Shenango

Penn State Shenango celebrates commencement, nursing ceremonies

Penn State Shenango's class of 2022 celebrated commencement with remarks by graduating physical therapist assistant student Rachel Maynard (pictured), Ty Cole of JCL Energy, and Penn State Shenango Alumni Society President Darren Steele. More photos of Shenango's graduates are available on Flickr.  Credit: Brooke Doerfler / Penn State. Creative Commons

SHARON, Pa. — Penn State Shenango celebrated the class of 2022 at a commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7. The 44 graduates were honored with addresses by Ty Cole of JCL Energy, graduating student Rachel Maynard, and Penn State Shenango Alumni Society President Darren Steele. Prior to the celebration, a private nursing pinning ceremony was hosted by faculty to welcome graduates to the profession.

Headshots were taken of graduates in April. See the photo gallery on Penn State Shenango’s Flickr.

Degrees conferred

Bachelor’s degrees

Administration Of Justice and Criminal Justice

  • DeVonte Carter, Hermitage
  • Michael P. Jacob, Jackson Center
  • Brian J. Kope, Sandy Lake
  • Victoria R. Popovitch, Sharon
  • Noah Temple, Sandy Lake
  • Ryan Veinotte, New Castle

Business

  • Cleary Dunn, Sharon
  • Elijah Meszaros, Sharon
  • Devin Mitchell***, Sharpsville
  • Olivia M. Mitcheltree*, West Middlesex
  • Gannon M. Murray, Hermitage
  • Ian G. Titus*, Sharpsville

Corporate Communication

  • Jacob Rickert****, Greenville
  • Ryan M. Thiel, Sharon

Health Policy and Administration

  • Jenny Lam, Hermitage

Human Development and Family Studies

  • Jessica N. Carroll, Hermitage
  • Dariann Erdman, West Middlesex
  • Alexandra Knight, Sharon
  • Morgan Saxion, Greenville

Letters, Arts and Sciences

  • Savannah D. Gill, New Castle
  • James B. Roe****, Kinsman, Ohio

Nursing, R.N. to B.S.N.

  • Ivy Blanchard, Jamestown
  • Jasmine Day**, Sharpsville
  • Monica Downes, Youngstown, Ohio
  • Magdalena Hochstetler, Sharon
  • Dannielle Pugh, Hermitage
  • Allissa M. Rimer, Greenville
  • Maggie R. Robertson, Sharpsville
  • Charles C. Robinson, Linesville
  • Hope L. Williams, Fredonia
  • Andrea M. Yesko, Hubbard, Ohio
  • Kathleen E. Young, New Castle

Nursing Pinning Ceremony

Nursing faculty at Penn State Shenango welcomed the program’s newest nursing graduates into the profession during a pinning ceremony that takes place before commencement. These graduating students were presented with the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing's official pin.

Project and Supply Chain Management

  • Madelyn P. Bacchetti, West Middlesex

Labor and Employee Relations

  • Taraceita Teets, Hubbard, Ohio

Associate degrees

Human Development and Family Studies

  • Marsha T. Fields, Farrell

Occupational Therapy Assistant

  • Nicole Kowalski, Youngstown, Ohio

Physical Therapist Assistant

  • Kylynn P. Boley, Franklin
  • Brooke Brown, Niles, Ohio
  • Randall J. DeVengencie, Warren, Ohio
  • Ethan C. French, Bessemer
  • Savannah M. Lach, Campbell, Ohio
  • Rachel M. Maynard, Youngstown, Ohio
  • Jeanna M. Morgan, Youngstown, Ohio

Honors distinctions

* Cum Laude

** Magna Cum Laude

*** Summa Cum Laude

**** Military Honors