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Commencement
Ten O’clockMay Ninth
Two Thousand Twenty
1840 One Hundred Eightieth Commencement Exercises 2020
Bethany
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PROGRAMRev. Dr. Tamara Nichols Rodenberg, President of the College, Presiding
"MY LAND" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick ReganBagpiper
INVOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Adams Senior Assistant Director of Enrollment for DOC Recruitment
WELCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev . Dr . Tamara Nichols RodenbergPresident of the College
ADDRESS TO THE CLASS . . . . . . . The Rev . Dr . William J . Barber, IIPresident and Senior Lecturer, Repairers of the Breach
Co-Chair, Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral RevivalBishop/Senior Pastor, Greenleaf Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
SENIOR CLASS GREETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logan Rae MayhewClass of 2020
BOARD OF TRUSTEES GREETING . . . . . . . . . . .Gregory B . JordanBoard of Trustees Chair
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PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS OF 2020FOR MASTER DEGREES
CONFERRING OF MASTER DEGREESMaster of Arts in TeachingMaster in Education
PESENTATION OF THE CLASS OF 2020FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREESBachelor of ScienceBachelor of Arts
PRESENTATION OF THE OREON E . SCOTT AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr . Joseph H . Lane, Jr .
Provost & Dean of the Faculty
CLOSING REMARKS . . . . . . . . . . Rev . Dr . Tamara Nichols Rodenberg
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BENEDICTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr . Brooke L . DealAssociate Professor, TW Philips Chair of Religious Studies; Co. Director of
Interdisciplinary Studies; Co. Chair of the Department of Humanities
THE ALMA MATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Christine NielsenClass of 2020
All hail to thee, hail to thee, bright Alma Mater!Our heart’s true affection twines closely to thee;How dear to our hearts are the scenes of Old Bethany;God speed, Alma Mater and dear Old Bethany .God speed, Alma Mater and Old Bethany .
High up on the scroll of honor and fameThy sons and thy daughters have written thy name;But now we must leave thee with hearts overflowing;Farewell, Alma Mater and dear Old Bethany,Farewell, Alma Mater and Old Bethany .
"HEIGHTS OF DARGAI" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Regan
WELCOME TO NEW BETHANY COLLEGE ALUMNI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alumni Council
Kathleen Kaminski Buren ’93, Council PresidentThomas Miller ’77, Council Vice President
Angela Ryder Bado ‘77Patrick J . Hosey ‘80
Chris Payne '81
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CLASS OF 2020MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Zachary Tyler BolickHolly Springs, North Carolina
Richy DesirMiami, Florida
Kristen M. EwingFollansbee, West Virginia
Schyler E. FennimoreCarrollton, Ohio
Aaron Robert FryeVandergrift, Pennsylvania
James C. GormanSewell, New Jersey
Ali Nicole HolmquistCanton, Michigan
Amanda Christine NielsenWest Amwell, New Jersey
Kevin Walter ScuilliPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Christian James StudnickySeverna Park, Maryland
Marlo Nicole TrabertWheeling, West Virginia
Joseph Richard WebsterKendal, England
Ashley Nicole WorstApollo, Pennsylvania
CLASS OF 2020MASTER IN EDUCATION
Saralyn Lisa DagueHouston, Pennsylvania
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CLASS OF 2020BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Tyra N. Bell Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Amanda Gail Casto Wellsburg, West Virginia
Michael Aaron Ceraolo Weirton, West Virginia
Epiphany Katara Charles Gaithersburg, Maryland
Camila E. Cuevas New York, New York
Rachel Elizabeth Gantzer Morgantown, West Virginia
Amanda Shaylyn Gower Washington, Pennsylvania
Dajour Fernandez Bryant-Hull Washington, Pennsylvania
Ibrahim Sory Keira Hyattsville, Maryland
Kerry A'Keen Kerr Lawrenceville, Georgia
Othniel E. Kpodar Gaithersburg, Maryland
Rebecca Ann Lee Huntington, West Virginia
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Sydnee S. Lipscomb Arnold, Maryland
Logan Rae Mayhew Morgantown, West Virginia
Charles Langston Meriweather Macedonia, Ohio
Jacob R. Nace Masontown, Pennsylvania
Mershawn Smith Columbus, Ohio
Katelyn Renee Sparks Macedonia, Ohio
Philip M. Taylor Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
Mark William Tichenor Brentwood, Pennsylvania
David Tomé Del Arco Madrid, Spain
Rajhmano VijayarajahLondon, England
Elizabeth Ann West Massillon, Ohio
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Aiden Kerr Albert Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
Erica Nicole Amoroso Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
Brooke Renee Barlow Washington, Pennsylvania
Charles W. Blango VPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Devin Braddock West Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Serenity Brown Bloomingburg, New York
Anthony Coletti Toronto, Canada
Lindsey A. CornishGlassport, Pennsylvania
Kayla Nicole Dinsmore Dayton, Ohio
Matthew Dunn Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Quron Cecil Eggleston Baltimore, Maryland
Malik Isaiah Ellis Richmond, Virginia
Payge J. Farmer Wellsburg, West Virginia
Mariah Lynn Forsythe Conway, Pennsylvania
Jake Barrett Gerber Baltimore, Maryland
Daniel M. Gibson Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Issiah Michael Gossett Parkersburg, West Virginia
Steven Clint Griffin IIOrlando, Florida
CLASS OF 2020BACHELOR OF ARTS
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BACHELOR OF ARTS
Harold E. HartChestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania
Jalen Heckstall Temple Hills, Maryland
Esvin Michael Horbal Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hassen Seid Hussen Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Thomas Lane Jr.Sparrows Point, Maryland
Samuel Irie Lipinski Fort Meyers, Florida
Lindsey Celeste Llewellyn Vermilion, Ohio
Alexis Kaylan LoNero Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Gwyneth Evans Loughran Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lauren Marie Maichle Newark, Delaware
Abigail Elizabeth McDonald Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Kaitlyn Gayle Mills New Lexington, Ohio
Jordan Rachel Moore Eighty-Four, Pennsylvania
Sierra Darlynn Mortimer Weirton, West Virginia
Kevin Austin Nuckols Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nativa Marie O'Brien Everett, Pennsylvania
Stephen Olesky Youngstown, Ohio
Reilly Dawn Parker Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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BACHELOR OF ARTS
James Rice Virginia Beach, Virginia
Alyssa N. Rock Wexford, Pennsylvania
Samantha Seymour Dover, New Hampshire
Trey Anthony Shifflet York, Pennsylvania
Darius Taylor Leesburg, Virginia
Jean-Carlo Tejeda Bronx, New York
Keili Marie Terry Leesburg, Virginia
James Kurt Christopher Thomas Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Keven Thomas District Heights, Maryland
Dillon Alexander Tomlinson Shadyside, Ohio
Mary Katherine VanDyke Washington Court House, Ohio
Jabari Williams Jersey City, New Jersey
Mollie Astin Williams New Cumberland, West Virginia
Raekwon Jalil Wright Baltimore, Maryland
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DOUBLE MAJORS
Rachel Elizabeth GantzerMath & Chemistry
Kerry A'Keen Kerr Psychology & Theatre
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Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum LaudeMichael Aaron CeraoloRachel Elizabeth GantzerRebecca Ann LeeLindsey Celeste Llewellyn
Logan Rae MayhewNativa Marie O'BrienKatelyn Renee Sparks
Amanda Gail CastoKayla Nicole Dinsmore
Samantha Seymour
ACADEMIC HONORSIN THE GRADUATING CLASS
Cum Laude
Erica Nicole AmorosoAnthony ColettiJake Barrett GerberIssiah Michael GossettKerry A'Keen KerrAlexis Kaylan LoNeroKaitlyn Gayle Mills
Reilly Dawn ParkerAlyssa N . RockMark William TichenorDavid Tomé Del ArcoRajhmano VijayarajahMollie Astin Williams
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COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS PASSED WITH DISTINCTION
Erica Nicole Amoroso
Brooke Renee Barlow
Amanda Gail Casto
Michael Aaron Ceraolo
Kayla Nicole Dinsmore
Rachel Elizabeth Gantzer
Jake Barrett Gerber
Issiah Michael Gossett
Kerry A'Keen Kerr
Rebecca Ann Lee
Samuel Irie Lipinski
Lindsey Celeste Llewellyn
Gwyneth Evans Loughran
Logan Rae Mayhew
Samantha Seymour
Katelyn Renee Sparks
David Tomé Del Arco
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Francis O. Carfer Prize for Service to the College (Outstanding Senior)Rachel Elizabeth Gantzer
Logan Rae Mayhew
Bethany 2000 Prize (Senior Achievement Award)Rachel Elizabeth Gantzer
The John R. Taylor AwardLogan Rae Mayhew
Ashley Nicole Worst, 2017
Pittsburgh Bethany College Club Award (Oustanding Junior Woman)Rachel Elizabeth Gantzer
The W. F. Kennedy Prize (Outstanding Junior Man)Michael Aaron Ceraolo, 2019
Beta Beta Beta PrizeKatelyn Renee Sparks, 2018
Beta Beta Beta - B. R. Weimer AwardKatelyn Renee Sparks
AWARDS AND PRIZES PRESENTEDTO MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS
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AWARDS AND PRIZES PRESENTEDTO MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS
The Business Award in ManagementAnthony Coletti, 2019
The Jerry R. Allison AwardRachel Elizabeth Gantzer
Rebecca Ann Lee
James E. Allison AwardRachel Elizabeth Gantzer
W. H. Cramblet PrizeRachel Elizabeth Gantzer
Charlotte Manion Yurko AwardJake Barrett Gerber
David Brown PrizeDavid Tomé Del Arco
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AWARDS AND PRIZES PRESENTEDTO MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS
Caldwell Award for Leadership in the Art & Science of TeachingReilly Dawn Parker
Florence Hoagland Memorial AwardNativa Marie O'Brien, 2019
W.W. Eaton Award:Nativa Marie O'Brien, 2019, 2018, 2017
Cammie Pendleton AwardNativa Marie O'Brien, 2018, 2017
MaryBeth Trout Horsemanship AwardLogan Rae Mayhew
Frank Roy Gay AwardAlyssa N . Rock
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AWARDS AND PRIZES PRESENTEDTO MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS
S. Elizabeth Reed AwardKayla Nicole Dinsmore
Leonard Emory Yurko AwardRebecca Ann Lee
John H. Hull Student Research AwardMershawn Smith
Psychology Service AwardAmanda Gail Casto
Thomas R. Briggs Award:Logan Rae Mayhew
R. Darryl Ponton Student leadership AwardTyra N . Bell
Charles W . Blango V 2020, 2019Amanda Shaylyn Gower
Osborne Booth PrizeGwyneth Evans Loughran
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AWARDS AND PRIZES PRESENTEDTO MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS
The Lester N. & Helen W. Frantz AwardSamantha Seymour
Lynn Frantz Adkins Award for Outstanding Involvement in Social WorkSamantha Seymour, 2019
David Judy PrizeIssiah Michael Gossett
A. Kenneth Stevenson Theatre AwardJordan Rachel Moore
Charles H. Manion AwardIssiah Michael Gossett
Wes Wagner AwardIssiah Michael Gossett, 2019
Theodore R. Kimpton PrizeRajhmano Vijayarajah
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Gamma Sigma KappaScholarship Society
Gamma Sigma AlphaNational Greek Honor Society
MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES
Alpha Epsilon DeltaNational Recognition Society in Pre-Professional Studies
Rachel Elizabeth GantzerRebecca Ann LeeLogan Rae Mayhew
Samantha SeymourKatelyn Renee Sparks
Kayla Nicole DinsmoreKerry A'Keen Kerr
Lindsey Celeste Llewellyn
Alpha Psi OmegaNational Recognition Society in Dramatics
Serenity BrownJordan Rachel Moore
Sierra Darlynn MortimerKerry A'Keen Kerr
Beta Beta BetaRecognition Society in Biology
Rebecca Ann Lee
Katelyn Renee Sparks
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MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES
Kappa Delta PiBethany Honor Society in Education
Brooke Renee BarlowLindsey Celeste Llewellyn
Reilly Dawn Parker
Kappa PiVisual Art Honor Society
Gamma Sigma EpsilonNational Honor Society in Chemistry
Delta Phi Alpha National Honor SocietyNational Honor Society in German Language, Literature, and Civilization
Michael Aaron CeraoloRachel Elizabeth Gantzer
Rebecca Ann LeeKatelyn Renee Sparks
Alyssa N . Rock
Issiah Michael GossettRebecca Ann Lee
Michael Aaron CeraoloRachel Elizabeth Gantzer
David Tomé Del Arco
Kappa Mu EpsilonNational Honor Society in Mathematics
Phi AlphaSocial Work Honor Society
Samantha Seymour
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MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES
Phi Delta PsiPhysical Education Honor Society
Psi ChiPsychology Honor Society
Tyra N . BellAmanda Gail CastoKerry A'Keen Kerr
Logan Rae MayhewMershawn Smith
Mollie Astin Williams
Sigma Beta DeltaHonor Society in Business
Pi Gamma MuSocial Science Honor Society
Aiden Kerr AlbertKayla Nicole Dinsmore
Amanda Gail CastoKerry A'Keen Kerr
Nativa Marie O'BrienSamantha Seymour
Jordan Rachel Moore
Society for Distinguished Campus LeadersLeadership Society
Aiden Kerr AlbertJake Barrett GerberIssiah Michael GossettKerry A'Keen KerrRebecca Ann Lee
Lindsey Celeste LlewellynGwyneth Evans LoughranAbigail Elizabeth McDonaldKaitlyn Gayle Mills
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THE REV. DR. WILLIAM J. BARBER, II
William J . Barber, II is a pastor and social justice advocate building a broad-based grassroots movement, grounded in the moral tenets of faith-based communities and the constitution, to confront systemic racism, poverty, environmental devastation,
the war economy and the distorted moral narrtitive of religious nationalism in America today . As pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina (since 1993) and president of the North Carolina conference of the NAACP (2005–2017), Barber approaches social justice through the lens of the ethical and moral treatment of people as laid out in the Christian Bible, the Reconstruction and civil rights movements of the South, and the United States Constitution .
He is effective at building unusually inclusive fusion coalitions that are multiracial and interfaith, reaching across race, gender, age, and class lines, and dedicated to addressing poverty, inequality, and systemic racism . When his work to expand voting rights, health care, living wages, immigrant rights, public education and LGBTQ rights was thwarted by extremist state lawmakers in North Carolina, Barber began a series of “Moral Monday” rallies outside of the statehouse in Raleigh to protest laws that suppressed voter turnout, cut funding for public education and healthcare, and further disenfranchised poor white, black, First Nations, and LGBTQ communities . The Moral Mondays rallies and associated nonviolent acts of civil disobedience grew to involve tens of thousands of participants across North Carolina and spread to states across the South . The movement waged successful legal challenges to voter suppression and racial gerrymandering, winning twice at the Supreme Court .
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Barber founded Repairers of the Breach, a leadership development organization, in 2014 to expand and build a national movement rooted in moral analysis, moral articulation, and moral action . In 2016 he led a moral revival tour that covered 26 states and attracted thousands . In 2017, he and colleagues launched a revival of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign that was spearheaded by Dr Martin Lither King, Jr and many others . Beginning with an audit of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and the war economy in the United States since 1968, the campaign has been recast for the twenty-first century, building state and local, non-partisan fusing movements committed to shifting the moral narrative, building power, and challenging laws and policies that hurt the poor and threaten our democracy .
In 2018 the Poor People’c Campaign launched 40 days of moral, nonviolent civil disobedience in 40 states and Washington, DC, resulting in over 5000 acts of simultaneous civil disobedience in 36 state capitols and the US Capitol .
Merging moral and activist traditions, Barber is providing a faith-based framework for action that strengthens civic engagement and inspires the country to imagine a more humane society .
William Barber received a B .A . (1985) from North Carolina Central University, an M .Div . (1989) from Duke University, and a D .Min . (2003) from Drew University . He has also received seven Honorary Doctorates . From 2006 to 2017, Barber was president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP and has been a member of the national board of the NAACP since 2005 . He is also a distinguished visiting professor at Union Theological Seminary . Barber’s publications include the co-authored books Forward Together: A Moral Message for the Nation (2014), The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement (2016), and Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing (2018), and he is a contributing op-ed writer for The New York Times, CNN, MSNBC and the Washington Post . Barber is also a 2018 MacArthur Fellow, 2018 Tar Heel of the Year, an Auburn Seminary Senior Fellow and holds the Visiting Social Justice Chair at St . John’s University .
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BETHANY COLLEGE DIPLOMA TRANSLATION
To all persons who may read this document, greetings.
By virtue of the authority vested in us by the state to designate those students who have excelled in their conduct, ability, and knowledge of the liberal arts, we, the president and faculty of Bethany College, Bethany,
West Virginia, hereby testify that ___________________ is of moral and intellectual integrity and we confer the degree
of ____________________ with all the rights, honors, and privileges pertaining to that degree. In witness thereof
we affix the seal and signature on this 9th day of May in the 2020th year of our Lord.
OFFICERS OF THE CLASS OF 2020Kerry A'Keen Kerr, President
Epiphany Katara Charles, Vice PresidentAmanda Shaylyn Gower, Secretary
Reed Long, Treasurer
OFFICERS OF BETHANY COLLEGERev . Dr . Tamara Nichols Rodenberg, President of the College
Dr . Joseph H . Lane, Jr ., Provost & Dean of the FacultyDennis McMaster, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
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Thaddaeus B. Allen, Vienna, West VirginiaElizabeth Athol, Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Ken Bado, McKinney, TexasMarc B. Chernenko, Wellsburg, West VirginiaW. Darwin Collins, Uniontown, PennsylvaniaJames F. Companion, Wheeling, West Virginia
Marie Z. DeParis, Allendale, New JerseyDouglas A. Goin, Merritt Island, FloridaFred M. Harris, Hagerstown, Maryland
Logan M. Hassig, New Martinsville, West VirginiaSy Holzer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Patrick J. Hosey, Wilmington, DelawareCarmina Hughes, Baltimore, Maryland
Joyce P. Jefferson, Wheeling, West VirginiaAsa J. Johnson, New York City, New York
Gregory B. Jordan, Sewickley, PennsylvaniaArthur B. Keys, Amity, Pennsylvania
Linda D. Lewis, New York, New YorkJanet A. Long, Elyria, Ohio
Gayle C. Manchin, Charleston, West VirginiaG. Daniel Martich, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania
Donald S. McBride, Fairfax, VirginiaJohn W. Mullen, Nashville, Tennessee
G. William Newton, Nashville, TennesseeGary M. Novak, Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Georgiana C. Riley, Avella, PennsylvaniaJhamal K. Robinson, Los Angeles, California
Edward J. See, New Fairfield, ConnecticutMarsha L. Smith, Houston, Texas
William E. Strickland, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCraig A. Williams, Odenton, Maryland
Jeffrey J. Woda, Columbus, Ohio
TRUSTEES OF BETHANY COLLEGE2019 - 2020
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Bethany College was founded on March 2, 1840 . The first Commencement was July 4, 1842, although the first baccalaureate degrees were not conferred until 1844 .
The 4th of July was the traditional Commencement Day until the death of Alexander Campbell in 1866 . The Declaration of Independence was read at the opening of the ceremonies, which usually lasted five or six hours . Since 1866, the ceremonies have been held earlier in the year .
From 1842 to 1857, the exercises took place in the College Hall . On December 10, 1857, fire destroyed the Hall and the 1858 exercises were moved to the Bethany Church . In the intervening years prior to the completion of Commencement Hall in 1872, the Old Chapel served as the Commencement site .
Commencement Hall became inadequate with the large graduating classes following World War II and the services were moved to the outdoor amphitheatre in 1949 and then in 1957 to the Hummel (formerly Alumni) Field House .
Commencement is now held at the Dr . Fred H . Tilock ’54 Amphitheatre in the Pennington Quadrangle behind Old Main, a National Historic Landmark . In case of rain, exercises are at the Hummel Field House .
COMMENCEMENT NOTES