Congratulations on your commencement day!
Today is the culmination of many years of hard work and intense personal commitment. All of your colleagues at the School of Dentistry join in celebrating your special day and extend our heartfelt congratulations to each of you.
Thank you for choosing West Virginia University and the School of Dentistry for your studies. You are entering a wonderful profession that is centered on service. As healthcare professionals, our commitment to excellence and the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care must always be at the center of our every action.
We encourage you to stay connected with the many friends you made while at West Virginia University. Our Alumni Association and West Virginia Dental Association are strong. Each provides an opportunity to network, maintain friendships, and build new ones. Your colleagues will provide an opportunity for you to maintain currency in your clinical practice. Clinical excellence requires continual study. Just as we grow and change as individuals, our clinical practice must evolve as our profession evolves. I challenge you to be a mentor to the next generation, and your leadership will make a difference.
Behind every successful student is a loving and committed family. We want to extend a very special thank-you to your families. Your families and the support they provide are central to your successes. Their many sacrifices have not gone unnoticed. Today is a celebration of their commitment as well as the commitment of our graduates.
Your success at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry affirms that the future of our profession is bright. You should be proud of your accomplishments — now is the time to engage and you make a difference in the lives of those entrusted to your care. It is important to look at graduation as a beginning and not as an endpoint. You should never lose sight of the fact that life is about the journey and not about a destination.
Congratulations and best wishes on your graduation. We wish you much success and all the best in your future endeavors.
Let’s Go!
Stephen Pachuta, DDS, MS, MA
Dean, WVU School of Pharmacy
Graduates
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Dentistry
- Sydney Renee Allman
- Maha Mohammad Alshamma
- Madison Noelle Anderson
- Keerthana Arjuna
- Brandon Michael Barnes
- Nichol Margaret Coburn
- Kent Chidiebere Digwe
- Sophia Catherine Ellia
- Nour S Foual
- Dylan Gregory Furlong
- Skylar Giddens
- Courtney Madison Glover
- Mira Hamady
- William Hathaway
- Brianna Nicole Hodak
- Ariel Clayrese Holliday
- Jaliyah Hubbard
- Collin Jay Kerr
- David George Kines
- Kristen Lynne Knotts
- Tyler Rhein Linkous
- Kameron Charles Lucky
- Tristan Grant Lucky
- Zachary Todd Matheny
- Jacob Todd Meyer
- Jaclyn Elizabeth Montag
- Grace Kathryn Myers
- Christopher MacKenzie Neil
- Ryan Michael Neil
- Matthew Paul Ogershok
- Madelyn Nicole Owen
- Garrett Nelson Pauls
- Joshua Scott Petit
- Katelyn Pinti
- Aashish Pokhrel
- Riley Andrew Reesman
- Rachel Nicole Reppert
- Harry Russell III
- Hafsa Sabbagh
- Bashar Ahmad Sadat
- Daniel Saikali
- Matthew Bennett Vicini
- Christopher Keith VonScio
- Brittany Raquel Walker
- Nicholas Andrew Walker
- Mustafa Zaeean
- Sarah Zanabli
Master of Science
Orthodontics
- Allison Paige Fritz
- Madison Hull Smith
- Tamana Spingher
Periodontics
- Samuel Clarkman Smith
Prosthodontics
- Bayan Jamal Ata Abuhalimeh
- Hammad Ul Haq
Bachelor of Science
Dental Hygiene
- Madeline Amoia **
- Payton L Arbogast
- Abigail L Bonham *
- Cheyenne Leilani Carr ☙ **
- Josey Marie Glover ***
- Alyssa Renee Guthrie ***
- Ava Grace Kelly
- Kyra Alexcia Kerr
- Brooke Renee Koper *
- Lilly Namsupak ***
- Yazna Y Riddick **
- Katelyn M Ross *
- Gillian Arielle Rupert **
- Carris J Seagraves *
- Stephanie H Stewart
- Jefferson Aaron Umana
- Julianna Pope Watts ***
- Noelle Marie Wonsettler ***
- Ashlynn Zimmerman
- * Cum Laude
- ** Magna Cum Laude
- *** Summa Cum Laude
- ☸ Honors EXCEL Scholar
- ☙ Honors Foundations Scholar
- ⟡ Honors Laureate
Names listed in this program are taken from applications for graduation made to the WVU Office of the University Registrar. This document is not an official record of degrees awarded. Honors listed in this program are based upon the next-to-last term of enrollment and are not official until all academic work has been certified by the WVU Office of the University Registrar.