Congratulations, you are the first spring class to graduate from the College of Creative Arts and Media. While the vast majority of your time at WVU was in a different structure, I believe that the process of creating any new entity (like CCAM) can provide useful insights for you as you start your next chapter.
Observing the creation of a new entity provides a useful model for a burgeoning career. The need to adapt is a root cause of many new ventures. You will spend most of your adult life in the second quarter of the 21st century and the ability to adapt will be central to long-term success. Adaptability can take many forms, but the willingness to accept change, willingly recalibrate your personal direction WHILE BEING TRUE TO YOURSELF has never been more important. Adapting is something you will need to do regularly throughout your career.
Another lesson that can be learned from observing the creation of a new college is deciding how to choose which opportunities to pursue. For any new entity, there are a host of “initiatives” that lie on the cutting room floor. These “cut” initiatives may be logical and worthy, but “not now” can occur for many reasons. Some opportunities come at the right time, but there are many that come at the wrong time or are not right for you (and there are opportunities that are just bad ideas!!).
Choosing the right opportunity may not be easy, but one of the guiding principles for choosing the right opportunities is your personal sense of purpose. Be true to your ideals. If the opportunity fits your ideals and the time is right, be ready to put in the work. Doing something new is hard, but as Coach Kara Lawson states, “Don’t wait for life to get easier, learn how to handle hard better.” That is an important lesson; if you want to create something new, and pursue meaningful opportunities, you should be prepared to “handle hard.”
Adapting and choosing the right opportunities will help you become what our society needs: a leader with purpose and the conviction needed to do the work.
Now reflect, enjoy your achievement, and share hugs (if you are OK with that).
Congratulations!!
H. Keith Jackson, DMA
Philip J. Faini and Falbo Family Dean
May 2025 Graduates
Doctor of Musical Arts
Collaborative Piano
- Tong Ding
Conducting
- Natalie Nicole Shaffer
Performance
- Maria Keane
- Geena Louise Jeffries Mattox
- Andres Efrain Santana
- Xiaozhen Tong
- Wenjun Xia
Master of Arts
Art Education
- Rebekah Kendyl Bostic
- Anna Yevgenyevna Stolina
Game Design
- Nicholas Bolyard
- Sean Joseph Donnelly
- Zachary Frye
- Jonathan Daniel Reburn
Music Business and Industry
- Christian James Rhen
Music Theory
- Malik Jordan Nowlin
Musicology
- Claire Elizabeth Weydt
Master of Science
Data Marketing Communications
- Jose Raul Davis
- Hope Lynn Flournoy
- Thomas Moffat Bloch II
- Karen Martinez
- Ryan Michael Sanders
- Shane Westbrook Weber
Digital Marketing Communications
- Sammer Anjum Ahmad
- Mykah Faith Price Ballard
- Michaela Brooks
- Gracie Marie Gonzales
- Shianne Alexandria Jourdan
- Noelle Marr
- Allison Lynn Quigley
- Savanna Marie Rose
- Jameliah Shunnarah
- Prasansa Sitaula
- Alyssa Lauren Terwilliger
- Olga Fiorella Vento
- Morgan Walter
- Jaden Spencer White
- Kiersten White
Integrated Marketing Communications
- Victoria Emma Achatz
- Rameez Syed Ahmad
- Jimmie Baker
- Sarah Christine Baker
- Katherine Victoria Bowers
- Wheeler Brunschmid
- Cameron Reece Collins
- Leah Madeline DiMarzo
- Amy Marie Dukes
- Edith Rose Falk
- Michael Patrick Garcia
- Shelby Lynn Hudson
- Emma Lyndsay Jagiello
- Jennifer Jordan
- Jessica Jordan
- Alexandra Duszak Keegan
- James Kiger
- Sandra Marie Lenyard
- Devonna Jasmine Lewis
- Kevin Michael Lindow
- Morgan Christine Lippert
- Ethan Robert Lituchy
- Brandon John Lojewski
- Claire Marie McKenzie
- Amanda Mclean
- Angelo Francis Mejia
- Nicholas A Monteleone
- Tammie Moore
- Charlesalyn Perrea Preston
- Peyton Anne Price
- Katelon Ladona Ramos
- Mackenzie Claire Randall
- Kaitlyn James Reiman
- Glenn Robertson
- Jeanne Therese Rohrs
- Melinda Davison Schroeder
- Rachel Schutte
- Anusha Singh
- Jamie Marie Sippl
- Elizabeth Lin Smith
- Sierra Snigier
- Mary Grace Stewart
- Hannah Elizabeth Stuck
- Katherine Marie Thomas
- Cameron J Thompson
- Ryan Bradley Tobin
- Madison Camae Watson
- Caitlin Paige Wilkins
- Amber Witzleben
Master of Music
Collaborative Piano
- Graham Thomas Sterling
Conducting
- Mallory Williams
Music Education
- Myer Tessalee
Performance
- Ivan Law Jr.
- Chase Kennedy
- Sydni Miller
- Malik Jordan Nowlin
- Madison Marie Theil
- Claire Elizabeth Weydt
- Songting Xie
Piano Pedagogy
- Madison Marie Theil
Master of Fine Arts
Art and Design
- Asha Cabaca
Costume Design and Technology
- Emmalee Berger
- Jackson Barnes Berhow
- Emily Angelina Peduto
Scenic Design and Technology
- Jessica Ann Ford
MS in Journalism
Journalism
- Kaiyah Rajan Belle Clarke
- Paulina Serwaa Gyamfi
- Kaeli Marisa Ricottilli
- Kara Marie Vaughan
Bachelor of Science
Design Studies
- Gabrielle H Baker **
- Madeline Kay Brown
- Rylie Olivia Connolly
- Silas E Johnson ***
- Bing Karl Lambert *
- Bethany Grace McClung **
- Elizabeth Claire Messineo
- James Mathew Pechinski
- Gavinn Rodamer
Fashion Design and Merchandising
- Benjamin Nathan Arnett
- Ryan Paul Crouse ***
- Emma Elizabeth Green *
- Carrigan Laurel Hedrick ***
- Victoria Ann Manion *
- Gabrielle Marie Olson *
- Joshua Emery Park
- Lily Charlene Settembrino
- Allyson E Spellman
- Sophia Marie Valachovic ***
- Paige Victoria Williams ***
Integrated Marketing Communications
- Adaryus Gillum
- Andrew Michael Artie Kittle
- Whitney N Rogers
- William Halsey Webster
Interior Architecture
- Hannah Elisabeth Collins ⟡ ***
- Kendall Nicole Drzik
- Sophia E Fazzini
- Jarrett D Fry ***
- Claire Dennison Gieseman *
- Abby Grant *
- Julia Caroline Griffith ☙ ***
- Hannah Faith Langendoerfer
- Sarah Lynn Martin ***
- Kathleen Grace McPherson ☙ ***
- Lexi Lee Morris
- Libbie P Puryear ***
- Emily A Rolston **
- Paige Elizabeth Senott *
- Macy Jo Vroman **
- Olivia Dorothy Walker
- Aspen Mackenzie Weber
- Samuel Phillip Zeni
Bachelor of Music
Music Education
- Andrew Joseph Childs **
- Tyler John Evans ***
- Robin R Frey **
- Jocelyn Louise Gilliam **
- Ryan Andrew Hogue ***
- Mark Thomas Humbert **
- Avery Lucille Knutsen **
- Isaac Lee Nazelrodt ***
- Isaac Christopher Neff ***
- Olivia Jean Nixon ***
- Brenna M Patterson
- Julianna Page Perkowski ***
- Brayden Ryan Snider **
- Victoria L Stanish ***
Music Perform: Jazz Studies
- Alan Atkinsmith **
Music Performance
- Alanna Burden ***
- Sophia Teresa Chaskes ☙ ***
- Cayleb L James **
- Azalea Hornstein Kelley
- Lauren Haley Orcutt *
Music Performance: Instrumental
- Ryan Andrew Hogue ***
- Hanna Noh **
Music Therapy
- Kristen Danielle Knight **
- Layla Wilson ***
Bachelor of Arts
Art History
- Tara Rachel Hammack
- Jacob Daniel Taylor
Art Therapy
- Bayley Nicole Gherke
- Olivia I Obel **
Dance
- Gabrielle L Butler **
- Dustin Cournoyer
- Kristen Grace Fisher **
- Milenna Marie Gasper
- Jayda M Giles *
- Talia B Jordan
- Ainsley Rose Meadows ***
Game Design and Interactive Media
- Jordan Alexander Brown **
- Triston S Curry
- Brandon Michael Edgar
- Alexander J Johnson
- Keegan Mowery
- Joud Sabag ***
- Abigail Jane Shefcheck **
- Noah Francis Turcotte ***
- Matthew A Vill *
Interactive Design for Media
- Tawan Aroonwechkul ***
- Jarrett Joseph Campbell
- Brayden Douglas Ferrari
- Noam G Keith *
- Noah Michael Pocius ***
Multidisciplinary Media Studies
- Emiliana Margaret Bowman
- Reagan Maureen Garner
- Natalie Ann Perrin ***
- Retta Louise Simpson
Music
- Margaret Hope Benison
- Isaac Patthoff McCarthy ⟡ ***
- Talitha Muggeridge **
Music Business and Industry
- Stephanie Ann Babbitt
- Elijah Asher Baker *
- Sadie Bevins
- Cameron Cornwall
- Jenna L Ferrell *
- Cayleb L James **
- Ian Brannon McIntyre **
- Brody David Minnick **
- Tyler James Nick
- Hayden Nicole Unitas
Music Industry
- Jonah Jacob Alvarez ☙ *
- Trevor Allen Cooke
- Drew P Grove
- Hannah G Lynch
- Dalton R Matheny
- Emily Susan Plunkett
- Isaac James Ridgely ***
Technical Art History
- Claire Elisabeth Davis *
- Grace Alexandra Givens ***
Theatre
- Sarah Heckman
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Acting
- Matthan E Baxter **
- Paige Alice Cheatham ***
- Ripley Josephine Hoffmaster ⟡ ***
- Charles Kipps Iv IV
- Faith Angeline King ***
- Amanda M McGovern ***
- Matthew James Oyer *
- Isabel N Smith **
- Megan Nicole Vandevender
- Mackenzie Wasson ⟡ ***
Art and Design
- Paige Elizabeth Burger **
- Adrian R Carroll ***
- Jacob T Glenz **
- Rylie N Williams
Art Education
- Alexandra Eileen Koszarsky
Ceramics
- Bryanna Paige Beckett ***
Graphic Design
- Lindsey Cosette Gentil **
- Riley D Karcher
- Adam C Mccracken
- Hope A Pulfrey **
- Elizabeth Dale Sikora ***
Musical Theatre
- Gwendolyn Winter Bienek-Cate *
- Emarya Abigaile Montgomery ☙ ***
- Katharine Janet Neely **
Puppetry
- Perry Javier Jimenez
- Brianna Marie Link ***
- Emma Grace Link ***
- Talon James Schultz ***
Sculpture
- Ella G Hoffman *
Theatre Design & Technology
- Chaz Lee Broadbent ☸ *
- Hayley Maurie Chamberlain ***
- Kayla O'Connor ***
- Leigh Evan Osborne
Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies
Multidisciplinary Studies
- Amber Kay Light **
- Raia Isabella Redick
BS in Journalism
Advertising & Public Relations
- Lillian Paige Aliff
- Anna Elizabeth Bazik *
- Abigail Beurket
- Elizabeth A Blessley **
- Katherine Victoria Bowers *
- Alexander Manuel Caramagno *
- Isabella Maria Dill
- Zachary Paul Esswein
- Rachel Everwine
- Cassidy Michele Falk
- Michael Sloane Heagerty
- Ethan P Hibbard
- Kailey Rose Hitchcock
- Robert LaMarr Wolfgang IV
- Emma Lyndsay Jagiello
- Morgan Johnke
- Jeffrey George Johnson **
- Ella Jones *
- Olivia Ann Klingensmith
- Ethan Robert Lituchy ***
- Molly Elizabeth Teresa Marshall
- Destiny Faith Mason
- Catherine Grace McGovern *
- Ainsley Rose Meadows ***
- Mahalie Grace Moser **
- Aden Conner Nickerson
- Isobel Christine Owens
- Margaret Grace Painley **
- Matteo Pandolfi ***
- Kayla M Riffle
- Erik Joseph Rudolph ***
- Sarah Elizabeth Rydell
- Sophia Alexandra Severine
- Brooke Elizabeth Shannon *
- Katelyn Rae Short **
- Sara Elizabeth Singer
- Margaret M Stewart
- Brielle Surdez
- Justin Patrick Taylor
- Christelle Yvonne Temple ☙ ***
- Cameron J Thompson
- Sophia Marie Valachovic ☙ ***
- Izabela Costa Venuto
- Carly Lynn Ward *
- Andrew Selkirk Wilkie **
- Dylan Connor Wszolek
Journalism
- Jack Barnao *
- Mia Nicole Baroni
- Meredith Renee Bobersky **
- Alyssa Marie Cappuccio
- Jayme M Carr
- Aidan Michael Cornue *
- Tyler R Cummings *
- Madison Lynn Ely ☙ *
- Jacqueline Grace Guenther **
- Savannah Kate Jones ***
- Mason James Kinsey *
- Tiffany Annett Knight
- Hannah Christine McNelly ***
- Lillian Marie Mcswigan
- Michelle Peribanez *
- Tayler M Pillo ☙
- Julianna Pond
- Peyton Anne Price **
- Kaeli Marisa Ricottilli **
- Cassidy Alane Roark-Eshelman
- Samuel Grady Russ
- Anthony Robert Starkey *
- Dakota Mae Heaven Swiger ***
- Terrell Michael Thompson *
- Emma Lelia Turner
- Madison Camae Watson ***
- Connor White
- Spencer Joey Yoke
Sports and Adventure Media
- Emily Grace Beckner **
- Camden Joseph Bilotti
- Luke D Blain **
- Emma Elizabeth Brannare
- Joseph B Bray *
- Tyler L Carlbon *
- John Louis Dodaro **
- Andrew Joseph Fried *
- Aneissa Paige Gallo ***
- Aidan James Hart
- Georgia Elizabeth Hensley **
- Thomas Jefferson Stire III **
- James Wayne Dailey IV *
- Patrick Reilly Jones
- Trent Russell Lewis ***
- Ellen Curry McCoy
- Brian Christopher McQuillen ***
- Ethan Robert Moore
- Tanner Alexander Mountz
- Samuel Nichols
- Caitlin Taylor Perrin
- Sean Paul Petraitis *
- Cameron Hunter Scott
- Ives McGorrick Sheets
- Mary Margaret Stakem ***
- Patrick James Walsh
- Zachary Chase Zeaman
Certificate
Integrated Marketing Communications
- Amanda Trimble Harrier
- * 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.