GREENVILLE, Pa.—Thiel College recently awarded diplomas to its graduates following its spring 2022 academic semester.
Below are graduates listed by hometowns and states.
Fifty-six students graduated with Latin honors, highlighted by 23 students who graduated summa cum laude, which are the highest Latin honors dedicated for students who graduate with a grade point average above 3.8. Eleven students had a GPA between 3.6 and 3.79 to earn magna cum laude, and 22 students were awarded cum laude status with a grade point average of 3.4 to 3.59.
| Student | DEGREE | CITY, STATE | LATIN HONORS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Stiles | B.S. | Anchorage, Ak. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Malik Anthony Beckford | B.A. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | |
| Andre O. Williams | B.A. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | |
| Alrick Anthony Francis, Jr. | B.A. | Sunrise, Fla. | |
| Dylan Ralston | B.A. | Baltimore, Md. | |
| Darien Emmanuel Mosley | B.A. | Baltimore , Md. | |
| DaQuan D'angelo Simmons | B.A. | Capitol Heights, Md. | |
| Selom Kalin-Samlan | B.A. | Gaithersburg, Md. | |
| Isaiah Julius Hill | B.A. | Great Mills, Md. | |
| Ahmad T. Tejumola | B.A. | Waldorf, Md. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Lauren Leigh Durboraw | B.A. | Thomasville, N.C. | Cum Laude |
| Jonathan Unterkoefler | B.A. | Palmyra, N.J. | |
| Morgan Joyce Costello | B.S. | Brockport, N.Y. | |
| Kaylee Virginia Guy | B.A. | Buffalo, N.Y. | |
| Isaiah A. Burgos | B.A. | Buffalo , N.Y. | |
| James R. Gilbert, Jr. | B.S./B.A. | Pearl River, N.Y. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Dionna Marie D'Orsi | B.A. | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Trey Michael Williams | B.A. | Ashland, Ohio | |
| Frank D. Fugman | B.S. | Aurora, Ohio | Summa Cum Laude |
| John Patrick Retton | B.A. | Aurora, Ohio | |
| Alyssa J. Jordon | B.A. | Austintown, Ohio | |
| Emma Parsons | B.S. | Brimfield, Ohio | |
| Kayla Annamarie Mulvey | B.A. | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Roman Michael Booth | B.A. | Columbiana, Ohio | |
| Emily Harriman | B.A. | Geneva, Ohio | Summa Cum Laude |
| Emily Sears | B.A. | Jefferson, Ohio | Summa Cum Laude |
| Bradley Novak | B.A. | LaGrange, Ohio | |
| Ethan Matthew Stishan | B.A. | Leavittsburg, Ohio | Magna Cum Laude |
| Alexander Carl Lutz | B.S. | Loveland, Ohio | Summa Cum Laude |
| Daniel J. Lutz | B.A. | Loveland, Ohio | Summa Cum Laude |
| Evan J. Patriski | B.A. | Middleburg Heights, Ohio | |
| Richard Robert Crooks | B.A. | Milan, Ohio | Cum Laude |
| Devin James Weisbarth | B.A. | Norton, Ohio | Cum Laude |
| Abigaile R. Triskett | B.A. | Orwell, Ohio | Summa Cum Laude |
| Jamir Anthony Thomas Mitchell | B.A./A.S. | Painesville, Ohio | |
| Madeline Belle DePalma | B.A. | Ravenna, Ohio | Cum Laude |
| Hailley Kendall | A.A. | Saint Paris, Ohio | |
| Megan Elizabeth Brewer | B.A. | Salem, Ohio | Summa Cum Laude |
| Dahlia Sue Jacks | B.A. | Springfield, Ohio | Magna Cum Laude |
| Katherine R. Sollers | B.A. | Suffield, Ohio | Magna Cum Laude |
| Anne Elizabeth Pirkle | B.A. | Sylvania, Ohio | |
| Rachel Belle Breckenridge | B.A. | Troy, Ohio | Summa Cum Laude |
| Charity Bre'Jae Hall | B.A. | Warren, Ohio | |
| Shylee Raelynn Turner | B.A. | Warren, Ohio | |
| Josephine Anne Oscar | B.S. | Windsor, Ohio | |
| Kevin C. Hawn | B.A. | Youngstown, Ohio | |
| Emily Kaitlyn Marcavish | B.A. | Youngstown, Ohio | |
| Amber R. Orr | B.A. | Youngstown, Ohio | Cum Laude |
| Jacob James Zylka | B.A. | Youngstown, Ohio | |
| Cassandra Grace Buechel | B.S. | Allison Park, Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Clarence W. Kizer, Jr. | B.A. | Bangor, Pa. | |
| Kayle M. Martin | B.A. | Blairsville, Pa. | |
| Austin T. Dillon | B.A. | Chippewa, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Hollie Ann Barna | B.A. | Clairton, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Emily Nicole Baker | B.A. | Cochranton, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Colton Michael Greenlee | B.A. | Cochranton, Pa. | |
| Jesse Lee Boyd Richards | B.A. | Conneaut Lake, Pa. | |
| Anna Elizabeth Gordon | B.S. | Cranberry Township, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Katrina Mae Adams Deckinger | B.S. | Donegal, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Jonathan Camden Russell | B.S. | Dubois, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| John Michael Ganiear, Jr. | B.A. | East Mckeesport, Pa. | |
| Ashtin Dawn Kirkwood | B.A. | Elderton, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Peyton Carlyle Ennis | B.A. | Erie, Pa. | |
| Charles Frank Lichtenwalter | BA | Erie, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Britney S. Boring | B.S. | Evans City, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Shay McKenzie Tresler | B.A. | Fairview, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Zachary Thomas Lyons | B.S. | Franklin, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Justin Tyler Olah | B.S. | Frenchville, Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Joshua Vance Christner | B.A. | Greenville, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Tiffany Amber Davison | B.A. | Greenville, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Jayda Alexandria DiGregorio | B.A. | Greenville, Pa. | |
| Emily Grace Kalchthaler | B.S. | Greenville, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Carlene Elizabeth Little | A.A. | Greenville, Pa. | |
| Taylor C. Lutz | B.A. | Greenville, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Ava Mae Park | B.A. | Greenville, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Adonis P. Scriven | B.A. | Greenville, Pa. | |
| Falan Leigh Vancura | B.S. | Greenville, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Samantha R. Walker | B.A. | Greenville, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Taylor Alexis Warner | B.A. | Greenville, Pa. | |
| Jamin Avary Wentling | B.S. | Greenville, Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Nicholas J. Lanshcak | B.A. | Grove City, Pa. | |
| Kathryn Nicole McKeever | B.A. | Harrison City, Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Madison Taylor Acor | B.A. | Houston, Pa. | |
| Hannah Aleesha Ushock | B.A. | Indiana, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Khalil Messai | B.A. | Jamestown, Pa. | |
| Mandy Lee May | B.A. | Jamestown , Pa. | |
| Jaden Agnew | B.A. | Meadville, Pa. | |
| Bailee Elizabeth Gregor | B.A. | Meadville, Pa. | |
| Adam Russell Walker | BA | Mercer, Pa. | |
| Austin Gregory Hall | B.A. | Mercer , Pa. | |
| Brianne Marie Gallo | B.A. | Milford, Pa. | |
| Mason Anthony Emigh | B.S. | Morrisdale, Pa. | |
| Colleen Mackenzie Trainer | B.A. | Mount Pleasant, Pa. | |
| Mercyne Irene Demma | B.A. | Mt. Lebanon, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Melaina Marie Kirschner | B.S. | New Brighton, Pa. | |
| Victoria B. Young | B.S./B.A. | New Castle, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Ashton S. Camerot | B.A. | New Castle , Pa. | |
| Logan James Long | B.A. | North Bend, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Sydnee Marie Pilarski | B.A. | O'Hara Township, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Maddison J. Neely | B.A. | Oil City, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Logan Dean Pistorius | B.A. | Parker, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Cameron R. Griffin | B.S. | Penn Hills, Pa. | |
| Anna Natasha Chapman | B.S. | Peters Township, Pa. | |
| Muataz S. Alqass Ishaq | B.S./B.A. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | |
| Brianna Bialota | B.A. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Adam Button | B.A. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Samuel Jacob Lambert | B.S. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | |
| Alexeis Danielle Palonis | B.A. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | |
| Kaylia Marie Pham | B.A. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Anthony Joseph Rago | B.A. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Jakob Singler | B.S. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | |
| Molly Elizabeth Shepler | B.A. | Punxsutawney, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Jacob L. Orczeck | B.A./A.S. | Roaring Spring, Pa. | |
| Payton Emily Brooks | B.A. | Saegertown, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Brittany Marie Moon | B.A. | Sandy Lake, Pa. | |
| Courtney P. Grubbs | B.A. | Sarver, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Madaline H. Wightman | B.A. | Shaler, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Zachary Tomas Hunchuk | B.S. | Sharon, Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Adrieanna Jean Kimble | B.A. | Sharon, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Lucas James Sadowski | B.A. | Sharon, Pa. | |
| Abigail Rose Cico | B.A. | Sharpsville, Pa. | |
| Alexis Nicole Jewell | B.A. | Sharpsville, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Maxwell Anthony Joseph Siguenza | B.A. | Sharpsville, Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Kara Ruth Baumgardner | B.S./B.A. | Summerhill, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Leah A. Endres | B.A. | Titusville, Pa. | |
| Dylan Michael Proper | B.A. | Titusville, Pa. | |
| Courtney Paige Gassner | B.A. | Transfer, Pa. | Magna Cum Laude |
| Daniel R. Myers | B.A. | Uniontown, Pa. | |
| Derek Steven Knapp | B.A. | Warren, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Katherine Miller | B.S. | West Middlesex, Pa. | Summa Cum Laude |
| Austin Bonacci | B.A. | West Mifflin, Pa. | |
| Justin Starks | B.A. | West Mifflin, Pa. | |
| Allyson Nicole Campbell | B.A. | West Sunbury, Pa. | Cum Laude |
| Megan C. Hepler | B.A. | West Sunbury, Pa. | |
| Dylan T. Waskiewicz | B.S. | York, Pa. | |
| Marlon David Brown | B.A. | Dallas, Texas | |
| Yuan Wen Sa | B.A. | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
NOTE: All listed degree recipients are unofficial until his/her academic and financial requirements have been met and certified by the Registrar and Financial Services office. Students in the Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership and Master of Business Administration participated in the 148th Commencement Exercises, but still have academic requirements to meet. A list of graduate students will be released when those programs end in May.
About Thiel College
Thiel College is an independent college founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The College is also home to a new Master of Science in speech-language pathology and 2Master of Business Administration. Both master’s degree programs offer innovative and accelerated five-year paths which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The speech-language pathology program also has an accelerated 15-month graduate-level program. The M.B.A. program also has a 12-month post-graduate program.A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College remains committed to combining tradition with innovation as it celebrates 150 years.