2024 Program
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158th Commencement Program
May 18, 2024
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A Message from the President
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To our graduates,
I am pleased to congratulate you, our graduates, on your outstanding achievement. Your hard work, determination, and family's and friends' support have been instrumental in guiding you through a rigorous program of study at SUNY Geneseo.
Like those who have supported you, we take great pride in your accomplishments. You are joining a long line of distinguished Geneseo alumni stretching back more than 150 years to the college's founding.
You are graduating from one of the finest public liberal arts colleges in the country. During the last few years, you have come to know that Geneseo is more than a location, a public honors college, and a village. It's a community—of scholars and citizens, faculty and students, family and friends—united by a shared purpose: the education of tomorrow's teachers and doctors, musicians and managers, scientists and sociologists, who will become the molders and shapers of the future on the national and international stage.
While pursuing your academic dreams, you have shown the strength, intelligence, and talent for which Geneseo students are known. From the outstanding achievements on the field of competition through SUNYAC and NCAA Division III athletic events to the caliber of research presentations and performances in the annual GREAT Day celebrations, your class has much to be proud of.
As you receive your diploma, you will join thousands of alumni who demonstrate vividly the value of a liberal arts education from Geneseo and why our graduates are in high demand in business, education, government, the fine arts, and science here and around the world.
No matter where your journey takes you, I hope you will return regularly to Geneseo—in spirit or in person—for an alumni reunion or simply to stroll across campus and visit Emmeline perched on the fountain in the heart of the Village. You are now a permanent member of the extended Geneseo family, a welcoming community of resourceful and talented individuals making a difference in their communities who are eager to help you reach your dreams.
We cannot wait to hear about all you will do, the lives you will touch, and the mountains you will move. Congratulations on your outstanding achievement. Please keep in touch.
Sincerely,
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Denise A. Battles, President
Commencement Speaker
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Andrea Holland '01
Andrea Holland '01 has more than 20 years of experience as an executive coach, leader, and speaker. Through Holland Communications, she has helped executives become more successful leaders at major brands such as American Airlines, the US Olympics, and Dale Carnegie. She has also worked with regional clients such as Wegmans Food Markets and the United Way. At Geneseo, she earned a bachelor of arts in communication and minored in public relations.
Holland is an accomplished speaker and champions causes that promote equity for BIPOC, women, and LGBTQ+ communities. She specializes in helping people connect with their own stories to increase self-awareness and develop the confidence, skills, and outcomes that change lives.
Holland gives back to the community through service as vice president of the Rochester Women's Business Council and as a board member at Huther Doyle, the University of Rochester Medical Center's Home Care Foundation, and the East House Foundation. She is also a member of the sketch comedy troupe EstroFest.
Honorary Degree Recipients
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Jackie Norris '92
Jackie Norris '92 is a veteran of several successful political campaigns and has held positions in the White House, US Capitol, and Department of Urban Housing and Development. She worked for former Vice President Al Gore and served as the first White House chief of staff to Michelle Obama.
Norris has served as an advisor to corporate leaders and Fortune 500 companies, aiding them in directing volunteerism and philanthropy in strategic and measurable ways. She launched Billion + Change and The Civic 50 with Bloomberg News.
Before her political career, Norris taught high school government and history and was an adjunct professor at American University in Washington, DC, and John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. She currently chairs the Des Moines School Board and serves on the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.
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Bruce Himelstein '76
Bruce Himelstein '76 has been selected to The American Marketing Association Hall of Fame and in 2005 was named one of the “Top 25 Minds in Sales and Marketing” by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International. He is an accomplished brand and corporate strategist, speaker, and consultant who is credited with transforming the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company into a leader in the luxury hotel industry while he served as the company's chief sales and marketing officer. Previously, he was vice president for sales at Marriott International, the world's largest hotel chain. He started his career in hospitality as a bellhop in Albany, NY.
After Ritz-Carlton, Himelstein developed several innovative marketing campaigns as the chief marketing officer at Loews Hotels & Resorts. In 2015, Himelstein created the BJH Group, where he works as a consultant and speaker for businesses, hospitals, universities, and healthcare organizations that depend on customer service for success.
Order of Exercises, Morning
Prelude: Fanfare from La Péri by Paul Dukas—Brass Ensemble
Processional: Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar—Brass Ensemble
National Anthem: Giana Marie Cheri '24
Welcome and Introductions: Denise A. Battles, President
Greetings: Eunice A. Lewin, SUNY Trustee
Conferral of Honorary Degree: Jackie Norris '92, presented by Eunice A. Lewin, SUNY Trustee
Commencement Address: Andrea Holland '01
Senior Oration: Katlin M. McNeil '24
Recognition of the Graduates: President Battles
Conferral of Baccalaureate Degrees: Mary C. Toale, Provost
Welcome to New Alumni: Rachel Laber Pulvino '10
Concluding Remarks: President Battles
Alma Mater: Sophia E. Hutchings Benny '24 (music and lyrics at the bottom of the page)
Recessional: Canzona by Samuel Scheidt—Brass Ensemble
The international flags on the stage indicate those countries or territories represented by graduates in the Class of 2024: Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, India, and Japan.
Also on stage is the Haudenosaunee flag, which recognizes the land upon which the campus now stands as the historic homeland of the Seneca Nation of Indians and the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.
Grand Marshal: Beverly J. Evans, Distinguished Teaching Professor
Head Marshals: Amy Sheldon, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences • Leonard Sancilio, Dean of Students
Faculty Marshals: Paul Pacheco, Anthropology • Joe Cope, History • Johnnie Ferrell, Theatre and Dance • Michael Oberg, History • Andrew Herman, Communication • Cynthia Klima, Global Languages and Cultures
Readers: Justin Behrend, History • Melanie Blood, Office of the Provost • Mark Broomfield, English • Karleen West, Political Science and International Relations
Flag Bearers: Kyle Bree, Officer, University Police • Richard Palmer, Officer, University Police
Order of Exercises, Afternoon
Prelude: Fanfare from La Péri by Paul Dukas—Brass Ensemble
Processional: Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar—Brass Ensemble
National Anthem: Paris A. Interdonato-Carreras '24
Welcome and Introductions: Denise A. Battles, President
Conferral of Honorary Degree: Bruce Himelstein '76, presented by President Battles
Commencement Address: Andrea Holland '01
Presentation of the Richard Roark Award: Robert Doggett, Chair, College Senate
Senior Oration: Aman Davinder Manghi '24
Recognition of the Graduates: President Battles
Conferral of Baccalaureate Degrees: Mary C. Toale, Provost
Welcome to New Alumni: Rachel Laber Pulvino '10
Concluding Remarks: President Battles
Alma Mater: Paris A. Interdonato-Carreras '24 (music and lyrics at the bottom of the page)
Recessional: Canzona by Samuel Scheidt—Brass Ensemble
The international flags on the stage indicate those countries or territories represented by graduates in the Class of 2024: Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, India, and Japan.
Also on stage is the Haudenosaunee flag, which recognizes the land upon which the campus now stands as the historic homeland of the Seneca Nation of Indians and the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.
Grand Marshal: Stephen Padalino, Distinguished Teaching Professor
Head Marshals: Amy Sheldon, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Leonard Sancilio, Dean of Students
Faculty Marshals: Jeanne Galbraith, School of Education • Lerong He, School of Business • Crystal Simmons, School of Education • Susan Salmon, School of Education • Jeff Johannes, Mathematics • Jeff Peterson, Chemistry
Readers: Harry Howe, School of Business • Travis Bailey, Biology • Dori Farthing, Geological Sciences • Jani Lewis, Biology
Flag Bearers: Kyle Bree, Officer, University Police • Richard Palmer, Officer, University Police
Graduation Honors
Final Graduation Honors, December 2023–January 2024
summa cum laude (3.80 to 4.00)
Kerianne M. Alpin
Brenna Nicole Bessette
Andrew C. Biittig
Julia Elizabeth D'Amato
Orlando Anthony DiBacco
Jaina Nicole Dinino
Hanna Marie Donovan
Samantha M. Dumitrescu
Emilie Anne Gagnon Fallows
Lena A. Fazzolari
Tiara Yasmine Fiorica-Weiner
Emma K. Flaitz
Emma Elizabeth Harrington
Yu Kawasaki
Emma Caroline Kay
Trystan Michael Melas
Samantha Rose Miller
Elizabeth C. Perry
Megan V. Polhamus
Olivia F. Raucci
Darren M. Redmond
Carolyn G. Rook
Reo Sakida
Leah E. Samson
Ashleigh E. Scheidweiler
Kailey R. Sewell
Chloe B. Smith
Natsuki Takata
Nelson F. Thomas
Kristina Michelle Valentino
Courtney Michaela Voigt
Faith Emma Woodcock
Lillian B. Woodworth
Peyton Ann Wulkan
magna cum laude (3.65 to 3.79)
Kerri Patricia Wanek Abruzzo
Jenna V. Arcese
Madison M. Brown
Emily Elizabeth Brunner
Jamie Erin Fleck
Abigail Mae Grady
Meghan E. Havens
Nobah S. Islam
Jarrett R. Marrapese
Rachel Marie Marsh
Ella Darling Pearcy
Lily Maria Shields
Reagan G. Smith
Margot Rose Tanner
Felicity Francesca Tiberi
Luis Ruben Vazquez III
cum laude (3.50 to 3.64)
Gabriella Grace Bigger
Julia Elizabeth Colucci
Alexis L. DeRaiche
Jenna Nicole Duffy
Ariel M. Duryea
Hallie Jeanne Edic
Jackson R. Faulkner
Amir Rose Helms
Jillian Octavia Kavanaugh
John Lloyd Kippley
Kazuki Kono
Nicole M. Lallier
Cameron James Mahoney
Emily Susan Miller
Ameachi Alvin Odey Jr.
Katherine Olivia Pallavicini
Samantha A. Rarrick-Holvey
Elisabeth Ann Schumacher
Madelyn R. Shuler
Raffaella Luisa Shutt
Ralph J. Velasquez
Allisun R. Voyer
Yuki Watariguchi
Tentative Graduation Honors, May 2024–December 2024
summa cum laude (3.80 to 4.00)
Katelyn Nicole Adis
James Aidan Ambrosio
Salina Damaris Antonetty
Lauren M. Bennati
Daniel Raymond Bergman
Lauren E. Bergman
Ava Lynn Bluberg
Trevor Adair Bollinger
Eugene A. Bullock
Halie M. Cardon
Julia Francesca Ceravolo
Terran M. Cheng
Victoria Chizuk
Tsz Wa Ellen Chu
Grace Clark
Darien Michael Connolly
Isabelle A. Covert
Jessica M. Dawson
Kerry Lynn Dennin
Holly V. DeYoung
Amanda Marie DiMatteo
Madolley Donzo
Anna Marie Duerheimer
Michael Dwyer
Haylee Alexis Evertsen
Sarim Faiz
Madilyn E. Falgiano
Ashley M. Felber
Cambryn Elizabeth Fields
Emily Maria Fitzpatrick
Erin Donna Fitzsimmons
Alexandra P. Galle
Mackenzie E. Garger
Zachary D. Gauronski
Lili Marie Gourley
Jocelyn Jianhua Haines
Rebecca Claire Halterman
Michelle Antoinette Hasbun
Samuel Grogan Healy
Katherine M. Henke
Kayania A. Hermol
Bridget Lynne Hickey
Margaret C. Hintz
Sophia E. Hutchings Benny
Madalyn Rose Hymowitz
Nicole Skye Indelicato
Jack Rubin Katz
Nicole Marie Kemmett
Eleanor B. Kephart
Lena G. Kiehl
Elizabeth Irene Klosko
Alexis Jean Kruzicki
Monica Josephine Krym
Naomi LaDuke
Jesse Allan Larkin
Victoria Marie Lepsch
Jenna Gail Loew
Olivia Rose Lopez
Terrence J. Lopresti
Elle Maier
Sora Matsuishi
Kaia L. McCue
Kelly R. McLaughlin
Sarah Lynne Mertson
Kayla Marie Metzger
Alexander Michaels
Gianna Marie Minnuto
Luke D. Molnar
Diana Miranda Pato Morley
Kirstin M. Moshier
Genevieve Moulton
Megan Christine Mueller
Christopher J. Murphy
Liam C. Murphy
Megan K. Murray
Haley R. Neufeld
Vanessa Yvonne Nowicki
Cameron John O'Brien
Mack T. Ogden
Jack Sidney O'Loughlin
Eleanor Parkhurst
Grace V. Pearse
Lily C. Peck
Molly Margaret Kathleen Peron
Madison T. Popielski
Alexandra Pucci-Schaefer
Robert Guy Reynolds
Dylan K. Rocker
Elizabeth Rudnick
Clarissa Mary Saad
Kaitlyn A. Samsel
Sydney Faith Saunders
Alexis M. Savoie
Lucas Gerald Schaffer
Marilyn Loraine
Schmidt-Lockhart
Abigail Grace Schwartzman
Emma K. Seppeler
Devin R. Shelmerdine
Olivia M. Smaldone
Samantha Skye Stellrecht
Noe Elliot Stephens
Rachel N. Stevens
Charlotte Rita Sutphin
Veronica Szygalowicz
Marshall Roney Testa
Nevaeh A. Tucker
Wai Cheung Tung
Dylan Francis Walawender
Jennifer Wilbur
Allison L. Wing
Brooke A. Witherow
Brooke Marilyn Woodard
Mandy Xiang
Alexandra B. Young
Penelope Zenhausern
magna cum laude (3.65 to 3.79)
Thomas J. Abate
Alissandra G. Alvira
Kayla Lyn Andersen
Emma W. Bail
Jacob Bancroft
Molly A. Baumer
Leah Elizabeth Beecher
Maris Breaton
Claire Elizabeth Bressette
Madelynn Elizabeth Brown
Aidan J. Cheeseman
Dylan Lee Christopherson
Allison P. Clark
Brianna Rose Cohen
Chelsea E. Corey
Hannah R. Curtin
Darren N. D'Arcy
Max Michael Dargavel
Emily N. DeJohn
Haley Ann Dennis
Nossoh L. Diarra
Liliana B. Dietz
Jillian Rose Disalvo
Abigail McKee Dutch
Emily V. Ecija
Madelyn Claire Ernle
Evan Charles Eshenaur
Marc D. Fazzolari
Courtney E. Fetzer
Michelle M. Fitting
Spencer F. Fountain
Emma Marie Furnari
Victoria Cecille Garland
Hailie Ann George
Lauren Goossen
Jessica Kaye Gordon
Faith N. Griffin
Fiona Haegeland
Olivia L. Hernick
Ella Patricia Isaac
Madison Payge James
Robert Kahn
Grace M. Kanaley
Cole Kattan
Marcus Alexander Kautzman
McKenna Elizabeth Kelly
William Frank King
Sharlenn P. La
Meghan Anna LeBaron
Grace Elizabeth Lorenz
Sydney Claire Lubanski
Andrew C. Macpherson
Kylah R. Magarrell
Nicole Elizabeth Malley
Aman Davinder Manghi
Jessica L. Marinaro
Darby Rose Matthews
Monique M. Mckenrick
Caitlyn Elizabeth Michelsen
Holly Reese Michelsen
Lanaiyah C. Morganelli
Emine Kayral Morris
Isabella Rose Nicastro
Luke P. North
Madison Leigh Nuttle
Macy Elizabeth O'Neil
Justina M. Petrilli
Macy Elizabeth Pritchard
Lea J. Prusinowski
Zachary Bernard Rehbaum
Cheyanne Rose Reynolds
Juliana M. Rivoli
Justin Richard Robinson
Danielle M. Roemer
Alex Edward Potts Rubadeau
Amanda Grace Rudzinski
Sarah J. Russell
Nathan Ryan
Andrew J. Sarafin
Jacob Thomas Schlau
Austin M. Schoen
Rebecca G. Schwartz
Madeline Lea Shaw
Thomas O. Shields
Samantha J. Sicoli
Gabrielle E. Skiba
Julia Catherine Stegner
Shannon R. Steindel
Allyson June Surowick
Thomas W. Truckenmiller
Emma Katherine Tuohy
Mia Kathleen Turco
Yessenia Vargas
Julia K. Vaughan
Lauren Nicole Verde
Jacob E. Vogel
Reegan Rae Vorgang
Carleigh Brooke Wachtel
Brennan G. Wilcox
Sara N. Wilkins
Rachel M. Williams
Laura L. Wright
Kimberly Wu
cum laude (3.50 to 3.64)
Riley Morgan Abdou
Emily A. Alexander
Gianna Marie Algeri
Andrew Alsup
Spencer Gregory Amorosi
Kaitlin R. Anzalone
Savannah Toth Astalos
Julia Auricchio
Sophia Lynn Azurin
Alison Nicole Barry
Lauren Basile
Rebecca Adeline Bassemir
Maxwell C. Bentz
Riley J. Bernier
Autumn P. Bieber
Olivia Paige Bloise
Sara M. Blumberg
Devin Michaela Brazell
Madison Rue Centeno
Giana Marie Cheri
Katrina Noel Clare
Regina Ann Clark
Madeline Emily Coccia
Connor M. Coleman
Zoe Coutu
Bridget Cara Cunningham
Daniella M. DeCarlo
Jessica K. Deringer
Cecilia Rose Dignan
Mia Grace Donaldson
Christopher David Eddy
Todd A. Fahrer
Joseph William Ferguson
Lillian Grace Fox
Alissa Jean French
Juliette Caroline Frischmann
Perry S. Galens
Timothy James Giblin
Jordyn Elizabeth Grady
Anna C. Green
Kyle M. Gronau
Claire C. Hackbush
Julia Veronica Hanrahan
Thomas S. Healy
Abigail Ruth Helmes
Celia Rhiann Henry
Rachel Anne Hirschkind
Timothy Michael Hirschler
Laura E. Hughes
Molia Ibrahim
Paris A. Interdonato-Carreras
Caleb Edwin Jarmusz
Katelyn John
Farrell Mary Johnston
Jason Ye-Hoon Kagan
Rachel M. Kesys
Max H. Koen
Lawrence James Kuhn
Kamila J. Kuykendall Pakhutkina
Isabella G. LePore
Ellie Elizabeth Linder
Kara Victoria Mantha
Rachel Ashley Margalit
Tucker F. Marvin
Mia Cristina Mascaro
Lexis Kaitlyn Maurer
Julia Elizabeth McHugh
Griffin M. Meyer
Jacob Joseph Moody
Brian Murphy
Rebecca Rose Napierala
Gillian A. Neos
Mark J. Neu
Chloe E. Newcomb
Nicholas Burton Parks
Rebecca Grace Perrotta
Nicole Bianca Petfield
Elizabeth Sue Phillips
Sophuth Phon
Emily E. Pietrantoni
Christina M. Piotrowski
Isaac C. Pollock
Shannon Elizabeth Ravert
Zehra Rengin
Emily Paige Rennells
Linda Marie Rossi
Cassidy M. Sander
Anna L. Schell
Dana M. Schoeps
Paige Ryan Smith
Olivia Smock
Kiley Elizabeth Snow
Nicole Stango
Jonathon David Stuck
Sophie M. Thomas
Rory Tobin
Mackenzie R. Townsend
Emily R. Trabulsi
Blake Jo-Ann Tripodi
Victoria G. Tripp
Peyton A. Vanboden
Abigail Rose Verhayden
Alexa M. Waksmunski
Julia Whitley Wallace
Briannah M. Weeks
Nora B. Whorton
Jessalyn S. Willmott
Sawyer J. Wilson
Michael C. Wright
Courtnee P. Yasses
Sara Zielinski
Dominik J. Zittel
Jenna N. Zon
Academic Accolades
Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence
The Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence honors State University of New York students who have best demonstrated and been recognized for their integration of academic excellence with other aspects of their lives, which may include leadership, campus involvement, athletics, career achievement, community service, or creative and performing arts.
Jocelyn Jianhua Haines
Laura L. Wright
Presidential Scholar
The Presidential Scholar honor is awarded to fewer than 20 Geneseo rising seniors each year. The distinction recognizes the highest level of accomplishment in academic study including creative achievement, along with community service, athletics, and other co-curricular activities. Presidential Scholars represent the ideals of SUNY Geneseo and serve as ambassadors for the College throughout the year.
Kayla Lyn Andersen
Madolley Donzo
Jordyn Elizabeth Grady
Nicole Marie Kemmett
Alexander Michaels
Gianna Marie Minnuto
Mack T. Ogden
Noe Elliot Stephens
Allyson June Surowick
Julia Whitley Wallace
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest and most widely known liberal arts and sciences honor society. Less than 10% of seniors (along with a few exceptional juniors) are selected by faculty members for membership into the organization. Geneseo is the only undergraduate SUNY college with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, one of only 286 chapters in the nation.
Katelyn Nicole Adis
Kayla Lyn Andersen
Jenna V. Arcese
Devin Michaela Brazell
Eugene A. Bullock
Victoria Chizuk
Brianna Rose Cohen
Darien Michael Connolly
Isabelle A. Covert
Darren N. D'Arcy
Jessica M. Dawson
Madolley Donzo
Samantha M. Dumitrescu
Madilyn E. Falgiano
Emilie Anne Gagnon Fallows
Marc D. Fazzolari
Emma K. Flaitz
Lillian Grace Fox
Zachary D. Gauronski
Lili Marie Gourley
Aspen T. Griffing
Jocelyn Jianhua Haines
Samuel Grogan Healy
Celia Rhiann Henry
Olivia L. Hernick
Rachel Anne Hirschkind
Madalyn Rose Hymowitz
Molia Ibrahim
Ella Patricia Isaac
Jack Rubin Katz
Nicole Marie Kemmett
Olivia Rose Lopez
Aman Davinder Manghi
Jessica L. Marinaro
Kelly R. McLaughlin
Trystan Michael Melas
Alexander Michaels
Holly Reese Michelsen
Samantha Rose Miller
Gianna Marie Minnuto
Diana Miranda Pato Morley
Emine Kayral Morris
Genevieve Moulton
Liam C. Murphy
Megan K. Murray
Chloe E. Newcomb
Cameron John O'Brien
Mack T. Ogden
Jack Sidney O'Loughlin
Grace V. Pearse
Sophuth Phon
Macy Elizabeth Pritchard
Alexandra Pucci-Schaefer
Alex Edward Potts Rubadeau
Clarissa Mary Saad
Cassidy M. Sander
Sydney Faith Saunders
Alexis M. Savoie
Lucas Gerald Schaffer
Kailey R. Sewell
Samantha Skye Stellrecht
Veronica Szygalowicz
Natsuki Takata
Blake Jo-Ann Tripodi
Wai Cheung Tung
Julia K. Vaughan
Lauren Nicole Verde
Nora B. Whorton
Allison L. Wing
Brooke Marilyn Woodard
Kimberly Wu
Edgar Fellows
Edgar Fellows are members of the Geneseo honors program. They were selected for the program as first-years and sophomores in recognition of their high level of motivation and academic success. The program includes interdisciplinary seminars, research opportunities, and close work with honors advisors.
Jacob Bancroft
Jessica M. Dawson
Emily Maria Fitzpatrick
Daniela M. Grimard
Paris A. Interdonato-Carreras
Gabrielle H. Joseph
Grace M. Kanaley
Nicole Marie Kemmett
Jesse Allan Larkin
Jessica T. LoPresti
Alexander Michaels
Gianna Marie Minnuto
Diana Miranda Pato Morley
Chloe E. Newcomb
Jack Sidney O'Loughlin
Grace V. Pearse
Gage Jeffrey Smith
Nicole Stango
Rachel N. Stevens
Charlotte Rita Sutphin
Veronica Szygalowicz
Mia Kathleen Turco
Abigail Rose Verhayden
Jacob E. Vogel
Brennan G. Wilcox
Brooke A. Witherow
Senior Orators
The Senior Oration is an important opportunity for seniors to share reflections on the Geneseo experience with the graduating class. “Student-to-student communication represents what the graduates take with them into the world and demonstrates the results of the excellent teaching and learning that distinguish a Geneseo education,” says President Denise A. Battles.
Members of the Class of 2024 were invited to compete for the honor of Senior Orator in a multi-stage process.
From this year's excellent entries, Katlin McNeil '24 will speak at the morning ceremony. She is graduating with a double major in history and English and a minor in medieval studies. Aman Manghi '24 will speak at the afternoon ceremony. He is pursuing a double major in economics and finance.
Special Awards
The Richard Roark Award was first presented in May 1970, less than two months after Roark, a professor of anthropology at Geneseo, was presumed drowned off the Island of Guadeloupe in the French West Indies. The endowed award is given to a graduating senior whose excellence in scholarship and community service emulates Roark's. The recipient will receive a stipend to purchase books and will have their name inscribed on a plaque in the Robert MacVittie College Union.
The President's Cup is given annually to a graduating senior who exemplifies superior service and dedication to the Student Association through involvement in and leadership of the association and its funded organizations. Students receiving this award must have at least a 2.7 grade point average. Recipients are selected by the newly elected executive committee, and the award is presented by the incoming Student Association president at the Commencement Rehearsal.
Academic Attire
Academic attire generally consists of cap, gown, and hood worn on formal occasions at institutions of higher learning. This attire reflects the ecclesiastical garb of the medieval period when scholars were nearly all members of the clergy.
The bachelor's gown is worn closed, distinguished by its long, pointed sleeves; the master's gown is designed to be worn open and has long sleeves with an arc cut in front and square base in the back. The doctoral gown is worn open or closed and has velvet panels down the front and three velvet bars on the round, full sleeve.
A distinguishing feature of academic attire is the hood. Its size, shape, and color designate the degree earned and the college or university. Bachelor's hoods are rarely used, but they are similar in design to master's hoods and are three feet long. The master's hood measures three and a half feet. The doctoral hood is rounder and four feet long. Hoods are lined with the official colors of the institution conferring the degree, such as blue and gold for the State University of New York. The binding around the hood is velvet and the color indicates the major field of study.
Caps are normally black and the most common is the four-pointed mortarboard, but tams are also worn. Tassels are worn over the left front quarter after the degree has been conferred. Tassels were historically black although doctoral degree holders may wear a shorter gold tassel.
The Mace
The faculty and staff procession is led by the Grand Marshal, who carries the Geneseo mace. The mace dates to medieval times and is a symbol of authority. Geneseo's mace is carried only at the New Student Convocation and Commencement.
The mace and a companion medallion were designed and created by Professor Willard Peterson in 1971 in response to a commission by a committee of students and alumni chaired by Robert Redden. Peterson's design for the Geneseo mace fashions New York State cherry wood into the handle and the traditional spikes. The ornamentation features a blue lapis lazuli gemstone (found in the US only in New York State) and honors the Geneseo blue. The sunburst surrounding the stone alternates twelve gold and silver shafts, reflecting the light of learning.
The mace was a gift to the College by the Alpha Clionian Corporation. The medallion, worn by the president as a seal of office, was given by the Class of 1969.
A new lanyard for the medallion was designed and created by Professor Patrice Case in 2016. A cabinet to house both was designed and constructed by Professor Paul Hepler and presented to the College by the Alumni Association.
It stands in the Tower Room of Doty Hall, where the mace and medallion are permanently displayed.
Candidates for Degree, Bachelor of Arts
+ Teaching Certificate
++ Dual Major
Anthropology
Autumn P. Bieber
Brianna Rose Cohen ++
Sydney Louise Miller
Megan K. Murray
Grace V. Pearse
Emma K. Seppeler
Lily Maria Shields ++
Samantha Skye Stellrecht ++
Mia Rose Zielinski
Art History
Rebecca Adeline Bassemir
Mia Rose Ferraro
Leah Elizabeth Knapton Rapp
Biology
George Amigdalos
Lauren Haley Ball
Emma Rose Belica ++
Daniel Raymond Bergman
Audrey M. Bilello
Stephanie V. Billharz
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Bishop
Ryan Michael Ciccolini
Allison G. Cole
Megan C. Cook
Francy D. Cruzado
Tricia Linn Curran
Amanda Marie DiMatteo
Ashley Grace Donnan
Timothy James Giblin
Patrick R. Grasing
Anna C. Green ++
Kelly Heathscott
Olivia L. Hernick
Micah Daniel Hosley
Rachel K. Hoyt
Lance E. Jensen
Katelyn John +
Lacey Nicole Klinkbeil
Meghan Anna LeBaron +
Cally S. Lloyd
Nikki Deanna Lloyd
Sophia L. Macaluso
William T. Maher
Michael J. Mascitti
Emily Susan Miller
Karina Anna Mirza
Jack Robert Molinaro +
Luke P. North
Noah R. S. O'Connor
Emma Rose Paris
Emma Parker
Macy Elizabeth Pritchard
Jacob Douglas Roberts
Samantha E. Rutkowsky
Emily Veronica Salanger
Abigail E. Shafer ++
Raffaella Luisa Shutt +
Kristin Leigh Simon
Harrison Edward Smith
Stephen Konnor Smith
Leah M. Spicer
Madison R. Steates
Taylor A. Stolberg +
Jonathon David Stuck
Wai Cheung Tung
Reegan Rae Vorgang
Nora B. Whorton ++
Brennan G. Wilcox
Rachel M. Williams ++
Alisa Maie Willis
Lindsay J. Wright
Black Studies
Elliott Lazar Rouse Jr.
Chemistry
Trevor Adair Bollinger
Connor M. Coleman +
Elizabeth Irene Klosko
Gianna Elise Mantha
Brian Murphy
Anthony John Maciol Rizzo ++
Marshall Roney Testa
Amber D. Wright
Communication
Justin T. Arilotta
Eren Taner Aydin
Justin Michael Blakesslee
Sara M. Blumberg
Andrew Bruno
Joseph Francis Burns
Austin P. Cairns
Camron P. Cervone
Zay Ko Ko Chaw
Maura Anne Clark
Lucas J. Coyne
Ellen M. Crowe
Andrew Joseph Daniels
Dylan Robert Dariano
Jonathan Michael Davis
Cecilia Rose Dignan ++
Allison Marie Dolaway
Grace Jacqueline duBourg
Sierra Etkin
Perry S. Galens
Lauren A. Goldstein
Claire C. Hackbush++
Michelle Antoinette Hasbun
Samuel Grogan Healy
Nathan Richard Hubbard
Jason Ye-Hoon Kagan
Cole Kattan
Monica Josephine Krym
Tyler J. Malave
Ryan Thomas Maruke
Kaia L. McCue
Serena Faith Mulloy
Molly Margaret Kathleen Peron
David C. Potter
Alexandra Pucci-Schaefer
Zachary Bernard Rehbaum
Naija-Li Lucille Rivers
Alexandra Morgan Ross
Anaya Christina Kay Ruiz
Mackenzie Terry Ruthven
Anna A. Swede
Jared Thomas
John Jaime Tinizhanay
Victoria G. Tripp
Kyra Ann Veaunt
Matthew R. White
Brooke Marilyn Woodard
Ryan A. Yager
Economics
Nicholas Sagan Andrews
Orlando Anthony DiBacco
Justin P. Gagnon
Charles Joseph Hodge IV
Nathan James
Jack Rubin Katz
Andrew C. Macpherson ++
Aman Davinder Manghi ++
Zachary Michales
Dominic F. Pagano
Reo Sakida
Devin R. Shelmerdine
Jacob E. Vogel
English
James Aidan Ambrosio +
Lauren Basile +
Leah Elizabeth Beecher
Sydney C. Bolton +
Maris Breaton
Conor Leeds Chivers
Emily J. Clinton
Isabelle A. Covert +
Bridget Cara Cunningham +
Lauren Jennifer Davies +
Madison C. Dedrick +
Nossoh L. Diarra
Mia Grace Donaldson ++
Matthew Connor Dunbar
Emily V. Ecija +
Hallie Jeanne Edic
Tatum June Faucher +
Jackson R. Faulkner +
Delaney Townsend Ford
Lili Marie Gourley
Wyatt Austin Hargrove ++
Jillian Octavia Kavanaugh
Eleanor B. Kephart ++
Lucy Siewert Laats
Brian Anthony Malgieri
Jessica L. Marinaro ++
Holly Reese Michelsen ++
Samantha Rose Miller +
Diana Miranda Pato Morley +
Christopher J. Murphy +
Mary Hannah Regina Myers
Aubrey Lynn Ouderkirk +
Ella Darling Pearcy
Elliot Oliver Pecora
Carrie J. Ramos
Juslannie Maria Rosso Brito
Christian Leo Roth
Jacob Thomas Schlau ++
Peter-Joseph A. Sharak +
Miranda J. Simmons +
Chloe Louise Smith
Madelyn Grace Tavernier +
Margaret Olivia Tepper +
Nevaeh A. Tucker
Ralph J. Velasquez
Dylan Francis Walawender +
Sara N. Wilkins
Mandy Xiang
French
Victoria Chizuk ++
Nazari K. Cooke ++
Geochemistry
Mary Teresa Noragong
Geography
Damian Anthony Bradley
Andrew T. Dixon
Maximillian Albert Haegele
Naomi LaDuke
Mitchel J. Machlitt
Isaac L. Mcbride
Sam P. Moritz
Ronan L. O'Toole
Sophuth Phon
Gabrielle Rose Puente
John R. Staerker
Roy Harlan Wyzykiewicz
Geological Sciences
Reagan J. Bifarella +
Julianna R. Klimow
Courtney C. Levy
Jack Michael Masman
Jesse David Robert Norton
Emilia Kathryn Rio ++
Cassidy M. Sander
Cole Schaefer
Danielle Stein +
Alexander Richard Tooker +
Natalie Cate Wall
Allison L. Wing
Geophysics
Carleigh Brooke Wachtel
History
Amanda Rae Addis
Samuel J. Ashton
Paolo Antonio Bianchi-Valenti +
Andrew C. Biittig +
Robert James Boneillo +
Aidan M. Carolan +
Samantha A. Ciesla
Regina Ann Clark +
Jake Daniel Damm
Erik D. DiMaggio
Todd A. Fahrer ++
Joseph William Ferguson +
Sean Joseph Finucane +
Ryan Augustus Fischer
Michael Robert Gibbons +
Jordyn Elizabeth Grady ++
Cory Joseph Green
Kyle M. Gronau +
Gregg E. Harman II +
Abigail Ruth Helmes
Emily Marchelle Henderson +
Bridget Lynne Hickey +
Lily F. Holt +
John Paul LaFountain
Terrence J. Lopresti +
Cameron James Mahoney
Brigid R. Marron +
Katlin Marie McNeil ++
Liam C. Murphy +
Jacob Moller Nielsen
James Zachary Odell +
Jack Sidney O'Loughlin ++
Nolan Robert Ormsbee
Alias C. Peña +
Darren M. Redmond +
Justin Mychal Rinck +
Justin Richard Robinson +
Dylan K. Rocker
Ashleigh K. Rombaut +
Nathan Ryan +
Lucas Gerald Schaffer
Charlie Nicole Shields +
Timothy C. Simmons +
Brendan Michael Syrop +
Margot Rose Tanner
Mackenzie R. Townsend +
Ethan James Troin +
Thomas W. Truckenmiller
Regan Kate Virkler +
Seth Isaac Wagner
Joseph Paul Weidel +
Addison Jade Whalen +
International Relations
Darby Rose Bleakley
Molly Elizabeth Brown ++
Katrina Noel Clare
Jaina Nicole Dinino
Emma Marie Furnari
Yu Kawasaki
Nicholas Joseph Smolinski
Mathematics
Jenna V. Arcese
Maxwell C. Bentz
Madison Portia Bowyer +
Rachel Brinker +
Lauren Elizabeth Briody +
Madison M. Brown +
Frank A. Bubbico
Mercy A. Charway
Michael Anthony Ciuffo +
Darien Michael Connolly ++
Hanna Marie Donovan
Matthew M. Garcia
Cortland G. Greindl +
Celia Rhiann Henry
Nicole Skye Indelicato +
Bryan Everett Jacobs
Olivia Rose Johnson +
Taylor Michael Johnson
McKenna Elizabeth Kelly
Alisiana L. Muscoreil +
Lily A. Pietranski +
Bryce Kenneth Robertson +
Alex Edward Potts Rubadeau +
Shannon R. Steindel
Marissa E. Terry
Nicholas J. Thompson +
Lauren G. Tigue
Mia Kathleen Turco
Abigail Rose Verhayden ++
Courtnee P. Yasses +
Shannon J. Zembrzycki +
Music
Giana Marie Cheri
Paris A. Interdonato-Carreras ++
Kaitlyn Serita James
Grant A. McElheny
Anthony Joseph Pirrone
Toria Lee Sherelis
Kristina Michelle Valentino
Philosophy
Quinn B. Davidson ++
Aspen T. Griffing
Julian N. Toro
Physics
Kevin A. Cerda
Aidan J. Cheeseman
Dylan Lee Christopherson ++
Auralia D. Derhak
Ian Boris Faerman ++
Marcus Alexander Kautzman
Zephyr Lange
Yuki Watariguchi
Political Science
Andrew Alsup
Emma W. Bail ++
Eugene A. Bullock ++
Jefferson Bullis Byrd
Ethan Skyler Cone
Kennedy Elizabeth Cullen
Madilyn E. Falgiano ++
Pamela Flores
Noel Shanks Guidry
Julie Anne Hall
Thomas S. Healy ++
Nicole Marie Kemmett ++
Joshua M. Kuwent
Jesse Allan Larkin
Madisyn Olivia Liberati
Ronan Timothy Loftus-Graney
Jake Brendan McKenna
Emilee Meadors ++
Eleanor Parkhurst ++
Nicholas Burton Parks
Riddhi Paresh Patel
Mackenzie J. Phelps
Alexander Onassis Ruiz
Alexis M. Savoie
Laura L. Wright
Psychology
Kayla Lewise Allen
Kerianne M. Alpin
Justin R. Antici
Laura Elizabeth Appleton
Savannah Toth Astalos
Julia Auricchio
Jacob Bancroft
Saige Seraya Gantt Benedict
Devin Michaela Brazell ++
Claire Elizabeth Bressette
Grace Burr
Cira Meagan Byrne
Elena Z. Cheung
Caleb Paul Clarke
Megan Elizabeth Coloney
Abigail L. Costa
Haley Ann Dennis
Liliana B. Dietz
Madolley Donzo ++
Abigail McKee Dutch
Evan Charles Eshenaur
Madison Marie Esposito
Lena A. Fazzolari
Joseph W. Fragoso
Sean Franson
Katie S. Giordano
Lauren Goossen
Abigail Murley Harrington
Madison Payge James
Alexa O. Johnson
Sarah Annelise Jordan
Amandeep Kaur
Micah N. Kerness
Samantha Alice Kerrigan
Lauren R. Kersch
Madeline Elizabeth Kohn
Abrianna L. Kruger
Sharlenn P. La
Arrianna Lebron
Olivia P. Lindquist
Rachel Ashley Margalit
Jarrett R. Marrapese ++
Trystan Michael Melas ++
Lanaiyah C. Morganelli
Marianna Lynn Munger
Eliza Re Myers
Ameachi Alvin Odey Jr.
Beatrice Shalom Offu
Sara Ortiz
Nancy Piraino
Madison T. Popielski
Olivia F. Raucci
Emily M. Rechlin
Aidan Fitzgerald Riley
Zachary Abraham Rissman
Zachary Root
Clarissa Mary Saad
Alexa Sadak
Richard Sammarco
Alexa G. Sampugnaro
Daniella A. Schofield
Dayna R. Sterner
Lauren Isabella Stevens
Megan Ann Stout
Charlotte Rita Sutphin
Rory Tobin
Emily R. Trabulsi
Blake Jo-Ann Tripodi
Iris Nicole Tyler
Annabella Vargas
Julia K. Vaughan
Mackenzie L. Waite
Alexa M. Waksmunski
Sara Anne Watson
Briannah M. Weeks
Jennifer Wilbur
Lillian B. Woodworth
Kimberly Wu ++
Jenna N. Zon
Sociology
Syble K. Billings
Shauna Lee Blochwitz
Rachel Nava Bloom
Thomas J. Bradley
Elizabeth A. Cassidy
Madison Rue Centeno ++
Madison May Delzell
Abigail M. George
Mackenzie Anne Gugino
Bryanna P. Hargrove ++
Michael Bennett Keller
Matthew Kenyon
Tyler Lewandowski
Abby Rose Maloney
Megan Goran Nedelkovski
Katherine G. Oliva
Kayla A. Roberts
Emily Jean Rock
Sydney Faith Saunders
Joshua Franklin James Taylor
Julia Whitley Wallace
Sociomedical Sciences
Thomas James Ackerman
Mackenzie Elizabeth Adkins
Alissandra G. Alvira
Rachel Lauren Annis
Kaitlin R. Anzalone ++
Makenzie Besse
Olivia C. Brown
Lillie M. Burgoon
Emerson A. Burton
Nya D. Caballero
Nina Gabriella Chicatelli
Ariane Nailea Dabideen
Max Michael Dargavel ++
Aissatou Diagne
Cassandra Dorane
Phoebe Margaret Durham
Alexandra E. Ehle
Alexandra P. Galle ++
Timothy Michael Hirschler
Molia Ibrahim
Ella Patricia Isaac
Hannah O. Jaeger ++
Taylor A. Kerr
Megan P. Kim
Kamila J. Kuykendall Pakhutkina
Alyssa Joanne Lee
Amanda Nicole McGeown
Mejeen D. McLain
Caitlyn Elizabeth Michelsen
Grace Thoren Olczak
Jillian S. Orr
Laura Irene Panara
Megan V. Polhamus
Briana Melanie Pozo
Olivia Rose Raupp
Maddison Elizabeth Roselli
Shannon N. Samsonik
Marissa M. Volk
Jade Sophia Wang
Brooke M. Weidner
Brittni Leighann Yunger
Sara Zielinski ++
Spanish
Avelina F. Albornoz
Madeline Emily Coccia +
Pornthip Sattang Finewood +
Mackenzie E. Garger +
Elle Maier
Jessica E. Mander-Bateman
Hope Elizabeth Marotta +
Kelly R. McLaughlin +
Olivia M. Smaldone +
Allisun R. Voyer +
Sustainability Studies
Katelyn Nicole Adis
Kerrin Lillian Cleary
Bethany E. Cobb
Alaina Del Carmen
Jessica Nicole Mazzeo
Jessica Burkhard Napier
Jerome J. O'Callaghan
Jeremy A. Sauer
Sophie M. Thomas
Lauren Nicole Verde ++
Joseph Michael Webster
Theatre
Jordan Andrew St. Andre
Women's and
Gender Studies
Hannah E. Colosimo
Cameron John O'Brien
Candidates for Degree, Bachelor of Professional Studies
Musical Theatre
Sophia E. Hutchings Benny
Candidates for Degree, Bachelor of Science
+ Teaching Certificate
++ Dual Major
Accounting
Spencer Gregory Amorosi
Dominic C. Basile
Madison J. Bragg
Madelynn Elizabeth Brown
Allison P. Clark ++
Tiana M. Contreras
Bryce Daniel DeFazio
Emily N. DeJohn
Kerry Lynn Dennin
Cambryn Elizabeth Fields
Emma Elizabeth Harrington
Robert Kahn
Alexis Jean Kruzicki
Robert B. Liddell Jr.
Kylah R. Magarrell
Jordan Maxwell Mesquita
Kayla Marie Metzger
Emine Kayral Morris
Mark J. Neu
Noah M. Olson
Nathan J. Poolman
Andrew J. Sarafin
Austin M. Schoen
Kayla L. Sergeant
Anthony Paul Sterbens III
Rachel N. Stevens
Michael C. Wright
Jack R. Zienski
Matthew J. Zihal
Applied Mathematics
Danielle J. Bellis
Jack Warren Caughey
Zachary D. Gauronski ++
Applied Physics
Thomas J. Abate ++
Kayla Lyn Andersen ++
Kevin T. Barbuto
Annelise Hope Campo
Darren N. D'Arcy
Bryan Julian Diaz
Oren Forgette
Lillian Grace Fox
Timothy Michael Gibbons
Biochemistry
Hannah I. Bergner
Luis G. Carrillo Rubio
Zoe Coutu ++
Marc D. Fazzolari
Daniela M. Grimard++
Kia Haering
Zainab Sameela Haidari
Margaret C. Hintz
Kathleen Ann Lewis
Jessica T. LoPresti
Patrick John Loss
Bryan A. Martinez Hernandez
Alexander Michaels
Mack T. Ogden
Anna L. Schell
Gage Jeffrey Smith
Owen Zane Vincent
Biology
Roger Ivan Aguilar
Laura Michelle Buckley
Grace Clark
Daniella M. DeCarlo
Holly V. DeYoung
Rachel Dickinson
Samantha M. Dumitrescu
Sarim Faiz
Emilie Anne Gagnon Fallows
Jacob M. Fargo
Ashley M. Felber
Courtney E. Fetzer
Emma K. Flaitz
Madison Ashley Geddes
Felecity L. Hyde
Nobah S. Islam
Katelyn M. Jacques
Gabrielle H. Joseph ++
Lawrence James Kuhn
Adrianna Lauren Licata
David Solomon Marx
Sarah Lynne Mertson
Griffin M. Meyer
Gianna Marie Minnuto
Katie Ann Morgan
Abigail Lenior Moziak ++
Chloe E. Newcomb
Lily C. Peck
Andrew W. Pedinotti
Jakob Michael Pericak
Hannah Joleigh Reid
Zehra Rengin
Tristin Nicole Rose-Morley
Kaitlyn A. Samsel
Dana M. Schoeps
Abigail Grace Schwartzman
Jessie Ann Seifert
Nicole Stango
Noe Elliot Stephens ++
Veronica Szygalowicz ++
Nelson F. Thomas
Violet J. Vanguilder
Alex F. Wilkinson
Biophysics
Jessica M. Dawson
Luis Ruben Vazquez III
Business Administration
Ruby Jean Acritani
Josie Mae Avery
Lauren Marguerite Badolato
William John Bean V
Gabriella Grace Bigger
Michael Joseph Braddon
Jacob H. Branch
Lauren F. Bromfield
Russell James Packer Brownell
Nicolette G. Brutschy
James Carmine Campanelli
Anthony M. Cardilli
Halie M. Cardon
John R. Cassar
Julia Francesca Ceravolo
Terran M. Cheng
Caitlin M. Creahan
Aidan D. Crego
Joshua Miles Czech
Julia Elizabeth D'Amato
Anna Michel Dawley
Dale Day DeNunzio
Joshua T. DeVries
Samantha R. Durland
Anna Kristine Dwyer
Michael Dwyer
Julia Louise Faery
Matthew Fairchild
Noah P. Fancher
Mackenzie A. Fischer
Julian L. Fontanez Jr.
Spencer F. Fountain
Sabine Antoinette Francis
Raymond J. Grabowski
Emma Riley Greco
Rae Lana Griffin-Lewitzky
Jackson S. Grossman
Fiona Haegeland
Jocelyn Jianhua Haines
Owen Hankinson
Ryan Christopher Holcomb
Justin M. Jahrsdoerfer
Caleb Edwin Jarmusz
Mirac Karakus
Andrew Kim
William Frank King
Luke Kirschbaum
Grigorios Koutsomitis
Alexa R. Kretchmer
Nathaniel Joseph LaSorba Jr.
Sydney Claire Lubanski
Kylie Anne Mann
Allison Grace Marquardt
Sora Matsuishi
Darby Rose Matthews
Zachary Thomas Miller
Leigh Emerson Moeser
Jacob Joseph Moody
Rebecca Ann Moriarty
Daniel Ayman Moussa
Rebecca Rose Napierala
Gillian A. Neos
Sierra Dana-Melody Obad
Brandon M. O'Brien
Dylan M. Olson
Joe L. Orza Jr.
Brett A. Patmore
Riley Payne
Isaac C. Pollock
Sarah Elizabeth Ponzi
Cameron James Prinzivalli
Samantha A. Rarrick-Holvey
Robert Guy Reynolds
Nicholas Keith Riley
Jaelyn Nichole Rodgers Denniston
Dominic Eugene Rodriguez Donohue
Alec W. Sapienza
Ashleigh E. Scheidweiler
Aidan J. Schickler
Madelyn R. Shuler
Ajaybir G. Singh
Paige Ryan Smith
Reagan G. Smith
Sabina Valerie Sokol
Shelby Alexa Soper
Gabriel V. Stenziano
Brady Michael Sullivan
Natsuki Takata ++
Jose A. Torres
John Daniel Twomey Jr.
Torrie Raye Valle
Christopher Ryan Weber
Dominik J. Zittel
Chemistry
Emily Maria Fitzpatrick
Rachel Anne Hirschkind
Madalyn Rose Hymowitz
Emily Paige Rennells
Finance
Michael P. Corwin
Rhett Padraic Crooks
Ryan Charles Drexler
Alex James Ierardi
John Lloyd Kippley
Nathanael James Kisler
Max H. Koen
Christian Xavier Kritas
Sean R. Marren
Camryn B. Marshall
Daniel John Mecca
Luke D. Molnar
Kevin Thomas Mouton
Isabella Rose Nicastro
Erin N. Noger
Emily E. Pietrantoni
Samantha J. Sicoli
Neuroscience
Sophia Lynn Azurin
Dhavan Brahmbhatt
Zoe Hue Connor
Christopher David Eddy
Michelle M. Fitting
Jamie Erin Fleck
Grace M. Kanaley
Lena G. Kiehl
Olivia Rose Lopez
Lauren Elyse Mac Taggart
Noah M. Massey
Madison Leigh Nuttle
Margaret Nwankpa
Danielle M. Roemer
Gabrielle E. Skiba
Allyson June Surowick
Brooke A. Witherow ++
Alexandra B. Young
Candidates for Degree, Bachelors of Science in Education
Childhood Education
with Special Education
Emily A. Alexander
Allison Balawender
Riley J. Bernier
Laura Susan Clar
Matthew Ryan Cook
Kailynn J. Corey
Brianna Evelyn Donahue
Ariel M. Duryea
Mairead Kelly Egan
Mya Kathleen Enderle
Haylee Alexis Evertsen
Hannah F. Fiorentine
Erin Donna Fitzsimmons
Jessica Kaye Gordon
Megan Ashley Greene
Faith N. Griffin
Lauren Elizabeth Gulick
Rebecca Claire Halterman
Natalie A. Houston
Laura E. Hughes
Farrell Mary Johnston
Emma Caroline Kay
Sarah Jacqueline Keane
Daniella Sara Keegan
Caitlyn Ann Korzeniewski
Helen Katherine Kruschwitz
Angelina Jo Libardi
Ellie Elizabeth Linder
Taylor Allyn Maddy
Mia Cristina Mascaro
Monique M. Mckenrick
Sadie E. Mitchell
Kirstin M. Moshier
Genevieve Moulton
Megan Christine Mueller
Caleb Muscato
Haley R. Neufeld
Aaron S. Packard
Nicole Bianca Petfield
Gina N. Petralia
Elizabeth Sue Phillips
Reagan Marie Pickett
Danielle C. Pompa
Cheyanne Rose Reynolds
Torianna Janel Robleto
Linda Marie Rossi
Sarah J. Russell
Elisabeth Ann Schumacher
Rebecca G. Schwartz
Kailey R. Sewell
Madeline Lea Shaw
Olivia Smock
Kiley Elizabeth Snow
Daniel J. Sullivan
Miriam Claudette Tardy
Felicity Francesca Tiberi
Emma Katherine Tuohy
Yessenia Vargas
Courtney Michaela Voigt
Luci Ann Weatherbee
Jessalyn S. Willmott
Sawyer J. Wilson
Thomas Edward Wise
Michelle Renee Wolf
Madison Elizabeth Wright
Peyton Ann Wulkan
Ian F. Zieske
Early Childhood and
Childhood Education
Riley Morgan Abdou
Kerri Patricia Wanek Abruzzo
Gianna Marie Algeri
Salina Damaris Antonetty
Wendy D. Atkin-Mapes
Alison Nicole Barry
Molly A. Baumer
Lauren M. Bennati
Lauren E. Bergman
Olivia Paige Bloise
Ava Lynn Bluberg
Emily Elizabeth Brunner
Tsz Wa Ellen Chu
Chelsea E. Corey
Hannah R. Curtin
Rachel S. De Leon
Daniela N. DeCicco
Jessica K. Deringer
Jillian Rose Disalvo
Anna Marie Duerheimer
Olivia C. Ells
Madelyn Claire Ernle
Shyenne L. Every
Mary Margaret Flores
Alissa Jean French
Juliette Caroline Frischmann
Victoria Cecille Garland
Hailie Ann George
Julia Veronica Hanrahan
Meghan E. Havens
Amir Rose Helms
Katherine M. Henke
Victoria Medina Hernandez
Julia Frances Jacobs
Rachel M. Kesys
Hannah Grace Kirwan
Julia Ann Lange
Isabella G. LePore
Victoria Marie Lepsch
Jenna Gail Loew
Grace Elizabeth Lorenz
Nicole Elizabeth Malley
Liliana Mandurano
Kara Victoria Mantha
Rachel Marie Marsh
Tucker F. Marvin
Lexis Kaitlyn Maurer
Julia Elizabeth McHugh
Emily M. Nolan
Vanessa Yvonne Nowicki
Macy Elizabeth O'Neil
Katherine Olivia Pallavicini
Rebecca Grace Perrotta
Elizabeth C. Perry
Justina M. Petrilli
Christina M. Piotrowski
Lea J. Prusinowski
Shannon Elizabeth Ravert
Paiyton E. Riley
Madaline Noelle Rivera
Juliana M. Rivoli
Elizabeth Rudnick
Leah E. Samson
Marilyn Loraine
Schmidt-Lockhart
Deserai Anne Shepard
Thomas O. Shields
Hailey Marie Slade
Chloe B. Smith
Justine Soriano
Julia Catherine Stegner
Peyton A. Vanboden
Evelyn Cora Ina Mae Wilson
Faith Emma Woodcock
Katelyn Jane Woodruff
Vicky Yang
Penelope Zenhausern
Pre-Early Childhood and Childhood Education
Sydney D. Close
Lauren E. Magans
Geneseo's Mission, Vision, and Values
We are a distinctive public liberal arts college that welcomes and inspires students to develop their knowledge and skills to build a better world. Our supportive, inclusive community is exceptional in cultivating creativity, engagement, and discovery. We find strength in diversity, joy in growth, and fulfillment in lifelong learning.
Our Vision
We will cultivate a distinctive, equity-centered, public honors college experience that propels learners to positively impact society.
Our Values
The Geneseo campus community is guided by our beliefs in and commitments to the following values:
- Learning: embracing high expectations for intellectual inquiry, critical thinking, scholarly exploration, and personal growth
- Creativity: empowering a spirit of innovation that inspires intellectual curiosity, self-expression, and problem-solving
- Belonging: welcoming a diverse campus community that supports and celebrates different identities, promotes equity and inclusion, and respects the ideas and contributions of each individual
- Civic engagement: encouraging active participation grounded in self-reflection, empathy, and an ethical commitment to the common good of our local and global communities
- Sustainability: building a culture of well-being that integrates and applies principles of environmental, social, and economic stewardship informed by an understanding of the past and our obligations to the future
University Officials
State University of New York Board of Trustees
- Merryl H. Tisch, Chair
- Cesar Perales, Vice Chair
- Joseph W. Belluck
- Courtney Eagles Burke
- Eric Corngold
- Marcos Crespo
- Robert J. Duffy
- James Haddon
- Keith Landa
- Eunice A. Lewin
- Stanley S. Litow
- Alexander Ruiz
- Edward M. Spiro
- Cary F.Staller
- Camille Joseph Varlack
- Christy Woods
SUNY Geneseo College Council
- Robert D. Wayland-Smith P'93, P'98, Chair
- Melisza Campos '01
- Jill Yonkers Emmons '96
- A. Gidget Hopf '72
- Judith Hunter
- Holly Brandow Salatel '87, '88
- Christian N. Valentino '95
- Ryan Frangipani '25, President, Student Association
Geneseo Foundation Board of Directors
- Denise A. Battles, College President
- Ellen Leverich '90, Vice President for College Advancement and Executive Director
- Robert E. Walley '83, Chair
- Clare M. Cusack '96, Vice Chair
- Robert Murray '83, Treasurer
- Jessica L. Blair '00, Secretary
- John A. Gleason '87, Immediate Past Chair
- Ted Ackroyd '67
- Laurie Baker '85
- Michael C. Barkman '96
- Kathy Acierno Baron '83
- Mollene Benison '97
- Barbara K. Bilodeau '86
- David Bullwinkle '96
- Heidi Cannon '98
- Kevin M. Canty '77
- Jane Claud '69
- Thomas Henk '92
- Stephen R. Huebner '90
- David E. Klein '85
- Eddie Lee '76
- Martin R. Miskell '86
- Robert Muller '83
- John F. O'Malley '85
- Timothy S. Ostrander '03
- Paul R. Peterman '80
- Jessica Savage '98
- Valarie Scott '82
- Jonna Shutowick '88
- Cary Silverman '97
- Anne I. Tillinghast '96
- Ryan Frangipani '25 Ex-Officio, President, Student Association
- Julie L. Buehler '89, Ex-Officio, Vice President for Finance and Administration
- David Miller, '90, Ex-Officio, President, SGAA
- Rob Doggett, Ex-Officio, Chair, College Senate
- Robert D. Wayland-Smith P'93, P'98, Ex-Officio, Chair, Geneseo College Council
- Kevin Gavagan '75, Ex-Officio, Campaign Chair
SUNY Geneseo President's Cabinet
- Denise A. Battles, President
- Julie Buehler '89, Vice President for Finance and Administration
- Kerri Howell '97, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
- Wendi Kinney, Chief of Staff
- Ellen Leverich '90, Vice President for College Advancement
- robbie r. routenberg '05, Chief Diversity Officer
- Costas Solomou, Vice President for Enrollment Management
- Michael Taberski, Vice President for Student and Campus Life
- Mary C. Toale, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Current SUNY Geneseo Distinguished Faculty
- Intekhab Alam, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Business
- Lynette Bosch-Burroughs, Distinguished Professor, Art History
- Ganie DeHart, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Psychology
- Beverly Evans, Distinguished Teaching Professor, French and Western Humanities
- Kurt Fletcher, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Physics
- Gerard Floriano, Distinguished Service Professor, Music
- Charles Freeman, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Physics
- Harry Howe, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Business
- Avan Jassawalla, Distinguished Professor, Business
- Christopher Leary, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Mathematics
- Beth McCoy, Distinguished Teaching Professor, English
- Michael Oberg, Distinguished Professor, History
- D. Jeffrey Over, Distinguished Professor, Geological Sciences
- Stephen Padalino, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Physics
- Wendy Pogozelski, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Chemistry
- Monica Schneider, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Psychology
- Dennis Showers, Distinguished Service Professor, Education
- Mary Ellen Zuckerman, Distinguished Service Professor, Business
Greetings from the Alumni Association
May 18, 2024
Dear Geneseo Graduate,
On behalf of the Office of Alumni Relations and the SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association (SGAA), congratulations on your achievement, and welcome to the Geneseo alumni community! You are now one of the newest members of the SGAA—a strong network of more than 65,000 alumni who span the globe.
No matter where life takes you, Geneseo is a place you can call home. Maintain friendships and connections with fellow classmates and faculty. Take advantage of the many opportunities to stay connected and forge new relationships with alumni along the way.
Get involved with the SGAA! Organize a Geneseo regional event where you live or participate in alumni affinity activities. Attend regional and Geneseo campus events, join the Alumni Book Club, take part in lifelong learning opportunities, and sign up for the Alumni Career Advisor Network. Follow the Geneseo Alumni Facebook page, @Geneseoalums on Instagram, and join the SUNY Geneseo Alumni LinkedIn group.
Again, congratulations on reaching this important milestone and welcome to a growing alumni community. Once a Knight, always a Knight! Geneseo alumni possess a strong sense of community, value kindness and loyalty, and make a positive impact in the world. If you should find yourself in the area, please visit us at Campus House on Main Street. We will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have and fill you in on what is happening around campus.
The Office of Alumni Relations and the SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association wish you success in all your endeavors.
Sincerely,
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Dave Miller '90
President, SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association
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Amanda M. McCarthy
Director of Alumni Relations
P.S. Stay connected to your Geneseo community! Visit the alumni website and update your contact information regularly, search for alumni events happening on campus or in your region, and visit the e-yearbook to reminisce.
SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association
- Dave Miller '90, President
- Marissa Jardas '10, Vice President
- Rita Rogan '19, Secretary
- Heather Hoffman Maldonado '95, Immediate Past President
- Amanda McCarthy, Director of Alumni Relations
- Miguel Baique '14
- Mark Broomfield '94
- Susan Chichester '79
- Ben Conard '16
- Kate DeForest '93
- Sandra Kupprat '90
- Hannah Loo '17
- Linda Gray Ludlum '85
- Waleed Mahmood '07
- Karen Gagnon McMahon '86
- Rachel Laber Pulvino '10
- Dave Slade '71
- Anne Irwin Tillinghast '96
- Kaden Wheeler '25
- Rahamatu Wright '02
- Denise A. Battles, Ex-Officio, College President
- Ellen Leverich '90, Ex-Officio, Vice President for College Advancement
Academic Department Gatherings
The College has planned gatherings for graduates and guests to offer you the opportunity to mingle with the faculty from the department. Please attend the gathering in the academic area from which you are receiving your degree. Thank you.
- Following the ceremony, please meet your graduate at the gathering. Please do not wait outside the arena. This will help alleviate congestion and long waits.
- A shuttle will run from the Merritt Athletic Center after each ceremony, with stops near the College Union Plaza and upper campus for gatherings.
- Restrooms are available in each of the buildings where gatherings are scheduled.
- Buildings are equipped with elevators for those who cannot utilize stairs.
Department Gathering Locations—Morning Ceremony
locations are highlighted on the map of gathering locations
- Anthropology: Bailey Hall Atrium (see ✦ on map)
- Sociology: Bailey Hall Atrium (see ✦ on map)
- Sociomedical Sciences: Bailey Hall Atrium (see ✦ on map)
- Geography: Bailey Hall Atrium, second floor (see ✦ on map)
- Sustainability Studies: Bailey Hall Atrium, second floor (see ✦ on map)
- Communication: Blake Hall Multicultural Center (see ✦ on map)
- American Studies: Welles Hall Lobby
- Black Studies: Welles Hall Lobby
- Comparative Literature: Welles Hall Lobby
- English: Welles Hall Lobby
- Women's & Gender Studies: Welles Hall Lobby
- Global Languages & Cultures: Welles Rm 211, Lounge Area
- History: Doty Hall Lobby
- International Relations: Mary Jemison Dining Complex
- Political Science: Mary Jemison Dining Complex
- Art History: Brodie Hall Atrium (see ✦ on map)
- Music: Brodie Hall Atrium (see ✦ on map)
- Musical Theatre: Brodie Hall Atrium (see ✦ on map)
- Theatre: Brodie Hall Atrium (see ✦ on map)
- Theatre/English: Brodie Hall Atrium (see ✦ on map)
- Philosophy: Welles Hall Walter Harding Lounge
- Neuroscience: College Union Ballroom, left
- Psychology: College Union Ballroom, left
- Access Opportunity Programs (AOP): College Union Fireside Lounge
Department Gathering Locations—Afternoon Ceremony
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- Accounting: College Union Ballroom, right
- Business Administration: College Union Ballroom, right
- Economics: College Union Ballroom, right
- Childhood Education: College Union Ballroom, left
- Childhood Education w/SPED: College Union Ballroom, left
- Early Childhood & Childhood Education: College Union Ballroom, left
- Applied Mathematics, Mathematics: Blake Hall Multicultural Center (see ✦ on map)
- Applied Physics, Physics, Biophysics: ISC, second floor
- Chemistry, Biochemistry: ISC, first floor
- Biology: Mary Jemison Dining Complex
- Geochemistry: Bailey Hall Atrium (see ✦ on map)
- Geological, Environmental & Planetary Sciences: Bailey Hall Atrium (see ✦ on map)
- Geophysics: Bailey Hall Atrium (see ✦ on map)
Map of Department Gathering Locations
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General Ceremony Information
- Smoking is not permitted inside the Merritt Athletic Center at any time. Individuals who wish to smoke must do so 25 feet from any campus building.
- As a courtesy to all spectators, the use of cell phones is not permitted during the ceremony. Please silence your cell phone and refrain from using it for calls during the ceremony.
- Ushers (in STAFF apparel) and University Police are available at all times for assistance and information.
- Family picture taking is welcome from your individual seat. As a courtesy to all spectators, please do not approach the stage area. A professional photographer will take a photo of each graduate as they approach the stage and then one on stage as they are congratulated. Proofs will be sent to your home with the option of purchase.
- Following the ceremony, please move to a location away from the arena. Please do not wait outside the arena. This will help alleviate congestion and long waits.
- Lost items may be claimed at a Lost and Found located in the Student-Athlete Resource Center (Sawyer Hospitality Room) in the lobby of Merritt Athletic Center. Items not claimed by the close of commencement activities can be claimed in the University Police Office, Schrader Hall, Room 19.
Restrooms
Restrooms are available in the lower level of Merritt. There are two sets, one on the south facing wall as you enter the arena from the floor and the other on the opposite side on the north facing wall overlooking the back of Merritt Athletic Center.
Restrooms on the lower level can be accessed by exiting the main upper doors and using stairs or elevator to the lower level or by exiting the hallway to the northeast on the jogging track (follow restroom sign). Please note between 8:45–9 a.m. and 1:45–2 p.m. the access is restricted due to the procession of graduates using the hallway.
Portable restrooms are available in two locations and both are accessible by wheelchair. One unit is located on the south side of Merritt by the overhead door that is used for mobility impaired entrance and exit to the arena. The other is out the northwest exit area, floor level.
First Aid
First aid is provided by the Geneseo First Responders (GFR) and is available from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Commencement Day. Uniformed members are in the Workout Room on the lower level of the arena. Ask an usher to direct you if you need assistance.
Ambulance
In the event that an individual requires a transport for medical services, an ambulance and local medical professionals are on duty to assist.
Shuttle Service
A shuttle will run to and from the Merritt Athletic Center to the outlying parking areas before and after each cere- mony. After each ceremony, shuttles will make stops near the College Union Plaza in addition to the parking areas.
Barnes and Noble Bookstore
Looking to grab some last-minute Geneseo swag? The bookstore, located in the MacVittie College Union, will be open 8 a.m.–5 p.m. today.
Emergency Evacuation
In the unlikely event the arena needs to be evacuated, we ask each person to exit via the closest exit located in each corner of the arena.
Geneseo staff will then assist by directing you to the nearest point of shelter.
Alma Mater
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Lyrics
Shine the sun down on her halls of wisdom
where memories linger
and our thoughts remain
Sing her praises out across the valley
that echoes our refrain
Geneseo, Geneseo,
send us on our way
Geneseo, Geneseo,
with our life's work we'll repay
Music and lyrics by Ray Agnew
SUNY Geneseo calls upon
all members of our community
to embrace sustainability as a core value,
including a commitment
to its constitutive principles of
ecological, social, and economic justice.
We recognize the critical role of higher education in creating a sustainable society.