Dear Graduates,
As we near the end of this calendar year and look forward to new beginnings to follow, so marks the end of one phase of your life and the beginning of another.
These moments of commencement and celebration culminate years of hard work. It’s a time to commemorate and reflect on your journey and the many challenges and opportunities that led you to this moment in time. The Japanese scholar Kakuzo Okakura once said, “The art of life lies in the constant readjustment to our surroundings.”
As healers and problem-solvers, we know this to be true. The answer to a problem is rarely cut and dry. More often than not, we must start by eliminating possibilities and adjusting our perceptions, then reassessing our patients, lab samples or research hypotheses before finding the answer.
The search for the answer is the true process of medicine.
It’s the lessons you’ve learned in the classroom. It’s the techniques you’ve applied in the clinic. It’s the relationships you’ve developed with mentors and peers. Know that you are more powerful when you work together than when you problem-solve alone.
You understand health and well-being. More than that, you’ve learned valuable life lessons that will serve you well in times of great uncertainty and change. In these moments, take time to be and to breathe.
This day of commencement, this day of celebration is such a moment. Be. Breathe. Celebrate.
Clay Marsh, M.D.
Chancellor and Executive Dean for Health Sciences
December 2023 Graduates
Doctor of Medicine
- Mary Catherine Bandak
- Jasmine Harriette Grossman
- Rachel Marie Montgomery
- Aaron Charles Stavrakis
Doctor of Philosophy
Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Ryan Curtis O’Connell
Cellular and Integrative Physiology
- Allison Noel White
- Xena Marie Williams
Clincal and Translational Science
- Kristin Anne Grogg
Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis
- Graham Jeffrey Bitzer
- Anirudhya Lahiri
Neuroscience
- Rachel Elaine Hostetler
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy Professional
- McKinzey Kathleen Dierkes
Master of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
- Blair Elizabeth Byrnside
- Ashley Brook Coccia
- Leah Rebekah Conaway
- Madeline G. Conrad
- Brooke S. Driscoll
- Katie Elizabeth Dubyak
- Julee Mae Frazee
- Sarah Gutierrez
- Juliet Elizabeth Hart
- Sarah Anne Hendrickson
- Abigail Corrine Jones
- Jenna Nicole Lenhart
- Austin Shane Marcum
- Victoria Grace McCoy
- Caroline Brooke Parrish
- Alexander William Ritchie
- Caitlyn Elise Shaffer
- Madison Danielle Wetzel
- Hayley Nicole Woods
Master of Science
Biomedical Sciences
- Alanna Gould
Exercise Physiology
- Katherine Dowie
Health Sciences
- Sakina Haider Bhatti
- Tafadzwa Chapoto
- Kathryn Martha Chmelik
- Ashley Erin Lape
- Jenna Catherine Nagy
- Taylor Anne Payne
- Nisa Fatima Rana
Speech-Language Pathology
- Genevieve Cohen
- Samantha J. Duffey
- Emma Lynn Eickleberry
- Joanna C. Finley
- Claire Jacobs
- Arianna Martinez
- Emily Jane Turner
- Lindsey Rose Wertz
- Kinsey E. White
Master’s in Health Sciences
Pathologists' Assistant
- Katherine Elizabeth An
- Tatiana Boston
- Nicole Cavallo
- Tyla Tamara Gelman
- Madeline Michelle Gowgiel
- Alec Greenwell
- Aubrey Belle Melton
- Jonathan Ryan Moore
- Rileigh Nielsen
- Megan Samantha Orr
- Bethany Joy Schmidt
- Kathleen Sears
- Rizzo Kelly Smith
- Isabella Srikhirisawan
- Cheyenne Sturgis
Bachelor of Arts
Human Performance and Health
- Jadyn V. Allen ☙ ***
- Ava Rose Anderson **
- Lydia R. Bischof **
- Whitney Nicole Coffield ***
- Madalyn Marie Comer *
- Kristen Renee Cox ***
- Morgan Taylor Curtis *
- Kaitlyn Lee Dodson
- Elijah Therone Fagan *
- Ayric Benjamin Fetty *
- Amber Nicole Frazer *
- Lauren Olivia Hancox **
- Abigail Madison Kuhns ☙ **
- Alexa Brooke Morgan ***
- Kaleigh Brooke Papez
- Haleigh Brooke Parsons ***
- Holly Raines **
- Bryan Rogers **
- Nijeul Xavier Sharp *
- Caylie Samantha Snyder **
- Hattie J. Tucker ***
- Meghan Hope Wright *
Bachelor of Science
Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Emily G. Chandler
- Reganne Elisabeth Dailey ***
- Taylor M. Frame ☙ ***
- Adelynn Jane Ivey
- Malia S. Jividen **
- Jessica Marie Joseph ***
- Emma Elizabeth Kitzmiller ☙ ***
- Heather L. Kuckuck **
- Madeline Paige Oxley
- Kelly A. Rech ☙ *
- Rylin Shay Tabor **
- Kassidy R. Wilfong
Exercise Physiology
- Gage A. Adams
- Chloe Gemmill Adler ☙ ***
- Parker Jane Anderson ☙ *
- Noah E. Baihly **
- MacKenzie Dawn Barr ☙ ***
- Jillian RaeEllen Blackburn ☙ ***
- Adam Mitchell Cooper
- Sydney Ellen Cox **
- Sophia T. Duarte **
- Grant Evick
- Allison Taylor Fields ☙ ***
- Sophia Hans Harvey
- Darby Magdalena Herd
- Danielle Marie Hoffman *
- Sarah A. Hudacheck ☙ ***
- Kiersten Faith Keeling
- Kevin Kilinskas
- Katelyn Ann Kosar *
- Samuel John Krason *
- Rachel A. Lemley
- Victoria Katherine Mackowiak ***
- Ethan P. Malinoski ☙ ***
- Gabriella Nicole Marsico **
- Madison C. McGrew *
- Jenna Elizabeth Montgomery ☙ *
- Emmaleigh D. Perine ***
- Alexa Victoria Pierce
- Christian Robert Ravenscroft
- Olivia Rose Romano
- John Stockdale
- Mackenzie Grace Tennant
- Katie Lynne Timmons **
- Madison P. Ware
- Matthew Todd Waszkiewicz *
- Addison K. Wilkinson ☙ ***
- Madison M. Wills ☙
- Madison Randecker Wilson *
- Payton Wright *
- Victoria Lisa Zilber
August 2023 Graduates
Doctor of Medicine
Medicine
- Arlie Britton Dolly IV
- Nolan Ryan Holley
- Joshua Jeff Kirkpatrick
- Amanda Faye Rahman
- Courtney Brett Rosencrance
- Marium Sarder
- Hangyu Shen Watson
Doctor of Philosophy
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Janelle Joo Yee Chuah
Clinical and Translational Science
- Jason Kang
Exercise Physiology
- Matthew Gene Yough
Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis
- Nicole Elizabeth Mihalik
Neuroscience
- Jacob Bumgarner
- Tyler Austin McGaughey
- Olga Hecmarie Melendez-Fernandez
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy Professional
- Benjamin Monroe Stewart
Master of Science
Biomedical Sciences
- Joseph Nicoletti
- Crystal Oudomvilay
Clinical and Translational Science
- Bathmapriya Balakrishnan
- Hunter Cole Pool
- Wasiq Faraz Rawasia
Exercise Physiology
- Amanda B. Bowen
- Samantha Bowen
- Maxine Remington Cassell
- Chase Anthony Clements
- Ryan Dean
- Savannah Kincaid
- Sydney Alexis Nassabeh
- Catelynn Swartz
Health Sciences
- Tegan Marie Curren
- Ahmad Dakhlallah
- Evan Blake Darnell
- Emily Cheryl Davis
- Marissa Davis
- Destiny Dawn Jackson
- Tanner J. Lantz
- Akosua Otoo
- Austin James Taylor
- Sierra Ward
Speech-Language Pathology
- Chelsea Lynn Black
- Madison Nichole Fisher
- Lisa Renee Lewis
Bachelor of Science
Exercise Physiology
- Steven Ball *
- Elizabeth Casey
- Nathaniel Vincent Cubellis ☙ ***
- Lynsie Curtis *
- Maddison T. Halstead
- Graeson Brady Malashevich **
- Allyssa Marie Michalski
- Cady Rose Paquin
- Thomas James Seidel Jr
- Talia Welsh
- Nicholas Wentz
- Kalee Paige Woodward
Health Informatics/Info Management
- Lauren Ashley Aidoo
- Kayla Elizabeth Gilligan
- Briana Hamilton
- Braden Layne Nixon
- Morgan P. Osborne
- Jessica Hannah Strachan *
- Marissa R. Turner-Shabazz
Immunology and Medical Microbiology
- Emily Marie Peles *
- * 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.