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WESTERN
CONNECTICUT
STATE UNIVERSITY
I
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES
MAY 2 2, 1992
AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL
0 beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain.
America! America! God shed his grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.
0 beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears.
America! America! God shed his grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.
Text: Katherine L. Bates, 1859-1929
Music: Samuel A. Ward, 1848-1903.
BOARD of TRUSTEES
for CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
A. Searle Pinney, Chairperson
Alvin B. Wood, Vice Chairperson
Ellen W. Long, Secretary
Robert]. Cartoceti
James P. Comer
Lynn M. Hathaway
Brian K. Hill
Luva Mead Hoar
Nancy W. Kaplan
Konrad R. Kruger
Felix H. Maguire
Barton L. Manaker
Lawrence]. McHugh
John F. Morgan
Gregg R. Salters
Linda L. Thomsen
Brookfield
Bloomfield
Rocky Hill
Southbury
North Haven
Stamford
Windsor
Portland
Mystic
Old Greenwich
North Haven
West Hartford
Middletown
Winsted
South Windham
New Canaan
Tbe Ninety-Fourth Annual
University Commencement Exercises
Friday, May 22, 1992
PROGRAM
Western Connecticut State University
Music Department
Processional
America, the Beautiful
Anthem
Welcome
Stephen Feldman, President
Trustee Greetings
Ellen W. Long, Secretary
Board of Trustees
Connecticut State University
Greetings from Connecticut State University
Dallas K. Beal, President
Connecticut State University
Greetings from Board of Governors
Edwin A. Goldberg, Member
Board of Governors
Department of Higher Education
Greetings from the Graduates
Keith P. Woulfe, President
Class of 1992
Address to the Graduates
Colonel Charles Wesley Scott
11/EDEGREES
Conferral ofAcademic Degrees
by School and Division
Reading of the Degree
Ancell School of Business
School of Arts & Sciences
School of Professional Studies
Division of Graduate Studies
Alumni Welcome
Philip J. Steinkrauss
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Bruce K. Blaylock,
Carol A. Hawkes,
Walter B. Bernstein,
Norman E. Puffett,
Dean
Dean
Dean
Dean
Austin C. Drukker, Jr.
Vice President, Alumni Association
Recessional
Tbe Graduating Class and Alumni Association
Invite You to a Reception Immediately Following
HONORS CANDIDATES
Summa Cum Laude
Constance Jaye Anderton
Suzanne M. Barber
Dorota V. Biernat
Mary Elizabeth Brown
PatriciaA. Dziechciarz
Peter Howard Fraser
Margaret M. Jenkins
Meredith Lynn Litsky
Thomas G. Staskiewicz
Susan L. Sweglar
Magna Cum Laude
Leslie L. Aronson
Nancy Ann Barese
Judith A. Callahan
Cindy L. Deluca
Veronica Downs-White
Norma L. Fearn
Marie E. Fiddner
Marilyn Otto Galanti
Suzanne L. Huard
Diana T. Jones
Mary Lisa King
Thomas Isaac Knox, Jr.
Sally D. Lacey
Joy Catherine Liggins
Karen Lamberti.Lyss
Kelly A. McCuin
Mary Kathleen McGuirk
Katherine C. McKay
Marilyn C. Meyer
Donald Lester Nevins III
Emmy Pounds
Amy Lynn Ross
Elizabeth A. Scollan
Peggy Ho Southard
Sabine Fischer Stiles
Robert Stephen Stoller
Lisa Ann Sweeney
Stephen P. Tanski
Joel Edward Varley
Linda A. Wescott
Wendy April Wheeler
Cum Laude
Kimberly Ann Adams
MargaretAnn Austin
Dawn M. Bachmann
Peter Anthony Baiad
Tamara Mae Berlingo
Shari Lynn Booth
Robert S. Brown
John Gerard Budnik
Richard Joseph Camarata
Christian F, Cher'.\ey
·
Lisa A. Choffletti
John Domenic Colautti
Daniel John Cook
Patricia Mary Dilauro
Robert R. Ebel, Jr.
Richard W. Eberle
Brian Fromm
· Richard S. Garbacik, Jr.
John Richard Geason
Corrin E. Hammer
Theresa R. Haskell
Heidi S. Hauschildt
Catherine Ann Jagentenfl
Alison Louise James
Blythin Leggett Johnstone
Peter T. Jolly ·
Clara Jane Kelchner
Karen Ann Koziol
Claire Elizabeth Lalik
Kathleen F. Lamphier
Jennifer Jill Martin
Robinette Bird Martin
Kristina Masten
Nancy J. McCoy
Diane Marie Mentzer
John Patrick Morgan
Corinne Muckell
Brian C. Mulvihill
Marcy Ellen Rickart
Angelle Marie Roussel
Karen Ordeneaux Roussel
William B. Ruehl
Joanna Schotling
Gisela G. Seagraves
Weylin Joseph Trombley
Jeffrey C. Tworek
David Todd Vanosdoll
Judith Elyse White
Honors
Michael James Ferullo
Aon Bell Stevens
During Commencement Exercises honors graduates will wear honors cords
which designate their special achievements:
Summa Cum Laude-Two Gold Cords
Magna Cum Laude-One Gold & One Blue Cord
Cum Laude-One Gold & One White Cord
Honors (Two Year Degree)----One Blue.& One White Cord
ANCEUSCHOOLOFBUSINESS
Bachelor of Business Administration
May1992
Lizete Almeida
Patricia A. Antal
Leslie L. Aronson
Charles T. Asselmeyer
Margaret Ann Austin
Melissa Dirck Babbitt
Suzanne M. Barber
Michael John Bardelli
William F. Barry
Adrienne I. Belanger
Paul Joseph Bertolami
Ricky L. Blais
Paul N. Boilard
Elisabeth G. C. Brackel
Patrick John Brady
Malcolm Andrew Bryant
David A. Bucher
Barbara Ann Bucknam
Richard Joseph Camarata
Andrea Nicole Chirasello
Christopher R. Clark
Daniel John Cook
Fiona Davidson
Maria Dilorio
David Dilillo
John J. DiTullio
Veronica Downs-White
Erin L. Durkin
HoySchu Ea
Robert R. Ebel, Jr.
Michael Estevens
Richard T. Falci
Jason Kenneth Farrell
Barbara Ford
Catherine Lynn Ftergiotis
Marilyn Otto Galanti
Peter J. Gallagher
Carmine Francis Gangi
Christopher Joseph Gautrau
Christopher Charles Girlamo
Ann Marie Giro
Julie Rose Gordon
Elizabeth Mary Guzzardi
EricHandau
Michael W. Hardgan
James Robert Hawley
Yanfei Hu
Robert]. Hubbard
Scott Edward Hyde
Marie-Noelle Janatka
Ellen E. Johnson
Peter T. Jolly
Mark Richard Jones
Ted Karidis
Stephen R. Kauke
Tammy L. Kearns
Karen Ann Koziol
Demetrios M. Kydonieus
Kathleen F. Lamphier
Elizabeth Ann Laverty
Lori Lee
Carol A. Lewis
Joslyn Yvonne Lewis
Joy Catherine Liggins
Sandra V. Lopes
Lori A. Lundberg
George Constantine
Macricostas
Jeffrey A. Markward
Jennifer Jill Martin
Christine Matthews
Roberta Michele Mazzoli
Kathleen M. Mccann
Rasy Me
William Jameson Meeker
George Merhi
David Tyler Minichetti
Kenneth John Modean
Susan Marie Molloy
Jeffrey James Morabito
Paul A. Moriarty
James P. Morrison
Anne Mustikka
Betty R. O'Rourke
William L. Owen
Kevin Perrin
Ward F. Petrie, Jr.
Carole Lee Phillips
Jacqueline M. Pleau
Joseph C. Poulos
Emmy Pounds
Michael Anthony Ptak
Karen Sherrill Redding
Michael J. Riordan
Kelly Lynne Roberrs
James H. Rosensteel, Jr.
Angelle Marie Roussel
William B. Ruehl
Stephen George Ruffini
Barbara Lynn Russell
James R. Schmiedel
Candace E. Schrull
Elizabeth A. Scollan
Gisela G. Seagraves
Michael Robert Shecora, Jr.
Denise Allayne Shields
Cathie T. Siebert
Michelle Helen Skurat
Jennifer Elizabeth Smith
Paul A. Smith II
Renee Marie Snyder
Karen Soetbeer
Jo-Ann Vondenhoff Stec
Debra M. Stevens
John Thomas Sullivan
Kurt M. Swenson
John J. Swiatowicz
Tammy Lynn Swierczek
John E. Thomas
John Robert Torlish
Kim L. Tyndall
James Udice
Stephen John Vadas
David Todd Vanosdoll
Bradley F. Vincent
Kathleen Marie Wagner
Lucille Card Walsh
Linda A. Wescott
Edward Drew Wilkes
Pamela]. Young
Heather L. Zavaski
Michael Edward Zucaro
Kim Marie Zuccarelli
January, 1992
Karen Ann Adams
Nassib John Antoun
Denise Renee Aziere
Maria B. Baklas
Robert H. Barry II
Bernadette Catherine Bean
Jonathan D. Bernstein
ANCEU .SC.f/OOL OF BUSIJ:{ESS - co11ttnued .
Dorota V. Biernat
Jorg P: Bissing
Carol Ann Bonanno
Norma Ann Butler
Steven G. Collins
Elsa Irene Cornwell
• Margaret Byrne Crosby
MarkJames Curti
· Peter C. Daniello
John]. DeAlessio,Jr.
John M. Dillon
Elizabeth Ann ]!ly
William S. Fales
John R. Fillyaw
Mark Dominick Fiora
Theodore Coogan Fitzgerald
Jeffrey Earl Gallagher
Michael Scott Haberman
Jacqueline Haight
Matthew M. Hughes
Catherine A.tin Jagenten6
Pankaj V. Jauhar
Sally D. Lacey
1
Elizabeth M. Lavelle Barney
Gary Michael Leece
Lisa K. Lewis
Kristin M. Macchiaverna
Nancy J. McCoy
Theresa Marie McEvoy
Wendy R. Melnik
Joseph Anthony Mennonna
Marilyn C. Meyer
William F. Mongillo
Robert]. Murphy III
Laurie]. Ohlandt
Thomas]. Perreault
Susan L. Petrik
William J. Quartiero
Michael J. Rourke
James Edward Russell
Michael Charles Rutz
Christopher M. Ryan.
David W. Shepard,' Jr.
Robert Stephea Stoller
Paul M. Violette
Craig R. White
Prospective Candidates
August 15, 1992
Gama! MohamedAbdulrahman
Akram Fayad
Heather L. Inglis
Karen Margaret Kozlowsky
Demetrios M. Kydonieus
Bonnie ,Marie Leavy
Christopher Maertens
Nicholas Joseph Mancini III
Ellen D. Mohr
Martin]. Morgan
Tracy Lynn Norkowski
Amy Michelle Partrick
Diane Pessolano
Tina Jeanne Picard
Brian John Raabe
David R. Rioux
Catherine Trinette Siebert
Kimberly A Sophia
Vincent John Toner
Bachelor of Science
.(11;1,Stice and !Aw Admtrtistrat(on)
May1992
Peter Anthony Baiad
Joseph A. Chianese
Philip David Golla, Jr.
Christopher Eric Copeland
Mark G. Cusson
Matthew: Thomas .Donovan·
P.atrickRaymond Dwyer
Peter Scott Greenleaf
Scott P. Haiyden
James F. Kodzis
James M. Long
Tricia L. Lowe
Michael A. Mott
Donald Lester Nevins III
Patrick Ford Nuskey
Edward K. O'Sullivan
Jessica Ann Pasquarella
Vicki M. Perkins
Kevin D. Rafferty
Joseph Rainone III
Matthew Garrett Reams
James Emmett Reilly
Lynn Marie Richardson
Katherine Anne Rooney
Scott Ned Rudnick
Kathleen A, Sidoti .
Scott Anthony Swallow
Weylin Joseph Trombley
Scott Richard Worth
January, 1992
Carolyn Bartimole
John Domenic Colautti
Lynda Elizabeth Fraedrich
Carolyn Elizabeth Hall
Daniel Craig Jermansen
Francis]. Lopes II
Michael A. Mauro
Joseph Edward Norkus, Jr.
Timothy J. Regan
Kevin Patrick Sheehan
<;ha,rl(!!s Ames Tyler
Prospective eandidates
August 1.5, 1992
DavidJohn Cappiello
Karen L. Carter
Kristine ~lise Clegg
David T. DelVecchia
Danielle Mary Le Vasseur
Gina Marle Lombardi
Michael Anthony Perez
SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Associate in Science
May 1.992
Nancy L. Barchi
Derek DeMane
Jo Ann Durkin
Louisa Foster Espitee
Michael James Ferullo
Jeffrey Robert Gardner
Salome Hanna
Catherine M. Lombardi
Kathleen E. Mahoney
Deanna June Piera
Anne M. Pilkington
John A. Powell
Edmond C. Ryan
James Joseph Stotler, Jr.
January, 1992
Julie Cozzocrea
Michael J. Stefano, Jr.
Ann Bell Stevens
Richard C. Williams, Jr.
Prospective Candidates
August 15, 1992
Lawrence S. Savino
Bachelor ofArts
May1992
L. Anthony Agnello, Jr.
Constance Jaye Anderton
taura Elizabeth Arcery
Angela S. Arkin
Keith R. Arnold
Lisa A. Baxter
Cynthia A. Beck
Oebbrah Lynn Belcourt
Hilary K1rsten Bell
Jonathan D, Bergen
Philip Jatob Bergen
Tamara Mae Berlingo
Katherine Elizabeth Berry
Laura Lee Borghesani
Michael A. Brescia
Tammy Elizabeth Brinton
Mary Elizabeth Brown
Robert S. Brown
Steven Mark Buecher
Christopher James Calandr,a
ChristineAnne Candito
Sandra Lee Carbonaro
Bruce T. Caulkins
Michele Ann-Lyn Cecere
Patrick C Charters
Jennifer Chila
Suzanne Louise Chinatti
Lisa A. Choffletti
David Nicholas Christian
Damon]. Conte
Kimberley Ruth Cooke
Brien Cummings
Lisa A. Curesky
Kristen Lomar Curtis
Daniel M. Dardenne
Kathleen L. Davies
Elizabeth Jane Davis
John Jay Derksen
Cynthia DiMarco
Jeffrey Wayne Dobratz
Christopher M. Doherty
Christopher John Doris
Cornelius M. Dunn
Leslie Anne Durkin
John Charles Dye
Patricia A, Dziechciarz
Richard W. Eberle
Robert Michael Epps, Jr.
Michael M. Falzone
Brian Fromm
Roger Gabriel
Maureen A. Gallagher
Bogdan N. Georgescu
Michael Patrick Gergley
James L. Gioffe, Jr.
Ursula A. Gleissner
William Paul Green
Natasha F. Greenman
James Jeffrey Guertin
Andrea Gugliotti
Robert]. Hafkemeyer
Jennifer Ann Hall
Heather Florence Hayes
Lillian Lopfano Healy
Michael Dennis Hennessy
I,(eith Matthew Hill
H. Todd Holleran
Catherine B. Huegi
Rosemary Ritz Hughes
Dawn Hulton
Lisa M. Ingraham
Jerome Christopher Jackson
Michael ToddJarvis
Julia Marie Ann Jennings
Terri Lynette Johnson
Diana T. Jones
Marie Mickey Joseph
Paul Kachevsky
Eric L. Kay
Tara Jeanne Keith
Clara Jane Kelchner
,Marie Patricia Kiely
Maryanne E. Kilcourse
Lazaros C. Kletsidis
Thomas Isaac Knox, Jr.
Wayne A. Kocot
Steven Kirk Kokoska
Christopher]. Kovacs
Brian A Kryzanski
Angela Kutschinski
Bryan David Lambert
Rick A Lavender
Elizabeth D. Lavery
Tammy Lengsfeld
Karen Sue Lenhardt
Mark D. Linabury
Meredith Lynn Litsky
Tricia Lee Lorimer
Barbara Lee T. Manlongat
Christine Marie T. Manlongat
Robinette Bird Martin
Kristina Masten
Vincent J. Mazzaro
Jiuliellen Lorraine McConnell
William David McEvoy
Amelia Lfsa Meccia
James F. Mennino, Jr.
SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES - continued
Robert Joseph Michek
Carolyn Bates Mmer
John Patrick Morgan
Kimberly Moulton
Brian C. Mulvihill
Jennifer Therese Nero
Anthony Newton
Michael Norkowski
Maureen Frances North
Colleen A. O'Connor
Rebecca Dawn O'Sullivan
Alicia Marie Ochs
Edward George Palinkas
Christy A. Pallman
Ketan P. Parikh
Dawn Carol Parsons
Kathleen Marie Peck
Robert M. Perkins
Amy Beth Perkowski
Colleen Marie Phillips
Christine L. Powley
Steven Anthony Preston
AnnM. Quirk
Jennifer Rainville
Mary Fern Rajcula
Gregory A. Rooney
Amy Lynn Ross
Alma Rubenstein
Mark Z. Saltman
Elizabeth Jean Sarracco
Joanna Schorling
Beth-Ann Scott
Mickie-Ann Scott
Shana L. Setaro
Christopher Austin Shankle
Jan Elizabeth Sharrow
Timothy M. Shea
Heather Elizabeth Smith
Stacy Jean Smith
Peggy Ho Southard
Michele Lee Starr
Oscar Steadman
Nicole Stephens
Sabine Fischer Stiles
Scott D. Stoll
David Wade Stout
Toni Lea Strand
Lisa Ann Sweeney
Ellen Marie C. Szymaszek
Orris A. Taddeo
Tracey L. Tamburo
S. Jason Tannenbaum
Jacquelyn Marie Tedeschi
Kristen Crowley Telhiard
Parul P. Thakor
Janine M. Tomsic
Raymond E. Touma
Phong Trinh
Jeffrey C. Tworek
Laurie Jean Ulioskas
Jay Sumner Van der Clock
Joyce Renee Vandernoot
Joel Edward Varley
Edwin A. Velazquez
Matthew G. Venezia
Catherine M. Ventrella
Paul Edward Victor, Jr.
June H. Vonick
Beth Ann Walkovich
Michael B. Weldon
Augusta L. Wellington
Judith Elyse White
Geralyn S. Wiley
Suzanne Renee Wilson
Keith Patrick Woulfe
Reyhan Yildiz
Shannon Leigh Young
Francis P. Zaccagnini
Nancy Hawley
Joseph B. Hearon
Lisa Ottilie Helmus
Ruth Grace Hendrickson
Kelli Ann Hibbard
Carrie Ann Hoffmann
LynnJano
Michael Sidney Kan
Diana E. Kreyer
Vincent Lagana
Richard Lopes
Paul Daniel Lyall
Karen Lamberti Lyss
Patricia Mancini
Gina Lee Mandracchia
Anabela Marques
Constantine Mastrogianni
Jennifer Anne McConnon
David McDowell
Colleen Ma.rk McMinn
Marlis K. Nergard
K. James Nissen
Diana Rita O'Sullivan
Juliana P. Oliver
Ann E. Orcutt
Faith Louise Pardee
William James Pollock
Jeanette Diiatkowski Rosato
Kevin Scott Schneck
George R Skulski
January, 1992
Gregory Joseph Smith
William James Barry II
Stephanie Soletsky
Janine Anne Alexis Bender
Christie Parker Steinbreder
Kelly Sue Billingham
Susan L. Sweglar
Joseph Stephen Bukowski, Jr. Britony Ruth Wells
Michael Patrick Calabrese
Michael J. Canaperi
Prospective Candidates
Cindy L. DeLuca
August 15, 1992
Victoria Demorit
Matthew F. Augustine
Lori A. Eaton
James Gregory Auten
Brian Joseph Elston
Jo Anna Bennett
Kenneth R. Fay
Kathleen R. Chiarella
James D. Fish
Laura A. Corsano
cott Edward Forrester
Linda Marie Cummins
Peter Howard Fraser
Pamela L. DaCunha
Mark G. Gosniowski
Antonella F. Defazio
John Michael Gotthardt
Michele Dillistin
Anthony M. Grant
Valerie Ann Dudeck
Lorraine A. Grubiak
Mary Duffy
SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STVDIES
Bachelor of Music
May, 1992
Daniel 0. Fuller
Lome G. Hammond
Darren James Oliver
Karen Mn Sullivan
Stephen P. Tanski
Bachelor of.Science in.Education
(Education, Health Education and Music Education)
May, 1992
.Kimberly .Ann Adams
· Christine Victoria Bagen
Kristen W. Burrell
Laura Anne Carlson
Robert Edward Carter
Deanna.Cheney .
Richard Calvin Church
Cathleen Anne Connell
Megan Connolly
Karen Keane Dolan
Margaret,M. Durktri
Barbara A. Elwood
Patrick]. Fox
Richard S. Garbacik, Jr.
John Richard Geason
. Melissa J, Gwiaz<;iowski
Kathleen F. Haas
H'eidi S. Hauschildt
Melinda M. Hodder
Suzanne L. Huard
Kevin JamesJ;ameson
Blythin Leggett Johnstone ·
Margot Elizabeth Koslik
Diane Marie Kozlowski
Mary Kathleen McGuirk
Katheririe G. McKay
Shannon A. Montague
Jason Michael Mulvey
Elisabeth K. Douglass Neeb
Michele Louise Nunn
Rm1ald J. Pa.pile '
Edward]. Pl.echota
Debra DalePiper
Anthony Joseph Rat:yna
Christine Ann Reed
Anthonylleich
Loni Russo
Pasquale J. Semeraro
Elizabeth A. Strober
Tammy Ann Thiboutot
,Karin anne Tuazzolo
Gregg Aian Winters
Sallita Ann Woolcock
Scott Michael Zinser
January, 1992
Gloria]. Balcer
Diane C. Baumer
Shari Lynn Booth
Erika Renee Brand
Sherylyn M. Conlea
S:hauna F. Cowley
Joseph DeGroate
Andra Robin Edwards
Norma L. Fearri
Marie E. Fiddner
Corrin E. I-lammer
Theresa R. Haskell
Matthew James Jacobs
Margaret M. Jenkins
l'vlary: Lisa King
Thomas J. LaBarbera
Claire Elizabeth Lalik
S.hannon E. Lynch Egbert
John ).3. Mattera, Jr.
.Frances. McCormack
.Diane Marie Mentze~
Michele L, Michek
Kari Joy Palacko
Shau.n a Rose-Larmo.nd
Kimberly Ann Tiscbofer
Linda Jean Vensel
.Susan E. Walega
Ronald A. Watt
SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STVDIES - conttnued
Bachelor of Science
(Nursing)
May1992
Trudy Marie Clark
Michael John Colley
Elaine M. Crowley
Catherine Decker
Donna M. Defazio
Jennifer Anne Delaney
Dawn DeSantolo
Patricia Mary DiLauro
Katherine M, Ellis
Deborah Lynn Forgione
Beryl Norrjs Harper
Brenda Hein
Cheryl Ann Howard
Mary Alicia C. Hugo
Rori B. Timan Hyde
Danielle LynnJacovino
Jalna Jaeger
Cindy Lynn Jansson
Irene E. Jennings
Kelly Marie Kaminsky
Roberta L. Kennedy
Patricia Ann Knapp
Adrienne N.
KnowlesYvonne Marie Lewis
Elizabeth MacLellan
Deirdre A. Monaghan
Charlene Ann Moske-Weber
Corinne Muckell
Dawn Nicole Myles
Lynn Marie Nier
Katherine B. Pino
Cynthia B. Ross
Rebecca Carol Ruffels
Christine Segala
Sherri Simons
Victoria M. Szur
Wendy April Wheeler
Susan Newton Wolfe
January, 1992
Danielle Annozine
Cathy M. Bruce
Rose Ann Germinaro
Linda Leigh Johnston
Kathryn Ann Roberti
Orchtd and white honor cords are worn by Nursing graduates who are
members ofSigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honor Society.
DIVISION OF GRADUA'JE STUDIES
Master ofArts
May,1992
Kathleen Albano
Frances Rose Besmer
Gale Harper Croteau
Jeffrey M. Foster
Robin Gunther
Lance E. Hemlow
Laurie Morse Keasler
Elizabeth Beach MacNamee
John Francis Messemer
Diane R. Oakes
Michael James O'Keefe
Thomas Pinkham
Gale Mary Rockwell
David Stuart Rosenthal
John Alex Schwartz
Theresa Marie Simoneau
Jerome Allen Truax
Joselyn Ignacio-Zimardi
January, 1992
Maria Bras-Danges
Michael T. Ciaiola
Natalie Beth Figueroa
Gerald J. Finnegan
Helga A. Spitko Jensen-Ruopp
Teresa Ann Stramiello
Barbara Binsacca Bowles
J. Mark Peters
August, 1991
Irene Davidson
Kevin Charles Dinnean
Brooke Farrell
Mark Joseph Iannucci
Master of Business Administration
May,1992
Curtis D. Alexander
Catherine Fisher Brandorff
Joseph Stephen Forrester
Gary P. Margelot
Thomas A. Nelson
George Pickett Priestman
Laura A. Shiembob
AmoSokk
Theresa Tiseo
January, 1992
Jeffrey Reid Cross
Peter Mark Moncuse
Heather Kelly Owen
Kim M. Venterea-Zonenshine
August, 1991
Murat 0. Dine
Mohammed Joher Quaisar
Master of Science
May, 1992
Vicki G. Arnold
Maureen Teresa Billings
Cheryl Ann Brown
Florence Lorraine Budge
Kathy Ann Burke
Paula Platt Caldara
Jeanette Delorme Castegner
Sandra Shipman Clinger
Marie A. Dennis
Jan Murrie Edwards
Michael Eisenbach
Laura Frazier Garrett
Jean Erickson Gaumer
Catherine Rindos Gilligan
Judy Ann Graner
Victoria A. Hoerup
Beverly Camien Iannucci
Dennis F. Ippolito
Gene Alma Karp
Katherine L. Keating
William P. Lagan
Dorothy M. Maggi
Loraine C. Maggio
Theresa Maniscalco
Laura Mccafferty
Anthony Muranelli, Jr.
Dennis Nash
Karen Hutter Neevel
Christine Elizabeth Peredo
Alexandra T. Potts
Harry Edward Rosvally, Jr.
Jane Ramsay Sarjeant
Rose Lavina Schlemmer
Kathryn Patricia Sesselberg
William C. Unger
Claire Ellen Viola
Joy Ann Webber
Brigitte Muran Weimann
January, 1992
Carol Ann Angelini
Judith L. Cappella Baranowski
Pamela Berry
Barbara Mann Bigham
Jennifer Sand Bodurtha
Karen Elizabeth Boyle
AnnMarie C. B umell
John Batchelder Cheeseman
Rosemary A. Chita
Merle C. Cohen
Lynne DeLuryea Covill
Juliet Schuck Crowley
William Robert Dahl
Maura A. Drabik
Kathleen D. Fischer
John D. Foshay
Christine Jude Garger
Robyn Joan Engelhardt Geren
Christi Susan Guptill
Robin C. Hannibal
Lynn Marie Holcomb
Linda Marie Krapf
Robert Maliniak
Jennifer Hawkins Mason
Meredith Garry Moses
DIVISION OF GRADUATE S1VDIES - continued
Patricia O'Rourke
Deborah Rafferty Oswald
Susan R. Paldin
Jay Paul Przygocki
Constance D. Reynolds
Tammy Lefebvre Riefberg
Kareh Heinemeyer Rivero
April M. Rooney
Kimberly J. Scoca
Gregg William Seabury
Christine Garden Sutherland
Debra J. Thompson
Bruce N. VanValen
Jeannine Wool
August, 1991
Stella C. Abel
Crystal 0. Adderley
Martha R. Andreski
Charlene Yerks Bartko
David Fisk Booth
Catherine M. Bubel
Linda D. Bubnis
Joseph F. Callahan
Belinda Casey
Donna Geidel Cook
Karen J. Cunningham
Barbara Carolyn Dains
Carrie Lynn Deane
Victor Esposito
Susan Dawn Fisher
Sharon D. Forman
Kevin A. Froats
Ronnie Ginsberg
Juanita Gonzalez
Edris B. Guest
Sandra Colette Hanzi
Karna Hoaglund
Dolores A. Kelsey
Pamela M. Mackie
Michelle Marie Margaitis
Donald J. Markoe
Bettie B. McLoughlin
Elizabeth M. Melito
Karen Moschitta
Edward Mulvihill, Jr.
Deborah Murnan .
Kathleen McCarthy Murray
May Angela Palmiotto
Susan L. Sniffen
Joanne Tanner
Michael Joseph Thomas
Judith Van Lander Thomson
Curtis Edward Torian
Nancy M. Unger
Mary E. van Zutphen
Jeanmarie Virag
Tina DiPiazza Warm
· Nancy Jean Weir
Master of Sciena; in Administration
May, 1992
Slawomir Biernat
Bonnie E. Burr .
,
Ruth Christel Schmahl Davis
James Russell Edwards
Joan Peters Filgate
January, 1992
Kou-Chen Chao
Jiri Krten, Jr.
Edward F. Goeing
Kathleen C. Hood
Susan Marie Nichols
Anita Odmann-Picard
Ronald E. Rank
Kathleen K. Walsh
August, 1991
E. Leslie Lawler
Jessica Minjian Li
Master of Science in Nursing
May,1992
Karla Wolcott Bernstein
Fay L. DuBois
Lonna Lee Hammond
Cathy Ann Hunt
Elese R. Jones
Mary Ellen Lydem
Holly B. McGran
January, 1992
Joyce P. Arena
Joanne A. Ottman
Mary Elizabeth Walsh
Si.xth-Year Professional Diploma in Reading
May,1992
· Luann Helen Brohl
Helen Griffin Evans
Susan Joy Miller
Joanne Woodington
Orchid and white honor cords are worn by Nursing graduates who are
members of Sigma Tbeta Tau, Nursing Honor Society.
THE PAGEANT OF ACADEMIC COMMENCEMENT
The Grand Marshal and University Mace
The honor of Grand Marshal of the Commencement Procession is usual1y conferred
upon a senior and distinguished member of
the faculty. The Grand Marshal carries the
University Mace, which badge of office
signifies the official authority inherent in the
Commencement Exercises, that is, to grant
degrees. The office of mace bearer is purely
ceremonial, and derives from medieval
times in England _w hen an official, say the
Lord of Admiralty or the Chief Justice of the
Assizes, was taking office or opening his
court and needed a bodyguard. Then the
mace, a formidable weapon, was held ready
to protect the peri,on of the, dignitary. From
the Sixteenth Century in England and since
Colonial days in America, it has become
only a symbol of office and authority.
!lcademic C:ostume
Faculty members and graduates wear the
caps, gowns and hoods designating their
degrees and the colleges or universities
which conferred them.
The tassel of the mortarboard or cap is
worn over the left front quarter of the cap,
after a degree has been conferred.
Bachelor's and Master's caps have black
tassels; the tassel for the Doctor is gold.
The go~ signi(ies the degree. The
Doctor's gown of black silk is faced down
the front with velvet; the bell-shaped
sleeves are trimmed with three cross-bars of
black or colored velvet distinctive of the
1iubject to which the degree pertains. The
Doctor's g6wn is worn open. The Master's
gown of black rnaterial is also worn open. 'n
has very long sleeves, oblong in shape and
closed at the qase; the forearms protrude
through notched slits near the elbows. Tue
Bachelor's gown, which is of black material
is worn closed. This gown is distinguished
by its long pointed sleeves.
The hood, worn around the neck over the
shou.ld~rs and down the back indicates the
degree and the college or university which
awarded it. The official colors of the institution
which conferred the degree are used in the
lining of the hood. The velvet edging of the
hood indicates the degree: white for Bachelor
of Arts; pink for Bachelor of Music; golden
yellow for Bachelor of Science· and camel
'
beige for Bachelor of Business Administration.
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History
Much of American academic costume is
derived from regalia worn at British universities, particularly Oxford. King Alfred-the Great,
who maintained his residence at Oxford .
established sdme teaching facilities ther~ after
-the Pope had suspended all institutions of
learning in England in the year 886. Several of
the kings of England who followed him kept
their courts at Oxford and some were educated
there. In l214 Edward III granted "a charter to
the University. Its chancellor being the
bishop's representative, there was a close
connection between the University and the
Church so its members wore clerical garb.
The earliest illustrations·show go~ns which
somewhat resemble cassocks, being closed
in front and reaching to the ground all around.
Costume for higher degrees, like some of
the sumptuously trimmed ecclesiastical
vestments, was rnore elaborate. To this day
the more colorful academic costumes are
those worn at Oxford University functions.
Many are made of colored silk and some are
heavily embroidered.
The shape and size of-the American hood
marks the college degree of the wearer and,
under the system established by the Intercollegiate Code, it is possible at an academic
convocation to distinguish at a glance the
bachelors, masters and doctors, and -at.the
same time, recognize the university or college
whence the degree was obtained.
Compiled from: "Academic Costume tn .America 1'
Intercollegtate Bureau ofAcademtc Costume
Cotrell and Leonard, Inc., Albany, NY
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