The 270th graduation held at Bowling Green State University May 6-7 marked the next step in the lives of
students, and the final time the event will be held in Anderson Arena.
The university announced 1,958 degrees were presented.
Among the Wood County residents who earned degrees:
Bloomdale
Victoria Elgin, bachelor of science in education, cum laude.
Bowling Green
Addison Cole, Chelsea Chase, Janae Avery, Kristin Watts, all BS in Apparel Merchandising and Product
Development; Elizabeth Holt Maddox, Kashana Joyce, Robert Lorenzi, all bachelor of science in human
development and family studies.
Carrie Enright, Lauren Downard and Melissa Bowman, cum laude, Maria Zappa, all bachelor of applied health
science.
Aaron Bushman, Ashley Porter, Ashley Sheeks, cum laude, Bianca Bruni, Brian Scavo, Brian Williams,
Britani Williams, Christina Atkins, Cortney Redman, summa cum laude, Crystal Mominee, Danielle
Haendiges, Darien Brucoli, cum laude, Deena Degroff, Derek Miller, Jacob Redfern, Jared Miller, magna
cum laude, Jeffery McMillen, Jeffery Wilmoth, Kristofer Gilley, Ludmila Polyakova, magna cum laude,
Madeline Zellmer, Michael Sharp, Miriam Saas, Mitchell Fittro, Nicholas Rush, Rachel Dickinson, Ren
Jett, Ricky Esposito, Samantha Sanford, Stephanie Bolen, Stephanie Edwards, Tiffany Keith,Victoria
Thompson, magna cum laude, Lyneice Walker, Andrea Stout, Caitlin Shaw, Denica Brooks, Jeremy Zilmer,
Patrick Burke, Rachel Armstrong, Sara Swisher, cum laude, Susan Begel, Tiffany Current, Michelle Lehr,
magna cum laude, Jacob Frizado, Jennifer Lorenzen and Rocky Branson, all bachelor of arts.
Richard Strickland, Matthew Frey and Ashleigh Carrigan, all bachelor of fine arts.
Artisha Cook, associate of arts.
James Wilson, Jennifer Weisfeld, Pierson Halleck, Robert Kramer, Anna Huffman, all bachelor of arts in
communication.
Austin Littenberg, Christine Karamol, Colleen Whitcomb, Danielle Haendiges, Glenn Zephier, Justine
Uckele, Keith Tallarigo, Lee Chalmers, Ronald Hill, all bachelor of fine arts.
Claire Gorant, Joseph Finney, Katelynn Feltman and Kathleen Frishman all bachelor of liberal studies.
April Peters, Britinie Koke, Eryk Grycza, cum laude, Melissa Penkava, Nicole Spadafore, cum laude,
Samantha Strawman, summa cum laude, Adam Elliott, Ashley Sheeks, cum laude, Christopher Wagner, Dwight
Albright, Electa Baker, Julia Rentz, Lendi Joy, Robert Hiley, Nicholas Pfundstein, cum laude, Stacie
Klotz, Sarah Kopetz, Eddie Hackler, Amy Bombrys, Morgan Chidester, Amanda Tucker, cum laude, and Tommie
James, all bachelor of science.
Derek Earl, bachelor of science in architecture, cum laude.
Adam Edens, Angelica Goza, Bethany Kalous, Jared Brill, Joseph Smith, Kathryn Prickett, Marc Goodman,
Meagan Hermes, Bobby Carr, Suzanne Bickford, all bachelor of science in business administration.
Kayla Newkirk and Victoria Gora, both bachelor of science in communication disorders.
Callie Gear, cum laude, Carly Bates, cum laude, Jeanyne Walker, Katelyn Parker and Sylvia Steele, all
bachelor of science in dietetics.
Brianna Patman, Brittnay Buchanan, David Parrett, Elizabeth Holt Maddox, Eric Baker, Patrick Brunk, summa
cum laude, Hope Henninger, cum laude, Jamie Lenox, Kimberly Hales, cum laude, Kristin Bechstein, cum
laude, Laura Underwood, Leesa Corken, summa cum laude, Mackenzy McNeill, Mandolyn Grattan, summa cum
laude presidents distinction, Matthew Daley, Nancy Horn, Natasha Lee, Phillip Boda, Amy Shuler, cum
laude, John Kominek, magna cum laude, Rebekah Peters and Logan Monts, all bachelor of science in
education.
Andrew Connors, bachelor of science in gerontology.
Scott Bilbrey and Alexander Nader, both bachelor of science in journalism.
Aimee Boess, bachelor of science in nursing.
Taylor Vollmar and Nicole Clutter, both bachelor of science in interior design.
Elizabeth Meier, bachelor of science in criminal justice, magna cum laude.
Anne Lake, bachelor of music, summa cum laude.
Andrea Pereira De Almeida, cum laude, Daniel Olejniczak, Kenneth Warren, Samuel Rosso, Thomas Parker,
Jason Kuhn and Joseph Pihlblad, all bachelor of science in technology.
Penny Soboleski, doctor of education.
Andrew Famiglietti, Jeremy Ross, Kenji Sakurai and Michael Carver, doctor of philosophy.
Dana Zook, Yury Ivanov, and Yury Shtarkman, graduate certificate in bioinformatics proteomics/genomics.

Tabatha Arton-Titus, graduate certificate in autism spectrum disorders.
Lee Bartholomew, graduate certificate in geospatial technology.
A’ame Kone, Abigail Racelis, Brandi Venable, Deborah Coffman, Elizabeth Kryszak, Jared Hatch, Joseph
Troxell, Kelsie Graham, Leslie Pacheco, Mariesther Knuth-Bouracee, Mark Heckerman, Mark Wells, Matthew
Dauphin, Megan Adams, Megan Yoder, Purnima Gopalkrishnan, Rachel Luna-Hammer, Rebecca Arjev, Sam
Killermann, Sarah Day, Shasta McLester,Master of Arts, Stephanie Volbrecht, Zeth Campe, all master of
arts.
David Hoose, master of business administration.
Andrew Rinaldi ,Elise Buchhop, Elizabeth Instone, Erin Wolf, Erin Young, Ian Poor, Jennifer Grillot, Jody
Germann, Katy Townley, Laura Dunn, Leslie Pacheco, Sara Greene, Scott Townley, Tabatha Arton-Titus and
Zach Gueth, all master of education.
Bradley Felver, Crystal Kamoroff, Jamie Bardsley, Melissa Shaner, Thomas Linder and Zenith Drake, master
of fine arts.
Christopher Chandler, Christopher Clayton, Jacqueline Townsend, Kayleigh Butcher, Michael Vincent,
Rebecca Eaddy, ,Rebecca Pethes and Sean Manterfield, all master of music.
Tim Parish, master of public administration.
Allison Meeks, Corey Beard and Michael Woods, all master of rehabilitation counseling.
Brittany Strawman, Dana Zook, Elizabeth King, Sabiha Parveen, Scott Smith, and Stephen Durfey, all master
of science.
Debra Trace, master of arts in teaching,
Bradner
Donald Wells, bachelor of liberal studies; Andrea Leathead, achelor of science in business
administration; Cara Lentz, bachelor of science, summa cum laude with presidents distinction.
Cygnet
Lauren Miller, master of education; Spenser Haines, bachelor of applied health science.
Grand Rapids
Kyle Spicer, bachelor of science.
Luckey
Brittany Wagner, bachelor of science in interior design; Cynthia Mitchell, master of food and nutrition.

Millbury
Charlee McAninch, bachelor of science in business administration, Lindsey Long, bachelor of science in
education.
North Baltimore
Cassie Deerwester, bachelor of science in nursing.
Northwood
Melissa Barber, bachelor of science in technology.
Laura Perkins, graduate certificate in autism spectrum disorders.
Jordan Scanlan, bachelor of science in education.
Pemberville
Amanda Reiter, bachelor of science in human development and family studies, cum laude; Rebecca Brinker,
bachelor of science, cum laude; Emily Kohring, bachelor of science in business administration; Laura
Samson, bachelor of science in communication disorders, summa cum laude; Hannah Nusser, bachelor of
science in journalism;
Ryan Paradowski, bachelor of science in technology, cum laude; Peter Fitzpatrick, master of
rehabilitation counseling; Carolyn Charnesky, master of science.
Perrysburg
Jessica Murray, bachelor of fine arts, magna cum laude.
Megan Pucci and Jessica Treen, both bachelor of science in human development and family studies.
Benjamin Rogers, Cody Rea, Jillian Kotalik, summa cum laude; Kelly Cook, Melissa Moon Sean Spencer and
Michael Thomas, all bachelor of arts.
Dallin Jensen, bachelor of fine arts.
Beverly Apel, bachelor of liberal studies.
Christopher Pfeiffer, Dallin Jensen, Michael Plotner, Rachel Marvin, magna cum laude; Briana Blair,
Robert Theis and Thomas Donahue, cum laude; all bachelor of science.
Ashley Brandenburg, magna cum laude; Erica Thornton, Brad Walbolt, Alan Chan, Ryan Brown and Stephen
Traxler, all bachelor of science in business administration.
Megan Losek, bachelor of science in communication disorders.
Ashley Parrish, bachelor of science in dietetics.
Emily Van Vlerah, summa cum laude presidents distinction, Ashton Converse, Jennifer Snyder, Matthew
Ferguson, summa cum laude; Matthew Heilman, Morgan Carlson, Jason Williamson, and Samantha Recknagel,
all bachelor of science in education.
Abbigail Fantozz, Alicia Zeiler, both bachelor of science in interior design.
Kelley Delaney, Jean Whelan, both bachelor of science in nursing.
Mark Metzger and Alan Dearing, both bachelor of science in technology.
Toby Coley, doctor of philosophy.
Ellen Roof, Kara Dyer and Laura Riegger, master of arts.
Brian Biggie, Robert Quigley and William Sherman, all master of business administration.
Angela Sutter, Brian Whitner, and Jennifer Lavender, all master of education.
Portage
Holly Smith, bachelor of science in education; Robert Connick, doctor of philosophy; Mark Brown, master
of fine arts.
Risingsun
Theresa Guay, bachelor of science in education, cum laude.
Rossford
Leigh Yenrick, bachelor of arts in communication; Alexander Cook, bachelor of science in business
administration; Michelle Schotter, bachelor of science in dietetics; Mark Hoisington, bachelor of
science in technology; Teresa Pangle, master of arts; Jenna Haddad, bachelor of science in business
administration.
Rudolph
Jordan Clark, bachelor of arts, cum laude; Sarah LaMountain, bachelor of arts; Rachel Pahl, master of
education; Elena Moore, bachelor of liberal studies.
Stony Ridge
Chris Boose, bachelor of fine arts.
Walbridge
Elizabeth Ousky, bachelor of science in environmental health, Sally Lohmann, master of education; Tara
Bolinger, bachelor of science in education.
Wayne
Melissa Donald, master of education.
Weston
Karrie Hardin, bachelor of science in business administration.
Joy Torres, master of education.