USF Sarasota-Manatee to confer 292 degrees at Spring 2008 Commencement

SARASOTA, FL (April 28, 2008) – This Sunday, May 4 at 2:00 p.m., the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee will confer degrees upon 292 students at the Manatee Convention and Civic Center.

 

Almost 3,000 people are expected to attend the Spring 2008 commencement ceremony for the regional campus.  USF President Dr. Judy Genshaft will preside over the ceremony.  

 

This spring, 78 master’s degree candidates will receive graduate degrees.  USF Sarasota-Manatee offers graduate degrees in business administration, nursing, rehabilitation and mental health counseling, library and information sciences, public administration, reading education, adult education, elementary education, special education, and educational leadership.

 

Fifty-three USF Sarasota-Manatee students are graduating with honors, representing almost 26 percent of the campus graduates.  Special honorees at the ceremony include Aaron Wiseman, College of Business, Golden Bull Award; Ashley Morey, College of Business, Outstanding Senior Award; and Dr. Michael Sheldon, Professor of Childhood Education, Outstanding Professor Award.

 

Linda Gabriel, College of Arts and Sciences, will be receiving the King O’ Neal Award, which denotes a student who has maintained a 4.0 grade point average.  The King O’Neal award is given each semester by the Alumni Association in honor of charter graduates Lucas King and Evelyn O’Neal.  

 

The Spring 2008 graduates of USF Sarasota-Manatee represent traditional and non-traditional students. Among the students of traditional college age, a large percentage continue their education at USF Sarasota-Manatee after attending Manatee Community College for their freshman and sophomore level courses. Among non-traditional students, many of this year’s graduates worked full-time while attending school -- balancing family, work and school responsibilities.

 

For more information call USF Sarasota-Manatee at (941)359-4330 or visit www.sarasota.usf.edu.

 

Listed below are the graduates for Spring 2008

 

Candidates For The Master’s Degree

 

College of Arts & Sciences

Master of Arts

Lavonne Leigh Bower

Adrienne Elizabeth Gugliotta

John James Hamp

Darrien Michelle Hanrahan

Anna Huliyeva

Beau D. Krueger

Jon S. Messick

David Edward Staley

Thomas John Stella

Germaine Elisha

Stevenson-Green

Debra A. Taylor

Michelle Whigham

Lainie Mcmillen Wick

Ryan P. Gray

Master of Social Work

Pappachan Chacko

Michelle Geddes

Lisa Valentine Heilman

Trina Kedzierski

Shannon Leigh

Caren S. Lawrence

Jennifer Melville

Thomas Muecke

Nancy Newman

Aimee O'Sullivan

Stacy Schmoll

Kate Stoker

Kristin L. Towhill

Marilyn West

Cheryl Wolbert

Kacia Erin Zuill

College of Education

Master of Arts

Jake J. Okanuma

Ollie K. Adams

Paul E. Foerster

Aisha J. Holmes

Elaine J. Longobardi

Cynthia Joy Weitzel

Lorri Ann Phillips-Alba

Paula Ann Taylor- Greathouse

Master of Arts in Teaching

Edward T. Clark

Alison M DeSena

Deanna Carol Ferguson

Scott Wilkinson Flynn

Edward Hashey

Laura Beth Johnson

Skye Scarbrough Lippert

Marsha J. Mayers

Susannah H. Michalson

Valerie Jaeger Montgomery

Anna Christina Riccardo

S. Renee Rickert

Sheri Ridal

Kimberly Anne Ryder

Shelley L. Sanders

Kimberly Swain Tonkin-Klaasse

Brigette Ann Wagner

Carol Bridges West

Brenda L. Zofrea

Sheri Ridal

Master of Education

Paula Cimillo

Kyri Santrae Demby

Karen J. Denison

Amy R. Menard

Mary Louise Miller

Lydia Richardson-Stewart

Jeffrey Dean Rodgers

Susan A. Thistle

Lacey Ryan

College of Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing

Jeannetta Johnson Bragg

Joyce A. Colligan

Vivien L. Cruz

Joan M. Duchesney

Patricia Louise Egan

Susan M. Farrenkopf

Wendy Michele Fleming

Ryan Carvin Hentges

Rhonda Pope Ryan

Regina C. Sherlock

Maura Marisela Wright

 

Candidates For The Bachelor’s Degree

College of Arts & Sciences

Bachelor of Arts

Leigh Gareth Llewelyn

Samuel Thompson North

Rachel Chadsey

Stacey Crowder

Chad Ryan Grissom

Latasha Renee Henderson

Jenny Kall

Michelle Anne Laliberte

Tangelia Jean Lane

Anna M. Luna

Kenneth Gary Malts

Lara Beth Raymond

James Edward Shurtleff, Jr.

Tiffanie M. Unger

William Andrew Vickers

Courtney Lee Allen

Tanya Lynn Baird

Jennifer Erin Fossum

Deborah Ann Kochman

Heather Mae Potts

Valentina Andreyevna Rosales

Brian Reiner Short

Mary A. Sweat

Adam Allen Warcewicz

Amorette Marie Zindle

Melisssa K. Carpenter

Donald K. Engelberger

Lorraine Marie Hunter

Phil L. Jones

Jonathon David Lavandeira

Tyson Miedema

Linda Jean Schwartz

Juana Maria Aleman

Danielle Sarah Bever

Rachael Lee Bever

Melissa Anne Buck

Willie Lee Dixon

Sandra L. Fortier

Linda M. Gabriel

Amy R. Grosse

Christopher Isidore

Diana Kelley

Aimee L Kirvin

Jennifer Lea Krause

Kristie Lomelo

Jessica Lyn Young-Meyers

Blanca Esther Moscoso

Kimberly Mosholder

Stacie Nokes

Deanna Pfundtner

Dawn Colleen Randolph

Rachel Lee Shepherd

Kim Raylene Shuey

James K. Tate

Michaela Lynn Valvo

Peter John Villafana

Lysa Joan Wanner

Jennifer Gaye Wells

Patricia Ann Banish

Colleen B. Barnard

Lilly Marie Braden

Whitney Lee Brown

Erik Christian

Kayly Dennis

Nardos Getachew Desta

Joe Thomas Dunham

Richard Allan Foy

Laura Ann Hayward

Barbara Hilaire

Brian Paul Ivey

Kelly Daniele Janney

Brian Michael Johnston

Justin Lee Vaughn Kwiatkowski

Leigh Gareth Llewelyn

Sharon Elizabeth Lombardi

Ryan Michael McClash

Heather Marie Nicklaus

Taylor Elaine Owen

Jennifer Lynne Rodgers

Jonathan Michael Spence

Jade Lea Suggs

Sarah Trimble

Yolanda Coleman

Bachelor of Social Work

Amber Lee Getman

Alexandra Sheanshang

Jodie L. Smith

Kimberley Fleetwood Stern

College of Business

Bachelor of Arts

Veronica Isabel Byam

Adam Linnell Gardner

Ralph Duane Saunders

Monika Werner

Joseph Carbonell

Jeffrey Scott Pilson

Joseph J. Sidoti

Juwon Akeem Tittle

Kathryn Gail Hansen

Jean-Charles Leroy

Amandine Marques

Matthieu Roche

Thomas Salle

Claire-Marie Schoenig

Shanelle Witting

Robert Lee Kasten

Ryan Scott Merrill

John Anderson Carnegie, Jr.

Brian Andrew Gray

Randi Jean Lundell

Samuel Glen Marks