66 Juniata student-athletes receive degrees at 134th Annual Commencement
HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- A total of 66 Juniata College student-athletes were conferred degrees at Juniata's 134th Annual Commencement exercises, held Saturday, May 12, on the College’s Oller Lawn.
The list includes three student-athletes who played for national championship teams (John Almquist, Brian Jaron, and Mike Kraft in men’s volleyball), one summa cum laude graduate (field hockey’s Caitlyn Bowman), six magna cum laude graduates, and eight cum laude graduates, while seven were members of Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society.
“I would like to congratulate these student-athletes on achieving the ultimate goal of their Juniata experience: a degree from Juniata College,” said Greg Curley, Juniata’s director of athletics. “This is among the largest group of student-athletes to graduate from Juniata, and they have accomplished a great deal both academically and athletically. I congratulate them on their graduation, and wish them all the best as they embark on new endeavors.”
The complete list of student-athletes who received degrees is
below; all completed the 2011-12 academic year in good standing
with their respective teams or exhausted their athletic eligibility
prior to the 2011-12 academic year. They are listed alphabetically
with hometown, sport played at Juniata, and program of
emphasis.
BACHELOR OF ARTS
John Almquist (York, Pa., men’s volleyball), management
Erika Brown (Hollidaysburg, Pa., women’s track and field), English
Nate Burkey (Alexandria, Pa., baseball), marketing
Thomas Eck (Columbia, Pa., baseball), communication
Matt Fritz (Schnecksville, Pa., baseball), communication and media studies
Kristyn Ginter (Bellwood, Pa., women’s track and field), communication and conflict studies
David Grim (Boalsburg, Pa., men’s soccer), politics
Lisa Hauptmann (Lorsch, Germany, women’s tennis), English educational studies
Will Hoffman (Phoenix, Md., baseball), management
Mary Howser (Annapolis, Md., women’s cross country/track and field), marketing design communications
Jason Marquis (Jeannette, Pa., football), management, with secondary emphasis in communication
Aaron McCoy (Muncy, Pa., men’s track and field), marketing and graphic arts
Kelly O’Shea (Delran, N.J., field hockey), international political economy
Brian Pugh (Valley Stream, N.Y., football), psychology
Matt Regan (Downingtown, Pa., baseball), accounting
Elaina Robins (York, Pa., women’s soccer), studio arts
Ellen Santa Maria (Wallingford, Pa., field hockey), communication, with secondary emphasis in English
Amanda Schmidt (Boswell, Pa., women’s volleyball), communication and digital media studies, with secondary emphasis in information technology and marketing
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Kim Amrod (Ridgefield, Conn., field hockey), biology and secondary
education
Austin Ankney (Somerset, Pa., men’s basketball), physics, with secondary emphasis in mathematics
Ashton Bankos (York, Pa., women’s basketball), elementary and special education
Nicholas Bauer (Glen Ridge, N.J., men’s track and field), physics, with secondary emphasis in chemistry
Evan Beatty (Hershey, Pa., women’s track and field), biology, with secondary emphasis in English
Dominic Bornman (Mechanicsburg, Pa., football), information technology
Caitlyn Bowman (Seven Valleys, Pa., field hockey), biology, with secondary emphasis in psychology
Kara Buda (Franklin, N.J., field hockey), psychology
Matt Butler (Quakertown, Pa., men’s tennis), business
Tyler Cottle (Everett, Pa., football), sports management
Shauna Deschenes (Duncannon, Pa., field hockey), biology
Dustin Drake (Mount Union, Pa., men’s track and field), information technology, with secondary emphasis in digital media
Dan Fenton (Johnstown, Pa., football/baseball), accounting
Erin Francis (Parkton, Md., softball), biology and psychology
Russell Gray (Johnstown, Pa., baseball), accounting
Jeff Gring (Mechanicsburg, Pa., men’s soccer), biology, with secondary emphasis in environmental studies
Nikki Hankinson (New Baltimore, Pa., women’s soccer), unified elementary and special education
Casey Hoffman (Coplay, Pa., women’s cross country/track and field), biology
Brian Jaron (Severna Park, Md., men’s volleyball), entrepreneurship
Boddhi Karzen (Makawao, Hawaii, men’s soccer), entrepreneurship
Brittany Kauffman (Spring Grove, Pa., field hockey), human development and education studies
Nik Klena (Franklin, Pa., men’s cross country/track and field), biology, with secondary emphasis in Spanish
Mike Kraft (York, Pa., men’s volleyball), elementary and early childhood education
Mike Lackey (Towson, Md., football), organizational communication
Evan LaTourette (Stony Brook, N.Y., men’s soccer), biology
Andrew Masullo (Bellefonte, Pa., football), psychology
Meg McGlone (Coopersburg, Pa., field hockey), elementary education, with secondary emphasis in Spanish
Marysa Milinichik (Whitehall, Pa., women’s swimming), wildlife conservation and biology
Justin Miller (Tyrone, Pa., football), entrepreneurship
Libby Morrison (Portland, Ore., women’s volleyball), environmental science
Jenny Novak (Rome, Pa., women’s soccer), biology, with secondary emphasis in English
Ceth Parker (Sabillasville, Md., men’s cross country/track and field), biology
Owen Phillips (West Chester, Pa., football), social work
Sara Pomanti (Hummelstown, Pa., field hockey), biology
Aimee Radic (Belle Vernon, Pa., women’s soccer), biology
Meagan Raville (Hanover, Pa., women’s basketball), elementary and special education
Willie Reich (Frederick, Pa., football), justice studies
Bryce Rigg (Bellefonte, Pa., football), justice studies
Zach Risso (Millville, Pa., baseball), accounting
Dan Sekulski (Douglassville, Pa., men’s basketball), elementary education
Brett Shippey (Bedford, Pa., football/baseball), elementary education
Alex Shope (Hershey, Pa., men’s track and field), life sciences and the science of writing
Kaitlyn Schultz (Johnstown, Pa., women’s track and field), biology
Molly Snyder (Boalsburg, Pa., field hockey), biology
Vicky Thornton (Millington, N.J., field hockey), mathematics secondary education, with secondary emphasis in psychology
Nick Trask (Coplay, Pa., football), biology
Luke Waddell (Muncy, Pa., men’s soccer), mathematics secondary education
Hilary Walsh (Waynesboro, Pa., women’s tennis), finance, with secondary emphasis in international studies
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