College of Applied Human Sciences | Graduation

Dear Graduates of the College of Applied Human Sciences,

West Virginia University has long upheld the land-grant mission — expanding access to education, advancing knowledge, and applying that knowledge to improve lives. You are now part of that enduring promise.

In his seminal work “Democracy and Education,” John Dewey wrote, “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” Your time at WVU has not been about training for a distant future. It has been about engaging with the present and solving problems that exist now in communities, classrooms, clinics, and venues of athletic competition. You did not simply acquire knowledge; you applied it, tested it, and refined it in real time.

This approach has never been more critical. The world is shifting at an extraordinary pace, and success belongs to those who can adapt, analyze, and act. You leave here prepared — not because you have all the answers, but because you know how to seek them.

I hope you carry forward the Mountaineer spirit of resilience, curiosity, and service. Your work will shape the world around you, just as WVU has shaped you. Wherever you go, know that this institution remains a part of your foundation, and that its doors are always open to you.

Congratulations on this achievement. We are proud of you.

Sincerely,

Nathan M. Sorber signature

Nathan M. Sorber
Interim Dean, College of Applied Human Sciences

May 2025 Graduates

Doctor of Philosophy

Coaching and Teaching Studies

Candace Brink
Lyndsay Michele Burneisen
Jessica Nicole Riffee

Education

Marcie Lynn Raol
Susan Elizabeth Taylor

Educational Theory and Practic

Tenishia Ann Marlene Amos
Erica Ferrer Ariza
Tamicah Tierra Owens

Higher Education

Sandra Ayivor
Katie Elizabeth Beck
Ryan Matthew Gibson
Joshua Allen Hertlein
Jade Janell Irving
Chandler Thomas-Scott Sagal

Sport, Exercise & Perform Psyc

Jarad Austin Lewellen
Kimberly Ann Granados Tolentino

Doctor of Education

Coaching and Teaching Studies

Amy Alice Cashin
Karl Ernest Zang

Instructional Design & Tech

Gabriela Martin Barbosa

Master of Science

Clin Rehab & Mntl Hlth Counsel

Hadiya Terren Bartley
Alyssa Morgan Cobb
AnnaMarie D'Annunzio
Regan Elizabeth Lee Hogan
Samantha Brianne Rahall
Madison Lynn Willard

Coaching and Sport Education

Ethan Hunter Weiss Knepp
Ceili Siobhan McCabe
Jordan Rademacher
Brooke Nicole Roski
Hannah Brooke Swirple

Executive Sport Management

Creighton Jared Atkin
Isaiah Belcher
Sofia Kathleen Cassese
Chloe Chipman
Keenan Coley
Sydnie Laynne Destifanes
Peyton Robert Michael Hall
Michael Lawrence Gourley II
Garnett Hollis Jr
Matthew S Lawyer
Jared Mascioli
John James McAndrew
Bailey Morris
Zya La'Nique Nugent
Tochukwu Okani
Kassidy Rose Plummer
Julianna Poliner
Jacob Andrew Wolfe

Physical Ed - Teacher Ed

Hannah Elisabeth Fowler
Hannah Lorraine Hoffman
Justin Tyler Jacobs
Caitlyn Morgan Kulp

Sport Coaching

Allisan Baker
Kylee Blacksten
Jaclyn Marie Chesson
Jack DePaolo-Boisvert
Sydnie Laynne Destifanes
Roger Hodge
Zya La'Nique Nugent
Griffin Harris Reische
Zackary Ryan Windsor

Sport Management

Madelyn Bartley
Kaitlin Anne Beegle
Blake Travis Bowers
Tucker Ernest Donati
Dyon Rene Henricus Petrus Dromers
Haris Elezovic
Tyler Michael Flood
Robert Bibb Frost III
Riley Jenkins
Remington Reece
Andrew Paul Schiffer
Jonathan Edward Stakem
Elizabeth Grace Stash
Sarah Tait
Rachel Evelyn Vermeltfoort

Master of Arts

Counseling

Mary Lucille Adams
Zsofi Bevardi
Shelby Crews
Elizabeth Rose Crihfield
Ella Beatrice Essig-Beatty
Matthew Hickey
Amaya Jade Insani
Marley Raven Kesterson
Madison Marie Ligan
Nila Manivannan
Carlee Milik
Hattie Lavada Murphy
Sheridan Elizabeth O'Donnell
Kelsey Elizabeth O'Shields
Jazmin Reynolds
Aaron James Schafer
Bethanie Ann Scott
Mia Mackenzie Sebastian
Madison Marie Sheflett
Gage Matthew Smith
Charley Stinespring
Hailee Kathlyne Tate
Peyton Elise Tomlinson
Vienna Rae Windisch
Elizabeth Shea Wright

Higher Educ Administration

Emily Chapman
Katherine Toni Perry
Hali Nicol Stuck

Instructional Design and Tech

David Guelph
Joy Marie Mason

Literacy Education

Isabella Kate Bowen
Sarah Irene Brown
Kiara Renea Bush
Keyonda Danielle Tyrah Dudrow
Amy Caroline Kraft
Peyton Anne Kukura
Taylor Lee
Josie Lewis
Sara Elizabeth Money
Meghan Kate Powell
Kristen Paige Smith
Michelle Strimel
Dawnell Marie Ticarich

Secondary Education

Sandra Ayivor

Special Education

Aidan Bailey
Kimberly Ann Buckland-Harrah
Taylor Barnes Layden
Rachel Christine Mateosky
Emma Mae Musser
Samantha Paxton
Erin Frances Pride
Abigail Rose Ross
Tea Alexis Santilli
Alexis Dawn Weekly

Bachelor of Science

Child Dev & Family Studies

Hunter Nicole Bryant
Raychel Justene Buettner **
Kiera E Jones
Evangeline Pisano *

Coaching & Performance Science

Christopher Guy Anarumo
Kenneth R Burton
Joshua M Fulton **
Antonio Cruz Ignacio
Douglas Jerome Zang II
Matthew D Kapusta
Dylan David Kohn
Madelynn LaCoe
Nathan Lantz *
Daniel Owen Lindstrom ***
Kyle Lundgren
Conner Alan McBeth
Braden D Osborn
Scott MIchael Samples
Abbey Yuhasz ***

Health and Well-Being

Hayden Jeffrey Reinhard Apel **
James Walker Armstrong
Austin Christopher Arnsmeyer
Andrew Scott Baibos
Kaitlyn Lee Bemesderfer
Emily Ann Bender *
Jade Elizabeth Bryan
Cassandra Rose Conte
Mia Isabella Cunningham *
Kristen Grace Determan ***
Madison Rose Drenner ***
Kristen-Tamahr Duvert
Bella Brooks Entsminger *
Zackary Brian Felker *
Aidan M Flury
Taylor Makenzie Ford
Marissa Fricke
Lindsay Nichole Fry
Carolina Whitney Gerwig
Noelle Adina Ghebreal *
Casey Eileen Gilroy
Isabella Gohil *
Sydney Alexis Hauk
Madilyn A Hernandez
Jacob C Hufford
Casey K Jablonsky
Marlayna Kay Jackson
Isaac Martin Jones **
Sarah Elizabeth Kamm *
Jayla Lashell King
Emily Knorr
Sarah Nicole Krusinski ***
Talia Lewis
Braelynn R Lipperman
Sarah B Mcginnis
Kate Marie Neidermeyer
Liliana Gabriella Palmer ***
Morgan Patriarca
Reena Sofia Richter
Haley Noelle Roeschenthaler ***
Aidan John Ruane
Sahand Michael Saadevandi *
Jordan Elizabeth Sajdak
Evan Albert Shouldis
Rayjeana Rose Shultz *
Hunter Kane Simmons
Haylee Justine Smith **
Emma Frances Spaulding *
Ella Grace Sroka ***
Riley Elizabeth Stallone
Isaac Michael Stuart
Nicholas M Taylor
Jadyn Olivia Tremblay
Alana Riley Trigg ***
Alennah Core Turak **

Physical Ed and Kinesiology

Tanner Joseph Cloce
Brianna Rose Cope
Nicholas Daniel Egnot *
Kane C Howe *
Anthony Lamont Richards II
Lauren Elizabeth Pernice
Darius Sherron Redman
Hannah Robinson
Benjamin Edward Sawchak *
Nicolas Sluka
Joshua Matthew Watson ***

Sport and Exercise Psychology

Lauren Elaina Adamec
Alexandra Isabella Beighley
Kirk Black **
Morgan Taylor Burton ***
Delaney Margaret Card **
Eliza D Dale
Chase Michael Dalporto
Madison Nicole Downing
Mackenzy Marie Dziatkiewicz
Luke Michael Hallowell
Jack Hawley
McKenzie L Kiziminski *
Hunter Michael Koller
Camron Joseph Latterner **
Andrew Murphy Leader **
Avery Alphonso Lee **
Zhionna Lofton
Ella Ann Mehring ☙ **
Hunter Logan Norton
Emma Phares ***
Ian Powell Salkil
Skylar Marie Shideler
Marco Tapia
Katherine R Tenney
Taylor Paige Walsh **

Sport Management

Bryson Tate Adcock
James Vladimir Bailey
Gaebriel Thomas Barrett
Aria Iman Bilal
Benjamin Anthony Brombos
Emily Bryce
Matthew V Cardone *
Aden Matthew Charles *
Cade Nicholas Chauvet
Jadyn Marlene Collins ☙ ***
Andrew Thomas Curtis
Joseph Dylan Doss **
Liam James Dudley *
Todd Michael Duncan
Ryan Lee Finley *
Brynn Freehling **
Brienne Ashley Gallin
Steven Gordon
Youssef Gourari
Cam Grant
Maxwell Joseph Green
Griffin Davis Hankin **
Chase Parker Henson
Ashton Herndon
Alexander Dewitt Holcomb **
Connor Patrick Holland
Evan Hostutler
Reis M Howard ***
Grant Stephen Hussey
Michael Thomas Ray II
Phillip William Benoit III
Hammond Lanell Russell IV
Elijah Willis Chukwudi Iwunor
Caleb Matthew Karnell
Ryein Lucas Kerns
Brodie Demuth Kresser **
Michael Wesley Kyne
Hunter Ryan Langley ***
Kieran Reyolds Leogue
Ryan Joseph Leonard
Ahmad Franklin Lesesne
Tatiana Lipatova *
Michael Logan Lipkovitch ***
Madeline Lucey
Erin Katherine Maguire
Owen Haas Martin **
Alexander Martinez *
James Ellis Mcmullan
John Ryan Mizerak ☙ ***
Christian John Piscitelli **
Joelle L Poltorak
Joseph Dennis Postighone
Gianna Lynn Postowski *
Tyler Craig Radke
Charlotte Trainor Ralph
Robert John Rissone
Rebecca Hale Saccone *
Ryan Louis Sarti
Jace Edward Schafer *
Henry Schumacher
Ross N Simon
Kyle A Brindley Sr.
Micah Ulysse Sr.
Joshua Ryan Stanley ***
Jason L Strickland
Wil Kelley Swan
Dawson Andrew Taylor
Brody Thompson
Kase Elizabeth Torchia *
Austin J Tucker
Luke Ronald Wallin
Zoe Caroline Weinstock
Jacob Ryan Weyman
Brandon Michael Wone
Joseph Gerry Zappulla *
Tyler Zvorsky

Sport, Exercise & Perform Psyc

Joseph George Boesen
Olivia Catherine Crandell
Kristen Jade McBride
Joseph Nickey
Katrina Louise Olsen
Jayla Taylor Parsons **
Jonah Phares

Youth and Family Sciences

Andrea Carmen Dawson
Cheznie Bree Liggett
Sierra Beatrice Muns ***
Jessica Marie Schroeder
Mia J Walters ***

Bachelor of Arts

Elementary Education

Emily Rae Ashcraft *
Kamryn Dawn Bable ***
Hannah M Barger ***
Isabella Barnabei ***
Jenna Kathleen Boice
Naia Brewer *
Emily Marie Burgess *
Haley Marie Cahill ***
Madalyn Alexis Cantini **
Lauren Elizabeth Cobb ***
Carly Elizabeth Collins
Emmalee Cheyanne Dean ***
Amy Louise Deasy **
Taylie Dulin **
Kacee Fansler **
Isabella Clare Forget ***
Lourdes Chiara Giovengo *
Chloe Lynn Hardesty ***
Kira E Harkness ***
Katelyn M Harman
Gabriella J Harris **
Samantha Blair Hughes **
Lindsey A Hunt
Morgan R Hunter **
Anna Elizabeth Jamerson *
Olivia Jeckering ***
Madilyn M Keefer ***
Bridget Mary Kiely *
Ava Lillian Kimble **
Alexandra Evelyn Knight **
Olivia Grace Krinov **
Emily K Laird ***
Grace Taylor Lentz **
Julia Cassidy Long
Juliet Pearl Lucci *
Maeve Elizabeth MacGregor
Lauren Elizabeth Marquart ***
Riley Marie Martincic ***
Madelyn Jamie Marz
Lauren K McClung ***
Kyle B McHugh **
Megan Marie Michaels **
Emily Grace Miller ***
Vivian Mikayla Moore **
Lindsey Diane Moran ***
Kathryn Grace Morrell **
Caleigh Elizabeth Mrowka **
Isabella Marie Muttillo ***
Rebekah Jo Natale ***
Alexus Maree Pullum **
Nicole Ann Reynolds ***
Lydia Nicole Rhodes *
Bethany Evonne Riffle **
Margaret Elaine Rudiger *
Raquel Renee Ruggeri ***
Sydney Rae Selesky **
Maelyn Claire Sisson **
Brooklyn Olivia Slade ***
Kyra Marie Mathews Sr. *
Kayla Elizabeth Szmerekovsky **
Eryn Ashlee Thomas ***
Grace Marie Torpey **
Sydney E Tuttle ***
Alexandria P VanDyne *
Kelsey Joyce Walsh
Maxwell Levi Ward
Rikie Madison Watson ***
Caleb Daniel Williams
Elisabeth Witzke
Hope Lee Wright ***
Victoria A Zukowski ☙ ***

Health and Well-Being

Caden S Biser
Katelyn Barbara Erisman
Emma Grace Grenier
Olivia Adelyn Huneau
Nevaeh Marie Pastorelli
Audrey Catherine Rhome
Abigail Kathryn Yingling

Mental Health and Addiction St

Casey Reid Barker ***
Emily Kathleen Braham
Caleigh Christine Hodgins *
Sadie Caroline Holland
Kristen Rose Kleiner
Gabriela Yoaly Reyes ***
Lauren Salewski
Ashton Urling *
Carly Jordan Wall
Ella Jo Wix *

Sport Leadership

Jackson Dowton Biser **
Jaden I Bray
Benjamin Cochran
Benjamin Jordel Catugas Peralta Jr.
Griffin Albert Kirn
Kekoura Joseph Tarnue

Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies

Multidisciplinary Studies

Thomas John Sieban

Certificate

Appl Sport Science in Coaching

John Kartsonas

Ath Empower Positive Coaching

Janaiya Nicole Quinerly

Early Childhood Development

Raychel Justene Buettner **
Kiera E Jones
Evangeline Pisano *

Infant/Toddler Education

Raychel Justene Buettner **
Kiera E Jones
Evangeline Pisano *

Online Teaching

Lyndsay Michele Burneisen

* 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.