Student marshals Bailey Hayes and Junenoire Fonte line up with fellow graduates during Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s commencement exercises on May 10.
DALLAS, Pa. — Penn State Wilkes-Barre conferred degrees to graduating students during commencement ceremonies on May 10.
Lynda Goldstein, chancellor and chief academic officer, conferred associate and baccalaureate degrees to the graduates.
“No matter your story, no matter where you took your first class or where you finished your last, we celebrate you both as an individual and as an important part of this community,” Goldstein said. “Today, you officially join over 750,000 Penn State living alumni worldwide — a vibrant and supportive group with whom you have the opportunity to make professional connections for life.”
Junenoire Fonte and Bailey Hayes served as student marshals. Fonte gave the student marshal address and Hayes introduced commencement speaker Joseph Boylan. Boylan is a portfolio director at Throughline, an enterprise design and strategy firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., and a Penn State Wilkes-Barre alumnus.
“Sometimes where we expect or want to be is not where we are, but we continue to push forward on that journey, with the knowledge and vision that one day we will be right where we are supposed to be, so long as the knowledge is a discovery of your passion and vision is the ability to see and believe in yourself,” Boylan told the graduates. “Today marks an incredible milestone in your journey. It’s the end of one chapter, and the start of a new one.”
Graduates who received degrees during the commencement ceremony are listed below with their hometowns and degrees. Honors graduates and students receiving academic achievement awards are denoted as follows: * cum laude (distinction), ** magna cum laude (high distinction) and *** summa cum laude (highest distinction).
- Jedidiah Ashton, Brooklyn, New York, Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication
- Alessandra Ayoub, Philadelphia, Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
- Matthew Barber, Hanover Township, Bachelor of Science in Business (expected summer graduate)
- Chelsea Bednarek, Dallas, Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Human Services
- Cody Belles, Wilkes-Barre, Associate of Arts in Multidisciplinary Studies
- Abram Bennett**, Laceyville, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
- Michael Bowman, Courtdale, Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering
- Dante Brunori , Greenfield Township, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
- Arthur Busch, Dallas, Associate’s in Surveying Engineering Technology
- Lucas Carpenter, West Abington Township, Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering
- Kaelee Comitz, Sugar Notch, Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication
- Nathan Crotts, Kintnersville, Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering
- Paige David*, Harveys Lake, Bachelor of Science in Nutrition
- Cassandra Dierolf, Larksville, Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Human Services
- Chase Duffy, West Pittston, Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
- Alex Ellsworth, West Wyoming, Master of Education in Higher Education (fall 2024)
- Junenoire Fonte***, Hanover Township, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Brad Getz, Kunkletown, Associate’s in Surveying Engineering Technology
- Chloe Gisewhite, Harveys Lake, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (expected summer)
- Hunter Gmiter**, Hunlock Creek, Associate’s in Surveying Engineering Technology
- Sam Gomez, Kingston, Bachelor of Science in Business
- Ethan Grzymski, Shavertown, Bachelor of Science in Business
- Bailey Hayes**, Mountain Top, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
- Tyler Irace, Bear Creek Township, Associate of Science in Information Sciences and Technology (fall 2024)
- Jaymes Jackson, Brooklyn, New York, Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication (fall 2024)
- Mackenzie Jennings, Wilkes-Barre, Master of Professional Studies in Criminal Justice Policy and Administration
- Yusef Kamal, Kingston, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Kieran Karlowicz, Hunlock Creek, Associate of Science in Business Administration
- Jennifer Kasel, Kingston, Master of Professional Studies in Strategic Communications (fall 2024)
- Jonathan Kelly, Benton, Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Human Services
- Anton Koss, Sweet Valley, Associate’s in Surveying Engineering Technology (expected summer)
- Braidon Kostik*, Wyoming, Associate’s in Surveying Engineering Technology
- Nathan Kotch, Larksville, Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering
- Timothy Ladd, Wyoming, Bachelor of Science in Business
- Jacob Lambie, Lebanon, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (fall 2024)
- Shawn Lamoreaux, Forty Fort, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Jillian Liedel, Shavertown, Bachelor of Science in Business
- Maria Luna*, Plains, Bachelor of Science in Business
- Matthew Mager, Northvale, New Jersey, Bachelor of Science in Project and Supply Chain Management (fall 2024)
- Brandon Maher, Scranton, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
- Madeline Major, Dallas, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
- Thaddeus Mead, Dallas, Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering
- Dimitri Morales, Bushkill, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
- Molly Moran, Swoyersville, Bachelor of Science in Business
- Allen Ozojie, Union, New Jersey, Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication (expected summer)
- Tyler Pace, Tunkhannock, Master of Professional Studies in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations and graduate certificate in Enterprise Information and Security Technology Architecture (fall 2024)
- Zachary Pokrinchak, Shavertown, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology (fall 2024)
- Garrett Porasky**, Dallas, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- John Richards, Old Forge, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
- Brandon Richie, Kingston, Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering
- Shamonie Rose, Waldorf, Maryland, Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication (expected summer)
- Isabella Salvaggio**, Blakeslee, Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Human Services
- William Sayre, Tunkhannock, Associate’s in Surveying Engineering Technology (expected summer)
- Christine Schneider, Wilkes-Barre, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Evan Serafin, Wilkes-Barre, Associate of Arts in Multidisciplinary Studies
- Kaleb Shultz, Acme, Associate’s in Surveying Engineering Technology
- William Smith, Shickshinny, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
- Ryan Sorber, White Haven, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (expected summer)
- Jonathan Stochla, Larksville, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Michael Tandarich, Uniontown, Associate’s in Surveying Engineering Technology
- Matthew Urban, Kingston, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
- Jada Vanderpool, Laceyville, Bachelor of Science in Business
- Devan Wade, Nanticoke, Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication (expected fall)
- Charles Wallace, Bear Creek Township, Bachelor of Science in Business
- Richard Wooditch, Dallas, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (fall 2024)
- Paige Yastremski, Wilkes-Barre, Associate of Arts in Multidisciplinary Studies
- Colby Zern, Dallas, Associate of Science in Business Administration (fall 2024)
- Andrew Zimmerman*, Harveys Lake, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (fall 2024)
Following the conferral of degrees, Laura Hudak, a 2001 alumna and representative of the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, inducted the graduates into the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Society.
