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<p>Wilkes University held its winter commencement ceremony on Sunday in the Henry Gymnasium of the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center. More than 200 graduates received recieved bachelor&#8217;s, master&#8217;s and doctoral degrees.</p><p><strong>Bachelor of Arts</strong></p><p>Sarah Benczkowski, Elementary &amp; Early Childhood Education, Plains, Pa.; Timothy Benner, Integrative Media, Catawissa, Pa.; Asma&#8217;a Binladen, Integrative Media, Edwardsville, Pa.; Kayla Bucci, Communication Studies, Wyoming, Pa.; Jenna Colleran-Geiger, Communication Studies, Dallas, Pa.; Justin Davis, Earth &amp; Environmental Sciences, Scranton, Pa.; Briann Derr, Criminology, Tamaqua, Pa.; Leah Doknovitch, Elementary &amp; Early Childhood Education, Kingston, Pa.; Jermaine Foster, History, Kingston, Pa.; Jillian Glasgow, Criminology, Whitehall, Pa.; Eric Hauer, History, Wawallopen, Pa.; Kevin Heberling, Spanish, Slatington, Pa.; Elizabeth Heggan, Psychology, Catasauqua, Pa.; Celeste Kratz, Sociology, Hanover Township, Pa.; Roger Legg, Psychology, White Haven, Pa.; Jeanine Manta, Elementary &amp; Early Childhood Education, Exeter, Pa.; David Marouchoc, Criminology, Nesquehoning, Pa.; Asma Mourcy, Political Science, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Philip Racciato, Middle Level Education, Pen Argyl, Pa.; Bryan Raymer, History, South Abington Township, Pa.; Stephen Ruch, Middle Level Education, Dallas, Pa.; Theresa Sanders, Psychology, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Natalie Smirne, Psychology, Avoca, Pa.; Ryan Smith, Criminology, Honesdale, Pa.; Ashley Sutton, Criminology, Swoyersville, Pa.; Justin Wall, Mathematics, Pittston, Pa.; Joel Watson, Sociology, Honesdale, Pa.; Markeata White, Communication Studies, Edwardsville, Pa.</p><p><strong>Bachelor of Business</strong></p><p>Abdelaziz Al-Tunaiji, Management, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Mathkar Alamani, Finance, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Hussam Alghusn, Finance, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Abdulaziz Alhumoud, Entreprenuership, Wilkes Barre, Pa.; Ibrahim Alhumoud, Entreprenuership; Marzouq Alrefaei, Management, Scranton, Pa.; Abdullah Altaleb, Entreprenuership, Skaka &#8211; Aljouf; Bryan Back, Business Administration, Plains, Pa.; Steven Brace, Business Administration, Mountaintop, Pa.; Lien Do, Marketing, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Joshua Helwig, Entreprenuership, Catawissa, Pa.; Rodney Hill, Business Administration, Pikeville, Md.; Yujia Jiang, Business Administration, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Kristin Koulik, Business Administration, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Eleanor Laffey, Marketing, West Pittston, Pa.; Christian McGlynn, Management, Westwood, N.J.; Daniel Paveletz, Management, Nanticoke, Pa.; Marc Perry, Marketing Dunmore, Pa.; Meaghan Skelly, Marketing, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; Victoria Warne, Sports Management, Fayetteville, Pa.</p><p><strong>Bachelor of Science</strong></p><p>Obaid Al Zaabi, Accounting, Wilkes Barre, Pa.; Noura AlSarawi, Environmental Engineering, Miami, Fl.; Orane Churchill, Mechanical Engineering, Yeadon, Pa.; David Cormier, Mechanical Engineering, Mountain Top, Pa.; Raid Dinh, Mechanical Engineering, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Nathan Franko, Accounting, Falls, Pa.; Michael Gaumer, Accounting, Allentown, Pa.; Alexandra Hoops, Accounting, Mountain Top, Pa.; Daniel Lykens, Electrical Engineering, Reading, Pa.; Khushali Parikh, Chemistry, Kingston, Pa.; Grant Rarig, Environmental Engineering, Catawissa, Pa.; Mia Sallavanti, Biology, Old Forge, Pa.; Corbin Sherman, Environmental Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pa.</p><p><strong>Doctor of Education</strong></p><p>Katie Leach, Educational Technology, Weatherly, Pa.; Deana Patson, Educational Technology, Dushore, Pa.; Patrick Patte, Educational Administration, Laflin, Pa.; Jon Pollard, Educational Administration, West Wyoming, Pa.</p><p><strong>Doctor of Nursing</strong></p><p>Daniella Casimir, Nursing Practice, Jamaica, Ny.; Lynne Hutchison, Nursing Practice, Hillsboro, Il.; Debra Iglesias, Nursing Practice, Litchfield Park, Az.; Sherry Martin, Nursing Practice, Glendale, Az.; Lori Parke, Nursing Practice, Montoursville, Pa.; Aurel Radu, Nursing Practice, Toronto, On.; Mary Rock, Nursing Practice, Enola, Pa.; Virginia Smith, Nursing Practice, East Northport, Ny.; Thomas Wagner, Nursing Practice, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Sandra Winters, Nursing Practice, Milford, Pa.; Kim Zsitek-Brannan, Nursing Practice, Orefield, Pa.</p><p><strong>Doctor of Pharmacy</strong></p><p>Meribeth Derkach, Pharmacy, Vestal, Ny.</p><p><strong>Master of Business Administration</strong></p><p>Andrea Beck, Business Administration, Waymart, Pa.; Stuart Bennett, Business Administration, Camas, Wash.; Patrick Conahan, Business Administration, Mountain Top, Pa.; Yachna Dureja, Business Administration, Hightstown, Nj.; Darlene Gerster, Business Administration, Scottsdale, Az.; Joseph Holmes, Business Administration, Glendale, Az.; Sharon Johnson, Business Administration, Phoenix, Az.; Jacklyn Lowe, Business Administration, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Brent Maldonado, Business Administration, Mesa, Az.; Sakshi, Business Administration, Hightstown, N.J.; Robert Santorsa, Business Administration, Dickson City, Pa.; Marcella VanRiper, Business Administration, Weatherly, Pa.; Colby Young, Business Administration, Lititz, Pa.</p><p><strong>Master of Science</strong></p><p>Azzam Albarrak, Engineering Management, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Kimberly Allen, Education, Niantic, Conn.; Whitney Babin, Education, Lancaster, Pa.; Rachel Bakun, Education, Quakertown, Pa.; Allyson Bayly, Education, Honesdale, Pa.; Kimberly Beiler, Education, Lancaster, Pa.; Gregory Bernhardt, Education, Mount Joy, Pa.; Erika Besecker, Education, Waynesboro, Pa.; Nicole Betances, Education, Ashley, Pa.; Kristen Bishop, Nursing, Great Bend, Pa.; Laura Bohlig, Education, Greenfield Township, Pa.; Shana Brady, Education, Linwood, Pa.; Jesse Bulicki, Education, Warminster, Pa.; Allison Butash, Education, Throop, Pa.; Emily Buttorff, Education, Jersey Shore, Pa.; Michael Capilo, Education, Reading, Pa.; Christina Capiotis, Education, York, Pa.; Patricia Carlson, Education, New Cumberland, Pa.; Ashley Cieszkowski, Education, Olyphant, Pa.; Jessica Colon, Education, Bethlehem, Pa.; Marie Conahan, Nursing, Mountain Top, Pa.; Elizabeth Cook, Nursing, Eutawville, S.C.; Vanessa Correll, Education, Newmanstown, Pa.; Diana Dadey, Education, Wyomissing, Pa.; Ian Daecher, Education, Lancaster, Pa.; Carmen DeMaria, Education, Mountville, Pa.; Mollie Devinney, Education, Bakerstown, Pa.; Austin Dietrich, Education, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Keri Dougherty, Education, Lemoyne, Pa.; Kathryn Dunn, Education, Doylestown, Pa.; Alana Eaton, Education, Shrewsbury, Pa.; Jennifer Emmonds, Education, Ford City, Pa.; Adam Faisetty, Education, Whitehall, Pa.; Kimberly Filipovits, Education, Schnecksville, Pa.; Ruth Flanagan, Education, S. Abington Township, Pa.; Thomas Flisser, Education, Bath, Pa.; Brittany Fontaine, Education, Perkasie, Pa.; Meredith Foster, Education, Pottstown, Pa.; Kailee Fowler, Education, Mahanoy City, Pa.; Matthew Frailey, Education, Allentown, Pa.; Melissa Franklin, Education, York, Pa.; Rami Gabbani, Education, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Lucille Gallis, Education, Orwigsburg, Pa.; Lindsay Gebeau, Education, Yardley, Pa.; Janet Gettig, Education, Weatherly, Pa.; Joy Grandi, Education, Belle Vernon, Pa.; Eric Grecco, Education, Brockway, Pa.; Jessica Grim, Education, Red Lion, Pa.; Jaclyn Groh, Education, Hellertown, Pa.; Claudia Halsey, Education, Doylestown, Pa.; Erika Hanson, Education, Swoyersville, Pa.; Philip Haussener, Education, Lebanon, Pa.; Jacquelyn Hedman, Nursing, North Augusta, Sc.; Trisha Herrera, Education, Reading, Pa.; Felicia Hess, Education, Waynesboro, Pa.; Stacey Hewitt, Nursing, Reading, Pa.; Laura Hite, Education, Landisville, Pa.; Marc Honrath, Bioengineering, Grove City, Oh.; Eva Howells, Education, Emmaus, Pa.; Megan Hutchinson, Education, Auburn, Pa.; Rene&#233; Jamison, Education, Tyrone, Pa.; Cheri Janosik, Education, Monessen, Pa.; Jonathan Jarrett, Education, Lebanon, Pa.; Keith Jones, Nursing, Oakland Park, Fla.; Matthew Kemble, Education, Lititz, Pa.; Kelly Kerrigan, Nursing, Millville, Nj.; Jason Killinger, Education, Mill Hall, Pa.; Deann Kincaid, Education, Bethlehem, Pa.; Samuel Kirk, Education, DuBois, Pa.; Amy Kishbaugh, Education, Quakertown, Pa.; Lindsey Kress, Education, Littlestown, Pa.; Julie LaVerghetta, Education, Philadelphia, Pa.; Daniel Longyhore, Education, Macungie, Pa.; Suzanne Lynn, Education, Summit Hill, Pa.; Derek Margetan, Education, Hummelstown, Pa.; Heather Martin, Education, Myerstown, Pa.; Kelly Martinelli, Education, Catasauqua, Pa.; Rebecca Mauser, Education, Northampton, Pa.; Alyssa Mayne, Education, Jermyn, Pa.; Kara McCauslin, Education, York Springs, Pa.; Matthew McCowan, Education, Easton, Md.; Nancy McDonough, Education, Audubon, Pa.; Adam Mietelski, Education, Mohnton, Pa.; Kathleen Mondell, Education, Montoursville, Pa.; David Morris, Education, Wernersville, Pa.; Samantha Moses, Education, Carlisle, Pa.; Raymond Murhon, Education, Fogelsville, Pa.; Michelle Murphy, Education, Lancaster, Pa.; Sydney Musslewhite, Education, Lubbock, Texas; Justine Noss, Education, Plymouth, Pa.; Shelagh O&#8217;Brien, Education, Charlestown, Ma.; Jennifer Oldt, Education, Palmerton, Pa.; Joseph O&#8217;Melia, Education, Harrisburg, Pa.; Robert Palazzo, Education, Catasauqua, Pa.; Katherine Palazzo, Education, Catasauqua, Pa.; Porter Palmer, Education, Greenwood, S.C.; Christie Patterson, Education, North Wales, Pa.; Amanda Peters, Education, Tamaqua, Pa.; Timothy Prokopovits, Education, Oley, Pa.; Sean Pyne, Education, White Hall, Pa.; Michael Quickel, Education, Breinigsville, Pa.; Dianna Riegel, Education, Coplay, Pa.; Katie Rosengrant, Education, Tunkhannock, Pa.; Thomas Runscavage, Nursing, Luzerne, Pa.; Jessica Saloky, Education, Phoenixville, Pa.; Susan Sando, Education, Hanover Township, Pa.; Vincent Scalzo, Education, Shickshinny , Pa.; Audra Schlecht, Education, New Ringgold, Pa.; Emily Schuppert, Education, Sinking Spring, Pa.; Kelsea Schwartz, Education, Hedgesville, W.Va.; Robert Sherretz, Education, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Kristen Shickora, Education, Orefield, Pa.; Anthony Shipula, Education, Hanover Township, Pa.; Kyle Shrauder, Education, Harrisburg, Pa.; Mary Simon, Nursing, Albrightsville, Pa.; Thomas Sites, Education, Elizabethtown, Pa.; Alexxi Spicher, Education, York, Pa.; Brandy Spielman, Education, Waynesboro, Pa.; Jennifer Steinbacher, Education, Loganton, Pa.; Eileen Stewart, Education, Havertown, Pa.; Jennifer Stock, Education, Pottsville, Pa.; Marquise Stokes, Education, Quakertown, Pa.; Tricia Strickland, Nursing, Dacula, Ga.; Timothy Sullivan, Education, Jamison, Pa.; Nari Tenkley, Education, Fallbrook, Calif.; Stephen Tetlak, Electrical Engineering, Dayton, Oh.; Emily Toth, Education, Quakertown, Pa.; Paulo Vitoria, Education, Lafayette Hill, Pa.; Jacob Wagner, Education, Ashley, Pa.; Ty Wartman, Education, Ashland, Pa.; Lisa Weller, Education, Coplay, Pa.; Elizabeth Werner, Education, White Haven, Pa.; Maureen Werwie, Education, Clarks Mills, Pa.; Chad White, Education, Chambersburg, Pa.; Robert Wozniak, Education, Williamsport, Pa.; Heather Yoder, Education, Jenkintown, Pa.</p><style>
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Wilkes University Winter Commencement list of graduates