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FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY fifty-fifth commencement

August 8, 20201 p.m. EDT

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Franklin Pierce University Alma Mater

Lyrics: William Ball, Professor EmeritusArrangement: David Brandes, Professor Emeritus

Franklin Pierce, Franklin Pierce,We remember well.

Small and grand, you will stand,We remember well.

Friends we knew, there we grew,All our dreams at hand,

Mountain, pond, skies of blue,Grand Monadnock’s land.

Beacon bright, time will tell,In our thoughts you’ll dwell,

In our hearts, Franklin Pierce,We remember well.

Continuing a tradition . . .

Dr. J Forbes Farmer, Professor of Sociology, Social Work & Counseling, and Criminal Justice, the most senior faculty member, continues a Franklin Pierce tradition by leading the faculty in the procession. The Academic Mace, carved by Professor Stellan Wollmar, was first carried by Dr. Clifford H. Coles at the 1969 Commencement.

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Commencement Exercises

Traditional Scottish Pipes ............................................................Campbell Webster

Invocation ....................................................................................... Derek Scalia

National Anthem ......................................................Sung by Emma Gelinas ’20

Welcome ............................................................. Dr. Kim Mooney ’83, President

Trustee Remarks......................... Frederick W. Pierce, IV, Chairman, Board of Trustees

Valedictorian Speeches .......................Rebekah Hazleton ’20 and Leah Varney ’20

Presentation of President’s Awards......................................... Dr. Kim Mooney ’83

Conferring of Degrees

Graduates’ names read by ............................................... Robert Hannings

Franklin Pierce University Alma Mater ..................... Sung by Emma Gelinas ’20

Closing Remarks .................................................................................................

Virtual Gauntlet...................................................................................................

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2020 Valedictorians

Rebekah Hazleton ’20

Rebekah is a Management major in the Honors Program in the College of Business, with a minor in Public Relations. Rebekah is a member of Alpha Chi Honor Society and Sigma Beta Delta Business Honor Society. She has served as a student manager and tour guide in the Admissions office, and has been a peer leader and a peer leader trainer for Student Involvement. Her extracurricular activities have included the Operation Can Tab Club, and the Pro Intramural Volleyball team. After graduation, Rebekah plans to move to Houston, Texas to work for Cheers Health, Inc., a start-up company where she worked as an intern last summer. Rebekah would like to give a shout out to Lakeview 10, “the best Lakeview house EVER!”

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2020 Valedictorians

Leah Varney ’20

Leah is a Health Science major in the Honors Program in the College of Health and Natural Sciences. She has been an active member and executive officer of Alpha Chi Honor Society, and a General Biology tutor through the Center for Academic Excellence. Leah will begin the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Delaware this fall. Leah would like to “thank all the faculty and staff at Franklin Pierce, and especially Professor Tom Bennett, for believing in and supporting me throughout my time here. I would also like to thank my friends and family for their unwavering love and support - I would not be where I am without them!”

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Victoria Vargas ’20

A health sciences major from Worcester, Massachusetts, Victoria Vargas is a 2020 recipient of the President’s Medal, nominated by Student Affairs.

During her time as an undergrad, she has been a multi-year recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Service Award. Vargas has also been a Student Activities Leader, a tutor in both the Center for Academic Excellence and the Writing Center, and has been a member of the African American, Latino/a, Native American, Asian American (ALANA) Diversity Initiative.

Vargas has displayed her leadership skills far from campus as well, when engaged in service work in both Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. She plans to pursue her nursing degree and hopes to work in a non-profit organization, focusing on international healthcare, with service organizations like FNE International or Doctors Without Borders.

President’s Award Recipient

Kathryn Cunningham ’20

A health sciences major from Cumberland, Rhode Island, Kathryn Cunningham is a 2020 recipient of the President’s Medal, nominated by Student Affairs.

After joining the Student Government Association her freshman year as a class representative, she went on to serve three years as an officer for the Class of 2020, including stints as Executive Vice President during her junior year and Executive President as a senior. She is also a 2019-2020 recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Service Award.

Cunningham has worn a myriad of hats on campus, including a three-year run as the producer of “The Vagina Monologues.” She was a two-time participant in Alternative Spring Break, worked as Assistant Manager at the Information Desk for two years and served as a Spirit Leader in 2019-2020.

Dante Camacho ’20

A political science and history major from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Dante Camacho is a 2020 recipient of the President’s Medal, nominated by the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

Active in both of his majors, Camacho reported from the Iowa Caucuses as part of the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication’s “Politics FitzU” program and contributed to the Boston Herald in conjunction with Franklin Pierce’s polling collaboration with the Herald, NBC-10 Boston, and Telemundo.

Camacho has been a competitor in the Ethics Bowl and served as an active member of the History Club. He helped support his fellow students as a political science tutor for the Center for Academic Excellence and has displayed leadership with the Student Government Association throughout his time at Franklin Pierce.

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The Class of 2020 At this Commencement, degrees are conferred upon the persons who have completed requirements since the 2019 Commencement Exercises. Due to time considerations, this program is a tentative listing of candidates expecting to complete requirements for this year’s exercises. The diploma of the University, signed by its proper officers, and an official transcript of the academic record, remain the official testimony to the possession of a degree.

Awards & HonorsRebekah Hazelton is Co-Valedictorian for the Class of 2020,

College of Business

Leah Varney is Co-Valedictorian for the Class of 2020, College of Health and Natural Sciences

Graduate Degrees At this Fifty-Fifth Commencement, degrees are conferred upon the persons who have completed all requirements in their graduate program.

Doctor of Physical TherapyNicole Rebecca AquaMihaela ArsovaAlexandra AshbyJordan Paul AuvinenDesiree Marie BartellEric Michael BartoSabrina T. BeauzileSamantha S. BeauzileMichaela P. BishCasey Elizabeth BishéMichael J. BombergBrennan L. BonnettAlicia Marie BragaKarly Marin BustosCecilia Alexandra CalderonToniAnn Nancy CatanzaroSamantha Emma ChangJacob Theodore Clements

Kaitlin ColemanBradford Harding Leather CollettStephen Donald CoombsConnor CronanMelissa Ann CummingsSamuel D. CurtisSarah Kerr DimmittNicklaus Alan EmersonBrittney N. FeivorMark Christopher FlanaganChristopher M. FrancisSina Vaitiere GartnerVirginia Mae GavrielidisJessica M. GoodeMatthew R. GregoireVictoriano Guevara, Jr.Jillian Mary HamptonRailey Hansen-KeithNathan Yee-Man HoErin Sachi Ichimura

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Randi Victoria KassElizabeth Sophie KhitrikMackenzie Elizabeth KolandaJacob Russell LebermanMatthew LemkeColleen Patricia LeonardiChristopher J. LeverCarl John LuthDaniel LyonsMeaghan Nicole McGilvrayMegan McNamaraJulia Quinn MeriwetherKelly Marie MosesEdward PaganJulia Lynn PerezKathryn Liana PfeifferRiley Martin PhelpsArden Thomas PiferKaelyn RagoneseKinzie Ann RhoadesLeana Mae RichardsAustin J RyfMiranda Danielle SeredaMcKayla Rose SmithMadeleine Rose SparksDaniel SpencerJacob Maurice St.HilaireDerek StutesmanLucas Tatsuki TakeuchiAaron ThomasErin ThompsonSharon ThompsonVictoria Anne TomakaCourtney R. TresselBrionne Lise TurcotteBrandi VingerKatherine Rose WallingfordJarrett Crawford WeanerKristin Marie WilliamsonSavannah WinnerLauren Elizabeth WiskeBrittany Elizabeth WitherellIsabella YanineAdam S. YoungAndrew John YuddChristina M. YuenMiriam Machaela Zveitel

Master of PhysicianAssistant StudiesLola Louise AmdahlAshley Rose AndersonKaitland ArdJeremy BakerKeith Douglas BentleyMark S. BilodeauPhillip David BrauchMorgan Thelesa BroadfootWhitney R. ColeFrancesca M. DonagheyLauren Michelle EastmanMei FengThatcher S. FriantJonathan JohnsonLowrie KenigsbergChristina Anne LeahyWilliam David MurrayChristianne L. SandlerSidney Madison StacyJared W. SwainDaniel R. TeixeiraCaroline T. UrbanekSarah Jean Velasquez

Master of Science in AccountingLuis Miguel Fernandez

Master of Science in NursingPeter M. Chemei

Nursing LeadershipJamie Guyette Cushman

Nursing LeadershipBrittany Anne Gowell

Nursing LeadershipKelli J. Hardy

Nursing LeadershipCharles Peter Howard

Nursing LeadershipBrooke L. McLain

Nursing EducationJennifer A. Morton

Nursing Education

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Ashley J. PonceNursing Education

Lisa M. PuccioNursing Education

Kimberly SeitzNursing Education

Jennifer A. TildenNursing Education

Michelle L. WalshNursing Education

Master of EducationOreste Cheste Carbone, III

Middle/Secondary English (5-12)William Lee Chomskis

Middle/Secondary Social Studies (5-12)Emily Elizabeth Cole

Elementary Education (K-6)(K-8)Catelin Couture

General Special Education (K-12)Samantha Daniele

General Special Education (K-12)Michael Campbell Derby

General Special Education (K-12)Erica Ann Durazzo

General Special Education (K-12)Michael Anthony Greenwood

Middle/Secondary Social Studies (5-12)Hayley M. Hancock

Middle/Secondary Social Studies (5-12)Michael William Ivanoski

Middle/Secondary English (5-12)Heather A. LaGuardia

Elementary Education (K-6)(K-8)Jessica Geralyn Longo

Elementary Education (K-6)(K-8)Stephanie C. Luzaitis

General Special Education (K-12)Dieadra Murph-Howard

Elementary Education (K-6)(K-8)Nichole Rose Ngom

General Special Education (K-12)Ryan Osborn

General Special Education (K-12)Emily Elizabeth Quinn

General Special Education (K-12)

Victoria Marie RamadaElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)

Christie Eileen SchmidtElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)

Domenic St. LaurentElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)

Nicole Marie StephenElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)

Marco F. StollerElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)

Jevay Danielle ThompsonElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)

Autumn Tenay Trotty-BurtElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)

Angela Mae TueroElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)

Ashley WahlgrenMiddle/Secondary English (5-12)

Lauren I. WatersElementary Education (K-6)(K-8)

Jonathan Alley YoungMiddle/Secondary Social Studies (5-12)

Master ofBusiness AdministrationAidan Kaevon Abolfazli

Sports ManagementJohn Francis Ainsley, IV

LeadershipLauren Anziano

Health AdministrationAaron Randal Ballmer

Sports ManagementAndrew Peter Brown

Sports ManagementLydia Nicole Brown

Health AdministrationSigma Beta Delta

Rachel Dyan Burleson Leadership

Angela M. CacciolaLeadership

Casey Jo Carroll Health Administration

Jennie Chapman Human Resources Management

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William Todd Coleman Leadership

Sigma Beta DeltaKyle Jeffrey Cooper

Energy and Sustainability StudiesCharles Mathew Coushaine

LeadershipMary Ann Daum

Human Resources ManagementMartha Jean Dickey

LeadershipGregory Gene Dorr Jr.

Human Resources ManagementKatelyn Ann Dwyer

LeadershipIndira Evora

Sports ManagementSigma Beta Delta

Richard Anthony Finnegan, Jr. Leadership

Sarah Diane Flynn Leadership

Corie M. Gibeau Health Administration

James W. Giguere Leadership

Martin John Gradijan, IV Leadership

Sigma Beta DeltaKaitlin Nicole Hallock

Sports ManagementDanielle Emily Harris

Health AdministrationMichele A. Herman

Human Resources ManagementSigma Beta Delta

Elan Nicolaas Jackson Sports Management

Melissa A. Jackson Health Administration

Lauryn Kae Kmon Health Administration

Travis C. Kumph Health Administration

Jane Rodman Lamarre-DeJesus Human Resources Management

Jennifer Langton Health Administration

Rachael Anne Lovett Leadership

Lucas Dirk Luopa Leadership

Edis Miftari Sports Management

Don P. Mills Sports Management

Raymond Miskiewicz Information Technology

Marisa Marie Najarian Leadership

Leslie Nash Energy and Sustainability Studies

Mercedes Elizabeth Parent Olster Energy and Sustainability Studies

Nicholas Park Leadership

Kasandra Shea Petersen Sports Management

Kelly Marie Petersen Human Resources Management

Timothy S. Pike Health Administration

Katherine Austin Potts Leadership

Allison Rose Ramirez Human Resources Management

Matthew Robert Richard Leadership

Bradley David Roberto Sports Management

Daniel C. Solomita Human Resources Management

Kevin David Strout Health Administration

Kendra M. Syphers Leadership

Melody Troehler Human Resources Management

Evelyn Villemaire Information Technology

Russell Pershing Walls Human Resources Management

Kathleen J. Wells Energy and Sustainability Studies

Rebecca Elizabeth Whalen Leadership

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Bachelor of ScienceSophia Marie Alexandrou

Healthcare Administration Ariana Desire Alvarado

Accounting-Finance Luis Alvarez

Accounting-Finance Bailey Malora Anderson*

Management Michelle Ann Anderson***

Nursing William Anthony Andrade**

Accounting-Finance Alpha ChiSigma Beta Delta Honors Program

Tori Alexis Aponte Health Sciences

Molly Elizabeth Arruda** Health Sciences

Psi Chi Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta

Alyssa Leigh Aurin** Management

Alpha Chi Sigma Beta DeltaHonors Program

Antonio Luis Ayala* Health Sciences

Shawn Claude Babineau Health Sciences

Allyson Jean Balboni** Health Sciences

Sigma Zeta Yuval Barak

Biology AlphaChiSigma Zeta

Gabrielle Barbosa de Jesus Pereira* Sports and Recreation Management

Maureen A. Bean Nursing

Kaitlyn Isabelle Benoit Health Sciences

Undergraduate Degrees Keith L. Bergeron**

ManagementKerry A. Bergeron*

Integrated Studies Esther L. Bertolami***

Health Sciences Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta Sigma Zeta

Lillian Helena Bibeau*** Health Sciences

Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program

Jaelyn Shea Blair* Health Sciences

Honors ProgramRobert Charles Block, Jr

Management Jeremy Sam Blydenburgh*

Marketing Nathan Thomas Bonaccorsi**

Management James Robert Boria

Health Sciences Heather Mary Borowy

Nursing Laurel Joy Branco*

Public Health Kenisha Autumn Brannon*

Biology Kendall Braunig

Marketing Paul James Brennan***

Emergency Medical Services Pamela L. Brown ***

Nursing Ella Louise Brownson**

Biology Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program

Jessica Buckley** Sports and Recreation Management

Alpha Chi Honors Program

***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude

12 ***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude

Jonathan Paul Busolin Management

Katelyn D. Buswell Nursing

Casey Butera Sports and Recreation Management

Mathew David Cady Environmental Science

Michael Calistro Management

Morgan Victoria Candon** Health Sciences

Sigma Zeta Honors Program

Thomas G. Cantwell*** Health Sciences

Psi Chi Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program

Jesse Joseph Cappello Emergency Medical Services

Sydney Jacqueline Caron** Marketing

Alex Caskie* Management

Samantha Denise Cassella Nursing

Nekita Marie Centolella** Biology


Rebecca Marie Chacos Nursing

Lisa Faye Chamberlain Nursing

Megan Marie Charron* Accounting-Finance

Jodi M. Cheeseman Nursing

Brent Chesbrough** Health Sciences

Honors Program

Benjamin Allen Choiniere** Health Sciences


Emma K. Ciaranca* Health Sciences

Olivia Marion Ciechon* Health Sciences

Magna Cum Laude Aaron Clarke

Accounting-Finance Izabella Coleman

Health Sciences Allison Diana Collins**

Health Sciences Alpha Chi Honors Program

Hannah Jade Collins* Health Sciences

Psi ChiSigma Tau Delta

Teagen James Thomas Comeau* Biology

Sigma Zeta Katey Anne Comstock

Management Alexander Thomas Connolly

Management Diana Connors**

Accounting-Finance Richard R. Cote, III**

BiologyHealthcare Administration


Sophia Rose Cousineau** Health Sciences


Shawn A. Croteau*** Emergency Medical Services

Alpha Sigma LambdaSigma Beta Delta

Edward G. Cruz Vazquez Nursing

13***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude

Kathryn Patricia Cunningham** Health Sciences

Psi Chi Alpha Chi Honors Program

Mary Elizabeth Curtin Pierce Nursing

Stella DemaHealth Sciences

Sigma Tau DeltaHailey DeRosa

Health Sciences Oliver Clesmont Desrosiers Management Caitlyn Elizabeth Dion**

Psychology Psi Chi Alpha Chi

Marissa Mae DiVito** Health Sciences

Abigail S. Divoll*** Accounting-Finance

Alpha Chi Amanda A. Donahue*

Psychology Psi Chi

William Arthur Donohue Sports and Recreation Management

Emily Dowd** Public Health

Lambda Alpha Honors Program

Brian Dowling* Health Sciences

Tammy Marie Duffy Nursing

Kelsey Rachel Dungan** Health Sciences


Brianna Edwards Management

Liam S. Egan Sports and Recreation Management

Jack T. Ehrhardt Health Sciences

Sarah Mackenzie Ernst** Sports and Recreation Management

Honors ProgramKarla JoAnne Esquivel

Nursing Rebecca Lynne Estabrook

Public Health Stephanie Nicole Evans*

Healthcare Administration Sean Fasoyiro**

Sports and Recreation Management Jaimy Kathryn Fellin*

Healthcare Administration Gema Fernandez Rodriguez

Management Chaston Drake Finaldi

Management Sean Francis Fitzpatrick**

Sports and Recreation Management Lambda Pi Eta Alpha ChiSigma Beta Delta

Ariel Rebecca Flaisher** Health Sciences

Hunter James Flood Accounting-Finance

Stephanie Elizabeth Flores Health Sciences

Marc A. Flores-Perez Marketing

Savannah Jean Flynn* Marketing

Keeton Foster* Marketing

Jennifer Leigh Friscia** Biology

Olivia Christine Gamache Emergency Medical Services

Jasminn Alexs Garcia Environmental Science

Abigail Garnhart ** Health Sciences

Honors ProgramMegan Rose Geddes*

Biology Sarah Marie Gilbert

Nursing


Alison D. Gilliland Nursing

Alpha Sigma Lambda Evan Glew

Sports and Recreation Management Ashley D. Gonyer

Accounting-Finance Karen R. Goodwin**

Management Carissa Jean Gordon**

Health Sciences Honors Program

Kyle Mark Gosselin* Sports and Recreation Management

Katrina R. Grabeau* Biology

Sigma Zeta Sydania D. Grady

Psychology Kelsey Elizabeth Gray

Healthcare Administration Tre’von J. Gray

Management Jessica Ann Lindeman Greeley

Marketing Liana E. Griswold

Nursing Delaney Lucienne Guimont**

Psychology Psi Chi

Mikayla Rose Guskey* Health Sciences

Psi Chi Connor Lee Hagerty

Biology Vincent N. Hall

Sports and Recreation Management Ashley Anne Haluch***

Public HealthAlpha Chi Honors Program

Rebecca Mary Haluch*** Biology

Alpha ChiSigma Beta Delta Honors Program

Jessica Kaylin Harpell** Health Sciences

Alpha Chi Shaylyn Harrington

Psychology Psi Chi

Marcus James Harrison Public Health

Paul Michael Hartin, Jr.** Health Sciences

Alpha Chi Taylor Hartley

MarketingTyler Thomas Hayes***

Biology Sigma Zeta Honors Program

Lauren Rose Hazelwood** Health Sciences

Psi Chi Alpha Chi

Rebekah Jean Hazleton*** Management


Sarah Kathryn Heckman Biology

Matthew Thomas Heffernan Accounting-Finance

Mary Margaret Gesina Hines** Environmental Science

Honors ProgramSigma Tau Delta

Jebediah B. Hogan Biology

Ashley Elizabeth Hovan*** Health Sciences

Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta Honors Program

Tamra K. Howe Nursing

Eric Allen Hoy*** Emergency Medical Services


15***Summa Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, *Cum Laude

Nathan David Hoy Marketing

Mark Anthony Indelicato Sports and Recreation Management

Jessica L. Janas* Environmental Science

Sigma Zeta Kassandra Granola Jaskolski*

Environmental Science Noah Allen Johnson*

Marketing Rosa Blanca Jones*

Health Sciences Sigma ZetaMagna Cum Laude Honors Program

Calia Nicolette Joslyn* Health Sciences

Kylie May Joslyn*** Management


Christopher John Kay Sports and Recreation Management

Jessica Judith Kelley Nursing

Erin Mackenzie Kelly*** Sports and Recreation Management


Nathan Kelly Health Sciences

Brittney A. Ketchum*** Health Sciences


Kyle Kiessling* Psychology

Ashley Marie King* Health Sciences

Austin Knuth Management

Noam Kolakofsky**Management

Jillian Rae Koop* Health Sciences

Jessi Helen Kuehl Nursing

Megan M. Kvet Biology

Judith A. LaBelle Nursing

Ted J. Lambert** Emergency Medical Services

Matthew Richard Landers** Health Sciences Alpha Chi

Diana Lynn Landry Nursing

Henry George Lang Management

Noah R. LaPanne Accounting-Finance

Niklas Ralf Laudahn*** Management

Dylan LeBlanc* Health Sciences

Savanna LeBlanc * Health Sciences

Psi Chi Michelle Y. Lennox

Emergency Medical ServicesAlex Lester

Accounting-Finance Flora M. Lopez

Accounting-Finance Stephen Gregory Lovello

Management Ronald Adrian Lucas Ochoa

Marketing Krystopher C. Lucero*

Biology Honors Program

Mitchell Lutz Accounting-Finance

Britney MacRae** Healthcare Administration

Evan W. Magnuson* Health Sciences

Matthew Maher Health Sciences

Amelia Doris Mamone* Health Sciences


Christopher Manuel** Accounting-Finance

Veronica M. Marques*** Sports and Recreation Management

Bethany Anne Martin** Management

Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta

Lindsay T. Martinez Health Sciences

Jammie Lee Mascitti Nursing

Callie J. Mathers Biology

Kasumi Matsumoto** Management


Olivia Elizabeth McGettigan** Environmental Science


Emma R. McGonagle** Biology


Camryn Rita McKeown**Health Sciences


Margaret May McSweeny Nursing

Aisling R. Meehan Marketing

Chelsea Leigh Melancon Health Sciences

Caitlin Alice Menzies Marketing

Monica Rachel Mercado Psychology

Psi Chi Faith Marie Miller

Health Sciences Psi Chi

Jocelyn Noelle Moody** Health Sciences

Cassidy Lynn Morgan* Health Sciences

Honors ProgramJames William Morrissey, Jr.**

Accounting-Finance Alpha ChiSigma Beta Delta

Ryan Joseph Mullen Health Sciences

Susanne Marie Murdock Nursing

Lisa Muscedere Biology

Sam David Myers Environmental Science

Michael Edward Nally* Sports and Recreation Management

Andrew T. Nelson Sports and Recreation Management

Linda J. Nelson** Accounting-Finance

Jordan Haley Newcomb Psychology

Psi Chi Tommy H. Nguyen**

Health Sciences Sigma Zeta

Raeshell Kaylonie Nixon* Health Sciences

Shannon Ann Nowicki*** Management


Kelly Amber O’Donnell* Public Health

Paul O’Leary** Sports and Recreation Management

Brittany Rose Oliveira* Health Sciences

Alex Osei-Agyemang Health Sciences

Ayodelé Chiké O’uhuru Environmental Science

Jonel Ozuna Accounting-Finance

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Mackenzie Matthew Pace ** Management

Sigma Beta Delta Ann Marie Palmieri

Nursing Sheileen M. Parracino**

Management Alpha Chi

Kellie Lynn Patterson Parry*** Healthcare Administration

James Louis Pasqua Health Sciences

Nathan M. Patterson* Management

Mary Pease** Accounting-Finance

Alex Joseph Pelletier* Sports and Recreation Management

Magna Cum LaudeChloe Patricia Pelletier**

Health Sciences Psi ChiAlpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program

Matthew C. Perreault* Marketing

Joseph Renzo Piana*** Biology


Zachary Pimentel Nursing

Anthony Pizzo* Health Sciences

Ryan Alan Plummer*** Biology


Sarah Poirier Health Sciences

Jadel Poon-Lewis Sports and Recreation Management

Victoria E. Preis Biology

Victoria Michelle Prest Environmental Science

Olivia Newton Preston*** Management


Ahmed Rabbani Biology

Ashley Ramos** Management

Brian Felipe Ranger** Health Sciences

Kurtis Raymond** Marketing

Alpha Chi Jason Robert Reed*

Sports and Recreation ManagementJessica M. Rego**

Marketing Alpha Chi Honors Program

Glen Dakota Reign Accounting-Finance

Rosaysela Rey-Kelly Nursing

Jocelynn Reyna* Health Sciences

Sarah Caroline Rich*** Biology


Michele Marie Richards Nursing

Jessica M. Richardson Nursing

Anastasia Elizabeth Ricko Integrated Studies

Morgan Riley* Psychology

Honors ProgramMiles-Blue Grossman Rimbaud

Accounting-Finance Andrea Rogers

Biology Kailey Anne Ross***

Health Sciences Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program



Mackenzie Elizabeth Rushia*** Healthcare Administration


Brenna Russin* Health Sciences

Honors ProgramConnor James Sahlin

Management Abigail Saldana

Nursing Patrick Sean Salmon Sports and Recreation Management Faith Amelia Santa Cruz

Biology Ryan Sasseville

Environmental Science Jacklyn Mary Satkus

Environmental Science Daniya Monet Schofield

Biology Christina Leigh Schreib***

Biology Psi Chi Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta Honors Program

Stephanie Ann Scolastico Accounting-Finance

Miranda Seppala ** Public Health

Alyssa M. Shaw** Biology

Magna Cum Laude Honors Program

Andrew J. Sheets** Marketing


Cameron Paul Shepardson Accounting-Finance

Alexandre Silva Sports and Recreation Management

Kara Silva Integrated Studies

Justin Skapczynski Environmental Science

Daniel Sletterink* Marketing

Brian Christopher Smith Management

Julia Victoria Smit** Health Sciences

Sigma Zeta Matthew J. Smith

Marketing Shepheard Andrew Stahel ***

Biology Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta

Lauren Stankiewicz Health Sciences

Jack Steeves Environmental Science

Nicole Katlyn Stockburger Nursing

Jessica Rose Strack** Accounting-Finance

Honors ProgramAlaura Lynn Sullivan

Health Sciences Brandi Swett**

Biology Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta Sigma Zeta Honors Program

Shigenobu Taki* Environmental Science

Diane Tate*** Healthcare Administration

Brandon Scott Thibodeau ** Health Sciences

Alpha Chi Melissa Tivnan*


Matthew-Donald Toombs** Management

Lambda Pi Eta

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Cameron Janusz Torres** Sports and Recreation Management


Jennifer Anne Toschik Nursing

Amanda Nicole Travaglini Nursing

Kelly Ann Turney Biology

Patrick J. Twomey Emergency Medical Services

Krystin Alyse Wolkenbrod Valentine Nursing

Victoria Blanca Vargas*** Health Sciences


Leah Elizabeth Varney*** Health Sciences


Kiley Ann Vermette*** Health Sciences


Christina Viering Health Sciences

Tyler Michael Vieux Marketing

Anthony Thomas Vincequere** Healthcare Administration

Felicia Nicole Walalis** Psychology

Psi Chi Alpha Chi Honors Program

Sarah Elizabeth Waldrep Health Sciences

Matthew W. Walsh Integrated Studies

Casey Lynne Wayrynen*** Health Sciences Alpha Chi

Zlanpea Wehyee * Environmental Science

Sigma Zeta Sarah Danielle White*


Kelly Ann Wilson** Biology


Zoe-Ann Kahanuola Yamamoto Marketing

Krystyna Zaniewski* Integrated Studies

Rebecca Zylak*** Health Sciences Honors Program

Bachelor of ArtsTyler John Aragão*

Sports Media Alexa Marie Asta **

Communication Lambda Pi Eta Honors Program

Nicholas James Ayoub Criminal Justice

Cristina Barbellido Serrano* Psychology

Samantha Lynn Bedard** Secondary Education

Pi Lambda Theta Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta Honors Program

Justin Bennett* Criminal Justice

Jalen Michael Benoit** Elementary Education

Pi Lambda Theta Alpha ChiPi Lambda Theta

Shaughnessy D. Benoit Sports Media

Salvatore Bevilacqua* Human Services


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Joseph Rhett Blyzinskyj Psychology

Elijah M. Boyle Criminal Justice

Pi Sigma Alpha Bailey L. Braudis **

Criminal Justice Alpha Phi Sigma Alpha Chi Honors Program

Christopher Michael Breault Criminal Justice

Amelia Ann Brennan*** Psychology

Psi Chi Alpha Chi

Sara Alexandra Brittingham** Secondary Education

Sigma Tau Delta Kyana Brizuela

EnglishSigma Tau Delta

Alexander Richard Caires *** History

Phi Alpha Theta Alpha Chi

Austin Stephen Callaway Sports Media

Dante Michael Camacho* Political Science

Phi Alpha Theta Pi Sigma Alpha

Amanda Jane Carter Human Services

Christopher Charles Criminal Justice

Tyler William Thomas Comeau** Communication

Lambda Pi Eta Alpha ChiSigma Tau Delta

Alexis Brooke Compton Secondary Education

Ashley T. Conway*** Secondary Education

Pi Lambda Theta Alpha Chi

Julia Cormier** Secondary Education

Pi Lambda Theta Alpha Chi

Miranda C. Crane*** Criminal Justice

Alpha Phi Sigma Alpha Chi Honors Program

Christopher James Danksewicz*** Criminal Justice


Alexandra Anne Davison*** Human Services

Alpha Sigma Lambda Cameron Ross Day**

History Phi Alpha Theta Pi Lambda Theta Alpha Chi

Shawn T. DeCost Criminal Justice

Nicole Destefano Criminal Justice

Kimberly Michelle DiLorenzo* English

Sigma Tau Delta Samantha Rose DiPietro

Criminal Justice Sigma Tau Delta

Emma Elizabeth DiRocco* Criminal Justice Alpha Phi Sigma

Ann Margaret DiSciscio Biology

Colin Doherty Communication

Hayley Anne Doneghey* Psychology Psi Chi

Savannah Aurora Drowne English

Sigma Tau Delta

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Alyssa Marie Giannantonio Criminal Justice

Joshua Giaquinto Music

Meg Elizabeth Gilbride** Criminal Justice


Brianna L. Gilman Communication

Matthew E. Gossington Criminal Justice

Trevor Paul Guay* Criminal Justice

Ashley Paige Hescock** Secondary Education

Pi Lambda Theta Alpha Chi Honors Program

Roslyn Kate Hodgkins** History

Phi Alpha Theta Lambda Alpha Alpha Chi Honors Program

Kelsey Marie Holmes Psychology

Ensley Kenzie Hostetter* Psychology

Psi Chi Jennifer Rose Iozzi**

Elementary Education Pi Lambda Theta

Trevon Ni’Shaun Jengelly Communication

Walker Vernon John* Communication

Lambda Pi Eta Bryce P. Johnson**

Sports Media Lambda Pi Eta

Markeytah Johnson Anthropology

Siani J. Joseph Criminal Justice

Psi Chi

Brittany Fleurette-Marie Ducharme*** Psychology

Alpha Phi Sigma Psi Chi Alpha Chi Honors Program

Derek T. Duffy* Criminal Justice

Ariel Lea Dumont*** Secondary Education

Pi Lambda Theta Trent Dunn

Sports Media Shane Duquette*

Music Magna Cum Laude

Ryan David Eldridge Criminal Justice

Kayla Everts Elementary Education

Oladoyin Fadojutimi Communication

Cameron R. Foley Criminal Justice

Ameryca Lee Rosa Freeman** Anthropology

Lambda Alpha Psi Chi Honors Program

Matthew Kenneth Furey* Criminal Justice

Ian L. Furtado Criminal Justice

Madison Ann Gagnon* Criminal Justice

Alpha Phi Sigma Honors Program

Haley Julia Gardner Communication

Megan Rose Gayle Educational Studies

Emma Barbara Gelinas*** Psychology

Alpha Phi Sigma Psi Chi Alpha Chi Honors Program

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Jillian Angelica Morales* English

Sigma Tau Delta Honors Program

Sean Clifford Munzing* Criminal Justice

Alpha Phi Sigma Julius David Peel*

History Phi Alpha Theta Pi Sigma Alpha

Jarred T. Perley Environmental Studies

Tyler Peterson Communication

Lambda Pi Eta Harrsion David Pitts

Criminal Justice Bridgette Elizabeth Prentiss

Educational Studies Morgan Lynn Prindle*

Elementary EducationSigma Tau Delta

Brenna K. Ranagan** Human Services

Ryan David Richardson Environmental Studies

Casarra Roderick* Criminal Justice

Honors ProgramKaitlyn Mae Rooney**

Psychology Psi Chi Alpha Chi

Teja Sandadi Environmental Studies

Tristan Schluter* Psychology

Patrick Seavey Sports Media

Falu Seck Communication

CeLynn Michelle Siemons*** Communication

Lambda Pi Eta Alpha Chi Honors Program

Elizabeth Rose Jurgilewicz*** Anthropology

Phi Alpha Theta Lambda Alpha Alpha Chi Honors Program

Alexus Agape Kalampalikis* Educational Studies

Sigma Tau Delta Ian Richard Keating*

Communication Hannah Vaughn LaTorraca*

Psychology Psi Chi Honors Program

Stephanie Nicole LeClair** Communication

Lambda Pi Eta Gerald Francis Miguel Leith, III

Criminal Justice Isabella Rezende Lima**

Political Science Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Program

Matthew LoPrestiCriminal Justice

Olivia C. Mabbett Biology

Taylor J. MacPhee Environmental Studies

Samuel Malley English

Zackary A. Manganello* Criminal Justice

Pi Sigma Alpha Zachary Bradford Masiello

Sports Media Patrick Michael McCarthy

Criminal Justice David Houston McDonough

Criminal Justice Molly Claire McNamara

Educational Studies Matthew Patrick Michals

Psychology Kyle B. Monahan

Criminal Justice

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Matthew Simpson* Anthropology

Lambda AlphaSigma Tau Delta

Kobie Smith Criminal Justice

Samantha Lynn Sookdeo** Biology

Pi Lambda Theta Alpha Chi Sigma Zeta

Ashlyn Nycole Sperry** Educational Studies

Sigma Tau Delta Laura Elizabeth Spicer**

Educational StudiesSigma Tau Delta

Jenny Corine St. Jean Human Services

Amber J. Stephens** Environmental Studies

Beth Stewart Criminal Justice

Jessica Lauren Strassburg** Secondary Education

Pi Lambda ThetaSigma Tau Delta Alpha Chi

Allison Sugar* Psychology

Psi Chi Thomas David Sutherland***

History Phi Alpha Theta Pi Lambda Theta

Samantha Sweetman* Anthropology

Lambda AlphaSigma Tau Delta

Meghan Elizabeth Tarr Communication

Alexandre Thenin* Political Science

Ty’Saan Towns Communication

Richard J. Veisz Environmental Studies

Sophia Maria Venezia** Communication

Lambda Pi Eta Honors Program

Brigid Washburn* Communication Lambda Pi Eta

Mariah Leigh Wattendorf Integrated Studies

Haley Elizabeth Weeks** Criminal Justice


Nicole Whitman Elementary Education

Bryana Michelle Williams*** Criminal Justice


Jacob Alexander Woolson Criminal Justice

Alana Wyatt Self Designed

Associate of Arts

Tonja Marie AlticeBusiness

Alpha Sigma LambdaAlisha Rene Collier

BusinessSheila Hadley Fielder

BusinessJames Richard Houlne, Sr.

General StudiesAlpha Sigma Lambda

Zachary Michael LazzaroCriminal Justice

Jacob James NeroBusiness

Glen Dakota ReignBusiness

Valerie Kaye SaveallBusiness

Odaro D. UwagboeBusiness

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Academic Regalia

Caps and gowns are a link with the early universities of the Middle Ages. In a time when all students were clerics, the gown and its attached hood served the dual function of keeping the student warm in unheated buildings and of identifying the particular order to which he belonged.

Modern academic regalia in the United States is based on an intercollegiate code established in 1895. The gown is commonly black, differing slightly according to the level of the degree. The baccalaureate gown has long pointed sleeves and is worn closed. The master’s gown is designed to be worn open or closed and is distinguished by its oblong sleeve open at the wrist. The doctoral gown also may be worn open or closed. It has long, bell-shaped sleeves and is paneled in velvet with three matching velvet bars on the sleeves. The velvet may be black or a color distinctive of the degree conferred: Ph.D., blue; M.D., green; etc. Trustees wear doctoral gowns.

Caps are usually of the mortarboard style and are retained on the head throughout all academic exercises except during prayer when the men should remove them. The tassel on the mortarboard cap may be black or of the color indicating the degree. The doctor’s tassel is gold. The tassel is worn over the left front quarter of the cap once the degree has been awarded.

The hoods are satin lined with the colors of the institution which conferred the degree; Franklin Pierce hoods are crimson and gray satin. The color of the velvet border indicates the subject to which the degree pertains.

Agriculture.................................Maize

Architecture......................Blue-Violet

Arts, Humanities, Letters...........White

Business......................................Drab

Communication...................Crimson

Conservation...........................Russett

Criminal Justice............Midnight Blue

Divinity..................................Scarlet

Economics...............................Copper

Education............................Light Blue

Engineering.............................Orange

Fine Arts...................................Brown

Foreign Affairs..................Aquamarine

Public Service..................Peacock Blue

Health & Rehabilitation......Sage Green

Law...........................................Purple

Library Science.........................Lemon

Music...........................................Pink

Nursing...................................Apricot

Pharmacy....................................Olive

Philosophy...........................Dark Blue

Physical Therapy.........................Green

Psychology...................................Gold

Public Health...................Salmon Pink

Sciences, Mathematics.....Science Gold

Social Science............................Citron

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Honor Cord Colors

Academic Honors (Latin)...........................................................................Gold

Undergraduate students will be awarded Latin honors upon conferral of the Bachelor degree if they have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours in residence and meet the following minimum requirements: Cum Laude (indicated by *): Cumulative grade point average of 3.25–3.49 at the time of degree conferral. Magna Cum Laude (indicated by **): Cumulative grade point average of 3.50–3.79 at the time of degree conferral. Summa Cum Laude (indicated by ***): Cumulative grade point average of 3.80–4.00 at the time of degree conferral.

Alpha ChiNational College Honor Society................................................Blue & Green

Alpha Phi SigmaNational Criminal Justice Honor Society....................................Blue & Gold

Alpha Sigma LambdaNational Honor Society for Adult Learners.......................Burgundy & Gold

Chi Alpha SigmaNational College Athlete Honor Society.................................Black & Yellow

Lambda AlphaNational Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology.................White Sash

Lambda Pi EtaHonor Society of the National Communication Association.......Red & White

Phi Alpha ThetaNational History Honor Society............................................Red & Sky Blue

Pi Lambda ThetaEducation Direct Honors Program........................................................Yellow

Pi Sigma AlphaNational Political Science Honor Society.........................White, Red & Black

Psi ChiThe National Honor Society in Psychology....................Platinum & Dark Blue

Sigma Tau DeltaInternational English Honor Society..............................Cardinal Red & Black

Sigma Beta DeltaInternational Honor Society in Business, Management & Administration.................................................Blue & White

Sigma Zeta Gamma EpsilonNational Science and MathematicsHonor Society...................................................Medallion with Gold Ribbon

Other graduation cords are distributed by groups within, and outside of, the University. These adornments symbolize significant commitment and achievement.

We congratulate these students on their accomplishments.

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Franklin Pierce UniversityBoard of Trustees

Frederick W. Pierce, IV Chairman

The Honorable Leslye A. Arsht

John T. Burke ’66

Steven V. Camerino

Joseph M. Delancy ’82

Elizabeth DiPietro

Caryl Felicetta

Genevieve McGillicuddy ’94

Al N. Marulli, Jr. ’69

Kim Mooney ’83, President

Sean O’Kane

Robert F. Riley ’82

Teresa Rosenberger

Jonathan Slavin ’92

Terrell Boston Smith ’05

Alfred Zucaro, Jr.

Lloyd Astmann ’69, Trustee Emeritus

Carleen Farrell ’71, Trustee Emerita

Marlin Fitzwater, Trustee Emeritus

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