Hispanics United of Buffalo,and the Canisius College Board of Regents.She is also a member of the Erie CountyChapter of Links, the Hispanic Women’sLeague, and the Buffalo Niagara GuitarFestival Originators. She was honored withthe Ebony and Ivory Civic Award in 1994;inducted into the Western New York Women’s

Hall of Fame on March 14, 2002; and receivedthe Governor’s Award for Excellence in Educationin 2002, the National Conference for Communityand Justice of Western New York 50th AnnualCitation Award in 2003, and the MarcusGarvey Community Service Award in 2004.

Trustee Lewin was born in Guantanamo,Cuba. Her family immigrated to the UnitedStates in 1967. She earned a bachelor of artsin sociology from Marymount ManhattanCollege in New York City before moving toBuffalo in 1976. She obtained a master’s degreein American and Puerto Rican Studies in1978, and a master’s degree in educationaladministration in 1989, both from theUniversity at Buffalo.

Her term with the Board of Trustees expireson June 30, 2016.

Eunice Ashman Lewin

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

Linda Dobmeier exemplifiesprofessional accomplishment,community service, and sup-port for Buffalo State College.

After earning a B.S. inelementary education atBuffalo State College, MissDobmeier spent 11 yearsteaching second grade at theWilliam Kaegebein School onGrand Island. She continuedher education during thattime, and received a master’sin education from the

University at Buffalo and a master’s in businessadministration from Canisius College.

In 1982, she left her teaching duties toassist in managing her family-owned business,Dobmeier Janitor Supply Inc. The locally ownedcompany employs more than 40 people. MissDobmeier has worked to build the companywhile maintaining its high standards for quality,integrity, and customer service.

Miss Dobmeier joined the Buffalo StateCollege Foundation Board of Directors, whereshe has served as a member of the board, amember of the Executive Committee, and chairof the Nominating Committee. She was electedchair of the foundation in 2007. Under herleadership, it raised a record $8 million in fiscalyear 2007–2008. During the economic downturnin 2008, the foundation was able to maintain allstudent scholarships, and to take a lead role inthe new student housing project. Her leadershipand stability have been vital in the foundation’ssupport of the college during its presidentialtransition year.

In addition to being an ardent andenthusiastic ambassador for the college, MissDobmeier is a persuasive advocate for the All

College Honors Program and the BurchfieldPenney Art Center at Buffalo State, which shehas served as a member of its Board of Trustees.Miss Dobmeier is a member of the PetersonSociety, the college honor society for supporterswho have made a planned gift to the college.In addition to her many other roles on campus,she has actively supported the FoundationScholarship Galas for 2007 through 2010, andserved as chair of the foundation’s annual Golfand Tennis Scholarship Classic.

Miss Dobmeier has been active in thecommunity as a member of a number ofboards over the years, including the RoswellPark Cancer Institute Board of Directors, theCanisius College Board of Trustees, the AmherstPolice Foundation Board, the Niagara LutheranHealth Foundation Board of Trustees, and theBrothers of Mercy Campus Foundation.

Miss Dobmeier and Dobmeier Janitor Supplyhave been generous and consistent financialcontributors to Buffalo State College and theBurchfield Penney Art Center for many years.

Linda A. Dobmeier, Class of 1971

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

Barbara Nevergold, Ph.D.,is an educator, counselor,administrator, and, since 1999,co-founder of the UncrownedQueens Institute for Researchand Education on WomenInc. Dr. Nevergold andUncrowned Queens co-founderDr. Peggy Brooks-Bertramcompiled and edited Go, TellMichelle: African AmericanWomenWrite to the New FirstLady, a collection of lettersand poems offering messages ofhope and advice to Michelle

Obama after her husband won the 2008presidential election.

Dr. Nevergold graduated from Buffalo Statewith a B.A. in French secondary education.She earned master’s of education degrees incounseling and French education at theUniversity at Buffalo and, in 1986, earned aPh.D. in counseling education, also from UB.She also studied French at Laval Universityin Quebec, and at the University of Dijonin France.

She started her career as a French teacher inthe Buffalo Public Schools, where she also servedas a guidance counselor. She has been a vocaladvocate for parental involvement in the publicschools. She went on to hold major positions atseveral human service agencies, including executivedirector of the Niagara Frontier Association forSickle Cell Disease, vice president for children’sservices at Friendship House of Western NewYork, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Buffaloand Erie County, and director of student supportservices at the University at Buffalo’s EducationalOpportunity Center.

She has served on the boards of directorsof several local organizations, including theGraycliff Conservancy, the Buffalo Psychiatric

Center, Sheehan Memorial Hospital, and theAfro-American Historical Association of theNiagara Frontier Inc. Her success has beenrecognized with many awards, including theGovernor’s Women of Excellence Award inEducation for Go, Tell Michelle. The book alsowon the Letitia Woods Brown Memorial BookAward in 2009, presented by the Association ofBlack Women Historians. Additional awardsinclude the WNY Women’s Hall of Fame, theKeeper of the Flame Award from the NationalWomen’s Hall of Fame, the Community LifeAward from the Buffalo Urban League, theState of New York Dr. Martin Luther KingHumanitarian Award, and the Justice Awardfrom the Bar Association of Erie County.

Dr. Nevergold has long been a financialsupporter of Buffalo State. With her brothersand sister, she established the Seals FamilyMemorial Endowed Scholarship in memoryof their mother, Mrs. Clara Ellis Seals; theirfather, the Reverend Willie B. Seals; and theirbrother, Kenneth Seals, M.D. She has alsomemorialized her parents by planting two treesin their honor in Buffalo State’s Maud GordonHolmes Arboretum.

Barbara Seals Nevergold, Class of 1966

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PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCEUNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ADDRESS

Sarah Fehskens earned abachelor of arts degree inSpanish language and literaturewith a minor in sociology, andshe earned a GPA of 3.83.The caliber of her scholarlywork is also demonstrated inher presentations, research,and participation in manyacademic enrichment programs.

She was accepted into the All College HonorsProgram at Buffalo State, and she received theOutstanding First-Year Achievement Award.She also received the Ernest S. Falbo ModernForeign Language Prize. She presented herresearch twice at the Learning CommunityShowcase and served for three years as a mentorin a Buffalo State learning community thatexplores the roots of modern American culture,where she helped fellow students prepare confer-ence presentations and complete assignments.

Ms. Fehskens participated in a study tourof Dublin, Ireland, and studied Spanish language,culture, and literature at the University ofSalamanca in Spain. While in Salamanca, sheworked as a volunteer English teacher. She alsoheld many leadership positions on campus,including president of the All College HonorsCouncil, president of the Spanish Club,student member of the Buffalo State CollegeFoundation, and representative of the Modernand Classical Languages Department to the

School of Arts and Humanities Dean’s StudentCouncil.

She is dedicated to scholarly research, andhas presented works including “Panic Splendors”at the New York State Sociological Association;“The Exile and Home” at the annual StudentResearch and Creativity Celebration atBuffalo State; and “The Open Casket” at theEthnographic Dreamworlds conference atBuffalo State.

Ms. Fehskens has also demonstrated acommitment to serving others. She was activein a service-learning class project that benefitedtwo refugee centers in Buffalo. She has alsobeen active in community efforts to support anorphan rescue in Kenya; refugees in northernIndiana; and the Alamo Food and ClothingCenter in McAllen, Texas.

Sarah E. Fehskens

Angela Lambrix earned abachelor of science in Englisheducation (7–12) with acumulative GPA of 3.97. Mrs.Lambrix, the mother of twoteenage daughters, receivednumerous scholarships and

performed many acts of service that benefitedboth the campus and the community.

Mrs. Lambrix came to Buffalo State tobecome an English teacher, a goal she formedat a young age but set aside for marriage andmotherhood. When she returned to college,she had a renewed sense of purpose, but her goalof becoming a high school English teacher hasevolved to a goal of earning a Ph.D. andbecoming a college professor.

Mrs. Lambrix has been on the dean’s listevery semester, and she is a member of KappaDelta Pi, the international education honorsociety. She received a number of scholarships,including the Nicholas Patterson PerpetualFund Scholarship, the Business and ProfessionalWomen of Buffalo/Amherst Scholarship, theHazel M. Bleeker Scholarship, and the UnitedUniversity Professions Scholarship. She also

received the Ross B. Kenzie Family PresidentialScholarship, and she was admitted to theRonald E. McNair Scholars Program.

For the McNair Scholars Program, Mrs.Lambrix completed a research project, “TheLanguage of Oppression,” in which sheexamined the way that language itself can besymptomatic of patriarchal oppression acrosstime and culture. The quality of her scholarshiphas earned high praise from her professors.

On campus, Mrs. Lambrix helped to establisha chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the internationalEnglish honor society, and served as its president.She also helped to run the department’s student-tutor writing center. She served as managingeditor of the Buffalo Art Project and theWriters’Compass, and volunteered in the community inseveral capacities

Angela R. Lambrix

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PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENTGRADUATE STUDENT ADDRESS

Rachel Berg earned a masterof science in education degreein childhood special educa-tion. Her cumulative GPA is aperfect 4.0, reflecting both heracademic abilities and theoutstanding dedication she

brought to this demanding program.Ms. Berg earned high praise from her

professors, the classroom teachers with whomshe worked as a student teacher, and facultymembers at Enterprise Charter School, whereshe worked as a member of the AmeriCorpsprogram. The faculty members of theExceptional Education Department selected herfor the prestigious and competitive scholarshipmade possible by the Joseph and Mary JeanDaly Varga ’43 Graduate Award Fund. She isalso a member of the Kappa Delta PiInternational Honor Society in Education.

For her master’s research project, Ms.Berg and two other students investigated theeffectiveness of pre-teaching the necessaryfoundational skills to students who are at riskfor academic failure or who have been labeledwith a disability.

She is equally impressive as a classroomteacher, where her ability to relate to childrenand her genuine love of teaching enabledher to engage students through exploration,investigation, and creative arts and expression.

Ms. Berg’s commitment to service andcitizenship are demonstrated by her membershipin Buffalo State’s chapter for the Council forExceptional Children. She also served as vicepresident of the college’s Best Buddies chapter,which is an organization that encourages thedevelopment of friendships between individualswith and without disabilities. Her volunteeractivities include service at the UpgradeAcademics Summer Literacy Enrichment Campfor urban students; as a mentor and tutor forstudents with disabilities at Dodd Middle Schoolin Freeport, New York; and participation in after-school activities at Enterprise Charter School.

Rachel K. Berg

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SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE

Nicollette Brown earned abachelor of science degree inspeech-language pathology anda minor in art therapy, earninga cumulative 3.93 GPA.

Ms. Brown decided tobecome a speech-language

pathologist when, as a hospital volunteer duringhigh school, she observed a speech-languagepathologist helping a stroke victim regain theability to speak. In college, Ms. Brown continuedto volunteer both on campus and in the com-munity. She mentored young children, collegefreshmen, and students with disabilities. As avolunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of ErieCounty, she was named Big Sister of the Month.

Her commitment to service is matched by herpursuit of excellence in her academic endeavors.She received the Anna P. Burrell Scholarship andthe George Dougherty Scholarship for HealthProfessionals. She is also a member of the ChiAlpha Epsilon National Honor Society, andshe was accepted into the Ronald E. McNairScholars Program, which prepares students fordoctoral programs. For her McNair Scholarsresearch project, Ms. Brown investigated

drawing as an augmentative communicative toolthat may help people with aphasia regain verbalcommunication abilities. She was the firstBuffalo State student selected to participate inthe competitive, prestigious Rusk Institute ofRehabilitation Medicine internship at New YorkUniversity Langone Medical Center, where sheobserved nationally recognized speech-languagepathologists working with clients who presentedwith many different disorders. Ms. Brown is alsoa member of several professional organizations.

In both her academic and service endeavors,Ms. Brown has been recognized as a personwith outstanding qualities that bode well for asuccessful career and a leadership role in hercommunity. She will pursue her master’s degreein speech-language pathology at LoyolaUniversity Maryland.

Nicollette T. Brown

Sooja Lee earned a bachelorof fine arts in metals/jewelrydesign with a cumulativeGPA of 3.81. She had alreadyattained a diploma as agemologist and jewelrydesigner in her native SouthKorea, and she holds a

certificate in advanced diamond setting fromDrouhard National Jewelers’ School in Mansfield,Ohio. Her passion for the field led her to seekan excellent baccalaureate program in jewelrydesign in the United States.

Ms. Lee’s work demonstrates an ability tograsp the complex ideation as well as the technicalcapabilities necessary to develop and executethree-dimensional objects. In 2009 and 2010,she received the seventh and eighth annualHyatt Design Award for Excellence in Metal/Jewelry Design, an award given to a studentdesignated by the program’s faculty members.

Ms. Lee’s work has been included in severalstudent design exhibitions in the Czurles-NelsonGallery, including juried exhibitions. Her workwas also selected for inclusion in the Dean ofthe School of Arts and Humanities Gallery.

In 2008, she was accepted to the HaystackMountain School of Crafts, an international

craft school in Maine, to study torch-firedenameling. She was also selected to assistrenowned artist, sculptor, and metalsmithThomas Mann at the prestigious SmithsonianCraft Show in Washington, D.C., in 2008.She traveled to Chicago for the SculpturalObjects and Functional Art (SOFA) exhibition,and she has attended several national confer-ences sponsored by the Society of NorthAmerican Goldsmiths, a professional associationfor jewelry design and metalsmithing, to whichshe belongs.

In addition to her academic work, Ms. Leeparticipated in student activities, including theInternational Student Organization. She is amember of Students Involved in the Art ofMetalsmithing. She was also active in theBuffalo community as a volunteer working withsingle mothers through her faith community.

Sooja Lee

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Yolanda Rondon earned abachelor of arts in political sci-ence and completed two minorsin international economicsand international relations.She attained a cumulative GPAof 3.78 while participating innumerous campus leadershiproles, academic enrichmentactivities, and volunteer andcommunity service activities.

Ms. Rondon came to Buffalo State Collegedetermined to attend a top-tier law school.While that remains her goal, her experience atBuffalo State has inspired her to pursue a careerin international relations, where she intends towork to bridge international differences whileencouraging others to take a more active role ingovernment and politics.

During her freshman year, Ms. Rondonwas recruited to the All College HonorsProgram. She was also accepted into the RonaldE. McNair Scholars Program, and her researchas a McNair scholar focused on the EU Charterof Fundamental Rights. She has presentedresearch in many venues, including the NewYork State Political Science Association confer-ence, the Student Research and CreativityCelebration, and the SUNY Model EuropeanUnion conference simulation.

Ms. Rondon is a member of three nationalhonor societies: Alpha Lambda Delta, Pi SigmaAlpha, and Chi Alpha Epsilon. She has completedthree internships, including one with

Congressman Chris Lee’s political campaign andanother in the Office of the Attorney General inWashington, D.C. She also took an active rolein various student organizations, including theUnited Students Government’s Judicial Counciland the College Senate, both of which are gov-erning bodies on campus. She studied abroad inEurope, Turkey, and China. In addition she wasnamed European council president for the 2010SUNY Model European Union simulation bythe program’s director because of her substantivebackground in the policies and institutions ofthe European Union.

On campus, Ms. Rondon is a residentassistant, a tutor in political science andeconomics for students in the EducationalOpportunity Program, and a mentor for theNIA program. She is president of the Kappa PiChapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.This fall, she will enter law school in pursuit of ajuris doctor and master of arts joint degree ininternational affairs to fulfill her dream of pro-viding greater service and progress to society.

Yolanda C. Rondon

SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE

John McGowan earned abachelor of science in child-hood education (grades 1–6)with a concentration in socialstudies. His cumulative GPAof 3.96 and his other academicachievements are complementedby his extensive volunteeractivities and his full partici-pation in campus life.

Mr. McGowan served as vice president andpresident of the college’s Emerging Educator’sChapter of the Association for ChildhoodEducation International (ACEI), and wasinstrumental in developing its agenda andactivities. Mr. McGowan co-presented “Play:The New Four-Letter Word,” a research projectthat explored the role of play in successfullearning, at the 11th annual Student Researchand Creativity Celebration. He also gave apresentation at the leadership seminar at ACEI’sannual international conference in 2010.

In addition, he is a member of the college’sStudent Council for Exceptional Children;Kappa Delta Pi, the international educationhonor society; and Phi Alpha Theta, a nationalhistory honor society. He was twice nominatedto Who’s Who Among Students in AmericanUniversities and Colleges. He also served in thehighly selective position of student representativeto the Professional Development SchoolsConsortium, a partnership between the School

of Education and 42 participating schools.Mr. McGowan earned high praise from

teachers and administrators in the Buffalo PublicSchools for his volunteer work with students,which exceeded 1,000 hours. Other volunteeractivities included the Buffalo State CollegeClean-Up Day, the Polar Plunge for SpecialOlympics, the St. Vincent de Paul toy and artsupply drive, and the Love Canal 30th anniversarydemonstration. His commitment to makingthe world a better place was recognized withthe Democracy and Peace Service LearningCertificate of Recognition.

His drive, enthusiasm, and energy haveenabled him to excel in the classroom as astudent and as a teacher. When teaching, he isvery creative in developing ways to help studentsunderstand and remember key concepts.

John J. McGowan

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Michelle A. BarmaJessica R. BartolottiJoseph A. BattagliaJennifer L. BeckerLaura L. BeckerEmma E. BenjaminDaniel Berger **Hannah M. BerlundMatthew J. BirdStacey P. BlattCorinne A. Bouquin *Kellye J. BowdwinPhilip J. BowmanCaitlin R. BradyJacob BrantMaureen S. BrettDaniel B. BrewsterAlmelia C. BrownChristina R. BrownCollin C. BrownJiavhannie T. BrownNatalie M. Brown *Michael BrutonAdam M. Buchanan *Mario L. BurksBrenna K. BurnsKyle M. BursteinEdward J. ButtonCatelyn BurzynskiTina F. CalvanesoAlice E. CanadayKevin D. CaprettoMargarita S. CardonaMichael J. CardusAdam C. CarotaMilagro CarrilloNicholas B. CaseyChristina N. CataneseLori A. Cerny ***Cory S. ChappellNicole K. CherryDana A. ClarkAnthony D. CollinsThomas J. CookseyKyle C. CorneliusSteven D. CorrenteJoseph A. CotterDaniel T. CuffDenis J. CulhaneChristopher M. CummingsAlice J. Cunningham *Justin A. CzerwonkaVan J. DanielSusan M. Danielewicz *Jonathan A. DanieuNickolas A. DarlingAisha A. Davis

Zacharee R. FranczykAnn E. GatesMelissa A. GolombekStephen A. GrayDarryl R. Groth ***Justin G. GutowskiFawn R. HackerLindsay A. HaefnerNate W. Hall **Danielle L. Hanson *Sharese D. HardawaySamuel D. HemphillJodi S. Henry **Camilo Higuera-HoyosNicholas HodgsonBrian P. HorsmonStuart A. Hudson *Kelly M. HughesJordan C. ImiolaDiane M. IsaiaAndrew M. Jarczyk ***Zachary D. JewettChristina M. JohnsonValerie J. Karczynski **James A. KevanSavannah S. KolkiewiczMatthew L. Kuroski *Linda N. LaingMeghan J. LanceRebekka J. Lipp *David M. Lore *Kristin S. MangusoMelissa J. Martinelli ***Cara L. MazurMaura T. McCannJolani S. McClellanKatherine A. McFarlandLindsay E. MeyersSean J. MikulaAmanda L. MinchenKrystal A. MinnickMichelle E. Miosi *Jennifer M. MolfeseJacquelyn E. Monroe *Shaylana B. MunnElizabeth D. Nicastro †Paul V. OlczakAmanda H. OrrRon Orr ***†Mallory E. OshipRina Otsuka *Benjamin PalkaCynthia A. PanasiewiczFelipe PerezJoseph A. PetreRyan C. Pirosch **Justin J. Pitts

BACHELOR OF ARTSDecember 2009Jasmine C. AdamsJeannie E. AlexanderAlicia A. AlterioRachel AlvarezJessica R. AmedickJulie A. AnibaldiOlusegun O. AyeniHeather E. BabbittMitchell S. Baehre *Constance M. BaileyBryan G. BallDumadi BanunaLavonne D. BarfieldStephanie L. BarthaThomas Bohlen ***Lindsey M. BoljkovacKristin M. BouwmeesterDaniel J. BraceyVanda M. Brinson *Andrew C. BrownBrandon S. BurnsPaul C. Button *Stephen A. CaldieroAnthony J. Campanella **Jeff W. CarpenterJennifer K. CaseyMichelle ChengMichael P. Cline Jr.Cory R. Clontz **Andrea T. ColeRuthie M. Coleman ***Dan J. Corbitt **Christopher K. CramerPhilip A. CravattaCharles D. CreamerJoseph A. CutreAshley N. CzarnotaBethany A. Day ***Kyle T. DelucaMatthew M. DiCanioChester D. Dietz IIIFrank V. Dipasquale *Jason R. DodsonBrandon E. DrummondAndrea J. EdickDeanna M. EllisIan M. EmminizerAnna C. EngquistMary M. FarleyKendra M. FarrarAmanda M. FegginsSarah A. Fekete †Aimee FisherMartine FleurismaChelsea L. Forster

Geoffrey M. PlunkettThomas A. Poehnelt †Dennis C. PrevostJameieka J. PriceAmanda M. RaceWilliam T. Radecki *Matthew RalbovskyDavid P. RechinBrooke E. RewaJohn R. Rodgers ***Zachary M. RoseMegan L. SaboMichael F. ScalisiChristopher M. SchmittMarcus F. SearsKelly M. SennettSteven M. Skurski *Ashley A. Smith **Jessica G. Sodaro *Danielle R. SpellEtosha T. StaplesKari SumnerJessica M. Thorsen *Christopher R. ToddLynn M. UlatowskiKelly L. VegaLisa B. Verheyn ***Rachel G. WeymouthJessica S. WheelerJay J. WhiteQuishara N. WilliamsAngela M. WisniewskiMichele A. Wiszowaty **†Stephanie L. WolffNatalie M. WoyshnerJessie J. Wuetschner †Amy M. YakawiakMartin D. Zimmerman

May 2010Hajar AakilZulayka Y. AdamsonTaylor R. AlbertsMuhubo AlinurTiandra J. AllisonShanae AlsAnthony J. AlvarezSarah AnauoMichael J. AndersonPeter N. AnthonyDana A. Arnold ***Jennifer M. ArroyoAnn M. AstykDawn M. AubleJeanette D. BaezAlexanderia N. BanksElizabeth A. Bapst

2010 CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

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Janice M. Pasternak **Jessica L. PatesMichelle L. PelowSandra C. PerrinMichael R. Pfonner ***Samantha L. PierceMary R. Pirog **Robert J. PitzonkaSamantha A. PriorChelsea J. ProphetAnnemarie PuleoMonica D. RawlingsSharlitha M. Reed *Kelly E. Reuter **Shpresa RexhepiKenneth D. RichJames RichardsAshley R. RichardsonJordan A. RichmondLuke M. RiedySean M. RiegelGary A. RitterDaniela C. RiveraNatasha M. RiveraMary V. RiversThomas M. RizzoEyton G. RobinsonYolanda C. Rondon **Elena N. RossettiSaturne Saint-SurinAndrew J. SajeckiKathy A. SandstromBrian D. SaramaKonstantina K. Sarandeva ***Kahlil P. SarikeyAmanda SaskowskiDanielle N. SaulinoJamie L. SchaeferElizabeth G. ScheelerKevin N. SchieberPaul J. SchmittZachary D. Schrantz ***William I. SchwartzKori A. SciandraMarcus A. ScottScott R. ShanerChieh-Lun ShihSharday K. SingletonJoseph M. SkowronskiBrittany J. Smetanka **Erik F. SootheranLeevaughn T. SpatesKimberly J. SpearmanCameron P. Spivey *Michael S. St. RoseTravis A. StallingsDaniel J. Starr

Andrew J. Havey ***Devin L. Hawkins *Craig B. Haynes **Kurtis G. HelmRobert J. HelwigCandice L. HendersonKimberly J. HermanLindsey Higgins ***Carnita C. HillEric M. HillPeter T. HirschPatrick M. HollyNichia A. HorvathPhillip L. HounshellNiah M. HowellMatthew R. HusonAntoinette S. HydeBenneth U. IbeTiffany N. JacksonMignant J. John-JonesApril P. JohnsonBenjamin A. JohnsonRandi L. JohnsonTyler B. JohnsonNaquiaja Z. JonesSarah E. Karan **Shanice S. KeaneBrandi L. KennedyChristopher A. KeroackJulie A. KingAlyssa M. KinneyChristina KlineAaron M. KlosKayli V. KnappBrandon M. KochJames G. Konidis IIErin L. KosnikowskiJustin D. KraftEllie J. KroneissAyodeji KuponiyiMarilyn E. KushSarah B. KyreKelly J. LabudaNathanael E. LangeJonathon J. LarkinMichael S. LarkinShawn A. Larson ***Erica L. LaubhanDesiree M. LeeDonna K. LehnerAnthony C. LeoneAlison M. LepageCatherine A. LewisMorgan I. LoehrAaron J. LongbineKatie J. LoveringAshlee M. LovetteMarc J. Lucarelli

Brandon E. DavisDarlene J. DawseyNaomi H. DefensorAdam D. DepriestLisa M. DesistiMouminatou DialloDavid A. DonerlsonMaria F. DrozStacie L. DuderwickJeffrey J. Duquette ***Rodney L. DuvraKristina N. EastmanAnthony B. EberleAnicka M. EdwardsCorie A. Edwards *Sara A. EllingtonAshley D. ElliottTara M. EmickJennifer K. EppeiraSarah E. Fehskens ***Laura C. FergusonChristopher A. FerrentinoJohn C. FetterJustina K. FetterlyBryan FigueroaJames R. FinanDanielle T. Fortier †Rachel A. FraleyDanielle D. GatesPeter J. GattieKatie M. GeartzMatthew A. GeorgeGeorge T. Ghosen Jr.Kristen A. GiancarloMykia L. GibsonJohn P. GlaheTimothy J. GlennDustin R. Good **Heather L. GordonAmizetta J. Graham **Daniel J. Graham ***Amanda L. GreatorexChristine C. GreenJill S. Greenberg *Damian A. GreyAmanda Griffith **Angela M. GriffithAmanda E. Groeger **Vanessa R. GruberRosella M. GuginoAndy P. GugliuzzaRenae M. GulloMarissa M. Hajduk ***Shane Hallnan *Angela A. HamelLatisha R. HarrisSean C. Harwell

Faye C. MacclellanPhillip Macleod *Melanie A. MajewskiTed J. Mallwitz ***Christopher J. MaloneyBret MandellAlexandra K. ManleyJessica X. MarcucciAnthony N. MarianiDavid M. MarkwartStevie D. MarreroJesse A. MartinMarvin McClellan Jr.Gregory A. McCormickMaureen C. McDermott ***Joseph M. McGeeKatie P. McGowan **Anthony A. McMillanChristopher R. MeindlShauna-lee N. MightyPaul A. Migliore *Jenna L. Miller **Elizabeth M. MintzJoshua M. MintzBryan T. MitchellRatko MitrovicMelinda R. MizellAdam S. MojeskiTiffany M. MondeMeaghan G. MooreDavenia D. MorrisLindsay A. MorrisCandace L. Morrison **Michael R. MotternRachael E. Mt. PleasantJessica L. MurszewskiAbu B. MusaSara M. MusialDanielle M. MyersMary E. NagurneyShannon L. NanganoTory A. NaryJennifer L. NessErich R. NeuhausSylvia NguyenRhudwan NihlawiKristina B. NoceraDoralis M. NunezNarcisa M. NunezPhilip J. O’GradyPeggy K. OduroKei Okada **Stephanie OrtizMax A. OstrovTarrence L. OwensJustine M. ParadaDanielle M. Parker *


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BACHELOR OF SCIENCEDecember 2009Jesse K. AdairJames AdamoJimmie W. AdamsElisa A. Allen **George T. AmannBhunica M. Ambu *Jonathan A. Amidon **Ashlee M. AmoiaSusanne M. AnderssonBashir AnsariRichard H. Archer *Kyle R. BakerJohn M. BakulaNaisha BalayKimberly D. BarberValerie L. BarberaRhianna BarberoFawn L. BarlowKelly J. BartenMatthew J. Barton ***Scott J. BaryzaEdward J. Beard *Daryn R. BeckmanDalphne M. Bell ***Jessica A. BenbenekChelsea A. Bennett **Jessica E. BernsteinRhonda C. BivinsSusan M. BlackWestin A. BlidyKathryn A. Bly *Katherine N. Bolognese-GressLindsey L. Boon *Carole E. BouaSusan L. Boyes ***Jonathan E. BradleyLacole B. BrumfieldAimee J. BrunoBryan D. BuchananShantaya Burnette ***Danielle R. Burns **Joseph BurnsLaChae T. BurressAlicia L. BussClaudette CadeAndrea L. CalhounVictoria J. CalleriLeah K. CampanileKayleigh S. Canada *Ryan C. CarnevaleSharlyn X. CarpinoMark J. Carrubba

August 2010Ashley AmplementLauren M. Asbach ***Jennifer M. BrownTimothy Carr Jr.Novella CurtisAndrew DaphnisStephanie M. GalvinDrew N. GonzalesBill GoodwinAriel E. GoreEmilie Hagen ***Maura J. HettichElena F. HurstBrittany M. IngalsbeSharif S. KassimJennifer C. KishbaughShawn A. Larson ***Brittany N. LehenbauerHeather E. Lucas ***Daniel A. MartinezPeelahr Q. MooreJoseph M. NemecLatasha M. PageAndrew J. PfeifferDaniel P. ReedyMonique R. RogersCatherine H. SetliffAmin R. ShahShujat A. ShahKevin J. SlombaJulie A. SuffolettoErnest J. ThalhamerShamera L. TillmanGwenn E. UnderwoodKristall S. WaldronTimothy M. WaltersAshley S. WilliamsNyroni S. Wright

BACHELOROF FINE ARTSDecember 2009Kimberly R. Baer ***Sarah A. Fekete †Richard J. HoganKelly T. KleinfelderHayley M. MeisterLaurieann PetrottaHilary W. SalmonKristen M. SzramkowskiRachel I. Timmins *

Shaina L. StarrSasha R. Stauffer **James R. SteinerMichael J. StocklosaBrittney N. StokesKristen M. SwatsworthEric R. Sweitzer **Aaron R. SwensonChad M. TaylorJazzmyn J. ThannieAlexander TiberiaAlex A. TolbertDavida E. TolbertJelisa C. TongeJennifer ToyAmanda M. TunisEric T. Umphreyville **Erin M. Van VolkenburgAlyssa J. VanDurme **Kimberly G. ViscusoDavid C. VoganJarod A. WabickJoshua D. WagnerTaylor C. WahlstromJessica I. Waldron **Bryan M. WebbLeigha WeeksPhillip R. Weiss *Mindy L. WendtThomas J. WestEvan F. WeymouthCorey D. Wheeler *Amy R. WhiteGabriel M. WhiteMarcus D. WhitlockHollie C. WilbonKimberly L. WillcoxAimee WillettAshley M. WilliamsKedesha K. WilliamsVictoria L. WilliamsAndrea WolfVictoria L. WolfDavid B. WolfordLancia V. WoodsJoseph Yoder ***Bradley S. YoungDonnique C. YoungMatthew C. ZahmJolene A. ZanghiJessica M. Zimmerman

May 2010Sarah J. BarryKimberly A. BoeskenJulie Deuble **Charles R. ErtelJanet M. FegerAmanda L. Hamlin **Meghan HeraldNatalie HofertSara A. KeetonRyan M. KetchumLillian R. KnoerzerKile J. Krawczak *Michele E. Lange *Yinwai LauSooja Lee ***Joseph J. MielcarekJulie L. Molloy *Valerie D. MonteleoneAmanda K. NahumckRochelle ReeseKelly M. ReumannTimothy S. RizzoColleen RobinsonSumiyo Roland ***Lauren M. SurianiLeah A. ThomasBrianna C. ToussaintKristina M. Zygmunt

August 2010Emily L. GruenfelderEric P. HeineJustin J. Mages *David E. Thuman Jr.

BACHELOR OF MUSICDecember 2009Christopher L. DevriesTrevor J. Jelowski *Melissa J. SteigerJessie A. Wing

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Michael G. Fortson Jr.Nicole M. Fouchie **†Amy FowlerElizabeth M. FrainJessica M. FrisbeeTimi M. FulkersonBobby GatesChristopher M. GeitterAnthony T. GilbertDanielle J. Girardet **Adam J. GoldMichelle A. GonsiorekNicholas P. GoodChrista L. GoodwinLeah T. GreenePeter R. Greenhalgh *Sean P. GregoryNathaniel GriffinDavid R. HallDavid Hannam ***Courtney M. HayesJennifer HendererSean F. HenryNicole HerzogKevin J. HessMatthew V. HillSamantha A. HillisPauline M. Hoeltke ***Kayleen M. Hofert *Jacqueline N. HoinskiDerek J. HollerLaura L. HomseySara A. HotchkissKimberly A. HoughtonEtana D. Howard-RobinsonJustin T. HowellBethany H. HubbardShawn P. HughesErwin T. HurlbutDolina J. HurtleyCasey G. IannoneKatelyn M. IovinoAnthony F. IrwinChiaki IshidaSharifa B. IslamAshley M. JakubczakElisha James ***Mark C. James IITegan N. JanisLisa M. Johannes **Craig D. JohnsonJanessa F. JonesMelisha A. JosephColette F. Jowdy **Jeffrey B. Jozwiak

Dennis E. ChapmanGregory E. CherryCathleen M. Cherven-Oczytko ***Kyle ChudachekNicholas J. Cilip *Alexander N. CisarCory J. ClarkErin E. Clark ***Kimber M. ClementPhillip A. Colantonio *Lashaundria R. ColemanRenee A. CrandallNatalie M. Crespo *Vanessa L. CrossMia N. CrumptonTaurean A. CumberbatchAngela M. D’Angelo ***Zachary L. DamstetterAshley M. Dauphin ***Justine E. DavidCameron M. DavisKimberly G. Davis **Katie M. DefilippoColleen G. Delucia ***Marine Dembrow ***Jamie L. DenefJacki M. DepadreLynsey A. DiRosaMelissa A. DiagostinoAndrea M. DiazLauren M. DigiulioChristina M. DombrowskiSteven Downing *John A. DucoWilliam S. DunlapMaria T. DuranSameena Ejaz ***Catherine I. EjimaduLauren EmmettJohn F. EustaceMillage EvansJeffrey J. FaderMichael J. FarahSamuel T. FarberMegan M. FarrellAdam T. FecioRyan C. FeickertJeremy A. FerrisLynne A. FinneganAudrey M. FixKatie C. FlanaganRyan Flanagan *Mohini K. Flier **Rachael M. FlynnKyle S. Forsberg

Danny K. Kalonda Sr.Joshua T. KanouseNicholas J. KasprzykKristin M. KemnitzerMichael G. KimmickKisha L. KingLindsay K. KlimtzakJennifer N. KlineNathan R. KoscielskiKristina M. KozlowskiKristen N. KramarikSarah T. KrausMatthew A. KuchDavid L. KudlaMichele A. Lacourse ***Michelle M. Laesser **Tiffany A. LandonPamela M. Lange ***Brian E. Lavis Jr.Jason N. LegrettMark P. Lehman ***Christopher S. LelonekLavonya C. LesterCarlene R. LippoldChristine M. LongLaura LottNicholas R. Lundgren *Randi L. LyfordCaitlin A. MackMargaret R. MaddiganKayla M. Maggard **Jeffrey A. MahonMelinda S. MainesJason A. Malczewski *Benjamin A. Mang *Laura E. MannStephen D. MastropaoloMariko MasubuchiLouis D. MattiuzzoCaroline A. MaxTiffany M. McDonaldShelly Ann M. McGregorMichelle I. MelendezKoji MinamikawaBrendan C. Monaco **Andrea L. MontuoriAshley M. Moore-JonesFaith R. Moore-RhodesAndrew L. MoranChristine L. MorganteEmily G. MuellerAlicia N. Myers *Dominic A. Myers *David J. NaabJacqueline K. Newell


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Ashley N. BleisteinJeremy K. BoakyeDashaun J. BohannaJamie L. Bolibrzuch **Laura E. BookMark D. Bookhagen ***Nicholas A. BordenAndrew I. BorisBethany R. Boron *James M. Bosco Jr.Ranelle M. BoskatKristin BozekAlissa M. BrantEric E. BreamMichael P. BrennanShvonn D. BriceJenna L. BrittHalima A. BrownJiavhannie T. BrownNicollette T. Brown ***Marion L. BryantRickey W. Bryant Jr.Matthew J. BuckholzNicole M. BuerginCasey R. BullMelanie B. BullardDaniel J. BullockBarry D. BulluckLucas J. BuntKevin F. BurkeRyan J. BurkeHugh O. BurnamImani E. BurnettKelly R. BushaChristine M. Bussa ***Samantha M. Button **Tracy L. BuzaLindsay M. ByrneLei J. CaiKatelyn A. Caisse ***Christine L. CalderellaYolanda R. CalderonMelissa M. CallahanAllison L. CallardMariya A. CamizziStephanie N. CampobelloJeanelle CaneloLaura A. CannerMelissa Caraco **Joseph F. CareyKathryn L. CarminaJames B. CarminatiAnne E. Carnahan ***Cyelynn M. CarrDeleesa U. Carrasquillo

Brittany L. WalkerBrian WalterKatie L. WarrenJeffrey R. WassAshley R. WatrobaNicole K. WayCassandra D. WebsterJessica J. WeigleinChristian J. Weinholtz IVWilliam R. Welch II ***Brandon T. WestBrandon E. WhiteRachel K. WhiteWillie WilliamsGentle O. WillisTerri L. Wilson *Nicholas WinkowskiMichele A. Wiszowaty **†Lauren WittlingerAmanda K. WittmanNikki B. WolfeLisa S. WoodwardJessica M. WooldridgeJessie J. Wuetschner †Matthew J. YottDiane E. YoungKristina R. ZaleskiYekaterina P. Zamyslova *Melissa A. ZaporowskiMary-Alice Zicari **Rachel P. Zurawski

May 2010Christopher J. AbatoNehla M. AbdallahStephanie A. AbelsonAwil AbrarEric A. Achille *Lakin B. AdamsRenee A. AdamsTheodore R. Adams Jr.Akrim A. AhmedPatricia A. Akers **Lisseth M. AlcivarOmar A. AljuwaniMaryjo AltobelloElizabeth L. AmatoCheria R. AndersonLynda C. AndrewsMelissa K. AnelloShannon L. AnesettiKristin E. AntisGina N. ApaWendy S. Aplin

Katie M. Sclafani **Rachel M. ScottCourtney SeelyMax E. SemoffPatrick C. ShagerHeath J. Shepard ***Philip M. ShermanDavid Siembida ***Scott A. Silverman ***Mary SimsonShannon M. SkellyMark A. SmallsAmanda M. SmithJillian M. SmithKathryn J. Smith **Daniel A. SmykowskiValerie Sowinski *Marissa A. SpaconeNicholas G. Specht ***Arthur Spina IVMelanie A. Stephen *Julie K. Sterner **Melissa N. StittCarl L. StokesMatthew J. StorkDaniel A. Stumpf **Christine A. SudynAllison E. SuttellPauline A. Szathmary ***Katie L. SzczesnyAlison M. Szymanski ***Shannon M. SzymanskiAshley M. TatonEvan L. TeculverGeoffrey F. Thomas ***Lorna L. ThompsonNikita N. ThompsonTovah T. ThompsonLaura K. ThorpLaura M. ToddLindsey N. TownesThaian N. TranJanelle M. TribuzziCourtney A. Tripp *Rita Y. TurnerNatalie C. VandetteKimberly A. Vaughn ***Cory D. VeleyAshley L. Venters *Brooke VincentQiana R. VincentJillian E. Vitale *Aaron VivianRyan P. Wagner

Amanda E. ArgenEsther O. Ariyibi *James P. ArlottaAngelique D. ArmpresterJennifer M. ArroyoJohnson K. Asase Jr.Jeffrey O. AsirifiBryan S. AspostoJulia E. Assad ***Lisa M. AtkinsDawn M. AubleRebecca L. AuerJennifer L. Augstell ***Barbara AvilesMarjorie V. AvitusChristine M. BaczkowskiYudelquis BaezBrandin U. BaileyJeffrey P. BaileyShalina BaileyShannon V. BaileyLaurie A. BakerLysa M. BakerCrystal L. Barclay **Erika A. BarnabyLindsay A. BarnesMichael P. BaroneKathleen Baumet ***Megan G. BechardJennifer L. BeckKatherine M. BeerTimothy BeersCassandra M. BellamyTaleasha BellamyKrystal R. Bellanti ***Michael J. BenaquistMatthew D. Benedetto **Keith D. Benes ***Gina T. BeneventoShawn M. BennettJulie A. BentzNicole A. Berg **Tracey M. Berns *Samantha L. BerwickSamantha E. BetzoldMelinda C. BewleyLatifah R. BeyahThomas M. BingaJames T. BittlerKimberly N. Black **Aaron J. BlackmonKadia S. BlagroveLauren J. BlakelockStacey P. Blatt


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Megan E. Harrick ***Brianna L. HarrisTiffany E. HarrisMichael D. HartAmy M. HarveyNicholas J. HarveyJulie B. Hashley **Kafilat O. HassanDevin L. Hawkins *Jonathan E. HeiglStacy I. HelingerKaitlin M. HendersonKendra M. HennesseyKyle R. Hennessy-Snow ***Michelle L. Herberger ***Heather A. Herman *Mallory M. Herman *Matthew C. HerringtonJason R. HewittStephanie L. HilbertTabitha M. HillCourtney A. Hilliker *Chaz S. Hills-DozierKyeshah A. HinesTess A. Hinterbichler *Tetsuyuki HisataKatelyn M. Hitzges ***Ashley HochJaclyn M. HoffendJamie L. HolkaTina R. Holmes-Garner **Kevin M. HolzleWillie M. HordgeTamika S. HortonRachel M. HorvatitsMegan L. HousemanWendy R. Howlett **Anita D. HowtonWendy HuangCynthia M. HublerJohnnie HuffBrittany A. HughesHannah M. HullConor A. HumannJoatan J. HumphriesMatilde N. HumphriesJeremy M. HurlburtThomas E. Hutchinson **Rick A. IanniRiselly ImbertNatalie J. JacksonJaime A. JakubowskiJermaine D. JamesRenee L. JancaPatricia A. Jankowski

Joseph D. Dellavalle **Donald T. DenticeBrittany M. DenticoNathalie DesameauxElizabeth A. DesimoneAlison M. DianaAgueda J. Diaz-GarciaMarissa L. DidioAngela P. Difrancesco **Gary D. DigbySean D. DillardAnthony A. DimascioKristen M. DimilloTyrone T. DixonSarah S. DobeyMegan M. DodgeRachel A. DomberBetty L. DonaldsonKristin E. DonohueSara E. DonovanKara K. DriscollAlexandra N. DrozdMatthew T. Druar *Caitlin C. DucheneColleen C. Duewiger **Sean DumontWayne N. DupreeMichelle R. Durham *Alanna R. DuskinAmanda M. EaganTamara K. EboElizabeth M. EddyLatoya D. EdwardsMarlena A. EdwardsPhillip M. EgriRakeisha M. ElliottBrian L. EllisStephen M. EllisTammy M. Ellis **Julie M. ElmesKattiana EmileMaria E. Emiliani **Christopher M. Emminger ***Nelson A. EscobarJihea Eum ***Louis K. EveMatt EvrardGarrett Fallin ***Shu Juan FangYianna E. FantrazzoBrad C. FarfagliaFrank A. FarinaJian FengCharlotte M. FernandezLydia E. FernandezSamantha M. Fiala **

Carl G. Carroll *Sarah E. CarrollCalvin B. Carter Jr.Rachel A. Cerne *Stephanie ChecoChristopher W. CheersYunxiong ChenElizabeth A. Chiaravalle *Holly A. ChiaravalleBrittany I. Chonka **Kyla L. Christie ***Kelly S. CicconeKahla M. CiepielaCaitlin M. Cimato **Christina M. ClarkRita V. ClarkPaul A. ClearyJeffrey D. ClemoJacqueline E. ClemonsBurnalyn M. ClyburnDan J. CoffeyMadison C. CokerTyler ColeElizabeth M. ColellaDenise J. CollanaMonique L. ComanMatthew ContentoJessica CookeIntisar Y. CooksTamika R. CoplinMatthew D. CosentinoPatrick J. CosgroveMaferema CoulibalyDawn M. CourtneyBrent R. CoxAshley R. Craig *Damien M. CranceSherita Y. CrawfordCarlie R. CrayLindsey R. CrillRachel E. CrockerFelicia D. CruzJamie S. CuddebackNathan H. Culver ***Nicole S. CummingsTimothy P. CurcioneClayton J. Cutler IIAuguste B. CyganRyan D. DahmKristina L. DaraAsia N. DavisChante D. DavisAnna E. Debalski **Sanovia DeboldCharlene L. Deforest

Jamie L. Filimonow **Joana A. Fitti **Chelsea B. FlahiveJason D. FlaniganKathleen L. FlaniganJohn J. FlanneryJustice FletcherJennifer L. FlorioTyrell A. FordDavid J. ForresterChristina C. FosterTarin E. FosterSteven R. FoxDane C. Franklin ***Heather A. FrazerErica L. FreemanGabrielle E. FuquaThomas A. Fusillo ***Tammy L. GainesCatherine P. GallagherLisa M. Garrison *Husniya M. GaturLauren R. Gay **Matthew J. GeilMary-Kathryn E. GeorgeStephanie M. Georgopoulos *Jhosernst GermainMichael J. Giazzon **Lauren A. GigliaKristen M. GillMargaret A. GiumentaroAshley E. GlennMichael S. GlossLauni K. GoldSusan M. GoldinAaron J. GolleglyDiamond A. GonzalezJoseph L. Gonzalez **Christopher A. GrantSean M. GrayKember L. GrecoKatelyn M. Grew *Tara M. Grimmer *Dan A. GrouxKevin P. GruarinAnthony J. GuginoKatherine J. GuillenEsteban P. GutierrezKelley A. HagginsMadison R. Hailand ***Christine L. HaistCharles J. HallDanielle Halo ***Shareese N. HamerMatthew K. HanleyBrian M. Harder


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Dennis J. O’TooleNancy A. OakJoseph A. Odrobina *Matthew R. OetingerDerrick OforiChristine S. OlayinkaSanfred N. OpuniAnthony L. Owens ***Yaw A. OwusuAngel M. PaganJoelle A. Palermo *Lauren R. PalisanoDwayne PalmerKatiurka P. PaniaguaAlberta L. Parker **Cedric L. ParkerTiffany D. PasqualichioNorma E. Passino *Willie E. PatmonJuliette E. PeitersChad M. PentoneyBrittany D. PeoplesJoseph A. PerezSuleyka PerezSamuel Perez IIIChad M. PerkinsJared PerramPamela L. PetersonKristin D. Petruzzi *Jodi L. PhillipsJeffrey A. PiekarecJessica A. PielichKatrina W. PierDanielle N. PierceJustin C. PietrasNicole E. PileckiJolie Pilsbury ***Hugo J. PinedaJohn C. PinzoneVincenzo Piraino *Jonathan D. PitcheralleElizabeth M. Platt *Andrew F. PohlMegan M. PorterfieldRachel M. Poss **Lawanda M. PratherAmanda L. ProhaskaDavid PutmanKatherine A. QuinlivanTracy M. QuinnCristie L. Raby **Alicia M. RappoldDylan F. RassmanFrancesca T. ReckleyDaniel M. ReddingerCasandra ReidHarrison P. ReisweberNichole Q. Reusch ***

Kristan B. LettiereSteven M. Leuthe ***Michelle L. Levine *Artelia LewisKenya L. Lewis *Schkeeb A. LewisTiffany R. LezanStanley LiangLeslie A. Liebel **Corey M. LincolnPatricia Lipani ***Nina M. LipowiczShalese D. ListMaurice C. LittleAmy M. LizauckasMelissa S. LloydMichael J. LochockiJoelle LodestroWilliam M. LodsSuzanne LohrAyanna N. LongTabatha R. LumleyGary A. LuniewskiAngell LuperJennifer L. LuskMichael J. LuzarragaAshley V. LynchRichard G. Lyons *Michael R. MacalusoCarlos J. MacmasterDesmond L. MadisonTravis J. MaggardLaura M. MaguireMichael A. MaisonaveDanielle L. MalloyJennifer L. MarcheseAlicia N. MarcoliniAmanda R. MarekMarissa B. MarianoCrystal M. MarquisHeather L. MarriottLetisha C. MarshKathryn L. Martin ***Lucille M. MartinNicole M. MartinLuis H. MartinezAnguei D. MashamBrian P. MaskulinskiAlleen M. MasonErica M. MasseyLuis E. Matos *Joseph MatteoCortlin R. MauteAmanda A. MavrajHeather B. McArthur ***Demar W. McClain **Malik M. McCloudJustin J. McCormick

Kimberly A. Jarrard *Meghan E. Jarrell **Howard J. JohnsonKanesha M. JohnsonKeshia J. JohnsonLorressa N. JohnsonRoss W. JohnsonCaitlin C. Johnston **James G. JonesJenelle S. JonesRebekah I. JonesShamiya L. JonesStephen J. Jones ***Amanda B. JurdiRebecca A. JuszczykFrank A. KajfaszShannon L. KammCaitlin M. Kane *Benjamin T. Kanouse *Ilara M. KassimBrandon F. Kawa ***Shawn M. Kaznica *Kanasha L. Kennedy **Carla L. KerrValeria A. Keys **Casey KeyserCameron J. KiebzakMegan A. KiernanKelly J. KilonskyJenny E. Kim *Ashley C. Koch **Lauren I. Kochel ***Gloria J. KocialskiJulie C. Kosmerl ***Joseph M. KramerCynthia L. KroeckMichael F. KruszonaJaclyn S. KruzerLeighana C. KrzyzanowskiCourtney D. KurtzRobert J. KutyFrank J. La Rue *Shareef Labreche *Kelly J. LabudaBrian S. LaceyAngela R. Lambrix ***Vivian A. LanierJonathon J. LarkinTamara S. Latham *Christina M. LawrenceLaura G. Lawson ***Bryan C. LazaronyEstelle S. LearyMatthew C. LeeJustin J. LehnerChristopher C. LenhardtVanessa LeonardAlton S. Lett

Kisha G. McCoyChristopher McEwanSean T. McGarryJohn J. McGowan ***Quinita S. McKinney *Travors I. McLean ***Kareba P. McMillanAmanda E. McPhersonCourtnie J. McQuade *Patrick C. Mead *Lisa MedinaCara E. Meidenbauer *Brayan Melo *Kojo Mends-AidooDiane E. MeyerFrederick N. MeyerSean P. MeyerDanielle M. MianoDawn M. MillerEbony L. MillerDennis D. MitchellLillian MitchellNozomi MiyakeSabrina L. Moak-NoesenChristopher M. MooreGina L. MooreKristin J. MorashStephanie M. MorrisTashanya MorrisDecember A. MorrisonCaitlin J. MorschTaryn MoskalHarvey Mosher *Kurtis J. Mullen ***Michelle L. MurrettSean J. MurtyAshley L. MussellFrancesco Musso Jr.Dana Myers ***Michael W. MyersJonathan J. Nadeau *Danielle N. NarkiewiczLisa R. Nau **Lacey M. NesbitSamantha Y. NgThao N. NguyenSara A. NicholasCynthia G. NietoMelissa Nieves **Joseph F. NigroAloys G. NkundimfuraBrenna L. Nobles *Rina L. NowellPeter J. NyznykCheryl A. O’Connor ***Tiana M. O’NeilCory J. O’NeillTara M. O’Reilly


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Miles A. WilliamsonKristin L. Wilson **Raymond A. WilsonJessica R. WinfordDavid L. Wiseman *Shawn M. WitkowskiLeonard WiznerJason M. WojcikStanley F. Wojtowicz Jr.Brien S. WoodardJennifer J. WoodsJonna M. WoppererAshley M. Yaiser **Nakheon Yang **Melissa A. YoffeeRandall M. Yu *Norhaza B. Yusoff **Sarah J. Zenger

August 2010Lauren M. Asbach ***Derrek J. BasileBrian E. BattinoShivani BhogChristopher S. BovaFranco BrunaJoaquin CamarenaThomas J. CarrollCordale C. ColesDerek ColumbusNichole S. CottonBreauna O. CrumplerKelvin I. DarbyMarcus DaySarah F. DeMerleKimberly R. DemminJammel DixonYolanda C. EvansSavannah R. FilbinNicholas V. FittsJose A. FloresDanielle T. Fortier †Catherine E. GodwinSharita GrinerCarolyn A. HannyNicholas G. HaydenAnna M. HealyDuane A. HenryRuthie E. HobesBrandon HoernerAlethea C. JacoxKaressa K. JohnErin C. KelleyPatrick J. KellyLyudmila I. KennedyAnita I. KerrVictoria M. King

Ashley M. Simson *Helen P. SindaniMaurice R. SkinnerAlicia L. SliszAnnisha B. SmithJetaun J. SmithKymani N. SmithMargaret A. SmithTiffany S. SmithAdam M. SmithsonCourtney H. SmyczynskiAndrew H. SnowTabetha L. SnyderJohnathan E. SourwineEshea N. SpearsJacquelyn Spencer **Sara A. SperrazzaShante N. SpiveyKenneth G. Stafford IIIDavid A. StallJada M. StallingsDelois E. StarksMatthew P. StarrRonald Stasio ***Jeffrey L. SteinJoseph R. Steiner ***Anthony R. StephenAbby D. StevensDereka SteversonRon-Karar H. StewartSuzeana M. StewartAngela Janette StillsMelissa N. StollLindsay A. StotzTawanna J. StrachanYu Jing SuRamon A. SuarezColleen M. Sullivan *Chris J. SummersJustin M. SuperczynskiJodi R. SussmanCorey L. SuttonThomas J. SuttonJacquelene M. SylviaAlyssa L. SymsToni TaboneEliseo A. TabordaErina TakahashiChang V. TangRobert G. TarbellKatherine E. TeallNicole M. Teti *D’Arcy S. ThomasRonald W. Thomas Jr.Carrie M. Thorington **Gabrielle J. ThreetJennifer L. Tierney

Jennifer L. Richards ***Khrista L. Richardson ***Ryan P. RichardsonTabitha Richardson *Julianne M. RileyMichael H. RindeMaria C. Rivera **Michelle R. RiveraTauren S. RobinsonJenna M. Rocco ***Kelly A. RoesslerElizabeth D. RossettiBrian P. Rothwell ***Lisa M. RowlandJohn J. RozyckiSusanne J. RuminskiFrank RunfolaCassandra M. RuszajSuni T. RylesKatri J. Saarinen *Ali K. SabirAbdi U. SabtowReid A. SamediAdetokunbo C. SamuelJennifer E. Samuel *Louis SanchezKristin SandorColleen M. Santos ***Maria A. SchaffstallDana M. SchiavoneKris SchleiermacherErika J. Schliff *Lillie E. SchmidtSarah E. SchmidtMichael J. SchreiberBethany A. SchroederSamantha J. Schuck *Deborah L. SchultzMichael L. Schultz ***Joshua K. ScigajStephen ScrocchiAubrey L. SedorMolly E. SeifritzJoseph SenethepKatherine R. SetlockNicholas ShandKatherine A. SheaRachel P. ShearerBlaine M. ShefferIqra G. SheikhShaquita D. Shepard *Alyssa A. ShieldsAntonia J. Shirley *Joe W. SiegmannEric J. SienkiewiczAshley E. SimonJanel N. Simpson

Howard L. TombakKelly A. Tooley **Shatera TownsChristopher D. TraugottMelissa K. Tresley ***Christina M. TrovatoSamson Tsige ***Sarah E. TuckerMarcella L. TurchiarelliGregory Utkin *Milan VagicJoseph J. Valentino *Jennifer L. Valeri **Dean E. VassorChristina M. Vega *Tina M. VegasNikki A. VennerHaley E. VenturaKevin M. VincentJennifer L. VitarisAlexander J. VoroninAshley A. WagnerEsther J. WagnerRaymond M. WagnerVictoria J. Wagner **Rachael A. WaiteJodi L. Walden **Evan R. WaldmanJamilla Walker *Sara K. Walker **Sharayah L. WalkerFang WangSherry WangSara A. WardKia M. WarmleyMiranda A. WarnerHeather M. Wascak *Amanda C. WasikRebecca K. WaterburyBrittany K. WatersJustin J. WayneTennia Y. WebbDarlene E. Weber **Jeffrey J. WeiseKrystal A. WellsStephanie A. WellsAlison M. WhiteConor P. WhiteKatherine L. WhiteBlair A. WhitesideErinn M. WiersVenus M. Wiggins ***Kristofer A. WiktorowskiAnica S. WilcoxTimothy M. WildeJonathan P. WillaxAmir S. Williams


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Colleen M. KlasSuzanne M. KoonsLaura L. KowalczykKevin D. KrummCaitlin M. Kulka-MaclellanDion E. LeonardMariah J. LesterHeather L. Marriott ***Melissa A. McLaskyNicole M. McDonaldKyle W. MillerTyshawn S. MyricksYana NikolovPatrice K. NisbethKatiurka P. PaniaguaJonathan PereaSamantha C. PerkinsNathaniel M. PersonsTanisha L. Pinkins *Janelle R. Ploetz ***Eric R. RadkaDylan F. RassmanJules C. RhodesMaurice D. RiceVanessa M. RodriguezFrances C. RoseboroSandra E. ScottLe’Nee A. ThreatsLamar Timmons-LongAaron K. Tisdale Jr.Andrew P. VisanoTiffany M. Walters **Timothy M. WaltersBrad J. WargulaNathan M. WeldRyan I. WendtLindsay A. WestAlicia L. WilliamsLafayette K. WilliamsByron S. WilsonLaura E. YinglingAi Yoshida

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEIN EDUCATIONDecember 2009Elizabeth T. Aquilina *Katie J. BaesJodie A. Bonnas ***Julie E. FinikiClaire L. GrossoMegan L. HoppyMichelle E. KaczmarekMegan L. MallaberKathryn S. McMahon ***Jennifer D. MorettaJessica L. O’Connor **Susan M. Prinzbach **Meagan M. SabatiniMegan M. StarrKelly M. Swanson ***David M. Van Blargan **Corey L. Wilson ***

May 2010Rachel A. Albert *Christine N. AquilaJoseph P. BaynesJeong Eun Cho **Cristina L. CollanaRenee M. CrosbySamantha L. Denny *Jennifer A. DreyerMelissa R. EspositoJenna C. Frieling ***Victoria Hainz *Natalie M. Houck *Melanie L. Lesswing **Elizabeth A. Mancuso *Erin M. McKenna ***Paula J. MenzemerJennifer L. MilksKatherine N. Niesser **Gina M. Postolese *Megan M. ShaverElise J. Shoemaker *Gina M. Sirianni **Jillian N. SzelugaCorey Tornquist *

BACHELOR OFTECHNOLOGYDecember 2009Amauris Rodriguez

May 2010Greg L. ChambersTurron D. DalyEdward J. DuttonBarry RafanTodd J. Salzler ***Robert E. Schmidt Jr. *Isaiah A. White

August 2010Shawn D. Mommertz

ALL COLLEGE HONORSPROGRAM GRADUATESLauren M. Asbach ***Nicole A. Berg **Ashley M. Dauphin ***Sarah E. Fehskens ***Tara M. Grimmer *Amanda L. Hamlin **Megan E. Harrick ***Julie B. Hashley **Kimberly A. Jarrard *Lauren I. Kochel ***Michele E. Lange *Ted J. Mallwitz ***Candace L. Morrison **Harvey Mosher *Yolanda C. Rondon **Shaquita D. Shepard *Ashley A. Smith **Joseph R. Steiner ***Sara K. Walker **Michele A. Wiszowaty **†

MCNAIR SCHOLARSPROGRAM GRADUATESNicollette T. Brown***Novella CurtisDuane A. HenryAngela R. Lambrix***Brittany D. PeoplesMary V. RiversYolanda C. Rondon**Susanne J. RuminskiJennifer E. Samuel*Jelisa C. TongeKristall S. WaldronJennifer J. Woods

ROSS B. KENZIE FAMILYPRESIDENTIALSCHOLARSHIP GRADUATESAngela R. Lambrix ***Brittany D. PeoplesMaria C. Rivera **


List compiled March 12, 2010

May 2010 graduate listings are anticipatedbased on successful completion of courses inprogress. Honors citations are anticipated basedon successful completion of courses in progressand maintenance of current grade point average.

August 2010 graduate listings are anticipatedbased on successful completion of courses inprogress and successful completion of degreerequirements during summer 2010. Honorscitations are anticipated based on successfulcompletion of courses in progress, successfulcompletion of degree requirements duringsummer 2010, and maintenance of currentgrade point average.

* cum laude** magna cum laude*** summa cum laude† dual degree

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ALL COLLEGE HONORSPROGRAMSarah E. FehskensPaul T. Orrange Memorial Award

ANTHROPOLOGYDana A. ArnoldLewis Henry Morgan Award

Lori A. CernyDavid Vernon Bullough MemorialAward

Dan J. CorbittDavid Vernon Bullough MemorialAward

Sarah E. KaranCollins/Tomashevich Award

ART EDUCATIONNathan H. CulverAnthony and Mary Caccamo Award(2009)

Garrett FallinDean’s Award for ExcellenceSilvia Miller Award (2007)

Alberta L. ParkerStanley A. Czurles Award forExcellence (2009)

Elizabeth M. PlattG. Peter Jemison Award

Alison M. SzymanskiDean of Arts and Humanities CreativeAssociates Award

ARTS AND LETTERSINTERDISCIPLINARYPROGRAMTaylor C. WahlstromDean’s Award for Excellence

BUSINESSCaitlin M. CimatoWall Street Journal Award

Ashley C. KochOutstanding Student in the BusinessDepartment—MarketingConcentration

Melissa K. TresleyOutstanding Student in the BusinessDepartment—ManagementConcentration

CHEMISTRYHajar AakilWilson Greatbatch Organic Award(2009)Iota Sigma PiNoel Simmons Memorial Award

Dawn M. AubleAmerican Institute AwardIota Sigma Pi National Honor SocietyLinus Pauling Award

Benneth U. IbeDr. Chrzanowski Analytical Award

Kenya L. LewisIota Sigma Pi National Honor SocietyNicholas Jonmaire Forensic AwardPhi Lambda Upsilon Honor SocietyNoel Simmons Memorial Award

Lindsay A. MorrisIota Sigma Pi National Honor Society

Harvey MosherSaul Barron Memorial AwardPhi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society(2009)Starks Associates Award

Kostantina K. SarandevaAmerican Chemical SocietyDistinguished Student AwardIota Sigma Pi National Honor SocietyMinority Student AwardOutstanding Performance in CHE 301Phi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society

Raymond A. WilsonPhi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society(2009)

COMMUNICATIONAdam M. BuchananOutstanding Student in MediaProduction

Jeffrey J. DuquetteOutstanding Student inCommunication Studies

Kimberly J. HermanOutstanding Student in PublicCommunication

Katie P. McGowanOutstanding Student in Journalism

Phillip R. WeissDean’s Award for OutstandingCommunication Student

COMPUTER INFORMATIONSYSTEMSCathleen M. Cherven-OczytkoExcellence in Computer InformationSystems Award

Melissa NievesExcellence in Computer InformationSystems Award

Mark W. ReboyExcellence in Computer InformationSystems Award

Heath J. ShepardExcellence in Computer InformationSystems Award

Geoffrey F. ThomasExcellence in Computer InformationSystems Award

CRIMINAL JUSTICEKember L. GrecoLooseleaf Law Publications Award

Samson TsigeDonald J. Griffin MemorialScholarship Award

Gregory UtkinCriminal Justice Faculty Certificate ofMerit

DESIGNJihea EumArts and Humanities Creative Associate

Matthew C. HerringtonHyatt Design Award for Excellence inCeramics

Sooja LeeHyatt Design Award for Excellence inMetals/Jewelry Design (2009, 2010)

Gary A. LuniewskiHyatt Design Award for Excellence inWood/Furniture Design (2008, 2009)Sanford I. Nusbaum Award forExcellence in Furniture Design

Mariko MasabuchiHyatt Design Award for Excellence inFibers (2008)

Hayley M. MeisterEarl Wolfgruber Scholarship Award forExcellence in Communication Design(2009)

Chad M. PentoneyJohn J. Jauquet Student Award forCreative Excellence in Ceramics (2009)

Sumiyo RolandAnnual Sylvia Rosen Endowment forCeramic Art and Design Award (2009)

Hilary W. SalmonEarl Wolfgruber Scholarship Award forExcellence in Communication Design(2008)

Rachel I. TimminsDean’s Award for Excellence in DesignJohn J. Jauquet Student Award forCreative Excellence in Metals/JewelryDesign (2008)

DIETETICS AND NUTRITIONMelinda C. BewleyEunice Frisbee Mason Scholarship(2008, 2009)Blanch Kelsey Scholarship (2008)Alma Roudebush Scholarship (2009)

ECONOMICS AND FINANCEMark D. BookhagenOutstanding Student Award

Brandon F. KawaOutstanding Student Award

Frank J. La RueDavid Vernon Bullough MemorialAward

EDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITY PROGRAMRuthie M. ColemanBuffalo State College AlumniAssociation AwardArthur O. Eve Distinguished StudentAchievement Award

Venus M. WigginsBuffalo State College AlumniAssociation Award

ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONAND READINGRachael M. FlynnExcellence in Urban Education Award(2009)

Kristen N. KramarikNorma Sutter Award for Excellence inStudent Teaching (Fall 2009)

Caitlin A. MackExcellence in Urban Education Award(2009)

ENGLISHColleen G. DeLuciaEnglish Department Award forExcellence

Daniel J. GrahamEnglish Department Award forExcellence

Tyler B. JohnsonDr. Joan Rosso Award

Angela R. LambrixDean’s Award for Excellence

Melissa J. MartinelliEnglish Department Award forExcellence

Thomas A. PoehneltEnglish Department Award forExcellence

EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONElizabeth T. AquilinaGustave and Geraldine WernerFoundation Award (2007)

Victoria HainzPaul Thoms Council for ExceptionalChildren Membership Award (2007,2008, 2009)Gustave and Geraldine WernerFoundation Award (2008)

Megan L. MallaberPaul Thoms Council for ExceptionalChildren Membership Award (2008)

Elizabeth A. MancusoPaul Thoms Council for ExceptionalChildren Membership Award (2008,2009)

2010 BACCALAUREATE AWARDS

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Erin M. McKennaPaul Thoms Council for ExceptionalChildren Membership Award (2008)

Kathryn S. McMahonGustave and Geraldine WernerFoundation Award (2008)

Katherine N. NiesserPaul Thoms Council for ExceptionalChildren Membership Award (2009)Gustave and Geraldine WernerFoundation Award (2009)

Jessica L. O’ConnorPaul Thoms Council for ExceptionalChildren Membership Award (2008)

Megan M. ShaverPaul Thoms Council for ExceptionalChildren Membership Award (2009)

Kelly M. SwansonGustave and Geraldine WernerFoundation Award (2008)

FINE ARTSMaureen C. McDermottPhotography Student Award (2009)

Cameron P. SpiveyPrintmaking Student Award (2009)

GEOGRAPHY ANDPLANNINGKeith D. BenesWestern New York American PlanningAssociation

Lindsey HigginsUpdraft Meteorology AwardKatheryne T. Whittemore Award

Joseph A. PetreNational Council for GeographicEducation

HEALTH AND WELLNESSLauni K. GoldOutstanding Contribution to theHealth Major

Katelyn M. GrewExcellence in Health

Lisa M. JohannesNational Undergraduate HealthEducation Major of the Year (AmericanAssociation of Health Education)Outstanding Senior Health Major

Megan M. PorterfieldOutstanding Community ServiceAward

HISTORY AND SOCIALSTUDIES EDUCATIONRuthie M. ColemanEric Brunger Award of Merit

Amizetta J. GrahamThomas F. Higgins Scholarship Award(2009)

Mallory M. HermanAnthony Sokolowski ScholarshipAward (2009)

Phillip MacleodDr. Manny T. Koginos U.S. HistoryStudent Award

Ted J. MallwitzDavid Vernon Bullough MemorialAward in History (2009)Thomas G. Powell History Award

Ron OrrKathleen Mallea Award for Excellencein Social Studies Education (2009)G. Allen McFarren Award forExcellence in Student Teaching

Eric T. UmphreyvilleDavid Vernon Bullough MemorialAward in History

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISMRyan FlanaganHart Hotel Scholarship

Laura M. MaguirePano’s Scholarship

Taryn MoskalPano’s Scholarship

David L. WisemanHospitality and Tourism DepartmentScholarshipNew York State Club ManagersAssociation of America Eric ScottScholarship

Nakheon YangHospitality and Tourism DepartmentScholarship

INDIVIDUALIZED STUDIESINTERDISCIPLINARYPROGRAMKatherine N. Bolognese-GressOutstanding Student Award

INTERCOLLEGIATEATHLETICSJesse K. AdairBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2007,2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2008,2009)

Peter N. AnthonyBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2006,2008)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2008,2009)

Casey R. BullBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2008)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2009)

Melanie B. BullardBuffalo State Scholar-AthleteSUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2009)

Nathan H. CulverBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2006,2007, 2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2007,2008, 2009)

Latoya D. EdwardsBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2008,2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2008,2009)

Steven R. FoxBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2006,2007, 2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2007,2008, 2009)

Jenna C. FrielingBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2009,2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2008,2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2009)

Thomas A. FusilloBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2006,2007, 2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2007,2008, 2009)

Katelyn M. GrewBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2006,2007, 2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2007,2008, 2009)

Kaitlin M. HendersonBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete

Courtney A. HillikerBuffalo State Scholar-AthleteSUNYAC All-Academic Team (2008,2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2009)

Meghan E. JarrellBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2006,2007, 2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2007,2008, 2009)

Shareef LabrecheBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2007,2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2008,2009, 2010)

Steven OrfanosBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2009,2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2008,2009)

Francesca T. ReckleyBuffalo State Scholar-AthleteSUNYAC All-Academic Team

Kelly E. ReuterBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2009,2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2007,2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2008,2009)

Molly E. SeifritzBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)

Kelly M. SwansonBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2009)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2008,2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2009)

Jennifer L. TierneySUNYAC All-Academic Team (2009)

Kelly A. TooleyBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2007,2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2008,2009)

Alyssa J. VanDurmeBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2009,2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2007,2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2009)

Victoria J. WagnerBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2006,2007, 2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2007,2008, 2009)


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Mindy L. WendtBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2008)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2008)

Randall M. YuBuffalo State Scholar-Athlete (2008,2009, 2010)SUNYAC All-Academic Team (2006,2007, 2008, 2009)SUNYAC Commissioner’s List (2007,2008, 2009)

INTERIOR DESIGNAmanda K. NahumckDean’s Award for Excellence in InteriorDesign

MATHEMATICSKatelyn M. HitzgesMabel D. Montgomery Award

Benjamin T. KanouseRuth E. Heintz Award in Mathematics

MODERN AND CLASSICALLANGUAGESSarah E. FehskensDean’s Award for Excellence in ForeignLanguageErnest S. Falbo Modern Language Prize(2009)

Shane HallnanCharles A. Messner Classic Prize(2009)

Ted J. MallwitzCharles A. Messner Classic Prize

MUSICMegan M. AbbottLenore Rollett Wright Award forAchievement in Music

Emily A. HerbergerDean’s Award for Excellence in Music

Siobhan P. O’BrienLenore Rollett Wright Award forAchievement in Music (2009)

PHILOSOPHY ANDHUMANITIESMelissa J. MartinelliOutstanding Religious Studies Student(2009)

Joseph YoderOutstanding Philosophy StudentPhilosophy Sterling Scholarship (2009,2010)

PHYSICSYianna E. FantrazzoDewayne Beery Physics ScholarshipAward (2008)Rustgi Family Memorial Award (2004)James Wells Award (2009)

Joseph R. SteinerAssociation of Old Crows Award(2009)David Vernon Bullough MemorialAward (2008)Rustgi Family Memorial Award (2009)Sigma Pi Sigma (2008)

POLITICAL SCIENCEPeter N. AnthonySpecial Political Science Award

Darryl R. GrothOutstanding Student in PoliticalScience Award (2009)

Michael R. PfonnerOutstanding Student in PoliticalScience Award

John R. RodgersOutstanding Student in PoliticalScience Award

Yolanda C. RondonRaymond P. Stone Memorial Award

William I. SchwartzDavid Vernon Bullough MemorialAward

PSYCHOLOGYKei OkadaEsther McGinnis Award in Psychology

Vincenzo PirainoDavid Vernon Bullough OutstandingSenior in Psychology Award

Brittany J. SmetankaEsther McGinnis Award in Psychology

SOCIAL WORKJanelle R. PloetzExcellence in Social Work Award

Jacquelyn SpencerExcellence in Social Work Award

Venus M. WigginsExcellence in Social Work Award

SOCIOLOGYKyla L. ChristieHerbert Auerbach Social Action Award(2009)

Quinita S. McKinneyImaginative Sociologists of the YearAward (2009)

Samantha J. SchuckRichard Siebert OutstandingInternship Award (2009)

Carl L. StokesDavid Vernon Bullough MemorialAward (Outstanding Minority Student)(2009)

SPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGYNicollette T. BrownAnna P. Burrell Diversity Scholarship(2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)Chi Alpha Epsilon National HonorSociety, Beta Chapter (2007)George Dougherty Scholarship forHealth Professionals (2006–2007)

Laura L. KowalczykLaura Ann Wells Memorial Scholarship(2009)

Jennifer L. MarcheseUndergraduate Summer ResearchAward (2008)

Jennifer E. SamuelAnna P. Burrell Diversity Scholarship(2006)

STUDENT AFFAIRSElizabeth A. DesimoneMildred Keller Campbell StudentLeadership Award

Matthew RalbovskyUndergraduate Student Employeeof the Year

TECHNOLOGYEric A. AchilleEpsilon Pi Tau (2009)

George T. AmannEpsilon Pi Tau (2004)

Kristin E. AntisEpsilon Pi Tau (2007)

Matthew D. BenedettoEpsilon Pi Tau (2009)

Brittany I. ChonkaEpsilon Pi Tau (2008)

Brian L. EllisEpsilon Pi Tau (2008)

Peter R. GreenhalghEpsilon Pi Tau (2007)

Megan E. HarrickEpsilon Pi Tau (2007)

Jenelle S. JonesEpsilon Pi Tau (2009)

Stephen J. JonesEpsilon Pi Tau (2008)

Letisha C. MarshEpsilon Pi Tau (2008)

Tara M. O’ReillyEpsilon Pi Tau (2008)

Jessica N. QuibellEpsilon Pi Tau (2007)

Barry RafanStudent of-the-Month Award (May2006)

David SiembidaEpsilon Pi Tau (2009)

Kenneth G. Stafford IIIEpsilon Pi Tau (2008)

Miranda A. WarnerEpsilon Pi Tau (2008)

TELEVISION AND FILMARTS INTERDISCIPLINARYPROGRAMBrook E. RewaDean’s Award for Excellence

THEATERCandace L. MorrisonDean’s Award for Excellence

James R. SteinerMina S. Goossen Award for Excellencein Theater

WHO’S WHO AMONGSTUDENTS IN AMERICANUNIVERSITIES ANDCOLLEGESJennifer M. Arroyo (2009)Krystal R. BellantiNicollette T. BrownCaitlin M. CimatoAnna E. DeBalskiLatoya D. EdwardsSarah E. FehskensBrandon F. KawaJulie C. KosmerlShareef LaBrecheAngela R. Lambrix (2009, 2010)Sooja LeeJennifer L. MarcheseJohn J. McGowan (2009, 2010)Nozomi MiyakeKatherine N. NiesserCheryl A. O’ConnorKei OkadaKelly E. ReuterMary V. RiversYolanda C. RondonJennifer E. SamuelSasha R. StaufferJames R. Steiner (2009)Melissa K. TresleySamson TsigeDean E. VassorPhillip R. WeissVenus M. WigginsLafayette K. WilliamsNakheon Yang

All awards listed were granted in2010 unless otherwise stated.


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